When the north wind blows, the haze is gone, the sky is clear after the rain, and the air is fresh.

After the recovery, Jiujiang City was shrouded in the winter sun, and it was fresh, and the iron-blooded republican flag on the head of the city was hunting and hunting in the wind, and from a distance, it was as red as fire.

Not far from the west gate of the city, there is a flagpole erected in front of the Daotai Yamen, on which there are two flags, one is the iron-blooded republican flag, and the other is the flag of the Guangfu Society, on the top, the general headquarters of Zhaobei is located here, and the staff headquarters of the rebel army is also here.

The command department is strictly forbidden, strangers are strictly prohibited from entering and leaving, and only officers from the staff and headquarters can enter and exit freely, this is an arrangement made by Zhao Bei based on historical experience, in this era of assassins rampant and assassinations, whether it is for his own sake or responsible for China's future, Zhao Bei's personal safety is of paramount importance.

There was a street in front of the headquarters, and it was a lively commercial street before the liberation, but after last night's fighting, the shops here were also destroyed by the Qing army, and it seemed a little deserted, only some beggars basking in the sun on the side of the street.

A group of cavalry rode their horses, the speed was not fast, and the infantry following behind were lined up on the side of the street with guns, and began to carry out the guard task with the commander's command, and after a while, another group of cavalry relaxed, and the first person was Zhao Bei, the commander-in-chief of the Republican Army.

After a few days of practice, Zhao Bei has mastered the skills of horseback riding, although he does not dare to ride a horse to fly, but it is still possible to run slowly, he does not run fast, and the other cavalry naturally do not dare to fly, all the way the horse's hooves "of", brisk with a trace of helplessness.

When he got up early in the morning, Zhao Bei took the guards and several staff officers to inspect the whole city, first, to appease the people, and second, to stabilize the morale of the army. Now Jiujiang has just been recovered, and social order has been restored, and the hidden workers have been searched and arrested, revolutionary youths have been recruited, military discipline has been rectified, and grain and straw have been collected...... None of the affairs can be delayed, and the staff officers under him are also inexperienced, and Zhao Bei needs to worry about everything personally, so he can be regarded as busy. No, just after the inspection, there is another military meeting.

Before coming to the headquarters, Zhao Bei jumped off the saddle, stood at the door with a horsewhip, called a staff officer, pointed to the two stone lions outside the door and said: "Move the stone lions away, this is a symbol of imperial power and official power, our revolutionary army does not pay attention to this set." After speaking, he stepped straight into the yamen.

The signing room of the yamen is too small to hold a large meeting, this military conference Zhao Bei convened all the officers above the pipe band (battalion commander) to participate, and there are many party figures, a large number of people, so the venue was arranged in the lobby of the yamen, the soldiers moved all the furnishings in the hall, according to Zhao Bei's arrangement to put down a few rows of benches, and with ammunition boxes to put together a podium, and then spread the original hanging in the hall of the "fair and honest" wooden plaque, then Zhao Bei will stand on the top to speak, everyone listens below, Some of them are like later generations of leaders holding meetings.

There are two main topics on today's agenda, one is the expansion of the armed forces, and the other is the reorganization of the armed forces. At present, the rebel army still uses the establishment of the new army at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and a town (division) has two associations (brigades) under its jurisdiction, and in Zhao Bei's view, this establishment is not flexible enough, and he intends to reorganize the troops completely in accordance with the modern concept, and organize them according to divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions, companies, platoons, and squads, and reduce the size of the brigades, with three brigades under the jurisdiction of one division and three regiments under the jurisdiction of one brigade, and so on.

In addition to this reason, Zhao Bei also has a layer of hidden intentions, that is, to completely disrupt the regional concept of the army, and mix soldiers from different provinces, so as to help him control the army, but this idea needs to consult the opinions of the officers, if everyone is resolutely opposed, Zhao Bei does not plan to forcibly mix, after all, stability is the first, and must also take into account the convenience of the daily training and command of the troops.

"Salute!" The sentry shouted.

The officers lined up in front of the lobby and stood up and saluted, although the uniforms were not yet unified, but the posture of the military salute had been unified and looked quite neat.

Zhao Bei returned the salute and walked into the lobby, and everyone followed.

"You may be seated! The reason why you have come here today is to reorganize the army. Everyone speaks freely, works together, and speaks directly if you have any opinions, without having to hide them in your heart. The following is the preliminary reorganization plan drawn up by the General Staff, according to which the army will be organized into two combat groups...... "Zhao Bei didn't talk nonsense, stood on the podium built with a few ammunition boxes, and immediately cut to the chase.

Anqing broke the city, Huangnigang uprising, recovered Jiujiang, formed the republican army, many merits in front of you, now Zhao Bei's prestige is high, the limelight is strong, so it didn't bother to speak, but in just half an hour, everyone reached a consensus, passed Zhao Bei's reorganization plan, the uprising troops were reorganized into the first and second divisions of the republican army, as for the expansion of the army, not even waiting for Zhao Bei's orders, there were already officers on their own, in this regard, Zhao Bei once again emphasized the importance of discipline, junior officers must absolutely obey their superiors, Without an order from above, no one can do their own thing, and this is also where the combat effectiveness of the revolutionary army lies, and recruiting soldiers without permission is a taboo for the revolutionary army.

As for the mixing of troops, we can try it on a small scale, run in with the officers and men, and see the results, and then we must immediately set up a special team to study the local dialects and put them into a document for the training of officers.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Zhao Bei said: "Now, this military meeting is officially over. All of you returned to the unit to rectify military discipline, and all members of the General Staff Department stayed behind to discuss specific reorganization matters. ”

"Report!" Yang Wangpeng stood up, and now he is the commander of the second echelon, the number two person in the rebel army.

"Speak." Zhao Bei nodded.

"I have a question, and I would like to ask the chief of staff to clarify it."

"What's the doubt?" Zhao Bei glanced at Lan Tianwei who was sitting below, the secret member of this alliance is now the chief of staff of the rebel army, although Zhao Bei does not plan to hand over the troops to the alliance, but in the current situation, it is still necessary to unite all the forces that can be united, not to mention that Lan Tianwei is a non-commissioned officer in Japan, and his military literacy is very good, and many things can be done for Zhao Bei.

"Yesterday, why did you want to elect Yuan Shikai as the commander of the Republic of China? He was a high-ranking official of the puppet Qing Dynasty, not a revolutionary comrade. Even if you don't nominate Mr. Sun, who is quite popular in the League, to be the commander, President Tao of the Restoration Society is also a suitable candidate. I can't wait. The power-up was drawn up by the General Staff, right? Chief of Staff Blue would like to ask us to help us with our doubts. Yang Wangpeng glanced at Lan Tianwei, who was sitting in the front row.

Lan Tianwei was a little at a loss, Wu Zhenhan, who was sitting next to him, was going to stand up and reply, but Zhao Bei waved his hand, signaling that Wu Zhenhan didn't have to explain, and then said calmly: "This is not about Chief of Staff Lan, the telegram was drafted by me and sent in my personal name, and the words in it are what I mean, and have nothing to do with all the officers of the General Staff." ”

Yang Wangpeng shifted his firepower and said, "Then ask the commander-in-chief to solve our doubts." We really can't understand why the revolutionary comrades fought bloody battles and gave up the results of the battles to others. Moreover, the telegram was sent in the personal name of the commander-in-chief, which seemed to be somewhat inappropriate, and the commander-in-chief also said that the revolution was everyone's business. ”

This is for Lao Tzu. Zhao Bei put his hands behind his back, glanced at Yang Wangpeng, and then looked at the people sitting next to him, for these people, he both loved and hated, loved because of their firm revolutionary stance, and hated because they did not have the same heart as themselves, which is also understandable, after all, he Zhao Bei was a halfway monk to participate in the revolution, and compared with Sun Wen, Huang Xing, Tao Chengzhang, and those revolutionary pioneers, his strength and prestige are far inferior, if it were not for the prestige he gained during the Huangnigang Uprising, plus the sentence he shouted "Grab money, grab land, rob girls" The slogan has enveloped the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level, so I am afraid that he will not even be able to control the troops now.

"Mountainism, mountainism, this is not a good sign. Isn't this bullying Lao Tzu starting from scratch? Without me, we would have had to wait three years for this revolution. Zhao Bei has some feelings that it is difficult to find a bosom friend, but this thought can only be hidden in his heart, and he can't say it.