Chu Tianyun, who was in a deep sleep, heard a rooster crow and sat up on his bed with a whoosh. He felt refreshed. He felt uneasy sleeping in Quzhou City.
Shuiping Weir would be his territory in the future. Although the 1st Battalion here was not completely loyal to him, it could be said that they shared honor and disgrace together.
As long as he managed it properly, he would definitely be able to forge the horizontal weir into an iron bucket. Even the division headquarters of Quzhou City would probably not have the power to mobilize it in the future.
During the period of the Republic of China, there were countless examples of subordinates rebelling.
The wake-up call in the morning made the military camp move. At least in terms of speed, it was not slow.
On a small hill to the east of the weir, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion had gathered at 6 am sharp. There was a black mass of heads, and each of them was holding a Hanyang gun.
In this day and age, having a gun was the way to go!
No matter how rich you were, in front of a powerful army, you would only end up being exploited.
"Report! All 308 soldiers of the 1st Battalion have arrived. Battalion Commander, please give us your orders!”
Vice Battalion Commander Chen Luo saluted Chu Tianyun.
As the battalion commander, Chu Yonglong had given Chu Tianyun a box cannon with a magazine capacity of 10 rounds. It could be used to fire a single shot or a series of shots. The 10-round magazine also made the box cannon much larger than an ordinary pistol.
"From today onwards, every day from 6:30 am to 8:30 am will be designated as physical training time!”
" Breakfast time is 10 minutes. Starting at 8:40, we will have a three-hour introduction of military knowledge. I will be the main instructor. After lunch, there will be a two-hour break. At 2 p.m., we will begin live ammunition training. Deputy Battalion Commander Chen Luo and I will personally distribute bullets. One bullet, one shell.”
Although Chu Tianyun's voice was not loud, it was undeniable. After all, many soldiers were secretly selling bullets. This had to be controlled.
"I, Chu Tianyun, can guarantee that from today onwards, the 1st Battalion's pay and food standards will be the highest in the 11th Infantry Division. The first day of training will be a 10km run with weights.”
"The physical training of the 1st Battalion officially begins now!!”
Weight-bearing running was suitable for people with a certain physical foundation. If it was a weak scholar, weight-bearing running would cause great harm to him. Weight-bearing running could increase the endurance of these soldiers in the shortest time.
The villagers of Shuiping Weir woke up early. It wasn't even early in the morning, but they saw the soldiers of the First Battalion running around a few mountains.
The villagers of Shuiping Weir felt that this was a different army from the past. Lu Yongxiang's army had been stationed here before. On the first day, they took away a few cattle from the village and said that it was a protection fee.
Although this battalion was small, it was still the central government's army. Lu Yongxiang had to think twice before continuing to invade.
Last night, this young battalion commander had spent money to buy a few fat pigs from the villagers. In the end, he had actually distributed them to the villagers. According to the deputy battalion commander, this was the son of Commander Chu in Quzhou County.
"This physical fitness really needs to be improved. If it was in the past, it would definitely not be so sour.| It hurts!"
However, he was the son of a rich family after all. He ate a lot of fish and meat on a daily basis, so he was able to keep up with the main group.
Even Chu Tianyun was holding on, so the soldiers of the 1st Battalion naturally had no reason to be inferior to Chu Tianyun.
"Damn it, Battalion Commander is actually running at the front. I, Li Xiaolang, will chase after him!”
"Right, we've been in the army for so long, we can't possibly lose to the battalion commander!”
Not long after, all of them seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. It was as if there was an engine installed on their legs, and they seemed to have gone crazy.
"Battalion Commander, don't doubt me. I've won first place in the long-distance race in the regiment!”
Zhu Zhiwen, the company commander of the second company, refused to admit defeat. His hometown was in Anhui. In 1912, Yuan Shikai changed the original town, association, standard, and battalion to division, brigade, regiment, and battalion.
Zhu Zhiwen had joined the army when the Beiyang Army was expanding. He had followed the 11th Infantry Division all the way south and fought their way to Quzhou, Zhejiang.
Chu Tianyun was secretly calculating how powerful the Beiyang Army was compared to the western powers.
For example, the 11th Infantry Division had 2 infantry brigades under its command. Each infantry brigade had 3 infantry regiments, and each infantry regiment had 3 infantry battalions. At the same time, there was a 24-gun 60mm mountain cannon battalion under the division, a machine gun company with 8 Maxim heavy machine guns, a communications company, a logistics company, and other heavy and medical companies. Yuan Shikai had received the support of several strong countries.
Similar to the top few infantry divisions of the Beiyang Army, the firepower of each infantry division was more ferocious.
However, in the direction of Europe, there were several military powers that were at war. For example, the British Army's infantry division had more than 20,000 people, and the 11th infantry division only had 9000 people!
If the difference in weapons and quality of the soldiers was added, perhaps three to four Beiyang divisions would be able to tie with one British infantry division.
In the end, Chu Tianyun calculated and finally came up with an unbelievable number. Perhaps the difference between the number of elite divisions of the Northern Army could be reduced.
However, there were still countless local warlords in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. The deployment of those troops was even worse than that of the 11th Infantry Division. Perhaps the Fengxi warlords were an exception.
Not far away, the villagers were using their intelligence to build terraces on the hillside. They were sprinkling large amounts of plant ash into the fields.
"Phosphorus ore found within five kilometers. Reading the production process of phosphorous fertilizer. Please wait patiently!”
The soldiers of the 1st Battalion were advancing when Chu Tianyun heard the sound of the industrial mother machine.
Phosphorus ore was an important resource that could greatly increase food production.
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