The siege and preparations for the attack under Chaoyang City are still going on in the dull and busy daily life.

According to the trend of the three gates in the east, west and south, the garrison of the rear battalion under Zhou Huai'an was assigned to the outside of the west gate, and the front battalion of Zhou Ang was responsible for guarding the enemy from the west gate that might break through and attack. Of course, in a sense, this is a disguised preferential treatment and care; Because in terms of specific layout, the front is still dominated by the former battalion; Obviously, most of the people led by Wang Pan did not expect the combat effectiveness of the rear battalion.

After taking over the logistics and baggage of the army, and reorganizing most of the garrisons, he found that there had been quite a big change, and the rosters below the leaders of many of the teams had been changed, and it seemed that the casualties of the old pawns and the main pawns in them were not less, but they were temporarily covered up by the subsequent replenishment of manpower and the new supplies that were promoted.

However, this is also more in line with the characteristics of this era, the vast majority of the army is a one-time army in the usual sense; Even if it is made by people, it is also abandoned because of people, and with the change of the coach, the combat effectiveness fluctuates greatly; Often after one or several defeats, it is easy to fall into a state of slump or collapse; can be defeated again and again, and only a very small number of powerhouses have been handed down repeatedly;

Not to mention, these peasant armies who hastily pull sheep or gather mainly in the middle of the road; It's pretty good to be able to maintain the current structure and grow the rebel army. According to Wang Pan's past events, in fact, there are many examples of other rebels marching halfway, or in the enemy position of the pursuers, and people don't know how much they have run away, and how many stubble their subordinates have replaced.

Therefore, for these leaders, it is actually of little significance to care about these large numbers of peripheral gains and losses; As long as you can grasp the core people who can fight the most basic and basic, you can casually pull up a large number of people from scratch in this chaotic world full of hunger; This is also the common experience of most of the rebels in the constant struggle and tug-of-war between the officials and the army, with blood and corpses.

Of course, in the words of the later Taizu of New China, it was full of blind adventurism and wandering speculation of the old and backward peasant movement (uprising); In official history books such as "Zizhi Tongjian", it is completely impossible to escape a basic evaluation of "spinning up and down, swaggering, and dying at every turn because of the gathering and dispersion of grain".

In the words of Wang Pan who was half-drunk at the wine table, he was quite grateful to Zhou Huai'an for bringing him these changes; Though there were many things in which he did not understand, the benefits and conveniences which had been brought about by this in other respects, which had been accumulated over the course of these years, were well known and obvious to all;

For example, the desertion and separation that were common among the rebels are now almost impossible to see, so there is no need to stop again and again on the way, and it takes time and effort to replenish the manpower; Most of the wounded and sick who have been killed in several battles can be treated in a timely manner, transferred and safely resettled afterwards, rather than being repeatedly and helplessly given up in a hurry, or finding a random place to hide, and leaving them to fend for themselves.

And these non-commissioned officers who have returned from injuries have made the existence of regular soldiers and experienced veterans available in the army have been steadily increasing, and the structure and ceiling of the army's maintenance can be further improved; This alone is enough to be called a Buddha of ten thousand families among the soldiers; And Wang Pan's vow to rebuild the Angry Wind Camp is also of great benefit.

Not to mention that since he adopted his new method of fighting around and eating large households, the battalions have been able to prepare more things in the local area, and the soldiers have been able to share more benefits, but they have encountered much less resistance and resistance than usual.

Then, he quickly discovered the many problems and deficiencies in the distribution and management of baggage. Most of them are inherited from the original rebel army, and the omissions under the extensive methods and attitudes; After all, although Zhou Huai'an has introduced various relatively optimized means and systems, in addition to the part he is responsible for, the intensity of implementation in other sub-battalions and regiments and brigades is different;

However, there are also a small number of deficiencies and deficiencies that are full of certain regularity and suspected to be caused by human factors; There's something wrong with that. Zhou Huai'an thought about it, and instructed Yuan Jing, the secretary next to him:

"Call the accountant who is responsible for accounting for these items separately."

With the various manpower of the Angry Wind Battalion all the way, Zhou Huai'an's current subordinates are not only those special establishments such as the direct team and the apprentice team, but also hundreds of staff who are directly responsible for their counterparts; Half of them were clerks who were responsible for writing correspondence and keeping records, and half were accountants who were responsible for accounting and statistics.

And these accountants are equivalent to the most superficial and primitive accounting roles, because they know a little bit of arithmetic, coupled with the double-entry accounting method of the two lines of income and expenditure provided by him, they can suddenly suddenly surface and highlight these problems that have accumulated for a long time.

In a sense, it is precisely because of the existence of these non-combat auxiliary personnel that exceeds the normal proportion that he can play the daily needs of these thousands of men and horses and the large number of incoming and outgoing affairs in the army.

At other times, they also act as some kind of tinder; At the evening seminar, according to the enlightenment booklet temporarily compiled by Zhou Huai'an, the selected soldiers and leaders were taught the most basic mathematical knowledge, and taught them to recognize some basic common words and writing methods;

Although because of the uneven origins and experience of their respective careers, there were many jokes and mistakes and omissions, and Zhou Huaian had to clean up and make up for them in person; has also been criticized for misleading people's children, learning these things that are useless at all;

There are also people who look down on these mud-legged peasant armies from the bottom of their bones, as well as the inexplicable sense of superiority in the open and in the dark, until Zhou Huai'an relied on the modern common sense of a scholar, cleaned up and beat it up well, and then honestly accepted the status quo;

However, under Zhou Huai'an's personal insistence, he slowly implemented and expanded his influence in the rear sub-camp and the baggage team.

At least, most people know a simple and simple truth from this; As long as you learn some skills or crafts with your heart, there are opportunities to come in handy here, and you can get corresponding (limited) benefits and (meager) treatment.

For example, when eating and putting half a salted fish than others, when changing clothes, there is a foot more cloth than others, and when eating large households, those who have expertise and contributions can get one more point; There are other examples such as this one, where fragmentary rewards and punishments and incentives can be regarded as creating a collective atmosphere of willingness to learn something in daily life.

Zhou Huai'an was thinking with a slight sense of self-satisfaction, when he saw a cowering figure being led over by Xiao Qi.

"The villain Kong Liruo has seen the pipe head."

A short and fat man with curly hair, a round face, squinting eyes, and a badly ill-fitting gown, stood in front of him with a sad face.

"It's actually a fan.。。。

Zhou Huai'an sighed.

"The little one is not a fanren, but four generations of naturalized Dongtu Tang people."

The fat man named Kong Liruo hurriedly argued.

"It's just the ancestor's bloodline, the way this life is."

"It's just another generation, and it's no different for the people of the country."

Zhou Huai'an couldn't help but smile, this guy is said to be the only survivor picked up from the barbarian stronghold by the sentry horse of the direct team on the way, so this can be listened to with a discount.

"It's just that the number you found is wrong."

"I just want to say, you're doing a great job,"

Zhou Huai'an comforted disapprovingly

"Maybe it's a credit, so..."

"So please work harder in the future, and you will not be able to appreciate your rewards and benefits."

"Many... Thanks a lot. ”

The other party couldn't help but be a little flattered and thanked him.

"There's a bit of a hand to come, and you'll need to continue to use your power."

Zhou Huai'an continued.

"I'll increase your expediency a little, and I'll send more people to help."

"I hope the tone can be tight."

"It's all right, just as you command."

You are also so fat holes, suddenly like kowtow insects, quite exaggerated immediately to accept it.

"The villain will please you."

After asking a few more specific questions and seeing the people go out again, Zhou Huaian sighed thoughtfully.

The time he had taken to recruit and train his men was still too short, so he was either too inexperienced to detect the problem in time, or he was worried instead of working so hard and dedicated, or he turned a blind eye and ran away; So much so that this guy who needs to be picked up halfway can be filled up in order to really find out the problem by mistake.

Therefore, Zhou Huaian also had to use the other party's ability to continue to use this clue; He really hoped that it was the former that caused this situation, so that it would be possible to mature and become sophisticated over time, but often sometimes things do not depend on human will.

And after asking about the fat hole in detail, he can also be basically sure of one thing, and now this discovery clearly represents another sign;

Evidently, examples of covert greed and corruption appeared earlier than he had expected in this army of rebels; Some people have begun to use false accounts and wasted amounts to secretly deduct the rations of the newly expanded garrison soldiers and the men who accompany the camp.

It's just that these small means and tricks are too rough and loose for Zhou Huai'an, who has received modern education and has a rough understanding of financial management, and if he does it, it can at least be a hundred times more hidden than these. For example, he is secretly undermining some of the preparations he is making for public and private gains.

In another place, Contrinoa, alias "Fat Kong", returned to a shared wooden shed in his temporary residence, and after making sure that there was no one left and right for the time being, he put down his harmless caution and sighed heavily. For him, this time he has finally passed the test, and it also means that his life will not be in danger in this rioter's army in a short period of time because of his questionable identity.

Speaking of which, with many years of experience and vision in the sea and land business, how could he not understand that those colleagues handed over these accounts to him to deal with, and it was not in a sense a disguised rejection and joke; It's just that he also needs this opportunity to get the attention and protection of the superior in a certain sense, even if it's temporary.

After all, having value for others means being safe until the value disappears; Although it may be necessary to take another risk, or even get involved in the power struggle of this rebel army; But he can basically confirm one thing, he can't escape back alive by his appearance alone, and there are too many dangers and accidents along the way.

Therefore, he needs to stay in this army until the day when the other party returns to the vicinity of Guangzhou.

At this time, there was the sound of footsteps outside again, and the fat hole also heard the sound and changed again into the weak and cowardly fat man who was cautious; The coarse cloth curtain was pushed up, but it was a bookkeeper who lived with him and a few temporary colleagues to congratulate him on being able to be found by the camp manager, and tried to talk about it in disguise

At the same time, the earth-shattering shouts of killing exploded again under Chaoyang City, which had been silent for a long time, but it was the righteous army that began to attack the city.

(End of chapter)