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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 336: Reorganization Chapter

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    Xiao Yungui glanced at everyone in the court with a sharp look. In the army, it is not as good as in the Xiwang Mansion. When facing various forces and politicians, the Xiwang needs to be strong and soft, but in the army, the power of the Xiwang must be  Ten percent.

    Except for Wang Kaiyun, Liszt and others, most of the people in the field were soldiers under the command of the King of the West. Ever since Jintian raised his troops, the King of the West's reputation for bravery and first charge has been deeply imprinted on the front army of the West Palace.  The heart of every soldier.  After the Battle of Changsha, the King of the West led the West Palace Army all the way to the north and south, defeating those who were in charge and subduing those who attacked. He already had the title of military god among the Taiping Army. If the Taiping Army did not believe in worshiping God,  If we didn't worship idols, King Xi, the military god, would have been worshiped long ago.

    So Xiao Yungui walked towards that station and looked down with a fierce and domineering gaze. From Lin Qirong on down, all the soldiers felt awe-inspiring. They all sat upright and did not squint.

    "Lin Qirong!" Xiao Yungui shouted sharply. Everyone knew that the Xiwang had a loud voice. The echo effect in the Shengwu Palace was good, and the rumbling echoes were endless.

    Before the echo in people¡¯s ears subsided, Lin Qirong stood up, straightened his chest, and responded loudly: "My subordinates are here!"

    Xiao Yungui was very satisfied with the performance of the soldiers in the Jiangwu School. Soldiers should have this kind of indomitable masculinity. He nodded slightly and said: "You come and read out the regulations for this reorganization."

    Lin Qirong performed a military salute and responded loudly, then opened a thick official document and read loudly: "According to the order of the King of the West, I inform the entire army that we, the Taiping Saint Soldiers, are armed with strength and sharpness, and will fight with all our strength to kill demons for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven.  The territory was opened up, the military exploits were outstanding, and the troops were powerful. However, now the people are young and strong, the troops and equipment are not uniform, the newly recruited soldiers lack combat skills, and the old generals and old troops are tired. The entire army needs to be prepared and trained. Special order to the West Palace  Li Kaifang, Minister of the Ministry of War, Lin Qirong and Wang Kaiyun of the Shanghai Military Academy, mobilized soldiers and horses from various ministries to gather at the Shanghai Military Academy for training"

    This reorganization of the West Palace Taiping Army covers almost all the regular Taiping Army soldiers and horses in the West Palace. At this time, there are a total of 153,423 soldiers and horses in the various departments of the West Palace, including 128,000 men in the male battalion.  Five hundred and forty-three people, the boy camp has 13,872 soldiers and horses, and the women's camp has 11,008 soldiers and horses.

    The soldiers and horses in the West Palace are roughly distributed in three directions. One group is the Luo Gangyou and Lin Fengxiang tribes who are still confronting the Shengbao Department of the Qing Army in Central Jiangsu. This department has more than 50,000 soldiers and horses.  The other is Li Xiucheng's tribe in Ningbo, which has more than 30,000 people and is confronting the Qing army Li Tingyu's tribe in Fujian.  The last part is Chen Yucheng's part.  More than 20,000 people in this department are working with Yang Fuqing's troops in the East Palace to attack Jiangxi.  The rest of the troops were stationed in important places in major cities and towns. There were more than 8,000 Taiping troops stationed in Shanghai alone.

    The charter read by Lin Qirong divided the entire reorganization plan into three steps. The first step is to reorganize and train the troops stationed in major towns and important places as well as the second-line troops in three strategic directions.  Part of the second-line troops of Chen Yucheng, Luo Gangyou, and Li Xiucheng were transferred. In addition, half of the troops stationed in various places were first transferred for training. The Shanghai garrison was relatively close.  That is, all the first batch will be trained.

    The first batch of training troops totaled more than 40,000 people, and Lin Qirong¡¯s troops in Shanghai accounted for the majority.  The first batch of training lasted for three months.  The main purpose is to reorganize the army organization and add staff, logistics department and other personnel into the new army.  Let generals and soldiers master new tactics.

    The first batch of more than 40,000 people to be reorganized is planned to be organized into an army and three divisions.  Among them, the basic combat unit of the Taiping Army was changed from a corps to a squad, with ten people in each squad, one squad leader, one deputy squad leader, one instructor each, and the remaining seven soldiers.  Three squads form a platoon, and three platoons form a company.  Each company commander, company instructor, deputy company commander, deputy instructor, each platoon leader, division commander and other cadres.  Including the cooking class, the number is about 120 people.  There are three companies in a battalion, plus the personnel directly under the battalion, each battalion has more than 400 people.  There are three battalions in a regiment.  More than 1,300 people.  One brigade, three regiments, more than 4,000 people.  One division has three brigades, plus the artillery regiment directly under the division, totaling more than 14,000 people.  One army has three divisions and more than 40,000 people.

    The new organization of the West Palace Taiping Army copied the names of squads, platoons, companies, battalions and regiments of later generations. This was mainly because Xiao Yungui came from later generations and was deeply influenced by later generations, so he directly applied them when creating the new organization.

    While undergoing reorganization, each newly formed division will also introduce support units such as the Staff Operations Department, Logistics Department, and Health Ministry. Each new division will also be assigned a certain number of cavalry companies for messaging and investigation.

    Three months later, the three new divisions will be equipped with new muskets and artillery purchased.  Since he started purchasing foreign muskets last year, because the purchasing conditions proposed by King Xi were very harsh, he only purchased breech-loading rifled rifles. Since the breech-loading rifled rifles in various countries are still in the process of new production and development, or there are leaks in the research and development and production,  Due to gas problems (such as the Prussian Dresser rifle), most countries still use front-loading rifled rifles, and even many French sergeants sent to the Crimean battlefield??Still using muskets.  Therefore, so far, the West Palace has purchased only more than a thousand breech-loading rifled rifles, and they have problems such as various styles and high failure rates.  Xiao Yungui did not equip these guns with the troops, but gave them all to the Jiangwu School for training purposes.

    Although these are the only purchased firearms in the warehouse, Xiao Yungui doesn't mind waiting a few more months, because at the beginning of the year, Midile helped the Shanghai Navy Department contact the Swedish arms dealers, and the Swedish arms dealers came to  After negotiating with Wang Kaiyun and Lin Qirong in Shanghai, a contract was signed. The Taiping Army purchased 50,000 Kamal Ryder M1842 rifles from a Swedish arms dealer. Each rifle cost 20 silver dollars, and purchased corresponding accessories and ammunition. The total cost  More than seven hundred thousand taels of silver.

    This rifle is a breech-loading rifled rifle, which was installed only one year later than the needle gun.  Until the discontinuation of production in 1867, there were dozens of various improved models of the Kammer Ryder, with a total output of only more than 40,000, only equipped by the Norwegian Army and Navy and the Swedish Navy.

    The main feature of the Kamal Ryder gun is the erectable chamber. There is a constriction in front of the cartridge, which can be inserted into the rear of the gun. After the propellant explodes, the constriction expands, and the sealed gas leaks from the breech. It is actually  A metal cartridge case that is attached to the gun.

    Although this loading method is slower than the needle gun, it basically solves the problem of air leakage in the breech, making the accuracy and range of the Kaman Ryder gun much better than the Dresser needle gun.  In 1861, Belgium held a shooting competition for high-precision military rifles. The results proved that the Kamal Ryder M1860 was one of the most accurate rifles at the time.

    Although the production of this kind of rifle was small in history, the main reason was that the sales of this kind of rifle were not good. In fact, small countries such as Sweden and Norway also have excellent military factories. However, they have long been subject to great powers such as Britain and France, and weapons can only be supplied to their own countries and other countries.  Territory country needs.  And how many armies can small countries like Sweden and Norway have?  Moreover, this type of firearm is not the only one used in the army. Therefore, the output of this gun was only a meager 40,000 pieces until it was discontinued. Compared with the 1.5 million Enfield 1853 rifle, the output was pitifully small.

    Therefore, when Swedish arms dealers received the Taiping Army order contract, they felt as if they were suddenly embraced by God. In order to ensure credibility and quality, several Swedish arms factories have been working at full capacity to complete this contract since the beginning of the year.  The order for 50,000 Kamal Ryder Army rifles is expected to arrive in Shanghai for delivery in two months.

    The Swedes were also curious as to why the British were the matchmakers this time. The reason was very simple. Xiao Yungui also ordered 50,000 Enfield 1853 rifles like the British, but the British did not agree because their current military factories are working hard.  It was supplied to the Crimean War, and many of the arms in stock were even modified and shipped to the front line for use. Where else can so many rifles be sold?  Even though the order was not successful, Xiao Yungui generously paid one hundred thousand taels of silver in advance as a down payment for arms, saying that he would order a batch of arms in the future.

    The British were naturally a little embarrassed that they had benefited but were unable to provide arms. With Midile's mediation and the Rothschild family in London also helping out, the Swedish arms dealers were able to get the order.

    However, this also made Xiao Yungui see the danger. The supply of arms has always been controlled by Great Britain and France. Now the Taiping Army and Britain and France are still in the honeymoon period. If one day they really fall out, his life will be firmly controlled.  Already?  Therefore, Wang Kaiyun immediately started negotiations with Prussia, Sweden and other small and medium-sized European countries to purchase firearms, artillery, and ammunition production lines.

    The second step of the reorganization plan is to equip the three trained divisions with new weapons and then deploy them in three strategic directions to replace the three Taiping armies that were confronting the Qing army on the front line.  At the same time, we must continue to purchase the same number of weapons and wait for the replacement of these troops.

    In order to reduce the pressure on logistics, Xiao Yungui only plans to purchase two to three types of weapons. He does not want his army to have weapons made by all countries in the future, as this will drive the logistics officer crazy.

    The last step is to reorganize the second batch of troops and replace them with the last batch of Taiping troops on the front line after the reloading, completing the rotation and reorganization of the entire 150,000-strong army in the West Hall.  The entire reorganization plan is expected to take one and a half years, and during this period, it is considered that there may be troops reorganizing and a large-scale attack by the Qing army. Therefore, the first batch of troops must complete the reorganization in the shortest time. Once combat effectiveness is formed,  The combat effectiveness of the new troops is estimated to be two levels higher than that of the original Taiping Army. A division of more than 10,000 people can be worth the original 20,000 to 30,000 people.

    Now is the best time to reorganize. The Taiping Army in Hubei, Anhui, and Suzhong are all on the offensive. Jiangxi has also suppressed Jiang Zhongyuan. The West Palace only needs to take care of Li Tingyu in the Fujian direction, so Xiao Yungui  Li Xiucheng will be asked to squat in Ningbo all the time in order to resist the possible attack by Li Tingyu's Qingyao. Although Li Tingyu's troops may not have the courage to go north, the Taiping Army must be prepared.

      The great powers are currently fighting the Crimean War, and the Hunan Army is still training in Hengyang. This is the time when the West Palace Taiping Army makes major changes. If you miss this opportunity, you may not have too much time in the future.  and space allowed Xiao Yungui to calmly adjust internally, so Xiao Yungui made up his mind to complete the reorganization of the army within this year and a half.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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