Zhou Zhipeng looked at the soldiers devouring food in the distance and thought of Prince Ding's instructions before leaving.
There must be some theory that the fighting power of the suppressing army is so strong, so Prince Ding hopes that Zhou Zhipeng can study hard. To put it bluntly, after returning as a military spy, he can also build the new army of the court and the emperor's personal army.
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Thinking of Prince Ding's instructions, Zhou Zhipeng smiled bitterly.
The Suppression Army has no defense against him, and all training bases can be visited, and it only takes him an hour to learn it, but what if he has learned the problem?
Can the imperial court afford it?
Money is the most important thing. Let’s not talk about the wages of all the soldiers of the Suppression Army. Let’s talk about their daily consumption. Even if the imperial court is sold, I’m afraid they can’t afford it!
In one morning today, this training camp alone had consumed 1.9 million rounds of ammunition.
Is this a joke? If you open all the major warehouses in the capital, you probably won't be able to find 1.9 million rounds of ammunition. This is just the consumption in one morning. If you count the entire day, it will be double the amount.
There's still a little bit left over.
Although the imperial court established several arsenals and was able to produce its own bullets, the problem was that all raw materials needed to be purchased from abroad, and the production costs remained high. In the end, the production lines were simply shut down, and it was better to purchase finished bullets directly abroad.
With such a supply capability, Zhou Zhipeng really didn't know what to say if he still wanted to learn from the Suppression Army.
"Report to your lord, the Marquis invites you to come over."
When Zhou Zhipeng was in a daze, an orderly came over. This man was a person close to Gao Shaoyi. Zhou Zhipeng also knew him. Unexpectedly, Gao Shaoyi also came to the training camp. Zhou Zhipeng sorted out his clothes and came back from the Junker Empire.
People pay more attention to their own finances, and their leather shoes are also polished.
"No need to salute, there is no need for such nonsense between us."
Gao Shaoyi saw that Zhou Zhipeng showed a standard military salute after entering the door, and he was filled with admiration in his heart. He picked out the people in the entire army. I am afraid that Zhou Zhipeng is the only one who can have such a military appearance.
"Military salutes must be performed in the military camp, and you are the commander-in-chief of the suppressing army. Since I put on this military uniform, I have become a temporary member of the suppressing army."
As an instructor in the Suppression Army, Zhou Zhipeng knew very well where he should stand, so when Gao Shaoyi asked him to sit down, Zhou Zhipeng stood like other officers.
Gao Shaoyi knows that this is Zhou Zhipeng's personal request, so we don't care so much and find all these people. Gao Shaoyi also wants to see how many troops he has under his command that can fight. The three divisions of Dongdi Kingdom
If it really comes, which army should be sent to meet the enemy?
"Everyone is almost here, so I won't hide it from you. There are some things you should know. Although there is no war in the court now, we are negotiating with Dongdi State, and we must be prepared for war.
Going to the troops that are training, how many troops do we have that can go to the front line?"
Gao Shaoyi was asking Chief of Staff Liu Shan. After all, all the military's situations were in the Chief of Staff's mind.
It only took Liu Shan about a minute to pass through all the troops.
"Can the Marquis allow you to mobilize the troops in the capital?"
At present, the suppressing troops are stationed in two places, so Liu Shan also needs to ask.
"If there is a war, all the second-line troops will stay in Beijing and all the first-line troops in Haicheng will fight."
This was how Gao Shaoyi operated during the last war. There was no need for so many elites in the capital, and it would be a waste to stay there.
"According to the order of the Marquis, the Suppression Army will be reorganized into two infantry divisions. However, the reorganization has not been completed yet. I will report to the Marquis in regimental units. The Suppression Army has nine regiments, including one.
The second regiment can serve as the main attack, and there are four regiments that can perform security tasks, namely the 10th to 13th regiments. As for other armies, it is not suitable to be transferred to the battlefield for the time being."
After listening to Liu Shan's words, Gao Shaoyi frowned. The total number of soldiers suppressing the captives now reaches as high as 240,000, and they are organized into a total of forty regiments. Now less than half of them can go to the battlefield.
"What about in a month and a half?"
Gao Shaoyi also knew that every extra day, a group of soldiers would come out of the training ground. Of course, these people had not participated in actual combat, but they could still go to the battlefield.
"In one and a half months, we can add seven to ten infantry regiments."
This is Liu Shan's best estimate. Many infantry regiments have just started training, and it will be difficult to train them in a month and a half. In addition, the training ground has not yet been built for many soldiers, and construction tasks are still being carried out at this moment.
There are at most twenty-three regiments, including two heavy artillery regiments and one light artillery regiment.
The infantry that can really be used in combat is 20 regiments with 120,000 soldiers.
Hearing this number, Gao Shaoyi also breathed a sigh of relief. There was still a discrepancy between his original idea and the actual training situation.
However, these 120,000 people are enough. After killing their fleet, the three divisions are just a handful for these people.
It depends on whether the people from Dongdi State dare to come. If they really dare to come, I may eat three of your divisions in one go, which may lead to a bigger battle, but that will only happen in half a year. According to Zhenlu
Given the current development of the army, we have nothing to fear from a nationwide war with Dongdi Kingdom in half a year.
"How are the security groups in various places organized?"
Gao Shaoyi thought of another force in his hands. Now that we are the governor of Zhili Province, there are security groups in various places! There are eighty-one security groups in total.
Although according to the order of the imperial court, the security regiments of each county are not allowed to leave their own stations, but if a war really breaks out, who has the time to mobilize all available troops.
"The recruitment of the security corps is still in progress. Currently, only six security corps are fully staffed, and the rest are still working hard. This is mainly because the recruitment of the suppressing army is going too hot, and everyone does not have much enthusiasm for the security corps.
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Wang Laosi is specifically responsible for the work of the security group, so he knows this very well. As long as the Suppression Army passes the recruit screening, it will immediately earn three silver coins a month, and becoming a formal soldier will earn five silver coins.
A regular member of the security corps earns three silver coins a month, which is almost half the salary. Therefore, those people are all going to suppress the rebels, and not many people in the security corps value him.
"Master Zhou, do you have any suggestions on this?"
Gao Shaoyi looked at what this talented person studying abroad thought of?