The next day, early in the morning, Zhu Pingan convened a meeting with several battalion commanders of the Zhejiang Army to make them prepare for the expansion of the Zhejiang Army.
All the 8,000 men from this conscription will be under their command. The strength of each battalion will be adjusted from the original 640 men in the 4th Corps to 960 men in the 6th Corps, and an additional 40 men will be added to each battalion.
The army will be strengthened by one thousand men.
As for the issue of promoting officers, Zhu Ping'an ordered the results of all previous disciplinary performance assessments to be published on a list. The results will be publicized for three days. If you have any objections to the disciplinary performance assessment results within three days, you can apply for verification. After three days, promotions and appointments will be strictly based on the assessment results.
At that time, the newly promoted officers will be posted on the same list for three days. When the new recruits arrive, these newly promoted officers will take office immediately.
"Sir, our Zhejiang Army is recruiting 8,000 troops this time. The fire guns, cotton armor, tents, bedding, etc. all need to be matched. The number of craftsmen in our equipment camp is not enough. We also need iron ingots, cloth, cotton, etc.
not enough"
Ou Zhige scratched his head and pointed out the difficulties he faced, mainly time constraints, heavy tasks, lack of manpower, and insufficient materials.
"Don't worry about the iron ingots, etc. I have ordered the allocation of craftsmen from various places. As for the craftsmen, I have also ordered a group of local craftsmen to be temporarily recruited into the camp and let them assist you in the production of weapons and equipment in a streamlined manner."
Zhu Ping'an smiled and said that he had already considered and solved these problems mentioned by Ou Zhige.
"Thank you, sir, our equipment battalion will ensure that we complete the mission." Ou Zhige immediately expressed his stance, patting his chest.
Before Zhu Ping'an's military expansion meeting was over, a policeman knocked on the door to report that a messenger from Governor Zhang Jing had arrived and was waiting outside the Yamen.
"Invite me quickly." Zhu Ping'an ordered the messenger to invite the messenger, and then said to everyone in the house, "Okay, as I just said, you all go down and prepare."
"promise!"
Everyone turned around and took orders to leave.
Soon, the messenger sent by Zhang Jing came in under the leadership of the police officer.
"I humble my duty to pay my respects to Mr. Futai." The messenger came forward and paid homage to Zhu Ping'an in a polite manner.
"Without courtesy, I wonder what the governor's instructions are?" Zhu Pingan waved his hand and asked.
"Back to your lord, the governor has moved the governor's headquarters to Jiaxing City. The governor has specially ordered me to inform you to go to Jiaxing immediately to discuss the matter of suppressing the Japanese pirates." The messenger replied truthfully.
"Who are the officials attending the meeting this time?" Zhu Pingan asked again.
"I don't know the specific details. I only know that the governor asked Mr. Futai to take the humble position." The messenger said in a tight tone.
Since he couldn't ask, Zhu Pingan didn't ask any more questions. He asked the messenger to go down and have some light tea and tea. After a while, he made arrangements for the government office. After the arrangements were made, he took the people to Jiaxing to meet Zhang Jing.
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Soon, Zhu Ping'an arranged his work, said goodbye to Li Shu and others, took 500 Zhejiang troops to escort him, and set off for Jiaxing. The Japanese pirates have been too arrogant recently, and they must accompany them with more soldiers and horses to ensure safety.
Shaoxing is more than 200 miles away from Jiaxing. Zhu Pingan and his party rushed to Jiaxing City at high speed, striving to arrive before evening.
While passing somewhere in Hangzhou Prefecture on the way, Zhu Pingan and his party saw a fire in a village from a distance.
The fire was raging and continuous.
"With such a big fire, I'm afraid the whole village will burn down." Zhu Pingan squinted his eyes, "Under normal circumstances, fires will only occur in individual houses. It is impossible for the whole village to catch fire. There must be Japanese pirates in the village.
It was set on fire."
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Zhu Ping'an recited "Guangzong Yaozu" silently, then looked at the village with squinted eyes, and immediately ordered Liu Dagang, "Dagang, you lead two hundred riders to go around the back and outflank their retreat. I will lead the people to press forward. We must solve this problem."
Partner with Japanese pirates."
"Young Master, please follow your orders." Liu Dagang accepted the order with his fists clasped, and he ordered two hundred people to go around in a circle towards the back of the village.
"Sir Futai, it is important that we are in a hurry. The Governor is still waiting in Jiaxing City. Otherwise, we should take a long detour to avoid it." The messenger reminded Zhu Ping'an, suggesting that he should take a detour to avoid this village.
"It's fine if I don't encounter them. If I encounter them, how can I let them go? If I turn a blind eye, listen or not hear, how can I have the face to face my fellow villagers? Don't worry, there are not many Japanese pirates in the village, and they won't waste much time." Zhu Pingan
He shook his head and said firmly.
"Please forgive me, Mr. Futai. How do you know that there are not many Japanese pirates in the village? If you make a wrong judgment, it will be dangerous. After all, we only have 500 troops on this trip." The messenger said very worriedly.
"I understand Japanese pirates. The purpose of Japanese pirates' robbery is to make money. For the sake of robbery efficiency, most of the Japanese pirates who attack villages are small groups of Japanese pirates. The targets of large groups of Japanese pirates are towns, and the targets of larger groups of Japanese pirates are county towns.
No matter how big it is, their target will be Fucheng." Zhu Ping'an said with confidence.
I am a man who operates a radar. Once the radar is activated and a map is drawn, how can I make a wrong judgment?
In his field of vision, in the distant village, a puff of black smoke rose into the sky. The black smoke was not thick, indicating that the number of Japanese pirates was not large.
"Master Futai, we can leave the green hills without worrying about having firewood. Once we find that something cannot be done, it is best for us to retreat."
The messenger reminded.
"This is natural." Zhu Pingan nodded and agreed.
After Liu Dagang and his entourage disappeared into the woods, Zhu Pingan waved his hand and ordered the other Zhejiang soldiers to follow him and press forward towards the burning village in the distance.
At this time, there was a group of Japanese pirates in the village who were setting fires everywhere. There were about fifty Japanese pirates in this group.
"Damn it, yesterday when we came to Zhejiang we came to nothing, and today we came to nothing again. Let them run away! Burn, burn all the houses in the village, what will they live in when they come back?!!"
The little leader of the Japanese pirates cursed and ordered his Japanese pirates to set fire everywhere in the village and burn down the village.
Since Zhu Ping'an had informed people in Zhejiang, especially in northern Zhejiang, to take refuge in the nearest walled county or prefectural city, there was no one in the village, so the Japanese pirates rushed to nothing and burned down the houses in the village to vent their anger.
"Boss, boss, look ahead. We found a group of officers and soldiers in front of us, riding towards this side on horseback. Should we take shelter?" A sharp-eyed Japanese pirate spotted Zhu Pingan and his party and quickly reported it to the police.
The little leader of the Japanese pirates.
Zhu Ping'an didn't hide his traces, so it was normal for them to find him.
"You have no future, why should you avoid it? First check how many officers and soldiers there are?" the Japanese pirate leader glared at him and cursed.
"Boss, I see there are about two hundred officers and soldiers." The sharp-eyed Japanese pirate confirmed and replied.
"There are only 200 people, so what are we afraid of?" the Japanese pirate leader said disapprovingly. They had fought against many guardsmen. They are a bunch of weaklings. What should they be afraid of with only 200 people?