Of course, there are some people who also see the power they have now. After all: a team of only about 200 people can face an ambush of tens of thousands of people, and there is a good chance of victory? This was unimaginable before. If this is the case, then the entire new guard battalion will be completely different from carrying out some large-scale combat operations on its own, and may have some effects that were simply unimaginable before.

Xiao Xuan said in the deduction: "Actually, you might as well empathize with yourself." If you are an adversary, you know that you are going to be up against an opponent who is as extraordinary as you are today. And it can't be solved by simple means of secret calculation, or if it is necessary to launch a direct attack, what are the most resorting methods? Will you just put on a piece of armor and prepare to attack? ”

"No, at least the people in the front row will have their shields ready. If the shield that is usually more convenient in the attack cannot block the powerful arrow shotgun, then according to some previous combat experience and even clues, it will carry the shield that can effectively resist the fierce fire of the opponent to advance... Even if it's by means of a flat shield ... Then it suddenly occurred to someone.

"If that's the case, then we're going to attack with the de-shelling shells that we've prepared in advance. Or throw heavy arrows and shotguns for siege... I don't know if even those people can block it even if they pick up dozens of pounds of iron shields or even push the shield cart. And: how careless, how unintelligent do we have to be to get caught up in a horde of cars? ”

But not long after these words were spoken, some people seemed to realize what the problem was: in the case of actual combat, how to know what formation the enemy army would use to launch a surprise attack? If it is a thick shield array, it is naturally suitable to use ammunition with strong enough penetration. If it's a quick break, that kind of preparation is not appropriate. What if half of the ready-to-launch canisters were loaded with armor-piercing shells, and half were loaded with standard light shotguns? In this way, under the existing conditions, a company battle group will have only fifty launchers ready to be on standby and form an effective attack. In this case, the number of opponents who could effectively fight Saudi Airlines at one time was reduced to a maximum of two or three hundred, and two attacks were reduced to several hundred. Obviously, it is impossible to ensure your own safety in the face of the worst situations.

As for preparing in advance in the event of a surprise attack by the enemy, and crushing the opponent with continuous fire? If it is a brigade of about 1,000 people, it may be calculated in this way, but in the deduction: the strength of about 200 people is too fragile no matter how dispersed under normal circumstances. It's easy to suffer a casualty loss that can't be ignored in just a few breaths. Only the officers and men can make a rapid counterattack at the first time with the loaded firepower, and it may be complete.

In addition, the problem is that in the actual combat environment, especially in some complex geographical environments, it is often difficult for a team of about 200 people to send too many scouts to predict whether a large ambush of the enemy army will suddenly appear at close range within twenty or thirty paces, or at a longer distance. Normally, the effectiveness of a shotgun is best between fifty and eighty paces, and it is not good to get too close or far. Enemies attacking from too far away will also lose their effectiveness, but what if they suddenly appear at close range?

"Theoretically, then, in the face of a wide range of threats, if the average person had two cartridges ready to be loaded with ammunition, and the average person had about five people, one mule and horse carrying sixty kilograms of light mortars. Then the resilience and combat effectiveness of the entire company battle group will become unprecedentedly different. If you can defeat the attack of thousands to 10,000 prepared enemies in ambushes and surprise attacks in complex situations at the first time. That means that perhaps tens of thousands of enemy soldiers will be helpless. After all, in the vast majority of cases, the battlefield space is limited, especially for ambushes in groups, even if there are tens of thousands of troops, it is difficult to exert strength at the same time... Xiao Xuan also learned how to make the firepower of the entire new guard battalion from "invincible" to truly a team that can achieve strategic goals alone. If you can travel at will with only about 200 mules and horses, you will undoubtedly improve the further concealment of future trips.

It was at this time that the ideal of a new battalion battle group with unprecedented firepower began to take shape: "When necessary, not only should each officer and soldier have perfect shield armor, but each officer should also be equipped with at least two or one twin recoilless steel cannon launcher and multiple ammunition on average. Minimize the burden by lightening the mule and horse. At the same time, the strength of the army was increased to 1,200 men, and the size of the light artillery that could be carried at any time increased to nearly 200 pieces. If necessary, the entire battalion battle group, like a garrison force, can easily replenish the auxiliary forces and increase the number of heavy personnel to two or three thousand, or be equipped with more sufficient horses and even carriages, so that in theory, the entire battalion battle group will have the ability to defeat 100,000 decent enemy soldiers at one time in a round of combat operations, and become a real strategic force. Xiao Xuan finally had some foundation in his heart.

Of course, the cost of this kind of thing, which was close to the limit of craftsmanship under ancient conditions, was also very expensive, just the cost of a hundred rounds of arrow shotguns, which cost as much as a cluster of steel arrows, was equivalent to the cost of twelve taels of silver or more than one tael of gold. From firearms to ammunition, each piece costs as much as one hundred and fifty taels of silver. According to the calculation of 1,600 pieces, it is about 230,000 taels of ammunition processing costs, and counting the attached light artillery, the average armament cost per person is as much as 2,300 taels. Money is not the most important thing, and this high-level processing undoubtedly depends on a lot of craftsmanship and discipline, as well as on the concentration of all the relevant talents of the craftsmen who are the best in the new manufacturing methods, and also takes into account the shift period, no matter how it is calculated, it seems that it will take about a year to get more than 1,000 troops fully armed to the limit of this era in the spring and summer of the following year.

It's just that Xiao Xuan at this time is much more mature than many years ago, and he is not in such a hurry. This half a year should be enough, and I will return to the central manor after dealing with the southwest affairs from the Chengdu area. After making the necessary corrections, deployments, and arrangements, it will take about this scale to go into battle again.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xuan and many people around him were not too worried about this matter.

(End of chapter)