Wild North America 1846

Chapter 247 Military Mobilization System
"Oh, God... Snow Mountain Master! Brother Pengfei, can I follow you to be a deputy teacher!" Colonel Lin Feng couldn't help crying out seeing his determined expression.

This shout attracted the attention of the surrounding officers, but they realized that it was the boss who was talking, and hurriedly dragged the white wives and concubines brought back from Ukraine away to make room for the boss.

A very small number of white concubines with little eyesight were arrogant because they were favored, and they were unwilling to leave the deck. They were immediately dragged away roughly by their own men, and they didn't even bother to explain.

Are you kidding me?
The two big men standing in front of the deck railing were both division commanders, and they were senior military officers. Although they were later transferred from the mercenary division to serve in the staff headquarters of the expeditionary force, they also went to military academies in Britain, France and other countries for further studies. For the time being, there is no military position on him, only a military rank.

But that depends on who?

Only two of the nine division commanders of the expeditionary force have been promoted to brigadier generals, namely the first division commander and the fifth division commander. Today, the first division commander is already the deputy chief of staff of the expeditionary force, with the rank of brigadier general.

The Fifth Division Commander is Brigadier General Fan Pengfei. As an outstanding general who has emerged recently in the army, the future is bright. Are you afraid that there will be no place to go?

People who are a little bit smarter can guess more or less when they hear "Snow Mountain Master".

The so-called "Snow Mountain Division" is now the 1st Division of the Expeditionary Army, also known as the Ace Division.

When the first division and the fifth division crossed the snow mountain at the same time, they encountered a violent snowstorm. With their tenacious will and fearless spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice, they braved the snow to cross the snow mountain and sacrificed more than 5 officers and soldiers.

In the follow-up operations, the 1st and 5th Divisions performed extremely well, becoming the sharp attack arrows of the expeditionary force, and they performed brilliantly in the Battle of Sevastopol.

Since then, there have been more than a hundred battles, large and small, and these two divisions have performed well. They are known for their tough fighting style, as if they were unshakable like snow-capped mountains.

When the British tried to take away the Fifth and Ninth Divisions, the top executives of the Expeditionary Army took action in advance and transferred all the elite officers and soldiers of the five mercenary divisions to the standing division. Among them, more than 5 officers and soldiers of the Fifth Division were all transferred Into the 5st division.

The elite officers and soldiers who used to fight against the wind and snow are now all gathered in the First Division. This has greatly enhanced the combat effectiveness of the First Division while being severely overstaffed, making it second to none in the entire army.

Therefore, the expeditionary force submitted the honorary title of "Snow Mountain Division" to the 1st Division.

For such a major event, the Chief of Army Staff must submit to His Majesty the Royal Assent, and personally write the honorary title of "Snow Mountain". The honorary title will be made on the logo of the officers and soldiers of the division in the future, which is the symbol of the ace division.

To date
There are only 4 ace divisions in the Tang Kingdom, and No. 1 is naturally the second personal guard division of the Royal Guards, the imperial "iron blood" division, and the division's logo is burning blood.

No.2 is the Northern First Division formed by several cavalry regiments who made outstanding achievements in the Second Northern Campaign and the Battle of the Missouri River. Glory once achieved on the Missouri River.

No.3 is the number of infantry regiments that defended the valley and gave the U.S. a head-on blow in the 3rd American Western Expedition. After reorganization, the 4th Northern Division, the Royal Approved "Red Rock Valley Division", has a few red logos valley.

No.4 is the 1st Division in the South, and the declaration of "Snow Mountain Division" is estimated to be close to ten.

The Expeditionary Army also applied for a 3rd Division in the South, which was also an extremely outstanding army, and declared the "Berserker Division", but the possibility of royal approval is unlikely.

The glory of an ace division is so precious. The Tang Kingdom occupied the eight states in northern Mexico in one fell swoop during the Tang-Mex War, but no ace troop was born, which shows that the standard is high and extraordinary.

The expeditionary force declared two ace divisions at once, which is indeed a bit fanciful.

in accordance with military practice;

Commanders of ordinary field divisions, garrison divisions, and garrison areas are served by colonels, and brigadier generals serve as commanders of ace divisions and deputy chiefs of large military regions, such as the chief of staff of the Southern Military Region or the Northern Military Region, and senior military positions at the level of deputy commanders.

A senior officer with the rank of major general is basically the head of a large military region, or the deputy commander in chief, or the head of a subordinate department of the Army Staff Headquarters. , The chief executives of the Ministry of Military Justice and other departments are all major generals.

The rank of lieutenant general is the chief of staff of the Army Staff Headquarters, the highest level of the deputy chief of staff. The Tang Kingdom has not yet had a general, and the lieutenant general is already the highest rank, so the rank of the Tang Kingdom is very high.

After understanding this, you will know the expressions of awe in the eyes of those clever officers when they heard the words "Snow Mountain Division".

"Brother Ah Feng, the so-called chicken head is better than a phoenix tail. If my prediction is correct, this time I return to the mainland of the empire, and my virtuous brother should also be reused!" Brigadier General Fan Pengfei did not specify his possible position. So far.

He doesn't mind his old brother running "Snow Mountain Division" with him. After all, they have known each other for many years and cooperated with each other tacitly. The deputy arranged by the military may not be handy.

The problem is that
There are not many opportunities to stand alone in the Datang Kingdom. There are only 12 chief officers at the division level of the Royal Guards and Field Forces, including a mobile strike division and 4 frame divisions who returned this time.

Lin Feng may be the commander of a frame division. Such a frame division retains all the elite officers and experienced sergeants, and retains all the elites of the main field division.

In the event of an emergency, it is only necessary to supplement well-trained militiamen or recruits to form a full-staffed main field division. There are not many such precious opportunities.

Of course

If there is no war or border crisis, after serving as a division commander, he will have to take turns serving in the Army Staff Headquarters or military academies, and basically the position of colonel will come to an end.

The size of the army is so large, and there are many high-level positions. If there is no war, it will still be a colonel in 30 or [-] years. This is nothing unusual.

The key is the resume. If you have not served as the commander of the first division, or have served as a senior officer in the staff headquarters or academies, you will lack a short board in your resume if you want to be promoted. Naturally, you will not be able to compete with competitors with complete resumes.

The mercenary division is just a cannon fodder unit, and the commander of such a division is held by a lieutenant colonel, which can be counted.

The teachers of the main domestic divisions are all colonels, and the same is true for the frame divisions. The weights of the two are completely different, and they are not the same thing at all.

Colonel Lin Feng also understood what he meant, so he frowned in annoyance and thought for a while, then said with an expression of indecision on his face, "Brother Pengfei, that's an honorary teacher!"

"Honorary division is also a deputy. In my opinion, after the continuous promotion of the European expeditionary force, we have to settle down in the past few years. The important position of the full-time division commander can only be obtained by taking advantage of the current reorganization of the expeditionary force. The military department prefers the internal adjustment of the expeditionary force, and a small part is airborne by the staff headquarters or evenly adjusted by other troops, which is a rare opportunity!"

"You can't have both, why?"

"Brother Afeng, I know what you're thinking, but I missed this opportunity. In the future, you will have to compete on an equal footing with dozens of colonels and officers in the entire army, and your weak resume will be fully exposed. Many colonels and officers are following His Majesty to participate in the first During the Second Northern Battle, we were already the chief officers of the cavalry regiment. At that time, we were only junior lieutenant officers, not as big as the boss."

"Oh, what brother Pengfei said is true." Colonel Lin Feng sighed lightly, his expression had already made up his mind, but regret was evident.

The 6th Division he led did perform well in the expeditionary force, but he was not the only one who was outstanding?
At the level of colonel and officer, the selection of officers from the top is not simply based on excellent military ability. Sometimes when a party needs to be in charge, whether they are familiar with government affairs, whether they have comprehensive capabilities, whether they have roots, religious beliefs and characters will all become factors. Conditions considered.

Of course, being fanatical and loyal to His Majesty and the royal family is a prerequisite for the promotion of all officers. If you can't meet this point, you can't even be a second lieutenant.

In the army, because of the difficult combat environment or when facing life and death, some officers will complain or even disrespect the royal family and His Majesty.

The way the military commander dealt with it was very simple and rude. If the war was not over, then they would be directly incorporated into the Death Squad and charged.

If there is no battle or the battle is over, then all military positions and honors will be taken away, and there will be a strong record in the file, and he will retire as a soldier.

with this stain
In the future, it will be impossible to engage in politics, and it will be impossible to work in any government and police department. It will not be possible to be elected as a squire, and it will not pass the inspection to start a factory or a business. You can only be a small farmer honestly.

If the soldiers complained and slandered the emperor, they would basically die.

Even if this battle ends unscathed, the next battle will still be in the most dangerous first row. If you escape by chance, you will still be in the most dangerous first row in the next battle until you die...

This has almost become an unwritten rule of respect, and all officers will implement it tacitly, completely niping all sources of anxiety and resentment in the bud.

The Tang Kingdom's army is an armed force composed of His Majesty's fanatical believers. It is such a strong spiritual pillar that can support the army in a life-threatening battle, advancing without retreating.

The pier has been emptied, and the "Phoenix Mountain" cruise ship docked slowly. A large number of soldiers, children and family members got off the ship, standing on the pier and weeping with joy.

After 12 days of transoceanic market, many people staggered when they disembarked, sat down on the ground involuntarily, laughed loudly, and soon cried bitterly.

The drastic change in mood just reflected their uneasy mood at the moment.

There are many tents set up beside the pier, and it can be seen at a glance that they are cotton tents distributed by the expeditionary army. There are more than 400 old tents stretching out in rows.

This is a place for the soldiers of the expeditionary army to rest temporarily, including their women and family members. Generally speaking, they are placed in squads. Men have a class of 10 people in a tent, and their female family members are placed in the tent next door, and they are arranged in this order.

Officers from second lieutenant and above and their family members are all housed in the city. The residence cannot be said to be spacious and luxurious, at least it is much better than tents. This is also an aspect of preferential treatment for officers.

The officers and soldiers of the two infantry regiments and their families arrived at the port of Veraque Bruce this time, accompanied by some returning middle and senior officers, such as Brigadier General Fan Pengfei and Colonel Lin Feng.

In the teaching regiment of the expeditionary army, there were more than [-] mid-level and lower-level officers ranging from second lieutenants to majors. They returned to the mainland of the kingdom with the fleet in batches and stages according to the situation.

According to the provisions of:

The family members of officers can return with the ship, not just limited to one quota.

Some officers above the school level can even bring back all Belarusian maids. There are more than 10 servants and a lot of luggage at every turn, all of which are paid by the military.

Brigadier General Fan Pengfei, as the highest ranking officer on this trip, did not go too far. He only brought 8 Ukrainian maids and 3 beautiful concubines with him when he returned, and Colonel Lin Feng was similar.

They were picked up by the official carriage at the pier, and then placed in a luxurious independent manor. In the evening, the city hall will hold a grand reception to welcome the officers of the expeditionary force who have returned from afar.

The soldiers in the tent area will also receive food for three days, including fruit and cakes, and broth will be cooked in the tent area at noon every day. It is no problem to eat enough.

But if you want to eat well, you have to go to the street and spend money to buy it yourself.

Soldiers in the tent area will not stay for long again. After two days of adjustment, they will board the train according to their future destination, go to different provinces or continue to serve, or go through the formalities of decommissioning.

Retired soldiers receive their own military merit fields, lead their families to reclaim wasteland, and build their own happy life with hard work and sweat.

All the retired soldiers of the Expeditionary Force were all placed in the eight southern provinces that originally belonged to Mexico, and a small part were placed in the city of Veraque Bruce, where they entered the government or police department to receive a stable salary, or entered the port authority and railway department.

Those who are willing to run their own farms or plantations will allocate land in the outskirts of the city for their own reclamation and construction, and the bank will provide some preferential loan assistance.

Those retired soldiers who choose to work in government departments can collect their meritorious service, sign relevant entrusted operation agreements with government departments, entrust trusted comrades in arms to operate, and obtain part of their income every year to supplement family expenses.

Under normal circumstances
The meritorious field enjoys the "lifetime preferential tax rate of 10 taxes and 1 tax", and the entrusting operator will take out [-]% of the operating profit and pay it to the owner of the meritorious field on time as rent.

This part of the interest is supervised by the government, and those who violate the contract will be entered into the blacklist of dishonesty, which will affect future business, loans; and a series of troubles such as opening factories.

nothing else
Let’s say that normal loans have an interest rate of 9% to 10%. People who have entered the blacklist of dishonesty go to the bank to borrow at least 14%. This is because the bank has to bear additional risks of dishonesty.

Overall
The entrusted party will pay 7% of the interest and get [-]% of the land output in a stable manner, which is basically the same as the price of renting private land in the market, and slightly more favorable in comparison, which also makes the entrusted party's labor worthwhile , otherwise why should others work in vain?

According to the regulations of the Tang Kingdom, the "ten taxes and three taxes" of civil land are the same no matter where they are.

For example, the newly developed land on Paradise Island belongs to the royal family. Those self-funded immigrants want to obtain additional land for cultivation and management. One way is to buy the land, and the other way is to lease it.

Regardless of the land given away by the kingdom for free or the land purchased with money, the "ten taxes and three" policy for civilian land applies.

Lease is even more expensive. In addition to the "ten taxes and three" for land development, an additional [-]% of the "service money" has to be paid.

The so-called "service money" refers to all the agricultural and animal husbandry population (mainly agricultural population) in the Tang Kingdom, who need 15 days of unpaid labor every autumn and winter off-season, and 5 days for retired soldiers with a service history.

Those who are unwilling to participate in unpaid labor can pay a sum of money, which is called "labor money".

If you rent other people's land for farming, then naturally no one will obey the obligation of unpaid labor, so you have to pay an extra "service money".

The unpaid labor in the off-season in autumn and winter is mainly to build new farmland water conservancy and erect windmills for pumping water. Others include repairing rural roads, small and medium-sized reservoirs and other labor.

Once war breaks out

The Tang Kingdom does not conscript free labor, but spends money to hire mules and horses, private carriages or young and strong labor to transport logistical materials and food, and it is never in vain.

The war expenses of the Tang Kingdom are generally borne by the kingdom government and the royal treasury, and no additional taxes will be collected from the people, except for voluntary donations.

At this point, it is similar to the practice of various feudal kingdoms in Europe.

There are advantages and disadvantages in doing so. The advantage is that the war will not affect the lives of ordinary people, but it will increase employment opportunities.

The disadvantage is that the royal government and the royal treasury are heavily burdened, so the Tang royal family has a wide range of tentacles, amassing money everywhere, controlling important mineral resource industries, banks, steel factories, shipbuilding and shipping and other leading enterprises, and the annual income is extremely rich. , one of the richest royal families in the world today.

The royal treasury allocates a large amount of funds every year to establish a strategic reserve system for the kingdom. The strategic reserve has increased from the initial 6 to 33, and it is still growing at a stable value.

The materials purchased and stored have expanded from weapons and equipment, food and various combat readiness materials to more levels, including plastic ponchos, rain boots, thousands of tons of barbed wire, tens of thousands of tons of wood, various steel products, and canned food that will be purchased and stored in the future product.

At present, due to insufficient production capacity, the demand in Europe is very hot, and the unit price is relatively expensive. It is still difficult for canned products to enter the strategic purchase and storage catalog within 3 to 5 years.

In the long run, canned products will inevitably become one of the strategic purchase and storage materials due to their storage resistance.

The strategic reserve system of the Tang royal family was precisely to prepare for the outbreak of large-scale wars in the future. It was matched with the gradually mature reserve system, militia system, frame division system, etc., a complete set of relatively advanced military mobilization systems.

Cooperating with the country's well-connected railway and road traffic, the Datang Kingdom was able to mobilize 1855 people to the battlefield within a week after the war broke out at the end of 12 under extreme conditions.

Within a month of the outbreak of the war, more than 25 people were mobilized to the battlefield.

Together with the 7.8 standing troops of the Tang Kingdom (including the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force who have just returned to China, about 1.5 people after reorganization, a total of 5 divisions, including four frame divisions), the total is about 45 troops.

Such a military mobilization and scale, coupled with strong fort defenses, would be sufficient for an all-out war in North America.

The Army Staff Headquarters of the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty has undergone multiple sand table deduction verifications;

As long as they survive the first two difficult months, relying on the transportation capacity of Datang Kingdom's North Pacific immigration route and the newly invested Central Pacific immigration route, large-scale military training will be held simultaneously in the refugee relief camps on the mainland of China. More than [-] troops were input, and they arrived on the battlefield continuously.

With the release of war reserve materials and the full activation of wartime industrial capabilities, it will not be a problem to equip an army of 10 people (provided that two people share a rifle, or some use cold weapons to fight).

As long as the war lasts, this kind of conscription can last as long as possible. Backed by the huge population of the land of China, the Tang Kingdom is fearless.

(End of this chapter)