readx; As soon as the Jiangnan officials were dismissed, the Shandong officials immediately made up for them, and at the same time, the armed police units of various provinces went out in all directions to arrest rioters. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In more than ten days, thousands of people were arrested.

The three royalists were sealed, and all the members of the royalists were put on the wanted list.

The royalists in the Jiangnan region were restless again, and at this moment, the atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City seemed a little depressing.

"Your Majesty, the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty is imminent, if you don't send troops at this time, Jiangnan will lose the momentum." Yang Sichang fell to the ground after seeing him and strongly recommended to send troops.

Although Yang Sichang knew that if he sent troops at this time, the chances of victory would definitely be small, but if Zhao Yan was allowed to act recklessly, the Jiangnan region would not be protected, and there would be no room for resistance.

"The first division of Shandong is gathered in Shandong, do I have a chance of winning?" Chongzhen hesitated.

"The odds are not big, but it's man-made, and if the royalists of the provinces will try their best to cooperate, there are also chances of winning." Yang Sichang said, Chongzhen hurriedly said: "How can you say this?" ”

"As long as the royalists of the provinces will raise troops to serve the king, the provinces will inevitably be in chaos, and Zhao Yan will be in chaos, so that Shandong will inevitably deploy troops to pacify the provinces, and take this opportunity to wave 300,000 Beijing battalions to the south and take Shandong in one fell swoop, and the big thing can be done." Yang Sichang spoke passionately about his plan.

"Zhao Yan is not a pig, how can he be so easily fooled?" Chongzhen asked puzzled, Yang Sichang's face stiffened, and he said half-loudly: "Your Majesty, the key is here, we must let Zhao Yan send troops and horses south to quell the chaos with peace of mind, and we can't let him see the actions of the Beijing camp, although it is extremely difficult, but if you don't do it, Your Majesty will inevitably have nothing to do next year, and the 300,000 Beijing camp will be self-defeating without money and food support." ”

Chongzhen gritted his teeth, knowing that Yang Sichang's chances of winning were not good, but at this time, it was time to make a choice.

The important land in the south of the Yangtze River is the only support for Chongzhen today.

It is conceivable that next year, the cabinet will inevitably be stuck in military spending, and Chongzhen's only reliance is the blood transfusion of the provincial royalist associations, and the Jiangnan royalist association will help the most.

At this time, if Jiangnan is lost, the royalist society will not exist. When the money and food in hand are exhausted, the Beijing camp will inevitably collapse and be self-defeating.

Not to mention that Zhao Yan is constantly encroaching on the provinces of the Ming Dynasty, it is said that the development of science and technology in Shandong has caused Chongzhen great concern, and if Shandong is allowed to develop, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Steam engines, telegraphs, trains, electric lights...... The constant appearance of incredible things has already made Chongzhen's heart haggard, and he doesn't want to wait any longer.

"Aiqing go and do it!" Chongzhen closed his eyes half-loudly and said to Yang Sichang.

"Obey." Yang Sichang bowed to the ground, then got up and slowly withdrew from the Qianqing Palace............ The five infantry brigades of the First Division have been stationed in Shandong for more than half a year, and there has been basically no fighting for most of this year, but the First Division has not been idle.

Since the Ordnance Bureau began to produce rifles, machine guns, and new artillery, the five infantry brigades of the 1st Division have begun to gradually reequip.

At the same time, a new restructuring was also initiated.

The last restructuring was due to the fact that its establishment was no longer suitable for the gradually growing scale, but this restructuring was caused by the improvement of weapons and the substantial increase in the combat effectiveness of the army, because the current establishment is too bloated.

The change in the establishment this time is relatively simple, because the change is only a change in the establishment above the battalion level.

The infantry battalion remained at 610 men per battalion, but the rocket corps was eliminated and a heavy company of 120 men (8 heavy machine guns, 5 75mm infantry guns) was formed.

3 infantry battalions form 1 infantry regiment with 1 reinforced engineer company (200 people), 1 artillery company (6 75mm infantry guns, 2 150mm heavy infantry guns, 100 people), the regimental strength is 2130 people.

The formation of the A division is 3 regiments for 1 brigade and 2 brigades for 1 division.

The establishment of the B type of mission is 5 regiments and 1 division, and there are no brigades.

The brigade level of the A division is equipped with 1 engineer battalion and 1 artillery battalion. Among them, the artillery battalion is divided into 3 artillery batteries, 2 cannon batteries (10 75mm cannons each), and 1 howitzer company (8 105mm howitzers).

At the division and regimental level, there is also 1 artillery regiment, 4 artillery battalions, 2 cannon battalions (24 75mm cannons each), 1 105mm howitzer battalion (24 guns), and 1 150mm howitzer battalion (12 guns).

The total strength of the Division A is 16,150 people.

Division B has 4 infantry regiments and 1 artillery regiment, with a total strength of 10,720 men.

The artillery is the highest unit of the brigade, under the jurisdiction of 4 artillery regiments, officially separated from the infantry, divided into 1 cannon regiment (75mm cannons, 72 guns), 105mm howitzer battalion (72 guns) and 150mm howitzer battalion (36 guns).

The cavalry division has 1 artillery regiment, 1 engineer battalion, 2 cavalry brigades, and each brigade has 3 cavalry regiments, with a total strength of 12,500 people.

The second cavalry division has 1 artillery regiment, 4 cavalry regiments, and an engineer battalion, with a total strength of 9,000 people.

The biggest feature of this restructuring is the rapid development of weapons.

Artillery was officially separated from the infantry and formed its own reading formation, so infantry artillery was added to the original artillery type.

Because of the separation of the artillery, the place of artillery combat was at a great distance from the infantry, so fire support was sometimes inconvenient, so extremely light infantry guns appeared.

An infantry gun has an effective range of 1500 meters and weighs only 45 kilograms, which is not much heavier than a heavy machine gun. The firing range of the 150mm infantry gun is likewise 1500 meters, and the weight is 90 kg.

Infantry guns are lightweight, flexible, and terrain-free, and are mainly used by infantry to destroy enemy pillboxes and firing points. Support infantry operations with direct fire.

The 150mm infantry gun is less equipped, because the weight of 90 kg is already a very heavy equipment for the infantry, and it is mainly used against strong fortresses on the battlefield, and it is generally not used.

In addition to infantry guns, 105mm caliber artillery was added, and 125mm caliber was eliminated.

At present, cannons and howitzers are divided into five calibers: 75mm, 105mm, 150mm, 200mm, and 260mm, of which the cannon 75mm caliber is divided into two ranges, one is an infantry gun, and the other is a traditional cannon. Howitzers do not have a 75mm caliber.

With the exception of 75mm caliber guns, the guns of other equipped troops are of a single range. There are too many range specifications, and the production line is more troublesome. However, various cannons and howitzers that balance range and weight are still being produced, but they are not yet planned to equip the troops.

The specifications of the artillery for equipping the troops are:

The 75mm cannon is 120 kg, the maximum firing range is 6.5 km, the effective firing range is 5 km (with enough impact on the fortress), equipping the navy, army, city defense.

The 105mm cannon is 300 kg, has a maximum firing range of 8 km, an effective firing range of 6 km, and equips the navy and city defense.

The 150mm cannon is 500 kg, with a maximum firing range of 8 km and an effective firing range of 6 km, equipping the navy, city defense, ports.

The 200mm cannon is 800 kg, with a maximum firing range of 13 km and an effective firing range of 10 km, equipping the navy, city defense, ports.

260mm cannon, not yet manufactured.

The 105mm howitzer weighs 160 kg and has a maximum firing range of 5 km.

The 150mm howitzer is 300 kg and has a maximum firing range of 5 km.

200mm howitzers, 260mm howitzers have not yet been manufactured.

The infantry of a division has 126 75mm infantry guns (effective range 1.5 km) and 12 150mm heavy infantry guns (effective range 1.5 km).

The reading artillery of the A division has 68 75mm cannons (effective range 5 km), 40 105mm howitzers (maximum range 5 km), and 12 150mm howitzers (maximum range 6 km).

Total number of artillery pieces of the A division: 246 guns; Total number of machine guns: 144 units.

In the event of a general battle of more than a dozen divisions, an artillery brigade will also be formed, and the artillery of the artillery brigade will be equipped with 200mm heavy howitzers.

The Ordnance Bureau has rapidly kept up with the production of rifles, machine guns, and 75mm caliber artillery, and is currently able to produce 1,500 rifles, 50 machine guns, 300 75mm infantry guns, and 150 cannons per month.

The production method of the Ordnance Bureau has changed dramatically, and the barrel and barrel are directly produced by steam engines, and in terms of artillery, 105mm, 150mm, and 200mm have not yet entered the production sequence.

At the same time, it produced 600,000 rounds of ammunition, 50,000 artillery shells, 100,000 attack grenades, and 100,000 mines per month. The production line is still expanding, and the production capacity is further improving.

At this time, it can be said that the shotgun has been replaced by a cannon.

Zhao Yan transferred 16,000 people from the 5 infantry brigades of the 1st Division to form the new 01st Division, personally served as the division commander, and then began to change clothes.

This change of outfit has been prepared for nearly half a year, and even helmets and military uniforms are among the redresses.

The military uniform completely abandoned the armor and retained only the helmet. The military uniform is designed as a three-color camouflage uniform, and the helmet shoots are of two types, one is a bulletproof helmet for infantry and the other is an anti-fragmentation helmet for artillery.

At present, nearly half of the equipment required for the new 01st Division is in place, and Zhao Yan has transferred officers from various armies to form a large team of officers to train the new 01st Division together.

The officers of the brigades, as well as the cadets of the Den Lai Military Academy, were unfamiliar with the new army.

But he was also shocked by the powerful equipment, and Zhao Yong shouted: "You can conquer the world with a rifle alone." As a result, he was severely reprimanded by Zhao Yan in the name of rat eyes.

Zhao Yan formulated a two-month training plan, and these two months were also the stage for Zhao Yan to teach these officers and trainees new tactics.

The biggest change in tactics is the use of cannons, as well as skirmishers.

In the intensive tactics used before, the cannon was not so easy to arrange, so the artillery used was mostly howitzers, while the straggler tactics adopted by the new army, the cannon had enough space for arrangement.

The core tactics determined by Zhao Yan were that the infantry would use machine guns and artillery as the main combat strength, and after facing the enemy with artillery and machine guns to suppress and destroy most of its living forces, the infantry would then use straggler tactics to assault.

Trenches are also part of this, and the current equipment is no worse than the equipment of the First World War, and trench warfare is completely possible.

In this era when there were no tanks and airplanes, as long as the quality of the officers was not so bad, it was basically impossible for the enemy to break through by the enemy with the same strength after using the new equipment, and of course, in the state of equal strength, it was impossible to break through the trenches of many parties.

The trench will become an impregnable fortress of the Shandong army, and at present there is no enemy in the world that can be equal to the strength of the Shandong army, and the possible surname of being broken through is equal to zero, even if the enemy adopts trench tactics and evolves into a war of attrition, the possible surname is equal to zero.

Just when Zhao Yan was training the new 01st Division, the provinces of Daming were surging with undercurrents. There are royalist societies in all provinces, and these royalist societies have received news that they have raised troops to resist Zhao Yan's encroachment.

As soon as Yang Sichang conveyed Chongzhen's will, the Ministry of Intelligence received the news.

There are so many royalist associations in various provinces, and the Ministry of Intelligence has bought a lot of people and planted a lot of eyeliners, how can such a large-scale order transmission turn a deaf ear?

(To be continued)