The northwest suburbs of Chaoyang City have once again been restored, in the wilderness under Xiaobei Mountain.

It has been temporarily transformed into a large continuous training camp, with a variety of simple civil barriers and fortifications with obvious later styles, as well as single-plank bridges, mud pits, rings, climbing ropes, inclined platforms, barrel rings and other facilities, which are scattered among them to create a relatively complex terrain.

In this camp, where shouts, fights, and stabs were incessant, Zhou Huai'an, accompanied by two new lieutenants, Lao Guan and Cheng Da Bite, walked along the guarded aisle on the side wall of the camp to inspect the training of his subordinates.

I saw that between these facilities, there were many sweaty figures running back and forth, or they were lined up in a neat and orderly procession, holding long and short weapons to make movements such as walking, trotting, impacting, and even stabbing and climbing in batches; Or it is divided into a number of large and small war groups that cooperate with each other, and in the alternating fighting, collision, and tearing fights, the reciprocating confrontation of extraordinary strength is seesawing.

Among them, the most conspicuous is the newly commissioned officer and army leader Zhong Yi, who leads a fully clothed team. Due to the fact that he was the first to join the captives, there was also the first imaginary enemy force in the rear camp in the true sense, which could be used as a whetstone for recruits and pawns.

After all, as a representative of the regular army of this era, there is naturally a set of corresponding training means and combat methods; In particular, the method of battle formation has its own uniqueness. Therefore, relying only on the probability and luck of these peasant armies who were initially scattered and could only survive by luck in the battle, and spontaneously groped out their experience little by little, it was usually difficult to achieve the corresponding upper hand and victory without relying on the accumulation and consumption of large superior numbers.

At least in front of a formation of no more than 100 people, those new pawns who obviously had a numerical advantage were simply rushed left and right by them like a dishman, and there was almost no room for backhanding; From time to time, there are people who can no longer get up, who are dragged away and put aside, but rest and carry out corresponding bandaging treatment; However, this is also the result that Zhou Huai'an wants to achieve, so that after they have been tempered by continuous blows and familiar with the rhythm of confrontation, they will become numb and indifferent to the attacks and threats of the enemy in the future battle array.

At least this quick way can effectively reduce their fear of the enemy on the battlefield, so that they will not start to waver in the future, or flee from the chaos, and even rely on the courage to support each other in the formation to hold on to the enemy for a longer time; And the ideal result is to make them fear the bosses and pawns around them more than they have to face the enemy's swords and arrows.

"Since adopting more of the pipe head to provide the way of doing it."

Lao Guan next to him continued with some pleasure

"And after the rationing regulations for food and living. The improvement of the sons and daughters is obvious. ”

"At least in the practice, the hours they hold on to it have become longer. There is also more work to do."

"That's how it should be."

Zhou Huai'an nodded slightly.

Because there is a relatively sufficient supply of food that can be eaten with the belly open, to make up for the lack and consumption of nutrients in the body; There is also a sufficient reserve of equipment to meet the wear and tear of daily standards. Therefore, it is a matter of course to try to gradually increase the intensity of training and the investment of resources.

"There are one hundred and fifty-seven new people, and it is suitable to enter the conduct of the third stage."

The big bite on the side is also the way.

"The onboarding of the corresponding equipment and the adaptation of the venue have already begun."

Zhou Huai'an nodded again, at present, according to the "Outline of Training" that he has compiled and perfected, being able to hold the spear and form a simple queue belongs to the first stage; On the basis of this stable position, the second stage is to be able to use the knife and card cooperation of the left and right hands to form a team and carry out a simple outflanking and attacking tactics in a roundabout way; Under this premise, being able to skillfully handle crossbows and more flexibly use heavy weapons such as axes, sticks, and clubs is the third stage.

Of course, there is also the fourth stage, which has not yet been perfected, that is, the horse training related to cavalry or mounted infantry, because the rebels themselves are seriously lacking in qualified horses, so they can only grope and try on a small scale; And then there are different steps in each stage.

It seems that as a follow-up and repercussion of the liquidation incident in the city, Zhou Huai'an got some new rights and tasks in the military conference led by Wang Pan; It is a process of retraining and reassigning to the sub-battalions, regiments, brigades, teams, auxiliary and miscellaneous personnel under fire, as well as drummers, clerks, and other personnel with slight technical requirements.

Isn't this just a disguised way of putting a burden on oneself and causing trouble? He also thought of it, which was Zhou Huai'an's first reaction and thought at that time. But in the following practical operation, this also means that Zhou Huai'an theoretically has the rights and reputation of assigning people (mixed with sand) and exerting influence in disguised form to each sub-camp. After all, whether these personnel are suitable or not has to be trained and evaluated by his subordinates before it can be counted.

In this way, with their respective positions and relationship origins, it also means that in the near future, Zhou Huai'an will have a group of potential eyeliners or sources in other sub-camps, although the other party may not have this kind of consciousness and cognition.

Therefore, after discovering and dealing with the problems and hidden dangers in the task force, Zhou Huai'an also began to rectify and sort out the miscellaneous forces under his command.

The 800 soldiers under the jurisdiction of the rear battalion, plus the direct team and the apprentice team, as well as the special task force and the census team with dozens of people, the juvenile exploration team, and the newly formed patrol team in the city, almost have an armed scale of more than 1,300 people.

This is still not counting the same number of garrison soldiers belonging to his name, and then in the Fifth Route Baggage Brigade, there are also escorts who are armed according to the corresponding proportion, and there are probably four or five hundred people. There is also a team that specializes in operating siege equipment, which is more than 2,000 and nearly 3,000 people.

Therefore, it is necessary to reorganize and delineate its functions, as well as the relevant constraints and regulations. Due to the peculiarity of the garrison itself as a unified supplementary soldier, there is no need to make changes for the time being. It is mainly strengthened and adjusted around the first sequence described above.

For example, the most basic armor and clothing and utensils are further unified.

The apprentice team of fifty men and the direct team of one hundred and eighty men were all replaced with iron-clad and modified iron single crossbows, or rapid-fire crossbows with modified arrow magazines, as well as various means of transportation such as horses or mules; Although there is no way to charge into battle like a real cavalry, it has the ability to move quickly and throw with the ability to move and launch, and it can be regarded as a relatively rapid decisive force in the nature of accompanying escorts and reserves.

Among the eight warbands of the left and right brigades, which were the main force, at least forty percent of them were made of leather armor and some of them were inlaid with iron armor, and the rest were made up of wood chip armor and hemp and bamboo armor. Specifically, the personal armament is still a sword, a spear, and a hand, and the standard melee equipment; Only when needed will they be issued with bows and crossbows, or heavy weapons such as axes and hammers, or various work tools such as shovels and pickaxes.

Of course, with the resources and convenience that Zhou Huai'an has at his disposal, it is not that they cannot be given more equipment and equipment, but the weight of these equipment itself is superimposed, which is already taking into account the average level of their physical fitness; No matter how much it is, it will become an excessive burden and drag, and it will be difficult to continue to hold on for a long time in a state of march with a certain intensity or in the process of being on duty relatively busy.

Among the eight combat teams, there are two fire-throwing teams, which are formed by selecting those soldiers who are bold and careful, and who are steady, and who have original experience in throwing fire. In addition to the daily combat drills, it is specially used to familiarize themselves with and master the skills of throwing incendiary materials, suppressing battle formations, destroying fortifications, and cleaning up urban areas. Therefore, in addition to the additional equipment of vehicles, pack horses and equipment, they also have a higher basic treatment than most ordinary teams in terms of food and clothing, and are almost the same as those directly under them.

The reason why it is said to be basic is because the direct team still has the advantage of being close to the water and getting the moon first in daily life, and it can get intangible benefits and gains directly or indirectly from Zhou Huai'an's side from time to time.

As for the three smaller teams attached to his name, for the first time, they also had their own dark gray exclusive clothing colors and styles, and even the logo designed and awarded by Zhou Huai'an himself; An oval piece of iron that can be pinched or sewn on the shoulder arm, with a hand-engraved pattern; The survey team is an eye, the team is a fist with thorns, and the census team is a swirl.

Of course, in addition to the daily three-piece set, their equipment and equipment are also more complex and varied due to the needs of their duties and tasks. In the future, for the local actions and tasks under the rule, personnel will be drawn from these three teams to form it; In order to carry out mutual cooperation and implicit supervision.

For example, when the investigation team is the main activity, the census team is responsible for cover, and the team is used as an emergency preparation; While the census team is the main player, the task force is the role of military support, and the investigation team acts as a vigilance. When it is the task force to take the lead task, the investigation team and the census team will serve as a pre-investigation and mapping force, providing some kind of information and eyeline support for the team's intervention.

In terms of daily relationships, although they are all directly responsible for Zhou Huai'an, the three types of members from different sources and affiliations are not easy to produce some kind of collusion or collusion, and it is more convenient to supervise and restrain them.

As for the newly formed patrol team, it is the simplest, in fact, on the basis of the original personal equipment, put on a vest for the front patrol and the ban after the ban, and then strengthen some bows and crossbows or something to come in handy.

Through daily conduct comparison, Zhou Huai'an soon found that during this time, the rear battalion he brought out was obviously different from other soldiers; Whether it is in the implementation of the regulations, or the reaction efficiency of assembly, preparation, operation, and zipper, or the average nutritional status and the spirit of the performance, it is far beyond a large margin.

After all, no matter how good ideas and measures are, if they are not promoted by strong enough force and authority, they will inevitably fall into the hands of people with different positions and tendencies, and there will inevitably be deviations and distortions, and even the possibility of retrogression.

And with the return this time, the apprentice team that followed him also changed hands again. Most of them feel that what they have learned so far is enough, and they want to do something else; There are also a small number of people who do not agree with his ideas enough, and even repeatedly violate the rules and accumulate habits that are difficult to change, and behave too stupidly;

But there are still some people who insist on staying, taking up about half of the original manpower. This can be regarded as the initial harvest after some invisible reverse elimination, and then Zhou Huai'an can continue to select and screen among them, and more adapt to and identify with his own style of thinking, potential seeds or sprouts. Then, according to different responses and needs, it is given in-depth teaching and cultivation.

(End of chapter)