The expansion of troops and horses in the territory of Shandong under the Tiger Character Banner naturally cannot be hidden from Fu Zonglong of Jinan Prefecture and Wang Chengyin of Liaocheng.
However, neither of them planned to provoke the Tiger Flag at this time. Instead, they chose to report to the court and ask for support.
Unfortunately, their requests for help fell into vain and received no response from the court. At this time, their court was still arguing about whether to abandon Ning Jinfang and the Ministry of Revenue was short of money and food.
With firearms, the army can form combat effectiveness the fastest, but the navy has a lot more trouble. After all, a qualified army soldier may not be a qualified sailor.
"Commander, Commander Zheng of the Navy is here." A soldier came to report.
"We're finally here, let's go together to welcome him." Chen Xunping stood up and greeted other people in the room.
Qin Rong stood up from his seat first. With the establishment of the Second War Zone, Qin Rong was also transferred back from Taierzhuang and appointed the deputy commander of the Third War Zone to concurrently serve as the division chief of a newly established combat division in the Third War Zone.
In addition to him, the chief of staff of the third war zone is Lin Wenye, who was transferred from the former third war division, and the person in charge of the logistics of the third war zone is Liao Junyi, who was transferred from the baggage division.
Sun Chuang, originally the deputy division commander of the first combat division, became the division commander of the third station area.
Several people stood up and walked out under the leadership of Chen Xunping. As soon as the group reached the yamen gate, Zheng Chao had already walked over with his guards.
"See you, Marshal." When Zheng Chao saw Chen Xunping, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Chen Xunping returned the gift, then took Zheng Chao's arm affectionately and said enthusiastically: "Brother Zheng, it's been a few years since we last met."
"Since I went to Da Yuan Island, I haven't been able to see the commander again." Zheng Chao sighed with emotion.
The tiger-character flag stall has grown, and it has become difficult for some familiar people to meet in person due to various reasons.
Chen Xunping said: "I remember that the first time we met was when Brother Zheng and you came to Lingqiu from Dazhigu. At that time, our Tiger Character Flag was not yet strong, so we had to be careful in everything we did. If we wanted to go to the sea from Dazhigu, we had to leave. It was the relationship between a thousand households in Dagukou, but so many years have passed in the blink of an eye."
"Yes, if I hadn't been lucky enough to join the Tiger Flag, I might have been a skeleton in Dagukou by now." Zheng Chao sighed.
Back then, he and several brothers joined the Tiger Flag with the idea of giving it a try. Who would have thought that they would really win a future.
"Stop talking here, let's go into the room and talk." Lin Wenye greeted everyone into the room. The group of people returned to the signing room where the office was located.
Everyone is seated separately according to their different positions. Liao Junyi had someone prepare a pot of hot water and bring it in, and then he personally stored some hot water in the teapot in front of everyone.
"Everyone is here this time. Commander, are we discussing something?" Chief of Staff Lin Wenye turned to Chen Xunping, who was sitting on the main seat.
Chen Xunping nodded. Lin Wenye then said to several people present: "Let's start the discussion now, and the documents will be recorded." There were two separate tables placed in the corners of the room, each with a clerk who recorded the meeting contents and then compiled them into documents.
"The first topic, let's talk about the problems of several combat divisions in the second theater." Lin Wenye, as the moderator of the discussion, raised the first topic.
"Let me tell you first!" Qin Rong put down the graphite pen in his hand and said,
"Because my combat division is newly established, there is a shortage of weapons and armor, especially various types of cannons. The shortage is severe. According to normal specifications, a brigade can be divided into four four-pound cannons and ten to fifteen Currently, we only have one four-pounder gun and five squatting tiger cannons. The shortage is serious and is not conducive to the formation of combat effectiveness. I hope that logistics can supplement the shortage of armor of my combat division as soon as possible." As he said, He looked at Liao Junyi in his seat.
For logistical issues, it is natural to approach the person in charge of logistics. Lin Wenye, who was the host of the meeting, nodded in agreement and said, "I have also been to Deputy Commander Qin's combat division, and the shortages in various aspects are indeed serious."
"This problem is indeed a problem of the logistics department, but our logistics department is also a skillful woman who cannot make rice cakes." Liao Junyi complained for his department,
"The food problem is easy to solve and can be solved from Henan and Shandong. But the problem of Bingjia needs to be sent from Datong or the grassland. With such a long distance and such a large quantity, Bingjia needs to be transported in batches. , At present, almost all the soldiers and armor we received in the second theater have been sent out. It’s not that I don’t want to make up for Deputy Commander Qin, but I really can’t get it!” Qin Rong looked disappointed when he heard this. He said: "I don't care. Anyway, my combat division is short of soldiers. Your logistics must solve it for us. Otherwise, the team will not be able to form combat effectiveness. You must be responsible for this."
"Deputy Marshal Qin, it's useless even if you force me to death. If you can't get it out, you can't get it out. If you don't believe it, you can go to my place and take a look. If you can find one cannon, I will immediately accompany you with three cannons." Liao Junyi Said to Qin Rong.
Qin Rong said: "Then why have all the armor of the First War Division been replenished? You are calling this discrimination. Even if we are a newly established War Division, we are still the team of our Second War Zone. We cannot treat them differently."
"It is the commander-in-chief's order to give priority to replenishing the First Battle Division. Why don't you talk to the commander-in-chief and ask him to return some to you?" Liao Junyi turned the fire on Chen Xunping.
Qin Rong immediately looked at Chen Xunping with aggrieved expression. Chen Xunping's mouth twitched when he saw this, and he said: "Yes, I gave the order. All the soldiers and armor shipped will be given priority to replenish the first combat division, and then be distributed to the other two combat divisions."
"Commander, after all, I am also a member of the First Military Division. You can't be like this! If I don't fight with the Military Division, you won't treat me as one of your own!" Qin Rong and Chen Xunping started to play tricks on each other.
It was the first time that Chen Xunping saw that Qin Rong, who had been his partner for many years, had such a bad side. At this time, Chief of Staff Lin Wenye said: "Prioritizing the supply of the first battle division was decided jointly by the commander and I after discussing it. The reason is very simple, because there must be a capable fighting team here in Shandong in order to deter the surrounding Xiaoxiao." , while ensuring the smooth integration of the second theater.”
"Then you can't catch one of our combat divisions bullying you! If you don't have enough soldiers and armor, you can't let my combat division quickly form combat effectiveness. If you encounter any problems during this period, you won't even have enough soldiers and armor to go to the battlefield." Qin Rong knew very well. Crying children deserve milk, so even if they knew what Lin Wenye said was right, they couldn't let go so easily. They had to get some benefits.
