At the same time as the reform of the Yamen of the Huguang Prefecture was launched, the reform of the military system in Huguang Town was also in full swing. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Considering the urgency of time, Zhang Yunli, who was mainly in charge of this matter, did not dare to slack off at all, and transferred personnel from the General Staff Department to formulate and improve the reform plan day and night.

The hard work paid off, and two days before the Lantern Festival, the reform plan was finally completed. Early in the morning, Zhang Yunli went to meet Pang Yue with a plan.

"Zibin has worked hard, and all the robes of the staff department have worked hard!" Pang Yue looked at Zhang Yunli's bloodshot eyes, and then looked at the thick stack of detailed plans in front of him, and sighed sincerely.

Zhang Yunli smiled and said: "The handsome man has won the award!" With Dashuai's previous mention, I didn't bother too much effort, but I delayed some work in perfecting various details, and I am very ashamed to delay it to this day. ”

Pang Yue smiled, beckoned Zhang Yunli to sit down, ordered his soldiers to serve tea, and then opened the plan and read it carefully.

At the beginning of the preparations for this reform, Pang Yue had a detailed discussion with Zhang Yunli and the commanders of each battalion and drew up a rough framework. Today's established plan is roughly the same as the outcome of the talks, and can be divided into two parts: the reform of the original structure and the establishment of a new battalion. The reform plan of the original structure is roughly as follows:

Each battalion maintains the original organizational level and subordinate relationship unchanged, that is, the formed units are in descending order: Rank, Officer, Flag, Bureau, Division, Team, and Battalion. Two units into a group, four into a flag, two flags into a bureau, four bureaus into a division, each thousand corps has jurisdiction over two divisions, each battalion has jurisdiction over three thousand corps, and the chief officers at all levels are the captain, the chief, the flag general, the hundred general, the general, the thousand general, and the battalion officer, and the name remains the same. The battalion numbers remain unchanged. The prefixes of the following levels are changed from A, B, C, and D to one, two, three, and four.

The names of the "Staff Division" and "Supervision Division" have been abolished in the subordinate organs of the General Staff Division and the Supervision Division in each battalion, and the personnel have been merged into the command headquarters at all levels. Functions remain unchanged and are streamlined and re-rated. Supervisors at all levels are retained. The number of supervisors at the four levels of bureau, division, team, and battalion headquarters was changed to one, two, four, and ten respectively. The headquarters of the 10000 Corps no longer has staff officers and staff officers, and the battalion headquarters has one staff officer and six staff officers. The original scribes at all levels of the headquarters have also been streamlined, with one at each bureau and department levels, and two at each team and battalion levels.

The 4,000 corps was abolished and the 3,000 corps was restored. Change the original all-cold weapon equipment, two flags in each game, one of which is a spearman, each soldier is equipped with a two-foot spear, a waist knife, a small round shield, and five bows and arrows in the flag. A number of large shields. The other flag is the firecracker, and each soldier is equipped with a flintlock pistol, a waist knife, and a small round shield (the flintlock pistol is uniformly equipped, changing the original situation of having both a flintlock pistol and a bird gun). The whole battalion was still wearing iron armor, and the officers and supervisors were equipped with a handcuff. Ambulance teams have been set up at headquarters above the bureau level to be responsible for rescuing the wounded on the battlefield, and the quota of personnel for the four levels of bureau, division, team, and battalion is four, eight, ten, and thirty. The headquarters of the thousand corps added a sentry cavalry and a reserve bureau (one of the flags, each of which was changed to the Qijia army mandarin duck formation, and the other was the fire gunner). One flag of the baggage team (refer to the Taishan battalion for equipment). The battalion headquarters added one flag for the sentry cavalry, one bureau for the reserve team, and two bureaus for the baggage team. The total number of people in the battalion was about 3,700.

The three battalions of Gangfeng, Pojun, and Huben maintained the original establishment of 3,000 corps. In the three battalions, all the non-commissioned officers of the battalion still wore cotton armor. The officer was in iron armor. The second and third thousandth corps are mainly used for formation battles, and the ratio of troops and weapons and equipment in each round are the same as those of the trap camp. The bureau headquarters is equipped with a tiger squat cannon, and the division headquarters is equipped with a big franc machine and four rocket vehicles; The headquarters of the thousand corps set up two sentry horses. One flag for the baggage troops, one bureau for the reserve team (equipping the reserve team of the same trap camp). Equipped with a medium-sized Franc machine.

The 1,000th Corps of the above three battalions were all reorganized into combat units capable of independent tactical mobility. There are two flags in each round, one of which is a pikeman (a non-commissioned officer is equipped with a nine-foot spear and a sword and shield). The other banner is the Musketeer. The headquarters of the bureau and the division are the same as those of the second and third thousand corps, and the command headquarters of the thousand corps has two sentry cavalry, one bureau each for the baggage corps and the reserve unit (equipped with the reserve of the same camp), one flag for artillery (equipped with three large Francophone machines and 15 two-wheeled rocket vehicles), and one bureau for the engineering corps (with equipment referring to the Huashan battalion). The battalion headquarters has one flag for sentry cavalry, one bureau for reserve and one bureau for engineers, two bureaus for baggage troops, and two bureaus for artillery (one division headquarters is set up, two bureaus are under unified command, and four nine-pounder guns and two six-pounder guns are equipped). The ambulance teams at all levels are set up in the same way as the trap camps, with a total number of about 4,300 people.

The establishment of the four battalions of Flying Tiger, Agni, Taishan, Huashan, Fubo, and Yangwei remained basically unchanged, and ambulance teams at all levels were added, and 200 veterans were transferred from the Flying Tiger Battalion, and 300 veterans were transferred from each of the Agni, Taishan, and Huashan battalions, and assigned to the four infantry battalions that needed to be reorganized, such as the Trap Formation and Gangfeng, and used them as the backbone to form the required sentry cavalry, artillery, baggage troops, and engineering troops.

Changes to the costumes of the various arms in the town: the cavalry helmet has been changed to white, the artillery has been changed to blue, the baggage and engineering troops have been changed to black, the overseer helmet has been changed to white feather, and the infantry is still red. The rest remains unchanged.

The above is the reform of the original structure, in addition to the formation of two new battalion heads, the plan is roughly as follows:

The original trapping camp A was divided into a system, and then 150 veterans were transferred from each of the remaining battalions, totaling nearly 2,000 people, and two garrison battalions were formed with this as the backbone, and the number was set as the first and second garrison battalions, which were stationed in Yuezhou and Chenzhou respectively.

The establishment of the garrison battalion is basically the same as that of the three battalions of Gangfeng, Pojun, and Huben, except that the headquarters of the 10000 Corps does not have jurisdiction over heavy troops and engineering troops, and the total number of the battalion is about 4,000. The battalion officer of the first garrison battalion is to be appointed by Chen Youlong, and the battalion officer of the second garrison battalion is to be transferred from Liu Renjun, the former battalion officer of Taishan.

After that, the plan mentioned the naming principle of each battalion number in Huguang Town in the future. Just as Chen Ying suggested to Pang Yue last time, the future army of Huguang Town will be divided into three parts, that is, the existing main battalion of the Eight Continents War and two water battalions, the garrison battalion that guards the place, and the new auxiliary battalion that will surrender to Chengcheng anyway. The eight main battalions and the two water battalions maintain the existing two-character number, from Flying Tiger to Yangwei; No matter how many battalion leaders the garrison battalion will form in the future, they will be uniformly named with numbers, that is, the first and second...... garrison battalion; The new annex camp was named after the title or official position of the first commander-in-chief, such as Wang Guangtai as the chief soldier of Yuezhou. His troops are the "Yuezhou Battalion", and Zheng Siwei is the general soldier of Yongding. His subordinate is naturally the "Yongding Camp". In this way, it can be seen at a glance.

At the end of the proposal is a long and large page list of incumbents. Pang Yue glanced at it a few times and found a lot of familiar names, but he didn't look at them carefully, but quickly skipped them.

Putting down the proposal, Pang Yue smiled again and sighed: "Although you are very modest, Zibin, I still have to say that this matter is really good." The whole set of plans is thoughtful and meticulous, which can be said to have made the first contribution to the reform of our town! ”

"Dashuai's words make me feel ashamed again! If it weren't for the idea that the marshal originally proposed, I'm afraid we wouldn't know how to do it until now. The first merit is said. I really don't dare to take it. Zhang Yunli said with a smile, and then said, "After the previous war, the original system of our town has indeed exposed many shortcomings, and reform is imperative." Although there is a plan now, it still needs to be implemented as soon as possible, the sooner it is implemented, the more beneficial it will be to the development of our town and even to the great cause of Zhongxing in the Ming Dynasty. ”

Pang Yue nodded: "That's right, time is running out." I can't afford to wait too long. When will the soldiers, weapons, and armor needed for the reorganization be fully in place? ”

Zhang Yunli replied: "The reorganization of the original battalion, the formation of the new battalion head, and the removal of the previous losses, a total of about 13,000 new soldiers are needed. At present, there are more than 1,700 reserve soldiers left in the training camp. Prior to the northern expedition, more than 3,400 young and strong people were collected in Jingzhou and counties along the way. In terms of prisoners, there were more than 2,000 prisoners captured in the Battle of Yuezhou. In addition to the two divisions of Wang and Zheng, there were nearly 2,000 prisoners in the Battle of Jingzhou, and the Intelligence Department and the Teaching Battalion had screened and reorganized them. Moreover. According to the commander's order, the local Hunan prisoners captured in the Battle of Yuezhou were to be added to the newly formed garrison battalion. Prisoners from the Battle of Jingzhou will be replenished into the main camp. The above total is more than 9,000 yuan, which can be used as a supplement for soldiers, and there is a difference of nearly 4,000 yuan, and the conscription order of the Dusi Yamen has been issued a few days ago, and it is estimated that all of them will be in place by the end of the month. ”

"That's good, what about armor and weaponry?"

"The armor is no problem, the large amount of armor that was seized was sent to the manufacturing bureau for a slight modification and can be used, plus the previous inventory, it is almost enough. Spears, swords and shields, and even artillery are no problem, and the most important thing is the firecracker. According to the new establishment, our army will completely eliminate the bird guns and switch to all flintlock guns, and only the four main infantry battalions after the reorganization will need 4,000 new flintlock guns. The gunsmith was still producing both bird guns and flintlock pistols until the end of last year, and it was not until the end of the year that it switched to the production of flintlock pistols, so out of the remaining 4,000 muskets in stock, only 2,000 flintlock pistols were left, not to mention that the first and second guard battalions were completely lost. I have already gone to the manufacturing bureau yesterday to ask, although a new batch of craftsmen from Guangdong, but under the current conditions, at most, the monthly output can only be increased to more than 900, no more can guarantee the quality. In this way, even if only the four main infantry battalions after the reorganization are supplied, they will not be replenished until the end of next month. It would take longer to fully equip the two garrison battalions. ”

"In this way," Pang Yue said, "you go and supervise the gun factory again, increase the reward amount, and let them build it as quickly as possible under the premise of ensuring quality." In addition, the flintlock pistols that have been built are first equipped with the main infantry battalions. As for the 1st and 2nd garrison battalions, let's equip them with the ordination of the main battalions and the stock of bird guns, and the flintlock pistols later. ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away. In addition, the current trapped camp is still in Yuezhou, do you want to change your guard and come back? Where should the formation and training of the first and second garrison battalions be placed? ”

Pang Yue thought for a while and said, "Prepare enough recruits and armor and ordnance to send to Yuezhou, so that the trapped camp will stay in Yuezhou for reorganization and training." The trapping camp is the old main force in our town, no matter where it is placed, there will be no problems, and there is no need to change the guard for the time being. Then let the original A team of the trapped camp return to Chenzhou and participate in the formation of the first and second guard battalions. Although these two garrison battalions have veterans as the backbone, they are newly built battalions after all, and only Chenzhou has complete conditions for training. You go ahead and arrange it as soon as possible. ”

"Obey," Zhang Yunli nodded, and then couldn't help but smile, "However, if Wang Guangtai learns of this result, I am afraid that he will be greatly disappointed." He, the chief soldier of Yuezhou, could not go to garrison Yuezhou. ”

Pang Yue smiled disappreciatively: "How can the Earth Overlord be so good?"

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As soon as the plan was issued, the reform of the military system was officially unveiled.

Due to the limited area around Chenzhou's capital city, after the reorganization of the Huben Battalion and the broken military camp was completed, and most of the recruits were replenished, they went to Luxi County more than 70 miles southwest of the capital city with the Taishan Battalion for training. The barracks and school grounds were left to the new Wang and Zheng, the two new annexed armies, and the first and second garrison battalions to be formed. There is a direct waterway from Chenzhou to Luxi County, which can be reached within one day. It was also convenient to connect, and Pang Yue also sent personnel from the teaching camp to supervise and guide. Therefore, the overall training of these battalions will not be greatly affected.

At the end of the first month, the first team of the trapped camp returned to Chenzhou, and the first and second garrison battalions were officially formed. The training scene in Chenzhou is gradually in full swing.

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Liujiayuan campus in the north of the city

The 1st and 2nd Garrison Battalions, which had been formed, had already begun formal training.

Originally, according to the practice of Huguang Town, the additional recruits should first enter the training camp for a period of time, and then be supplemented into the combat barracks, so that the recruits can run in with the veterans in the shortest possible time. However, since these two garrison battalions are newly formed battalion heads, and new recruits account for the vast majority, there is not much run-in problem between new and old soldiers. The training battalion was naturally omitted, and the officers, chiefs, and commanders in the two garrison battalions were directly trained by the recruits. In this way, the burden of the training camp has also been reduced, and it can go all out to train the two new attached troops of Wang Guangtai and Zheng Siwei.

As always, the first lesson for recruits is to practice their standing posture. Those recruits who were born as captives were okay, after all, they had been trained in the training camp and had seen battles, so they didn't dare to take it lightly. And those Ding Zhuang, who were purely new to the army, were a little ignorant of the depths, thinking that this was an easy job. Isn't it just a station? Who wouldn't? But they soon realized their mistake. Officers, chiefs, and captains. Holding a slender bamboo strip and staring at the side, once he sees someone whose posture is not standard or moving, he will pull it hard. In just one morning, many people complained.

"That's where it goes. There are people who complain. During the break, Zhang Santong, the commander of the 1st Division and 1st Bureau of the 1st Guard Battalion, put down the bamboo strips, shook his head and sighed.

"Yo-heh. Your kid's tone is not small now, have you forgotten the miserable appearance when you first joined the army? The answer to Zhang Santong was also a familiar voice. Bensh's chief Hu Dapeng.

Zhang Santong and Hu Dapeng, who originally belonged to the trapping camp, were both transferred to the newly built First Guard Battalion as backbones, and they were both promoted to "officials". It's just that they are all recruits, except for them and a military commander named Hou San, and the situation of the others is roughly the same. Coincidentally, Wu Ping, who was originally in the trapping camp, was also transferred over and served as the flag chief of their banner now.

Hearing Hu Dapeng's words, Zhang Santong laughed embarrassedly a few times, and at this moment, he heard a cheer of surprise over there: "Handsome!" Handsome! ”

Hu Dapeng and Zhang Santong hurriedly looked over there when they heard the movement, and then their eyes widened, and their chests fluttered straight to the sky, sure enough, the handsome man came!

With the cheers of the officers and veterans, Pang Yue, who came to inspect the school field, walked among the recruits and kept greeting the newcomers in Huguang Town. Seeing the arrival of the coach, most of the recruits were both curious and nervous, the slightly bold ones smiled unnaturally, and some of the timid ones even involuntarily retreated into the depths of the crowd.

Looking at the various expressions of the recruits, Pang Yue felt familiar and cordial. Just the year before last, the tens of thousands of recruits recruited when Huguang Town was first expanded were also so simple and duty-oriented, but after the test of bloody battles again and again, the survivors have become the fighting backbone of each battalion, and have become a force that the most ferocious Manchurian Tatars dare not underestimate anymore. By extension, how could the entire Han nation not be the same? Thousands of years of history, this ancient people has always been self-sufficient and unexpanding, and its tolerant and peaceful style of the world is most likely to be regarded as weak and incompetent by some ferocious and violent savages. But once awakened, the burst of power is enough to sweep any wild man bandit into the dustbin of history. From the Han army's iron cavalry outside the army to the heroes of the Liberation Society in the southeast, this is the case.

Walking through the crowd for a while, Pang Yue stopped in front of a recruit. The recruit looked a little childish, with no bun under his turban, and was clearly a former captive soldier.

"How old are you? What is your name? Pang Yue smiled and asked in a gentle tone.

The recruit's face was full of nervousness, and he glanced at Pang Yue, but he couldn't say a word.

"Back to Dashuai, his name is Chen Gou'er, according to himself, he is seventeen this year." The bureau supervisor on the side saw that Chen Gou'er was speechless for a long time, and hurriedly answered for him, "He is from Yuezhou, his family was killed by the Tartars, and he was forcibly conscripted into the green camp." Captured by our army in the Battle of Yuezhou. ”

"Tell me, do you want to avenge your family?" After listening to the supervisor's words, Pang Yue became a little more upright, looked at the recruit named Chen Gou'er, and said in a deep voice.

Chen Gou'er still didn't dare to answer, and the supervisor wanted to say it for him, but was stopped by Pang Yue.

Continuing to be silent for a while, perhaps feeling a lot of pressure, Chen Gou'er finally gritted his teeth and nodded.

"That's right!" Pang Yue smiled and encouraged, "Huguang Town specializes in killing Tartars. As long as you can stabilize your mind and practice your skills in killing enemies, there will always be a day to avenge your family. ”

Perhaps remembering the tragic scene in the past, Chen Gou'er's eyes were a little red.

"Let's do our best!" Pang Yue patted the shoulder of this extremely introverted recruit, "Also, your name is somewhat lacking in momentum. Since you are determined to avenge your family, how about I call Chen Poyu in the future? ”

After another moment of coldness, the bureau supervisor finally couldn't stand it anymore and said: "Don't blame the handsome, he is such a personality, he can't speak when he sees the big guy." As his supervisor, his subordinates have thanked him here, and he will change it on the roster later. ”

Pang Yue smiled disappreciatively and continued to walk forward.

When Pang Yue's figure was far away, Zhang Santong, as the captain of the army, finally couldn't help but face Chen Gou'er, no, it should be Chen Poyu who gently kicked in the leg, and angrily reprimanded the recruit under him: "You fool is really good!" That is, you dare to put such a big shelf in front of the big handsome. The handsome man gave him a name, but he didn't even say thank you, it's really you! ”

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Leaving the Liujiayuan campus, Pang Yue and his entourage walked another mile or two north to a newly opened school field. As the new attached army, Wang Guangtai and Zheng Siwei's troops, namely the Yuezhou battalion and the Yongding battalion, are training here.

Like the main battalions, these two battalions have also adopted a new establishment and set up staff officers and supervisory officers, and the battalion officers are naturally concurrently served by Wang Guangtai and Zheng Siwei. Most of the recruits were prisoners, and there were also a few combat backbones transferred from the main battalions, all of whom were carefully organized by the training battalions.

This is also where Wang Zheng and the others feel most entangled, seeing the strength of their subordinates growing day by day, this is a good thing, but their influence in the camp is not as good as before, and they are no longer the god-like existence they were at the beginning. But they also know that they have already boarded the boat of Huguang Town, and there is not much way to retreat, so they can only pin their better wishes on the future. Therefore, he didn't dare to show the slightest displeasure in front of Pang Yue.

Pang Yue took a turn on the school field and explained to Wang Guangtai and Zheng Siwei. Seeing that everything was normal, he immediately returned to the city. When I returned to the General Soldier's Mansion, before I had time to take a sip of tea, I heard Wei Yuan report that Ma Yuancheng was asking to see him. (To be continued.) )