Hedong, Ma Heng is inspecting the preparations for the reorganization of the 6th Infantry Brigade into the 6th Infantry Division, and many people have different opinions on how to reorganize, especially the arrival of new weapons, for example, they were previously equipped with a large number of arquebuses, as well as a phalanx composed of spears, they can also fight flexibly, but large-scale battles are also possible.

But now, their weapons have changed a lot, and the biggest change comes from their weapons, they are armed with a large number of flintlock muskets and bayonets. The pikemen have withdrawn from their troops. Under such circumstances, they began to discuss the specific tactical issues of musketeers in the formation of infantry regiments. The infantry regiment is the most basic combat unit in the infantry corps, and whether they can play their due role will be very important.

"Go on, I come with eyes and ears." Ma Heng and some staff officers sat in the corner and said this. Although this initially made some officers at the brigade headquarters feel a little awkward, they soon began to notice such problems.

"The current situation is such that the number of musketeers is increasing, and bayonets can also be manufactured on a large scale, so that our combat effectiveness is basically based on musketeers, and at the same time, the miniaturization and lightness of artillery also provide great fire support to infantry regiments, so we basically agree to establish according to the regimental scale of musketeers." A staff officer stood up and made such an explanation.

Ma Heng and several staff officers took charcoal and recorded it in their notebooks. It's something they carry with them so that they can take more notes, which has become a habit for them. If they don't, they won't be in a position to do such things.

"But the problem is that we also need to see some disadvantages of musketeers, first of all, the rate of fire of muskets is still slower than that of bows and arrows, especially compared with the Huns, the Huns shoot very fast, basically we fire a bullet, they can do two consecutive shots, not only that, because it is equipped with a smoothbore gun, the bullet is within thirty paces, and the firepower of a company can be concentrated to form a large-scale kill, beyond this distance. It will fall in a big jump. A staff officer stood up and said.

A flintlock pistol is not a panacea. The process of manufacturing smoothbore guns is relatively simple, but it took a long time to overcome the technology of the barrel, and the technology of drilling blank pipes appeared, which became popular on a large scale. Therefore, such a situation is also a huge consumption for them. If such a situation could not be formed, their situation would not have developed so much.

"Our infantry, in frontal combat, in addition to using the correct tactics, also needs the emergence of more other arms, it is best to be able to disrupt such a formation of the opponent before collective shooting, ***, I think, should be arranged in each company, such a kind of troops. Give *** a certain status, after all, before we shoot, they are the only ones who can disturb the other party. The firepower that artillery can provide is also very limited. Not only that, but the significance of the first hand in offensive operations is also very great. First of all, their attack distance is long, they can reach a distance of one hundred and fifty paces, and they can effectively kill and injure the enemy's leader, leader, and then cause their command confusion. This is very important for our next attack. The staff officer continued.

Ma Heng quickly recorded that this was a very new view, such a view, for them, was a completely new plan, without such a plan, he himself did not know how to build such a force.

, that is, rifled guns. Rifled guns can be manufactured, but they still need some old craftsmen to go into battle to manufacture, such a processing method, determines that their number cannot be too much, at least it will not far exceed the smoothbore gun, if you want to popularize, you need to upgrade new metal materials, as well as the upgrading of processing technology, which also requires some new processes to reach such a point. Only in this way can this problem be solved to a large extent.

"The musket certainly gives us a great advantage, but the advantage is our disadvantage, our disadvantage. The chief is right, we must correctly recognize this point in order to make us invincible. A colonel officer said. Ma Heng thinks he is right.

"The flintlock pistol has the advantage of collective shooting, this is to make up for their lack of range and rate of fire, they can only do this in a limited space, and at the same time, we have to see that between the gun and the flintlock pistol, there is also a gap in firepower, such a gap, for us, it is very different. Therefore, equipping a certain number of *** hands will be very beneficial for us to make up for such a gap in firepower, which is our most important advantage at present, and such an advantage will make our situation much more advantageous. The Colonel said. Ma Heng nodded.

Hands, have their own advantages, their range makes it impossible for archers to reach such a point, it is said that some *** hands can hit a target of two hundred paces. Most of them come from the Taihang Mountains, as well as the prey near the Zhongtiao Mountain, and they are born to be *** hands.

But alas, *** hands can't be loaded with bayonets, they can't perform bayonet assassination like ordinary infantrymen. They were armed with weapons such as hatchets, spears, and knives. Their rate of fire is also slow, but the range of their muskets is their strength, which makes them more adept at acting alone and shooting at important targets of the opposing party. That's how the hand is equipped.

In addition to this reason, that is, there is only one place that can be produced, which is the first arsenal, and the other factories do not have such capacity for the time being, which greatly limits the output of ***. That's all that can be said now.

On the basis of the reorganization into infantry divisions, many officers have their own new views, for example, to improve the staff system, after all, many officers are not of high quality, and the command is chaotic, for example, this is the case with the independent brigade, many times, they are hit with a hot head. The last time I fought, I didn't even say hello. And the fight began. Many people don't know why, there is no battle plan, and after the war, they didn't even hand in the summary report, which was only obtained after repeated reminders.

It can be seen that without a sound command system and a staff officer system, it is still impossible to control the enthusiasm of the troops. After all, many officers are not of high quality. It takes too long for them to learn to fight on their own. No one wants to wait that long.

Lijiazhuang. on the highway to Handan. Shangwu They are testing the condition of all kinds of vehicles, and good vehicles can help them do many, many things to the maximum, and these conditions are extremely favorable situations for them, and these improvements in the situation are an achievement of their new equipment.

"The biggest problem with current vehicles is the lack of animal power. We can't help it. Jia Xu looked at the vehicle helplessly and said. Many vehicles have to rely on human power, but the load of four-wheeled vehicles has increased to a state where human power cannot carry it. Obviously, the unicycle is really going to enter the corner of history.

"You say, is that a horse, or a donkey?" Shang Wu's attention was not in the car, because he suddenly saw a strange animal, or rather, Shang Wu himself was not sure.

"That?" Jia Xu looked at Shang Wu in puzzlement, Shang Wu couldn't even tell the difference. Impossible.

"That's it, I look at it, like a mule." Shang Wu said.

"Mules?" Jia Xu was puzzled. It is not surprising that in this era, mules have not yet been popularized on a large scale, and the real popularity will still be until the Ming Dynasty. The advantages of mules are numerous.

"Yes, it's a mule." Jia Xu said. Mules are still considered a rarity and used for ornamental purposes.

"It should be a horse mule. Yes, it's a horse mule. Shang Wu said. Then he walked straight over.

"There are still a lot of advantages to mules. There's a lot of stamina, and there's a lot of work. It's the best logistical breed ever. It's a pity that there are fewer of them. Shang Wu said with a smile. There was not enough animal power, so I had to use another kind of animal power, the donkey. But the shortcomings of donkeys are also extremely obvious, at least they are not suitable for the battlefield. And the mule, between a horse and a donkey, happened to see something new, which made Shangwu very happy, because they had finally found a place where they could develop their animal power.

"We're going to raise so many mules?" Jia Xu asked. Shang Wu knew from a glance at the surrounding situation that the number of mules was still very small, but for Shang Wu, it was enough. It won't be long before they will be raising a large number of mules. All they have to do is wait patiently for a while.

"Yes, otherwise, our logistical pressure will be very great, horses and mules can be used for more than 30 years, which is a huge improvement for us, and the situation of donkeys and mules is also 20 years, think about it, this is very considerable, our logistics supply, the situation is at least largely solved." Shang Wu said excitedly.

Even in World War II, mules and horses were still the mainstream, and it would take a lot of time to achieve large-scale motorization. And the mule is the most suitable choice at the moment, because he can bring a lot of room for development, and such a lot of space will bring them a lot of development.