The construction of artillery cannot be delayed, but it is extremely difficult to completely change it and achieve world-class superiority in technology and equipment, and there is no minimum research and development machine, so it can only be used to manufacture ready-made weapons because of the ugliness; of course, as a long-term strategy, the establishment of research institutes and the concentration of scientific research personnel are necessary investments.

Luo Yang called several officers over, and personally invited Zeng Shihe, the commander of the First Army, who was nervously supervising the training of the troops, to the big tent of the Chinese army to discuss another matter.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think there is one more thing that needs to be handled immediately, and that is the special forces and intelligence forces." Luo Yang explained the operational objectives and capabilities of these two types of troops, and emphasized the importance of their cooperation with the grand strategy in the current sense.

"Special forces? Intelligence troops? Zeng Shihe said haha, "Lord Rui, I don't think it's so hanging, right?" We've never heard of it before, how do you get it? ”

Luo Yang patiently and meticulously explained, requiring that every army should establish special forces and intelligence networks, preferably at the division level.

Zeng Shihe was not enthusiastic, but he repeatedly asked for the distribution of flying thunder cannons to his troops.

Luo Yang did not force him, on the one hand, he agreed to his request, and on the other hand, he was exempted from responsibility.

Huang Zaizhong, Wei Pucheng, and Lai Yuxin were all invited one after another to discuss the construction of the two types of troops, but the three army commanders also responded coldly, feeling empty and mysterious, and had no way to start.

Luo Yang did not lose heart, simply set up in the Chinese army, first of all, the organizational structure, personnel selection, the establishment of standards and systems, by an officer Feng Zhuhuo as the commander of the special forces, the rank of brigade commander, responsible for selection and training, of course, the specific training content, more difficult to do, according to Luo Yang's own modern experience to grope and do, requiring 3,000 people, all of them are elite, strong, good at mastering all kinds of weapons and equipment, good at penetration, sudden attacks, small units, small-scale battles.

"Brother Feng Zhuhuo, don't despise this special forces, many times, dozens of special soldiers can decide the outcome of a battle, and even the rise and fall of a national power, the biggest advantage of special operations is that at a very small cost, huge results can be achieved."

"Got it, King Rui!" Feng Zhuhuo gave up his hand and said impassionedly.

Luo Yang believed that under the conditions of military equipment at that time, it was necessary to shorten the course of the battle as much as possible and reduce his own casualties, in addition to the suppressive power of artillery, that is, special tactics. It has also become a full-fledged tactic.

The four army commanders, all of whom are veteran generals, like infantry battles, and can love the power of flying thunder cannons, which is already a huge progress, Luo Yang can't be demanding, so he can only hope to do it himself and have enough food and clothing. Also personally master the special forces, strengthen their own power.

The special forces are very demanding, the environment of operation, and there are many ways, for now, Luo Yang chooses three, one, small-scale sneak attack, harassment type, two, paratrooper assault force, and third, cavalry rapid counterforce. To this end, he created three regiments, an infiltration regiment, a paratrooper regiment, a cavalry regiment. The number of people in each regiment varies, and the direction and requirements of training are also different. The mission of the infiltration wargroup is mainly to surprise the battlefield, including disguised as the enemy, to carry out attacks, including night attacks, including attacks on the enemy's military leaders such as decapitation operations, and covert sniping. The main task of the paratroopers is also to attack, but, more critically, the rush of mountain warfare at a certain distance, and the cavalry units are mainly used for the interspersed division of the enemy on the battlefield, both strategic and tactical.

The ideal is very plump, the reality is very skinny, after a series of ideas came out, Luo Yang's words not only shocked these officers, but also made everyone dizzy and at a loss, so it takes time to form and train a powerful special forces to play a major role in future wars.

Regarding the intelligence force, Luo Yang appointed Ai Helun and asked him to establish two kinds of intelligence forces, one is an open intelligence agency, including a large number of intelligence officers, intelligence small units, mainly operating on their own territory, mastering all kinds of information, and reporting to the highest commander anytime and anywhere, so as to facilitate timely decision-making, and the other is secret intelligence personnel, mainly training and organizing secret personnel, to infiltrate the Manchu government's ruling area, disguise themselves as various people, collect intelligence, and transmit it to the area of the Han Heavenly Kingdom, Finding out about the Manchu regime and army is an espionage system.

Feng Zhuhuo and Alan are both unknown little people, who served as pawns under Luo Yang, fought several times, and behaved well, and they were particularly alert, just the people who needed them, Luo Yang placed great hopes on them and gave them a lot of privileges. And, there is no rush to let them get results: "Don't be in a hurry, take your time, use your brains well, think of a way, now the main thing is to focus on training, thinking and skills, don't be greedy, come down-to-earth." ”

"Got it, King Rui."

The unit of the intelligence unit also used the brigade level, which was supposed to give the post of director of the intelligence department of Ahlon, but, considering that the name was a bit advanced, it was changed to brigade commander.

The establishment of these two institutions has cost Luo Yang a lot of effort, and now, he has realized the old truth: things are not difficult until they go by.

The special operations force is the most money-burning department, which needs a lot of money and equipment, while the Taiping army actually has nothing and needs to start from scratch. A lot of equipment, such as paragliding, can only be built by yourself.

The cavalry unit is even more difficult, the Taiping army originally did not have many cavalry, after continuous battles, a lot of losses, especially in the battle of the Purple Land, after cutting off food, Shi Dakai's army was forced to slaughter and eat all the military horses, and the current military horses are a little bit of the Luoyang army, plus several battles captured. The total number of horses in the whole army was no more than 2,100.

Luo Yang requisitioned 1,000 military horses to the special forces, and in order to appease the dissatisfaction of the officers of the other troops, he used the excuse that he wanted to form a guard of the prince of Rui, which was not resisted, but the troops actively supported and quickly achieved their goal.

The serious shortage of military horses made Luo Yang very worried, because in the war stage before the infantry firepower was dense and powerful, the cavalry would be able to play a major role, so he had to actively prepare to establish a strong cavalry team, he expected to establish a cavalry army in the future, although it is currently fighting in the southwest region, mostly mountainous, even if it goes southeast in the future, it will be transferred to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the water network is dense, and the role of cavalry must not be underestimated, it can be said that before the establishment of the defensive wall of tank clusters and machine guns, The assault power of the cavalry was unparalleled. Otherwise, in the revolutionary years of Russia, so many cavalry corps would not have been created. Fighting in areas with extremely poor communications, the mobility efficiency of cavalry far exceeds that of other mechanized units.

Luoyang dispatched personnel to collect war horses everywhere.