Qi Rui liked riding on a three-wheeled motorcycle. It didn't require a wide and flat road. It could be driven on a three-wheeled motorcycle on many rugged roads. Qi Rui even hoped to buy a three-wheeled motorcycle after the war to run on China's wide and flat roads. It would be even better if Chu Xue was in the back of the motorcycle …
All the fantasies about riding on a three-wheeled motorcycle came to an abrupt end with Chu Xue's appearance. Qi Rui's mood didn't turn bad, but he didn't think about romantic things anymore.
The three-wheeled motorcycle wasn't affected by the passenger's thoughts at all. The driver didn't drive fast. The vehicle passed through the rough road at a speed faster than an ordinary infantry walking, crossed a few small hills, and arrived at the destination of the trip.
After Qi Rui got out of the car, he bypassed the barbed wire and went to the defensive position under the guidance of the support personnel. In the command center with the best view, the acting chief of staff, Qi Rui, simply shook hands with the commander of the position, then picked up the binoculars to look at the position at the foot of the hill. The outermost barbed wire was slightly damaged by the Americans, but it didn't affect the entire line of defense. From Qi Rui's position, he could clearly see a lot of cloth hanging on the barbed wire, but there were no corpses.
"We paid attention to cleaning up the battlefield. The corpses hanging on the barbed wire were taken down when there was no fighting. To prevent being used by the enemy. "The commander of the battle introduced the latest situation.
Of course, Qi Rui knew that the commander was worried that Qi Rui didn't know how many enemies they killed. He put down the binoculars and asked with a smile, "How are the results?"
"We collected more than 200 corpses alone, and the Americans dragged away a lot of wounded people." The commander was naturally happy to talk about the results of his troops, especially the defensive battle, where there were very few sacrifices. "If the chief of staff came yesterday, you would have seen the Americans hanging like mosquitoes on a spider's web, densely packed."
Those were spiders with good luck. Qi Rui couldn't help but laugh in his heart. However, Qi Rui didn't have any such reaction. He came to inspect the position and let the commanders feel the care of the organization. Although this method was very vulgar, the fact that such a vulgar method could be passed down for thousands of years naturally proved that this method was not wrong.
Qi Rui understood that there was no pressure for the troops to hold their ground. Then, he discussed the integration of the new troops with the regiment commander. The regiment commander seemed to be very confident. "When we're on the defensive, we can let the troops get to know each other more quickly. We get along very well with the new troops. "
The troops walked over one by one. Out of the nine regiments in the 24th Division, four of the regiment commanders didn't talk about the problems during the pursuit. After the four regiment commanders mentioned the benefits of being in a defensive state, they also frankly stated that if they were to launch a pursuit, only the original three battalions of the 24th Division could participate in the pursuit, and the new troops could only do their best to stay behind.
Hu Xingzhi was the only one who did not respond to the news directly. As the regiment commander, Hu Xingzhi's arm was injured. The doctor was not optimistic about the condition of his arm. Even if he did not need to amputate it, his arm would probably not be able to completely recover to its original state. The deputy commander had been killed in the enemy's bombardment, and one of the three battalions had suffered heavy casualties. The other two battalions had also suffered losses because they had sent reinforcements to the first battalion. This regiment that had suffered heavy casualties was now treated as a reserve force, and it was a reserve force that no one expected.
Other than the First Division Commander, Ma Xiaoming, who was almost 30 years old, the other two division commanders were either in their 40s or were about to turn 40. If it was in the past, Qi Rui always felt that he had to treat these people differently in meetings. However, this time, Qi Rui did not think that way. He called the three division commanders together and said directly, "I think that the motorized infantry is not a group of traditional infantry that has changed horses and carriages into trucks and motorcycles. The motorized infantry should be a more aggressive force with more fighting spirit and ability. By relying on advanced equipment and weapons, we should be confident that we can perform better and realize more possibilities. "
Ma Xiaoming was not a stranger to this concept. This was what the motorized infantry officers who had attended specialized training classes thought. It was not strange for Qi Rui to insist on this attitude. It would be strange if Qi Rui did not think this way. The problem was that when Qi Rui clearly emphasized this concept to the other two division commanders who came from traditional infantry divisions, Ma Xiaoming felt that he was a little impatient.
It had to be said that in these four months, Ma Xiaoming felt that these soldiers who came from infantry divisions and those who had almost a year of specialized motorized training had different views.
The two division commanders were silent after hearing Qi Rui's words. After a moment, Chu Dayong, the commander of the Second Division, asked, "Chief of staff, is there a problem in the regiment?"
"The comrades in the regiment seem to have put all their energy into integrating the new troops. There is nothing wrong with them doing this, but I feel that there is a slight lack of spirit." Qi Rui first said the first half of his words. After that, he paused for a moment. Seeing that the two division commanders did not immediately criticize the troops' reaction, he then continued, "As motorized infantry, we need to walk the path of motorized infantry, not simply add some trucks to the infantry. If it was really that simple, all the troops could immediately be converted into motorized infantry, and there would be no need to specially form our 24th division. "
As soon as he said this, the two division commanders immediately became a little emotional. Ma Xiaoming always thought that Qi Rui was a very capable guy, but Qi Rui sometimes relied too much on his intelligence. Just like before, Qi Rui always tried to show that he was smarter and more capable than others. Qi Rui always wanted to show that he had the ability to point out a more correct path. This could indeed build a foundation to convince the masses, but Ma Xiaoming was a few years older than Qi Rui. He knew very well that this kind of method in the troops would not be as effective as imagined.
After hearing this, Chu Dayong, the commander of the Second Division, frowned and asked, "Chief of staff, what do you mean …"
"What I mean is that the division commanders have to first determine a clear line of thought. The division commanders have to first understand that they are members of the motorized infantry, and all their considerations have to be made towards the motorized infantry, and not simply use the experience of the infantry or cavalry from the past to continue. " This time, Qi Rui didn't try to use a gentle tone to persuade them. Instead, he directly pointed out the problem that he saw.
Ma Xiaoming could see that the atmosphere of the meeting immediately became a little negative after the contradiction was pointed out. However, Ma Xiaoming was quite happy in his heart. As a division commander, Ma Xiaoming could only rely on his own efforts to promote the development of the motorized infantry at his level. However, Qi Rui wasn't a division commander. He was the chief of staff of the entire army, an army cadre, and the commander of the 24th division. In other words, since Qi Rui was ordered to build the motorized infantry, he had to work hard for the construction and development of the motorized infantry as the chief of staff. This kind of effort wasn't for Qi Rui and the few people who insisted on building the motorized infantry to advance alone, but for the entire 24th division to advance together.
"Chief of staff, do you think I can't see things from the perspective of the motorized infantry?" The commander of the Second Division, Chu Dayong, looked at Qi Rui with an expression of being wronged, dissatisfied, and trying to retaliate.
Qi Rui didn't even think and immediately replied, "Yes! Our troops are very brave and have a firm will in battle. However, this kind of bravery and determination is mostly the bravery and determination of a traditional infantry division. They are still quite a distance away from the motorized infantry. "
Ma Xiaoming didn't clap immediately, although he couldn't help but clap loudly in his heart. It could be seen that the commander of the Second Division first showed a wronged expression before showing his obedience. Although the commander of the Third Division didn't say anything and looked a little mysterious, in reality, he didn't have any intention of going against the young Qi Rui.
The army was such an organization. The biggest strength that maintained the army wasn't who was more correct or who was smarter. To put it bluntly, in the army, it was who had a higher position and more authority. It was natural for a commander to order a division commander. If the chief of staff asked the division commander to advance in a certain direction, it was also natural for the division commander to follow this order before it was proven to be a completely wrong path.
Ma Xiaoming felt that this was where Qi Rui's previous problem was. Although he knew that he had a lot of authority, Qi Rui really didn't feel that he could use this authority within the limits of the system to achieve his goals. From Ma Xiaoming's perspective, it seemed like Qi Rui only wanted to use the authority in his hands to complete the task that was given to him.
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