Chapter 254: The Results of the Eastward Detachment
The person sent by Hu Wang was Zhao Qiang's old acquaintance and old partner Lin Jiafeng from Sichuan. He was the first captain of the 1st Infantry Regiment at the time, and the 1st Fire Guns Brigade under his command was the largest in the former Wu Army of Guan Ning Army.
Therefore, it is also affectionately called "Old Wu Camp" by many generals of Guan Ning Army who came from the old Wu Army.【】
Because he had been traveling for days and came to see Zhao Qiang as soon as he arrived in Yasik, Lin Jiafeng's face was still dusty, his ears were red from the cold, and his hands were full of cracks. You could see the red flesh at a glance.
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"Why are your hands so frozen?"
Zhao Qiang held Lin Jiafeng's hand that was swollen like a steamed bun with some pity. He was very sad. From the frostbite on Lin's hand, you can imagine how much suffering he suffered and how much he suffered. After leading the troops to the north, Zhao Qiang followed
It is the principle of "sharing the same joys and sorrows with your son". Life is the same as that of many subordinates, and it is somewhat special. Whenever he goes to war, he also practices it. In this way, he hopes to clearly tell his subordinates: The commander-in-chief is just like you! But now he is intact.
Looking at Lin Jiafeng's hands that were too cold to look like human beings, Zhao Qiang felt as if something was stuck in his throat. He was full of emotions and blamed himself for not doing enough. This didn't mean that he would definitely freeze his hands.
The performance was the same as that of his subordinates, but he did not take enough care of the eastward detachment. Some methods of cold protection and warmth that had been implemented in the Guards Division and Cavalry Division were not communicated in time due to his own negligence. Lin Jiafeng is a senior officer.
With his hands frozen like this, it is not difficult to imagine how frozen the officers and soldiers below them were. Thinking of the many soldiers who suffered unnecessary injuries because of improper protection from the cold, Zhao Qiang felt guilty and reminded himself that he could not be arrogant because of the avant-garde.
If the division is not around, it will be a hands-off shopkeeper. Hu Wang still needs to be reminded in time about certain things.
Lin Jiafeng hadn't seen Zhao Qiang for a few months. This time he heard that Hu Wang was going to send someone back to report to the commander-in-chief about the affairs of the East Road detachment, so he asked this errand to come back. Firstly, he wanted to come back to Zhao Qiang, Qi Zhuang and other old brothers. Secondly, he also wanted to come back.
I would like to ask Zhao Qiang when the army will go south to compete with the Qing army.
Lin Jiafeng was from Sichuan and was very unaccustomed to this bitter and cold place. Ever since he followed Zhao Qiangbei, he never thought about the day when he would go south and enter the Pass and return to his hometown. Therefore, seeing that Guan Ning's army was no longer the same as before and had the capital to go south,
Yu felt hot in his heart. He didn't know that Zhao Qiang had told Qi Zhuang and others that they would go south to fight the Qing army next year, and he was only afraid that Zhao Qiang would take them to take root in this remote place.
Seeing that the first thing Zhao Qiang said to him was that he was concerned about his frostbitten hands, Lin Jiafeng's heart warmed up and he smiled nonchalantly: "It's okay, it's just frostbite. It'll take a while to heal." After saying that, he withdrew.
The hand held by Zhao Qiang hung below his waist. He was not used to having his hands held by a grown man and felt a little awkward.
"Frostbite is a minor thing."
Zhao Qiang ignored Lin Jiafeng's words, but turned to the guard and ordered: "Go, get some ointment and apply it to Mr. Lin."
"Yes, Marshal."
After hearing the order, the guards hurried out of the house to get medicine. The caravan organized by the people Cao once bought back some medicine in Sanxing, which was used as frostbite ointment commonly used by foreigners. The main component of this type of ointment is mostly animal fat, which is related to later generations.
It is very similar to the lipstick used in lipstick, and it is also very effective in preventing and treating frostbite. In addition to the vanguard division, the other divisions of the current army use grease to prevent frostbite during training. The civilians who participated in the construction of Yask also used this method to prevent frostbite. The effect is
Very obvious.
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Lin Jiafeng naturally accepted Zhao Qiang's kindness. He was also very clear about Zhao Qiang's character and knew that he was not just trying to win people's hearts through pretense, but he was sincerely concerned about his frostbite.
Not long after, the guard took some ointment and applied it to Lin Jiafeng. Following Zhao Qiang's instructions, he carefully wrapped his palms in white cloth, packed up and retreated.
After glancing at his hands with satisfaction, Lin Jiafeng slightly cupped his hands and reported to Zhao Qiang: "Commander, my subordinates have been ordered by Hu Wanhu to report to the Commander in detail the results of our East Road Detachment's eastward advance. Please invite another Commander.
Please show me the specific methods for reorganizing our East Road Detachment into a vanguard division."
After Zhao Qiang nodded, Lin Jiafeng gave a general summary of the situation after the eastward detachment moved eastward.
The eastward marching detachment consisted of the entire First Regiment, two brigades of the Second Regiment plus a thousand civilians as the main force, with a total of 4,900 people. After marching eastward, four small tribes were wiped out along the way, and a total of 1,700 people were gained.
, captured Duolunchan, killed and wounded 99 Russian soldiers, and gained 690 soldiers. Afterwards, the troops were divided into two groups and marched separately along the east and south directions. The east route army advanced to Duolunchan.
One hundred and ninety miles to the east, a total of 1,600 people were captured. The South Route Army advanced to the Vladivostok area, occupied two Russian strongholds, killed and wounded 73 Russian soldiers, and captured two people.
1,700 people. Later, Hu Wang led a unit of the 1st Infantry Regiment to raid the North Korean Navy's Hamgyong Province station, killing and wounding 360 North Korean Navy personnel, and capturing 570 people. It was a major battle.
Sixteen ships were sent to invade the surrounding areas along the naval base, and a total of 1,700 Koreans were captured.
After seizing the warship of the North Korean Navy in Hamgyong Province, Hu Wang sent 400 troops in the direction of Sakhalin according to Zhao Qiang's instructions, together with three North Korean naval troops to land on Sakhalin. After investigation, it was found that there were more than a thousand people of Han descent on the island, and another
There are more than 3,000 fishermen of all ethnic groups. A landing point has been established at the southernmost tip of Sakhalin Island, and 200 troops have been stationed permanently. There are plans to recruit 1,000 Han people on the island and fishermen of all ethnic groups to join the army.
By the time Lin Jiafeng was ordered to come west, the eastward detachment had killed and wounded 172 Russian soldiers, 360 Korean soldiers, and more than 400 people of all ethnic groups who resisted. Now the people of all ethnic groups are under control.
There are more than 12,400 people in total, of whom 5,700 men can be recruited. Together with the strength of the eastward detachment, there are a total of 9,300 men available to fight.
After listening to Lin Jiafeng's account, Zhao Qiang was very satisfied. The results of the eastward detachment were beyond his expectation. He originally thought that it would be great to capture five or six thousand people, but unexpectedly, there were more than 10,000 people. Now he was worried about Lin Jiafeng.
He praised the performance of the Dongjin Detachment a few times. Then he told Lin Jiafeng the reorganization plan for the vanguard division that he had prepared in advance.
Based on the current situation of the Eastward Detachment, Zhao Qiang formulated the composition method of the vanguard division as follows: four regiments, the two fire rifle brigades of the original 1st Infantry Brigade were upgraded to regiments, and the two brigades of the original 2nd Infantry Regiment were promoted to regiments.
Combined into a regiment, the newly captured Koreans were organized into a regiment. Each regiment was divided into four groups, each group had four teams, each team had one hundred soldiers, and the team had four squads, each squad had twenty soldiers.
Five soldiers. According to this plan, the reorganized strength of the vanguard division will be 6,400. In addition, 1,000 captured North Korean Hamgyong Province navy soldiers and Sakhalin fishermen will be mobilized to form the Kwanning Army Navy, which will be organized by the General Office
It is under direct jurisdiction and is now managed by the vanguard division. The remaining personnel have been reorganized into local security teams and logistics and transportation troops.
Except for the four regiment captains, Hu Wang is responsible for the appointment of other officers. The candidates for the four regiment captains are: Lin Jiafeng, Zhao Guo, Zhang Yi, and Luo Er. Except Luo Er, the other three are from Oroqen.
He was from the old army of Wu Army.
After deciding on the reorganization plan of the vanguard division, Zhao Qiang stayed with Lin Jiafeng for dinner, and called Qi Zhuang, He Manchuan and other old brothers over to have a reunion. The dinner was very real, including a newly slaughtered yellow dog stewed in a pot with some spices.
, everyone gathered around the cauldron and started gobbling it up. Someone mentioned the dog that was skinned in Yongling last time, because that dog Zhao Qiang was almost skinned alive. Looking back now, it was really special.
But at that time, there were thirty-one people gathered together to eat dog meat, but now more than half of them will never be able to eat dog meat. Thinking of their dead comrades, everyone was filled with grief and anger, and Qi Zhuang even shed tears in sadness.
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The next day, Lin Jiafeng said goodbye to Zhao Qiang and took his people on the return journey. However, he came empty-handed, but when he left, he brought more than 30 large and small vehicles. The vehicles were filled with white flour and vegetable oil, and there were also
There was a lot of antifreeze cream, and Zhao Qiang had someone make several large yellow leather hats overnight. These yellow leather hats were modified by Zhao Qiang based on the large hats worn by a certain army in later generations when they entered the customs. They were very thick and blocked both sides.
The hats can be unfolded to cover the face, or rolled up. Half of the completed hats were taken back by Lin Jiafeng and imitated in order to win one for the soldiers, and the remaining ones were asked by the civilians to gather people to make them immediately.