"His Royal Highness the King of the West, Tong Qiang is better than Brother Tong is here." Tang Erniu's deep voice floated in, interrupting Xiao Yungui's thoughts.

Hong Yun'er smiled slightly and said, "Our Bai Zetang Hall Master is here." ”

Xiao Yungui nodded and said, "Let him come up." Then he frowned slightly and said, "Yun'er, do you say that the name of Bai Zetang is too popular, why don't you change it to the Intelligence Department?" ”

Hong Yun'er shook her head and said: "Bai Zetang Tong Qiangsheng is mostly a figure in the rivers and lakes, but there is no need to change it, I think we can set up another intelligence department, this intelligence department we put on the bright side, and Bai Zetang complement each other." Sometimes a piece of news needs to be confirmed to know whether it is true or false, right? ”

Xiao Yungui smiled and said, "Yun'er, you are getting darker and darker." Then he sighed lightly and said: "I don't know weishenme, the greater the power of people, the less they trust others." ”

Hong Yun'er glanced at him and said: "I don't have a black belly as you, I just said that the last double insurance is better, you see that Jiang Guangtou in history also engaged in two sets of intelligence agencies, the Central Union and the Military Command, and the United States also engaged in several systems of the CIA and the Investigation Bureau?" If we add one, we will greatly reduce the chance of missing important information, not to say that we can't trust anyone. ”

Xiao Yungui said disturbedly: "Then do you have a candidate for haode?" ”

Hong Yun'er clasped her hands to her chest and said: "Qian Jiang is good, this person is talented, it's a pity that he is only a staff member, it is feasible for him to take the lead in setting up an intelligence department." ”

Xiao Yungui frowned slightly and said, "Qianjiang? Can he be trusted? ”

Hong Yun'er pouted and said, "You can't rely on it, and you still talk to him about everything?" ”

Xiao Yungui pondered for a moment and said: "Add a double insurance, transfer Zhou Zhaoyao to the Intelligence Department, and be Qianjiang's deputy, hehe, I'm not black-bellied, I just want to be safe." ”

Between words. Tong Qiangsheng had arrived, and he was followed by a man in his forties, with a red scarf on his head and a red jacket, who looked very powerful.

After the two stepped forward to greet him, Tong Qiangsheng introduced: "His Royal Highness the King of the West, this is Xu Yao, the leader of the Luohan Gang, who broke through to Zhenjiang with his subordinates when the Qing Demon encircled and suppressed the Shanghai Knife Society. ”

Xiao Yungui smiled and said: "Brother Xu is really good-looking, I only saw Brother Xu's deeds in official correspondence before, but now I have seen a real person." only to know that it is indeed a famous person. ”

After Xu Yao followed Tong Qiangsheng to Zhenjiang, he gathered more than 1,000 people from the Luohan Gang to join the Taiping Army, and is now subordinate to Luo Gang's subordinate generals, commanding the army of the land division, with the same general system. When in Zhenjiang. The Taiping army repeatedly brought troops to Guazhou on the other side of the river to fight against the Qing army in the camp in Jiangbei. Xu Yao also led troops to expedition many times. is quite meritorious, Xiao Yungui has seen Xu Yao's name many times in official documents. And after Xu Yao voted for Taiping, he was quite appreciated by Luo Outline, and the Luohan Gang is also a branch of the Heaven and Earth Society, and Luo Outline was originally also a figure of the Heaven and Earth Society, so he attached great importance to it. Quite reusable. Xu Yao also admired the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's kindness to the people and expelled Hu Nu, and admired the invincible reputation of the King of the West even more, and he really wanted to meet the King of the West. Therefore, after Xiao Yungui and Hong Yuner arrived in Zhenjiang from Suzhou, they wrote to ask for a meeting, and of course Xiao Yungui also wanted to meet this gang leader, which could be regarded as a win over the hearts of the newly attached rebels.

Xu Yao saw that Xiao Yungui had no shelf, and he looked familiar, he was grateful, and his mouth became humble again and again. Subsequently, Xiao Yungui asked Xu Yao in detail about the situation of the Arhat gang in the army.

Xu Yao hugged his fists and said: "His Royal Highness the King of the West, the Luohan Gang originally had thousands of gangs, but they lost a lot in the city of Shanghai, and their subordinates only gathered more than a thousand gangs, and those who were willing to serve my heavenly soldiers joined the army. The subordinates have become the holy soldiers of the Heavenly Kingdom, and now there is no Arhat Gang, only the left second army of the Zhenjiang West Palace. ”

Xiao Yungui secretly thought in his heart, this Xu Yao was quite careful, and nodded with a smile at the moment: "Okay, is there enough supply in the army?" Eat well? ”

Xu Yao replied: "Eat well, I have a meal of meat every other day, but I don't eat very carefully when I am out fighting, sometimes I fight for a few days, and the food behind me can't be delivered, and I can eat black beans or something." ”

Xiao Yungui had to ask about the supply of the army everywhere he went, and gradually he found that in fact, the war was not about any conspiracy or tactics, but about logistics supply. In particular, Xiao Yungui hoped to build the Xidian Taiping Army into a pure firearms unit, and he discussed it with his generals and strategists, and found that it was not difficult to build a pure firearms army, and it was not difficult to drill and drill troops, but the difficult thing was how to ensure logistics supply.

A cold-armed unit still depends on the supply of food and grass for logistical supplies, and a pure firearms unit depends on the supply of ammunition and equipment in addition to food and grass, and if there is no ammunition, muskets and burning sticks are no different.

After listening to Xu Yao's words, Xiao Yungui's brows furrowed tightly, the Zhenjiang soldiers crossed the river to aid Guazhou three times, and there were also waterways to provide supplies, so there would still be a situation where the food supply could not be supplied under such convenient conditions, so if the northern expedition or the southern expedition in the future would go deep into the enemy's territory, how should the logistics supply problem keep up, so as not to lead to the defeat of the battle ahead?

Seeing Xiao Yungui's brows, Xu Yao hurriedly said: "Your Royal Highness the King of the West, don't mind, brothers can kill the Qing Demon like eating black beans, we have also been surrounded and suppressed by the Qing Demon in the past, sometimes we don't even have to eat black beans, it's not too bitter, don't blame the grain warden in the army for the words of your subordinates." ”

Xiao Yungui patted Xu Yao's hand, shook his head and said: "I must mind this matter, this issue must be taken seriously, only by solving the logistics supply of the army, can we guarantee to win the battle." Don't worry, I won't blame any one indiscriminately, it's not a matter of which person, it's our inherent institutional problem. Only when the generals and officers at all levels in our army work together to come up with a completely new set of regulations for logistics supply can we solve this problem. ”

The logistics supply of the army is a complex discipline, which involves material reserves, logistics and transportation, transportation, manpower cooperation and other complex issues, and from the current problem, China's backward transportation mode can no longer meet the demand, the construction of railways may be able to improve the transportation facilities, and the purchase of more horses, the formation of the army mule horse can also be improved. For a moment, Xiao Yungui had a lot of ideas in his mind, but he still needed to discuss carefully with his staff before he could formulate a new charter, but he had already made up his mind that he must improve the logistics supply.

After talking to Xu Yao for a while, Xiao Yungui reluctantly said a few words and told him that his old acquaintance Liu Lichuan and others were also about to return to Shanghai from Xiamen, and they would be able to fight side by side again later. Xu Yao was very happy, after Xiao Yungui gave him a monocular, Xu Yao thanked him first.

After Xu Yao left, Xiao Yungui looked at Tong Qiangsheng and said, "The various messages you sent back are very useful, especially the news of the red single boat, which made us prepare in advance, and you did a good job." The deployment of troops in the Jiangbei camp has been seen by King Tuben, you have worked tirelessly and dangerously, and personally led people to sneak into the Jiangbei camp several times to pretend to be a merchant to find out the news, this courage is commendable, but you don't forget your duty. You are the head of Bai Zetang, and you should focus on training spies and coordinating the overall situation, rather than being a pawn to find out the news. ”

Tong Qiangsheng blushed and said: "The Qing demon is cunning, and his subordinates are worried that the brothers who have worked hard under his subordinates will be damaged......

Xiao Yungui frowned and interrupted him: "The world is so big, we have to inquire about so much news, you are a hunter, you have to raise more falcons and jaguars, and let them out, so that you can get the news you want." Ben Wang spent so much money for you to train people, and after they practiced, they wanted to play their role, not to be watched. Speaking of this, Xiao Yungui patted Tong Qiangsheng's shoulder and sighed softly: "I know how you feel, every time you go out on a mission, it feels like you are sending your brother to death with your own hands, is that so?" ”

Tong Qiangsheng's eyes were red, he lowered his head and choked slightly: "King Xi, I ......"

Xiao Yungui comforted: "Brother Tong, do you still remember the peaceful scene when you led people to vote for us in Chaling last year?" At that time, you were the first person to stand up, and when I asked you, why did you oppose the Qing Dynasty, do you remember? ”

Tong Qiangsheng nodded and said: "Remember, at that time, the King of the West, you said that you rebelled for the sake of peace in the world, killing all the corrupt officials, driving out the Tartars, and restoring the clothes of the Han family." ”

Xiao Yungui bowed slightly: "Yes, I also said it, but if you have a bite of tea and rice to eat, don't you have to fight back?" Now this king still says so, we want to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, restore the Han system, kill corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and make the world peaceful, without a determination to die, we can't do anything. We are walking a bloody road of no return, and only after we can walk can the world be peaceful, if we can achieve this grand wish, even if we want this king to die now, this king will not frown. When I come to peace, I must have the will to die! We ourselves are like this, our subordinates must also be like this, to achieve great things, sacrifice is inevitable, sometimes as the commander of an army, you have to have the courage to make a decision, sacrifice one person in exchange for perhaps saving the lives of ten or hundreds of brothers? Bai Zetang's pension is the most generous, his brothers should work harder, sometimes for the sake of the overall situation, you can only send them to death! ”

Tong Qiangsheng has experienced many life and death situations, and he also knows the stakes involved, so he nodded heavily and said, "King Xi, my subordinates understand." ”

Xiao Yungui smiled slightly and said: "It's good that you understand, next this king will set up an intelligence department, this intelligence department is different from your Bai Zetang, it is an institution that our West Hall puts on the surface, although it is similar to your function, but the means of obtaining information will be different." At that moment, Xiao Yungui said the idea that the Intelligence Department and Bai Zetang complement each other and the basic structure of the Intelligence Department, and then said: "Qian Jiang will be the director of the Intelligence Department, I think you will transfer Zhou Zhaoyao to Qian Jiang as a deputy, what will happen in the future, and the intelligence department will communicate with each other, both of you are the king's right-hand man, that is, the king's eyes and ears, and you must cooperate well." ”

Tong Qiangsheng bowed down to take the order, he was also happy to have a new department to share his pressure, and he was even more convinced of the arrangement of the King of the West.

Xiao Yungui then asked, "How did you do to inquire about the news of the Qing Demon Ronglu in the Jiangbei camp?" ”

Tong Qiangsheng replied: "My subordinates have sent someone to send the secret letter to Rong Lu, but there has been no reply yet. ”

Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of disappointment in each other's eyes, and both of them were thinking in their hearts, did I guess wrong? (To be continued......)