Longtan Beishan Barracks, Headquarters.

Brother Mantang could not help but shed tears of grief and grievance when he remembered the poor life he had lived in the past, the lowly status he endured to swallow his anger, and the desolation of his family and the destruction of his family without any help when the flood came.

Zhu Daolin took a deep breath and said loudly: "Brothers, no matter what other armies have always done, my Zhu Daolin's army has its own way of living!" ”

"We are an independent army, and since the first day of our establishment, we have supported ourselves on our own, and we have never looked up to others and begged for alms."

"Therefore, even if the king of heaven is here, he can't point fingers at us!"

"We all come from poor families, we have strict military discipline, fair trading, we have excellent equipment and brave and tenacious soldiers, and we will show our dignity with outstanding military exploits!"

"And you, the Longtan Army, as the first main force of our army to be established into a system, will become the vanguard of this northward campaign......"

"Seven days later, you will complete the change of clothes, replenish a baggage battalion and a cavalry team, cross the Yangtze River, and take the lead in the north along the canal, the 50,000 soldiers of the whole army will look at you, I, Zhu Daolin, will look at you, hundreds of thousands of fathers and villagers in Longtan and even tens of millions of people in the north and south of the river will look at you."

"Therefore, please be sure to cheer up, no matter how hard and tired you are, even if you grit your big teeth, you must unswervingly move forward bravely, don't let me Zhu Daolin down, don't let down the millions of fathers and villagers behind you!"

After Zhu Daolin finished speaking, he solemnly saluted the officers.

The brothers in the audience immediately stood up and respectfully returned the salute to their boss, and the audience was silent so that their heartbeats could be heard clearly.

Zhu Daolin put down his hand and motioned to Tang Shilin to announce the adjournment of the meeting. Dozens of officers with families or who had just married immediately gathered around and strongly demanded to go north with the army.

Zhu Daolin took a lot of effort to explain and told everyone that it was impossible for the Longtan Army to be completely gone, and some officers were not left to train new soldiers.

Moreover, this expedition lasted for three years, and after fighting Dengzhou, he had to fight the Manchu Qing Tartars, and some of them were battles. But the brothers still did not give up and strongly demanded to go north to join the war.

In the end, Zhu Daolin had to promise that after half a year, they would be allowed to lead the supplementary soldiers north to participate in the war in phases and batches, which calmed down the officers who were eager to fight.

"The military heart is available...... You can see it accurately, after a few battles, it will be a strong army! ”

Li Zhenggang, the new governor of Sipin Town in Longtan Army, said with a smile that he, like Guo Zhongjun, was from the ancestral court of Maoshan and had a stable personality and rich experience. At the same time, he is also an excellent instructor with the highest knowledge and the most solid military basic training in many martial arts teaching and training in the Ziyang Martial Arts Hall, if it weren't for the uneasy officers of the Longtan Battalion, Zhu Daolin was really reluctant to let him out.

The new commander-in-chief, Tang Shilin, the deputy general, Zhao Wude, and Ding Erxiong, the commander of the No. 1 Musket Battalion with the best training and strongest combat effectiveness, surrounded him and asked with concern about the details of the change.

Zhu Daolin shook his head, pointed at Li Zhenggang, and strode away, going to the garrison camp to talk to his 386 disciples.

Li Zhenggang knew that Zhu Daolin had left the opportunity to establish his prestige to himself, smiled calmly, and told the truth: "All the current equipment is reserved for the 5,000 recruits who are about to be stationed. Most of these recruits are from Huaibei and Huainan, and they are all fellow villagers with their brothers......"

"We're going to complete the handover in five days. The main battalions drove to Shangyuan Wharf with their bare hands, received new equipment, rested for two days, and on the morning of the seventh day, crossed the river north to Shandong, and the destination was Qingdao Wei, Jiaozhou Bay. ”

The crowd was thrilled.

Ding Erxiong, who was anxious, asked uneasily: "Can all our muskets and artillery be replaced with new ones?" ”

Li Zhenggang nodded solemnly: "All the five musket battalions received infantry-type long-barreled flintlock guns, the artillery battalion, the garrison battalion, the horse team, and the baggage battalion received navy-type short-barreled flintlock guns, and the artillery battalion was equipped with 24 brand-new 60MM light field guns. 12 80MM FIELD GUNS, ALL EQUIPPED WITH NEW GUN CARRIAGES AND ENOUGH HORSES, SUPPLEMENTED BY 80 TWO-WHEELED TRUCKS DEDICATED TO TRANSPORTING AMMUNITION! ”

Tang Zhenglin and others were pleasantly surprised.

All of them were issued with new guns and new artillery, and even the baggage battalion could receive a well-made navy-type flintlock pistol, how heavy is this?!

Li Zhenggang wasted no time in reminding: "Everyone. Our Longtan Army is the main force of the whole army to take the lead in changing clothes, and the general has good intentions for our Longtan Army! ”

"The purpose of letting us set off ahead of schedule this time is to temper the perseverance of the officers and men, hone their marching ability and the command ability of officers at all levels, and adapt to the cold climate of Shandong in advance, so that we can give full play to our due combat strength in the counterinsurgency operation in mid-December."

"As long as we make great achievements and make a name for ourselves in the Dengzhou counterinsurgency, the Longtan Army will definitely be famous all over the world, and I am afraid that you will all have to be promoted to another level, haha!"

Zhao Wude's face was flushed with excitement, and he rubbed his sweaty palms: "Don't say anything, where the general points out, let's fight, fight to death!" ”

Ding Erxiong pouted: "If you want to fight, I will go first, the first battle flag of the whole army 'Longtan Battalion' is in the hands of my first battalion, you and Lao Tang have to stand back in the fight, hehe!" ”

Everyone laughed, as the chief general of the whole army, Tang Zhenglin thought about it very carefully, and took the lead in expressing his acceptance to Li Zhenggang: "Zhenggang, you are often by the general's side, have you heard that the Baoshan Water Division and the Tamsui Fleet are preparing to change the uniforms of the whole army and change their names to the navy?" ”

Li Zhenggang nodded: "This is true, at the end of the year, it was officially redressed, and then renamed the Ming Imperial Navy, under the jurisdiction of the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea, and the Bohai Sea three fleets, the base camp of the East China Sea Fleet is located in Baoshanwei, the base camp of the Yellow Sea Fleet is in Qingdao Wei, and the base camp of the Bohai Fleet is in Weihaiwei." ”

"In the future, the Bohai Fleet will be specifically responsible for operations and supplies on the Liaodong front, the Yellow Sea Fleet will be responsible for the transportation of materials from the north and south, and the East China Sea Fleet will be the largest and most onerous in its tasks, and will be responsible for the defense of the Yangtze River estuary within a radius of 500 miles and the defense ...... Yingzhou."

"The 16,000 officers and men of the Navy Division will be replaced with new naval uniforms at the end of the year, and I heard that it is very majestic, but unfortunately I have not seen it."

"What about us?"

Ding Erxiong was in a hurry, he didn't want to be taken away by the sailor who had managed to maintain many firsts.

Li Zhenggang smiled: "I have to say, the general really cares about us, several branches under the ironware workshop have been concentrating manpower and material resources, working overtime, to make new chain mail for our Longtan Army, and now more than 1,000 pieces have been made, and the remaining part will be shipped to Qingdao Wei in the next month to make up for us." ”

"In addition to chain mail, steel helmets, cotton coats, high-waisted cotton shoes and cotton pants will be issued, and they will be brought out and worn on the body when they arrive at Shangyuan Port, and they will be the first to be the next tomorrow!"

Ding Erxiong and Tang Zhenglin were excited, and they couldn't wait to immediately lead their troops to Shangyuan Wharf and get all the advanced weapons and equipment, otherwise they wouldn't be able to sleep! (To be continued.) )