How could Major Hu Baoguan's injury be in the way? Although no bones were injured, the wound caused by the shrapnel was not small.
Military doctors strongly recommend the use of anesthetics when performing disinfection and suturing, and then go to a military hospital for follow-up treatment after simple treatment. This military hospital is naturally the military hospital of the Seventh Army. For safety reasons, it is not set up on the front line, but
Set up on the landing field at the rear.
After all, the medical conditions in military hospitals are much better, at least much better than those of the military doctors in the regiment.
However, in order not to affect his own sanity and to continue to stay on the battlefield, Major Hu Baoguan insisted on not allowing military doctors to use anesthetics made from traditional Chinese medicines such as Caowu Wu.
Before the operation, the military doctor admired him as a real tough guy!
As a result, during the suturing process, especially when disinfected with alcohol, this thirty-year-old man cried and cried for a long time!
After the sutures were completed, the pain continued, but it was finally not too severe and I wasn’t crying!
Seeing him holding back the pain and discussing the battle plan with himself, Dong Qiankun couldn't bear it, but the war was coming, so he could only keep his unbearability in his heart, so what he said was not about whether it hurt or not.
It hurts, but asked him if he could hold on.
The implication is: "Hold on a little longer!"
Hu Baoguan's answer did not surprise him. He said he could persist!
So the two men continued to discuss the battle plan.
In fact, the combat plan has already been formulated. As the chief of staff of the 57th Infantry Regiment, Hu Baoguan has been formulating combat plans with the regiment commander and others in the past few days. Up to now, it has basically been very advanced.
It was perfected, so what the two people were discussing about the battle plan was actually Hu Baoguan introducing the battle plan to Dong Qiankun.
Although Dong Qiankun has participated in many combat meetings before and knows the combat plan, he knows the most about the 571st Infantry Battalion's combat plan. As for the entire regiment's combat plan, he only knows a rough outline and more details.
is not very clear.
Now, he needs to understand the combat plan of the entire 57th Infantry Regiment in a short period of time, and even needs to understand the entire general offensive plan to a certain extent, so that he can effectively command the battle of the 57th Infantry Regiment.
There was not much time left for him. According to the scheduled plan, the general attack would start at dawn, and the artillery units would conduct shelling. The scale of the initial shelling would be the same as in the previous days, mainly to confuse the Portuguese.
But at eight o'clock in the morning, the artillery force will adjust its artillery bombardment and use all artillery to carry out fierce bombardment, and the targets of the artillery bombardment will be concentrated on several points where the infantry force is about to launch an attack.
At this time, the infantry units need to start moving forward, passing through the previously dug communication trenches to a distance of about fifty meters from the city, waiting for the final general attack to begin.
The total attack time will be at nine o'clock!
Now, it is already 7:30 in the morning, half an hour before the 57th Infantry Regiment is ready to move forward, and one and a half hours before the infantry charge.
He needs to control all combat plans in a short time.
This is no easy task!
While Dong Qiankun was discussing the battle plan with Hu Baoguan, he was also issuing battle orders one after another through the messengers. Time was tight, and he could not really wait until he understood the entire battle plan before issuing battle orders.
At the same time, for his own safety, and to allow the 57th Infantry Regiment to maintain normal command and not lose its third commander, Dong Qiankun was very careful not to continue to inspect the front line and expose himself to the Portuguese
Under the muzzle of the cannon, although the probability of being hit by a cannonball was very small, he did not dare to take the risk.
Once he dies, the entire 57th Infantry Regiment will not be able to find a fourth officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel to command the troops. At most, they will have to choose from a group of majors, regardless of the division headquarters.
Even the military headquarters will probably not sit back and watch this situation happen. When the time comes, I am afraid that a senior military officer will be temporarily sent to take command.
Whether it is recruiting someone from the major, or re-sending someone from the division headquarters or military headquarters, it will greatly affect the command of the 57th Infantry Regiment.
Of course, he also felt that today was a bit weird. Although he didn't really believe that he would be as unlucky as his two predecessors, it was always good to be careful.
Seeing Dong Qiankun studying the battle plan and dispatching troops at the same time, Major Hu Baoguan also breathed a sigh of relief. Although the 57th Infantry Regiment suffered continuous blows, the regiment leader was lost before the battle started.
and deputy captain, but the interim captain who is currently taking over from FireWire is relatively reliable.
As long as the leader doesn't act stupid, we can still look forward to this battle today.
In this way, he could successfully obtain the military merits he deserved, and it was not in vain that the family spent a lot of connections to arrange for him to be the chief of staff of the 57th Infantry Regiment.
Major Hu Baoguan, a 32-year-old officer, actually did not serve in the 19th Infantry Division before, but in the 15th Infantry Division in Liaodong. He was transferred to the 19th Infantry Division two months ago.
Infantry Division, and served as chief of staff of the 57th Infantry Regiment.
Being able to be transferred across armies before the war, and being transferred to a position in a main force like the 19th Infantry Division that was about to go to the battlefield, it was impossible unless there was some connection behind it.
He was able to do this naturally because of his unusual status. In addition to being an Army Major, he also had another title, that is, the Viscount Crown Prince.
Major Hu Baoguan's father is an upright Viscount of the Empire. He is currently the commander of the Zhejiang garrison and holds the rank of Army Lieutenant General. Moreover, when his father was at the peak of his career a few years ago, he served as the commander of the Second Army. He is very important in the army.
It is also a very important role.
But later on, because of his age and the fact that the military world was like an officialdom with fierce competition, a large group of new-generation generals behind him were eyeing him, hoping to pull down a group of old men and take the position themselves.
As a result, there was no surprise. He was pulled down, and then began to retreat to the second line and served as the Zhejiang garrison commander.
Generally speaking, positions such as provincial garrison commanders and reserve division commanders are relatively embarrassing positions within the army. They have titles but no real power. Especially after the implementation of the field army reform, almost all combat-effective units have
They were assigned to various field armies.
Subsequently, the reserve divisions in each province were also reformed. Although the name of the reserve divisions was retained, they were basically split up and stationed in each state and county. A team was stationed in ordinary states and counties, and a battalion was stationed in more important places.
On weekdays, they suppress local areas, maintain public order, and assist and cooperate with the field army in wartime operations.
And very importantly, regardless of whether it is a war or not, provincial garrison commanders do not have the authority to mobilize reserve divisions under their command to go out of the province to fight.
Those who have this power reside in the Military Command Department of the Privy Council. Without an order from the Military Command Department, any act of arbitrarily mobilizing reserve divisions stationed in various provinces for inter-provincial operations will be regarded as treason.
At the same time, if there is no large-scale civil strife or the enemy invades the mainland on weekdays, if the provincial garrison headquarters assembles troops without authorization, they will be closely watched immediately. If you are careful, you will be charged with treason.
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Even if there is civil strife or the enemy attacks the mainland, regular troops are basically still stationed in each province, and the field armies will often be responsible for the war, and the assembled reserve divisions will be directly arranged to strengthen the armies.
Therefore, over the years, basically no garrison commander will assemble the reserve divisions under his command. More often than not, the garrison commanders of each province are only in name, doing more administrative work, and basically don't expect to lead troops to fight.
Not even during war.
Therefore, although the garrison commanders of each province have nominal command authority over the reserve divisions in the province, in fact they cannot command them at all, and it is a virtual position worthy of the name.
Therefore, the garrison commanders of each province are basically served by generals who are relatively old and about to retire, or who have failed in the competition for important positions and were finally assigned.
Major Hu Baoguan’s father is a general who takes a back seat!
However, although he has been relegated to the second line, he still has a little influence after serving in the field army for many years. If he loses face, he can still get an opportunity for his eldest son, Major Hu Baoguan, the eldest son of the Viscount.
Of course, there are many senior generals in the empire, and it is very common for the children of senior generals to join the army. There are more than a thousand nobles in the empire. In addition to academic nobles, most of them are military nobles. The children of these military nobles
, most of them will choose to join the army, especially the heirs who have the right to inherit.
This is inseparable from the Tang Empire's current military policy, and it is also related to the Tang Empire's policy of reducing the rank of hereditary nobility and the fact that after the rank is reduced to a lord, the prince's son can continue to inherit the title of lord after passing the assessment!
Because when the hereditary order is reduced, if the prince has made outstanding military achievements, there is a certain chance that he can be specially granted to directly inherit the title without having to reduce the inheritance.
As for the Lord's crown prince assessment, not to mention, among the major assessment conditions, whether it is an academic assessment or a political assessment, it is basically hopeless for ordinary people, but the military assessment is easier.
If you have military merit, even if the military merit is not too outstanding, you can continue to inherit the title of Lord and retain your noble status.
Children of nobles joining the army was a trend in the Tang Empire!
Under such circumstances, it is very common for the children of high-ranking officials to join the army. Although Major Hu Baoguan's father had been prosperous in the early years, he has now been relegated to the second line and has no influence. He can only rely on his former
Human relationships pave the way for him.
After owed a lot of favors, Hu Baoguan, who previously served in the 15th Infantry Division, was transferred to the 57th Infantry Regiment as chief of staff. After a lot of hard work and owed a lot of favors, Hu Baoguan was transferred to the 57th Infantry Regiment.
What does the infantry regiment do?
Of course it was for meritorious service. If it wasn't for meritorious service, why would he come to a dignified viscount and make his father owe so many favors and go through so much trouble to come to this shabby place like Malacca?