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Moling Town, Temporary Headquarters of Xigang Military Division.

"Report, 202 regiment calls."

"Read."

"Since noon, the 202nd Regiment has captured a total of nine groups of people, and a total of 9,081 people have been captured."

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"Haha, this Zhang Zuolin is really a bit capable, let's not spend a single shot, we don't even have to go out, just let the 202nd regiment sit and wait in Dayantun, we can have such a big harvest, it is indeed a talent, no wonder it can be valued by the commander-in-chief." Yue Weiyun, commander of the Xigang Military Division, said with a smile.

"It's a bit capable." Chief of Staff Tie Lin nodded, and continued: "However, this is mainly caused by the inaction of the Qing army and the lack of attention. ”

The imperial court doesn't pay attention to it, for these green forests and regimental training in Zhao'an, in addition to the enthusiasm at the beginning, then they just ignore it, not only do they have no money, but they don't even have food and grass for the march, such an attitude, how can they really let these green forests serve their lives, everyone is not stupid, is it so easy to fool?

It is precisely because of this that the Qing army was unable to reorganize these green forests and regimental exercises, resulting in them only being able to maintain this state of scattering, and even these green forest regimental exercises went all the way north, each went its own way, each grabbed its own, of course, if it were not so, Zhang Zuolin's set would not have been able to succeed so easily, and in less than a day, nearly 10,000 people were trapped.

"Hehe, the Qing court has decayed, and it is only a matter of time before it collapses, this, we don't have to worry about these Tartars, but, since Vlaar said, although the trapping in the early part of today is quite smooth, it is getting more and more difficult in the back, I am afraid that it will be exposed tomorrow, of course, this is actually not difficult to understand, after all, no one is a fool." Yue Weiyun smiled, and continued: "Since this is the case, then we won't wait, anyway, the 201st Regiment and the 203rd Regiment are already in place, after midnight, let them take action, and strive to cut off these "Qing Army" before Changshun reacts." ”

These "Qing Army", naturally refers to the Qing court's Zhao'an's beard and militia group, to cut off these "Qing Army", in fact, it is easy to say that it is easy, you see Zhang Zuolin set up a small sleeve, it is easy to arrest nearly 10,000 people, but miss this opportunity, you want to catch it all, it is really not an easy task, because these "Qing Army" are more scattered, and the ability to escape is super strong, once there is a wind and grass, they may hide in the mountains, at that time, you want to encircle and suppress, but it will be difficult, because the Black Dragon Army does not have that time.

Fortunately, after a day's arrangement, he first used Zhang Zuolin's strategy to easily trap nearly 10,000 people, and then the rest was about 15,000, and because of the people under Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Jinghui, it should be much easier relatively speaking.

"I agree, it's better to act as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night." Tie Lin seconded.

"Well, there's another question, Vlaar mentioned, it's a difficult problem about the disposal of these captives, I don't know the Iron Chief of Staff, what do you think?" Yue Weiyun said.

As the saying goes, when there are more than 10,000 people, there are a sea of people.

In order to accommodate these nearly 10,000 captives, Vlaar requisitioned almost all the houses in Dayan Tun, after all, it was a cold day, if it was really thrown outside, it would be too inhumane, after all, they were all compatriots, not aliens, and, in order to watch these prisoners, the 202nd Regiment also dispersed a lot of energy, for this reason, Vlaar had to hand over the problem to the headquarters to solve.

Besides, there may be more than 10,000 prisoners, and if there is no major problem, then after tonight, the number of prisoners may increase significantly, and the total number of prisoners will exceed 20,000 by then, so it should not be a big problem, so how to deal with or place these prisoners is a big problem.

"There are too many people, the quality is uneven, and the bandits, bandits, bandits, and regimental training are mixed in, and we don't have enough time to distinguish them, it is indeed difficult to deal with them, this is a difficult problem." Tie Lin also sighed.

The Xigang Army Division came to Moling to block the enemy's team, and the team was only more than 8,000 people when it was full, if too much energy was allocated to take care of these prisoners, it would affect the normal operation of the entire army, after all, the Qing army in the north still had about 15,000 regular Qing troops, waiting for them to deal with it.

"Commander-in-Chief telegram."

When Tie Lin was sighing, Yin Lili, the head of the intelligence distribution department of the Xigang Military Division, suddenly knocked on the door and entered, and the content of Yue Weihua's telegram was to solve the problem of their current prisoners, but the core content of this telegram was three words - Zhang Zuolin.

"Commander-in-chief, you really dare to use it, it's a big deal."

"Hehe, this is called employing people without suspicion, don't use suspicious people, just forward it to Vlar, let him talk to Zhang Zuolin, and solve the problem of the prisoners, and we can concentrate on the war."

"That's right, but I hope Zhang Zuolin can take on this burden and don't disappoint the commander-in-chief, otherwise, when the time comes, I'm afraid we will have to wipe his ass."

"I trust the Commander-in-Chief's vision."

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Beili Town, Dayantun, 202nd Regiment Temporary Regiment Headquarters.

"What a lucky guy, but this burden is not light, and I don't know why the commander-in-chief can conclude that Zhang Zuolin can bear this heavy responsibility?"

Vlar looked at the telegram about Zhang Zuolin forwarded from the headquarters, and his heart was full of emotion, feeling that Zhang Zuolin was a lucky man, he was arrested as a spy, and he was able to meet the commander-in-chief unexpectedly, even if he met, he could get the favor of the commander-in-chief, Vlar himself was a little jealous, after all, Vlar was also one of the 176 veterans who created the Black Dragon Army, and he had fought so many battles big and small, and now he has only mixed into the position of a regiment commander, and Zhang Zuolin, a beard from Fengtian, is actually in place in one step, directly on an equal footing with himself.

"Someone, go and call Zhang Zuolin over."

"Yes."

A moment later, Zhang Zuolin arrived.

"The rain has stopped, come, please take a seat."

When Vlar saw Zhang Zuolin enter the house, he quickly got up and invited Zhang Zuolin to sit down quite enthusiastically, Vlar's actions made Zhang Zuolin a little uncomfortable, after all, after this day of cooperation, although everything was going well, but Vlar seemed to have been lukewarm to himself.

"Commander Vlaar is polite, please take a seat first."

Where did Zhang Zuolin dare to sit first, he hurriedly pulled out a chair for Vlaar and asked Vlaar to sit down first, Vlar saw Zhang Zuolin's move, but nodded with satisfaction, this kid can be a man.

"The rain stops, they are all their own brothers, talk in the future, don't always be you, I can't afford it." Vlaar laughed.

"Where, Commander Vlar, you are too polite, speaking of which, Commander Vlar is the first commander Zhang has known since joining the Black Dragon Army, although they have only been together for a day, but you have taught Zhang a lot of things, and Zhang is grateful."

Zhang Zuolin's words are true, although Vlar has been a little lukewarm to Zhang Zuolin since they met, but because of Zhang Zuolin's strategy, quite good results have been achieved, so Vlar's attitude towards Zhang Zuolin, although he is still a little cold, but Zhang Zuolin will try his best to answer any questions.

"You're polite, you're polite, it's all a family, so it's a shame." Vlaar got up and patted Zhang Zuolin on the shoulder, and then said solemnly: "Next, I want to talk to you on behalf of the commander-in-chief, and besides, our conversation will also be recorded by the clerk, so the following answer, you can think clearly before the rain stops." ”

"What?" Zhang Zuolin was stunned for a moment, a little unclear, but looking at Vlar's serious expression, he seemed to have some understanding, so he hurriedly sat down and said solemnly: "Zhang Zuolin, you must answer truthfully." ”

Vlaar nodded, the children were teachable, so he beckoned, and the two clerks accompanying the regimental headquarters entered through the door, and then consciously sat aside, took out the pen and paper, and nodded to Vlaar, signaling that it was time to start.

"Name."

"Zhang Zuolin."

"Date of birth."

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"Do you volunteer to join the Black Dragon Army?"

"Yes."

"Obeying orders is the first duty of the soldiers of the Black Dragon Army, can they do it no matter what the situation, at any time, consistently, and absolutely obey orders?"

"Yes."

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"Now that the commander-in-chief has recommended and the General Staff has verified and agreed that Zhang Zuolin will be the head of the new independent regiment, are you willing to accept this important task?"

"Ah, oh, I do, I do."

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"Captain Vlaar, it's all written down."

"Okay, then you guys go get busy first."

As soon as the two clerks went out, Vlaar breathed a sigh of relief, this kind of conversation is really a bit tiring, too serious, too old-fashioned, Zhang Zuolin on the side is even more blindsided at the moment, and he has not yet recovered from the serious atmosphere, of course, the main thing is that the head of the independent regiment, well, has not yet digested it.

"Head Zhang, congratulations." Vlaar smiled and said: "Originally, the conversation of regimental officers, in our military division, at least Commander Yue or Chief of Iron Staff should be discussed, but now the situation is special, we are all outside, the time is urgent, and the task is needed, so the commander-in-chief is exceptionally flexible, so I will talk to you on behalf of the Black Dragon Army, and officially appoint, but because the independent regiment is subordinate to the headquarters, so, when you return to the headquarters, the commander-in-chief or the chief of the general staff should make up a conversation with you." ”

"Thank you, Captain Vlar, for your hard work."

Zhang Zuolin finally came back to his senses, and while he was ecstatic in his heart, he didn't show much joy on the surface.

"You're polite, but Commander Zhang, don't be too happy, your task is not light, and it can even be said that the burden is very heavy, I hope you don't live up to the expectations of the commander-in-chief, next, let me tell you, about the formation of the independent regiment,......"

The head of the newly formed independent regiment, since he wants to form an independent regiment, the first thing is naturally to recruit troops and buy horses to get the framework of the independent regiment, in this regard, Yue Weihua gave Zhang Zuolin great autonomy, because except for the chief of staff of the independent regiment and several battalion chiefs of staff, who will be appointed by the Xigang Military Sub-district nearby, all other positions are drawn up by Zhang Zuolin himself, and it should be said that this trust has been at the same level as these veterans of Vlaar.

Of course, in order to let Zhang Zuolin understand the commander-in-chief's good intentions, Vlaar also repeatedly told him that in the selection and appointment of personnel, especially in the selection and appointment of military directors at the battalion and company level, we must pay attention to two points, one is loyalty, and the other is ability.

For Vlaar's advice, Zhang Zuolin was naturally grateful, and he also thought it was true, after all, today's Black Dragon Army is surrounded by strong enemies, and the battle is always accompanied, if he chooses some straw bales to take the position, it will not only delay his own future, but even the lives of himself and his brothers.

As for the recruitment of soldiers, Vlaar also mentioned a few words, the old brothers who followed Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Jinghui from Fengtian, there must be no problem to join in, but it should also be noted that for some thorns and some unruly people, they should be trained in time, if they can't be trained, let them get out as soon as possible, otherwise, once the headquarters gendarmerie finds out, then it will harm others and themselves, as for the other soldiers, Vlar believes that Zhang Zuolin will definitely strictly follow the rules of the Black Dragon Army.

"Okay, this is about the formation of the independent regiment, I'll say so much, after Commander Yue chooses a chief of staff for you, I believe he will also tell you in detail, now we need to talk about your heavy responsibilities."

"In fact, this heavy task is indeed very heavy, but it is not difficult to say light, it mainly depends on your wrist and ability,......。"

The main tasks are, first, to guard prisoners, and second, to screen prisoners.

It's simple, it's really simple, but the difficulty is that this is Beili Town, dozens of miles away from Moling Town, there is no prisoner camp, and there are not even guarded soldiers, because the independent regiment has not yet begun to be formed, but Yue Weiyun only gave Zhang Zuolin one day, that is to say, the 202nd regiment will be evacuated tomorrow night, and all the things about guarding the prisoners will be handed over to the independent regiment, and the prisoners are only 10,000 at the moment, and it is very likely that by tomorrow morning, there will be 20,000 people.

"Now, Captain Vlarr, you're not joking with me, are you?"

Rao is the city of Zhang, and when Vlar said this, he was a little scared, which is too much to look up to my old chapter, right?

"Hehe, do you think I'm joking with you?" Vlaar sneered: "Of course, if you instigate it, you can also propose not to do it now, the commander-in-chief should not force you, of course, this regiment commander, you may not want to do it." ”

"No, no, Commander Vlar, you don't understand what I mean, I didn't say I didn't want to do it, I didn't say I couldn't do it, I just wanted to say, this is 20,000, or even more than 20,000 prisoners, commander-in-chief, just trust me Zhang Zuolin so much, the commander-in-chief is not afraid that I will let them go, and then go to the Qing court to receive the reward?" Zhang Zuolin said excitedly.

"There is no suspicion in employing people, and there is no need to use suspicious people, this is the consistent style of the commander-in-chief." Vlaar said in a deep voice, although Vlar also doubted Zhang Zuolin's ability, but he would not doubt the commander-in-chief's vision.

Hearing Vlaar's answer, Zhang Zuolin was really moved, and immediately had an impulse to die as a confidant in his heart, and Zhang Zuolin immediately turned the impulse into action, only to see him stand up immediately, and then kowtow to the north three times, and then said: "The commander-in-chief is so loving, so trusting Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zuolin is willing to follow the commander-in-chief forever in this life, before and after the saddle, go to the soup and the fire, and never give up." ”

Seeing Zhang Zuolin's move, Vlaar knew what the realm of the commander-in-chief was, and he also looked at Zhang Zuolin differently, this guy is sensible, the commander-in-chief is not in person, he knows to bow to the north to show his loyalty, well, I just don't know if it's an acting school.

"Commander Zhang, our Black Dragon Army doesn't have a bow salute, we have to remember it in the future, otherwise the commander-in-chief will be unhappy when he sees it." Vlaar pulled Zhang Zuolin up with his own hands and said.

"Certainly, definitely, it was also because of the feeling just now." Zhang Zuolin said.

"Well, in this case, I won't leave Captain Zhang, presumably, at this moment, Captain Zhang's heart should be excited and anxious, you better hurry up and plan your independent group."

"Okay, Zhang Mou is not hypocritical, another day, he will definitely ask Captain Vlaar to get drunk and rest."

…… (To be continued.) )