With Zuo Zongming practically feeding them bullets and enough food, the three hundred people in Ponytail's patrol unit had the air of a soldier after half a month!!!
Early in the morning, at the back of Ponytail's mountain, a loud wake-up call began to shake the mountain forest!
Beep beep beep!
The soldiers of the patrol camp who had been trained for half a month quickly got up from their beds like a reflex and put on the 16-style military uniform designed by Zuo Zongming himself. The military green color, collar, and cuffs were also very simple, which was similar to the military uniform of the German army!
Zuo Zongming would be the commander of the patrol battalion. As for the deputy commander, it was always vacant. It was not that Zuo Zongming did not want to appoint him, but the soldiers under him were useless. They were not qualified to be the vanguard soldiers but the commander!
Therefore, after the daily training, Zuo Zongming would personally be in charge of the two-hour military class, explaining the various classic battles on the European battlefield!
"Chen Cheng, tell me, why did the Anglo-French coalition and the German army suffer nearly 1.54 million casualties in the Battle of the Somme?”
Zuo Zongming's gaze was a little gloomy. The Battle of the Somme River was the largest battle in the First World War. It was the first time in human history that tanks were used!
Sitting down, a young soldier was also called to stand up. Chen Cheng should be the person Zuo Zongming thought the most highly of among the three hundred people. This person's ability to learn military strategies and tactics was really too fast!
In addition, Zuo Zongming had exchanged a large amount of military information from the Civilization Rise System, especially the information on the First World War. These days, Chen Cheng had been studying it all night!
"Battalion Commander, between the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Verdun, the Somme had more casualties, while the Battle of Verdun had a huge destructive power. Moreover, the Battle of Verdun has been going on since February this year. If there is a common point between the two, it is that the three parties, Britain, France, and Germany, have put heavy machine guns and barbed wire in an important position. Especially under the frenzied fire of Maxim's heavy machine gun, they could only become piles of corpses. On the first day of the battle of the Somme River alone, the British army suffered 57470 casualties and only advanced three miles. This was the most tragic day in the history of the Ying Country's army!”
Chen Cheng continued. Even now, he still could not imagine how strong the firepower on the European battlefield was. It could cause tens of thousands of casualties in a day!
"Battalion Commander, I believe that in future wars, the importance of heavy machine guns and tanks will be even higher. Furthermore, the troops from Europe will pay more attention to the deployment of machine guns. If our patrol unit can have two Maxim heavy machine guns and set them at one end of the iron bridge, even if hundreds of people charge, they will not be able to reach Ponytail!”
The iron bridge spanned the narrower section of the Min River. Zuo Zongtang was the one who presided over the construction of the bridge. As long as the iron bridge was well defended, the threat of Mawei to Fuzhou could be removed!
"Battalion Commander, I agree with Chen Cheng's opinion. Our Patrol Battalion is currently lacking heavy weapons like heavy machine guns. If we really want to bring them out to fight, the firing speed manufactured by Hanyang will not be able to form a large-scale shooting zone!”
"Battalion Commander, the patrol unit is still lacking in cannons. As far as I know, although Li Houji's troops are not as well-equipped as the other warlords, they still have a few cannons!”
Zuo Zongming nodded his head without any comment. Indeed, the current military equipment of the patrol battalion, other than a batch of Hanyang products and some grenades, was zero for machine guns and cannons!
Firstly, he had not even learned the basic rifle shooting. The accuracy of artillery was even more difficult to learn. Artillery training was obviously more difficult than infantry training!
Secondly, the heavy machine guns and cannons would consume a lot of ammunition, and they would definitely cause a huge commotion!
Zuo Zongming stood up. He was quite satisfied with the military training this time. Obviously, the soldiers of the patrol camp had been greatly improved. However, in terms of weapons and equipment, the military equipment of the patrol camp was pitifully low!
However, when he thought about how the patrol unit had only been established for half a month, it was already very rare for them to have made such progress. These young men who had never held a gun before were obviously unable to take off their military uniforms and carry hoes to work in the fields!
The feeling of a rifle made in Hanyang, coupled with the sound of iron and blood, and all these things made it impossible for him to live a peaceful life again!
"Today's weight-bearing running training will be increased by another two kilometers. The priority will be, as usual, meat for dinner!!!”
"As for the heavy machine guns and cannons, I will contact someone as soon as possible to equip the patrol camp with heavy machine guns and cannons. However, I will put the ugly words aside for now. You must not neglect the intensity of your training. I, Zuo Zongming, am not a good person. In the spring of next year, there will definitely be a war in the patrol camp.!”
" The purpose of me, Zuo Zongming, establishing the patrol battalion is not to let you have enough to eat or to give you a safe haven, but to protect Mawei, the people of Mawei, and the factories that Mawei has built. We will fight to the death with Li Houji of Fujian. So, tell me loudly, what is the military belief of Mawei's patrol battalion?？？”
Zuo Zongming roared. His face was flushed red, and a force seemed to be about to erupt from his chest. The patrol camp was his first step in seizing power. Only an iron-blooded army could compete with the warlords and the foreign powers, and only then could he lead the Chinese nation on the road to revival!
" Right now, the country is in turmoil. The warlords in the north and south, as well as the European and American powers, are eyeing China covetously. In terms of industry, economy, and military, we are all bullied by the foreign powers. Our 400 million compatriots are talking nonsense about national pride. I also hope that China will be prosperous and peaceful, with a place to rely on for the elderly, a place to support the young, and little to learn. But what about now?!!”
" Open your eyes and take a good look. Behind us is a bottomless abyss, a devil's den in hell. The blood of the martyrs is still flooding the sky. I, Zuo Zongming, dare not slack off, because thousands of people are living in an abyss of suffering!!”
"I'm sorry, if I hear that someone is training passively or wants to quit the patrol camp, I, Zuo Zongming, will never hire such people in the future!!!”
As time passed, the thunderous roar woke up the people who did not know the righteousness of the country and the responsibility of the nation!
Chen Cheng's back was straight and his gaze was determined. The gaze he used to look at Zuo Zongming suddenly had an inexplicable feeling!
" Obedience, loyalty!!!"
Someone suddenly took the lead and shouted. Obedience and loyalty were what a soldier should do, not cowardice. With such a high salary in hand, if they continued to be cowards, how could they face Zuo Zongming, who provided the salary, and the villagers in Ponytail!!
The sudden burst of fighting spirit made the 300 new recruits of the patrol camp suddenly look at this young boy with admiration and support for the first time!
"Obey! Loyalty!"
"Obey! Loyalty!"
"Obey! Loyalty!"
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