Chapter 790. Before the war (1).

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After He Zhang took over the New Army, he didn't know the roots of several military attaches of the New Army, so he naturally reused his only confidant, Yao Zhenhan.

However, He Zhang's way of reusing Yao Zhenhan is different from what everyone imagined.

I saw He Zhang say slowly: "Now, I have become the commander of the new army of soldiers, and the more than 200 personal guards I brought to the Huamachi camp will naturally join the new army of soldiers, and they will no longer be my personal soldiers in the future, but just ordinary soldiers of the new army!" …… Yao Baihu, I appoint you as the overseer of the new army of soldiers, and you will select 300 soldiers and form a 500-member overseer team with the 200 veterans under your command to be responsible for the discipline and combat supervision of the army! ”

Yao Zhenhan's figure is tall and strong, his skin is dark and rough, there is a terrible scar at the corner of his mouth, his eyes are like copper bells, and the whole person has a majestic killing atmosphere, he is the first brave general under He Zhang, who has followed He Zhang to fight with the Mongols many times over the years, and has the most rich combat experience.

With such a general, it is really a bit condescending to let him take the position of overseer, but He Zhang has no better choice.

In this regard, Yao Zhenhan didn't say much, just got up and said loudly: "Humble and orderly!" ”

On the other hand, after hearing He Zhang's appointment, most of the hundreds of households were in a mixed mood.

After Yao Zhenhan became the Overseer, he would not compete with them for military power, but the authority of the Overseer was far greater than that of ordinary generals, and they still had to be careful when they saw Yao Zhenhan in the future.

Just when several hundred households had different thoughts, He Zhang's gaze turned to them again, his eyes full of scrutiny and deep thought.

And several hundreds of households hurriedly sat upright and put on a capable posture, hoping that He Zhang could reuse them.

He Zhang pondered for a moment, and then said slowly: "Now, the new army of soldiers is short of horses, most of the soldiers are infantry, and Mao Baihu is responsible for training cavalry, and it has achieved outstanding results, so if our new army wants to form combat strength within ten days, the focus is on the training and run-in of the infantry!" …… At present, the new army has a total strength of more than 8,500 troops, and apart from the cavalry of 2,000 men and the overseer of 500 troops, there are still 6,000 infantry troops left...... In addition, there is a steady stream of reinforcements from all over the world joining the new army, and it is estimated that the size of the infantry of the new army will eventually be as high as about 20,000, and if you count the auxiliaries, the number will be as high as 30,000! ”

After a pause, He Zhang continued: "Of course, this is all in the future! At present, the infantry of the new army of soldiers is only 6,000 people, which is not a lot of numbers, but there are many problems! Lack of tacit understanding, lack of low-level officers, internal factions, etc., everyone knows about these things! In order to accomplish the task of Lord Chincha and let the new army of soldiers complete the task as soon as possible, the general decided to divide the current infantry army into three battalions, each with 2,000 troops, under the command of three hundred households...... After the follow-up reinforcements join the new army, they will be added to the three battalions, and if there is a suitable military attaché, the fourth and fifth battalions can also be formed! ”

Then, not surprisingly, He Zhang's eyes fell on Liu Manniu, Zhang Cheng, and Li Pi, and announced: "Liu Manniu Liu Baihu, Zhang Cheng Zhang Baihu, Li Pi Li Baihu, I appoint you as the commander of the three infantry battalions, and the three of you are responsible for the officers and soldiers of the three battalions, Liu Baihu is responsible for the first battalion, Zhang Baihu is responsible for the second battalion, and Li Baihu is responsible for the third battalion. In addition, Ding Quan, Ma Rongzhen, and Wang Xu are the deputy generals of the third battalion, and Hu Dong and Hu Baihu are the deputy generals of the supervision team! ”

After hearing He Zhang's appointment and dismissal, several hundred households had joys and sorrows, but He Zhang's order had been decided, and they did not dare to disobey it, so they got up one after another to receive the order.

Liu Manniu is introverted and calm, skilled in martial arts, and his shortcomings are lack of knowledge and poor expression; Zhang Cheng is both civil and military, and has the style of a Confucian general, but his disadvantage is that his personality is soft and not tough enough; Li Pi is good at arguing the situation and knows how to advance and retreat, but his shortcomings are that he has a slippery personality and likes to take tricks.

These three are all talents, but they also have shortcomings, so He Zhang's requirements for the three battalions are different.

After everyone received the order, He Zhang further advised: "Liu Baihu, as the commander of the first battalion, can give priority to the selection of soldiers, and there is no need to be humble at that time, you can choose more elite soldiers from the Huamachi camp, you have an introverted personality, although you have great wisdom, but because of the lack of knowledge, you don't know how to talk about it, if you give you half a year, you can definitely make all the soldiers happy and convinced of you, but now the time is pressing, the soldiers have no chance to understand you, just ten days, it is difficult to convince them of you, Therefore, you have to choose more soldiers that you are familiar with, so that you can be driven like an arm when leading the troops...... After the formation of the first battalion, there is no need to make a big move, focus on improving combat power, it is best to become the most elite force of the new army, in this way, even if the remaining battalions of the new army are not enough, the first battalion can also ensure the most basic combat power of the new army, in short, your task seems easy, but in fact it is the most important, the first battalion will be the bottom line guarantee of the new army, and I hope you must do your best! ”

Liu Manniu pondered for a moment, as if he was thinking about the meaning of He Zhang's words, and then he showed a resolute look on his face, and arched his hand: "Obey orders!" ”

He Zhang said to Zhang Cheng again: "Zhang Baihu, you are both civil and military, and you have excellent vision, so the burden on your shoulders is also the heaviest, after you become the commander of the second battalion, you are not only responsible for the run-in training of the soldiers of the second battalion, but also secretly assess the low-level officers in the battalion, and try to find some talents to make up for the lack of military attachés in the new army...... Therefore, when you select soldiers, you should choose more soldiers who you are not familiar with, especially since many new low-level military attaches have been selected in the army today, and these people are all going to join your battalion and need you to secretly assess! ”

Zhang Cheng's face was embarrassed, but after a moment of silence, he also gave his hand and said: "Obey the order, and do your best!" ”

In the end, He Zhang said to Li Pi again: "After Liu Baihu and Zhang Baihu each select troops, the remaining soldiers will be commanded by Li Baihu!" In addition, if there are follow-up reinforcements to join the new army, they will also be first classified into the third battalion, and you will conduct a preliminary screening, and then the brave and good fighters, calm and honest soldiers can be classified into the first battalion, and the intelligent and literate soldiers who are familiar with military orders can be classified into the second battalion...... In this way, the situation of the third battalion is probably the most complicated, and everything depends on Li Baihu's means. ”

After Li Pi heard He Zhang's order, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

However, after hesitating for a moment, Li Pi still gave up his fate.

In this way, under He Zhang's order, the high-level framework of the new army has been built.

Everyone is a very heavy task, but He Zhang's knowledge is good and thoughtful, and it is also shown during this period, for He Zhang's order, some people may be unconvinced, but they have to admit that this is the most suitable arrangement.

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And at the same time that He Zhang issued the military order, Zhao Junchen was not idle.

After He Zhang drove away Hong Gaogong and several of his friends and military attachés, Hong Gaogong and others quickly ran to Zhao Junchen to complain, crying to Zhao Junchen about He Zhang's arrogance and rudeness.

Zhao Junchen naturally knows the situation of the new army, but Hong Gaogong's backstage is Hong Jin, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and Zhao Junchen is now using Hong Gaogong's Jinyi Guard identity to deter Shaanxi, Gansu, civil and military officials, so he is still appeased by Hong Gaogong.

Finally sent away Hong Gaogong and others, Zhao Junchen was about to deal with the official documents, but suddenly received a report, saying that there was a messenger from the capital who asked to see him.

This messenger was sent by Fang Ru of the Zhao Mansion.

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The second update!

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