Back to the Republic of China as a commander

According to the latest order, the brigade temporarily set up three battalions and nine companies. Everyone in the brigade is happy, whether it is a promotion or a salary increase. Naturally, everyone is elated and fighting!

Considering that the expansion at the current stage is just for show and no new soldiers have been added, so Wang Zhenyu didn't add too many vulgar things. His current thoughts are all spent on personnel adjustments.

As a result, as soon as the three battalion commanders took office, they found that most of the soldiers under their hands belonged to others, while most of the soldiers they brought were sent out.How could it be like this? It's not easy to bring someone you don't know well, but after complaining to Wang Zhenyu several times to no avail, the battalion commanders didn't know what to say anymore.

For this reason, Wang Zhenyu was secretly delighted, and I will reorganize your organizational system in two or three times. At that time, I will directly hold the right to appoint and dismiss officers above the company level. I will see who can pull the team in my team.

Ma Xicheng was the biggest beneficiary of this change. He changed from a small adjutant who was not even an officer to a major and director of the Quartermaster Department. You must know that there are no more than five school officers in the Ninth Brigade.As for why Ma Xicheng was chosen, it was entirely because the position of quartermaster was very important in Wang Zhenyu's eyes. After much deliberation, it would be safer for his cousin to go.As for the manpower of the military supply department, the original chief of staff and the cooking shed made up for it. This time the officers were sealed off, and even Zhou Chun, the big living treasure of the cooking team, was covered.He became a second lieutenant officer, and his unit relationship was placed under the name of the Military Supplies Department, but his job remained the same, and he was still in charge.

The company commanders of the nine companies were also replaced by apprentices from the teaching team. Although the training time was not long, at least according to the rules, these people were all students of Wang Zhenyu. Since they were all labeled as Wang Zhenyu, it was easy to use People feel more at ease.

After such ups and downs, Wang Zhenyu truly took this army firmly into his own hands.

The famous Tiger Brigade also entered the historical stage of the Republic of China from this time.

There are so many things involved in the expansion, it is difficult for Wang Zhenyu to be comprehensive and comprehensive at the moment, and the implementation of many details still needs to be perfected step by step, but one of the things he did before Vito Ye Zuwen has already been settled. . .

"General Wang, this is the hanging cannon and the hand-throwing bomb you said." Ye Zuwen, who was pointing at the boxes of weapons, is now very polite to Wang Zhenyu, always referring to the general before the general and the latter.

Wang Zhenyu narrowed his eyes and looked at the several boxes that had been opened, and he knew right away with just a quick glance. Inside were the mortars and wooden-handled grenades that he had been thinking about for a long time.

Since he won the expansion order, Wang Zhenyu, who is not short of money, began to worry about arms.War in this era is not about playing justice and fighting with knives and guns. In the past ten years, the military of the whole world has undergone earth-shaking changes. From now on, only the cannon is king.The reason why Japan was able to defeat the squadron was not due to the bullshit bushido spirit of fooling people, but the excuse used by the Chinese to fool themselves.What Little Japan relies on is nothing more than more fierce and fierce firepower than China.Otherwise, why did the invincible bushido spirit become useless when we encountered the more fierce and fierce American imperialism?

Weapons are the key factor in the outcome of a war, and this view truly conforms to the materialist dialectics.

But people always have to face the reality. In this era, even if Wang Zhenyu has money, he may not be able to get heavy artillery.Even if you get it by chance, no one will make it.

What is even more tragic is that Wang Zhenyu has no land and no military factory. Even if all difficulties are overcome, it will not be of much use to hire a foreign instructor to teach the grandchildren under him. The expensive shells alone doomed Wang Zhenyu's cannon dream. It can only be done secretly in the dead of night.

But infantry fighting without artillery support, relying solely on spiritual power to defeat an enemy who is in an absolute numerical advantage, is completely anti-human existence.Unless the other party is a pig, and my side happens to be a **** steel warrior who is suitable to be a butcher.

Because of future generations, Wang Zhenyu is somewhat allergic to sex.Therefore, strengthening the firepower of the headquarters is the only way to greatly increase the combat effectiveness of the headquarters in the current period.

Don't underestimate the mortar and wooden handle grenade in front of you. These two gadgets first appeared in Lushun, China during the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.At that time, Japan used superior forces to attack Lushun, which was guarded by the Russians. If they could not attack, they dug trenches and advanced. As a result, this tactic was blocked by the Russians with the two weapons in front of them.The invincible Imperial Japanese Army suffered 10,000+ casualties, and it took a lot of time and materials to capture Lushun.Although Japan won the war in the end, apart from gaining China's benefits from the Russians (the Qing government is so cute), there was no sign of war compensation.Subsequently, Japan owed a huge amount of loans to the United Kingdom, which was a tragic victory that outweighed the gains.To come up with such a disastrous ending, Nogi Xidian, who is known as the god of war, made a major contribution. He can be regarded as a true old friend of the Chinese people.It is precisely because he does not know how to play flexibly and blindly emphasizes the spirit of the samurai that the whole of Japan has paid a huge sacrifice for this war.The dividends of the war were far from enough to make up for the losses of the war. Not to mention the large number of orphans and widows. The huge foreign debts alone almost caused Japan to fight three Sino-Japanese Wars for nothing.As a result, Japan's national strength turned from prosperity to decline, and the pace of aggression against China naturally had to be slowed down.

In terms of practical significance, the significance of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 is estimated to be the same as that of Beijing hosting the Olympic Games. The significance of the spiritual level is greater than the significance of the practical level.As for Jiang Baili, the so-called military god, based on an epic point of view drawn from this incident, the most unworthy thing for us to learn from Japan is their army, and we will not talk about it here. (From this point of view, both Russia and Japan were the winners of this war, and the only loser was China, which did not participate in the war. The princes of the Qing Dynasty were really first-class in governing the country.)

Chapter 039 Whole Army Tigers ([-])

Because of the Russo-Japanese War, the mortar in front of him immediately aroused Wang Zhenyu's interest.A tall, blond white man beside Ye Zuwen introduced Wang Zhenyu in blunt Chinese: "Dear General, this cannon weighs 800 kilograms, has a total length of [-] meters, and a high and low firing angle of [-] degrees to [-] degrees. The maximum range is [-] meters, and the infantry can disassemble their backs. This is already an improved product of our army."

The maximum range is only 800 meters, which is too close. If you encounter an opponent with heavy artillery, you will die.Wang Zhenyu slandered for a while, but thinking about it, this is better than nothing. With this thing, it is still possible to bully opponents who don't even have this thing.

Ye Zuwen can be regarded as a master of the sky, and he went to the Russian Concession to get this batch of arms.A total of 60 such [-] mm caliber mortars were obtained, with [-] rounds of shells, and [-] Russian-made wooden-handled grenades.Haha, it is estimated that the owner who was negotiating business with Ye Zuwen at that time was too drunk, and took all the goods at the bottom of the box to himself, and even sent six flower organs as a gift.

The price they charged was not too much. They only charged [-] oceans in total. In this era, it was only the price of a [-]-ton coal-fired passenger ship in Shanghai, and it was only the price of a six-acre manor in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. You must know that this is arms. At present, arms are something that has no market.

Speaking of freighters, Wang Zhenyu and Ye Zuwen are planning to set up a shipping company in Wuhan. After much deliberation, Wang Zhenyu believes that the transportation industry is the most reliable in this era.Don't even think about the railway, not to mention the state-owned monopoly, and in the event of a war, you have to be recruited by the commanders in turn.At present, it seems that the Yangtze River waterway, which is under the dual control of the British and Japanese, is more suitable for the development of the transportation industry, so shipping companies have been put on the agenda.The first step in shipping is naturally to order a freighter. Wang Zhenyu and Ye Zuwen have calculated that it is not too difficult to buy a ship, and there is ample supply in Shanghai.But this matter is not easy. After all, it is not enough to have a boat, and there must be people who can sail the boat. The recruitment and training of sailors is itself a problem.It's just that Wang Zhenyu, who is used to being a hands-off shopkeeper, doesn't spend time and energy thinking about these trivial matters, and after throwing them all to Ye Zuwen, he doesn't bother anymore.

Back to this batch of munitions, the Russians are really serious. Not only did they sell munitions, but they also sent a few instructors to teach them how to use mortars and grenades.

It's just that these Russian prostitutes gave Wang Zhenyu a very average feeling. Apart from the fact that they had a lot of alcohol, their military quality was even a bit low-level.After three days, the mortars have barely taught their subordinates how to disassemble, disassemble and use them, and there will be no more. It is estimated that they themselves rarely play with this stuff.Therefore, it is very difficult to master it proficiently and train a relatively qualified artillery from it. It seems that you have to continue to explore on your own.

As soon as the grenade was pulled into the barracks, it became a hot commodity, and every battalion and company rushed to get it.Wang Zhenyu thought for a while, and each person was equipped with four, no more.However, the Russians promised to transfer another batch from China, so they can still be replenished, but it will take time.Naturally, Wang Zhenyu asked Ye Zuwen to be careful, this thing is a must-have weapon for infantry, whether it is defense or attack.

Because the number is scarce, all the newly added bombing training uses imitation grenades. Simply put, the explosives and fuses are removed.This kind of training can only allow everyone to practice arm strength and front sight, and it does not allow everyone to truly feel the power of this thing.

Bomb-throwing skills are still easy to master. Under the organization of Battalion Commander Xu Yuanquan, the First Battalion even produced several elite bomb-throwers through short-term intensive training. Put a basket 50 meters away, and throw these aces towards each other, and they can be thrown in nine times out of ten.That scene was similar to watching Ronaldinho's edited free kick highlights in later generations, which made Wang Zhenyu, who watched the training, feel extremely exciting.

For this reason, before leaving for Nanjing, Wang Zhenyu also specially decided to organize the whole brigade to throw live ammunition with one person and two bullets at a time.First to test the effect, and to let everyone get familiar with it and practice courage.As soon as this order was issued, all the battalions were boiling, and everyone wanted to see the power of this foreign thing.

Wang Zhenyu arranged the first live ammunition training of the Ninth Brigade on the first day of February in the Gregorian calendar.Prior to this, the whole brigade was ordered to carry out civil engineering work on the bank of the Han River for two days, digging out a large slope.The slope is at an angle of 45 degrees, the width is 20 meters, and the slope is 50 meters long.Then according to Wang Zhenyu's request, waist-high sandbags were piled up in a T shape to avoid accidents.

Wang Zhenyu was very dissatisfied with the civil engineering work ability of the whole brigade.Because according to the standards of later generations of engineers, 1000 people dig the soil, and the basic completion volume in 8 hours should reach 9000 square meters.But now it took two days for 6000 square meters.Thinking of this, Wang Zhenyu couldn't help biting his lip. This level of engineering capabilities cannot meet the needs of modern warfare.It seems that I still have to go to Nanjing to find a way. When the new army was established in the late Qing Dynasty, the engineering army was built as an important project.Almost every town has an engineering unit directly under it, and there is a clear German-style equipment.However, the new army on the Hunan side did not have this condition, because of financial difficulties at that time did not form engineers according to German standards.In this regard, Wang Zhenyu's plan is to go to Nanjing to see if there are any relevant talents, take advantage of the opportunity of demobilization to recruit some, and then find a way to form his own engineers.

With an idea, Wang Zhenyu in a good mood took Zhao Dongsheng and other guards to the training ground.

There are no female students to cheer up today, as early as a few days ago, Wang Zhenyu sent these grandparents back to the concession under the pretext of leaving.But even so, the scene of the live ammunition training was still very lively. With the throwing of the first grenade, the officers and soldiers of the whole brigade quickly completed the transition from dumbfounded to eager to try. It's a fight with the children of later generations who blow up the firecrackers during the New Year.

But Wang Zhenyu thought about the current live ammunition throwing training, with two bullets per person, a total of more than 900 people. After this one time, almost two thousand bullets will be reimbursed at one time.There is no way, who made the grenade itself a one-time reimbursement product, for the sake of the combat effectiveness of the army in his hands, now he can only grit his teeth and endure the pain in his heart.

Since the training had been reported to the Hubei military government in advance, and the Qing army on the opposite side of the Han River also received a military liaison notice, such an earth-shattering scene did not attract much attention.

Wang Zhenyu thought it might be better to test fire the mortar together, it would be a joke if this thing really came to the battlefield and cramped for a while.There are a total of twenty mortars, two of which were assigned to the teaching team, and the remaining eighteen mortars were given to each of the three battalions.Whether it is Xu Yuanquan, Song Xianfu, or Hao Bing, they are still Zhibing, so when the mortar is divided, these people's eyes immediately shine.These days, as long as I have free time, I will go to the newly formed battalion artillery team of the battalion to watch the practice of disassembly and simulated launch, but it is a pity that I have no chance to test fire.Now that Wang Zhenyu said that each door could test shoot five rounds, they were naturally overjoyed, and immediately took Wang Zhenyu's note and took their hands, and rushed to Ma Xicheng to get the shells.

The mortar is really easy to operate. Almost after the third firing, these mortar soldiers who have been converted from veterans with strong learning ability have initially figured out the temper of this gun, and most of the second rounds behind it hit accurately target 600 meters away.

Wang Zhenyu was very satisfied and took the lead in applauding these artillerymen.Then it was publicly announced that the forty artillerymen would be rewarded with ten oceans each, which naturally aroused cheers.

After the mortar test firing was completed, the live ammunition throwing training of grenades continued.To be honest, even though he figured out the joints, it still hurts the stingy Wang Zhenyu to let these grandsons throw away two-fifths of them all at once.But there is no way, if you don’t throw a few real bombs out, you can’t just throw fake bombs every day.When it comes to the battlefield, soldiers who are usually trained extremely well will most likely cause accidents due to fear or nervousness.If it really didn't blow up the enemy, but blow up one's own people, it would not be a joke but a tragedy.

Looking at the things thrown out by the excited soldiers, Wang Zhenyu felt that they were not grenades, but his own white ocean.Hehe, fortunately, Wang Zhenyu has already determined to make a career, and the heartache is over.

After bursts of explosions, the entire training ground was covered in white smoke, and the air was filled with a very choking smell of gunpowder.Afraid of accidents, Wang Zhenyu originally wanted everyone to rest and wait for the ashes to dissipate before continuing, but he also thought that there would be so much more to be paid attention to when he was actually going to the battlefield, so he held back and didn't open his mouth, and then an accident happened. up. . .

According to the order, it was finally the turn of the third battalion. Hao Bing was already itching in his heart seeing the brothers in the front throwing them happily.So in the bombing practice of the third battalion, he, the battalion commander, was the first to stand on the throwing position, and then unceremoniously threw out the two strings that belonged to him. , it’s much more enjoyable than the firecrackers during the New Year’s Eve when I was young.”

As a result, Wang Zhenyu rolled his eyes, "Your grandma's firecrackers are so valuable. . .

The company commander of the 20rd Battalion and [-]th Company*** has been in a good mood recently. He was originally just a deputy squad leader because of the appreciation of the brigade commander.This poor boy from the countryside of Nanxian County, Yiyang lived for [-] years and never imagined that he would be a military officer, and he was also the company commander in charge of Brother Bailaihao.Looking at the development of this team, as long as he works hard, the company commander is probably just a start.

Therefore, after becoming a company commander, *** works very hard. Every day, he must be the first one to wake up in the whole company, and the last one to fall asleep at night. Wan Yaohuang's training plan is meticulously strict in his hands. implement.Because he didn't like to laugh very much, in just a few days, the platoon leader and soldiers below had an inexplicable awe towards him.Respect him because he is strict with himself, and fear him because he is too strict.After a long time, everyone secretly nicknamed him "Cold-faced Tiger".

*** also knew soon, but he didn't care about it. The daily work training was still done by his nephew lighting lanterns—as usual.

Chapter 040

Today's live ammunition training happened to be on a windless day. The entire training ground was already covered in smoke and pus due to the continuous explosions, and the air was also filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder. ***I didn't even feel used to it, so I barely restrained the discomfort in my nose, and threw out the two coins in my hand.

After the bombing was completed, he did not retreat, but stood two meters away from the bombing site, took a cigarette from his pocket, lit a match, and took a light puff to counteract the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke.

Now he is also a company commander with a monthly salary of 50 yuan, so he dared to smoke a pack of cigarettes worth six cents, but he was used to being frugal in the past, so he was more frugal when he smoked.

At this moment, Li Dachao, the leader of the second platoon, came up with the people in his platoon. Seeing that the company commander was smoking, he was overjoyed, and stepped forward in three steps at a time.

It's too hard to refuse, this kid is from Henan, and he ran from his hometown to Hunan to join the army for some reason.Among the three platoon leaders under him, this old boy is the most eloquent and the most proficient, and from time to time he would run to him to beg for a good deal, buy a good boy or something.At one point, I had to recognize myself as a brother, saying that they both had the surname Li, and they must have belonged to the same family 500 years ago.Although *** doesn't like Li Dachao's old-fashioned character, she feels that this person is not bad in nature, so she casually threw a cigarette in the past: "You are also a platoon leader, and you get thirty oceans of military pay a month. , why do you always ask me for cigarettes?"

Li Chao took a sharp puff and said, "The cigarettes I bought are the ones rewarded by the company commander. Haha!"

*** was amused, and was about to taunt the round-faced Li Chao when she was stunned by a habitual glance. . .

Shi Yong, a 17-year-old soldier from the Second Platoon of the Third Battalion and Eighth Company, is from Chenzhou, Hunan.It has been two years since he joined the new army, and he is quite courageous on weekdays. With his thick eyebrows and big eyes and his Chinese character face, he looks a bit fierce from the outside, so everyone nicknamed him Shi bold.

However, Shi Bold's courage suddenly became smaller today. He used dummy bullets for training on weekdays, and Shi Yong, who was as strong as a bull, was naturally one of the few in the platoon with good results. The distance of 60 meters is easy to throw casually, and they are all accurate. For this reason, the newcomer Captain Li praised him a lot.But that is a fake bomb that won't explode after all, but the one in his hand is real.

What if, what if it is not thrown out?What if this thing explodes in the hands of disobedient?Shi Bold, who was still young and of average psychological quality, began to think wildly.

In a daze, it was his turn. Shi Dadan asked the people behind him to urge him, only to realize that he had walked to the bombing position step by step.Although the brain was blank, the effect of the training these days made the body reflexively unscrew the cover and pull the string.The movements are all right, the next thing is to take a deep breath and throw it out.The bad thing was taking a deep breath. Shi Yong just took a breath, and immediately felt that his nose was choking, and his distraction made him unable to adapt for a while.There was a violent cough, and as a result, the stringed grenade was unknowingly loosened by him and fell into the bombing position.This scene happened to be seen by the company commander *** who was about to ridicule Li Dachao, and immediately opened his mouth in surprise, and the smoke fell directly.