Chapter 319 Melee
Zhang Chi's words quickly made Baker realize one thing: he either participated in training with his subordinates or faced losing the position of team leader... This was unforgivable. In fact, Baker, who was once a player, knew the importance of the team, and of course he knew that his current approach was actually to leave the team, and the result of leaving the team would be to be abandoned by the team.
But Baker was still unwilling to admit defeat, especially everyone knew that Baker was competing with Zhang Chi. If he gave up like this, Baker would be disgraced in front of his subordinates. This was unacceptable to Baker, who has always been popular among the crowd, so he thought about it for a while and decided to continue to waste with Zhang Chi like this.
But then something changed his mind.
That evening, the 183rd Regiment retreated from the front line... This was because their morale was hit by a small failure on the front line. Halsey believed that it was necessary for them to come back and rest and receive training from the Chinese troops.
A battalion commander named Thomas who retreated with the 183rd Regiment was Baker's teammate when he was on the team. He visited Baker as soon as he came back.
"Oh my God, Joe (Thomas), what's wrong with you?" Baker asked in surprise when he saw Thomas's bandaged hands.
Thomas smiled and raised his injured hand and replied, "Just letting the shrapnel cut off a few fingers, it's not a big deal! But..."
Thomas didn't say it, but Baker knew what Thomas meant... Losing a few fingers was indeed not a big deal, and this was just a minor injury compared to other people.
But...this also means that Thomas can't continue playing.
Baker shook his head slightly, not knowing how to comfort Thomas.
"I heard you refused Chinese training?" Thomas spoke first, and he handed Baker a cigarette and asked, "Why?"
"No, why!" Baker didn't want to talk more about this matter.
"Oh my God!" Thomas said, "You know? You are a fool, a total fool! You don't know how much we hope to give us another chance when we are on the battlefield to let the Chinese train us for a while! Look, after the commander's request, we finally got this opportunity, but you are rejecting it!"
"What?"
"Brother!" Thomas continued after lit a cigarette, "I know why you are resisting the Chinese, but I heard that their set works very well on the battlefield. We try to recall every word they say on the battlefield and do these words. Do you know that these words are our life-saving stable grass? On the night we were attacked, if it weren't for Colonel James doing the Chinese as a result, we might have suffered more than a hundred casualties!"
Upon hearing this, Baker couldn't help but remain silent.
"Everything is not important, do you understand?" Thomas continued: "When you are trapped in that battlefield, bullets fly over your head, shells explode around you, blood from your comrades splattering on your face, and shrapnel flying everywhere with roars... That is the threat of death. In front of the god of death, everything, face, dignity, women, money... is not important anymore. At that time, all you think about is to save your life! If there is no life, what's the point?"
"Think about it!" Thomas patted Baker on the shoulder: "This is everything we will face soon. Now there is a good opportunity in front of you. All you have to do is make a choice!"
As a result, Baker appeared in Zhang Chi's command center early the next morning.
"Col. Zhang!" Baker saluted Zhang Chi, "Please forgive me for my previous recklessness. I am willing to receive training from the Chinese troops. I want to know... where should I start?"
"Yes!" Zhang Chi nodded to Baker.
He knew that Baker would figure it out that Americans' business civilization determines that they are more realistic and less likely to mix personal feelings into business or work.
Of course, if Baker really can't figure it out, he must have a quarrel with Zhang Chi and is unwilling to receive training from the Chinese troops, and there will be no loss to Zhang Chi... At most, Jack just wants Jack to consider replacing the regiment commander Baker. If Baker had such a strong resistance, Jack also knew how dangerous it would be if he had let Baker lead his troops to the battlefield. After all, the US military has always emphasized coordination, and they would not allow him to take Baker's dissonant voice to the battlefield.
Fortunately, none of this happened, and Zhang Chi didn't know that Thomas's contribution was also included.
"Maybe, you should start training with a soldier!" Zhang Chi replied: "Because you must first know how they fight! If you want..."
The reason why Zhang Chi added the next sentence was because he was worried that Baker would resist. After all, this was not an easy task for the arrogant Baker.
So this is an optional topic, and Zhang Chi is ready to Baker refuse.
However, what surprised Zhang Chi was that Baker agreed without thinking.
"No problem!" Baker replied.
Then he put on his military cap, saluted Zhang Chi and walked out of the command center.
This surprised Zhang Chi, but Zhang Chi was too lazy to find out what the reason was. Anyway, who wouldn't want to be less trouble?!
The training went smoothly, and soon the Fourth Division of the US Army mastered some skills to deal with Japanese infiltration and sniper warfare.
But one thing still makes Zhang Chi a headache. The Americans' shooting skills are too poor. They almost fired several shots face to face and could not hit anyone... Of course, this is not a real person, but Zhang Chi simulates the scene of two armies in a hurry.
This can also be said to be the characteristic of the US military. The US military never uses marksmanship to accurately repel the enemy, but uses batches of shells and bullets to pile them in the direction of the enemy. Soldiers often jump out from behind the tanks when they fight, regardless of whether they see the target pulling the trigger and then retracting the bullets of a magazine. Then they repeat...
If this is at other times, it is nothing. The Americans have strong firepower, and it is difficult for the Japanese to get close to each other.
However, on the Pacific battlefield, not only with the complex terrain, the Japanese devils often hid in tunnels or disguised, and suddenly jumped out to fight melee with Americans when they got closer... The Japanese are not fools. They knew that fighting melee could prevent the powerful firepower of the US military from exerting power. Later, on the battlefield of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the Chinese Volunteer Army applied this tactic to the fullest.
So this a problem arises. How can the US military have more advantages in close combat?!
(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!