Chapter 149: The Crazy Stone

After Xu Lang asked this sentence, he saw that all the people did not speak, but looked straight at him. Xu Lang was a little silly www.biquge.info "What's wrong?" What are you looking at me, am I saying something wrong again? ”

"You didn't say anything wrong this time." Jiang Beiming smiled, "It's just that you asked a question that maybe you shouldn't ask." ”

"Shouldn't you ask? Why shouldn't you ask? Xu Lang didn't understand what Jiang Beiming meant.

"General. Who doesn't want to be a general? Jiang Beiming breathed a long sigh of relief, "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and besides, this is still our first general in Yulin Bay." 50 years later, 100 years later, if someone really writes the military history of the Yulin Army, this is a very strong stroke. ”

"Xu Lang, our Military Commission has also considered this question of yours." After Zhang Guodong finished speaking, he turned to the people around him, "I might as well tell you the truth, the opinion of the Military Commission is that the matter of setting up generals will not be considered in the last 1 or 2 years." However, this does not mean that there will not be opportunities in the future. ”

"Xu Lang, do you still want to be your chief of staff?" Han Wantao diverted the topic, "How about being a chief of staff for our mixed brigade, don't be a committee member of yours, I'll give you a lieutenant colonel rank, which is higher than Jiang Beiming gave you." Men, beheading the marquis is the goal of men. ”

"Come on, Brigade Commander Han, you can spare me." Xu Lang waved his hand again and again, "I'm doing this very well now, and it's not bad to beat the side drum." ”

Since the eighth day of the first lunar month, the entire Yulin Bay has been busy again. Han Wantao and Zeng Guangxian were discussing something in the newly established Mixed Brigade Department.

"Wan Tao, have you seen the establishment and personnel arrangements of the mixed brigade I gave you?" Zeng Guangxian asked.

"Looked. Your staffing is a bit big, and I think you could adjust it a little bit more in terms of personnel. Zhou Lei, Zhao Qi, Wang Zhaoxing, and Ye Zhan, now that you have transferred almost all the people in Vietnam back at once, will Jiang Beiming and Li Fuqiang have any opinions? ”

"I've talked to Jiang Beiming and Li Fuqiang about this, and the two of them have no opinion." Zeng Guangxian handed a folder marked with the word secret to Han Wantao, "This is the final list of establishments and personnel, if you have no opinions, sign it, and I will report to the Military Commission." ”

Han Wantao took the folder and opened it and looked at it carefully:

"Mixed Brigade Establishment:

There are 10 people in an infantry squad, 30 people in a platoon, 90 people in a company, and an artillery squad with a 3-pounder gun, a total of 100 people. The first battalion has 3 infantry companies of 300 people, 30 people in the baggage platoon, 30 people in the battalion artillery platoon, and 3 3-pounder guns, a total of 360 people. The regiment had 1,080 men in 3 infantry battalions, 30 in the guard platoon, and 60 in the regimental artillery company, equipped with 3 three-pounder guns and 3 30 naval guns. A total of 1170 people. The 1st Brigade has 3 infantry regiments of 3,510 people, 100 people in the guard company directly under it, 180 people in the heavy artillery battalion, 18 guns of 30 ships, 180 people in the baggage company, 100 people in the cavalry company, and a total of 4,070 infantry. The first task force has 3 500-ton warships and a total of 600 people in the navy. Marine battalion 300 people, a total of 4970 people.

Zhou Lei, commander of the 1st Regiment, recommended rank (the same below) Lieutenant Colonel, Commander of the 2nd Regiment Wang Qianxiang, Lieutenant Colonel, Commander of the 3rd Regiment He Chaoyong, Lieutenant Colonel, Commander of the Heavy Artillery Battalion, Zhao Qi, Major, Cavalry Company Company Company Andreas, Captain, Commander of the First Fleet Wang Zhaoxing, Lieutenant Colonel, Commander of the Marine Battalion Zhang Hai, Major.

"I said Guangxian, your hand is big enough." Han Wantao closed the folder and said, "The total establishment is 5,000 people, do we have so many people now?" ”

"That's what I thought." Zeng Guangxian explained, "Don't we already have two companies of the new Vietnamese army now, let the Vietnamese side transfer another company over, and form a Vietnamese battalion first." The crossing conference also agreed to the proposal to form a Western corps, let's use prisoners of war to form a Western battalion, and then use our own people to form a battalion, with these three battalions as the team, first put up the shelves, slowly recruit and expand, and use the method of veterans to bring new recruits, which should soon be full. ”

"That's a good idea, but have you thought about money?" Han Wantao asked again, "Although Zheng Zhilong promised to pay 3 million silver, I don't know how much we can get in this mixed brigade." ”

"That's all for later." Zeng Guangxian replied, "You sign it first, this plan needs to be approved, let's think of a way slowly, don't rush for a while, there is still more than half a year to prepare." ”

Han Wantao had just finished signing, and an army corporal ran to the door: "Report to the chief, Chairman Zhang informed the two commanders to go to the Military Commission quickly, there is an emergency." ”

Han Wantao didn't dare to delay for a moment, and came to the Military Commission with Zeng Guangxian with the folder. Other members of the Military Council and 9 members of the commission are already waiting for them.

"Old Lu, Chairman Zhang, what's going on?" As soon as Han Wantao entered the door, he felt that something was wrong, what would call all the members of the two committees together?

"The latest situation, you sit down first, let's have an impromptu meeting." Zhang Guodong motioned for the two of them to sit down, and continued, "Everyone has arrived, now I ask Lu Lao to introduce the situation to everyone." ”

Lu Tianxiang cleared his throat: "Everyone, I just received the news. Wang Jian and Zhou Chongde sent people to deliver a letter at the same time, and there was a Li riot in Wanzhou, and the scale was not small. Now the Qiongzhou Mansion has issued an order that all localities around Wanzhou should send troops to quell the rebellion. According to Wang Jian's analysis, this news should be accurate, Zhou Chongde means that we can send a part of the militia to quell the rebellion with him, which is also the agreement between us and Wang Kezong. Just while Jiang Beiming and they haven't returned to Vietnam yet, everyone has an idea. ”

"The Li people rioted?" Xu Lang looked at Lu Tianxiang with some doubts, "Lu Lao, it seems that I remember that there was no major Li uprising in Hainan in the fifth year of Chongzhen, is this news reliable?" ”

Lu Tianxiang nodded at Xu Lang: "In the original history, there was indeed no large-scale Li riot in the five years of Chongzhen. But it also shows that we have changed history. ”

"Regardless of whether it has really changed history, what should we do now, to go or not to go?" Jiang Beiming asked.

"Go, of course." Han Wantao was the first to shout, "Just go and try our cavalry platoon." ”

"Wang Hua, if you have any opinions, speak them out and listen to them."

"Elder Lu, everyone." Seeing that Lu Tianxiang directly named himself, Wang Hua couldn't stay silent anymore, "According to the news I got here, this Li riot is indeed true. Wanzhou Zhizhou Gu Bin because he wants to compete with Wang Kezong, so he searched for rare treasures everywhere to give gifts, this time because he fell in love with a stone in a Li village, and that stone seems to be a talisman in that Li village, I don't know too much about what is going on, anyway, it is because of that stone that the contradictions between the two sides intensified, which caused this Li riot. In fact, it can really be regarded as because we changed history, if we hadn't given Wang Kezong that mirror, it is estimated that Gu Bin would not have been so crazy that he had to ask for that stone. ”

"Hehe, it's a crazy stone." Nie Zhongbin quipped.

"This is really a bloody case caused by a stone." Di Chong responded to the road.

"Alright, let's get down to business." Zhang Guodong stopped everyone's laughter, "If we intervene this time, to what extent is it appropriate to intervene?" ”

"Let me tell me what I think, and everyone will give me their opinions." Wang Hua said with a little excitement, "It's been two and a half years since we came to this time and space, and although the development is pretty good now, I think there is still a big gap from our future goals." So far, we haven't been able to get out of Yulin Bay in a sense. The place that we can directly control in the whole of Hainan is a leased land of 50 square kilometers, with a population of more than 20,000. According to this development momentum, Han Wantao's mixed brigade doesn't know which life it will be able to be fully compiled. So I think this is an opportunity, we can use the counterinsurgency to completely defeat Gu Bin, and even garrison Wanzhou. This has two advantages, one is to show our strength to the surrounding states and counties, and the other is that if we really control Wanzhou, our territory and population will have a qualitative leap. Especially the site, I don't know if you feel it, Yulin Bay is getting more and more crowded. ”

"There's nothing wrong with counterinsurgency." Xu Lang said, "It's okay for us to show our strength, but to what extent, will it be too much?" Also, Lu Lao, how many people does Zhou Chongde want us to send? ”

"Zhou Chongde didn't say specifically." Zhang Guodong replied to Xu Lang's question, "But I personally think that two or three hundred people are enough at most, and if there are more, I am afraid that Yazhou will have some ideas." ”

"That's it, let's form a battalion." Han Wantao preemptively said, "Two infantry companies, plus an artillery platoon and a cavalry platoon, 260 people, meet Chairman Zhang's requirements." ”

After Han Wantao finished speaking, before others could speak, he directly raised the folder in his hand: "This is the establishment and personnel arrangement of our mixed brigade, it just so happens that the people of the two committees are here, everyone gives their opinions, if there is no problem, let's make a vote." ”

"Wan Tao, you really know how to find the time." Zhang Guo said as he took the folder, opened it and read it carefully, and then handed it to Jiang Beiming next to him.

"We have one more request for our mixed brigade." Han Wantao then said, "We hope that Xu Lang can stay in Yulin Bay. He put forward the plan for going north this time, and we still have to consult with him on many strategic issues, hoping that the committee will agree. ”

"You have to ask Xu Lang his own opinion on this question, but I have a question now." Jiang Beiming closed the folder and asked, "The establishment of your mixed brigade is set at 5,000 people, and according to the resolution of the crossing conference, Vietnam will retain the strength of three regiments, plus the troops stationed in Yulin Bay, I estimate that the total number of troops will reach more than 10,000 people." And this is all going to be done within a year or even half a year, have you ever thought about it, is it possible, even if you have money, where to find so many people. ”

"Everyone, everyone." Xu Lang said on the side, "Aren't we a little off-topic?" Now we are discussing the matter of the riot of the Lebanese people, and whether the matter of the army will be discussed later. ”

Han Wantao smiled embarrassedly: "It's me who is anxious." ”

"Everyone, don't be impatient." Lu Tianxiang waved his hand at everyone, "Let's discuss the issue of the Li riot first, and talk about other things later." ”

"I think Han Wantao's proposal is good." Zhang Guodong said, "The agreement between us and Wang Kezong is a 500-member militia group, and it shouldn't be a big problem to send more than 200 people now." If everyone has no opinions, the matter of counterinsurgency will be handed over to Han Wantao to deal with. However, how can we use this counterinsurgency to infiltrate our own forces into Wanzhou District, this matter, Wang Hua, you can come up with a detailed plan. Be quick, preferably tomorrow. ”

"So what do we do?" Jiang Beiming asked, "Do you stay here and wait for Wanzhou to quell the rebellion or go back to Vietnam now?" We don't have any people in Vietnam, so I'm afraid there will be problems. ”

"You don't have to wait, there's no point." Lu Tianxiang made a concluding speech, "If you should go back to Vietnam, hurry up and go back, and let the family handle the affairs of the family." On the issue of the mixed brigade, everyone will go back and think about it, and we will continue to meet tomorrow morning to make a final decision. ”