The clouds were white, the sky was blue, and on this morning, a small city hundreds of miles from the borders of the empire......

The small city is full of bands of soldiers and military vehicles, while the outside of the city is dotted with makeshift barracks, full of tents and flags.

The name of this place in Tibetan is NyingKhri, which means the throne of the sun, but the Ming army that marched into Tibet was very rude and rudely named it after what they saw and heard - there are many antelopes and a special product of Ganoderma lucidum, so they called it "Lingzhi".

"Old Wei, let's take a look, the new information from Yinshi today, on the side of Baimagang, several scouts who crossed the border to reconnoiter have returned one after another. At present, in addition to the 3rd Infantry Division, four Assam regiments, Gurkha regiments, and Sikh regiments, the Anglo-Indian 6th Infantry Division and the 14th Royal Artillery Regiment have arrived in the Assam area by rail, but are not yet ready for battle. ”

As the governor of the Governor's Mansion of Wusizang, Wei Gaoming was appointed as the "Admiral of the Military Affairs of Southern Tibet", so he needs to be directly responsible for a lot of things, and he was busy until midnight last night before he was able to go to bed, and he got up late today.

"Oh?" Wei Gaoming, who was sleepy-eyed, didn't even wash, and walked out when he heard the words, "So it fits with the intelligence a few days ago?" Is telecommunications detection correct? ”

"It's all correct, please take a look, everyone readjusted the sand table overnight."

Coming to the hall where the headquarters was located, there was a delicate sand table on the large table, which was undulating and filled with all kinds of small flags.

Wei Gaoming carefully examined it for a while, during which he asked a few small questions one after another, and then bowed his head slightly with satisfaction, "The enemy's reinforcements are about to arrive, and they are not yet ready to gain a firm foothold, and our army is not. If he strikes preemptively now, I am afraid that he will be able to eat thousands of him in one go, and then defeat ten thousand people. ”

"It's taboo to go to war without declaring it, Junzuo, this is not going to be the right thing to do." A servant hurriedly reminded him.

Wei Gaoming, who was disheveled, said very unimpressively, while buttoning his buttons: "Immediately telegraph to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, briefly describe the enemy's situation, and then explain that everything is in order for our army now, and an early attack will definitely have the upper hand, please decide." ”

"Obey."

At this time, a staff officer suddenly thought of something, so he spoke: "Our army does not have an advantage in terms of strength, and there are so many ammunition supplies that we have hoarded. ”

Someone disdained when he heard this: "What's the hurry? The additional soldiers and horses for us are already on the road. The Metropolitan Governor's Office has to discuss it with the cabinet when it gets the news, right? Even if the Advisory Council is pretty, it has to meet and vote, right? Needless to say, it will take a few days to get a result. ”

"When I mention this Lao Tzu, I get angry." Wei Gaoming complained while lighting a cigarette for himself: "Increase the troops, increase the fart, give up the near and far, and transfer the forbidden army all the way over." If it really starts in a few days, when the flower racks arrive, the daylilies will be cold. ”

The previous servant said helplessly: "Junzuo, this is also a helpless thing, there has been no major battle for so many years, and the forbidden army also wants to be there." And you know that old guy in the Third Brigade, the background is very hard ......"

"In short, generate electricity, let them hurry as soon as possible, if the fighter plane is delayed... Don't blame Lao Tzu for turning his face and not recognizing people. ”

"Yes."

In the vast expanse of heaven and earth, a two-way railway stretches out as far as the eye can see, and finally disappears into the skyline.

The long road leading to the land of Bashu is long, and the scenery outside the window is the same, except for the mountains and hills, which are continuous acres; Occasionally, a farmer with a tractor or a child riding a buffalo can be seen.

The strict hierarchical distinction of the Ming army is reflected in the bits and pieces - the officer buses are divided into three levels: general, colonel, and lieutenant, and the soldiers' caravans are not among them, and the military columns will be temporarily organized in strict accordance with the structure of transporting troops.

For example, the coach where Zhou Changfeng is located is a converted school officer's car, which is divided into two large and two small compartments for a total of four compartments, which can be used for two school officers and their orderlies.

The railway only reached the capital, after which it had to be turned into a march, which meant that now there was only one and a half days left to read, excluding eating and sleeping, and there was not much time left for Zhou Changfeng.

He basically only glanced at theoretical books such as "Tactics" and "Combat Strategy of Mobile Troops", and the focus of his browsing was on "Infantry Drill Manual" and "Army Actual Combat Essentials."

In addition, the army designation should not be ignored, because the Ming army had its own military symbols. If you can't distinguish the team logo and team number, you won't even be able to read the map and the determination map, so what kind of battle will you fight?

Fortunately, the fragmented memories in his subconscious have been giving him feedback, so Zhou Changfeng's reading speed is very fast, and the sound of turning pages almost never stops.

If it were in the future, I am afraid that it would not be able to be used to shoot advertisements for quantum fluctuation speed reading.

According to the information he knows now, Zhou Changfeng already has a relatively intuitive understanding of the Ming army in this world, and its modernization is not achieved behind closed doors, and it is indispensable to have the help of European countries.

Unlike the Chinese army, which was in the same time as the world, the French taught and helped the modernization of the Ming army in the decades of the 19th and 20th centuries in this world, and they could be called conscientious instructors.

The so-called "master leads the door, practice depends on the individual", the student and the teacher can not be completely consistent, not to mention that the Chinese army itself as a student is also very profound, and most of today's tactical system is the Ming army to adapt measures to local conditions.

As far as the organization is concerned, the Third Janissaries Brigade to which Zhou Changfeng belongs is a motorized mixed brigade, which is one of the more distinctive grouping modes.

The mixed brigade is a special formation, which belongs to the comprehensive unit, and the Ming army usually uses it as the strategic reserve of the first echelon, because of its small size, it is convenient for rapid deployment, and it can independently carry out combat operations.

Although the division can carry out its tasks independently, it is too large and its deployment is not flexible; Although the regiment is small, it cannot complete combat operations alone.

Four years ago, that is, after the military reform in the 32nd year of Zhichang, the quadripartite division of the second brigade and four regiments was replaced by the triangle division of the third regiment system, and the brigade, which was originally a subordinate unit, was taken out separately and became an independent special formation.

In essence, the mixed brigade is actually a mini-version of the division, and in the standard preparation table, it is composed like this:

Headquarters - brigade headquarters, garrisons, gendarmerie, communications corps;

Service support units - baggage battalions, medical teams, cooking teams, post offices, veterinary offices, repair stations;

Combat support units - mountain artillery battalions, field artillery battalions, reconnaissance battalions, engineer battalions, combat defense artillery teams, anti-aircraft artillery teams, and anti-chemical defense teams;

Combat units - five infantry battalions.

In terms of establishment, its total strength is more than 8,800 men; In addition, since the 3rd Mixed Brigade is a motorized unit, it is equipped with a large number of motorcycles, off-road vehicles, and trucks in the actual formation, replacing a large number of mules and horses.

At noon on this day, when Zhou Changfeng was eating a bowl of noodles, Xie Wancheng came quickly with a telegram and said in a deep voice: "The commander-in-chief of Lingzhi has called, strictly ordering us to hurry up, and we must arrive at Lingzhi at noon on the 26th." ”