That night, in the study room of the Datong General Army's Mansion, Zhou Shuyuan, Wang Feng, Zhao Yun, and Zhou Yuhong, the former rebel who had just joined the Tiger and Leopard Army, were like benchmarks, sitting on both sides of the guard.

After carefully glancing at his current highest-level team, Wei Zheng directly threw the holy decree he had just received today to Zhou Yuhong, who didn't know the content, and then spoke.

"General Zhou, this is the holy decree given to me by the imperial court today, you first look at the content of the holy decree, and say while looking at me...."

Zhou Yuhong was excited and grateful for Wei Zheng for trusting him so much, and began to browse through the holy decree in his hand. Wei Zheng said with a stern face.

"The purpose of bringing you here at this late hour, I'm sure you're very clear.

"Since the imperial court has issued a holy decree to allow our Tiger and Leopard Army to expand its army, then we will have a very thorough expansion of the army, and we will have the strength to gain a foothold in the troubled times..."

"The number of people given to us by the imperial court is 10,000, I mean, directly cross the threshold of 10,000 and expand the Haw Par Army to 15,000?"

Expanding the army, as long as you are a qualified general, you will like it very much. Because, no one wants to have a large number of soldiers under their command.

Wang Feng and the others sitting in front of Wei Zheng were no exception.

As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, and after determining the specific strength of the Haw Par Army, several people's faces were covered with heartfelt smiles. However, this smile did not last long, and was interrupted by Wang Feng's next few questions.

With a sudden worry on his face, he asked Wei Zheng.

"General. The expansion of the army is a good thing, and the last general will absolutely and unconditionally support it. However, the total strength of our Haw Par Army is now full. There were less than 7,000 people. Expanding the force to 15,000 at one time means that the Haw Par Army will have to replenish more than 8,000 new soldiers at one time..."

"Some time ago, the garrison of Datong Mansion recruited troops, and the best young people among the tens of thousands of displaced people in Datong Mansion have been recruited. Now, if we are recruiting, even if we can recruit enough people, the quality of the soldiers will not be too good, and they will not even be as good as the garrison of Datong Prefecture. ”

"So, the last general wants to know. Where will the more than 8,000 recruits for the upcoming expansion of the Haw Par Army come from? ”

In an instant, the suspicious eyes of several other people also shifted to Wei Zheng. Want to know the answer.

Wei Zheng didn't let them wait too long, and after only a short period of contemplation, he replied: "Since the best soldiers of Datong Mansion are stationed in Datong Mansion, the more than 8,000 recruits that the Haw Par Army lacks will be replenished from the garrison of Datong Mansion..."

"My thoughts are. For now. The Haw Par Army is the military strength that truly belongs to us. Therefore, the first thing we need to satisfy is the Haw Par Army, followed by the Datong Mansion garrison. Therefore, in order to ensure that the combat effectiveness of the Haw Par Army is restored, do not let the current expansion of the army have too much impact on the combat effectiveness. The recruits that the Haw Par Army lacked were all selected from the Datong garrison. After the completion of the war, the Datong garrison recruited new recruits from the center of the displaced people. ”

"And this rule, we will form a rule in the future. Because that's the only way to go. The strong combat effectiveness of our Haw Par Army can be maintained forever and will not be affected by various external factors. ”

Zhou Shuyuan's eyes lit up. Loudly agreed: "Good way....The recruits selected from the Datong garrison, although they do not meet the standards of the officers and men of the Haw Par Army. However, after all, they have been trained and only need to carry out a certain amount of integrated training, and they can form combat effectiveness in a short time. ”

"Not only that, but doing so can also increase the combat effectiveness of the Datong garrison on a certain distance. As long as they are good enough, they can join the Haw Par Army, get more food, eat more meat, and equip themselves with the most advanced weapons and equipment. ”

"So, I'm all for the idea..."

The problem of expanding the number of troops has been solved, and the next thing that makes everyone even more nervous is the issue of troop distribution.

Just as everyone was thinking about the answer to the first question given by Wei Zheng, Wang Feng asked again: "General, after the expansion of the Tiger and Leopard Army to 15,000 people, the existing establishment will definitely not be able to meet the requirements. I don't know how the 15,000 men will be distributed after the expansion of the Haw Par Army is completed, whether they will re-adopt the official and military establishment, or continue to use the unique establishment of our Haw Par Army..."

On the issue of the vital interests of the leading generals, except for the military advisor Zhou Shuyuan, the other three people all showed a hot expression on their faces, looking at Wei Zheng, hoping that Wei Zheng could give him more troops.

Seeing this, a smile suddenly flashed on Wei Zhengyan's face, and he smiled at everyone who was nervous: "Don't worry, the three of you have a part in this army expansion." From now on, the three of you will only bring more soldiers, not less..."

"Let's talk about General Zhao's cavalry first... In this expansion, the cavalry was directly expanded from a cavalry regiment to a cavalry division, including three cavalry regiments of 1,500 men and an artillery battalion of 500 men, for a total of 5,000 cavalry..."

Seeing Zhao Yun with a shocked face in front of him, Wei Zheng asked with a smile: "General Zhao, the cavalry has expanded so many people at one time, I don't know if there are enough war horses?" ”

Under the envious gaze of Wang Feng and Zhou Yuhong, Zhao Yun suddenly reacted and replied excitedly: "Please rest assured, the war horses in the hands of our Tiger and Leopard Army are definitely enough..."

"It's just that, according to your requirements, a cavalryman needs to be equipped with a short-barreled musket, a pair of iron armor, two throwing spears, and a saber. If the cavalry is expanded so much at once, the gap in equipment is very large...."

Under Zhao Yun's expectant gaze, Wei Zheng shook his head and replied: "You don't have to worry about equipment, as long as you have the confidence to let the five thousand cavalry do their best to form a combat effectiveness and train into a strong assault force of our Tiger and Leopard Army, what equipment you lack, I will supplement what equipment for you..."

At this time, Zhao Yun's heart was not just shocked and excited. At this moment, the whole person can only be described in four words: blood boiling. He reassured Wei Zheng with a series of fanatical reassurances: "Please rest assured, I, Zhao Yun, will definitely live up to the trust of the general and train into an invincible ironclad cavalry that will make the enemy fearful..."

Wei Zheng nodded, and then shifted his gaze to Wang Feng and Zhou Yuhong.

Seeing the complicated expressions of nervousness and envy on the faces of the two, Wei Zheng also smiled and said, "Don't be envious of the two of you, let's talk about Wang Feng first..."

"As you just said, after the expansion of the Haw Par Army, the existing establishment can no longer meet the requirements. Therefore, I have decided to completely disrupt the existing strength of the Haw Par Army, abolish the pikemen, and keep only the musketeers..."

"In other words, from now on, the Haw Par Army will only have three arms: musketeers, artillery, and cavalry...."

"You, Wang Feng, will be in command of an infantry division alone, the so-called musket division. Like the cavalry division, it has three musket regiments, an artillery battalion, and a total strength of five thousand people...."

"In the expanded Haw Par Army, all musketeers are equipped with the latest flintlock muskets created by the Craftsman's Battalion. A musketeer is armed with a flintlock musket, fifty rounds of lead bullet and corresponding ammunition, three grenades ...

As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, Wang Feng, who was also enthusiastic in his heart, replied loudly: "Please rest assured general, Wang Feng will definitely train 5,000 musketeers for the general...... Train 5,000 musketeers into the most effective firearms unit in the Ming Dynasty. ”

Seeing Wei Zheng nodding with satisfaction, Zhou Shuyuan, who had been silently calculating in his heart, suddenly said: "General, no surprise to me, the 10,000 soldiers commanded by Zhao Yun and Wang Feng are the strength of our Tiger and Leopard Army, which is approved and recognized by the imperial court......

"The military advisor is right, these 10,000 people are the 10,000 people who are open to the imperial court... Next, the 5,000 people commanded by General Zhou Yuhong and Zhou are the secret troops of our Tiger and Leopard Army buried in Datong Mansion......"

"General Zhou, you are from the rebels, and in a short period of time, or even a lifetime, it is impossible for you to have an identity recognized by the imperial court. Therefore, I can only hide you and command the remaining 5,000 musketeers of the Haw Par Army. ”

"However, I can guarantee that as long as you serve me well, your military talents will be fully utilized. Sooner or later, I, Wei Zheng, will give you an identity that satisfies you. ”

Wei Zheng's words are not only a guarantee to Zhou Yuhong, but also a statement to Zhou Yuhong about his ambition and lofty ambitions, and he truly regards Zhou Yuhong as his confidant.

Therefore, as soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, the excited Zhou Yuhong directly knelt on the ground and promised sincerely: "Please rest assured general, I, Zhou Yuhong, will swear allegiance to the general and never betray the general..."

Wei Zheng hurriedly helped Zhou Yuhong, who was kneeling in front of him, and said with a smile on his face: "General Zhou, I believe in you very much, otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to participate in today's discussion... We urgently need to get down to business...."

"General Zhou, the five thousand soldiers you are about to command, if you want to escape the eyes of the imperial eagle dog, you must have a reasonable identity. Therefore, my idea is that these 5,000 soldiers are called the Tunken Division, an infantry division established to protect the Tuntian. ”

"Since this reclamation division does not belong to the Haw Par Army on the surface, the 3,000 recruits that the reclamation division lacks cannot be selected from the Datong Mansion garrison."

"My idea is that General Zhou, you will first use the two thousand people in your hands to build the shelves of the reclamation division. Then, qualified soldiers are selected from among the displaced people. If there are not enough in Datong, they will go to Datong outside the country to select. I'll give you a month to get the Reclamation Division to reach full strength and start training......"

Seeing Wei Zheng's expectant gaze on himself, Zhou Yuhong knelt on the ground again and said loudly: "The last general will obey the general's command and never let down the general's trust in the last general........."