In the former command center of the Tiger and Leopard Army, which has been named "General's Mansion", dozens of officers above the Tiger and Leopard Army platoon leader, all of them were expectant and excited, waiting quietly for the forefront to issue the order to expand the Tiger and Leopard Army.

Wei Zheng, dressed in military uniform, looked around with a serious expression and said with a rare majestic look: "Brothers, soldiers... Among you, there are old people who have always followed me Wei Zheng, who are bandits, and there are newcomers who later joined my Tiger and Leopard Army."

"The reason why everyone joins our Tiger and Leopard Army is to put it simply, the first goal is to survive. If it is more complicated, it is to make a way out for ourselves and our brothers to come up with a way out and future in this chaotic world."

"Now, what I want to tell you is that we have all survived for the time being and have also given you a reasonable future."

"Because our Tiger and Leopard Army has been recognized by the court. In order to reward us for killing the Tartars in Moguyu, the emperor and the court gave us a battalion of the Tiger and Leopard Army. In other words, from now on, including me, every soldier of our Tiger and Leopard Army is no longer a bandit, the so-called rebel army, but an official army recognized by the court."

"I believe everyone is familiar with this news, so I won't say much about it here."

"Now, what I want to tell you is that after we become an official army, does it mean that we will never have any worries about life in the future, and can be an official army without any worries, eat military pay, live a good life, and have no worries about living."

"No, I want to tell you clearly here that this idea cannot be realized in us at present."

Seeing the shock and confusion slowly appearing on everyone's faces, Wei Zheng continued to explain.

"There is one thing that everyone may not know. Although our Tiger and Leopard Army has been recognized by the court, the court does not pay our Tiger and Leopard Army. It is impossible for us, including our Wei Zheng, to receive a tael of silver from the court."

"But everyone should know a military order issued by my Wei Zheng a few days ago. I plan to pay military salaries to all the soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Army starting this month. Not only that, the salary I set for our Tiger and Leopard Army is also the highest standard among all the official troops of our Ming Dynasty, only the border army has."

"Do you know what this means? It means that our Tiger and Leopard Army needs at least 20,000 taels of silver every month."

"So much money, where should our Tiger and Leopard Army come from?"

"Here, I can tell you clearly that the court cannot be reliable, we can only rely on ourselves."

"For us at present, there is only one source of money, that is, we rob it from the Tatars. After the Tatars have it, our money will only have the last source of money, and we occupy a piece of our own territory within the pass."

"With territory, we will have military pay and a steady stream of soldiers."

"Not only that, after we have a territory that belongs entirely to us, we can give our brothers a family, let them marry, have children, and live a good life..."

Facing the bright future that Wei Zheng drew for everyone, every officer of the Tiger and Leopard Army showed an expression of expectation and yearning on his face.

At this moment, Wei Zheng's words suddenly changed and said unexpectedly: "What I just said should be the wish of every brother, but will others allow us, Tiger and Leopard Army to achieve our own wish?"

"Not to say anything else, will the Tartars, who are so close, let our Tiger and Leopard Army survive until the end of the battle?"

"Of course, even if we defeat Doorgun again, will we still be valued by the court if we lose our function? After the court and the emperor no longer use us, will the major local forces in the pass allow our Tiger and Leopard Army to safely occupy a territory that belongs entirely to our Tiger and Leopard Army in the pass?"

After asking back, everyone shut their mouths with unwillingness on their faces.

The dozens of Tiger and Leopard Army officers sitting here, even if they were not from an official army, have been persecuted by ordinary people by the court. Even if they have never seen the actions of the court with their own eyes, they have heard of them.

Therefore, after Wei Zheng finished speaking, everyone had already agreed with what Wei Zheng said from the bottom of their hearts.

After seeing everyone's instantly depressed expressions, Wei Zheng's eyes suddenly flashed with two murderous gazes.

He shouted to everyone without any hesitation: "Are you all scared by what I said? Where has your courage gone? Don't forget, what is our Tiger and Leopard Army? The difficult situation has passed more than half a month ago, let alone now."

"In a word, if the Tartars don't want us to survive, then we will defeat the Tartars. If the imperial court does not give us territory, then we will grab a piece of territory. Don't forget that we are the Tiger and Leopard Army that can even Tartars defeat, let alone the imperial army."

"However, what I want to emphasize here is that whether it is fighting the Tartars or entering the pass and grabbing territory, there is a condition, that is, we must have an army that is always strong enough to make the court afraid of it."

"Since the court has given us a battalion of the Tiger and Leopard Army, which is 3,500 soldiers, we must use it well and not let the court down."

"So far, our Tiger and Leopard Army, together with all the new recruits, has 4,500 people. Since that's the case, we will use the 4,500 people in our hands to form an invincible new Tiger and Leopard Army."

"In order to distinguish our Tiger and Leopard Army from the court's Wolang Army, the organization of the Tiger and Leopard Army is different from the court's army. The organization below the battalion remains the same as before. However, the above battalion is different from the Thousand Houses of the court but is called a regiment."

"After the formation of the new Tiger and Leopard Army, there will be two assault regiments in total, called the Tiger and Leopard regiments."

"In addition to these two assault regiments, there is also an artillery battalion equipped with only heavy artillery, a musketeer regiment composed of all musketeers, and a cavalry regiment composed of all cavalry battalions."

"The two assault regiments went under one musket battalion, one spear battalion, one cavalry battalion, and one artillery team equipped with light artillery. The whole regiment had a total of one thousand people."

"There are three musket battalions under the musket regiment, and an artillery team equipped with light artillery."

"The cavalry regiment is blinded by three cavalry battalions, and an artillery team equipped with light artillery."

"The heavy artillery battalion is equipped with heavy Franchise aircraft and medium Franchise aircraft. The specific organization is determined based on the actual number of artillery in the hands of our Tiger and Leopard Army."

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng suddenly stood up from his seat and continued to command with a serious face.
Chapter completed!