The food meeting was about to end, Yang Lin was about to encourage everyone and then serve tea to the guests, the next Qian Bangqi was already restless, suddenly stood up and knelt down and said: "My lord, although the old man knows that it will make the adults unhappy, but the matter is so important that I have to plead with the adults again."

At the beginning of the year, the governor of the four provinces, Wang Gebu, and the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Fan Yixuan, made a three-way plan to encircle and suppress the Liukou, and now the other two roads have been dispatched. ”

Yang Lin's face changed several times, and he suddenly laughed and said: "Qian Yushi, Qian Yushi, although you have read the book of sages and sages, why are you still so pedantic now?"

What is the war fought? The front line consumes hundreds of loads of food every day, and the same is true for the money spent on the road?

Last year, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Fan Butang, led a large army to fight for southern Hunan, why did he retreat in the middle? In addition to the lack of preparation and the disadvantage of front-line operations, the other most important reason is the lack of food in the army, and the army cannot sustain.

Why did the officials convene the state and county officials to discuss the food recruitment? Is it to raise food, so as not to give up the war halfway and affect the morale of the soldiers?

Qian Yushi, you have been fighting with this official this year, why don't you know anything about the war.

As the saying goes, the victory or defeat of the two armies is mainly not in front of the two armies, mainly above the temple. For our imperial army, the main decision is to prepare before the war.

If you are not fully prepared and send troops in haste, you will inevitably be defeated and killed. There are many reasons for the failure of the Battle of Salhu and the Battle of Songshan, but the main reason is that they are not well prepared and rushed into battle. ”

Qian Bangqi looked ashamed and quibbled: "Of course, the lower officials have been familiar with military books since childhood, and they understand the importance of grain and grass, but now that the governor of the four provinces, Wang Gebu, and the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Fan Butang, are urging the documents day by day, and the old man is also anxious and doesn't know how to deal with it?" ”

Yang Lin stood up and took a few steps back and forth, then suddenly stopped and said: "Qian Jian Jun, my lords, as I said, the main generals in the army are mostly born in martial arts, are short-tempered, and sometimes they are more arbitrary, although these characters are not good, but fighting is to have this kind of character, otherwise it is strange that the entire women's army will not be defeated."

This is also what I have always advocated, that is, the chief general of the army is the head of an army, mainly responsible for training in the army, and responsible for marching and fighting.

Just like the sun has places where it can't shine, the character flaws of the chief general need to be made up for by the supervising army, and the supervising army has to worry about the military style and discipline in the army, the morale of the soldiers, the grain and grass in the army, and the injuries and illnesses of the soldiers.

That's why I've set up chiefs of directors in each brigade, assistant officers in each battalion, and sub-supervisory units in each regiment in the future.

I have always emphasized that the main army is the master of an army, and the supervising army is the mother of an army, that is, I hope that everyone can sincerely unite and temper an army that wins all battles.

Lord Qian, you are the supervisor of the army, of course you understand the importance of sending troops now, don't keep urging me to send troops in my ears every day, wait for the time to be ripe, I will send troops as a matter of course. ”

Everyone burst into laughter, sweat droplets continued to flow down their faces, and Qian Bangqi's voice trembled: "The lesson of the adults is that the lower officials are responsible for the promotion and reuse of the adults, and they are really ashamed in their hearts."

The lower officials are not talented, now please resign from the post of supervising the army, and the adults will choose another master. ”

Yang Lin was stunned, although he has always claimed that the supervising army is the mother of the army, but this Qian Bangqi is really a bit unworthy of the name, the logistics department is concurrently served by the general Chen Huaixi of the navy, the equipment department is in charge of Fan Mingshan, and the field hospital has Huang Xuemao and He Xideng, and the only thing that can actually be controlled is probably the Military Justice Department.

Most of the officers of the Judge Advocate General's Office are decent people promoted by Yang Lin himself, and Qian Bangxin is only in charge, and the punishment of generals above the captain needs to be approved, and Qian Bangxin is mainly responsible for specific implementation in the Judge Advocate General's Office.

Thinking of this, Yang Lin couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart, bent down to help him up, and said: "Lord Qian is serious, I think the main reason is that I am not familiar with the role of our military supervision army, I believe it will get better in the future."

The coach is thousands of miles away to control us, as the saying goes, the king's life will not be affected outside, and now the time is really not ripe. ”

The corners of Qian Bangqi's mouth rose, and it was difficult to hide the joy in his heart, but he didn't want to give up at all, so he arched his hand and said, "My lord, I understand all this." There are thousands of people in charge of the family, and now the governor of the four provinces, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, the messengers are on the road, and when to send troops, the lord should always give a letter. ”

Yang Lin pondered for a moment and said: "In ancient times, the military affairs did not delay the farming season, and the army went first before moving the grain and grass.

These are the most basic information, I think Wang Ge Lao, Fan Butang will not know. From this inference, it should be in early May at the earliest. ”

Now in late March, only a month before the beginning of May, although there is a delay, but the reason is so high-sounding that everyone has nothing to say.

However, the front-line war changed several times a day, and northern Sichuan was a major force in the three-way encirclement and suppression.

Thinking about it, Qian Bangqi believes that the root cause is still the separation between the two sides.

Wang Ge Lao and Fan Butang regarded the volunteers as ordinary volunteers, and they did not know their combat strength at all, and they scolded them if they did not obey at all. Just like at the beginning of the year, Yang Lin raised troops to solve the rebellion of the local tyrants and destroyed the nest of the local tyrants in one fell swoop.

Yang Lin always thought that the governor Yamen did not respect him, and agreed on a crusade strategy at the beginning of the year, and other generals were invited to participate, while the volunteers were not qualified to attend the meeting at all.

After thinking about it, Qian Bangxin went to the Governor's Yamen, and greatly admired Yang Lin's talent and ability, believing that in order to exterminate the Liukou, he needed the full cooperation of the volunteers.

After the end of the spring harvest meeting, Yang Lin fell into contemplation again.

There are various stories of Zhang Xianzhong's slaughter of Sichuan in history, although it seems a bit exaggerated now, there is no doubt that Zhang Xianzhong is an arbitrary, cruel and murderous person.

In order to avoid the recurrence of the tragedy of the Sichuan Massacre, it is necessary to compress Zhang Xianzhong's strength, and it is necessary to vigorously expand the strength of the volunteer army before the barbarian Qing Dynasty enters Sichuan.

War is the best means of military training, and it seems that it is time to march westward, enter Tongchuan Prefecture, and force Zhang Xianzhong to evacuate Sichuan. After the end of the spring harvest meeting, Yang Lin fell into contemplation again.

In fact, when he returned to Shunqing Mansion, Yang Lin began to prepare for the Western Expedition, and now most of the military work preparations have been completed.

The Volunteers have always implemented the strategy of elite soldiers, but in the face of increasingly fierce wars, it is difficult for a small number of elite soldiers to fundamentally change the battlefield situation.

Since the beginning of the year, all departments have been expanding their troops, and now the escort regiment has three battalions, led by Wang Gao, Wu Dazhu, and Du and Guitong.

Compared to infantry, cavalry is more flat.

A cavalry brigade has six squads, a cavalry regiment has six brigades, so that a cavalry battalion has a total of 400 people.

Now there are two cavalry regiments, led by Bu Ning and Yao Chonglie respectively.

The navy has also increased by a large margin, and the number of Flying Tiger warships, sampan ships, and transport ships has also been greatly increased, so as to ensure that it can control the waterways in future wars and transport grain and grass for the army.

The infantry regiments have been expanded, and now the 1st-5th and 7th regiments have more than 2 infantry battalions, and the other regiments also have 6 brigades.

At present, the most important task of the military is to adapt to the new equipment, that is, to use the old to bring in the new and strengthen the training of the troops.