After leaving the battalion headquarters of the Kuban Cossack Cavalry Regiment, Brigadier General Madnidov took his adjutant Major Turvanier and rode to Wujiatun, wanting to see with his own eyes the specific situation of Song Biao's unit.
At this time, the Hunjiang Brigade, under the leadership of Hu Dalin and Zhang Yahu, was stationed in the grain depot on the east side of Wujiatun. Several grain depots here were already empty, and with a little cleaning, hundreds of brothers could stay temporarily.
, and the rest were arranged to stay in the homes of fellow villagers in Wujiatun, or to set up tents nearby.
There is a large, flat drying area in front of the grain depot, which is just suitable for daily training.
Song Biao also wanted to show the strength of his troops. When he returned to Wujiatun, he arranged for Zhao Tingzhu, Zhang Yahu, and Hu Dalin to organize the brothers from the three infantry squadrons. They first gathered in the drying field for formation drills, and then left the drying field.
, found a field that was idle in winter to organize an offensive and defensive tactics drill, with Zhao Tingzhu's 1st Infantry Squadron as the defender, and Zhang Yahu and Hu Dalin's 3rd and 4th Infantry Squadrons as the attackers.
Brigadier General Madnidorf was still very interested in such an exercise, so he took his adjutant Major Tuvanier to find a high slope and stood on the slope to observe every detail with a telescope. Xue Changqing and Xue Changqing, who were in charge of entertaining them,
Lao Jintou was also very attentive. He prepared tables, chairs and tea for them, and temporarily built a large tent with felt cloth.
These three infantry squadrons under Song Biao were his main force. After a period of training, they were much stronger than the hundreds of new brothers recruited halfway, but there were still many shortcomings.
In order to avoid exposing too many flaws, Song Biao served as the general commander of three squadrons at the same time, personally guiding the first infantry squadron to build defensive fortifications, and the third and fourth squadrons to implement offensive cover and other tactical coordination.
Under his careful design and arrangement, the 1st Infantry Squadron took the lead in organizing the construction of defensive fortifications. Each infantryman dug individual soldier pits and 60-centimeter arc trenches on the spot, with high-point advantages stacked on both sides. Hu Dalin and Zhang Yahu's
The two infantry squadrons cooperated with each other, one advancing from the front, and the other detouring to the right wing to attack.
The entire exercise lasted only half an hour, but it still showed as much as possible the results of the various simple trainings the Hunjiang Security Brigade had received before. At least in Song Biao's view, the overall tactical arrangement was correct. The brothers' shooting, advance
, the four basic tactical actions of evasion and cover are also passable, including the tactical forward roll, crawling and other conventional tactical actions.
After the exercise, Song Biao and his three squadron leaders came forward and saluted Brigadier General Mardenidoff with clasped fists and said: "Your Excellency, Brigadier General, the tactical offensive and defensive exercise of our infantry regiment has ended. If there are any deficiencies, please give me some advice from the Brigadier General."
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Brigadier General Madnidoff watched with great interest. It was actually the first time for him to see this form of simulated battlefield training. He found it very interesting. He also watched the entire exercise carefully and gave a high evaluation in his heart.
, at least it is certain that this group of troops is definitely not as simple as bandits, and has indeed received a certain degree of Western-style training.
Song Biao said that this team was a regular force of the Qing army that was defeated during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. Since then, it has been operating in Liaodong areas such as Huichun and Hunjiang. Now Brigadier General Madnidorf fully recognizes this.
Brigadier General Madnidoff happily stood up and shook hands with Song Biao. All the original suspicions were driven away, and he praised very enthusiastically: "There is no doubt that this is a valuable and wonderful tactical training.
, except that many soldiers’ tactical movements are still unfamiliar, there is almost nothing to criticize.”
After saying this, he shook hands with the three squadron captains behind Song Biao one by one, praising "Remicciena" every time he shook hands.
Major Tuvanier stood behind Brigadier General Madnidorf, observing his words, and at this moment he made the right suggestion: "Brigadier General, if all the subordinates in the Song Dynasty have such a level of training, they will be able to serve in this great war.
It seems that we need to give more special care to our army's second-line reserve force. We should at least give them a regular regiment to make full use of the advantages of Manchuria's local population."
There is an old saying in China that "it is short-handed to take advantage of others, but it is short-sighted to devour others." Since Major Tuvanier accepted the bribe, he naturally wanted to make some special contribution to people like Song Biao.
Brigadier General Madnidorf agreed with Major Turvanier's opinion. He acted as a guest and took the initiative to invite Song Biao to sit down. He proposed to Song Biao very formally: "You have such a level of combat training, you can indeed serve as my
The army's second-line reserve force can also provide more help to our army. Well, you can follow me directly to the Far Eastern Army's headquarters in Fengtian City in a while. I want to report to Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin in person.
If everything goes well with this matter, you will be able to officially activate the Manchurian Infantry Regiment within these two days, and I will personally be responsible for all your military movements and material supplies thereafter."
Song Biao agreed immediately and said: "Okay!"
Brigadier General Madnidorf made a gesture and asked Major Turvanier to take out the operational map, draw a few circles on the map with a French pencil, and reminded Song Biao: "The current situation is very urgent. You
It came very timely. The headquarters has ordered multiple Kuban Cossack cavalry regiments stationed in the Wujiabao area to gather together to form a cavalry army. It must arrive in the Shendanbao area at noon on the 24th at the latest and join the Japanese cavalry.
The first brigade engages in a decisive battle, flanking the army with the two infantry divisions of the Second Far East Army. There is not much time left for you. In order to get the commander-in-chief to agree to this matter as much as possible, I will declare that you have three thousand people.
The strength of our troops is only more than a thousand rifles for the time being. Then, you must cooperate with me and recruit as many local Manchus as possible before the 20th, and first expand the manpower to the level of three battalions. In the specific
In terms of mobilization, you will lead two battalions to follow General Mishuchenko to the Shendanbao area to participate in the battle. At that time, you must fully accept General Mishuchenko's mobilization and arrangements. During this period, I will arrange for Tuvanier
The major will serve as the staff officer and senior advisor of your department. After the battle in the Shendanbao area is over, I will consider detaching you into a mixed formation with multiple cavalry companies to be responsible for the supply and transportation work in the rear, as well as the annihilation of the rear areas of our army.
bandit unit. You can rest assured that I will ensure all supplies for your unit in the headquarters. All you need to do is to fully obey my deployment. I will never treat you badly. The Japanese can give Feng Linge those
I will give you twice as much treatment and conditions as the big bandits."
Having said this, Brigadier General Madnidoff paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and then continued to whisper to Song Biao and added: "Furthermore, I promise that after the war is over, I will do my best in the name of the General Staff of the Far East Army and the Commander-in-Chief.
Recommend you to the Qing government to ensure that your troops can be stationed in a safe area and hold a higher regional officer position in the Qing government to ensure your livelihood and future, including on issues such as firearms and supplies, we will still
I will give you certain support conditions, and the only condition is that you must maintain cooperation with me and obey all my arrangements."
Brigadier General Madnidorf did not clearly discuss how much money, firearms, ammunition and artillery he would give Song Biao, but did all this need to be discussed in detail? Madnidorf had made it very clear that as long as Song Biao followed him,
Just follow his instructions and give him whatever you want.
After the Russo-Japanese War, the brigadier general would personally come forward to arrange a more suitable official position for Song Biao. Sitting on one side, with the Tsarist Empire blatantly supporting him, and standing in the position of a big traitor of the Tsarist Russia, Song Biao could do whatever he wanted.
There is no need to worry about the grandsons of the Qing government.
Isn’t all this what Song Biao wants?
Tsarist Russia is now the aggressor. Their goal is to occupy the entire Northeast and compete with Japan for colonial rights in Korea. Japan, under the banner of defending China's territorial integrity, has received support not only from the United Kingdom and the United States, but also from the Qing government and various Northeastern countries.
Support from road bandit heroes.
As far as this special stage is concerned, helping Japan is helping China, and helping Tsarist Russia is the real traitor. But what is the truth?
Song Biao hoped that Tsarist Russia would expel the Japanese forces from the Northeast. He could only wait for the outbreak of the Russian October Revolution to expel the Soviet forces from the Northeast. This was the real best choice. If the Japanese forces were
If forces are introduced into the Northeast, it will be troublesome.
Even if Russia did not have the October Revolution, after all, it would still be restrained by Germany, France, Britain and other countries in Europe. If the power in the Northeast develops to an extent that is difficult to contain, it will also be restrained by Britain, the United States and other countries.
Russia is full of civil strife. In contrast, Japan, which has no civil strife, is much more difficult to deal with.
Kill Japan first, then Russia. This is China's best policy.
After Brigadier General Mardenidoff put forward a very tempting condition, Song Biao slapped the table almost without thinking and replied to Mardenidoff: "Okay, I will follow you!"
This is what I was waiting for.
Brigadier General Madnidorf smiled very happily, and immediately stood up and shook hands with Song Biao, saying: "Then let's officially start the cooperation between the two parties. Here, I sincerely wish that our cooperation will be successful! Time is running out, you
Now you have to take a team of people with me to the headquarters. Maybe at this time tomorrow, you will be the commander of our Manchuria Infantry Regiment of the Far Eastern Army of the Russian Empire. By then, you will have to transport the approved materials back to here.
After you are fully equipped, you must immediately leave for the theater of the Second Far East Army to fight with General Mishuchenko!"
Song Biao also laughed and said: "Brigadier General, please rest assured, I promise that I will show my true strength on the battlefield, which will surprise you and other Russian generals."
Brigadier General Madnidov also smiled. He did not have much hope in this regard. If General Mishuchenko was not in urgent need of people, he really would not consider letting Song Biao, a well-trained bandit unit, go on board.
Acting as a second-line reserve on the battlefield, what he really wanted to use Song Biao for was on logistical issues, especially to assist the Russian army in wiping out the numerous Northeastern bandits who dared to be enemies of the Tsarist Russian Empire.
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