The Second Section of War Preparedness and Training

  As a non-main force that did not participate in the War of Resistance, the Independent First Division became a directly affiliated unit of the Northeast Military Region. Under the Party Central Committee's requirement to build local areas, it joined the vigorous and intense local construction efforts.

  All the troops have gone to the countryside to participate in agricultural reclamation, almost all the knives and guns are stored, the horses are released on the southern mountain, and the troops are also about to start demobilization. Many soldiers in the army are eager to return home to live a life of "30 mu of land, one cow, wife and children by the warm stove". This is actually one of the fundamental reasons why Chinese peasants joined the Liberation Army.

  So we must consolidate our troops and prepare for battle, which requires a lot of ideological work

  Little Zhang

  "Arrive at"

  "Go and get Deputy Commander Li, Chief of Staff Zhang, Director Du, Regimental Commander Zhang, Regimental Commander Zhao, Regimental Commander Shen, Political Commissar, and also Battalion Commander Han from the artillery battalion to come for a meeting."

  Yes

  "Deputy Commander Li, Chief of Staff Zhang, you say that the commander has called us here to hold a meeting. Is it that they need our help over there?" Zhang Da-biao said, pointing towards Korea.

  "Good you, Zhang Dabiao! Your team's farmland is about to harvest high sorghum and wheat. I heard you're also getting along with the women from the local Women's Federation. Why don't you just focus on your own life? We're not even the main force, going abroad to fight in a war that's so exposed. Does it have anything to do with us? Probably 80 or 90% of it is about guarding the rear and suppressing bandits. As the chief of staff of the independent division, Zhang Quanhai doesn't have that arrogant attitude of being part of the main force."

  Li Yi also sighed in his heart, an independent division is independent, with no military commander above to manage it, just like a wild child without parents, no one cares, everything has to be fought for by oneself, but the remaining main forces are not worth looking at, and many other independent divisions are also eyeing them.

  "Deputy Commander Li, Chief of Staff Zhang, Director Du, newly arrived 2nd Regiment Commander Zhao Zilong, 3rd Regiment Commander Shen Feihu and Artillery Battalion Commander Qi all shouted in unison"

  "Here you are, sit down, this is freshly fried peanuts, don't be polite, everyone come and eat, eat until you're full."

  Here is the translation:

  "Everyone's here," I said.

  "Sir, isn't that the other side's Jin army being insufficient in strength and unable to hold on? Is headquarters preparing for us to go up? Previously it was always the First, Second, and Third Columns who took the lead, now it should be our turn."

  Looking at Zhang Dabiao's eager eyes, a soldier's desire for war is actually the greatest pain of losing the battlefield. It's like an old farmer who has lost his land after decades of farming. Dying on the battlefield is the greatest wish of many soldiers. However, my favorite foreign generals did not die on the battlefield. Patton died in a car accident, Zhukov died of old age, and Napoleon was poisoned to death. Fortunately, Patton died; if he were alive, with his anti-communist mentality, he would definitely have encountered the Volunteer Army. Although he would certainly be defeated by General Peng, our Chinese soldiers' blood would definitely be shed more.

  "You Zhang Dabiao, you want to get it pretty good, but without the superior order I don't know either. Also, no calling Jin Shizhang, must call Jin Weiyuanzhang, got it? I'm saying this seriously"

  The whole audience burst into laughter. Zhao Zilong thought to himself, "He gave him three divisions and still couldn't beat a group of fake soldiers. With so many Soviet tanks, artillery, and aircraft, which are even better equipped than the old 38th Army, he can't even beat several American divisions. I really don't know how he commands. If our division commander were to command the battle, we would have driven them into the sea to feed the fish long ago." Of course, this was just a thought.

  "Alright, alright, everyone go back and gather your troops. Don't worry about the sorghum, wheat, and corn in the fields, comrades from the local government will come to take them over."

  "But many comrades in the army want to return to their hometowns and be demobilized," said Shen Feihu somewhat hesitantly.

  "So you must work hard, especially the political commissars of each unit, battalion and company instructors, as well as party members and cadres who should take the lead in doing ideological work for the troops and stabilizing the mood of the troops."

  Yes

  Walking out of the conference room, Zhang Dabiao still followed Gao Quan, stopped in his tracks, and bumped into him.

  "Hey kid, what are you following me for? Can't you go gather your troops?"

  Looking at Zhang Dabiao's silly bear-like appearance

  "Master, I want to tell you something," said Jianba tightly.

  "Look at you, have you taken a liking to some girl? Which girl? With a big smile on your face, I thought Zhang Dabiao wouldn't be embarrassed sometimes."

  Vice President of Women's Federation, Bai Yun

  "Alright, you young man, I've seen that girl and she's not bad. Your taste isn't bad either. You're already 25, these past few days write a good report and I'll help you submit it. Also, hurry up and get everything done before the training starts, the school will help you take care of it properly."

  Yes

  Before Gaoquan even had a chance to kick him in the butt, Zhang Dabiao had already run away with a puff of smoke.

  "This little guy" left with a big laugh and scolding

  Walking into the artillery camp, I saw Han Tian and the main cadres of the camp welcoming us.

  "Let's go and see our little treasure going with a group of artillery officers towards the ammunition depot."

  He opened the door of the warehouse, a small bird suddenly flew out from inside, "bang" and then a burst of smoke came out of the shotgun in Feng Gui's hand, the little bird fell to the ground.

  Gao Quan kicked it away with one foot, "You little brat, this is an artillery depot. If you damage the instruments on those cannons, next time the artillerymen will use what to save your life?"

  Feng Gui, with a silly smile, looked at Gao Quan and kicked me hard. At that time, Feng Gui's assault team was pinned down by enemy machine gun fire on the front line, while the enemy's artillery fire was pouring in. Luckily, Han Tian, the commander of the artillery company, discovered their predicament and knocked out the enemy's firepower with a few precise 82mm cannon shells, allowing them to charge into the enemy's interior. The enemy's mountain guns also stopped firing for fear of friendly fire.

  "Commander, look! The bird has made a nest in the cannon barrel!" Guard Zhang Xiaoshan exclaimed loudly while pointing at the nest in the cannon barrel. The faces of Han Tian and other officers from the artillery regiment turned bright red.

  At the grand assembly of all teachers, Gao Quan stood on a high platform, looking at the neat team below, with the red flag fluttering, his heart was surging.

  "Comrades, little Japan wanted to conquer our China and make us slaves of a lost country. So we fought an eight-year war of resistance and defeated the little devils."

  Chiang Kaishek wants us to be slaves again, exploited by the landlords. For our good life, we drove him out and sent him fleeing to a small island in the sea. We were liberated and at peace. Everyone wanted 30 mu of land, an ox, a warm kang with wife and children. But the Americans won't let us live in peace. Our comrades in Korea can no longer hold on. The Americans are about to bring the flames of war to our Northeast, bombing our homes, killing our people. Do you think we should agree or not?

  "Not responding, not responding, the whole audience is like a sea of cheers"

  "In the past, we saw the main forces, they were well-equipped with good guns and cannons, and had an air of arrogance, looking down on us. But their combat effectiveness was strong, and we couldn't say anything about it. Because the main forces fought out their prestige, the enemy feared them. Now it's our turn too, we also want to let the American imperialists know our prestige, isn't that right?"

  "Alright, the waves sound like thunder"

  "The military district ordered us to go to Andong for intensive training, so we must practice hard and build up our combat effectiveness. We'll teach those little Americans a lesson on the battlefield! Today, let's have a good meal - braised pork with noodles, steamed buns, and plenty of food. Everyone eat well, tomorrow we set off for Andong to train hard. If we mess up on the battlefield, it will be a loss of face for our division and me. I won't tolerate it! This is probably the characteristic of our army - before battle, boost morale, do some ideological work, and the troops' spirit will surge!"

  A lively canteen, young and brave soldiers eating with joy, watching a scene, heart warming.

  Such good soldiers must be brought out of Korea alive

  But this time entering North Korea, we must show off our military power, show off our national prestige, and show off our country's international status.

  Walking through the training ground, I see soldiers practicing various attack methods with infantry guns, digging trenches, triangular fortifications, reverse-slope positions, artillery shelters and foxholes. Having arrived in Andong for over a month now, although I have repeatedly requested to change equipment from higher-ups, they always say it's almost ready, but with the current equipment of our independent division, how many people will die if we clash with the Americans?!

  Although the first one or two battles may have gone well, once the cunning Americans discover our insufficient firepower and poor assault capabilities, with logistics supplies barely enough for a week, Li Qimeng's magnetic tactics will soon be exposed, and it is not hard to imagine that like the 63rd Army, an army of 47,000 people will be left with only 2,500 people.

  Moreover, we are an independent division, with weak combat effectiveness, without artillery support, it's not the blocking ability of the 10th Long March Column, nor is it the 38th Army that attacks like a tiger and defends like a mountain. It's difficult! So we can only play to our army's advantage in engineering work.

  At this time, Zhang Dabiao and several other battalion commanders appeared in front of Gaodaquan.

  "Superior"

  "How is the equipment adjustment of the troops?" asked Gao Quan, with a serious expression (In North Korea, our army's logistics were a big problem in the early days. Not only did we face the US military's intense bombing, but also because of the different calibers of guns and artillery, which made the already difficult logistical support even more challenging)

  "We've all switched to Japanese Type 38 rifles, and some of us have even gotten hold of those crooked guns and the 92 heavy machine gun," said Zhang Dabiao.

  "We've all switched to Hanyang-made rifles and Zhongzheng machine guns, Czech-made and Maxim," Zhao Zilong said.

  "We have three battalions, with half equipped with the Type 38 rifle and the other half with the Hanyang 88 rifle. The light machine guns are ZB-26s made in Czechoslovakia, while the heavy machine guns are Type 92 and Maxim," said Shen Feihu

  "Our artillery camp has Type 38, Type 99 rifles, water-cooled machine guns, Mannlicher rifles, Shanxi-made Type 38...". Han Tian hadn't finished speaking when I signaled him to stop.

  "You are artillery, you are technical troops, not for charging and breaking through. Don't talk to me about guns. I only ask you, can your howitzers follow the infantry in a charge? Can mountain guns aim directly at tanks?"

  "Sir, since that tank will be destroyed by the 82 cannon anyway, is it necessary for the mountain gun to aim directly at it? Can't we just use barrage fire to intercept?"

  "You're talking about those crappy tanks from Little Japan, the Type 95 and Type 97? Their armor is only a few millimeters thick, like the Type 97 has just over 30mm of steel plating. And let's be real, Japan's steel production technology can't even compare to America's. Do you know how thick the armor on an American M4A3 Sherman tank was during World War II? 75mm! You think you could penetrate that? Even our mountain gun wouldn't work, its shells are explosive shells, not armor-piercing shells. Oh yeah, go ask Old Li at the repair depot if he can replace those shells with steel heads, no explosives, no fuses, just steel heads. And ask him if he can improve the Thunder Cannon, make it 300-400mm caliber."

  Loaded with 2030 rounds of ammunition, capable of firing at a range of 2000 meters, accurate within 1000 meters, and equipped with heavy machine guns with high-angle mounts for our regiment.

  "Sir, you just gave more than 200 of our submachine guns, which is one-third of the whole regiment's firepower, to Feng Gui's assault battalion. Isn't that a bit too much? Now we're all a bit short on firepower." Zhang Da Biao said with a bitter face

  "Don't pretend to be pitiful in front of me, do you think others don't know? I'm the one who knows. Those 100+ submachine guns from the Nationalist Party's arsenal in Changchun, more than 20 of which were Czech-made, where did they go? And I was the one who made them useful, and I took out all the sealed ones too. What are you yelling about now? Get lost!"

  "As long as Fēng Guì is in this division, he's not your soldier yet," Zhang Dàbiāo muttered to himself and swiftly kicked him away.

  "Master, you don't know that when you invite the Korean old villagers to teach them Korean, they're not interested. But when you invite that female university student to teach them English, they swarm around her like bees seeing honey. In the morning one ghost is touching you, in the evening another ghost is teasing you, what's going on? You don't care?" Shen Fei said grumblingly.

  Shen Feihu is already 38 years old, and he has also satisfied the "258" standard. He was just liberated and hadn't had time to look around when he saw a lovely female college student. How could he not be moved? His nosebleed almost came out. Just looking at his excited appearance, you can tell. The original owner of the body I possessed, Gaoquanduan, 29 years old, was also one of the young high-ranking military officers in the whole army. But he didn't seem to care about women at all. There is no shadow of a woman in his memory. Is he also from Shaolin??

  Decisive Battle of Korea: The Whole Story Chapter 2 Section 1 War Preparation and Training