The Chu army does not strictly prohibit alcohol on weekdays, and in the past few days of the Chinese New Year, the management is a little more relaxed, even if the soldiers drink two more glasses, as long as they don't make trouble, no one will interfere.

In another military camp in Tongcheng County, Zhou Guodong, Lu Renqing, Ti Zhaorong, and several Chu army generals were drinking.

The army is the most class-oriented, and there are not many people in the Chu army who are qualified to drink with them, Wang Sheng and Tan Xiao went to Yuezhou Mansion, Teng Shuanglin went home to visit his parents, as for Zhang Jiayu, Gu Zongfu and others, they have not fully integrated into this circle and will not appear on this kind of private banquet occasion, so the three of them are left to make up a table.

Zhou Guodong and the others are now high-ranking military attachés, and they have to talk about the official authority in front of outsiders and subordinates, but there are no outsiders present at the moment, and the atmosphere at the wine table is very casual...... Everyone was born and died together on the battlefield, stirred the horse spoon in a pot, and there was not so much hypocrisy and politeness between each other, and from time to time they also talked a few words of wine and joked.

The situation in Huguang was very serious, and it naturally became an important topic at the wine table, but the tone of Zhou Guodong and the others was very relaxed.

Although Kong Youde's army has sharp artillery and fierce momentum, since the Gongyi Battalion became an army, it has constantly challenged opponents stronger than itself, and it has long been accustomed to facing pressure, and it has really not been afraid of anyone. Compared with the Gongyi Battalion period, the current Chu army is more powerful, and it is fighting in Huguang itself, so it may not lose to Kong Youde's Tianyou soldiers.

Besides, if you can't beat people, you can flash people, there is no need to fight hard with Kong Youde, "don't fight the horns of the bull", and look for opportunities to destroy the enemy in the movement, this kind of thinking has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the generals of the Chu army.

Wang Sheng and Tan Xiao went to Yuezhou Mansion to prepare to take over the defense there, how to defend Yuezhou Mansion and how long it could be defended, several people had a heated discussion.

"Renqing, when do you think the Tartars will come to Yuezhou?" Ti Zhaorong humbly asked. Lu Renqing is a well-known Xiao Zhuge in the army, and his vision has always been clever, and everyone is very convinced.

"It depends on the course of the war in Hubei, Kong Youde will definitely attack Chengtian Mansion and Jingzhou Mansion first, and then attack Yuezhou Mansion." Lu Renqing pondered for a moment and said, "I estimate that it will take at least two or three months before the Tartars can take care of Yuezhou Mansion." ”

"That's not necessarily, there are a lot of Tartar soldiers, maybe they will divide their troops to attack Yuezhou Mansion." Zhou Guodong has a different opinion. said: "Don't forget, it will be spring in more than half a month!" ”

Kong Youde's army had more than 100,000 people, plus Le Ke Dehun of Wuchang Mansion, Xu Yong of Huangzhou Mansion, etc., the total strength of the Qing army exceeded 150,000. The troops can be divided into two routes, all the way to attack the loyal battalion in Hubei. Attack Yuezhou Mansion all the way. Then launched an attack on Hunan.

Now it has reached the Spring Festival of the third year of Longwu, if the Qing army moves too slowly and drags the war into the hot summer, it is not good for the Qing army that is accustomed to cold weather, Kong Youde may divide his troops to fight Yuezhou in order to avoid this situation. In order to speed up the pace of the war in Huguang.

"The strength is weak, if the Tartars divide the troops, you can have a round trip with them in Yuezhou Mansion." Lu Renqing has already considered this problem.

"Reasonable!" Zhou Guodong nodded.

The Loyal Battalion has 200,000 horses, which is the strongest among the Huguang official army. If Kong Youde divides his troops, he will definitely put the main force in Hubei, and only send a partial division to fight Yuezhou Mansion, and the Chu army may be able to fight with it.

Ti Zhaorong said: "It depends on what He Junmen says, if we are only allowed to stand in Yuezhou Mansion, this battle will still be difficult to fight." ”

Zhou Guodong smiled coldly: "Hmph, what do you care about him?" He Tengjiao, as the governor of Huguang, withdrew Lu Ding to Hunan without going to war, and his selfishness was too heavy! If Kong Youde leads the army in person, we might as well let the Yuezhou Mansion and let the Tartars go straight to Changsha! ”

At the moment of the great enemy, He Tengjiao did not send reinforcements to Hubei, but instead withdrew his descendants, which had already caused Zhou Guodong's dissatisfaction.

Lu Renqing said: "This also depends on the course of the war in Hubei, if the Yuezhou Mansion is lost too early, the Tartars can go up the river and attack the Jingzhou Mansion, which is not conducive to the loyal battalion, and if the Yuezhou Mansion is defended, the pressure on our army will be too great." ”

Ti Zhaorong took over with a smile: "It's okay, with Wang Junmen presiding over the overall situation, he will definitely be able to control the heat here!" ”

Zhou Guodong and Lu Renqing nodded together, and it has long been the consensus of the generals of the Chu army that they can win the battle with Wang Kefan, and they can win the battle at the smallest cost.

Several people picked up the wine bowl and touched one, and then drank it dry together, and Ti Zhaorong was drunk and complained casually.

"Wang Junmen is good at everything, but this logistics department is unreliable, and he has to look at Cheng Wen's face when he gets glasses, he is really angry!"

Lu Renqing also complained: "The logistics department is okay, you don't want to see people's faces, so let the promotion officer in the battalion contact you." In my opinion, that staff is really unreliable, and if a group of people are there to point fingers, if they really start a war, they will definitely make a mistake and die! ”

Ti Zhaorong was scratched on the itch, and his voice agreed: "Yes, yes!" There is also the sailor and the firearms battalion, all of which are not on the shelf, and the military gate is too partial to them, giving so many telescopes at once. Hey, wait and see, if you really behead and kill the enemy, it depends on the ...... of our cavalry"

After the expansion of the Chu army, many reforms were carried out, and in addition to the intelligence bureau and the logistics department, a group of young officers were also transferred to form a general staff. The General Staff has just been formed, and these young officers have recently been engaged in training, and they have not yet entered the role, and they do not see any effect.

As for the water division and artillery, they are bottomless pits that cost money, much more expensive than infantry, and Ti Zhaorong's cavalry was originally the treasure bump of the Chu army, and suddenly two more favored ones appeared, and it was inevitable that they were a little jealous and dissatisfied.

In addition to the clear class distinction in the army, seniority is also very important, and the current situation of the Chu army is all fought by the old troops of the Gongyi Battalion with a knife and a gun, and these newcomers are reused as soon as they come, which has caused xenophobia among the old troops.

Ti Zhaorong is the character of a man in the northwest, he drinks very boldly, he complains in his mouth, and picks up the small wine jar in front of him, only to find that it is empty, he reached out and took a jar of wine, and was about to break the mud seal, but Zhou Guodong stopped him.

"Don't drink any more! is full of wine and tongues, and dares to accuse Wang Junmen, what kind of system has he become! ”

"Oh...... It's me who is presumptuous! Don't drink it, don't drink it! Ti Zhaorong's heart froze, and then he realized that he had lost his words, he and Lu Renqing glanced at each other, and both of them regretted it very much in their hearts.

The Gongyi battalion won all battles and developed into the Chu army in just two years, Wang Kefan has established absolute prestige, and many of his measures seemed inexplicable at first, but it will always prove afterwards that they are all far-sighted and insightful layouts in advance.

Wang Kefan has never made a mistake, so he will not be wrong this time, these firearms battalions of the Navy Division of the Logistics Department of the General Staff Department, the Intelligence Bureau, and so on, sooner or later they will play their role, and there is no doubt about it.

"Chu Jun is such a big stall now, of course, it is different from before, we are all the right-hand men of the military gate, and we must be cautious in everything we say and do!" Zhou Guodong said solemnly: "Renqing, I know that you have a good brain and many ideas, but don't think too much about it in the future, what the military gate says, let's do it, do you know what I mean?" ”

"Thank you, Brother Zhou!" Lu Renqing was very grateful, and Zhou Guodong bluntly accused, in addition to defending Wang Kefan and Chuxun Group, he was also kind to Lu Renqing.

Although it was a casual conversation at the wine table today, he and Ti Zhaorong inadvertently made a big mistake, if Zhou Guodong hadn't pointed it out, they would have caused trouble in the future.

There are thousands of people in the family, and there is only one person in charge, and it will be chaotic when they gossip, and the Chu army and even the entire Chuxun group have Wang Kefan as the core, and it is very important to maintain his prestige and authority, which is related to the interests of the entire Chuxun group.

Lu Renqing and Ti Zhaorong are now both senior generals in the army, and they disagree with Wang Kefan at every turn, saying strange things, in the eyes of others, it seems that Wang Kefan can't control his generals, the army is unstable, and some people with ulterior motives will be ready to move.

"Alas, it's still too bookish!" Lu Renqing secretly regretted that if he wanted to talk about the strategic use of soldiers, he was much more confident than Zhou Guodong, but his level of conduct was much worse than him. What kind of mountain to sing and what song, Wang Kefan and Chu Jun are completely different from before, and they have to adapt to this change in role as soon as possible.

He was self-reflecting here, but Ti Zhaorong was talking to Zhou Guodong in a whisper over there.

"Today is our drunken gaffe, Brother Zhou don't go to his heart, but that Gu Zongfu is also a stinky mouth, I'm afraid that he will cause trouble in the future, I don't think he is pleasing to the eye."

"He does have a set of soldiers to lead the army, and the military is still useful to him, as long as it is not too much, don't pay attention to it." Zhou Guodong took a sip of the wine bowl, and said: "Even if he causes any trouble, he can't make a trick behind his back, otherwise he will dismantle the military gate and harm yourself." ”

"What about the Intelligence Bureau? What is it for? Ti Zhaorong asked again.

"It seems to be a traitor, I know that person Quan Xi, he has always been very stable, this intelligence bureau should be good." Zhou Guodong said: "The Tartar army is going south, some soft bones definitely want to surrender, these thieves are the most difficult to prevent, it is better to squeeze the pus first." ”

Speaking of this, a cold light flashed in Zhou Guodong's eyes, as if he had thought of something.

"Who is Brother Zhou talking about?" Lu Renqing asked curiously.

"Xiong Lichun in Ningzhou, he has been in frequent contact with the Tatars recently, and if he doesn't do well, he will surrender." Xiong Lichun is the leader of the Ningzhou volunteers, the people in the old Gongyi battalion have seen him, Zhou Guodong has just returned from recruiting troops from Tongshan County, Tongshan County borders Ningzhou, Jiangxi, and heard some rumors.

"Ha, I've already seen it, that guy is a person at both ends of the first mouse, and it's really not a good thing!" Ti Zhaorong slapped his thigh: "I see, it's better to send troops as soon as possible and take down this gang of bandits!" ”

"No! The battle of Huguang is imminent, how can there be time to go to Jiangxi. Lu Renqing shook his head.

"What then?" Ti Zhaorong glared.

"Well...... there's no good way to do it." Lu Renqing shook his head again. (To be continued......)