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October 18, north of Chenzhou City, Liujiayuan Campus

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On the school field, the military flag hunting, the drum thundered, and there was a faint murderous aura in the smoke and dust, and the pride of the Jin Ge Iron Horse echoed in this beautiful water and green mountains, not a battlefield but like a battlefield.

Under the command of the officer, a group of non-commissioned officers put away their weapons, folded their formations, and concentrated under the military flag to the rhythm of drums. Hundred general flags, general flags, thousands of general flags...... The officers and men under its command were swaying in turn, and the officers and men under its command were organized into divisions, divisions, and teams gathered into battalions, which was dazzling and dizzying.

When the drums stopped and the military flag was erected, the two large phalanxes on the school field seemed to have been formed. The spears are like forests, and the iron shields are like walls, shining with a little golden light in the afterglow of the setting sun. On the dense iron helmet, the fiery red helmet tassels converged into a sea.

No one spoke, only the military flag sounded slightly, and thousands of officers and soldiers looked at the parade platform in front of them in unison.

In the sea of flags churning over the military array, the two big flags stood out like chickens and were the most conspicuous, embroidered with two crossed steel knives on one side, and the Big Dipper on the other side.

Gangfeng and Pojun, the two main battalions of Huguang Town, the military history is not very long, but it has become a strong force and can be called elite. In the bloody battles of Wanshouqiao and Hengshan half a year ago, both battalions suffered heavy losses and suffered heavy losses. But this injury also contributed to the spiritual phoenix nirvana. In the face of a tie with a ferocious and fierce man like the Manchurian slaves, what kind of feared enemy is there in the world? Imperceptibly, the soul of the iron-blooded army was quietly cast.

There was silence. A neatly armored soldier boarded the parade platform surrounded by several subordinates. But seeing this, the general is not tall, the physique is thin, but there is a great power between the walks, and everywhere the sharp eyes go, the idlers are all apprehensive. Who is it if it's not Lu Qiwu?

Half a year ago, Lu Qiwu led the heavy losses of Gangfeng and the second battalion of the broken army back to Chenzhou to rest. At first, he was addicted to the highest military and political chief, but later he heard that the rest of the battalions in Huguang Town went south to Liangguang and made great victories, and he could only rest in Chenzhou to train and recuperate. I can't help but feel a little unwilling. Now, the two battalions of Gangfeng and Pojun, who have made up for the shortfall and rested for more than half a year, are like tigers curing from illness, and they are only waiting to go down the mountain in the roaring forest. Lu Qiwu was even more difficult to settle down, just thinking that he could end this boring time that was almost idle as soon as possible and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions.

Huguang Town is customary, and the daily drill is over. There will be generals who will come to the stage to give lectures. A little summary of the day's training, and by the way, also boost morale. Lu Qiwu was the same in these days in Chenzhou, and he couldn't go into battle to kill the enemy, and he regarded it as a means of catharsis. Lu Qiwu's eloquence was already outstanding, and he had been fighting in the south and north for many years, and he had become more and more proficient in using various means to inspire the morale of the army. There may not be a lot of words every time, but they are by no means the same, and it is usually his voice on the stage that is full of emotion and momentum, and the officers and men respond enthusiastically off the stage.

But today, Lu Qiwu has just started. A personal soldier flew to report that Pang Yue had led the main force of Huguang Town back to Chenzhou ten miles away.

Excited. After making arrangements in a few words, Lu Qiwu did not stop for a moment, stepped on his mount and ran towards the city.

Upon hearing the news of Pang Yue's return to the army, the officers and men of Gangfeng and Po Barracks, who had begun to return to the barracks in a procession, were also overjoyed, and there was thunderous cheers on the school ground.

......

"See the big handsome!" Outside the west gate of Chenzhou, Lu Qiwu, who was waiting here, greeted Pang Yue.

"Hahaha, why do you need so much courtesy?" Pang Yue jumped off the horse, stepped forward to help Lu Qiwu up, and said with a smile, "Could it be that I haven't seen you for more than half a year and have become angry?" These days when I'm not in Chenzhou, you're tired! ”

"Dashuai asked me to take care of my family, because he could afford my old Lu, how could I be tired? It's just that in the past six months in Chenzhou, there is no big event all day long, and I can only listen to the news that the handsome and the brothers have repeatedly made new contributions in Liangguang, and I feel uncomfortable in my heart! ”

There was a burst of laughter at the scene.

Pang Yue patted Lu Qiwu on the shoulder with a smile: "Lianggong doesn't need to be anxious, as long as there is another war, how can I forget you, a brave general?" ”

Lu Qiwu understood and smiled without saying a word.

"See the big handsome!"

"See the big handsome!"

......

After Lu Qiwu, Shen Shiyuan, the commander of the teaching battalion, Long Wenzhou, the director of the General Manufacturing Bureau, and Xin Yuyong, the commander of Chenzhou Wei, and other left-behind officers also followed and saluted Pang Yue.

"Hehe, if it's not an outsider, I don't like this! This time I stayed in Chenzhou, you are all indispensable, and I and the soldiers who went out to fight are all in my eyes. It is precisely because of your dedication and dedication that Chenzhou is safe, and the soldiers who are out on the expedition have no worries! With such a great achievement, why let the battlefield kill the enemy? ”

The crowd didn't dare to say it, especially Xin Yuyong, and the excitement in his heart after listening to Pang Yue's words was even more difficult to suppress.

"Lu Heizi, you can still be so energetic after being aggrieved for more than half a year! If you don't feel aggrieved, then you can't go to heaven? Shi Youliang smiled and walked over with the rest of the battalion officers who went out on the expedition, and when he saw Lu Qiwu, he first joked.

"Yo, who am I? Big man Shi, I heard that you were very drunk on the night of the defeat of Guangzhou, and when you went to the thatched house, you accidentally went around the back of the horse's buttocks, and as a result, the horse's hooves were kicked in the crotch. How? Didn't kick anything, did you? Lu Qiwu also fought back unceremoniously.

"That? Oh, I see, damn it, you kid made it up! ”

Lu Qiwu laughed, and the people around him also laughed.

In a relaxed and lively atmosphere, the robes who had not seen each other for a long time greeted each other one by one. The way is also unique to martial artists, you beat me, I punch you, play with each other, and the love of life and death is naturally revealed.

Pang Yue raised his head and looked at the Chenzhou city wall, which had been heightened and thickened, and a sense of intimacy suddenly surged in his heart. Out on the road, no matter what time of day. He will all have a more or less erratic feeling. In the final analysis, it is because this place is the base of his painstaking management. In troubled times, it is impossible to have a stable rear. Now he has returned to Chenzhou. That erratic feeling suddenly disappeared, replaced by a steadfast, steady and steady one.

But everything is not perfect, Pang Yue knows that Chenzhou, as his base, still has many defects in operation, and he has to wait for the future to be repaired and improved as soon as possible.

"Into town!" After greeting with the subordinates and local officials who came to greet him. Pang Yue stepped back onto his mount and whipped forward in high spirits.

"Into town!" The three armies cheered and responded in unison.

……

Since the last time the main force of Huguang Town left Chenzhou to return this time. It's been more than eight months. During this period, regardless of the general trend of the world and the changes in the strength of Huguang Town, Pang Yue's personal life can also be described as a new look. When he left, he was still a bachelor, but when he came back, he was "both husband and wife returning home".

Previously. Pang Yue has been living in the backyard of the Yamen, the commander of Huguang and the general army of Huguang. There is no private home. But even so, he was content to live. When he was still on the road a few days ago, Tian Shizun and Zhang Yunli both proposed to him that when they returned to Chenzhou, would they set up a Dingwu Marquis Mansion? It doesn't have to be very luxurious, but the dignified marquis can't even have a special mansion, which looks too shabby.

For this proposal, Pang Yue refused on the spot. Nowadays, there are many places where you need to use money. Far from the time to splurge. Although the backyard of the government office is an informal residence, it is also spacious. Not to mention. There are thousands of rooms and a bed at night, no matter how simple or luxurious, living in the family is home.

Since someone has been taking care of and cleaning, the houses, grass and trees in the backyard are still the same as when Pang Yue left, which makes him feel more cordial.

After settling down his family, Pang Yue couldn't take a break, and after a hurried dinner, he summoned his subordinates who stayed in Chenzhou in the front yard. This time he had been away for a long time, and when he was away, there were many things he could only know from letters, which were much worse than what he had seen and heard with his own eyes. If it weren't for the fact that it was getting late, he wouldn't even be able to resist going to the factory of the General Manufacturing Bureau and the farm of the Commander of the Guard.

Shen Shiyuan, Xin Yuyong, Long Wenzhou, and the managers of the factories in Chenzhou all arrived and reported to Pang Yue one by one, answering all questions and saying in detail. They have not seen Pang Yue for a long time, and now they are reunited, and they talk happily between their superiors and subordinates.

And the development situation of Chenzhou is also like the atmosphere of this conversation, revealing a happy word.

Although Hunan has suffered a big war this year, Chenzhou has a good overall development momentum because it is located in Xiangxi and has not been affected by too much war.

Let's talk about the General Directorate of Manufacturing first. The output of Gaojing Village and Longjiawan Iron Works has also increased significantly compared with the beginning of the year, and under normal circumstances, it can produce 60,000 or 70,000 catties of wrought iron per month. It has basically been able to meet the monthly needs of the gunsmith, armor factory, knife arsenal and artillery factory.

In addition, today's firearms factories can produce more than 600 or nearly 700 qualified flintlock pistols or bird guns every month, and more than 100 guns. The armor factory can produce more than 300 sets of iron armor, more than 600 sets of cotton armor, and 700 mask helmets every month.

The output of the Sword Arsenal is even more amazing, if you do your best to open up production, the monthly production of sword and shield can almost equip the two main battalions of Huguang Town. If only guns and spears are produced, the monthly output will be even more, and almost half of Huguang Town can be armed. And because of the strict acceptance, reward and punishment system, the quality of weapons is far beyond that of other military towns. It's just that at present, Huguang Town is on the right track, and the demand for cold weapons such as knives, shields, and spears is not as great as it was at the beginning of the army. As a result, the knife arsenal is generally not open to production, and the daily pressure is minimal, and the craftsmen in the factory are sometimes sent to assist the firearms and artillery factories in some non-critical work.

In the more than eight months that Huguang Town has been on the expedition, the firecracker sword and shield armor produced by the General Manufacturing Bureau has long been piled up in the warehouse, which is more than enough to make up for the shortage in Huguang Town.

If these were still in Pang Yue's expectations, then the report of Qin Shiyong, the ambassador of the artillery factory, made him feel a real surprise. At present, the craftsmen of the artillery factory have succeeded in developing a nine-pound gun after a long period of exploration and attempts, and the development of a twelve-pound gun has also been officially included in the agenda, and if everything goes well, it is expected that it will be successfully developed in the second half of next year.

This news made Pang Yue feel pleasantly surprised, and then he was full of steadfastness. He knew very well that if the gap in armor, swords, shields, and even firearms could be made up by the bravery of the soldiers, then the gap in artillery could not be made up by manpower. At the beginning, in Ganzhou, Wanshouqiao, and Hengshan, the soldiers of Huguang Town were all beaten by the superior artillery fire of the Tartars, and if they did not defend the city or take advantage of the favorable terrain, but fought in the field on the plain, they would have suffered a great loss.

The development of one's own artillery can enhance the artillery firepower, so as to neutralize the enemy's artillery superiority, so that the soldiers of Huguang Town can reduce unnecessary casualties and the probability of defeat, and have the opportunity to further compete with the enemy.

Although the current artillery strength of Huguang Town is still not far behind that of the Qing army, as long as it develops according to this good momentum, Pang Yue is confident that one day he will be able to completely suppress the Qing army.

In addition to the General Directorate of Manufacturing, the achievements of the Teaching Battalion and the Guard Command and Envoy Division are also not small.

Corresponding to the current promotion process in Huguang Town, the training battalion already has a set of effective systems for training recruits and officers.

If it were not for wartime, the selection and promotion of each grassroots officer in Huguang Town would first be nominated by the Grassroots Supervision Division, and then reported to the General Supervision Division. The General Superintendent and the General Staff Division jointly draw up a preliminary list of candidates, retain the information temporarily, and issue reporting orders to the officers to be promoted. The officers go to the training camp to study for a period of time with a report order, and the training camp will give feedback to the General Supervision Department on the list of qualified and unqualified personnel according to their individual performance. For those who are qualified, the Supervision Department will report the list to the General Staff for review and approval, and then officially file their materials, and jointly issue a letter of appointment with the General Staff Department to notify the whole army. Those who fail to meet the requirements will be returned to the original grassroots supervision department and disqualified for promotion. Wartime is a different story.

With regard to the training of new recruits, Huguang Town has also canceled the original policy of immediately assigning new recruits to various battalions to train with veterans, and has instead handed over this task to the training battalion. In peacetime, each newly recruited soldier first goes to the training camp for two months of suitability training. The training battalion then determines the type of unit of the recruits based on their performance during the two months and assigns them to the battalions. In this way, the training process of veterans will not be greatly affected, and the recruits can also have a process of adaptation.

After the recruits who had been selected and trained for two months were assigned to the Gangfeng Battalion and the Broken Barracks, the grassroots officers of the two battalions were all sighing that this batch of recruits was much better than in the past, and they quickly entered the state as soon as they entered the battalion. It is precisely because of this that the Gangfeng Battalion and the Broken Barracks quickly recovered.

After listening to Shen Shiyuan's report, Pang Yue praised again and again, and put forward amendments to some details.

In terms of Chenzhou Wei's command of the envoys, Xin Yuyong also did a good job, and he and Bao Qingwei complemented each other. Combined with the guards he had inspected before, Pang Yue made a rough estimate that although Changsha Wei and Hengzhou Wei were affected by the war and Tuntian's production suffered heavy losses, this year's year was not bad, and the military rations collected by the rest of the guards, plus some of the military rations brought back from Guangzhou, were more than enough for the whole army to eat until next year's autumn harvest.

Pang Yue was naturally very pleased with the good development of the base area, and rewarded and encouraged his subordinates, and asked Long Wenzhou to be ready to accept new craftsmen, technicians, raw materials and equipment, and let Shen Shiyuan's training camp be ready to receive prisoners. This time, Pang Yue brought back nearly 1,000 newly recruited craftsmen and technicians from Guangdong, and selected nearly 4,000 honest and strong people from the captured Guangdong Qing soldiers to bring them back to Chenzhou together, and handed them over to the training camp to be used as reserve soldiers.

For the new craftsmen and technicians, Long Wenzhou was naturally overjoyed, as if he had slept on a pillow. Nowadays, there is no shortage of coolies in the General Administration of Manufacturing, there is a shortage of technical personnel, and the arrival of these thousands of people can undoubtedly make the strength of the General Administration of Manufacturing to a new level.

Shen Shiyuan was a little resistant to the training of prisoners, after all, he had always hated Tartars, and naturally hated Wu and Wu for these former traitors who had just cut their braids. But the military order is like a mountain, and he can't help but be unhappy, so he can only obey one way, and only look forward to a good breath in the training in the coming day.

But Pang Yue was worried about far more than that, he sent Shen Shiyuan and the others away, although it had been three watches, he still didn't feel sleepy, and remembered another big thing, and immediately called the chief Qian Youde, the chief of the Intelligence Department who had secretly sent an envoy to Xiangyang last time. (To be continued.) )