Chapter 987 Killing Indicators

Youye and Qubing stood up and looked up. Sure enough, they saw white snow mist rising from the river in the distance. There were several huge red flags flying above the snow mist. They were undoubtedly the military flags of the Shen Ce Guard.

When the large army got closer, they could already see groups of green-clad soldiers, as well as a large number of militiamen wearing cotton jackets and holding long sticks and large shields. Among the militias, there were also some sleds pulled by donkeys, which were filled with food and some cloth.

Wen Feiyu, the military commander who led the team, also saw Qubing and Youye standing on the high ground early. It was really that the place where they were standing was too conspicuous, and coupled with the two people's attire, it was easy to confirm.

"Commander, I brought everyone here!" Wen Feiyu began to greet Qubing from a distance.

Qubing and Youye also hurried down the hillside to greet them.

"Well, you did a good job. I learned some more about the situation here yesterday, so I want to readjust the deployment so that we can open up the situation earlier. Come on, come on, let's go to the woods to rest for a while, and let the soldiers warm up by the fire and get some food." Qubing hurriedly greeted them.

"Okay, everyone, let's go into the woods first, warm up by the fire and take a rest." Wen Feiyu nodded, and waved to the large army behind him.

Several people stood by the roadside and watched the large army march into the woods. At this time, Qubing suddenly saw something very interesting.

Some militiamen actually put their shields on the snow, put two boxes of ammunition on them, and dragged them behind with ropes. This thing can actually be used as a skateboard? !

Qubing felt like he had learned some new skills.

Not only that, at the back of the team, there were people who were ingenious enough to use two long sticks to string two shields together, one person in front and one person in the back to carry them, and there were also a few boxes of handcuffs on them. The handcuffs were not important, but what was important was that they could use two long sticks and two shields to make a temporary stretcher. This was really a fantastic idea.

I didn't expect that the equipment used for militia combat would be used in so many ways.

"Not bad, not bad, who came up with these uses?" Qubing pointed at the approaching team and said.

"They came up with it themselves. We have too many things to transport this time, especially food, ammunition and handcuffs. There are not many large animals in the camp, and we don't have many sleds, so the militia made these by themselves. They are better at surviving in the snow than us." Wen Feiyu smiled and explained when he heard Qubing's question.

"Well, yes, we can't do without the help of the locals in this battle, otherwise it would be difficult for us to do it ourselves." Qubing also nodded.

On the other side, the foxes that were eating the corpses had already been scared away after hearing such a big noise, but they didn't run far away, just staring at them not far away. Instead, a group of gray wolves bravely ran over and continued to eat the broken corpses.

The Han tribe didn't pay attention to the wild beasts. Now the things at the outpost are a bit too busy.

"Tsk, there seem to be too many people. How should we arrange them?" Seeing thousands of people coming at once, Youye said worriedly, holding his forehead.

"This will definitely be an important outpost in the future. We must build it well. If we leave a battalion of 800 people, we must expand the underground outpost. It's better to dig some trenches outside to facilitate the soldiers to enter and exit and ambush. This is the case for the three positions. It's better to dig through the three positions

, so that it will be better. "But today, we can only sleep outdoors. Let everyone get more firewood. While it's not dark now, dig some snow huts first. Arrange as many people as possible. The rest can only choose a place leeward to sleep. By the way, did you bring tents? "Qubing made some arrangements first, and then asked Wen Feiyu.

"We do have tents on the boat, but there is not even a road here, and the river is blocked now. We don't have many animals, so we can't bring them. But we have a lot of white cloth, so how about letting everyone use the white cloth to build some tents? This way we can at least avoid the wind." Wen Feiyu suggested immediately.

"Okay, then let's prepare together. We need to dig snow huts, set up tents, and prepare the campsite early. With so many people, we will definitely not be able to arrange them all. "Qubing nodded and gave the instructions.

Wen Feiyu was not idle either. He immediately summoned the instructors of each battalion and company, gave them the task of coordinating logistics, and asked everyone to prepare for tonight's camping site. Then he went back to the underground outpost with Qubing and Youye.

Qubing took out the map, talked about his ideas with Wen Feiyu, and marked those places on the map.

"I plan to deploy the three battalions in three camps respectively. According to the leader, we will first clear the periphery and then force them to come out. In this way, we can ambush them first, eliminate their manpower, and finally carry out a cleanup. What do you think? Do you have anything to add? "

Qubing asked Wen Feiyu. After all, Wen Feiyu was the military commander, and intelligence, logistics and other issues all depended on him. It was impossible for him not to even ask about such a big thing.

"No problem, you are the chief military officer, and you are in charge of how to deploy defenses and how to fight. I also think this plan is very good. The only worry is that there is not enough food in the two camps. If we proceed according to this plan, then we can only organize more transport teams."

Wen Feiyu thought for a while before expressing his opinion. He felt that there was no problem with the combat plan, but the traffic conditions here made him a little worried. It would be great if it was in the eight counties of Hanyang. It would be very convenient there, whether it was water, land or rail transportation.

"Well, I've thought about this. We can only transport it a few more times. In addition, the captured prisoners must be transferred in time. Have you arranged the guard force at the river valley camp? "Qubing asked again.

"Don't worry, there is no problem. We have recruited 4,000 militiamen over there, and 1,000 people came this time. As you said, half of them will follow the two battalions to transport supplies, and the missing personnel will be recruited locally, so there are still 3,000 people guarding at home, which is not a problem to guard the prisoners." Wen Feiyu patted his chest and answered again.

"Well, that's good. We have already fought a small battle at noon today," Qubing nodded and said suddenly.

"What? Have you fought a battle? How was the outcome, the results and the losses?" Wen Feiyu asked immediately with some excitement.

Qubing did not speak, but directly took out the report summarized by the guard platoon below and handed it to him. Wen Feiyu immediately read it, and the more he read, the more excited he became.

"Good, good, zero casualties, only a few hundred rounds of ammunition were used to capture dozens of prisoners, a victory in the first battle, this matter will be reported to the whole army later to praise, and also to boost the morale of the soldiers who have just arrived."

Qubing nodded, but in his heart he said, worthy of being the military commander, he would not miss any opportunity to boost morale, but he immediately said.

"Although we won this time, I also found some problems. In this situation of fighting, we are very passive."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Wen Feiyu was very happy, and he was stunned when he heard Qubing say that, and then asked immediately.

Youye was holding a photo in his hand, but he was also attracted by Qubing's words at this time. He thought Qubing had just won a victory and should be very proud now, but he didn't expect that he would reflect on himself and have problems just one day later? !

Qubing organized his words before speaking.

"I was in direct command of this ambush, but I always felt that my hands and feet were tied when I was commanding. I couldn't fight happily, and the soldiers were also frustrated. We obviously had such powerful weapons, but we avoided shooting the enemy because we wanted to capture prisoners. This was not good for our soldiers in combat."

"Well, how should I put it? I didn't see this battle and didn't experience it." Wen Feiyu was stunned, still didn't understand what Qubing meant.

"That's right, we obviously surrounded the enemy, but in order to capture them alive, we didn't dare to fight the enemy. I ordered the soldiers to shoot at the enemy's feet, just to scare them, not to shoot them. In this way, we seemed timid, and I don't think this is right.

"This time we used about 80 people to besiege the enemy of about 70 people. The number was evenly matched. In the end, we captured 63 people and only killed and injured a dozen enemies. It seems that the results are great, but we can't guarantee that every battle in the future will have such a result. This puts a lot of pressure on our soldiers. "Qubing thought for a moment, and then changed his way of expression.

You Ye and Wen Feiyu both frowned and pondered. After a while, Wen Feiyu said again, "I still don't quite understand. If you have any ideas, just say it directly. It happens that Envoy You is here too, let's discuss it."

"Well, this is what I think. The reason why we are under great pressure this time is, first, because we are too few in number. Although we have a few more people than the enemy, the advantage in numbers is not obvious. When there is a battle in the future, we must increase the investment in manpower, preferably twice or even three or four times the enemy's.

"The second is the weapons in our hands. Our weapons are too powerful. As long as we hit the enemy, there is basically no way to survive. Even if they are not dead, they will be left with some disabilities, so the soldiers dare not fight.

"I thought about it. If we want to solve this problem, we must first determine the positioning of our soldiers. The weapons in their hands are too powerful and seem useless. Therefore, the purpose of these soldiers should not be to kill the enemy, but to deter and maintain order.

"Another thing is to increase the investment in the militia. For every time we have the Shen Ce Guards, we need at least two to four times the militia to capture prisoners. During combat, our soldiers will charge together to maintain order, protect the militia, and intimidate prisoners.

"Finally, we need to remove the restrictions on the soldiers. Because they want to capture people alive, they dare not kill the enemy, so they will inevitably hesitate on the battlefield. This was the case during today's battle. During the final stage of encirclement and capture, an enemy resisted strongly, but our soldiers did not dare to open fire to stop us for fear of hurting him. As a result, the guy managed to escape. In the end, I gave the order to shoot and kill, and the soldiers killed the man. Moreover, they were actually hesitant before shooting.

"How can the soldiers hesitate on the battlefield? What if the man today not only wants to escape, but also wants to fight back? What if that guy poses a fatal threat to our soldiers, but our soldiers dare not kill him directly? Wouldn't it become unnecessary casualties and losses at that time?

"So I think we can't be tied up by the capture of prisoners. In order to make our soldiers safer, we should set a standard." Qubing repeated his thoughts to the two again.

Wen Feiyu and Youye nodded as if they understood. Youye was a bystander of the battle today. Although he did not participate, he watched the whole process and understood what Qubing said, but he still didn't quite understand the standards that Qubing mentioned, and Wen Feiyu didn't understand at all.

Youye thought for a while and asked tentatively, "You mean, the standard for killing the enemy?"

Qubing nodded immediately, "Yes, yes, that's the killing standard. We should set a standard for the soldiers so that they dare to kill and kill with courage. Of course, prisoners should be captured, but we can't let our soldiers suffer unnecessary casualties in order to capture prisoners.

"So my idea is that, according to the total number of enemies encountered each time, half of the prisoners will be the qualified rate. That is to say, if we fight with a hundred enemies, then we will be qualified if we can capture fifty alive in the end. We will set aside fifty killing targets for the soldiers so that they dare to kill. In this way, the soldiers will not be too depressed when fighting. Giving them certain killing targets can also better deter the enemy and let the enemy know that we dare to kill people and will kill them if they are not honest."

"Well, I roughly understand what you mean, but in this case, we will capture fewer prisoners. The leader won't have any objection, right?" Wen Feiyu asked with a frown.

Upon hearing this, Qubing immediately waved his hands and said, "No, that won't happen. What I just said was just to set a minimum target. It is to draw a line for the soldiers so that they know what's going on and give them the courage to kill, but not to let them kill indiscriminately. When we can capture more people alive, we should of course strive for it.

"We can do this, for example, after each battle, if more than 50% of the people are captured alive, it will be considered qualified, and all participating troops will be awarded the third-class collective merit; if more than 60% are captured, it will be considered good and will be awarded the second-class collective merit; if more than 70% are captured, it will be considered excellent and will be awarded the first-class collective merit; if 90% are captured alive, it will be a special collective merit.

"In addition, commanders and soldiers who have made outstanding contributions during combat will be given individual merits based on their specific behaviors. For those who are seriously injured or killed, we will also give them individual merits based on their behaviors.

"In this way, the soldiers will have a bottom line in their hearts, so they will dare to kill people freely and will no longer be timid on the battlefield. At the same time, they will not kill people deliberately for higher levels of merit and rewards, and can strive to capture more prisoners. In this way, it can not only meet the needs of the leaders to capture more prisoners, but also let go of the courage of the soldiers. Isn't it wonderful?"

When You Ye and Wen Feiyu heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up. This method is good! I

was busy at the beginning of the month, so I won't delay the update this month. I will make time to make up for the previous ones.

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