Emperor Haojing's configuration for the Japanese army was to equip each row or thirty people with a T-6 light tank. The model and firepower were exactly the same as those given to the feudal king's younger brother.
Each company of one hundred and fifty men is equipped with five T-6s, and each battalion has twenty tanks. There is a five-tank platoon under the direct command of an officer at the battalion commander level.
Calculating this, one hundred thousand Japanese troops were organized into 200 combat battalions, which would require 4,000 light tanks. If the Ming Dynasty were to bear all this, it would be a considerable expense.
Even if the purchase price of a tank is only 5,000 silver coins, 4,000 tanks will cost 20 million silver coins, and this does not include those equipped by the Ming Dynasty King.
Of course Emperor Haojing would not give these tanks as gifts to the Japanese army. If you want to buy them, you can enjoy second-hand preferential prices after the war.
If the other party really wants to buy a second-hand tank, they don't need to actually pay for it. They just need to send troops to continue doing part-time work for Emperor Haojing for a period of time.
You can give all the small weapons to the opponent. There are millions of small weapons in the arsenal at any time. Zhu Cixiang is not short of these things.
The 4,000 Japanese military trains trained in the Ming Dynasty belonged to different daimyo. Tokugawa Ietsuna's men accounted for more than 30%. Together with the soldiers from the feudal clan, the two sides combined accounted for more than half.
This was Tokugawa Ietsuna's attempt to ensure his own military strength so that he could continue to control Japan and avoid the situation where other daimyo would join forces to resist him after the weapons were updated.
The crew members of the Japanese army had been addicted for a while while receiving training. In the Ming Empire, the number of tanks could scare them.
During target training, hundreds of machine gun bullets can be wasted at one time, which is far beyond the reach of local famous names and even generals.
Due to the local climate in Annan, it is not suitable for horses to be used in large numbers on the battlefield. Now the coalition forces must use tanks, armored vehicles, and trucks as their main mobile forces.
"Kill the barbarian dog!"
Seeing that the plane overhead flew away, and the number of enemies rushing over from the other side of the wall of fire was not large, the remaining Ruan troops gradually gathered together, intending to attack the enemies in front of them head-on.
"boom!"
"Da da da da..."
However, the T-6 light tanks in the lead immediately let Ruan Jun know how powerful they were. Not to mention the infantry, even the cavalry could not do anything to the tanks.
Ruan Jun had just rushed less than a hundred steps, and was knocked down by more than ten people. The further he rushed forward, the more people were shot.
When they rushed to about twenty or thirty steps away from the Japanese tanks, they were forced to retreat due to excessive casualties.
This time, the tanks, artillery and machine guns strangled, causing the Ruan army to directly lose hundreds of people.
Not all those lying on the ground died, most of them were still alive.
However, as the Japanese soldiers approached, these injured Ruan soldiers quickly turned into dead people.
Alive?
The Japanese army didn’t think much about this problem!
Except for higher-level prey, other ordinary enemy soldiers do not need to survive.
Raising them costs food and medicine, so it would be better to just let them die, which would save everyone trouble.
Manley did not issue orders to the various Japanese troops to capture large numbers of prisoners, because it was completely unnecessary.
If you want to surrender, kneel down and beg for surrender before the fight begins. …
If you think of surrendering only after the fighting has begun, you have ulterior motives...
This kind of prisoner is also a troublesome thing, and it may come back to bite you at any time.
Therefore, after the war broke out between the two sides, except for women, children, the elderly and the rich and well-dressed, there was no need to take prisoners, especially the Nguyen soldiers.
For the Annan region, whether in the north or the south, capturing prisoners is a secondary issue. The key is to eliminate its main force and then encircle and suppress the opponent's remnants.
Seeing that the Nguyen army was so careless, the morale of the Japanese army was greatly boosted. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers dared to chase and kill thousands of Nguyen soldiers. Fortunately, most of the people on both sides were on foot. The scene was really tense and exciting.
Japanese generals all rode in cars, while low-ranking officers commanded directly from behind tank turrets.
Only higher-ranking officers and generals of the Ruan Army had horses to ride, and the rest had to run on two legs.
After seeing the plane and the signal flares flying into the sky, and hearing the sound of gunfire, nearby Japanese and Ming troops quickly rushed to support them.
There is no reward for capturing Ruan soldiers, but if you capture the leader of the thieves, Ruan Fuwei, you can receive a reward of up to one million silver coins.
Emperor Haojing offered such a high price because he planned to capture the thief Prince Xian, break the Ruan army's will to resist, and end the war in southern Annam as soon as possible, so as to save the court and himself a lot of expenses.
Using a mere one million silver coins in exchange for hundreds of millions of dollars in expenses is certainly a very cost-effective deal.
The key lies in when Ruan Phuc Wei can be captured!
If this guy cannot be caught or killed for one day, Ruan Jun's resistance will continue.
Even if this guy dies, Ruan Jun may continue to resist for a long time.
However, until a new heir is introduced, it should still be a mess.
The Japanese army that was the first to attack had no idea that their biggest prey was right across from them, and thought that the opponent was a group of rabble-rousers who were desperate to take their own path.
Otherwise, the signal flares would not be fired quickly to summon nearby friendly forces to come to help. If oneself could catch the big fish, there would be no need to give money to others.
The Ruan army ran in a mess, which made it easier for the Japanese army to pursue them, but in the chaos, it also gave Ruan Fuwei a chance to escape.
Dear, this chapter is not finished yet, there is the next page^0^ The controller of southern Annan ran very fast in a car, with guards nearby on horseback to cover him.
Once you encounter a place where cars cannot pass, you can immediately switch to horses and continue to escape.
Ruan Phuc Wei and his civil servants and generals had no idea how many people the other party had killed, nor did they know that they were going to Shen Tu. Anyway, as long as they could get rid of the pursuers behind them, that would be enough.
No one expected that Gou Manzi's combat power was so powerful. Our own troops were almost defeated in one blow. Before they could enter hand-to-hand combat, they were beaten to the point of collapse by Gou Manzi.
Ruan Fuwei also wanted to use his soldiers to buy him some time to escape, but now he is competing with the soldiers to see who can escape faster...
Those who fall behind will definitely be captured by the barbarians or killed directly, so they can only urge the driver to let the car run as fast as it can.
"Master, the car is stuck in the mud!"
"Ah? This... let someone push the cart quickly!"
The driver reported very bad news. Ruan Fuwei was immediately startled and hurriedly asked his men to push the cart. …
If it weren't for the protection of a group of guards around him, at this critical moment, there might not even be many people to push the cart for him.
The guards tried their best to push the car out of the mud pit. They didn't know how many times they would encounter this kind of thing ahead.
The good news is that it's getting dark soon. It's estimated that the dog barbarians won't be hunting for too long and they need to rest.
Ruan Phuc Wei knew that he could not rest, otherwise his head would have to move...
"Da da da……"
At this moment, the car that had just been pushed out of the mud pit was shot from above and hit by a series of bullets. Even the driver who could not avoid it was killed on the spot.
Fortunately, Ruan Phuc Wei had already gotten out of the car, otherwise he would have been found dead on the spot. Thinking of this, Ruan Phuc Wei couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
The Ming army's machine gunners had difficulty targeting scattered crowds, so they could only target larger cars and shoot out all the remaining bullets before the fighter planes returned home.
"Damn you bastard!"
Ruan Fuwei hurriedly got on the horse next to him and continued on his way. It seemed that you couldn't sit in this car, and you had to wait until after dark, otherwise you would be shot by the barbarians again.
"Huh? From Hue?"
"That's exactly what the prisoner said!"
"Does the prisoner know that there is a leader of thieves named Ruan Fuwei among the team?"
"I think there should be one, but I haven't seen the thief's face!"
"...Give me the order for the whole brigade to continue pursuing northward!"
After receiving the interrogation report, Wei Cheng, the commander of the 13th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, began to think that maybe the big fish was on the opposite side.
The soldiers cannot rest tonight, otherwise the big fish will slip away from under their noses, and they must bite hard.
"Old Qiao Liang! Do you think there is Ruan Fuwei, the leader of the bandits, in front of us?"
"How do I know? I am not the reincarnation of Zhuge Kongming!"
"You must have been studying for at least a few years!"
Battalion Commander Wu Buniu asked Qiao Hao, the chief of staff next to him, that he had gone to elementary school before joining the army, unlike Qiao Liang, who had gone to middle school.
His promotion was based on military merit, while Qiao Hao's promotion to chief of staff was based on experience.
Wu Buniu's original name was Wu Fangniu, which was a very vulgar name. He changed his name after going to school.
It means that there is no one who is not good at me. Climbing from a farmer's family to the position of battalion commander is worthy of his name.
"At first we studied in order to pass the exam, but later we found that this road was not going to work, so we joined the army. If we have the ability to do calculations, we can make a living by setting up a stall in front of the temple!"
Qiao Hao didn't plan to join the army at first, but later he found that the competition for an official career was too fierce. It didn't matter and he had no backing. It was a dead end. He might as well be a soldier.
There is an advantage to being a soldier, that is, the army provides food, accommodation, and clothing, you can basically save your salary, and you have security when you retire, which is suitable for ordinary children with no background.
Qiao Hao is not stupid enough to become a soldier directly. As long as he is literate, he can pass the army document test, then take the non-commissioned officer test, and finally become an officer.
"Is it possible that you are still like me, just for the hundred or so silver coins every month?"
"If you catch the thief's leader or win the lottery, you don't need to worry about it! Otherwise, why don't you let me drink the northwest wind?"...
The chief officer of the first battalion is the battalion commander, and his monthly salary can reach up to one hundred silver coins. Wu Buniu now earns this standard salary.
The chief of staff is slightly inferior, but only five dollars less, because he is the chief adjutant of the entire battalion, leaving only two deputy battalion commanders.
Unlike the battalion commander, the chief of staff must obtain the corresponding diploma. It is impossible for the above to let two quasi-illiterates serve as the chief officer and adjutant of the department.
"Diploma" does not mean knowing how many words, knowing how to add, subtract, multiply and divide, but it requires understanding maps, knowing how to formulate combat plans for both offense and defense, assessing the situation, and providing rational suggestions to the chief officer.
That's why I can get such a high salary, otherwise the diploma would be just a piece of waste paper, just used to fool the superiors.
After being in the army for a long time, no matter how well-educated a person is, he will get mixed up with the Qiu Ba and become the same as the others.
So much so that some officials jokingly said that because there were so many soldiers in the army, the term "a raccoon dog in a mountain" came into being!
The troops also have hills, but due to Emperor Haojing's strict order, they are not so obvious.
Ever since Emperor Haojing ascended the throne, there have been unwritten rules.
Civil servants are not allowed to be married, because married couples are bound to be selfish!
Generals are not allowed
Dear, this chapter is not over yet, there is still another page^0^Hold on to the group, because if you stay in a group, you will rebel!
Once the generals unite, it is a precursor to supporting the army and becoming independent.
You have to learn from Zhao Kuangyin, is that okay?
The specific combat units below, especially the battalion and company levels, are not so strictly controlled.
However, it is also prohibited to localize field troops, that is, all officers and soldiers are from the same place.
In particular, the field brigades garrisoned in various provinces cannot be dominated by local people to avoid local rebellions and the field brigades defecting.
For example, in the 13th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, everyone performs their duties during the day, but at night, even if one squad is taking a break, they will be divided into several groups.
There are those who snore, there are those who don’t snore, and there are also those who snore but cannot accept the snoring of others...
This must be divided into categories, otherwise if you dare to snore next to me, I will kick you to death!
"Hehe! I see you haven't drunk anything in the northwest, but it's quite hot. Isn't it as hot as here in Jiangxi?"
"Compared to this damn place, Jiangxi is much cooler!"
Wu Buniu is from Shandong and Qiao Hao is from Jiangxi. However, neither of them can stand the hot and humid weather in Annan.
If you wear short sleeves, you will get bitten by mosquitoes, and there may even be leeches scurrying in to suck your blood.
Wearing long sleeves is even more uncomfortable. There is no ventilation, not to mention sweating, and the clothes will stick to the body.
At the end of the day, my clothes are as disgusting as rancid.
"After I retire from the army, I will go to the North to settle down, but I won't stay in this damn place!"
After having the experience of fighting in Annan, Wu Buniu gave up the idea of living in the south after retiring.
"I also have such a plan!"
Qiao Hao doesn't plan to live in the tropics anymore. Even if he goes to the north to suffer the cold, he will never come to such a ghost place again.
It would be easier if it gets cold, just burn some coal and firewood.
Now, when we are being scorched during the day and endure the sweltering heat at night, who the hell would wear an air conditioner when marching and fighting?
It has spread below that the biggest enemy fighting in Annan is not the indigenous monkeys, but the humble mosquitoes!
There is a fan installed in the car, but it doesn't solve the problem!
What everyone wants to do most now is to jump into a small river and take a quick wash.
"That would be great!"
The original chief of staff was injured while fighting Zheng Fan, and Qiao Hao was newly transferred.
Wu Buniu needs to gather some manpower. After he is discharged from the army, he will go to the North to buy a piece of land. Then everyone can get together to take care of it.
In order to get a bag of silver coins every month, both of them had to grit their teeth and persevere, especially the soldiers below.
The whole battalion and even the whole brigade had only one idea, and that was that there had better be Ruan Phuc Wei among the group of monkeys in front, otherwise they would all be beaten to death!
Brigadier Wei Cheng has already called the Air Force by radio, hoping to be treated like airdrops of popsicles, which can maximize the morale of his troops.
It is impossible to get air-dropped popsicles at night, at least until tomorrow morning, and the prerequisite is that the air force base has enough popsicles.
Wei Cheng estimated that other brother troops would also have similar requests, so they would have to wait in line and open their mouths...
Dear, this chapter is finished, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^
