Chapter 136: Preparation

"So...... What about the problem with the map? ”.

"Just now I was explaining our troops to the two people of the Dai family in Yunzhou, speaking of which, our current map and sand table are also thanks to the great efforts of the Dai Commanders. A lot of the content in the detailed map was added by Dai Overseer, and if you really need it, you might as well let the people of the Dai family continue to help. Zou Shuangwen interjected.

Tan Weiming frowned and asked, "Where did the two Dai family people come from?" ”

"One is a hairy boy, but his riding and archery skills are quite good, and this is negligible. The other is Dai Ye, the former commander of the Tieyun Cavalry. Zou Shuangwen said.

The name "Dai Ye ......" really aroused everyone's interest, Dai Ye is one of the few guys who was born in the Dai family and can become the commander of the Tieyun Cavalry, and Dai Yun mentioned Dai Ye several times when he explained to everyone the forces and military forces in the north, as well as some important battles in Yunzhou.

Tan Weiming immediately made a decision and said: "I'll let people ask my father to ask the king, Dai Dujun has led the Blood Qi Army for many years, and he has made great contributions to my Dongping, and since the Dai family is dedicated to my Dongping, then I Dongping will also treat it with sincerity." Zou Shuangwen, you will accompany Dai Ye in the camp in the afternoon to have a look, and ask him for advice. There was a dinner in the camp today, and then, as soon as the news arrived, a tactical preparation meeting began in the evening for Dai Ye to attend. ”

Zou Shuangwen nodded and said, "Obey." I'll do it. General Dai is very interested in the Blood Qi Army, this is simple. ”

"What about the other one?" Tan Weiming asked.

"It's Dai Dujun's own brother, the youngest one, only fifteen years old. Hehe, I made a bet with him that if he passed 70 out of 100 assessments, he would be allowed to enter the cavalry camp, and if he didn't pass, he would obediently train me in the new barracks. Zou Shuangwen's face was full of evil smiles.

"Hahaha-" everyone laughed happily. These people all knew that passing the seventy items would be impossible for anyone who was new to the Blood Qi Army. Not only because the training standards of the Blood Qi Army are very high, but also because quite a few of the 100 assessments are team projects. Moreover, many of these items are not individual skills or technical and tactical areas, but basic theory and logistics coordination, and these training subjects that have gradually stabilized after several years of blood qi army almost represent the highest level of training in this era.

"It's better to be like this," Tan Weiming said after a deep sigh, "Whether he passes the seventy exams or not, let him enter the cavalry battalion." Anyway. Once the Blood Qiqi Army is to be deployed, your new barracks will still have to be built. Although you can't be allowed to charge, it is estimated that it is up to you to secure the supply line. At this time, what are you...... Don't reluctantly let that guy into the cavalry camp, and then, Zeng Zining, you train this kid well. Hey. Since he is a child of the Dai family, he should have a few brushes. It's up to you to provoke him. ”

Everyone looked at each other and nodded. For a young guy who is only fifteen years old and has served in the army for three years, it is certainly a good idea to use the discipline and training of the recruit camp to grind out his frizzy temper, but it may be more effective to constantly stimulate him with the method of agitation. For this kind of childhood, in everyone's ardent expectations. For a young child who thinks he has performed well since he was a child, the subtext of being taken care of and entrusted with a relationship is more lethal than simply saying that he is not good enough. And Tan Weiming, who has been able to skillfully use this simple psychological technique to manage personnel, is even more impressive.

Tan Weiming turned to Ye Tao at this time. Suddenly, he lowered his tone and said a little pleadingly: "Brother-in-law, can you do me a favor, can you let Lu Dan come back?" Otherwise, you can appoint someone to help coordinate things on the Workshop side. In case it is to be pulled, with the current inventory of arrows of the Blood Qi Army, as well as those stocks of divine arm bows, ballistas, and pontoon bridge components, it is a big problem. I know that the Praetorian Army is urging the workshop to change their outfits, and this inventory needs to be able to be saved. It's really not okay to break through without help. ”

Ye Tao smiled and said, "Your Highness doesn't have to be like this. Naturally, I'll send someone to coordinate these things. You also know that a few of our brothers and sisters are not good at this, and only Lu Dan dared to do it before when it was related to the military department and the forbidden army. Now that Rudan is already an Overseer, it is not appropriate for him to come back to do this, since Suo Zheng is back. I'll let him take some of that to it. The workshop here in Danyang is now managed by Suo Yong. They are brothers who are good at discussing. Two days later, the local watch workshop in Danyang was completely suspended. The craftsmanship of these freed up hands should be absolutely trustworthy to reassemble the equipment, right? This part of the production is all used to supply the Blood Qi Army. …… Don't go out with me, you guys. I've put a lot of effort into the Blood Qi Army. ”

Although this is the case, Ye Tao said that it is still not a small favor to let the watch workshop stop work and prepare to supply the Blood Qi Army. As we all know, Yip's Workshop now attracts the most attention for its products are table clocks and marine clocks. In particular, the new self-winding marine clock has become the standard equipment of all merchant ships of Seven Seas Trading Company, and Ye Tao also presses the orders of the Samir family's merchant fleet and escort fleet and the orders of the military departments of Dongping and Chunnan. The main reason why Ye Tao said that the shutdown was indeed a matter of preparation, mainly so that the watch workshop in Danyang could keep up with the technical level of the Ye Workshop headquarters in Yicheng and produce the second generation of marine clocks, but the length of the shutdown was still in Ye Tao's hands. Since Ye Tao said this kind of priority supply to the Blood Qi Army, then I am afraid that the watch workshop will have to rest for a while.

Compared with Dai Ye and Dai Ji, Tao Ze, the envoy of Chunnanguo, did not have the honor of staying in the camp of the Blood Qi Army to visit the training and competition of the Blood Qi Army and participate in further discussions. Two minor officials of the Ministry of Rites accompanied him back to Danyang shortly after the parade was over. Dai Ye and Dai Ji were eye-openers and saw some key details that the Blood Qi Army had not been paid much attention to by others.

A young man like Dai Ji is easily attracted by the various equipment and auxiliary supplies of the Blood Qi Army.

In particular, the newly determined cavalry sword of the Blood Qi Army combines the advantages of the original cavalry sword, and absorbs the characteristics of many barbarian cavalry scimitars, arc blades, and even serpentine swords on the northern grasslands. This new type of cavalry sword has become the most efficient and tactile melee weapon of this era. In terms of the most critical material issue, this cavalry sword uses steel specially supplied by several professional smelting workshops directly under the Dongping royal family in Liyang, if it weren't for these workshops, the person in charge was Tan Weixin, and the Ministry of War and the Gaojiadi workshop did not pay enough attention to this new formula of steel, and there was a fast enough response, this batch would probably be used to replace the new version of the mountain chopper for the forbidden army just now.

This cavalry sword, even in the handle of the handle, such as the feeling of the weapon, has never been paid attention to in the mass production of weapons in this era. Although the cavalry received the same training, the tactical movements displayed in training and battle became more and more consistent. However, there are still some differences in the way each person holds the weapon. Some people will hold it tightly and like the feeling of a stable grip, some people will like to loosen it a little because they enjoy the lightness and heartiness of playing with the cavalry sword in their hands, and some people are prone to sweating palms and will always constantly adjust the detailed posture of the grip...... On mass-produced cold weapons, it is unrealistic to set different handles for each person.

Ye Tao, on the other hand, adopted a solution that he was actually familiar with. This version of the hilt is not wrapped in leather or anything else, but is supplied with a rope of moderate thickness with the cavalry sword, which has different needs for a different feel. It can be adjusted with different winding methods. In the instructions issued by the cavalry sword, the characteristics of several winding methods were explained in detail, and the soldiers were encouraged to continue to study the winding methods suitable for themselves. Details like this, if no one explains them, the average person won't notice them at all.

And when Dai Ji couldn't put down this kind of cavalry sword. When he asked Zou Shuangwen if he could get one, he was tricked by Zou Shuangwen. Zou Shuangwen just looked at Dai Jian with a blind eye, and said nonchalantly: "This is a cavalry sword, ...... you?" He deliberately emphasized the word cavalry. really made Dai Ji speechless all of a sudden, who made him agree to participate in the assessment?

And a veteran like Dai Ye noticed something completely different. At noon, Tan Weiming had already made it clear that the Blood Qi Army was going to get ready, and in the afternoon, the atmosphere of the entire military camp changed slightly. Originally, there was a wooden box at the door of each barracks, which put the daily evaluation form of the unit to which the barracks belonged, and the name tag of the directly subordinate officer made of white porcelain was inserted outside, in the afternoon. The white porcelain name plates were removed one by one and replaced with brass openwork engraving name plates of the combat-ready officers of each unit. The officers on duty began to strengthen the inspection of the maintenance of weapons, the combat-ready officers and the midship-in-waiting officers began to explain their work, and the barracks began to have two posts and two posts...... The soldiers who were still in the contest were certainly elated and did not suppress their emotions, but the soldiers who stayed in the barracks and were responsible for the duties of the barracks showed completely different emotions.

They suppressed their excitement and suppressed their strong fighting spirit. And Dai Ye, who was promoted to commander step by step in the army, did not understand this sentiment. As a member of the Yunzhou Dai family who knows the situation. He didn't tentatively ask why the soldiers were in such a mood. Instead, he asked Zou why the soldiers were able to do this without agitation.

Zou Shuangwen said with some emotion: "During the mid-year drill last year, a total of nine people from the Blood Qi Army died in the drill. No one asked them to do that to that extent, but, for the sake of victory, for individual and collective victory, they did not hesitate. This is not surprising. The Blood Qi Army does not need to be agitated, does not need to be mobilized, and from the day the Blood Qi Army was formed, the Blood Qi Army was an army with the sole purpose of victory. Even light infantry, which everyone seems to be able to see everywhere and doesn't seem to have to go through too much training, is different in the Blood Qi Army. You'll know that later. The best equipped and most rigorously trained, and the soldiers were paid the best. Apart from victory, apart from defeating the enemy, the Blood Qi Army really has no other pursuit now. And the officers are the same, many officers of the Blood Qi Army have entered the Dongping Army, but more people have stayed, because the temperament of the Blood Qi Army is different. After getting used to the Blood Qi Army, it is always a little strange to go to other armies, even if you move the Blood Qi Army over, you can't cultivate the unique temperament of the Blood Qi Army. For example, Commander Qiu did a good job in the forbidden army, but when he returned to the Blood Qi Army, he immediately went crazy to lead the column, and he just robbed his subordinates of the opportunity to show off. ”

The lord of the country agreed with the Dai family's people to enter the Blood Qi Army's approval of the preparations for sending troops to Yunzhou, and sent back the Blood Qi Army camp with a flying eagle. When a sergeant passed the news to Zou Shuangwen. He invited Dai Ye and Dai Ji into the most heavily guarded building of the Blood Qi Army: the Sand Table Room. The staircase-shaped hall that gradually rises in the middle of the space is certainly refreshing to Dai Ye and Dai Ji, but what is even more shocking is the Yunzhou terrain sand table placed in the middle of the hall. The terrain that has been mapped in more detail is colored according to the actual landform, and the places that are not mapped are black-gray sandstone grains...... Even so, judging from the current scale of the Yunzhou sand table, the Blood Qi Army's understanding of Yunzhou can be said to be very amazing.

"General Dai, although there is a question about whether I Dongping will send troops to Yunzhou, and what troops to send there. There hasn't been a decision yet, but the Blood Qiqi Army has been ordered to get into a state of readiness. Please come here to find out more. A lot of what we know about Yunzhou comes from Dai Dujun. This sand table was also supervised by Dai Dujun. Tan Weiming said cautiously: "My Blood Qi Army has not been in the army for a long time, and most of them are young people, and many issues will not be well considered, so about the Blood Qi Army." There are also things in Yunzhou, please mention more about the general. ”

Tan Weiming is the prince of Dongping, the future lord of Dongping, Dai Ye does not dare to slack off, and he does not even dare to say it.

After chatting with Dai Ye for a while. Tan Weiming ordered the convening of a military meeting of officers above the camp of the Blood Qi. When all the people have arrived. They began to report on the current training situation of each battalion and what work would still be done in preparation if it was to be transferred to a state of combat readiness and to attack the combat ground.

If it is said that the column and the visit to the camp of the Blood Qi Army, what Dai Ye and Dai Ji saw was the equipment of the Blood Qi Army and the situation of the soldiers. The military meeting showed the management level of the officer group of the Blood Qi Army. After summarizing a large amount of data and charts, everyone came to the conclusion that if there was no material reserve, the current state of the Blood Qi Army could be opened at any time. After fifteen days of active preparations, the Blood Qi Army can reserve all kinds of materials that can meet the needs of two medium-intensity combat sites, and if there is a month to a month and a half, then the Blood Qi Army can initially complete the comprehensive preparations of the Blood Qi Army in Dongping, including the transportation of a large number of combat materials and weapons to the border between Dongping and Yunzhou. And the officers proposed to establish a professional weapons repair workshop at the cutting edge. The suggestions of requisitioning and hiring some doctors, starting to stock up on battlefield medicine and other supplies for the wounded, sending scout troops into Yunzhou in advance, establishing an intelligence transfer station and an eagle station, and sending some officers to coordinate with the various departments of Yunzhou after entering Yunzhou have all been recorded...... The only question that has caused a little controversy is which to choose between the relatively powerful fire oil bomb and the safe and reliable Mars bomb for advance storage, and whether the new flame-breathing rod product in Yip's workshop needs to be prepared in batches.

Later, Tan Weiming asked senior military officers such as Qiu Haohui, Chi Lei, and Zeng Zining to prioritize and implement all necessary preparations from both military and political aspects. As for the proposal to send scouts and establish an intelligence station and an eagle station, Dai Ye did not dare to specialize, but also said that there should be no problem.

What surprised Dai Ye the most was not these, but the fact that any officer who was able to enter this meeting from Tan Weiming to the very flat tone had approved an order that could not be resolved through Ye's workshop: coffins, shrouds, embalming supplies...... Rather, it is a question of war wounded and bereavement for the dead. It was not on the agenda because there was a law in place. Approach this kind of problem with a calm attitude. It does not mean that the officers are indifferent to life and only seek military merit. On the contrary, it is precisely these preparations that mean that everyone is fully prepared for the brutality of war. The Blood Qi Army's first order included 3,000 coffins, and it reserves the possibility of adding 7,000 coffins at any time.

"The perfect victory is made up of countless perfect details." Zou Shuangwen used Ye Tao's words to answer Dai Ye's doubts, and he said solemnly: "Lord Ye once said that a good general should not only continue to achieve victories, but also be able to show off his life of 'no miracles, no wisdom, no bravery' while achieving these victories." Originally, everyone didn't understand military affairs, and they thought that if they led troops to fight like this, it would be boring, but now, we understand how difficult it is to do these nine words. ”

Dai Ye nodded and said, "Lord Ye is indeed a person who knows soldiers. It's easy to remember those odd wins and turnarounds, but you forget that the reason why these are easy to remember is because it's so hard to happen. Risky adventure, first of all, is dangerous. ”

Zou Shuangwen nodded and said, "Yes." Your Excellency has warned you that before you let the soldiers take risks for us, remember that they are other people's sons, husbands and fathers just like us. …… Of course, in the Blood Qi Army, this term has to be added to the word 'daughter', and in the past few years, Dai Dujun has made me and other men ashamed. ”

Dai Ye nodded secretly, he smiled heartily, and said, "Lord Ye can say these words, it's really amazing. He's only twenty years old, and it's incredible to have this kind of insight. Just now I just had a glimpse on the school review platform, when will I let the old man ask Master Ye for advice? ”

Zou Shuangwen said with a smile: "It's a logistics preparation meeting now, and Lord Ye is probably not interested in participating. These jobs are the basics of the Blood Qi Army, and they are not worth worrying about Lord Ye. When the tactical strategy is discussed, Lord Ye should be in attendance. ”