August 2, 1900, 9 a.m.

On the edge of the Buren Mountains, on a plain in the southeast of the Wolf Domain, a battalion of many horses trotted all the way from the Wolf Domain, and the three people in the front were Yue Weihua and Yue Qingjie, and the other one was out of breath, out of breath, and his face was flushed, it was Su Sanpao, the newly appointed battalion commander of the artillery battalion.

The running of more than ten miles of mountain roads is of course a trivial matter for Yue Weihua and Yue Qingjie, veterans of the Black Dragon Army, but for the Su San Artillery, as well as the brothers of the original Qing Army Artillery Team, and the recruits who have just been included, it is no less than a marathon.

The artillery battalion gave priority to replenishing soldiers, so the recruit company of more than 200 people under Yue Qingren's command, plus nearly 200 recruits who joined temporarily yesterday afternoon, were all received by the artillery battalion, plus more than 50 veteran artillerymen who followed the Su Third Artillery, and the officers who entered a platoon led by Yue Qingjie.

In this way, not only did the full establishment of 500 people be gathered in a single night, but also the framework of the artillery battalion at all levels was initially put together, and there was no doubt that the three deputy battalion commanders, four company commanders, 16 platoon commanders, and some squad leaders of the artillery battalion were all from Yue Qingjie's subordinates.

And Su Sanpao's original subordinates mostly served as deputy positions, such as deputy company commander, deputy platoon commander, of course, these old artillerymen, Yue Weihua could not be treated badly, more than 50 people, and the worst was mixed with the treatment of a deputy squad leader, so Su Sanpao naturally had nothing to say.

As soon as the same artillery battalion came out for training, there was also a complete squad drawn from each of the first to four companies, and 60 soldiers from the other 60 squads of the first to fourth companies, a total of 108 soldiers.

These 108 people are obviously different from other recruits, not only during the running, but only following Yue Weihua not far behind, after running here, most of them are still blushing and breathless, and then they also stand in their respective positions according to the original company class.

Seeing the performance here, Yue Weihua nodded with satisfaction, but when he saw the artillery battalion, those sparse recruits, his brows wrinkled unconsciously, of course, he soon stretched out, after all, he was a recruit, and he may have carried a hoe to the ground a few days ago, so we can't be too harsh.

After waiting for about five minutes, it was finally almost there, and then Yue Weihua ordered: "The soldiers of the artillery battalion will rest in place for ten minutes, and Lin Shicai, the four squad leaders, will lead your soldiers to be responsible for clearing this plain." ”

This plain, located on the edge of the Brun Mountains, is dominated by grasslands and low shrubs, about five or six miles long from north to south, about three or four miles wide from east to west, there are no villages nearby, the nearest one in the south is Qiaojiabao of Eighteen Lianbao, separated by a small twenty miles, and the nearest one in the east is the town of two stations, and there are also twelve or thirteen miles of land, so there are usually few people who haunt, however, for the sake of safety, the necessary link of clearing the field is still needed.

Half an hour later, three different artillery positions were simply rested, in fact, they were three relatively flat grasslands separated by a certain distance, and the surrounding weeds were slightly treated, and then, under the arrangement of intentional or unintentional, Yue Weihua placed 30 field artillery heavy artillery in the largest field, and placed the 24 mortars and 60 grenadiers that had just been exchanged last night in the other two fields.

After doing this, Yue Weihua ordered: "Three artillery, you order half of the soldiers who can fire artillery to stay here and teach your brothers in the artillery battalion, and the other 15 old artillerymen, together with yourself, will go to the other two positions with me." ”

The positioning of the artillery battalion is mainly field artillery and heavy artillery, of course, this is mainly due to the limited number of instructors, there are only 30 old artillerymen who can fire artillery, half of which Yue Weihua also has other uses, 15 people teach 485 people, an average of 32 people per person to teach, 30 guns, an average of 16 people around each gun, the key is that not only to teach, but also to let them hit accurately, this teacher, is not so easy to be.

"Well, Qingjie, you are in charge of the training at this venue, you can arrange it, try to teach theoretical knowledge this morning, in addition, military regulations and military discipline must not be delayed, you can test the cannon in the afternoon, so let's do it, about 5 rounds of live artillery per cannon every day." Yue Weihua gritted his teeth and said helplessly.

There's no way, Yue Weihua doesn't know how to fight empty bullets, and if the training is effective, then you must do it with real knives and guns, and you must use live ammunition, and live ammunition can't be bought with money, you can only exchange it with merit points, most of these field guns have a caliber of more than 50 mm, and each one needs 2 merit points.

Even if you limit one cannon to only 5 shots a day, it is 10 merit points, and 30 cannons are 300 merit points in one afternoon, if this is the only point, then it doesn't matter how many points you play.

The key is also the ammunition for mortars and grenadiers, although these two kinds of Yue Weihua are temporarily exchanged for 50 mm caliber, but a shell also needs 1 merit point, not surprisingly, even if each mortar shoots 10 rounds in an afternoon, it also needs 240 merit points here.

60 grenadiers, the grenadiers must be more shots, counting five rounds per person, then here are 300 merit points.

Then the training of artillery alone, 840 merit points are required for daily training, which is really a lot of money.

Speaking of the consumption of artillery shells, exchange for 24 light mortars of 50mm caliber, each with 50 merit points, a total of 1200 merit points, 60 grenadiers, each with 10 merit points, and spend 600 merit points, which is a total of 1800 merit points for equipment, which is not trivial.

Anyway, wanting strong firepower, Yue Weihua gritted his teeth and admitted it.

After giving the order, Yue Weihua took the Su San artillery and the fifteen old artillerymen to the mortar position first, and the four complete classes led by Lin Shicai and others were already waiting here.

Speaking of which, the world's first real mortar was not produced until 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War. Nikolaevich. Gobiato invented it, but in this life, it came out in advance because of Yue Weihua, and Yue Weihua exchanged for advanced products produced around 1920.

"This weapon, I call it a mortar, the caliber is 50 mm, the weight of the empty gun is 12.5kg, mainly the use of the seat plate to bear the recoil to fire the projectile of the curved artillery, this gun, the gun body is short, the angle of fire is large, the ballistic arc is high, the firing range is strong, but light and flexible."

"To sum up, there are three characteristics."

"First, the firing angle is large, the firing angle is generally 45~85 degrees, the trajectory is curved, the muzzle velocity is small, the minimum firing range is close, the killing effect on unprotected targets is good, and it is suitable for shooting at targets behind shelters or targets on the anticline."

"Second, it can be equipped with a variety of artillery shells, such as commonly used explosive shells, which are used to annihilate and suppress hostile living forces, destroy obstacles, etc., and can also be equipped with smoke bombs, flares and even chemical bombs."

"Third, small size, light weight, simple structure, easy to operate, the shooting reverse seat is absorbed by the ground through the seat plate, and the body tube and seat plate can be decomposed during the march, which is easy to carry."

"This cannon will be one of the killer features of my Black Dragon Army."

"By the way, there are instructions for use and some experience introductions, Battalion Commander Su, and you old artillerymen, I think it should not be difficult for you to use this kind of artillery, I hope you will explore it as soon as possible, and then give your experience to these them." Yue Weihua said solemnly.

"Yes, Commander, I promise to complete the mission."

Su Sanpao's face was full of joy, he was able to see the new artillery, and he was the first to try and use the new artillery fire, which was even happier than making him a battalion commander, besides, this kind of mortar, after Yue Weihua's introduction, Su Sanpao basically had a bottom in his heart, and he was naturally relaxed and happy.

"Lin Shicai, Hu Jingen, Qin Zhiqiang, Zhang Chun, the four of you are all squad leaders selected from each company, and they are also the first old people to follow me, here, I hope you will lead the soldiers of your squad to master the use of mortars as soon as possible, once successful, the four of you will be directly promoted to company commanders, and the four of you will directly expand the four mortar companies, I look forward to your success." Yue Weihua expected.

"Yes, Commander, I promise to complete the mission." Lin Shicai and the others shouted.

"Very good, in three days, I will come to review your results, and if you pass the grades, in three days, the recruits will be in your classes, and of course, more mortar equipment will be sent over."

"Yes, Commander."

Lin Shicai and the others were extremely excited in their hearts, the four of them were the earliest squad leaders of the Black Dragon Army, and the other squad leaders were at least platoon commanders, even company commanders and deputy battalion commanders, and now they were naturally overjoyed to be able to directly ascend to the position of company commander.

Of course, the joy was not because of the promotion, but because not to be looked down upon by the comrades-in-arms who came with him, nothing more.

Yue Weihua nodded, leaving Su San Artillery and five old artillerymen, and then took the remaining nine old artillerymen and rushed to the third position, here are 60 soldiers drawn from the squads of each company and platoon, they will be the earliest batch of grenadiers of the Black Dragon Army.

The grenadier made a great name in the Nazi Germany and the little devil troops in World War II, especially the little devils on the Chinese battlefield, which caused great damage to our Chinese army.

The earliest grenadier is the Taisho tenth year (that is, 1921) June (exactly the next 20 years) production finalization, Taisho ten years of grenadiers, caliber 50 mm, weight 2.6 kg, range 175 meters, individual carrying, do not occupy the establishment, the killing radius is between 5 and 8 meters, falling in the crowd, can kill and injure dozens of people at one time.

The grenadier canister, also known as the ultra-light mortar, its main purpose is to make up for the firepower gap between the medium mortar and the individual grenade, and at the same time can greatly enhance the firepower of the infantry squad.

"This weapon, called a grenadier, is simple and lightweight, easy to use, of course, you still have a long way to go if you want to hit the target accurately, which is why so many old artillerymen have been invited to teach you."

"The main characteristics of the grenadier canister are a large angle of fire, a curved trajectory, and a range that is not far, and now the grenadier in the hand is considered the first batch, and the firing range will not exceed two hundred meters."

"The grenadier can not only kill in groups, but also kill and injure enemies hiding behind fortifications and concealments, and of course, as a grenadier soldier, you can also fire behind obstacles, which is extremely concealed."

"See, this is a special ammunition bag, one ammunition bag can carry 8 grenades, and when you return to the team in the future, you can apply for a partner, and each class can have two grenadiers, so that the combat ability of your class will be upgraded to a higher level."

"Alright, now I'll demonstrate."

"Have you seen the comprehension of other old artillerymen, learn more."

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