After a moment, Luo Zhixue looked away from the map, put away the pen and paper in his hand, and then said loudly to everyone: "The situation is complicated now, and there is no extra time for us to look forward and backward."
"We must go south as soon as possible. It is best for some of the vanguard to start going south today."
"Tomorrow." At this point, Luo Zhixue paused and looked around before continuing: "Tomorrow we will launch an attack on Nanyang City."
"Strive to capture Nanyang City in the shortest time, then quickly send troops south to Xiangyang City, and also strive to capture this place before the officers and soldiers in other places can react."
Luo Zhixue pointed to the map and said: "First seize Nanyang, then Xiangyang, then use Nanyang City as the core, control Nanzhao County to the north, that is, Yunyang Pass, block the Yalu Ancient Road, capture Yuzhou and block the Fangcheng Ancient Road."
"After seizing Xiangyang City, with Xiangyang City as the core, we can send troops to capture Junzhou and block the east route from Yunyang. We can go east to Suizhou and seize Yingshan City. Later, we may seize Wuyang Pass and other passes."
"In this way, we can establish a base with Funiu Mountain in the north, Tongbai Mountain in the east, and Dabie Mountain in the southeast, and use various passes as support points to completely separate the northern Chu region from the Central Plains region, laying the groundwork for the army to subsequently capture and control the Jianghan Plain. A strong foundation.”
Luo Zhixue drew a few lines on the map as he spoke.
As Luo Zhixue drew multiple lines on the map, everyone could easily and clearly see the strategic plan of the Baoxiang Army in the next few months from the map, and from this strategic plan, it could also be seen that Luo Zhixue Zhixue's ambition.
And Luo Zhixue did not hide his ambition. He pointed to the large Nanyang Basin and Jianghan Plain in the middle of the map and said: "This is our strategic goal. As long as we can capture and control these two areas, we can expect hegemony!"
Everyone couldn't help but feel excited after hearing these words. What kind of dominance?
Naturally, it is to build a country and become emperor. Any rebel army with ideals basically wants to seize a piece of land to build a country and claim emperor. Even Gao Yingxiang and other rebels who don't even have a piece of land are dreaming of founding a country.
After Gao Yingxiang conquered Fengyang, he came up with the title of Xingwu. Rumors in the world also said that when Gao Yingxiang attacked Fengyang, his subordinates even used the banner of "Guyuan Zhenlong Emperor".
Although Gao Yingxiang has not officially established a country so far, he is simply being driven all the way by the officers and soldiers. There is no time and no territory for him to establish a formal political power. This does not mean that he does not want to.
As for the Baoxiang Army, if they can control the Nanyang Basin and Jianghan Plain, not to mention whether they can unify Kyushu in the future, but as long as they have this territory, it will be enough for Luo Zhixue to establish a country and proclaim himself emperor.
When Luo Zhixue becomes emperor, they will be the founding heroes.
Luo Zhixue looked at the expectations on everyone's faces and nodded slightly in his heart.
In the early days of starting a business, if you have the opportunity, you still have to pour a few bottles of chicken soup into your subordinates and talk about a bright future.
As long as you are obedient and follow my lead, you will become the founding hero of the country in no time, and you will be able to enjoy glory, wealth, and even honor for your ancestors.
After finishing the chicken blood injection and seeing that everyone's morale had been mobilized, Luo Zhixue said seriously: "In order to better implement the southward strategy, I have decided to establish the establishment of each brigade to better coordinate the operations of each battalion. "
"At the same time, considering the current strength of the troops, the three new battalions have not yet formed an army. The new soldiers here should be reorganized immediately to ease the tension of our army's strength."
After hearing Luo Zhixue's words, everyone was even more looking forward to it.
The establishment of a brigade-level establishment means that there will be new senior positions such as brigade commander and deputy brigade commander, which means promotion.
As for the brigade-level establishment, they were actually not surprised by this. When the battalion-level establishment was first established, Luo Zhixue had already decided that the subsequent higher-level establishment would be the brigade.
According to the plan finalized last year, the brigade will be divided into single-arms brigades such as infantry brigades, artillery brigades, and cavalry brigades. There will also be mixed brigades with multiple arms.
For example, an infantry brigade will consist of several infantry battalions to form an infantry brigade.
If a brigade is dispatched to perform combat tasks alone, several infantry battalions will be equipped with additional baggage, artillery, and cavalry to form a mixed brigade.
Now that Luo Zhixue has announced that he will establish a brigade-level establishment, everyone is naturally looking forward to it.
When Luo Zhixue established the 7th to 9th Infantry Battalions before, Luo Zhixue had already mentioned that he would establish a brigade-level establishment. However, he did not expect that just after the battle today, Luo Zhixue would directly establish a brigade-level establishment.
Luo Zhixue did not keep everyone waiting, and quickly said: "The First Infantry Battalion, the Third Infantry Battalion, and the Fourth Infantry Battalion are organized into the First Infantry Brigade, with Huang Dingquan as the brigade commander and Wang Dazhuang as the deputy brigade commander."
"The 2nd Infantry Battalion stationed in Songshan immediately went south to Liqingdian and joined the 6th Infantry Battalion stationed in Liqingdian, the 3rd Artillery Post, the 3rd Cavalry Station, the 3rd Baggage Station, and the 5th Infantry Battalion stationed in Songjiazhuang. It became the Second Mixed Brigade, with Lin Dongsheng as the brigade commander, Huang Chengyong as the deputy brigade commander and continued to serve as the commander of the 5th Infantry Battalion."
"The 7th Infantry Battalion, the 8th Infantry Battalion, and the 9th Infantry Battalion that were reorganized in Li Qingdian were organized into the Third Infantry Brigade. Xu He, you used to be the brigade commander. You must speed up the training of the brigade and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. ."
"Also, the first cavalry sentry and the second cavalry sentry combine to form the first cavalry brigade. Blind man, it's you who will lead this cavalry."
"The first artillery sentry and the second artillery sentry combine to form the first artillery brigade, and Zhang Malin serves as the artillery brigade commander."
Luo Zhixue made arrangements for the transfers and appointments of existing ministries by making three moves and two moves.
As for the above-mentioned appointments, many people actually had their minds set on it before.
For example, Zhang Malin and Wang Xiazi, it doesn't matter whether they get promoted or not and become brigade commanders, because one of them is the artillery director and the other is the cavalry director.
The two of them are actually the commander-in-chief of artillery and the commander-in-chief of cavalry. They are the commanders of a separate branch of arms. Whether they were sentry commanders before or brigade commanders now, they are actually part-time jobs.
In fact, Huang Dingquan and others were similar. Before the brigade was established, Huang Dingquan basically knew that one of the brigade commanders would be his own in the subsequent brigade.
How should I put it, their promotion actually increased with the initial expansion of the scale of the Baoxiang Army.
After talking about the existing units, Luo Zhixue turned his attention to Wei Kaifu, director of the Military and Political Department, and said: "Immediately select suitable officers and key soldiers as the base, and use surrendered soldiers as the source of troops to establish the fourth mixed brigade."
“The Fourth Mixed Brigade consists of the 10th Infantry Battalion, the 11th Infantry Battalion, the 12th Infantry Battalion, the 4th Baggage Post, the 4th Artillery Post, and the 4th Cavalry Post. The shortage of soldiers in each battalion post will be directly selected from the surrendered soldiers. "
"The situation is urgent. As long as the surrendered soldiers are willing to serve as soldiers and have adequate physical conditions, they will skip the training period and be directly incorporated into each battalion. When transferring people, the original grassroots establishment should be maintained as much as possible to maintain combat effectiveness as much as possible. "
"The mixed brigade will use the captured equipment first, and then change equipment when the subsequent ordnance production increases."
"Because old equipment is used, traditional methods are also used in organization and tactics. The Military and Administrative Office must keep this in mind when selecting personnel and select suitable people."
Wei Kaifu, director of the Military and Administrative Department, immediately came out and said: "I obey my orders, and the Military and Administrative Department will immediately allocate personnel to reorganize the fourth mixed regiment."
Wei Kaifu was also an old man from the transport camp. He was not an old thief or even a soldier. He used to be an accountant, and after he became a thief, he also worked as an accountant in the army to protect the countryside. But later on, there was a real shortage of people, especially those who lacked knowledge and understanding. He was a literate person, so he gradually switched to military and political affairs.
It's not a great job, but it's not too bad either.
Luo Zhixue then set his sights on Anyongduo: "You will be the brigade commander of the fourth mixed brigade."
After Anyongduo heard this, he immediately stepped out and said: "My subordinates must lead this fourth mixed brigade for the general."
He had long expected that he might serve in the field army. After all, his family knew his own affairs. Recently, he felt more and more strenuous as the director of the staff department.
His ability and experience are not enough for him to continue to be the director of the staff department.
However, he originally thought he would be the commander of an infantry battalion, but he did not expect that Luo Zhixue directly mentioned him to the position of brigade commander.
Then Luo Zhixue looked at Fei Bingqing: "Brother Fei, you become the deputy brigade commander and chief of staff of the Fourth Mixed Brigade."
Fei Bingqing did not expect that he would directly get the position of deputy brigade commander of a mixed brigade today. Although this mixed brigade was obviously a second-rate unit composed of surrendered troops, it was still the deputy brigade commander's position after all. .
Immediately, he came out with a surprised look on his face and said: "Don't worry, General. The new line tactics may be a little bad for my subordinates, but it is absolutely impossible for my subordinates to make any mistakes with the traditional tactics."
Luo Zhixue nodded slightly and said, "It's because I have confidence in you that I let you become the deputy brigade commander."
By this time, the arrangements for the various units were basically completed, and many generals present had been promoted. However, Huang Guangmao still looked at Luo Zhixue eagerly.
Because An Yongduo and Fei Bingqing were transferred from the Staff Office to the Fourth Mixed Brigade to serve, this also meant that the Director of the Staff Office was vacant. At the same time, Fei Bingqing, one of the candidates for the Director of the Staff Office, was also transferred. .
Under such circumstances, Huang Guangmao, one of the candidates for the Chief of Staff Division, couldn't help but look at Luo Zhixue frequently.
Luo Zhixue didn't let him wait too long, and quickly said to him: "Lao An has become the brigade commander of the Fourth Mixed Brigade. You have to take over all the work in the staff office later."
Huang Guangmao immediately stepped out and said: "I will obey my orders. Don't worry, General. I will do a good job in the work of the staff office. I will definitely not betray your trust, General."
Luo Zhixue nodded slightly, and then said to Xu Zhixian, chief of the operations section of the staff office next to him: "Xu Zhixian, chief of the operations section, was promoted to deputy director of the staff office. He still serves as the chief of the operations section and also serves as the battalion commander of the third infantry battalion. Job."
This appointment attracted everyone's attention.
