In fact, the position of chief logistics officer of the New Army is not something that ordinary people can hold.

"The logistics supplies of the New Army must be completed in accordance with the standards I have set no matter what. Please make sure there are no mistakes, Mr. Li."

As Zhu Han spoke, he handed Li Shanchang the logistics system for the New Army that he had drawn up.

Li Shanchang took it and looked at it carefully. Unexpectedly, the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became. He couldn't help but said before he even finished reading: "Deputy Commander, the logistics of this new army is so extravagant!"

"Mr. Li, you might as well speak frankly." Zhu Han said with a smile.

"Deputy Commander, your new army's logistics are very generous. I have never seen such a high configuration. The military rations alone cost a hundred thousand taels of silver! And there are also additional requirements for meat and vegetables.

More than 100,000 taels, oh, there are also emergency rations for each soldier, etc. This is simply better than the food of our personal guards in Prince Wu's Mansion! Isn't such a high supply too much?"

Li Shanchang couldn't help but sigh.

"This is formulated for the purpose of training the new army. The combat effectiveness of the new army will be the benchmark for the personal guards of Prince Wu in the future!" Zhu Han said,

Zhu Han set strict standards for the supplies of the new army. Each soldier can receive one and a half kilograms of staple food, about half a kilogram of vegetables and meat, and even one tael of candied rice crackers every day. This is simply to make Li Shanchang happy.

It's amazing how a group of rough guys who serve as soldiers can eat so well every day. Ordinary landowners and wealthy people don't eat and drink so generously!

"Deputy Commander, even if this is the case, it is too much. In my opinion, even if it is cut in half, it is still very rich. For example, changing the meat and vegetables to one meal every three days is also very good." Li Shanchang was in charge of Hong.

The Logistics Officer of the Red Scarf Army naturally knows what standards ordinary Red Scarf Army soldiers eat.

An ordinary Red Scarf Army soldier can basically eat staple food every day, but fish, meat and meat are all improved meals every three days. If according to the standards of auxiliary soldiers, it will take five or six days to have a meat and fish meal.

"No, sir, you may not know that my new army has to train every day. It cannot survive without meat and fish." Zhu Han shook his head and said.

"What? Deputy Commander, you said the new army has to drill every day?" Li Shanchang was shocked again.

Ordinary armies do drills every ten days, drills every five days is normal, and drills every three days is considered elite.

Zhu Han, on the other hand, just started practicing every day, something Li Shanchang had never heard of.

"That's right, just practice every day!" Zhu Han repeated with a smile.

"Deputy Commander, you practice every day. How powerful is this formation?" Li Shanchang couldn't help but ask.

Zhu Han shook his head, "Actually, there is no powerful formation. The purpose is to train their temperament and turn them into soldiers who can unconditionally execute military orders on the battlefield!"

The high-intensity training of soldiers naturally requires some special means, which will inevitably place high demands on the physical fitness of these soldiers.

Although Li Shanchang felt that this method might not be very good, he did not dare to refute it.

"Deputy Commander, is it possible that such a new army will be able to form a combat force within a year?" Li Shanchang couldn't help but ask.

When Zhu Han heard Li Shanchang's question, he couldn't help but laugh: "One year? That's too long. To be honest, according to my method, it only takes three months to train a strong army!"

"What? Is what the deputy commander said true?" Li Shanchang was surprised again.

"Of course it's true. How could I lie to Mr. Li?" Zhu Han said with a smile.

"That's great, deputy commander, if the new army can reach this level, that would be great!" Li Shanchang said while recording it on paper.

"Mr. Li, don't worry. I'll leave this matter to you. No matter what, military needs must be met," Zhu Han said.

"Yes, I will go back and compile a detailed charter and submit it to the deputy commander." Li Shanchang said.

Zhu Han nodded, gave a few more instructions, and then asked Li Shanchang to leave.

Soon after, Zhu Han was very satisfied with the logistics supply plan for the New Army written down by Li Shanchang, so he was not worried at all.

It is said that before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and fodder should be put first. Now that the food and fodder problem has been solved, the next step is naturally the issue of training.

"Chang Yuchun, you all can train the new troops with peace of mind, and strive to train these new troops into elites in the shortest possible time!" Zhu Han ordered.

Chang Yuchun and others heard this and quickly agreed.

In fact, Chang Yuchun and the others also wanted to see how strong the newly formed army was. If it could really achieve the effect Zhu Han said, it would be incredible.

The organization of Zhu Han's new army is basically based on the military reforms of Gustav II of Sweden. The 15,000-strong New Army is basically organized into battalions and brigades. Each battalion has more than 400 people, of which three-thirds are

One is a spearman, and the rest are basically musketeers, with a small number of elite skirmishers with swords and shields.

The spearmen and musketeers of the new army were also improved by Zhu Han. Among them, the spears of the spearmen were shortened from the original common 1ft 8ft to 1ft 2ft, giving them better strength.

Flexibility, the muskets of the musketeers all adopt the newly improved muskets of Jinling Arms Factory. They have changed from the bulky heavy guns of nearly 20 kilograms to the lightweight muskets of less than 10 kilograms. As for the bracket when firing, they are also completely thrown away.

Lost.

Zhu Han's new army formation is the Gustavus phalanx, which is more advanced than the Spanish Grand phalanx, and is very suitable for rapid training of new recruits.

Of course, Zhu Han also has his own unique advantage, that is, Chang Yuchun and other fierce generals are good at cavalry. The coordination of cavalry and infantry is not difficult at all.

Zhu Han's new army was basically born for field battles, and the artillery was also greatly improved. The original weight of the artillery was 700 to 800 kilograms, but now it has been modified to about 300 kilograms. This kind of weight is simply not enough for ordinary infantry.

There is no impact.

In addition to Chang Yuchun's shock cavalry, Zhu Han also set up another musketry cavalry regiment of about 500 people. They all used new muskets and rode in front of the enemy's formation to fire. The ferocious muskets could crush the enemies.

All armor and shields.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The combat method of this kind of musketeer cavalry is to hit and run, run far away and then reload the musket, and then repeat the original attack method.

Zhu Han's musket cavalry had been invented a long time ago, but the previous muskets were too heavy and were not suitable for use by riders. This time, the Jinling Musket Workshop transformed a new type of musket, which made Zhu Han feel that it was the right time.

The musketeers are trained.

"Zhang Dingbian!"

"Qi Xiang!"

"You two will be the commanders of the left and right battalions of the Musketeers from now on!"

In the school grounds outside Jinling City, Zhu Han was inspecting the newly formed new army musketry cavalry regiment.

In front of 500 musketeers, Zhu Han appointed the commanders of the left and right battalions of the cavalry regiment. They were Zhang Dingbian, whom he had met in Suzhou before. Since he joined the Red Scarf Army and fought all the way, he has made many achievements.

Zhu Han admired his great achievements and his loyalty.

The tactics of the musketeers were somewhat novel and unusual. Chang Yuchun and other powerful generals did not like such wretched tactics and were unwilling to serve as generals of the musketeers. Zhu Han chose Zhang Dingbian, a man with not much seniority.

As for Qi Xiang, he had already joined the Red Scarf Army as a refugee when the Longxing Army gathered in Haozhou. He is considered to be a very senior group of people. However, Qi Xiang's own qualifications are limited.

He did not have many dazzling achievements. He was a group of loyal soldiers who worked hard and had no talent for commanding the old-style army. Zhu Han arranged for Qi Xiang to serve in the Musketeers.

Of course, there is another important reason why Zhu Han chose Qi Xiang, that is, Qi Xiang is relatively unknown in the history of the Ming Dynasty, but among his descendants there is a generation of famous generals who will shine through the ages. Even Zhu Han can be counted among them.

Han is half a master.

The descendant of Qi Xiang is Qi Jiguang!

As the ancestor of Qi Jiguang, Qi Xiang may not have high talents, but Zhu Han has no doubt about his loyalty and courage.

Upon hearing Zhu Han's appointment, Zhang Dingbian and Qi Xiang responded with military salutes.

"Yes, deputy commander!"

Both of them performed the military salute of the New Army. They did not need to kneel down, but raised their arms in front of their chests. It was also an ancient Chinese military salute.

"Have all the troops and horses of the Musketeers been transported?" Zhu Han asked Zhang Dingbian and Qi Xiang while inspecting.

"Reporting to the deputy commander, 1,500 horses have been transported from Tamluo Island, and the general has selected 500 of them!" Qi Xiang said.

He was originally a member of the cavalry of the Red Turban Army, and he was a person who knew horses well.

"Five hundred horses? It's too few. How can it be possible?" Zhu Han shook his head.

"Ah? What does that handsome guy mean?" Qi Xiang was a little surprised and couldn't believe it.

Horses are so expensive nowadays, especially the fine war horses on Tamna Island. They are all high-quality horses that can be bought for dozens of taels of silver each in Jiangnan!

"One person and two horses. Nowadays, the cavalry regiment has a small number of people. It is easy to feed a thousand horses." Zhu Han said with a smile, "Moreover, the musketeers need to use muskets to attack. As long as the gunpowder is loaded, it does not require much effort at all.

It’s not as energy-consuming as shooting with a bow. As long as the horses have energy, the musketeers can attack without limit!”

It does not require innate physical fitness to be strong and strong, which is also a focus of Zhu Han's plan to vigorously develop the musketeers.

If ordinary bows and arrows want to have armor-piercing lethality, they must either risk their lives to approach the enemy and shoot arrows, or choose a stronger bow with greater power. No matter what the case is, shooting a bow and arrow is extremely energy-consuming, just like ordinary

People play hard with arm strength sticks. A fifty-pound arm strength stick can exhaust ordinary people after playing with it a few times. What's more, the power of a battle bow is much greater than a fifty-pound arm strength stick.

The musketeers wore the latest wide-brimmed helmets and breastplates, which protected important body parts. The muskets in their hands could penetrate any armor at a distance of twenty steps, making them an excellent killing machine.

"Our musketeer regiment's future combat principle is that when horses rest, people don't rest, so we need to prepare more horses!" Zhu Han finally said.

"As ordered, Deputy Commander, the general will prepare as soon as possible!" Qi Xiang said quickly.

"Deputy commander, the sergeants in the regiment have been practicing formation for ten days. I wonder when they can mount their horses?" Zhang Dingbian asked quickly.

The Musketeers were formed for about ten days. According to Zhu Han's order, everyone did not train at all. They only stood on the school field to train in military formation.

The base of the Musketeers is an independent area, and the other bases of the New Army are actually in the same situation. They are all training military formations, but the soldiers of the Musketeers don't know it, and they think they have received unique treatment.

"They have only been practicing for ten days and they can't stand it anymore? If you want to practice riding horses, then I have to see how you are doing!" Zhu Han smiled slightly.

The entire New Army, with more than 10,000 people, is currently undergoing boring military posture training. This is the entry-level method of the modern army. If you cannot practice this, there will be no basis for the implementation of the harsh military laws of the modern army.

"Don't worry, Deputy Commander, our brothers have practiced very well!" Zhang Dingbian immediately became energetic after hearing this.

"Then you practice it again, and I will review it myself!" Zhu Han said with a serious face.

"Yes, deputy commander!"
To be continued...