Emperor Chongzhen was still full of ridicule at first, and secretly said that this kind of nonsense was even a waste of time on the military discussion. Gradually, I found that from the major to the lieutenant colonel, and then to the colonel level, those seemingly crude plans have been enriched layer by layer, and they sound quite reasonable.

After listening carefully, Zuihou concluded: "As you said, I have analyzed Li Chuang's three strategies very thoroughly, such as stability, eastward expansion, and southward expansion. No matter what Li Chuang chooses, our army must first have zhanzhu heels. Lieutenant Colonel Cao Ning's strategy of forming a joint guarantee is very much in line with my heart and is a feasible method. ”

Cao Ning was proud in his heart, and he couldn't hold back the smile on his face. The Left Military Department was the first to have the nickname of the Logistics Department, and it has always been weaker than the other two departments, but every opportunity to show its face can make the Left Military Department happy. Hearing Zhu Cihong praise Cao Ning, from Xiao Donglou to the general manager below, they all straightened their waists.

"But it's not okay to bloom everywhere." Zhu Cihong stood up and walked to the Shandong sand table.

These craftsmen make dough and clay figurines are lifelike, and the sand table made of beeswax clay is like a bird's eye view. It's just that making this sand table requires not only craftsmanship, but also someone has to find the local chronicles of various parts of Shandong, determine the location of mountains and rivers, draw a map, and then make it. A group of people rushed to work day and night, and only made a sand table in Shandong Province, which was not easy.

Zhu Cihong held a bamboo whip in his hand, gently slid across the waist of the Shandong Peninsula, and said: "This line geographically divides Shandong into two parts: Jiaodong and Jiaoxi. Jiaodong is surrounded by water on three sides, as long as our sailors have the advantage, it will be difficult for anyone to land and attack me. To the west of Jiaozhou, there is a lack of barriers, and the army can only fight hard. Although I don't believe that Li Zicheng will go south regardless of Wu Sangui behind him, I can't rule out this possibility after all, so I think I can give up west of Jiaozhou. ”

Chongzhen sat on the seat and slapped the case heavily, angry in his heart. "Abandoned again!" Where to retreat after all! ”

Zhu Cihong turned a deaf ear, and the generals of the East Palace didn't even blink their eyes when they sat down. Zhu Cihong continued: "Starting from Le'an County, Qingzhou Prefecture, passing through Wei County, Laizhou Prefecture, Shouguang, Changle, Anqiu, Zhucheng and other counties of Qingzhou Prefecture, and ending in front of Xiahe Village in Lingshanwei, these 400 miles of vertical tangential line, to achieve 'there must be a village. Where there is a village, there must be a fort'. It is necessary to concentrate all the manpower and material resources that can be concentrated, and give priority to the construction of this 400-mile Great Wall, so that the thieves cannot attack it. ”

Chongzhen was about to ask why there was Tongguan in Shaanxi and the Yellow River in Shanxi, but he still said that he would abandon it, but Shandong wanted to stick to it in this way. Zhu Cihong has already begun to announce the deployment of manpower and material resources, the garrison of each division, and the requirements for the construction of military villages and civilian forts. He didn't have a book in his hand, and he didn't have a memorable board, all of which were what he had memorized in his head. At this time, Lang Lang said that he had not had a single pimple, and he was stunned.

"Four hundred miles long, do you only use 3,000 people to guard it?" Chongzhen finally couldn't listen anymore and shouted loudly.

"Father Bixia," Zhu Cihong turned around and saluted, "Erchen was about to continue." ”

"Say!" Chongzhen only felt that his throat was dry.

Zhu Cihong turned around and continued: "To this day. The establishment of the guard battalion of the East Palace is obviously unable to cope with the tens of thousands of thieves at every turn. Therefore, I decided to expand the East Palace Guard Battalion into two Guards Battalion. The First Guards Battalion was headed by Xiao Mo as the battalion officer. The Second Guards Battalion was headed by Xiao Donglou as the battalion officer. In view of Xiao Mo's heroic performance in the battle on the river, he was awarded the general. Xiao Donglou achieved outstanding results in the raid on Longmen Hancheng and was awarded the general. Its various departments and divisions are expanded according to the system, and meritorious soldiers are recorded and promoted. ”

Xiao Mo and Xiao Donglou didn't expect that there would be such a good thing waiting for them today, not only did they expand the series. And he was promoted to general as he wished, and from now on he can be matched with a star emblem made of gold, what an honor. Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cihong announced the establishment of the guards battalion, after including the battalion's baggage, drum and bugle, ambulance, reconnaissance, command, and staff departments. Each battalion had 3,000 headquarters under its jurisdiction, and the final full strength reached 4,200 to 4,300 men.

"The original Thousand Headquarters of the Chinese Army was split, and the Independent Firearms Bureau was retained, and the staff officers of the original battalion headquarters belonged to the General Staff." Zhu Cihong announced.

The generals of the Central Military Department were at a loss for the time and began to think about which battalion to go to. However, the Chinese military department is under the command of Xiao Mo many times, so there are always more people who tend to Xiao Mo.

"The allocation will be completed within ten days, and it must be set off before the fifth day of April." Zhu Cihong swept towards Xiao Mo and Xiao Donglou: "No problem, right?" ”

"The last general commands!" The two newly appointed generals immediately stood up and saluted, and began to think about who to take with them.

Zhu Cihong took a breath and looked at Chen De.

Chen De already knew that his father was out of moderation, became Li Zicheng's Wenshui Bo, and was also ordered to guard Xi'an. This made him quite embarrassed in the East Palace, and the interpersonal relationship that he was not familiar with became more and more indifferent. He sometimes even wondered, could it be that Zhu Cihong put him in the engineer camp because he knew that his father was unfaithful?

"Chen De." Zhu Cihong shouted.

"The last general!" Chen De hurriedly got up.

"There are many craftsmen in Beijing and Tianjin who are good at masonry, and their boats will go directly around Dengzhou and land at Lingshanwei. You directly led the team to Lingshanwei, recruited craftsmen with the treatment of auxiliaries, and invested in the construction of the walled fort on the Le (An)-Xia (River) defense line. ”

Chen De secretly said in his heart: It seems that the crown prince does not doubt me, otherwise he would not have handed over these 5,000 people to me. But...... When will we get rid of this foreman's errand! He thought that his father had fallen out of order and was a thief, and he had more and more thoughts of going into battle to fight.

Zhu Cihong could see Chen De's thoughts, and he also knew that he wanted to go into battle. However, in Zhu Cihong's view, Chen De has more than talent, he is not calm enough, and he can't make a big decision at the right time, so let him lead a battalion, and it is not a big problem to fight a good battle, once he wants to fight to the death, he will make mistakes, and he still has to grind his temperament for two more years.

"Zhou Yuji." Zhu Cihong named again.

"The end will be." Zhou Yuji got up and answered. He followed all the way, but he didn't have a chance to talk to Zhu Cihong in detail. After arriving in Shandong, his subordinates were also a little impetuous.

"I want to use you as a battalion officer to train a cavalry battalion." Zhu Cihong said.

Zhou Yuji was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately hugged his fists and said: "The last general will not be dishonored!" ”

"But," Zhu Cihong naturally gave a twist, "There should be no more private towns in the Ming army." He saw that Zhou Yuji was quite puzzled, and said: "The superintendent is still the party and the dragon festival, but the general cannot be controlled, precisely because the army uses private individuals. When I was taking the Jiajing exam, Qi Jiajun and Yu Jiajun had at most one or two staff, how could there be any family members going into battle? There should only be superiors and subordinates in the army, all of whom are national tigers, and must not recognize private masters and servants. What does General Zhou think? ”

Zhou Yuji secretly raised his eyes and looked at the emperor sitting in the hall, and he already knew it in his heart. Since he has received an order from the East Palace, only the crown prince can protect him from being investigated by the court for the crime of abandoning the land. Thinking of the conversation with Xiao Mo in Taiyuan City that day, Zhou Yuji did not hesitate and said, "What His Highness said is extremely true. There is no family under the command of the last general, they are all members of the country! ”

Zhu Cihong nodded with satisfaction and said, "You are a loyal minister, I am very relieved to hand over the cavalry battalion to you." The good horses will come ashore in Dengzhou, and you will bring your own people to collect them, and you may choose the suitable ones from the whole army as cavalry. If there is a cavalry that can't pass the assessment, it will still be reduced to infantry. ”

"The last general commands!" Zhou Yuji responded, puffed up his breath and said: "Your Highness, there is one more thing to ask for in the end." ”

"Tell me about it." Zhu Cihong said.

"Since the last general has been ordered to train the cavalry battalion, it is inevitable that he will cooperate with the two Guards infantry battalions. In order to avoid confusion, I dare to ask His Royal Highness to confer the rank of East Palace of the Headquarters to facilitate identification. "Zhou Yuji has not been here for a long time, but he already knows very well that the East Palace is a family of its own, and to put it bluntly, it is no different from Liaozhen and Zuozhen, but it just occupies an orthodox righteousness. If you want to really become a person in the East Palace, you must first be worthy of the military rank.

Zhu Cihong bowed his head slightly, and said: "First look at the establishment of the cavalry battalion after it is formed, and then confer titles, and assign staff officers, instructors, and military law departments, you see how it is." ”

"The last general will not dare to object!" Zhou Yuji said.

Chen De's heart trembled: I have been here for so long, but I didn't expect to ask for a military rank! It turns out that this is the reason why he was assigned to the engineer battalion!

Zhu Cihong glanced at everyone for a week and announced: "The specific order will be issued to you by the military order, and the north looks at Shenjing and falls into the hands of thieves, this is really the shame of my generation of warriors, I hope you will be diligent and regain the mountains and rivers!" ”

"Be diligent and regain the mountains and rivers!" All the generals shouted in unison.

This is exactly what it is, the new order of independence, thousands of battalions are called! (To be continued......)

PS: This is the end of the second volume of "The Monarch's Life", thank you for your support~ The third volume of "Shuileitun" will start tomorrow, and I look forward to your continued support~~~ I wish you an early year~~~~ I wish you all success soon!