The Senate approved He Ming's proposal to establish a militia general headquarters. With the militia composed of workers and commune farmers as the main force, the militia in all villages will be unifiedly commanded - responsible for the defense of the countryside, the protection of industry, agriculture and infrastructure, and logistics work, as well as necessary
When the time comes, he assists the Fubo Army in combat.
Various villages in Lingao have successively established militias during the battle against bandits - some of them were former village warriors - and built basic defense facilities - at the worst there was only a trench and a wooden fence wall.
"The militias in the indigenous villages are of little use," said Dongmen Chuiyu, who is in charge of mobilization. "They are just village warriors. It is okay to defend their own villages and fight with bandits, but it may not be possible to take them out to fight the Ming army."
Moreover, there is a question mark as to whether these militiamen are politically reliable. Generally speaking, the reliability of each village varies. In addition to the villages directly under the jurisdiction of the commune, the most politically reliable are the Thirteen Villages and Ma
Niao Peninsula area. The latter was the first to join the Chuanzhong. The former had been repeatedly ravaged and trained by Du Wen and others. The grassroots organization of the Chuan regime had been fully established. Village chiefs were appointed and stationed police officers were stationed. Unstable elements were not suppressed.
To be purged is to be forced to move.
Apart from the fact that no formal commune has been established, the level of control is no different from the four communes.
Other villages depend on their distance from the Wenlan River. The Wenlan River is the core area of control of the Crossing Group. Basically, the farther away from the Wenlan River, the lower the reliability. However, geographical factors are not all part of the reliability assessment.
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Those who have had in-depth cooperation with the Time Travel Group, such as Liujiazhai, are much more reliable. Their interests are largely integrated with the Time Travel Group. Those who have not cooperated much and only passively communicated through liaison officers
The reliability of villages that accept orders from the Travelers is much lower. Large villages with particularly strong clan power and little contact with the Lingao regime are the most dangerous part. Not only have the Travelers not brought much benefit to the clan in power,
On the contrary, it curbed their power to do evil by relying on their powerful families.
At present, no village dares to resist the orders of the Crossing Group, and any government order can be issued smoothly. However, the Executive Committee believes that such a situation is under internal and external stability. Once any unrest occurs, it is likely that some villages will disobey orders.
"Although the reliability of villages with a small population and non-clan communities is not high, they do not dare to act rashly because of their poor cohesion and small number of people. It should be that A comes to obey A, and B comes to submit to B. It will not pose a threat to us.
When Dongmen Chuiyu talked about this issue at the military mobilization meeting, he said, "The most dangerous ones are actually clan settlements such as Huangjiazhai and Liujiazhai. They are large villages with thousands of people. It is easy to
We can pull out two to three hundred armed men. Once our position becomes unstable, we are likely to respond to the official army to gain political and economic benefits."
"They will only rise up to resist when we are defeated and flee for our lives. So I think it is unlikely. These big households know the power of our artillery." Zhang Bolin said.
Wei Aiwen said: "This is the right time to fully test them... to see which villages are wavering elements, then we will eliminate them all and arrest them in the labor reform teams."
"This is not good." He Ming shook his head, "The rear still demands 'stability'. As for things like vacillation, it's hard to say. People are timid by nature, let alone asking them to 'rebel'. As long as we win this battle
After a battle, people's hearts will naturally turn towards us. We must rely on the people, not guard them as thieves every day."
"I think it is inappropriate to only mobilize workers and commune residents. This will give the local people the illusion that 'I have nothing to do with the war,' and will also increase the chance of them becoming mere wallflowers," Dongmen Chuiyu said, "
The whole county should be mobilized and every village should provide food and clothing! We should completely tie up our chariots."
"Now some soldiers have been sent out from each village, and at least half of the soldiers in the army are local soldiers." Dongmen Chuiyu flipped through the military registration book, "This is not enough. Now is a state of emergency. We should start immediately to fight against the whole army."
County recruitment.”
"I agree."
"There is one more thing we should do immediately." Ma Qianxu said at the military mobilization meeting, "The local garrison in Lingao."
"You mean the guard station..."
"Yes, Weisuo." Ma Qianxu nodded, "Although the local Weisuo army is insignificant, it still occupies a large area of fertile land and has a population of several thousand."
In the past, the Chuanchuang people did not touch the interests of the guards, and the guards in Lingao had always been an independent existence. This was first of all based on the basic principle of "peaceful coexistence" with the Ming Dynasty government. Thousands of households were wiped out in one fell swoop, and the county also
It’s hard to explain, but the second reason is to “suppress Li”.
Although the guard army was in a state of decay, with a combat power of only 10 at most, they were still an important force in containing the local people. Before the crossing group had established a good relationship with the people, and their own strength was not strong enough, they rashly destroyed the guard station.
It must be a good thing.
Without the deterrence of the guards, the contradiction between Li and Han here is very deep - the Li people's riot was just a thing in the last years of Wanli. If the Li people want to revolt, the crossing group will have to go into battle to suppress the Li people. It will happen soon.
Create hatred.
Due to these considerations, the crossing group has never touched the interests of the guards, and the guards have not shown the spirit of "defending the family and the country" that the officers and soldiers should have. The two parties occasionally do some business, maintaining a relatively harmonious relationship.
state.
Now, the Crossing Group no longer needs to worry about all this: the Fubo Army has grown in size, each village has established a militia system, and maintains friendly relations with the Li District. As for the friendly relations with the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that the friendly relations with the Ming Dynasty will end soon.
The guard post has become the most dangerous fifth column in Lingao territory. Ma Qianzhu believes that the guard post is of course insignificant in terms of its military capabilities, but if some small damage is done, it will still be more than worth the loss for the crossing troops.
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He proposed to kill the guard station immediately and fully accept the land, population and property of the guard station. As for the guard station itself, it can remain an empty frame and retain a few officials as puppets - of course under strict supervision.
Ma Qianzhu immediately ordered a county-wide village meeting. The liaison officers and village chiefs of each village, and the stationed police were summoned to Bairen City for a meeting. At the meeting, the order for mobilization was announced.
Each village, whether it belongs to a commune or a supporting village, must allocate a different number of young men according to the population. The liaison officers are clearly required to:
"You must report within fourteen days!" Dongmen Chuiyu, who is in charge of mobilization work, emphasized at the meeting of the liaison officers, village chiefs, and stationed police officers of each village.
At the same time, hundreds of women were recruited for a short period of time to serve as laborers for the Ministry of Light Industry. In addition, each village must organize a militia and be ready to be called upon at any time.
"The militiamen in each village are divided into two teams. Once they receive the order to recruit, they will send one team to the designated place to assemble. They will arrive and wait for dispatch according to the distance. Sending out the rural braves of the rich families can also reduce the possibility of them gathering in crowds to cause chaos.
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For this part of the militia, Dongmen Chuiyu is ready to call them on for logistical work when necessary.
"Do you want to bring your own rations..." a liaison officer asked.
"No need, as long as people come, we will prepare clothes and weapons."
When they heard that there was no need to provide food or money, the liaison officers in each village breathed a sigh of relief, and the amount of money sent was not too heavy. Everyone said that they would send men and women on time.
According to the rough population statistics in Wu De's hands, this round of recruitment can probably recruit 2,000 people.
"With so many people recruited now, is it enough time for training? What if the enemy sends troops soon?"
"Most of them are used in engineering construction and auxiliary troops, and they don't require much training."
Among the soldiers recruited, the young and strong ones were added to the infantry and artillery, while the older ones were added to the auxiliary troops.
After this round of recruitment, the Fubo Army has five infantry battalions, a field artillery battalion, an infantry training team and an artillery training team in Lingao that can be put into battle at any time. Together with the auxiliary troops, the army strength alone exceeds six
Thousands of people. This is not a huge navy.
The size of the army is already a very large one based on the population of Lingao itself - the entire population of Lingao, including the local population plus various immigrants, is only 120,000 to 120,000. The total number of navy and army actually exceeds 10,000.
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Fortunately, Lingao's economic aggregate and industrial scale are huge, and the army also serves as unpaid labor most of the time. Overall, it is not a pure consumption unit, and it can support an army of this size for a while.
"Don't be stingy with ammunition. From now on, each soldier must complete 100 shootings for recruits and 20 shootings for veterans within a month." He Ming gave instructions to the officers, "Each company must pay close attention to formation training, especially the company,
The two battalions were deployed in double rows."
Then he issued an order that all the infantry squads originally stationed in the artillery towers should be centralized and replaced by newly trained militiamen. Each artillery building must have 20 days of dry food and clean water stored in advance. The same is true for other sporadic strongholds.
Prepare enough food, ammunition, fuel and drinking water as appropriate.
"There are many units on scattered duty now," He Ming said. "Dispersed duty has a great impact on the quality of the troops. In the future, field troops and garrison troops will be separated."
"Why are we stocking up on food and drinking water everywhere? Do we need to be prepared to be surrounded?" Dongmen Chuiyu asked in confusion.
"Be prepared for the worst. What's the worst-case scenario?"
Dongmen Chuiyu couldn't imagine it. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "Although the worst plan is correct, I don't think we will be defeated in this battle."
"Of course not. If we are defeated, there is no need to defend. We can just jump into the sea." He Ming lit a cigarette, "The worst situation is that the enemy has a large number of stragglers infiltrating into our territory to cause destruction. This is
The worst thing.”
The number of stragglers is small, but they will be extremely dispersed, making it difficult to eliminate them quickly. They are also the most destructive.
"Although I have been a company commander of Pla, I don't know anything about how the Ming army fights." He Ming flicked the ashes of his cigarette, "To be honest, I don't necessarily understand how the Fubo army fights..." He probably felt like this.
What I said is not appropriate, so I won’t say it anymore and continue the topic just now:
The enemy is likely to organize a small force to carry out a stowaway operation, and then carry out indiscriminate killing, robbery and arson after landing. It is also possible to incite local gentry on the spot - almost all the larger villages in Qiongzhou Prefecture have rural warriors.
Moreover, clan settlements are very common. Once the government and army incite them with official appointments and promises, wars will be everywhere in an instant.
"...I am worried about this, so I ask each stronghold to preserve a certain amount of food and water. In this way, we do not need to risk being attacked by the enemy midway to supply and rescue various strongholds. Only then can we concentrate our efforts on the stragglers.
Conduct a clearing operation."
First ensure your own safety, and then talk about how to fight out. He Ming handed over the expansion and training of the army to his officers, and devoted himself to the fortification of Lingao.
Carry out shooting boundary clearing in the surrounding areas of Bairen City, Dongmen City, Xuedianzhuang, the county seat and various communes. Emergency trenches will be dug and barbed wire will be laid out in locations without wall or trench protection, and temporary shooting towers will be built.
These measures were mainly aimed at the occurrence of enemy stragglers and local tyrant riots in Lingao County. At the same time, Shan Daoqian began to inspect various roads in the county, perform emergency maintenance on problematic roads, and ensure that maneuvers along the roads were possible.
The movement of troops and vehicles will be smooth. If necessary, the fortified strongholds will be used as supports and the roads will be used as links to carry out internal mobile defense operations. This will ensure that the entire county can be subdued with a smaller mobile force.
In order to ensure the transportation of troops and supplies, the Planning Institute organized the remaining six four-wheel-drive agricultural vehicles equipped for the artillery company into a strategic transportation team, ready to be dispatched at any time to quickly deliver troops and supplies.
Jeeps, all motorcycles and electric bicycles form a mobile team as a strategic reserve. They are gathered near Bairen City to deal with emergencies at any time. When necessary, they can directly reinforce the front line.
The mechanical department's jeep was equipped with temporary armor, and several rows of sharp spikes were installed on the front and body of the vehicle. It looked like a robber's vehicle in the wasteland world of B-level science fiction movies. A gun rack was installed on the roof rack.
To install the m240 machine gun.
"The renovated roads in the county are fine for electric bicycles, but once you cross Ma Niao, the post road over there becomes unusable. That road can only be accessed by off-road bicycles." Shan Daoqian proposed a plan, "We can
Building roads across borders.”
The so-called cross-border road construction means building a road leading to Qiongshan County starting from Ma Niao.
Strictly speaking, this is a renovation, because it is basically a road reconstruction along the route of the original post road. The road is built according to the standards of a simple road.
"There will be a war soon, and such a big project will be launched..." Wu De hesitated a little.
"It is precisely because we are going to fight that it is appropriate to launch this project." Shan Daoqian said, "The army needs roads, and our army especially needs roads. With the condition of the post road, how many people are needed to drag a cannon?"
The elders knew very well the poor condition of Hainan Post Road - it was not a road, but a ditch. And it was also a ditch full of potholes.
Since the Fubo Army planned to take advantage of the situation to capture all of Hainan, repairing the road leading to the capital was a top priority.
"Are we going to build a road all the way to the foot of Qiongshan County?" Wu De was a little surprised - even for a simple road, the amount of work is considerable. And it is still in enemy territory! To the foot of Qiongshan County, there is still a Chengdu
Mai. Even the straight-line distance is more than 100 kilometers.
"Yes, this is my plan. Of course, it is very likely that we will encounter the Ming Dynasty's army before we reach the destination. But with simple roads, logistics and transportation will be much more convenient, and the army's supplies can be transported quickly.
On the front line, the troops can move much faster. Besides, it is always useful to build roads. After this battle, our forces will expand to the whole of Hainan. The roads around the island were originally built." Shan Daoqian said, "
Qiongshan County is the capital of Hainan and there is no direct road, so how can we effectively control it?"
"If there is a road, it will be much easier for us to move." He Ming expressed support. "The army can also bear a certain amount of labor. Even if we advance slower, it will be no problem. The enemy will not be able to escape anyway."
He Ming originally did not express his opinion. In his original plan, the army's maneuvers would adopt a simultaneous sea and land model. Heavy weapons and ammunition would be transported by sea, and the infantry would march on foot by land. Now Shan Daoqian proposed the idea of building cross-border roads.
Let his eyes light up.
"You want to rely on transportation lines to fight the war!" Wu De understood.
"Most wars in the world are fought around transportation lines, and we are no exception." He Ming said.
The logistics workload of the Fubo Army is much greater than that of the traditional army. Not counting ammunition, the food provided to the soldiers every day is much more than that of the Ming Army. Lin Shenhe often said that the Fubo Army was in the 19th century
The army, however, could only rely on the 17th century logistics system for supplies. It was even worse than the army of the same era - a serious lack of horses and livestock forced the Fubo Army to rely more on manpower and carts to transport supplies.
He Ming roughly calculated that if he leads the main force directly to Qiongshan County without relying on supply lines, and relies on the dry food and ammunition carried by the soldiers themselves, he can probably maintain continuous operations for 4 to 6 days. However, if there is no follow-up supplies by the sixth day
Will face the problem of food shortage. Even if the ammunition is distributed as double as the infantry ammunition, it can only guarantee the consumption of one battle. And he can hardly carry any artillery troops. Considering the bad condition of Hainan Post Road, only 12 pounds of ammunition can be passed quickly.
The mountain howitzer is such a light artillery piece.
"Of course, I can rely on the support of the navy. The navy sends ships sailing along the coastline to provide logistics supplies to the army at any time, and can even directly transport troops for maneuvers. But to be honest: I am not at ease with this Fubo army...
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"No way. This army is trained according to modern methods!" Wu De was shocked when he said such words to the army's top military officer.