There are too many soldiers and horses in the forward battalion, which has exceeded the main force of the Tang army, so it is natural to reorganize, and the first thing Li An will do after returning to Malacca is to reorganize these soldiers of the forward battalion who surrendered by pirates.

Mixing is necessary so that these men can keep each other in check and not rebel, and in addition, they must have their own cronies in the battalions to take full control of the force.

The name is unchanged, it is still called the forward battalion, but it should be separated, with a thousand people as a battalion, the current 10,000 horses can form ten forward battalions, when camping, a battalion is a camp, and a thousand people stationed in one position no more or less, just the most suitable.

The commanders of each battalion, some of them were the original pirate leaders, and some were deliberately promoted by Ang Lee, who may have been pirates' minions before, but they were promoted because of their talent and pure thinking.

In addition, these ten battalions are relatively independent, and there is no commander-in-chief, and the military power completely belongs to Li An, and officers above the general level of the Tang Army can also command them according to Li An's requirements, so as not to let the soldiers and horses of these ten battalions merge into a whole after the unified commander is set up, and it is not easy to control.

The reorganization work is handed over to the people below, and Ang Lee only needs to be responsible for the helm, after all, this kind of work is too cumbersome, if you let yourself be responsible for every detail, it would be strange if you didn't die of exhaustion?

Of course, Li Ang still has to intervene in the reorganization work, for example, some people must not be assigned to the forward battalion, and some people must not be the camp owner.

Surrendered pirates such as Wolf Yi and Black Wolf, who originally had relatively high status, were not suitable to take on the important duties of officers of the forward battalion, and it would be even more inappropriate for them to be small soldiers, and the entire forward battalion would not be able to accept them.

And the identity that Ang Lee can give them is his own staff, he just needs to stay under his control at all times, when he doesn't need them, they can rest to their heart's content, and when they are needed, they will naturally let them come out and behave.

There are more than 30 people in the core of these former pirates, and their identities are too special to be senior officers of the forward battalion at all, let alone let them be small soldiers, otherwise, how can they face their former subordinates, the only good way is not to give them real power, let them be their own staff honestly, and spend money to support them, so as to calm the hearts of the soldiers of the forward battalion who have surrendered.

It's very safe to do this, just imagine, even the high-ranking ones like Wolf One and Black Wolf can live well, not to mention these ordinary pirates who don't do much evil? This is the same reason as Liu Bang appeasing Yongya back then, as long as these high-level people can live well, the rest of the people don't have to worry.

"Big brother, the list of officers of the ten battalions of the forward battalion has been listed, take a look, is there any problem?"

Li Feiyu handed the list to Li An.

Li An glanced at it, nodded and said, "There is no problem, it is very good, but the black wolf and the wolf are estimated to be disappointed." ”

Obviously, Li An knew that this appointment would make the top level of the surrendered pirates dissatisfied, but for the safety of the forward battalion, he had to do this, Li An really didn't worry about handing over the reorganized forward battalion to the former pirate boss, and the promises he had made to Wolf Yi and others naturally didn't count, fortunately, Li An said more vaguely, and he didn't directly say what kind of official he wanted to give Wolf Yi, and the treatment of the staff was also very good, and the salary was higher than that of the camp owners of the ten battalions, as long as they didn't want to seize power, they shouldn't have much opinion.

"What the eldest brother said is that these guys were all big leaders of the pirates, how can they continue to control the forward battalion, if they are unhappy, let them be unhappy, it is better to have good food and drink than to kill them!"

Li Feiyu said with a smile.

Li An smiled: "This is natural, the list of appointments should be announced as soon as possible!" In the next few days, we will definitely continue to reorganize the new troops, and the workload will be very large!

"Yes, big brother, I'll announce it."

Li Feiyu responded.

Soon, the news of the reorganization of the forward battalion was announced, and all the main officers of the ten battalions were on the list, which made some happy and at the same time unhappy.

The pirates who have obtained the high-ranking position of the camp master are naturally very happy, and those who think they have outstanding ability or have a high position in the past are a little unbalanced, especially the old commander of the little minions who has obtained the position of the camp master, and they are the most unconvinced.

You must know that the kid who was called by him before is now going to be their leader, which feels the most painful, and the gap in my heart is too big.

In many units in later generations, as long as it is a small person with a lower status than themselves, suddenly climbed on their heads, many will choose to leave the work unit, because they can't stand this anger, of course, this refers to the general ordinary work, that is, the worst job, if it is a better excellent job, then even if you are angry, you will swallow your anger, after all, a good job itself is superior, if you leave the unit angrily, you may not be able to find a better job after going out.

Iron rice bowl will not resign at will because of gas, you must know that when you were first admitted, it took a lot of effort, one out of a thousand to enter, even if the development is not good enough, you can't resign at will, and those brick moving dogs and factory dogs will not be angry, itself is a very disgusting job, tired to death, low wages are a mess, and, such jobs are everywhere, the threshold is almost none, in such a working environment, even if you are not angry, people can't stand it, let alone be angry, once you are angry, Even if you don't agree with a word, you won't do it, anyway, you can just do it in another place, what's the big deal.

This is the only advantage of moving brick dogs and factory dogs, you can fire the boss's squid anytime and anywhere, and even point at the boss's nose and scold, anyway, Lao Tzu is gone, you beat me to try.

And the current forward battalion, the situation is a little different, the treatment of the Datang army is very good, the food and drink are better, and the soldiers of the forward battalion are generally guilty, if they don't do it, their charges will not be cleared, so, even if they are angry, they have to continue to work in the forward battalion, meritorious service is counted as their luck, if they unfortunately die in battle, then they deserve it, who let them do so many bad things?

Since the ten battalions of the forward battalion have all been mixed and are not too familiar with each other, basically no one dares to openly talk about dissatisfaction, and moreover, there are only a few people who are really dissatisfied, and most of the officers and men do not care who is the leader, as long as it is not directed at them.

As for the black wolf and the wolf and the others, they should be the biggest dissatisfied group, but because they are the most guilty, and although Li An did not let them lead the troops, he gave them the highest treatment, and the cost of eating and drinking was higher than that of all the pirates who surrendered, as long as they had no ambition, they should be content.

In order to facilitate the management of these staff, more than 30 people, including the black wolf and the wolf, were all arranged in the same camp, and there were 50 soldiers in charge of security work.

And they are also very obedient, and generally rarely go out, and, even when they do, they go out together in a group, and they will never disperse to increase the burden of protecting the soldiers.

Wolf One and five or six of his staff went out to see the announcement, and returned to their lodgings in a depressed mood, looking like frosted eggplants, without the slightest energy.

"Brother Wolf, what's wrong with you, you seem to be very unhappy!"

After many days of ideological struggle, the black wolf has generally forgiven Wolf Yi, after all, he has recognized the strong strength of the Tang Army, so even without Wolf Yi's betrayal, the Tang Army can easily capture Malacca.

Moreover, if he hadn't been captured by the Tang army at the beginning, but led the brothers to fight a bloody battle with the Tang army, he might have been killed a long time ago, and the brothers under his command would have suffered heavy casualties.

"The forward battalion has been reorganized, a total of ten battalions, and the main military generals have been determined."

Wolf replied.

The black wolf said: "It seems that there is no part of us!" ”

"That's right, the forward battalion has nothing to do with us, and our positions have all come down, all of them are Li Shilang's staff."

Wolf replied.

The black wolf was a little shocked and said: "Staff, what are the staffs doing, does Li Shilang need so many staff?" ”

Wolf Yi replied: "Big brother Black Wolf, the staff is the one who comes up with the idea, three is too many, not to mention more than thirty, and besides, what idea can we give Li Shilang, this is completely a fool of eating and waiting for death." ”

"Oh, in this way, Li Shilang doesn't plan to reuse us, and treats us as decorations."

Black Wolf said.

"That's good, my lord! We don't have to do anything, we don't have to worry about eating and drinking, how happy we are. ”

Said a former high-ranking pirate official.

"Well, this shows that we don't have much practical value, the reason why we are still kept is to appease the brothers who surrendered, once the brothers are fully integrated into the Tang army, we will lose all the residual value, and when the time comes, won't it be our death."

"Yes! Will Datang really spend a lot of money to feed a useless waster? ”

"So what are we going to do, just waiting to be killed?"

The crowd started to get a little nervous.

Wolf Yiyi: "It's better not to act rashly, we can talk to Li Shilang and see what he thinks." ”

The black wolf said: "Wolf one, you go and talk!" There are still thousands of brothers who have not surrendered, and we still have some use value, and if we don't talk about it now, we will have no chance at all in the future. ”

The wolf said shortly: "I'll talk about it, but we are fish and meat in other people's hands now, and we don't have any bargaining capital, and it is estimated that we can't get anything." ”

"Go ahead! Brothers. ”

The black wolf said helplessly.

The wolf nodded and ran to see Ang Lee.

"Li Shilang, the wolf is coming."

A subordinate said.

Li An nodded and said, "Let him in quickly." ”

Li An naturally knew the purpose of Wolf Yi's coming, he had just ordered the announcement of the list of generals of the forward battalion, as well as the appointment of staff, and Wolf Yi obviously had doubts about the appointment and came to probe.

"Li Shilang."

The wolf saluted.

Li An smiled: "You're welcome, please take a seat." ”

As soon as the wolf sat down, he said, "Li Shilang, you are very smart, there shouldn't be a need to add more than thirty staff members to your command!" Why so many of us have become staff. ”

Li An opened his mouth to explain: "It turns out that you came here for this matter!" Since you have asked, the official can't hide anything from you, otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep. ”

"Listen to me."

The wolf craned his neck and listened attentively.

Li An opened his mouth and said: "I will give you a story, you must not have heard of it, it is called a glass of wine to release military power, according to legend, there was a Great Song Empire a long time ago...... Of course, this story is a little inappropriate, and you have not made much contribution, but there is a truth that is right, that is, you can't put yourself in danger, you people are all former pirate leaders, if you are allowed to lead the forward battalion of pirates, this official to tell the truth, this heart is indeed a little unsteady, and it is inevitable that there will be some disgruntled people who deliberately sow discord, and when the time comes, the official and you will be suspicious of each other, then it will be troublesome, the official does not want to take this risk, so, I'll just let you be idle. ”

Wolf Yi replied: "Li Shilang's worries are also reasonable, but there are so many of us, and it is not a way to eat for nothing all the time!" Even if Li Shilang tries to protect it, the court will not agree to it in the future, so where should we go when the time comes? ”

Li An said softly: "You don't have to worry about this problem, the official will arrange a specific position for you, but not for the time being, you can be the official's staff with peace of mind, and when the pirate problem here in Malacca is completely solved, the official will continue to go west?" When the time comes, you will continue to follow this official, and there will be many opportunities for you to make meritorious contributions? As long as you have made enough meritorious contributions, the official can recommend to the imperial court to let you go to the Tang Dynasty as a military attaché, or you can go to the western countries to be an official, but you can't all stay in the same place, nor can you be in a place where you have a foundation, otherwise, the imperial court will be worried. ”

"Li Shilang's words made Zai Mao Sai suddenly open, and he understood and said goodbye."

As soon as the wolf was convinced, he left happily.

Li An deliberately did not deceive Wolf Yi, because these guys are all human spirits, and it is not easy to deceive them, but to tell the truth, it can make them accept, as long as they feel reasonable.

However, there are still many uncertain factors for these guys to be able to successfully become officials of the Tang Dynasty, and these factors are not subject to Li An's will, for example, whether the enemy who was bullied by them will take the opportunity to assassinate him, and whether the high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty will speak in front of the emperor, prevent them from becoming officials, and even dispose of him, these are uncertain.