SFS Chapter 1197: A Combat Method That's Enough to Be Included in Textbooks
Chapter 1197: A Combat Method That's Enough to Be Included in Textbooks
Berlin, Imperial Palace.
Hitler stood in front of a huge French window, holding a newly delivered intelligence briefing in his hand. The streets of Berlin outside the window were neat and orderly, full of the rigor and order unique to the Germanic people.
"Blagoveshchensk, 34 hours and 41 minutes..." Hidler whispered the number with a thoughtful smile on his face, "Their speed is really amazing."
Standing nearby, his trusted secretary Heydrich respectfully awaited the Führer's instructions.
"Interesting," Hidler turned around and put the briefing on the table, "Electronic warfare, information-based command, air-ground coordinated operations... The Chinese people's innovation in the form of warfare is indeed worthy of attention."
"Führer," Heydrich began, "this is truly a completely new way of fighting."
"It's not just about the innovation of the way of fighting," Hitler said as he walked to the world map hanging on the wall. "More importantly, they showed amazing execution and command efficiency. This is what we should pay attention to the most."
Hidler tapped his finger on the map: "Now, we are winning victory after victory on the Polish plains, and the Chinese have also launched a blitzkrieg in the Far East. The giant bear of Tsarist Russia is being torn apart by us from both the east and the west."
"Heydrich," Hitler turned suddenly, "call a military meeting immediately. I want all the senior generals present."
"Yes, Führer." Heydrich immediately turned around to make arrangements.
&34；等等，&34；希德勒又叫住他，&34；告诉他们，这次会议的主题是&39；现代战争形态的革新&39；。让他们都好好研究一下华国人这次的作战报告。&34；
"Understood, Führer."
Hidler turned to the window again, his eyes deep: "This war may be more exciting than we imagined. The performance of the Chinese people really exceeded my expectations..."
In this solemn office of the head of state, Hitler has foreseen the wave of innovation in the form of war. And this upcoming military meeting will point out the direction for the military reform of the Bird Empire.
Berlin outside the window is still calm, but the clarion call of war in the new era has already sounded in the Far East.
Berlin, meeting room of the Imperial Army Headquarters.
Hidler stood in front of a huge projection screen, with a battlefield situation map of the Battle of Blagoveshchensk behind him. The audience was filled with senior generals of the Bird Empire, and everyone listened attentively to the Führer's analysis.
"Ladies and gentlemen," Hidler began to explain in a professorial tone, "let's first look at the command confrontation between the two sides in this battle. The Tsarist Russia adopted the traditional urban defense tactics: relying on city fortifications and building underground networks in an attempt to trade space for time. "
He pointed at the battlefield situation map with his baton: "But China's Beidi Division completely broke this mindset. They did not follow the conventional thinking to attack the ground fortifications, but first launched an electronic warfare to paralyze the enemy's communication system."
"What's even more clever is that," Hiedler continued, "they deliberately removed the electronic interference to trick the enemy into resuming communications. In this short period of time, they captured the enemy's command signals and drew a distribution map of the entire underground network. This use of information warfare is textbook-level."
The generals in the audience nodded one after another, and some began to take notes seriously.
"The next step is tactical coordination," Hitler switched to the next battlefield map, "They did not rashly send ground troops to fight street battles, but instead called in Lancaster bombers to drop goblet bunker-buster bombs. This air-to-ground coordinated operation minimized casualties while achieving the greatest results."
"But the most shocking thing is their combat efficiency," Hitler's voice rose a few notes, "The entire battle, from the launch of the offensive to the complete occupation, took only 34 hours and 34 minutes. What does this mean? It means that their command system has reached an amazing level."
Hidler turned to face the generals and said: "Information acquisition, analysis, decision-making, and execution, every link is incredibly fast. This cannot be achieved simply by relying on weapons and equipment. This is an innovation of the entire military system."
"Let's look at the details," Hiedler pointed to the damage report, "The casualties of the Northern Division in this battle were extremely limited. What does this show? It shows that they have mastered the essence of modern warfare: achieving the greatest results at the lowest cost."
There was silence in the conference room as everyone digested this information.
"Everyone," Hidler's voice became serious, "China has demonstrated not only its tactical advancement, but also a brand-new concept of warfare. Each of their soldiers is equipped with the most advanced communication equipment, and each commander has real-time battlefield information. This information-based and networked way of fighting is the truly terrifying thing."
"We must face up to this: China's military strength is far stronger than we imagined. Not only do they have advanced equipment, but more importantly, they have fully mastered the methods of modern warfare."
In this solemn conference room, Hitler's analysis deeply shocked every general present. This battle in the Far East may change the military landscape of the entire world.
"Everyone," Hitler's voice suddenly became serious, "I must emphasize one point: the Russian Far East Army is by no means a soft persimmon."
He walked to the projection screen and pulled up the information about the Russian Far East Army: "This unit has a long history and is one of the most elite troops in the Russian Empire. They have experienced countless wars and are experienced in fighting in extremely cold environments. They are an absolutely iron-blooded army."
"The defenders of Blagoveshchensk, including a reinforced regiment and a motorized infantry division, totaled more than 34 people. These were the elite of the Russian Far East Army. They had the advantage of city defense and built a complete underground defense system, which should have been able to hold out for quite a long time."
The atmosphere in the conference room became solemn.
"I want you to put yourself in their shoes," Hidler looked around at the generals present, "If it were our troops from the Bird Empire stationed in Blagoveshchensk, facing China's modern warfare methods, how long could we last?"
There was a sudden murmur of discussion in the conference room.
"Führer," said Rommel, the commander-in-chief of the armored forces, standing up. "With our current air defense system, we may be able to resist their air strikes. But electronic warfare..." He shook his head, "I'm afraid we will also be passive."
"That's right," Chief of Staff Manstein continued, "Our communication system is still at the traditional level. Facing this all-round electronic interference, it is difficult to maintain effective command. What's more worrying is that our command system may be completely paralyzed."
"What's more critical is information warfare," said Canaris, the head of the intelligence department. "The information acquisition and analysis capabilities demonstrated by China are far beyond our imagination. They can draw a distribution map of the enemy's underground fortifications in a short period of time. This ability..."
"I think," said Army Commander-in-Chief Brauchitsch in a deep voice, "even our best troops may not last more than three days in the face of this kind of fighting."
Hidler nodded: "That's right. This is not a problem of troop quality, but a fundamental change in the form of war. China has pushed modern warfare to a new height."
"Everyone," Hidler's voice became more serious, "We must take this battle seriously. It is not just a matter of victory or defeat, but it shows us what future wars will look like. If we cannot change in time and cannot quickly adapt to this new way of fighting, then the next Blagoveshchensk may be our city."
The meeting room fell silent again. Everyone was thinking about the far-reaching impact of this battle. This was not only a victory in a military operation, but also a preview of a military revolution. The Bird Empire must learn lessons from this and accelerate its military modernization process.