Dozens of artillery roared, spit out flames, and hit the shells five hundred steps away, triggering a series of explosions, covering the enemy's positions in a ball of smoke.&&
"Running--"
Thousands of soldiers were holding rifles, shouting and rushing towards the place where they had just been bombed by artillery. On the way to attack, they stabbed some of the erected puppets one by one.
After the soldiers launched a charge, Li Dingguo, a soldier in the artillery position, held a telescope, observed the infantry's advance, and then issued an order: the artillery advances one hundred steps forward and continues to bombard. The infantry attacks the enemy's position and resolves the battle.
As the range of the artillery extended to the fortress, the flag bearer also issued instructions to the attacking team in front. At this time, the infantry had entered the position that had been bombed by the artillery, stabbed all the puppets and enemy soldiers in the position, and tried their best to destroy the enemy fortifications in the position. Behind the position, the artillery also suspended the bombardment, and people pushed the horse and hurried forward.
The subsequent battles were made by artillery, and then the infantry followed behind, covered and killed, and rushed through three defensive positions in a row. For a moment, the artillery bombarded and the soldiers shouted and ran, and the scene seemed very intense.
Of course, this is not a real battle, but a practical exercise with infantry and cannons in the merchant army. Of course, the shells used are not real shells, but thick paper and cowhide as the shell for training. Although the inside is filled with gunpowder, the proportion of charcoal powder has been greatly reduced, and the sulfur has increased. The actual effect is not much different from that of fireworks. Therefore, the damage caused to soldiers is reduced to the lowest point, and from the surface, it is similar to the real battlefield. Of course, small burns and scalds are inevitable.
In view of the situation of this Jianghuai Battle, a large number of offensives and hand-to-hand combat will occur in the future battle with the Qing army. Therefore, in this stage, the merchant army mainly focuses on offensive training, including hand-to-hand combat training, siege training, urban street combat training, ambush training, ambush training, etc. The focus is on the coordination and cooperation between infantry and artillery.
At this time, Shang Yi was observing with a telescope on the observation stand, and kept nodding. After this period of key training, the cooperation between infantry and artillery has gradually become more proficient, and it has indeed become a bit of a modern army.
The infantry regiment for this exercise was Li Dingguo's 14th Regiment, and the artillery was the 74th Battalion of the 18th Regiment of the 8th Division. After the exercise was all over, Li Dingguo also led all the soldiers participating in the exercise to the viewing platform, lined up and accepted Shang Yi's inspection.
Shang Yi walked off the watchtower and came to the lineup, saying, "Soldiers, thank you all for your hard work. I just saw your performance. They all worked very hard and were excellent. We should praise you. Although this is just an exercise, we need to take it seriously. Only by working hard in daily training and real battles can we exert our strength, defeat the enemy and achieve victory. Therefore, in future training, we must continue to work hard, overcome hard training, and understand that it is not."
The soldiers shouted in unison: "I understand."
Shang Yi nodded. After the soldiers were disbanded, he left Li Dingguo alone and said, "Hongyuan, the United Front Work Department has decided that you will be the commander of the 9th Division, with your current 14th Regiment as the core, and then add the 20th Regiment and the 22nd Regiment. If you are in one month, do you have any problems?"
The establishment of the Ninth Division was officially decided. In addition to the 14th Regiment of Li Dingguo, the other two regiments were the 20th Regiment with Li Benshen as the regiment commander and the 22nd Regiment with Li Chengdong as the regiment commander. Because Li Benshen and Li Chengdong were both from peasant army and had similarities with Li Dingguo, they were divided together and easier to manage.
Then Shang Yi said: "Hongyuan, now you have been promoted to division commander, the 14th Regiment will be reorganized. When you go back, you have to consider the list of the regiment headquarters and submit it to the United Front Work Department for approval. In addition, there are many newly established staffing now. The grassroots officers of the 14th Regiment will also be adjusted once, and a group of new people will be added. You must teach them well in the future, and a group of grassroots officers will be transferred to participate in short-priced training. Therefore, you must also make arrangements as soon as possible, not delay training, and pass the Mohe period as soon as possible to form combat effectiveness, because next year, we will still have a big battle to fight, and I hope you will not let go of my expectations for you."
Li Dingguo was also very grateful and said, "Yes, Dingguo will definitely live up to the expectations of the General Secretary. He will definitely work hard to be a good commander and make new contributions."
Shang Yi nodded, patted Li Dingguo on the shoulder with great satisfaction, and said, "Hongyuan, do it well, I believe you will be able to do it well."
After dealing with these things, Shang Yi ended today's viewing exercise and returned to Hangzhou City to his supervisor's office. At this time, Wu Hansheng from the Intelligence Department came to ask for a meeting and reported to him the situation in Nanjing and Beijing in the past period of time.
No major incident happened in Nanjing. The main thing was to rebuild the new order of the court and eliminate the adverse effects of Ma Shiying's death. Fortunately, after Shi Kefa entered Nanjing, the warlord forces in Shang Yi, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing and other places expressed their support for the Nanjing court and the new cabinet. At the same time, the new cabinet also officially announced the whole country that the remnants of Ma Shiying would no longer be investigated, and the entire south would work together to unite and resist the invasion of the Qing army and protect half of the current southern Ming. Therefore, the local forces that are ready to move in all places finally settled down and all expressed their acceptance of the current new cabinet.
And just a few days ago, Zheng Zhilong from Guangdong also came to Nanjing to express his support for the court and the cabinet. This is also the last local force in the south that clearly expressed his support for the court, which also means that the new cabinet has overcome the initial crisis of trust and has gained a firm foothold. Of course, it does not mean that the Donglin Party will be able to rest assured from now on, because it depends on the next political propositions and policy plans of the Donglin Party members.
However, at least from the current situation, the Nanjing court still has a little new look and a bit of effort to govern. Therefore, Shang Yi felt quite pleased. He did not expect the Nanjing dynasty to do anything big. As long as he did not create chaos and pulled his back, he would be better than anyone else.
The news from Beijing is not so gratifying, because all the signs indicate that the Qing court in Beijing is now actively preparing for war, storing grass and storing grain, and preparing to launch a new round of southern invasion.