Although Liu Changyuan was in Ningbo Mansion, Ye Niangzi could see at a glance that Liu Chang's method was feasible.

The original infantry battalion of the Hong Army is divided into three types, A, B and C according to the structure, and the Class A infantry battalion is composed of four infantry companies and an artillery company, each infantry company has a strength of 120 people, plus the artillery company and the directly subordinate team, a total of 600 people, but it is indeed a bit aggrieved to demote those Hongmao Army generals who command several battalions or even more than ten battalions to such an ordinary infantry battalion commander.

Therefore, according to the structure of the independent infantry brigade of the Rì Army, Liu Chang formulated a new infantry battalion structure, each battalion is composed of five infantry companies and one artillery company, and each infantry company has an establishment of 140 people, and at the same time strengthens the establishment of the directly subordinate team, so that the total strength of the entire infantry battalion is 850, an increase of 250 compared with the establishment of Class A.

It's just that what Liu Chang didn't explain is that this kind of large-scale infantry battalion has weak mobility and is ready to be used for public security operations, but for the generals of the Red Turban Army, it is a good thing to save more troops.

However, some people have too many troops, so Liu Chang suggested that Ye Niangzi can set up a temporary detachment level in the infantry battalion and infantry regiment, each detachment has jurisdiction over two infantry battalions, and Ye Niangzi can decide which kind of establishment the infantry battalion implements by herself, but the detachment commander cannot concurrently serve as the battalion commander, and the entire Wenzhou Red Turban Army can prepare three detachments with two battalions.

Although some cadres inevitably reduced some of their troops, the main force was basically preserved, and some of the reduced troops could also be organized into basic militia and township soldiers to serve as the core and heart of the local troops.

However, even if you don't count the 2,700 troops that Zhai Zhibin brought to the state capital, there are still as many as 16,000, but after the reorganization, the combat effectiveness and efficiency of the entire unit have been improved.

It's just that in the face of two detachments and twenty-seven infantry battalions, Ye Niangzi and Xina do not agree that it is necessary for Wenzhou to retain so many troops, and it is too difficult to afford it financially to feed so many people and their families, but investing all of them in Ningshao Jintai will cause some chaos.

Liu Chang also suggested that some of the better infantry battalions and detachments should be transferred north to undertake the garrison task for the Hong Army, so as to facilitate the main force of the Hong Army to draw out mobile forces, so Ye Niangzi immediately decided to reduce the Wenzhou garrison by two-thirds from 27 infantry battalions.

The Nine Umbrella Infantry Battalion, considering that Yueqing County is not yet counted, is enough to undertake the defense of the entire Wenzhou Prefecture.

In addition to the Xu Fengfei detachment and other troops scheduled to be transferred north, Ye Niangzi is ready to transfer three more infantry battalions adapted from the Red Turban Army to the state capital.

It's just that after Lu Ziyun got the news from Ye Niangzi, he said to the officers of the Ox Knife Regiment: "Ye Niangniang thinks I have a big appetite, but how can we have such a big belly in the state capital!" ”

Originally, the strength of the state capital was indeed a little insufficient, but Lu Ziyun had always regarded himself very highly, and he thought that he had the strength of three reinforced infantry battalions, and only Liu Chang needed to transfer half an infantry battalion to him.

As a result, Ye Niangzi transferred three infantry battalions and a supplementary team with the strength of one and a half infantry battalions to him in one go, which made the Qing army's battle in Chuzhou completely passive.

Although the Qing army on the Fujian side invested 20,000 people, but with Zhai Zhibin's 2,700 men, Lu Ziyun not only supplemented the losses of each infantry battalion, but also each infantry battalion and infantry company had more than 10 percent of the extra strength, as a reserve for the next continuous battle, and even the Shiyunqing battalion was no exception.

Not to mention that as soon as Zhai Zhibin's three infantry battalions with some combat effectiveness were put into battle, the situation on the battlefield changed greatly, but when Ye Niangzi sent three infantry battalions, Lu Ziyun was looking forward to the stars and the moon, but as soon as he heard that Ye Niangzi was going to send three infantry battalions again, he felt that he had to eat and support. …,

"What is the situation in our state capital, everyone knows very well!" Lu Ziyun continued: "Feeding our 6,000 infantry is already the limit, you must know that the Qing Demon Prefecture Town, even if you add the Jinhua Association, it is only 5,000 people, and now if you add these three infantry battalions, I really don't know how to solve the problem of eating these 8,000 people before the autumn harvest!" ”

Shi Yunqing had his own thoughts: "Although the problem of eating is a bit difficult, but Commander Lu, we should also consider the emotions of the brothers, with these three infantry battalions, you can follow the Dragon Lance Regiment, Nanxi Regiment, and Panshi Regiment and expand into an infantry brigade!" ”

The Ningshao campaign has basically ended, and now the next expansion plan has also been rumored, preparing to expand the original infantry regiment into a regiment and two infantry brigades, as the backbone of the entire Hong Army, and some old infantry battalions will also be merged or expanded into infantry regiments, responsible for garrison, the overall state is that the infantry brigade is responsible for the entire strategic direction of operations, and the infantry regiment is responsible for the operation of the province.

Shi Yunqing is very enthusiastic now, and he supports Lu Ziyun to take over these three infantry battalions and then says: "There are three free infantry battalions, and they are also the foundation of the old Red Turban Army, although the equipment is a little worse, but it is no problem to fight the Qing Army." Let's take it down first! ”

Lu Ziyun was still thinking about his financial affordability, and Ye Niangzi sent a messenger over there, but after reading Ye Niangzi's handwritten letter, Lu Ziyun was overjoyed: "Okay!" Good! Good! These three infantry battalions, according to your method, will be taken over, and then we will have a big business to do! ”

Shi Yunqing was taken aback: "Is there any movement?" ”

"That's right!" Lu Ziyun said mysteriously: "Next, good things will be your turn Lao Shi!" ”

In fact, Ye Niangzi's letter has outlined a big plan and is ready to implement a big battle.

Next, the old Red Turban Army troops in Wenzhou Mansion will cooperate with Ye Niangzi's sailors to attack southward, preparing to take Mindong again and directly threaten Fujian Mansion.

In this case, Ye Niangzi was already preparing to find and destroy the main force of the Fujian Navy Division at sea, and at the same time strive to go deep into the southern Fujian Ocean and look for an opportunity to land as much as possible.

But such a huge momentum is just a feint, ready to be used to deal with Lu Ziyun's move into Fujian, Ye Niangzi has already made it very clear in the letter.

In the area controlled by Liu Chang, the army of Chushi Prefecture is very large, and there are frequent battles, if only the autumn grain of the Prefecture Prefecture is used to support Lu Ziyun's operation, the financial situation will definitely be in a state of collapse.

Therefore, Ye Niangzi's regulation was to take advantage of the opportunity to lead away the main force of the Qing army in Fujian, let Lu Ziyun's troops enter western Fujian, and borrow the autumn grain and taxes from western Fujian to feed Lu Ziyun's department, and Ye Niangzi also made appropriate moves on the Zhejiang-Fujian border, striving to seize three or five county towns in Fujian Province as a barrier for Wenzhou Prefecture.

For Ye Niangzi's plan, Lu Ziyun agrees very much.

The 20,000 Qing troops in front of them can be called the elite of the entire Fujian Qing army, but more than 20,000 people are very unlucky, although they are equipped with a lot of foreign guns and artillery, but how can they not break through the defense line of the 6,000 Hong Army, and the morale has been dampened until now.

It's just that who will hand over this western Fujian to guard, Zhai Zhibin can't believe it, and the Chuzhou Independent Battalion developed by the Dragon Lance Battalion is very likely to be returned to the establishment in the future, so Lu Ziyun is a little interested in Shi Yunqing. …,

Ningbo Mansion.

The entire counties of Ningbo Prefecture, as well as almost all of Shaoxing Prefecture, except for Xiaoshan County, near Hangzhou, and Ningbo Fucheng, near the coast, were almost all occupied by the Hong Army.

Before the arrival of the Hongjun, Buxing's Canton boat had fled all the way to the Dinghai Hall across the sea, and now Ningbo City is almost an empty city.

Duan Guangqing was almost the last Qing Dynasty official to stay in Fucheng, although they had the responsibility to defend the territory, but everyone knew that the Rainbow Army was menacing, and it was not at all something that a thousand green battalion soldiers could deal with.

You must know that Ningbo Mansion was the first to be civilized, so the green camp was also the earliest, and the entire Ningbo city guarded six battalions, and all the troops added up to 1,200 people, and when the Hong army was killed under the city, whether the 1,200 people could be left with a third is still a difficult thing to say.

In fact, without the help of the Hong Army, the green battalion of Ningbo Mansion has been disintegrated, except for the sailors in Dinghai who cannot go out to cruise, there is no longer a single soldier in the existing military system of the Qing Dynasty.

And the officials have become more and more polite about the Hongjun, from "cutting off the son and the grandson of the willow to the household" to "the thief head of the willow to the household". Recently, it has become "the commander of the rebel army, Liu Jiandian, Chang." Although they had the intention to preserve their integrity, none of them dared to fight against the Liu Jiehu, who was said to be extremely fierce, and they retreated to the Dinghai Hall to wait and see.

Duan Guangqing didn't leave, but standing on the Ningbo dock, watching the fall to the west, he sighed and sighed, and he didn't know what he was sighing.

"Daotai, let's go! Red thieves could enter the city at any time! The chief next to him said: "Although you are a good official, the red thief may not know this!" ”

Duan Guangqing patted his shoulder and said with a wry smile: "Duan has been favored by two generations of emperors, but he can only see that the thief is like a wildfire, starting from Taizhou, blazing in gold, and destroying Ningshao, what face do I have to go to see the emperor, I am a first-class candidate to supplement the county!" ”

He said that it was from the bottom of his heart, and he still had hopes for the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty itself, but as soon as he spoke, someone over there had already said: "Since Duan Daotai is unwilling to leave, then stay!" ”

Duan Guangqing glanced up, but gritted his teeth hatefully: "It's you, Feng Wenkui!" ”。 ）