[Chapter 208] The wind is about to rise in Ningxia Town...

(0208)

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The most critical factor in the formation of combat effectiveness of the chariot battalion is actually not weapons, but human quality. The chariot battalion is not a simple melee-and-fighting army, nor is it a soldier that is hot-headed, swings the hat and rushes up with a machete. Its core content is still mutual cooperation, and it is necessary to achieve seamless connection between different straits.

The tank and armored troops in later generations also required soldiers to have a relatively high level of cultural level. In this day, there were almost no big-headed soldiers who knew the word, so they could only try to find some smarter and more comprehension soldiers to adapt to the requirements of the chariot battalion as much as possible.

For the training and operation of the chariot battalion, it is more important to obey orders and follow the command. It seems very simple, but in fact, it is really not easy to do this. In the chariot battalion, people in charge of different positions have different job responsibilities. It is not possible for them to get into the state just by shouting casually.

The only military book that can be referenced is Qi Jiguang's "Ji Xiao New Book". Unfortunately, the ancients were too concise when writing books. A few simple words contain too many meanings. You must think carefully to understand what you need from it. If you have poor understanding, it will be a miserable path. Moreover, some of the descriptions in Ji Xiao New Book are too different from the actual situation. For example, the words that are often fired by one cannon and are decaying for ten miles make people speechless. The cannon is really so powerful, and the wild boar skin has long been bombarded into the sky.

There is no way, everything has to start over. Xu Xingxia calmed down and based on the knowledge he had mastered in later generations, he first made a basic training outline for the chariot camp, and then carefully improved it. Obviously, such water-fighting is very exquisite. To start from scratch and write a training outline is not something that ordinary people can do.

At the beginning, Xu Xingxia wrote with a brush, but later she felt that the brush calligraphy was too uncomfortable, so it was better to use hard-width characters. Xu Xingxia still knew about quilts and the like. As long as he made a suggestion, there would naturally be craftsmen to help him complete it. Liu Guangliang himself is the leader of a craftsman, right? With the help of the quilt, this training outline finally took shape. As for how to improve it, it will be something that will happen in the future.

The beginning of the training outline is to emphasize discipline. What is the most important thing about the chariot battalion? Of course, it is discipline, orders and bans, and all actions are obeyed by command. Inside the chariot battalion, there are soldiers, coachmen, logistics, and craftsmen. Among the soldiers, there are musketeers and gunners. Different people hug each other. If there is no iron discipline, the chariot battalion will definitely not be able to operate. However, this iron discipline cannot be done in one-size-fits-all manner.

You cannot ask the soldiers who fight and the craftsmen who are responsible for maintenance to be on the same level. You cannot ask the musketeers and gunners to adopt the same behavioral norms. The craftsmen and coachmen have completely different responsibilities. You must carefully list the differences between each position and each military, what to do, what not to do, in order to prescribe the right medicine and target the target.

The advantages of being a time traveler are fully reflected at this time. If it were a person of this era, it would be very good to have a 20-year advance, let alone four hundred years ahead? I have never eaten pork and seen pig run, right? What should the mobile troops and armored troops look like and how should they develop? In this era, no one except Xu Xingxia has a clearer understanding.

In terms of the use of tank and armored troops in later generations, they can be summarized in two words: fast, fierce, fast speed, fierce firepower, and super strong assault ability. They are the real king of land warfare. The chariot battalion of the White-clothed Army obviously cannot do the first word. The first word is temporarily still the strength of the cavalry. To make the chariot speed faster than the war horses can only be achieved when the Second World War comes. However, the second word can be done.

In short, it means having super lethality. If you seek a single blow, you will break the enemy's backbone and make the enemy completely unable to fear. How can you be fierce? Of course it is fierce firepower! In later generations, there is a word for putting firepower, which means pouring the most ammunition onto the enemy's head in the shortest time.

This is exactly what the White-Clothed Army's chariot battalion needs to work hard to achieve. Xu Xingxia's concept of building the army is very simple, that is, if it doesn't sound, it will make a big splash. As long as the battle begins, all kinds of guns and cannons will be launched immediately and will directly destroy the enemy. When the enemy reacts, its main force has suffered a heavy blow.

Aren't your nomadic cavalry very awesome? Don't you often rush up without fear of death? Then I will help you. As much as you come up, I will knock you down. The stronger your impact is, the greater your casualties will be. The longer you impact, the longer the battle lasts, the greater the loss.

According to this idea, Xu Xingxia prepared to arm the chariot battalion to the teeth. Each trencher was equipped with at least thirty explosive packs. Each musketeer was equipped with at least 300 rounds of Minnie bullets. In addition to the explosive packs and Minnie bullets, it was also equipped with auxiliary equipment such as mascots, horse-repellents, and tripods. In short, it was absolutely impossible for the enemy cavalry to rush up. The pouring rain of bullets and fierce firepower directly knocked them down.

After half a month of struggle, all kinds of equipment were finally basically complete. The first chariot battalion of the White Army officially appeared. In order to test the combat effectiveness of the troops, Xu Xingxia specially prepared fifty horses. Well, it was a horse model made of real wood, exactly the same size as a real war horse.

"preparation!"

"put!"

Xu Xingxia personally ordered.

All the firepower of the chariot battalion will be opened immediately.

The cross-cattered trenchers immediately released ten explosive packs, ranging from one hundred to one hundred and thirty feet, which was exactly where the Trojans were located. Hundreds of Sun and Moon guns also opened fire at the same time and swept across the Trojans. As a result, after the first round of firepower was released, fifty Trojans were basically destroyed. Even if there were alive, they would probably be injured. In front of this moving battle fortress, the Tatar cavalry would definitely not be able to get it.

"Now, there is only one last problem left..." Xu Xingxia took a deep breath and said to herself. The last problem is the movement ability of the chariot battalion. This is indeed difficult to solve. The standard side van is pulled by two war horses, and the speed of travel is about eighty miles a day. It is much slower than the cavalry. A fast cavalry can run two hundred miles a day. Of course, it is faster than the infantry.

Such a speed of travel means that the use of the chariot battalion must be used during the war, focusing on dealing with the enemy's main forces. Simply put, it is used in decisive battles. Battles such as guerrilla warfare, sparrow warfare, and raid warfare are not suitable for chariots. At the same time, the chariot must always be prevented from being destroyed by sporadic Tatar cavalry.

"Take it slow!" Xu Xingxia could only comfort himself like this. He couldn't eat hot tofu in one bite. He really had to improve the chariot camp and kept working hard. Anyway, he had enough time. It was only the 44th year of Wanli, and there were still four years before Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne.

Xu Xingxia, who came from later generations, always felt that the Apocalypse period was the last opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to save itself. During the Apocalypse period, the Ming Dynasty still had the opportunity to reform from the top to the bottom. Liaodong was not yet corrupt and the peasant uprising in Shaanxi had not yet fully broke out. If there were no Wei Zhongxian, no Donglin Party, no party struggles, and no emperor, the Ming Dynasty would have had the opportunity to rise.

In the early years of Tianqi, there were quite a few talented ministers. Xiong Tingbi, Sun Chengzong, Xu Guangqi, Zhu Xieyuan, Bi Ziyan, Li Changgeng and others were all talented. Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, Song Yingxing, Yang Sichang, Chen Xinjia and others also began to show their talents. If these people were used well, it would be absolutely not difficult to revive the Ming Dynasty.

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July is coming soon, and August is coming soon.

During this period, Xu Xingxia was basically trying to fight the chariot camp. In the middle, he occasionally took time to write a letter to Zhu Hengzhi. There was nothing in it, just simply listing the big and small things that happened in Weizhen Fort recently. After sealing the letter, he handed it over to Wang Qinian. As for whether she could receive it, Xu Xingxia ignored it.

The situation outside Weizhen Fort was like a pool of stagnant water, dying. In the past month, Tatar cavalry attacked the southern part of Ningxia Town, causing great losses. Yongkang Fort, Xuanhe Fort, Shikongsi Fort, Ning'an Fort, etc. were all captured by the Tatars, and a large number of people were either killed or taken away. Basically, the entire Ningxia Left Guard was destroyed. There are rumors that the Yellow River water was dyed red.

The entire Ningxia Town was shocked, and the court was shocked. No one knew what measures the court would do to Ningxia Town if such a big mistake was made. Anyway, the inside of Ningxia Town was already panicked and undercurrents were surging. High officials from all sides were busy leaving favors and inquire about the news. The three-sided governor of Shaanxi was said to have also arrived in Ningxia Town in person. It seems that Ningxia Town was about to be blew a strong wind, blowing down the hats of many people.

Even if the Ming army was corrupt and such major events occurred, someone would still have to bear the responsibility. As for whether it was the governor or the general officer, it depends on the game behind it. Ningxia Town is quite strange. It was originally a pure military town and had no governor. Later, the number of households moved to Ningxia Town continued to increase, and the conflicts between households and military households increased, so an additional governor was set up, but it was under the jurisdiction of the governor of Shaanxi, which was a little different from the governors of other provinces. Otherwise, the general officer could not resist the governor at all.
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