But cotton this kind of thing, at present, for the sea wolf, is indeed a scarce material, the cotton planting area itself is not large, the limited cotton planting on land is mainly concentrated in the area of Songjiang Prefecture, the cotton produced is basically digested locally, Fujian due to the lack of land area, there are very few cotton planters, and the climate is not very suitable.

Even if Yu Xiaotian tried his best to get the council to buy a large amount of cotton from Songjiang Mansion and Taicang, and also purchased Indian cotton from the Portuguese, Spaniards and the Dutch, it still could not fully meet their needs, and Taiwan itself was not suitable for growing cotton, which was somewhat difficult.

So in the end, the cotton mattress could only be omitted, and each soldier was given a thin quilt, and another mattress sewn with three layers of Indian cotton cloth or Songjiang cloth, so that the cotton was omitted, and in winter, the bed was covered with a thick straw mat made of cattail or straw, or simply found hay on the spot to dry and spread on the bed, but it could also be dealt with, so as not to freeze people.

Although such conditions are much worse than those of the army of later generations, in this era, such conditions are very, very rare for those who are soldiers, even if they are the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, there are no such conditions.

These bedding are very simple, and when the team moves, they can be rolled up and carried on their bodies, and each person is also given a backpack on both shoulders to carry other belongings.

In addition to these, the sea wolves are now not short of leather, they can get a lot of deer skins and wild boar skins on the island of Taiwan, and the whaling industry also provides them with a large number of whale skins and shark skins, so each soldier is also issued with a wide belt, the soldier is an iron buckle, and the officer is a copper buckle, so that the identity of the officer and the soldier can also be distinguished.

In addition, the musketeers were issued with two leather boxes, which were specially equipped with ammunition that they carried with them, with a lid on them, and a leather buckle, even if it rained, the paper bags inside would not be wet and invalid, and the ammunition boxes could be worn on belts, directly tied around the waist, one on the left and one on the left, and each person also had a bayonet with a leather sheath, which could also be hung on the belt, which was more convenient to carry.

Another one is that each person is also issued a bamboo tube kettle, which can hold two liters of water, and the sea wolf has a rule that it is not allowed to take water and drink raw water on the spot casually, in case the water quality is not clean, causing a large area of soldiers to have diarrhea, and they do not have any disinfectant tablets now, so as long as the conditions allow, when replenishing water, the water must be boiled first, and it can be used only after it is cooled.

The bamboo tube is packed in a straw bag, with a cloth strap that can be carried on the body, but when running, it is a bit of a wandering and should be tied to the belt.

In particular, some grenadiers, in addition to carrying muskets, also had to carry two grenades per person, under normal circumstances, only bamboo-shelled grenades, but once faced with large-scale battles, each person could be issued with iron-shell grenades, as well as a small plate of arquebus, as a fire.

In addition to pikemen and musketeers, as well as the necessary ambulances, firemen, drummers, and standard-bearers, the responsibilities of musketeers are now subdivided, divided into two types of infantry and light infantry, and a new type of grenadier has been added, and two engineer squads have been added to the company.

In each infantry battalion, a baggage company is added, which is specifically responsible for providing logistical supplies to the battalion, so that the battalion-level combat units have a certain supply capacity and can do short-term mobile operations.

Yu Xiaotian also wanted to get some light cavalry for his subordinates, as a reconnaissance raid and pursuit operation, but unfortunately the south is too short of horses, and the climate in the south is not very suitable for raising horses, now they have horses, most of them are short and poor Yunnan horses, even if they are not very tall Mongolian horses, they don't have a few, the total number of horses, less than a hundred, except for some old and weak horses, can make do as war horses less than twenty horses, The remaining dozens of horses can only barely be used as horses.

The number of such horses is seriously insufficient, and can only be replaced by ploughing oxen or mules, which is really pitiful to death, and oxen are not suitable for military use at all, they move too slowly, and they are easily frightened on the battlefield, although their strength is great, but they have little effect, and can only slowly tow some heavy-duty vehicles and act in the safe rear.

Fortunately, the sea wolf does not need to carry out large-scale mobile operations on land now, so the demand for logistics supplies is not very large for the time being, otherwise, his army is definitely a lame army, and the ability to maneuver will be very tragic.

In addition to these arms, among the Seawolf Army, there is also a special force directly under the Wolf's Den or under the direct jurisdiction of Yu Xiaotian, the number is not large, only more than seventy, and Yu Xiaotian gives them a separate establishment is the Seawolf Special Combat Team.

Except for Yu Xiaotian, no one else has ever heard of the special combat team, but these people who were selected to join the special combat team are definitely the elite of the army.

Most of these people are extremely agile young people, the oldest is not more than 30 years old, many of them used to be some people in the rivers and lakes, and some of them were born as dart masters in the dart game.

Moreover, all of these people have received great favors from the sea wolf, and after a very strict selection, it can be ensured that all these people are sea wolves or simply diehards of Yu Xiaotian.

After these people were selected to join the special combat team, their salaries and food were greatly increased, and their salaries even reached more than 10 times that of ordinary soldiers, and their meals were even meat for two meals a day, and they could even eat eggs that were not easy for ordinary officers to eat.

Therefore, after these people entered the special combat team, it didn't take long for them to be rich in nutrients, and they all looked strong and strong, although they were not tall, but they were very strong.

But at the same time, their training is ten times more stringent than that of ordinary soldiers, they rarely do platoon training, but they do high-intensity other military training, every morning when they get up, they have to go five kilometers of fully armed cross-country, and they march quickly in areas with complex terrain.

During the march, they must also pay attention to concealed figures, so that they cannot be easily discovered, and if they are discovered by the instructor because they are not careful, they will be punished.

In addition, they also have to undergo high-intensity combat training, Yu Xiaotian has selected all the so-called martial arts masters he can collect, including himself, and regularly goes to the special combat team to give these people combat lessons.

There are no restrictions on their fighting methods at all, and Yu Xiaotian has only one requirement for them, that is, no matter what method they use, even if it is kicking the crotch of their pants, it doesn't matter if they are a bad move like pulling out the bird, as long as they can knock the enemy down in the shortest time.

But fighting is divided into several purposes, the first is to directly kill the opponent in the simplest and fastest way, which is aimed at the target that must be eliminated, once shot, there is no room for survival;

The second is to break the opponent's resistance as quickly as possible, but you can't kill the other party, you can only cripple the other party, this is for the purpose of interrogating the person alive, as long as you are alive, it doesn't matter if you are crippled, anyway, after asking what they want, you still have to kill the mouth;

The third is to knock the opponent down while alive, but it can neither hurt his life nor cause the opponent to be disabled, it is better to knock him out and lose consciousness, which is aimed at people who want to obtain a life goal and stay useful in the future.

In addition to learning the skills of fighting with various cold weapons, these special combat personnel also have to learn to use firearms, especially precision shooting, and they were previously equipped with smoothbore flintlock pistols, all of which are selected high-precision guns, and after high-intensity training, the sharpshooters among them can basically ensure that they can effectively and accurately kill the enemy at a distance of 70 steps.

But now, with the successful trial production of the wolf's tooth rifle, the best of the first batch of wolf's tooth rifles, that is, some of the most accurate rifles, were sent to the special combat team for use and handed over to these marksmen, making them immediately the strongest snipers of the current era.

In addition to rifles, they are also armed with double-barreled pistols, that is, double-shot pistols, which they can use to defend themselves in close range of emergencies.

In addition to the use of firearms, they also have to learn blasting operations, learn how to use the least amount of gunpowder, cause the most damage to the target, and generally use it to break through the opponent's defenses without heavy fire support during a surprise attack.

Of course, they also have to learn to swim in arms, and the water quality must also be very good, and everyone must be able to swim more than five kilometers, at a close distance of 500 meters, and be able to tread water, and hold gunpowder and muskets that are afraid of being soaked in water, so that they can reach the target without getting wet.

The idea is that everyone has access to the mountains, the forests, and the water when they need them.

In addition, they have to regularly undergo wilderness survival training, learning how to survive in various environments with minimal supplies, including hiding, collecting food on the spot, hunting, lighting fires, keeping warm, emergency medical care, and so on.

To this end, Yu Xiaotian also asked some Langzhong to go to the special combat team to teach them to identify all kinds of wild vegetables, mushrooms and other foods that can be collected in the wild, as well as to collect herbs needed for emergencies on the spot, so that they can learn from Orion or natives how to hunt with the simplest things, and use the simplest and most primitive way to heat and keep warm in the wild.

In addition to daytime, they also have to do night training on a regular basis, learning how to infiltrate enemy-controlled areas, including cities, walled forts, and courtyards, and can perform kidnapping, assassination, assault, blasting, arson, poisoning, and other skills at night.