909 We need new surrogates
Gao Shun took a notebook and a charcoal pen issued to them and entered a tent in the rear, which was heavily defended. Then he saw a lot of people like him, with the rank of squad leader and platoon leader, sitting together, and some of them were still company commanders.
Gao Shun was a little uneasy and found an inconspicuous corner to sit down.
Gao Shun looked around, many people were a little uneasy, but more excited. Because before receiving the order, Gao Shun got some rumors. Officers who enter the training course will be promoted more by non-commissioned officers. The chances of promotion will be greatly improved. Because the conditions did not allow it, they could only receive the most rudimentary military education here. This is a favorable step for promotion. A lot of people are excited, but uneasy because they don't know if they're up to it.
Gao Shun knew that the conditions were already very harsh. The first level is to know words. Know at least 500 words. It is possible to write an article. Gao Shun was well educated. Naturally, it can be passed. He doesn't plan to hide it, because hiding it will cause more trouble. But for others, it's a big, big nuisance.
What Gao Shun knows is that whether it is a prisoner of war or the original non-commissioned officer team of the Republican Army. They also have limited access to education, and have recently joined a large number of militias, so they simply cannot receive more education. There were also militiamen dressed in the clothes of ordinary people, who had at most held the position of militia platoon leader, which was the militia leader of a village.
But knowing words has become the first big problem. At most, they receive a few days of temporary literacy education. They have a certain level of leadership. But knowledge is too low. At most, many people will write their own names. In a word, it is estimated that half of the words need to be replaced by a tick and a cross, which is the gap caused by the level of education. But the Republican Army needed officers, more backbones, so it was forced to let them in here to take classes.
Gao Shun may be regarded as the type of person with the highest level of education here. It's fast to learn anything. For example, a map of their battalion headquarters. The kind of map that uses contour lines to represent topographic maps, Gao Shun saw the value at a glance. In his opinion, the Republican Army had a high advantage in this respect, because they occupied a very high point in the terrain first.
Come to think of it, they are at most an army unit that manages five hundred men, and they can also know the role of terrain. And use the terrain to carry out defense and offensive operations. And this is something that needs to be repeatedly tested and baptized by war in the past in the army, and this is not a secret to the Republican officers. This creates a big advantage. Gao Shun believes that the Republican Army still has many advantages.
The pace of the course is fast-paced. Because not a lot of time was given to them, in the past hour they received a lot of new things.
There are weapons instructors who teach the parameters of the use of weapons. For example, infantry artillery, field artillery, and many more other technical parameters, which need to be memorized. And special number symbols are used. The backbone of the militia, their heads were all a mess, and they were confused by the special symbols. I don't know anything about the north, south, south, and west. It's quite a puzzle for them.
In addition to weapons, there are also tactical courses, the most basic of which is maps. as well as a variety of tactical symbols. The Republican Army taught officers many tactics, such as the advanced "three-three" system of infantry formation, which made Gao Shun's eyes shine, and required the autonomy of infantry to the greatest extent. This is definitely something that Gao Shun has never accepted before. Maybe it's a little more advanced. Therefore, the backbone of the militia completely collapsed. But they still took the time to write down everything on the blackboard.
The IRA instructors instilled everything in one go, such as the social system, the extremely short history of the Republican Army, especially the history of combat, which was Gao Shun's favorite course, because it told a lot about the fighting experience of the Republican Army. If you throw away some of the self-aggrandizing elements. Gao Shun believes that the Republican Army does have such capital, and their success. It was not formed by accident.
A lot of success, because they have laid such a foundation in the beginning. Gao Shun came into contact with more and more things in the Republican Army, the more he could feel it. The IRA will burst with unprecedented energy. Judging from the current military comparison, the future of the Republican Army will surpass the military strength of either side.
Gao Shun is constantly accepting new knowledge. However, Zhang Liao is constantly strengthening his defense, and more and more supplementary troops are being transported from the rear, and there are very few experienced veterans, most of whom are untrained recruits, and they only have a few militia managers before who have fought bandits. I don't know if this counts as military experience.
The number of Zhang Liao's battle group is rapidly increasing, and in less than two days, it has increased to more than 5,000 people. This figure made Zhang Liao himself very surprised. He didn't know how the rear had mobilized so many people to get here.
But because there is no combat experience. The ability to train, therefore, Zhang Liao can only give priority to letting them strengthen in defense.
Inside Luoyang City. The store has reopened, but wants to return to its former bustle. It seems that it is simply not possible in the short term.
Although the capital was not completely destroyed, many places were attacked, and some high-end shops were looted and burned, and the ruins can be seen in the streets. Even the main hall of the palace was burned down. But the good news is that order is being restored. I don't know if that's good news. If so, it's too important for them.
However, there are still lively places. For example, a military recruitment station. After the end of the battle, the various rebel armies that were organized spontaneously automatically transferred to the militia, and many of the militias were compulsorily organized. Except for some who were willing, they all disbanded after receiving their own rewards.
But conscription, that's another matter. To be a soldier is to die for yourself. This is still very disgusting for the people of Luoyang, after all, this means going to war.
But if fighting as a soldier can be linked to one's own interests, the situation will become very different.
"Isn't this a paper money that let's die for nothing?" A businessman said after reading the announcement.
"Hey, brother, this is not the same, can the banknotes of the Republican Army be the same as the banknotes issued by Dong Zhuo?" Another businessman retorted.
"The banknotes of the Republican Army are real money. What can be spent, as much as it is, is how much it can be spent, and it can definitely be spent. Give you money, that's true. Besides, if you can't spend it, you can use it for other purposes, for example, you can give it up altogether. To be exempt from tax, this tax part is also a large amount of money. And this bank, but the money lent to you without interest, your business has lost a lot, right? If there is such a sum of money, it will be turned around all at once. The merchant said.
"But, send your children to war." The merchant was still a little hesitant.
"You can let the guys and the family go, we just need to give them a certain amount of money, and the parents will be favored." The merchant said.
It's a very good deal, you know, at the moment, what they lack most is enough money, tax exemption, and some tax reduction, which for them means that the IRA has to run this place well.
There are not a few merchants who have such a lively mind, and not only these merchants, but also the small citizens and small merchants in the city, think the same way, although it is very dangerous. But the benefits are huge. The returns are huge, and this is their best chance to make a primitive accumulation of capital. Some bold people have signed up for the army. Therefore, in the entire recruitment station, there were many people alive all of a sudden. This was a big surprise to others.
There are a lot of people in the city who sign up. But Brigadier General One-Eyed is now very worried, because he still has a lot of problems to solve, such as weapon production. He simply didn't have much ordnance to supply to the newly recruited troops, and not only that, because of the blockade. They still don't have enough parts to produce, and if this situation doesn't work out in three days, then the city will stop working, and many people will be in danger of losing their jobs, and this danger will be very bad. It's so bad that many of them don't know how to deal with such a threat.
On a train track somewhere in Zezhou. Shang Wu and Jia Xu sat in the carriage and watched the contents of the telegram they received at the train station. A lot of it is encrypted. It takes special means of deciphering to get some results.
"Those pilots have a whereabouts, Cao Cao. Cao Cao captured them, and they were in good condition. Jia Xu handed Shang Wu a telegram and said so.
"That's very good, and it's very good news for us." Shang Wu nodded and said.
"That's the case, but there are some things we need to pay attention to. That is, Cao Cao seems to have some motives in it. Jia Xu said.
"Want to work with us and get our support. Is that right? Shang Wu asked.
"Yes. Moreover, this will is very strong. And now that they've shown their sincerity, I think we should make some choices as well. In this case, it can be regarded as a favorable response to them. Jia Xu said.
"Well, the post-war situation, we have to think about it. We need new agents and who can open the market to us. Shang Wu said.