Li Zicheng was stunned at first, but when he thought of Mei Zhihuan's parting words, he naturally had some weight, so he said: "If Master Mei has anything to say, please say it directly, we are already our own people!" ”

"Then the subordinates will be bold," Mei Zhihuan straightened his body, and said: "The subordinates don't know how many soldiers there are in the Xining Army, but unlike the original Ganzhou Army, the Xining Army is overstaffed, and there are at least five hundred soldiers under the name of a hundred household officials, and it has even been expanded to a thousand people, if the adults continue to hold the title of a thousand household officials, then the hundred household officials ......."

Li Zicheng narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, Mei Zhihuan said well, if he continues to hold the title of a thousand household officials, then the hundred household officials below, no matter what kind of military exploits they have accumulated, at most they are only from a thousand households, like Qin Danian, Zhou Bin, and Ma Youshui have been promoted to a thousand households, and they have reached the limit, and they cannot be promoted, which may affect their enthusiasm for fighting.

Moreover, the army is seriously overcrowded, and it is not a long-term solution, like Liu Yunshui's 100th household and Li Guo's 200th household, obviously there are already ten general banners, which is completely an establishment of 500 households, but only the chief officer is a hundred household officials, and the chief officer at the next level can only be the chief flag officer, and it is impossible to really organize a battle mechanism at the level of 100 households.

He has always held the position of a thousand-household official, mainly because he, a thousand-household official in Xining, has already filed a case in the military department, once there is a change in position, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the imperial court, if you don't want to break with the imperial court too early, try to eliminate all possible deeds.

Sooner or later, Xining will have to break away from the wings of the imperial court, and he, an official of a thousand households, will be reappointed, even if it is the appointment he gave himself.

"What Mei-sama means, I understand, I will keep it in my heart, once the time is right......"

"Thank you, sir!" Mei Zhihuan's suggestion was basically adopted by Li Zicheng, as a suggestor, his intelligence was recognized, and his heart was also a sense of achievement.

Bidding farewell to Mei Zhihuan and Yang Zhaoji, Li Zicheng began to return to Xining, and he calculated in his heart that in addition to removing the threat of Xining in the northwest direction of the Northern Expedition to Gansu, the biggest gain was to get more than 180 iron-framed carts.

Originally, he was still deliberating whether these carts should be kept for transporting grain and grass, but when he climbed over the watershed hole, he realized what it meant to be "bulky".

Eight strong soldiers, pushing forward and pulling, almost lifted the cart before they could cross the watershed, and if they took the big bucket valley back to Xining, these carts would not be able to pass through the uneven and undulating canyon, and once they got stuck halfway, the passage would be blocked.

Before there was no machinery to do power, these carts were only suitable for passing on flat land, and could not adapt to the hilly terrain at all, and if they returned to Xining, these carts could not carry grain and grass for the soldiers.

However, in addition to transporting grain and grass, these carts have a more important purpose.

Out of the watershed, Song Wen has been greeted to the Zhuanglang River Valley, he has learned the Xining army to level the entire Gansu information, although not involved, but finally solved the Xining army in the northwest of the huge threat, in fact, he stationed troops in Sanchuan Mansion, in addition to monitoring the Yellow River east of Shaanxi, the biggest pressure, or from the northwest direction of Liangzhou Wei, this time Li Zicheng returned to the division victoriously, his burden was at least half lightened.

"Congratulations on your triumphant return!"

Li Zicheng was also happy, after the conquest of Gansu, the main force of the Xining army could be concentrated along the Yellow River, he jumped off his horse and patted Song Wen on the shoulder, "Let's go, let's go back and talk!" ”

That night, Li Zicheng's army camped in Zhuang Langwei, Zhuang Langwei has actually been changed to Zhuanglang County, and there are garrisons on weekdays, but Li Zicheng returned to the army this time, the original Liu Yunshui's 100th household, Ma Youshui's 600th household has been expanded to 500 households, and when he was in Liangzhou, he also selected 500 soldiers from the surrendered army, ready to bring them back to Xining, and expanded the army for the 500th Zhou Bin Division.

Coupled with the original 300 households, the army has exceeded 3,000 soldiers, that is, all the local soldiers are driven home, and the military camp in Zhuanglang County is far from satisfying so many soldiers, and there is no way, so the army has to camp in the city.

As the local host, Song Wen naturally held a feast and invited Li Zicheng and the three hundred household officials who accompanied him on the expedition, and even the chief flag officer in the army was accompanied by the corresponding officers.

The guests are all happy in the situation, especially the three officials from thousands of households, almost anti-guest-oriented, and frequently toast to the host Song Wen.

Liu Yunshui and Ma Youshui's department has expanded to ten hundred households, and they have all been promoted to thousands of households.

Li Guobu did not expand the army this time, but as one of the main forces of the Northern Expedition, it has been promoted to a thousand households, as long as there are enough war horses, it is a matter of time before the army is expanded.

With the addition of Qin Danian and Zhou Bin, the original seven hundred household officials of the Xining Army have now been promoted to five officials from a thousand households, and only Song Wen and Li Ji, who guarded the triangle city, have not been promoted for the time being because they do not have enough military merits.

However, at the banquet, Li Zicheng told Song Wen that Ma Youshui's 600th household would take over from him and be stationed on the front line of Sanchuan Mansion, and that he would return to Xining with the army, and after Zhou Bin's 500th household, he would receive Xining rifle training.

Song Wen was immediately overjoyed, training the rifle, this is not only a signal for adults to trust him, but also to reuse him, otherwise, this new weapon will definitely not fall to his seventh-hundredth household so early.

Moreover, returning to Xining is also an opportunity, once there is dangerous information in a certain place, Li Zicheng wants to send reinforcements, and the first thing he has to consider is the army stationed in Xining, so once he returns to Xining, the chance of meritorious service will be greater.

Song Wen abandoned the original loneliness, went against the norm, and persuaded the guests to drink to the fullest, in order to fulfill the feelings of colleagues, if it weren't for Li Zicheng's excuse that there was still something important tomorrow, he would have stopped the banquet early, and the four of them didn't know what time it would be.

Early the next morning, Li Zicheng summoned Ma Youshui and Li Guo.

Now the focus of the defense of the Xining Army will turn to the line of the Yellow River, the Guanting ferry where the Sanchuan Mansion is located, because of the ground