The silver vase was broken, water slurry burst out, and the cavalry stood out with swords and guns. -------Bai Juyi's "Pipa Play"
Lingling County has a total of eight counties and five county-level princes under its jurisdiction, namely Quanling County, Lingling County, Yingdao County, Lingdao County, Shi'an County, Yingpu County, Taoyang County, Xiangxiang County, The Chong'an Marquis, the Duliang Marquis, the Fuyi Marquis, the Zhaoyang Marquis, and the Haoyang Marquis occupied large areas such as Yongzhou in Hunan and Guilin in Guangxi on the modern map. Quanling County is the political, economic and cultural center of Lingling County. It is the thoroughfare between Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong. It has an extremely prominent position and is a battleground for military strategists of all ages. After Chen Long took over, he established a temporary military and political leadership group and issued notices to all counties in the name of Lingling Prefect. Within a few days, congratulatory documents from counties and princes arrived one after another, and lower-level officials came to the county government like a revolving door to pay homage. Chen Long Long led the leadership team to visit and comfort them one by one, asking about the damage in the places where the Yellow Turban Army passed through and the farming and security situation in each county. After several days of exhaustion, his back was sore and his head was dizzy from all kinds of messy chores. swell. Later, Chen Long simply asked Liu Xian to be fully responsible for receiving officials, and all internal affairs affairs, no matter how big or small, were reported to Liu Xian.
The good news is that Liu Yong returned with some remaining soldiers, and Chen Long also asked him to join the temporary leadership group to help him and Huang Gai reorganize the troops. The scattered troops gradually gathered together, and the major battalions resumed normal operations. Chen Long made a detailed division of labor for the leadership group. Liu Xian was responsible for the internal affairs of water conservancy, agriculture and mulberry, assisted by Zhou Buyi; Huang Gai was responsible for the reorganization of the military forces, assisted by Liu Yong; Liu Xian was responsible for the security of the city and the four gates. Chen Long was deeply aware of the shortage of talents, so he personally went to see Liu Ba, intending to let him serve as the chief registrar of the county, that is, the highest official and staff officer in charge of documents. Unexpectedly, Liu Ba dryly said "think about it" and said he was ill. Thank you. Chen Long knew that Liu Ba had a noble character and did not think highly of himself and would not be easily attached. Only by using practical actions to achieve extraordinary results could he impress Liu Ba's heart.
In addition to the chief registrar, Chen Long had candidates in mind for the most important positions in the county, such as chief historian, governor, meritorious officer, and captain. Chang Shi is his chief of staff, and he is responsible for the affairs of the county government. Liu Xian has a lot of authority, and none other than Liu Xian; Gong Cao is his chief of staff, whose duties are not only in charge of the appointment and dismissal of county officials, but also to handle the political affairs of the county. Huang Gai was the one who could often act on behalf of the prefect; the governor was his own judicial officer, and could inspect counties and villages on his behalf, announce government orders, and also review officials and criminal cases. He was also the public security director and procuratorate in later generations. The combination of the chief and the president of the court must be Liu Xian; the captain is his military chief and is responsible for the military affairs of a county. Huang Gai serves concurrently, with Liu Yong and Zhou Buyi as assistants, reporting to himself and Huang Gai. Chen Long's arrangement naturally placed emphasis on military affairs and neglected internal affairs. He and Huang Gai controlled the military. Liu Xian had no choice but to do so in terms of internal affairs. After all, there was a shortage of internal affairs talents, so the position of chief clerk had to be temporarily vacant. Chen Long secretly fought against Jiang Wan. His idea was to find Jiang Wan, a big shot in internal affairs, so that he could share the state affairs with him after the Qinglong Army's founding of the army was solved.
On this day, I was discussing the details of the founding of the Qinglong Army with the leadership group. Suddenly, my subordinates reported that General Liu Min came to see him. Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. Chen Long came up immediately and saw Liu Min dressed in casual clothes with a dusty look on his face. He said: "Liu Min, the surrendered general, has admired the virtues of the prefect for a long time. Fortunately, he escaped from the Yellow Turban rebels. When I go to see the prefect, I am willing to do my best!" Liu Min, followed by someone behind him, also knelt down and said, "The guilty minister is willing to abandon the secret and surrender to the light and serve the Lord!" When Chen Long looked carefully, it was Yang Huai. Everyone was shocked, but Chen Long was overjoyed, knowing that Zhang Ning must have known that he was outnumbered and secretly asked Yang Huai to join him. Now is the time to hire people. Yang Huai's Xiaoxiang Gang controls the important waterway freight channel, which just allows Yang Huai to reorganize the Xiaoxiang Gang so that he can continue to be responsible for making money for himself.
Chen Long comforted the two people for a long time, and agreed to let them go back to their original mansion to rest and participate in government affairs another day. The two of them burst into tears with gratitude. Chen Long said to everyone: "I know that brothers are wary of Yang Huai, but I know that he You must be loyal to me, so please don’t have any doubts. Please discuss what position should be given to these two people?”
Chen Long had long held a meeting of the leadership group and turned it into a democratic work meeting. All affairs in the county were discussed collectively, and Chen Long made the decision. Everyone gradually got used to Chen Long's way of handling things, and gradually understood the politics in Chen Long's mouth. What is negotiation going on. Zhou Busuo said: "It's easy to talk about the positions of the two. Liu Min can use his expertise in the military, and Yang Huaike can use his expertise in business." Everyone nodded, and Chen Long asked Liu Xian to decide the positions for them. Everyone also mentioned that before the Yellow Turban left, neither the grain depot nor the money depot was robbed, which was very strange, so it was still full now, which could be used to repair the city defense and expand the army. Only Chen Long understood the reason, and was secretly grateful to Zhang Ning. .
After the discussion, Chen Long said: "Nowadays, we have Liu Xian in government affairs and Liu Xian in executive affairs. Military affairs are the most complicated, and building an army is the top priority. Zhou Buyi will be my military adviser from now on, and I have drafted a plan for the organization of the Qinglong Army." , for everyone to discuss." When everyone opened it, they saw it read: "Qinglong Army Organization Plan (Discussion Draft)."
Qinglong Army establishment plan (discussion draft)
The Qinglong Army plans to temporarily set up a corps, with four regular divisions, each with 10,000 people, and a special division with 1,000 people. The corps commander is Chen Long, and the chief military officer is Zhou Buyi;
Each regular division has a division commander, a deputy division commander, and a division-level military advisor. It consists of four regiments. The first and second regiments are combat units with a strength of 3,000 men per regiment. The third regiment is a reconnaissance regiment with a strength of 3,000. One thousand people, and the fourth regiment is the engineer baggage and logistics regiment, with a strength of 3,000. Each group has a leader and a deputy leader. Each group is divided into classes, with seven to ten people in each class. There is a squad leader and a deputy squad leader.
The First Qinglong Division is a cavalry division with division commander Huang Gai, deputy division commander and military advisor vacant;
The Second Qinglong Division is an archery division, with division commander Liu Xian, deputy division commander and military advisor vacant;
The Third Qinglong Division is an infantry and spearmen division, with division commander Liu Yong, deputy division commander and military advisor vacant;
The Fourth Qinglong Division is an infantry shield and sword division. The division commander Liu Xian, deputy division commander and military advisor are vacant.
The Fifth Qinglong Division, also known as the Special Division, has a strength of 1,000 men. The division commander is temporarily served by the Army Commander Chen Long.
Seeing everyone frowning and thinking after reading, Chen Long explained: "Legions, divisions, regiments, and squads are all newly proposed names by me. For example, a division and a regiment are cavalry combat units with a number of three thousand people, which is easy to remember. . The special division is a division that I specially train for surprise attacks, assassinations, beheadings, and espionage. It is the secret weapon in our hands. I am the only one who has experience in the training of the special division, so I train it myself." Everyone felt that Although the establishment is new, it is full of aftertaste, and everyone nods and praises it. Zhou Busuo asked: "Brother Taishou, what is the purpose of setting up each class with seven to ten people?"
Chen Long said: "To fight against the enemy, the most important thing is to unite. If you can form a local force with more troops to fight with fewer troops, you can win every battle." Chen Long actually learned from the small team tactics used by later generations Qi Jiguang to fight against the Japanese. Seeing that everyone was still confused, he explained Said: "The seven people in each class each have different combat responsibilities and combat weapons, forming a set of collective combat methods. Let me give you an example. It doesn't matter if the first person in the team does not know martial arts, as long as he is strong. Hold a A large bamboo pole several feet long, or a large set of poles, can be swung round when someone sees it. The bamboo pole is several feet long, and the bamboo is slippery and difficult to cut. If you cut it in half, it will still be several times the length of your opponent, and then cut it. Halfway, a gap is formed with one slash. Will the opponent still survive once he plunges in? If the opponent is swept down or lassoed in front, the spear, bow and arrow, and dagger are behind. Heart-breaking, seven people can instantly solve one or two people, and then cooperate with other seven-person teams to protect each other, and you can gain a local numerical advantage. Of course, I am just giving an example. You can develop new seven-person teams according to the actual situation. The tactics. Of course, it still needs to be refined over time." Everyone suddenly understood and all exclaimed.
Seeing that no one had any serious objections, Chen Long said to Huang Gai: "By the way, the stirrups we went to Shengjia Iron Shop to buy a few days ago should be put to use by your cavalry division." Huang Gai stood up excitedly: " I'll go there myself." Others were confused and asked what a stirrup was. Chen Long waved his hand and said, "It will be kept secret for the time being. The stirrup will be unveiled in the future and everyone will know for themselves."
At the end of the meeting, Chen Long stood up and announced: "Tomorrow morning, we will mobilize troops at the school field outside Beicheng to show off all our current family assets, so that we can have a good idea." Everyone stood up and agreed with a loud voice, and each went to the camp to choose. The soldiers and horses have gone.
Chen Long returned to the prefect's mansion and saw that only Zhou Buyi was still following him. He asked him to sit next to him and said, "Yuan Zhi, you see, my deputy commander and military advisor are all vacant. Such talents are really hard to find. Do you have anything?" How?" Zhou Busuo said: "Prefect, I have also noticed that it is really difficult to fill so many positions at once. At present, it is better to have a shortage than to overfill, or to select generals from the dwarfs among the former division commanders' lieutenants. Fill those spots.”
Chen Long nodded and said: "There is a shortage of literature and martial arts. We still have to find ways to recruit talents. I heard in the city that in addition to the Liu family, there are also the Deng family and the Jiang family. Are there any great sages?"
Zhou Buyi said: "Liu Ba could have been on his own, but it was a pity that he was not used by the eunuch. The Deng family has Deng Xuanzhi, and the Jiang family has Jiang Wan and Jiang Gongyan, both of whom are world-famous good men. In addition, the Pang family in Xiangyang has Dayin Pang Degong. , his son Pang Shanmin has not become an official. The Ma family includes Ma Bochang, Ma Zhongchang, and Ma Shuchang, known as the Ma family Sanchang. They are all world-famous and have not yet become officials. Others include the Kuai family of Nanjun, including Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, and the Dong family Dong and Dong Youzai, if they show their righteousness and lure them with gold and silk, they may be able to serve the lord. As for generals, Xiangyang South County has a large population and a large area, so they can be explored together." Chen Long said: "The Three Changs of the Ma Family Is there a white-browed Ma Liang?" Zhou Buyi asked doubtfully: "Where is there a white-browed Ma Liang?" After Chen Long checked his brain, he found out that Ma Liang was not born yet, so I guess Ma Liang's brothers are not bad and can be his own Home Affairs Officer as well. The shortage of military generals is really a headache. Lingling is located in a corner, and few outsiders come. Chen Long thinks that it is time to find a way to recruit some military generals. When we return to Huang Mansion later, we must ask Huang An to write a letter to Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng. If we can recruit Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, our Qinglong Army will have a new division commander.
