"What are you kidding? 200,000 pairs of socks and 50,000 pairs of gloves? My God, do you think the Ministry of War would approve such an order that is not very important at all? Compared with the real military supplies needed at the front line, these things can be overcome by relying on the tradition of diligence and thrift. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Putting down the order application form in his hand, Cheng Zhixin, the new scholar of the military department, took off his glasses, squinted at the young new army officer in front of him, and said rather unkindly.

Since His Majesty Emperor Zhu Mu promised Wang Jue that as long as Wang Jue recovers Fengtian in Liaodong, he will fully cooperate with Wang Jue, and Wang Jue will give whatever he wants, the new army is like a gold-swallowing beast with a bloody mouth, devouring all kinds of military supplies.

And the military department could only bite the bullet, temporarily halted the work of transporting materials to the south, and began to transport all the materials needed by the new army to the north for the battle of Liaodong, which had already begun. More than ninety percent of the newly produced tanks and artillery were equipped with the New Army and the Praetorian Guard.

His Majesty, the newly enthroned Emperor, seems to prefer to devote his resources to the Liaodong region rather than following Ge Tianzhang's strategy of tilting most of his resources and attention to the south.

Originally, because of the outbreak of the war, it was very reasonable to transport some urgently needed materials to Liaodong, and the Ministry of War had no intention of making things difficult for Wang Jue in this regard. However, with the full-scale outbreak of the Battle of Liaodong on the Liaohe defense line, all those who thought that the war was about to end really saw the newly enthroned Emperor His Majesty - the war in Liaodong was far from over, at least until the capture of Mukden.

"Lord Shangshu, you can't say that, seeing that the northeast region is about to enter winter, the army's cotton clothes must be prepared, gloves and thick socks must of course be prepared, I am just here to urge military supplies...... Tomorrow, maybe Shen Shilang will come to you, Lord Shangshu, to ask for food and supplies for the pacification of Liaodong. Swallowing a sip of tea, Chen Zhaoming said to Cheng Zhixin unhurriedly.

Chen Zhaoming is a man who admits death, and his past experiences have indeed strengthened his belief. The people he met in the New Army and the things he encountered told him a truth, that is, if he stood up for his beliefs for the country, he would be treated fairly.

When he was promoted to class leader, it was because of his own efforts, and he was appreciated by Wang Jue, Yang Zizhen and others because he was capable, so as long as he worked hard, as long as he continued to show his ability, other things had nothing to do with it. He doesn't have to drill into the knowledge of being an official, he doesn't have to worry about other people's ideas, he just needs to stick to his own style and do things the way he wants to be, and that's it!

What Wang Jue left him, or what Wang Jue left to the New Army, is such a simple thought: don't engage in those complicated intrigues, none of us have time to do that. As long as you continue to improve yourself, as long as you continue to work hard, as long as you continue to win, you can do it...... Everything else, it doesn't matter!

"Now the whole country is working overtime to organize production, and the resources that can be mobilized are tilted towards the eastern Liaoning region...... Mukden has also been taken down according to the wishes of His Majesty the Emperor, are you still not satisfied, and you have to actually overthrow the established strategic policy of the empire first in the south and then in the north before you can give up? Cheng Zhixin frowned, and while tapping on the documents in front of him, he yelled at Chen Zhaoming hatefully: "It's better to talk to your commander, I, the secretary of the military department, will be up to him!" ”

Chen Zhaoming didn't speak, just waited for Cheng Zhixin to vent. In fact, the newly appointed secretary of the military department was quite aggrieved, because the secretary of the military department is nominally the defense minister of the entire country, and de jure it should be the highest military management body with some jurisdiction.

Compared with Ge Tianzhang's iron bucket-like control over the entire military department, after Cheng Zhixin Cheng Shangshu took office, the internal division of the military department was divided by the monster of the new army. Now the power that Cheng Zhixin and Ge Tianzhang can firmly control can only be regarded as more than half at most.

First of all, Shen Yan Shen Shilang, who was installed by the emperor in the military department, is an out-and-out representative of the bourgeoisie, and it is a bit inaccurate to say that he is the spokesman of the imperial power, this person is completely the spokesperson of the arms dealer. The most Shen Yan did in the military department was to lobby the generals of various departments, promising them more power and a freer procurement budget......

On the other hand, since the New Army won a complete victory in Liaodong in a short period of time, many generals in the military headquarters felt that it was necessary to carry out army reform throughout the country in accordance with the organizational structure of the New Army. This part is now becoming more and more numerous with the impressive results of the new army. Most of these people speak from the point of view, and they support the reform of the new army because the new army has brought unprecedented victories to the Ming Empire and the military department.

Because these people are fair and there are no factions, they also have extra weight in their words. Most of the generals are old men who have been in the military for many years, and they have lost the big trees behind Ge Tianzhang, and Cheng Zhixin himself does not dare to turn against these people.

So now it seems that Cheng Zhixin still controls most of the forces in the Ministry of War, but he no longer has the same executive power as Ge Tianzhang half a year ago - because the record of the new army is too dazzling, even if Ge Tianzhang still holds the post of secretary of the Ministry of War, Ge Lao Shangshu will have a headache because of the pressure brought by the new army.

The key is still on His Majesty the Emperor's side, and the clothes that have to be prepared for the winter for the nearly 1 million troops stationed in the northeast at every turn, which country to change to, also have to feel distressed, right? Of course, a vast empire also has the difficulties of being vast, and the vast territory brings not only Manulife, but also pressure.

"I have already handed over the 100,000 troops stationed in the northeast, and the cabinet has not yet made instructions, even if you want this batch of supplies, you might as well wait for two more days!" Cheng Zhixin stopped tapping on the document in front of him, and also took out a bit of the majesty of Shangshu. The movement he said did exist, and I heard that many ministers were in favor of the proposal.

The troops stationed in Liaodong of this empire included more than 200,000 troops under Wang Futong's Liaobei Army, nearly 200,000 troops under Wang Jue's New 1st Group Army, and more than 150,000 troops under General Sima Mingwei's New 2nd Group Army. With the addition of miscellaneous logistics troops and local garrisons, the total number is close to one million.

This is close to the limit that the entire empire can bear, after all, Liaodong is just one direction in all directions of the entire empire. So when the Ming army regained the initiative, the recital suggesting that Liaodong reduce military spending began to appear, and it lasted until yesterday, when the news of the Ming army's recapture of Fengtian came, Cheng Zhixin finally couldn't wait, and handed over the recital to Ge Tianzhang to reduce the army.

One thing is the same thing, and now there are too many court officials who believe that the situation in Liaodong has never been so good, and it is really a waste of national strength to maintain another 1 million troops. Even Wang Jianfeng, the first minister, privately hoped that Wang Jue could appropriately cut some of the country's expenditures to save the overstretched state funds.

Cheng Shangshu ...... The commander of the front line to reduce the total number of troops has also been handed over to Lord Shousuke. Chen Zhaoming heard Cheng Zhixin mention the matter of reducing the number of front-line troops, and also said: "Compared with Cheng Shangshu, the commander's determination is much greater......

He looked at Lord Shangshu, who had an unbelievable look on his face, stretched out two fingers and continued with a smile: "The commander feels that the situation in Liaodong has been decided, and the army should be reduced by 200,000 to reassure the people!" ”

"Mixed ...... Darn! As soon as Cheng Zhixin heard it, he understood what Wang Jue or His Majesty the Emperor was doing, and the other party obviously wanted to borrow him, Cheng Shangshu's mouth, and was ready to move Wang Fu and the Liaobei Army. But now that the situation in Liaodong has just improved, if Wang Fu is in chaos with that side, it is not impossible that the good situation will collapse.

Thinking of this, Cheng Zhixin slapped his palm on the table in anger, stood up and shouted: "Wang Jue'er! After only winning two battles, you don't know how many pounds and taels you have? That Wang Fu has been operating in northern Liaobei for many years, how can he say that he can move? In case of rebellion against the Liaobei Army, wouldn't the situation of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Liaodong desperately come back in an instant? ”

It is no wonder that Cheng Zhixin lost his temper, if Wang Jue or Emperor Zhu Mu was too hasty in dealing with the Liaobei Army, it would really make the entire situation in Liaodong fall into a desperate situation again. Because judging from the current situation, the main force of the Ming army clamped Anshan and Liaoyang controlled by the rebels like iron tongs from the two aspects of Fengtian and Panjin, but if the Liaobei Army rebelled and raided the transfer of troops from behind, then Wang Jue's new 1st Group Army would fall into the encirclement of the Liaobei Army and the rebels.

In this way, not only will the siege of Anshan and Liaoyang of the rebels be resolved in an instant, but the main force of the new army will also be annihilated in Mukden, and the reforms that the Ming army has just begun may be frustrated. And all this can be completely avoided - as long as it is delayed, when the rebels in Anshan, Liaoyang are annihilated, then the Liaobei army will not have anything to fear, and Wang Futong will not be able to regenerate the mind of rebellion.

But now when I hear Chen Zhaoming say this, it is obviously because Wang Jue and Emperor Zhu Mu were carried away by the victory in front of them, and came up with such a strengthened version of the plan to "reduce the strength of Liaodong" that was not fully prepared and the conditions were not mature.

"I'm in such a hurry! What a hurry! Such a major event was hastily put into practice without even going through the discussion of the military department's meeting, and the emperor was too ...... Wang Futong is not a soft persimmon, he Wang Jue wants my country and my people! This is the idea that Cheng Zhixin came up with in his head, how could he not let this new military secretary be furious? (To be continued.) )