"My Excellency, Wei Jianyuan, County Magistrate of Yuhang, welcomes you all to visit Yuhang."
Wei Jianyuan has repeated this sentence at least dozens of times today. This is also the day when he has received the most guests from all walks of life since he took office.
Before the National Day, Wei Jianyuan received a notice from the Donghai Region Garrison Command to hold a live-fire military exercise in Yuhang County. The relevant preparations have begun since then.
First, we must cooperate with the military's requirements, demarcate the military exercise area in the county, and prepare campsites and required materials for the participating troops.
Secondly, a number of civilians must be recruited in the county to serve as logistical equipment and await the deployment of the military.
Of course, the most important thing is to be prepared to receive big figures from all walks of life. It is said that in addition to military generals, executive committee members and foreign envoys will also be present to watch the military exercise. For the small Yuhang County, this is a top priority that is more important than the military exercise itself.
In areas under the rule of Haihan, officials from the previous dynasty generally retained their previous official positions temporarily. Wei Jianyuan called himself the county magistrate rather than the county magistrate because he was a naturalized citizen who grew up in Sanya. He graduated from the Haihan Administration College and studied under the Executive Committee The boss, Ning Qi, was born in Hongmiaozheng, so his official title naturally followed the Haihan system.
When he was appointed as the county magistrate of Yuhang County, Wei Jianyuan once thought that he was "assigned" to a remote area. However, as the plan to move the capital surfaced, Yuhang suddenly became one of the areas closest to the new capital of Hangzhou. Then he realized that this was Master’s foresight and he had paved the way for himself long ago.
Wei Jianyuan is only in his twenties and has never held a decent position before. With his qualifications, if he wants to find an official position in Hangzhou, it will be difficult to compete with those officials who have moved north from Sanya, let alone Shi Diwen. Many officials in the department are waiting to fill the vacancies. Being able to be appointed as a county magistrate near Hangzhou is a special consideration given by Shi Diwen for Ning Qi's sake.
Of course Wei Jianyuan is determined to make some achievements in office, but for the time being, Yuhang County has no share in the various major projects prepared for the capital relocation plan. It is no longer feasible to rely on the construction of key projects to earn performance.
Fortunately, Yuhang has been a land of plenty since ancient times, and its agricultural foundation is quite good. Wei Jianyuan only needs to spend some time promoting agricultural technology and introducing agricultural product processing technology, and Yuhang's agricultural production has been steadily improved.
However, luck can't be stopped when it comes. Just when Wei Jianyuan was regretting that Yuhang had not won a key project, a military exercise came uninvited. For Yuhang County and Wei Jianyuan, this is simply a piece of cake falling from the sky.
Although Yuhang County has to invest a lot of manpower, material and financial resources for this, the opportunity to perform in front of the executive committee is worth a thousand dollars to local officials like Wei Jianyuan.
In order to make relevant preparations, Wei Jianyuan did not even go to Hangzhou to join in the fun these days, which can be regarded as a big sacrifice.
After everything was ready, Wei Jianyuan posted notices throughout the county two days in advance, informing people not to enter the temporary control area designated by the government.
In fact, the news of the military exercise is not a secret. With the collection of civilian workers and supplies, it has spread locally before this. However, the government announced that the military exercise would not be open to the general public. In addition, there were Haihan troops on duty outside the temporary control area, so those who wanted to watch the fun had no choice but to give up the idea.
Most of the people from the military arrived in advance yesterday, especially the troops who were on guard duty. As soon as they arrived, they circled a large area outside the original temporary control area, prohibiting the entry of other people, and even some Farmland is included in it.
Regarding such behavior, Wei Jianyuan knew the pros and cons and could only cooperate as much as possible. Although he did not go to Hangzhou, he also heard that the executive committee was assassinated when he arrived in Hangzhou a few days ago. Although he did not succeed, the relevant security measures must be upgraded. But Wei Jianyuan was slightly disappointed that his mentor Ning Qi had other schedules and did not come to Yuhang.
However, Shi Diwen spoke highly of Yuhang County's preparations, and even asked Wei Jianyuan to watch the game together on the viewing platform, which also flattered him.
The viewing platform for the military exercise was built on a slope about one mile away from the exercise venue. The stepped seats ensured that all spectators had a complete and unobstructed view.
After all the spectators were seated, Shi Diwen ordered the drill to begin.
Each guest received a thin book containing today's drill items and the weapons and equipment that will appear in each session.
Today's military exercise plan is for the Haihan Army to act as the attacker, simulating an attack on the Ming Army's garrison fortress here, and to demonstrate the tactics and tactics used by the Haihan Army in critical battles.
Considering that the attackers will use live ammunition, there will be no defensive personnel in the fortress during the military exercise. However, before the military exercise began, the spectators had already visited the inside and outside of the fortress to confirm that the abandoned fortress was not a model that would fall down at a push.
The purpose of the Ming Dynasty in setting up a garrison here was to defend Hangzhou, so this garrison point must have the ability to advance, attack, retreat and defend. There are warehouses, stables, wells, barracks and other facilities inside the fort. On the outside, there are trenches, suspension bridges and a protective wall about one foot high. It looks like a small city.
There are also artillery positions on the parapet, but the original ones deployed here were only small-caliber artillery such as the Tiger Crouching Artillery. Their range and power were extremely limited. When facing off against an attacker like the Haihan Army, they would not be able to gain any advantage. .
The unit playing the offensive role this time is the Second Regiment of the Seventh Lu Division in the Donghai Region, which is the garrison stationed in Hangzhou.
The participating troops are the synthetic battalion under the Second Regiment, which is essentially a temporary unit formed by drawing the elite of the entire regiment.
The most striking feature of this unit is that its artillery organization far exceeds the normal standards of the Haihan Army. According to the information the guests received, they will use up to ten models of various artillery pieces in the battle. Normally, the entire Lu Qi Division may not be able to assemble so many models.
Of course, the Haihan Army's move was obviously to demonstrate the performance of the weapon, which is not difficult to understand. In actual combat, if so many types of artillery were to be used in a battle, the quartermaster would probably jump and curse.
With a burst of sonorous and powerful drums, the Haihan Army entered the battlefield. Leading the charge was a group of armed cavalry, criss-crossing their horses on the outside of the fortress.
The purpose of this is to clear obstacles for subsequent troops to enter the attack position, and to conduct fire reconnaissance on the fortress defenders to see if the opponent will fire recklessly to expose equipment and firepower points.
After confirming the battlefield situation, the cavalry sent a signal to the rear to notify the troops to enter the combat position. The cavalry separated to the left and right and moved to the flanks to cover the entry of subsequent troops.