The construction sites were in full swing, and at the conference center of the base, the summary meeting about the battle was also in full swing.

The so-called conference center is nothing more than a large canopy with a steel frame structure, 5 meters high, but the roof spans 30 meters. In the original time and space, most of this canopy was used as a temporary building for exhibition activities, assembled when used, and disassembled after use, which played the role of shading and rain. This is the core area of the base, surrounded by various supply warehouses, barbed wire, machine gun towers, and heavily guarded personnel who are not survivors. So it's not a good idea to have a meeting here and be heard by unrelated people.

The meeting was attended by commanders of troops at all levels and heads of various departments, and some individuals who had distinguished themselves in the battle also attended the meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, Huang Fanding, chairman of the management committee, made a concluding speech, congratulating the liberation army on its phased victory on behalf of the management committee, and verbally praising the heroic performance of the commanders and fighters of the liberation army in the battle. He praised the little girl and affirmed her extraordinary courage and outstanding contributions in battle, and a series of beautiful words made the little girl writhe and embarrassed. And Nanren, who missed the opportunity to be in the limelight, glared at Political Commissar Shen fiercely, and the latter could only smile bitterly.

Of course, although Comrade Nanren did not succeed, it was also due to objective reasons. Comrade Nanren's performance is also remarkable, and it is worth learning from! Chairman Huang, who was standing on the stage, saw the small action below, and immediately issued a "consolation prize" to political commissar Shen to relieve the siege.

After Huang Fanding finished speaking, Ma Angelica came to the stage, and Comrade Commander did not have so many official faces. "Chairman Huang has just finished talking about the good things, and I will now talk about some specifics, and talk about the strengths and weaknesses of the troops in this battle. Let's talk about the advantages first! In this battle, it is very important that the commanders and fighters at all levels showed courage and resoluteness in both attacking and blocking attacks, and did not waver even in the face of the British shelling. After all, in the original time and space, mutants could only fight hand-to-hand combat, and we didn't have much experience in dealing with enemy long-range attacks. There were no casualties in the defense against the British shelling, and the British were too scumbag in combat power for one reason (laughter from the audience), and the other reason was that our earthwork was done well. As everyone knows, I was born as an engineer, and I still have a lot of experience in digging trenches. The troops participating in the encirclement and annihilation this time were able to complete their earthwork work in accordance with the requirements of the general headquarters and in accordance with quality and quantity, and this played a key role in winning the battle. I hope that you will continue to maintain it in the future and make it a tradition of our Liberation Army. In the audience, Huang Fanding took the lead in applauding, and then the applause sounded like a tide.

After the applause subsided, Ma Angelica continued: "As for the coordination of all arms and units in the battle, I will not say more. I will now say a few more about the shortcomings that were exposed in battle: the first is the problem of unstable shooting that arises in blocking battles. In the past, battles were fought against mutants, so everyone was used to the situation where the enemy could not return fire or interfere when shooting. However, our enemies would have returned fire this time, and although their rifles did not have a long range as ours, they still caused psychological pressure on some comrades, and they were greatly inferior in the fire with the British, resulting in too many ineffective shots. What I'm trying to say is that none of the enemies we're going to face in the future will be as invincible as the mutants. And, in less than twenty years, bolt-action rifles will appear on this plane; In less than thirty years, the Mark machine gun would be invented. We do not have much advantage in light weapons, so I believe that in the future, the troops should strengthen their psychological quality training. ”

Ma Angelica's words caused a lot of repercussions in the audience, and there was a buzzing sound everywhere for a while.

"How to train mental quality?" Some people have questions.

"It's good to educate with the shock of the national army!" Han Jialang suggested.

"We'll talk about that later." Ma Angelica dispelled everyone's intention to discuss, "Now on the second question, I want to say that the achievements are all things that have passed, and the enemies we need to face will become stronger and stronger. According to history, Britain, France, the United States, and Russia were about to sign the "Treaty of Tianjin" with the Qing government, and by next month at the latest, a 20,000-strong Anglo-French army would move south. Although we have not yet had a conflict with the French, we must prepare for the worst and be prepared to face the Anglo-French forces. At present, the total strength of the Liberation Army is 11 platoons and 357 people, and if all adult males are mobilized, it will only be about 450 people. This is already our limit, less than 500 people against 20,000 people, and we have to divide our troops to guard such a vast area, and the number of troops is not enough in any case. Therefore, I now ask the management committee to agree to the expansion of the Liberation Army. ”

This proposal aroused a burst of excitement among the commanders and fighters in the audience. In order for the survivors to survive and develop in this time and space, it is not enough to rely on their own strength, and only to let more indigenous people join the "revolutionary cause" is the right way. Moreover, as soon as the army is expanded, the vast number of combatants will finally be able to get rid of their status as big soldiers, and commanders at all levels will naturally rise to the top, because after all, promotion is a pleasant thing.

"Do you have a specific plan?" Huang Fanding asked.

"I don't have a plan yet, it's just my personal thoughts, so I'll talk about my ideas first." In fact, Ma Angelica had already communicated with Shen Xingshi and Li Shanglong in private, but he didn't want to create the image of the Guangfu Army forming a small circle for other management committees, so he said that it was his own idea. "Based on our existing stock of weapons, the size of the enemy, and the area, population, and resources of the areas controlled by our army, I initially believe that maintaining the size of a reinforced regiment is enough to cope with the current situation." Speaking of this, Ma Angelica walked to the blackboard, took out a marker, and drew a diagram of the army structure he had conceived while explaining. "There are ten people in a squad of infantry, and there is one squad leader and one squad commander." Ma Angelica drew a small box on the blackboard and wrote a class character in it. "The squad leader has the base rank of sergeant, and the captain is a corporal. Four squads form a platoon, with a platoon commander and a base rank of second lieutenant; There shall be one staff sergeant, and the standard military rank is sergeant; There is also a herald and a two-person light machine gun team. A platoon consisted of forty-five people. ”

At this time, a person in the audience raised his hand, although Ma Angelica didn't want to pay attention to him, but he didn't want to appear too domineering, so he agreed to his question.

The person who asked to speak was Feith, a grassroots government civil servant in the original time and space, and now the director of the office of the management committee. The style of the agency is very serious, and it also shows a sense of natural superiority over the indigenous people in its words and deeds. "I would like to ask Commander-in-Chief Ma, what weapons are you going to equip the indigenous soldiers?"

"A rifle, of course." Ma Angelica took it for granted, and some people also felt that Fei Si's question was very strange, if he was not equipped with a rifle, could he be equipped with a broadsword and spear?

"What rifle?" Faith asked again.

"Rear-loading bolt-action rifles, also known as Type 53 rifles."

"I'm against it." "I am against the use of advanced weapons against natives," Faith shouted. ”

"Why?" Ma Angelica asked rhetorically, secretly angry in his heart, where can you be a former civil servant to point fingers at military issues.

"We've only been on this plane for less than a month, and we haven't established an effective rule yet, and those natives can't be trusted, let alone live and die together, so how can we give them such advanced weapons? What if one day they come back? ”

Feith's words also caused some people in the hall to worry, and there is still a certain market for distrust of indigenous people. Survivors came to this time and space by relying on advanced weapons and advanced technology, if they suddenly handed over the weapon they relied on to save their lives to someone who did not trust, wouldn't they dare to close their eyes when they slept at night? In fact, the survivors have a certain distrust of the indigenous people to a greater or lesser extent, but they are not as radical as Feith.

Ma Angelica thought of this question when he conceived the framework of the army, and also considered the method of equipping the indigenous soldiers with firing rifles. But after thinking about it, this will do more harm than good, and he also thinks that this problem can be overcome, so he proposed this plan. "And what do you propose?"

"Indigenous soldiers can only use firing pistols with fire caps, and advanced weapons must be in our own hands."

I knew you would say that, Ma Angelica thought to himself. Fortunately, I have already considered this issue, otherwise I really don't know how to argue with you. "Director Fei must have thought deeply about this issue, and I also have a few questions, I would like to ask you to give me some ideas." At the moment, regardless of whether the other party agrees or not, a few questions will be "smashed" in the past. "First, if we let the indigenous soldiers use the firing rifles, how can the peasants who have just picked up the guns prevail over the well-trained Red Shirts when they do not have the advantage of firepower? Second, if the indigenous soldiers find that the weapons used by the officers are more advanced than their own, they will have complaints, how can these complaints be quelled? Thirdly, the use of two different firearms by officers and soldiers will inevitably cause a logistical burden, and we do not yet have a military industry, so the ammunition for firing guns can only be captured. Fourth, the armies that use the firing rifles are ultimately decided by bayonets, how can Director Fei let the skinny natives defeat the tall British in a white-knuckle battle? ”

Fei Si was dumbfounded by one question after another, he only considered the problem from the perspective of indigenous loyalty, and these military factors had no concept in his mind at all, how could he solve them?

"Even if it's the Imperial Army, the Japanese have to send a three-eight big cover! We can't even be inferior to Japanese devils! As an ally, Li Shanglong took the opportunity to speak up.

"Director Fei's opinion is also considered from the overall situation, even if it is not appropriate, the original intention is good!" On the surface, he affirmed Feith's original intentions, but in fact he confirmed that the latter's opinion was inappropriate.

The leaders of the three armies sang and harmonized, which made Fei Si lose his temper at all, so he had to sit back in his seat in amazement.

A small episode did not affect Ma Angelica's dominance of the meeting, and the commander-in-chief continued to explain his ideas. "At the platoon level, there is a two-person machine gun team, armed with a Czech light machine gun or a Zeggalev machine gun." Seeing that someone seemed to be about to speak again, Ma Angelica waved his hand. "I'll talk about the details later."

The pyramid of Ma Angelica's army structure continues upwards, "four infantry platoons form an infantry company, with a company commander, an instructor, and the base rank is captain; There shall be a company deputy and a standard rank of lieutenant; There shall be a company sergeant major, a secretary general, and the secretary general shall have the rank of sergeant; a standard-bearer, a trumpeter, a clerk, two heralds, and two health soldiers to form the company; There is also a five-person cooking squad and a five-person machine gun squad, armed with a Makmi machine gun or Type 57 heavy machine gun. Four infantry companies form a battalion with a battalion commander and an instructor with the base rank of major; a battalion deputy, a communications director, a logistics director, with the rank of captain; The battalion headquarters is composed in the same way as the company headquarters, with a police squad, a machine gun platoon, and a machine gun platoon, which is equipped with a heavy machine gun, a 60 mortar, and two 40 rocket launchers or recoilless guns; Three infantry battalions plus an artillery battalion formed an infantry regiment, and due to the lack of artillery in our army, the artillery battalion was temporarily organized into a mortar company equipped with eight mortars. Based on the current weapons and equipment of our army, I plan to temporarily establish two battalions of indigenous infantry, plus a training battalion composed entirely of survivors, and the shelves of the first regiment of the Liberation Army will be erected. ”

"What about the Navy?" Zhang Anbang couldn't wait to ask, for fear that his superiors would forget about the navy.

After all, Ma Angelica is the commander-in-chief of the Liberation Army, and the navy is also a member of the Liberation Army, so he also considers the issue of the navy. "The naval force is a technical branch, and it cannot be expanded in a short period of time. You will first recruit some sailors to train yourself, and then you will form a marine company according to the establishment of the army to guard the naval docks. ”

Without qualified captains, chief engineers, gun chiefs, boatswains, and even sailors, Zhang Anbang is also a clever woman who has no rice to cook, so she has to accept Ma Angelica's plan.