2264 Zhao Jun's bicycle troops
"The troop exercises in the north are coming to an end. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Then they're going to fight. Wang Jian said to Yang Duanhe.
"Well, I know that, but I think it's better to send someone and arrange for them. After all, with an army of tens of thousands of people, we are here in the headquarters of the coalition forces, and if there is no one to take care of it, there may be a big mess. Yang Duanhe reminded.
"I've thought of that. I have sent a telegram to the king. You come to take command of the Northern Mobile Forces. Wang Jian said.
"I feel a little bit about this." Yang Duanhe said very unexpectedly.
"Doesn't it feel like a surprise?" Wang Jian asked.
"Yes, I didn't tell you about it." Yang Duanhe said.
"But I know about it." Wang Jian said.
"In the north, there are some combat units at the division and brigade level, and they cannot form combat effectiveness in a short period of time, and this is very bad for us." Wang Jian said.
"Yes, judging from the latest report, our troops cannot advance quickly within a certain period of time, and the run-in of the troops is very bad." Yang Duanhe said.
"So, we need a very experienced commander to accept this, otherwise, our rear detour tactics will not be able to solve it." Wang Jian said solemnly.
"I understand that." Yang Duanhe said.
"Alright. When the order comes, you go and accept it as soon as possible. There is not much time for us. Wang Jian said worriedly.
"Well, I'd better go first. In this way, at the very least, we can save some time, and if we wait for the order to arrive, I am afraid we will waste a lot of time. Yang Duanhe said.
"Yes. Well, I'll send you. Wang Jian said and accompanied Yang Duanhe to speak.
At this moment, a group of Zhao soldiers pushed bicycles in front of the coalition headquarters. The headquarters is set up on the main street of Guzhu, where all the combat troops have to pass, and there are also a large number of supplies.
"What kind of troops are you?" At this time, Yang Duanhe asked Zhao Jun curiously.
"Report sir." Looking at Captain Zhao Jun, he saw Yang Duan and the rank on his shoulder saluted.
"We are the 12th Infantry Regiment of Zhao State, the 3rd Rapid Operations Battalion." The captain introduced.
"Oh. What is your name? Yang Duanhe asked curiously, because what he saw was that the Zhao army was all equipped with bicycles. At least about 100 pounds of weight were loaded on the bicycle. This is already far more than the payload of the soldier.
"Sir, my name is Zhao Fangming. 3rd Battalion, 12th Bicycle Company. Captain. Zhao Fangming introduced.
"Yes. Can you tell us about your combat units, especially this bike? Yang Duanhe asked.
"Yes, sir." Zhao Fangming replied. Wang Jian also came over at this time and looked at Zhao Jun's equipment in detail.
"Sir, the advantage of the bicycle we are equipped with at this time is that it can be adapted to most roads, and it can also carry more supplies. And it's also a lot faster than walking. Zhao Fangming introduced.
"Oh. How much weight can it carry? Yang Duanhe asked.
"The standard is one hundred and fifty pounds. The speed is a little five times faster than walking. Zhao Fangming introduced.
"How many bikes do you have?" Yang Duanhe looked at the materials on the bicycle, although the standard said one hundred and fifty catties, but at least about one hundred and eighty catties, such a number has far exceeded the walking carrying capacity of the soldiers of the Qin army. The luggage of the soldiers of the Qin army, the heaviest, must also be controlled at about fifty catties, otherwise, the soldiers will not be able to carry out tactical movements at all. Soldiers can only fight effectively if they are lightly armed. And Zhao's bicycle troops, the load is more than 150 catties, which is more than three times the material capacity of the Qin army, which shows that the Zhao army's bicycle troops can far surpass the Qin army in mobility and combat ability, which makes Yang Duanhe feel very surprised.
In fact, this is exactly the secret weapon of the Zhao army, the Zhao army is different from the Qin army, the Qin army owns the entire northern grassland, naturally there is no shortage of horses, but the supply of horse forage poses a severe challenge to the logistics supply of the Qin army. This requires the Qin army's strong logistical supply capability to do so, because the amount of materials transported is a huge amount, and for this reason, the Qin army's battle plan is carried out according to the areas where the logistics supply line is convenient. For example, it depends on the transportation capacity of the railway.
The situation of Zhao Jun is different. Their logistical supply capacity is very poor, only a few areas have railways, and most areas do not have railways. Moreover, the road system is not very developed, and their logistical transportation mode relies on traditional two-wheeled carriages, and the transportation capacity of horse-drawn carriages is also very limited, if it is a large-scale army to fight, I am afraid that it will cost a lot of financial resources to complete. But it also costs a certain amount of money to support a small combat force, in order to reduce the pressure on the logistical supply of the Zhao army as much as possible, the Zhao army thought of using bicycles, because bicycles require the physical strength of soldiers, and carry far more materials than the infantry on foot, therefore, the Zhao army is equipped with a certain number of bicycles, this situation is not only Zhao Jun, there are also such bicycle troops in the South Korean New Army, in fact, these bicycle troops have played their due combat capabilities.
"Return, sir, not much, when we came out, our whole army, most of the bicycles were concentrated in our hands, don't look at one of our battalions called bicycle battalions, but in fact, only one company of our battalion is equipped with bicycles, and most of the soldiers still do not have such equipment. This time, in order to fight such a battle, we are fully equipped. Captain Zhao Fangming replied.
"I see." Wang Jian nodded and said. Wang Jian knew that the best bicycle in the Qin Kingdom was made of steel, but such a bicycle was expensive, and it was obviously impossible for Zhao Jun to be equipped with such equipment. What Wang Jian saw was that Zhao Jun was equipped with ductile iron pipes, not steel. However, such a bike can also meet their needs. After all, such a price is not expensive after all, and Zhao Jun can generally accept it.
"Alright. Go ahead and get busy. Yang Duanhe said after understanding it. Zhao Guo's situation has already made them understand. Zhao Jun's bicycles were not equipped on a large scale, probably because they could not support them with their already small military spending.
"Yes, sir." Captain Zhao Fangming randomly led his combat troops away. Their bikes make unpleasant metallic sounds.