"But...Sir, you said that he is in such urgent need of so much food, isn't he trying to win people's hearts?
And I heard that he has captured thousands of prisoners of war, so many people... If he has other thoughts afterward..."
Adjutant Ren was a little worried.
But Zhang Li didn't care and waved his hand.
"What can we do with a large number of people? Can we overturn the table with a large number of people? If he dares to show off his face in front of me because of the large number of people, I can't ask for more.
Don't worry, as long as arms are under control, Zhao Ming won't be able to cause trouble.
Moreover, all these prisoners will be meritorious when the time comes. If he has the wisdom to hand over the prisoners when the time comes, I can still give him some benefits.
If you don't give it, don't blame me for turning your back on him. "
Zhang Li sat down again as he spoke, crumpled the "Serving the People" in front of him into a ball, covered it with a piece of white paper, and wrote four big characters in one go.
'The way to be an official! '
Looking at these four words, Zhang Li was extremely satisfied, several times more satisfied than before.
Huozhongtun——
Compared with the lively scene in the camp a few days ago, Huozhongtun has been much deserted in recent days.
Looking around, there were almost no people moving outside. Even the prisoners of war were all in the house, either sleeping or chatting.
Not only has work at the mines stopped, but many outings have also stopped.
Except for some women and children who needed to do some daily chores, most of the others were forced to rest inside the house.
Naturally, the thousands of prisoners of war had no problem with it, and they wanted to have some rest.
As for the eight thousand compatriots who accompanied them south, it was a bit unpleasant.
After receiving so many favors, living here for free every day without having to do anything really makes many people feel uncomfortable.
But these did not disturb the people in the camp at all.
At this time, Zhao Ming and a group of confidants were discussing the overall layout for the next period of time.
"I believe I also released some news before. Yes, I called everyone here this time for the purpose of reorganizing the army."
Zhao Ming looked around at everyone and expressed his thoughts.
After hearing this, everyone didn't have much opinion and nodded silently waiting for the follow-up.
"After that, we will temporarily expand a regiment. Based on the original brothers of the Zhensong Army and the brothers of the Chabei United Army, we will then draw nearly 2,000 brothers from the Outer Mongolia compatriots to form a total of 3,500 brothers. Strengthen the independent regiment with the firepower of a hundred men.”
Zhao Ming held a long-written plan in his hand and spoke almost according to the script.
In fact, it is not legal to form an army privately, but it is not important because there are no outsiders here.
Secondly, Zhao Ming will gradually transform his regiment into a brigade, and even gradually become compliant.
The organization of the army is chaotic these days, and in some remote places, the superiors don't know the specific situation at all.
Some were seriously short of pay, and some, relying on their abundant money, became ambitious and began to expand their troops beyond the specifications.
There is a huge room for maneuver, and everyone has long been accustomed to it and doesn’t care.
"Baoshan!"
"Master Zhao, I am here to serve you!"
Hearing Zhao Ming call his name, Baoshan quickly clasped his fists and took half a step out of the queue.
"From now on, you will be the commander of the Third Cavalry Battalion. You will choose your own deputies and then report them to Ah Fu for registration."
Zhao Ming quickly entered the state and quickly looked at Monkey and Wang Er.
These two men will serve as commanders of the Second and First Cavalry Battalions respectively.
Then there was Ma Erpao, a veteran of the artillery of the Song Army, but Zhao Ming still remembered this person.
Among all the confidants present, he was the only one who felt particularly embarrassed standing here.
Because he was brought here by Zhang Kai, and he had always held the rank of non-commissioned officer before. Logically speaking, there was no reason for him to be standing here.
So he was a little confused when he was brought here. It wasn't until Zhao Ming called his name that he stood up in a hurry and almost fell to the ground.
"From now on, Ma Dapao, you will be the artillery battalion commander of our regiment! You choose your own deputy, but I only have one request: to train a group of mature gunners as soon as possible."
"Ah! Zhao...Master Zhao! I...I'm just a big-headed soldier. I know how to fire cannons but not hit people...oh no, I don't care about people!"
Hearing this, Ma Erpao became a little anxious, but even though he stumbled a bit when speaking, he still remembered to remind him, "By the way, Mr. Zhao, my name is not Dapao, my name is Ma Erpao."
\"is that so?\"
Zhao Ming was a little surprised. Before, he only remembered that this kid said that shooting cannons was very powerful, so he just called him that.
"Oh, no matter what, you will be the artillery battalion commander from now on, but it is just a temporary replacement. Whether you can take the position as artillery battalion commander depends on your ability.
If you don’t understand, just ask Staff Officer Zhang. "
Zhao Ming still had a good impression of Ma Erpao. This boy had also joined the army in Outer Mongolia before.
The artillery fire covering the previous ambush on the foreigners was directed by this boy, and the attack was impressive.
However, there are only twenty people in the entire army who can fire artillery. However, there are sixty or seventy artillery pieces captured in the warehouse, so they still need to train quickly.
But it is still a bit difficult for this kid to directly take charge of a battalion. After all, the artillery battalion also has cooperative combat units such as machine gun companies, so let him directly ask Zhang Kai, an expert, if he has anything to do.
Speaking of Zhang Kai, Zhao Ming looked at him.
"By the way, from now on Zhang Kai, you will be the chief of staff of our regiment headquarters. Similarly, you can give priority to selecting a few smart people to help train your military literacy."
For Zhang Kai, Zhao Ming must use him to the extreme. This is a talent who graduated from a professional military academy. If he does not completely squeeze out the value of the other party, then he is not Zhao Ming.
After appointing the four battalions, Zhao Ming turned to Chang Wei.
"Old Chang, from now on you will be the commander of the guard battalion, and you will be responsible for guarding the regiment headquarters."
Zhao Ming then made arrangements for the appointment of the support battalion and the logistics supply battalion respectively.
Among them, the support battalion will be headed by Zhang He, the logistics supply battalion will be handed over to Lao Suntou, and Ah Fu will serve as the deputy battalion commander of the supply battalion.
Although Lao Suntou went to deliver the message, this did not hinder anything. Anyway, the logistics supply battalion could be established later when Lao Suntou came back.
Finally, there is a medical company. Since there are currently few medical talents, this can only be put on hold temporarily.
But Zhao Ming still asked Tao Yan to select some broad and strong women from the herdsmen women for some preliminary professional training.
The reason why it is said to be preliminary is that it can actually handle the work of cleaning the wound, applying medicine, and bandaging.
As for more professional ones, Zhao Ming can only find ways to recruit professionals in this field from other places in the future.
When all the arrangements were completed, everyone could not help but smile.
Especially Monkey. He was a swordsman in Guanzhong before. He never thought that one day he would be able to join the army.
Not to mention joining the army, it only took half a year to reach the position of battalion commander from a small soldier.
Needless to say he felt awesome.
In comparison, others were equally happy, but much more reserved.
