The deafening sound of artillery came, and the other soldiers were also startled. After all, they had done this kind of drill many times, but rarely conducted live-fire drills.
For the soldiers, they also hate this kind of fake drill. After spending some time in the boot camp, they naturally know that this kind of fake drill is not very useful. It can only strengthen their memory. However, war has never been about rote learning. Actual combat training is necessary.
Seven shells were fired instantly, and then these people prepared for the second round of attack. The speed of changing equipment was still very fast, and everyone was not panicked. When facing these senior officials, these people were able to perform at their usual level. This psychological quality alone was already quite good.
But don't underestimate this point. Many people can do well when they do it themselves, but if their superiors are watching, they can only do a passing grade. Some people have very poor psychological quality, so even if they want to do a passing grade, it is a luxury.
At this time, several adults also climbed up the wall on the side. Sure enough, several shells exploded at the position they ordered. The accuracy rate can be said to be over 90%. Of course, various other factors must be considered. It is not easy to achieve such results under the command of the observer without facing it head-on. Our Tang Dynasty artillery is really not given in vain. Several officials also gave their thumbs up.
"Stationmaster Wu, remember this: from today on, all training will be recorded and assessed. The daily artillery fire level and assembly time are important data points for assessment. At the end of the month, the top-ranked teams will receive rewards. What exactly is the reward? You decide. It must be something that the soldiers will appreciate, and it can't be too expensive."
When Cheng Chumo said this, everyone around him laughed. You have arranged the assessment very well, but the last sentence is a bit unkind. Remember to get the job done and spend less money. Almost everyone in the world wants to do things this way, but in the eyes of others, it can only be exchanged for four words, that is, wishful thinking.
Stationmaster Wu also looked depressed. He didn't dare to say much in front of his superiors, but after these people left, he wanted to pull them back, tie them up, and whip them to hand them over to him. How to spend the least money to do the most things? This is totally against common sense.
Cheng Chumo naturally had no idea what Stationmaster Wu was thinking. They had been thinking about how to improve transportation efficiency along the way. There was no need to worry about the military stations near the transportation lines, but this kind of remote military station was not a problem. Although according to the court regulations, supplies were to be delivered every twelve days, it would basically exceed this number of days.
Take the military station of Stationmaster Wu for example. Let alone twelve days, being able to come once every fifteen days is already a happy thing. According to the records of their military station, most of the time they come more than fifteen days, so except for the days when supplies are delivered, the soldiers can't even eat fresh vegetables at other times and can only live on pickles.
Of course, there is no shortage of cattle and sheep, after all, they are produced locally. However, in the Western Regions, the nutrients contained in vegetables are inadequate, so when Li Xiang transports supplies to various places, fresh vegetables are the most important.
"How about this? We could set up a large warehouse in a place with convenient transportation along the way. This warehouse has nothing to do with the local military station and is specifically used to supply supplies to other remote areas. Take Stationmaster Wu's military station for example. It's probably more than 200 miles away from the transportation line, but there are two other military stations along the way. We can have the other two military stations build more warehouses. Wouldn't this ensure the supply of Stationmaster Wu and his men?"
Xiao Shougui is not a military man, so he can only make suggestions on many things. As for how you guys actually implement them, that is not our concern.
After listening to Xiao Shougui's words, the eyes of those present all lit up. Doing so would certainly improve the affairs of the other two military stations, but then again, it would also greatly improve the environment on the side of Stationmaster Wu and his men, and allow them to improve their combat effectiveness. Overall, this affects all our armies in the Western Regions.
If the combat effectiveness of Stationmaster Wu and his men were to decline due to supply problems, then if the two military stations along the transportation line needed support, Stationmaster Wu would not be able to provide support due to supply problems. Many soldiers would be sick and lack vitamins, so there would be no way to support them. This would indirectly lower the combat effectiveness of the entire Tang Dynasty army in the Western Regions. Therefore, building two more warehouses and delivering a batch of emergency supplies to Stationmaster Wu before the transport team arrived would be equivalent to saving himself.
"That's entirely possible. We'll submit a memorial to the court first. After all, there are quite a few remote military stations like ours, at least hundreds of them. The Western Regions Protectorate can't afford to rebuild warehouses for these hundreds of stations. We must obtain funding from the court."
Cheng Chuliang exchanged glances with his brother. They also thought that this was the best solution at this stage. We can repair the roads, but we can't control the weather.
There is bad weather here almost every half a month, but there are also a few days of good weather. If the transport team cannot come during those days of good weather, they can let stations with more convenient transportation deliver supplies, which can also ensure that those remote stations are not short of supplies.
As for those stations along the transportation routes, there is no need to worry about their supplies. They are near the main road, and there are a lot of transport routes passing through every day. They can be replenished easily. A thousand-mile replenishment route is difficult, but a two-hundred-mile replenishment route is as easy as eating for the existing army.
Far away in the capital, Li Xiang received a memorial from a senior official of the Western Regions Protectorate, reporting on their current actions and the reconstruction of the warehouse. Li Xiang was very pleased. At least these guys were working hard, and they were working hard before the Arab Empire came again...
