Chapter 109: Shadow Troops
"Hmph, what a good calculation!" Wang Sirui threw the imperial decree directly on the table, if these so-called 'loyal ministers' saw it, they would definitely refer to him and despise the imperial power.
Ma Sanru on the side couldn't help frowning after reading the holy decree.
I have to admit that Ma Sanru has been playing a variety of roles in the army all year round, and has come into contact with more people, and the way of thinking about problems has begun to change.
Ma Sanru was the only one of the officers present who saw the meaning of this decree other than Wang Sirui.
There were two decrees, not much on them, one of which was an order to reorganize them into a new army.
The other letter was to appoint Wang Sirui as the Ministerial Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Great Qing Dynasty, responsible for assisting in the negotiation with the foreigners, and at the same time ordering Wang Sirui not to treat those allied prisoners badly, and to make undue demands on them, and to do their best to meet the demands.
In addition, Wang Sirui was asked to write a new army training method for the whole army to be promoted.
The two simple holy decrees made Wang Sirui and Ma Sanru see the intentions of the imperial court.
It may be too much to use the words of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, unloading the mill and killing the donkey to describe the practice of the imperial court, but if you want to elevate Wang Sirui, this is for sure.
"Brigade commander, why don't we take the opportunity to ......" according to the content of the holy decree, Ma Sanru was 10,000 unwilling, so Ma Sanru took advantage of the situation to make a move to wipe his neck.
As for whether the conversation between them will be leaked, this Ma Sanru is not worried at all.
Let's not say that he just made a move, which of these people present didn't follow Wang Sirui from the beginning?
Everyone has fought so many battles together, and they all know Wang Sirui's ambitions. If you want to leak the secret, you will have to leak it a long time ago, and you still have to wait until now?
Wang Sirui shook his head and rejected Ma Sanru's suggestion.
"It's still early now, our military strength is inferior, if we do such a thing, those people in the country will definitely attack in groups, although we defeated the foreigners, but it is only a temporary victory, and when the main force of the foreigners comes, we are still powerless. Besides, foreigners won't agree to us doing this. Wang Sirui said.
"What are we going to do about foreigners?" Ma Sanru said a little irritablely.
Although Ma Sanru saw the intention of the holy decree, his heart was always a little worse, but it was much better than those guys who were still unable to see clearly in the clouds.
"Nowadays, a decadent Qing Dynasty is the country that is most in line with the interests of foreigners, if we dare to jump out, the first to stand up against it will definitely be foreigners." After speaking, Wang Sirui said earnestly: "Ten years of sharpening a sword is just for the moment when it is unsheathed. ”
"After you go back, step up the training of the troops. Old horse, your task is to recruit as many recruits as possible, this time we don't limit the number of people, as long as you meet the conditions, as many as you want. At the same time, the regiments were also ready to receive recruits.
Each regiment expands the existing three battalions to four, and the number is still so large, and for the time being, the four battalions are divided equally, and when the recruits are trained, I want to make sure that they can go straight into battle. Wang Sirui commanded.
There were not enough troops, but it did not affect Wang Sirui's expansion plan.
It would be sufficient to expand the three battalions into four battalions, with an average of one company per battalion, and when the time comes, when the time comes, one company will be added to each of their battalions.
This company is divided into various squads, with an average of two or three recruits per squad, and as long as they run in with the troops a little, they can immediately form combat effectiveness.
In later generations, the strength of recruiting is much greater than it is now.
When encountering a wave of discharge, it is normal for a class of twelve people to leave with only five or six people. Of course, it was peacetime, and although it had an impact on the combat effectiveness of the troops, it had nothing to do with the overall situation.
If there is an urgent need for troops in the war, you only need to re-recruit the soldiers who have retired in recent years, and then put them together for a few months of training before they can be directly put into the battlefield.
Now that the form is urgent, Wang Sirui can't get all the troops to open the camp gate to recruit soldiers, besides, there are so many people in the capital, where can so many recruits be recruited?
Before everyone left, Wang Sirui left Ma Sanru alone.
"How's things going on with the Shadow Troop?" Wang Sirui asked in a low voice.
The Shadow Force, which had been proposed a few months ago, was only one of their main tasks at that time to gather intelligence in the capital.
When attacking them, where were the barracks in the capital? Which country's army is stationed inside? How many troops are there?
These are all ready-made information, otherwise Wang Sirui would not dare to directly attack the city with only one and two regiments. That was the conclusion that was reached after analyzing all the troops.
As the troops occupied the capital, the shadow forces were also split in two, one part of which entered the army and the other part remained hidden in the city.
For Wang Sirui, the current shadow army is even more than the combat unit.
"Because of our ban, we haven't received much useful information yet. The interior has just entered the barracks, and they have already been dispersed to various recruit companies, and I believe that the results will come out soon. Ma Sanru solemnly reported.
Originally, I didn't think that intelligence was so important, but in the battle of attacking the capital, Ma Sanru thoroughly experienced the importance of intelligence for war, and it was from that time that Ma Sanru really worked hard to run this department.
"When it comes to recruiting people, it's better to make sure that everyone is safe. In addition, to speed up the internal review, I will give you a month, and after a month, I will transfer ten people to each of the first and second regiments. Wang Sirui said.
Ma Sanru nodded heavily, although the task is very difficult, but this is a task that must be completed head-on.
Although the new barracks are the easiest place for spies to sneak in, the old troops cannot eliminate all suspicions.
To put it mildly, what they want to do is to be connected with the Nine Clans, and in terms of secrecy, it is absolutely foolproof, even if it is leaked at the moment before the operation, it may affect the entire plan.
This is also why Wang Sirui repeatedly told Ma Sanru that the personnel should be scarce rather than excessive, to ensure the safety of everyone, this security is not only personal safety, but also their identity security, if the spies are allowed to mix into the shadow troops, then the blow to them is no less than directly mixing into the headquarters.
"There is still a long way to go for China's rejuvenation, but it is very short, and we must work hard to ensure that nothing goes wrong." Wang Sirui finally admonished.