The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 123 Assault Team
The reorganized assault battalion has a strength of 1,220 people, including four squadrons and two squads directly under the battalion headquarters. All squadron leaders, including squads under the squadrons and squad leaders under the squads, are from the vanguard army.

Moreover, Liu Shijiu also has a deputy captain, who is a sentry of the vanguard army named Liu Yuanshou, who is also from Teng Yuzhao's old unit.

The organization of the assault battalion is somewhat incongruous. Although it is called a battalion, it is actually the organization of a battalion. The squadron is a sentry. The difference is that there are no heavy machine guns in the squadron. The two direct squads are a guard reconnaissance squad and a heavy machine gun squad equipped with six Maxim guns. They focus on assaults and cannot have too many heavy machine guns.

In addition, after much consideration, Teng Yuzhao decided that all the assault brigade's rifles would be captured Russian-made Mosin-Nagant rifles.

The reason for adopting this Russian-made rifle was that in the battle of Beiyang Military Academy, the vanguard army seized more than a thousand of these rifles and a large amount of ammunition.

The Mosin-Nagant rifle currently used by the Russian army is of the M1891 model. This rifle was used by the Russian army until the s when it was modified. It has always been the main equipment of the Russian army. Due to its crisp sound, it is also known in the country as "Water Pearl".

For the Vanguard Army, which will have to rely on captured ammunition for all its weapons and ammunition in the future, it is absolutely impossible to discard so many guns and ammunition, especially since the caliber of this rifle bullet is 7.62 mm, which cannot be used with the G98 ammunition used in large quantities by the Vanguard Army. If this rifle is discarded, the captured ammunition must also be thrown away.

At present, the vanguard army has no other source of weapons and ammunition except those captured and stored in the Xigu warehouse. Considering that there will probably be a long-term battle with the Russian army in the future and a lot of captured weapons, this type of rifle must be used and handed over to the assault battalion. The quantity is just enough to meet the needs of the assault battalion.

Moreover, although the actual magazine capacity of the Mosin-Nagant rifle is only 4 rounds, and the top round must be pushed into the chamber when loading a 5-round clip, the Mosin-Nagant rifle is simple and reliable to use, does not require much maintenance, and is very suitable for use by under-trained troops.

In terms of combat performance, the Mosin-Nagant rifle is almost the same as similar rifles of the same era. Its effective range is 400 meters when using mechanical sights, and can reach 800 meters with the assistance of a scope. Its shooting accuracy is even slightly higher than that of the Mauser 98 series. For the vanguard army that lacks guns and bullets, the simplicity, reliability and precision of the Mosin-Nagant rifle are enough to make up for the disadvantage of low shooting speed.

If the German Mauser and British Lee-Enfield rifles are the aristocrats among rifles, the Mosin-Nagant is the commoner among rifles, and an excellent commoner with excellent physical fitness.

In addition, each member of the assault team is equipped with a revolver. There are more than 2,000 revolvers in the Xigu warehouse. These revolvers will be gradually eliminated in a few years. Teng Yuzhao does not want to waste them.

In addition to being equipped in assault battalions, these revolvers were also equipped in many Western powers' armies where cavalrymen were also equipped with pistols, and every member of the cavalry battalion also had one.

There is another special thing in the assault brigade, that is, in two squadrons, many people have a big knife.

This is because those who use broadswords are all from the Qian Group. These people are more willing and good at using broadswords to fight, and their martial arts are pretty good. The second and third senior brothers are both good at using broadswords.

Therefore, at the suggestion of Liu Shijiu, these people were allowed to use broadswords, but they were concentrated in the first and second squadrons.

Because the meal started early, the vanguard army's breakfast today was a bit simple. Each person only had two boiled eggs and a piece of salted radish, plus a bowl of hot broth. The staple food was still steamed buns.

Moreover, due to the haste with which the preparations were made, only half of the meals could be prepared, and so they could only ensure that the troops that were about to set out would eat first.

In addition to the fact that northerners are used to eating pasta, there is also a reason why people in the north have enough time to make pasta only when the troops are stable. When the war is tense, pasta cannot be made as quickly as rice in terms of time alone, and there are still hundreds of thousands of kilograms of rice stored in the warehouse.

However, with the food in the warehouse now, Teng Yuzhao estimated that he might not be able to have more than a few meals.

Hearing the faint sound of artillery coming from the direction of the concession, Teng Yuzhao couldn't help but frown.

According to his estimation, if he succeeded in Dongjuzi, or if the war in the concession went badly, the Wuwei Front Army would have to withdraw from the concession, and then the troops left in Xigu would have to move to Xianghe tonight. After breakfast, not only did Liu Yuzhi's 1st Regiment, Liu 19th Assault Battalion, and the 1st Artillery Battalion line up in the parade ground, but also several bright red battle flags stood in front of the team, fluttering in the morning breeze.

The guard battalion that was about to begin reorganization, Teng Yuzhao's guard post, the artillery regiment, and the teachers and students of the Wuwei Front Army's camp school all came to the parade ground, waiting for Teng Yuzhao to give the order to set off.

The flag of the Vanguard Army has been redesigned, and the concept of recognizing the flag has completely disappeared. The words "Wuwei Army Vanguard Army" on the flag have disappeared, and only crossed black rifles and sabers are embroidered in the upper left area of ​​the flag.

Teng Yuzhao jumped onto his horse, sat astride the tall horseback, rode to the front of the team, and shouted loudly to the troops that were about to set off.

"brothers."

As soon as Teng Yuzao opened his mouth, he used a tone that only low-ranking officers would use, which made the officers and soldiers below, especially those from the Qian Regiment who had just joined the Vanguard Army, feel very cordial.

"You are about to go to the battlefield, are you afraid?"

"Not afraid!"

"Not afraid!"

Shouts came from the team below. Although the shouts were not very uniform, each one was full of energy.

"Yes, we are not afraid!"

Teng Yuzao waved his hand fiercely, "The foreign devils have already entered our home. They want to occupy our homes, kill our parents and sisters, and plunder our property. For such invaders, we can only use swords and guns to eliminate them and use our blood to defend our homes. What do you think, is this right?"

"Correct!"

Teng Yuzao was not prepared to give a long speech, and then shouted, "Now you all have heard clearly, on the battlefield, no matter which country the foreign devils are from, as long as they have weapons in their hands, they are our enemies. What do you think we should do with the enemy?"

"Kill! Kill!"

"Well said! Now, let's go and kill the foreign devils."

Teng Yuzao waved at Liu Jiujiu, who was standing at the front of the assault team. Liu Jiujiu turned around and shouted angrily, "Brothers, let's go kill the foreign devils. Let's go."

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