Mengshan Army

Due to limited conditions, the confrontation training between companies has become a sub-item competition. There are four items in queue, cross-country running, obstacle crossing and shooting. Two and one third.It proves that the judgment of the staff officers is accurate.

Wulian is really at the bottom.However, Long Qian was delighted to see that the newly armed ex-new army soldiers took part in the competition very seriously, and won the team No. 2 in shooting, but the other three items were lagging behind.This result also proves that the training of the new army has a foundation, and it sounded the alarm for the four "old companies".

After the game, Long Qian praised Wu Lian, and especially pointed out that Wu Lian had a very good attitude in participating in the competition, showing a desire to win.As a soldier, you must have this kind of energy not to admit defeat. As long as you have this energy, you will definitely become a strong man in the future.Long Qian pointed out that because of the difference in training content from that of the Mengshan Army, the Fifth Company did not conduct systematic training in several aspects, resulting in poor performance in queues and other aspects.It doesn't matter, just catch up.

Long Qian specifically pointed out that the current military training conducted by the entire army is advanced, and you have to believe that the training methods I give are the best at present, even better than those taught by German instructors.This will be proved in future battles: if we are not as good as our opponents, it means that there is something wrong with our training methods.In turn, it proves that our training method is good.Of course, the reason for winning is not only training, but also factors such as morale, logistics and even luck.But the most important factor in training is to sweat more in peacetime so that you can bleed less in wartime.Long Qian also pointed out that the current training is not complete and systematic, and needs to be continuously improved in the future.Don’t be complacent about the companies with good results, and don’t be discouraged by the poor ones, just catch up!

With the smooth progress of the training, the military regulations formulated by Long Qian were gradually accepted by the officers and soldiers, and the sign was that fewer and fewer people violated the military regulations.Even Ma Mian, who had been imprisoned three times in a row, had not made a mistake for a full month.

Long Qian seems to like to make rules, and now he has started to formulate various regulations.

As for the regulations, Long Qian explained to the officers that the regulations are a kind of discipline, but the degree is not as good as the military regulations, so it can be regarded as second-class military discipline under the military regulations.Violations of military regulations are severely punished, while violations of regulations are much lighter. Officers and soldiers who violate regulations for the first time can use criticism and education, and there is no need to formulate penalties.If you do it again, you will be punished.

Military discipline is something that everyone must abide by. To promote military regulations, Long Qian adopted the method of putting officers first and then soldiers.He asked the platoon leader (including the team leader directly under the team) to first understand the regulations, and then take the lead in implementing the regulations.

Long Qian said to the backbone of his Mengshan Army, you must believe that the regulations I have formulated are conducive to the improvement of the quality of the troops, and they are also conducive to everyone's physical and mental health. At first, you may not be used to it. , Just stick to it.

"Soldiers have to have a spirit that is different from that of ordinary people. Even if you stand in the crowd without wearing a military uniform, ordinary people can recognize it at a glance. Implementing military regulations and regulations will definitely achieve this effect." Long Qian finally concluded like this.

The scope of the regulations is very broad.At first, it started from the Internal Affairs Regulations, which made the officers who had already tasted the beauty of Long Qian’s military training feel dumbfounded. Everyone’s initial feeling was that Long Qian’s management was too lenient. It doesn't matter, but now their beloved Commander Long has become a rule.

There are always 22 internal regulations, and Long Qian spent a full day in convening a meeting of officers above the platoon leader to study the regulations one by one.It was a rainy day, except for the officers on duty, all gathered in Guangming Temple to listen to Long Qian explaining the internal affairs regulations.

[-]. Take a bath regularly.Long Qian stipulated that officers must take a bath twice a week except when they are not in war.For this reason, Long Qian gave Song Jinguo a task to solve the problem of the bathing pool in four days.The logistics team of Song and Jin had carpenters, and there was no shortage of wood on the mountain.

Long Qian explained that frequent bathing is a major issue related to the combat effectiveness of the army, and it is as important as all military training. Don't underestimate this matter.There are many benefits to bathing, not just a matter of cleanliness.

In fact, Long Qian's closest subordinates discovered very early on that he was very different from everyone else in terms of living habits.For example, personal hygiene, which seems normal to everyone, has become an intolerable problem for Long Qian.At this time, taking a bath is considered a very luxurious thing. Many people only take a bath three times in their life, once when they are born, once when they marry a wife, and the last time is after death.In fact, about half of the people did not enjoy it the last time.

But Long Qian had to take a bath almost every day after returning to the mountain from Maoyang Town.Even in the cold early spring, before going to bed, Long Qian would go to his special place for bathing—the pool formed by the mountain springs on the right side of Guangming Temple, and ask the guards Gu Xiaolin or Li Sancai to carry cold water in a wooden bucket Come to shower, at this time he was only wearing a pair of shorts, and buckets of cold water were poured from head to toe under the puzzled eyes of everyone.

Probably because of his influence, among the "senior" officers of the Mengshan Army, Lu Shan, Feng Guozhu and Ye Yanbing have also become lovers of taking cold showers.So this provision has not encountered much resistance.At that time, Long Qian didn't ask for it, it was completely voluntary.Now that the weather has entered summer, Long Qian requested that unless they are wounded or sick, each person should take a bath at least twice every seven days. No, he handed over the task to Song Jinguo, the head of the logistics team, and asked him to build a few baths for everyone. It doesn’t matter if the barrel is not sealed, it’s enough for washing.

For this reason, the catering team has an extra task, which is to heat hot baths for the officers every night.

(About the food class, we will talk about it later)

Since it is a regulation, there must be an operable regulation, how much hot water to add, when to wash, and how to wash, all of which are clearly stipulated.Taking the squad as a unit, the squad leader is responsible for organizing the bathing of the whole class, and the platoon leader and company commander must check.Violations of regulations shall be punished.

Of course, cold showers are not acceptable. Although spring has come and the temperature is rising at a speed that can be felt every day, there are not many people like Long Qian who can use a large bucket of cold water to wash their bodies.

Long Qian decided to prepare a wooden bathtub for each row, and arrange a shift to take a hot bath every night, so that the rotation can be done about every three days.

Two, shave your head.At present, most of the Mengshan Army follow Long Qian to shave their heads.Long Qian likes to have a bald head, saying that it has many advantages, the first is hygiene, the second is a neat military appearance, and the third is that it is easy to deal with wounds after injuries.But he did not ask soldiers with braids to cut their braids.It is okay to wear braids, but the hair must be kept clean and tidy, including those captives who are coolies, who must keep their heads shaved once a month.

Third, wash clothes frequently to eliminate lice.The lice problem does not exist for Long Qian.Under Sun Dewang, Long Qian's personal hygiene was enough to keep him free from lice.But what puzzled Long Qian was that people seemed to be accustomed to this kind of parasite that was hard to exterminate, and they seemed to be very tolerant of the harassment of this kind of parasite.During the break, Long Qian saw groups of soldiers taking off their padded jackets to catch lice, chatting and laughing, and looking for parasites in the crevices of their clothes—a scene that was very unacceptable to him.

Long Qian is determined to fight the lice most resolutely.The solution is to use regulations.

The solution, besides taking a bath, is to wash the clothes thoroughly.In the period of Mengshanzhai—the old people of Mengshan Army will use Mengshan Village and Mengshan Army to distinguish the time period.Everyone doesn't care about military uniforms, they are completely armed by thieves, and almost all of their clothes are stolen.After the attack on Maoyang Town, this team began to change completely under the leadership of Long Qian. The most intuitive thing is to wear the military uniform of the Beiyang New Army. This new style of tailored military uniform with good quality has been welcomed by almost the entire army. But the parasites in the military uniform are still there, and the scene of catching lice in groups in the sun is still the same.

The cloth snatched by Maoyang Town was immediately put to use by Long Qian after returning to the mountain.That is to uniformly make underwear for officers and soldiers. Now, almost everyone is wearing new underwear.Long Qian requested that each person's underwear be worn for at most three days and must be washed. No matter who it is, they must do their own laundry on time (or in advance).Because the current regulations are aimed at military officers, Long Qian emphasized that no matter who it is, soldiers are not allowed to wash their clothes for themselves!

Long Qian's military uniforms are washed by himself, although he has Li Sancai as a special guard.The former guards Jiang Yun and Gu Xiaolin were successively transferred out by him to join the cavalry reconnaissance team. Li Sancai took over this once envied position later.

Completely different from the big leaders of Mengshan bandits in the past, Long Qian seldom used the guards to do "private affairs", such as washing clothes.Of course, he would not use female soldiers—female soldiers who were gradually accepted by the cottage to clean his military uniforms.

In view of the fact that everyone has too many lice at present, reaching the point where there are too many lice to bite, Long Qian ordered to boil underwear with boiling water. This order made people deeply puzzled. Chi Chunxian said that lice are difficult to eradicate, and it will be fine if you get used to it. up.

But Long Qian is determined to change all this.He told the officers (Long Qian has been spared no effort to use the title of officers to refer to his company and platoon commanders, and worked hard to build the original officer team) that according to my experience, frequent bathing and frequent laundry are the most effective ways to eliminate lice. A good way is to boil the clothes in boiling water at the beginning, and then you don’t need them later.Long Qian emphasized that this matter is related to the morale and combat effectiveness of the army. The officers must take the lead in practical implementation. Everyone is limited to completely solve the lice problem within half a month. I will personally check the effect. Public display—if you don't mind being ashamed.

There are also regulations for laundry.At present, everyone has been issued two sets of captured military uniforms. After several months of hard training, the two sets of brand new military uniforms are in dilapidated condition.Long Qian asked the officers to learn how to mend and wash clothes by themselves, including underwear, which must be changed every three days.

Fourth, brush your teeth.In fact, it is mouthwashing, because there is no salt for everyone to brush their teeth, and the regulations require officers to rinse their mouths sooner or later.Rinse mouth in the morning before breakfast and in the evening after dinner.

Fifth, meals.After Long Qian vigorously rectified the living quarters, the food regulations had already been formed, but they were not written on paper and taken out as regulations.Since everyone is satisfied with the rectified meals, it is not difficult to add such a thing as washing hands before meals.