Wang Kefan and Guo Weijing went up at the same time, which means that he and Emperor Longwu have reached a compromise, and the two sides "divorced" and then "remarried" and became allies again. ~Top Novel,www.

The Chu army has established a very complete post system, but there is a distance of 3,000 miles from Nanjing to Guilin, and it takes about ten days for the exchange of documents.

When Yang Tinglin fell a few days ago, the civilian officials with the toughest attitude did not have the confidence to fight anymore, and when they heard that they had finally turned enemies into friends with Wang Kefan, the civilian group army was determined and turned around and began to take over various prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River. After Wang Kefan served as the governor of the Northern Expedition, the various state capitals under it still needed civilian officials to manage, and the Wuxun group controlled the high-level, and the civilian group controlled the middle and grass-roots level, which was also a good result.

From Nanjing to Suzhou and Hangzhou, to the west and south of Zhejiang, as well as the Yangzhou area north of the Yangtze River, the state capitals are either under the control of the army, or temporarily managed by the Qing Dynasty. There is also a letter of appointment stamped with the seal of the ministry.

Are you kidding? Am I the prefect appointed by the imperial court, and Wang Kefan has sent another prefect, what am I going to do?

The news was fed back to Guo Weijing, Guo Weijing hurriedly found Wang Kefan to ask what was going on, and he was a little dissatisfied, the imperial court had sent many magistrates from the Chu Xun faction this time. No matter how much you take and how much you occupy, the appearance will be too ugly.

Wang Kefan replied: "At the beginning of the year, I was ordered to go east. His Majesty personally instructed that officials of all sizes in Nanzhili and Zhejiang should be appointed and dismissed by me at will. The cabinet and the ministry all know about this, what's the matter, doesn't Mr. Liuxiu know? ”

That's a sham! Guo Weijing didn't expect that Wang Kefan's dignified Liang Guogong would put on such a face, and said with a slight anger: "This, this, this time and that time, how can you generalize?" ”

When the Crusade was launched. just planned to take advantage of the situation and leave, and the court didn't expect to be able to recover Jiangnan, so they gave Wang Kefan a bunch of blank letters of appointment to plot against Manchu officials and encircle the local anti-Qing righteous divisions, but he didn't expect to be exploited by Wang Kefan now.

"Mr. Liuxiu, don't be angry, these people I selected are all capable officials, and they will be able to benefit the people in the future, but unfortunately the number is still too small. A group of subordinate officials can be appointed in the imperial court, and everyone will work together to govern the place. Wang Kefan smiled kindly and said very sincerely: "The most important thing is to give the situation." If I am appointed as the Admiral of the Northern Expedition, the local government affairs of the various state capitals must be observed, and I ask Mr. Liuxiu to be considerate. ”

The civil servants huddled together. What should I do if I am the Admiral of the Northern Expedition? I have to install my own people in important places.

Guo Weijing's face turned pale, and he hesitated for a while before saying, "Since that's the case." Please also ask the Yuntai not to make an example, and wait until the seal letter of the Admiral of the Eastern Expedition is returned. The blank edicts were also returned to the ministry. ”

If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, and now is the time to ask Wang Kefan, so you can only make concessions and admit the fait accompli.

"Please also forgive Mr. Liuxiu, I can't agree to this matter, if the enemy's food and salary before the Northern Expedition are tight, but the officials in the rear blindly prevaricate, I will definitely dismiss him from his post and choose another capable and reliable official......" It is a matter of principle, and Wang Kefan will not give in.

The Northern Expedition Admiral's control of the three provinces south of the Yangtze River was not an empty word, but was guaranteed by corresponding powers, such as the right to appoint and dismiss personnel...... Nanzhili and Zhejiang do not have a governor and other feudal officials, and the highest civil official should be the governor, but the specific number of governors has not yet been determined, and there will inevitably be a struggle in the future.

Since then, the magistrates of the Longwu court have been divided into two types, one is the Beijing official appointed by Emperor Longwu, and the other is the "Chu election official" appointed by Wang Kefan.

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Reforming the military system is a troublesome matter, and it can only be pushed forward gradually, and the first thing to change is the establishment.

After preparations and mobilization, the Gongyi Battalion, the Changsha Battalion, and the Puqi Battalion, which had been resting in the Nanjing area, were the first to make changes, and a new division and brigade were established, with the Gongyi Battalion, which had the largest number of troops, split into two divisions, the Puqi Battalion as one division, and the Changsha Battalion, which had the smallest troops, as a brigade for the time being.

In the establishment of the middle and grass-roots units, the cold weapons such as pikemen, archers, and sword and shield soldiers still maintain their original establishments, with four teams as one team, four teams as one sentry, and four sentry as one battalion, divided into spear battalions, bow and arrow battalions, and sword and shield battalions, which directly belong to the brigade-level establishment. Cold weapons warfare has its own characteristics, and the establishment of the 44 system is more reasonable, and the rigid application of the modern 33 system will cause confusion, and the only obvious change is that the establishment at the battalion level is completely different from the original meaning, and there are only a few hundred people in a battalion.

Musketeers and engineers were directly changed to a three-three system, squads, platoons, and sentry companies, and musket battalions and engineer battalions were set up above them, which also directly belonged to the brigade-level establishment.

In the past two years, musketeers have become the main branch of the Chu army, and the original establishment has caused many problems in actual combat...... The military establishment based on the battalion, company, platoon, and three-three system is the most suitable for thermal weapons warfare, and it is a historical choice that has lasted for hundreds of years in another time and space, and it is not without reason that the vast majority of the world's armed forces have adopted this kind of formation, because other bizarre formations have long been naturally eliminated by cruel wars.

According to Wang Kefan's plan, the two cavalry battalions of the Western Cavalry Battalion and the Jiang Cavalry Battalion should also be changed to a three-three system in principle, and when encountering the enemy, one will be the main battle, the other will cover the flanks, and the other will serve as a reserve, so that the strength of the troops can be used more rationally...... In the Battle of Ningzhen, the Qing army brought more than 20,000 horses, in addition to various losses, the Chu army captured a total of more than 4,000 horses that could continue to be used, the problem of aging horses in the West Cavalry Battalion and the Jiang Cavalry Battalion was solved, and a part of the cavalry could be expanded.

The wounded horses were carefully selected, and more than 500 young and healthy mares were selected, and some stallions of excellent breeds were found that had not been castrated. It can be sent to the rear to breed horses and provide long-term replenishment for cavalry units...... Large-scale horse breeding in the South is tantamount to burning money. In order to enter the north to fight, Wang Kefan spared no cost.

Although divisions and brigades are the organizational units of the modern army. These two terms have been used since ancient times, and it is very common for an army to be called a "division" or "brigade," and it is not difficult to understand that squads, platoons, and companies are not difficult to understand.

After the division of combat units is completed, it is necessary to improve the corresponding communication and command methods, and it is impossible to make essential changes under the existing conditions, and it is still necessary to command the battle through the guò gongs and trumpets...... Imitate the old example. Each team and each company of the Chu army has a recognition flag, which is not marked with the name of the commander-in-chief, but only the unit number of the X brigade X battalion X company, and the battalions, brigades, and divisions above have their own military flags, which are clearly distinguished by height, size, shape, and color, so that the soldiers can easily identify them.

"One Connection"!

On a square red battle flag, the two big black characters of "Yilian" are clear and eye-catching, and you can take a closer look. There is also a line of small characters on it - "The First Battalion of the First Brigade of the First Division", which means that this company comes from the original Gongyi Battalion A Battalion A wing armor outpost, and the number is also an obvious change, canceling the Gongyi Battalion, Puqi Battalion, Changsha Battalion and other naming methods with obvious regional characteristics. Break down the barriers between ministries...... Everyone is a Chu army, you are the second musket battalion of the 1st Division, and I am the 3rd musket battalion of the 6th Division. The only coach is Wang Kefan.

Wang Kefan also drew on the experience of later generations to set up numerical numbers for each unit. For example, Unit 8341 facilitates logistics rationing and order transmission. It can also play a certain role in confidentiality.

Grass-roots officers such as squad and platoon companies are to be set up with one principal and one deputy officer, two deputy posts at the battalion level, and multiple deputy posts at the division and brigade level, which are respectively called squad leaders and platoon leaders...... Until the division commander, the brigade commander and division commander with the title of commander-in-chief can no longer be called the commander. In addition, a formal organization of soldiers' comrades' associations was set up in units at all levels, and soldiers' representatives did not participate in military command and management, but were mainly responsible for communication between officers and soldiers and some problems related to daily life.

At this time, the power of the soldiers' representatives was still very small, and later, with the development of the Chu army and Wang Kefan's continuous support for the soldiers' comrades' association, the soldiers' representatives gradually became a very important role, and could even compete with the commanders of the troops......

The Gongyi Battalion was the number one main force of the Chu army, with more than 6,000 troops, and was split into two divisions, the commander of the first division, Wang Kebin, and the commander of the second division, Shi Wuxian.

After years of training and growth, Shi Wushu has gradually formed his own set of tactical styles, and because of his outstanding military achievements and high prestige among officers and men, no one is surprised that he was promoted this time.

Wang Kebin has been in the third year of joining the Chu Army, and he has been grinding back and forth in various units, and Wang Kefan's intention to cultivate him is very obvious. Since the establishment of the Chu Army, the commander of the Gongyi Battalion has always been concurrently held by Wang Kefan himself, and this position was obviously reserved for Wang Kebin, and now it is natural that he has been promoted to the commander of the first division.

The Puqi Battalion was set up as the Third Division, but Lu Renqing himself did not expect it, and he was even a little nervous while being excited, so he specifically found Wang Kefan and asked to change the number and leave the honor of the Third Division to Wang Sheng's Chongyang Battalion.

Wang Kefan reprimanded him.

"The honor of a unit is based on its outstanding military exploits, and the Puqi Battalion is organized as the third division, which does not mean that the old man is the second in the world, and then you Lu Renqing is the third...... If you have the heart to think about this, it is better to go back and think about what kind of shortcomings you have, what kind of deputy division commander you need to partner with you, and then come to me after thinking about it. ”

In this readjustment, Wang Kefan is ready to promote a large number of young officers, and the experienced generals who break into the camp will also be entrusted with important tasks, break the practice of cronyism among various units of the Chu army, and use more fresh blood to enhance the vitality of the troops...... Of course, at this point, Wang Kefan is a flashlight, only according to others and not himself, the Chu army is still a warlord army as a whole, a commander, a voice, and the 100,000 army is loyal to him alone, a knife in his hand.

"Yes!"

In accordance with the requirements of the latest drill code, Lu Renqing did not answer words such as "the last general obeys orders", answered "yes" cleanly, saluted and turned to go out.

Wang Kefan waved his hand, picked up the pen and continued to write a letter, this letter was written to Li Guo, the camp is now in the recuperation period between battles, and it can also be adapted, their situation is more complicated, so Wang Kefan is more cautious, and many details have to be discussed repeatedly with Li Guo, Gao Yigong and others.

Li Guo himself still has 20,000 veterans, through this reorganization, more than 20,000 veterans will also be absorbed into the Chu army, the strength of the camp will exceed 50,000, enough to set up more than a dozen divisions, it is necessary to break up and mix with the old eight battalions of the Chu army, it is impossible to satisfy everyone, Wang Kefan just tried his best to control the turmoil within the minimum range, as far as possible not to affect the combat effectiveness of the troops.

In Wang Kefan's plan, Cao Zhijian's brigade must be upgraded to a division, and two brigades will be directly transferred to him from the camp? Or go around in circles from the old eighth camp, Wang Kefan hasn't made up his mind for a while.

After this reorganization, the Chu army will have more than 20 infantry divisions, two cavalry divisions, plus water divisions, and there are too many units under Wang Kefan's direct management.

The military-level establishment is in charge, Wang Kefan is more cautious, so far only with Li Guo, Wang Sheng and a few other people have communicated, considering all factors, Li Guo and Wang Sheng are the best candidates to serve as army commanders, but Wang Kefan needs three army commanders, and he has not thought about the last army commander candidate......

Teng Teng heard a burst of footsteps, stopped outside the door, and the soldiers reported loudly, Zheng Chenggong sent someone to ask to see Wang Junmen.

Wang Kefan sent an order to meet him, and after a short time, a scribe in his fifties was brought in, and it was Wang Zhongxiao, a staff member under Zheng Chenggong.

Wang Zhongxiao is a jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen, an old gentleman who is a lot old, Wang Kefan has already gotten up accordingly, and he does not need to bow down, which is not only to respect Wang Zhongxiao, but also to give Zheng Chenggong face.

"Mr. Shame Two (Wang Zhongxiao) came here without any difficulty, can you have advice?" Wang Kefan got straight to the point and directly asked Wang Zhongxiao's intentions, as one of the most important staff members around Zheng Chenggong, he didn't need to run errands for ordinary things, something big must have happened, so he would directly discuss with Wang Kefan on behalf of Zheng Chenggong.

"I don't dare to give advice, but I have something to ask the military for advice." Wang Zhongxiao deliberately paused for a moment, and when he saw Wang Kefan's inquiring gaze, he said solemnly: "The Qing Dynasty sent an envoy to send a letter, wanting to negotiate peace with our court, the envoy has passed Xuzhou and is heading straight to Nanjing. ”

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Say a few more words.

First, the three-three system is only a major principle, which is more applicable to the modern armed forces, which have undergone great changes because of the three-dimensional mode of combat and the diversification of the armed forces.

Second, although Wang Zhongxiao was also born in the Donglin Party, he was a very good civil official, and he was busy fighting against the "eunuch party" during the Chongzhen Dynasty, and he was in prison for several years, so his deeds were not obvious, but he made many achievements after defecting to Zheng Chenggong in the Southern Ming Dynasty, and made a lot of contributions in the process of recovering Taiwan and building Taiwan.

In addition, he still recommends Chen Yonghua's Bole. Chen Yonghua is one of the "Three Heroes of Taiwan", it is said that he also has a pseudonym Chen Jinnan, who is the founding patriarch of Hongmen, and has been introduced in "The Legend of Deer and Ding". (To be continued......) R527