Wild North America 1846

Chapter 342 Division 502 is preparing
"Reporting to the division, a batch of king-style rifles dispatched by the military has just arrived at the station. Here...these are the goods brought by the train that is about to return with the hag. There are about 104 pieces of old equipment and 3200 rounds of corresponding ammunition.”

"Oh...it's a great honor for us to pick up the old equipment of the Hongyan Valley Division (104th Division)!" Hearing Lieutenant Hu Dachuan's report, Lieutenant Colonel Fan Pengju suddenly became interested and dropped the document he was reading. Standing up, he grabbed the command knife and buckled it on his belt, waving his hand and said, "Go, go to the station and have a look."

come to the station

The officers and soldiers stood at attention and saluted. Lieutenant Colonel Fan Pengju returned the salute with a serious expression, and then walked to the opened wooden box to check.

Wooden boxes are piled up into a hill, and six Colt 6 breech-loading rifles, commonly known as "King" rifles, are neatly placed in the opened wooden boxes. The 1858 bolt-action rifle is a top weapon in today's era.

Lieutenant Colonel Fan Pengju picked up a rifle and looked at it fondly, pulled the bolt, loaded it, and fired the empty gun. After hearing the crisp impact sound, he nodded and said appreciatively; , the technical performance is very good.”

When he said this, he turned his head and told the officer of the logistics regiment; "This batch of guns is given priority to equip the guard company and the 2nd regiment, and pass on my order; a grand ceremony of awarding guns will be held. Gun, we also want to inherit the glorious tradition of the ace troops who dare to fight and not be afraid of sacrifice, inherit that kind of indomitable will to fight, and further carry forward."

"Obey, Master Master, we will arrange it right away."

"Well, how many guns are there in this batch?"

"Report Master, the exact number of this batch of guns is 3312. During our inspection, we found that some of the accessories that came with the guns, including bayonets and cleaning rods, are missing. We are making a list and preparing to report."

"Uh... don't worry about this. The division headquarters will communicate with the 104th Division first. It is estimated that they are all losses in the battle. We can discuss it in private. Don't report this kind of thing." Lieutenant Colonel Fan Pengju thought about it for a while. , and continued to order; "After the gun awarding ceremony is over, immediately organize the maintenance of firearms in units of combat squads. If there are any missing accessories, they can be used together. This is not a big problem. The number of key bayonets that are missing must be clearly counted. This must be complete. stuff."

"Understood, Master Master."

Lieutenant Colonel Fan Pengju nodded, walked to the side to open the bullet box, grabbed a handful of yellow-orange pointed bullets with a satisfied smile on his face.

Don't look at the British Minie rifle, which can also hit 700 to 800 yards, but its shooting accuracy is far worse than that of the King's. It can only be accurate when the distance is close to 350 to 400 yards.

This is because the British Minis rifle uses lead bullets, which must be compressed with a cleaning rod after loading. This will inevitably cause deformation of the soft lead bullets, and the accuracy of shooting will naturally be poor.

This is very different from the aerodynamic pointed bullet. One is Feng Jing and the other is Ma Liang. They are completely different.

Moreover, the King's rifle pulls the bolt to fire a bullet, the rate of fire is much faster, and it can provide more intense infantry platoon fire within 1 minute.

Therefore, the Mini rifle and the King's rifle are products of two eras, and Lieutenant Colonel Fan Pengju was very pleased to be equipped with such an excellent rifle.

This shows that Shangfeng attaches great importance to it and no longer uses the 502nd Division as cannon fodder.

But it is undeniable that the Mini rifle can indeed cause serious injuries to soldiers at 700-800 yards. Its long range is its great advantage, but its accuracy cannot be exacting. It is a bit of God's blessing.

Compared with the old-fashioned smoothbore guns widely used by the US military (Northern), the performance of the Mini rifle can be said to have changed by leaps and bounds, giving the Northern Army a weapon that can compete with the Allied Forces.

Those old-fashioned smoothbore guns equipped by the U.S. military have a range of only two to three hundred yards. If it exceeds 80 yards, you don’t know where the bullets fly.

After switching to the Minie rifle, the Yankees became more courageous. The most obvious example is the repeated active attacks in several battles in Ohio by virtue of their strength.

These Yankees still deserve a beating!
Lieutenant Colonel Fan Pengju is in a very good mood now, chatting and laughing on the train platform, and his attitude towards the white soldiers is quite gentle and approachable.

The 3312 "13-gun rifles" replaced by the guard company and the second regiment can be equipped to the cannon fodder troops, and the weapon problem has basically been solved.

When going to the battlefield, there are not enough weapons, and the white cannon fodder behind can charge empty-handed, as long as they pick up the guns of the casualties in front, this is not a big problem.

The 13-ring rifle has a disadvantage, that is, it is very cumbersome and troublesome to load, and it is easy to jam, which is quite dangerous on the battlefield.

Basically, the 13-ring rifle participating in the battle is a "wave".

As long as it enters the range of fire, there will be a burst of "cracking" with the advantage of firepower. No matter how strong the will is, the army will not be able to stop it, and it will collapse.

The military discipline of the Tang Kingdom is strict. In the platoon tactics, any soldier who disobeys orders and shoots indiscriminately is a crime that must be severely punished.

This will cause the restlessness of the entire platoon of soldiers. Failure to give the enemy a dense volley of guns will lead to the failure of the entire battle, so the punishment is very severe.

The 502 division also pays great attention to this point in training, repeatedly emphasizing discipline.

The white cannon fodder at the back picked up the guns of the casualties in front, and they were usually loaded with bullets and ready to go, so they could fight when they picked them up.

As long as he got within range despite the casualties, Lieutenant Colonel Fan Pengju was confident that he would crush the Yankees in one wave and win the battle.

In the afternoon, Lieutenant Colonel Fan Pengju took time out to inspect the training of the white cannon fodder of the supply regiment. After a few days, they had trained well, which made him quite satisfied.

The white cannon fodder of the baggage regiment used old-fashioned smoothbore guns for training. If there were no guns, they used long sticks instead. The main thing was to walk in the queue, marching, turning, and charging with the sound of the drums...

The training was very tedious and boring, repeated over and over again, so that these white soldiers learned unconditional obedience.

The instructors yelled at them loudly with their whips in their hands. If they did not do well, they would whip them up. If they did not do well enough, they would go hungry and practice extra training. Without any persuasion and education, they would directly and severely punish them.

These white cannon fodder who were forcibly pulled into the convoy did not eat well either. They only had some black bread or flatbread and pickled vegetable soup with few vegetable leaves, and they could only eat half full.

Then, he was exhausted from being tortured in daily training, and he had no energy to escape when he was resting.

throughout military training
These white cannon fodder soldiers have no chance to shoot. At most, they will be given two bullets before going to the battlefield.

This is completely different from the treatment of white soldiers of the 502nd Division today. These white soldiers who survived the bloody battle are recognized, and they are rationed 2.5 pounds of staple food and 0.5 pounds of vegetables every day, and there is also a pound of meat ration every week.

There is a weekly vacation, and you can keep most of the property you robbed. You can also go to the military service department to find white girls to have fun.

Combat bravery can be rewarded with meritorious service. After retiring from the army, you can receive meritorious service based on your meritorious service. You are eligible to join the Veterans Club. Basically, you can enjoy the same treatment as Chinese soldiers, but slightly lower.

The white soldiers of the 502nd Division have all experienced the sufferings of the white cannon fodder soldiers of the baggage regiment. They are the best who have come out of the mountains of corpses and blood, and everyone has the blood of the Yankees on their hands.

Without similar experiences, it is difficult to gain the identification of white soldiers.

watched for a while
Lieutenant Colonel Fan Pengju was about to leave, when there was a commotion from one side of the training ground, his expression immediately became serious, and he turned his head to look over.

It turned out that a thorny recruit was whipped twice by a white instructor, and he resisted fiercely, clenching his fists and staring at his bloodshot eyes as if he wanted to eat people, but was quickly shot by several white veterans who swarmed in. Tor fell to the ground, then tied up.

These white veterans showed no mercy to the cannon fodder of the same skin color, and they were very vicious. They dragged the thorny recruit aside and tied him to a post. He was punished with at least 20 lashes, and he was not allowed to eat for three days.

Lieutenant Colonel Fan Pengju didn't say much, he just ordered to follow the military law and left.

He has always been strict in the way he governs the army, and he has no mercy for those who violate military laws, and speaks for everything in terms of military discipline.

Especially the hodgepodge of white servants, who are descendants of immigrants from Britain, France, Germany, and Italy. When forming troops, they can only try to group soldiers who speak the same language together, and there is nothing else they can do.

For example, the descendants of England and Ireland are often organized into a company, which is convenient for command, but in fact they can't pee in the same pot at all.

The English believe in Protestantism, and the Irish believe in Catholicism. Although they both speak English but have different beliefs, the gap between them is greater than their identity. It is strange that the relationship can be better.

The same is true in the French-speaking area. The French and the Belgians also speak French, but they hate each other deeply. Since the Middle Ages, they have been fighting and fighting and hurting each other.

Therefore, among the white servants, there must be several priests, Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox, otherwise there will be fights during mass. This is true.

Europeans have always had religions before nations. For example, the British and the Dutch also believe in Protestantism. The relationship between the two countries is closer and more trustworthy, and they appear closer. The royal families of the two countries also frequently marry.

On the contrary, England is incompatible with Ireland, which is close at hand. Although they are both Anglo-Saxon whites, they just can't pee in the same jug, so there is a natural feeling of alienation.

Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece, which are located in Eastern Europe, believe in the Orthodox Church and are naturally close to Russia. On the contrary, they are more distant from their neighbor Croatia. This is the reason.

Croatia is a traditional Catholic diocese, closer to Italy and Slovenia, and hostile to the Orthodox Church, with great religious differences.

In 928 AD, the Archbishop of Split was granted the power to manage the entire Croatian church, and he banned religious ceremonies in Slavic languages, and prohibited ordination to clergy who spoke Slavic languages, but must use the Latin alphabet, the national alphabet of Croatia." Gragor", which brought to light the contradictions with the Orthodox Church.

These profound contradictions have been inherited by European descendants who traveled across the ocean to North America, and it is difficult to explain clearly for a while.

But one thing is for sure, although the soldiers of the Servant Division are all white in complexion, they are by no means monolithic.

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