In the Forbidden City, in the Jianji Palace, next to the sand table about the Liaodong region, Emperor Zhu Mu was standing there with his arms crossed, listening to the advisers on the military side, as well as the ministers of the Ministry of War, explaining the situation in all aspects of Liaodong, the control area and the battle line. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Regardless of personal likes and dislikes, in fact, these ministers of the Ministry of War are still very professional officer staff groups, and they can easily analyze the situation on the battlefield in eastern Liaodong clearly from the rear of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Zhu Mu listened to the explanations of his subordinates about the various battles that had been verified, and it seemed as if he had personally experienced the tense battles.

"In the battle to break through the Liuhe defensive line, the soldiers fought too hard...... Regarding the development of new boats and rubber rafts, can't the logistics department come up with a decent charter? Zhu Mu heard that in the battle of Liuhe, the Praetorian Guard lost thousands of soldiers, and the new army also lost thousands of people, so he asked the secretary around him who was in charge of sorting out the emperor's daily working time.

The secretary bowed his head and replied softly: "The Ministry of War is concerned about this matter, but because of the large cycle of developing ships, there is no result for a while......

His explanation was decent, but obviously Zhu Mu was not satisfied with this matter, he turned his head to look at the ministers of the military department who looked a little embarrassed, and ordered coldly: "There is a General Liu in the logistics department, and the new army will slack off when he asks for arms, this kind of fool is a waste of food, and he should be allowed to do something practical!" ”

The level of the military officials present was not high, after all, this was only an analysis meeting of the Liaodong war situation, and there was no need for the real leader to sit in person, so they didn't know how to deal with the emperor's words, so they could only keep their heads down and wait for Zhu Mu to show his hole cards before he dared to speak. Everyone used the corners of their eyes to look at me, I look at you, all with the expression of a dead friend and an immortal poor man.

"Transfer this General Liu to the weapons procurement research and development department, and focus on the research and development of river crossing equipment! If you can't get results within a month, you will roll me to the front line, when I have made military achievements, and when will the official be reinstated! In a few words, Zhu Mu distributed the General Liu, who was sad for Wang Jue when he distributed the arms, and none of the people present expressed any objections.

After all, this is just that His Majesty the Emperor wants to deal with the manager of a certain department under the Ministry of War, and even Ge Tianzhang has to give three points of face here, not to mention that without Ge Tianzhang in charge, few people in the Ministry of War dare to provoke His Majesty the Emperor head-on - everyone still has a future, and it is still the last word to be restrained after all.

As for whether General Liu is dead or alive, who cares? However, this General Liu, who looked like he was going to be unlucky, was not as miserable as everyone present imagined. It's just that Zhu Mu hopes to open up the door between the New Army and the Praetorian Guard in the logistics procurement department, and send this more "talkative" General Liu over as a puppet first. As for the transfer to the front line, it is nothing more than scaring and scaring people, so that General Liu, who has been slacking off for a long time, warms up.

The twists and turns in this power cannot be reflected in its true meaning for a while, but it has become a fait accompli that the Forces of the New Army are slowly interfering in the military department. The spokespersons at the grassroots level of the Ministry of War, who were planted by arms dealers and capital groups, have begun to play their role and begin to fundamentally promote the war machine of the Ming Empire, rushing towards a more efficient and faster development.

The reason why Zhu Mu convened such an analysis meeting on the Liaodong battlefield was because he had obtained Wang Jue's report from Liaodong, which not only gave a clear account of the development and expansion of the new army in the past month or so, but also mentioned the matter of reorganizing the units reformed from the old army into a new army according to the new army.

The 29th Army naturally does not count, what Wang Jue wants to move is the 15th Group Army of the Imperial Army that is temporarily under Wang Jue's control in Liaodong. According to the structure, this is a complete group army, but more than half of the troops under its command are new recruits who were later supplemented to the eastern Liaodong region.

This unit is not very strong in combat effectiveness, and it does not have any traditions to boast about, and from the day it was formed, it has been a second-rate reserve force in Liaodong through and through. Wang Jue wanted to take advantage of this army, so he naturally had the intention of reducing the pressure from the military department.

Moreover, the commander of this new army unit recommended by Wang Jue is also a person who cannot be vetoed by the military department without a legitimate reason -- the veteran general Sima Mingwei. said that the military department could not veto it because the old general had enough qualifications and merits, and he was originally transferred back to the Beijing division to serve, which was arranged by the former emperor Zhu Changle as a succession vacancy. After Ge Tianzhang left office, when Cheng Zhixin was promoted to the secretary of the military department, he was ordered to serve as the squire of the military department.

However, as the new emperor, Zhu Mu has his own plans, and he feels that when Cheng Zhixin replaces Ge Tianzhang, he should install a confidant of his own in the military department. Although Sima Mingwei, a veteran from the south, had great achievements, he was not the emperor's preferred candidate.

Wang Jue thought more far-reaching, this Sima Mingwei is from the south, because it is the main strategic direction of the empire, so he is a really capable general. The south is on guard all the year round, and the general system is more capable and practical than the slack-off border generals in the north, so it is very suitable to be the commander of another new army.

Another reassuring thing for Wang Jue is that this Sima Mingwei is loyal and has the nickname of Xiao Yue Fei in the empire, and if this person is activated and reused by Zhu Mu, he will naturally not become a stumbling block to the reform of the new army. And Wang Jue's partner with such a calm old general in Liaodong also reassured the officials in the court.

The Manchu Dynasty didn't know that the young emperor in his early 20s, who was standing next to the sand table of the Jianji Palace, was already plotting to plant more people in the army with his equally young friend. And the force they rely on is a combination of danger and power in the capital chaebol.

"The new tank sent to Liaodong will be properly distributed by Wang Jue! Within a year, I want the troops formed by the new army to have the ability to sweep through the entire Liaodong! Zhu Mu looked at the meticulously crafted precision sand table in front of him, his eyes fell on the Fengtian City on the plain by the Hunhe River, and he secretly swore in his heart: "Father! Where you lost, I will take it back sooner or later! ”

While silently reciting in his heart, he clenched his fists, and he still didn't suppress his voice after the last sentence, so that a few cronies around him could hear it clearly: "My Liaodong!" I'm going to have to get it back sooner or later! ”

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