The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 298 Upgrading and Expansion

There are no battalions and detachments in the regular domestic army, not only now, but also during the later Anti-Japanese War.

At that time, the battalions and detachments were originally the organization of guerrilla forces outside the regular troops. They only appeared in the regular troops later. Moreover, there were not only these two organizations, but also columns and corps above them.

Moreover, the corresponding regular army levels in different periods are also different, but in general, the corresponding level during the War of Resistance Against Japan is one level lower.

During the War of Liberation, the column corresponded to the army level, the corps corresponded to the division, and the detachment corresponded to the brigade.

Teng Yuzhao changed the battalion into a detachment in preparation for his current mixed brigade.

"Except for the battalion level, the assault detachments and independent detachments also have three-level organizations, specifically seven battalions, three squadrons below the battalion, and directly affiliated units at all levels."

Teng Yuzao looked at Wei Jinghai again, "The staffing of these two detachments at all levels is completely comparable to the staffing of the three mixed brigades, the battalion is comparable to the staffing of the battalion, and so on."

Teng Yuzao looked at Liu Changfa and said, "Qingyun, you also need to select some people from the new recruits. You can organize them according to the number of people in the three artillery battalions."

Seeing that Liu Changfa's face immediately showed joy, Teng Yuzao hurriedly poured a basin of cold water on Liu Changfa.

"Qingyun, your artillery corps has the same problem as the three mixed corps. Your artillery corps is also missing a standard-level organization. We have no shortage of cannons, but for the convenience of marching and fighting, we can only use mountain cannons for the time being. Our mountain cannons are limited in number now, so it is not advisable to quickly expand the artillery corps for the time being."

"For now, you can only train the three battalions as gunners. The six captured mountain cannons can also be temporarily organized into a battalion, but you will only train this battalion on their behalf."

Teng Yuzhao's words made Liu Changfa laugh awkwardly.

Although Liu Changfa was a little disappointed, except for Cao Futian who was still a little confused, Liu Shijiu, Liu Yuanshou and Pan Jinshan all showed surprise in their eyes.

Although Teng Yuzhao's arrangement meant that their detachment had fewer standard organizations, the number of battalions was sufficient. If necessary, they could immediately form two standard organizations and immediately become a coalition.

In other words, although they are called a detachment, Teng Yuzao organized the detachment according to the model of a mixed brigade, and their strength is not much less than that of these three mixed brigades. "

"If necessary, they can immediately change their names to two mixed associations. How can they not be excited?

But according to Teng Yuzhao's organization method, there will be about 10,000 people left out of the 40,000 new recruits. Which unit will these people be assigned to?

Liu Shijiu laughed and said, "Xingfu, there are still so many new recruits left. Give our two detachments some more people. We don't want too many. Just let our two detachments catch up with their three mixed brigades in terms of numbers."

Teng Yuzao smiled and said, "That won't do. I want all the remaining people, including the more than 3,000 wounded this time. These new recruits will be combined with the Guard Battalion to form the Guard Association."

Teng Yuzao did not give the crowd time to imagine anything else, and immediately said, "I will temporarily take on the role of assistant commander, and Wu Ziyu and Hu Daqiu will serve as assistants."

Teng Yuzao had long wanted to leave a troop for Wu Peifu, but he never had the chance.

Wu Peifu's current qualifications are still too shallow. Especially although Wu Peifu is very smart and willing to work hard, he has completed the infantry textbooks of the Beiyang Military Academy in just less than three months. Of course, he has only read it. He still has a long way to go before he can master it proficiently, apply it flexibly, and even have his own ideas.

But Teng Yuzhao couldn't wait any longer. If he didn't consider things for Wu Peifu now, as the generals under him led more and more troops and held higher and higher official positions, it would be difficult to give Wu Peifu a position. Wu Peifu's status would most likely be suppressed by these generals.

In Teng Yuzhao's heart, he always hoped that Wu Peifu would not only become a great general who could rule a region in history, but also that he could go higher and further.

When he thought of Wu Peifu, Teng Yuzao's heart tightened again. Although it was basically certain that the coalition forces had not captured Cixi and Guangxu, was Wu Peifu and his men in danger? Was Wu Peifu safe? This question had been lingering in Teng Yuzao's mind, and he could not get rid of it.

Teng Yuzao exhaled lightly and said, "In this war, we suffered the loss of not having a full army reserve. The purpose of establishing this Guard Association is to create such an elite force that can support various battlefields at any time when necessary."

"The Guards Battalion is too small in number, mainly lacking officers. So, each of you will provide some officers to this unit."

"Regarding the weapons that need to be replenished for each unit"

Teng Yuzao thought for a moment and said, "All the captured British Lee Enfield rifles should be handed over to the Second Mixed Brigade, and the Russian Mosin-Nagants should be handed over to the Third Mixed Brigade."

"For the time being, we gave 4,000 Golden Hook rifles to the Assault Detachment and the Independent Detachment, and 4,000 to the Imperial Guards. The remaining 1,000 Golden Hook rifles have been sent to the Boxers going to Kanto. They also need some weapons when they go to Kanto. They can't just fight the Russians with swords and spears."

"Ningbo, how is the matter of the military uniforms you arranged going?"

Seeing Teng Yuzhao suddenly asked about the military uniform, Wei Jinghai hurriedly spoke.

"The military uniforms have already started to be made. The cloth is bought from cloth shops in the capital. The price is very cheap. Those merchants are eager to sell their cloth, so the price they sell to us is 30% to 40% lower."

"Although several large dyeing factories in the city have closed down and their owners have left the capital, we have found some workers from the dyeing factories to start working on their own. We just need to pay for the dyes first."

"We also found some tailors who could make military uniforms, and asked them to find more people to make military uniforms."

"Also, the Military Affairs Office has made nearly 10,000 sets of military uniforms for us, as well as a large number of buttons, epaulettes, collar badges, cap badges, etc. I estimate that if we give them more labor costs, we can make 40,000 to 50,000 sets of military uniforms in another half a month."

"However, the corresponding military supplies such as weapon belts, water bottles, lunch boxes, etc. are currently insufficient in quantity and cannot be solved yet."

The vanguard troops rely on captured military supplies such as gun belts, water bottles, and lunch boxes. The speed of troop expansion is too fast, and relying solely on captured supplies will definitely not be able to keep up with the demand. There is no way around it, and there is no place to buy these things now.

"Also, the tailors and civilians who made our uniforms didn't want silver."

Wei Jinghai's words made Teng Yuzao a little confused, "Don't want money? Then what do they want?"

“They want food.”

Wei Jinghai said with some embarrassment, "Since those big grain merchants have left Beijing, many rice and grain stores have closed down. Now the price of grain in Beijing has risen sharply, and it is difficult to buy it."

Teng Yuzao said nonchalantly, "We have several government granaries, so we can use the grain to reward the people."

Wei Jinghai grinned and said awkwardly, "Marshal, I'm afraid this is not appropriate."

Liu Shijiu, who still didn't understand the intricacies of officialdom, frowned and said in confusion.

"There's plenty of food in this city, and we're not short of it, so what's wrong with that?"

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