Win the Ding 1617

While the investigators in Nanzhong were frantically conducting family investigations, another major event was quietly going on.

Although the matter is secret, there have been rumors quietly circulating in the army.

"Have you heard? My lord is going to reform the military battalion system, no longer using the battalion as a unit, everyone may be promoted!"

"Isn't it good to be promoted?! When you get promoted to a higher level, your military salary and bonus will be increased!"

"However, it is said that they want to disrupt the existing establishment. I don't know what will happen then!"

"My classmate in the martial arts hall is in the military department. He quietly told me that this time there will be a distinction between soldiers and defenders! However, what are they called field troops and local troops? Although the military pay is the same, if you go to the local troops , the chances of promotion will be less! Just beat a few small thieves and rebellious natives, what's the point?!"

During this time when rumors were flying everywhere, Shou Han and his military assistants were intensively working on the reform of the barracks.

At present, the South China Army has no shortage of strong men who have undergone military training. Many strong men have the same training level and actual combat experience as those of the inland officers and soldiers. native.

However, now there are more people, a wider territory, and a variety of artillery equipment.In the past, the battalion was the basic unit, and the formation of sentinel team A was obviously not suitable for war needs.Especially after King Qin came back, he knew more about the inland army, Liaodong rebels, and rogues. Shou Han felt that his military system must be changed.

"My lord, according to your military order. We have manufactured [-] gun thorns and modified [-] gun guns. At present, we can produce [-] new gun barrels and [-] gun barrels every month, and it will be around the end of the year." , be able to complete the modification tasks of all the firearms, and equip all the firearms with this thorn.”

Before the reform of the military system, Shou Han still needs to consider the material basis.He intends to further reduce the proportion of the existing pikemen and sword and shield soldiers, so as to increase the proportion of gunmen to [-]% or [-]%.For this reason, it is necessary to improve the survivability of the firecrackers on the battlefield and provide them with sharp weapons for hand-to-hand combat.bayonet!

to this end.The general offices of Ha Tinh Metallurgy and Ha Tinh Manufacturing were very busy for a few days. After solving the large-scale production of sleeve guns, they escorted [-] bayonets to Hue for Shou Han to inspect.

In order to minimize errors in industrial production, Nanzhong has implemented a strict system of weights and measures.When officials at all levels take office, leave office, and transfer.One of the main contents of the handover is the measuring tools made of bronze uniformly issued by the general's mansion.Bucket, ruler.The big aspect, from zhang, chi, inch, to the small aspect.From minutes, centimeters, millimeters, seconds, and even to suddenly, the original building ruler and tailoring ruler are all cut off, and there is only one size.For businesses that do not carry out production and operation activities in accordance with the issued weights and measures, don't say anything, close the door, and arrest people!There is no problem in making weapons with such strict weight and measure standards, let alone the standardization of parts.This is why it is easy to supply the Nanzhong Army with excellent weapons.Almost every soldier of the same type and profession uses the same weapons!

Of course, the execution standard for making firecrackers and thorns is set in millimeters.The current standard is enough.

The thorns must not only be made of high-quality steel according to uniform standards, but also go through strict quality inspections and specification tests after they are made.

The inspection method of the quality inspectors is very simple. In addition to checking the steel quality and the size of the thorns, they also need to check the versatility of the thorns.Each person has two gun barrels in their hands, and puts the thorns on the two gun barrels respectively, and locks them with tenons.Feel the complete closure of the thorn and the barrel, and the strength is just right when using it. Only such thorns can be put into storage.

Moreover, there is a code on each thorn, and people in all links dare not be careless. Once something happens in actual combat, they will lose their jobs at least, or they will be imprisoned, and their family members will be kicked out of Nanzhong. Everything here will be lost. , can't help people not to be careful.

Shou Han took a thorn from the wooden box and held it in his hand to examine it carefully. He felt that the thorn still had some weight in his hand. It seemed that the factory did not skimp on the materials used.Except for the rounded part of the sleeve and the front arc, the rest are in the shape of a flat sword.

If all gunners are equipped with thorns, the gunners will have the ability to fight hand-to-hand, and the existing spearmen and sword and shield soldiers can be reduced by at least half.And these extra soldiers can also be equipped with firecrackers for combat.

"There is no need to modify the existing firecrackers. You just need to produce new firecrackers. To replace these firecrackers that cannot be equipped with thorns."

It is far less expensive to rebuild a new gun barrel after recycling the current fire gun.

This is extremely bad news for Shou Han who likes to carefully calculate the cost of everything.As for the replaced old firecrackers, he had already looked for a place to go.

"After re-oiling and refurbishing the firecracker, what is the approximate cost?"

"Returning to my lord, the sum of materials and labor is no more than one yuan and five hundred yuan."

After carefully calculating the wages, Feng Mofeng expressed his opinion as a representative.

For such a cost, if the flintlock gun is transformed into a matchlock gun, according to the price of the new gun, a large number of them will be exported to the daimyos and generals in Japan, or sold to the officers and soldiers in the inland from the north, in exchange for some needed by the South China Army. Materials, I don’t know if they will be scolded for black hearts?

In addition to takeaways, Shou Han plans to distribute all these old-style firecrackers to villages in the new districts to increase their self-defense force.There are five or six firecrackers in a Tunpu village, as well as spears and waist knives in the hands of strong men, and those natives with primitive wooden spears in their hands can be regarded as nothing.

It was when all kinds of gossip spread rapidly along the post road, from north to south and east to west through clippers and letters, arousing people's eager discussions and speculations. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday on August [-]th, I rushed to Hue to discuss matters.By the way, let's spend a Mid-Autumn Festival together.

Therefore, everyone handed over all the affairs in their hands to the deputy, or the fast horse.Or take a boat to Hue.Everyone knows that this meeting must have conveyed the general system.Everyone's official positions and establishments will have an explanation at this time.

On the tenth day of August, the golden wind is blowing, and the smell of new rice and sugar cane is everywhere.

Hue's palace is very lively.

The senior members of the Military Division and the Battalion Affairs Office gathered together with the generals who led the troops, and each talked loudly or softly, telling what they had seen and heard in their respective defense zones.their respective achievements.Only those who accompanied Shouhan to King Qin and the few guys who took back Tamna Island not long ago were the undoubted core figures in each circle.One of their voices was louder than the other, and they kept talking there, showing off their military exploits.It seems that their voices can be heard outside the gate of the mansion.

From the expression, language, behavior and temperament of the soldiers, there are two obvious groups of people at a glance.A group of shogunate composed of military division and battalion office.A group of generals from the land and water armies.There are also some subtle differences, but what everyone talks about is inseparable from today's theme.Asking each other what topic the general called them to discuss.

"My lord is out!"

There was a sound of drums and music in the back hall, and everyone immediately stopped discussing and stood neatly according to their respective organizational systems. The members of the shogunate stood according to the various departments of the military division, and the battalion office was on the right side of the military division.Behind the battalion affairs office and the military division, the military leaders stood in neat rows according to the formation of the Guards, Phoenix, Qilin, Xuanwu, Artillery, and Cavalry battalions according to the boundaries of the land and water armies.

Amidst the sound of drum music, Shou Han's boa robe, jade belt and gold crown rolled out from behind the huge screen with the map of Nanzhong's water and land. Behind him were Li Peilin, the commander of the guards, Mo Yu, and their two children, Li Huamei and Li Huayu.

"I have seen the lord!"

Everyone saluted and sang together.

Shou Han seemed to be in a good mood, and waved his hands with a pleasant smile: "Get up! You are all from my own family. I brought you back because you have worked hard in the defense line. Come back to adjust. This courtesy is for outsiders to see. Let's not talk anymore behind closed doors."

Having said that, he still waited for everyone to salute before ordering people to move chairs, waving his hands for everyone to sit down, and Shou Han himself sat on the handsome tiger-skin seat, and then Li Peilin, Li Huamei, Li Huayu and others took their seats one after another. Sitting down, only Mo Yu stood behind Shou Han on the right side.

"It seems that everyone looks good. Let's get down to business earlier. After finishing the business, you can go home and spend the August Mid-Autumn Festival with your wives and children. It won't be time for your wife and children to blame me for being the master."

"Thank you my lord!"

After a few polite words, the camp affairs office will handle it. Huang Wuqi, who was recommended by Chen Tianhua at the beginning, took out a document and began to preach loudly.Different from the loud noise in the room just now, there is only the sound of Huang Wuqi's reading in the room now, and nothing else.

The topic to be discussed today is the reorganization of the South Central Army and the new military system.

The military service system adopted by the Nanzhong Army is a bit like the guard system, that is, all the strong men in the jurisdiction, that is, men over the age of 16, as long as they are healthy and free from disease or disability, they are obliged to receive military training and serve in the military.Different from the guard system, the strong men of the South Central Army enjoy military pay and a series of welfare benefits during their service.

A large number of strong men receive training during the slack season. Not only do they receive training, but the South China Army distributes their armored swords and guns to individuals for safekeeping as self-defense weapons on weekdays.When there is an emergency, the mobilization will be carried out according to the standard of one armor and one soldier, that is, a policy of drawing out one out of ten people among those with household registration.

This is why Li Peilin said that if something happens, a million soldiers will be ready overnight.

In the original military system, the four major battalions (Guards, Qilin, Phoenix, and Xuanwu) initially organized eight battalions, which were divided into front, rear, left, and right center, assault, forward selection, and artillery battalions. , Each battalion has a number of new battalions such as the new front battalion and the new rear battalion, as well as the former deputy battalion and the middle deputy battalion.

Each battalion sets up a battalion according to A, team, sentry, and battalion. There are 12 people in each battalion, and the leader of the armor and the leader of the subordinate armor.Ten soldiers.A team of four, 60 people, including team officers, guards, flags and drums, cooks and the like.Then there are five teams at a whistle, 360 people.A battalion has five sentries, and there is an artillery team directly under the battalion headquarters. The battalion has about 400 people.

In addition to the artillery team, blunderbuss soldiers accounted for [-]% of the battalion system. In each post, there were as many as three teams of blunderbuss soldiers, and the rest were sword and shield soldiers and pike soldiers.

Calculated according to this standard, each of the four major battalions ranged from a dozen battalions to more than 20 battalions.The total number should be around [-] people.

"Right now, we have no problems raising, training, and employing troops. However, this kind of organization does not match the identity of the lord and the future development of our South China Army. Therefore, the lord wants to reform the general system!"

The reorganization plan was handed down to the generals one by one. These years of continuous literacy, in order to be promoted, the military leaders are also pinching their noses to continuously improve their cultural level. This reorganization plan is written very well. It is so obvious that everyone can see it at a glance.

The lecture hall is still directly under the general's mansion, and is responsible for training grassroots officers of the land and water armies, as well as pre-job training tasks for officers before they are promoted.

In addition to the martial arts hall system, the Army Academy is still equipped with a training team to manage and train students.The original training fleet was directly under the General's Mansion.It was renamed the Chinese Navy, with Shouhan's flagship Changsheng as its flagship.

The navy's left-wing fleet and right-wing fleet will generally not be adjusted, but three standard 22-gun gunboats will be added.

The Xuanwu Battalion, which had a close relationship with the Navy before, still plays the role of the Marine Corps of the Navy.However, nearly 2 people were drawn from the nine battalions of front, right, rear, assault, vanguard, new left, new middle, rear, and left from the Xuanwu camp, and the remaining fifteen battalions remained the same as before.

The remaining three camps.There are three parts: Jinwei, Phoenix, and Qilin.In addition, the Ninth Battalion drawn from the Xuanwu Battalion was reorganized into two divisions, the Left Army and the Right Army.There is also a guard unit directly under the General's Mansion.

The guards were composed of five battalions drawn from the previous Guards battalion, combined with nine battalions drawn from the Fenghuang, Qilin, and Xuanwu battalions, the front battalion, right battalion, and rear battalion.The guards were organized into three brigades, the left, the middle, and the right, and the artillery division was organized into the artillery brigade of the guards.The cavalry battalion was organized into the Guards Cavalry Brigade.The total number of guards is nearly [-].

The rest of the troops were dominated by the Phoenix Battalion, with ten battalions of the Phoenix Battalion mixed with six battalions of the Guards Battalion, and the fifth battalion of the Qilin Battalion formed the Left Army.The number of left soldiers is also around 5.

The right army is dominated by the Qilin battalion, with ten battalions of the Qilin battalion, six battalions of the Guards battalion, and five battalions of the Phoenix battalion, forming the right army.Basically the same number as the left army.

The rest of the troops are unified into brigades, and each brigade has about 8000 to [-] people, which is about three to four battalions.

The troops below the brigade are uniformly organized as two infantry regiments (1500 people per regiment), two cavalry companies (150 people per company), one artillery battalion (450 people) under the brigade, and the supply unit and brigade headquarters. A number of personnel (400 people).

Infantry Regiment Organization: Each regiment has two infantry battalions (500 people per battalion), a cavalry company (100 people) under a regiment, an artillery company (100 people) under a regiment, and a number of personnel from the logistics unit and regiment headquarters (200 people)

Infantry battalion formation: Each battalion has four infantry companies (100 people each), one skirmisher company (50 people), and several battalion officers and logistics personnel (50 people)

Infantry company formation: Each company has two platoons (40 people in each row), a skirmish squad (10 people), and a number of company officers and logistics personnel.

而左军与右军中各自下辖两镇人马，两个骑兵旅（每个旅3000人）、一个炮兵队（1500人）跟辎重部队和军部人员若干（3500人）。每镇编制之内含两旅人马之外，每镇下辖两个步兵旅（每旅4000人）、两个骑兵营（每个骑兵营600人）、两个镇属炮兵营（每团900人）以及辎重部队和镇所属人员若干（1000人）。

In addition, in order to strengthen the assault force of organizational units at all levels, the troops drawn from the guard battalions were reorganized into companies, battalions and regiments, which were enriched in each regiment, brigade, and town, and were directly controlled by the chief officer. General reserve and final assault force.

As a result, the original organization system and command system have been readjusted once, involving a large number of personnel and a wide scope that is unprecedented.Regarding the cavalry, artillery, supplies, communications and other directly subordinate units that should be in the establishment of each department, especially the lack of horses for the cavalry, the artillery that should be equipped for the artillery, and the communications personnel, the generals of each department must complete the reorganization within [-] days after returning. After that, the Military Division and the Battalion Office will send people to check and find out the defects of personnel, weapons, horses, and equipment, and then make unified deployment.

Everyone quickly checked the whereabouts of their own troops. Those who were incorporated into the guards looked very happy, and those who were incorporated into the left and right armies also fell to the ground. Only those who were incorporated into the local troops.The generals of the troops who were responsible for the security, suppression of bandits and chaos in one or several prefectures looked unhappy, but they did not dare to attack.

"My lord! Why is this? All of us old people have been organized into a local army, and it's enough to be a brigade commander! Why is Liao Dongzhi's army also organized into a brigade, and he is also the brigade commander?"

As if he had discovered a gold mine, a brigade commander pointed to a line on the document book and shouted at the guard.

Chen Tianhua, who had just taken office as the commander of the second town of the Zuo Army, wanted to congratulate Liao Dongzhi, a capable general, and didn't want to be spoiled by this guy.

"What do you want to say? Don't you want to be a police brigade? Okay! I'll transfer you to Guangdong, can you make a difference there?! Do you feel that you are too young as a brigade commander, or do you feel that your heart is not going well?!"

Shou Han's face instantly became sullen.

"You said, let you go to the garrison brigade to be the brigade commander. Is it because of your materials. Or is it that you are short of military salary and salary?"

Shou Han's words were not emotional at all, but they made all the brigade commanders and commanders in the room fall to their knees.

"Father commander, before I came here, our South Central Army had the same organizational level. There was no distinction between soldiers and guards. Brigadier He couldn't turn his head around for a while. It is also reasonable! Please, father commander, bypass him this time. "

The Li Huamei siblings also knelt in front of everyone and pleaded for the brigade commander surnamed He.Hope to avoid his innocence.

"My lord, I have just arrived at the beginning of the winter solstice, and it is a high place to be able to take in the army. As for the position of field brigade commander, I absolutely dare not take it. I am willing to exchange with brigade commander He and invite him to come to the second town Take on the important task of this brigade commander!"

In order not to let his love become the target of public criticism, Chen Tianhua quietly stepped on Liao Dongzhi's foot, signaling him to intercede for Brigadier He.

"Get up!"

Seeing that everyone was kneeling, Shou Han couldn't get angry for a while, so he had to wave his hand to signal everyone to get up.

"Do you think you will be comfortable as a police brigade? Then you will have no future?"

Shou Han tapped the huge screen behind the Shuai case with his hands, and the mountains, rivers, plains, rivers, villages and coastlines on it, as his palms trembled uncontrollably, as if an earthquake had occurred.

"Not to mention our internal affairs, the remnants of the Zheng family and the old department of the Mo family are still roaming the countryside, coming out from time to time to loot houses and instigate rebellion. Even in the south, there are people who miss Chenla wholeheartedly. If there are no strong troops in various places to suppress them, once When something happens, the army cannot be mobilized in time, forming a prairie fire, how will this end?!"

"that is!"

Although the expressions of the former battalion officers kneeling aside were the same as those of the brigade commanders, their thoughts were completely different.Their troops were combined with other troops to form brigades in this military system reform, but they did not become brigade commanders, but became remnants of the brigade.For the position of brigade commander, they wanted it but couldn't get it.

"Damn it! You're too fat to eat meat!? If you don't want to be the brigade commander, let him out. Some people want to do it!"

"To the west of our army is the Burmese Mangying family who have always been ambitious. Although they are respectful to our South China Army, God knows if they will swoop over and strangle us when we are asleep?! Siam in the southwest, Although it is already a vassal of our Nanzhong Army, the powerful ministers in the country still intend to cause chaos. With these two powerful neighbors, you who are the commanders of the security brigade are the front line against the enemy!"

"And! The so-called guards, the left army and the right army! Whoever fights well will be a field division, and can fight in all directions! Whoever fights badly, I will be demoted to the guard brigade! There are also guard brigades. Opportunities follow me, and if I play well, I can be promoted to the main force!"

"Willing to serve the lord!"

"Willing to serve the lord!"

"Willing to serve the lord!"

"Willing to serve the lord!"

At that moment, more than [-] brigade commanders raised their arms and shouted, and the brigade commander He even shook the roof tiles.

"I would like to be the pioneer of the Lord, and the horse will step into Burma! The soldiers will enter the big city!"

The Nanzhong Army has always used military merits as the standard for evaluating troops. You usually make a lot of noise, but when you are on the battlefield, you lose weight. This kind of army not only looks down on you by your colleagues, but also waits for your fate to be abolished.Therefore, when the generals and officers at all levels heard Shou Han talking about the neighbors to the west, they all instinctively realized that this was going to attack the west!

"Winter Solstice, don't be too modest. It's not for nothing to let you be the brigade commander! A few days ago, I received a military report that the British were harassing people in Humen and Guangzhou. Back to aid. It caused rebellion everywhere, and our army will soon go to Guangdong to suppress the rebellion. You, as a native of Guangdong Province, have made contributions to benefit the hometown, and it is also a matter of returning home!"

"The position of brigade commander is basically on the same level as the lieutenant general of the inland army. But whether it is power, the combat effectiveness of the troops under his command, or the number of artillery pieces, he is no less than a commander in chief!" Li Peilin, who was silent for a long time, smiled. He explained to everyone the duties and powers of the new title of Brigadier Commander.

"That's right! A brigade of people can completely fight on the same battlefield independently. It will not be a problem to deal with tens of thousands of mainland bandits!"

Facing the unhappy faces of the group of former battalion officers who were merged into other battalions to form brigade-level units, Shou Han had an expression of hatred for iron, "You have been asked to study more and train more! You just don't want to Listen! Look behind, about your arrangements!"

For these officers who were reorganized due to the merger of the army with other troops, Shou Han decided to set up a training office, which belonged to the military division.Responsible for the training and replenishment of strong men in various places, and can pull up new troops at any time when necessary.

Can it be regarded as an experiment in the mobilization system? !

He was secretly proud of himself.

"The Liaodong Jianshou, the inland government army, and the peasant army all rely on the elimination of the battlefield and natural selection to cultivate elite soldiers. I, the troops trained will also consume you!" (To be continued...)