Kai Fu Han

Chapter 247 Preparations before the war
"One hundred sets of military uniforms from Huang County have arrived. I have seen them. They are all too small. The soldiers' burly physiques will definitely not fit into them." Liu Lisheng reported to Liu Xinqihui.

After the Puppet Qi was established, all its officers and soldiers underwent a major change of uniforms, all of which were changed to brown. By the time the change of uniforms reached Dengzhou, the Xinghan League had already occupied Penglai, so Penglai was naturally not included in the change of uniforms. .This also caused the red military uniforms that Penglai had previously maintained to be different from the military uniforms of Puppet Qi.

"If you don't agree, quickly arrange for people to change it. Today is already November [-]th. We will have contact with the puppet Qi forward troops the day after tomorrow at the latest. It is very likely that they will use Tao." Liu Xinqi replied while inspecting the Huangshui defensive position. .

"It has been arranged."

"How are you preparing for other tasks? How far is the change of military uniforms going?"

Since the second major reorganization, Liu Xinqi has arranged a major change of uniforms for the entire army. A large amount of cheesecloth has been shipped back from the south, as well as part of it from Goryeo and Japan. The Kingdom of Jin calculated that it would be enough for the entire army. Dress up.And it’s about to enter the depths of winter. It’s freezing cold, so it’s time to change into winter clothes.

"The army has all been redressed, and the navy is now being redressed. It can be completed within two days." Liu Lisheng replied, and then praised: "The military uniform you designed is really refreshing to wear, even if it is a winter cotton coat, it is very Flexible without affecting activities.”

The winter clothes designed by Liu Xinqi were based on the 1950-style military uniforms of later generations of the national army. The color was earthy yellow. There was no difference between the winter clothes of officers and soldiers. The main reason was that time was too tight to produce two types of military uniforms.Men's and women's military uniforms are only different in cut, but not in style. This is because there is too little demand for women's winter clothing. Currently, there are only a few logistics and medical personnel in the Xinghan League army who are women.

The military uniform is divided into upper and lower garments. The upper jacket is a single garment with four large pockets on the upper and lower parts, reinforced padding on the shoulders, crotch, and knees, and a cotton hat.The inside of the coat is made of cotton, and the inside of the cotton is a mixture of cotton, kapok, down, etc. The main reason is that if you only use one type, you will not have enough reserves.There is a shirt inside the cotton coat.

The bottoms are basically the same, straight-leg outer trousers, paired with cotton trousers and underpants.Each person is given two sets of winter clothes, and an extra set of outer top and bottom clothes for changing.In addition to these large items, there are also five sets of underwear, including underwear, socks, vests, etc., three pairs of cotton shoes, two scarves, two belts, a set of outer robes, and some shoulder and collar badges corresponding to my military rank. Armbands, cap badges, etc.

"This change of uniforms has almost emptied the stock of cotton cloth, cotton, etc. However, after the change of uniforms, the soldiers' energy has indeed increased greatly, and their momentum when standing together is different from before. It is worth it." Liu Lisheng said.

In the past, when the troops were small, uniforms were in disarray. Now, after the second major reorganization, the number of troops exceeds [-]. Uniform uniforms are a must. Uniform uniforms can enhance group awareness and team boundaries.Psychologically, it is believed that dressing up with a unified logo will create a sense of identity and intimacy for the people in the dress, and it plays a very important role in defining group boundaries.

There is about to be a battle with the Jin-Qi coalition. With his own independent military uniform, he can distinguish between ourselves and the enemy very well on the battlefield, and he will not be fished by the enemy in troubled waters.

"In addition to military uniforms, are all weapons provided, especially flintlock muskets?" Liu Xinqi asked again.

"The infantry has been fully equipped. Yesterday's statistics showed that there were [-] more guns. These have also been issued. We will strive to have one gun per man in the army before the end of the year." Liu Lisheng replied.

After walking around, I saw that the Huangshui defensive position had been basically completed, and the laborers had been sent to the rear. Now there were only some engineers on site repairing the trenches.

Seeing that all the preparations had been completed, Liu Xinqi finally breathed a sigh of relief. The battle was all about logistics, and Liu Xinqi didn't want to be held back by logistics.

"Zhimu asked me to tell you that the gunpowder reserves are not enough to support a long-term stalemate." Liu Lisheng said some bad news. "I know, it was written in the report he gave me before that I will try my best to achieve a quick resolution." Liu Xinqi replied.

In the final analysis, Xinghan League still lacks foundation.This time, the change of military uniforms emptied the cotton storage, and the change of weapons was also completed immediately before the war started.The charcoal and sulfur for gunpowder are okay, but the difference between saltpeter and saltpeter is too big. The saltpeter field is still being gradually established, and the output is very small, which is a drop in the bucket. The current reserve of gunpowder is only enough for the existing guns to fire each shot fifty times at most.

It doesn't mean fifty times, it means fifty times on the battlefield. When a soldier gets a new gun in his hand, he needs to be familiar with and master it. He has to shoot at least ten to twenty times to be able to use it, which leaves even less margin for the battlefield. .

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In the first year of Jingyan, the first battle of the winter battle between the Jin-Qi Alliance and the Xing-Han League started on November [-].

Laizhou, west gate of Ye County.

At nine o'clock in the morning, it was still dark at this time of night in winter. Two large sand ships docked at the port of Ye County. The oil lamps on the masts and gangways illuminated the ships and the docks with bright lights.

Li Cang was standing on the Laizhou, commanding the marines on board to disembark. Only the third fleet came to Laizhou this time, with a total of thirteen ships, but the marines from the first and second fleets were all concentrated in the third fleet. The fleet brought Li Cang's land force to 600 men.

This raid on Ye County was Liu Xinqi's plan to divide his troops, not his own troops, but those of the Jin-Qi coalition.

This time the Jin-Qi coalition attacked the Xinghan League with only land troops. As of November [-], according to the news coming back from the first fleet, there was still no movement from the Jin navy.Therefore, Liu Xinqi boldly sent the third fleet to raid Ye County according to the preset plan.

Ye County is one of the logistics bases of the Jin-Qi coalition. Except for some logistics supplies that were shipped to Huang County, most of the logistics supplies still stayed in Ye County.The Chinese army of the Jin-Qi coalition had passed through Yexian yesterday, and they chose to raid Yexian tonight to make it difficult for Liu Yi to make a decision.

If Liu Yi divided his troops to recapture Ye County, the number of troops he devoted to the Huangshui battlefield would be reduced. If he did not divide his troops, his supply line and his retreat would be hit.

Liu Xinqi estimated that the most likely possibility was that the five thousand rear troops of the Jin-Qi coalition would be used to guard Yexian and try to attack Yexian.

No matter how Liu Yi responded, as long as the Xinghan League made a surprise attack and captured Ye County, the Xinghan League would be considered to have the upper hand in this war.

Less than half an hour later, all 1000 marines and [-] naval soldiers who were fighting ashore had landed. Li Cang asked his deputy to keep an eye on the fleet to avoid being attacked by the Laizhou Navy, while he led [-] troops towards the fleet. March towards Ye County.

(End of this chapter)