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With the experience of the successful reorganization of the first regiment, the reorganization of Li Dingguo's department became easier. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In Zhu Youzhen's plan, the Qin army should be expanded to about 30,000 in a short period of time, Xie Sheng, Xie Yong, Li Dingguo, Hao Yongzhong, Li Laiheng, these five tiger generals each commanded 6,000 troops. With these 30,000 elite soldiers, Zhu Youzhen has the greatest capital, and he can have a showdown with Wei Zhongxian when necessary.

It stands to reason that 6,000 men is close to the strength of a division in the previous life, at least the same as an independent brigade. But in this era, the word "division" is relatively large, almost equivalent to the national scale of troops. In order to conceal the true strength of the Qin soldiers, Zhu Youzhen still followed the rules of the establishment of the Xie Sheng Department and reorganized Li Dingguo's department into the second regiment of the Qin soldiers, and the commander of the regiment was naturally Li Dingguo.

The second regiment, like the first regiment, also has eight battalions, including an infantry battalion, a cavalry battalion, an artillery battalion, a vehicle battalion, an engineer battalion, and a reconnaissance battalion. The difference is that because Li Dingguo's troops have rich combat experience and have more troops than the first regiment of Xie Sheng, the first and second infantry battalions and the third and fourth cavalry battalions are all strengthened battalions.

Each battalion of the infantry battalion has six companies under its jurisdiction, plus a communications platoon, a guard platoon, an artillery platoon, a cooking platoon, and a sniper squad, with a standard establishment of nearly 1,000 people. Each battalion of cavalry battalions had five companies under its command, numbering about 600 men. Together, these four main battle battalions are more than 3,000 people, accounting for almost the vast majority of the existing strength of Li Dingguo's troops. As for the other battalions, the strength was similar to that of the 1st Regiment, and since the equipment was still being perfected, especially the artillery had not yet taken shape, it could only temporarily play a supporting role.

As for the rather important positions of battalion commanders, they did not bother with the procuratorate. Because Li Dingguo's ministry and the victory department were different, they had been fighting with thieves continuously throughout the year. Although the battlefield is brutal, it is also the place where people can be trained the most. Qin Bing was originally just a farmer, but in the past year, many outstanding generals have emerged under Li Dingguo. Li Dingguo himself is both wise and brave, and under his influence, all the generals under him can also stand alone.

Among them, there are four more prominent, namely Dou Mingming, Jin Tongwu, Gao Wengui and Wang Guoxi. These four young men are the same age as Li Dingguo, but they have also made great achievements and are very famous in the army. So Zhu Youzhen appointed them as battalion commanders of the 1st to 4th battalions. As for the other governors, they were also nominated by Li Dingguo and discussed by the generals, and they were quickly elected, so I will not go into detail here.

At the following award ceremony, because of Li Dingguo's outstanding military achievements, he was awarded the rank of colonel by Zhu Youzhen. is also the commander of the regiment, Xie Sheng is only a major, which shows the difference. A soldier is the most important honor, in order not to be left behind by Li Dingguo, Xie Sheng and other generals are inevitably eager to go into battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and the motivational effect of military rank is reflected.

Other generals also received military ranks ranging from major to lieutenant. After all the titles were awarded, Zhu Youzhen made a brief speech to them: "Ladies and gentlemen, our Qin soldiers were formed by themselves, and the imperial court still does not give us food and salary, and your regiment commander Li Dingguo has made a great contribution to capturing Gao Yingxiang, but until now he is only a six-grade thousand households, let alone you." Doesn't it feel unfair? ”

"That's right!" All the generals said angrily, "The imperial court looks down on our Qin soldiers, and other officials and soldiers also look down on us, don't look at them when they arrive on the battlefield, they are all straw bales, but when they encounter us, they still have to play prestige!" ”

"The majesty is not shaken out, but beaten!" Zhu Youzhen's eyes were blazing and said, "Don't be unbalanced, although the imperial court does not attach importance to the Qin soldiers, this king has not forgotten you, and the Shaanxi fathers have not forgotten you." Although the imperial court does not pay salaries, the salaries of the Qin soldiers are definitely far more than any official army, because your performance on the battlefield is worthy of so much salary. I, Zhu Youzhen, am the head arched to the ground, and I must also ensure the supply of military supplies for the soldiers! The next thing you have to do is to train your troops well and keep killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions. One day, all the general soldiers of the imperial court will have to stand aside, and all of you will have to become the generals of the army commander. If anyone doesn't have this ambition, take off my military uniform as soon as possible and go back to Qinwangzhuang to pick up the child! ”

The generals laughed at the time, but they also gained more hope and infinite strength from Zhu Youzhen's words.

At this time, it was already the time to hold the lamp, and after the dismissal of the generals, Zhu Youzhen and Li Dingguo had a heart-to-heart conversation on two plates of side dishes, and they chatted until late at night.

Zhu Youzhen attaches great importance to Li Dingguo's strategic vision. If in this era, Lu Xiangsheng is the loyal and brave general he respects the most in terms of character, and Sun Chuanting and Yang Sichang are capable ministers who are good at planning and implementing government decrees, then Li Dingguo is definitely the premier genius commander in military affairs. Therefore, Zhu Youzhen is reluctant to tell others some things, because even if he does, others can't help him, but he is willing to tell Li Dingguo, and Li Dingguo can often give him very good advice.

First of all, Zhu Youzhen told Li Dingguo about his worries about Hong Chengchou. Li Dingguo pondered for a moment and then smiled: "Your Highness, this is okay." His Royal Highness is Banzai's own brother, even Wei Zhongxian doesn't dare to go against you openly, and Hong Chengchou probably doesn't have the courage to do so. Even though he has ill intentions towards His Highness, his Hong soldiers were built with Gao Jie's team as the team. Gao Jie was originally a defeated general under the Qin soldiers, and the military discipline was poor, with the strong city defense of Qin Wangzhuang, as long as the defense was strict, Gao Jie could not attack the city on three days, and at the end of the fourth day, he and Li Laiheng, Hao Yongzhong and others would lead the army to help, and Gao Jie would die without a place to be buried.

"And after Lord Sun became the governor of Shaanxi, he could also control a part of the troops, for example, Zuo Guangxian has always revered His Highness, and it is impossible for him to follow Hong Chengchou to fight His Highness. As for Hong Chengchou's master, there seems to be a conspiracy, His Royal Highness doesn't have to worry. In this world, evil is invincible, and conspiracy is always greater than conspiracy, as long as Your Highness continues to grow in strength, the evil villain will naturally have no chance to take advantage of it. ”

Zhu Youzhen suddenly felt enlightened after hearing this, and excitedly drank several large bowls of tea. Then the two talked about the Qin soldiers' combat goals in the next stage and how to quickly increase their strength. Li Dingguo said sincerely: "Your Highness fully supports the Qin soldiers, and the monthly military salary reaches hundreds of thousands of taels, and the pressure on the palace is really not small. Tuntian is far away and the water does not quench the thirst of the near, so the last general is always thinking in his spare time, what is the way, which can not only quickly improve the combat effectiveness of the Qin soldiers, but also consume as little food and salary as possible? ”

"You mean to feed the war with war?" Zhu Youzhen somewhat understood what Li Dingguo meant, "But after Gao Yingxiang's troops were defeated by you, there are no more thieves near Shaanxi, right?" Even if there is, the thieves are erratic, where do you go and who do you fight with? Is there a goal? ”

Li Dingguo hurriedly spread out a map, pointed at one place heavily, and said with blazing eyes: "Yes, Hetao!" ”