After eating with Xia Yang, Xu Lang returned to the General Staff, and Leng Tianbing was already waiting for him in Xu Lang's office.

"You won't let go of an hour and a half of rest at noon." Leng Tianbing smiled at Xu Lang, "With a mouth full of wine, where did you go to corruption?" ”

"Lao Xia has something to do with me, so I simply ate some food." Xu Lang said, "Is there anything urgent, you have come to the door." ”

"It's not a rush." Leng Tianbing put a letter in front of Xu Lang, "Zheng Jiang just sent it over personally, Beiming's news." ”

Xu Lang opened the letter and read it for a while. It was already mid-May, and Jiang Beiming, Zhou Lei, and Wang Qianxiang had stayed in Datong for almost two months, collecting thousands of war horses, and the cavalry division of 6,000 men was basically full, in addition to two infantry regiments of nearly 4,000 men. Andreas also arrived in Datong and was training cavalry divisions. Jiang Beiming meant to leave for Xi'an at the end of May as originally planned, so he wrote to ask if there were any other arrangements at home.

At present, the two infantry divisions in Yulin Bay are also almost trained, but the candidates for Xi'an this time have not yet been decided.

"Zheng Jiang means that we should come up with a reorganization plan and staffing for the new First Army as soon as possible." Leng Tianbing saw that Xu Lang had finished reading the letter and said, "Strive to send out the two infantry divisions at home in early June." ”

"Han Wantao will definitely go this time." Xu Lang asked, "My suggestion is that since Beiming and Wan Tao are going to Xi'an, and Zhou Lei and Wang Qianxiang are also going, there is no need to send more people to the family, leaving Xu Tianbin and them, and the family also needs people." ”

"You've got me in one piece." Leng Tianbing took out another document, "This is my idea about the staffing of the Xi'an operation just now, you can take a look first." ”

In this document, Leng Tianbing suggested that Jiang Beiming should be the commander of the new First Army, and Han Wantao should be the deputy commander and commander of the First Division; Zhou Lei served as the commander of the Second Division; Wang Qianxiang served as the commander of the Third Division. Ye Zhan still served as the deputy commander of the first division, and Zhao Qi served as the deputy commander of the second division. Andreas, deputy commander of the 3rd Division, also served as deputy commander of the cavalry division.

The 1st Division had 4 infantry regiments of 7,000 men, all armed with rifled guns. The 2nd and 3rd Divisions had three infantry regiments and an artillery regiment totaling 6,000 men. One of the three infantry regiments was armed with rifled guns, while the remaining two were armed with flintlock muskets. The entire New First Army will have six infantry regiments armed with rifled guns, numbering 10,000.

At the same time, Leng Tianbing also suggested that Jiang Beiming be promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, and Zhou Lei and Wang Qianxiang to the rank of brigadier general.

Xu Lang took out a pen, signed the plan, and asked, "Our General Staff is not going to go this time?" ”

Leng Tianbing smiled: "If you still want to go, I'll add your name, anyway, if I don't go, there are still a lot of things at home." ”

"I'm not going either, there's nothing to worry about with Beiming and Wan Tao here." Xu Lang waved his hand again and again, "TechnoAlpin, has Xiaojun's matter been resolved?" ”

"It's all your bad idea." Leng Tianbing smiled bitterly, "Li Lin talked to Qiu Ye." It's okay not to talk about it, but after the talk, Autumn Leaves immediately said it to Xiaojun, and now these two people, alas, can't say anything, so they live together. ”

"This kid." Xu Lang smiled, "Li Lin doesn't care? ”

"If only she could manage it." Leng Tianbing shook his head, "Just keep one eye open and one eye closed, just don't make an accident." ”

"Actually." Xu Lang swallowed back halfway through his words, "Your family's affairs should be solved by yourself." ”

Leng Tianbing's plan was quickly approved by the Military Committee, and Han Wantao, Zhao Qi, and Ye Zhan would set off on the first day of June, and at the same time bring the promotion orders of Jiang Beiming and others to Xi'an. In addition, the Central Military Commission issued another promotion order, and Li Fuqiang, commander of the new Second Army in Annan, was promoted to major general.

In the city of Puliango, Li Fuqiang, Lin Zhaolong, and He Chaoyong all gathered together, and Zhang Guodong personally went to Vietnam to announce Li Fuqiang's promotion order.

"Congratulations to Chief Li on his promotion to major general." Lin Zhaolong and He Chaoyong looked at the two generals on Li Fuqiang's shoulders and quipped.

"Don't congratulate just yet." Li Fuqiang said with a smile, "I, a major general, have more officers than soldiers, more soldiers than guns, and more guns than bullets. It sounds good to say, the New Second Army, when have you ever seen an army with only 5,000 men? ”

"Sir Li, you're doing well." He Chaoyong also smiled, "I am still the division commander, and now there is no soldier except for the people in the division headquarters." ”

Zhang Guodong knew that the troops transferred from Vietnam this time were indeed a bit much, and smiled at the three people: "Don't complain, getting Li Zicheng now is the most important thing." However, I also brought with me a resolution from home that you must expand the New Second Army to 10,000 men by the end of the year, in preparation for taking Vietnam next year. ”

"Still." Zhang Guodong smiled embarrassedly, "The family can provide some of the weapons and equipment, but you have to solve the military expenses yourself, and the family really can't get it." ”

"I also know that my family is in trouble, so let's try to figure it out on our own." Li Fuqiang knew that it was useless to complain, "But Chairman Zhang, didn't the family originally have the intention of letting the British come to Vietnam, how are you talking to them now?" ”

"The British are interested in Vietnam, but don't get your hopes up." Zhang Guodong explained, "After all, there are too few British, and even if they can come to Vietnam, not many people will come, and we have to rely on ourselves." Now that Ruan Youyi has already cooperated with us, you can make more use of his power. ”

"Nguyen Youyi's side has almost gathered more than 10,000 troops from the original South Vietnam." Li Fuqiang led Zhang Guodong to the front of a map of Vietnam, and drew a circle on the map with his finger, "Chairman Zhang, we have basically controlled the area from Hoi An to the south, including Phnom Penh. The total population base is about five or six hundred thousand, but there are not many places that we can directly control, and most of them are controlled by the former South Vietnamese. If it is said that by the end of the year, it should not be a big problem to expand the New Second Army to 10,000, but there is still one question that has not been given a clear answer to us at home. What to do after taking North Vietnam next year, whether to follow the model of Hainan Island and bring the whole of Vietnam under our direct control, or to support a group of Vietnamese, to imitate the model of Manchukuo later. ”

"I don't know about that." Zhang Guodong said with a smile, "I have also studied it at home, but there are various opinions, and there is no final unification." My personal plan is not to think about it so much for now, and wait until next year when Vietnam is actually defeated and the situation will be determined. ”

"Chairman Zhang, I'm afraid it will be too late next year." Lin Zhaolong interjected, "We can't help but take into account Ruan Youyi's thoughts, Li Fuqiang and I are both worried that if we don't give Ruan Youyi a clear explanation now, he may have other ideas." ”

"Or else." Zhang Guodong didn't have any good ideas, "The crossing conference is about to be held, you can arrange the things at hand and pick out a representative to go back to Yulin Bay to attend this meeting." To make a detailed report on the affairs of Vietnam to the crossing congress is not only a matter for the military, but also has to be finally decided by the crossing congress. ”

Zhang Guodong stayed in Puliange for a few more days and then returned to Yulin Bay.

Nguyen Qi was urgently recalled to Thang Long Mansion by Zheng Jie, the king of the Qing capital. Zheng Jie received a decree from the Ming Dynasty in Beijing, in which Chongzhen praised Zheng Jie, but at the same time pointed out that all the actions of Yulin Bay in Annam had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty. They were fraudulently using the name of the imperial court, and the Ming Dynasty had no intention of Annam.

Zheng Jie immediately understood what Chongzhen meant, so he called Ruan Qi to the Dragon Mansion to discuss countermeasures.

"General Ruan, you have read the will of the Ming Emperor." Zheng Jie said slowly, "Yulin Bay has been here for some years, although Fu'an has been conquered by us now, but the entire south is in the hands of Yulin Bay. You also sent back the news last time, Nguyen Youyi has now taken over Hoi An. ”

"Lord Wang, that's true." Ruan Qi replied, "Yulin Bay is cooperating with Ruan Youyi, and the last general also heard that they had captured Phnom Penh a year ago, and now they are recruiting troops. ”

Zheng Jie asked, "What does General Ruan mean, the Ming Emperor is also dissatisfied with Yulin Bay." ”

Ruan Qi heard that Zheng Jie's intention to turn his face with Yulin Bay was over, and hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, the last general thinks that it is too early to send troops to attack the south now. Even if the Ming Emperor was indeed dissatisfied with Yulin Bay, why couldn't they solve it directly, but gave us this holy decree. ”

Zheng Jie felt that what Ruan Qi said also made some sense: "You mean that the Ming Dynasty wants to borrow a knife to kill people?" ”

"The end is uncertain." Ruan Qi arched his hand and said, "Lord Wang, is it time for us to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty." The prince can send an envoy to Beijing to inquire in the name of tribute, if the Ming Dynasty really wants us to get rid of Yulin Bay, we will not be too late to do it. It's just that the prince also has to take into account that cranes and mussels compete with each other, and the fishermen benefit. ”

Zheng Jie was still a little worried: "General Ruan, although this is a good idea, I am afraid it will take several months to come and go." ”

"Lord Wang, don't worry." Ruan Qi replied, "Fu'an has our 20,000 troops, and the final general can be guaranteed to be foolproof. ”

Zheng Jie thought about it again: "Then it's up to you, this king will send someone to Beijing immediately." However, General Nguyen, you must always pay attention to every move in the south, and you must not make mistakes. ”