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Zheng Xunrui's attention has been focused on the establishment of the artillery battalion. … ≦，

Artillery is called the god of war, the role in the battle is self-evident, many people think of the Ming Dynasty as artillery, in fact, this is inaccurate, the real artillery battalion, was born in the West, the earliest real artillery battalion, is more than a hundred years later in France, artillery in the field and siege battles have a decisive role, but also let this branch of the army appear, quickly received the attention of various countries.

Zheng Xunrui, who is familiar with history, knows very well the importance of the artillery battalion.

The Ming Dynasty's Shenji Battalion, which includes artillery and musket battalions, is by no means a specialized artillery, and the artillery is far from playing a major role in the battle.

The artillery that Zheng Xunrui wants to build is the artillery in the real sense of the word hundreds of years later.

Of course, the Shenji battalion also exists, but it is already a rifle battalion in the simple sense, and it is completely separated from the artillery battalion.

Zheng Xunrui planned to set up two artillery battalions in the Zheng family's army, which were under the direct command of the general army, and were juxtaposed with the pro-soldier battalion, the cavalry battalion, the scout battalion, the infantry battalion, the Shenji battalion, the law enforcement battalion, etc., and the status of the artillery battalion was even more special.

In terms of numbers, the tentative plan is 4,000 people, 2,000 people in each artillery battalion, Zheng Kaitao is already one of the leaders of the planned artillery battalion, and the commander of another artillery battalion, Zheng Xunrui, also has a candidate.

Of course, under the current situation, Zheng Xunrui does not have to worry about encountering the attack of the opponent's artillery for the time being, because there is no artillery in the world that has been researched by the Huai'an Firearms Bureau. However, the mobility of the artillery is very crucial, which can ensure rapid deployment in the event of a battle.

At present, the transportation of artillery can only rely on mules and horses, and there is no other way.

This led to the fact that the artillery battalion required a large number of wagons and mules and horses, the consumption of which far exceeded that of the cavalry battalion.

But all of this is a must.

As for the Divine Machine Battalion. According to Zheng Xunrui's plan, it was planned to set up five special Shenji battalions, each with 2,000 people, a total of 10,000 people, and the deputy commander-in-chief Hong Xingui commanded the five cavalry battalions.

The main training method of the Shenji Battalion is different from that of the cavalry battalion, etc., the Mauser gun is the most important weapon of each soldier in the Shenji Battalion, and the target of the training of the Shenji Battalion is the sharpshooter. As for the ability to fight, it can be slightly weaker.

Five days have passed, and Zheng Xunrui has planned everything.

When entering the Zheng Jiajun barracks, Zheng Xunrui couldn't help but look at the neat barracks, in his opinion, after a long time, the Zheng Jiajun had not participated in the battle, which was not a good thing for the army. However, there is no need to worry too much about this, there are still many battles waiting for the Zheng family. And it is very likely that such battles will continue around the world.

The only one who followed Zheng Xunrui to the barracks was Xu Wanghua.

Civil officials are not allowed to meddle in the affairs of Zheng Jiajun, this is the rule set by Zheng Xunrui, which is completely different from the rules of the imperial court.

The generals who commanded the battle in the Ming Dynasty were all civilian officials. Even the most powerful military attachés, in large-scale battles, had to obey the command of civilian officials, and this way of commanding the army lasted until the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

This way. There is a certain amount of truth, after all, in this era, the vast majority of military generals are uneducated, many brave generals are illiterate and illiterate, let such generals command large-scale battles, there are indeed problems, every battle, is a combination of strategy and tactics, any deviation in any aspect, the final outcome is not good.

Few people pay attention to the problem of strategy, among which the problem of strategy is the fatal problem, and once there is a problem with the overall strategy, no matter how brave the army is, and no matter how many victories it wins, the final outcome is basically failure.

The illiterate generals are very outstanding in the use of tactics, and their experience on weekdays allows them to make accurate judgments in specific battles, but in terms of strategic deployment, these generals are helpless.

With the development of the army, the general staff that appeared later was actually specialized in strategic and tactical deployment.

Zheng Xunrui knows the truth very well, fortunately he is a traverser, in every battle of the Zheng family, he can make accurate judgments, and lead the Zheng family army to victory after victory.

Zheng Xunrui also considered letting some civilian officials enter the army, but after many researches, it was difficult for him to find talents in this area, either talents like Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng had become members of the imperial court and could not enter the Zheng family's army, or they were pedantic scholars, and it was difficult to cultivate the pillars of the Zheng family's army.

Zheng Xunrui used to be very optimistic about Shi Kefa, but unfortunately after observing for a while, he found that it was not good, Shi Kefa was indecisive in his bones, and it was difficult to make decisions when he encountered major matters, and it was definitely not possible for such a civilian official to enter the army.

Zheng Xunrui admits that he is too demanding, but he must be cautious.

The situation of the Ming Dynasty is different, if the civil officials enter the Zheng family's army, then the meaning is completely different, the Zheng family's army belongs to him Zheng Xunrui, and it will never belong to the imperial court, let alone the emperor.

Zheng Jinhong and others were already waiting in the barracks.

Yang He and Wang Yuncheng had already left Huai'an and rushed to Penglai and Fuzhou, this time the middle-level officers who followed the two to return stayed in Huai'an, and the other batch of prepared middle-level officers followed Yang He and others to leave.

Zheng Xunrui completely believes in Yang He and others, and does not doubt it at all, but Zheng Jinhong does not see it this way, he is responsible for Zheng Xunrui, so he put forward the proposal of regularly adjusting middle-level officers, that is, regularly adjusting guerrilla generals and generals, and controlling middle-level officers is equivalent to directly controlling the army.

Entering the Zhongjun room, Zheng Xunrui did not hesitate and spoke directly.

"I'm here today for the Shenji Battalion and the Artillery Battalion."

Zheng Jinhong was a little confused, he didn't know what an artillery battalion was, and he had never heard of it.

"Zheng Jiajun wants to set up a special artillery battalion, and I have already drawn up documents on the issues of artillery battalion formation, logistics, and command, and Zheng Jiajun will temporarily set up two artillery battalions, with a scale of 2,000 people in each battalion, equipped with 100 Hongyi cannons and 200 Furang machines, a total of 300 cannons, and as for other artillery, they will all be eliminated."

"The artillery battalion will gradually expand in scale, and in three to five years, the artillery battalion will have about 500 Hongyi cannons, and more than 1,000 Furangji, and the artillery of the Zheng family army will become the real god of war."

Zheng Xunrui's deafening words shocked everyone, they had already seen the power of the Hongyi cannon and the Furlong machine, but they didn't expect that the artillery battalion would be established separately.

"Zheng Jinhong, you are directly responsible for the establishment of the artillery battalion, the commander of the artillery battalion is the general of Zheng Jiajun, my suggestion, Zheng Kaitao and Su Congjun are the commanders of the artillery battalion, and the artillery battalion is under your direct command, and no one is allowed to dispatch at will."

Zheng Jinhong nodded frequently, Zheng Xunrui praised the artillery battalion as the god of war, which has already explained the importance of the artillery battalion.

"Zheng Jiajun originally had two Shenji battalions, and this time it was expanded to five, with 2,000 people in each Shenji battalion, with a total number of 10,000 people, all of whom used Mauser guns, and the Shenji battalion will also be expanded in the future, and the scale of the Zhengjia Army's Shenji Battalion will reach more than sixty percent, but considering that the Firearms Bureau cannot quickly produce so many Mauser guns, so within two years, the Shenji Battalion will maintain the scale of 10,000 people."

"The Shenji Battalion is under the command of Hong Xingui, and the training in the future will be different from that of the cavalry."

"Within two years, the infantry battalion will be gradually abolished, and the infantry battalion will be converted into the Shenji battalion." ……

Zheng Xunrui's orderly arrangement, Zheng Jinhong, Liu Zeqing, Hong Xingui, Hong Xinyu, Su Congjun, Su Manzi, Wang Xiaoer and Zheng Kaitao and others, listened very carefully.

The requirements for the artillery battalion and the Shenji battalion are all in the documents, Zheng Xunrui does not need to make special explanations, Zheng Jiajun has always been ordered and prohibited, and Zheng Xunrui's requirements can be implemented in the shortest possible time.

After the deployment was completed, Zheng Jinhong stayed.

Hong Xinyu was waiting at the door, and no one was allowed to enter.

"Mr. Xu, Zheng Jinhong, the consumption of the Firearms Bureau is huge, and I have an idea to sell some Mauser guns to the Mongolian tribe."

Seeing Xu Wanghua and Zheng Jinhong's nervous expressions, Zheng Xunrui smiled.

"I know what you think, how can such a sharp firearm be sold to others, in fact, you have misunderstood, the production technology of the Mauser gun, in our hands, the most important thing is that the bullet is controlled in our hands, the Mauser gun sold, the bullet of each handle is controlled at about twenty rounds, and there is no more, as for the price of the Mauser gun, I priced it at two thousand taels of silver, I calculated it, the first transaction, the Mauser gun that the Mongolian tribe needs, at least more than a thousand, this is two million taels of silver, I believe that the nobles of the Mongolian tribe who have seen the power of the Mauser gun will try to buy the Mauser gun. ”

"The trade in Mauser guns will expand in the future, and we can sell more, but there is one point, the number of bullets must be controlled, not more, and the bullets can also be sold at a high price in the future."

Zheng Jinhong has been settling accounts for a long time, if he can sell 10,000 Mauser guns to the Mongolian tribe, it will be 20 million taels of silver, which is enough for the Firearms Bureau to spend many years, according to the current scale, the Firearms Bureau can produce 12,000 Mauser guns in two years, which is simply making silver.

"But remember, the Mauser gun can be traded, but the Hongyi cannon and the Furlong machine must not be traded for a short time, and they cannot fall into the hands of their opponents." (To be continued......)