At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was relaxed and harmonious, and everyone could see that the relationship between the two army commanders was extraordinary, whether it was hugging each other when they met, or now they were straight, there was no pretentiousness at all, it was completely out of affection, and it was a real comrade-in-arms. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

After the greetings, it was Qi Zhiyuan's words in his chest, which meant straightforwardly, and he was not waiting for Chao Sheng's answer.

"Commander Chao, on the way here, I learned from my subordinates that the real combat power of Fuzhou Mansion is not in the Green Battalion, nor in the Eight Banners, but in the regimental training scattered among the people. In this area of Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangzhou, and Guangzhou, where the people are fierce, but in the event of war, or bandits and bandits, these townsmen will rise up angrily, and they will dare to fight with others to defend their homes with hoes or other things at home. ”

As soon as Qi Zhiyuan's words paused, the hall instantly fell silent, and the sound of fine needles falling to the ground was especially heard, especially Chao Sheng, in the past three years, he was basically in Guangzhou Prefecture, or some large towns in Guangdong Province, so he rarely came into contact with militia groups such as regimental training.

Hearing his friend's brief explanation, his expression changed instantly, his eyes showed solemnity, and then he asked, "Brother Qi, can you tell us more about the group exercise?" ”

Qi Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows, with a faint smile on his face, he knew this comrade-in-arms too well, he was an absolute competitive person, and he was very concerned about all kinds of potential threats, and he would not let go of even the slightest hint.

However, Qi Zhiyuan took his eyes off Chao Sheng's body, looked at Cai Lian, and said loudly: "Brigade Commander Cai, as a local, let you talk about the group training." ”

Obviously, Cai Lian was influenced by Thunder's strict military training, and immediately stood up, saluted a military salute, and said sonorously: "Yes, military commander!" ”

Immediately looked around the left and right, many years of domination in the coastal area of Fujian, so that Cai Lian had a kind of self-confidence, and after watching everyone with a very full aura, he finally stayed on Chao Sheng's body, and said loudly: "Report to Commander Chao, as far as I know, the regimental training was originally proposed by Gong Jinghan, the prefect of Hezhou, Sichuan, in order to make up for the lack of the Green Battalion and the Eight Banners, and to quell the rebellion in the southwest. ”

Chao Sheng looked thoughtful, listened very carefully, as if he had a feeling, and asked: "Since this is the case, everything in the group training comes from the people, so who will control this organization?" It shouldn't be the Qing court, right? ”

"Commander Chao is right, the regimental training is indeed not mastered by the Qing court, but the corresponding regimental training commander." Cai Lian responded and did not continue to speak, as if he had finished talking about the group training.

However, to everyone's surprise, Chao Sheng's eyes lit up, he groaned slightly, and then he talked to himself, as if he was asking.

"In this way, although the regimental training organization has a certain combat effectiveness, it is not very united, as long as it does not harm the interests of those villagers, or does not infringe on the local civilians, those regimental training will not be our enemies."

Most people don't know why, but Qi Zhiyuan knows what Chao Sheng wants to do and what he is calculating, Cai Lian seems to understand and said: "Under normal circumstances, it should be like this, although the group training is advocated by the Qing court, but these villagers are not very dedicated to the Qing court. After all, no matter what, everything in the group training comes from themselves, and even if they win the battle, they don't have their credit. ”

"Well... As long as it doesn't hurt their interests, or they have nothing to lose, they won't fight against us. Cai Lian was thoughtful, and finally emphasized it decisively.

Chao Sheng smiled, no longer had the solemn look just now, calmly relaxed, and did not continue to answer Cai Lian's words, but looked at Qi Zhiyuan, and said kindly: "Brother Qi, the reason why you proposed group exercises is not only that you want me to incorporate those group exercises, it's not that simple, right?" This love, my brother accepted it, what conditions do you have~! ”

For a while, everyone in the hall listened to the clouds and mist and didn't understand very much, Qi Zhiyuan smiled heartily, and said loudly: "Since you said so, I'm not welcome." My condition is very simple, that is, after absorbing those regimental training, I hope to be able to recruit some soldiers from them to supplement the source of Thunder's troops. ”

"Commander Chao, you must also know that with the development and evolution of the war and the increase in the occupied areas, the Thunder will have insufficient troops and will not be able to take into account the coastal defense of various coastal areas. Therefore, it is imperative to expand the thunder, and we can't wait until there is a real shortage to think about expanding the strength. As if worried that Chao Sheng would not agree, Qi Zhiyuan ignored the reactions of others and added again.

At this moment, everyone understood the content of the conversation between Qi Zhiyuan and Chao Sheng, that is, the idea that both of them were practicing in a group, and the generals were not allowed to think about it, Chao Sheng's playful voice sounded again.

"Commander Chao, I also know the difficulties of Thunder and understand what you said, but you don't need to be in such a hurry. So far, we have only taken Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Fujian, and there is still some time before we attack the Jiangnan region. As long as the army crosses the Yangtze River and attacks some areas, there are people for you to choose as the force of thunder, so why be in such a hurry? ”

"Moreover, our Qilin Army is still in the development stage, full of calculations, plus the newly replenished personnel, the total strength is less than 100,000, not as good as the Kongtong Army, it has long planned for development, raised troops for a thousand days, and won Jiangxi earlier than us, the most conservative estimate at present, his total strength must also be 200,000 people, Commander Qi, you can recruit some from there, why fight with me for this group training people?"

Hearing this, Qi Zhiyuan seemed to be a little anxious, and explained: "Isn't it impossible to recruit some troops from Huo Xiong?" Didn't I think about it? However, you also know that the soldiers there in Huo Xiong are pure army troops, and they are well versed in water, and they are not as good as those here in Fujian, who either grew up by the sea or live around the Minjiang River, and all of them are good at knowing water. ”

"If you borrow troops directly from the Kongtong army, you will not only teach them the various tactics of naval warfare and how to cooperate with each other, but also teach them how to swim. However, if the navy is recruited from you, I can skip a link and greatly shorten the training cycle of the new navy. ”

Chao Sheng's smile became brighter and brighter, he couldn't close his mouth when he smiled, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Old (Qi), I'm joking with you, don't be so serious, my brother knows your difficulties, how can he not agree to this condition?" Besides, don't you all have to go to the group to practice the countryside? ”

In an instant, Qi Zhiyuan's heart suddenly relaxed, and then he reacted, Chao Sheng opened the brush with himself at this time, and when he was about to return the color, there was a sneering sound in his ears, and he followed the prestige.

I saw that all the generals were holding back, so as not to laugh out loud, laugh out loud, Qi Zhiyuan was very puzzled by this situation, he was confused, and he didn't understand why everyone had such expressions? However, at this time, Chao Sheng's voice sounded again, full of ridicule.

"Old-fashioned, it's this time, why don't we go have lunch? Let me do my best as a landlord and comfort you for your hardships and hardships. ”

The generals couldn't help laughing, they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, their whole faces were flushed, Qi Zhiyuan had already reacted, and knew why everyone couldn't help laughing? So want to laugh?

However, when Qi Zhiyuan just wanted to fight back and talk about Chao Sheng's nickname, Chao Sheng stood up suddenly, strode out of the hall, and said first: "Old man, you are resting here now, I will arrange it and prepare the best meal to entertain you!" ”

Qi Zhiyuan's mouth only had time to open, and before he could make a sound, Chao Sheng had already walked out of the hall, and when he saw that the commander of the army was deflated, and he couldn't find a place to vent his anger, everyone suddenly sneered. (To be continued.) )