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Due to the serious lack of animal power, the Army has been limited in the number of artillery equipment, and the types of artillery equipped have always been limited to the lightweight Tiger Crouching Cannon and the 12-pound mountain howitzer. Even the mountain howitzer is already very light in weight and has a gun mount in full condition.

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The weight of the front carriage of an ammunition box is less than 1,000 kilograms, but the lack of mules and horses still allows them to equip only one artillery battery. There are only eight guns in total. Each gun requires ten gunners to serve, and the rest are

More than a hundred people belong to the transport troops of the artillery company.

When the artillery company was operating, the remaining more than a hundred soldiers were mainly responsible for replacing mules and horses in pulling artillery, or pushing wheelbarrows to transport ammunition. It was considered a standard method of transporting soldiers on behalf of animals. If there was a long distance,

Or if it is a long-term mobile operation, it is estimated that the number of personnel transporting ammunition alone will need to be increased at least twice.

Therefore, the Army was very dissatisfied with this. This time, in order to cope with the large-scale attack on Nanri Island by the government, Yu Xiaotian specifically allowed the Army to add an artillery battery, but the personnel did not increase, only the number of artillery, because

Their main land battlefield will be on Nanri Island. The artillery does not need to carry out long-distance maneuvers, but only short-distance maneuvers on the island, so it can afford to increase the number of artillery.

The artillery company's firepower was immediately doubled, reaching sixteen twelve-pound mountain howitzers, possessing quite strong firepower in this time and space.

In order to strengthen the firepower of the battle line infantry company, Seawolf now organizes a reinforced artillery squad for each battle line infantry company, with a total of twenty people and two donkeys, equipped with four squatting tiger cannons, to enhance the firepower during close combat.

In order to cope with possible retaliatory actions on land, Yu Xiaotian specifically allowed the army to increase the strength of two more companies. The new battalion temporarily added some auxiliary soldiers and militia to each infantry company, drawing from each infantry company.

Select personnel to form two new infantry companies.

At this time, Seawolf's musket equipment had reached about two thousand, most of which were South Japanese-style flintlock muskets that had been continuously produced before, that is, front-loading smoothbore flintlock muskets. However, by the end of September,

The two gun manufacturers have produced more than 300 new Wolf fang rifles for them.

Some of the new rifles were used as sniper rifles and were distributed to companies at all levels. A three-person sniper team was formed. Each company was issued four sniper rifles. There were four sniper teams in total, allowing them to directly hunt and kill during combat.

An officer among the enemy on the frontal battlefield.

A small number of the most accurate Wolf Fang rifles were distributed to the special forces for use, replacing the precision smoothbore rifles previously equipped by the special forces, making them even more powerful and able to engage with enemies hundreds of meters away.

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However, there were more than 200 Wolf fang rifles left. Yu Xiaotian did not use the usual distribution method. Instead, he concentrated on equipping a light infantry company fully armed with Wolf fang rifles, canceling the number of pikemen in the company.

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But this light infantry company is different from those in history, because some European light infantry in history did not issue bayonets for their flintlocks when equipped with flintlocks, and this new light infantry formed by Sea Wolf

If there is a company, all will be issued with bayonets.

The bayonet used by the Wolf Fang rifle is basically the same as the bayonet used by the previous South Japanese-style rifle, but some lengths of the bayonet are added to make it longer. It is installed behind the muzzle, making the total length of the gun reach 1.6

rice, almost catching up with the Type 38 rifle of later generations, which is famous for its long barrel. After the bayonet is attached, it becomes a short spear, which makes the soldiers with the bayonet feel more secure and dare to fight the enemy with the bayonet.

Of course, after the South Japanese flintlock gun is equipped with a bayonet, the length will not be much shorter, and can still reach about 1.5 meters. Now all the musketeers of the Sea Wolf, in addition to practicing the shooting skills of the musket, bayonet assault combat has also become a

It is a compulsory course and the training is very intensive.

For this reason, Yu Xiaotian also equipped the army with protective gear and wooden guns with thick cowhide, specially used for bayonet fighting training, so that each musketeer can be used as a close combat infantry when needed, with bayonets in their hands.

rifle, and engage in close combat with the enemy.

Equipped with bayonets, the combat effectiveness of the Seawolf infantry has been greatly enhanced, completely abandoning the previous musketeers who could only fight the enemy from a distance. Once the enemy gets close, the muskets in their hands become fire sticks, making the infantry

Almost all personnel have the ability to engage in close combat with the enemy, and their combat effectiveness has been doubled.

So despite the small size of Sea Wolf's army, when these more than 3,000 infantrymen deal with an enemy force two or three times their size, their combat effectiveness can easily defeat the opponent, even if they encounter an enemy force that is more than five times their size.

When there are elite enemy troops, they can also confront them head-on and win in the end.

This is Yu Xiaotian's policy of elite troops, using as few soldiers as possible to achieve the task that can be completed by as many soldiers as possible.

This light infantry company, all equipped with Wolf fang rifles, has temporarily become a company directly under Yu Xiaotian. Since Xiaotian personally leads and commands, the members are also excellent shooters and second-class shooters drawn from each company, but

The special marksmen from each company have not been deployed, because the special marksmen have remained in each company and have become snipers. This company will be used as a surprise force, general reserve team and assault force of the Sea Wolves.

After the army reorganization was completed, all the army companies from all over the country were involved in intense training. Every day in the army camps in various places, there were constant gunshots and the roar of bayonets.

The sound of the command, the command to line up and march.

In addition to the regular army's strengthened training, militiamen in various regions have also begun to strengthen their training. Militiamen from various townships and villages have been gathered together and trained by instructors from the new barracks. These militiamen will not participate in front-line operations, but they can serve as auxiliary personnel.

It is used by soldiers to help the regular army guard the flanks and act as a rear guard. It can also be used as a logistics transport force to help the regular army transport supplies.

This time, Yu Xiaotian did not hesitate to tell the residents of Nanri Island the news of the general's attack. However, the residents were no longer as nervous as when Chu Cailao attacked last time. Everyone opened their eyes.

Looking at it, I watched the sea wolves getting stronger and stronger, their combat effectiveness getting stronger and stronger, their equipment getting better and better, and the soldiers becoming more and more energetic.

Therefore, although they heard that the government troops were coming to attack Nanri Island, and that Nanri Island would also become the main battlefield, although they still felt nervous and worried, they were not as panicked as last time.

Yu Xiaotian specifically told the villagers in the immigrant village on Nanri Island that if they were worried, they could choose to leave Nanri Island now, but instead of driving them back to the mainland, they could move them to Tamsui.

Side, place it separately.

In this regard, some immigrants from Nanri Island accepted this suggestion, because they also felt that Nanri Island was too close to the mainland, and they might be attacked by the army from time to time, and it was not very safe to live here.

Moreover, the land on Nanri Island is not very fertile. There is very little land that can be used as paddy fields. Only a small amount of rice can be grown. Others can only grow some dry field crops, such as sweet potatoes, sorghum and newly introduced corns and potatoes. The yield is also low.

It is not very high and irrigation is not very convenient.

Now the boss of Sea Wolf promised that if they go to Tamsui City, they can exchange the land for them. How many fields have been planted here, and how much wasteland will be given to them there for them to cultivate, so some people chose

Leave here and settle down again in Tamsui City.

But most people are not willing to give up here, because they really can’t bear to abandon the fields they have finally cultivated. The most difficult part of farmland development is reclamation. From reclamation to now, these lands have just begun to become mature land. That’s it.

It would be a pity to abandon it any longer, so most people still choose to stay.

So Yu Xiaotian ordered to merge the slightly scattered immigrant villages on the island, abandon several villages with small populations, poor land, and small amount of cultivated land, and merge them into several large nearby villages. In this way, large villages

Build a strong village fortress and own it yourself

With a stronger defense, even if Nanri Island encounters an enemy attack again in the future, all villages will not have to evacuate to the Wolf's Cave Dazhai as they did last time. After their villages are closed and locked,

, you can use the militia organized by your village to protect yourself.

As for the navy, it is also intensively preparing for this war. In addition to stocking up on various war supplies, the three fleets of the navy have not yet gone to their newly designated activity areas. Only the second fleet has

A small number of ships from the third fleet went to their controlled areas to conduct active garrison operations to show their presence. The main forces of each fleet stayed at Nanri Island, temporarily stationed in the eastern bay, and conducted large-scale operations on the sea.

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The key point to mention is that the two captured Spanish galleons were docked at the Nanri Island Boat House for a period of repair. The original hulls were riddled with holes and the broken planks were all repaired.

It was dismantled and replaced with brand new ship plates, and the internal damaged parts were also replaced and strengthened. The hull originally had a lot of water leaks. This renovation completely re-renovated all the hull seams.

Caulking operation solved the original problem of water seepage

At the same time, a large-scale cleaning was carried out inside and outside the hull, and no corner was spared to make it look brand new inside and out. All the wooden boards were planed by carpenters, revealing the original color of the wood.

During the renovation, some useless things on the ship were removed, damaged ones were replaced with new ones, the existing mast was maintained and reinforced, some iron hoops were added to strengthen the mast, and the statue at the bow was removed.

What is important is that the original operating mechanism of the ship has been deeply modified and replaced with a now mature steering wheel operating mechanism, which has greatly improved the ship's operating performance compared to before.

After the entire ship was repaired, the bottom of the ship was covered with a layer of copper to protect it from sea maggots in the future. The entire ship was brushed inside and outside with tung oil, and some wood tar and asphalt were applied to key parts.

Carry out anti-corrosion.

After this large-scale renovation, the condition of these two ships has been restored to almost a newly built state, making them usable for quite some time.

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