In the school field, the brigade was being drilled, Yang Xuan's face was pale, his hands were on his waist, standing in front of the big tent, and he was talking to the baggage camp. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In order to test the tricycle's long-distance driving ability, Yang Xuan personally formulated a drill plan.

The regiments, which were already equipped with tricycles, were ordered to make a long march of more than 400 miles back and forth

The instruction clearly stipulates that all regiments and battalions must be prepared for long-distance marches.

Each tricycle needs to be loaded with a weight of 300 pounds, and it must not be unloaded in the middle.

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The results of the exercise were not satisfactory, and the regiments and battalions did not make any preparations at all after receiving the order.

During the march, 20 percent of the tricycles of each regiment and battalion broke down on the road

Some troops even cheated and threw heavy objects on the road

More than 400 miles back and forth, some baggage battalions did not reflect the advantages of the rapid mobility of tricycles at all, and marched more than 50 miles a day, which was basically the same as the infantry

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Seeing such a result, Yang Xuan ordered Yin Chengqi, Wang Zhiyao and others to investigate, and now they are calling everyone to lecture.

First of all, let the regimental supervisors, the assistant offices of each battalion, the chief of each brigade, and the baggage battalion and other units equipped with tricycles summarize.

Seeing that everyone was so indifferent to logistics and supplies, that no preparations had been made before the exercise, and that there were so many obvious problems during the exercise, Yang Xuan was quite annoyed.

After the fire, Yang Xuan listed many problems that occurred during the drill:

If the vehicle is damaged

Temporary refurbishment of vehicles

How to adapt to the river slope temporarily

Coordination within each regiment, battalion, and brigade

Collaboration within the baggage camp and so on

It took half a day of hard work to sum up the 15 special regulations for the baggage battalion in light of the views of the people, and urged all regiments and battalions to comply with them.

Draw up three tricycle improvement plans for the Vehicle Bureau to improve in the next three months.

After the meeting, Yang Xuante left the two newly established baggage battalion commanders, briefly explained the personnel of each battalion, and was about to leave, when he saw Qian Bangqi and Liu Liang coming together, he frowned and asked the two to sit down.

Qian Bangxin arched his hand, handed over an official document of the governor's mansion of the four provinces, and said: "My lord, since the march into the army, there have been casualties on both sides, and General Gan Liangchen, the general of the Sichuan army, was killed by the Great Western Army by the lone army, and all the departments on the front line fell into a bitter battle.

The prince of the superintendent has written many times, hoping that the lord can lead his troops to the west immediately. ”

After a brief look at the official document of the Governor's Palace, Yang Xuan's brows furrowed even tighter, and he shook his head and said: "Since ancient times, the use of troops has been particular about not hurting the peasants, and the Governor Wang Gongfan is in charge of the overall situation, how can the officers and troops be recruited and sent to fight in the busy agricultural season?"

Both of them have seen that in the past two years, the local desertion has been very serious, and displaced people have risen everywhere, and now they are sending troops to rescue each other, isn't that delaying the season? ”

Qian Bangqi shook his head and said: "My lord, having said that, but now that the war in southern Sichuan is in full swing, and the fighters are fleeting, if you don't send troops again, I don't know if you can find such a good opportunity in the Year of the Monkey."

The last time the lord openly sang against the prince of the superintendent, it caused everyone to be unhappy, if the army is delayed now, even if the prince of the superintendent is magnanimous and will not be blamed, it is difficult to ensure that the villain is sowing discord behind his back. ”

Yang Xuan sat up straight and said: "For the master, he should have the wisdom to know people, and he should be able to distinguish between right and wrong, and the superintendent Wang Gong is highly respected, of course he will be magnanimous."

Qian Jianjun, you are the supervisor of the army, of course you know that Sun Tzu once said that soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival, must not be ignored."

Qian Bangqi looked at Yang Xuan with a distempered face, got up and arched his hand and said: "My lord, Qian is not talented, but he is also a second-class jinshi (Jinshi is divided into three lists, the first three are the first class jinshi, the first list, the second class is the second class jinshi, and the lowest is the third-class jinshi, and the same jinshi and the first), why don't you understand what Sun Tzu said?" ”

Motioning for the other party to sit down, Yang Xuan said with a smile: "Don't be angry, listen to me come slowly, just as the letter from the Governor Wang Gong said, the Sichuan general soldier Gan Liangchen was defeated by the Great Western Army alone, and was finally killed by it."

Lord Qian, neither the Wang Governor nor the Emperor Fan Xian want our loyal army to repeat the mistakes of the past, they hope that we will not only be able to cooperate with the friendly forces, but also be able to win. ”

Qian Bangxin's face soothed slightly, and he sighed: "Of course, the Inspector Wang Gongfan is a righteous gentleman, and you will never suspect that the two adults are calculating against you." ”

Yang Xuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Qian Jian Jun, didn't you just say that soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival, must not be ignored?"

As the saying goes, raising soldiers for thousands of miles is used for a while, and it is very simple to fight a war, and the most important thing is to train the soldiers and generals, the dispatch of soldiers and horses, and the dispatch of troops on the battlefield.

Qian Jianjun, I explain it like this, what do you think? ”

After thinking about it, Qian Bangqi still frowned, shook his head and said, "My lord, it's okay to say so."

However, since the battle in Langzhong has ended, our army has been resting for two months, the soldiers and horses of each regiment and battalion have been expanded, and the men have replaced tricycles and wheelbarrows, and it can be said that the strength of our army is far greater than before.

At present, the letters of the prince and the prince of the king are urging our department to launch an offensive and suppress the rebellion of the Liukou with a flank from the north and the south. ”

Yang Xuan stood up and sighed: "As I said at the beginning, now is the agricultural season, and you can't send troops."

Gan Liangchen's lone army was killed by Zhang Kewang, and Yin Jian is not far away. correct

All regiments and battalions of our unit have been expanded, and if the training is insufficient, it will take time to drive everyone to the scene, and if they are driven to the execution site to die.

Although the combat units of our unit are equipped with a large number of tricycles, they are not proficient in using them at all, and it will take time to do so.

According to the "Minutes of Guerrilla Operations" compiled by General Wang Zhibang last year, the military commanders of each regiment and battalion are not familiar with it, and they cannot achieve the goal of knowing themselves and their opponents, so they must not fight in vain.

The second batch of cadets of the officer training camp has just graduated from the month, and everyone is not yet familiar with the army.

There is a problem in the thinking of the generals of our department, and most of the killers who come out of the army think that fighting depends on bravery, while those who come out of the musket squadron do not think so, and it will take time to mediate the contradictions. ”

Qian Bangqi's mouth opened slightly, although it felt incredible, but it didn't sound unreasonable, but the superintendent Wang Gong Yamen sent several letters a day to urge the troops, which was quite difficult.

Now it is necessary to determine the time of dispatch of troops anyway, so that it is good to reply to the Inspector Yamen.

According to Yang Xuan's meaning, it was at the beginning of May at the earliest, which was clearly after insisting on spring ploughing.

After a stalemate for several days, Yin Chengqi proposed a solution, that is, to send troops and horses to Suining County, Tongnan County in Chongqing Prefecture, and Xichong County in the north to attract the attention of the Liukou and distract them.

Yang Xuan's eyes lit up, isn't this the military exercise he said in his previous life?

Since this is the case, it is necessary to first formulate three operational plans and then conduct military exercises separately, which can not only expose problems but also solve them through exercises.

Of course, this is an exercise after all, and only a small number of troops need to be dispatched at a time.

After thinking about it, Yang Xuan immediately convened the generals to discuss the matter, and decided to conduct four actual combat exercises in mid-May to determine the troop allocation of each exercise.

Since the end of the battle in Langzhong in mid-February, everyone has been training and resting for more than a month.

In order to test the effectiveness of the training, the exercise needed to be conducted in accordance with the standards of actual combat, and after receiving the instructions, each regiment and battalion immediately engaged in intense pre-battle preparations.

Hearing that the 3rd Regiment was in charge of the Xichong direction exercise as a pioneer regiment, Guo Chonglie, the head of the 3rd Regiment, was overjoyed, and the whole person was gearing up.

According to the drill plan, with the cooperation of the naval battalion, the third regiment needs to go deep into Xichong City, and in the back are three infantry regiments to ensure the safety of the exercise.