Xi Yazhou took off his command knife, and Hong Huangnan's female orderly took it immediately and hung it on the wall. There was a set of wicker chairs and sofas in the room, and he sat down on the sofa. The female orderly then went up to the sixth floor and was busy there.
, and after a while, I saw her carefully walking down the steep stairs holding a tea cup.
"Comrade Commander, your tea."
Xi Yazhou took the tea cup. It goes without saying that the tea cup is extremely exquisite, and the tea is not ordinary. In this place where war is dangerous and dangerous, such a cozy nest is arranged to enjoy good tea. Apart from Hong Huangnan, there are probably no other people in the Senate.
There is no second person.
Hong Huangnan was born in a wealthy family in the old days, and he was able to enjoy and have sentiments. He was a typical "petty bourgeoisie" in Du Wen's mouth. Since cooperating with the General Office to open the No. 82 special store, he has collected and cultivated a large number of people who are said to be for the general public.
The tailors, jewelers, milliners, shoemakers, and other professionals who served the elders naturally followed suit and began to enjoy themselves.
As for the uniform he is wearing, it was carefully made by the tailoring team of Shop No. 82. According to the military regulations of the Senate, the uniforms of middle- and senior-level officers above the rank of major in the regular army can be customized privately under the premise of limited styles.
Hong Huangnan’s uniforms have always been specially customized, so much so that some elders sarcastically said that Hong’s uniform almost broke his waist. The Holy Fifth Army uniform he is wearing now is made of gray imported from the UK.
It was so thin that it was so carefully tailored that it would not fit anyone except himself. As for the command sword hanging on the wall, Shop No. 82 also commissioned it from a Japanese sword maker, Taira Akiumori.
, it’s just made in the style of a European military knife. As for the handle and scabbard, they were carefully crafted by the craftsmen in No. 82. It’s true that a pattern can tell the story of three days and three nights.
"How's it going? This tea is good. It's a trophy from the front line - it's said to be a tribute." Hong Huangnan sat down opposite him, "I'm about to ship a batch back to Lingao for everyone to try something new."
Xi Yazhou found it difficult to understand the man in front of him for a moment. Is his "enjoyable temperament" regardless of the occasion sincere or a disguise of "being in harmony with the light"?
"There's no rush for this. Let's talk about the logistics first."
"The current situation is that the opening of our military depots cannot keep up with the advancing speed of the troops." Hong Huangnan said, "As we estimated, the advancing speed of the troops depends on how fast they can go. However, there are currently supply problems.
Not big."
According to Hong Huangnan's pre-planned logistics supply plan, the entire province of Guangdong was under the jurisdiction of the South China Military Station, with the district headquarters and general military station located in Sanshui, and military stations were opened along waterways and post roads.
Because of the natural water systems of the Xijiang, Beijiang and Dongjiang rivers, the South China Army basically marched along these three waterways. Even for those states and counties that do not follow the rivers, the general principle is that as long as the waterways can carry the navigation of small boats,
We also tried to use waterways to deliver troops as much as possible.
The benefits are obvious: soldiers can conserve their physical strength to the maximum extent; the attached artillery can move in with the team; the troops can also carry more dry food and ammunition with them. Not only the small luggage used by the troops for combat can be set off with the team, but also the small luggage that originally had to be carried by the team.
Large luggage carried by the logistics column and used for food and lodging of the troops can also be transported with the team, which greatly simplifies the organization difficulty when the troops depart.
Due to preparations made in various places in advance, when the troops advanced in the Pearl River Delta, the troops hardly needed joint logistics supplies along the way. First, the ammunition consumption was very small. Second, the food, salt and even firewood needed by the troops were already at various places.
Arrangements were made. Dachang organized personnel to transport the "reasonable burden" collected from various places and the rented rice collected from Wansheng rented warehouses to transportation nodes, and the troops issued triple receipts to collect them. Dachang also organized women on the spot to do so in accordance with the requirements of the joint logistics.
After the rice is cooked, add salt water and mix it, wrap it into rice balls with reed leaves and bamboo leaves, and hand them to the passing troops.
After receiving the rice balls, the water transport troops can eat on the ship with quick food such as shredded dried radish and pickles that they carry with them. Although the supply of calories and protein is slightly insufficient, there is almost no exercise on the ship and there is no need to do much.
of heat.
Those troops advancing along the post road were resupplied along the road in the same way. However, this kind of on-site transfer was carried out in the Xijiang and Beijiang river basins and could no longer be used after it passed Sanshui - because during the Battle of Guangzhou, the Fubo Army basically only
Activities in the Pearl River Delta only reach as far as Sanshui in the northwest. Therefore, a reasonable burden system has not been established in the areas west and north of Sanshui, and Wansheng Rental has no land available for rent collection in this area.
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The Senate has no "liaison officers" in these areas, and its influence is not as great as in the Pearl River Delta. If you want to obtain an orderly and sufficient food supply, you must rely on joint logistics supplies.
To this end, the joint logistics took advantage of the large carrying capacity of ships. Not only did each water transport company reserve portable ammunition according to the standard of three light and two heavy, but also in terms of military rations, in addition to the two-day "emergency ration" carried by each soldier, each company
All the large luggage carried ten days’ worth of “portable rations”.
"In contrast, the supply of troops traveling along the road is more problematic." Hong Huangnan said, "According to our establishment, each company should carry 6 days of carrying rations in the large luggage. But because we have long-term
In the absence of mules, horses and transport vehicles, the portable rations can only be carried by individual soldiers. This not only greatly increases their load, but also due to physical limitations, the content of the rations can only be simplified, so these rations do not contain any
The quantity of meat, soy products, and dried vegetables is also very small, which can only ensure the supply of calories and minerals."
"In other words, the troops advancing along the post road will only have eight days of continuous combat time at most." Xi Yazhou said.
"That's the theory," Hong Huangnan said, "but the troops will start to be replenished by seizures and temporary recruitment along the way, so the battle can last longer. But it's impossible to predict the efficiency of such supplies. It all depends on luck - luck.
Good, eat all the way; if you are unlucky, you will be hungry every day and full every day, and maybe you will be without food for several days, and you will run out of food."
When passing an army, the common people along the way always tend to flee. Especially those areas that know little about the Senate and the Fubo Army. When escaping, people will take away as much property and food as possible, and they will try to take away what they cannot.
Bury it. You can't buy food if you don't meet people. Troops are passing by in a hurry, and they can't search calmly. Except for food that can be obtained in towns, there is no guarantee that it can be delivered on the spot in rural areas. So Hong Huangnan
Military depots should be set up at some land transportation nodes.
He explained on the map on the wall the various military stations currently open or planned to open and related supply routes. Xi Yazhou looked at it carefully and commented:
"It seems that the difficulty is not small."
"From the immediate perspective, the problem is not too big. Most troops do not need to face the enemy's heavy troop groups when marching, and there is no need to establish a long-term supply system. As long as they can ensure the safe delivery of the National Army companies and cadres who have taken over the prefectures and counties, it will be fine.
The goal has been achieved. The difficulty is maintaining the subsequent traffic lines."
"As our troops advance farther and farther into the interior, transportation difficulties will become more prominent." Hong Huangnan said, "Although the 85 prefectures and counties in Guangdong are connected by post roads,
Most of the roads are in poor condition, and some of the post roads in remote and mountainous areas are in disrepair and can only be used by pedestrians, let alone vehicles - even a wheelbarrow can't travel without road repairs."
Hong Huangnan knew why his original 4S carriage plan was not approved. Not to mention those inland and remote places with poor road conditions, as far as he has come across, the post roads in the Pearl River Delta region have the best conditions.
He said that many sections of the road can barely pass carriages. The problem is that most of the bridges on the post roads have not considered the passage of vehicles. And the Pearl River Delta is famous for its many rivers. There are bridges almost every three to five miles.
Some of these bridges are built on rivers with busy water transportation. In order to facilitate the passage of sailboats, the bridge openings will be built very high and become semicircular high-arch bridges. Not only carriages, but also handcarts cannot get on. Some of them are not suitable for carriages.
Although the bridge opening is not high, the bridge deck is very narrow. In many places, the bridges are made of bamboo and wood structures, and their bearing capacity is very low.
"If we get caught in a security war in the mountainous areas - this is very possible." Xi Yazhou looked at the map on the wall, "How to keep the transportation lines in the inland areas open will become a problem!"
"To keep the traffic lines open, the military and government must work together. The joint logistics department alone cannot solve the problem." Hong Huangnan touched his head, "A large part of the troops must be allocated for patrols and garrisoning along the lines.
This will increase the need for supplies."
Xi Yazhou nodded and asked, "Is the traffic on the Xijiang River smooth?"
"So far, we have not encountered serious harassment. It can be said that the road is smooth." Hong Huangnan said, "There are many water bandits on the river, but their combat power is limited and their fighting will is not strong. They are more willing to rob people's boats. When they encounter armed
The ships were reluctant to fight - several requisitioned civilian ships were attacked by them and repelled by the escorts. However, there were more accidents such as running aground on rocks and being stranded. We still don’t know much about the hydrological conditions here.”
“What about land transportation?”
"It's very bad." Hong Huangnan said calmly, "Let me put it this way, if there is no armed escort, you will encounter bandits just one or two kilometers away from the city - all kinds of monsters and monsters are out now."
As if to confirm his statement, gunshots suddenly rang outside, sparsely. Xi Yazhou was startled, and Hong Huangnan stood up and looked at the window, "Look, it's a water bandit again! How daring! Tianyi
Hei used a small boat to sneak up and steal things from the transport ship. No matter how many people he killed, it wouldn't work."