Liu Hai was satisfied with the attitude of the officers below, so he naturally said the second item below more relaxedly than at the beginning.
"Is this Article 2? I see that the equipment of these soldiers is quite backward, let alone rifles. Although your rifles are not very advanced, they are not much higher than the world's advanced level. They are still capable.
Keep using it, we won’t talk about this.”
"Then the next step is artillery equipment."
Liu Hai said this and looked at the officer below, "I found that most of the artillery equipped in your army are front-loading bronze cannons."
When Liu Hai said this, he looked at the officers at all levels of the 2nd Division below, and several of the officers at all levels below had embarrassed expressions on their faces.
"We have no use for these artillery pieces. We have thrown them away now. I will equip you with new 122mm heavy artillery pieces as the supporting firepower of your division."
"Then there is brigade and wing-level firepower. I will equip you with 120mm mortars and 80mm slap cannons."
The arrangement of bangs is also carefully considered.
The reason why they are not equipped with semi-automatic rifles is because their rifles are pretty good and can barely be used, and the other reason is to make the servant army clearly distinguishable from their direct troops.
If in the future the servant army can truly focus on themselves and charge into battle for themselves, it will not be too late to change their uniforms at that time.
Another is to equip them with 122mm howitzers, which can be regarded as bringing the army's firepower to a world-class level. Although it is still worse than the equipment of the Hunan Army's individual divisions, it can barely compete with the armies of the world's powerful countries.
In this way, the combat effectiveness of this unit has increased a little, but it is still worse than that of its direct line Hunan Army units, which is just right to achieve a balance.
In the next few days, Liu Hai ordered the arsenal in Nanjing to be opened immediately, and the first batch pulled out were 24 122 mm caliber howitzers.
As soon as these artillery pieces were brought to the station of the 2nd Division, Sakuma Mata, the division commander, could not take his eyes away immediately.
Due to the scarcity of resources, their artillery with a caliber of more than 100 mm will be called heavy artillery. Although the Japanese army is equipped with some bronze cannons with a caliber of more than 100 mm, this power is not as powerful as the 122 mm caliber howitzers they have brought now.
Not on the same level.
To put it bluntly, there is a age difference between the two of them.
Sakuma Mata stroked the cannon that had just been delivered, feeling filled with emotion in his heart.
Originally, the generals believed that coming to Nandu to reorganize this time was just a ploy by Liu Hai to control the entire army. He did not expect any new equipment to be delivered to the army.
Unexpectedly, Liu Hai actually sent them 24 new 122mm caliber howitzers. As an army lieutenant general, he still had basic combat literacy.
Because he knew just by looking at these artillery pieces that these were the most advanced barrel-retracting artillery pieces, which are the rapid-fire artillery pieces that everyone in the navy is familiar with.
Since this type of artillery has just been invented, its cost is very high. Currently, most of the armies of various countries do not have equipment, and it is mainly used on navy warships.
He did not expect that Liu Hai would actually send a batch of artillery guns to his own army. It seemed that he was tied with the Hunan Army.
When he thought of this, Sakuma Zumatai felt a burst of excitement in his heart, and at the same time he also had the thought of dying for his confidant.
Next, Liu Hai did not disappoint him. On the second day, 60 120mm mortars and 100 80mm mortars were delivered to the 2nd Division's station.
Sakuma Zuomata feels like he has nothing else to say now. He only has one thought, and that is to die for Liu Hai.
With the cooperation of Sakuma Saimata, the training camp below went very smoothly.
These soldiers had undergone strict military training, so Liu Hai appointed a squadron leader and quickly took control of the first-level command of the squadron.
After more than a month of rigorous training, these soldiers of the 2nd Division have undergone tremendous changes in morale and thinking.
First of all, in terms of morale, these soldiers' military pay is also on par with the Hunan Army. This number alone is twice that of their previous military.
Therefore, these ordinary soldiers were immediately grateful to Liu Hai. After all, to be honest, everyone said they were loyal to the king, but in fact, they were just to earn a living and provide some support to their families?
In this aspect, bangs did not favor one over another, which made the soldiers at the bottom of the class recognize bangs to the extreme.
Another is that they just fell apart, and they have been ruled by generals for thousands of years, so this idea has not faded away from the military.
Therefore, due to Liu Hai's intervention, these low-level officers regarded Liu Hai as a previous general, and their wariness towards him disappeared a lot.
With a two-pronged approach in these two aspects, the current 2nd Division can be said to have been completely conquered by Liu Hai.
Sakuma Zumatai was also very aware of the emotional changes of the soldiers below, but he did not interfere in this matter at all, because in his own heart, he had already made up his mind to be loyal to Liu Hai.
After more than a month of training, the 2nd Division finally completed its reorganization and returned to North Korea by ship.
Next is the 1st Division, which is also an elite division. They also have some understanding of the news about the reorganization of the 2nd Division. Therefore, all the officers and soldiers, from top to bottom, are very concerned about this reorganization.
expect.
In this way, taking one and a half months as a unit, by the beginning of 1897, Liu Hai had completely reorganized all seven standing divisions.
Not to mention the reorganization, after Liu Hai sent away the 2nd Division, another problem faced Liu Hai, and that was the control of North Korea.
Although Liu Hai is very powerful in the military aspect, he is very weak in the civil aspect. There are currently very few people under him who can act alone and serve as local officials.
If Liu Hai sends out the few people around him, not only will it be a drop in the bucket, but he will also have no one around him to discuss with.
It doesn't matter if Liu Hai can't figure it out, he has a few think tanks, gather them together and let them give him ideas.
So Liu Hai followed his usual practice and summoned several staff members for a meeting in his study to discuss how to solve the problem of lack of talents in Liangjiang and North Korea.
After Liu Hai shared his concerns with these staff, they also felt that it was a bit difficult.
After all, cultivating talents does not happen overnight. It is impossible without a few years of hard work.
Even Liu Hai's chief staff Zhao Jiahua was at a loss what to do about this matter. In the end, he could only make suggestions to Liu Hai, asking him to worry more about the talents and scholars in the Liangjiang area entering the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion as staff, or other auxiliary officials, and then check
Due to his character and ability, he was finally selected and sent to North Korea and Taiwan to serve as a local official.
Liu Hai was not satisfied with this idea, because North Korea is now controlled by Japanese officials. Although Liu Hai is almost their supreme emperor now, Liu Hai always has a thought in his heart that people who are not from my race must have different intentions.
, so I am not very reassured about these people.
Zhao Chuanren, another staff member of Liu Hai, saw Liu Hai's thoughts. Although this person was not as resourceful as Zhao Jiahua, he always had some weird ideas in his heart. These eccentric ideas could often solve big problems for Liu Hai.
Because of this, the struggle between Zhao Chuanren and his chief staff officer Zhao Jiahua was fierce.
Because these people have already seen that Liu Hai is not a law-abiding and loyal man who serves the country at all. He will definitely do great things in the future, and by then these staff will all be important officials in Liu Hai's court.
Their current status in the Staff Office will determine their future power in Liu Hai's court. Therefore, these people have already formed gangs and undermined each other.
Now Zhao Chuanren didn't have a good idea when he saw Zhao Jiahua, so he showed a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth. Then he stood up, cupped his hands in front of his bangs, and said loudly: "Commander, I have an idea. I don't know if I can solve it."
Handsome worry."
Liu Hai's eyes lit up when he heard this. He didn't expect that even Zhao Jiahua had no choice but this person could actually have an idea.
Zhao Jiahua sat aside and listened to Zhao Chuanren's words, and a cold light burst out in his eyes. This Zhao Chuanren didn't understand the rules more and more. He didn't take himself as the chief staff seriously at all. Let's see what he can do this time.
Whatever he said, if he said it well, he would tolerate it for the time being. If he said it wrong, he would teach him a lesson.
When Zhao Chuanren stood up, his eyes never left Zhao Jiahua, so he could see Zhao Jiahua's expression clearly. This man was also a smart man, and he could tell what he was thinking just by looking at the other person's expression.
However, Zhao Chuanren didn't pay attention to Zhao Jiahua's ideas at all. All he wanted now was to show off in front of Liu Hai.
"Commander, there have been very sound methods for selecting officials since ancient times. Why does the commander have to examine talents himself?"
When Zhao Jiahua heard Zhao Chuanren's words, his mind changed and he understood his thoughts. So before Zhao Chuanren finished speaking, he stood up and said to Liu Hai: "Commander, Zhao Chuanren's method is absolutely impossible."
Zhao Chuanren listened to Zhao Jiahua's painting and was very angry. Now he couldn't care about anything else and shouted directly: "What are you talking about? I haven't said my method yet, how do you know it's not feasible?"
Liu Hai sat on top and watched the two cronies below competing with each other. There was no expression on his face, but he was very satisfied in his heart.
If his close followers are all of the same mind, then I am afraid that I will be deceived by them. In this way, they will be divided into factions, and I will be able to have both sides and control them all.