Hua Zhenji's cavalry closely monitored almost all the passages on the four sides of the Xinmin Mansion, and it didn't take long to report to Kong Guanbei and Zhao Dongyun in Jinzhou, saying that the Xinmin Mansion was already under the control of several departments, and it was guaranteed that not a single shell would be transported.

Looking at Hua Zhenji's report, Zhao Dongyun nodded with a satisfied look: "This Hua Zhenji has done a good job!" ”

Meng Enyuan also agreed: "Although Zhenji's use of troops is still a little immature, he already has the demeanor of everyone, and it is rare to be able to block a huge new people's mansion just by relying on a thousand horsemen, so that those bandits can hardly fly!" ”

Zhao Dongyun said: "It seems that your teaching to him is not bad, how about it, according to you, does he have the ability to manage a standard?" ”

Meng Enyuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, what did Zhao Dongyun mean by this?

If this is a standard, Hua Zhenji will either sit in his own position as the commander of the cavalry standard of the third town, or the cavalry battalion on the side of the Jinzhou patrol battalion will be expanded to the standard, and then he will be transferred to the past as the standard.

However, Meng Enyuan also knew that Zhao Dongyun had always been experimenting with the cavalry establishment of the small battalion system of the brigade on the Jinzhou patrol battalion, trying to find a cavalry establishment that was more in line with the needs of modern operations, so the cavalry establishment of the Jinzhou patrol battalion was different from the cavalry establishment of the third town, and the third town was the standard establishment of the Beiyang Standing Army, which was a standard for four battalions, a battalion for four teams, a team for four sheds, and a standard for 1,300 cavalry.

On the other hand, the Jinzhou patrol battalion did not have a standard level of establishment, there was only one cavalry battalion, and the cavalry battalion was subordinate to three teams, but each team had nearly 200 cavalry, and one cavalry battalion had more than 650 cavalry, which was a typical Dalian small battalion system of Western cavalry.

So if Zhao Dongyun wants Hua Zhenji to be the commander, the biggest possibility is to give him his position, but what about himself? Go?

At this time, Zhao Dongyun glanced at Meng Enyuan, and the look of worry and doubt that Meng Enyuan showed was naturally seen clearly by him, and he put down the battle report in his hand: "Brother Meng may have guessed, I plan to wait for the affairs of the Xinmin Mansion and let him take your place!" ”

"As for you, go and help me manage the Jinzhou patrol battalion!" Zhao Dongyun said with a look of expectation.

To use his subordinates, to gain the trust of his subordinates, it is naturally not enough to rely on the so-called majesty alone, you have to make him feel that you expect and value him.

Meng Enyuan heard Zhao Dongyun's words, and then looked at Zhao Dongyun's expectant look, he felt quite complicated in his heart, after he took up the post of the Third Association, he had always maintained a relatively friendly relationship with Zhao Dongyun in the early stage, but since the establishment of the Third Town, he has also completely thrown himself into Zhao Dongyun's command like Chen Guangyuan, and he has also fantasized about the two positions of the Fifth Association and the Sixth Association, but there are different types of troops, plus Chen Guangyuan, Lin Yongquan and others are eyeing him, and he has no chance at all.

According to his own thoughts, if he wants to go one step further, he will either set up a cavalry association in Beiyang in the future, and then be promoted to the commander of the cavalry association, or break the boundaries of the troops, be praised by Zhao Dongyun and serve as an infantry association, in addition, he can also take the path of the training department, transfer to the training department, and then be sent to a certain unit to serve as the commander of an association or even a town after a few years of transition.

As for the Jinzhou patrol battalion, to be honest, he didn't expect it, because although the level went up, the Jinzhou patrol battalion was not a Beiyang descendant unit in the end, and if he wanted to climb out of the Jinzhou patrol battalion and transfer to the Beiyang descendant army's one-town command in the future, the possibility was very small.

This is also the reason why many middle and low-level officers in the third town are looking forward to the positions of the Jinzhou patrol battalion, but the middle and high-level officers are more exclusive.

Zhao Dongyun saw that he didn't speak, and knew that he was also worried, after all, the status of the Jinzhou patrol battalion was a little poor, although it now belonged to Zhao Dongyun's subordinates, but on the surface it was still a local army in Fengtian, and it was normal for a decent Beiyang officer like Meng Enyuan to have concerns about this.

Zhao Dongyun continued: "You also know, I plan to train a few more battalions for the Jinzhou Patrol Battalion, and when the time comes, I plan to let you be the commander of this mixed association, but I don't know what you think?" ”

When Zhao Dongyun finished saying this, he had already secretly decided in his heart that if he refused, he would guarantee that he could only stay in the position of cavalry commander for the rest of his life, and it was impossible for a person who could not think about his boss and only cared about his own future to gain the favor of his boss.

And now Meng Enyuan's hesitation has made Zhao Dongyun slightly dissatisfied, of course, he will not show this dissatisfaction!

Meng Enyuan was indeed hesitant to go to the Jinzhou patrol battalion as the commander of the mixed association? This seems to be a step to the sky, but the benefits are actually not as great as they seem, not to mention that the Jinzhou patrol battalion is not a Beiyang descendant force, and no matter how this unit changes, he is a force personally supervised by Zhao Dongyun, which means that even if he is regarded as the commander of the mixed association, there is a great possibility that he will become a puppet.

They are also the leaders of the mixed association, but the current mixed association leader of the Jinzhou patrol battalion is completely incomparable with the third mixed association commander of Zhao Dongyun at the beginning.

But looking at Zhao Dongyun's expectant gaze, although Meng Enyuan had some scruples in his heart, he also knew that he couldn't hesitate so much anymore, not to mention that Zhao Dongyun asked him to be promoted to be a mixed association leader, even if he asked him to be transferred to the past as a commander, he didn't say anything to refuse.

Immediately, he showed a cautious look: "As long as the adults need me to go there, I, Meng Enyuan, will go there!" ”

Zhao Dongyun was quite satisfied with Meng Enyuan's attitude, and immediately said: "During this time, you have handled all the work of the cavalry target, and paid more attention to the affairs of the Jinzhou Patrol Battalion, so as not to know anything in the past!" ”

Meng Enyuan said: "I naturally know this, it's just ......"

Meng Enyuan knew that it was a foregone conclusion that he would go to the Jinzhou Patrol Battalion, and it was impossible to change it without a big accident, so he quickly entered the role state: "I have heard a little before that the Jinzhou Patrol Battalion is going to be expanded, but how to expand, whether the establishment, tactics and training are all imitated from the third town?" ”

Zhao Dongyun nodded: "On the whole, it is naturally imitated from the third town, well, but the cavalry side does not need to learn from the third town, continue to use the current brigade and small battalion system, but now although the cavalry battalion of Lu Shuanggun has seen the past, there are many problems, and you will rectify one or two after you pass!" Infantry, I've asked Lin Yongquan from the Education Department to recruit soldiers, and it is estimated that I will be able to arrive initially this month, all you have to do is to put up the shelves first, and then accept the recruits from the Education Department! ”

Meng Enyuan continued: "If it is a mixed association, at least two infantry target shelves, your lord, you have to give me a few people, otherwise it will be up to me to ......."

Zhao Dongyun said with a smile, and immediately said: "Don't worry, I have prepared the two commanders for you, the first target is Lin Pingxiong, and the second target is Sun Hanchen, as for the two gang commanders and the new battalion pipe, you go and see first, and give me a shortlist when the time comes!" ”

According to the old rules of the Beiyang New Army, the appointment of the commander at this level is naturally handled by Zhao Dongyun, the general office, and as for the appointment below the command belt, part of it has to be handed over to Meng Enyuan, on the one hand, it is to let him encircle his own faction's subordinates, and on the other hand, it is also released for his subordinates to fight.

Although the Jinzhou Patrol Battalion is not considered a Beiyang descendant unit, it is not a good place for people like Meng Enyuan who have entered the ranks of senior officers, but the position of commanding and pipebing is still a rare opportunity for promotion for middle and lower-level officers, especially when the third town is already full and it is impossible to change much in a short period of time.

Now that there is an opportunity to be promoted to serve in the Jinzhou Patrol Battalion, which is also something that many middle- and lower-level officers are looking forward to.

Meng Enyuan heard the names of Lin Pingxiong and Sun Hanchen, and also felt Zhao Dongyun's attention to the Jinzhou patrol battalion, Sun Hanchen and Lin Pingxiong are both one of the earliest pipe bands in the third town, and Lin Pingxiong is still Zhao Dongyun's subordinate brought out of the new machine gun battalion in the early years, which shows that Zhao Dongyun still attaches great importance to the Jinzhou patrol battalion.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent Lin Pingxiong, a decent descendant, here.

Meng Enyuan was still quite satisfied with these two people, but since he had talked about it, Meng Enyuan naturally would not give up today's opportunity, and immediately said: "The recruitment speed of the Education Department is obvious to all, and it is estimated that it will not take two months for me to accept these soldiers, but I don't know about firearms?" ”

Hearing Meng Enyuan ask, Zhao Dongyun shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Is it possible that I still plan to let the expanded new army take wooden guns, rest assured, the rifle has already placed an order with the Fuyuan Machinery Factory, although the production of the Fuyuan Machinery Factory in the first half of the year was tight and the goods could not be obtained, but now the rifles in my third or fourth town have been replenished, and the remaining lists are from other provinces, I have sent them a letter, let them give priority to squeezing out the output to supply us, before the new guns arrive, you will first train with the old guns!" ”

This time, the cost of expanding the Jinzhou patrol battalion is actually not too big, at least in terms of ordnance, there is not much needed, because artillery, war horses do not need to be purchased separately, as long as three infantry battalions are recruited, and then about 2,000 rifles are basically the same, and the remaining command knives, binoculars and other things can be embezzled from the third town first, and then slowly purchased and gathered, which will not affect the speed of the army.

When the anti-bandit operation on the side of Xinmin Mansion was still in progress, Zhao Dongyun had already given a chapter to the imperial court, which basically meant that he had worked hard and had trained more than 5,000 new troops in the Jinzhou patrol battalion, organized into a mixed association, and attached a list of the chief officials of each department, of course, the most important thing was to ask the imperial court for financial support!

As soon as this piece of music was played, it naturally attracted the attention of Yuan Shikai and many bigwigs in the imperial court!