People live for hope, because with hope, people have the courage to live.

- Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (one of the most outstanding writers in the history of world literature)

Seeing that his family governor casually stated the specific scale of the expansion of each army, Nanfang Xinzhi already knew in his heart that the expansion of the family's various armies was a foregone conclusion, and although his southern standing army was one of the smallest armies after the expansion, he was not discouraged by this.

The reason is very simple, the largest army after the expansion is the Yanhuang Standing Army, as the first army formed by the family governor in the true sense of the exclusive Yanhuang family, the name of the Yanhuang Standing Army alone determines that this army has a very special status in the Yanhuang family.

The Sanada Standing Army, which followed closely, has always been the strongest army among the six standing armies of the Yanhuang family; no matter how huge the scale of the Yanhuang Standing Army is, with the prestige of Sanada Masayuki, the Sanada Standing Army still stabilizes the Yanhuang Standing Army.

Unless one day, the Yanhuang Standing Army can really make great achievements on the battlefield that will convince everyone, otherwise, no one will ever recognize the combat power of the Yanhuang Standing Army, and the Yanhuang Standing Army, which has the name of the first army of the Yanhuang family, will never be able to deserve its name!

The Kunohe Standing Army and the Iwashimizu Standing Army were not even Nemasaohong compared to the Southern Standing Army and the Izumizu Standing Army, because when the Southern Nobunao and Izumizu Gukang were serving the Yanhuang family, Kunohe Yasuma and Iwasichimi Yoshikyo were still retainers of the Sibo family.

Why did the army of the Nine Households Yasuma and Iwashimizu Yoshikyo who later surrendered to the Yanhuang family be expanded on a larger scale, while the army of himself and Quanshan Gukang was the smallest of the family's armies? Nanbu Shinao was not a fool, he knew better than anyone else!

Sure enough, as soon as he finished talking about the specific expansion scale of the family's various armies, Bai Feng continued to say: "Nanfang-kun, the expanded Sanada Standing Army, the Jiuhe Standing Army, and the Iwashimizu Standing Army will leave Mutsu and go to Shimono and Changlu Countries, which will soon belong to our Yanhuang family, and you and Izumiyama-kun's army will continue to stay in Mutsunoku and guard Oshu for our Yanhuang family." ”

"Please rest assured, as long as there is a soldier alive in our southern standing army, no enemy will be able to enter our family's Ozhou!"

"With your personal commitment, I am naturally relieved. Bai Feng, who trusted Nanfang Xinzhi very much, would not question Nanfang Xinzhi's promise, so he returned to the topic and said: "Nanfang-kun, how long will it take to recruit the recruits needed for the expansion of the various armies?"

"My lord, the more than 73,000 recruits recruited now are far from enough to meet the needs of the expansion of the various armies; if the replenishment of the fallen soldiers of the various armies on the front line is included, at least 80,000 new recruits will need to be recruited in the future to meet the needs of the expansion of the various armies. ”

As he spoke, Nanbu Shinnao, who was rapidly calculating in his heart, paused for a moment and gave a specific reply: "Considering that it is no longer possible to provide recruits on a large scale among the refugees, it will take time for young people from all over Oshu to come to Sannohe Castle, and it will take time for us to select qualified ones from among the young recruits, so it will take us about three to four months to complete the recruitment of 80,000 new soldiers. ”

"Yes, then I'll give you four months!" Bai Feng, who had expected to be three months, did not hesitate to give Nanfang Xinzhi a month of relaxation, because in Bai Feng's opinion, after all, Nanfang Xinzhi knew the actual situation of the Yanhuang family and Aozhou better than himself.

Bai Feng, who thought that the expansion of the various armies was over, was just about to start discussing another important matter with Nanfang Xinzhi, when he saw Nanfang Xinzhi speak again: "Lord, I still think that 53,000 recruits should be directly selected to supplement the Yanhuang Standing Army. ”

"Oh?" Hearing Nanfang Shinzhi mention this matter again, Bai Feng raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why?"

"Because the 10,000 officers and men of the Yanhuang Standing Army under the command of Xinxing will inevitably have casualties after rushing to the front line, and the Yanhuang Standing Army, which is the first to complete the expansion, will also participate in the next battle. Nanbu Shinzhi said seriously: "Once the war starts, casualties are inevitable. ”

"We don't know what casualties the Yanhuang Standing Army, which is full of 60,000 soldiers in three divisions, will pay in the next series of battles, but in my opinion, it is better to replenish more new soldiers this time than to replenish the Yanhuang Standing Army after the war. ”

"My lord, I also think that this suggestion of Lord Nan is indeed more beneficial to our Yanhuang Standing Army. This time, without waiting for Bai Feng to speak, Sanada Nobuhiro couldn't help but take over the conversation and said: "Veterans who have been trained in battle are always better than newly recruited recruits!"

"It's not just that, isn't it?" Bai Feng, who didn't know Sanada Nobufan's careful thinking, just looked at him with a smile, but he didn't break it directly.

"Hehe, I know that I can't hide it from you. Sanada Nobuya, who had an embarrassed smile on his face, said honestly: "Lord, I just think that 47,000 soldiers are not easy to marshall, it is better to make up for 60,000 soldiers directly in Sanhe Castle;

Bai Feng, who did not refuse, thought for a while and said: "It is not impossible to replenish the Yanhuang Standing Army to full strength in Sanhe City first, but the three thousand veterans of the Yanhuang Standing Army who remain in the port must be independent and use them as the backbone to form a new port garrison." ”

In addition, the 10,000 officers and men of the Yanhuang Standing Army under the command of Xin Xing will be treated as an independent combat force in the next battle, and will no longer be subordinate to the Yanhuang Standing Army; ”

"This ......" Sanada Nobuyo, who knew that his careful thinking was seen through by the governor, could only reluctantly respond: "Obey the orders of the lord!"

Looking at Bai Feng, who couldn't help but show a hint of a smile on Sanada Nobuyo's face, he joked: "Nobuyo, if all the best recruits are selected by you first, and there will be supernumerary phenomena in the Yanhuang Standing Army after the war, I'm afraid that Sanada-kun will beat you!"

"This ...... My father wouldn't be so violent. Sanada Nobuyoshi, who was in a mood, said without confidence.

"Haha......" At this moment, Bai Feng and Nanbu Xinzhi couldn't help laughing.

After the originally serious atmosphere in the conference room was diluted, Bai Feng, who was in a slightly relaxed mood, suddenly opened his mouth and asked Nanbu directly: "Nanfang-kun, you said that if I redivide Ozhou into five countries, do you think it will have any adverse impact on the current stable situation?"

"Re-divide Oshu into five countries?" Nanbu Shinzhi, who was slightly stunned, subconsciously asked, "My lord, the five countries of Oshu have been merged into one country for hundreds of years, so why should they be redivided into five countries?

Bai Feng, who had just learned about the five countries of Mutsu, said bluntly: "No, it's not that Mutsu is bad, but I think the area of Mutsu is too vast, far more vast than any other sub-country, and it is not as convenient to govern as other sub-countries." ”

"That's right. Nanbu Nobunao, who breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, thought for a while, and then gave a new suggestion: "My lord, it is not impossible to redivide Oshu into five kingdoms, but it is better to report to the emperor in Kyoto first to avoid further trouble." ”