Chapter 1271: Continuing the past: (161) Ye Feng
The crisp sound of horse hooves ran along the river bank, running towards the gate along the outer wall of the barracks, about five miles away from Yingshui County, and the camp was the garrison. The 88th Division commanded by Ye Feng was under the command of the 19th Army of the Second Military Region. The 19th Army was reorganized from the original newly-organized First Army. The commander was Chen Bin transferred from the former Northern Field Army. Chen Bin was originally an official of Yan. He was captured in the Yan battle against Donghu and was later rescued by Xu Yuan. He joined the then Eastern Expedition Army. He fought with Donghu in the north for several years and gradually became the division commander. The newly-organized First Army was cancelled after the defeat in the Battle of Pengcheng, and the troops were reorganized into two armies. Chen Bin was then ordered by Gao Yuan to serve as the commander of the 19th Army.
As the center of gravity of the Han Kingdom moved westward, most of the troops under the Northern Army, which were originally stationed in Yingshui, were transferred to Jinyang after being reorganized into the First Military Region. The 19th Army was also ordered to move to defense. The 88th Division under Ye Feng was transferred to Chen Bin as a whole and became a member of the 19th Army.
As the youngest division commander in the Han* team, Ye Feng, who is only 24 years old this year, is under more heavy pressure than others. Ye Feng himself knows that he has an inseparable relationship with the background behind him. Even if he is more important than himself in his military achievements, the highest one is the leader of the regiment. There is no lack of discussion in the army. Of course, these are all private. However, Ye Feng himself knows it well, but the more he does this, the more he wants to make achievements and prove that he is competent for this position.
The combat effectiveness of the 88th Division was originally the best in the 19th Army. Because under Meng Chong's command, Ye Feng always had the highest proportion of veterans among all the troops under his command. Grassroots officers were selected from the best. Some people in the Second Military Region laughed that the platoon leader of the 88th Division was more than enough to be a company commander among other armies, and it was a piece of cake to be a battalion commander. Later, even if the army expanded, the proportion of veterans of the 88th Division still reached 70%, which is an astonishing proportion. You should know that in other troops, this proportion can reach half. Even if the main core force is the main force.
Chen Bin welcomed the 88th Division as a whole. After the reorganization of the 19th Division, due to the defeat of Pengcheng, the morale was relatively low. All the soldiers felt that they were inferior to others and the lack of personnel was serious. The 88th Division was a division, but there were more than 15,000 personnel, which was nearly half more than a normal full-scale division. Chen Bin certainly knew that this was because Ye Feng was the commander of this division. At first, he was worried about whether Ye Feng could hold the formation and whether he was really reliant on nepotism. So in the 88th Division, he was very worried about whether Ye Feng could hold the formation and whether he was really a nepotism.
After garrisoning Yingshui, he ran to Yingshui every few days, but he ran several times. After seeing Ye Feng's training, sand table homework, battle case analysis and intimate conversations between the two, Chen Bin was completely relieved. The 88th Division didn't have to be distracted by himself. After all, he was raised with the king. He was raised by the king since he was a child, so why was it bad? And seeing the scars on Ye Feng's body, this person is definitely a real warrior. Sometimes, you should not believe everything outside. Compared with the 88th Division and the other two divisions of the 19th Army, you really have to worry more.
The Yingshui Army camp was built in an extremely grand manner. The barracks with all steel and concrete structures were not only neat, but also sturdy. The walls were as high as three meters. Beyond the walls, there were river embankments. Compared with other places, the river embankments outside the barracks had been hardened with cement. Fang Shu originally wanted to accumulate landscape trees on the edge of the hardened river embankments, but Ye Feng rejected them.
The war horses stopped outside the military camp, Ye Feng turned over and got off the horse. The sentry at the door rushed over and took the reins from Ye Feng. There was no horse running in the military camp. This was an iron rule, and even Ye Feng, the leader of the Supreme Garage, was no exception.
Stepping into the camp gate, a group of officers from the division headquarters had already come up.
"I went down to see all regiments today. The weather was hot and the training of each department was cutting corners. Where did the specific inspection results be with Staff Sun, the Staff Section immediately wrote me a document, publicly reported criticism, and the third regiment commander gave me a warning." While strode towards the barracks of the Staff Section, he shouted loudly.
"I understand!" Behind him, the chief of the staff department shouted loudly. Although it was a hot day, every officer and soldier in the division headquarters were all military uniforms, and he was meticulous. Even if he was sweating profusely, he would not dare to unbutton his buttons and be greedy for coldness.
"In addition, the Logistics Department informed the County Magistrate Fang. Our department will purchase a large batch of mung beans and herbs for preventing heatstroke. I hope he can organize the supply as soon as possible."
"yes."
"A plan is drawn up soon. Starting from the second half of the year, our division will start to conduct water exercises, which will be carried out in batches in companies." Speaking of this, Ye Feng stopped, thought for a while, turned around and said, "By the way, let me know the opposite of us. This is the planned exercise. It is purely for training and not targeting them. They are welcome to watch!"
There was a burst of laughter behind him.
Amid the laughter, the group had already entered the staff department. The barracks of the staff department were several times larger than other departments. The most conspicuous one was the map that occupied a whole wall and the huge sand table that occupied almost half of the space in the middle of the house. All the staff tables were squeezed into the corner.
When he walked to the sand table, he supported his hands on the edge. Ye Feng stared at the sand table. Every time he inspected the regiments, he would come to the staff department to stand for a while. Everyone in the division headquarters had become accustomed to it.
A Yingshui River separates the enemy and us. We are by the river and they are on the other side of the river. After watching for a while, Ye Feng took a small red flag and inserted it heavily on the Yingchuan County City opposite. He flattened his mouth and turned around and walked out. A group of staff behind him secretly shrugged their shoulders, pulled out the small red flag, and inserted it back to his original place.
Back at his office, he lifted the kettle on the table and gusted his breath. The sound of footsteps came from behind him. Li Kaifu, the head of the logistics department, walked over quietly.
"Old Li, the latest batch of grenades shipped must be stored separately. You must pay attention to safety. I will explain it clearly to you. If there is any accident in these things, the entire military warehouse will collapse into heaven. At that time, you will lose your head."
"Don't worry, the commander. How dare I quit this thing, I specially lent a warehouse to store them. The guards are the strictest, and I will never dare to have any problems. Commander, today you took someone out to practice this thing. Is it powerful?" Kai-Fu Li asked: "When I looked at the gadgets in this box, I just heard that this thing is powerful. I have never seen the power of his explosion!"
Ye Feng glanced at the official document while looking at him. "Old Li, didn't I just say that if something happened to him, your military gulf will collapse into the sky."
Li Tianfu was startled. "I still think you are joking!"
"Am I a joke-loving person?" Ye Feng smiled and raised an official document in his hand. "The latest weapon will arrive here soon, but it cannot be taken out until wartime. After you go down, you will immediately set aside a place for me in the division headquarters and build a house to store this thing."
"What new weapon is there? It's even more powerful than a grenade. You can set up a house to put it?" Li Kaifu widened his eyes.
"Of course." Ye Feng smiled. This was a cannon just ordered by the Weapon Research Institute. This is still a secret for the entire Han army. At present, it is only equipped with the navy. The first one in the army is his 88th Division, as the king's brother-in-law. Although the pressure is high, from another perspective, it is very cheap. Every time the Weapon Research Institute sets up a new weapon, its 88th Division will be the first one. For example, in its own troops, the Divine Machine Crossbow has replaced the arm-opening crossbow, and each company is equipped with two. So far, except for the National Security Bureau's operation team, there are only 88th Division equipment.
This time, four cannons were transported and eight gunners from the 88th Division who were assigned to the cannon. The fixed cannon has an amazing range. On the river bank here, one shot can penetrate into the opposite Yingchuan County city. It seems that I have to build several turrets by the Yingshui River. Of course, just the turrets, the cannons must not be installed now.
If possible, it would be great if my four cannons bombarded each other and bombarded the opposite Tan Feng into the sky in one fell swoop. But it would be unlikely. This thing is OK to target big targets. If you want to carry out such a beheading operation, you have to rely on it.
A few days ago, the intelligence personnel of the Military Intelligence Department heard news that Tan Feng's army opposite had a batch of gunpowder weapons, called the Sky Thunder, which contained gunpowder in a porcelain bottle. With the information, there was also such a Sky Thunder. I tried it myself. Compared with the grenades of our side, it was simply a fireflies and the bright moon competed for light. The outer shell of our side's grenade was iron, and the patterns carved outside were not for the sake of good looks. After the explosion, along these patterns, the iron shells would explode into pieces, with amazing lethality. Even the power of gunpowder was not comparable to the Sky Thunder of the Qin people. I heard that the Weapon Research Institute is now studying spontaneous fire grenades, which would be easier to operate.
No wonder Mao Wei robbed him, and his brother-in-law was not in a hurry at all. They were both gunpowder, but the weapons made in the two countries were completely incomparable. Now that our side even has cannons, the other side is still completely in the dark. Once the two sides start a war, the other side will be able to see it.
Leaning on the back of the chair, Ye Feng narrowed his eyes and imagined the scene when the cannon was fired. The Qin army had not seen the figure of the Han army yet, and had been blown upside down.
Hahaha! Ye Feng couldn't help laughing.
"Teacher, why are you laughing?" Li Kaifu, who was standing in front of him, looked at the young commander and smiled foolishly, and asked in surprise.
"Well, it's nothing, it's nothing, it's just a joke. By the way, Section Chief Li, my personal army is directly responsible for the confidentiality of this batch of new weapons. You'll know about this."
"Affect the order."
Twist, there was a knock on the door outside.
"Come in." Ye Feng said loudly.
A personal soldier walked in, "Teacher Commander, County Magistrate Fang sent someone to ask you, saying that there is something important to discuss, please move to the county government."
"Oh?" Ye Feng blinked his eyes, "I was about to look for him, but he invited me first. Didn't he say anything?"
The personal soldier shook his head, "No, the envoy only said that County Magistrate Fang also invited General Yu Guang."
Chapter completed!