"Second from the left, are we brothers?"
Zhang Haogu wore a silk scarf on his head and held a feather fan. He also deliberately sat next to the teapot that was boiling water. In the misty steam, wave your fan once and shiver.
"Are you sick? Are you fanning yourself in the cold weather?"
Zhang Haogu was very angry.
"Don't you see my qualifications?"
Because he was about to go on an expedition, Zuo Mengeng was very busy and his temper was not very good.
"I don't have time to cosplay with you. I have something to talk about."
"Death in the test? Throwing thunder? What the hell?"
Seeing Zuo Mengeng's eyes becoming dangerous, Zhang Haogu quickly spoke up.
"Second from the left, please take me with you on this expedition."
Zuo Mengeng wanted to beat him.
"We are going to fight, not to enjoy the mountains and rivers."
Zhang Haogu was very unhappy.
"How did you and Xu Ruolin say they were marching in armed groups? You lied to me!"
My fucking purpose is to make women feel at ease. Who do you think you are?
"Okay, then you can follow, but don't make any trouble."
Anyway, it's not difficult to defeat the White Lotus Sect, so it doesn't matter if you bring an extra thing like this.
"Hahahaha, the one who knows me is the second one from the left. Don't worry, my military advisor is here to ensure that you win the battle and win everything."
With Zuo Mengeng's permission, Zhang Haogu went back and prepared happily.
The troops that went out this time were the Second Regiment and the Fourth Regiment. The First Regiment and the Third Regiment stayed behind after actual combat to mix with the troops of the Second Division, and then the First Regiment moved to Dongchang Mansion.
Similarly, after this battle, the second and fourth regiments will be mixed with the second division after they return.
In this way, the Second Division has a large number of available talents and can form an army as quickly as possible.
Zuo Hua happily brought the second regiment back from Dongchang. He will be the commander-in-chief of this battle.
Of course, like Zuo Rong, Zuo Menggeng still plans to leave the specific operations to the commander below.
Zuo Hua also brought back a new situation.
"After receiving the order, our troops went out to conduct reconnaissance in the Dongping Lake area and found that Guo Yunbiao's troops were extremely guarded against our troops. The Dongchang Mansion area has long been densely populated by White Lotus Sect spies, and our troops will never be able to pass through secretly."
After the Battle of Laiyang, the New Army has become the focus of Shandong.
The White Lotus Sect, which is still causing trouble, all know that this official army is the biggest threat.
Yanzhou Mansion and Dongchang Mansion are next to each other, so it is impossible for Guo Yunbiao not to be wary of the tiger that is so close.
If you want to go to Yanzhou from Linqing, the shortest straight-line distance is to take Dongchangfu.
Guo Yunbiao knew this very well, so he sent out sentries closely as a precaution.
Zuo Mengeng didn't care about this.
"Then let's just fight it openly and openly. There is no need to play any tricks to hide the truth."
Liu Yiyuan studied the map and said, "Actually, it's not impossible to play."
He pointed to the position of Liangshan and said: "The place where Li Qingshan and others are trapped is quite far away from us. If we only attack from the front, I am afraid that Guo Yunbiao will step up the offensive and deal with Li Qingshan first. But Guo Yunbiao is very afraid of us. , once we move, 80% of the attention will be on us. In this case, we send a partial division to Guantao, Guanxian, Chaocheng, Puzhou, and raid Liangshan from the flank, which may have miraculous effects. "
Everyone thought about it and found that this strategy was very feasible.
After all, the White Lotus Sect's military literacy is not good, and it is easy to be attracted by the new army on the front, thereby ignoring the threat from the flanks.
Huang Zongxi asked a key question.
"Then who will do the flanking detour? This journey is very long. If you want to raid Liangshan before the main force, you have to be very quick with your troops."
Liu Yiyuan had already made plans.
He pointed at Zuo Shi.
"Of course it's our cavalry regiment."
Unexpectedly, Zuo Shi straightened his back immediately when his name was called, eagerly seeking a fight.
"Come on, please leave it to our cavalry regiment to ensure that Li Qingshan is successfully rescued."
The other troops were all taking turns on the battlefield, but the cavalry regiment was never named. Zuo Shi thought that this battle would not be his turn, so he remained silent.
After all, the Dongping area has dense water networks and does not seem suitable for cavalry operations.
Moreover, the cavalry regiment does not have much training time. Now the soldiers can only move on horseback. As for horse fighting, that is absolutely not possible.
Their current level cannot even be reached by the dragoons.
If you really want to go to the battlefield, you can only dismount and form a musket formation to fight.
But the one with a horse is definitely faster than the one with legs, and it is enough to bully the White Lotus Sect.
Zuo Mengeng thought for a while and felt that using the cavalry regiment was a great move.
Especially now, the Liangshan area is no longer a water park and will not become an obstacle to the cavalry.
"Okay, Liu Yiyuan, you will move with the cavalry regiment and coordinate the command."
Compared with Zuo Rong, Zuo Hua, and Zuo Yong, Zuo Shi still lacked some ability and experience, so Zuo Mengeng asked Liu Yiyuan to accompany him.
Because of the cavalry regiment, the armor forging that had been abandoned by Zuo Mengeng had to be started again.
There is nothing we can do about this.
In this era, cavalry is the first branch of arms, especially on the battlefield in the north. Without cavalry, you will be very passive.
Originally, Zuo Mengeng thought of using dragoons and relying on the attack effect of muskets to fight tug-of-war.
However, after research and testing, it was discovered that this actually does not work at all.
First of all, the main enemies that dragoons deal with are those who use skirmishers. Once the enemy gathers in groups, the dragoons have no ability to break through and can only look back and sigh.
As for the so-called dragoons who ride horses to attack nearby, dismount and shoot, then ride horses to escape far away. In Europe, they can bully infantry who are also equipped with muskets.
On the Chinese side, there are overwhelming archers.
The dragoons dismounted and fired within thirty steps. Do you think it was the muskets that shot faster, or the bows and arrows that covered them faster?
So Lao Wang next door is just messing around playing dragoon on Chinese soil.
Secondly, the several forces in China currently all have large numbers of cavalry troops.
A large-scale cavalry group fights, and the dragoons are not even qualified to get close.
Therefore, in order to ensure the survival of the cavalry and sufficient breakthrough capabilities, wearing armor has become an inevitable choice.
However, in order to maintain the mobility of the cavalry, Zuo Mengeng did not choose the European breastplate, but the traditional chainmail.
The cavalry regiment is also equipped with muskets and can also serve as dragoons.
In addition to muskets, the cavalry regiment's weapons also include steel sabers and large wooden-handled grenades.
The clay pot grenade has withdrawn from the stage of history.
Soldiers generally responded after field application that clay pot grenades were not as effective as expected.
The main reason is that ceramics are too brittle. Many times after a grenade is thrown, the pottery jar breaks first before the fuse can ignite the explosive.
Only very experienced veterans can master it accurately.
Based on the opinions of the soldiers, the Military Industry Institute began to focus on the development of wooden handle grenades.
Due to the increase in production, flash caps are no longer limited to the use of muskets. In addition to its application in artillery shells, the military industry also used it in grenades.
The specific method is to place a reed inside the wooden handle. Usually the reed is stuck. When the grenade is used, the soldier pulls away the rope, and the reed will return due to its strong elasticity.
During the reset process, the reed will push a firing pin about one centimeter in length. The firing pin strikes the flash cap, igniting the fuse.
The fuse then ignites the black powder in the powder chamber, causing the grenade to explode.
This grenade is larger than the German M24.
Mainly because the explosive power of black powder is not as good as TNT, so you can only rely on quantity to win.
After testing, this new grenade is very effective.
The range of the explosion can reach five meters, causing a certain range of damage. The most important thing is that it does not require an open flame to light it, and the cavalry can throw it while on horseback.
In this way, the cavalry equipped with muskets and grenades can effectively kill the enemy in two rounds before engaging in close combat, greatly weakening the enemy and increasing their chances of winning.
In view of the increase in the production of flash caps, Zuo Mengeng has already come up with the concept of mortars and handed it over to the Military Industry Institute for development.
Once developed, the cavalry unit will have more attack methods.
After the cavalry regiment is upgraded to a cavalry division, it can also be equipped with left battalion artillery to truly improve its firepower equipment.
It was time to go on an expedition again, Xu Ruolin was packing Zuo Mengeng's luggage again, her eyes were red again.
"Why are you crying again? Didn't you see it before? This kind of fighting is not dangerous."
Xu Ruolin pouted and said angrily: "I can't help it."
Let alone sending relatives to fight, even sending relatives away is a bitter feeling.
How could Zuo Mengeng not know how she felt?
I had no choice but to hug her tightly and comfort her softly.
"Oh, what are you two doing? I'm still here."
Wang Siyi covered her eyes and her face turned red.
Okay, just show this to my yellow-flowered girl?
Xu Ruolin then remembered that someone else was there, pushed Zuo Mengeng away angrily, turned around and ran to the back room.
"Zuo Mengeng, I want to go with you this time."
Wang Siyi's words made Zuo Mengeng extremely speechless.
what's up?
Zhang Haogu wants to join in the fun, and even Wang Siyi wants to join in the fun.
"Are you going to fight?"
Wang Siyi is not afraid.
"Qingshui Pass is so dangerous, I've already fought it, so what else are you afraid of? Also, your soldiers are so timid, none of them are my match. This time, I'm going to kill them all."
She said without mentioning it.
As soon as she said that, Zuo Mengeng had a huge headache.
Just because this girl is like a devil in the new army, everyone's expression changes.
