Time travel rebellion, I'm serious

The changes in the Han army's organization will theoretically increase its combat effectiveness.

Apart from anything else, once the expansion and reorganization of the Han army is completed, as far as baggage and troops are concerned.

Although the original baggage troops were also part of the combat force establishment, the baggage troops themselves were a logistics unit and were not fully trained units like other combat soldiers.

Not only that, the baggage of the troops can only guarantee the regular supplies and food for the expedition. Once a long-distance battle occurs, a large number of militiamen will still need to be recruited to transport food and supplies.

This is not to say that it is not possible, but that the militiamen’s training level and weapons and equipment are not very good. It is okay not to encounter the enemy. Once the enemy deliberately cuts off the supply line, it will be a huge threat to the frontline troops and the transporting militiamen.

In fact, logically speaking, militiamen and baggage generally have safe transportation channels, but this channel is not that safe. Even the more troops there are and the greater the war, the easier it is for things to go wrong.

You must know that the heavy troops were not originally a fully trained force. Although their combat effectiveness was stronger than that of the militia, their strength was only in their weapons and equipment.

It can be said that the combat effectiveness of the heavy baggage troops is really not strong among the Han army.

Therefore, in this restructuring, the baggage troops of the Class A combat troops will become fully trained troops, and usually only need to ensure the consumption of training materials.

During battles, the baggage troops are still responsible for internal security. Once there is a large-scale battle or long-distance expedition, the baggage soldiers will be transformed into guards to protect the militia's transportation of materials, improving the combat effectiveness of the baggage team and ensuring the smooth movement of supplies.

At this time, the Han army's requirements for the number of militiamen when distributing supplies were greatly reduced. Among other things, if the number of people was reduced by at least half, safety and efficiency would also be greatly improved.

Then there are the logistics and heavy equipment of the Class B combat troops. Their training is different from that of the Class A combat troops, and their training is more similar to the heavy equipment of the current stage.

When necessary, these baggage troops will be directly assembled with the militia, once again reducing militia investment and improving the combat effectiveness of the baggage force.

At the same time, once this adaptation is completed, theoretically Class B combat troops will be stationed in the city in the event of a war. At this time, the number of militiamen mobilized to defend the city under the Han army will theoretically be up to 14.

As for the Class A combat troops, their main task is to conquer the enemy, and they don't have to worry about their retreat being cut off.

Therefore, after the reorganization is completed, the number of troops that the Han army can devote to direct combat is more than twice what it was before the war last year, and the number of militiamen mobilized will not be higher than that mobilized last year, which can be said to be terrifyingly low.

In this way, the militiamen can carry out production normally and at the same time conduct defense in their own villages, towns, and counties, providing a rock-solid rear support for the frontline troops.

It can be said that after the Han army completes its reorganization in half a year, its war potential will be enlarged to a terrifying level, and the squeeze on civilian power will also be reduced to the lowest level in five years.

At the same time, the stability under the rule will also be greatly improved, because compared to the first half of the year, the 11-strong army had to maintain stability under the rule, eliminate bandits, and also guard against Bailian and Dagan, so the military strength was stretched thin.

Now that all 14 troops will be used for stabilization, the situation will naturally change.

The military restructuring meeting lasted three full days before it was finally finalized. After the meeting, the institute reported their latest invention, which can be used in the military at this stage, and the effect is excellent.

Upon hearing this, Liu Wu rushed to the research institute with the officers who had not yet left.

In the research institute, Liu Wu and others stood in front of a strange beacon, very curious.

At this time, Huang Biehe came out and explained to everyone:

"The Great Sacrifice asked us to study long-distance and fast communication technology. My institute spent a full two years and a lot of manpower and material resources to improve the beacon tower so that it can quickly convey information."

These people were surprised. It was just a beacon tower. It was not that they had never heard of it or seen it before, but in the mountainous and rainy south of the Yangtze River, this thing was really not easy to use at all. It was worse than a carrier pigeon or a post station.

In response to everyone's doubts, Huang Biehe smiled and said:

"General Guan once told us that the northern border army's communication method was to use beacon towers."

"After our research, we found that this beacon has changed compared to earlier times."

"That is to say, the current beacon tower is a small earth tower, and then a small house was built on top. The only way to climb up and down is to rely on a rope ladder. In this way, even if there is an attack, the beacon soldiers staying above can cut down or put away the rope ladder. Then light the beacon to give the signal."

"This signal needs to be sent to each other in the early morning and at night. When it is safe, raise one fire, when you hear the alarm, raise two fires, when you see smoke and dust, raise three fires. When you see the enemy, just light up the smoke."

"Such a beacon tower is set up every ten miles in the border army. Theoretically, it can spread throughout the entire army in one night. This is the communication method used by the Daqian border army to deal with the Rakshasa barbarians. According to the investigation, it is still use."

"But ours is different. This method is not feasible in Jiangnan, so we relied on this beacon tower and developed a new communication method."

"That is, this beacon tower no longer ignites flames and smoke, but builds a T-shaped beam on it. There is a cantilever at both ends of the beam that can be pulled by a rope. Each cantilever has seven different angles, and the beam can also be Swinging two angles.”

"In this way, the beacon tower can theoretically be placed in 98 different shapes."

"As for its working principle, it is similar to that of a beacon tower. All you need to do is observe the shape it creates and then pass it on to the next beacon tower."

"Moreover, the messengers do not need to know the content. When the information is delivered to the destination, specialized personnel will translate it."

"So, through our experiments, this communication method can theoretically transmit information to a distance of [-] miles in a quarter of an hour."

"Of course, this is theoretical, and the actual situation may take more time."

"But no matter how many more he has, theoretically it won't last more than half an hour."

"Not only that, these beacon towers will be mainly set up on the top of mountains, with full protection levels."

"And if the distance between the two is too far, you can add a telescope for observation."

"That is to say, as long as the construction is completed, what happens in Jinling Mansion can be reported to Changsha City within half an hour!"

Huang Biehe spoke calmly, but what he said was shocking.

In a quarter of an hour, the message travels [-] miles.

Are you kidding me?