When Luo Jian heard Liu Zhaoji's words, he was taken aback, and he didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly got up and said to Ruan Dacheng: "There is something in the army outside the city, I don't know if Brother Yuanhai is willing to go with Xinghua?" ”

"Brother Xinghua, please." Ruan Dacheng was willing, although he felt a lot of pressure with Luo Jian, but Luo Jian seemed to have some kind of magic on his body, which attracted Ruan Dacheng to understand.

Luo Jian drove Ruan Dacheng in a warrior car and went out of the east gate with two guards. Although Ruan Dacheng said that he had been in the car last night, he didn't take a closer look at it when it was dark at night, and today he was looking around in the car, watching everywhere, Luo Jian saw that he was curious, and he didn't care about him.

On the high platform outside the city, Liu Zhaoji and several generals stood on it, anxiously waiting for Luo Jian's arrival, and the more than 10,000 Yangzhou troops under the high platform were divided into two parts and had all been assembled.

Luo Jian parked the car behind the high platform, and the guards quickly got out of the car to help Ruan Dacheng open the car door, and the two walked towards the platform.

"Brother Liu, why are you in such a hurry?" Before Luo Jian met, the team had already gathered, and there was no chaos, which was a little strange why Liu Zhaoji was worried.

"I've seen Ruan Shangshu." Liu Zhaoji first said hello to Ruan Dacheng before saying to Luo Jian: "Xinghua, this is according to your method to eliminate weak soldiers, how do you know that nearly 4,000 people have failed to pass this elimination, so there are only 8,000 people left in the Yangzhou army, how do you think this is good?" ”

Luo Jian laughed and said, "Brother Liu, don't worry, my training plan is already taking the route of elite soldiers, and the soldiers are not much more expensive, Brother Yuanhai, what do you think?" ”

Everyone understands the truth that soldiers are not expensive, and Ruan Dacheng naturally understands it, but how to settle the remaining 4,000 people makes him take care of Luo Jian.

"Brother Xinghua, this is not bad, but how to settle the 4,000 people who have been eliminated is a problem, if it is not handled properly, it will inevitably cause chaos." Ruan Dacheng's words were to the point, and Liu Zhaoji was worried about this problem, and when he heard him say this, he also nodded at Luo Jian.

"There are three ways to resettle the eliminated people, one is to enter the agricultural reclamation army and engage in wasteland production, which can be self-sufficient and can also guarantee military use; Second, several factories will be built now, and a large number of people are still needed, and most of the dead soldiers can be placed; Third, if the two do not want to, they can pay travel expenses and a certain amount of settlement expenses to let them return to their hometowns. In this case, I don't think 4,000 people are enough. ”

Luo Jian beckoned, called all the generals on the stage to his side, and told him his intentions.

"When the situation is a little settled in the future, I also want to renovate and expand the Phoenix Mountain Iron Works, and various factories will also start one after another in the future, and a large number of people are also needed, and I am worried about the shortage of manpower. You don't have to worry about how these people will be housed now, right? Luo Jian said to Ruan Dacheng and Liu Zhao again.

Liu Zhaoji was overjoyed when he heard this, and said to his generals: "You guys go and count the eliminated soldiers and see how many people are in each of these different directions?" The statistics are good, and the report is coming quickly. ”

Ruan Dacheng saw that Liu Zhaoji obeyed Luo Jianyan, and he was secretly taken aback, and said in his heart that this Yangzhou army was already surnamed Luo. Thinking about this Luo Jian's thinking about the problem is also very long-term, he even calculates the transformation of the Jiangnan Iron Works, and these things must be reported to the Ma Ge Department as soon as possible, so that he can have a countermeasure.

When Liu Zhaoji's generals reported the statistical results, only more than 100 people were willing to return to their hometowns, and most of them were willing to work in the factory, only asking for a full meal and a place to live.

Although these soldiers belonged to the Gansu Army, the Zhongguan Battalion and other local Ming troops, in fact, most of them were from Henan, Hebei and Shandong, and they followed the main general to run around and couldn't eat enough, and most of the soldiers had not received military pay for a long time.

Now that his hometown has been occupied by the Qing soldiers, there is no hope of returning to his hometown, and he has been eliminated from the army, and he is panicked in his heart, lest he will be lost, so the requirements put forward are also very low.

Hearing this request, Luo Jian's heart was sour, he took down the loudspeaker from the car, and said to Liu Zhaoji, "Brother Yuanhai, Brother Liu, let's go, let's take a look." ”

Nearly 4,000 eliminated soldiers saw Luo Jian, Liu Zhaoji and others coming, and looked at them with expectant eyes.

"Brothers, I'm Luo Jian, today you were eliminated from the army because of physical reasons, what I want to say is that we will not give up on you." Luo Jian picked up the horn and said loudly.

As soon as Luo Jian finished speaking, there was a commotion below, and I don't know who took the lead, and nearly 4,000 people all knelt down in unison.

"Brothers, please arise quickly, most of you are willing to work in the factory. I told everyone that working in a factory not only gives you enough to eat, a place to live, but also a monthly salary, and as long as you are willing to work, you can start a family and support your family. ”

Luo Jian's words made these soldiers completely settle down, more than 100 soldiers who wanted to return to their hometowns did not go back, they all had to work in the factory, and in the end, only more than 300 old soldiers went to the agricultural reclamation army, and the problem of eliminating soldiers was completely solved, just waiting for Liu Weimin's side to come to a few factories to lead people.

Liu Zhaoji stayed behind to rectify the remaining 8,000 men, and Luo Jian and Ruan Dacheng drove back to the city.

Luo Jian has been thinking about how to organize these 8,000 men and horses along the way, he is extremely unaccustomed to the establishment of the Ming army, and the Ming army's system of generals leading troops is very easy to cause soldiers to belong to individual generals, which will inevitably cause generals at all levels to slack off and avoid war.

Although the military system of later generations was born in the first era, the future development direction of the Yangzhou Army is the first, which is also the reason why Luo Jian insisted on changing the military system.

Luo Jian thought about organizing these 8,000 men into a division, and organizing them into troops according to the establishment of later generations, with four to five regiments under it, introducing a staff system, and strengthening the control and command of the troops.

I thought that to make such a big change to the troop establishment, I had to discuss it with Shi Kefa, and this Ruan Dacheng, as the secretary of the military department, if he could get his support, there would be a lot less resistance in the future.

Thinking of this, Luo Jian turned to Ruan Dacheng in the car and said, "Brother Yuanhai, I have an idea, I want to discuss with Inspector Shi and Brother Yuanhai, can Brother Yuanhai accompany me to the Supervisor's place?" ”

Ruan Dayue didn't know what new ideas Luo Jian had again, so he was curious and said, "Zidang and Xinghua together." ”

Luo Jian drove directly to Shi Kefa's Governor's Mansion, and the guards led the two into the hall before reporting to Shi Kefa.

The three of them sat down in the hall, and Luo Jian thought that Liu Zhaoji had to participate in this military reform, so he picked up the walkie-talkie and asked Liu Zhaoji to come to the governor's mansion quickly. Shi and Ruan saw Luo Jian calling Liu Zhaoji again, and they didn't know what they meant, they all looked at him and waited for him to speak.

"Brother Xian, Brother Yuanhai, in the past few days, I have made some understanding of the current establishment of the army, hehe, I feel that the general army and staff generals are flying all over the sky, and they are everywhere, which is extremely unfavorable to unified command and unified action."

When Shi Kefa heard that Luo Jian was about to fight against the army, he didn't know what he thought, and asked, "Xinghua has an idea?" ”

"Exactly, didn't you come to the overseer to discuss? I also invited Brother Yuanhai, the secretary of the military department, to refer to it together. Luo Jian said.

Luo Jian gave Shi Kefa a brief introduction to the elimination of soldiers outside the city, and said:

"Two, my idea is to organize these 8,000 soldiers and horses into a division, with four regiments under the division, each regiment with four battalions, and each battalion with four companies..." Luo Jian explained to the two of them about the military establishment of later generations, and also explained the functions and roles of the principal and deputy posts at all levels, especially the staff system of later generations.

In addition, all the cavalry units of the entire Yangzhou Army were concentrated and used as assault forces as troops directly under the division.

After hearing this, the two of them fell into deep thought, and after a long time, Ruan Dacheng spoke first: "Brother Xinghua, your restructuring is extremely beneficial to future operations, the responsibilities of each ministry are clear, and the control of senior generals over the troops will also be tighter, and there are many benefits. It's just that there are many soldiers and horses in this court, and this military system is determined by Taizu, so I'm afraid it's not easy to change. ”

Ruan Dacheng actually knew a lot about the affairs in the army, and this was to the point, and Shi Kefa nodded when he heard it.

"Brother Yuanhai, don't worry, I mean that the Yangzhou Army will be organized like this first, and the other troops will not be left alone for the time being, but they can also play a pilot role, if the effect is really good, it can be gradually promoted, what do you think?"

"Xinghua, the big war is coming, if you make a big change now, I'm afraid that the general's heart is unstable, which is not conducive to the battle." Shi Kefa raised a new question, and Ruan Dacheng also nodded yes.

As he was talking, Liu Zhaoji rushed over, and Luo Jian told him his thoughts and the questions of the two of them.

Liu Zhaoji laughed and said: "Don't worry about the superintendent and Ruan Shangshu, Xinghua's idea has been talked to me before, and now the main generals of the Yangzhou Army are all generals of the loyal battalion, and I dare not guarantee that the generals of our loyal battalion will definitely not slack off because of the restructuring." ”

Hearing him say this, Luo Jian was relieved, and Shi Kefa and Ruan Dacheng no longer had any objections. At that moment, several people began to agree on who would be the commander of the Yangzhou Division, Shi Kefa wanted Luo Jian to take it, but Luo Jian wanted Liu Zhaoji to take it, and the three of them pushed it back and forth.

Ruan Dacheng opened his mouth and said: "Xinghua Xian Brother serves as the commander of the Yangzhou Division, I think it is inappropriate, I have already played to the imperial court, and ask the imperial court to reward the great achievements of Xinghua and several people, and it will be more than the position of the commander of the Yangzhou Division, so it is better for this Yangzhou Division to ask General Liu to lead it." ”

When Shi Kefa heard this, he immediately understood Ruan Dacheng's intentions in his heart, this was to win over Luo Jian for his use, and he was secretly happy in his heart, thinking that he was about to play to the imperial court, and he was afraid that Ma Shiying would interfere with it, and now that Ruan Dacheng is playing, Ma Shiying will not obstruct it, so I don't know what position the court wants Luo Jian to take.

He said that the military meeting in the evening was held in Luo Jianfu, which was requested by Shi Kefa, who said that Luo Jianfu was a large place in the middle of the country, and that there was an electric light shining brightly, so it was appropriate to hold a meeting there, and Ruan Dacheng, Chen Zilong, Ren Minyu, He Gang and others also attended the meeting.

At the end of the meeting, it was decided that all the armies in Yangzhou would be reorganized into the Yangzhou First Division, with Liu Zhaoji as the division commander, Liu Chaodong, the former deputy commander-in-chief of the Gansu Army, as the deputy division commander, Ma Yingkui, the deputy commander-in-chief, as the deputy division commander and the head of the first regiment, and Luo Jian's proposal that Yibangcai be the chief of staff, which was also approved. The rest of Lou Ting is the captain of the cavalry brigade, General Zhuang Zigu is the head of the second regiment, General Xu Jin is the head of the third regiment, and General Tao Guozuo is the commander of the fourth regiment.

Finally, at Luo Jian's suggestion, He Gang, the former prefect of Zunyi, was appointed as the logistics minister of the first division, in charge of the logistics of the whole division, and at the same time counselor for military affairs.

Zhang Tianlu and Zhang Tianfu refused to participate in the adaptation, and Shi Ke ordered him to lead his troops to another place, and the next day the two took more than 1,000 troops out of Yangzhou to the south.

Finally, Luo Jian put forward a few suggestions.

The first is the salute system in the army, all changed to a salute, and in the future, the first division of Yangzhou will raise their hands when they see their superiors, and they will no longer use kneeling to salute.

The second is to recruit some intellectuals such as those who raise people and show off talents to enrich the army, and use them to teach sergeants to read and write and educate soldiers to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism.

These two proposals have not been adopted for a long time, and even Shi Kefa and Ren Minyu have expressed different opinions, but with Luo Jian's insistence and Liu Zhaoji's strong support, they are still reluctantly passed. Ruan Dacheng wanted to object, but seeing that Luo Jian was very persistent, he took back what he wanted to export.

The arrangement of Wang Qiang made Luo Jian think about it a lot. If he is allowed to serve as the commander of a regiment, Wang Qiang will definitely not have this ability, not only is he too young, but he is even more amateur in the arrangement of cold weapons.

After soliciting his own opinions, he later thought of setting up a special brigade, with Wang Qiang as the captain and Wang Zecheng as his deputy.

The special brigade has a fire team of 10 rifles and a machine gun, and another 100 bombardiers, shield bearers and archers of 200 people to ensure the safety of machine guns and rifles, and the fire team and bomb team are all equipped with horses to ensure mobility, and an engineering unit of 300 people is also under its jurisdiction.

This special brigade has the smallest number of people, but its combat capability is the strongest in this era, and Liu Zhaoji is quite satisfied with this arrangement.

After the meeting, Liu Zhaoji couldn't wait to take all the officers at and above the division level to the army overnight to carry out reorganization, and he wanted to make everyone adapt to the new military system in the shortest possible time and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

In the city of Tianchang County, Duoduo Temporary Marshal Mansion is also holding a military meeting, in the afternoon Kong Youde's proposal made Duoduo quite excited, now this Yangzhou city is no longer possible, so he has to find another way to attack Nanjing, and this ** route to Pukou has become inevitable. If the army marches from Tianchang to **, then enough men and horses must be left in the direction of Yangzhou to prevent the Yangzhou army from going north, and as a result, it is stuck when leaving anyone to defend the Yangzhou army.

According to Kong Youde's meaning, Geng Jimao's Tianyou Army and Xu Dingguo's Henan Army were left behind, and the two armies combined also had 15,000 men and horses, and the total strength was more than all the horses in Yangzhou City. When Dordor consulted the two, they were strongly opposed.

Geng Jimao was frightened by Ma Yingkui's grenade under the city of Yangzhou, thinking that it was impossible for the 15,000 men and horses alone to prevent the Yangzhou army from attacking, Xu Dingguo saw Li Yuchun killed with his own eyes, and he did not dare to lead the army to stay.

Duoduo saw that the two of them were all frightened, and they were very helpless, if they forcibly left the two to defend, I was afraid that when the Yangzhou army came, the two would not dare to fight and escape, and their flanks would inevitably be threatened by the Yangzhou army.

In desperation, Duoduo had to order Han Dai to lead 1,000 Mongolian cavalry and 500 white-armored soldiers to stay in Tianchang, and sent 5,000 men and horses of Liu Zhong, the former general of the Dashun army, Geng Jimao and Xu Dingguo reluctantly agreed.

At present, the plan has been decided, and Duoduo ordered all the departments to prepare, and the army will march in the direction of ** from tomorrow.