Chapter 305 The First Guard Division Who Prepares for Battle
The hot and humid weather is not friendly to everyone living here, especially those who have just arrived.
Haldane Cosentz walked out of his room. The early morning sunshine suddenly made him feel warm. People say that the temperature in the tropics will be much lower from November to February, but it is still not as comfortable as in the mainland.
During this period of intensive training for the troops, some people still fainted from heatstroke from time to time. This not only annoyed Cosentz, but also made some other voices in the troops think that the Dutch were already negotiating, so why did they still need to
Maintain high-intensity training.
Of course, these are said by a small group of lower-level soldiers, and they are mainly soldiers who expanded in Borneo.
That's right, the 1st Guards Division is now fully staffed. A shelf regiment that was lacking before has been filled by the local garrison. Lieutenant Colonel Cosentz is the leader of this shelf regiment.
In terms of Cosentz's qualifications and military exploits, becoming the commander of the 1st Guards Division is already a huge improvement. After all, he was transferred back to the Guards from the Marine Corps, and there is no one with higher qualifications than him in the Guards.
Quite a few. If not many of them were unwilling to become the leader of the Jia Guan Tuan, how could they have taken his turn?
Therefore, Cosentz can be regarded as getting a bargain.
Cosenz, who got it cheap, is also very aware of his status among his colleagues, so he cherishes this opportunity very much. It's time to show off all his skills and impress everyone.
Therefore, these personnel transferred from the local garrison are subject to strict training requirements, striving to bring them to the same level as the Guards.
As for such trivial matters as complaints, Cosentz didn't take it to heart. These garrison troops, who were accustomed to being elders in the colonies, immediately threw themselves into the high-intensity training of the Guards. It was strange that there were no complaints.
As soon as Cosentz arrived at the regimental headquarters, he immediately saw his new deputy commander waiting here.
"Major Liu, you came here very early today. How is the training of the Second Battalion going now?"
The full name of Major Liu in Cosentz's words is Liu Chaoxian. He was born in the Liu family of Lanfang. He is the direct grandson of Liu Asheng and will be the future helmsman of the Liu family.
Although the Liu family is no longer as powerful as the Lan Fang era, as a representative figure who quickly moved closer to Italy, the colonial government still had to provide some benefits. Although Liu Asheng has returned home to enjoy his old age, the Liu family has not been suppressed by the colonial government. On the contrary,
He was praised as a representative figure of the local Chinese people.
The Liu family is also very discerning and clings to the government. The First Guards Division mobilized local garrison troops to expand its strength. Liu Chaoxian, the future head of the Liu family, volunteered to become a member of the First Guards Division.
Of course, in addition to the Liu family, all the local families in Lanfang more or less sent their children to serve in the First Guards Division.
"How is the Second Battalion doing now?"
Facing Chief Officer Cosenz's question, Major Liu understood the situation and immediately replied respectfully. "Commander, everything in the second battalion is fine at the moment. All companies are training hard so that they can serve the kingdom in the future."
Hearing Liu Chaoxian's answer, Cosenz nodded in approval.
Although the combat effectiveness of the Second Battalion is at the bottom among the four regiments, this is because the battalion is basically composed of recruits. Children from major families in Borneo, as well as young people from other Chinese families, account for 90% of the places in the Second Battalion, which is worthy of its name.
Chinese camp.
In fact, Cosentz didn't understand this at first. Why did he set up a Chinese battalion? Did he really want the fourth regiment to be the bottom of the first division? It's just that these Chinese training enthusiasts impressed him, even though they have only been training now.
One month, but these Chinese did not complain as much as the officers and soldiers recruited from the garrison.
Moreover, the training has been very fruitful. Although it does not yet meet the requirements of the Guards, the results are very good. I believe that it will reach the general level of the Guards in less than half a year.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Chinese were warned before being recruited. Being accepted by the 1st Guards Division this time is a good opportunity for the local Chinese to integrate into the Kingdom of Italy. The local Chinese cherish this opportunity very much, so the Chinese recruited this time are all
Carefully selected results.
Cosentz's interrogation of the Second Battalion was just a routine inquiry, and the situation of the entire regiment was the focus.
As soon as he arrived at the regiment headquarters, Cosentz issued orders one after another.
"Give an order to the Fourth Battalion. Their armed march speed is so poor that they are almost caught up by the Second Battalion. Let Battalion Commander Kalga practice more armed marches. If he doesn't improve next month, I have reason to doubt his ability.
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"Tell the First Battalion that the artillery regiment has accepted the request of our Fourth Regiment. They will send a company of artillery to conduct infantry and artillery tactical exercises with us to prepare the First Battalion."
"Last month I asked the machine gun company to practice additional training. I learned from the logistics officer that they have fired 7,000 rounds of ammunition. I asked them how their training went. I will go to check the results in two days. If I am sorry for these seven
Thousands of rounds of bullets, I want them to walk around without being able to eat them."
Cosentz kept issuing orders at the regiment headquarters, and the regiment's five orderlies were almost not enough.
After finishing all this, Cosentz looked at the map in front of him, turned to Major Liu and said, "I would like to organize a regiment-level exercise at Wangye Mountain not far from us?"
Before Major Liu could answer, Cosenz said to himself, "The time is set in one month to comprehensively test the results of our training."
What could Liu Chaoxian, who was treated as nothing, do? He could only choose to answer along the lines. "The leader is right, we can indeed test it."
For Liu Chaoxian, he also knew that he could not convince the public by rashly obtaining the position of major and becoming the deputy commander of the fourth regiment. The commander of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Cosentz, had already made up his mind, and the words of other middle-level officers in the army were even more unpleasant.
But he had no choice. Who allowed his family to use too much force and push him to such a high position after just a few years out of the military academy? He couldn't refuse the family's intention, so he could only work hard day and night to win over his colleagues and subordinates.
The heart of an officer.
But this is easier said than done. In the military, strength speaks for itself and there is no chance to show off, so there is no reason to impress others.
For this reason, he thought more than once, you said that the Dutch ancestors were also rich, why can't you be tough and let yourself earn some performance? How can such a weakling deserve to occupy such a large area of Nanyang? It is simply difficult to support the wall.
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Well, Major Liu's resentment unfortunately could not affect the Dutch, so he had no choice but to accept the reality.
Just as he was about to continue handling the chores of the regiment, a sudden noise rang out.
Someone shouted. "The Netherlands has signed. They agree to transfer Borneo to the Kingdom."
Although this news is not too shocking, it is definitely the best news for Italian Borneo.
Before Liu Chaoxian could ask questions, he only heard the sound of crackling firecrackers coming from the city. Someone in the city was setting off firecrackers to celebrate.
What can I say? I can only be happy for the kingdom. Liu Chaoxian, who forced a smile on his face, was lost in the crowd of happy people.
