Huang Shihai asked: "Marshal, what is the difference between Lu Shaochuan's navy?" ”

Li Zhen said: "Although the navy is also counted as a regiment, after all, unlike the rest of the regiments, it is independent from the army. Therefore, although the establishment of Lu Shaochuan's third regiment is 1,000 people, it can be slightly increased in number according to the standard of strengthening the regiment. The only thing to keep in mind is that the combat effectiveness of the navy must be guaranteed, and it is not possible to make up numbers to support the scene. Especially now that there is a shortage of warships, it is necessary to use every naval soldier on the blade to maximize the combat effectiveness. ”

Lu Shaochuan raised his hand and saluted, and said, "My subordinates understand, please rest assured." I'll hurry up and train, and next time I'll beat the foreigners. ”

A smile also appeared on Li Zhen's serious face, this guy is worthy of being a pirate.

Turning his gaze to Smith, Li Zhen said, "Smith, you have been with me for the shortest time. Originally, with your military exploits and your qualifications, you could become a battalion commander in the army at most, and you did not have the qualifications to be a regiment commander. However, you have your advantage, plus the army is still in a transitional phase, so I appointed you as the commander of the 4th regiment. Compared to the rest of the regiments, your missions are also heavier and have different missions. ”

Smith stood up and saluted, "Please show me!" ”

Li Zhen said: "You are an American, but you are proficient in Chinese, this is your advantage. You have a regiment and a thousand soldiers, but I also want you to teach the soldiers English so that they can master a foreign language. At the same time, you can also form a foreign language class to teach soldiers in the army who are willing to learn English. Teaching English is an additional additional task, training soldiers is your main task, and I want you to be able to do both. ”

Smith said excitedly: "Don't worry, I will definitely complete the task." I will prove that it was a correct and wise decision for the Grand Marshal to make me the commander of the 4th Regiment. ”

Li Zhen nodded slightly, and waved his hand to signal Li Zhen to sit down.

"Xiuying, you're left alone."

Li Zhen's eyes fell on Zhou Xiuying and said lightly.

Zhou Xiuying was wearing armor, raised her head and chest, and said calmly: "The last general obeys the arrangement of the marshal." ”

Li Zhen said: "The soldiers under your command are all female soldiers, and it must be difficult to recruit a thousand female soldiers at one time, after all, there are too few women who enlist in the army, and the current social atmosphere is resistant, and many women are not willing to kill their heads." So, your 5th Regiment will have some male soldiers. You now have three hundred female soldiers, and I will leave you another three hundred vacancies, so that you can continue to recruit female soldiers. At the same time, you recruit another 400 male soldiers, what do you think? ”

Zhou Xiuying said loudly: "Thank you, handsome!" The last general must train the soldiers. ”

Li Zhen shook his head and said, "Don't be busy thanking, compared to Lu Shaochuan, Smith and others, your situation is the most complicated." Male and female soldiers train together, and it is easy to have problems, which is something you must be aware of. My advice to you is to train separately to avoid heckling. Moreover, you are a daughter, and when you train male soldiers, it is inevitable that some soldiers will resist, and there will definitely be various problems, so you must be able to suppress these soldiers. ”

The corners of Zhou Xiuying's mouth curled, her expression was calm and confident, and she said loudly: "Marshal, the last general trained soldiers when he was in the Taiping Army, and now if even four hundred soldiers can't be intimidated, then what are you talking about leading troops into battle?" Rest assured, the commander will definitely train a soldier who will be forbidden by order. Whether it was 400 male soldiers or 300 female soldiers, the last general would train them to be brave and fierce, and not lose to any of the other regiments. ”

After that, Zhou Xiuying glanced at Yang Banhou, Qi Zhenhai and others, with a provocative intent flashing in her eyes.

Lu Shaochuan is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he doesn't care that Zhou Xiuying is Li Zhen's woman at all, and said arrogantly: "General Zhou, the cowhide is not blown." The soldiers have not yet been trained, and they will not know until the training is out. ”

"I can't ask for it!"

Zhou Xiuying was full of battle spirit and replied loudly.

Qi Zhenhai also said: "Count me in, and it will be like a comparison when the time comes." ”

Immediately, Smith and Yang Banhou were also dragged in. Before the five regiments were formed, their respective regiment commanders had already gone toe-for-tat and were ready to compete and determine their superiority.

Li Zhen looked at this situation, not only did not stop it, but said with added fuel and vinegar: "You all know that the excellent cannons in the army are relatively scarce, even if the Italian arsenal rushes to produce weapons, it is mainly based on guns and ammunition, and the cannons produced are not as good as the cannons transported by Gulina. I set up a lottery head, and the first place was equipped with an additional cannon in addition to the weapons that I used every day. ”

Qi Zhenhai's eyes lit up and asked, "Dashuai, how can you compare?" ”

Li Zhen thought for a while and said, "This matter is just on the agenda, there is no charter for the time being, so there is no hurry." ”

Qi Zhenhai said again: "Marshal, since the last time I ambushed the soldiers sent by Li Xiucheng and the coalition soldiers led by Adams, I have pondered a question in my heart. At first, I used the cavalry to shoot the gun, then the cavalry to close the opponent, and finally the steel sword to charge and kill for a melee attack. At the same time, the cavalry was armed with grenades and other weapons. I think this kind of engagement is feasible, and I propose to form a cavalry company, which does not need to be large, only a hundred people are enough. ”

After Li Zhen heard this, he leaned back on the chair and thought carefully.

In fact, due to the limitations of weapons and the constraints of production conditions, weapons of mass destruction such as machine guns could not appear for the time being, and it was feasible to form a cavalry company. Like most places in Shanghai, which were flat, once machine guns appeared, the cavalry company was of little use under the heavy fire.

However, Li Zhen's eyes are not limited to Shanghai, but will also involve Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places, and the formation of cavalry companies will also play a role in the future. After Li Zhen thought about it clearly, he nodded and said: "Since you have this plan, you will form a cavalry company under your regiment, and you and Huang Shihai will discuss what you need." After it is decided, just give me the plan for review. ”

"Yes!"

Qi Zhenhai was happy in his heart and won another right.

At this time, Li Zhen took out a drawing from the table, got up and took out a weapon.

The blade of this weapon is prismatic, gray-white, and has blood grooves on three sides, which is the three-edged military thorn used by Li Zhen in his previous life. Li Zhen handed the three-edged thorn to Huang Shihai and said, "Shihai, you try this weapon." ”

Huang Shihai took it and waved it twice, his expression was calm as usual, and there was nothing surprising.

Seeing this, Li Zhen asked, "What do you think?" ”

Huang Shihai swept the three-edged military thorn again, shook his head and said, "Great Marshal, the last general didn't think there was anything surprising about this weapon. An ordinary dagger, or even a longer sword, can achieve the effect of this weapon. ”

ps: two of the three watches;