Chapter 108: Talking about Snowy Night (Three)

Zheng Yu couldn't help asking: "What do you think of the Japanese army's combat effectiveness, including the quality of officers and soldiers, tactical ideas, and strategic grasp?"

Kang Yan smiled and said to Deng Ning: "Old Deng, this is your strength. I've been talking for a long time and I'm a little thirsty, so tell me."

Deng Ning walked along, quickly walked away from the platform, took Kang Yan's baton, nodded to Zheng Yu, and said loudly: "I led the Central Army Pilot Brigade in the 18898. I had a lot of dealing with the island people. Later, I fought in Langfang, and our brigade was at the forefront, the Sixth Division and the Second Division, all of which had fought. At that time, the island people basically relied on their ruthlessness to fight to the death, fight again after defeat, and then fight again after defeat. However, their tactics were rigid and rigid, and they were always a set of things that were impacted by the momentum of Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War. Our positions were well set at that time, machine guns and rapid-fire cannons were powerful, and sweeping the island people was like cutting wheat. In the end, the island people could not withstand it. Before the encirclement troops were fully in place, the remaining island people had already escaped at night."

"When fighting defensive battles, the island people were also very tenacious. However, their morale was no longer as they had been earlier. They were forced by the officers' swords. In addition, some of the troops left in North Korea before and did not go south. The system was intact. Another group of Chinese people from the island countries came from the country to the front line. The morale was considered to be maintained. However, if it weren't for the Germans, French and Russians' joint intervention, they would have to go into the sea to swim home." Deng Ning smiled, "Overall, although these people are short, they are good nutrition, good health, strong endurance, obey orders and perseverance, and are very strong. Their defeat was mainly due to insufficient firepower and rigid tactical skills, and the logistics was not good. They went to the country to expedition a great country for thousands of miles, and encountered strong enemies and lost troops. They were also man-made disasters. So first of all, they were defeated by strategic: they knew their own people but did not know their enemy."

Zheng Yu looked at the old man who was as strong as a calf and shook his half-written book bag with a fat face, which was really a little funny and hilarious.

He asked again: "What do you think of the current Japanese army?"

Dunning was silent for a while, shook his head: "I can't see clearly."

Zheng Yu was stunned: "Can't see clearly?"

"Yes, I can't see clearly." Deng Yu said to Kang Yan: "Old Kang, you know the most about this. Please tell me."

"The General Staff War Office is to analyze enemy intelligence. The intelligence on Japan has dropped significantly in the past five or six years compared with the previous ones," said Kang Yan. "On the one hand, the control of the island countries has become increasingly strict. They set up the base for military exercises in Hokkaido and strictly blocked them; on the other hand, we have some problems in this regard. The General Staff focuses on politics, diplomacy and economic aspects, and military intelligence is the responsibility of the Army Intelligence Bureau. However, the Army Intelligence Bureau focuses on Europe and competes for territory with the General Staff. The two institutions rarely communicate with each other, and it is even said that there are some... In this way, the island countries, especially the military information, have more blind spots."

"But there are still some gains." Kang Yan said, "Although there is not much information about the A-level division, we have also mastered the basic configuration of the B-level division. Judging from the firepower, it has greatly improved, but at best it is similar to the B-level division of our army. The light firepower may not be better than the B-level division."

"There is a lack of quantitative data in terms of military quality, but I believe that after the defeat of Sino-Japanese War, the rampant spirit will be gone. At most, it is just eight words to be well-trained and tenacious. It is impossible to get the spirit of the ever-winning army out of thin air in the Royal Imperial Guard and the old troops of the National Defense Forces." Kang Yan said, "We have too limited tactical knowledge, but recently the General Staff reported that it only reported to the Northeast Military Advisor level, which talked about the tactical innovation of the Japanese army. Some of the situations are very interesting. By the way, it was written by you, Du Zhi."

Kang Yan smiled at Du Zhi: "It seems that Xiao Du has some experience in this regard. That's all I know. If I really want to talk about it, why don't you let Xiao Du talk about his report in detail."

Zheng Yu waved his hand: "No hurry to do this, let's talk about what's happening first."

He thought for a while and said, "In other words... in the current analysis, although the Japanese army has made progress, it has no advantage in combat power for our army."

"That's true. The enemy is progressing, and we are also progressing. In recent years, the troops have had a lot of new equipment and the response has been good." Kang Yan nodded, "However, the National Defense Forces... have a bit rigid in tactical thinking, and the problem of underestimating the enemy is bigger. This is not something I intend to belittle. In the Battle Hall, I have a deeper feeling about this issue. With such an atmosphere on the General Staff, it will naturally become more and more powerful when it comes to various local troops."

Zheng Yu thought this was a bit strange.

The senior chief officer of the army, who is the best in the world, objectively believes that the second-class national defense force is more arrogant and arrogant. Is this a matter of being a god? It's illogical.

"This is so interesting, but if you think about it carefully, it's not surprising." Kang Yan seemed to see Zheng Yu's entanglement. "In recent years, nationalism has been advocated in China, and it has begun to instill national concepts since primary school education, especially taking the Lushun Massacre in the 18898 and the intervention and cedescendance of North Korea as examples, which made the nation's hatred of Japan and Russia strong. After the nationalist sentiment arise, the theory of superiority of the Han Dynasty came out, believing that the Han people are the best race, and the humiliation in recent years was just because they were enslaved by Manchus. Now it is time to de-slaved and revitalize the greatness of the Han Dynasty. This sentiment is to improve the

The morale and mental outlook of the army are very helpful. The General Staff seems to be interested in supporting this set of things. In addition to the Army University and Kunming Infantry School, other people have been controlling it from Lu Primary School, and have been stronger in nationalism along the way. In recent years, many provinces have implemented youth leagues and youth leagues, and have carried out semi-militarized training since childhood, military and national education, which has also contributed to the fire. These young young people gathered together, and the teachers who led the team were all nationalists, and their slogans were more radical. In recent years, the government has been working hard to put out the fire, but it is not so easy to destroy the fire when it is burned..."

He sighed and said, "Fortunately, His Majesty in Cining has been more strict and has better grasp of the standards. The political work in the Imperial Guard talks about the seven virtues of soldiers, including loyalty, bravery, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and trustworthiness. He did not go to those extremes, and the situation was much better. Some troops on the National Defense Forces are really..."

Zheng Yu was silent.

This set seems to have been played by Germans and islanders. Later results...

"It won't work if this continues." Zheng Yu's tone was a little heavy, "I'll go to the National Defense Forces in a few days to see it. If it's so serious, I have to go back and talk. It's really not possible. Pull out the General Staff members and hold a good meeting. The war is imminent, but we have created a group of arrogant soldiers and generals who keep their eyes closed and listened to each other. Is it really necessary to save hundreds of thousands of brothers' lives to wake up?"

He glanced at the few people and found that they were a little excited and admiring on their faces. He said sincerely: "If there are really people who are incompetent, there are no ones who have to move on the side of the National Defense Force. It is great that the Royal Imperial Guard can remain calm without being arrogant or impatient. In the future, the work of the National Defense Force may also require the old brothers of the Imperial Guard to pay more attention."

After saying this, he indeed saw something on the faces of several people. Although it was secret, it was enough.

People are not sages.

The public and private sectors take into account both the inside and the outside world, and the focus is on being a good person and doing things. However, he thought about it and added: "The father had this idea before, but the war was about to be imminent, so you should always be more cautious in adjusting the army."

Zheng Yu added, and quickly changed the topic: "According to the meaning of several people, if we only consider the current situation, the Northern Front Army can only defend the inside line?"

The few people looked at each other, their faces a little ugly.

Finally, Dunning nodded and said a little embarrassedly: "Yes."

Zheng Yu felt that the pile of things these people were talking about was quite realistic. They were basically not much different from the materials he had studied before. For these old officers of the Royal Guards, he did not doubt their loyalty to the emperor. Of course, it was not easy to confirm how much loyalty could radiate to his adopted son, but at least today, they did not carry much private goods.

As for their conclusions, Zheng Yu had to admit that it was logical. But he had a question. With the emperor's scheming, it was impossible to even ask you to get into the trap even though he knew the situation was not good, and he would have made a stance to invite you to the trap without fear of not coming. Either the emperor had some secret methods that were enough to be fatal, or he set up a very clever overall situation, but no one could see it.

He thought for a while, then simply turned to Du Zhi and asked, "Mingzhe, what do you think?"

Du Zhi said with some distress: "My opinion is more pessimistic than those of you. The main reason is that I have a higher view of the island country and a more pessimistic about the National Defense Forces. Our main problem is not the force of troops, but the idea... If we want to win, there is a way: put it in and fight, keep the Russians away from the supply line in the rear, and then defeat them with the tricks of the 1894-1895."

"However, it is very difficult to do this in the Northeast. The Northeast seems to have vast land, but it is attacked on three sides. The actual strategic depth is limited. Once you retreat, it is easy to allow the enemy to join forces on three sides. This shortens the enemy's front line and increases the density of troops. In this way, it cannot be fought in such a way. Moreover, the enemy's rear area is easy to replenish and clear. "Du Zhi said helplessly, "In addition, we will suffer too much after doing so. Moreover, the transportation foundation in the Northeast is well laid, with relatively complex populations, with many Manchus, and many Koreans, and Han people moved to open up land in various places. They often make trouble for each other. At that time, the situation is easy to be out of control."

Zheng Yu looked at the man in surprise.

These are also Zheng Yu's doubts. This person can say it in one breath, not only put in effort, but also shows that he is not only very insightful in military affairs, but also sensitive in politics, and not only stays at the ideological level of soldiers.
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