Of course, the main people who pay attention to Wang Gui's case are soy sauce travelers, and those who work in the Tianjin New District basically don't pay much attention to it. After all, there are too many work affairs in the Tianjin administrative region. On the one hand, the entire administrative agency must be prepared to move to Qingdao. Each department not only has to handle the affairs of its department, but also formulate a relocation plan. On the other hand, it also has to establish a Tianjin local government. At the same time, the infrastructure construction in the Tianjin area is still in full swing, so almost everyone is busy, so if you have time to pay attention to the affairs of a farmer in Jiaozhou area.

Moreover, there is another more important thing that needs to be solved in the time travel group, which is the adjustment and expansion of the army. At this time, the total number of the People's Army was about 12 ooo people, of which the 6th Army had more than 9 ooo people and about 5 ooo people in combat personnel. A total of 1 o combat battalions were organized, including three combat battalions after the Qingdao Battle. There was also a firepower reinforcement battalion, an artillery battalion, a cavalry company, and the rest were logistics personnel and reserve personnel; while the Navy had more than 25 o people, and there were only more than 1 ooo soldiers on board, and the other 15 o people were shore-based personnel, including those under training.

However, with the expansion of the area controlled by the traverser, and the US salvage team had salvaged several warships at Dagukou at this time, most of which could be repaired, so both the Navy and the 6th Army needed to be expanded.

In fact, according to the original plan, the discussion on military expansion should have been long gone, and after New Year's Day, Xiao Jianjun made a military expansion plan and handed it over to the Executive Committee and the Military Commission for approval.

According to Xiao Jianjun's plan, he is preparing to expand the People's Army to about 50,000 people, of which the 6th Army is 35ooo people, and will organize 7-8 regiments; each regiment is under its jurisdiction, one artillery battalion, equipped with 18 75/77mm field artillery, one baggage transport battalion, and also directly under the command of the engineering company, reconnaissance company, and a cooking company; and one battalion is under its jurisdiction, three combat companies and one firepower reinforcement company, equipped with 6 Marks machine guns and 3 37/47mm fire cannons; the total force of the entire regiment is 3ooo-35oo people

During the period, 1-2 heavy artillery battalions were also formed, and 18 1oo/1o5mm howitzers were equipped. The combatants of the entire army were about 25ooo people, and the rest were logistics personnel. When the division-level organization was established, they were directly composed of three combat regiments, one heavy artillery battalion and several other direct battalions companies; the navy was 15ooo people, including about 8ooo people on the ship and 7ooo people on the Hanji soldiers. Since the number of warships cannot be determined yet, the distribution of personnel for the whole body will depend on the actual situation.

However, this expansion plan was both denied by the Executive Committee and the Military Commission. The Executive Committee considers the population from the perspective of population resources. The population under the rule of the time traveler is about 850,000 to 90,000. According to general practice, in normal times, the proportion of the army in the population should not exceed 4%, otherwise it will seize social resources and affect economic development. If the People's Army is expanded to 50,000, the proportion of the population will exceed 5%. Now the next step for the time traveler is to develop production and establish its own industry and economic system, and the threat of war is not great. The biggest threat is to be with the Eight-Nation Alliance occupying Beijing. Moreover, this battle may not be able to fight, so there is no need to maintain so many troops.

The Military Commission is from the perspective of equipment, because the Qingdao Arsenal seized by the Time Traveler has just started production and can only produce rifles. In addition, the raw materials produced are insufficient and the production capacity is relatively limited. Now all the weapons equipped by the People's Army are basically seized. So far, the number of various rifles seized by the Time Traveler is only about 21,000, including 78 Mark's machine guns, 61 37/47 mm firing cannons, 58 75/77 mm field cannons, 1

There are 23 oo/1o5mm light howitzers and 6 15omm heavy howitzers. These weapons are chaotic, including Britain, Germany, France, the United States, Russia and Japan. However, German weapons account for a large proportion of them, with rifles accounting for nearly 40%, while various artillery accounts for more than 60%. Because they are large and medium-caliber artillery, they are basically German-based. Because the crossers captured several German transport ships in the Battle of the Bohai Sea and later occupied Qingdao, they seized a large number of German weapons.

But the number of weapons now is obviously not enough to equip the army with 50,000 people. In addition, the number of troops now is only more than 12 ooo, which is rashly expanding 4 times, which will inevitably lead to a significant decline in the quality of the army.

As a result, after discussion and decision by the Executive Committee and the Military Commission, the number of troops after expansion could not exceed 30,000. Therefore, Xiao Jianjun was instructed to reorganize an expansion plan, which delayed for more than ten days.

The new military expansion plan is: the 6th Army has 22,000 people, and it still has 7-8 regiments, but each regiment has only three combat battalions, as well as baggage transport battalions, engineer companies, reconnaissance companies, kitchen companies, etc., and each battalion has only three combat companies. The number of people in this regiment is between 2ooo-25oo people; and a separate heavy artillery battalion is organized; 1 field artillery regiment has three field artillery battalions; 1-2 firepower reinforcement regiments will be assigned to each combat force according to the situation of the battlefield.

In addition, the soldiers of the officers of the Time Travel Army are too low. Xia Bohai and Qin Zheng, who have the highest rank, are just large colonels, and are only equivalent to brigade generals. This is a big trouble in exchanges with foreign troops. Foreigners are all lieutenant generals and generals, while those sent by their own side can only be brigade generals. How many levels are there?

Moreover, in the previous stage of the battle, all the officers and soldiers of the time traveling army performed very well and should be promoted. Therefore, Xiao Jianjun suggested that the ranks of all the officers and soldiers of the time traveling army be promoted to three levels at one time on the basis of the current level. In this way, Xia Bohai and Qin Zheng were promoted to generals, and Xiao Jianjun was also promoted to lieutenant general. As the administrative and military leaders of the time traveling group, they could also maintain equal status with the foreign side during foreign exchanges.

This plan to expand the army is relatively close to reality, so it was quickly approved by the Executive Committee and the Military Commission. However, although the number and organization of the army have been determined, how to arrange new recruits and veterans still need to be carefully studied.

Since the People's Army was not formed for a long time, although several fierce battles have been fought in succession, some of the troops have accumulated considerable combat experience and have initially prepared some qualities for a strong army. For example, the First Battalion to the Fifth Battalion are all troops that have experienced the Qingdao Battle. Since it is the First Battalion, Yanran has had some ace army style, but there are also troops who have no combat experience at all. For example, the three battalions that have just been formed have never even been on the battlefield.

To break up veterans and mix them with new recruits, you can use the veterans' experience to help them improve their quality as soon as possible and form combat effectiveness. However, for a considerable period of time, the combat effectiveness of the entire army will be significantly reduced. If there are wars in the near future, although most of the troops can be brought to the battlefield, it is very easy to find a team that can fight tough battles at critical moments. However, if the new soldiers are formed into an army separately, it will take longer to form combat effectiveness, and it will also widen the strength gap between the various troops. Although there are many troops, the number of troops can be used is limited, resulting in waste of resources, which is not conducive to the development of the army.

Another problem is the arrangement of the crossing army. The crossing Navy 6 teams are two 6 battalions and one company, with a total of about 1 ooo people. Now there are about 4 ooo people who have been scattered into the People's Army to serve as grassroots officers, basically serving as platoon leader or above. The remaining 6 ooo people are merged into one battalion, independent of the People's Army, which is also the most reliable combat power of the 6th Army of the Time Traveler.

But now the People's Army needs more middle and lower-level officers to expand its organization. Among the local soldiers, not many can serve as officers, and at most they can only be at the platoon leader level, and they can serve as company commanders, and battalion-level officers are not capable enough. In addition, if a local soldier is promoted to platoon leader, company commander, and a crossing soldier is just an ordinary soldier, this is too unreasonable. Therefore, personnel can only be drawn from the crossing army. First, the quality of the crossing soldiers is higher than that of the local soldiers, and second, it can also ensure the leadership of the crossing soldiers in the People's Army, and the crossing soldiers are commanded by the crossing guns. This is the most basic principle.

But in this way, a complete battalion organization cannot be retained. Even if some people are transferred, there are still some left, but not many are left, and there are probably only one or two hundred people left. Therefore, it is still necessary to retain an army composed of time travelers, and it still needs to be carefully studied.

In addition, in the previous battle, the People's Army also seized more than 38o donkeys, horses, cattle and animals, including donkeys and horses, and the number of cattle was not large, with about 15o horses. Although most of them are horses used to pull carts and ride, they can also be ridden. The People's Army has formed a cavalry company based on these war horses.

Although the role of the cavalry has been greatly reduced in this era and has long been no longer an invincible king on the battlefield, it is still an important military branch on the battlefield. The cavalry still has an irreplaceable role in reconnaissance, detection, raids, pursuits, etc. Therefore, until the First World War, a large number of cavalry organizations were retained in the armies of various countries, and some cavalry were even retained until World War II.

However, since there are no professional cavalry in the crossing army, the current cavalry company has only arrived, but formal training has not yet begun. In addition, the cavalry horses and other donkey and cattle animals need a special ranch and are fed by a dedicated person. Now all donkey, horse, cattle animals are kept in Dagukou, but due to improper environmental feeding and care, more than ten have died, all of which are used to improve the food of time travelers.

Tianjin is small and the geographical environment is not suitable for building pastures, because the pasture is not only a place for free livestock, but also a place for cavalry training. It requires a very open and flat field, and also sufficient aquatic and grass resources to ensure the generation of livestock. Because they are horses, they have high environmental requirements, so they can only go to Shandong to find a place to build pastures.
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