In the Yate barracks of Beiguan Army Fort, the army adjutants Odo and Angus just knocked on the door and came in. Art motioned for the two of them to sit down, and then asked the waiter to pour two glasses of cool beer.
Matt picked up several books that had just been bound into volumes from the table, and divided a few volumes between the two of them. The books were made of homemade straw paper in the valley. Books made of this straw paper were very thin and light compared to those made of parchment. However, because the "papermaking technology" is still confidential, it is rarely used outside.
"Odo, Sergeant Major, I bought this set of "A Brief Introduction to the Art of War" at a high price from a seminary library in Lombardy. Father Robert and Secretary Bob took three clerks from the Chinese army and spent a whole week to translate it into common language. I am studying the original Latin version carefully. You two will take this set of translations and study it. There are also several sets of books on the art of war. The clerks in the military command camp are working hard to translate them into common language. You can take it and study it. "
"You are all veterans of the battle. When you go down, you will put forward revision suggestions based on your years of combat experience, and we will discuss it together. After the publication is finalized, these books will be used as teaching materials for the officer academy."
"Odo and Angus stood up and took the books, gently opened the cowhide flyleaf, and looked at the paper inside carefully.
"Sir, this is the homemade straw paper in our valley? It is much lighter than those sheepskin and cowhide." Otto touched the smooth pages of the book and couldn't help but sigh. He didn't expect that the bark and weeds that spread all over the place could be made into expensive paper.
Angus is more concerned about the content of the book itself, "Sir, with this set of books on the art of war, it will be much easier for us to teach officers. I took a quick look at it, covering everything from recruiting and training to marching and fighting. It is a treasure!"
At raised his hand, "You will read this set of books on the art of war after you go down. I asked you to come here to discuss the next reorganization and expansion of the army. Our recruit training will be completed in the next two days, and I plan to..."
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"...I heard that the legion is about to be reorganized and expanded, do you think we can still have a flag captain?"
In the wilderness training ground outside the dense forest of Beiguan Army Castle, free prisoners Hans and Bury were still undergoing recruit training. After completing the personal combat skill assessment, they wore the short brown and burqa that had been eliminated by the legion soldiers, holding the wooden sticks and shields used for training competitions in their hands, wiping their faces with heavy sweat, hiding under the shade of the trees at the southern edge of the training ground to rest, and sharing the gossip they had learned.
After a bloody battle with the Swabians in the eastern part of Yona Province, the Prisoner Corps announced its disbandment. Hansberry, like most of the surviving prisoners, chose to follow the Welsh Army southward, because it was not possible for the prisoners to survive in peacetime, let alone the autumn of war. Even after they regained their freedom, they could only do things like sneaking around or blocking roads, robbing and killing, and they might as well serve as soldiers and eat military rations.
What's more, they witnessed with their own eyes the high military pay and generous treatment of the soldiers of the Welsh Legion.
After following the Welsh Army southward, they continued to repair for more than half a month. During this period, they, the free prisoners, were placed in a military camp called "Boulder Town" in the north of this place. There were wastelands everywhere, and they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.
During this period, a few bad guys who couldn't hold back their bad intentions tried to launch a "riot" to steal money and food and escape. As a result, they were killed by the garrison in the military camp as soon as they started. Several bad guys were beheaded on the spot and their bodies were exposed.
Since then, the two hundred and forty-six free prisoners have quieted down and are waiting for resettlement.
Shortly after that "riot", a group of "veterans" who called themselves the recruits came to the garrison camp in Jushi Town and took all the free prisoners to the Beiguan Army Fort and began the arduous "recruit training."
Hans and Berry had been in the Deadpool team, witnessed the most brutal battles, and achieved considerable military exploits, for which they received post-war military awards.
However, until now, the two of them are not considered soldiers of the Welsh Legion. Their status is just apprentice recruits lower than the most ordinary soldiers, and their status is similar to that of miscellaneous soldiers in the army.
Hans took off the wine bag filled with beer from his waist. Since the beer produced in the valley uses a special fermentation process, the wine bag is always bulging.
呲～Hans opened the wine bag and released some gas, then took a big gulp into his mouth. A chill fell from his throat into his intestines and spread throughout his body.
"Comfortable~so comfortable~" Hans couldn't help but close his eyes and enjoy the refreshing feeling of beer.
Bury on the side could only look at Hans helplessly, then picked up the water bag filled with water at his waist and took a sip - it was bland.
Buri spit it out and threw the water bag on the ground.
Hans glanced at Bury, then he put away the wine bag and hung it back on his waist, "What? You just squandered the military reward? That's a full two hundred pfennigs! Why did you spend it so fast?"
"It's not like those bastards from the baggage train team tried to trick me into betting on beans, and I lost all my money after just a few rounds~"
"You pig brain! Can you bet against those old foxes from the baggage train station? Besides, you've been violating the Legion's laws these past few days, and there's a lot of seriousness in the army. Excessive gambling is prohibited, do you want to get a military stick? "
Bury touched his butt, "That's okay! We just played a few games in the pub during the holidays, and it's not against military law. By the way, do you have any news about what I just said?"
"What's the matter?"
"You idiot, this is about the reorganization and expansion of the legion. Is it possible for us to be flag captains? I heard that the flag captain's salary is one hundred and twenty pfennigs per month!" Bury said while looking at the wine bag on Hans's waist and swallowing.
Hans laughed, took off the wine bag from his waist and threw it to Bury, "No hope!"
Bury couldn't wait to open the wine bag and took a sip. He choked and coughed twice, "Why? Why? When we were in the Second Infantry Regiment, we were squadron commander and flag captain. Now, What happened to the reorganization and expansion~"
Yesterday I went to visit Chief Rigg. Chief Rigg said that all flag captains and above in the Wells Corps must be officers who have been trained in the officer academy. Even if we pass the recruit training and are promoted to combat soldiers, we can only serve as squad captains at most, and even the squadron captain can't say that we will definitely become one.
"Ah? Then I won't be able to be a flag captain in my life? I can't read~"
"It's not that there is no chance. I heard from Chief Rigg that the Officer Academy also recruits outstanding soldiers and low-level officers who are illiterate. As long as they perform well enough, there is a chance."
"Forget it, I'll just be an ordinary soldier for the rest of my life. I don't want to go to that stone house and squat on a low wooden stool to suffer~" Berry muttered and picked up the wine bag and took a swig.
"Hey, you should leave some for me, do you know how expensive this beer is? Hey, bastard, leave some for me..."
The two of them fought over the wine bag...
"Hans, Bury! What are you two bastards doing? Hurry! The new recruits' battle formation assessment is about to begin!" A Chinese military official wearing light uniforms, holding a birch bark in his right hand and a charcoal stick in his left hand, walked towards the shade of the tree and yelled at the two recruits.
Hansberry turned around and saw that it was the Chinese military official who was responsible for recording the results of the recruits' assessment. He immediately stopped playing and quickly got up, straightened his clothes, picked up his weapons and ran towards the recruits...
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On the evening of May 10th, the heat of the day gradually faded as the sun set. The soldiers who had been tortured all day had finished their dinner and were sitting at the door of the camp, blowing the evening breeze, drinking beer, and enjoying the rare coolness.
However, it was still hot in the stone house of Beiguan Army Fort. More than twenty officers were sitting in the stone house. Art, Odo, Angus and Kazak were sitting at the long wooden table on the first step of the stone house. This was a major military meeting of the Welsh Army, so the civil affairs did not send personnel to attend. Behind the stone house, there were several officials from the Chinese Army Command Camp, including Secretary Bob.
The Welsh Army has not yet been reorganized, and the ranks and positions of officers at all levels have not yet been determined. Not to mention officers above the company level, the officers sitting in the stone room at this time, such as squadron commander and flag captain, will also be promoted in the subsequent reorganization and expansion.
The military meeting was chaired by the red-haired Kazak, who had recently been promoted to the adjutant of the legion. He used to sit at the bottom and listen to Odo Angus and others speaking. This was the first time for him to chair such an important military meeting, so he was a little nervous.
“…Well, Sir Angus will introduce to us the organization of the Wells Legion. Everyone listen carefully and you can make suggestions after listening. Okay!” After finishing speaking, Kazak bowed slightly to Angus.
Angus nodded and picked up a piece of birch bark on the long table, "Everyone, under the personal planning of your lord, I, Lord Odo, Lord Kazak and several officers jointly discussed a reorganization and expansion plan for the Welsh Army's combat troops. This is only the establishment of field combat troops. According to the plan, the organization of border garrisons, county soldiers, patrol teams, and garrison regiments will remain unchanged for the time being. "
"The Wells Army has six levels of organization, namely squad, squadron, flag corps, company, division, and legion. These six levels basically follow the traditional organization of the legion's infantry."
"The first level, squad. A small team of five, with one squad leader and four soldiers.
The second level, squadron. The three squads are one squadron, including two combat squads and one direct squad; the squadron has one squadron leader, one deputy squadron leader and direct squad leader, and fourteen soldiers, a total of 16 people.
The third level, flag team. Three squadrons are one flag team, including It includes two combat squadrons and one directly-affiliated squadron; the flag team has one flag captain, one deputy flag captain and one directly-affiliated squadron captain, and the flag captain has two guards; a total of fifty-one people. The fourth level, company. Three flag teams are one company, including two combat flag teams and one directly-affiliated flag team. The company has one company captain, one deputy company captain and one directly-affiliated flag captain, and the company captain has six guards; a total of 160 people.
The fifth level, infantry regiment. The three companies are an infantry sub-regiment, including two combat companies and one directly-affiliated company. The sub-regiment has a sub-regiment commander, a sub-regiment adjutant and a direct company captain, and the sub-regiment commander is accompanied by 15 personal guards, a total of 496 people.
Level 6, Welsh Legion. It has two infantry divisions under its jurisdiction, the First Wells Regiment and the Second Wells Regiment. The Second Regiment declares itself as the Southern Xinjiang Garrison Corps.
The legion command camp has direct jurisdiction over the sixty-man cavalry team, the one-hundred-man crossbow team, the sixty-man heavy armored infantry team, the thirty-man military law and supervision team, the twenty-man command camp guard, the eighty-man (in the establishment, excluding temporary requisitioned personnel) baggage team, and the accompanying baggage team. There is a military medical team set up separately in the heavy unit. In addition, the Chinese military command camp is equipped with a chaplain (organization), a secretary (organization), an ideological and political officer (organization), and a staff officer (organization). The Welsh Army has approximately 1,500 soldiers at full strength. Of course, we certainly can’t fully compile it now, but the framework must be set up first.
In addition, each flag team is stationed with one military sergeant and one ideological and political officer in the command camp of the Chinese Army. The company is stationed with one military legal captain and one ideological and political officer. The sub-regiment is stationed with one military adjutant and one ideological and political adjutant. The Welsh Legion is equipped with one military judge and one ideological and political officer. The military law and ideological and political subordinates accept the dual command of the military commander at the same level and the superior commander. All promotion awards for soldiers and officers must be signed by the military law and ideological and political subordinates at the same level to be valid. "
"Okay, let's think about it for a moment and you can raise objections..."