The officers applauded and thanked each other, and there were voices of praise in the venue.

Tang Jian signaled everyone to calm down and continued: "Don't be arrogant when you win, and don't be discouraged when you lose. I hope the Beiyang Fleet can continue to create glory!"

"Create brilliance! Create brilliance!" Everyone was so angry that they shouted in unison.

"I believe everyone has also received news. This time Captain Cheng Biguang has gone to Europe to accept new ships. When the new warships return to the port, the strength of our Beiyang Fleet has gone further! I have ordered people to open new ports and docks in Keelung Port, Hainan Haikou Port respectively to accommodate more warships! The Beiyang Fleet will not only protect the capital, but also guard every piece of sea boundary in China. In the near future, our main ships will have more and more cruisers. In Taiwan, Hainan, and on the vast 18,000-kilometer coastline of our land of China, there will be warships of our Beiyang Fleet patrol and guarding the sea!"

The commanders of all the warships listened solemnly as Tang Jian talked about the prospects of the Beiyang Fleet.

Tang Jian continued: "My plan is that when our new ship comes back, I will withdraw some ships from the Beiyang Fleet in Taiwan, Hainan will set up East China Sea Fleet and South China Sea Fleet respectively! Of course, the Beiyang Fleet is still the top priority among all fleets, and its leadership will not change."

"I have said this to the brothers of the Beiyang Navy before. We are now in a great era, a humiliating era of the great powers standing together, but it is also an era of the emergence of many Chinese men and heroes. I hope that all the soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet can defend our country's boundaries with our blood!" Tang Jian said loudly.

"Defend our country's boundaries with our blood!" Everyone said excitedly, obviously Tang Jian's words touched their passionate hearts.

Most of the captains present, including Deng Shichang, who had passed away, and Liu Buchan, all went to Mawei Navy School to study modern naval knowledge and joined the navy with the desire to revitalize his own navy with the desire to revitalize his country's navy. He hoped to serve the country.

"The captains basically graduated from the Mawei Shipbuilding School. I want to introduce someone to everyone, and I believe everyone is familiar with it." Tang Jian said.

"Who is it?" asked Ye Zugui, who was closest to him.

"Haha, he and Ye Zugui, Qiu Baoren and other captains were born at the same time. He studied at the Mawei Ship Bureau in his early years, and then was sent to study in the UK by the government. He first entered Putsmouth University and then transferred to the Greenwich Naval Academy. Speaking of which, he is also considered your senior! Haha." Tang Jian glanced at Chu Zhaoliang and smiled.

Qiu Baoren smiled as if I had understood it, "Oh, I understand! You all know each other!" Qiu Baoren deliberately kept it a secret, and didn't say it clearly. Several captains whispered to discuss who this person was.

"Haha, don't guess, I'll invite him out now!" Tang Jian said after appeased everyone's appetite.

"Mr. Yan, come out!" Tang Jian said with a smile.

Sure enough, a middle-aged man with glasses walked out of the back hall and walked out. Ye Zugui and Qiu Baoren, and Fang Boqian all looked at each other and smiled when they saw the visitor. It was him.

"Yes, I believe many of the people here know him. He is Mr. Yan Fuyan, who once taught at the Shipbuilding Department of Fuzhou Shipyard and also served as the chief teacher of Tianjin Beiyang Naval Academy!" Tang Jian stood up first and welcomed.

"It's a mistake, it's a mistake!" Yan Fu bowed and said modestly.

"Mr. Yan, please sit down!" Tang Jian signaled Yan Fu to sit near him.

Tang Jian continued: "I believe everyone knows better Mr. Yan's talent than me. Mr. Yan is proficient in shipwork and is well-versed in Chinese and Western styles. He is very familiar with some European works and has studied in the Greenwich Naval Academy. Speaking of which, he is also familiar with the naval combat methods of European powers. So I hired Mr. Yan as the chief of staff of the Beiyang Fleet. Do you have any opinions?"

"Of course there is no objection!" Ye Zugui said, "Mr. Yan is knowledgeable and has outstanding plans. He is a contemporary Zhuge. We are naturally very welcome. Do you think so?"

"Yes, with Mr. Yan's help, the Beiyang Fleet will be full of wings."

"It's really a blessing for us to have Mr. Yan's help!"

The captains on the conference table had heard of Yan Fu's name, so they were very welcome to Yan Fu's ability to serve as the chief of staff of the fleet.

Yan Fu stood up and said, "Thank you for your kindness, since I, Yan Fu, came to serve as the chief of staff of the fleet at the invitation of Lord Tang, I will definitely not let down the high expectations of everyone."

"Haha, Mr. Yan doesn't have to be restrained, just sit down first!" Tang Jian signaled a group of Yan Fu who stood up to sit down.

"Gates, send these documents to all captains!" Tang Jian picked up a thick stack of materials from the side and handed them to Li Gates for him to send them to each captain.

After the materials were sent to the captains in sequence, they all took them in their hands to read them themselves, but most of them looked at them with questions and didn't know what to do.

After a while, after everyone finished reading, Tang Jian saw everyone's questions and asked: "What's wrong, what's wrong, why don't you understand? Then I'll explain to you the new army's restructuring staffing issues, and then ask questions if there are any questions."

It turned out that what Tang Jian distributed to everyone was about Yuan Shikai's reorganization and organization reform of the Beiyang New Army. In order to facilitate the management of the army and enhance the combat effectiveness of the army, Tang Jian had made some suggestions on the current Beiyang New Army's system as early as after the reform of the 1898 Reform, that is, before the battle against Japan, but in the middle, the army's system reform was delayed due to delays in combat against Japan.

After the war against Japan was completed, Yuan Shikai followed Tang Jian's suggestion and combined the German and Japanese army systems to reform the Beiyang New Army system.

Tang Jian explained: The Beiyang New Army was adapted into the Beiyang Army, also known as the New Army, abbreviated as the Army.

The organization of the army has grown from small to large: squad, platoon, company, battalion, regiment, brigade, division, army group, and front army.

A squad consists of about ten soldiers; a squad consists of three squads. A company consists of three platoons, plus company commanders, deputy company commanders, platoon commanders, department commanders and other cadres. Each company is also equipped with a kitchen squad, so the number of troops in company-level units is about 120.

One battalion is equipped with about four companies, so the number of people in one battalion is about 500; similarly, one regiment is equipped with three battalions, and one standard regiment has 1,500 people, while those at the regiment level (including the regiment level) and above are all equipped with combat staff...

A division includes five to six regiments, plus second-line non-combat units affiliated to the division logistics department, such as breeding farms, special reconnaissance companies, radio stations, etc. affiliated to the division reconnaissance department, plus division headquarters and other units, so in this way, a division has about 10,000 people, and a standard division has only 10,000 troops.

One brigade is about one regiment less than one division, while one standard brigade has 10,000 people, so the number of brigades is about 7,000 people.

In addition, the correspondence between military ranks and various military positions:

Zhengjun: Major General, Lieutenant General;

Deputy Army: Major General, Colonel;

Zhengshi: colonel, major general;

Deputy Division (Main Brigade): Colonel, colonel;

Chief Regiment (Deputy Brigade): Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel;

Deputy Corps: Lieutenant Colonel, Major;

Zhengchang: Major, Lieutenant Colonel;

Deputy battalion: Captain, Major;

Chief Company: Captain, Lieutenant;

Deputy Company: Lieutenant, Captain;

Platoon: Second Lieutenant, Lieutenant

Also, depending on the types of troops, such as battalion-level military units, there are cavalry companies and regiment-level military units, there can be mountain artillery battalions, and each military unit can be equipped with different types of troops according to different combat needs.

Everyone cooperated with the detailed materials distributed by Tang Jian and Tang Jian’s main explanation, and they understood the new army organization almost exactly.

At this time, Chu Zhaoliang, who had not spoken, asked: "Sir, what does the reform of the army have to do with our navy?"
Chapter completed!