"Where is tactical ability? I'm talking about tank tactics." Zhuang Jihua's concerns were revealed without any concealment.

Xu Zuyi and Gong Chu both looked at Zhuang Jihua with some confusion. They didn't know that Zhuang Jihua also had research on tank tactics. In their opinion, the biggest function of a tank is to cover infantry charges. Is there any other tactics?

Qiu Qingquan replied very seriously: "The army was established for a relatively short time and only mastered the basic tactics of tanks, such as formation transformation and offensive and defensive transformation."

"Where is the tank's company offensive tactics and the group's offensive tactics?" Zhuang Jihua asked perseveringly.

Qiu Qingquan's face turned red, and after a while, he said: "I have studied it at the Berlin Army University, but the 200th Division has not conducted this drill yet."

"Where are officers, officers? Where did the officers of the 200th Division come from?" Zhuang Jihua interrupted him and continued to ask. Without special tactical training, experienced officers can do it.

"Most of the officers of the tank regiment are mechanochemistry. One-third of the military academy graduates participated in the Battle of Songhu with the chariot regiment of the Teaching Corps. In addition, each company was equipped with a Soviet consultant." Qiu Qingquan's expression became more and more nervous. He judged that Zhuang Jihua must be conceiving a big battle, and his tanks must play an important role in it.

Zhuang Jihua's expression was slightly lighter at this time. Xu Zuyi let out a sigh of relief, stepped forward and pointed to the map and said, "Commander Zhuang, Sun Tongxuan is in a tight place. Do you think you are putting the fast column there? Yoshio Shinozuka's attack speed is very fast, give him a counterattack."

Zhuang Jihua shook his head and expressed his objection without even looking at the map. Gong Chu saw that Zhuang Jihua had already planned for the fast column, and he did not say a word and waited silently for Zhuang Jihua to uncover the mystery.

"Crazy Qiu," Zhuang Jihua suddenly called Qiu Qingquan's nickname, Qiu Qingquan. But he was not angry. He grinned: "Senior, if you have any task, you must complete it. If there is any mistake, you can take my head off."

Zhuang Jihua glared at him, then said lightly: "Godrien. Have you told you about a large-scale tank attack quickly and in-depth, that is, blitzkrieg."

The term "blitz" was the word "proposed" by him. Once proposed, it was approved by Guderian. He believed that this name accurately portrays the characteristics of tank combat, as fast as sparks, as fast as lightning, and destroys the enemy's defense line like destruction.

"I said that it is to use the assault ability of the tank, with the cooperation of the air force, tore open the enemy's front line and then launch an attack on the depth of the enemy." Xu Zuyi and Gong Chu didn't know that Qiu Qingquan has always been arrogant, and he was even more arrogant after returning from Germany. Even Huangpu teachers like Liu Zhi could not catch his eye. They rarely answer questions honestly like this: "Godrian didn't explain in detail. At that time, he was forming the first tank army of the German army. Time was tight, but he said he didn't understand anything and could ask you. He said that this tactic was with you and he said that this tactic was created by you and you studied and created it with him."

After hearing this, Zhuang Jihua didn't say anything. He wrapped his arms around his chest and held his chin with his right hand to ponder for a while. No one disturbed him at this moment. Gong Xiuhua and Jian An came in one after another, and stood silently when they saw this scene.

"What's the matter?" Zhuang Jihua finally made up his mind and looked up and saw Gong Xiuhua and Jian An asking.

Gong Xiuhua didn't say anything, but took a step back. Jian An stepped forward and said, "Dangshan was lost, the 20th legion retreated to Dayangji, the 40th legion retreated to Xiayi, and the Tang army commander and Pang asked for reinforcements."

Zhuang Jihua knew that before the war, Pang Bingxun's forty army increased to 15,000. Although he had not undertaken any important tasks in this battle, the losses must have been quite large over such a long time.

"How many people are left in the Forty Army?"

"Not less than seven thousand." Jian An sighed. If the Forty Army did not take it, the losses of the 20th Army were also great. The 20th Army had nearly 80,000 troops. After the bloody battle, there were only more than 30,000 people left, of which the Guan Linzheng army of the 51st Army had only more than 10,000 people left, which was less than half of the time.

"Order the 46th Army to go north to reinforce Xiayi and tell Fan Songfu that if this battle is fought, I will not hold him accountable for his unauthorized retreat from the north bank of the Yu River. If he is not good, he will punish both crimes and will never be tolerated." Zhuang Jihua said coldly. Fan Songfu and Liu Ruming's unauthorized retreat disrupted his deployment, especially the deployment behind enemy lines. Zhuang Jihua always remembered that he wanted to settle the score with them after the battle, but now he doesn't care.

"Commander, why don't you let the 74th Army go?" Gong Chu suggested in time.

"No, the Seventy-Fourth Army has other uses." Zhuang Jihua simply shook his head, and then asked Gong Xiuhua: "Where are you?"

Gong Xiuhua shook her head and said, "It's nothing big, you should handle military affairs first."

Zhuang Jihua immediately understood that something must have happened in Chongqing. Gong Xiuhua was not convenient to say on this occasion, so he stopped asking and turned to Xu Zuyi, Gong Chu and Qiu Qingquan and said: "I have formulated a counterattack plan, with the targets of Ando Riki's Fifth Division and the 28th Division, the 39th Division, the 49th Group Army and the 74th Army. The fast column is the main force this time. They were chosen because they were closest to us. The terrain in Xiayi and Yucheng was flat, which was conducive to the implementation of tank battles. But there are many rivers in this area. Although most of these rivers are not big, they still created many obstacles. Qiu Fengzi, how is your engineering battalion capable of building bridges?"

"It's OK. As long as the materials are enough, a bridge can be built in two hours. Now it is the dry winter period, and most of the rivers in this area can be traversed." Qiu Qingquan fought in this area during the Central Plains War and was more familiar with the terrain here.

Zhuang Jihua thought about it and shook his head and said, "You can't take risks. I will give you the engineering regiment of the Forty-Ninth Army. We must ensure that the tanks move quickly."

"Commander, are you going to fight a blitz?" Qiu Qingquan understood a little. What Zhuang Jihua wanted to do and asked worriedly. Although he was full of confidence just now, large-scale tank combat requires various troops to have a considerable understanding of tank tactics. The 200th Division has not completed such training.

Zhuang Jihua nodded, Qiu Qingquan hesitated to explain, but Zhuang Jihua stretched out a finger and told him not to speak for the time being.

"In order to achieve the goal of completely defeating Ando Riki, in the south, the New 38th Division and the New 22nd Division must block Yamashita Fengwen to the south of Yongcheng; in the north line, strengthening the Second Corps, Yoshio Shinozuka and Masaki Ito must block the old Yellow River route west. The 23rd Army and the 60th Army were drawn from Xue Yue's troops to form the Northern Line Attack Corps, commanded by Du Yuming, and launched a counterattack against the Japanese army attacking Lanfeng (i.e. Lankao) and restrained Ito's offensive. Xue Yue commanded the 71st Army and the 21st Army. In addition, the Eighth Army was also assigned to Xue Yue's command. Xue Yue must ensure Kaifeng, Shang Zhen commanded the 32nd Army and the First Army to ensure Zhengzhou."

Xu Zuyi keenly discovered that Zhuang Jihua divided the 23rd Army into two parts here, which made him a little confused. He didn't know whether he didn't believe in Tang Shizun or made such an arrangement in order to let Du Yuming become the commander-in-chief.

"Commander, will Commander Tang of the 23rd Army have any objections to this deployment?" Since being scolded, Xu Zuyi has no longer been willing to call Zhuang Jihua's name, only the official title, and Zhuang Jihua doesn't care about it, as if he didn't notice it at all.

"Tang Shizun's ability is limited. If it were Pan Wenhua, I wouldn't have deployed like this." Zhuang Jihua told the truth. He was also confused by Liu Xiang's arrangements. Pan Wenhua's ability was obviously stronger than Tang Shizun, so why did he let him serve as deputy commander and be inferior to Tang Shizun? Is Pan Wenhua still a little confused? Zhuang Jihua couldn't understand.

Xu Zuyi didn't expect that Zhuang Jihua would not hide anything at all. He couldn't help but be stunned. Zhuang Jihua saw his appearance and smiled: "Don't worry, I know Pan Wenhua well, and there will be no problem."

Then Zhuang Jihua turned his head and said to Qiu Qingquan, "What I worry most about is you," Qiu Qingquan didn't say anything. He knew what Zhuang Jihua was worried about. Zhuang Jihua continued, "Fast assault and deep combat, not only should you be proficient in using tanks, but also some armored infantry cooperation. Your troops are fast columns. This fast column is not marching speed, but also strike strength and strength. You must go deep into the Japanese army to completely disrupt the deployment of the Japanese army. Chief Xu, you take over my command for one day. Deputy Commander Qiu and I will talk in detail about the tactics to be used, and then I will only give you two days to teach your subordinates. At this time, we have to eat a pot of raw rice, and we have to eat it even if we don't."

Xu Zuyi nodded and agreed. Zhuang Jihua pulled Qiu Qingquan to the room next to him. This room was under the supervision of Zhuang Jihua's guards. Starting two days ago, no one except Zhuang Jihua was allowed to step into the room.

After entering the door, Qiu Qingquan saw a huge sand table in the room. But when he looked closely, although the sand table was large, it was not very detailed. There were more than a dozen tanks and armored vehicles made of paper boxes on the sand table, forming several columns.

"In fact, there is nothing special about large-scale tank combat. If there is anything special about it, it is different from the traditional way of using tanks. In traditional, tanks are just appendixes of infantry; while in large-scale tank combat, tanks are the best strike force. Relying on fast action, powerful firepower and protection capabilities, tanks can completely exist as a top-notch army.

Tank combat is first of all assault. A large group of tanks, such as one hundred, destroy the enemy's defense before the enemy's defense line is formed, and then enter the enemy's deep combat...."

For three hours, the two of them did not leave their homes. Qiu Qingquan was listening to Zhuang Jihua's discussion on tank combat. When he arrived, he was like returning to the class of the Berlin Army University and listening to the instructor's lecture. Zhuang Jihua explained to him in detail the attack formation of the tank, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of various formations, the formation transformation between attack and defense. The model on the sand table was placed over and over, and Zhuang Jihua showed great patience.

Qiu Qingquan has a very strong comprehension ability. Perhaps his foundation in this area is good, so he will understand many things. After dinner, he will be able to discuss with Zhuang Jihua.

After all, such quick success cannot replace the training of the entire army, and no one can be sure of what they can be achieved in actual combat.

"Take these tanks away," Zhuang Jihua felt that Qiu Qingquan had roughly understood the tactical ideas and tactical actions of tank warfare, so he pointed to the tank model on the sand table: "There is no time to train perfectly, but at least you have to put your cadres above the company on the sand table for them."

"I understand." Qiu Qingquan was full of confidence. He gained a lot that night. Zhuang Jihua shocked him again. No wonder Guderian asked him to find Zhuang Jihua if he didn't understand after returning to China. Zhuang Jihua explained nothing worse than Guderian, or even stronger.

"What else is required, please make it now."

"Logistics, gasoline and ammunition." Qiu Qingquan immediately said that in addition to reporting on the application for tasks, this time, he came to the headquarters to solve the logistics problems.

"Directoral service, go find General Wang Geng, both gasoline and ammunition, and Hong Junyi has been sent long ago."

"Yes, thank you Commander, I'm leaving." After Qiu Qingquan finished speaking, he saluted Zhuang Jihua, then turned around and left.

He had just walked two steps away when the door of the room next to him opened. Gong Xiuhua came out from inside. Qiu Qingquan couldn't help frowning. Of course, he knew Gong Xiuhua, and he knew him when he was in Huangpu Military Academy. He didn't like this woman, and he didn't like it at that time, but he also knew that Zhuang Jihua was very nice to her.

"You can't let the seniors take a break."

"You, Crazy Qiu, will you care about people? The sun is coming out from the west." Gong Xiuhua retorted. Among the first three students in Huangpu, she knew more than Zhuang Jihua, so Qiu Qingquan was naturally no problem.

"Oh, I'll say Miss Gong..." As soon as Qiu Qingquan said this, Zhuang Jihua came out and came to the door: "Qiu Qianzi, do you have a lot of time?"

Qiu Qingquan Zhuang Jihua looked gloomy and wanted to get angry. He secretly cried in his heart and immediately replied, "I'll leave right away." After that, he turned around and strode away.

"Well, what's the matter?" Zhuang Jihua asked Gong Xiuhua to enter the door and closed the door before asking.

"I sent a telegram in Tian and said two things, both of which were very fatal." Gong Xiuhua sighed: "Liu Xiang was seriously ill and probably couldn't live through the Spring Festival. Another thing was the prince's affairs. He strictly banned smoking, gambling, and prostitution in Chongqing, which caused opposition from left-behind troops in various armies. In addition, he began to extend his hands to Sichuan Development Company, believing that Sichuan Development Company was a monopoly operation and must be split. Tian Songyao almost turned against him."

Before Gong Xiuhua could be said, Zhuang Jihua knew that Chongqing was going to be small, but he didn't expect that such a big thing would be like this. Once Liu Xiang was seriously ill, the originally stable political situation in Sichuan would immediately change, and the shares of Sichuan Development Company would also change; Jiang Jingguo reached out to the development company so quickly, which surprised him. Is this his own idea or was it the mandated by Chiang Kai-shek? Zhuang Jihua was not sure for the time being, but Sichuan Development Company could never be demolished.
Chapter completed!