August 4, 1900.

The Black Dragon Army Cavalry Battalion was finally officially established.

In the green forest within a radius of more than 100 miles north of Aihui, in addition to the Luoshui bandits, as well as the seven or eight evil bandits that were eliminated, of course, there were those who were too small in number to be looked down upon by Yue Xiaodong, after screening and screening, all of them were scattered and reorganized and integrated into the cavalry battalion.

More than 600 war horses and more than 550 cavalry are considered supernumerary.

As soon as the reorganization was completed, Yue Xiaodong went straight to Yue Weihua's residence, what are you doing, you need equipment.

The formation of a battalion was completed, and the new equipment of one color.

Light and heavy machine gun company, two light machine gun platoons are all advanced Browning BAR1918 light machine guns (of course, Yue Weihua redeemed them, all of them are wordless, just for the convenience of readers to watch and write), Yue Xiaodong saw it for the first time, he liked it very much, compared to the previous Madsen light machine gun, it was not a little bit better.

Submachine gun company, another new weapon, known as Destroyer No. 1, that super large caliber, up to 11.43mm, powerful, can be fired in a single burst, continuous fire can reach 40 rounds per minute, sweeping a large area, although the effective range is only 200 meters, but for cavalry, 200 meters is enough.

Even the two regular companies of the first battalion are equipped with new rifles, which are all automatic rifles, that is, the M1918 Browning automatic rifle, which is many times stronger than Shui Lianzhu.

Of course, what makes Yue Xiaodong envious the most is that the mortar company that is about to be established by the first battalion, the power of this mortar, Yue Xiaodong can be regarded as feeling it in advance, and has already benefited, if it were not for the help of Lin Shicai and others, it is unlikely that Yue Xiaodong would want to destroy the Eight Great Villages, if there is no armed deterrence of these Eight Great Villages, it is impossible for other green forests to be absorbed so easily.

However, Yue Xiaodong also knew that his cavalry battalion was unlikely to be equipped with a mortar company, after all, this was exclusive to the infantry, but the light machine gun company and submachine gun company, he had to fight for it.

"Old Nie, is the commander free?"

After Yue Xiaodong came to Yue Weihua's residence, he saw Nie Youcai drinking tea outside, so he asked with a smile.

"Battalion Commander Yue, I'm afraid we will have to wait, Qiao San and several heads of regimental training from the Eighteen Lianbao are discussing inside." Nie Youcai replied with a smile, and at the same time took a sip of tea.

"Tut, Lao Nie, you will still have a good life, follow the commander, be idle, and have a long experience, and Lao Nie will remember the little brother a lot in the future." Yue Xiaodong made two jokes, and then asked: "It seems that the regimental training of the Eighteen Lianbao is also going to be merged into our Black Dragon Army?" ”

Nie Youcai nodded and said with a smile: "They will definitely take the initiative to ask for integration, they can enjoy all kinds of equipment, they can also get military salaries, and even the Eighteen Lianbao will be included in the protected area of our Black Dragon Army, so ah, as long as Qiao San's head is not stupid, he will definitely lobby the owners of the castles, but I didn't expect that it took Qiao San three days to succeed, it seems that it is not who has a good pair of eyes." ”

"Tsk, it's different from being next to the commander, this talk is all set now."

"Go, it's still a set, who doesn't know that your kid is capable, in three days, subdue dozens of beards in the north of Aihui, so that the security of the entire Aihui is clear, and the majority of the people give a thumbs up, and you will talk to me." Nie Youcai smiled.

When the two talked for a short time, they saw Qiao San walking out with a few men, and with them coming out, there was also Song Yaoming, the company commander of the original fourth company, I remember that at the last meeting, the fourth company was merged into a battalion, and Song Yaoming did not serve in the first battalion, so he was waiting for this stubble.

"Battalion Commander Yue, we will all be brothers of the Black Dragon Army in the future, please take care of me."

"It's all my own brothers, Brother Qiao, why be polite, besides, with Brother Yaoming here, can you still let Brother Qiao be wronged?" Yue Xiaodong said with a smile.

"Brother Dong, you better hurry in, the commander will go to inspect the fortifications of the wolf domain in a while, if you want to equip it, you have to hurry up." Song Yaoming reminded.

"Haha, okay."

After Yue Xiaodong finished speaking, he hurriedly rushed in, and saw that Yue Weihua was scratching his ears and cheeks, and seemed to have a toothache, so he couldn't help but be a little curious, so he asked: "Commander, is there anything else that can stump you." ”

Hearing Yue Xiaodong's voice, I knew that another one was urging me to come, but there are some things that others can't share, and Yue Xiaodong has really done a good job in the past few days, so a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "Xiaodong is here, I heard that you have cleared the green forest in the north of Aihui in three days, and you have done a good job." ”

"Hehe, where is the credit, if it weren't for the commander's special approval and let Lin Shicai and them help together, I'm afraid, I'm still running around the green forests and villages, hey, if you want to say that this mortar is really a good thing, well, the grenadier is also very good." Yue Xiaodong seemed to be talking to himself.

"Okay, I know why you came, the equipment is all in the warehouse of the logistics department, light and heavy machine guns, submachine guns, mortars, the same as the same battalion and the second battalion, but the grenadiers are forgotten, and your cavalry battalion can't use them." Yue Weihua said.

"Really, our cavalry battalion can also have an artillery battery?" Yue Xiaodong was a little incredulous.

"Hmph, how fresh, when your cavalry battalion grows, not to mention the mortar company, even the field artillery heavy artillery company, you are indispensable." Yue Weihua teased.

"Oh, Commander, you're really a good commander for me." Yue Xiaodong was excited, eager to hug Yue Weihua and kiss him, and after being excited for a while, he asked: "The second battalion, the second battalion that the commander said, is the regimental training of the Eighteen Lianbao?" ”

"In the future, there will be no regimental training of the Eighteen Lianbao, it should be the second battalion of the Black Dragon Army."

When Yue Weihua said this, he took out a box of cigarettes, took out one and lit it, put the cigarette away in an instant, took a deep breath, spit out a circle, and then continued: "Song Yaoming is the battalion commander, Qiao San is the chief of staff, and Song Yaoming will bring more than a dozen officers into the second battalion to serve as the company commander and platoon commander of each company." ”

Yue Xiaodong looked a little worried, and said: "That's the case alone, can Song Yaoming control the second battalion, don't be at that time, the picture made a wedding dress for Qiao San." ”

Yue Weihua shook his head and said: "That's not it, Qiao San is not such a short-sighted person, besides, we also have to believe in Song Yaoming, there will be no problem, besides, the Eighteen Lianbao and our Wolf Domain are connected as one, and when we open up the same road in the Bulun Mountain from Qiaojiabao to the Wolf Domain, then once Lao Maozi comes to attack, we can attack in two places, if we are defeated, there will be one more way to retreat." ”

"That's right."

"Also, the Eighteen Forts, a total of more than 1,000 households, five or six thousand people, these are what we need, and now our Black Dragon Army's arsenal, quilt field, hospital and other logistics departments need a large number of reliable manpower, and now it is completely integrated with the Eighteen Forts, which will solve the problem of many of our manpower shortages."

Indeed, coolie labor, please anyone, as long as the construction, do a good job of monitoring and inspection, but like entering the logistics department, it is different, it must be reliable, and it is long-term, and the most reliable and long-term is nothing more than the family members of the Black Dragon Army.

"By the way, you helped Yue Kexin so much, did she thank you well?"

Yue Weihua suddenly changed the topic, it turned out that Yue Xiaodong broke through the eight bandit villages, not only harvested more than 100 war horses, but also rescued more than 200 innocent women, although the experience of these women was better than the poor women in the Wolf Tooth Hall at the beginning, but they were basically broken one by one, and they returned home without shame, of course, many mothers are gone.

So Yue Kexin's female barracks, right two hundred female soldiers at once, reaching more than 350 people, plus the past few days to find some, the number of people is almost 400, although there is still a shortage of about 100, but with the alliance with the eighteen forts, this shortage is no longer a problem, after all, as long as it is a woman, as long as it enters the Black Dragon Army, it belongs to the female barracks in a broad sense, after all, the logistics department also needs military training.

"She, hey, has been swaggering around with her women's guards all day long, but she has blinded the eyes of the new arrivals in our cavalry battalion." When Yue Xiaodong said this, he suddenly asked: "However, Commander, Yue Kexin's women's guard, the uniform is indeed good, otherwise, you can give us other battalions, and get some too, at the last meeting, you also said that you want to unify the uniform, but there is no shadow yet." ”

"The head of the quilt has been established, and I heard Yue Hai say that dozens of tailors have been recruited, and a lot of female workers have also been recruited, and I have also sent samples of uniforms, and there is no shortage of cloth, it is estimated that it should be possible to drive out before the war." Yue Weihua said.

"Okay, then I'll go first, those gangs of green forests are waiting for my equipment."

"Well, remember to restrain your subordinates, if anyone violates military rules and discipline, I will not be merciful."

"Yes, guaranteed to complete the mission."

As soon as Yue Xiaodong left, Yue Weihua fell into contemplation again, and what he was thinking about was how to open up sources and reduce expenditures, of course, what Yue Weihua wanted to open sources and reduce expenses was not silver, but merit points.

This reorganization and costume change are about to empty out the merit points accumulated in the last battle.

The key is that so far, Yue Weihua has only exchanged the equipment of three battalions, don't believe it, let's calculate, take the equipment of one battalion as an example:

Submachine Gun Company: Full strength of 100 people, each with 100 rounds of ammunition, worth 10 merit points, a total of 1000 merit points.

Light and heavy machine gun company: two platoons of light machine guns, full of 50 people, each with 100 rounds of ammunition, worth 10 merit points, a total of 600 merit points; Two platoons of heavy machine guns, with a full strength of 50 people, a total of 8 guns, each with 1,000 rounds of ammunition, worth 50 merit points, a total of 400 merit points; A total of 1000 merit points.

Mortar Company: Full strength of 100 people, 30 mortars, each 50 merit points, shells are counted, a total of 1500 merit points.

Two regular companies: 200 men with 160 Brontë automatic rifles worth 900 merit points, 20 light machine guns worth 300 merit points; Equipped with 20 grenadiers, worth 200 merit points, and cannonballs are counted separately, for a total of 1400 merit points.

Helmet: 1 merit point for each helmet, and the whole camp is matched, for a total of 500 merit points.

In addition, there are at least twenty or thirty people in the battalion headquarters of each battalion, and the equipment of these people cannot be bad, so it is good to use 300 merit points as a foundation, so that when you add up, the entire battalion needs about 5,700 merit points just to change clothes.

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