1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 304 Military and Civil Affairs

April 1639, 4, light rain, Heishan City, Hanzhou.

Cao Xiong and Yu Fukun stood on the high platform in the Heishan military camp, watching the soldiers of the two teams of marines constantly rehearse various formations and formations, and a group of officers and teachers from the army school beside them were also carefully observing and recording.

Since all members of the Marine Corps are equipped with bayonet-equipped flintlock guns, the short-handed setting in the team is also cancelled.In this way, the number of Marine Corps soldiers in a company appears to be a bit large.In the simulated exercise, if a row of 30 people is used to shoot in a row, more than two hundred marines can shoot in seven rounds.

In actual combat, when encountering the enemy, the platoon guns fired for at most four or five rounds. Either one party collapsed, or they continued to shoot against each other with casualties.In terms of the current firing speed of the flintlock guns made by Hanzhou, after three rounds of shooting, the first row that previously fired ammunition can completely reload the ammunition.

That being the case, it would be redundant for a company to maintain seven rounds of shooting.Especially in small-scale battles, even the soldiers in the last few rows have encountered the enemy or started chasing the enemy before they have a chance to pull the trigger.

At that time, Qi Tian proposed to Cao Xiong the three-three formation of the company, thinking that this is the most conducive to the use of firepower and tactical maneuvers.Such a configuration can maximize crossfire, avoid accidental injuries caused by overlapping firepower, and facilitate troop mobility and command.At the same time, the three-three system is also conducive to the execution of orders and the improvement of communication efficiency, and it is also helpful to the commander in controlling the troops.

In the past few months, Cao Xiong and Yu Fukun ordered the 10th Marine Corps currently stationed in Hanzhou to split up. According to 30 people as a squad, 35-120 people form a platoon, and the three platoons plus the blowers in the company Trumpeters, signalmen, orderlies, direct subordinates and other personnel form a company of 130 to [-] people.

If the size of the enemy army is slightly larger, three companies will form a battalion, plus order soldiers, artillery squads directly under it, heavy soldiers, and guards directly under it to form a battalion of 360-400 people.

Naturally, with the expansion of the battle scale, the three battalions can be combined into a regiment, which can also be equipped with a supply company, cavalry company, artillery battalion and other troops according to the needs of the battlefield, forming a regiment-level combat unit of about 1500 people.

"Based on my estimation, for a long time to come, the scale of Hanzhou's external operations will not be very large. At most, one battalion can be combined to deal with most of the wars." Cao Xiong turned his head and said to Yu Fukun: "As Hanzhou is now close A marine corps with a size of a thousand people can be organized into three battalions. Thinking about it, it is enough to be used!"

"That's true." Yu Fukun nodded and agreed: "We can send three battalions out to fight the Dutch in turn. Not only can all the troops be trained, but also the soldiers can rest and recover quickly."

"Well, when Dajiang and the others return from Daming, we will also rotate these two companies out to see blood and try their new tactics."

With the lifting of the blockade of Hanzhou mainland and Xinxiangbao, news about Weiyuan Island and Qi Dajiang and other fleets also came back one after another.It was learned that Qi Dajiang attacked the Ambon stronghold of the Dutch and captured more than 700 soldiers and civilians in the city, as well as three armed merchant ships.The local people of the entire Hanzhou were all cheering, full of pride that the Hanzhou army had won another victory.

But what most people in Hanzhou don't know is that the city of Dili, which was captured last year, is still blocked by the Dutch fleet, and there is no news of nearly 800 soldiers and civilians.If calculated according to the material reserves that were urgently replenished before the war, Dili City may have fallen into a food shortage situation.

As for this, Han Zhou native could only watch and wait.Either the city of Dili was broken, and all the city was captured by the Dutch; or the Dutch were impatient with the blockade and retreated, and Hanzhou finally occupied the city of Dili.

"Dajiang should lead the fleet to Dili City to relieve the siege." Yu Fukun said softly.

"Impossible." Cao Xiong shook his head and said, "Li Gengsheng who came back said that there are three to four Dutch armed merchant ships stationed outside Dili Port for a long time, and it is very close to their newly occupied Ocussi stronghold. Dajiang and the others If it passes, it will be easy to form a decisive sea battle with the Dutch. We can't afford to lose!"

"I don't know if the Dutch are fighting with the several Tubang kingdoms on Java Island." Yu Fukun was riding on the horse, looking at the north with ecstasy. "If they fight, maybe we have some chances."

"Those natives may pose some threats to them in front of the Dutch, but they cannot capture Batavia. I have been to Batavia several times. The city is well-defended and the defense is strong, and the Dutch have many weapons. , may meet with a bloody battle in the city." Cao Xiong said: "In my opinion, the best battlefield for these natives is to lead the Dutch into the dense jungle, and they may have a slight chance of winning."

"But we provide them with so many firearms in the hope that they can attack Batavia and deal a heavy blow to the Dutch." Yu Fukun said: "But in your opinion, those natives will suffer a lot in the city? "

"Xiaotian also said that the natives have no chance in Batavia. At best, it puts more psychological pressure on the Dutch. It makes the Netherlands really feel that they are surrounded by enemies, but they have no chance. A reliable ally."

In fact, Qi Tian still has a hidden purpose in his heart, which he didn't tell others.That is to further aggravate the hatred between the Dutch and the natives of Java Island, making the Dutch use more brutal methods when dealing with the natives of Java Island, in order to consume a large number of natives and Dutch people.

It seems a bit too easy for the later Dutch East India Company to colonize the entire East Indies.After many natives were defeated by the Dutch, except for a few who resisted fiercely, most of the small native countries directly succumbed to the Dutch, and were finally slowly disintegrated and annexed by the East India Company.

Since Hanzhou is established in the south of Nanyang, the entire East Indies will naturally gradually erode in the future, and eventually occupy or bring it into the sphere of influence.Therefore, he hoped that the Dutch would use ruthless means to clean up first, so that Hanzhou's strategy for the Nanyang islands would be less troublesome.

You know, the future Java Island will gather hundreds of millions of people, such a huge population, and it will still be controlled by the True God Sect. What a great source of danger this is.If Hanzhou later expelled the Dutch and took control of this populous island, it would pose a very unstable security risk to the latecomers.

"Our chief executive has been out for a month." Yu Fukun said: "But seeing that the civil government is not in chaos at all, and civil affairs officials from Lao Pan down are still able to fulfill their duties and perform very hard. Our chief executive will Hanzhou Minzheng has mastered it very well!"

"A few days ago, I asked Pan Qifeng why he was here." Cao Xiong said with a smile, "How do you think our chief executive manages these officials and the civil affairs in various places?"

Yu Fukun shook his head, looked at Cao Xiong, and waited for him to explain why.

"Qitian made a quarterly and annual audit form for the daily management of the civil government. The items listed have requirements and time limits for completion. He only needs to follow the audit standards proposed at the beginning when the time is up. Survey and inspection is enough. The inspection results of officials and officials in the previous year are the basis for them to be rewarded and promoted." Cao Xiong said: "As the chief executive, he only needs to consider the goals and progress of the overall development of Hanzhou in the coming year. Then, these goals were broken down to various departments of the civil government, prefectures, counties, and townships.”

In fact, Qitian has borrowed the KPI assessment management method and local GDP assessment mechanism from later generations of enterprises, and made some transformations and changes to manage and develop Hanzhou, a small group with a population of less than 4.Of course, this method seems very simple and rude, without considering the cultural situation and welfare of the people in various places. It is purely to urge the development of Hanzhou civil affairs as fast as possible and produce as many industrial and agricultural products as possible.

Because during this period, the biggest contradiction in society was still the growing material needs of the people and the lack of production capacity in Hanzhou.The most important job of all departments and local governments in Hanzhou is to increase output and promote rapid material growth in order to face the subsequent increasing number of immigrants and the natural growth of the internal population.In this era of low generation rate, more population can promote a country or a power to become stronger faster.

"Then can our military government also imitate Qi Tian's assessment and inspection method to promote various developments in the military and government?" Yu Fukun asked.

"I don't know." Cao Xiong shook his head, "When Qi Tian comes back, let's ask him. Presumably, he will have good suggestions."

"Commander, tell me, our chief executive seems to know a lot of things naturally. Is the master who taught him in Dengzhou a well-known expert in Ming Dynasty?"

"This, I really don't know." Cao Xiong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "He has been enlightened since he was five years old, and has changed four teachers successively. Perhaps, among them, there are really masters that we don't know. However, I I’ve never heard Qi Tian mention it.”

"If there is, then we have to bring him from Daming to Hanzhou. Wouldn't it help us to develop better?"

"That's true." Cao Xiong deeply believed that Hanzhou was extremely eager for talents in any field, not to mention the great talents of Jingtianweidi, even ordinary scholars were also what Hanzhou urgently needed.

"Report to Commander-in-Chief, Deputy Commander Yu!" A Marine Corps officer rushed in front of the two and reported loudly: "The second military meeting of the General Staff of the Hanzhou Military Government is ready, please Commander-in-Chief to give instructions."

Cao Xiong nodded, turned his head to Yu Fukun and said with a smile: "In accordance with Qi Tian's request, we have drawn personnel from the Black Guards, the Navy Fleet, the Marine Corps, the Civilian Government's Military Preparation Department, and the Material Department to form this staff department. It can also provide us with a lot of novel plans and strategies. This is much more scientific than the few rough guys we used to hold in the room and think about what we want..."

(End of this chapter)