Chapter 16: Directly Subordinate Troops (I)

The time soon came to March 20, 1895, and it was two months since Wang Guorui crossed over. And now Wang Guorui has established a unit with two infantry regiments and an artillery regiment, and then Wang Guorui is waiting for the formation of the last infantry regiment, and he can complete the first batch of army building plans. As for the second batch of army building plans, they can only be implemented after the war between Taiwan and Japan begins, but now Wang Guorui will also start to form some special troops.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the purpose of our meeting today is to form some units directly under the headquarters of our Taiwan Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army. Everyone should know that the establishment of Westerners is different from that of China. At each level of their army, they will organize some directly subordinate units below, and these units generally have some special purposes, and they all belong to technical arms, which can play a very good supporting role. And we are now going to set up some special units, and I would now like to read out the establishment of the troops directly under our current headquarters. ”

"First, we want to form an artillery regiment, which is already in charge of Chen Liyan. The artillery regiment has two howitzer battalions, namely the first howitzer battalion and the second howitzer battalion, each howitzer battalion is subordinate to two howitzer batteries with six 75mm howitzers, and there is also a baggage transport company responsible for transporting ammunition. And there is also a cannon battalion, which is about the same, and the whole battalion has twelve cannons of 75 mm caliber. Finally, there was a baggage transport battalion, which was responsible for transporting artillery shells. ”

This artillery regiment, except for those artillery soldiers with red police soldiers, and the other baggage troops are composed of natural soldiers, and they are all transported by military dogs in the red police system. And the combat effectiveness of this artillery regiment should not be underestimated, those military dogs are infinitely powerful, they can help transport artillery and ammunition in normal times, and once they stop, they can also participate in the vigilance, it is almost impossible for troops to touch in, because if someone touches the vicinity, then I am afraid that those dogs will bark, and the artillery regiment soldiers who have received the early warning can immediately prepare for battle, and it is difficult for the enemy to succeed. And taking a step back, these military dogs can also personally participate in the battle when necessary, and those small units without automatic weapons will definitely suffer a big loss when they encounter this group of mad dogs.

"And then the second, that is, the formation of an engineering battalion, which is responsible for the construction of various engineering facilities. The two engineer companies under the engineering battalion are responsible for building various military facilities, mainly equipped with multi-functional engineer shovels, and a small number of people have pistols for self-defense. A boat bridge company with boats and some tools for building pontoons, responsible for building bridges or transporting things in some small rivers. ”

The engineering battalion is actually one of the few in the Red Police Corps, because the people or soldiers of this era actually have some ability to build fortifications. And those ordinary people were also conscripted by the government and were responsible for helping the government build various facilities. Although they are building civilian facilities, they have a lot of experience, so they don't need too much guidance from the Red Police. And each company of this engineer battalion only has a two-star engineer responsible for the non-commissioned officer of the engineering design guide, and the entire engineering battalion is only five red police soldiers, and they are all non-commissioned officers, not officers, so it can be said that Wang Guorui's troops have the lowest proportion of red police soldiers.

"Thirdly, that is, a battalion of military dog transports. This transport battalion was responsible for the temporary transport of all kinds of transport, and since we did not have horses, we were able to use military dogs for transportation. Chen Liyan should also know that these military dogs have been improved by the people of the Gaoshan tribe, and they are all extremely obedient and powerful military dogs. These military dogs are fully capable of transporting them, and they can also participate in combat when necessary, so please rest assured. ”

This military dog transport battalion is Wang Guorui's reminder according to that military dog, which can be used as a task to transport various materials. And with these very sharp military dogs, it is impossible for any enemy to get within hundreds of meters without a sound. As long as the enemy is within a few hundred meters, the military dog will immediately start shouting and warning, and the people of the transport battalion will definitely be ready for battle immediately. The Japanese don't want to send a small force to attack and harass the baggage, after all, most of the small troops will be discovered, and they may not be able to match hundreds of military dogs. And the big army, I'm afraid it will be difficult to come. After all, Wang Guorui's large army is not vegetarian, and he will not allow the enemy's large army to make a detour to the rear to attack. With these military dogs to help transport, it can be said that it is extremely safe and can save a lot of security forces. In this way, more forces can be put into front-line operations, and the effect of this military dog is still good, and it is a panacea.

"Fourth, that is, a special operations reconnaissance battalion. This reconnaissance battalion is composed of elite soldiers, and when necessary, it can conduct reconnaissance of the enemy, feel the platoon, and even rescue hostages, attack the enemy's key targets, and other tasks. This is an elite group, although the number is only more than 200 people, but I still plan to give them a battalion formation. And this reconnaissance battalion is a sharp knife ace of our anti-Japanese volunteers, which can be fiercely inserted into the hearts of the Japanese soldiers when necessary, so that they can suffer heavy injuries. ”

This reconnaissance battalion is the place where the Red Guard soldiers are most concentrated, and at least more than 150 of the 200 people are Red Guard soldiers. And the other soldiers are also the first batch of soldiers to enlist, if they go to other units, they are all platoon commanders or even company commanders. Wang Guorui also gave them the highest treatment, after all, they performed the most dangerous mission, so of course the treatment was higher. However, the treatment that needs to be paid is only more than 50 people, because those military salaries nominally issued to the Red Guard soldiers, they will secretly put the military salaries into the mining field in batches, which can be regarded as flowing into their own pockets again.

"The fifth, that is, the Guards Communications Battalion. This battalion is more complicated, it is a special service company, responsible for performing some special tasks, they are composed of some relatively elite soldiers, but they are not up to the level of the reconnaissance battalion, mainly responsible for some sub-tasks. And the second is the guard company, which is responsible for standing guard for us headquarters people and protecting the safety of our headquarters officers. The third, a communications company, equipped with two-wheeled bicycles and self-defense pistols, is responsible for passing orders to various places. The last one is the Police Dispatch Company, which is responsible for military discipline picketing within the army, as well as the guidance of army traffic. ”

The composition and equipment of this guard communications battalion are also quite complex. The spy company is composed of the elite of natural person soldiers, and there is not a single red police soldier. The guard company, which is composed entirely of Red Guard soldiers, is equipped with a platoon of military dogs to prevent ill-intentioned people from infiltrating the headquarters. After all, this is about his own life, and Wang Guorui will never be stingy. In the communication company, there are some red police soldiers, the proportion is relatively low, but they are all two-star red police soldiers. And these Red Alert soldiers are responsible for transmitting important military information, because if it is an ordinary natural person soldier, Wang Guorui is afraid that they will betray and sell the important information. Of course, ordinary orders and information are transmitted by natural persons. In this era, the communication requirements were relatively low, there were no radio telegraphs, let alone walkie-talkies, and every qiē had to be transmitted by guò horseback riding or running. However, there are no horses in Taiwan, and those dogs can't ride, so Wang Guorui was forced to come up with a way to use bicycles, which is not a way to go.

In the final police dispatch company, only the company commander and platoon commander among their officers were red police soldiers, but even if the company commander was only a one-star red police soldier, he could only serve as a squad leader in other troops. If this kind of unit is commanded on the battlefield, then the Red Alert soldier will definitely not be able to play the role of commander. However, Wang Guorui did not plan to put this unit on the front line, because they were mainly responsible for picketing military discipline. The Red Police soldiers are very inflexible, and they never have much human touch, and they are a qualified military policeman. They won't show any mercy, so Wang Guorui is very relieved. With Red Alert soldiers like them, who do not recognize people's affection and relatives as army discipline pickets, absolutely no one can dare to violate discipline, which is very helpful for maintaining the army's combat effectiveness.

"Finally, it is a field hospital, which is considered a battalion-level establishment, responsible for treating wounded soldiers."

Inside the field hospital, there are three three-star Red Police medics recruited by Wang Guorui at a high price, and they can perform some simple surgeries, as long as they are not directly hit by rifles, they can all take out bullets and stitch up wounds. But if it's the kind that gets shot into the abdominal cavity, then they can't do anything about it. However, as for the nurses and the like, they were all made up of female soldiers recruited from the local area, not Red Police soldiers. This field hospital has the largest number of third-level Red Guard soldiers, and there are three three-star Red Police soldiers, which is more than the reconnaissance battalion. However, having a good medical condition can be very helpful for the morale of the soldiers.

"Okay, if you have any opinions on the establishment of the troops directly under the headquarters, you can talk about it. If there are any problems with this preparation, you can point them out. Wang Guorui said.