Due to resource and manpower issues, there are only so many cannons that the army can operate at the same time. We can continue to consider making more 12-pound mountain grenades for defense. When they fire shotguns, they are better than the rifles in the hands of new troops who are insufficiently trained.
The effect is better. It has considerable power, high rate of fire, and is not too heavy (the gun only weighs 250gk). It can be dragged by a donkey or 3-4 people. It is suitable for defensive positions in camps and by the Wenlan River.
The new army lined up outside Bairen City.
Ma Qianzhu stood in front of them wearing his 87-style training uniform. With his chest raised and his head raised, he looked arrogant and tried hard to look like a soldier in the movie.
These former good citizens of the Ming Dynasty, now, for money and rations, have joined the armed forces without hesitation, no one can tell their origins. They have neither the guilt of betraying the imperial court and being "outright traitors", nor the reason to rise up and start a revolution.
Passion truly embodies the glorious tradition of "serving as a soldier and eating food" of the traditional Chinese old army.
There were more than 600 brightly shaved heads, and they seemed a little uncomfortable with each other. The new military uniforms had not yet been made, and they were wearing cotton training uniforms hand-sewn by the women of Bairen Commune. Naturally, they did not look powerful.
Except for a 10-man team used for demonstration, which was equipped with standard muskets, the others used sticks of the same weight tied to rocks instead.
There is no way, the logistics are complaining, the pattern of the military uniforms has not been made, and the equipment is even worse. The military industry department has made a lot of guns, but the calibration of the guns is very slow. Paper-packed ammunition also requires manpower - at least
The 100% New Army weaponized in the 19th century will not be seen for a month. Logically speaking, Xi Yazhou, as the future commander of the New Army training battalion, should personally conduct the training, but he fell ill again and rested, probably lying down on the farm.
Recuperated - Compared to the Navy's Fengcheng Hotel, the Army chose Nanhai Farm as a place of corruption. The environment here is good, the food is sufficient, and there are often some good things that are not available in the canteen that you can try - most of the military team are not now
Standing sentry at the duty point meant going around to check on the defense situation of the migrant workers. In the end, Ma Qianzhu had no choice but to summon the New Army Training Camp to start training as the acting chief of general staff.
This is somewhat related to the differences at the last army-building conference. Regarding the organization and personnel arrangements of the new army, the Executive Committee and the Military Group had their first major disagreement. The Executive Committee hopes that a civilian will serve as the Chief of General Staff.
, in order for the Executive Committee to strengthen the control of military forces - if it is difficult for the indigenous soldiers to trust temporarily, the soldiers of the time travelers may not be able to trust forever. The military team hopes that He Ming or Xi Yazhou will serve. These two have the same qualifications.
The oldest one is the core figure of the military group. Of course, the two of them consciously declined the nomination - it is not an easy job to be the coordinator between the young faction of the Executive Committee and the Military Committee.
The young faction lacked the support of heavyweights in the Military Commission and lost the competition for Chief of General Staff. In the end, it was decided that Ma Qianxu, Chairman of the Planning Commission, would serve as Acting Chief of General Staff - the new army was established with many wastes waiting to be revitalized, and everything was in ruins.
It requires coordination among various departments, and it is more convenient for planning committee members to be in charge. This way both parties can accept it.
Ma Qianzhu didn't know much about the troops in the 19th century, nor did he know how the army was trained to line up to kill the party. But he at least knew that no matter what era the elite army was, there were always some characteristics that remained the same - disciplined warriors. It is the enemy's nightmare. Before starting the hot weapon detachment training, physical fitness, queue and discipline training will probably last for a month. For these Ming people who were just waiting to die a few days ago, his only authority is a "chief". Ma Qianzhu's entire military experience consisted of three months of military training in college.
Fortunately, the military team still left him with a few veterans as instructors, and also transferred some militiamen from Yanchang Village - their formation training was completed under the personal training of Bei Wei and others, and it is currently at the highest level.
There is no secret to physical training, but the magic method of time-travel training: cross-country running. However, several veterans thanked me and said that this glorious task will be left to you, Chief of Staff Ma.
Ma Qianzhu knew that as the chief of general staff, he was still dissatisfied with the general public, and several soldiers deliberately wanted to see his jokes.
If there are conditions, we must go forward; if there are no conditions, we must create conditions! Chairman Mao Qianxu's words echoed in Ma Qianxu's heart. In order to ensure the party's absolute leadership over the army, no, the executive committee over the army, he must persevere and give this group of people Look - intellectuals are not easy to mess with either.
With such an ambition, Ma Qianzhu confidently shouldered his blank musket and carried a backpack that was claimed to be full of ammunition but actually contained only stones. He announced: Everyone should stay in formation, bring their weapons, and go to the logistics department to get a pair of straw sandals. , 5 kilometers off-road!
The 5-kilometer cross-country trip is a one-way trip. In other words, you have to come back by yourself, but there is no speed limit. After a month, everyone has to run back as a team. He firmly believes that for a new army, orderly escape is better than orderly attack. It is much more important. Of course, a large amount of exercise requires sufficient physical strength. Ma Qianzhu took advantage of being the head of the Planning Committee and asked the agricultural department to provide more dried meat and salted fish to supply the new army, so that the food supply was sufficient.
After three days, Ma Qianzhu's feet had already been worn out, and he realized that if he wore socks for running again, he would soon have no socks to wear, so he quickly changed to foot wraps - he just hoped now The cocoon is about to grow.
During the break, he ordered everyone to lie down in a row, and he lay at the head of the team.
Many people wondered why they had to rest so neatly, but they reluctantly obeyed the order.
Former armored commander Bai Yu came over:
"Commissioner Ma, do you really want to do this?"
"Let's go!" Ma Qianzhu said with a tragic look on his face, like a revolutionary martyr going to the execution ground.
"Well, I have to explain, I've been out of the army for a long time -"
"I trust you." Ma Qianzhu closed his eyes and lay down on his face to be beaten, looking like a dead pig not afraid of being scalded by boiling water.
"Actually, Comrade Ma, you don't have to do this. We, pla, never do this, and American soldiers don't do this kind of work."
"You talk too much. I am the chief of general staff, and I obey orders!" Ma Qianxu looked very determined.
"Okay, I'm afraid of you." Bai Yu shrugged. He thought it was nothing. No wonder people said that intellectuals have many twists and turns and like to dig into books.
"I must declare, don't blame me if something happens." Bai Yu said, climbed on the tractor, started it, and drove towards the crowd. No, it was not to run over people. It was just a little bit close to everyone's faces.
Head, be careful to block it.
The roaring steel monster's momentum as it crunched across the ground immediately caused the people lying on the ground to stir. Some people rolled and crawled away.
"Everyone lie down!" He ordered loudly, "No one is allowed to move."
Although he yelled loudly, the vibration when the creaking tracks that dropped dirt on his head were still scary enough. He was sweating all over his body - Ma Qianxu himself was not absolutely trusting of Bai Yu, but
When things get tough, I have to take a risk. How can I control this group of people if I can't show my courage?
When the shadow of the tractor turned back to the garage, he immediately ordered the people who had just stood up illegally to get out of the queue. They had to stand in the sun for an extra hour, and they had to carry their own muskets and carry all the equipment. Looking at their eyes, he was very happy.
Shooting training has not started yet.
Ma Qianzhu's tractor training method spread everywhere within a few hours, and someone rudely nicknamed him Ma Dangwei. Du Wen was even more distressed and called Committee Ma specifically to ask why he used it.
Nazi-fascist training method? She also kept saying "You disappoint me so much". According to Tintin's newspaper report, Ms. Du Wen even shed tears on the spot... When Ma Qianxu arrived the next day, she realized that she had become the subject of tabloids.
figure.
Lace or no lace, Ma Qianzhu, who has already reached the point of no return, has no choice but to grit his teeth and persevere. Fortunately, the specific formation, design, military language, bombing and other training are still in charge of the former veterans, otherwise
It is really unsustainable to rely solely on a "Militia Training Manual".
The first few days of military training were the same as Ma Qianzhu's past university military training, with squad-based formation training. Although the direction of troop training achieved by the military group was based on the 19th century company-battalion level tactics of columns and horizontal formations.
model, but they have no experience and no information on how European armies were trained in the 19th century. Therefore, basic formation training is still conducted according to the Pla's instructions.
Thanks to the experience of queue training in Yanchang Village and the on-site demonstrations by soldiers from Yanchang Village, the training was easier than expected. Ma Qianzhu insisted that everyone shout commands in Mandarin during the training, without any translation.
"The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were also commanded in Mandarin. I don't think they have to use Sichuan dialect to command when the Sichuan soldiers come."
Naturally, the instructors used sticks to help the recruits understand the essence of Mandarin as quickly as possible. Every day, the training field was filled with roars. These peasants who were forced to join the army to make a living were woken up by loudspeakers at 5 o'clock in the morning and were driven to the training field.
The deputy "chiefs" in charge of training are all fierce and armed with sticks. No one can understand what they say, but he insists that people understand his words. Anyone who does not respond to his command or responds incorrectly will be
Gradually, these people who had never understood the meaning of left and right understood the meaning of the password. Then they were forced to learn to walk in a row of 9 people. Every time they took a step, they had to lift their feet higher and cross each other.
How wide should be the stride when walking out, how should the arms be waved...it is really awkward to walk like this. The officers and soldiers have also seen it before: except for lining up and walking in circles during drills on the school field, they have never seen anything like this.