After a long march without danger on the 20th, the Flying Tiger Battalion arrived in Ganzhou on July 23. When the army arrived at the outskirts www.biquge.info of the city, Qian Lu, the prefect of Ganzhou, had already led a group of officials to wait at the gate of the city.

"Qian Lu, the prefect of Ganzhou, has seen a huge number of people!" After Pang Yue dismounted, Qian Lu stepped forward.

Pang Yue returned the salute with a smile: "Hahaha, Lord Qian is too polite!" You are the parent official of Ganzhou, and Pang will have to rely on Qian from time to time in the future! ”

Qian Lu's attitude made Pang Yue very satisfied, because according to the practice of the Ming Dynasty's civil and military inferiority, Qian Lu, a fourth-rank civil official, did not need to take the initiative to salute him, a second-rank military attaché. And now that Qian Lu actually took the initiative to salute, it means that he is not an arrogant person, and it should not be difficult to get along with.

Qian Lu waved his hand again and again: "How dare you, how dare you?" The huge people are now in the ascendancy, and the lower officials dare not accept the word 'dependence'. A few days ago, Xia Guan had already heard of the prestige of the huge man. A huge young man joined the army, made many military exploits, beheaded enemy generals many times, and was loyal to the imperial court, and was a rare pillar of the country! Nowadays, a huge number of people can deign to guard Ganzhou, which is really a blessing for the people of Ganzhou! ”

Pang Yue, who heard these words, was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Lord Qian is serious!" Pang deserves this praise. ”

"The lowly commander of the Ganzhou Guard, Huang Wenyuan, has seen the adult!" At this time, a fat-headed and big-eared guy also came to Pang Yue and saluted.

Are you the commander of the Ganzhou Guard? Pang Yue began to look at this fat man named Huang Wenyuan with a hint of surprise, only to see that he was in his early forties, with a round figure, like a Maitreya Buddha, and there was nothing on his body except for the "general's belly" that could be hooked with the general, but like a rich man. The three-rank military attache uniform on his body looked a little tight, and there were obvious creases on it, which may have just been turned out from under the box.

Alas, what does this look like a military attaché? Pang Yue sighed secretly, but still smiled and said to Huang Wenyuan: "Lord Huang doesn't have to be polite! ”

At this moment, after Huang Wenyuan saw Pang Yue's face clearly, he was also very surprised, this chief soldier was only in his twenties, not much older than his own son. However, even so, Huang Wenyuan did not dare to underestimate the young man in front of him, two days ago he received an official letter from the Ministry of War from the fast horse, and the guards in Ganzhou Mansion and Nan'an Mansion will all be controlled by the new Ganzhou General Army, Jiangxi Commander and Envoy Commander Tongzhi Pang Yue, that is to say, this young military general will be his top boss in the future. What's more, Pang Yue still has the title of Dingwu Bo, which makes Huang Wenyuan feel even more pressure.

"It is a great honor to be able to act under the hands of such a large number of people in the future!" Huang Wenyuan's face was piled up with a flattering smile, and he was a little more similar to Maitreya Buddha.

After some politeness, Qian Lu and Huang Wenyuan invited Pang Yue and his party into the city, and a reception banquet had already been set up in the city.

At the banquet, Qian Lu and Huang Wenyuan were very enthusiastic and took turns to toast Pang Yue. Pang Yue didn't shirk much, and accepted them one by one, which made Qian Lu and Huang Wenyuan praise endlessly and be bold.

After three rounds of drinking, Pang Yue asked Huang Wenyuan the first question: "Lord Huang, I don't know how many military households and how many tuntians there are in Ganzhou Wei now?" ”

Hearing Pang Yue's question, Huang Wenyuan almost choked on a piece of beef in his throat, and after relieving his breath, he swallowed: "If you go back to your lordship, there are more than 5,600 military households in Ganzhou Weiyuan. However, in recent years, the situation has been turbulent, and many military households have fled, and now there are only ...... Less than four thousand. ”

After saying this, Huang Wenyuan looked at Pang Yue, and after seeing that Pang Yue just said "oh" lightly, he continued: "Tuntian...... The sum of the thousands of households in Ganzhou Wei has a ...... More than 25,000 acres, but due to the desertion of military households, no one cultivates, many of them have been barren, and now there are still ...... left"...,

Seeing Huang Wenyuan's expression of meditating hard to compile data, Pang Yue waved his hand generously: "Okay, Lord Huang!" I'm just asking casually, as long as Master Huang knows it! I've been commanding the battalion before, and I don't know much about this guard, so I'll have to worry about Lord Lao Huang in the future! ”

How could Pang Yue, who has hundreds of years of knowledge than Huang Wenyuan, not know the catty in it? At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the guard house has completely become a muddy water, how can Ganzhou Wei be exempt from vulgarity? And, looking at that Huang Wenyuan's appearance, you can know how much oil and water this fat man has secretly eaten. It's just that Pang Yue doesn't want to worry about these things for the time being, and as for the expansion of the army and training, he didn't expect too much from the guards who had completely degenerated into peasants. As for the rectification of the guard, he is not in a hurry to do so, although he is now the commander of the Jiangxi Metropolitan Command and the commander of the envoy, and he has this power. Because he knows that after all, he is a newcomer, and there are many things that are inconvenient to go out in person, Huang Wenyuan, the head snake, is still useful for now, and when the time is ripe in the future, it is not too late to rectify this fat man.

Hearing Pang Yue's words, Huang Wenyuan was relieved, and nodded again and again with joy on his face: "Don't worry, my lord, I will be conscientious!" ”

But Pang Yue didn't want to let go of this fat man who was full of fat stomachs so easily, and after eating a mouthful of food, he continued: "However, at the beginning of the new dynasty, sometimes all kinds of grain, grass and materials in Ganzhou Town cannot be allocated on time and in quantity, and then I have to ask Lord Zhu to think of more ways." ”

When Pang Yue said this, Huang Wenyuan quickly sniffed out the meaning of ripping the bamboo, and his expression was a little hesitant. Although over the years, he has accumulated a lot of wealth and become a wealthy man by relying on shady means such as eating empty quotas and embezzling military land, this does not mean that he will become very generous.

Seeing Huang Wenyuan's painful expression, Qian Lu couldn't help but laugh in his heart: With your miser style who doesn't know the times, you don't know if you have the life to spend the money you save.

But Pang Yue turned a blind eye to Huang Wenyuan's expression, and after a slight pause, he seemed to be inadvertently saying: "Oh, by the way, before coming to Ganzhou this time, His Majesty once instructed me that Ganzhou is a place where soldiers must fight, so it must be strengthened and rectified." Lord Zhu of the Ministry of War also specially instructed me to take the time to verify the number of tuntians in Ganzhou Wei......"

Without waiting for Pang Yue to finish speaking, Huang Wenyuan hurriedly took over the conversation: "My lord, these things will be handed over to the humble position." Now, the Ganzhou Guard Army and the Ganzhou Town Battalion are both under the command of adults, so what is the difference between them? Rest assured, once there is a shortage of materials in the army, the lowly position will be ...... will try to find a way to share the worries of adults. ”

Pang Yue's words just now frightened Huang Wenyuan, if Pang Yue really checked it, then he would really be in big trouble, and when the time comes, I am afraid that it will be light. You must know that Pang Yue is not as easy to send as those military officials sent by the imperial court to verify in the past, but he is a popular man in front of the emperor, not only has a knighthood, but also commands thousands of soldiers and horses. Huang Wenyuan really doesn't know what he should rely on to fight against it, relying on the more than 100 people under his command? Still no kidding.

Hearing Huang Wenyuan's statement, Pang Yue smiled heartily: "I am relieved that Lord Huang can know the general situation so well." As for the inspection of the military fields, I am not busy for the time being, so I will talk about it later. Come, I'll toast Lord Huang again! ”

"Thank you, sir!" After Huang Wenyuan drank the wine in the cup, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.

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At night, the back house of the Yamen of the Ganzhou General Army

Pang Yuezheng and his subordinates were discussing the issue of army expansion, in addition to Zhang Yunli, Shi Youliang, Cui Shoucheng, and Lu Qiwu, the four old subordinates, Shi Lang, who had just joined Ganzhou Town, was also present.

When Pang Yue took office as the commander-in-chief of Ganzhou, the military department approved him for four battalions of 12,000 people, with an annual salary of 120,000 taels of silver and 60,000 stone of grain and rice, but now Pang Yue has only received a little more than one-third. In addition, Zhang Yunli had been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of Ganzhou at this time, and the commander of the Jiangxi Metropolitan Command Envoy, and Lu Qiwu, Shi Youliang, and Cui Shoucheng were also promoted to guerrillas. …,

On the issue of the establishment of the army, after adopting the opinions of each person, Pang Yue has basically finalized it, that is, on the original basis, it will be slightly revised in combination with the characteristics of the establishment of the Qi family's army: 13 people are one tithe, of which one is the chief and two are the commander; Three tithes for a flag, the commander for the flag; Three flags for a game, the commander for the hundred; The three bureaus are a division, and the commander is the general; The three divisions are a team, and the commander is a thousand generals; The three teams are a battalion, and the supreme commander is the battalion officer.

The town was organized into a cavalry battalion, a baggage battalion, and two infantry battalions. Among them, auxiliaries were formed into separate teams, each of which numbered nearly a thousand. Except for the cavalry battalion, which retains a separate team of auxiliaries, the rest of the auxiliaries are all integrated into the baggage battalion for unified management. The cavalry battalion has jurisdiction over two horse teams and one auxiliary corps, the infantry battalion has jurisdiction over three infantry teams, the baggage battalion has jurisdiction over three auxiliary corps, and the infantry of the other two divisions is under the direct jurisdiction of the battalion officer, who is responsible for transporting grain, grass, baggage, paving roads and bridges in wartime. Originally, Pang Yue was going to refine the arms of the auxiliary troops and divide them into two categories: engineering troops and baggage troops, but because the current establishment and personnel are insufficient, he had to give up for the time being. In this way, the total number of soldiers and more than 4,000 auxiliaries in the whole town army is slightly more than the rated number. However, now Pang Yue's soldiers and war horses are very lacking, and before enough soldiers and horses are recruited, these four battalions are just four frameworks.

Tonight, the focus of Pang Yue and his subordinates' discussions has shifted to the issue of naming the four battalions. Pang Yue asked everyone to express their opinions first, which unexpectedly attracted a fierce debate.

"My lord, according to me, it is named after the words dragon, tiger, wolf, and leopard, how imposing!" Shi Youliang first expressed his opinion.

Lu Qiwu laughed on the spot: "My lord, Big Shi probably treats our Ganzhou Town as a nest of birds, right?" As soon as these words came out, everyone also laughed, causing Shi Youliang to glare at Lu Qiwu angrily.

"My lord, my subordinates think that the title of the Flying Tiger Battalion should be retained first, and then one should be named after the adult's table." Lu Qiwu added.

Zhang Yunli shook his head: "The Flying Tiger Camp can be retained, but using the words of adults will inevitably cause misunderstanding in the imperial court." It is not as good as the other two barracks named after Zhong Sheng and Zhong Qing, Zhong Sheng and Zhong Qing are the words of Ban Chao and Wei Qing respectively, both of whom are good generals of the Han Dynasty and heroes of the captives, and this name can symbolize that our army can be invincible as the Han army of the year. As for the baggage battalion, it can be named "Mount Tai", indicating that the grain route of our army is as stable as Mount Tai. ”

"What the deputy marshal said is not unreasonable, and his subordinates also agree to keep the Flying Tiger Battalion, but it seems a bit inappropriate for the other two battalions to use character characters, and it seems a bit lacking in momentum. It's better to use a "blade" in one of them, symbolizing that our army is like a bamboo on the battlefield. Cui Shoucheng said after a little thought.

Several people gathered around to discuss, only Shi Lang never spoke, he obviously did not adapt to this way of free discussion.

"Honorable?" Pang Yue looked at Shi Lang.

"Your Excellency!" Shi Lang bowed slightly.

"What do you think?"

Hearing Pang Yue's name, Shi Lang said slowly: "My subordinates are only shallow in their studies, and they can't make too many suggestions. However, the subordinates felt that one of the infantry battalions could be named the trapping camp. The trapping camp was originally an army led by Gao Shun, the general of Lu Bu's department during the Three Kingdoms period, although the number was small, but almost all of them could be ten with one, and they were extremely brave. In addition, the word "trapped" is a metaphor for the fact that no matter what kind of enemy position is encountered on the battlefield, it can be broken through, and this name can boost the morale of our army and deter the enemy army. ”

Hearing Shi Lang's words, Pang Yue nodded, and said in his heart, how could this guy think of it with him? Next, everyone discussed for a while, and finally Pang Yue made a final decision: the cavalry battalion retained the title of the Flying Tiger Battalion, the two infantry battalions were named Gangfeng and Trap Camp respectively, and the baggage battalion was named Taishan Battalion.

Subsequently, Pang Yue preliminarily determined the principles of the formation of each battalion and the candidates for the battalion officers: the Flying Tiger Battalion was formed on the basis of the original Flying Tiger Battalion horse team, and the battalion officer Shi Youliang; The Gangfeng Battalion was formed on the basis of the original Flying Tiger Battalion Infantry Team, and the battalion officer was Lu Qiwu; The trapping camp was formed on the basis of the original Flying Tiger Battalion Infantry Team B, and the battalion officer Cui Shoucheng; In addition, a total of 400 officers and soldiers were transferred from each team of the original Flying Tiger Battalion to form the Taishan Battalion on this basis, and the battalion officer Shi Lang.

Although Shi Lang was a little reluctant when he heard that he was sent to command the baggage battalion, he quickly balanced his heart when he thought that he would be able to lead the only battalion of men and horses in the future after all, and that he was the youngest battalion officer in the entire Ganzhou Town.

Seeing that everyone had no opinions, Pang Yue ordered: "Zibin, tomorrow, you, Lianggong (Lu Qiwuzi) and Chengye (Cui Shouchengzi) will personally lead the team, go to the nearby prefectures and counties to recruit soldiers, buy horses, and ask Lord Qian to help post more relevant notices." ”

"Yes! My lord! ”