Chapter 485: Assessment of Non-commissioned Officers
Huang Qifai was really able to keep the clouds clear and see the moonlight! He was shocked and immediately showed a look of ecstasy. Then he tried hard to suppress his emotions and said to Wu Shigong: "Please give me your instructions!"
Wu Shigong's smile became even brighter. It's good to be ambitious, but I'm afraid of people without ambition! He went on to say: "This time we will establish a new navy of our Runing Army. Among them, we will establish a Marine Corps Regiment."
"Last year, I sent Deputy Captain Zhang Rubao of the Guards Corps to take a hundred people to the Fujian Coast Guard Guerrilla Zheng Guerrilla for training, just to learn more about the navy. When he comes back, Deputy Captain Zhang will
He will serve as the commander of the Navy and the commander of the Marine Corps."
"And I will appoint you as the deputy commander of the Marine Corps. So from now on, you have to put up the airs of the Marine Corps!"
After listening to Wu Shigong's words, Huang Qifa asked with some confusion: "Sir, could you tell me what the Marine Corps is?"
Wu Shigong smiled and nodded, and said: "Very good! If you have any questions, ask first! The Marine Corps is the navy's force that fights on land. It has three roles: guarding the navy's ports and ships, and conducting water warfare.
The main force of the Zhongtiao Gang fights by shipping and landing."
"As you can tell, the Marine Corps not only needs to fully master all the combat skills of infantry, cavalry and artillery, but also needs to train unique tactical combat skills on the water. Therefore, the requirements for this regiment are very high."
"Also, because you cannot wear iron armor when fighting on water, and it is also difficult to transport horses and artillery, so when fighting independently, there are high requirements for the bravery of the Marine Corps soldiers."
"So here's a reminder: the Marine Corps team has not ten people, but twelve people. They are prepared to use the number of people to offset the equipment disadvantages. We can't wait until Vice Captain Zhang comes back before taking action.
.So you must first select suitable personnel and start some basic training. Those who are over sixteen years old in the children's camp will be selected for you first. You can also choose other personnel at will from our Runing Army."
"Let me tell you, I value this regiment very much. After Vice-Commander Zhang came back, he was mainly responsible for the general management of the Navy. Therefore, the main training of the Marine Corps still falls on you."
"You have to concentrate on the troops just like before. I can see everything. Our Runing Army will not bury its talents. Let me tell you again, there will not be only one marine regiment in the navy in the future.
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Wu Shigong's words made Huang Qifai's blood boil. He seemed to have seen a golden avenue. As long as he brought up this Marine Corps, Huang Qifai was very likely to successfully become a full-time official in the future. Even after establishing several Marine Corps regiments. Huang Qifai's official title
A rising tide will lift all boats.
Huang Qifai immediately knelt down and kowtowed again and said: "Thank you for your respect! I have to work hard to lead this group well. I am just worried that my limited ability will miss my business!"
"It doesn't matter! Using you means trusting you!" Wu Shigong immediately reassured Huang Qiqi, "This Marine Corps is also a new business. None of us knew how to handle it before. As long as you work hard, there will always be some results.
.Don’t have any baggage. If you have any problems, just come here and ask. Let all of us in the Runing Army help you solve it!"
"When our Runing Army was first established, there were only a few people who knew how to fight. Now, aren't there many famous generals? So as long as we study more, there is no problem that cannot be solved."
After that, Wu Shigong met with Tang Liu again. Unable to wait for Zhang Rubao to come back a few months later, Wu Shigong allocated 20,000 taels of silver from the inner study and asked Yang Goudan to arrange for a group of craftsmen from the Workshop Department to go to Xinyang to survey and select.
Click to build the Runing Army's first mini naval base.
In addition, a ship repair workshop will be established in this naval base to repair and refit the ships towed back from Huainan. Although these are small ships, they are sufficient for armed transportation on the Huaihe River.
The superiority of Huang Qifa and Tang Liu this time did not shock the other officers of the Runing Army. Because those people at that time still had deep-rooted mainland thinking and did not see the important role of the navy at all.
Moreover, Wu Shigong's reuse of Huang Qifa and Tang Liu also set an example for those who surrendered to Wu Shigong. After all, the growth of the Runing Army cannot be entirely dependent on oneself, but also needs fresh blood from outside.
The last step is the reorganization of the militia. This time Wu Shigong will downgrade the militia with only 500 people into a battalion. The two battalions will be organized into an independent militia. Not only the militia, but also the Runing Army will also be included in its main force.
Introducing the battalion level will make the army's operations more flexible and make the officer system more complete. Of course, with battalion-level officers, the number of officers will also increase a lot. This will definitely be good for the officers of the Runing Army.
A gospel.
After recruiting some new soldiers, the Runing Army will form a total of seven independent militia groups. One each will be placed in Guide, Nanyang, Runan and Runei, while there will be three militia groups stationed in Runing Fucheng and the Runing Army Camp. This
It will also prevent the situation where the main force of the Runing Army goes out for this expedition and the defense of their hometown is empty, and even the teenagers from the Boys' Camp are forced to go to the battlefield to replenish their numbers.
Of course, improving the command of the militia is also an important purpose of this reorganization. This time in Ningling County, after Yao Liang's militia left the county, the militia leader of the Qianhu Fortress could only deal with Yao Liang because he was on the same level as Yao Liang.
There is nothing we can do if we leave. But with unified command, this situation will never happen again.
However, this major expansion of the army also incorporated the 8,000 new troops that Xue Yongli urgently trained into the Runing Army. If the Runing Army wants to expand its army again in a short period of time, it may not be able to do what it wants in terms of internal manpower.
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The only thing that gave Wu Shigong some headaches was Yao Liang's handling. In fact, from a legal point of view, Yao Liang himself did nothing wrong. The only mistake was that there was a loophole in the command system of the Runing Army, and Yao Liang blindly followed the command of the county magistrate Yu Zilian.
, eventually leading to a catastrophe.
Besides, Yao Liang followed the order of the magistrate and went to the capital to help defend the city. If the treatment was too severe, it would offend the officialdom of Guide Prefecture. In addition, after the incident, Yao Yuan, who was the first to cooperate with Wu Shigong, came to intercede, and Wu Shigong could not do anything.
Be cruel.
But if it is not dealt with, there will be dissatisfaction among the Runing army, and the phenomenon of not obeying the command will set a bad precedent. It is even necessary to deal with the dilapidation of Ningling County and the more than 1,500 people who died while guarding the county.
People need to have an explanation.
So Wu Shigong compromised and asked Yao Liang to retire from active service and join the Department of Internal Affairs. The other officers of the militia also received demerits and were transferred to other units. Therefore, Wu Shigong at least did not expel Yao Liang from the Runing military system.
However, in peacetime, officials with stains like Yao Liang no longer have much future. Fortunately, it is war now and there are many opportunities, so Wu Shigong still leaves a ray of hope for Yao Liang, just to see if he can catch it
Lived.
This expansion of the army also brought a large number of promotion opportunities to the officers and soldiers of the Runing Army. The soldiers of Wu Shigong's personal army went down to become officers one after another, while the best leaders in the teaching corps and the army were transferred to the personal army.
In the army, a large number of soldiers in the army were also transferred to the teaching corps.
In a corner of the school grounds of the Runing Army Camp, Cheng Niu worked hard to write a line of words on the ground with a bamboo pole, then pointed at the line of words that looked like chicken claws, and showed off to the soldiers around him: "Look! Look!
It just so happens that I can write these words, so my life is good this time! Hahaha——!"
Since there were a large number of people transferred to teach the legion this time, Cheng Niu was fortunate enough to be included in this list. However, before being transferred, Cheng Niu had to pass his most troublesome cultural assessment.
Unexpectedly, in the cultural assessment just now, Cheng Niu happened to be able to write the test questions he encountered, so now Cheng Niu can't wait to show off to his comrades.
"I didn't expect that big cowhide could actually write?" Hu Chuantou on the side poked his head over, "It's just that the words are written like people's, it's too ugly!"
"Go! Go!" Cheng Niu drove Hu Chuantou away angrily, "Don't damage the writing on the ground. Loud voice! You are jealous! If I give you another hundred years, you won't be able to learn from me, old Cheng.
He’s only half capable! Hahaha——!”
Hu Chuantou didn't get angry. He looked at the line of words on the ground for a while, then pointed to a word with some uncertainty and asked: "Da Niubi, there is something wrong with your word! How do I remember that there is a vertical line here?"
The character Hu Chuitou pointed to was exactly "Liu". When Hu Chuitou caught a typo, all the soldiers around him came to watch the excitement.
Cheng Niu also looked at it nervously, and then immediately relaxed: "What do you know about your big voice? This character is pronounced 'Liu', and the teacher said that it is the literary sword Liu. There is a knife next to this."
I, Old Cheng, have always been very clean when it comes to knives, so why do I need that sword again? Are you as sloppy as your big voice? No wonder you've been playing with spatulas all your life. Huh!"
After hearing what Cheng Niu said seemed to make sense, the soldiers around him also became confused. They were not sure whether what Cheng Niu wrote was correct. Seeing his comrades in arms like this, Cheng Niu became more and more proud. He saw it at a glance
Zhao Gan in the crowd immediately pointed at Zhao Gan and asked: "Gangzi! I just taught you a few words a few days ago. Come and see if Brother Cheng can write these words well?"
Zhao Gan looked at the words on the ground carefully, and then suppressed his laughter and refused to make a sound. Seeing Zhao Gan's expression, Cheng Niu immediately raised his face, widened his eyes and asked, "Do I have any words?"