Song Biao faced a lineup that was so luxurious that he could lead Russia to fight World War I. He quickly gritted his teeth and stopped complaining. Faced with other people's doubts, he would rather answer them with a real outburst.

other side.

His original plan was to say something like "Your commander-in-chief sent me here perhaps because the Russian generals are not trustworthy" at the first regular military meeting.

stimulated the Russian army officers.

Facing this kind of lineup, he couldn't tell. These were the few Russian generals who showed outstanding talents in this war. They would surely rise to the top in the next ten years until the October Revolution broke out.

He thought silently for a long time and then said: "Everyone, Commander Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov once said a famous saying about war. I think everyone here is familiar with it. The true meaning of military scholarship is from

Attack the enemy's most vital parts directly, rather than adopting indirect roundabout ways to engage the enemy. Only the most direct and brave attack can defeat the opponent. The advantage of war quotes is that every sentence of it has been tested by facts.

At least it can be established in most cases, but Clausewitz also said that in overly complex large-scale battles, try to divide the enemy into multiple units that can be annihilated, and implement flanking

Attack and annihilation will be a wiser choice. Unfortunately, these are completely two different conclusions and dogmas. I would like to ask you here, in your opinion, which tactical theory is more correct? The reason why I

You have to ask this, not because the Russian army will adopt one of these strategies. It is because the Japanese army is making the final choice between these two strategies. Perhaps the Japanese army may have already made a decision. The war is like a dark forest shrouded in countless fogs.

, no one can know his truth until the last moment, and the result of your intelligent debate may ultimately be the conclusion of the Japanese army, because the Japanese army must have conducted a similar debate."

After Song Biao finished his introduction, all the Russian generals looked at each other. No one expected that the first military routine of the Manchurian Infantry Division would start in this way.

After a brief silence, Colonel Brusilov first analyzed: "I believe the former is more correct. Defeating the opponent head-on with real strength is the real victory. Only then will the enemy's will to resist be completely annihilated. In war,

Territory, army and will are the three most important elements. Only when all three are crushed can the war be declared victorious."

Song Biao nodded slightly. However, surprisingly, Brigadier General Samsolov did not refute. Lieutenant Colonel Martos, who did not attract much attention, retorted first: "We are discussing a large-scale battle. In

In large-scale battles, strength is usually not the only key to victory or defeat. In fact, both parties in large-scale battles are almost at the stage of equal strength. At this time, if you want to defeat your opponent, you must adopt a more radical strategy and use

Cut off the opponent by risking a battle. Or attack the opponent's weak flanks and force the opponent into a quagmire of constant failure. I think these two conclusions are actually applicable to different situations. The former is to use superior forces to attack weak forces, or

It is to use a small number of troops with a strong will to attack a majority with a weak will. In any case, neither situation applies to us now. Clausewitz's judgment is in an extreme environment, that is, the current situation.

Under the premise that neither side has an absolute advantage, risking a flank attack is the best option. As long as the passive defensive side makes a mistake in any link, the attacking side will continue to expand its advantage and eventually defeat its opponent."

Song Biao really wanted to applaud. He felt that what this unnoticed Lieutenant Colonel Martos said was particularly good.

He always feels good about himself because he knows how much he knows, his IQ level and learning ability, and how keen he is on war... But here, at least half of the people here have this extremely high military ability

In terms of theoretical attainments, no one can lose much to their opponents. The only differences between them are qualifications, background and luck.

Brusilov was obviously unwilling to be refuted by Martos and immediately cited the Russo-Turkish War in an attempt to refute his opponent. However, Lieutenant Colonel Martos did not mind using the Battle of Pleven in the Russo-Turkish War to conduct a comprehensive analysis.

debate.

Everyone here is not idle. They started quarreling from the Napoleonic War, all the way to the Battle of Lushun before the Russo-Japanese War. Song Biao basically belongs to the type of adding fuel to the fire. If one side can't hold on, he will

Which side to side with is still a big debate between Brusilov and Martos.

Brigadier General Samsolov is really like a record-keeper, he just keeps writing down some meeting proceedings.

It wasn't until the two sides decided to start a fight that Brigadier General Samsolov hurriedly stood up and persuaded: "If there is going to be a duel, please don't let us all be sent to a military court by the military police after you retire."

Upon hearing this, the generals calmed down.

Song Biao didn't think Samsolov's persuasion was very exciting, but because he had a higher military rank and a higher reputation, it was inconvenient for everyone to continue the quarrel.

At this time, Song Biao also coughed lightly and said: "Although I don't want to speak for any of you, before I provoke this debate, my conclusion in my heart is that with Lieutenant Colonel Martos

Same. I'm not saying which conclusion the Russian army will adopt, but based on my understanding of the Japanese army and the Japanese, they will definitely stick to Clausewitz's words and attack the flanks.

Tear open loopholes in the Russian army. Even if the Russian army currently has no loopholes, as soon as the war starts, we will make mistakes. War is a constant stream of mistakes. Everyone will make a lot of mistakes. No commander can be perfect, even if he

Napoleon and Archduke Karl, who represented the most intelligent commanders in Europe in the 19th century, both exposed a lot of loss of control and mistakes in the Battle of Wagram. It was just that Emperor Napoleon was lucky enough to catch one of his opponent's bigger mistakes. So,

The commission given to me by the Commander-in-Chief is to establish the most elite force in the shortest possible time to attack the key points of the Japanese army at the most critical moment. We may use a curved attack or a straight line attack. And all this depends on

Regarding the Japanese army. If the Japanese army adopts a straight-line attack, we will take a detour through the mountain road to attack its flanks; if the Japanese army adopts a curved attack, we will directly attack its front."

He said this in an almost calm tone. He did not give the generals any intention to continue the debate, and he did not look into everyone's eyes. It was not until the end that he raised his head and looked at everyone present.

, added: “My theoretical basis is to use the most superior force to attack the enemy’s weakest link, tear a hole, and force them to abandon all their original military plans. The more remedial actions they take, the more mistakes they make.

There will be more, and as long as we catch some of their mistakes, it will be enough to completely defeat them. I think, whether it is defeating the opponent with wisdom or defeating the opponent with body, the conclusion is always that the final winner is the best. So, this is the only way I can

One sentence to encourage you, that is, as the best generals in the Tsarist Empire, you simply cannot afford to lose."

After hearing Song Biao's words, every general present here could only nod silently in agreement. Because there was no way to refute it, this itself was the simplest truth.

From the beginning of the quarrel to now, Song Biao has done nothing practical, but he has also done one very important thing. That is to use his fluent and standard Russian to prove that his understanding of modern warfare is not lower than that of everyone here.

everyone.

Brigadier General Samsolov applauded softly and praised: "Colonel Song, I think your words are the most wonderful conclusion I have ever heard so far. You are indeed a butcher general, although I obviously look more

Like a butcher. But speaking of your special contribution to the empire in the Battle of Heigootai, it is more appropriate to call you General Butcher. So, please tell me your detailed battle plan!"

Song Biao looked at the combat map in front of him silently, then suddenly raised his head and replied to Brigadier General Samsolov: "My combat plan has been made very clear. Only when the Japanese army officially launches an attack will we have a clear plan.

, before that, we can only make sufficient arrangements and drills as needed, and wait for the decisive battle. Therefore, please report to the Commander-in-Chief. If you believe me and the generals of your country here, then first

Let’s talk about it after a while!”

Brigadier General Samsolov didn't know how to answer. He could only nod slightly and thought for a moment before saying: "That's troublesome. It seems that I have to wait for news here these days, because... if you don't have a concrete and feasible plan,

, I need to help you complete this plan."

Song Biao smiled indifferently and said: "Of course this is better."

Immediately, he turned to discuss with the generals present: "Although there is no clear battle plan at all, we already have our own ideas and theories, so let us first transform our troops according to this idea. This will

This is the only prerequisite for us to complete our mission.”

Song Biao had been thinking about this army for two months. He first put forward a set of his own ideas and explained every detail in detail.

Everyone here is a very smart general in the Tsarist Russian army. Everyone quickly raised some new questions and suggestions. The cavalry experts had their own ideas, and the engineers and artillery experts also had their own ideas.

Finally put together, the result is to completely reorganize the entire army.

For every general present here who is proficient in modern warfare theory, they soon realized that they were making history with Colonel Bio Vladimir Song in front of them, and they would create a new tactic.

, and caused huge damage to the Japanese army.

But many years later, when they recalled the great debate in Zhujiatun on the night of May 4, 1905, they didn't know what everyone would think.

After proposing a complete set of new construction plans, the generals and staff officers of each regiment had clear goals. In the following days, each regiment and cavalry brigade of the new Manchurian Infantry Division began to quickly adjust their organizational structure, according to

The plan formulated by Song Biao was to conduct different exercises in the surrounding areas of Zhujiatun.

At least in this era, Song Biao is definitely a well-deserved tactical training master.

He designed different targeted exercises for each regiment, even each company, each platoon, and each squad. Each regiment would march at night, rush march, night fighting, small-scale raid, mountain artillery cover, and fire cover.

, rapid fortifications, defensive fortifications and other aspects have different focuses.

To this end, Song Biao continued to design a fortification system that simulated the Japanese army in the mountainous areas around Zhujiatun, and conducted quasi-actual classified assault training.

His theory is that when the military is not elite enough and you want them to work as elite troops, the only way is to let them only engage in combat in a certain field and special environment.

For the training of all soldiers, he designed different focuses. For the corresponding non-commissioned officers, he also reduced their all-round requirements as much as possible, focusing only on combat command in certain areas, and worked with Martos and Bu

Together, Rusilov wrote multiple separate sets of temporary regulations for noncommissioned officers, which were assigned to different noncommissioned officers.

Soldiers are a very simple and straightforward group of people.

Even if Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin forgot the importance of giving Song Biao absolute authority, when Song Biao assigned the entire set of tactical training tasks, these generals who were smart enough knew that Song Biao's level was indeed very powerful.

As for Song Biao, he also learned a lot from Brusilov and Brigadier General Samsolov who was in charge of the army during this process, including the different characteristics of cavalry and artillery, which he actually didn’t know much about before.

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If he wanted to become a more comprehensive frontline commander and senior commander, he originally needed to learn more things.

However, his learning and growth speed is also faster.

There are benefits to being young after all.

In the past few days, Song Biaoshundao also took the time to resolve the matter of Akiyama Yoshiko, sent Akiyama Yoshiko back to Tonghua County for detention, and notified Aoki Xuanjun, who was already serving as the chief intelligence officer of the Japanese Manchuria Army.

Just when the large-scale tactical training of the New Manchuria Infantry Division began to get on track, Song Biao finally got a very good news from Kornilov. For this reason, he decided to personally go to the Provisional Far Eastern Army in Yingda Town.

Go to the arsenal and see the actual situation.

On the afternoon of May 10, many future outcomes will be decided.

The Russian Far Eastern Army did not place its general headquarters in the city, nor did it place its temporary arsenal in the city. This arsenal is located in Changlingzi, Yingda Town, surrounded by mountains, so it is more secretive and complies with military confidentiality.

All conditions are met, and some secret experiments on weapons are carried out in further and more remote places.

Song Biao took Tuvanier and his guard company there. They were heavily guarded along the way. Less than one kilometer away from Changlingzi, he could already see dozens of factory-like buildings.

In fact, before the start of the Russo-Japanese War, Russia opened an arsenal in Harbin, and the Changling Arsenal was relocated from the arsenal in Harbin. The scale was not very large. It was temporary after all, but the equipment was definitely superior to

The Japanese army temporarily set up an arsenal in Lushun.

The original main task of this arsenal was to produce temporary production tasks such as landmines, ammunition packages, and flares. Now it is focusing all its efforts on producing the 75mm caliber mortars provided by Song Biao.!~!
Chapter completed!