Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 473 New Army
Huang Zhong has understood the essence of using Qi Cannon, so he naturally has the same understanding of artillery - although the principles of the two cannons are completely different, in terms of effects, they are carved from the same mold!
Moreover, with Huang Zhong's command, he has mastered the essence of its use and will soon be able to deduce it to the tactical level.

Therefore, after receiving Lu Bu's confirmation, Bai Tu's eyes lit up - he originally thought that artillery still needed to be polished and summed up experience at the tactical level, but never thought that there was such a "shortcut"?
"You don't have to worry about the distribution of artillery. Originally, the new 'artillery' army this time, the Privy Council and I have discussed it before, will use a new form, and will no longer directly distribute 'ordnance' to each army, but will form an independent army. Train independently, and then use the company as a unit, attached to other armies, to conduct coordinated operations." At this time, Bai Tu stopped the "stop" of the generals.

All the generals were stunned when they heard Bai Tu's words.

Originally, after the emergence of this "killing weapon", the elites and main forces must be assigned to various armies, and then the armies that obtain artillery will then select appropriate sources of troops and train specialized artillery.

But now Bai Tu obviously has a different view...

Bai Tu had indeed discussed this matter with Lu Bu before. In view of the special nature of artillery, Lu Bu also agreed with Bai Tu's plan to form an independent army!

Then Lu Bu also explained the meaning of artillery forming an independent army in a way that was easier for their generals to understand...

After the mass production of artillery begins, the Privy Council will set up a special army to train artillery independently. It is expected that an artillery company will control six artillery and have about 150 grassroots generals, plus Ji Zao soldiers, which is about [-] people.

Some of them are specialized in training the skills of operating artillery and maintaining artillery. Other generals and soldiers must also be able to train simple operations, and on the battlefield, they will be responsible for the transportation and protection of artillery...

Theoretically, all artillery units form independent armies, but during battle, artillery companies will be attached to other armies!
The more elite or the more responsible the army, the greater the proportion of followers it can obtain.

In fact, the previous cooperation between engineering troops and ordinary armies had this tendency - the engineering formations were not trained by each army themselves, but when they were assigned to certain tasks, engineering troops trained by the Ministry of Industry would go to cooperate, such as those for siege. The army will be accompanied by engineering teams who are good at building wells...

It's just that in the artillery, this concept of an independent army will be clearer.

After all, artillery is different from air guns, the operation is more cumbersome, and it requires a high level of proficiency!

Unqualified artillerymen will not only be unable to fully utilize the role of the artillery, but will even put themselves and their comrades in danger, and will also reduce the life of the artillery.

To this end, artillery will be trained independently. At the same time, artillery generals must also learn to cooperate with other armies. Generals of other armies must also learn how to command and use artillery and give them correct instructions!

In fact, this is also the development idea of ​​most armies in wars that combine hot and cold weapons after the rise of modern artillery...

At the same time, except for Sun Ce and a few other people who were insensitive to this aspect, most of the other generals present also heard other meanings from it.

Artillery "battery"?
It seems that the new artillery force will also be the starting point for military stratification and military career reform...

The separation of military positions and ranks is itself a reform direction that Chu State has been "spoiling" to military generals. Now some transfers, inspections and even reorganization of the military are also meant to pave the way for this matter.

The military system has always been a major matter, and normally it cannot be touched lightly. However, firstly, the Chu State has relaxed enough, and secondly, the publicity has been in place, so there is not much resistance in the army.

For generals at the grassroots level, they have vaguely heard that after the separation of military positions and ranks, they can receive a salary and a military salary at the same time, which even makes them look forward to it.

For senior generals, they are slightly worried about whether the new military system will be too strict in linking up and down, causing them to lose the power to respond on the spot?

The Privy Council is also summarizing everyone's suggestions.

And the current artillery force will be an example...

To be precise, it should be the artillery "division".

Chu State's current plan is to form an artillery division with three artillery brigades under its jurisdiction. Each brigade has three artillery regiments under its jurisdiction. Each regiment has three battalions under its jurisdiction, and each battalion has three companies under its jurisdiction.

The actual number at each level depends on the situation and is not a fixed number. There will be almost a hundred artillery companies. For the most elite troops or those with special missions, each regiment is attached to an artillery company, while for ordinary front-line troops, each brigade is attached. Equipped with an artillery battery...

According to the "official spoilers" previously conveyed, the "military division, brigade, regiment, battalion and company" set has almost 100 people at the company level, which means that the regiment level normally has 3000 people and the brigade level has [-] people. The artillery force is considered to have a larger number in the same establishment. special forces.

After hearing that most front-line armies can only have one artillery company with 3000 people, and that an artillery company only has about six guns, the generals' first reaction was that they were a little bit cold water - they originally wanted to "wash the ground" "Woolen cloth.

But among the generals who can stand here, which one is not a battlefield veteran?

Soon they all thought that although artillery was powerful, considering its limitations, more was not always better.

Of course, 3000 men and six guns are still a bit unsatisfactory...

Even Bai Tu emphasized that each artillery battery with six guns was still just one target!
In fact, it will take several years to achieve this goal...

Prior to this, the artillery division could only slowly recruit and train with training guns in rotation, and the trained artillery companies also had to wait in line for actual installation - set a small goal first, and every two companies could , having a training cannon is good.

However, if an artillery battery can really have six artillery pieces, although the deployment rate is not too high, it is not low either...

In history without the White Rabbit Effect, from the late 18th century to the early 19th century, in the West far away from China, when the country was at its most dazzling, the average army had less than three guns per thousand people - and this was still in the Under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor who relies heavily on artillery!
Of course, to a certain extent, this was also because the country at that time had outstanding population and military-civilian ratios.

Now facing Huang Zhong's request, Bai Tu directly agreed and appointed Huang Zhong as the deputy commander of the artillery division.

However, seeing that the division commander is actually Bai Tu himself, he knows that this is actually handing over the preparation and training of the artillery army to Huang Zhong!
It's just that Huang Zhong's current military rank is just that of general with no title...

According to previous "rumors", after the military rank restructuring, military generals who originally held honorary positions such as cavalry general, hussar general, and lieutenant can be given the title of "champion general"; followed by the fourth level of general of the Four Expeditions, corresponding to "sub-general" "; Once again, it is the first level of the four town generals, corresponding to "General Ji"; a group of generals with various titles only corresponds to "General Palace"!
The one who is the "back of the hall" in the general, that is to say, this is the minimum standard to be called a "general" in the future.

Moreover, with the current strength of Chu State's elite troops, it is estimated that there will be only three or four armies and a dozen divisions in total.

General Dian's direct appointment as division commander is somewhat of an exception to the rule of appointment and dismissal, but the artillery division is the top priority and is directly subordinate to the Privy Council. There is no "military" level to govern it, so naturally it is not suitable to make an exception, and it is also to reflect the importance of the artillery division. In terms of importance, Bai Tu will take on the concurrent role first, and wait until he finds an opportunity for Huang Zhong to be promoted...

Since he is in charge of the artillery division, there will be many opportunities for meritorious service in the future!
After listening to Privy Councilor Lu Bu's explanation, all the generals also understood the concept of artillery division, and all of them smiled at Huang Zhong.

after all……

Huang Zhong, in their eyes just now, was "stealing" artillery, but now he is helping them train artillery. Huang Zhong may even have a certain say in the allocation of artillery companies in the future, so he will naturally want to "get close" to him. ——Having an old man in the army is like having a treasure!

It doesn't matter how many artillery troops will be allocated in the future. The main thing is that everyone respects the elders and is anxious about the construction of Chu State. They all enthusiastically consult Huang Zhong whether they need to transfer people from their own families to the new army.

Huang Zhong just curled his lips at this...

The only one who is not in a hurry is Gan Ning, because he knows that the artillery division has nothing to do with the navy!
There will be specialized ship-borne guns on naval battleships, and artillery divisions will not be needed to allocate artillery and artillery to them...

Moreover, the training of ship-based artillery is different from that of army artillery, and even the types of guns and shells required will be different. This is what Bai Tu told him before.

He only needs to choose between the firearms side and the Qi side!

No matter who is missing, the navy will not be missing...

As a low-key person, Gan Ning naturally looked at people with his nostrils when everyone complimented Huang Zhong, and his eyes seemed to say, "You are a bunch of wild dogs that are snatching food."

Everyone who discovered this and guessed the reason glared at him.

However, thinking about the performance of the navy, and considering that they really do not have the ability to command the navy, many people even think about floating at sea for a few months, and they feel more panicked than when they are in and out of the battlefield. …

That is to say, I can only give up when I am angry and cannot express my jealousy!

In addition, Huang Yueying was also smiling at this time, because Huang Zhong loaded the Qi cannon, and it meant that Huang Zhong could "master the essence of loading the gun", which brought the Qi cannon research team back to life.

Although the funds were still significantly cut, part of them was retained - because when the artillery evolved in the future, the Qi cannon must at least be able to "ignore the cost" to make a Qi side imitation, specially loaded for Huang Zhong.

There is no need to consider mass production, just one unit is enough.

After all, the nature of artillery relies too much on external force, unlike the energy of the Qi Cannon, which is directly "Qi", so Huang Zhong cannot load this type of weapon...

Because the need for "mass production" is omitted and it is just imitation regardless of cost, it greatly reduces the difficulty of development. Moreover, there is no option of self-development. It is only responsible for the effect of imitating the artillery, and the development cost is naturally reduced sharply.

In terms of importance, it is just for Huang Zhong to continuously "update" and assist Huang Zhong in better training of artillery.

This part of the investment should actually be included in the training funds of the artillery division!
but……

For Huang Yueying, this at least means that her hard work has been rewarded, and... this also leaves a successor for the Qi Cannon.

Maybe there will be some epoch-making progress in the Zhenqi machine itself in the future, and the Zhenqi cannon will also be revitalized to replace the artillery of the same era...

(End of this chapter)