The capital city of Hangzhou, which is now the garrison of the Qin army's firearms unit.

Di Qing did not go all the way west with the firearms unit, but stayed here in order to deal with the British mercenaries who had run to Quanzhou.

Half a month ago, Jiang Chuan's royal order came over, and the 10,000-strong firearms unit was reorganized into a separate army, numbered the Second Army, and the commander was Yue Pengju, the former commander of the firearms unit.

The Second Army was subordinate to two divisions, each of which consisted of four infantry regiments and an artillery regiment.

With the exception of the 2,000-man baggage regiments, the current number of each regiment is about 1,000.

This is all prepared for the expansion of the system, and the shelves will be propped up first.

The Second Army is stationed here, and the rest of the personnel, except for the daily vigilance, are intensively training.

The people in Hangzhou can hear the rumbling cannons and gunshots every day, and they were a little panicked at first, but after a long time, they got used to it.

In the first battle with the British mercenaries last time, although he won in the end, the death and wounding of so many brothers made the second army hold their breath and want to get back to the field as soon as possible, so they don't need to be supervised by the commander during training, and the soldiers will take the initiative to train.

In addition to the fact that a steady stream of weapons and ammunition were transported by the sailor transport team from the waterway, there was no need to worry about the consumption of bullets and damage to weapons.

Moreover, the Jiangnan region has always been the land of fish and rice, and the supply of all kinds of fish, shrimp and seafood is sufficient, and the nutrition of the soldiers has also kept up.

Over a period of time, the mental temperament of the Second Army has undergone great changes, and the physical fitness of the soldiers has also become stronger.

At this time, Yue Pengju, commander of the Second Army, was patrolling a training ground with several division commanders under his command to watch the soldiers of an infantry battalion conducting shooting training.

After looking at it for a while, Yue Pengju put down the clairspace in his hand and said in a deep voice to the commander of the first division next to him: "You don't need to put the target too far, judging from the previous battles, most of the battles took place between two hundred and one hundred steps, focusing on training the shooting level in this range." ”

Zhang Dabiao, commander of the first division, nodded and took the order.

Yue Pengju looked at it for a while, then turned around and walked to the training ground of another battalion, Zhang Dabiao followed, and said in a deep voice:

"Commander, when does Your Highness plan to send our army south? The soldiers below are all holding their breath and waiting to clean up the British. ”

Yue Pengju glanced at Zhang Dabiao, shook his head and said, "Our current task is to step up training, the British will have to clean up sooner or later, don't rush at this time." ”

Zhang Dabiao was anxious and said: "Commander, but I heard that the new First Army in the capital will soon go south, and it seems that it is going to the British." If the new First Army comes, there will be nothing to do with our Second Army. We have to avenge ourselves, so why should we give it to the new army? ”

Zhang Dabiao's words resonated with several other officers.

Shen Quan, the commander of the Second Division, also shouted: "That's it, we avenge ourselves, why let the new First Army's group of guys who haven't grown all their hair come to rob it?" Commander, you have to talk to Your Highness about this, and you can't give this matter to anyone else. ”

Both division commanders spoke, and the regimental commanders below them also echoed each other.

Yue Pengju glanced at all the favorite generals, and he was still very satisfied with this atmosphere of seeking battle.

"Pay attention to what you say, what is a little guy who doesn't have any hair?

The new army is the first new army created by His Highness, and it is the best in terms of training level and equipment.

Moreover, Bai Mu, the commander of the new First Army, is a famous member of our army, and he has always been the captain of His Highness's personal guard battalion before.

In our Qin army system, in addition to General Di, General Ran Wu who guarded Liaodong, General Shanjia, commander of the Gyeonggi garrison army, and General Baishan, the commander of the western expedition, General Bai Mu is the most prestigious, and he is also the one who has followed His Highness for the longest time in our army.

If he didn't have this ability, would His Highness rest assured that such an important matter of preparing for the establishment of the new army would be entrusted to him? ”

Seeing that a group of love generals were silent, Yue Pengju continued: "Don't talk about you, even if I met General Bai Mu, I should also be respectful." Remember it for me in the future, don't talk about the door without a door, dare to say anything. ”

Zhang Dabiao was disciplined and stopped talking.

Yue Pengju slowed down his tone and said: "The news that the New First Army is going south is basically true, but if you think that the New First Army is going south to deal with the British, then you are too naïve. Your Highness is far-sighted, how can you use two of our armies just because of a small British mercenary? If you think so, you will look down on the British, and you will look down on Your Highness and ourselves. ”

Yue Pengju's words made Zhang Dabiao and the others stunned, and they couldn't help but use their brains to think.

But before Zhang Dabiao and the others could come up with a result, a person suddenly blurted out: "I know, His Highness's target is Zheng Zhilong." ”

Yue Pengju glanced at the person who spoke with a little surprise and recognized that it was Zhou Ze, the commander of the Second Regiment of the First Division.

"Tell me about it." Yue Pengju nodded at Zhou Ze and asked in a deep voice.

"Yes! Although this British mercenary army is not weak in combat, from the known information, their strength does not exceed 10,000, and there is still a considerable gap between our army in terms of weapons and equipment, especially artillery. And last time with our army in the battle of Shangwang Village, I also lost a lot.

Second, although the British stayed in Quanzhou, they were not fighting on their own soil after all. Last time, the morale of a soldier was hit, and the combat effectiveness could not be compared with when it was in its heyday. Moreover, they worked on expeditions, and the logistical supply was also a considerable problem.

Thirdly, the main reason for the large losses of our army last time was that we did not understand the situation of the British, so we suffered a secret loss.

However, on the other hand, our army is stronger than the British in terms of equipment, morale, and logistical support, and we are still fighting on our own soil, with home advantage, plus we have full psychological preparation, and intelligence support, and against the British, our Second Army can completely deal with them. ”

Zhou Ze talked eloquently and analyzed in an orderly manner.

Yue Pengju nodded appreciatively and said, "Go on." ”

Zhou Ze: "Yes! Now the southeast region is under the control of the great pirate Zheng family, and the Zheng family can be said to be the real emperor of the soil in the southeast, with hundreds of large and small ships in his hands and hundreds of thousands of troops on land.

And this British army obviously has an unusual relationship with the Zheng family, and it may even be that Zheng Zhilong invited him to stir up the situation.

His Royal Highness wants to unify Zhongzhou, and the Zheng family is an obstacle that cannot be avoided. Therefore, the last general dared to guess that His Highness's main purpose this time was to clean up Zheng Zhilong, and dealing with the British was only incidental. This can really explain the reason why the New First Army also wants to go south to participate in the war. ”