Yuan, who attracted Li Zhongtang's attention, has not yet started his military training because his preparations are not sufficient.
Although he was much better than when he started training in history, he still lacked the most important thing.
As a vital officer in the army, he had none.
That's right, now that Mr. Yuan has received Li Zhongtang's care, he now has guns, artillery, money and food. According to the Huai Army's own method, he can find a few of his own people to watch over him, and the soldiers can be trained.
But now that Mr. Yuan wants to train a new Western army, this method will not work.
However, fortunately, with the help of his new acquaintance, Lieutenant Colonel Cosentz, a senior officer in the Guards, he used his power to provide him with great convenience. Among other things, he lacked basic officers.
When the time comes, he can prepare and train his soldiers first. At least he must know how to train these soldiers.
"Lieutenant Colonel Yuan, these people you sent are completely blank slates. They are seriously lacking in tactical and military concepts. If you want to make them qualified officers, it will take at least several years."
Outside a temporarily converted classroom, Cosenz was complaining with his friend Yuan Xiangcheng about the poor quality of the officers he sent to study.
As for the classroom, Major Liu Chaoxian Liu, who was wearing an Italian military uniform, was explaining Italian military drills and daily regulations to the people below who were dressed in Qing army uniforms.
These people are taking notes on Major Liu's words. Young Master Liu also looks helpless. Although these people look hardworking, whenever he asks a question, they still have to look at their notes before answering. They are just memorizing.
I have no idea what the memorized notes are for.
That's right, although Liu Chaoxian himself didn't have the best grades at the Italian Military Academy, he could at least understand what the teacher was explaining, and he couldn't care less about taking notes as soon as he started.
Outside the door, Mr. Yuan could only smile helplessly at Cosentz's words.
"People from the University of Science and Technology, there is nothing I can do about it. Our country is currently very short of officers who have systematically studied Western military theories. Why don't we let your Chinese officers take over first, and then we can talk about other things after my officers have learned the same skills?"
Facing Cossenz's words, Mr. Yuan immediately started to quibble.
Lord Yuan was very covetous of the Chinese officers of the Fourth Regiment of the 1st Guards Division. Although these people had abandoned the people and lacked the favor of the court, they had systematically studied Western military concepts, and this alone was worthy of his attention.
Moreover, the lack of favor and prestige is not a big deal. No matter what the high-ranking officials say to these abandoned people, it is very tempting. He, Mr. Yuan, is confident in winning over these Chinese officers.
Of course, if you want to target these Chinese officers, Yuan Weiting alone is not enough. The Italian attitude behind them is crucial. He, Yuan, still has some self-knowledge. It is best for Mr. Lao Zhongtang to come forward. He is not that big
Noodles.
Yuan, who is not confident in his appearance, certainly does not know his weight in the hearts of some people. Of course, if Li Zhongtang is not invited to come forward, the news may be terminated before it reaches someone's ears.
These are all things for later, and the only one who can help Mr. Yuan at the moment is Lieutenant Colonel Cosenz. As for Yuan's sophistry, Cosenz could only answer.
"Yuan, I know your thoughts, but this matter is beyond the scope of my handling. I must report it to Lieutenant General Alvaro. As for whether Lieutenant General Alvaro has the power to promise you, I don't know. I can only guarantee that
I can choose to ignore what you are doing now. Of course, I think you also know that some things must be answered before you can continue, right?"
"Yes, some things must wait for your country's reply before they can be implemented. I can assure you of this."
Faced with what Cosentz had hinted at, Mr. Yuan immediately patted his chest in assurance. In fact, he didn't want to ruin his relationship with Cosentz because of this. They were all incompetent bastards. Just listen to the lecture, and you don't know what's good or bad.
On his behalf, Mr. Yuan secretly wooed the instructors and randomly obtained some official positions, but was reported.
These worthless things only caused trouble for him. If Nianzai hadn't been a good son brought out by the Yuan family, he would have had to punish him with one or two Ming Zhengdian. These bastards didn't know how high the heaven and earth were, and they almost framed him, Yuan, for being unkind.
Unjust.
After Cosentz looked at Mr. Yuan, he didn't care whether he was sincere or not, as long as he didn't go too far.
"This is the regiment-level organization plan I prepared based on the establishment of the Guards Division and your needs. Please take a look at it."
Facing the establishment plan proposed by Cosenz, Yuan Weiting felt like he had found a treasure.
"Thank you for your hard work. I, Yuan, will remember this kindness."
This time Master Yuan really expressed his sincere gratitude. The Master of the Zhongtang had granted him a quota of three thousand soldiers. Naturally, he, Yuan, wanted to show off his skills in front of the boss as soon as possible. However, currently he is short of manpower from all sides, so for
He had no idea how to train the people he had, so he naturally thought of Brother Ke. Since he was asking for help, he had to ask for help.
Cosentz combined the Guards Division's establishment and made some changes based on some actual conditions in the Far East, and finally came up with this organization.
There is nothing to say. The regiment-level formation Cosentz designed for Mr. Yuan is more like a shrunken independent regiment.
It consists of three infantry battalions, one artillery battalion, one reconnaissance cavalry company, one engineer company, and one logistics battalion.
The basic infantry battalion has four company-level combat units, each company has three platoons (50×3 cooking squads, 10 captains and deputy commanders plus two messengers), and each platoon has four squads (12×42).
Each squad has 12 people, so an infantry battalion has 700 people.
The artillery battalion, according to Cosenz's design, will be equipped with 12 57-75mm mountain field guns, equipped with a mountain gun battery, a field gun battery, and a transport company, with nearly 400 people in the entire battalion.
As for the cavalry company and the engineer company, they are both in normal formation, with more than 100 cavalry numbers and more than 100 engineer numbers, totaling more than 200 people.
As for the logistics battalion, calling it a battalion is actually a bit too much. There are more than 200 people, mainly equipped with various power-charged vehicles. The whole battalion is equipped with two squads of infantry escorts, which is too weak.
Of course, Cosentz has something to say. The main consideration for this establishment is to perform tasks domestically. The logistical pressure is not great and does not require too many logistics troops. In fact, the more substantial problem is that Master Yuan is very stuck in the establishment of 3,000 people.
Therefore, after considering the pros and cons of all parties, it is reasonable for the logistics staff to be cut off.
“Very good, very good!”
After reading the details of the organization, Mr. Yuan sighed with joy. Although Mr. Yuan still didn't understand why the cooks were included in the main ranks, since it was done in Western military art, there was a reason for it. He didn't know
Isn’t it enough to copy a cat and paint a tiger?
"By the way, Yuan. The weapons you need will be shipped to Weihaiwei tomorrow. You need to send someone to receive them."
Cosentz's words made Lieutenant Colonel Yuan even more ecstatic. We already had the officers and weapons, and now we only need soldiers, so we can start training the new army.
Of course, Mr. Yuan is not in a hurry about the new soldiers. The people he sent to recruit new soldiers have already rushed to various prefectures in Shandong. Shandong is not at peace today, and the disaster is not small. He, Mr. Yuan, has offered the soldiers a salary of five taels per month. This is not
It's not generous at all. Since he was paid heavily, he couldn't recruit anyone.
Not to mention, it is not ordinary to eat from Mr. Yuan's salary. In addition to being a good family member who is not allowed to smoke opium and is in good health, he must also be literate. Therefore, Mr. Yuan's food and salary are not delicious, but he can still eat it.
It's quite capable.
Of course, Mr. Yuan's military training in Shandong could not affect the progress of this war. Soldiers from Japan and Qing Dynasty were still fighting.
