"Idiot, we don't want you to really kill yourself!" Yang Mingzhi shrugged and continued: "Now, it's time to give orders to these horses and all the charioteers! I don't want to waste any more time."
The horses had arrived, and Yang Mingzhi quickly followed the plan.
According to the plan, there will be four horses pulling a carriage, which is the same as the logistics organization of the Roman Army. The carriage will also be loaded with up to five tons of supplies. Thanks to the iron rib structure of this carriage,
It can fully bear the burden. Moreover, the four-horsepower power can also pull the entire carriage very well.
But horses pull more than just carriages and cargo. When Romania uses these carriages, there are hooks at the rear of the carriages. The Romanian army's 75mm field guns are also towed in this way.
The carriage has already carried too much weight, and it is a bit too energetic to pull the captured 75mm cannons into battle. Therefore, the carriage will pull those 45mm cannons into battle.
According to the distribution of horse and carriage, the first echelon and the second echelon have a total of 125 carriages, which can carry a large amount of supplies that the army has never had before.
The main force is three regiments, plus the independent Balzen reconnaissance battalion, the total is thirteen standard battalions, and basically each battalion can be assigned ten carriages.
Of course, carriage transportation is not a one-time thing. When the troops arrive at the predetermined location, these carriages can begin to transport continuously, and the supplies transported in the end will also be a huge number.
Considering the mission mode of the first echelon, they need a large amount of material supplies, especially ammunition supplies, within one or two days after the operation begins, so that the encirclement can be stabilized in a short time. Therefore, these four battalions were allocated 20 vehicles at once
The share of horse-drawn carriages was five for each battalion, and the material weight reached an astonishing twenty tons! After all, even if a soldier carried a load of thirty kilograms, the total load of the whole battalion was about eighteen tons. The soldiers were panting from exhaustion.
, not as much as five carriages.
Yang Mingzhi had no intention of letting the soldiers throw all their burdens onto the carriages. These carriages would be carrying a huge amount of military rations - potatoes.
After arranging the tasks, these charioteers and horse breeders were officially dispatched by the headquarters. In this case, a large number of staff officers in the headquarters played an important role, and they became the best order executors of the headquarters.
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There are still hundreds of idle carriages in the blacksmith village. With the arrival of a large number of horses, the carriages have gained power sources. The villagers have been mobilized, and on June 18, they started loading potatoes. A large number of
After the fist-sized potatoes were washed, they were thrown into the carriage. They were piled up into a hill. Finally, they were covered with a layer of linen cloth and tied with hemp rope to prevent the potatoes from falling. A standard food carriage was completed.
Just wait for the horses to get into position.
The four battalions will receive these carriages tomorrow. Besides, Doronin's so-called artillery regiment will also send people in the afternoon. They will bring those 45mm field guns and a large number of original artillery shells and place them on the carriages that day.
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There are still 32 small-caliber artillery pieces captured by the Romanian army that can still be used. They have wheel axles and brackets. They are also very light as a whole and can be easily pulled away by just a few horses. The number of supporting artillery shells is even greater.
Most of them are high-explosive bombs. This kind of field gun originally also had the ability of an anti-tank gun. Apparently the Romanian army also adapted to local conditions and did not carry armor-piercing bombs, but a large number of high-explosive bombs. Ironically, these high-explosive bombs also
They were all confiscated without much use.
Each carriage in the first echelon pulls a small cannon, each equipped with 200 rounds of ammunition. They will become a sharp weapon for harassing Loev's enemy defenders from a long distance. Each cannon is equipped with six artillerymen, and each battalion places one
A simplified version of the artillery platoon, which will be directly under the command of the battalion commander.
Throughout the afternoon, the army's logistics department was actively working. Boxes of ammunition were being pulled out of the arsenal, and potatoes as military rations were being pulled out of the granary. The canteens of the three collective farms never rested for a minute, and the chefs were actively
Produces biscuit powder and smoked and grilled catfish jerky.
The first echelon of operations began on the morning of June 20. Yang Mingzhi thought that he might give a speech. What should he say? Of course, it was some words of encouragement before the war. Maybe Fuming was better at this kind of thing than he was.
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To give a speech, the four battalions must be gathered together. They must also be actively preparing for war. It is indeed very inappropriate to order them to assemble urgently when they are not ready.
Since they can't gather together, it's better to go directly to the grassroots level to inspect.
The horses and charioteers had left, and Little Warmansky and his few cavalry members happily returned to Black Earth Village. There were not many important matters in the headquarters, so Yang Mingzhi entrusted all the work to Yevluo.
Husband and Fuming.
"Haha! It's always like this. Maybe it would be better for you to stay at the headquarters." Fuming complained.
"I'd better go for a walk and take a look at each camp. As the commander, I should go and see it myself. It's difficult to know the real situation just based on those reports and documents."
Yevlov nodded: "Then go ahead. Don't worry, I will do a good job."
The Second Regiment of the 284th Division and the Paratrooper Brigade are stationed in Blacksmith Village, while only the First Regiment of the 284th Division is in Catfish Village. Now that all four battalions of the first echelon have gathered in Blacksmith Village to camp, Yang Mingzhi went straight to their barracks.
Find out on the last afternoon of preparations.
They all live in wooden barracks, even Karaski's troops who "came all the way" from Catfish Village, because the Blacksmith Village has built a large number of settlements in the forest, and new houses are still being built until now.
Yang Mingzhi didn't want to create too many waves, so he put on a black leather coat, paying special attention to covering up his officer's identity certificate. The medals were put away and stored at the headquarters, and a boat-shaped pattern worn by soldiers was placed on his head.
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As long as he doesn't take the initiative to expose himself, he looks just like an ordinary soldier at first glance.
Yang Mingzhi took only five guards headed by Abram, and the six of them visited the camps of the four battalions. After a round of inspection, these soldiers counted their ammunition outdoors, wiped their weapons, and meticulously
Cleaning the gun chamber. Their work is meticulous. An excellent soldier first needs to have an attitude of taking weapons seriously. The so-called weapons are the lives of soldiers. In battle, excellent soldiers can always achieve the state of unity between man and gun. They carefully
Take care of your weapons as you would take care of yourself.
These warriors are indeed elite. They are physically strong and can carry thirty kilograms of heavy equipment on their backs and can march for a long time. Considering that Russian genes determine that they can easily become physically strong, it is not surprising that they have extremely high weight-bearing capabilities.
The carriage will be responsible for transporting a huge amount of materials. Yang Mingzhi estimated that their battalion commander would definitely call on the soldiers to try to get 200 more rounds if they could get an extra 100 rounds of ammunition; if they could stuff an extra grenade, try
Stuff in three more.
According to the command's order, these soldiers were ordered to carry more ammunition. Once the order is implemented, the amount of ammunition carried by the soldiers will definitely approach its limit.
Thinking of this, Yang Mingzhi also thought of Balzen's concerns. Indeed, can the children really adapt to these adults who are fighting for their lives? In short, they can indeed carry thirty kilograms of equipment on their backs.
, I am afraid that after walking a few kilometers, my body will collapse and collapse...