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A month later, the "Drought Fish" special combat team returned to the front line, and Zhang Xun and others finished the course and were officially delegated to the troops. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info. With the support of division commander Tang Jingsong, these new recruits began to reform the 14th Division, after eliminating the ruffians and old fritters (mostly Chinese soldiers), the 14th Division has a new look, and the non-Chinese soldiers have also begun to actively participate in the training, and the fair reward and punishment system and Zhang Xun and others inadvertently care for the soldiers, so that the entire 14th Division has changed from 13,000 people.

In the training, regardless of whether Chinese or non-Chinese are treated equally, in a fair environment, Chinese soldiers are no longer superior, they must be punished the same, and they are more strict, in addition, the Foreign Legion has always been a high salary, and it cannot be added casually, so with the tacit approval of the Governor's Office,

Beginning with the 14th Division, the other colonial divisions all implemented the policy of "retirement and naturalization". That is, if you can successfully retire from the Foreign Legion, you will receive the East African household registration of the Chinese Empire (or other colonial household registration) and the temporary residence of the Empire (temporary residence is the only way for colonial residents or foreigners to obtain Imperial citizenship, of course, the North American Colonies are special and the same as Imperial citizenship). This was very attractive to the black people of non-Chinese descent in the Foreign Legion, who were turned from slaves to citizens.

On September 11, 1881, the 14th Division was reopened, and the 14th Division's two brigades and four regiments advanced westward in four directions.

Ethiopia is located in the subtropics, where the climate is divided into wet and dry seasons. Rainfall is scarce in the dry season, river levels drop, and flows are small. During the wet season, rainfall surges, rivers rise, and the flow is high and fast. Due to the sparse trunk grassland vegetation of the Ethiopian plateau, the coverage rate is not high. In addition, the Great Rift Valley runs through the entire territory, with an average altitude of nearly 3,000 meters. It was September, and the climate in Ethiopia had begun to determine, but the high mountain terrain of the highlands was a great drain on the soldiers' physical strength during the march, and the frequent terrain brought by the warm Somali current was a huge obstacle to the army's march.

At the headquarters of the 373rd Battalion, where Zhang Xun is located, the three brothers gathered again today to discuss the current situation.

"You can't go this way! Our cavalry simply can't bear it. War horses don't have good forage and feel weak. Zuo Qiming complained to Zhang Xun.

"That's right! Recently, the food has been a little poor! Zhang Xun also complained in front of his good brother Xiaosi.

"Hold on a little longer! As long as we reach the small village in front of us and establish a solid base, the pressure on our logistics is also very great, and now there are special forces to clean up, and the pressure on the guerrillas on us is a little less, but this terrain and this weather are really difficult! Li Xiaosi is now a staff officer of the logistics department, and he is well aware of the inconvenience caused by this terrain and climate.

"Forget it, take it one step at a time! But I've had an idea these days. Zhang Xun said suddenly.

"Oh? What's the idea? Let's hear it. Zuo Qiming and Li Xiaosi were very curious about what novel ideas Zhang Xun had.

"I wondered, can we march day and night like the special forces do? Carry out night raids like special combat teams, and carry out medium-scale guerrilla warfare like special combat teams. ”

"This, Shaoxuan, although this is definitely a good idea, do you think it is realistic? What is the quality of the special combat team, and what is the quality of the people under our hands, it cannot be compared, in addition, there is also the existence of night blindness among our current soldiers, and what you said may be possible for the domestic army, but it is difficult here, what we can do at present is to encroach step by step according to the plan of the General Staff, and the adventurous action itself is an adventure for us. ”

"I don't think it's easy for us to make a difference in this kind of terrain, unless the quality of the soldiers can be the same as that of the special forces of the special operations team." Zhang Xun thought about it for a while and summed up his views on the current situation of the infantry.

"The advantage of our cavalry is quite large, the day before yesterday we spotted the rebel guerrillas while we were on patrol, and they collapsed as soon as we charged. I think the terrain here is actually very good, there are no massive shrubs and woods, except that the terrain is a bit obstructive. Zuo Qiming, as the first of the three to gain actual combat experience, expressed his views.

"Alas! What a headache, the battle line can't be stretched too long, and the enemy is like a loach, this battle is really difficult! "Li Xiaosi is also having a headache, now the enemy has completely learned to be obedient, and he does not engage his army head-on at all, and stares at the supply line every day to harass.

"Oops! I've got it. Zhang Xun patted his head and said loudly.

"What comes to mind?" The other two said in unison.

"Speed!"

"What do you mean?"

"Just now Qiming said that cavalry has an advantage here, and our enemies don't seem to have cavalry! I mean let my infantry mount their horses as well, so that against the guerrillas we will chase them on two legs on four legs, and we will not lose to the enemy in terms of firepower, all we lack is that we will not be able to catch the slippery loach of the enemy, as long as we are faster than the loach, I don't believe that we will not be able to catch them. Zhang Xun said confidently.

"But Shaoxuan, our infantry can't ride horses? Besides, there aren't so many war horses for us to use! Zuo Qiming, as a combatant of the cavalry, still knew about the cavalry, and he immediately raised his own questions.

"Qiming, I don't want to train the infantry into cavalry, I just ask the infantry to be able to lie on the horse and not fall off, and the war horse is not easy, we can ask for more horses or mules, but it is not good to donkeys, and the consumption of horses and mules is less than that of war horses. We're going to fight a four-legged guerrilla that's faster than two-legged. Zhang Xun said confidently.

"Makes sense! Hurry up and hand in this method as a battle plan, I believe that this method will definitely work. Li Xiaosi hurriedly said.

"Good. However, "

"But what?" Zuo Qiming looked at Zhang Xun for some reason.

"I think we need to try it out in my company first and see how it works." Zhang Xun said cautiously.

"That's right! His Majesty the Emperor said that practice makes true knowledge. I'll let the logistics prepare the horses for you first. Li Xiaosi nodded in agreement.

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In less than a week, Zhang Xun relied on the "four-legged guerrilla" tactic to use half a battalion of motorized infantry (50 people) composed of mules, horses and donkeys to eliminate a guerrilla team of 300 people with cavalry to kill and take prisoners.

I know that at the end of 1881, I basically swept away all the rebel forces in southern Ethiopia, and all the bandits were hanged.

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