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Volume 6: The Battle of Uri Bay, Section 5: Military Reform

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    Section 5 Military Reform

    On December 17, 1920, the Elantra government's new policy had been fully implemented, and most of the army of more than 6,000 had gathered in Shenmu City.  As for Waterdeep City, major cities in the Elante Islands have been converted to naval defense, with more than 3,000 naval forces stationed in major towns.

    The temperature at this time is slowly dropping, and frost and light snow have already appeared in some areas, which makes people in subtropical areas particularly cold. Most of the navy's ships have stopped sailing, and most of the soldiers are hiding in urban military camps to spend the winter.  The Elantra government's new recruitment plan has begun. Lin Fenghan plans to recruit 4,000 people from various places to form an army of 10,000 people.

    In Shenmu City, which has abundant supplies, Lin Fenghan, Kelande, Ali, Rana, Davout and others were sitting in the conference room, discussing in detail.

    Lin Fenghan stood at the head table and said: "At present, food, military uniforms, ordnance and other materials have been mobilized to Shenmu City and nearby towns. Our navy has changed its defense and went to major towns to spend the winter to guard various places. The current army of more than 6,000 people  They have gathered near Shenmu City, and a new recruitment operation has begun."

    "Our current task is to train an elite force with strong combat effectiveness, strict discipline, and a look at the Kingdom of Dambreth in these four or five months. What do you think of this?"

    Ma Youdun stood up carelessly, raised his hands and shouted: "Under the command of the Baron, we will be invincible and invincible. Regarding the Baron's expectations, I, Ma Youdun, will strongly support me and train the cavalry troops with all my strength.  The quality of the enemy's cavalry will definitely be higher in future battles."

    "Yeah!" Kelande nodded and laughed: "Me too. This winter and spring, I will definitely train archers and light cavalry with all my strength, and strive to achieve perfect accuracy in mobile shooting."

    "Reconsideration!" Ross and Browne nodded respectively.

    Lin Fenghan looked at the few people and shook his head with a wry smile: "I'm not just talking about training the combat effectiveness of the corresponding arms of our army to exceed that of the opponent, but that the entire army is completely superior to the opponent."

    Lin Fenghan looked at Rana Dawu and others again and said, "What do you think?"

    Rana frowned cautiously and said seriously: "It is indeed possible to make our army surpass our opponents in an all-round way."

    "My view on the current military is that our military organizational structure is not perfect, and the organizational structure is gradually unable to adapt to the current battle. The number of people in some of our military branches is too standard, and" Rana touched his head and said  I couldn't even think of what to say.

    Davout lightly knocked on the table and said: "There are also some configurations of our officers that are not suitable for the combat situation. The officers' job titles also need to be re-determined. The calculation of combat merits also requires careful deliberation and consideration. The officers' ranks also need to be carefully considered.  Discuss.¡±

    "Um!"

    Lin Fenghan sighed: "It is difficult for us to discover the shortcomings of our army without discussing it. Now we will slowly solve the problems one by one. You said that the current military structure and organization are not perfect and do not meet the needs of combat. Let's start from this point.  .¡±

    Ramsay, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said: "Let's take our cavalry for example! A cavalry squadron usually has thirty people, a smaller escort team, and a general's guard has 20 people. A cavalry group has 100 people. But the real  After the battlefield, the number of people I could directly command was only about twenty or thirty people. The rest relied on the cavalry to convey messages to each other or the guidance of the team flag to make corresponding judgments. A cavalryman wanted to form a sharp angle.  A cone formation requires at least thirty men, and I personally think that a squad of ten men is redundant for cavalry.¡±

    "At the same time, I also agree with the small team system of 10 people per team, but for the cavalry that is moving quickly, it still takes a lot of effort for 10 people to communicate with each other. I think that in a cavalry team of 100 people, within 100 people  For a brigade flag, there is also a squadron flag within 30 men, and other cavalrymen rely on the guidance of the squadron flag and the brigade flag to make corresponding tactics."

    "Similarly, it is difficult to command cavalry if the number exceeds 300. Many orders are conveyed to other cavalry by flags. I once led a cavalry charge of five to six hundred people. During the attack, the tactics and command were very difficult. I  I feel that my orders cannot be conveyed in time at all. I need a deputy who can directly convey the orders to convey my words efficiently. I think that 300 people on the battlefield are a voice, words, and actions that set the limit for human beings to pay attention to.  , we should have about three centurions of cavalry form a cavalry regiment, set up a cavalry regiment captain, three cavalry regiments to set up a cavalry regiment, a cavalry regiment contains 3 cavalry regiments, and a cavalry regiment commander to escort a total of  1,000 men. With this organization, an efficient cavalry regiment has been formed."

    "Um!"

    ¡°?Wrong!  "

    "very good!"

    Kelande, Mayoden, Browne, Bosmi and others all nodded in approval.

    "good!"

    Lin Fenghan nodded and thought for a while, then clapped his hands and said: "The reform method of the cavalry will be as you said. I also think that it doesn't look impressive enough for some of our cavalrymen to take out a team flag with more than 100 cavalrymen. You still have something to do with the infantry?"  What do you want to say?¡±

    Rana quickly raised his hand and said: "I support this opinion. I also think that for our infantry, 300 meters and 300 people are also a command limit. Our infantry also follows a team of ten people, a squadron of 30 people, and a squadron of 100 people.  There is a centurion of people, an infantry regiment of 300 people, and an infantry regiment commander of 1,000 people to assist the general in commanding the team."

    "Yes! I agree too." Lanska, a burly heavy infantry centurion, raised his hands and stood up and said: "Our team flag should be awarded to each squad. At the same time, I want to add one thing."

    Lanska looked at Lin Fenghan and others seriously and said: "I am the centurion of the heavy infantry brigade. The way our heavy sword infantry fights is different from the way Lana's spearmen fight collectively. Our brigade is all  Dispersed, basically in a loose formation, two or three meters apart, arranged in the same chess grid. For our epee infantry and all infantry who mainly use long swords to fight in dispersed battles, an infantry team of 10 people  On the battlefield, we may be twenty or thirty meters apart. Most of the time during the battle, we cannot hear the orders of the team leader immediately. We basically rely on the support of the two or three teammates next to us in combat. For  For our infantry, who are mainly skirmishers, I suggest decentralizing the reform to the grassroots and adding a team leader between the three people.¡±

    "On the skirmisher front on the battlefield, there are only two or three people who can directly influence you, rescue you, and tell you that you are cooperating with you. If we set up a contact organization between the three people, it will definitely greatly improve the efficiency of the war.  , the soldiers' cooperative feelings, the ability to kill the enemy and defend. Among the three people, the group leader is responsible for paying attention to the surrounding battle situation at all times, the squad leader, the squadron leader, and the centurions' flag orders. Among the three people, the group leader  Responsible for overall support, one soldier is responsible for the main attack, and one soldier is responsible for the secondary defense. The three complement each other and will greatly enhance the combat effectiveness." Lanska, who is tall and 1.85 meters tall, suppressed his passion and said it in one breath  All words.

    "ah!"

    "so amazing."

    ¡°It¡¯s so wonderful!¡±

    Korande's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he looked at the soldier opposite with admiration and said: "Lanska, I didn't expect that you look like a bear, but you have a head that is as easy to use as a fox. I really admire you. I have decided.  , my cavalry will also set up a team leader according to your method."

    "So are my pike infantry." Lana, Comlay, Davout and others nodded.

    "My archers also need to set up a team leader." Vagel, Julali, Bosmi and others said one after another.

    Bonodong, who was silent on the chair in front, also spoke up: "Our navy must also set up a team leader in this way. Whether it is aiming, firing, pursuing, locking, loading, or transporting, I must spread their respective duties and responsibilities to everyone."  Only through grassroots organizations can we truly improve our combat effectiveness."

    "Okay!" Lin Fenghan clapped his hands and looked at Lanska with admiration and said, "Lanska, you are amazing. Based on this point of view, it won't be too much for me to appoint you as an infantry regiment commander."

    Excitedly patting the table, Lin Fenghan continued: "As for the number organization of each arm, we are not standardizing it. Each arm can find a number organization that suits its own combat formation. For example, an infantry brigade can have 110 people, or  95 people. A cavalry squadron can have 30 people, or 20 people. An archer centurion can have a crossbow unit of 90 people, or a pulley longbow centurion of 120 people. A late infantry baggage  The team can have 70 people or 150 people. I will not limit you in the number of each branch of the army in the future. You are free to submit to me military organizations that meet your respective combat formations and military tasks."

    "Um!"

    "kindness!"

    "We will consider it carefully."

    ¡­¡­

    Rana, Davout, Lanska, Kelande and others all nodded.

    Lin Fenghan looked at everyone and asked seriously: "What do you think about the calculation of military merit?"

    "Baron!"

    Ramsay couldn't help being depressed when he heard this, and stood up quickly and said: "In the past, war achievements relied on beheading people and cutting off ears in exchange for corresponding achievements and job promotions, but since you commanded the army, you felt that it was too barbaric.  Stop us from doing this. The merit of a soldier mainly lies in the captain, deputy captain, and companions.The records of killing enemies witnessed by each other during the period, but this is very vague.  Often a dead enemy was slashed to death more than ten times. The archers said they shot him to death, the swordsmen said they hacked him to death, and the cavalry said they stabbed him to death with their spears. In short, it was very common.  confusion.  "

    "Especially for us cavalry, I often bravely charge into a team of one or two thousand people with two to three hundred people, and defeat more than a thousand prisoners. The captured soldiers thought that these achievements were recorded on our captured cavalry. But in war  Among them, if the spearmen and swordsmen did not contribute, then we would not be able to achieve such a result at all, so the battle merits would have to be divided between them. And often, we centurions would worry and quarrel because of the battle merits.  , so I ask you to give us a complete and careful method of recording military exploits, otherwise the brothers will not be able to fight with peace of mind."

    "yes!"

    "Especially us archers." Pallas raised his hand and said: "We archers are the most depressed. We often shoot a lot of arrows, wounding and killing many enemies, but we don't get a lot of merit. We have many outstanding people.  None of the archers can be promoted, which has led many of our outstanding archers to join the spearmen, swordsmen and infantry to gain military exploits. You must satisfy your brothers about this matter!"

    "yes!"

    "Very correct."

    "This matter is the most important thing today, bar none."

    "We have already fought several battles, and the scale of the battles is getting bigger and bigger. If we can't share the merits equally, then there will definitely be big trouble."

    "Yeah! We can no longer tolerate the vague method of allocating merit, especially the many outstanding brothers who want to improve their positions."

    Rana, Davout, Coland, Mayton, Rams, almost all the officers and centurions who were working stood up, raised their hands and spoke loudly.

    Lin Fenghan's heart tightened and he slowly stretched out his hands and shouted loudly: "Everyone, be quiet. Let's discuss the method of allocating merit now."

    After a pause, Lin Fenghan thought for a while, looked at the quiet crowd and said, "In the past, the ancient methods of beheading people and cutting off their ears to record military achievements were not only barbaric, but also easily allowed the army to falsify, causing many civilians to be killed or cutting off their ears was very cruel.  .¡±

    "The method of recording military exploits we used before was not perfect. I was busy with various affairs and ignored this point, which caused a lot of trouble for everyone. I just thought about it and I think recording military exploits should be done from several aspects.  "

    "First, the overall battle merit. As long as the battle is won, no matter whether it is spearmen, swordsmen, archers, cavalry, crossbow artillery, messengers, medical soldiers, or logistics infantry, they will receive a record of battle merit in their personal information.  "

    "Second, military merit. Archers and crossbowmen shoot enemies from a distance, cover their teammates, and cause huge damage to the enemy. They receive equal merit records based on the overall damage they caused and the war situation. At the same time, those who shoot accurately and hit the ballistae  Accurate soldiers will receive additional rewards and job promotions."

    "Third, group combat merit. In one aspect, such as the 2,000 soldiers of various arms on the left wing, they withstood the enemy's blows, suffered serious losses, and caused huge damage to the enemy. Then when calculating merit after the war, it must be compared with other aspects. According to the battle  One-tenth more circumstances, one-fifth the battle merit.¡±

    "Fourth, personal team achievements. For example, Ramsay risked the lives of all his team members. When he noticed a loophole in the enemy's formation, he quickly led the cavalry to rush in. His 300 cavalry defeated 1,000 enemy soldiers, and he alone  If more than 10 enemies are killed, then he personally and his group will definitely receive various rewards of one-third or one-quarter of the enemy's losses."

    "This combat merit reward will be recorded by the squad leader, deputy captain, squadron leader, and centurion, and verified by the military prosecutor. We will slowly and step by step correct the unreasonable aspects. At the same time, the specific calculation method and proportion of this combat merit will be accepted by everyone.  Let¡¯s discuss it in detail, and you can see what the overall distribution structure looks like based on the points I mentioned.¡±

    "Wonderful!"

    "Very good!"

    "very nice!"

    "Baron, you are so smart!"

    ¡°Let¡¯s discuss assigning values!¡±

    ¡­¡­

    Ke Langde and others gave Lin Fenghan a thumbs up in admiration, and everyone discussed happily.

    March 6, 2013 22:27:56

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