The clouds are extremely white and the sky is extremely blue. In the morning of this day, a small city hundreds of miles away from the border of the empire...
Groups of soldiers and military vehicles coming and going can be seen everywhere in the small urban area, while outside the city are dotted with temporary military camps, with tents and flags everywhere as far as the eye can see.
The name of this place is NyingKhri in Tibetan, which means the Throne of the Sun. However, the Ming army that sent troops to Tibet named it simply and crudely after what they saw and heard - there were many antelopes and the specialty Ganoderma lucidum, so they called this place " Lingzhi".
"Old Wei, let's take a look. There is new information from Yinshi today. Over at Baima Gang, several cross-border reconnaissance scouts have returned one after another. Currently, in addition to the 3rd Infantry Division, four Assam regiments, and Gurkha In addition to the regiment and the Sikh regiment, the British-Indian Sixth Infantry Division and the Fourteenth Royal Artillery Regiment have arrived in the Assam area by railway, but have not yet completed combat preparations."
As the governor of Uzang Governor's Mansion, Wei Gaoming was appointed as "Admiral of the Military Affairs of Southern Zangbei". Therefore, he has to be directly responsible for many things. He was busy until midnight last night and was able to go to bed. He got up a little late today. .
"Oh?" The sleepy Wei Gaoming didn't even wash up. After hearing this, he walked out. "Then it matches the intelligence from a few days ago? Is the telecommunications detection correct?"
"Everything is correct. Please take a look. Everyone readjusted the sand table overnight."
Coming to the hall where the headquarters is located, there is an exquisite sand table placed on the large table, which is undulating and filled with various small flags.
Wei Gaoming examined it carefully for a while, during which he asked a few small questions one after another, and then nodded slightly with satisfaction, "The enemy's reinforcements are about to arrive, and their footing is not yet stable, and they are not ready yet, but our army is not. If we strike preemptively now, I'm afraid that He can eat thousands of his people in one breath and defeat tens of thousands of them."
"It's taboo to go to war without declaring it, Jun. It's not okay to make the decision without permission." A minister hurriedly reminded.
Wei Gaoming, who was disheveled and undressed, said while buttoning his buttons in a very unflattering manner: "Immediately send a telegram to the Governor's Office to briefly describe the enemy's situation, and then explain that everything is in order for our army. If we attack in advance, we will definitely gain the upper hand. Please make a decision."
"Follow the order."
At this time, a staff officer suddenly thought of something and said: "Our army does not have an advantage in terms of strength. We only have so much ammunition and supplies. If we only rely on preemptive strikes, we may not be able to follow up."
Someone heard this and said disdainfully: "What's the hurry? The extra troops and horses for us are already on the way. When the Governor's Office gets the news, it has to discuss it with the cabinet, right? Even if it's just a pretense, the Consultative Council has to hold a meeting and vote, right? Stop talking. It will take a few days to get the results."
"I get angry when I mention this." Wei Gaoming complained while lighting a cigarette for himself: "It's a waste of time to increase the number of troops. We're going far away from the nearest, and we've traveled thousands of miles to mobilize the Imperial Army. If the war really starts in a few days, wait until those show-offs arrive. The daylilies are cold."
The former officer said helplessly: "Junzuo, there's nothing we can do about it. There hasn't been a big battle in so many years, and the Forbidden Army also wants to get involved. And you know that old guy from the Third Brigade." , the backstage is very hard..."
"Anyway, generate electricity and let them get on their way as soon as possible. If it delays the fighter plane...don't blame me for turning your back on them."
"yes."
In the vast sky and earth, a two-way railway extends from wherever 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, there are acres of fields; occasionally there will be farmers driving tractors or children riding buffaloes.
The strict hierarchical distinctions in the Ming Dynasty's army are reflected in every detail - officer buses are divided into three levels: general, colonel and lieutenant. Soldiers' caravans are not included in this category. Military trains will be temporarily organized in strict accordance with the organizational system for transporting troops.
For example, the bus Zhou Changfeng was in was a modified school officer's carriage. This passenger car was divided into two large and two small compartments, with a total of four compartments, which could accommodate two school officers and their orderlies.
The railway only leads to Chengdu, and after that it has to be marched, which means that there is only one and a half days left to read, excluding eating and sleeping, leaving Zhou Changfeng not much time.
He basically only glanced at theoretical books such as "Tactics" and "Operation Strategy of Mobile Forces", and focused on the "Infantry Drill Code" and "Army Actual Combat Essentials".
In addition, the military markings cannot be ignored, because the Ming army had its own military symbols. If you can't distinguish the team logo and team number, and you can't even understand the map and determination chart, then why fight?
Fortunately, the fragmented memories in his subconscious kept giving him feedback, so Zhou Changfeng read very fast, and the sound of turning pages almost never stopped.
In future generations, I'm afraid they might not be able to use it to shoot advertisements for quantum wave speed reading.
Based on the information he now knows, Zhou Changfeng already has a relatively intuitive understanding of the Ming army in this world. Its modernization cannot be achieved behind closed doors, and it requires the help of European countries.
Unlike the hodgepodge Chinese army in the original world line at the same time, in this world in the decades of the 19th and 20th centuries, the French taught and helped the Ming army's modernization construction, which can be said to be conscientious. instructor.
As the saying goes, "The master leads the way, and the practice depends on the individual." It is impossible for a student to be completely consistent with the teacher. What's more, as a student, the Chinese army also has a very profound background. Most of today's tactical systems were explored by the Ming army according to local conditions.
In terms of organization, the Third Guards Brigade to which Zhou Changfeng belongs is a motorized mixed brigade, which is one of the more distinctive formation models.
The mixed brigade is a special organization and is a comprehensive unit. The Ming army usually uses it as the strategic reserve of the first echelon because its small size makes it easy to deploy quickly and can independently carry out combat operations.
Although a division can carry out tasks independently, it is too large and cannot be deployed flexibly; although a regiment is small, it cannot complete combat operations alone.
After the military reform four years ago, that is, in the 32nd year of Zhichang, the Sifang Division of the Second Brigade with four regiments was replaced by the Triangular Division with three regiments. The brigade, which was originally a subordinate unit, was separated and became Independent special preparation.
In essence, the mixed brigade is actually a mini version of the division, and in the standard organization table, it is composed like this:
Headquarters - brigade headquarters, garrison, gendarmerie, communications team;
Service support units - baggage battalion, medical team, cooking team, post office, veterinary hospital, repair shop;
Combat support units - mountain artillery battalion, field artillery battalion, reconnaissance battalion, engineer battalion, combat defense artillery team, air defense artillery team, chemical defense team;
Combat units - five infantry battalions.
In terms of establishment, its total strength exceeds 8,800 men; in addition, because the Third Mixed Brigade is a motorized force, it is equipped with many motorcycles, off-road vehicles, and trucks in its actual organization, replacing a large number of mules and horses.
At noon that day, while 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 over at Lingzhi called and ordered us to step up our efforts." Let's hurry, we must arrive at Lingzhi at noon on the 26th."
