Chapter 349 Reorganization and expansion of the army
However, after this period of contact, Wu Shigong had already known that Gonzalez and the others were Portuguese, and even more aware of Carelli's boasting and Gonzalez's ambitions.
Of course Wu Shigong would not reveal this. He just had a heart-to-heart with Gonzalez and the others and told them: Although he is not a marquis yet and is not the strongest, he is still heading towards the world's hegemony.
As long as Gonzales and others can help Wu Shigong win a high position, Wu Shigong vowed to give Gonzales and others titles and fiefs. As for the difference between the powerless marquis in the Ming Dynasty and the king-like electors in the West
, of course Wu Shigong will not tell the truth.
But the funny thing is that after Gonzalez and the others heard this, they became even more certain that Wu Shigong would become the elector. Because these titles and fiefdoms are not cabbage and can be picked up anywhere, it will definitely take a lot of time.
A lot of dedication and hard work. As Portuguese officers who dared to take risks in the Far East, Gonzalez and the others were mentally prepared for this.
And Wu Shigong is completely deceiving Gonzalez and the others. Now Wu Shigong, who can separate one side from another is Amitābha, so how can he have the strength to dominate the world?
However, Wu Shigong is not unprepared. Even if Wu Shigong is unlucky in the end and really succeeds in his struggle for hegemony, the most he can do is give Gonzalez and others a place in Southeast Asia! Anyway, these places will later become colonies of the West.
Let Westerners like Gonzalez and the Western colonists who came to the East kill each other.
When Gonzalez and others introduced the most advanced tactics in the West at that time, of course they talked about the famous Spanish Phalanx. However, this was the first time Wu Shigong heard the term "Spanish Phalanx". He had only known Spanish girls before.
After learning about the composition and combat application of the Spanish phalanx in detail, Wu Shigong felt that this phalanx suited his taste. Hiding behind the city wall made of spears and using firecrackers to attack the enemy, this method was very interesting when you think about it.
It’s great! It’s very popular among turtles like Wu Shigong.
Moreover, Wu Shigong also discovered that the formation training he required and the emphasis on gun shooting were both very important components in the Spanish square formation. This gave Wu Shigong a feeling of pleasure as if he had won the lottery. His previous efforts were not as good as
It's all in vain.
Of course, there are many tactics and tips on how to use the phalanx. But Gonzalez and the others were only middle- and low-level officers in the Portuguese army, and they were not Spain or France, which had the best use of this phalanx at the time.
, or serving in the Swedish army, so they have no problem commanding a specific company in the phalanx (compared to the Centurions of the Ming Dynasty), but they only have a superficial understanding of the tactical application of the entire phalanx.
Although Gonzalez and others tried to cover up their own face and future, Wu Shigong and the officers of the Runing Battalion had gone through many battles, so they were aware of it. Of course, Wu Shigong did not tell them.
But this made Wu Shigong a little uneasy, fearing what problems would arise if he rashly used the Spanish phalanx in the Runing camp. In the end, he decided to use the old method of the Runing camp to find problems during training and solve them.
Whatever you want to do, do it. Wu Shigong immediately summoned all the officers of the Runing Battalion and Portuguese officers such as Gonzalez, and decided to establish a legion to trial the Spanish square formation. This legion was named the Teaching Legion.
In order to achieve a unified title and avoid confusion in title, Wu Shigong first upgraded his Runing Camp to the Army. Therefore, from now on, the Runing Camp will be called the Runing Army (from here on, it will be called the Runing Army).
title, and the official positions of the officers in the Runing Army will also be changed to new official positions. But these official positions in the Runing Army are different from the official positions in the Ming Dynasty. Externally, those officers will use the official positions of the Ming Dynasty, but internally
, will use the official position of Runing Army).
This teaching corps is a mixed corps. There is one chief and one deputy commander. General Zhou Xun will be promoted to the deputy commander of the Runing Army. The commander is of course Xue Yongli. Wu Shigong will be the military and political leader of the Runing Army. Li Sanhe will become the teaching corps.
The army commander, Yu Ji was the deputy army commander.
The main force was two thousand-man infantry regiments, so Wu Shigong called them modern infantry regiments. They also had one chief and one deputy commander each.
In addition, there is a cavalry battalion with five centuries, and of course one commander and deputy battalion commander each. A chariot battalion with five centuries. This battalion will do some auxiliary work such as transporting food, building bridges, and setting up camps. Of course,
Fighting must also be carried out in emergencies. The centurion will be called a company, and there will also be a chief and deputy company commander.
In addition, there is a firearms battalion attached to the legion, which will carry three three-pound cannons and six one-pound cannons. There are also ten chariots equipped with ten swarms. The Runing Army has now used up all the swarms.
These equipment will also be installed after returning to Runing.
In addition, there are nearly a hundred personal soldiers of the legion commander, army doctors, veterinarians, etc. Therefore, the entire legion will have 3,300 personnel, more than 600 war horses, more than 300 pack horses and donkeys, chariots, carts and
There are more than 100 hand-pushed two-wheelers.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wu Shigong simply made arrangements for the expansion of the Runing Army. He Fei's Nanyang Battalion will be changed into the Nanyang Legion. The organization of this legion will be the same as the teaching legion, which will be a full main legion.
We also need to establish a Guide Corps in Guide Prefecture and a Runing Corps in the south of Runing Prefecture. These two regiments will be half full, that is, the number of personnel and horses will be half of the full regiment. In case of an emergency
In the event of a war, after Wu Shigong mobilizes, these two legions will replenish the local village guard team to full strength within a month before entering the battle.
Wu Shigong will also set up a cavalry regiment consisting of two thousand-man cavalry regiments with a total of 2,200 cavalry and carrying ten one-pound artillery pieces. Wu Shigong's designated regiment commander will be Zhang Biao, who is currently in Guide Mansion.
Responsible for.
Wu Shigong's personal corps will also be expanded to 500 people, and it will still play the dual role of Wu Shigong's escort and officer training. The officer command training conducted by the personal corps will be completed in the teaching corps.
The artillery team directly under the Runing Army will also reach the size of a thousand-man regiment. However, there are two infantry companies and a cavalry company to protect the artillery team, two transportation companies to transport ammunition and food, and an engineer company to provide auxiliary troops.
work.
The artillery regiment will command all remaining mobile artillery, but the caliber of the artillery will basically be above three pounds. With the increase of artillery, the size of the artillery regiment will be further expanded.
There is also a thousand-person corps directly under the Runing Army. They will accompany the main operations of the Runing Army and do auxiliary work such as road opening and logistics.
Therefore, this military expansion will immediately expand the Runing Army to about 15,000 people. Of course, most of these troop personnel, horses and equipment are only on paper now, and they will have to wait until Wu Shigong returns to Runing Mansion.
It will be implemented in detail later.
This expedition brought too much sense of crisis to Wu Shigong. Coupled with the support of nearly 200,000 taels of silver and goods, Wu Shigong was able to make this determination.
In addition, Wu Shigong will also establish ten militia groups of 500 people. The militia groups will be composed of local village protection teams and personnel from Xue Qiang's Internal Affairs Department. Their role is to be like modern militiamen, who usually focus on their own work.
, just gather regularly for training. Of course, in an emergency, these people will also be transformed into formal soldiers.
The establishment of the teaching corps this time almost wiped out all the soldiers in Wu Shigong's personal army, and they were all transferred to the army to become officers. The quality of the soldiers is quite good, because the soldiers added this time have all been trained.
For most of the year, Wu Shigong recruited domestic slaves in Shandong and miners in Laizhou City.
The only person who was a little unhappy was the commander of the Guards - Yang Rusong, who was about to become the bachelor commander.
When he muttered to Wu Shigong and complained: "Sir, there are so few guards, how can we protect you and your wife's safety?"
Wu Shigong smiled and replied: "It doesn't matter! I have so many guards to teach the legion, so there is definitely no danger."
Wu Shigong knew what Yang Rusong was complaining about. He had been with Wu Shigong for so long, and he wanted to go and lead the army. In fact, Wu Shigong was planning to let Yang Rusong be the commander of the Runing Army after returning to Runing Mansion. But this young man was obviously
There is no city, so Wu Shigong has to temper his temper now.
Li Sanhe's cavalry also recruited more than 300 soldiers who could ride horses from these new soldiers. Shandong was originally a place where the Ming Dynasty's horse administration was implemented, so there were many local people who could ride horses.
As for the horses, there is no shortage of harnesses, but there is no war horse. We can only use pack horses to replace them first. Having pack horses is better than not having any horses.
This major expansion of the army also caused a serious shortage of officers in the Runing Army, especially the artillery team. Liang Hui, the commander of the artillery team, was unofficially appointed as the deputy commander of the Runing Army. Although this position may not be as high as the one directly under the artillery regiment in the future.
Growing up means being taller, but with this job change, Liang Hui will have room for advancement in the future.
You must know that Liang Hui was promoted from a craftsman who built Qianhusuo fortress to this position in just four or five years, surpassing many of the guards Wu Shigong brought from the capital. From this point of view, he is as good as modern
Likewise, the promotion speed of this technical officer is very fast.
However, as a result, there are many vacancies in the artillery team, and there are also many vacancies for officers in the firearms battalions within the four legions. This makes people like Gonzalez busy helping the artillery team to step up training and assault training.
Qualified artillery officer.
Gonzalez and others were also awarded official positions in the Runing Army by Wu Shigong. The highest one was Gonzalez's official position as regimental commander. However, none of them became the chief officer of the Runing Army. They were all consultants.
It was a fictitious position. However, when Gonzales and others learned about the military salaries, subsidies and benefits of these official positions, they were overjoyed. This income had far exceeded their previous commissions.
Therefore, these people were even more motivated. They wanted to gain Wu Shigong's trust earlier and become the real military commander. However, Wu Shigong also made a request to them, asking them to learn to speak and write Mandarin as soon as possible, and they must not It could be the Mandarin of Cantonese people! (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! ·
