After the business matters are settled, the next step is the issue of military training and reorganization.
Since it was decided to expand the army by three thousand, it would definitely not work to continue with the previous organization. Tie Mo divided his troops into five battalions, namely the forward guard battalion, the left guard battalion, the right guard battalion, the rear guard battalion and the central guard battalion.
Tie Mo personally commanded the Zhongwei Battalion, while the remaining four battalions were commanded by Zhou Dingshan, Xie Kaila, Hao Sanpao and Sha Diao.
In addition, the monkey is responsible for the logistics of all military supplies.
Among these cronies under his command, except for Zhou Dingshan, whose military quality is up to standard, the other three are trying to catch up. However, this can only be done temporarily. Tie Mo also wants to recruit a few talents with excellent military quality, but who can value such people?
He is so tough.
Whether in the military or in the officialdom, people pay attention to family background. Someone with a wild background like Tie Mo is really unattractive.
The battle at Yehuling exposed many problems. The shooting frequency of the cannon was too slow and the firepower was not suppressed enough. And the most terrible thing was that once they got into close combat, the musketeers would only be killed.
The shield bearers also lacked corresponding protection, and the spearmen and musketeers did not cooperate enough to effectively kill the enemies who broke through the shield wall in time. This was the root cause of the rapid collapse of the Iron King Eight Formation at that time.
If you want to build an elite army that mainly uses firearms and has strong combat effectiveness, improving firearms is the most urgent thing.
"Although we won the battle at Yehuling, there were still many problems, and I believe everyone can see it. I hope everyone will think more about it after going back. Once the enemy approaches, there will never be a situation where the spearmen and musketeers change positions in confusion.
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Tie Mo had a serious look on his face, and his eyes slowly swept over everyone present. The smiles on the faces of Zhou Dingshan and others instantly disappeared, and everyone looked at each other. Hao Sanpao said in a deep voice: "Xiao Tie... Tie Shouwei,
This problem is not easy to solve.”
"To maintain fire suppression, the musketeers must follow behind the shield wall. Once they get into close combat, the musketeers will have to squeeze through the crowd of musketeers, which will definitely delay the fighter's opportunity."
What Hao Sanpao said was true. Tie Mo thought about it and also frowned.
This is a dead situation, and the only solution is to give the musketeers the ability to fight in close combat. The method is also simple, just attach a bayonet to the blunderbuss.
Assembling a bayonet on a musket may seem like a simple matter, but in this era it is a real problem.
The gunpowder is filled with gunpowder and shoots out marbles, but its stability is poor, so the barrel can only be lengthened. If a bayonet is added to the barrel, the shooting will definitely be affected.
It seems that we really need to find a way to improve the fire blunderbuss. If we have a flintlock gun, why bother so much?
I can't think of a solution for the musket at the moment, so I can only think of other crooked tricks.
"The shield bearers are changed to a team of three. During the battle, two people stabilize the shield, and the other person is on guard with a knife. If anyone crosses the shield wall, I will chop it down."
As soon as Tie Mo said these words, not to mention Zhou Dingshan and others, even Aqige rolled his eyes.
"This method of yours is really stupid..."
Staring at Aqige, Tie Mo snorted: "A stupid solution is better than no solution at all. How about you think of a better solution?"
Aqigenun opened his mouth and simply stopped answering.
"Dingshan, you will send people to Zhangjiakou later to find all the blacksmiths and ask them to think of ways to strengthen the shield wall. If anyone can make the shield stand firmly on the ground so that the shield bearer has more energy to deal with the enemy, I will reward you.
One thousand taels of silver."
Zhou Dingshan couldn't help but stand up, "Tie Shouwei, is this too much?"
"It's not much, and you don't even think about it. If someone really comes up with a way, brothers can reduce many unnecessary casualties."
Tie Mo looked serious and his voice was a little sad. During the battle at Yehuling, the gangsters climbed over the shield. Because the shield bearer had to carry the shield, many brothers did not even have the ability to resist and were hacked to death.
In short, Tie Mo didn't want to see this scene again.
Since the flexibility of a weighted and raised shield cannot be improved, we must think of a way from the perspective of safety to at least give the shield hand some ability to protect himself.
Thinking of the tragic situation of the shield bearer that day, Zhou Dingshan couldn't help but look sad.
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Tie Mo adapted his soldiers and horses, and Aqige also made corresponding adaptations in order to cooperate.
The Mongolian soldiers and horses stationed in Zhangbei were modeled after the Anzhuangbao soldiers and horses, and were changed to the fifth Mongolian battalion. Aqige proposed the decision to mix and train together, but Tiemo rejected it. These Mongolians are all natural cavalry, they must
You cannot follow the previous training methods.
In this case, Tie Mo came up with the idea of armored cavalry and cavalry musketeers.
As early as the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan had formed a group of armored cavalry. The armored cavalry was quite powerful in combat and left a great reputation during the Western Expedition.
But now, the Mongols are no longer able to form armored cavalry, because the armored cavalry is very expensive. At present, various Mongolian tribes are fighting in a melee. They are short of iron, money, and craftsmen. The armored cavalry can only be a luxury.
Now that Tie Mo took the initiative, there was no reason for Aqige to refuse.
After discussion, Tiemo and Aqige each sent more than 200 men to form a 500-man armored cavalry, named the Mongolian Zhongwei Battalion. Although it is one of the five Mongolian battalions, the Zhongwei Battalion will be a mixed Han-Mongolian force.
of troops.
Of course, this is also a bold attempt by Tiemo and Aqige. If feasible, in the future, in addition to the necessary Mongolian cavalry, other troops and horses will be mixed on a large scale.
Both Tie Mo and Aqige actually understand the truth that only when they are truly integrated can their interests become entangled and inseparable.
The mixed formation of troops and horses at Zhang Bei's side is no secret. The Kachin Khan did not react at all. Obviously, the Kachin Khan also wanted to take it one step at a time.
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At night, Tie Mo called Hao Sanpao into the house to drink, with Zhou Dingshan accompanying him.
Hao Sanpao was brought here for the purpose of improving firearms.
"Uncle Sanpao, the fire blunderbuss we have in our hands takes a long time to load the gunpowder once it is fired, and it cannot be used for close combat. We must find ways to improve the fire blunderbuss. Do we have any masters in this field in Zhangjiakou?"
Hao Sanpao shook his head simply, "There are a few masters who can make firecrackers, but none of them can improve firecrackers according to our ideas."
"However, I heard someone say that there is a master named Huo Laofeng over there in Yanmen. This man has been studying firearms for generations. We can go to him and give it a try."
"OK!"
Tie Mo nodded, improving firearms should be done sooner rather than later.
At night, I exchanged glasses with Hao Sanpao and Zhou Dingshan. I drank a little too much. In my sleep, I felt my nose was itchy and I opened my eyes in a daze.
Sitting in front of the bed was a pretty girl. She was dressed in light pink and coarse clothes, but her milky white skin could not be concealed. Her big eyes were gentle and flowing, like a lively little fairy.