Feng Jian smiled and said to everyone: "Don't talk nonsense, I have called everyone here to discuss the restructuring of Zhenshan Camp. Everyone knows that Zhenshan Camp has been expanded several times and is now huge. , and even logistics troops are included in them, and they have long been separated from the category of pure combat barracks. This is very detrimental to the development of our Huluyan army, and it is also very easy to arouse suspicion and concern from the outside world. I think you all understand this deeply. I invite you to express your opinions today. , talk about the future development path of our Huluyan military force!" Upon hearing the commander's suggestion about adjusting the future development path of Huluyan's military force, these senior officials of the Zhenshan Battalion immediately stopped joking and started talking to the commander. Frowning in thought. It has become a common practice for major decisions to be made in Zhenshan Camp to be discussed and brainstormed, and then the top decision-maker makes the final decision. Xu Yannian, Zhao Shougang and others have repeatedly put forward their own insights on the development of Zhenshan Camp. Zhao Shougang has always been good at reasoning and thinking. When the imperial court was at a loss to deal with Kong Youde's rebels, Zhenshan Battalion repelled the invading Kong Youde rebels with a bang. This was another great achievement that shocked the government and the public. But why did the commander's words contain A hint of urgency? Since its establishment, the Zhenshan Battalion has indeed been charged with responsibilities that are incompatible with the war barracks. This situation should have been changed long ago, and Huluyan's economy and strategic reserves can fully support the split and restructuring of the Zhenshan Battalion. The commander has long said that Obviously it does not refer only to the restructuring and expansion of Zhenshan Camp itself, but to the military power of the entire Huluyan. Now the entire Huluyan system has a population of more than 100,000. In agriculture, large and small mutual aid associations have been established based on Daze Mountain. The fields of the villagers on the mountain were completely concentrated and developed continuously. After two consecutive years of development. The Mutual Aid Association not only provided food and clothing for the 100,000 villagers under Huluyan's command, but also made a large surplus of food. In terms of grain production, Huluyan can be called the big granary of Denglai Town. These grains were transported and sold to other places through the Nanjiao Lai River, in exchange for various materials needed for Huluyan and a large amount of silver. This year's summer wheat harvest has ended, and this year's summer grain harvest has been bumper. According to the statistics department of the Huluyan General Mutual Aid Association, The summer grain harvest, converted into cash, turned out to be as high as two million taels. Adding in the income from the maritime trade of the Nanjiao Lai River, more than 800,000 taels, unknowingly, Huluyan's grain production and sales alone were enough to support at least 10,000 elite troops. Plus the massive Fushan Navy fleet. In addition, the Huluyan Military Research Institute has been expanded. Now the entire mountain behind Huluyan has become the territory of the Military Research Institute. This place has been designated as a military forbidden area, and ordinary people are strictly prohibited from entering within five miles of this place. The Ordnance Research Institute built an iron-smelting furnace and can smelt and process iron ore. After two years of training, many apprentices of the Ordnance Research Institute have shouldered the responsibility. The weapons, blades and armor can basically meet the needs of combat soldiers. The muskets produced by the Firearms Department of the Military Research Institute have also reached a production scale. What surprised Feng Jian the most was that the Western craftsman Lu Ruohan was proficient in musket manufacturing. It took two months to produce the first flintlock gun in the history of the Ordnance Research Institute. Compared with the musket, the flintlock gun requires many fewer steps. There is no doubt that the flintlock gun is widely used in the army. It will greatly improve the combat effectiveness of firearms troops. The Artillery Department of the Ordnance Research Institute was composed of 26 Western craftsmen led by Sirao. They produced ten Western cannons in just two months. This time, the offensive efficiency of the rebels was greatly suppressed in the defensive battle of Pingdu City. It can be said that the Huluyan Military Research Institute also has considerable foundation in terms of military preparations, which is enough to support Huluyan's military expansion. Analyze the current situation of Huluyan in mind. Zhao Shougang vaguely understood that the Huluyan army was completely different from the one that had just left the mountains two years ago. No matter in terms of training, equipment, or logistical support, no other army can compare with the Huluyan Zhenshan Camp. But Zhenshan Camp is, after all, an army that has not been recognized by the imperial court. How could a sudden burst of such a powerful combat power not arouse the suspicion of the imperial ministers? Zhao Shougang turned his eyes to Feng Jian, feeling a little ashamed. It turned out that when he and others were complacent and immersed in the joy of defeating Kong Youde's rebels, the commander realized the crisis that Zhenshan Camp might encounter. It seemed that he had to learn from the commander. There are many more! The people in the conference hall are the core of Feng Jian's military affairs. Most of them know Huluyan's family background. Huluyan now has no shortage of money, food, materials, weapons and equipment. All aspects are prosperous, so it is natural to expand the size of the army! Xu Yannian glanced around at the generals present, then turned to Feng Jian respectfully and said: "In this battle with Kong Youde's rebels, our army suffered only a few hundred casualties in total, but in turn captured nearly 8,000 rebel soldiers. My subordinates speculate that at least Five thousand qualified soldiers can be selected from the prisoners of war, which will at least double the size of our Zhenshan Camp army. In other words, after this expansion, Zhenshan Camp will have at least 10,000 soldiers. That's all. Its main responsibility is battlefield operations, and military agencies with numerous non-aircraft departments really shouldn't?All the troops under the commander are classified into Zhenshan Camp. His subordinates believe that Zhenshan Camp should be restored to its pure combat camp nature, and each branch of the military should be separated and organized into a fully integrated military camp. " It can be heard that Xu Yannian has thought about the Huluyan military system. Feng Jian nodded and said: "It is inevitable to reorganize the Huluyan military force. General Xu Qian said that each branch of the military should be separated and formed into a separate military unit. There is something we can learn from. ¡± Zheng Qing, as the general supervisor of Zhenshan Camp, is responsible for the ideological propaganda work of Zhenshan Camp soldiers. Under his leadership, supervisors at all levels of Zhenshan Camp guide soldiers to learn and master the training outline of Zhenshan Camp; Talking heart-to-heart with each soldier allows many soldiers to understand who they are fighting for; from relieving the soldiers' tension before the war to vigorously promoting the soldiers who are brave and daring to fight after the war, it can be said that the supervisor system has greatly improved. In order to improve the combat effectiveness and cohesion of Zhenshanying soldiers, Feng Jian was naturally very satisfied with Zheng Qing's performance, and now handed over the entire propaganda of Huluyan to Zheng Qing, including the newly established Zhenshanying Military News. Zheng Qing said to Feng Jian with slight flattery: "Commander, my subordinates agree with the restructuring, but Zhenshan Camp is a symbol of our Huluyan's strong military strength, and it also plays an irreplaceable role in the minds of the soldiers of Zhenshan Camp. Before the restructuring, it is best to Vigorous publicity was carried out among the soldiers of Zhenshan Camp to avoid adverse effects. Feng Jian smiled and said: "Propaganda and guidance are under the jurisdiction of you, the general commander. During the restructuring of Zhenshan Camp, you are responsible for calming the soldiers' emotions and ensuring their normal training life." I think we can create a special column in Zhenshanying Military Daily to report on the restructuring process of Zhenshanying. This will naturally avoid the situation you mentioned. " "The commander is really smart. When his subordinates heard about it, they were enlightened and fell into admiration! "Zheng Qing's flattery is so loud. He controls the ideological propaganda of Zhenshan Camp. How could he not know how to grasp the emotions of the soldiers? He raised the above questions just to avoid flattery. Jiao Keli looked at Zheng Qing with a half-smile but not a smile. I was secretly alert in my heart. Zheng Qing was capable, but he was always good at flattering people. I should learn from him in this regard. In the past, I was really stupid, gesticulating in front of the commander, and even felt that the commander's decision was too risky and secretly contradicted me. Thanks to the commander's magnanimity, he allowed himself to be in charge of Zhenshan Camp Ye Bu Suan! The nature of Ye Bu Suan is similar to that of the imperial guards. It is an important organization for Feng Jian to understand external intelligence information. He is in charge of such an important organization and requires its leader. Absolute loyalty, but Jiao Keli thought that he was not Feng Jian's confidant, and never thought that Feng Jian would put such an important department in his charge. When he just took over as President Ye Bu Shu Qian, Jiao Keli once thought that he was just a person. As a transitional figure, when Feng Jian's confidants can take the lead, he will naturally replace himself. Facts have proved that he has thought too much. For more than a year, he, Jiao Keli, has been doing a steady job in the position of President Ye Bu Sheng Qian. Jian leaves Ye Bushou in his own hands and has only one requirement for himself, which is to be able to know the information he needs at any time. "Don't trust the people you trust, but don't trust the people you employ." This sentence is most appropriate for Feng Jian. Jiao Keli also had a sense that since Feng Jian entrusted him with such an important position and trusted him to use him, he could only be loyal to one way and work for Feng Jian wholeheartedly from now on. He bowed and said in a humble tone: "In the past few days, Pan Zhaoying has been sending back news one after another in the capital. The victory report of Zhenshan Camp and the arrival of Chen Guangfu, the main rebel general, in the capital. Upon hearing the good news, the emperor immediately summoned the ministers of the DPRK and China to discuss how to reward Pingdu City. The Zhenshan Camp defeated the rebels and Pingdu City officials determined the countermeasures to deal with Kong Youde's rebels. " "The imperial court is divided into two factions: the main war faction and the main peace faction. The main peace faction, headed by Zhou Yanru, the chief minister of the cabinet, originally thought that the rebels were powerful and the court would spend a lot of money in mobilizing a large army to attack them, so they intended to appease the rebels through peaceful means. " "The main war faction headed by Wen Tiren, the second assistant to the cabinet, believes that the rebels ignored the national law and burned, killed and looted wantonly, causing the displacement of countless people. They must not be recruited at will, otherwise many soldiers and generals in the world will inevitably follow suit. " "So the imperial court has been undecided between countering the rebellion and appeasement. According to the intelligence sent back by Pan Zhaoying, the emperor finally decided to mobilize the army to annihilate the Kong Youde rebels who occupied Dengzhou City during the meeting with the ministers. " "When the emperor convened the ministers, he lamented that the 50,000-strong army in Dengzhou City could not withstand Kong Youde's rebels, but the self-organized regiment training was able to defeat the rebels. It is really thought-provoking. I heard that the emperor specially ordered to encircle and suppress Kong Youde this time. Rebels, I, the Zhenshan Battalion, must go to war and make new contributions to the imperial court! ¡± !!(To be continued)