Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2165 Post-War Summary
"So, have you eaten all the food?" Li Dong asked with a smile.

"Report to the squadron leader, we have eaten all the food!" The sergeant major who was in charge of the 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 "Battle Doctrine" of the General Staff's Measures. As long as there is no urgent task after the war, a comprehensive summary of today's battle must be carried out.

This kind of summarization is first of all the experience and lessons learned in the battle, to discover the shortcomings in the combat and training of the troops, and secondly to improve the soldiers' participation awareness and cultivate soldiers with more independent fighting awareness.

Li Dong sat down beside Yang Erdong's fire.Yang Erdong and the others stood up reflexively.

This is not only their habit from the old army, even in the Fubo army system, the difference between officers and soldiers is still the absolute authority that is emphasized.

"Everyone, don't be cautious, just sit down." Li Dong waved his hand to signal, "Everyone has fought all day today, and you should have learned a lot, so let's talk about it."

Luo Mao was a veteran. Seeing that Li Pudun and the others looked shy and did not dare to speak, he smiled and said, "Let me tell you one thing. Today, the squadron leader, you commanded very well..."

"You don't need to summarize this." Li Dong kicked him with a smile. "Save the flattering words for later. Let's talk about your direct feelings."

"If you want to talk about the biggest feeling, it is that the equipment is not enough." Luo Mao, as the corporal squad leader, used a Nanyang rifle, but he saw the embarrassment of the spear all day today.

"As far as the spear is concerned, it is indeed not a disadvantage to fight hand-to-hand in open ground. But in today's terrain, there are many hills and trees, and the spear is not easy to use—it is better to use a machete."

This statement immediately resonated with the soldiers:

"I always get hung up when I go through the woods."

"It's very cumbersome to carry on long-distance marches."

"Especially when climbing mountains and crossing rivers, it's not easy to carry. The rifle can be carried on the back."

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Seeing that everyone was talking enthusiastically, Yang Erdong also wanted to talk about the rifle, but he hesitated for a while and didn't speak.But Lipton faltered and said:

"...Me, I also have an idea, that is, can you give us a few more of this bird gun-Nanyang rifle. This gun is really useful, but now there are only twenty or so guns, and sometimes I am anxious when fighting ..."

Having said that, everyone's emotions have also risen. As for why the National Army is not equipped with rifles, many people have already had ideas in their hearts.In fact, many of these soldiers had served in the Ming army, and they didn't really like firearms very much—primitive firearms were weak, poorly used, and often had accidents.So I am not very interested in the fact that I am not equipped with a rifle, I think the spear is more reliable.But once on the battlefield, those who have fought with real swords and guns can immediately appreciate the combat performance advantages of the Nanyang rifles equipped by the National Army.In particular, each rifleman's volley can instantly overwhelm the enemy's offensive momentum and destroy the enemy's formation.The effect is much stronger than that of bow and arrow and spear assassination.Especially when fighting with Mi Longtao's troops, the firepower output and combat effectiveness of the Fubo Army were several times stronger than theirs, which made these big soldiers secretly envious-this is what fighting looks like!I originally thought that I could avoid dangerous things like firearms, but now I feel that carrying a spear is inferior to others.

"...The Fubo army has rifles, that's not to say, but other Nationalist armies also have guns—we don't have hundreds of people in Xu Gang!"

"Even Li Manzi have Qunzi guns, we are worse than them!"

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Seeing that everyone was chattering about this matter, Yang Erdong became more courageous. After thinking for a while, he raised his hand and said, "Why don't you give me muskets? If there were muskets, I would fight on the riverside in the morning. I have seen the enemy, but I don’t have a musket in my hand, and I can’t shoot with a spear, so I can only watch helplessly as the enemy shoots the arrow first. If I had a musket, I could kill the enemy archer first, and many brothers would not be hit by arrows. "

"Pretty well said, will you use a gun?" A soldier next to him deliberately asked, and everyone laughed.

Yang Erdong pouted and said, "Of course I will use it! I gave it to Xiong Du... no, Xiong Wencan used it when he was the 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, I hit the target three times out of five. I also learned some Australian infantry from Master Yi."

"So you were a servant!"

"Hey, he's Xiong Wencan's servant!"

"Isn't Xiong Wencan a senior official in the Ming Dynasty? How could there be an Australian rifle?"

Li Dong waved his hand to stop everyone's discussion, and said: "I understand everyone's opinions. I will report to my superiors. But the matter of rifles has to be done slowly—the Senate will not be able to produce so many Nanyang rifles in a while How long has it been since our army was formed? There are tens of thousands of national troops in Guangdong. Even if the Senate gives 20 guns to a squadron, the total will be tens of thousands."

Then everyone talked about various ideas. In the old army, not to mention the soldiers, even the middle and lower level generals rarely discussed the gains and losses of battle tactics in front of the generals-"strategies" were considered by the supervisors. .Therefore, this approach not only made the soldiers curious, but also aroused their interest in discussion.From the issue of muskets, to the equipment that is carried with them-many soldiers think that it is best to have armor.

"We all use spears, and we don't have bows and arrows. We were shot by the enemy's random arrows, and several people were injured at once. It would be much better if we had iron armor and cotton armor on our bodies, at least we would not be hit by arrows." Just die." A soldier who was born in a soldier said.

"That's right. All the brothers who have been in battle know that three arrows are not as good as one knife. With armor to protect the body, as long as you miss the vital point, you can continue to fight with seven or eight arrows on the battlefield. Now you just wear a uniform, and you can still fight if you hit the target. One shot is half dead."

Regarding the armor, Li Dong had heard the soldiers complain more than once.He himself had been a soldier for several years and participated in many battles, but he never felt that armor was so important.But when I was a soldier, each soldier had a rifle, not a spear.Once in battle, it can suppress the enemy with strong firepower from a long distance.In contrast, the national army had to directly attack the enemy without fully suppressing the enemy, and it was inevitable to be killed by weapons such as bows and arrows.

However, he did not refute or explain, but let the soldiers express their opinions freely.Most of the discussions are completely worthless, but Li Dong is an experienced person, and knows that the soldiers' conclusion is to find gold from a bunch of messy words.Luo Mao didn't talk much, and took a notebook and a pencil to write down a few words from time to time, and made a few comments.

When the summary meeting was held, a military meeting was being held in the Xu Family Ancestral Hall.

Participants included Mi Longtao, Zhu Si and Lieutenant Li Shenggang, the detachment commander who had just arrived.

Li Shenggang and Mi Longtao were in the same period of the teaching team, and they were both officers who were promoted by surprise during the Guangdong Raiders.Most of them are veterans who have served in the army for a long time. They have served as sergeants and have experience in both fighting and leading troops.

Li Shenggang's troops were originally going to be sent to Lianzhou, but shortly after they set off from Sanshui, they received an order: "Information indicates that the enemy will have major operations in Fengchuan and Yunan counties. Yunan County is on standby."

Similar orders were also conveyed from Fengchuan County by signal soldiers.Apparently the command had some important information.

"Comrades," Mi Longtao was the oldest of the officers present, so he temporarily served as the former enemy commander of the mixed force, "You have also seen the orders from the former commander of the South China Army. There is information that the enemy will launch a war in Yunan County." A large-scale combat operation, preparing to capture Yunan County in one fell swoop. For this reason, Qianzhi has ordered the Yunan County Guard to prepare for battle and stick to the county and surrounding important strongholds. As a mobile force, we will try to hunt down and eliminate this enemy. "

Immediately there was a commotion in the venue.Since the start of the Yao Rebellion, many counties around the Yao District have fallen. However, these counties were basically attached to the Senate not long ago, and the officers and soldiers were not strong enough to fight, so they fell easily.But this Yunan County is the county seat along the Xijiang River, it is an important guarantee for the unimpeded waterway of the Xijiang River, and it is a key guard point along the coast of the traffic line.Each of these counties is equipped with at least one defender of the national army squadron, equipped with a number of naturalized civilian cadres, and sufficient ammunition and food. Recently, due to the tense situation, a second emergency reinforcement was carried out. A new batch of Supplementary squadrons were given priority to replenish the counties along the Xijiang, Beijiang, and Dongjiang rivers.Yunan County also got a supplementary squadron.

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.The patrol fleet on the river is constantly flowing, and the upstream and downstream troops can be transferred for reinforcements at any time.

Under this situation, the bandits, who are simply mobs, actually want to besiege the county seat of Yunan County?Isn't this too self-defeating?

Li Shenggang coughed: "I think this information is suspicious. The upper reaches of Yunan County is Fengchuan County, one of our largest strongholds in the Xijiang River. Not only is there a heavy army stationed there, but also the Navy's inland 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 takes Yunan County, they will not be able to hold on for a long time, let alone cut off the waterway of the West River."

"Yes, I think so too," Mi Longtao said, "but the headquarters said that the information is reliable. Then their motive may be to make a fool of themselves..."

"Shocking?" Zhu Si asked puzzled.

"That is to say, their real goal is not in Yunan County, but they have other plans?"
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