Sword: Heart of Iron

Chapter 49 Soviet Instructor
Zhao Fangyuan also realized the secret: "Sir, such a good thing has finally come to us."

"With our current weapons reserves, if we add the guns and ammunition allocated by Commander Yan, it shouldn't be a problem to expand our troops!"

In addition to the four Type 91 howitzers, Wang Feng also reaped rich rewards after capturing several other high-value strongholds.

The 21st Brigade of the Japanese Army was a truly elite force, and even when its supply lines were cut off, it had extremely rich reserves of supplies.

Nearly a thousand mortar shells and grenade launcher grenades alone were seized.

Rifle ammunition was innumerable.

In addition, there are a series of logistical supplies such as rice, flour, and canned food.

Wang Feng folded the telegram and said: "The army must be expanded, but before that we have to solve the officer problem."

"The quality of officers above the battalion level in the current army is barely passable, but the company and platoon level officers are still worrying in terms of combat command!"

Zhao Fangyuan pondered for a moment and nodded: "Sir, you have foresight and foresight, which is beyond our reach!"

The uneven quality of officers has been a long-standing problem in the Chinese military.

There are only a few regular military academies, and although a lot of students are recruited, it is just a drop in the bucket compared to the million-strong army.

Relying on the tactical level of the former veteran of the 414th Regiment, he was barely able to serve as squad leader, platoon leader and other positions.

After the expansion of the army, these surviving veterans will definitely be promoted.

Once they reach company-level positions, the veterans’ various qualities seem to be somewhat inadequate.

Wang Feng stood up and walked to the window. "I used my connections to invite a tactical instructor from Europe a while ago. He should be arriving at the unit this afternoon."

"Once we have retreated to the rear, gather all officers above the platoon level in the brigade and conduct unified systematic training."

When Zhao Fangyuan heard this, he was overjoyed: "An instructor from Europe?"

"Now the problem of expansion is solved!"

I have heard that your grandfather had close contacts with the Qing ambassador to Britain, and their descendants often interacted with each other.

But I never expected to find a tactical instructor from Europe.

Zhao Fangyuan remembered something and reported in a deep voice: "Sir, the situation in the Ruyuekou direction is critical. Liang Jiantang's brigade may not be able to resist. The superiors have sent instructions to order our troops to withdraw to the south of Xinkou for rest."

After winning such a great victory, we still have to retreat again and again.

No one can get over this hurdle.

Wang Feng sighed and walked quickly to the map: "Order all troops to gather their armaments and set out on time at 4 o'clock in the afternoon."

The Japanese troops that attacked Ru Yuekou could be considered old rivals.

It was the 15th Mixed Brigade that attacked Tianzhen.

The full establishment is 5,000 people, with all kinds of light and heavy machine guns, mountain cannons and field artillery, and there are two pseudo-Mongolian cavalry divisions for support.

Ru Yuekou has natural defenses but is not heavily guarded.

If the situation continues in this way, Ru Yuekou will be captured by the Japanese army before reinforcements arrive from the rear.

Once Ru Yuekou is breached, the entire defensive line from Pingxing to Yanmen will completely collapse.

Zhao Fangyuan put his heels together, stood at attention and saluted: "I understand!"

3pm.

A sturdy, tall and mighty middle-aged white man walked into the command center under the guidance of the guards.

It was the human wave assault tactics instructor that Wang Feng obtained from the system panel.

Wang Feng signaled the guards to go out with his eyes.

There were only two people left in the room. The instructor moved quickly and stood still. The heels of his two military boots knocked against each other, making a dull sound.

"Sir!"

"My name is Sergei Nikolayevich, and I used to be a tactical instructor in the 127th Infantry Division of the Soviet Union!"

Sergey introduced himself in broken Chinese.

Wang Feng looked up and down at the person in front of him and felt very satisfied.

According to the resume on the panel.

Sergei was a former Soviet infantry tactics instructor. During the anti-counterrevolutionary movement, he went into exile in London and came to Shanxi through an introduction.

"Not bad, looks like he has some skills."

"Go down quickly and change into your military uniforms. The troops will set out immediately." Seeing that his superior accepted him, Sergei was delighted and kept calling out to God.

When he was exiled on the streets of London, he had become discouraged and completely thought that he would have nothing to do with the army from then on.

But I didn’t expect that fate would play such a trick on me.

After many twists and turns, I finally arrived in China.

"Dear sir, trust my tactical skills. I will never let you down!"

Sergei looked at Wang Feng and kept expressing his gratitude.

"Sir, I really didn't expect you to be so young and handsome, just like..."

Before leaving, Sergei was still feeling emotional.

"Oh my God! Generals as young as you are very rare, not only in my motherland, the Soviet Union, but also in the whole of Europe, and even in the whole world!"

Wang Feng laughed awkwardly a few times. Foreigners used such official and formal language to flatter him.

It sounds weird overall.

Who says foreigners don’t understand the ways of the world!
After sending Sergei away, Wang Feng took out a secret telegram.

It was sent from Xiajiashan Village.

Under the leadership of Zhu Xiangwen, the guerrillas behind enemy lines have begun to take shape.

The Japanese army's low alert in the occupied areas gave him a lot of room to maneuver.

After some secret operations, the guerrillas behind enemy lines had grown to two or three hundred people, using obsolete old firearms to fight against the Japanese army.

There is one more thing.

During this period, Zhu Xiangwen carried out a large-scale relocation of the arsenal for safety reasons.

Moreover, the overall production capacity was broken down into smaller parts, dispersing it and establishing a number of small factories.

The possibility of exposure is greatly reduced.

Everything is developing in a good direction.

The production of the Type 24 rifle was progressing rapidly, and with a complete set of drawings, the research and development work was progressing smoothly.

It is estimated that the sample gun can be produced in one or two months.

Wang Feng was not particularly anxious about this.

Or there's no point in being anxious.

The arsenal in Xiajiashan Village is full of workers, but there is not a single decent engineer.

It is not easy to understand the drawings.

Sitting on the chair, Wang Feng muttered to himself: "Taiyuan."

I remember in history, after the Battle of Taiyuan, General Yan did not have time to withdraw the heavy equipment in the arsenal.

Almost all of them were handed over to the Japanese.

"This is simply a naked enemy!"

Wang Feng thought to himself.

If Yan Laoxi still cannot defend Taiyuan this time, he will never let the equipment in the Taiyuan Arsenal fall into the hands of the Japanese.

"If I could take it for myself"

Wang Feng was thinking about it.

If you want to expand your troops on a large scale, weapons and equipment are essential.

Currently, there are only two ways to obtain weapons and equipment.

One is to seize spoils, and the other is to obtain supplies.

The unstable source of seized goods is not a long-term solution.

If Yan Laoxi lost Taiyuan, it would be impossible for the Temporary Brigade to have a stable supply.

What's more, if we rely on supplies, we will always be controlled by others.

It just so happens that there is a technology tree function on the system panel. If we can get the equipment from the Taiyuan Arsenal, it will be like adding wings to a tiger.

(End of this chapter)