Chapter 140： Army adaptation

A few days later, when they went to capture Zhenjiang and Dangtu, Liyang's troops received good news one after another.

The Qing army did not leave too many troops in Zhenjiang, so after the surprise generals of the sniper battalion killed the city, the city was easily won.

After winning Zhenjiang, they can build a line of defense relying on the natural insurance of the Yangtze River.

If the Qing army wants to go south easily, it is a dream. After all, Wu Changqing and the others are not the original Ming army, and they would easily surrender without fighting spirit.

To the west, Dong Tianbao's Ministry also took Ma'anshan, Dangtu and other places, and left some troops stationed here to serve as an outpost for Nanjing.

The city is not high here, and the defense does not have many advantages. However, with this outpost, the enemy could not carry out a sneak attack on Nanjing from the west.

This arrangement is actually a bit redundant. With the current strength of Nanjing City, there is no need to worry about being attacked.

Of course, having a forward post is a good thing after all.

To the south, Liu Han's trilogy also occupied Liyang and Lishui and other places, which is purely occupying the territory.

The size of a power mainly depends on their territory.

If it wasn't for Wu Changqing who didn't want to expand too fast, his subordinates who hated it would now move westward and northward, and continue to attack the city.

In the military, they now occupy a great advantage.

Of course Wu Changqing also likes the site, but he knows that everything needs to be done step by step.

At present, their territory is expanding too fast, and there are many hidden dangers in the army. For example, too many troops are dropped, which is a very unstable factor.

Wu Changqing prefers to develop slowly, and is unwilling to betrayed by his subordinates.

Therefore, when several cities around Nanjing were taken, he ordered the main force to withdraw to Nanjing, and he wanted to reorganize the army.

There are currently 140,000 troops under Wu Changqing. Wu Changqing divides it into two parts, one is the garrison troops, and the other is the main force in the field.

This division is very necessary. After division, the army can be used more efficiently.

For example, it would be too wasteful to garrison an unimportant place like Liyang Lishui, and deploy the main force of the Fire Guns. However, there must be some troops in such places.

It's easy to do with the garrison. Anyway, the garrison is a second-rate unit that uses cold weapons. Its combat effectiveness is not strong. It is not useful for decisive battles with the enemy's main force, but it is more than enough for garrisoned places.

Moreover, because the garrison troops are second-rate troops, they will naturally pay less. They only have six bucks per month, which can save a lot of military expenses.

Because the garrison place is not very dangerous, these soldiers will not have much resentment in their hearts for this kind of military payment. If it is too small, you can also apply to enter the main force.

However, the risk of death from entering the main force doubles.

If the 140,000 troops were paid according to the main force, it would cost more than 400,000 yuan a month, and Wu Changqing could not afford it.

Now that the main force and defense are divided, at least one hundred thousand taels can be saved in one month's military expenditure.

The 140,000 army, of which the main force is only 90,000, and the remaining 60,000 are garrisons.

50,000 troops were stationed in Dangtu, Liyang, Suzhou, Changzhou and other places, while the main force of 80,000 stayed in Nanjing.

Among the 80,000 main forces, there were 10,000 flintlock troops, 20,000 cavalry troops, 15,000 firecrackers, 5,000 archers, and 30,000 cold weapons troops.

For the remaining 10,000 people, there are 2,000 naval forces, 2,000 artillery battalions, 5,000 grenadiers, 200 sniper battalions, and hundreds of other miscellaneous special forces.

How to organize these troops to give full play to their combat effectiveness, Wu Changqing also gave up a lot of brains.

In the end, he divided these 90,000 people into five divisions and three brigades.

The first division is the 10,000 flintlock unit, and the division is also equipped with subsidiary units, a cavalry battalion, a sniper company, and an artillery regiment.

A unit that can fight independently requires the cooperation of multiple arms. The cavalry battalion can be used for reconnaissance and pursuit. Artillery can be used to deter, kill, and attack fortifications, while snipers can be used to shoot and kill officers.

These few arms are too wasteful to be used alone to form an army, and the most effective way to use them is to divide them into small units and distribute them to various large units.

Reasonable collocation and coordination of arms have a great influence on combat.

These are just the regular configuration of the First Division. When it comes to the battlefield, some subsidiary units will be appropriately added according to the actual situation.

With many attachments, the first division has as many as 13,000 troops, and its commander is Li Shaobin.

The configuration of the second division is similar to that of the first division, that is, the flintlock gun has become a matchlock gun. There is only this difference, but the strength of the two armies is extremely different.

The head of this division is Liu Hansan, and he is both satisfied with this position but a little unwilling.

Satisfaction is because this unit is the absolute main force. What is not reconciled is that Li Shaobin, who has the same background as him, has mastered the first division and overwhelmed him.

For this reason, Liu Hansan suspected that he insisted on running away before, while Li Shaobin obeyed Wu Changqing's words.

This made him extremely depressed. He had known it would be like this before, and he would not mention escape and retreat if he was killed.

In terms of ability, he doesn't think he is worse than Li Shaobin.

The commander of the 3rd Division is Wang Dayong, and the 3rd Division is composed of five thousand matchlock troops and seven thousand spearmen, plus some auxiliary troops.

Its strength is as much as 16,000, and its strength is slightly worse than that of Liu Hansan's Second Division.

The Fourth Division is composed of five thousand archers and ten thousand shield soldiers, plus a small number of auxiliary units such as a sniper company and a cavalry battalion.

The fourth division has as many as 18,000 troops, and its commander is Dong Tianbao.

Regardless of the strength of the Fourth Division, its combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the Third Division. After all, almost all of them are cold weapons.

Now Wu Jun, whether it is a general or a soldier, can no longer look at cold weapons in his heart.

The Fifth Division is a cavalry of 15,000 men. They don't have any auxiliary arms, they are pure cavalry. After all, it is too difficult for other arms to keep up with them.

The commander of the Fifth Division was Chen Shichang, and he was able to sit in this position purely because of luck. His abilities were average, so Man Dahai, who was good at cavalry tactics, became the deputy commander of the Fifth Division.

This is Wu Changqing's five main divisions, and the remaining arms are divided into three independent brigades.

Among them, three thousand naval forces were a single brigade, and the brigade commander was Wu Yi.

He can be considered to have gotten ahead and became a brigade commander with real power. Although there are not many troops and not many ships now. But Wu Changqing has already told him that he will vigorously develop the navy in the future.

The second brigade consists of five thousand grenadiers. They are not suitable for fighting alone. They are a force used to cooperate with the main force in a decisive battle. The brigade commander is Wu Changqing's prince soldier, Dafu.

The third brigade consisted of artillery units. They were similar to the grenadiers, and they usually formed a separate army. In battle, it is necessary to split support according to the situation.

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