afterglow

Chapter 6

The clouds are extremely white and the sky is extremely blue. In the morning of this day, a small city hundreds of miles away from the border of the empire...

Teams of soldiers and military vehicles can be seen everywhere in the small urban area, while temporary military camps are scattered all over the city, with tents and banners everywhere.

The name of this place is NyingKhri in Tibetan, which means the throne of the sun, but the Ming army who sent troops into Tibet named it simply and rudely after what they saw and heard - there are many antelopes and the specialty Ganoderma lucidum, so they called it "" Lingzhi".

"Old Wei, let's take a look. The new information from Yinshi today shows that several scouts from the cross-border reconnaissance at Baimagang have returned one after another. At present, except for the third infantry division, the four Assam regiments, and the Gurkha Regiment and Sikh Regiment, the British and Indian Sixth Infantry Division and the No.14 Royal Artillery Regiment have arrived in the Assam area by rail, but have not yet completed combat readiness.”

As the governor of Uzbekistan's Governor's Mansion, Wei Gaoming was appointed as the "Admiral for Southern Tibet's military affairs", so he needs to be directly responsible for a lot of things. He was busy until midnight last night before going to bed, and today he got up late. .

"Oh?" Wei Gaoming, who was sleepy, didn't wash up, and went out after hearing the words, "Then it matches the information from a few days ago? Is the telegram detection correct?"

"It's all correct, please take a look, everyone readjusted the sand table overnight."

In the hall where the headquarters is located, there is an exquisite sand table on the large table, which undulates vertically and horizontally, and is filled with all kinds of small flags.

Wei Gaoming examined it carefully for a while, during which time he asked a few small questions one after another, and then nodded slightly with satisfaction, "The enemy's reinforcements are just about to arrive, and their foothold is not yet ready, but our army is not. If we preemptively strike now, I'm afraid It is to be able to eat thousands of people in one go, and then defeat tens of thousands of people."

"It's a big taboo to fight without declaring it, Jun Zuo, it's not good to make decisions on your own." A senior officer hastily reminded him.

Wei Gaoming, who was disheveled in his clothes, buttoned up his buttons and said, "Immediately telegraph the governor's office, briefly describe the enemy's situation, and then explain that everything is in order for our army. An early attack will definitely gain the upper hand. Please make a decision."

"Follow the order."

At this time, a staff officer suddenly thought of something, and said: "Our army is not superior in terms of strength, and there are only so many ammunition and supplies in hoarding. If we only rely on preemptive strikes, I am afraid that the follow-up will be weak."

Some people disdainfully said: "What's the rush? The additional soldiers and horses for us are already on their way. The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has to discuss with the cabinet after getting the news, right? The Advisory Council has to hold a meeting to vote even if it is pretending? Say less It will take a few days for a result."

"I'm going to get angry when I mention this." Wei Gaoming complained while lighting a cigarette: "Increase troops, increase farts, go far and near, and send the imperial army over from thousands of miles away. If the fight really starts in a few days, wait for the gang of flamboyants to arrive. The daylilies are getting cold."

The former officer said helplessly: "Junzuo, there is no way to do this. There hasn't been a big battle in so many years, and the Imperial Army wants to get involved. And you know that old guy from the Third Brigade , the background is very hard..."

"In short, generate electricity and let them hurry on their way as soon as possible. If the fighter plane is delayed... don't blame me for turning my face and denying people."

"Yes."

In the vast sky and earth, a two-way railway stretches as far as the eye can see, and finally disappears into the skyline.

The long road to the land of Bashu is long, and the scenery outside the window is the same, except for the mountains and hills, there are continuous fields; occasionally there will be farmers driving tractors, or children riding buffaloes.

The strict hierarchy of the Ming army is reflected in every detail—officer coaches are divided into three grades: general, colonel, and lieutenant. Soldiers’ caravans are not included in this category, and military trains will be temporarily organized in strict accordance with the organizational system for transporting troops.

For example, the bus that Zhou Changfeng was in was a remodeled officer's compartment. This passenger compartment was divided into two large compartments, two small compartments, and a total of four compartments, which could accommodate the two officers and their orderlies.

The railway only goes to Chengdu, and after that, it has to be turned into a march. That is to say, there is only one and a half days left to read, excluding eating and sleeping, leaving Zhou Changfeng not much time.

He basically only glanced at theoretical books such as "Tactics" and "Operational Strategies of Mobile Forces", and he focused on the "Infantry Operations Manual" and "Army Actual Combat Collection".

In addition, the military designation cannot be ignored, because the Ming army has its own military symbols.If you can't distinguish the team logo and team number, you won't even be able to read the map and the determination map, so why fight?

Fortunately, the fragmented memory in his subconscious has been giving him feedback, so Zhou Changfeng's reading speed is very fast, and the sound of turning pages almost never stops.

If it is in later generations, I am afraid that it may not be able to be used for advertising of quantum fluctuation speed reading.

According to the information he now knows, Zhou Changfeng already has a relatively intuitive understanding of the Ming army in this world. Its modernization cannot be achieved behind closed doors, and the help of European countries is indispensable.

Unlike the hodgepodge Chinese army that was in the same world line at the same time, in the decades of the [-]th and [-]th centuries in this world, the French can be said to have taught and helped the modernization of the Ming army, which can be called conscientious instructor.

The so-called "the master leads the door, and the practice depends on the individual", it is impossible for the students to be completely consistent with the teacher, not to mention that the Chinese army itself as a student is also very deep, and most of the current tactical system is explored by the Ming army according to local conditions.

In terms of organization, Zhou Changfeng's Third Guard Brigade is a motorized mixed brigade, which is one of the more distinctive formation models.

The mixed brigade is a special organization, which is a comprehensive unit. The Ming army usually uses it as the strategic reserve of the first echelon, because it is small in size, easy to deploy quickly, and can carry out combat operations independently.

Although a division can carry out tasks independently, it is too large to be deployed flexibly; although a regiment is small, it cannot complete combat operations alone.

After the military reform four years ago, that is, in the 32nd year of Zhichang, the Quartet Division of the Second Brigade and Four Regiment System was replaced by the Triangle Division of the Three Regiment System, and the brigade, which was originally a subordinate unit, was taken out separately and became an independent Special preparation.

In essence, the mixed brigade is actually a mini version of the division, and in the standard organization table, it is composed like this:
Headquarters - brigade headquarters, garrison, gendarmerie, communications team;
Service support units——supply battalions, medical teams, cooking teams, post offices, veterinary offices, and equipment repair offices;

Combat support units - Mountain Artillery Battalion, Field Artillery Battalion, Reconnaissance Battalion, Engineer Battalion, Battle Defense Artillery Team, Air Defense Artillery Team, Chemical Defense Team;

Combat units - five infantry battalions.

In terms of establishment, its total strength exceeds 800 people; in addition, because the third mixed brigade is a motorized unit, it is equipped with many motorcycles, off-road vehicles, and trucks in the actual establishment, replacing a large number of mules and horses.

At noon of the day, when Zhou Changfeng was sipping a bowl of noodles, Xie Wancheng hurried over with a telegram and said in a deep voice, "The commander-in-chief from Lingzhi called and ordered us to hurry up." Hurry up, we must arrive at Lingzhi at noon on the 26th."

(End of this chapter)