"So, have you finished eating?" Li Dong smiled and asked. .
"Report to the squadron leader, we have all eaten!" the sergeant major who was in charge of acting command reported.
Li Dong ordered: "Now use the team as a unit to conduct a post-war summary!"
"yes!"
The post-war summary meeting is stipulated in the "Combat Doctrine" of the General Staff Regulations. As long as there are no urgent tasks after the war, a comprehensive summary of today's battle must be conducted, conducted in squad units, and compiled into a report in the company and submitted to the battalion commander.
This kind of summary summarizes first of all the experience and lessons learned in combat, and explores the shortcomings in unit operations and training. Secondly, it improves soldiers' awareness of participation and cultivates soldiers with more independent combat awareness.
Li Dong sat down next to Yang Erdong's fire. Yang Erdong and others stood up reflexively.
This is not only their habit from the old army, but even in the Fubo Army system, the hierarchy between officers and soldiers is still the absolute authority that is emphasized.
"Don't be formal, everyone, please sit down." Li Dong waved his hand, "Everyone has been playing for a day today, and you should have learned a lot. Let's talk about it."
Luo Mao was a veteran. Seeing that Li Pu and others were shy and did not dare to speak, Luo Mao smiled and said: "Let me tell you something, your command was very subtle today, squadron leader..."
"You don't need to summarize this," Li Dong smiled and kicked him, "Save the flattery for later. Let's talk about our direct feelings."
"The biggest feeling is that the equipment is not good." As a corporal squad leader, Luo Mao used a Nanyang rifle, but he saw the embarrassment of the spear all day today.
"When it comes to spears, it's really not a disadvantage if you stab and fight hand-to-hand on the open ground. But in today's terrain, there are many hills and trees. It's hard to use a spear, so it's better to use a machete."
This statement immediately resonated with the soldiers:
"I always get caught when I'm crossing the woods."
"It feels cumbersome to hold it during long marches."
"It's especially difficult to carry when climbing mountains and crossing rivers. The rifle can be carried on your back."
…
Seeing that everyone was talking enthusiastically, Yang Erdong also wanted to talk about the rifle, but he hesitated for a moment and did not speak. Instead, Li Pu hesitated and said:
"...I also have an idea, is it possible to give us a few more of these Nanyang rifles. This gun is really easy to use, but there are only about twenty guns now, and sometimes I feel anxious when shooting...
"
Having said this, everyone's emotions have risen. In fact, many people have already had an idea in mind as to why the National Army is not equipped with rifles. In fact, many of these soldiers have served as soldiers in the Ming army. It turns out that they are not very
I like firearms - original firearms are weak in power, poor in use, and often cause accidents. So I am not very interested in not being equipped with a rifle. I think spears are more reliable. But once I go to the battlefield, I have fought with real swords and guns.
During the battle, you can immediately realize the advantages of the Nanyang rifles equipped by the National Army in combat performance. Especially every salvo fired by the rifleman can instantly overwhelm the enemy's offensive momentum and destroy the enemy's formation. The effect is better than that of bows and arrows.
Spear assassination is too powerful. Especially when fighting in coordination with Mi Longtao's troops, the firepower output and combat effectiveness of the Fubo Army are several times stronger than theirs, making these big-headed soldiers secretly envious that this is what fighting looks like!
I originally thought I could avoid dangerous things like firearms, but now I feel that carrying a spear makes me inferior.
"...The Fubo Army has rifles, that's not mentioned, but the other National Army also has rifles. Of the hundreds of people in Xu Gang, we don't have them!"
"Even Li Manzi has a group of guns, but we are worse than them!"
…
Seeing everyone talking about this, Yang Erdong became more courageous. After thinking about it, he raised his hand and said, "Why don't you give me a musket? If there were muskets, I would have fought on the riverside in the morning."
They all saw the enemy, but they didn't have muskets in their hands, and they couldn't shoot with spears. They could only watch helplessly as the enemy shot arrows first. If they had muskets, they could kill the enemy archers first, and many brothers wouldn't be hit by arrows.
"
"That's nice. Can you use the gun?" A soldier nearby asked deliberately, and everyone laughed.
Yang Erdong frowned and said, "Of course I can use it! I gave it to Supervisor Xiong... No, Xiong Wencan used it when he was a servant and practiced it many times."
Li Dong was a little surprised: "You know how to use a Nanyang rifle?"
"Yes!" Yang Erdong was a little proud, "I learned it in Xiong Wencan's servant team. During the assessment, three of the five shots hit the target. I also learned some Australian footwork from Master Yi."
"So you were once a servant!"
"My dear, you are Xiong Wencan's servant!"
"Isn't Xiong Wencan a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty? How come there are Australian rifles?"
Li Dong waved his hand to stop everyone's discussion and said: "I understand everyone's opinions. I will report it to my superiors. But the rifle matter must be taken slowly. The Senate will not be able to come up with so many Nanyang rifles for a while. We will
How long did it take for the army to be established? There are tens of thousands of national troops formed in Guangdong. Even if the Senate gives 20 guns to a squadron, the total is tens of thousands."
Then everyone talked about various ideas. In the old army, not to mention the soldiers, even the middle and lower-level military generals rarely discussed the gains and losses of battle tactics in front of the general. The "strategy" was a matter for the supervisors and managers to consider. Therefore,
This approach not only made the soldiers curious, but also aroused their interest in discussion. From the issue of muskets to the equipment they carry with them, many soldiers thought it would be best to have an armor.
"We all used spears and no bows and arrows. We were shot by the enemy's arrows at random, and several people were injured at once. It would be much better if we had an iron armor and cotton armor on us, at least we would not be hit by arrows.
Just die." said the soldier who was a soldier.
"That's right. Brothers who have been in battle all know that as the old saying goes, three arrows are worth a sword. With armor to protect you, as long as it misses the vital point, you can continue to fight even if you are hit by seven or eight arrows on the battlefield. Now just wearing a uniform, you can still fight if you hit the target.
One arrow and he's half dead."
Regarding armor, Li Dong has heard soldiers complain more than once. He has been a soldier for several years and has participated in many battles. He has never thought that armor is very important. However, when he was a soldier, the army had only one man per man.
Rifles are not used with spears. Once they enter the battle, they can suppress the enemy with strong firepower from a long distance. In contrast, they, the National Army, have to directly attack the enemy formation without fully suppressing the enemy, and are beaten by bows and arrows.
It is inevitable that such weapons will cause harm.
However, he did not refute or explain, but allowed the soldiers to express their opinions freely. Most of the discussions were completely worthless, but Li Dong was a person who had experienced it, and he knew that the soldiers' summary was derived from a bunch of messy words.
Gold was found. Luo Mao didn't talk much. He held a notebook and a pencil to jot down a few strokes and make a few comments from time to time.
When the summary meeting was held, a military meeting was being held in the Xu family ancestral hall.
Among the participants, in addition to Mi Longtao, were Zhu Si and Lieutenant Li Shenggang, the detachment commander who had just arrived.
Li Shenggang and Mi Longtao were contemporaries of the teaching team, and they were both officers who were promoted by surprise during the Guangdong strategy. Most of them were veterans who had served in the army for a long time. They had served as sergeants and had experience in both fighting and leading troops.
Li Shenggang's troops were originally going to Lianzhou, but shortly after setting off from Sanshui, they received an order: "Intelligence shows that the enemy will have major operations in Fengchuan and Yunan counties. The original mission was immediately suspended and went to
Yunan County is on standby."
Similar orders were also conveyed from Fengchuan County by the Signal Corps. Apparently the headquarters received some important information.
"Comrades," said Mi Longtao, who was the eldest among the officers present and therefore temporarily served as the former enemy commander of the mixed force, "you have all seen the order from the South China Army's forward commander. There is intelligence that the enemy will launch an attack in Yunan County.
A large-scale combat operation is planned to capture Yunan County in one fell swoop. To this end, the former commander has ordered the Yunan County Guards to prepare for battle and hold on to the county and surrounding important strongholds. As a mobile force, we will try to capture and eliminate this enemy.
"
There was a commotion immediately at the venue. Since the Yao Rebellion began, many counties around the Yao District have fallen. However, these counties had just surrendered to the Senate not long ago, and the officers and soldiers were not determined to fight, so they fell easily. However,
This Yunan County is a county along the Xijiang River. It is an important guarantee for the smooth flow of the Xijiang waterway and is a key support point along the transportation line. Each of these counties is equipped with at least one National Army squadron garrison, equipped with a number of naturalized soldiers.
A working team composed of civilian cadres has sufficient ammunition and food. Recently, due to the tense situation, a second emergency reinforcement was carried out. A group of new supplementary squadrons were given priority to be supplemented to the counties along the Xijiang, Beijiang and Dongjiang rivers. Yunan County also received
A supplementary squadron was formed.
Although the county does not have the Fubo Army as its core, the strength of the two national army squadrons is sufficient to protect itself. There is a constant flow of patrol fleets on the river, and troops from upstream and downstream can be mobilized for reinforcement at any time.
Under this situation, the bandits, who are basically a mob, actually want to besiege the county seat of Yunan County? Isn't this overestimating one's capabilities?
Li Shenggang coughed: "I think this information is suspicious. The upper reaches of Yunan County is Fengchuan County, one of our largest strongholds in Xijiang. Not only is it stationed with heavy troops, but also the navy's river fleet is stationed, and reinforcements can be sent down the river at any time.
. There is not much time left for the enemy to attack the city. Even if the enemy captures Yunan County, they will not be able to hold on for a long time, let alone cut off the Xijiang waterway."
"Yes, I think so too," Mi Longtao said, "But the headquarters said the information is reliable. Then their motive may be to attack in the east and in the west..."
"Speaking in the east and attacking in the west?" Zhu Si asked puzzledly.
"In other words, their real goal is not in Yunan County, but they have other plans?"——
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