Chapter 24 Torrent

At this time, on a road from Yangcheng to the ancient town, a team of soldiers of the Xing Tianjun were lined up in four columns, one by one neatly dressed and stride forward.

And Xiao Tianjian stood by the road, watching these generals pass by him, constantly raising their hands to return the salute, and salute to the teams that accompanied him.

This time he sent troops to Henan. Although it had been decided in August, in order to stabilize the control area here after his departure, he also took Gaoping and Zezhou in September, making the whole control area become a large piece, completely relieving the threat of the officers and troops in Zezhou to Yangcheng, making Yangcheng, the core area. It is much more stable.

With his first batch of soldiers and horses going south, he chose the two or three battalions of Luo Li and Li Shuanzhu as his main force to go south to Henan this time. In addition, he also brought the teaching battalion that had just been completed as his reserve. In addition, there were two elite heavy teams of five hundred sentries and 500 people who drilled the iron head of the mouse beam. People's engineering battalion also went on an expedition together. At the same time, as a member of the Civil Affairs Department, Fu Deming transferred more than 100 already experienced civil servants led by Luo Yingjie to go south with Xiao Tianjian this time.

After careful consideration again, because the supply of materials to Henan this time, they have to rely more on themselves, and it will be quite difficult to replenish them. Although the six-pound guns equipped with a large number of artillery battalions are strong, they are too dependent on logistics supply and a little unable to keep up with the machine power, which will affect the whole army. Mobile ability, and once something happens in Shanxi, just leave a battalion of Yan Chongxi. Even with the township barracks where Shi Ran is responsible for control, the troops seem to be a little weak. Xiao Tianjian finally left Liu Bao's fourth battalion and artillery battalion at home, making Liu Bao's fourth battalion divided into two parts, one The department is located in Gaoping and monitors the officers and soldiers in the area of Lu'an Prefecture to prevent them from invading from Gaoping again. The other department is stationed in Qinshui County, in conjunction with two local township barracks, guarding the area of Qinshui, and monitoring the officers and soldiers in the area of Pingyang Prefecture and Jiangzhou to prevent them from entering from this area.

As for the first battalion of Yan Chongxi, the soldiers are divided into two roads to sit in Yuanqu County, stuck in the mountain pass from Zhouzhou to Yuanqu County, and the other part is led by Yan Chongxi to sit in Yangcheng.

As for the artillery battalion, it is temporarily used as a mobile force to stay in Shuangfengzhai. On the one hand, it strengthens the training of artillery in Shuangfengzhai Artillery School, and on the other hand, it can deal with the large-scale invading of the officers and army at any time. With the firepower of Huang Shengqiang's artillery battalion in any direction, it will become a nightmare for officers and soldiers, so in the current situation Next, Xiao Tianjian left the artillery battalion, which was also quite a safe arrangement.

After taking advantage of the fall of Zezhou this time and the soldiers of each battalion will be gathered together, Xiao Tianjian, after careful consideration, considering that after the Xing Tianjun enters Henan in the future, the army will continue to expand, the scale of the Xing Tianjun will also become larger and larger, and the original battalion-level establishment can no longer adapt to the development, so for the punishment The military system of the Heavenly Army has been rectified again to adapt to the future expansion of the army.

And this group of left-behind generals belonging to the war service system were all handed over to Yan Chongxi. Before Xiao Tianjian left, they were integrated together. The total strength and combat effectiveness were not weaker than all the strength of the Xingtian Army at the beginning of the year, and they were officially called the temporary reserve division of the Xingtian Army. Yan Chongxi temporarily served as the first guard division. The division commander also led his battalion and was responsible for the military affairs of Shanxi. Because everyone was at the same level, once something happened, Yan Chongxi could not mobilize Huang Shengqiang or Liu Bao, who was at the same level as him. The purpose was to make the responsibilities clear.

After the formation of Xing Tianjun, Xiao Tianjian has adapted Xing Tianjun several times in just three years to adapt to the construction and development of the army. At the beginning, because he did not understand the military system of this era, he tried to directly use the military system of later generations to organize the opponent. , the squad is a basic unit, but because everyone is not familiar with such a name, it is a little repulsive and a little awkward. Later, when he was in Tianlongzhai, he simply respected the opinions of his subordinates, and changed his subordinates to sentry generals, team generals, and then formed a battalion, and then there was a battalion general.

Although such a system is in harmony with the needs at that time, it is completely self-contained in the titles of officers, and it can even be said that it is a little nondescript. Even he sometimes feels that the name is very awkward. After careful consideration, Xiao Tianjian decided to apply some later military officers. Huh, to appoint his officers. Anyway, the current officer system of later generations has not been officially formed even in the West, and he is not under the official system in the first place. Everything is up to him. As long as it is conducive to the construction of the army in the future, no one cares what he wants to call his officers. He!

According to the current establishment of the Xingtian Army, the battalion has become a basic independent combat unit of the Xingtian Army. The strength of the first battalion is based on a combat group formed by the five-five system as a unit. It is a mixture of five sentry spearmen, gunners and knifemen as the basic arms. Some time ago, in order to enhance the independence of each battalions The combat ability is to add a scout team of about 50 people to each battalion, which is used as a battalion reconnaissance and light cavalry force. It is used as a large baggage team with more than one sentry horse, and is used as a battalion's baggage team. At the same time, a sentry battalion gun team is added to each battalion, so that the four infantry battalions other than the new teaching battalions have formed a comparison. Complete ability to fight independently.

The way to form an army is different from any army in this era. It is a little close to the current formation of infantry regiments in some Western countries. Compared with the armies of later generations, it has basically reached a strengthened regiment. After Xiao Tianjian considered it, anyway, everyone has been used to the name of the battalion, and his The army was also organized on the basis of the Fifth Five-Year System, so it was decided that the original battalion's title would continue to be maintained. All the battalions would be renamed as battalion commanders. Directly under the combat division, the two-level establishment of the brigade was cancelled.

As for the various formations below the battalion, the original sentinel was once again renamed the company, and the sentinel was also renamed as the company commander. Below is a team of 50 people. The name of the team will remain unchanged, and the most basic commanders and captains will continue to keep them. In this way, the establishment of the team is clear at a glance, and he feels comfortable when he calls. A lot.

And there is nothing to be dissatisfied with such a change for the officers. In short, they can't delay what they should do.

What's more, after experiencing a victory, Xiao Tianjian's position in the Xing Tianjun can no longer be questioned by anyone. Almost all the soldiers regard Xiao Tianjian as gods and are full of blind worship. In their eyes, no matter what Xiao Tianjian asks them to do, he is right. Only Xiao Tianjian can Leading them out of poverty and making them raise their eyebrows, so what Xiao Tianjian is going to do will never raise any objection in the Xing Tianjun, so his implementation of the gradual reform of the military system is naturally to the end, and there is no resistance at all.

After such an adjustment, Xiao Tianjian took several battalions of soldiers and horses south with him this time, collectively known as the First Division of the Southern Expedition, which was directly led by himself, forming a regiment with a force of about 7,000 troops, and before leaving, he vowed to become an army in Lianhuazhai and set foot on The road to the expedition.

For this time, the soldiers in the army were also very excited about going south to Henan. When Xiao Tianjian set out to mobilize, he described a grand blueprint for the generals under his command, promising that as long as he made a territory that belonged to them in Henan, each general who went with the army would get 20 mu of land. As for the reward for his achievements, the generals who went on the expedition were immediately excited and excited.

In this era, for these soldiers from mud-legged, it is impossible for Xiao Tianjian to inspire them with the so-called revolutionary ideas or to arm them with any national consciousness. The most superficial thing is to give them something beneficial, and the vast majority of the soldiers are farmers who have lost their land. They The thirst for land is unimaginable for future generations.

And after more than a year, the veterans who followed Xiao Tianjian into Shanxi from Shaanxi have now been divided into their own ten mu of grain fields within the jurisdiction of Shanxi Xingtian Army. Most of them have married wives and become family businesses. Although they are a little reluctant to leave Shanxi, for him For them, ten mu of land is still far from the land they want, so as soon as they heard that they would go to Henan to fight the world, they would be given more fields, these people shouted and embarked on the journey with Xiao Tianjian.

Now few people will question Xiao Tianjian's decision about what he said and did. The soldiers of the Xing Tianjun have only one idea, that is, to follow Xiao Tianjian, they will never suffer losses. They are willing to be the sharp sword in Xiao Tianjian's hand. Xiao Tianjian asks them to wave somewhere, so they will wave to something without hesitation. As for how many difficulties and obstacles there are in front of the place, it is not something they have to consider. As long as someone hinders their way forward, they will completely smash it like a hammer.

This is not their blind arrogation, but in the past few years, Xing Tianjun's almost undefeated record has fully expanded their self-confidence. In their eyes, such as officers and soldiers and rebels are just a group of rabbles. In front of the iron discipline of Xing Tianjun, no army is their opponent, and it is exactly Because of their almost blind worship of Xiao Tianjian, they have no doubt about the dispatch of troops to Henan this time, so after the military order, the soldiers who were ordered to go on an expedition were immediately ready as soon as possible.

Xing Tianjun has no military pay. He just eats and wears. If he wants to get money, he has to rely on military achievements. However, as long as the soldiers dare to use their lives, Xiao Tianjian's reward for them is still quite considerable. Moreover, Xiao Tianjian pays great attention to the pension for the soldiers who died and injured in the war, whether they are injured or killed in the battlefield. Everyone will be treated well, and they don't have to worry about what's behind them. In addition, the army has built quite perfect battlefield rescue, and they are not afraid of being injured and no one to save them. Therefore, when fighting, the performance of Xingtian's army is quite fierce, and basically no one will spare their lives. Whether it is the officers and other rebels, It is far from fighting will of Xing Tianjun.

The feathers and flag flags on all kinds of helmets converged into a colorful torrent on the road, winding in the mountain road. There is no head in the front, and no tail in the back. Seeing that the tiger and wolf master trained by him is about to set foot on the battlefield of the central plain with deer with him. Xiao Tianjian couldn't help but be lofty and remembered the sentence, "Lend me three thousand tigers, and restore my vast China!" In Xiao Tianjian's heart, at present, he is no longer the confused and panicked young man who came to this world more than two years ago. Since God gave him this opportunity, he thought that it was due to fate and that this era chose him, then he had the obligation to revive the Han nation and turn the tide. Since it fell down, it changed the future of China, which is about to sink for hundreds of years. After thinking about this, he was even more excited. He raised the rein and ran forward with the iron head and other guards.

On the coast of the wharf of the ancient town, there have been dozens of all kinds of ships, large and small, each of which is standing with some tough water battalion soldiers, looking solemnly at these Xingtian soldiers gathered on the shore.

Yan Chongxi stood on the side of the dock with Diao Zheng, Yang Kunshan and others. When he saw Xiao Tianjian galloping to the dock, he immediately raised his hand to Xiao Tianjian and shouted, "Welcome the general!"

Because Liu Bao, Huang Shengqiang, Fu Deming and others are all busy with their own affairs, it is impossible for them to come to the ancient town. This time, Yan Chongxi, on behalf of all the left-behind soldiers, came to the ancient town to see off Xiao Tianjian, who was about to go on an expedition. Looking at the robes pulled out by these teams, he couldn't help but be excited. I feel a little sorry.

Xiao Tianjian turned over and jumped off the war horse and strode to them. After raising his hand to return the salute, he stepped forward and patted Yan Chongxi on the shoulder and said to Yan Chongxi and Diao Zheng, "You don't have to be rigid. This time I will lead the department out, and you are also a heavy burden. I have already told you what I should say. Take good care of the house for me. It's your greatest credit! How about Yang Kunshan? How's the ship?"

Yang Kunshan immediately straightened his chest and replied loudly, "General, a total of 70 ships of all kinds have been mobilized, and one can be operated to the other side of the Yellow River at a time!" If nothing unexpected happens, all the people under the general's command can be sent to the other side tonight and tomorrow!"

Xiao Tianjian nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well done! Where is Feng Gouzi? It's time for this guy to come!"

While talking, everyone saw that Feng Gouzi also rushed to the dock on a horse. From afar, he jumped off the horse and ran towards Xiao Tianjian. After raising his hand to Xiao Tianjian, they quickly walked to Xiao Tianjian and said to Xiao Tianjian, "General, I have something to delay for a while. I'm a little late. Please Military forgiveness! However, Beizhi has received the news that Lu Xiangsheng was promoted seven days ago, and the Tianxiong army under his command had been ordered to cross Hebei from Kaifeng to Hebei and enter the capital along the Changde Mansion!

In addition, it was also found that Henan Prefecture on the other side of the river basically had no precautions against us. They absolutely did not expect that the general would be elected at this time to lead the army to cross the Yellow River south and enter the territory of Henan, so there was no preparation for Mianchi County on the other side, and there were less than 600 defenders in Mianchi County. At this time, the general's election It's time to cross the river!"

After hearing this, Xiao Tianjian laughed and said, "After I lead the department this time, I'm afraid the fat Fuwang will be very angry!" Last time we robbed their grain boat, this time I wanted him to hear the name of our Xing Tianjun, and he trembling all over! Where is Luo Li?"

(A big chapter, can you ask for a red ticket?)