Sending Chen Chao away, Long Qian had no sleep. I was thinking about the reorganization over and over again. After careful consideration, I still felt that I had to do this first. The personalities and exploits of the officers under his command swirled in their minds until it was dark.

I only slept for about an hour before I got up. After breakfast, Tang Shaoyi and Wu Yonglai said goodbye. Wu Yong decided to go back to Jinan with Tang Shaoyi first, and Long Qian was inconvenient to object. Long Qian said to Tang Shaoyi, "Please report to Yuan Futai on my behalf, as soon as the matter here is over, I will go to Jinan." After the two of you leave Jinan, you will go to each office, and I will go over soon. ”

Seeing off Tang and Wu, Long Qian called Zhou Yi, Lu Shan, and Ning Shijun and divided the work, and Lu Shan took the intelligence department and the guard company to be responsible for screening the prisoners and rearranging the place of detention. Long Qian, Zhou Yi, Ning Shijun, and Song Jinguo separately visited the families of the martyrs who died in Zhengjiazhuang and Chenjiaya, and sent pensions and condolences to them. The amount was still in accordance with Song Jinguo's opinion, and each martyr's family was given a pension of 10 taels, and a condolence fund of 5 taels of silver.

Zhou Yi was the first to return to the headquarters, and Long Qian and Song Jinguo had not yet returned. This work is not so comfortable, although fifteen taels of silver is a huge amount of money for the farmer's family, but the grief of losing his son cannot be measured in silver. Zhou Yi felt that he couldn't do this, so he sat for a while in each house, explaining that the team would take care of the martyrs' families, put down the money and left, unwilling to face the crying parents and brothers.

When he got home, Zhou Yi saw Zheng Chan and Wang Yuecian playing with the pure gold longevity lock given by Long Qian. This is Long Qian's gift to her daughter, although Zheng Chan was born in a wealthy family, she still loves to create such a beautiful pure gold longevity lock. My daughter is too young to wear it, and it's too expensive. Wen weighed the weight, more than eight taels. Except for the chain, which is made of sterling silver, the rest is pure gold.

"I heard that the army is going to be reorganized, what official position do you hold this time? Or is it still a deputy commander? Wang Yuecian saw Zhou Yi coming in, raised her head and asked.

"Fetch me a basin of water." Zhou Yi said to his wife.

"I'll ask you." Wang Yuecian said.

"I know there. He didn't say anything to me. Zhou Yi glanced at Wang Yuechan, "You should worry less about these things." ”

"It's hard to get through. I think. This reorganization. You should go down and be the standard. ”

"What's going on? Let's talk about it. ”

"Lu Shan must occupy a standard, and the remaining one, some say it will be given to Wang Mingyuan, and some say it will be given to Ye Yanbing and Feng Lun. But. Battalion Commander Ye provoked the commander. No more play. Wang Yuecian glanced at Zhou Yi, "It was also said that he would give you a mark, and Wu Lie said." Isn't that a fall? However, I feel that it is better to be a standard commander than to be a deputy commander. ”

"For what?" Zhou Yi became interested.

"Commander Long is now a big official, and he is in charge of the two states. You won't be in this little place anymore. It must be Yizhou and Yanzhou each have a standard, the difference between this, still use me to tell you? ”

"Hey, hey, you're going to me__"

"Nonsense. Who made Xiaochan your daughter-in-law? Zheng Du, that bastard, is always unconvinced, what else do you have to say now? Hey, I think you should find Commander Long to find out. When he is not there, you help him watch this family, there is no merit and hard work. ”

Wang Yuecian saw Zheng Chan coming in with hot water, so she stopped.

Of course, Zhou Yi knows the difference between a real job and a fictitious job. Especially after the Mengshan Army became a serious officer and army, it was not those patrol battalions with poor combat effectiveness and equipment, but a regular army with a status comparable to that of the Shandong New Army. What kind of beautiful thing is it to lead a strong army to govern a state with the position of standard commander?

However, how to talk to Long Qian? Since it was rumored that the main force of the Mengshan Army defeated the foreigners, and Long Qian was awarded the title of deputy general, Zhou Yi regretted staying at home and not leaving with Long Qian. After getting along for nearly two years, Zhou Yi also touched Long Qian's temper, this person is still relatively fair, and the promotion and reuse of subordinates is more based on merit and ability, which is also the main reason for the prosperity of the Mengshan Army. But it's a pity that he didn't participate in the battle in which the Mengshan Army became famous in one fell swoop, and compared to those people with similar status to himself, he really lacked a qualification.

It wasn't until dusk that Long Qian came back, and saw that Zhou Yi, Lu Shan, and Ning Shijun were all in the headquarters, Lu Shan and Ning Shijun first reported the situation of the prisoners, and detained the identified leaders alone, especially Tao San, who was even more tightly guarded, and it should be foolproof. The following minions, Lu Shan suggested that it should be sent to the Shiyuan Coal Mine first to dig coal, Long Qian agreed, and instructed to find a way to verify the crimes of the big bosses, and there were indeed those who burned, killed, and plundered the people, and all of them were shot if they were not left. Lu Shan said that this is not easy to do, and there is no evidence from their mouths. Long Qian said not necessarily, you can mobilize the minions to expose it, not to mention Yi County, they have done a lot of bad things in Yi County. If you don't get rid of the bad guys, those minions won't really be converted.

Lu Shan understood, "Understood." I'll take care of this. Rest assured, Commander. ”

Now there is a shortage of soldiers, and there is no need to be a fool to put thousands of prisoners.

"Are you waiting for me to eat? Okay, let's talk about tomorrow afternoon's meeting agenda while we eat. Long Qian said to the three deputies.

"Yes, we're waiting for you." Zhou Yi really wanted to talk to Long Qian alone, but it seemed that he had no chance.

"Okay, wait a minute." Long Qian entered his room.

When he washed his face and came out, Zhou Yi and the others were already sitting around the table. Dinner was simple, millet porridge, tortillas and pickles marinated in turnips.

"We should determine the establishment, otherwise the people's morale will be uncertain, the training will also be affected, and the troops will be expanded immediately and stationed in various places, and this matter cannot wait any longer. The chief of staff is still Shi Jun. Two infantry targets, I consider the two of you to divide the standard. What's your opinion? Long Qian ate very quickly, and when the other three were still eating, he had already eaten three corn tortillas and drank two bowls of porridge.

Zhou Yi was overjoyed, "Thank you for the commander's trust." I didn't say it, I will definitely lead the troops, please rest assured, commander. ”

"You see, I'm a little anxious. You eat slowly. I'll go back to the house and wait for you. Long Qian left the restaurant first.

Soon, the three of them followed each other to Long Qian's house.

"Sit casually," Long Qian took out a piece of paper and unfolded it. "Let's talk about the two step standards first, the first standard is Lu Shan as the standard, Feng Lun is the deputy standard, and Lan Xinzhi is the chief of staff. It has jurisdiction over three battalions, one battalion Feng Lun concurrently, two battalions Shi Dashou, and three battalions Shengguang. The second standard is Zhou Yi as the standard commander, Feng Guozhu as the deputy standard commander, and Deng Qinghua as the chief of staff. There are also three battalions, and one battalion is a national pillar. Two battalions and two tigers. Three battalions Du Sanli. ”

Ye Yanbin was dismissed as the battalion commander, but there was no Wang Mingyuan on this list! Without waiting for them to ask, Long Qian continued slowly, "Each infantry standard is directly under the jurisdiction of the cavalry, machine gun, and baggage company. Staff Section. A logistics section will also be established. To become capable of fighting independently. The combat effectiveness must surpass that of our current army in an all-round way! Do you disagree? ”

"Mingyuan, Yan Bing, how to arrange it? Yan Bing made a mistake. The repentant will die. Isn't it a bit heavy? Lu Shan asked cautiously.

"Mingyuan has other arrangements. But Ye Yanbing needs to reflect well. Mistakes are punished. Long Qian waved his hand, meaning that he would no longer talk about this issue, "Each battalion should have a deputy battalion commander, who will also serve as the company commander of the main company, and you will propose the candidate for the deputy battalion commander." By the way, in this reorganization, each battalion is not three companies, but four! In this way, it is necessary to promote a group of company commanders. What I mean, the existing companies, in general, do not break the formation, so that the combat effectiveness can be maintained. In the past six months, the platoon commanders who have performed well in training and combat have been promoted to the posts of company commanders. You will come up with the specific candidates tonight, and the chief of staff will summarize them and report them to me for approval tomorrow morning. ”

"Is there a deputy company commander?" Ning Shijun asked.

"Set. In general, there can be a deputy position for each position. As an alternative to a full-time job. As soon as the position is vacant, it can be topped. However, the deputy position shall also be the main position at the next level. Long Qian looked at the three of them, "Let's talk about the headquarters and the direct team." Shi Jun was the chief of staff, and in my absence, the chief of staff was in charge of the whole army and acted as my deputy. The headquarters has five departments: staff officers, logistics, intelligence, military law supervision, and medical affairs (including veterinarians), and the first four are headed by Situ Jun, Song Jinguo, Jiang Yun, and Cao Minzhong. The director of the medical department is temporarily vacant, and Shi Jun will take care of it. For example, logistics, it should be subdivided into finance, grain, and clothing sections, and the staff office should have operations, mobilization, military training, ordnance, and other sections. In addition, the headquarters also directly administers one battalion of cavalry, one battalion of artillery, one battalion of engineers, and one battalion of baggage. The cavalry battalion commander was Chi Chunxian, the engineer battalion commander was Liang Huada, the baggage battalion commander was concurrently served by Lian Shupeng, and the old company served as the deputy of the Jin State and concurrently served as the baggage battalion commander. The commander of the artillery battalion did not have a suitable candidate, so Gong Kaichen acted as the agent first. The headquarters will also directly administer the guard company and the cavalry communication platoon, and Jiang Cunxian will be transferred to the intelligence department for another appointment, and the commander of the guard company will be Ding Xiaofu. The chief of staff decides who will be the commander of the cavalry communications platoon. ”

The three of them desperately wrote down Long Qian's opinion.

"There are also a few special characters to use. One is Jiang Yiliu, who joined our army after the Battle of Xigu, was originally a staff officer of Nie Shicheng's department, and has been following Lan Xinzhi during this time, this time he stayed in the staff office, and he wanted to give him a position, at least deputy section chief. There are also two officers in Nie Shicheng's department who joined our army, Han Ziying was originally a team officer, and this time he was transferred to Lu Shan's first standard, giving him a company, and Chai Shouye was originally a platoon commander, and he was given a second standard, and this time he was appointed as a deputy company commander and platoon commander. These two people, you two need to take good care of them, understand? The two staff officers Zhang Bocun and Yu Qianzhu sent by Yuan Shikai to supervise the war were both good, but unfortunately they both returned to Jinan. These are all formally trained officers, and if they are used well, it makes a lot of sense. ”

Zhou Yi and Lu Shan nodded in acceptance.

"The last thing is the camp school. I intend to build a military academy to train current officers in batches. I don't know if you have noticed, but we have gained some experience in military training, but we are not good at training officers. From the squad leader to the battalion commander, the training received was no different from that of a soldier, that is, there was a difference in picture literacy. It's not okay. I myself concurrently served as the principal of the military academy with Situ Jun as the vice principal and director of education of the military academy, and Qu Hongxiang as the deputy director of education. Those who fail to meet the requirements must not be appointed, and this is not negotiable. Even the three of you, too, will be trained and served as instructors, and you must be prepared. After the reorganization of the unit is completed, we plan to formally set up the military academy with the battalion. ”

The three of them have no opinion on running a military school. There was also no preparation. It's just because Long Qian considers himself the principal that he feels Long Qian's attention to the military academy.

"The last thing is the reserve construction. I plan to build a reserve force with three tasks: First, I will recruit new recruits and complete military training, just like the recruit company we did at the beginning. After the completion of the training, they will be recruited into the regular army. The second is to organize and train school-age youths in Yizhou and Yanzhou. To equip them with a certain level of military skills, these are not recruits, they are not out of work, they are just doing what they are supposed to do, but they have to spare a certain amount of time during the year for training. The third task is the veterans of our army - we can't let everyone be a soldier for the rest of their lives, and if they can't be promoted to officers for a certain period of time, such as four years, they will be transferred to the reserve. In the event of a war, recruit them immediately. It is an army of combat effectiveness. So. To send a group of experienced officers to do this, I plan to let Mingyuan take the lead. His position is the commander of the Yizhou Yanzhou Reserve Force, and the shelf of this unit must be slowly erected. ”

It's a big plan. Lu Shan's brain is fast. The value was immediately realized. "That's a good idea. If some subsidies are given to farmers who participate in the training. They'll do it. ”

"Yes," Ning Shijun said, "Commander, this method is wonderful!" It is impossible for our troops to spread out on the ground in both states. If all villages and counties had reserves and troops, the local law and order would have been much better. ”

"Okay, then we will prepare a large number of soldiers, and we can replenish the troops at any time." Zhou Yi also felt that this method was very good, "The commander is really a clever plan!" ”

"What's this! People in foreign countries have done this for a long time! Long Qian smiled, "Since you don't object. Then in the future, the reserve command will transfer the backbone of each battalion, and you will have to support it. There won't be any major battles for a while. Some veterans will be drawn out to help organize and train the reserves, and you must vigorously support Mingyuan's work. He's back tomorrow morning, and I'll talk to him about it in detail. ”

"Those bandit captives, are they added to the troops? After listening to the commander's assumption, there will be more than a dozen battalion-level troops, and each battalion will have an additional company, and there will be a lot of shortages. Zhou Yi said.

"The bandits need to be replenished, but they need to be vigorously rectified and completely eliminated from their bad habits. It doesn't matter if we are short of personnel, we will put up the shelves first, and when we are promoted to the new station, we will recruit troops. However, this time is different from the past, and it is better to have a shortage of soldiers than to have an abundance of soldiers, and it is also necessary to pay close attention to training. Don't you realize? After the completion of the reorganization this time, the strength of the Mengshan Army seems to have increased, but its combat effectiveness is destined to decline. Therefore, you must show the enthusiasm of Mengshan's whole army and train me well for a few months! ”

"Commander, what about weapons? Will the imperial court add to us? Ning Shijun asked.

"It's definitely going to reach out to the imperial court. However, it is estimated that it will be more difficult. I'm busy during this time, and I'll go to Jinan. I have already arranged for Situ to do this, and strive to buy a batch of weapons from foreign companies, focusing on machine guns and cannons. ”

"Commander, that money is still in Beijing. Also, will it attract the attention of the imperial court? Lu Shan was a little worried.

"That's what I thought about. The method should be flexible, it doesn't matter, the court won't have so much energy to investigate our affairs. However, with that said, I'm going to set up an agency to take care of the money. Let Lao Song's logistics office take care of it first. To quantify every veteran of the Mengshan Army! This is the most important thing, everyone has a share of that money, but it is not directly sent to the hand. I'm going to do the whole stuff first, and then I'm going to do that. ”

The four of them discussed until late at night, and they decided on the formation of the troops. The next morning, when Wang Mingyuan returned, Long Qian talked with him alone about the construction of the reserve forces. Although Wang Mingyuan was reluctant to leave the regular army, he still felt the importance that Long Qian attached to him, and accepted Long Qian's appointment as the commander of this reserve force that he did not know why.

In the afternoon of the same day, Long Qian presided over a meeting of officers at and above the company commander level of the whole army. The reorganization of the right wing of the Wasion Army and the appointment of officers in various divisions were announced.

In this reorganization, the vast majority of officers have been promoted, so the whole face is happy. Of course, there are also unhappy ones, such as officers who have been transferred to "special" units, such as officers in the engineer battalion, baggage battalion and other units, who always feel that they have left the front-line infantry units and have been somewhat abandoned. Long Qian deliberately emphasized the importance of the infantry and unexpected troops, "The power of artillery has been seen, but the importance of engineers and baggage soldiers has not yet been realized. The way of war is changing drastically, and the idea of relying on cavalry and infantry to conquer the world must be abandoned! The salaries of sappers and baggage soldiers are by no means inferior to those of infantry, and their presence is a guarantee of our victory! Whoever dares to discriminate against them, I will let him experience the taste of these new troops! ”

Liang Huada didn't expect that he would directly serve as the commander of the engineer battalion. Very unexpected. In Yuan Shikai's troops, it was a very difficult step to be promoted from a team officer to a battalion officer, and he actually completed it in the Mengshan Army at once.

Ye Yanbing and Xiong Xun, who had just been dismissed, were unable to attend the meeting. They wandered around the headquarters pitifully all afternoon, not daring to enter the meeting hall because they had not received an order. The soldiers who let the guard company stand guard were very unbearable.

However, after the meeting, Long Qian sent someone to find the two of them and had dinner together. I had a long talk with them. The two of them left happily and continued to be their leading soldiers. Because it was a one-on-one discussion, no one knew what Lu Dao Long Qian talked to them. It wasn't until a month later that Ye Yanbing was transferred to Situ Jun's military academy as an instructor, and Xiong Xun was sent to assist Wang Mingyuan in forming a reserve headquarters, which partially revealed the mystery.

Not only Ye Yanbing and Xiong Xun, but also among the former company commanders of the Mengshan Military Camp, Zhang Yulin and Xu Gongzhi were transferred to the military academy as instructors. Fan Deping and Hu Zongyu were transferred to the Reserve Command. These are all officers who have been in battle for a long time, and their transfer is enough to see the importance that Long Qian attaches to the military academy and reserve troops in the camp. (To be continued......)