On the beach outside the village, in the headquarters tent, officers above the class level, non-commissioned officers and cadets from the Baitu Expedition gathered together. The nurse from the health team poured tea for everyone. Everyone felt in a good mood, although they made a little fool of themselves. However, the battle ended according to the textbook perfect procedure, without any casualties.
"We must develop the habit of summarizing and improving every battle. Everyone can speak freely at the meeting without any taboos."
Naturally, the indigenous non-commissioned officers did not dare to speak. Their concept of superiority and inferiority was still very strong, and Xi Yazhou did not insist on anything - he had to take his time in everything.
"How are the camping and security arrangements for the troops going?"
"arranged."
"This is the first time for a large unit to fight together. There are many problems. When the enemy's artillery fires, each platoon is shaken. Fortunately, the enemy's artillery is too bad, otherwise, if we really have to knock down a few, the whole army will not collapse immediately? "
"There are no veterans, they are all rookies."
"In the future, we need to do more adaptive training under artillery fire. It might as well give them a chance to get used to it."
"The key is to fight more -"
"We will have to fight in the future, but like this, nine out of ten will collapse at the first touch. It's good to be able to run for your life, but you're just afraid that you'll just collapse on the ground and wait for death! Those heads on the ground today are really impressive. Be an ostrich." Xi Yazhou slapped her face very hard.
Wei Aiwen made a big fuss. He was the commander of the first company, and the first company was the benchmark company of the training camp. The excellence rate in various training courses was over 60%. Unexpectedly, the biggest joke this time was caused by the first company.
"After I go back, I will take good care of them!" Wei Aiwen said in a low voice, "I have decided to remove all those who behave cowardly and send them to the logistics department."
"It's their first time seeing a war, so it's understandable to be afraid. How to make up for the vacancies after clearing them out? They have to train again."
"I don't think it's necessary either." Xi Yazhou said, "The troops are not strong enough. The chief officer should look for the reasons himself, not blame them on the soldiers!"
Wei Aiwen seemed to be sitting on the stove. This had become a criticism meeting. He stood up and said: "I want to make a profound self-examination to everyone -"
"Forget it, forget it, Xiao Wei, it doesn't matter." The people next to him hurriedly grabbed him.
"There is no need to do a review. When you go back, you will report the new training plan and methods and improve as soon as possible. As for you platoon leaders, don't think that your subordinates are good. You are lucky not to make a fool of yourself. It does not mean that your soldiers powerful."
You Huhu and others had no choice but to say yes with a grimace. It seemed that the post-war review meeting was really not going well.
"There was also shooting, bayonet fighting, and the volleys of rifles were very uneven. At 200 meters, three platoons fired volleys, and they only knocked down a dozen people. This result cannot be said! This was done with a Mini rifle. Is this the result?"
"Soldiers don't have good command of the watch ruler, and many of them are not used to it——"
"When you get back, you have to grab the sight and shoot. Otherwise, you will be looking for death when you meet the cavalry in the future."
Huang Xiong thought that this Kun man's army management was really different: when he won the battle, he didn't give rewards based on his merits, and held a big banquet to reward the three armies. Instead, he looked for faults like picking bones among eggs. Can you make people sacrifice their lives for leading the army like this?
Huang Xiong did not deny that this brand-new army gave him a lot of shock, especially the weapons and equipment. It is probably not too much to use the word "sharp". However, he always felt that the ideas and methods of running the army and fighting were childish and ridiculous, probably the thoughts of overseas barbarians. It’s just different from China.
"The effect of the 12-pound mountain grenade is better than expected. The disadvantage is that it can carry too few artillery shells. Fortunately, it is a low-intensity battle, otherwise it will not be enough. The degree of mules and horses in the troops is low, but the number of people is based on the level of mules and horses. Yes, in addition to carrying equipment and weapons, soldiers also have to carry a considerable amount of artillery equipment, which consumes too much physical strength. Fortunately, there are liaison officers from each village as porters, otherwise many soldiers would fall behind during the march." Ying Yu gave a summary of artillery. .
"The low degree of mules and horses cannot be solved for the time being," Wen Desi said. "Raising and buying horses is not something that can be done overnight, and Hainan is not very suitable for raising horses."
"I also know this. Wu Nanhai can't make horses out of thin air." Ying Yu said, "What I mean is that there are too few mules and horses now. We can appropriately expand the manpower of the artillery——"
"Damn, isn't it just a substitute for an animal and a pawn?"
"That's what it means."
The people present looked at each other in confusion. In their hearts, it can be said that this was the most despised thing in the old era military system, 100 times more despised than the Eight Banners of slavery.
"I also know that this method is terrible, but who has any other method to ensure the mobility of the artillery now?"
Indeed, there is none. Unless you buy a horse unexpectedly. Buying a horse in Guangzhou is a troublesome matter. Not only are the officials very strict with inquiries, but the horses on the market are also very rare.
"I think it would be good to add some gunners." Xi Yazhou avoided mentioning the term "replacing animals with soldiers." "Currently, a 12-pound mountain grenade is equipped with 6 gunners. If the number is increased to 10, the burden on the gunners will be It can be reduced a lot. It can also provide more fire cover."
"It is best to develop some light and short weapons for the artillery, which are easier to carry. For example, carbines and the like."
"However, the enemy may break into the artillery battery position, so it is not appropriate to equip them all with short weapons."
"Six gunners with short weapons, plus four standard infantry."
"This plan is okay." Ying Yu said.
"There is also a problem with our current ration standards. In theory, each soldier is 0.75 kilograms per day, but in fact there are many people who eat 1.5 kilograms per day. What's the point of the food standards if this continues? Let's revise it."
"That's what food lacking in fat and protein is like," Dongmen Chuiyu, a ration observer for the agricultural department, said helplessly.
“What’s the reaction to Project Grassland’s rations?”
Wei Aiwen was about to speak when he was interrupted by Xi Yazhou. He named Tian Liang who was looking around secretly.
"Tian Liang, tell me. How is the food for these two days?"
Tian Liang didn't expect that his name would be called, so he stood up and saluted as a reflex.
"Report to the chief!"
"Don't shout, just talk about it."
"Very - good." He swallowed, and this was indeed what he meant: he was full and able to eat fine grains, what else could he be dissatisfied about?
"Sit down." Xi Yazhou looked around, "Is that what the soldiers said?"
Everyone nodded together. One monitor smiled sheepishly and stood up:
"Reporting to the leader, the brothers in the class all said it would be better if they could have some meat to eat."
Everyone laughed and the atmosphere was a little relaxed.
"It's a good thing to want to eat meat. It's still difficult right now. When things get better, brothers will have meat to eat every day!" Xi Yazhou wrote a check.
"Really? Xi... Chief Xi?" The squad leader was a little excited and lost his mind. Huang Xiong couldn't help but secretly laugh: I can believe it if I am an official, the sun rises from the west - soldiers eat meat every day, how can such a good thing happen in the world? .
"Of course it's true." Xi Yazhou nodded and asked him to sit down. "The soldiers probably don't have any objections. What about the officers?"
"No oil or water!"
"Grass No. 1 and No. 2 are very good, but No. 3 and No. 4 are very bland. You can't even eat them without adding luncheon meat."
"It's best to use a jar specially made with oil like the fish sauce you brought. It's good to put a little in when cooking."
"There are too few vegetables, and you will get angry sooner if you eat like this!"
There were indeed many opinions about the food, but it was not as intense as expected - this was because they had not yet started eating Cao Cao No. 5 - instant rice cakes. Dongmen Chuiyu had already eaten one, and it tasted quite horrible.
After the meeting, several elders in the village were brought to the headquarters tent and knelt down together. Then they were helped up by Wen Desi who came out and took him inside.
The people and things in Baitu Village are needed by travelers, but to force more than 500 people to move from a place where they live and work in peace and contentment to another unfamiliar place, the emotional resistance and dissatisfaction are obvious. After Wen Desi arrived, he and senior military officers They discussed and decided to do more upper-level work and use them to educate the people so as to avoid any violent incidents on the way.
Of the three people who came in, two were from Fujian with the main surnames in the village. One was named Lin, a carpenter, and the other was named Lu, a blacksmith. These two people came from the same clan and were the most powerful in the village. The last one was named Zhang. He is a Cantonese and is a shipwright, but he only came here with his wife and children.
Lin can also build boats, but his craftsmanship is not good and he can only build small boats. Zhang Shipyard is the core technician here. Zhang Shipyard can build the best-selling 400-material boats. Zhang Shipyard knows that he is alone. , is also from Guangdong, so he keeps the shipbuilding method secret and does not take any apprentices. He does all the core work such as boat proofing and setting out by himself, and outsiders only do the work. I don’t know why.
Most of the residents in the village, except for the Lin and Lu families, are landless farmers and craftsmen who fled from Fujian and Guangdong. The actual power of the village is actually controlled by the Lin and Lu families. Zhang Shipiang has the skills to
, also had a great say. After Wen Desi walked around the village and interrogated some ordinary villagers one after another, he knew that most of the people here were actually exploited: workshops, tools and boats... almost all production
The facilities all belong to the Lin and Lu families.
After understanding the merits of this, Wen Desi had already made up his mind on how to disrupt them. Zhang Shipiang was obviously the easiest to be divided among the three elders.
Wen Desi said some comforting words to them: All the property here will be moved to Bopu, and the private property of each household will be protected. Once there, they can continue to build ships under the protection of the travelers, and all work will be paid.
Money. As for housing and food supply, Bopu will also make appropriate arrangements.
Obviously they didn't quite believe this confession, but it didn't matter whether they believed it or not. Wen Desi just wanted to reduce their hostility.