I want to be emperor

Chapter 236 Fierce Battle

The pontoon bridge is more troublesome, and it is impossible to put it into use in a short period of time. The temporary facilities that the rural protection army can obtain in a short period of time are still temporary docks.

They directly used a large number of small boats as piers, and then fixed these small boats with iron chains and thick planks, extending to the river surface tens of meters away, building a temporary trestle bridge for emergency use, and laying sand and gravel on the beach. , planks, etc. to carry out road hardening treatment on the beachhead ground.

At around [-]:[-] p.m., the first simple trestle bridge, the wharf, and the road on the shore were built, and a large number of ships that had arrived at the shore and waited for unloading approached the trestle bridge to start unloading.

After the first small trestle was built, the engineers and soldiers began to build the second large trestle. At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the second large trestle was built. This time, not only soldiers and bulk materials disembarked through the trestle, but even two catties The semi-field artillery, five-pound field artillery and ammunition vehicles, as well as the four-wheeled carriages for transporting supplies, and the horses of the cavalry troops all disembarked directly through this large trestle bridge.

At this time, the first batch of nearly [-] troops crossing the river, including the commandos, the [-]st Infantry Regiment, engineers, cavalry, artillery and many other troops, had already landed.

In fact, among the landings this time, the direct landing of personnel was the simplest and easiest. Even simply transporting more than 4000 people there did not cost too much transport capacity of the Rural Protection Army.

A small boat can transport dozens of people at least, while a larger boat can accommodate hundreds of people.

Anyway, it's just crossing the river while sitting, it's okay to squeeze a little bit, and you don't need to pay attention to comfort.

But the transportation of artillery ammunition and other various materials is extremely troublesome.

After all, the Rural Protection Army can't just transport 4000 people there and finish the job. If these 4000 people are to form a combat force, they have to be equipped with a lot of equipment, not only the personal equipment of the soldiers, but also artillery and shells. and food etc.

Not to mention anything else, just to ensure the drinking water supply for the troops crossing the river as soon as they landed. In addition to the drinking water bottles carried by the soldiers, the Township Protection Army also specially used a number of ships to transport pre-boiled water. drinking water.

After all, the soldiers can't be allowed to drink raw water directly after drinking the water in the kettle after they go ashore.

As for cutting firewood and boiling water on the spot, there were more than 4000 people. Not to mention that there was no large amount of dry wood in the small area of ​​the beach, even if there was, they couldn't do it.

The beachhead at the initial stage of landing was messy everywhere, and all kinds of temporary ammunition were piled up everywhere. If you start a fire with your front feet, if there is a strong wind, sparks will be blown to the ammunition storage point, and it will explode in minutes...

In landing operations, the transportation of personnel is relatively simple, but the transportation of equipment and materials is more difficult and complicated.

The logistics department and the staff department worked together to formulate a detailed material transportation plan.

When and how many ships will arrive at the shore, when will the trestle bridge be repaired, and how large the throughput will be, and which troops will be deployed to help transport supplies.

Where are the materials piled up and how should they be distributed.

These are very complicated things, and the material transportation landing plan alone is as long as dozens of pages.

But despite making a detailed plan, there were still many mistakes during the actual operation. The materials that were originally supposed to be stacked in different categories are now scattered everywhere.

Moreover, the materials that should have arrived in advance are often the last to arrive, while the materials that are not urgently needed are landed and transported first.

Throughout the scene, Chen Yongfu, the director of the Ammunition Department of the Logistics Department, frowned.

Paralyzed, this is his first time going to the front line, and he is responsible for the transportation of ammunition during this landing operation.

But what I didn't expect was that during this day, there were frequent problems with ammunition transportation.

When he saw another transport ship transporting horses in the large trestle in front of him jumping in line, while his own ammunition transport ship was still queuing at the back, he couldn't help rushing over and yelling:

"The unloading sequence of the ships arranged by that bastard, there is no shortage of horses ahead, and the horses are transported up in such a hurry to use ass, what is needed ahead are shells, bullets, and gunpowder!"

But it's useless to shout, no one in front of him pays attention to him...

After Chen Yongfu yelled for a long time and no one responded, he gritted his teeth and ran to Wang Yonglin, the deputy director of the logistics department who was in charge of the entire material transportation.

But Wang Yonglin told him that another group of Ming army cavalry was found coming ahead, and his own cavalry, although the cavalry had already disembarked, their horses were still on the boat.

Therefore, the sequence of unloading was urgently changed, and the warhorse transport ship was allowed to dock first.

It can't be that more than 200 cavalry don't even have horses.

These cavalry don't have horses, and they can't even do peripheral reconnaissance and security, let alone confront the cavalry of the Ming army.

In desperation, Chen Yongfu could only find a way to get the ammunition off the ship as soon as possible. If the large trestle was occupied, he would use a small trestle or even use a small boat to transfer it directly.

It is not possible to directly disembark the wagon full of ammunition through the large trestle, so first move out some ammunition, transport it ashore scatteredly through small boats and small trestles, and then transport the more than half empty four-wheeled carriage ashore through the small trestle .

When he watched the ammunition finally come ashore one after another, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

Paralysis, being in charge of logistical affairs is really a headache, I still have to find a way to serve in the field army.

Keep working in the logistics department, he will go crazy sooner or later!
Since Chen Yongfu simply surrendered in the Battle of Zhaozhuang in Nanyang Prefecture, he basically only held the title of a special military adviser for the previous month.

What I usually do the most is to constantly write about various situations in the Ming court, the number and establishment of the nearby Ming army, the situation of each Ming army general, and even some official systems of the Ming Dynasty.

He will write down almost everything related to the Ming Dynasty, so that everyone in the Township Protection Army can better understand the Ming Dynasty.

After working as a military advisor for more than a month, Chen Yongfu expressed his loyalty to Luo Zhixue and his urgent desire to serve the Rural Protectorate through many times in person and in letters.

In the end, in June, Chen Yongfu was stripped of his title of special military adviser, and was instead assigned to the third garrison division as the deputy head of the No.11 garrison regiment.

In July, he was promoted to the acting head of the No.11 garrison regiment, and participated in a series of operations of the 11rd garrison division westward to Jingzhou Prefecture, and even participated in the battle of marching into eastern Sichuan. His performance was very outstanding. The No.[-] The garrison regiment has made many military exploits.

Because of his many meritorious deeds, he soon became the head of the No.11 garrison regiment and was promoted to lieutenant colonel at the same time.
At the beginning of September, that is, on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Gao was promoted to brigadier general and transferred to the commander of the third garrison division.

Chen Yongfu was transferred to the Director of the Ammunition Department of the Logistics Department and promoted to the rank of colonel.

Sincerely speaking, Chen Yongfu's ability to become the director of the ammunition department has something to do with his long-standing defection besides being the commander of an army of thousands of people and being good at coordinating affairs.

As the first deputy commander-level general to surrender, Chen Yongfu's treatment was actually quite good. After just over a month's inspection period, he was awarded the post of deputy commander of the garrison regiment.

As a comparison, most of the other high-ranking generals of the Ming army who surrendered in the Xiangyang Battle, Sanyuanzhuang Battle, Yuzhou Battle, and Zhongxiang Battle were not as lucky as him.

The only one who can compare with him is He Renlong.

He Renlong, who surrendered during the Battle of Yuzhou, was also awarded the title of Special Military Advisor at the beginning.

In August, he was appointed as the acting head of the sixth garrison regiment of the second garrison division. In September, he became a full-time member and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Regardless of whether it is Chen Yongfu or He Renlong, they are actually considered to be promoted relatively quickly, and they are more highly valued and demoted generals.

Most of the other generals who surrendered are still in the name of a military adviser, and it is unlikely that they want to lead troops.

Of course, the promotion of these two people was relatively fast, and it also had a great relationship with the continued expansion of the army. The army confirmed it, so after seeing that the two of them were reliable, they used them directly.

The expansion of the Xiangxiang Army has always been very fast, so I won't talk about it for too long, but before the battle of crossing the river, Luo Zhixue personally finalized the training plan for the fifth division and the sixth division.

At the same time, it is planned to prepare for the establishment of the seventh garrison division, the eighth garrison division and other troops in the southward campaign.

In this process, a large number of officers will inevitably be promoted, and Chen Yongfu is also staring at this opportunity.

After all, he directly participated in the battle of crossing the river this time, even if he didn't lead troops to fight, he was only responsible for the transportation of ammunition, but he also participated in the battle of crossing the river.

This time, as long as he doesn't make mistakes, even if he just does his own job step by step, he will be promoted after the battle of crossing the river is over.

The seventh garrison division and the eighth garrison division are still waiting for a large number of middle and senior generals who are experienced and proficient in traditional army operations.

In fact, before the launch of the Battle of Crossing the River, Major General Wei Kaifu of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs had already talked to him, focusing on Chen Yongfu's recent impressions of his post, and asked him some related questions about the training and combat of the garrison.

Even if Major General Wei Kaifu didn't say it clearly, Chen Yongfu could guess that his superiors should plan to let him serve as a garrison division again.

And there is a high probability that it will be the upcoming Seventh Defense Division or Eighth Defense Division.

It is unrealistic to be the commander of the division directly in the past, because the division commanders of the garrison division are all brigadier generals, and one of them is a famous senior general in the Rural Protection Army.

Even though the garrison division is a second-line force in the Rural Protection Army, it is also an important component of the Rural Protection Army. Any candidate for the commander of the garrison division needs to be carefully considered.

Chen Yongfu asked himself that he didn't have the qualifications to be the commander of a garrison division directly, but it was still possible to be transferred to be the deputy commander of a garrison division.

After all, the deputy division commander of the garrison division is also the rank of colonel, which is the same as Chen Yongfu's military rank. His transfer to serve as the deputy division commander is a flat transfer.

Because there is no promotion involved, it is easier to transfer.

Chen Yongfu guessed right, his name was already on the candidate list for the deputy commander of the Seventh Garrison Division nominated by the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs.

But it's just one of the shortlist. He still has several competitors, including He Renlong.

In the end, whether Chen Yongfu can take the position smoothly depends on himself.

For Chen Yongfu, doing a good job in transporting ammunition for this battle of crossing the river is the biggest victory.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to go into battle to carry the ammunition himself!

　The Spring Festival is approaching, rainy day to wish you an early year, I wish all brothers and sisters all the best and a wealth of wealth!

　　
　
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