This is the first time that John has been in contact with the front-line troops of this era so closely, and everything is very novel to see. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 He handed over a pile of account books provided by Colonel Wade to Martin and his accompanying accounting staff, and asked Crawford to take someone to take an inventory of the arsenal, while he himself went around the troop station, accompanied by Colonel Wade.

John went first to Eisenhower's 15th Infantry Regiment. John was intrigued by the "Dragon Banner Legion", which was based in Tianjin, China, and used the yellow dragon on a blue background as the team badge and regimental flag.

At present, the 15th Infantry Regiment is not fully staffed, only about 2000. It is divided into 3 infantry battalions, 1 regimental company, and 1 service company. According to the new army establishment, the regimental headquarters also lacks an anti-tank artillery company, and each battalion only has a firearms platoon (mortar) in each company, and the battalion headquarters lacks a firearms company directly under it.

Eisenhower had been chief of staff of the 15th Infantry Regiment for some time, and the regiment had a good impression of the new staff chief of staff, who had an easy-going personality. Of course, Reilly's old comrades-in-arms also contributed to Eisenhower's support.

John walked around the barracks, it was Field-Day, and the American GIs were doing their back-office. Although the U.S. military does not require quilts to be folded into "tofu blocks" (their quilts are spread flat on the bed), they also have their own housekeeping standards, such as the order in which clothes and shoes are placed, how to store personal belongings, 12 inches of white space on the side of the bed pillow, and the four corners of the sheets must be folded at a 45-degree angle.

Of course, generally speaking, military academies and recruit camps will have stricter requirements for internal affairs, in order to cultivate the discipline and concentration of recruits. For a unit like the 15th Infantry Regiment, which is a veteran, Field-Day is much simpler, just make sure the barracks are clean and the items are neatly arranged.

John chatted with several sergeant majors who were inspecting the service, and felt that the morale of the troops was not bad. The veterans, who have served overseas for many years, are happy to be repatriated, and some are already looking forward to reuniting with their families over the Christmas holidays.

"Ike, what do you think of the 15th regiment?" John asked Eisenhower as he visited.

"It's okay, the morale of the troops is good. I was a little sloppy in my training in China, but after this period of intensive training, it has improved. Eisenhower replied truthfully: "Many veterans have seen the war between the Chinese and the Japanese, and know what to do to save their lives on the battlefield." ”

"What about logistics, is there anything lacking?" John didn't know anything about training and warfare, and he was more concerned with logistical supplies.

"There is no shortage of light weapons, artillery is being equipped, ammunition and other logistical supplies are also abundant, but the number of trucks is too small. At present, there are only a few car companies in the entire training camp, and it is good to say that it will definitely not be enough when the recruits come next spring. And after the artillery is equipped, it also needs a vehicle to tow it. ”

"When that group of recruits comes, they will be equipped with a new car company." John had read the documents when he was at the General Staff, "According to the plan, the two new infantry divisions would be equipped with 290 two-and-a-half-ton trucks. But you'd better report to the higher authorities about artillery towing vehicles, the War Department recently ordered a large number of trucks in Detroit, you can get it. ”

"What about the rest, how is the food?" John continued.

"It's so close to Pittsburgh, it's easy to get restocked." Eisenhower smiled: "You can experience it for yourself in a while, the chefs of our regiment have learned a few tricks in China, and their skills are not bad." ”

John was intrigued by Eisenhower's words, Chinese food in this era was not as popular in the United States as it was in later generations, and he had not tasted the "taste of home" for a long time. Although the 15th Regiment is stationed in Tianjin, the taste of cooking is definitely different from his hometown in his previous life, but he is still interested in trying it.

John's lunch today was settled at the regimental headquarters of the 15 Infantry Regiment. The dishes are not bad, beef stew, cabbage, ham and potato bisque and macaroni, both meat and vegetarian, nutritionally balanced, and enough calories. But John didn't taste any Chinese food in it, probably because the spices and seasonings commonly used in Chinese food were not on the list of supplies.

John wondered if he should recommend adding Chinese spices such as ginger and peppercorns to his sourcing list. These are all good things, which can prevent colds and dysentery. However, it is probably a bit difficult to get the military doctors from the Department of Health to agree with these TCM experiences.

In the afternoon, John went to the 36th Regiment and several other regiments to go around, and the general situation was about the same. The only difference is that these regiments are stationed in the Philippines all year round and are accustomed to the tropical climate there. When I first came to Pittsburgh, I couldn't stand the cold winter weather here, and there were more people who got sick.

This is the beginning of winter, and when the weather is at its coldest, there is a high probability that there will be a large area of frostbite attrition. John recorded the situation in his notebook and prepared to mention it in his report and prepare more medicine for frostbite prevention for the training camp.

In the evening, John gathered all his subordinates and listened to their reports on what had been done during the day. Martin's review of the books found no problems. John was not surprised by this, and even if there was a problem, it was not possible to see it directly from the accounts. He told Martin not to forget to check the books with the Crawford's group after checking the books.

Crawford's inspection of the arsenal was nearing completion. There are no problems with the quantities of weapons, ammunition and other military equipment (mainly tools, raw materials and spare parts used by sappers and artillery), and there are sufficient reserves of all kinds. Originally, the General Staff set up the training camp in Pittsburgh because it was an important center for the production of munitions in the United States, and it was relatively easy to replenish supplies.

John asked Crawford to inspect the reserves of clothing, medicines, fuel, vehicles, and field materials (tents, blankets, wartime rations, fuel, etc.) one by one after inspecting the munitions depots, making sure that the data was detailed and that no blind spots were left behind.

John's inspection of the Pittsburgh Reinforcement Training Camp lasted three days. The overall situation is quite satisfactory, and the reserves of all kinds of materials are sufficient. Even if there were some shortages in the number of transport vehicles and cold-proof medicines, the camp command also came up with a corresponding solution under John's reminder. General Hodges had also telegraphed Major General Bull to commend John and others for their dedication and efficiency on behalf of the training camp.

At this point, John's first grassroots inspection operation can be over, although it is not perfect, but there is absolutely no problem in returning to the errand. On the plane back to Washington, John began to consider another issue. At present, this form of logistical supply of the US military is no problem in dealing with peacetime training, but I am afraid that it will not be able to do so on the battlefield. If the hoarded mass of materials cannot be delivered to the front-line troops in a timely and accurate manner, then everything is equal to zero.

John wondered if he could learn from the concept of precision logistics in later generations and make some suggestions for the current logistics supply methods of the US military. Counting the days, it was time for him to put the second cannon in the battle planning department.