Chapter 61: Changes on the Battlefield
Zhao Aqian turned out to be a shipwright and didn't understand military affairs at all.
So in his pen only the vehicles and weapons of the 1st Division were written.
But in fact, the real strength of the first division is the armor on its body.
The bulletproof vests and bulletproof steel helmets distributed by all the staff are definitely real killers in this era.
After all, as the old saying goes, the best offense is defense.
However, judging from the appearance, the clothing of the first division is indeed not chic.
Either dark green or earthy yellow.
Anyway, it's not as bright as the English red-haired chicken.
But such a color is clearly more suitable for ambushes.
In this era, the main arms of the European powers were line infantry.
It is the kind that follows the beat of the military musician and drum, and lines up with each other at a distance of twenty or thirty meters to shoot each other.
In the era of front-loading rifles, this line-up tactic was able to maximize the power of a salvo.
However, with the development of the times, breech-loading rifles have now been widely used, and this tactic has long been outdated.
However, neither the Northern Army nor the Southern Army are currently aware that times have changed.
Their commanders were still obsessed with directing their soldiers to line up and shoot at each other.
Naturally, due to the soaring power and accuracy of guns, the death rate in combat has now risen to a terrifying number.
When the Maxim machine gun was invented 20 years later, that is, fools would realize that forming a line charge was given for nothing.
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Zhu Fugui, who has checked relevant military history materials, naturally chose to embrace the new era.
The military backbones, who were originally officers of the Taiping Army, accepted the military idea of turning parts into whole without any obstacles.
Around noon, the telephone in the provisional headquarters rang.
In fact, Zhu Fugui can completely use a more convenient walkie-talkie to solve the communication problem in the army.
But the battery is still too advanced.
If it wasn't a last resort, Zhu Fugui didn't want to use something too advanced, so as not to cause trouble.
After all, Dr. Xing is not really studying the dimension in Ke, and he still has to talk about some scientific laws.
Therefore, the field telephone currently equipped by the 1st Division is the mine HAG-2 magnet telephone.
As the name suggests, this old-fashioned telephone was used in mines and later in rural areas.
Although this kind of hand-cranked phone is inconvenient to use, the quality is very reliable, and the line requirements are low.
Moreover, by connecting two telephones directly, it can be used to form a simple intercom telephone.
It can be said that it is very suitable for this era,
Qi Wenchang didn't know if this was another invention by Dr. Xing, or if it was a new technology stolen from Westerners by Agent Tiqi.
In short, this kind of long-range communication method like a demon method made him, a veteran commander, feel that it was too convenient.
Picking up the phone, it was not surprising that the call was from a scout three kilometers away.
The target is already in the game.
Combat readiness orders were quickly transmitted to the flags.
It is worth mentioning that there is no Eighth Banner in the First Division of the Ming Dynasty.
The reason is that at that time, when assigning numbers, no one wanted the eighth flag.
Just as Westerners don't want No. 13 and Chinese don't want No. 4, today's Eight Banners has become politically incorrect.
In the end, Zhang Changgui could only reluctantly skip the eighth flag.
So at present, the first division has 10 combat flags, but it has been lined up to 11 flags.
Looking at the mountain col in the distance, Qi Wenchang clenched his fists.
It's both excitement and nervousness.
I was excited that this was my second time on the battlefield after many years.
And in the first battle, there is a chance to kill the enemies of the eldest brother and several brothers.
This is the gift of the Lord of Long Live Lord, how can this not make people excited!
And as for the nervousness......
In fact, not only Zhu Fugui was nervous, but Qi Wenchang was also very nervous.
Because the record of foreign soldiers in China is too dazzling.
Although he and the Qing demon are enemies, Qi Wenchang does not think that the Qing soldiers are all soft persimmons.
Otherwise, the two Northern Expeditionary armies of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would not have finally collapsed.
But before, 10,000 or 20,000 foreigners could enter a no-man's land in North China, and the puppet emperor fled in a hurry.
And that's true.
In fact, Qi Wenchang heard that the Taiping army of King Zhong and his army had also clashed with the foreign spear team, and the results were won and lost by each other.
But many of them were natives hired from Manila, and the foreign soldiers were not enough.
And this time, the enemies he had to face were all genuine foreign soldiers.
Although nominally a mine guard, these people are outlaws.
Many of them participated in the massacre of Yin and the invasion of Mexico.
Even Banzai Ye has explained that you must not underestimate the militia of Citigroup.
They came out of England back then, and these militias were very active!
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Lying in the trench, Yin Weasel held a Ferguson rifle, his palms covered with sweat.
He didn't get this rifle by connections.
Instead, he won the second place in the shooting assessment.
This old antique rifle is already the best rifle in the Raven Tribe's collection.
At least it's rifled, and it's rear-loaded.
But even so, in the previous simulation training, Yin Weasel already knew that his shooting chance was only 1-2 shots.
After that, you have to jump out of the trench and launch a white-knuckle charge with two comrades.
And one of his comrades-in-arms is a recruit from the Raven Tribe, and the other is a middle-aged Chinese worker who has been trembling.
Under the patient and responsible guidance of Yin Weasel, all the members of the Third Banner were excellent in shooting, and everyone was assigned a rifle.
This is unique among the ten battle flags.
The third flag naturally became the strongest main flag of the division.
But even if shooting can be practiced, courage is not so easy to develop.
Huang Laosi, a Chinese worker, and Xiong Hei (formerly known as Black Bear, changed his surname to Xiong and called Xiong Hei) from Raven were the two with the least courage and the worst military movements in the third class.
As a small flag, Yin Weasel put them by his side.
When he charged, he would take the two men with him, making sure that no one was left behind.
The three-three system tactics is a set of tactical guidelines summed up by the people's army on the basis of many years of experience in military warfare.
That is, in the strategy of middle and high-level commanders, they should pay attention to concentrating superior forces, while in command at the grass-roots level, they should pay attention to appropriately dispersing the density of troops, avoid the killing and wounding of the enemy's dense firepower, and emphasize the need for close coordination, advancing at various levels, and covering the offensive alternately.
Specifically, a squad of 10 fighters, 3-4 people as a combat unit.
When charging, within the combat unit, three people cooperate with each other and cooperate with each other.
In the squad, the three combat units cooperate with each other and cooperate with each other.
In the end, the purpose of advancing layer by layer and alternate cover is achieved.
It's kind of like a triangle offense in basketball, with a big triangle set a small triangle.
This set of tactics was born for the purpose of attacking fortifications.
On the Korean battlefield, the volunteer soldiers did not sacrifice in vain by charging directly into the enemy's firepower with a suicidal sea of people in some movies.
After a long period of warfare, the strongest light infantry in human history used the tactics of the three-three system to a great degree.
In the case of a weapon inferiority, a good exchange ratio was maintained.
At this time, the situation faced by the first division of the Ming Dynasty was different.
The enemy did not have machine guns, there was no crossfire.
But their firepower is still superior.
Therefore, it is still necessary to use the three-three system to charge.
Yin Weasel and his two companions once again explained the technical points in a series of strokes, and then waited for the arrival of the prey.
A few minutes later, the sound of horses' hooves came as expected.
Yin Weasel gripped the barrel of his gun and waited for them to get closer.
According to the pre-battle deployment, everyone could only shoot if the enemy came within fifty meters.
The speed of the opponent's carriage was not fast, and at a distance of fifty meters, it was enough to shoot two shots on its own.
And those fighters with front-loading rifles can only fire one shot.
However, just as Yin Weasel was waiting for the best shooting distance, a roar of "bang" suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Is it Huang Laosi? No, it's bear black! ”
Yin Weasel knew that something was wrong, and quickly turned his head away.
I saw that Huang Laosi, a Chinese worker he was most worried about before, although he was still trembling with fear, he remembered the order to shoot with the flag commander.
But the young man shot in advance nervously.
Now the enemy's position, except for the first flag Xiaoqi, that is, Yang Liu, who ranked first in shooting training, the only Xing-237 in his hand was sure to hit, and the other antique rifles could only be heard.
But as Xiong Hei fired the first shot, as if contagious, crackling gunshots rang out in the trench.
"Right...... I'm sorry, Yin Xiaoqi ......"
Xiong Hei was so frightened that he was about to cry, he knew that he was afraid that he was in trouble.
"Shut up, now is not the time to cry!"
Yin Weasel picked up his rifle and shouted, "All the Third Banner is there, charge with me!" ”
Yin Weasel judged that if the three flags on the front of his side could not destroy the enemy's mobility in time, then once they had time to turn the carriage, the few small flags in charge of closing the encirclement were only equipped with bows and arrows, sapper shovels, and even rebar spears, and I was afraid that they would not be able to stop the enemy at all.
"This Weasel! I think he should be called Yin Leopard, he is really bold! ”
Zhu Fugui, who was watching the battle on the high mountain in the distance, and Qi Wenchang, who was at the headquarters, stomped their feet at the same time.
The recruits were not well trained, and the guns were released early, which was expected by the command.
But they didn't expect that there would be a small flag officer who would organize a white-knuckle charge without receiving orders from the command.
The operation itself has a certain nature of military training, and it is hoped that the selected grassroots officers and the soldiers' ability to be on the spot will be examined.
So there are things that are not informed in advance to the front-line troops.
In fact, the command had a plan for the "armored forces" to directly penetrate and ram the enemy's vehicles!
Looking at the Third Banner soldiers who rushed out of the trench like a tiger, and the timing accurately cut off the roundabout space of the enemy's carriage, Zhu Fugui had a complicated mood and a little headache:
"This kid, shouldn't he be a monkey version of Li Yunlong?"
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