Zuo Zongtang said with a serious expression: "Lord Wang, please speak!" ”

Li Zhen opened his mouth and said, "Let me tell you about the current situation of the army first. Let you have a general impression. My army is different from the official positions in the current imperial court, and adopts the establishment of corps, divisions, brigades, regiments, and battalions, which is also used by foreign countries. ”

Speaking of which, Li Zhen said the establishment of the army.

From how many people are in a platoon, how many people are in a company, to the number of people in a division and an army, carefully introduce Zuo Zongtang. Compared with the current official positions in the army, the military system implemented by Li Zhenjun has commonality, and it is a change of terms, so Zuo Zongtang quickly accepted the new statement implemented by Li Zhen.

Zuo Zongtang opened his mouth and said: "The division of the official positions of the prince's army should be specific and detailed, simple and clear, there are no too many generals and the like, and there are no false positions, all soldiers go up step by step, which is conducive to the promotion of soldiers." ”

Li Zhen smiled slightly, and said in his heart that the division of this army is naturally extremely classic.

Think about it, so many countries in later generations have adopted the official arrangement of armies, divisions, brigades, regiments, and battalions, which is definitely a classic and can stand the test of time.

Immediately, Li Zhen said again: "At present, there is an army under my command, and the commander is Huang Shihai. Under the army commander, there are five divisions, which make up the current army establishment. Each division is 10,000 men and constitutes the great system of our army. Among them, the commander of the 1st Division is Yang Banhou, who is currently leading the army to be stationed in Guangxi, remotely controlling the southwest area, and guarding against the enemy in the south, which is the barrier to the south and southwest of our army. The commander of the Second Division is Qi Zhenhai, who is currently stationed in Guangzhou, guarding my base camp Guangzhou; The commander of the Third Division was Lu Shaochuan, because Lu Shaochuan went north to Heilongjiang to organize soldiers to resist the Russians in the north, so the Third Division was temporarily replaced by Li Xiucheng. ”

Hearing this, Zuo Zongtang also nodded heavily and said: "Yi 60 lost power and betrayed the country, and was willing to be a slave of the Russians, which is really hateful." One day, I will sweep away the foreign land and calm the world. ”

Li Zhen said: "Brother Ji Gao is the best if he is ambitious!" ”

After a pause, Li Zhen continued: "The commander of the Fourth Division is named Smith, who is an American, Yunwen Yunwu, proficient in Chinese, and very talented. If you have time, Brother Ji Gao can chat with him and learn more about foreign situations. ”

Zuo Zongtang nodded, waiting for Li Zhen to continue.

Li Zhen continued: "The commander of the Fifth Division is named Zhou Xiuying, who was once a female bandit in Shanghai, with strong martial arts and skills, and is a woman. The Fifth Division led by Zhou Xiuying is all female soldiers in principle, but at the moment there are not enough of them, and some men are also mixed in with it......"

After Zuo Zongtang listened, he already had a general understanding of Li Zhen's forces. At the same time, the clear structure of the army under Li Zhen also opened Zuo Zongtang's eyes.

He had a conversation with Li Zhen to learn more about the situation in the army.

The five division commanders, each performing their own duties, are in charge of their own army, and Huang Shihai is also planning as a whole. Moreover, the official position of the military is a clear relationship between superiors and subordinates, and there is no bureaucracy. Moreover, the generals in Li Zhenjun's army are simple and pure, sunny and upward, and there is no internal friction.

After Li Zhen finished talking about the big frame, he said, "I plan to let Brother Ji Gao build another army and become the second army. If the armed forces are to be expanded, they must be drastic. ”

"Second Army?"

Zuo Zongtang raised his eyebrows, taken aback by Li Zhen's proposal.

After so many years, Li Zhen is now the only one in the court who has become the king of Zhennan, and there is only one army under his command, and they have only recently begun to be formed. Now that Zuo Zongtang comes, he will immediately form an army, which is really important! Despite this, Zuo Zongtang still had a trace of apprehension in his heart, after all, it was an independent formation of an army, and it was not so easy to form it.

Zuo Zongtang said: "Lord Wang, if you immediately have to form a team of tens of thousands of people, it is unrealistic, and it will only drag down Commander Huang's first army." These people gathered, Lang spent not only food and military salaries, but also weapons, so I don't support it. Without a long-term run-in process and without the formation of a military soul that does not fall, it is difficult for an army to form a strong combat effectiveness. ”

Li Zhen asked, "What does Brother Ji Gao think?" ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "My opinion is to first form a brigade with an establishment of 3,000 people. Three thousand men are no more, no less, easy to command, and easy to train. After the 3,000 men have achieved results, we will continue to expand the army to form the size of a division, and then go up to form the size of an army. Only by doing this can we land, and we must do things in line with reality, and I think this is in line with reality. ”

"Smack! Syllable!!! ”

Li Zhen stroked his palms again and again, and his appreciation was beyond words.

Ginger is really old and spicy!

Zuo Zongtang has considered the problem comprehensively and has considered all aspects of things.

After Li Zhen finished applauding, he immediately continued: "Brother Ji Gao's idea is very good, just do it, but it must be implemented." At present, there is a lack of generals and soldiers in the army, and everything is still empty. Brother Ji Gao has to serve as the commander of the army, and he also has to temporarily serve as the brigade commander, responsible for the recruitment of army soldiers, and there are many things that need to be done! ”

Zuo Zongtang smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "It's okay, military training is like building a house, as long as the foundation is solid, you can continue to build buildings." Now, I'm going to lay the groundwork and expand the army. ”

"Good!"

Li Zhen praised: "Brother Ji Gao has enough preparation!" ”

Zuo Zongtang stroked his beard and said, "Lord Wang, if you want to recruit talents, I know some." Moreover, the formation of the army can also bring these people in. ”

Li Zhen waved his hand and said: "You just let it go, all I want is the result, and you can handle the process yourself." I assign things to you, how to arrange it, how to implement it point-to-point, you are responsible for it, I am only responsible for controlling the overall situation. ”

"Yes!"

Zuo Zongtang nodded in response, and his heart was full of emotion.

The person in front of him really has absolute trust in him! If he was an ordinary person, I am afraid that he would really want to meddle in the construction of the army, but Li Zhen gave him great authority, giving Zuo Zongtang the opportunity to show his talents and realize his ideas one by one. After Zuo Zongtang listened, he discussed with Li Zhen about the army, soldiers, and so on.

The two of them discussed for three hours.

It's all about army building and how officials are going to get there. After finishing speaking, Zuo Zongtang spoke again: "Lord Wang, I'm still curious about the matches you said, what are you going to do?" ”

Li Zhen said: "Brother Ji, you really broke the sand pot and asked the end!" ”

Immediately, Li Zhen said with a smile: "Okay, let's do it together, let you see how to make matches, and let you witness the birth of matches." Although I estimate that matches are already available abroad, we don't have them in China, which is a huge market. Let's get ready for making matches. ”

The two of them left the study together, ready to make matches.