On the same day, Lu Hong gave a detailed explanation of the establishment of the heavy firepower battalion, and after taking command of the current military discipline battalion and Wang Daosheng's security regiment, the total strength was 233 people, and the entire battalion officer corps was naturally dominated by the veteran military discipline battalion, after all, these were all soldiers who had undergone complete training.

According to the Qing military system, a battalion is 10 sentinels, and there should be sentry officers and sentry commanders, but this kind of establishment is obviously not suitable for Lu Hong's needs, but it is naturally inappropriate to tamper with the military system on the surface...... Then let's put a new bar in an old bottle.

As a result, two completely new formations appeared in the heavy firepower battalion -- the combat squad and the logistics squad! However, for the military discipline battalion, this is not difficult to understand, because the concept of this squad is quite similar to the original squad in the military discipline battalion, but in order to cooperate with the training and combat of the Makqin machine gun crew, this newly formed squad leader manages a total of 12 people, 2 more than before.

And 12 people, exactly 2 heavy machine gun groups defined by Lu Hong, according to his plan, the Makqin machine gun team will include 1 commanding officer, main and deputy machine gunners, 1 loader, 2 auxiliary soldiers, and their full set of equipment is obviously unusual, officers and main and deputy machine gunners will be equipped with 6 rounds of Colt revolver, this thing Lu Hong has a batch of oil in the Lushun bullet depot, and in addition to the main and deputy machine gunners, others are also equipped with fast rifles or Mauser 1871 improved one, A preliminary combat squad was formed.

And a heavy firepower squad with two six-man squads definitely has the strongest firepower in the army in this era, of course, there is a more important issue in this, ammunition supply...... The Maxim heavy machine gun has a rapid shooting ability, but also indicates the astonishing consumption of ammunition, the standard configuration of the six-person squad is a horse, carrying 4 ammunition boxes, and it is also necessary to carry heavy machine guns and gun mounts when maneuvering, so in the heavy fire battalion, logistics has become an extremely prominent problem, and the logistics squad came into being for this.

After some distribution, Lu Hong appointed Ouyang Hao as the battalion officer of the heavy firepower battalion, Wang Daosheng as the deputy battalion officer, and Chen Huan and He Ding were also combat posts, each with a strength of 60 people in 5 squads, plus officers, such a combat formation was 66 people, and the third post was in charge of logistics and supply, Du Wenlan was the sentry officer, and the remaining more than 30 people were all assigned to the battalion for training.

In this way, the entire heavy firepower battalion has a total of 24 Makqin machine gun groups, however, under the repeated request of Du Wenlan of the logistics post, five machine gun groups are also equipped with five machine gun groups in the five logistics squads for regular training, and such an army team of less than 250 people is actually equipped with 29 Makqin machine guns, and all the goods looted from the warehouse of the Jiangnan Bureau are divided up at once.

As far as he knows, in the heyday of the Maxim machine gun before World War I, the heavy machine gun battalion of the German Army only had jurisdiction over 3 heavy machine gun companies and 18 Maxim heavy machine guns, and that was a standard complete battalion of more than 400 people.

At this time, the guys below were already full of enthusiasm, Du Wenlan's gang was assigned to the logistics camp, obviously not as cool as the others, and had already begun to mumble, "My lord, you hurry up and give some bullets, there are no new smokeless bombs, and the old black powder can be used, anyway, it's training!"

The commotion of these ignorant guys was immediately severely suppressed by Lu Hong, this Maxim machine gun is for you to play with ducks, if you want to play this machine gun well, take this heavy machine gun battalion on the road, it is definitely not a simple thing, the Maxim heavy machine gun has a complex structure, there are a lot of handles, dials, metal covers, and adjustment handles on the heavy machine gun, and these things stick out from various unexpected parts of the machine gun, if it is not trained, ordinary people simply cannot know how to come** Control this death-sowing superweapon.

Therefore, Lu Hong immediately issued his first order to the heavy fire battalion, "Starting tomorrow, officers and shooters will go to learn how to use and maintain this machine gun from the engineers who modified the Makqin heavy machine gun in the machine factory. ”

"Yes!" All the officers were like deflated balls, and they honestly lined up and retreated, while the battalion officer Ouyang Hao and the battalion deputy Wang Daosheng were left alone.

Lu Hong looked at the two of them, and he couldn't imagine the difficulty of the task he had given to this team in the future, but it was the preparation he had to make, and the team that had never experienced the war would never be able to grow, and what he had to do was to put them where they needed it most without hesitation.

"Ouyang Hao, Lao Wang, this team can rely on the two of you to polish hard, 10 days, you must be able to get started, you can't keep up with the soldiers and directly transfer to the logistics outpost, I think this time and I have to fight, it is definitely not a small fight, when the time comes, you must be able to get it, then you have a chance to play...... Got it! When Lu Hong said this, his expression was very serious, and he formulated the direction of training, but what kind of training the soldiers really had to depend on his own vision!

Wang Daosheng's expression was a little surprised, but he immediately recovered as calm as ever, while Ouyang Hao was so excited that he straightened his chest, opened his mouth, and finally changed his words, "My lord, don't worry, I can definitely let them fiddle with this heavy machine gun within 10 days, if it is not done, you let me go to the logistics post to carry bullets!" ”

Lu Hong nodded, thought for a while, and then said, "Ouyang Hao, tomorrow you will go to the Gaojing Temple warehouse to transport a few truckloads of heavy machine gun bullets...... All the following are all started, go to the shooting range to practice desperately, each shooter at least one bullet belt, remember to let Wang Changzhi send two engineers with live under the hands, this heavy machine gun failure, must be done by yourself, the battlefield can not drop the chain! ”

"Yes!" Ouyang Hao and Wang Daosheng both responded loudly, and seeing that Lu Hong did not continue to command, the two of them saluted and retreated.

When he went out far away, Ouyang Hao obviously hadn't fully understood Lu Hong's orders, and looked at the new partner Wang Daosheng next to him, although the two didn't have much intersection in peace, but he also knew that the one Lu Hong brought out from his hometown was also from the army, and the latter two obviously needed to manage their respective subordinates, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Deputy Wang Ying, Lord Lu said that he wanted us to train the army, which is naturally not a problem, why do you want us to learn to repair this machine gun with those engineers...... In the entire Qing Dynasty, it is estimated that there are no such strict requirements! ”

Wang Daosheng looked at him and immediately replied: "Lord Ouyang, I thought that we just need to go all out to supervise it, Lord Lu's ability, I have seen it, he mentioned it before, this battle may not be small, and our battalion of soldiers and horses, to be honest, there are too few people, so it is also necessary to practice ruthlessly......

Lu Hong naturally didn't care about Wang Daosheng and Ouyang Hao's military discussions, the current situation is a good opportunity for him to make a lot of political capital, he hurried to the Qincha Mansion, Zhang Hupi planted a big flag, that is a necessary means, therefore, Zhuang Yuanlang's errands here must be done properly, and what he needs more is to guide this force in time.

However, when he arrived at Wang Renkan's mansion, he saw a group of staff, Wu Ankang, the commander of the Nanyang Naval Division, and four or five military attachés wearing four-grade tiger complements standing in the living room with nervous expressions, while Zhuang Yuanlang walked back and forth with a straight face, turning back from time to time to ask Yan Fu, what was obviously going on here......

When Wang Renkan saw Lu Hong, his expression was obviously overjoyed, and he hurriedly beckoned him to come over, and Yan Fu immediately came up and introduced him to the following military attachés, who turned out to be transferred from Guangdong and Fujian, and at this moment Wang Renkan's face was not good, which also had a lot to do with it.

The Guangdong Navy Division transferred over the gunboats Guangyuan, Guangheng, and Guangli, while the Fujian Navy Division was even more bleak, only sending an armed transport ship, Chenhang, Wang Renkan originally heard that there were 4 ships to help, and he was somewhat excited, but when Wu Ankang came to report, the three Guangdong ships were only 300-ton gunboats, and although the Chenhang was a 1,200-ton gunboat, there were only 3 guns...... That's pretty much the strength of the port!

And Wang Renkan called Lu Hong aside with a stiff face, "I heard Wu Ankang say that the warships that the Guangdong Navy Division and the Fujian Navy Division came to aid are all old and unbearable, I'm afraid they are completely used...... Aren't they afraid that I will report to the emperor and accuse them of cowardice! ”

Lu Hong was also sweating when he heard it, this champion Lang, it was really as easy as a hen laying eggs, the Fujian Navy Division and the Guangzhou Navy Division were originally the weakest navy, and the Fujian Navy Division was destroyed in the Sino-French War, and then it was unable to rebuild, this Chenhang armed transport ship was actually sunk in the Sino-French War and was picked up and rebuilt, as for the Guangdong Naval Division, the three strongest cruisers Guangjia, Guang B, and Guang C were all requisitioned by the Beiyang Naval Division, of which Guangjia did the most is to transport lychees from Guangdong......

Now that I can bring in three gunboats, I have done my best...... He briefly explained the situation to Wang Renkan in two sentences, this person finally figured out the situation, Zhuang Yuanlang originally planned to collect a large army, and when the time came, it would be good to go north to kill thieves, but now it seems that it is completely wishful thinking.

However, Lu Hong immediately gave him new hope, "My lord, I heard the news, when the British and the ** people were indeed mediating Tianjin, I had an idea, but I can strengthen my Chinese military might, I would like to ask for your approval!" ”

Wang Renkan immediately became interested, "Lu Hong, if you have any good ideas, hurry up...... If I can solve the country's difficulties, I will definitely ask for credit for you! ”

Lu Hong smiled in his belly, this appetite has been lifted, and his plan is more likely to be approved, "Huangdaotai has raised a batch of labor and military property, we can take this opportunity to go to North Korea to see the situation in person, and also to provide advice to the imperial court!" (To be continued.) )