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After spn was relocated and expanded several times, in 1923 the main military camp of the militia was enough to accommodate a division and a half for simultaneous training, review and even small-scale low-intensity confrontation exercises!

According to the basic training regulations for militia soldiers issued to the army in 1916, the training of the militia is divided into three parts: morning, afternoon and evening. Now is the season of winter and spring. Before 6 o'clock in the morning, only sentries on duty can be seen in the military camp.

On the tall guard tower, facing the rising sun, I remain motionless.[]

As soon as 6 o'clock arrived, after receiving the order, the trumpeter of the militia headquarters blew the reveille. The sharp reveille was like a thunder, facing the rising sun, piercing the last haze of the early morning, announcing the start of a new day of training.

start.

There was sudden movement in the camps of the 1st and 3rd brigades, and in about seven minutes you could see soldiers rushing out of the dormitories!

"It's all there! Take a break! Stand at attention! Count!" [

"...Take a break...stand at attention..."

In less than ten minutes, queues were already standing in the open space in front of each dormitory. A class of ten people formed a small dormitory, and each row was just enough to form a neat queue.

They were neatly dressed, with a 20-kilogram marching bag on their backs, and the Chinese-style rifles with bayonets were neatly half-carried. After the count was completed, each platoon gathered on the large playground and stood up based on the company. The originally empty place

The huge playground was immediately crowded with soldiers from the two brigades. Currently, the two brigades of the militia have about 7,000 people when they are not full.

Standing on the big playground, watching the soldiers preparing for morning exercises, Zhang Shusheng walked onto the school parade stage. As a rule of the militia since its establishment eight years ago, Zhang Shusheng had one thing to do when he got up every morning, which was to watch the army or students go out for exercise. The army is getting stronger and stronger, and the army is getting stronger every day.

The large-scale equipment change was just around the corner, and he was full of expectations for his soldiers.

The army is the patron saint of a nation. It is not how much money is spent or how strict the management is that can form combat effectiveness, but it must create a special military soul. An army without a military soul will only become someone else on the battlefield.

Captain of the logistics and transportation brigade.

And students are the future of the nation. Like the military, their importance should not only be reflected in receiving generous financial care.

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning, Zhang Shusheng goes to the militia, and on Tuesday and Thursday, he goes to the school playground. The family business is getting bigger and bigger, and he despises being a hands-off shopkeeper. He is energetic, but he just needs to get up a little earlier. With the current army and students

With such a large scale, I can definitely take the lead.

"Everything is done! Take a break and stand at attention! The five-kilometer cross-country march with heavy loads has begun!!" Facing the dawn and watching the morning light reflecting the cold light on the bayonets, Zhang Shusheng finally gave the order to go out.

At the same time, more than 20 miles away on Yunwu Mountain, the Second Brigade was stationed here. The establishment of the Second Brigade was relatively mixed. It had the foundation of the second battalion of the bandits in Yunwu Mountain at that time, as well as those who were later recruited one after another.

A number of large and small bandits, plus the reserve regiments that were part of the Second Brigade during the war, formed the seemingly chaotic Second Brigade. But on the surface it looked chaotic, but in reality it was not. We were determined to train a group of bandits.

Zhuge Sheng, a member of the Iron-Blooded Army, and brigade commander Tie Sangan guarded the playground with sabers every morning and followed the training throughout the process.

On the same playground, Zhugesheng, Tiesangan, and reserve regiment leader Chu Shiwen stood on the review stage. Zhugesheng, the instructor of the second brigade, waved his hand: Armed cross-country begins!!

In less than 30 minutes, the armed cross-country was over. Zhang Shusheng did not leave as usual, but went to the cafeteria to check the food situation. The logistics staff in the cafeteria could recognize this man, who was wearing a major general uniform and came to attack in person every now and then.

Inspecting division commander.

The soldiers had a hearty breakfast, consisting of two staple foods: steamed buns and porridge, plus four vegetarian dishes. The portion was sufficient. It far exceeded the domestic food rations for the same period. Of course, it was such high-standard food treatment that allowed such high-intensity training.

In the oversized simple canteen, Zhang Shusheng, Wu Tiejun, Jiang Baili, Tao Qian, Chen Jun, Li Junming and other eight senior commanders and fighters of the militia also had their own table with exactly the same food as ordinary soldiers. This was not a show, except

Zhang Shusheng and the other seven people, as long as they are not delayed by urgent tasks, they eat here five days a week.

It was Jiang Baili who originally proposed it. The country is weak and in troubled times, how can we lead the soldiers without taking the lead? Therefore, the militia officers should start with a few people, including all middle and lower-level officers. They are not allowed to start small stoves alone. It became an ironclad order! And after Zhang Shusheng

Agree, this order to share joys and sorrows is also written into the military doctrine of the militia.

"They are all people who tie their heads to their belts. If even you officers think that the army's three meals a day are unpalatable, then why do you eat big fish and meat yourself and let the soldiers eat it?"

During this period, a company commander came to Zhang Shusheng and pointed out the distinction between superiority and inferiority. He firmly opposed this. The result was very simple. Zhang Shusheng dismissed him on the spot. Do you really think I spent money to fatten pigs? You have to respect me.

When it comes to other places, the troops belong to me and are not here to gain weight for you. There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority.

Distinguished status is not reflected in privileges, but should be reflected in transcendent personality charm and its great role as a role model.

After breakfast, Zhang Shusheng, Jiang Baili and others went to see individual soldier training and company and platoon combination training in person. Different from traditional training subjects, the basic training content goes without saying. The training of the militia includes trench excavation, position drills, offensive and defensive drills.

There are also great enhancements in other aspects.

So much so that after soldiers join the army, during recruit training, they are given not only a gun but also a shovel, and these two things will always accompany them.[

"How is the military-civilian construction in the training subjects going now?" In the training site, on several reserved hills, the militia soldiers were working with their arms outstretched, waving shovels and digging out a

A curved serpentine trench, equipped with hidden traffic ditches, scattered foxholes, and deeply dug shelters.

Often a company or even a battalion is doing excavation work at the same time on a hilltop. In addition to the more difficult projects such as supporting shelters, a simple 30-meter-long simple trench can be dug in an hour.

"Hit the target!!"

Under the watchful eye of the militia commanders and fighters, more than a hundred engineers quickly placed hundreds of targets at intervals of 200 meters, 150 meters, 100 meters, and 50 meters. Some of the targets were not dead targets. The engineers pulled the ropes and moved some of the targets.

The target pulls to form the simplest moving target.

This is not a show for the militia commanders and fighters. People like Wu Tiejun and Jiang Baili, in addition to being responsible for some militia affairs and staff affairs, spend a considerable part of their time supervising formations and training troops. If the troops have no combat effectiveness, everything else will

That's nonsense. Practical training once every three days and twice a week has been decided.

"Fire!!"

Following the orders given by several company commanders, the heavy machine gun opened fire first, adjusting the rate of fire to a slow rate. With a rate of fire of 100 rounds per minute and a maximum range of nearly a kilometer, it easily shot the target 200 meters away with a very fast pace.

A powerful burst of fire broke each wooden target into pieces. The next person to fire was the sniper gunner deployed by the militia group. They put the moving target in the distance into the optical sight. After a little calculation, some people could do it with the first shot.

Hit the moving target.

Although the Chinese-style rifle is not as majestic as the first two weapons, it is more superior in quantity. There is a sound of pulling the bolt, aiming, and after a salvo, with a maximum range of nearly 800 meters, it can easily hit the target at a distance of 100 meters.

Got a pair of piercings.

"Throw defensive grenades!!"

After the company commander gave an order, the dozens of soldiers responsible for throwing took out a melon-shaped hand grenade from their waists, pulled off the small ring, and threw it out after a slight delay.

Bang! Bang! Bang! In a burst of dense grenade explosions, the targets 50 meters away were blown into the sky one by one.

"Yes, the new explosives are very powerful. This new 1918-style grenade really did not disappoint me."

"Yes, this kind of grenade is much more advanced than the various grenades currently equipped by various warlords in the country." Jiang Baili, who is well versed in the internal affairs of China's old-fashioned armies, praised. Compared with the militia, with the accelerated replacement speed,

The warlords began to lag behind in terms of equipment and training.

Zhang Shusheng nodded. The new explosives were first used in new grenades with relatively low technical content and new mines including anti-infantry and anti-armor mines. The first thing the arsenal produced was an oval hand grenade for which it provided the drawings.

The overall performance of the pomegranate is very good, it is small in size, but not too light. The explosion power and fragmentation killing effect are both good. If one is dropped, it has a very good killing effect within a range of more than 10 meters.

"The effect of this kind of training is very obvious. The new weapons also perform well, but they cost a little money!" Wu Tiejun nodded and said. After several years of hard work, the new weapons will be gradually distributed to the troops. As the deputy division commander of the militia, he is extremely looking forward to it.

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Zhang Shusheng: "If you lose the money, you can make more money, but if you lose the people, there will be another trap! Don't feel bad about this small amount of money. Let's go and see the performance of the artillerymen!!"

The training base of the artillery is not here. If the artillery fire misses the target, it will be better. A few miles away from the military camp, in the big river bend, this is the training base of the artillery camp. The entire big river bend has fast currents, and it is usually used as a boat bridge for the troops.

The troops practiced erecting a simple pontoon bridge, which also served as an artillery base.

The unique wide river surface has artillery positions set up more than two miles away from the shore. It is possible to shoot across the river bank of 700 to 800 meters, and then to the mountains on the opposite side, which is several miles away. It is simply the most perfect artillery training ground.

When Zhang Shusheng and others arrived at the artillery camp directly under the division, they were catching up on training. The soldiers in the artillery camp had already set up artillery positions and were about to conduct practical training.

"Reporting to the division commander, the artillery battalion directly under the militia is undergoing practical training. The artillery battalion commander Xia Hai has come to report!"

He has considerable artillery talent. After joining the militia, he studied with the artillery commander Hermann for half a year before he officially took charge of the artillery unit of the militia.

From a 75mm German Krupp mountain gun to the current militia artillery battalion, in more than five years, the militia's artillery power has been transformed.

"Commander Xia, please tell us about the firepower configuration of the artillery battalion!!" Zhang Shusheng signaled.[

"Yes!" Speaking of the precious artillery battalion, Xia Tian Hai's original unnaturalness disappeared. He turned around and pointed at the cannons with their barrels tilted up on the artillery position: "Currently, the artillery battalion is equipped with a total of 16 1920 guns.

The annual 75mm field gun, coupled with the old cannon, has a maximum range of 78 kilometers. With the new cannon currently in limited supply, the maximum range can be increased by 9 kilometers. There is also a defensive close-range fire squad equipped with four improved Marks.

Qin heavy machine gun."

"What training subjects were conducted today?"

"Both types of guns have been scheduled for actual firing."

With an order, eight 75mm field guns equipped with old guns opened fire, and then the field guns equipped with new guns opened fire. The result of the comparison was obvious. Not to mention the range, at least the other side of the river could be seen several miles away through the military telescope.

On the top of the mountain, the explosion effect is completely different.

"Reporting to the division commander, according to the statistics, the new cannon is ahead of the old cannon in all data, especially the killing radius and killing effect, which have increased by about 30%."

Zhang Shusheng nodded with satisfaction and turned back to chat with Jiang Baili and others who were looking happy. Although he knew that the artillery battalion of the militia had just been issued new guns, he did not expect to catch up with the on-site observation of actual shooting today.

"Not to mention Western artillery, even the artillery equipped by the Japanese brigade-level troops is much stronger than the old domestic army. Now our militia has its own field artillery, coupled with advanced new artillery, even if it is a pair in the future,

If you get on board, you won't be beaten down." Jiang Baili's face lit up when he encountered surprises one after another. Not only him, but others were also excited. What is the army now? The army is soldiers and guns, and with the best soldiers,

Coupled with good guns and cannons, a truly strong army can be achieved. In the past, if you wanted to buy a cannon, you might not be able to buy it even if you asked your grandfather or grandma to those Westerners. Now that you can finally produce it yourself, how can you prevent these things from happening?

Patriotic soldiers are excited.

After Germany's defeat, in addition to the dismantled weapons and equipment, many of them were also dismantled by the Allied Powers. Zhang Shusheng tried his best and through various means, finally used penicillin, a Western medicine that was equivalent to gold, to exchange it from France for a German artillery factory.

The old production line and a more advanced diesel engine production line. Of course, they were all negotiated and purchased before 1919 by the American Kenneth under the pretext of running a foreign bank business in China.

However, the production of artillery is really extremely difficult. Even with Hermann and the group of German experts who were half lured and half abducted, the production was limited by the insufficient number of workers and the frighteningly low yield rate of sewing steel pipes.

It was not until 1920 that the first 75mm field gun was produced.
To be continued...