Dengzhou Military Academy, Class 04 of the infantry subject.

This is a military academy training course that lasts for half a semester, and both the subjects received and the depth and breadth of the lectures are more than the three-month crash course. Because of this, there has always been a rumor circulating in the army of the Matsue Army that being able to join the crash course means being favored by the above. But if you can get the opportunity to take half a year, then it will really be cultivated as a focus.

Since the establishment of the Dengzhou Military Academy, there have been several sessions of semi-annual classes. Those who can get out of it will at least be upgraded by one level after returning to the army. If the opportunity is right, the performance is excellent, and there is even a lack of savings that have been promoted two levels in a row, it can be said that it is not too much to ascend to the sky in one step.

In addition, since the principal of the Dengzhou Military Academy is Chen Wu, the students in the military academy naturally have another layer of aura. Although he is still only a prince, many students have said privately that it will be five years at least or ten years at most, and if they don't do it, they will be able to go further and become the supreme. I can also be logical and hang the title of a protégé of the Son of Heaven.

This honor is not something that anyone can get!

All those who can receive military school training cherish this opportunity and are proud of this status.

Dang Liang is a student of class 04, originally a captain of a light infantry. First of all, he established the military industry in the Second Tiannan War, and then the table Xiàn was also very good, so he had this opportunity. Since entering the military academy, Dang Liang has been working very hard, and his cousin has also won the recognition of the instructors. Many people believe that when the current training is completed at the end of this month and transferred back to the army, he can be promoted immediately and become a wing commander!

Even, it is not impossible to have another deputy brigade commander.

In the face of the compliments and friendships of the students around him, although Dang Liang was faintly proud in his heart, he did not really be proud or look down on people because of this. After all. Those who can enter the half-year class of Dengzhou Military Academy are not poorly skilled. Whichever one of them has made commendable military exploits. It is precisely because of this sober understanding that he can always be consistent.

Even though it is only less than half a month away from graduation, Dang Liang still shows his hard work. The first to get up, eat, and the first to arrive at the simple but clean classroom.

However. Today, however, he is rare not to have been the first to come. Before Dang Liang entered the classroom, there were already four or five people gathered inside, and they were talking excitedly.

"Did you hear that? Yan Yun and Zhongzhou's South Road army have already fought on the border of Taiping County. ”

"When you hit over there, the middle lane will be faster. I estimate that His Royal Highness the King of Thailand and the War Readiness Administration will soon officially announce the order for the expansion of the army. Relying on the current troops alone, the number is still slightly insufficient. ”

"Indeed! The Luzon side is considered a line, and the South Peak Fortress still has to guard against the Omanis. This alone is a two-front battle, if you get rid of the more than 30,000 soldiers in the middle. His Royal Highness the King of Thailand really doesn't have many troops in his hands, after all, the three counties of Songjiang still have to leave some reserve troops. ”

"It's good to expand the army, it's an opportunity for us. I just don't know, how much does His Royal Highness the King of Thailand plan to expand this time? ”

"I don't think it will be any less than last time! You've all heard of the gold that comes in Luzon by boat, right? If you have money and food, you're afraid that you won't be able to support the army? ”

"The expansion of the army is certain, if you have carefully read the latest issue of the "Songjiang Official Daily" military and political section, you can find a lot of signs and clues from it: His Royal Highness the King of Thailand has given an order a long time ago. Let the War Readiness Administration make preliminary preparations for the expansion of the army. Maybe this time we can expand the army by 50,000! Our one from this issue. After you go out, you can raise the next level. ”

As soon as they talked about their future, the eyes of these promising officers in the Songjiang Army lit up. If it weren't for the imminent outbreak of the Imperial Civil War, even if they had been trained in a military academy, they might not have been able to get an opportunity immediately. But once the army is expanded, a large number of officer shortages will give each of them a few more chances to climb to the sky.

Who doesn't want to go out and be on their own. Have enough military achievements to seal your wife and cute son?

Dang Liang was no exception, attracted by these young officers from various military departments, and joined the conversation with great interest. In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed. Seeing that the whole class had arrived, the instructor who was supposed to come to train them had not arrived. Rush at this sensitive time. All of the students smelled something unusual.

There are also some well-informed students who have taken out the latest things they have heard and discussed them with everyone.

The final conclusion made many people excited.

The facts did not disappoint these young and promising students, and even came faster than they imagined. Almost a quarter of an hour later, the instructor seconded from the South Peak Fortress walked in with a face. After looking around the quiet classroom, he didn't start the training as usual, and said the order that made them look forward to it.

"His Royal Highness the King of Thailand has an order."

All the students stood up, holding their breath as they waited for the king's latest edict.

The instructor was very satisfied with their neat and consistent expression, nodded and continued: "The Songjiang Army will officially expand its army and form a new division in three days. All half-year students of Dengzhou Military Academy will immediately undergo a final evaluation, and then graduate early and enlist in the army. The following is an explanation and arrangement for the graduation assessment......"

Before he finished speaking, the students were already excited. If it weren't for the strict military discipline that restrained them, I am afraid that some people would have to cheer loudly immediately. Rao was so, and when the instructor finished reading it out and gave them a slightly kind smile, the students who had been given permission could no longer bear it.

Not only the cadets of Class 04, but almost at the same time, the cadets of the entire Dengzhou Military Academy couldn't help but cheer.

Officers in the feudal era, the value of saving zài is for war!

………

In June 677 of the continental calendar, after sending more than 30,000 troops out of the west of the border to participate in the civil war in the middle of the empire for five days, Chen Wu, the governor of the four counties and the king of Thailand, issued an order for a comprehensive expansion of the army.

The scale of this expansion is beyond everyone's imagination!

Before this, there had been speculation of one kind or another in Songjiang's circles, but it was generally believed that the Songjiang Army would only expand its recruitment by two or three divisions this time, which would be at most the same as last time. But when the scale came down, even many middle and high-level officers who heard the news in advance were frightened.

Six masters, 81,000 people!

Prior to this, the main combat force of the Songjiang Army was only the sixth master regiment of the Songjiang Army and the third master regiment of the Tiannan Army. But this time. With a wave of his hand, Chen Wu directly assigned the establishment of four divisions of the Songjiang Army, making the Songjiang Army a force of ten major divisions with a total of more than 130,000 people.

The Tiannan Army also had two more divisions and regiments, expanding to the Five Masters Regiment.

Once this expansion is completed, even if the garrison divisions in the three counties are not counted, the number of Songjiang Army's main combat troops alone will be close to 200,000. If you add the garrisons and sailors in various places. The total number easily exceeded 250,000.

That's a staggering number!

You must know that although Songjiang is known as the three counties, Ninghai actually only has half a county's territory. Supporting more than 200,000 troops on such a territory, not to mention the reckless use of force, is definitely a very heavy burden. After all, the soldiers of the Songjiang Army have always been treated well, and they are slightly higher than the emperor ** in Zhongzhou. Without excellent finances, it is difficult to support it.

However, one of the greatest values of Chen Wu's identity as a traverser is reflected here.

Under his guidance. Although the three counties of Matsue experienced wars that did not occur before, their economies will only be more developed than they were in history. And the plundering of the Asahikawa iron ore and the mobilization of troops against Northern Luzon made Songjiang get five or even ten times the reward. The continuous influx of foreign wealth gave Chen Wu enough confidence to take out so many troops at once.

What's more, after this conscription, he still has Donghai County in the north to take!

The three counties may not be enough to support the current size of the army, but what about the complete integration of Northern Luzon and Donghai County?

Of course, it's not just Chen Wu who knows this. The core group of civil and military officials under his command. They were all aware of the real war potential of the Songjiang Army, so they did not have any objections to this large-scale expansion plan. With the full mobilization of the War Readiness Administration, the "Songjiang Official Daily" issued a supplement. The recruitment points in various places were quickly preceded by a large number of young people.

Whether it is out of enthusiasm, wanting to make contributions, or simply rushing for high salaries and treatment, in just the first three days, the number of people who signed up in the three counties of Songjiang has exceeded 30,000.

Although it will take at least two weeks to count them all, a glimpse of the whole leopard will be known. Just the information of several counties around Dengzhou can roughly deduce the general appearance of the three counties.

Thanks to the public opinion guidance and propaganda controlled by the Songjiang Army. There is also a real high salary, coupled with the successive victories of the Songjiang Army, the process of conscription is very smooth. After the settling-in allowance was issued, a large number of recruits were temporarily turned into hundred-man teams, and they were immediately placed in the large military camp outside Dengzhou by the War Readiness Administration. Here for rearmament and recruit training.

At the same time, the officers drawn from various units, as well as the outstanding cadets from the Dengzhou Military Academy, were quickly placed in the recruits of the various departments, and became the key to turning these peasants into real soldiers.

In just ten days, the Seventh Division of the Songjiang Army initially set up a shelf.

Those who are truly familiar with the military will be shocked by the speed and efficiency. Thanks to this amazing speed, Dang Liang, who graduated ahead of schedule, was directly transferred to the Seventh Division, not as the wing commander and deputy brigade commander he imagined, but directly became the brigade commander of the Third Brigade!

The right timing, excellent performance, a large number of officer gaps, and the excellent evaluation given by several instructors allowed Dang Liang to complete this leap that was almost impossible to appear in the emperor.

After receiving the news of the appointment, not to mention his friends, even Dang Liang himself was in ecstasy, feeling a little incredible. I was even worried that when I woke up, I would find that it was just an unrealistic dream. But after the first two days of apprehension, this ecstasy and vague uneasiness was replaced by a sense of responsibility. Of course, there are also deep headaches and troubles.

Although the recruits are uniformly trained by the War Readiness Administration, this time the recruitment time is tight and the tasks are heavy, and they may be sent to the battlefield immediately after completion, so there is not much time for the recruits and officers to run in. Therefore, this time, the officers appointed at all levels also participated in part of the training of recruits. There is nothing more of a headache for a well-trained elite officer than teaching a group of peasants who don't know anything.

Just letting them stand in line and distinguish the left and right made many people worry about a few gray hairs!

Immediately after the 7th Division of the Songjiang Army, the 8th and 9th Divisions also set up shelves one after another. With the support of the Asahikawa Domain's continuous supply of iron ore, the armament of the Matsue Army was not a problem. Even the newly formed divisions and regiments have been given a batch of iron weapons one after another -- perhaps it is still a little short to participate directly in the big war, but it is enough for training.

From these details, it can also be seen that the strength of the Songjiang Army has been continuously strengthened.

………

As one of the three major forces that have attracted the most attention in the Qianyuan Empire at the moment, in addition to the two emperors who are deploying troops to fight, the rest is the Songjiang Army. Whether it was Qianmingde in Yanyun, Qianminghao in Zhongzhou, the Omanis in the south, or the officials and gentry of Donghai County in the north, they were all closely watching Songjiang's moves.

For the large-scale expansion of the army carried out in one go, it is natural that it will not go undiscovered.

In this regard, the two emperors were deeply vigilant and jealous in addition to being surprised. The only difference is that Qian Minghao's jealousy is deeper, after all, the Songjiang Army is nominally fighting side by side with Qian Mingde.

The Omanis, who were invincible in two wars, were naturally particularly jealous of Chen Wu. After suffering a big loss, although they did not dare to immediately go north to launch the Third Tiannan War, they knew that this was an opportunity, and they were very impatient, and wanted to take advantage of the Songjiang Army's energy being involved to do something.

As for the officials of Donghai County, especially Zong Hanlin, the governor of Donghai, they were even more panicked and uneasy.

Although the Omanis were worried about the sudden rise of the Songjiang army, they did not feel too direct a threat for a while. But for Zong Hanlin, the expansion of the Songjiang Army was a very obvious signal. I'm afraid of the moment when the new division takes shape...... No, maybe it won't wait until then, and the Songjiang Army will go north in a big way and make a move against his Donghai County.

After tossing and turning for half a month, Zong Hanlin finally held a secret meeting in his governor's palace.

A large number of powerful figures in Donghai County participated in this meeting, after all, the holy decree not long ago affected not only Zong Hanlin, the governor. Among them, there are several high-level civil officials of Donghai County, the city lords of Fengquan Mansion and Denglai Mansion, and Cen Wukun, the general of Donghai County. Even, even the Admiral of the East China Sea, who was not very involved in this circle on weekdays, sent a lieutenant general named Deng Wenshan to come.

Everyone's expression was very strict.

Everyone has seen the rise of the Songjiang Army in recent years. If they were to intervene in Donghae County, God knows if another group of officials would be appointed to replace them - although it is impossible to take them all, who can guarantee that the person who was removed by the king of Thailand is not himself? (To be continued.) )