It was mid-autumn, and the banks of the Wei River were covered with patches of corn, which were approaching the ripening season, and the poles were more than one person tall, but the leaves were still green.From a distance, the Wei River has disappeared into patches of green.When the breeze blows, the corn that cannot be seen can be seen is formed into undulating waves, or layers of ripples.The population of the Weihe Plain is increasing day by day.Inspired by the government's policies, the fleeing people and the howling bandits are coming out of the mountains, laying down their arms, and coming here from the reckless Qinling Mountains, the Shangluo Mountains, the Zhongnan Mountains, and even from the iron hooves of the Manchu rule.Perhaps, it won't be long before the ancient capital of Xi'an will be restored to its densely populated and cloud-like prosperity.Wang Shuo led the group through the path left between the crops and came to the beach of the Wei River.At this time, the sun had just risen slightly over the corn in the distance, and the river beach and the Wei River, which was slowly flowing eastward, were all golden.In the open space of the river beach, many vigilant sentinels stood around.He was dressed in a green shirt and shorts, a green felt hat, leggings with green cloth belts, black mille-feuille shoes, and a musket in his hand.On the musket, the bayonet, more than a foot long, was idle under the golden sunlight.Liang Min set up quilt factories in Xining, Lanzhou and Xi'an, specializing in the production of military clothing.It is said that it is the production of clothing, but in fact, it is to purchase cotton cloth, dye it grass green, and then cut it in turn according to several prescribed models.Processing, on the other hand, relies on the women's associations organized in the vast number of villages and towns.The size of the army is already quite large, and the public does not have the ability to produce so many military uniforms, so it can only rely on the masses and give two nominal processing fees.Many women will not need processing fees, and what money is needed to make clothes for their children, is it not seen Even so, the cost of ensuring that all the troops' uniforms are changed is astronomical.However, if the Northwest regime wants to go out and become the lord of the land of China, it must be gradually regularized, and this money must be spent.The style of clothing, of course, is combined with the style of modern military uniforms, the crotch of the trousers is reduced, the fit is close, the trouser cuffs are smaller, and there can be no drag as much as possible, so as not to affect military operations.Add pants and nose at the waistband, don't be like the old crotch pants, untie the trouser belt, and the pants will fall to the bottom, which is unsightly.Leave the door in front of your pants, and don't take off your pants if you don't take them off.Wang Shuo specially asked Li Tianyu to build several manual stamping machines to press copper buttons.There are also factories specializing in the manufacture of belts, which are already operating in various towns.On the whole, the military uniforms of the Northwest Army are close to modern military uniforms, but they can't make camouflage cloth, or Wang Shuo will have camouflage uniforms.Infantry and cavalry troops need to engage the enemy at close range, and they need to be equipped with leather armor to protect against enemy arrows and cold weapons.The musketeers had little close contact with the enemy and were no longer equipped with leather armor.Wang Shuo also wanted all officers and soldiers to shave their heads so that they could be treated on the battlefield, but considering that everyone cared about the hair and skin of the body in this era, and there was a precedent for the Manchu Qing Dynasty to shave their hair, he was afraid of causing fluctuations in the morale of the army, so he did not dare to implement it immediately.This can only be done in the future when we find an opportunity to do it.Wang Shuo led everyone to the west end of the shooting range, where a breastwork wall more than half a man high had been erected.More than ten meters in front of the breastwork, a swarthy steel cannon had already lowered its triangular bracket and was ready to shoot.Three soldiers in green uniforms stood in a military posture, and at their feet was a rectangular wooden box with the lid opened, and inside there was a long cylindrical object glowing yellow, orange and orange.On one side of the breastwork, a group of soldiers was standing.Seeing that the heads of the Northwest Government were coming, under the order of the commander of the leading company, all the soldiers present stood upright and raised their hands in salute.Except for Wu Langxi, all the soldiers who came today are soldiers with military ranks, and Liang Min is the commander-in-chief of the security army and has the rank of general, so they all have to wear the same military uniforms as soldiers according to Wang Shuo's requirements.The soldiers saluted from afar, and they must also stand down together and raise their hands to all the soldiers in return.Wang Shuo is good at this, everyone has to execute it.After the salute, he led the company commander to carry a saber on his waist, ran to Wang Shuo, re-established the salute, and when Wang Shuo returned the salute, he put down his hand and reported loudly: "The garrison brigade of the Headquarters Scientific Research Institute, the captain of the fourth company, Weng Tongguo, reported to the general, the new artillery test firing is complete, and the preparation is complete, please instruct the general" "Take a break" Wang Shuo also replied loudly, "Return to the team, wait for instructions" The company commander saluted Wang Shuo again, and Wang Shuo returned the salute.Then, the company commander stood, moved, turned, and ran back to his original position.Wang Shuo was strict with the military posture of the soldiers, and created new etiquette and military training methods, which began when he established the first military school.Including the new military uniform this time, in Li Yan's opinion, it has the meaning of working hard and hurting money, but Wang Shuo has to insist, and everyone can't say anything.does not involve major matters related to the fate of the entire government, and everyone is too lazy to fight with him.After all, he is a great general and the founder of the entire northwest base area, and it is still very important to maintain the dignity of a great general.Since the general is good about this, let him do it.At this point, Li Yan did not understand that strict military appearance and military etiquette are the basis for an army to maintain discipline and fighting will.This will take time to manifest, and Wang Shuo is too lazy to explain it to him, believing that he will slowly understand it in the future.Everyone came behind the breastwork, and the company commander came and gave them a telescope.Song Xiance held the telescope and looked at Wang Shuo suspiciously.He had already seen the telescope, and he had one himself.The problem is, at most, you can use this game to test the gun, you just hit farther and hit more accurately, can you still hit the flowers, let's see the flowers, this time it's really a flower.Wang Shuo ignored his doubts, pointed to a black spot in the distance in front of him and said: "Later, when the cannon goes out, everyone uses binoculars to look at the target in front of them, and if you miss it, don't blame me for not saying hello." ”Song Xiance picked up the telescope and looked ahead.From the telescope, the black dot in the distance turned out to be a mound with a wooden plank inserted into it, on which a large circle was drawn with lime.The mound was a foot square, and it was four or five miles away.It's far away, so everyone looks like a black dot.Song Xiance was taken aback, could it be that Wang Shuo's cannon could hit so far, how could there be something more surprising to him.Speaking kung fu, Wang Shuo had already ordered the cannon to be fired.Then he saw the three soldiers standing next to the cannon, and immediately started to move.One took a round, yellow-orange-orange from the wooden box under his feet, and walked towards the cannon with a pointed object.When he approached, the other pulled open the breech of the cannon, and the former stuffed it into the cannon.There was also a soldier standing, and when he saw that the back door of the cannon was closed, he loudly reported to the company commander not far away: "Senior Private Lin Erxi report, loading is complete" The company commander waved his hand, and the senior soldier Lin Erxi waved the red flag in his right hand from top to bottom
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