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In view of the fact that the number of troops stationed in Partridge Pass has reached nearly 60,000, and there are more than 10,000 prisoners in prison, Wufeng has to face a relatively serious logistics problem, Partridge Pass itself also has a logistics warehouse, but that little bit of material is a drop in the bucket for nearly 60,000 troops, especially the consumption of grain and grass is even more amazing, fortunately, the logistics troops of the three divisions themselves have brought a lot of materials, but if it drags on like this, it will soon bottom out. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

As early as when Wufeng set off for Bonan, Rao had already begun to plan to use civilian transportation forces to transport a large number of grain and materials from Qingyang to Bonan, and the transport team on the road from Bonan Prefecture to Yangmakou Fortress was also endless.

As soon as the battle at Partridge Pass ended, the personnel of the Northwest War Readiness Administration were the first to intervene, counting the remaining supplies in Partridge Pass, calculating the consumption of soldiers entering Partridge Pass, and at the same time, the advance supplies from Yangmakou to Partridge Pass also began to be shipped. At Rao's suggestion, Wu Feng agreed to transfer more than 10,000 Taiping prisoners to a special improvised prison on the outskirts of Bonan Province, which Rao urgently built when he learned that Wu Feng intended to march into Kansai, and it really came in handy.

In order to alleviate the pressure of logistics and transportation, Wu Feng ordered the newly built Northwest Reading 3rd Infantry Division (formerly the Jinzhou Garrison Division), which had already arrived in Bonan Fucheng, to be stationed in Yangmakou.

According to Wufeng's idea, it should not be the turn of this division to be transferred to the regular army, because their previous one was also transferred to the German garrison division by a pot, and this division has only been established for a little more than a year, and it is not their turn to be promoted to the regular army in any way, but the situation is urgent, and more troops cannot be withdrawn from other places, and only Jinzhou has a special geographical location and is relatively safe, so it is reasonable to reorganize its garrison division into the third infantry division of Reading Force.

However, what Wu Feng did not expect was that after the Jinzhou Garrison Division learned that he had been promoted to the regular army, his enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high, and the vast majority of the soldiers in this division were from the Gaoyue tribe, and it was a pure infantry division. Wu Feng was so surprised that more than a year of training could reach such a level, so much so that Wu Feng summoned the division commander of the local division a month ago.

Through the conversation, Wu Feng was able to understand the basic situation of this division. Originally, due to the change of the situation in Jinzhou and the vigorous propaganda, a large number of Gaoyue people moved out of the Hengduan Mountains to settle outside the mountains, and even many Gaoyue people from other areas also crossed the mountains and mountains to Jinzhou. Although living conditions have improved, the reality is that many Gaoyue people lack the necessary livelihood skills, and there do not seem to be many roads suitable for those who are in the prime of life, except for farming and selling their labor in the factory.

And the income from farming and heavy manual labor in the factory is not too high, which is indeed not a good choice for the Gaoyue men who come out of the mountains and are eager to see the world and live a good life, and the legendary stories and generous treatment of the first batch of soldiers who became soldiers under Wufeng have made the poor compatriots who have been poor for a long time jealous to death, and naturally adding to the army has become the yearning in the minds of these young adults who do not lack physical strength.

However, the recruitment of soldiers in the Northwest Army is no longer directly oriented to the society, but generally takes the form of drawing from the local garrison units, and to become a member of the garrison force, one must first be a member of the local reserve force. In order to be selected by the garrison as soon as possible, these people worked extremely hard and conscientiously in reserve training. Especially when the Northwest Army Corps was formed a few years ago, when the two garrison divisions in Jinzhou were all turned into the main divisions in the Northwest Army Corps, which stimulated people to join the army actively, and lived up to expectations, the previous garrison division was transferred to Guide, and they were able to become a member of the garrison force as they wished, and now they have suddenly jumped into the coveted regular army, which makes them so excited that they can't sleep.

It was probably the first time that the two of them were received by Wu Feng alone, and they seemed a little restrained in their excitement, and they were extremely cautious in their speech, but under Wu Feng's relaxed and casual attitude, the two gradually let go. The two were originally the chief of staff and the logistics director of the Guide Garrison Division led by Zeppelin and Gao Gao, because the entire division was transferred to Guide, Ling Tianfang retained the two as the new chief and deputy division commanders of the new garrison division after discussing with Zeppelin and Gao Gao.

The division commander Xiong Daoyuan is a mixed-race clansman with half Gaoyue blood, while the deputy division commander Shui Zheng is an authentic Gaoyue clansman. Both of them were born very burly, but it seems that Xiong Daoyuan is more gentle, while Shui Zheng is domineering, and he looks like he is shouldering the world.

Wu Feng briefly inquired about the establishment of this division, and everyone answered one by one. There is no wing in the whole division, because it belongs to a pure infantry division, there is no cavalry, except for one wing of the Gaoyue people's patent ---- spear wing, the remaining four wings are all in accordance with the standard configuration, three light infantry mixed wings, one heavy infantry wing, each light infantry wing has two archery brigades, and the rest are infantry.

Seeing that Wu Feng had come specifically to understand the situation of his division, he was afraid that his division would not conform to the commander's intentions, so he looked a little shy, and Shui Zheng, who had not said much, blushed and said: "My lord, please rest assured, Lao Xiong and I are both from the previous Jinzhou Garrison Division, and over the past year or so, we have spent a lot of effort in all aspects of training in our division, and many middle- and grass-roots officers have also gone to the Northwest Military Academy for short-term training. Our brothers will never disgrace you, and Shui Zheng is willing to vouch for this head. ”

Laughing, Wu Feng felt very interesting, probably because these two guys thought that they couldn't trust the combat effectiveness of their troops, so they hurriedly made such a confession.

Without waiting for him to speak, Xiong Daoyuan also picked up and said: " Yes, my lord, many of our soldiers have actually been in the reserve for two or three years, and their training in the reserve is quite hard, and many of them are doing other jobs to earn a living, and at the same time they are still training themselves in their spare time, in the hope of joining the army as soon as possible, and even we are very touched by this, for them to join Lord Li's army, it is like entering a sacred group, this is a place that is both glorious and full of risks, for them, either die on the battlefield or return home, there is no other third way to go。 ”

Xiong Daoyuan's affectionate words caused a strong resonance in Wu Feng's heart, yes, this group of brothers under his command followed him to fight hard, what was the plan? If we talk to everyone about the principle of governing the country, securing the people, and the general interests of the nation, some people may be really interested, but the vast majority of officers and men at the grassroots level may find it very difficult to maintain them for a long time, and if we want to firmly twist their thinking into a rope, we can only rely on strict management to establish their sense of responsibility and honor, and a system of clear rewards and punishments to urge them to take the lead bravely, and another point is to provide a generous and complete logistical support and pension mechanism to eliminate their worries.

Without other superfluous words, Wu Feng stood up and patted the shoulders of the two, his eyes were full of expectation and encouragement, and the two of them were hot in their hearts, everything was in plain sight, and the two of them just made another standard emperor [***] salute, silently watching Wu Feng leave.

The rebellion in Kansai County was very troublesome to the girl, and the whereabouts of Li Wufeng and several of his main divisions were naturally clear, but the information from the empire asked her to find a way to let Li Wufeng stay in the northwest and not participate in the affairs of the central government to suppress the war in Kansai, which made the girl feel extremely distressed. His fiancé had disappeared several days ago, and there was no way to find him, so what could he do if he did? Could it be that he could stop his actions on his own, then Li Wufeng would not be called Li Wufeng.

Sighing softly, the girl stood up and came to the window, looking enviously at the refreshing autumn colors outside the window, as a girl who had just turned sixteen, if she was born in other rich and noble families, it was a good time to play and relax, but because she was born in the emperor's house that everyone envied, she had to travel thousands of miles to this place without relatives and no reason, and was used as an ornament here by others, doing nothing all day long, and wanting to do it without any joy.

Li Wufeng would definitely not give up the opportunity to intervene in the war in Kansai, the army with three divisions on Bonan's side would never just put on a show (she didn't know about the stationing of the 3rd Division and the change of hands at Partridge Pass), he definitely knew that the empire would not authorize him to send troops to Kansai, so what was he waiting for?

It is no longer a secret in the entire empire that he is wary of the empire and blindly guards against the expansion of Li Wufeng's forces, and for most of the past half a year, it is clear that he wants to recuperate and secretly live in seclusion in the imperial capital, so that many old ministers in the court can see this, although he is forced to let Li Wufeng return to his lair due to the emergency situation in the northwest, but it stands to reason that he should also make some military arrangements for his surname, but she did not expect that the sudden Taiping uprising will mess up everything, and its steaming posture has even far exceeded Li Wufeng's dangerous surname, at least she thinks so。

But seeing that the attitude of the central government of the empire still seems to have not changed, thinking of this, the girl couldn't help but sigh again, in her opinion, the best way is to let Li Wufeng lead the army to the battle, and order him to do his best to go all out, the two tigers fight, and the audience benefits, just like the ancients Bian Zhuang stabbed the tiger is this truth, but how can the wisdom of the father and the emperor and Lord He not see through such a simple truth? At present, he still has to do everything in his power to stop Li Wufeng's eastward advance, is the empire really absolutely sure that it can easily solve the problem of the Taiping Sect?

She was very suspicious in her heart, all the way from Yanjing to the northwest, during which she also inspected the local garrisons of the provinces along the way, not to mention the real combat effectiveness, even the appearance of the army was a feeling of casual lack of necessary training, these troops knew at a glance that they could not cope with a real battle, let alone expect them to win a war. In contrast, the garrison troops in the northwestern provinces that she secretly observed were very different from the situation in the Kansai provinces, and their training, number of establishments, and soldier morale were not at the same level at all, which made her have to admire Li Wufeng for his true set of army management, and think about it, if there was no such powerful army as the backing, why did he dare to fight the arrogant Luope people hard-to-face, and why did he dare to lead the troops alone into Northern Luzon, where he had no foundation at that time?

The Taiping Sect surged up, and all parts of Kansai fell in a short period of time, which was not surprising to her. It is no wonder that a prepared army does not win against an unprepared division, not to mention that those garrison units cannot play a role at all. Without the cooperation of the local garrisons, would the regular army, which was already overstretched in the Empire, be able to exterminate those peaceful and chaotic parties? The girl had too many questions in her heart, but unfortunately no one could answer them.

Just when the two men and women in the northwest were still running around for their respective tasks, the officials at all levels of the vast majority of the two major counties in the north of the empire suddenly panicked and suddenly found that the attitude of the people in the jurisdiction who had always been submissive seemed to have turned over all of a sudden, and they drew their swords against each other when they said three wrong words, and the officials at all levels who had been invincible in collecting rent and taxes in the past seemed to be in trouble, and before these officials could react, the Taiping Sect uprising that swept the entire north of the empire had officially begun.

On November 12, 695 in the continental calendar, under the planning of Xu Wenzhe, the great master of the Taiping Sect, the uprising first started in the middle of Pinglu Mansion in Beiyuan County. On the same day, under the leadership of Xu Wenzhe, 50,000 Taiping soldiers and civilians ambushed the garrison of a wing of a company that had received the news and was ready to come to suppress the tax-resisting peasants, and then surrounded the garrison soldiers of the three wings who came to reinforce in one fell swoop, and the battle was unprecedentedly fierce, and finally the garrison troops of the three wings were completely annihilated, of which nearly 3,000 soldiers who had suffered from the exploitation of superior officers joined the Taiping army anyway, and the Taiping army was full of momentum.

On November 14, Xu Wenzhe commanded 100,000 Taiping soldiers and civilians to march to the empty Pinglu Mansion, the main imperial officials of Pinglu Mansion panicked, and all fled on the eve of the Taiping army's attack.