The commander of the Third Division, Ma Haozhong Zhongqing, gave Lin Ziran a very simple order, that is, let Lin Ziran lead the Qingshan Town patrol battalion north to join the Third Division's combat sequence.
Of course, it was not as exaggerated as Luo Mazi said. He went directly to the front line of Chongguang City to fight with the Guang'an Army. Instead, he replaced some of the troops under the Third Division who were responsible for escorting the baggage, and was responsible for transporting the Third Division's baggage all the way from Qingshan Town.
Escort to the front line.
However, even if you don't go directly to the front line to fight, you are still going deep into the front line, and the probability of encountering the Guang'an Army is very high.
Previously, they were only responsible for escorting the supply line in this section of Qingshan Town, which was only about ten kilometers long. In the past few months, they were attacked by the Guang'an Army once during that period. As the front moved forward, Guang'an
The army no longer goes south to Qingshan Town.
But if they escort supplies and continue northward, deep into Guang'an County, the probability of encountering the Guang'an Army will greatly increase.
But that's only relatively speaking. Compared with going directly to the front lines of Chongqing and Guangcheng, escorting important supplies from the rear is much safer.
He had not heard of the Third Division's baggage troops suffering any serious losses before. After all, the main force of the Guang'an Army was contained in the Chongguang City area, and it was impossible to send too many main forces south to attack the Luo'an Army's supply line.
In terms of safety, it is generally controllable.
Moreover, the Commander of the Third Division, Zhongqing Ma Haozhong, did not just let Lin Ziran do things without giving him any benefits. In the order, Zhongqing Ma Haozhong directly transferred the Qingshan Town Patrol Battalion to the Third Division, and all subsequent logistics supplies and even military pay were required.
There will be a third division supply.
He also gave directly to the Qingshan Town patrol camp a hundred muskets, a three-pound cannon, and more importantly, thirty war horses, so that Lin Ziran could organize people to act as reconnaissance riders to ensure the safety of transportation.
With these weapons and horses, as well as the subsequent logistics and military pay, Lin Ziran was planning to do this.
These things, especially those war horses, are good things that have no place to sell if you have money.
Although Nanhai Prefecture and several nearby states produce horses, they also produce Nanzhou horses that are extremely suitable for riding and fighting. This kind of Nanzhou horse is the product of the Great Heng Dynasty spending many years using a mixture of multiple horse breeds to breed.
The height is generally about 1.5 meters. It has a handsome body, strong explosive power, and moderate endurance. It is an extremely excellent riding horse.
However, although Nanhai Prefecture can be regarded as a horse-producing area, during so many years of war, war horses are basically controlled by vassal towns in various places, and they are basically impossible to find on the market.
Although Lin Ziran and the others now have twenty or thirty horses, they are not Nanzhou horses, but another kind of Shayang horse. Although this kind of horse is also good in size, more than one meter and a half, its explosive power is relatively poor and its speed is slow.
Not fast, but with good endurance. In Nanhai Prefecture and several surrounding states, they are generally used as farm horses, draft horses, and pack horses.
If he had the thirty Nanzhou horses provided by the Third Division, then the cavalry platoon under his command would also be able to exchange shotguns for cannons.
In addition to being safe and controllable and getting a lot of benefits, Lin Ziran also needs time to develop. Before he develops to a certain level, he has no intention of falling out with Luo Anjun.
In addition, Lin Ziran also considered another point, that is, his Qingshan Town patrol camp has been established for several months, and more than 700 people have been drawn out, but these people have not been tested by war.
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Even though they had previously fought the defensive battle of Qingshan Town and the two battles of rescuing the baggage corps, they were only shots fired from a distance. Strictly speaking, the soldiers had never even seen blood.
Taking advantage of this opportunity to escort the baggage, we can also further train the combat capabilities of the troops.
After carefully considering the gains and losses, Lin Ziran put away the two letters, and then simply wrote a letter directly on the table, saying that he would escort the baggage northward to ensure safety.
After the messenger received the reply, he turned around and went out, then mounted his horse and galloped away.
At this moment, Luo Mazi came over and said, "Sir, are we really going to Guang'an?"
Lin Ziran said: "Well, go."
When Luo Mazi heard Lin Ziran's clear answer, worry appeared on his face. No, it couldn't be said to be worry, but panic: "But there is a war going on over there in Guang'an. It's too dangerous to go here!"
Lin Ziran glanced at Luo Mazi. He still didn't know what Luo Mazi was thinking. What Luo Mazi was panicking and worrying about was not the safety or future of the patrol camp, but his personal life and death.
This person is greedy for life and afraid of death.
Lin Ziran ignored him and said to the guard, "Go and call the platoon leader and above for a meeting!"
He has already decided to go to Guang'an!
Lin Ziran didn't intend to cause too many troubles before his strength developed, so he still had to go to the Guang'an front line.
Since you are going, you must be fully prepared.
Although it is said that as long as you are careful, this task of escorting the baggage is not too dangerous.
But there is nothing wrong with being thoroughly prepared.
In the afternoon, people from each platoon leader and above gathered at the city gate barracks.
Looking at the large number of men in the room wearing military uniforms of scholar-bureaucrats, Lin Ziran also showed a satisfied look. This was his achievement in the past few months.
Although there is no truly qualified officer among these people, this is the officer candidate that Lin Ziran has tried his best to find.
Among these people, there are not many people who are old bandits. There are only Luo Mazi, Dao Scar and three others. There are only five people in total.
The rest are the first batch of officers who came from the patrol camp. There are more than ten people in this group, and these people have one characteristic, that is, like Wu Dajiang, all of them are honest and responsible.
people.
They are people who just act stupidly no matter what Lin Ziran says.
As for tactics and so on.
Are you kidding me? I have only been using a gun for a few months, I have not received any military education, and I know nothing about tactics. I can only command the soldiers to fight according to the most basic drills.
If such people were placed in other regular armies, they would probably all be unqualified officers.
But these people were all personally selected by Lin Ziran and then entrusted with important tasks!
When the patrol battalion was founded, Lin Ziran didn't want an outstanding commander, he wanted an honest and obedient commander.
After everyone sat down, many people turned their attention to Lin Ziran's collar.
Because the collar is not empty as usual, but has a collar badge representing the military title of the doctor.
Coming back, there were many people looking at Lin Ziran with hope.
Many of them knew that when the superiors awarded Lin Ziran the rank of doctor, they also included the Qingshan Patrol Battalion into the combat order of the Third Division, which meant that the superiors had recognized the status of the officers and soldiers of the Qingshan Patrol Battalion.
In this way, Lin Ziran could legitimately award military titles to the soldiers in the patrol camp of Qingshan Town.
On their way here, they were waiting for Lin Ziran to knight them.