Chapter 1435 Military Station in the Western Regions

The time was pretty good. In about half a cup of tea, everyone was at their combat positions, including the artillerymen. They were also ready for battle. As long as there was a specific position, these artillerymen would be ready immediately. The cannon was fired.

"Wu Desheng, come here."

Wu Desheng is the station commander of this military station. Many people feel a little uncomfortable with the title station commander, but the imperial court named it this way, and the nearly a thousand soldiers under his command are also under his command. In addition, There were more than seventy handymen, who could be regarded as a small ruler. When Cheng Chuliang shouted, this guy immediately jumped down from a height of more than one meter and ran over at a trot.

"How many times do you conduct these drills every day?"

There was no smile on Cheng Chuliang's face, and Wu Desheng was also wondering, wasn't our drill speed fast enough? Or is there something else wrong? There shouldn't be. All training is done in accordance with the teachings of the army, and this speed should be among the highest among nearby military stations.

"Report to the commander, we will do it once a day, sometimes twice, alternating between day and night."

Although he didn't understand what Cheng Chuliang wanted to say, he still answered honestly. People around him were watching here, which made Wu Desheng a little nervous. After all, he was just a small military station commander, and the people around him were all senior Officials and even the Protector are here.

"Your drills are very good, but if you continue to drill like this, it will be a waste of manpower and material resources. From now on, when all the personnel are assembled, these artillerymen must conduct live-fire drills. They are just artillery Just put it in the center of the field and aim in a certain direction? How do you know that their cannons will be able to hit people after they go out? So when you start the drill from tomorrow, you should set up an enemy in the wild from time to time. Then let their artillery attack there."

How important artillery is to an army. These people at the scene all know that the reason why the Tang army is invincible is that the role played by artillery is also very important. But if they are just asked to pose, then this kind of It doesn’t matter if you don’t need to practice, so Cheng Chuliang wants to change this approach.

After Wu Desheng listened to Cheng Chuliang's words, he was also happy in his heart, but their place was too remote. The transport convoy could come only once every twelve days. If all the artillery shells were fired due to drill problems, the real situation would be How to deal with the enemy when it comes?

So Wu Desheng talked about this issue. In our military camp, transport teams come every day, so artillery shells are not a problem. They can fire artillery shells efficiently and train new recruits, but in a remote place like ours In the military depot, it is really difficult when the transportation problem is not solved.

When Wu Desheng said it, the people present were also stunned. Since following Li Xiang, they have not worried about logistical issues. After all, Li Xiang will give them more weapons and supplies. When you want one, Li Xiang will I can send you three, so no matter how big the losses are on the battlefield, these people never care, as long as they can win the battle.

However, after a detailed analysis of the specific situation, what Wu Desheng said is true. This place is not on the main transportation line. If they are allowed to conduct live-fire drills every day, the warehouse will not be able to support this consumption model and may be consumed soon. , if there is really a danger, no matter how good their technical training is, but there are no artillery shells in the warehouse, they can only watch.

"How about we adopt a compromise approach? How many artillery shells do you have here in total?"

Xiao Shougui saw that the two were in trouble, so he stood up and wanted to solve the problem.

"Reporting to the Lord Protector, we have a total of more than 1,600 large and small artillery shells."

Wu Desheng thought for a while and gave a rough figure. In such a small military station, there are more than 1,600 rounds of artillery shells. This is already a very rich reserve. However, I dare not say what the weather conditions in the Western Regions will be. If there is a strong wind and sandy weather, let alone twelve days, it may not last for twenty-two days, so food and drink are stored for nearly forty days.

"We have a total of seven artillery pieces. During each training, each artillery fires two shells. This consumption is within the allowable range and will not affect your combat effectiveness."

After Xiao Shougui finished speaking, Wu Desheng did some calculations and found that approximately twenty to thirty artillery shells were consumed every day, and each replenishment cycle was approximately four hundred artillery shells.

If you encounter strong wind and sandy weather, then this kind of training can be stopped. This method Xiao Shougui said has also been recognized by others. The infantry trains for movement speed, and the artillery must train for accuracy. But how should these people train if they are not given artillery shells?

It's okay for the veterans. After all, they have been trained on the battlefield. Although the recruits have passed the boot camp, they still have to practice frequently. If they don't practice often, these people's hands will slowly change. Really When the day comes that we go to war, we may not fight anymore.

"Just do as the Lord Protector said. Now you give them an order to give them 1,200 meters to the southeast."

Because many units of measurement in the Tang Dynasty were too confusing, Li Xiang used some new units of measurement for them. In the past, they were calculated by steps, but the problem was that the gap between one and two was too big. The gap with short stature is also too big, and there is no too clear way, so Li Xiang began to implement reforms in the army, and so far it seems to be OK.

After receiving Cheng Chumo's order, Wu Desheng gave the order to the artillery, 1,200 meters southeast. At this time, artillery observers rushed to the wall on the side, and then used small flags to signal the people here. The man was slowly adjusting the angle of the gunpowder and artillery.

Although Xiao Shougui has never been on the battlefield, he has also seen artillery firing. The skills of these people in front of him are all capable. If they can't even do such a thing in the three-month recruit training camp, then they will be responsible. The generals who train new soldiers should be taken out and beheaded. The Tang Dynasty court gave you so much money and high-quality seeds, so you just trained such useless soldiers? If not, who will you kill?

Boom...(End of this chapter)