Mountain Brigade.

On the training ground, Zhao Laosan's infantry company excitedly threw Zhao Laosan up because they were victorious. In dogfights, group fights, they won first place, which meant that their infantry company could get more than 30 muskets. The firepower of their infantry companies will be greatly increased, which will be of great help to them.

"Oh. Oooh. The soldiers shouted excitedly.

"Hmph, what's the spirit." A bandit soldier said unconvinced.

"Damn, what are you still standing for, Lao Tzu's face is about to be lost." A captain came over and scolded loudly. And then left with his own people.

The Mountain Brigade held a jousting competition. There are three items, individual combat, and the main competition is the fighting skills of soldiers. Group fighting, each infantry company sends a combat squad that is the most capable of fighting to fight in dogfights. Another item is weight-bearing long-distance running, which requires running more than 30 miles with something weighing more than 50 pounds. In fact, this distance may be even more when fighting. This is a kind of basis for soldiers to acquire this skill, which is convenient for long-distance marches and detours interspersed with combat skills.

The Republican Army's infantry code has such a minimum requirement.

There are not many of the three events, and the winner will receive thirty muskets for the first place. The second place winner will receive twenty muskets, and the third place winner will receive ten muskets. Such rewards are still very rich. This aroused the fighting enthusiasm of many companies, and for them it was the most advantageous situation.

Therefore, during the game, each company was very crazy. Especially Zhao Laosan's company, they performed very well. Zhao Laosan has a wealth of fighting skills, and in the fighting competition, they took away the two firsts in the individual and the team. As for running with weights, many companies are training. Their running ability is very good, and Zhao Laosan's company only won a fifth place. This is not a bad result, but unfortunately, there is no reward from anyone.

Without exception, the victories were those infantry companies that were drawn from the backbone, and their combat effectiveness and competitiveness were incomparable to those bandit infantry companies.

Because all the bandit infantry companies are all at the bottom. In terms of individual combat, the bandits originally had a great advantage in combat skills, but they lacked a will to fight as if they were dead. These backbones, formerly known as the Red Turban Army, have rich combat experience, and when they fight, they know what tricks are most useful. They just teach the soldiers the most direct combat skills, this kind of combat skills is a way of playing regardless of life and death, and the all-round attack does not pay attention to defense, because the tricks of defense need to be flexibly responded, in this case, their battles all show a strong will to attack, this style of play, the bandit can't stand this, because the other party doesn't care about life and death at all. The bandits are very desperate, even if the combat skills are very skillful, but in the face of such an attack, it is still not good.

In terms of team fighting, the bandits are very bad. Because the bandits like to fight alone, they don't care about any battle formation at all. But when the backbone is trained, it is necessary to take into account the battle formation, attack, cover, flank, etc., all kinds of combat skills are constantly being carried out, these are not at all the bandits can deal with, they do not lack combat skills. What is lacking is unity, the will to fight.

"Sir, it's not fair to us." Captain Zhang Blind said.

"It's not fair, it's not fair. They have defeated you with dignity, and you have seen it yourself. If you are not as good as others, you will come to sue. Are you still men? It's a shame. Go back and learn how to train soldiers, our set doesn't work at all. The red lady scolded Zhang Blind angrily.

"Sir." Zhang Xian came in with a smile for the achievements made by those backbone companies. Zhang Xian was very satisfied, which brought them a lot of surprises.

"Well, the Chief of Staff is here." The Red Lady is welcome.

"Sir, the results are out this time. The results of the backbone companies are very good, and I think we should continue to promote them and send some backbone personnel to other companies to help with training, so that the combat effectiveness of the company can be improved to a greater extent. In addition, I suggest that in the next training, we should actively use the addition of shooting, this item, after all, we are equipped with muskets, and if the soldiers do not know how to shoot, the situation is still not good. Zhang Xian said. He was well aware that the main weapon of the future would be the musket. Fighting skills are only temporary, but the training of muskets must be on the right track.

"Hmm. Yes, you can arrange these things. The red lady said.

"However, I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible or not." The red lady thought about it and said.

"Hmm. Sir, please. Zhang Xian nodded and said.

"I think we can find some opportunities to take some initiatives, that is, to fight a little bit better, and the advantage of that is that we can fight well. What do you think? The red lady asked.

"Hmm. I think so. If we do this, it will be of great help to the victory of the will to fight, I agree. Zhang Xian nodded and agreed. Your training is serious, no matter how good it is, it is not as fast as actual combat, and there is such an understanding in military academies that their training is basically based on actual combat, and they would rather have bloodshed than let soldiers stop thinking of starting from actual combat.

Handan. on the streets. A large number of people in Handan have rushed to the streets.

"Knock knock. Knock knock. "A detachment of the military band of the military academy performed a marching performance of military music here. This orchestral music with a simple relationship aroused everyone's interest.

Although there are only three of their songs so far, the people of Handan have never stopped such songs, which makes them very interested. Because they've never heard anything like it.

The sense of rhythm of the military horn, small drum, and snare drum made many Handan children follow the military band and line up the rhythm of the queue that they think is competitive, and the attention of the people of Handan.

"What's the tune?" A businessman asked, Handan.

"Oh. I heard that this is the military music of the Republican Army, and it is used when fighting, but don't say it, it sounds like a fucking thing. A Handan man said.

"Yes. It sounds different. I feel that the people on your Republican Army side are different from the people on the court side, and you can hear it on this military music. A businessman said.

"But what are these songs? It's exciting to listen to. The merchant continued to inquire.

"Hmm. The notice posted over there said, this seems to be what "Commander's Training Song", "Grenadier March", "Hillbilly Song" You know that this republican army has risen from the grass, this hillbilly, what it means is that they are very dirty, but this kind of dirty army defeated the official army, it's really fucking evil. The Handan people said, and then pricked up their ears and listened to the tune, the military uniform of the military band was the most beautiful. Their clothes were clean and tidy, and the queue was neat.

They wore large mountain hats, and the commander wore military boots and lean belts. Looks very spiritual. It's no wonder that the children are curious, and they feel like they're part of the army as they follow the marching band.

There are many, many pieces in the rehearsal of the military school band, and Shang Wu also added some French military music to it, which sounds a little casual, but the soldiers are still very excited, which makes them have a strong fighting spirit.

Having a military band parade was actually a kind of self-show, which could inspire the enthusiasm of the people to join the army and improve the cohesion of the people, and he found that the imperial court rarely held such events, or there were, but they were seriously out of touch with the people. The populace was interested in such military activities, but they were far away, so Shang Wu simply sent his military band to march towards their station, and each infantry division had to have its own military band, which was a way to boost morale. Therefore, the military band of the military academy was divided into five and scattered among the various military stations. At the same time, the martial arts allowed them to continue to move forward and play, which aroused the curiosity of all the people along the way, and this curiosity inspired their martial spirit from the bones and made them feel very yearning for the Republican Army. It's an inspiration of the will to fight.

War Department.

"Military bands are often followed by a large group of people, not only children, but also many adults, and there are many young people who join the army at one time. It seems that the military music has a very strong encouraging effect. Jia Xu said with a smile.

"That's not going to work. We can't recruit too many people just yet, the troops are overcrowded. Shang Wu said with a smile.

"Then I have to blame you. Who told you to let the military band go out for a spin, the effect of this turn is great. Jia Xu very much agrees with Shangwu's idea of letting the military band take a turn, and thinks it is very good.

"This military band is equivalent to the combat power of an infantry brigade. There is such a great appeal, which is different from the official army of the imperial court. Jia Xu said.

"There is no such military band in the officers and soldiers, I think that such an orchestra should be organized, so that they can come to such a band from time to time, especially in the newly occupied areas, to carry out large-scale propaganda, I think it is possible to set up such a special unit and distinguish it separately, so that they can quickly gather good combat effectiveness. Solved most of the problems. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. It's a good idea, doable. Jia Xu agreed. Shang Wu nodded. Jia Xu had already written it down and was beginning to form ideas.