"What? Does Chang Jing still want to conquer the Zheng family in the future?" After hearing Wu Shigong's strategic plan, Deng Qifan was also a little surprised. He still believed that the interests at sea were not so great. If the Runing army could unify the mainland, it would be fine.
"This matter is far away!" Wu Shigong replied with a smile, "But if the Zheng family surrenders by then, everything will be fine. If not, we will not hesitate to work hard for a few more years to establish the navy and completely destroy the Zheng family. Brother Ji Yuan has
Little do you know, there is a huge amount of silver in this sea!"
The mainstream thinking of the Ming Dynasty at that time was: I would rather have a bed on the mainland than a room overseas. Even the "Sea Overlord" Zheng Zhilong was no exception. Moreover, there was no such idea as "sea power theory" at this time.
Therefore, Deng Qifan somewhat disagreed with Wu Shigong's words.
But this matter was too far away after all, and if the Runing Army began to attack the sea, it would also prove that the Runing Army had unified the mainland, so at this time, Deng Qifan did not need to pour cold water on him. So he laughed it off and changed the subject.
this topic.
"Yan Fu is quite capable this time. He only received the punishment of being demoted and retained in his post. The land in Shandong and the wharf in Denglai can be fulfilled. Chang Jing! Should we set up a village and garrison troops there?"
Wu Shigong shook his head and sighed: "It's beyond the reach of the whip. This time the Tatars entered the customs and have already reached Jinan. It is not particularly safe to set up a camp there at Zhuangzi. If we want to protect it, we must station at least three thousand troops at Zhuangzi. But we have already
After borrowing so much money, the direction of the army's future deployment will definitely be Huguang and Shaanxi. You must not use your troops on both sides, otherwise it will be a taboo for military strategists. If you bite off more than you can chew, you might as well sell the land in Shandong first."
"As for the dock, you can go to Kou Feng Hai Na Wei to find a place. The construction and management can be done by the Zheng family. And we can dispatch a Marine Corps to protect the dock. Close the door and say, although there is a fight with the Tatars this time
It’s a tie, but our Runing Army’s losses were indeed too great and we haven’t gained much benefit yet. Our military strength is somewhat insufficient!”
"Since I have such a sincere attitude, my heart will be at peace! Why should the Runing army be unhappy?" Deng Qifan immediately praised with a smile.
After the victory of the Runing Army this time, although the world was shocked and the admiration was constant, the territory it controlled did not expand by one acre. The number of troops it owned was reduced by more than 10,000. So Deng Qifan is looking for an opportunity these days.
I came to persuade Wu Shigong to clear his head. Unexpectedly, he heard today that Wu Shigong understood the current situation of Runing Army, which made Deng Qifan very happy.
"The top priority is General Li and Jiang Shou." Wu Shigong pointed out the key points currently facing the Runing Army.
After returning to Runing, Wu Shigong immediately began to arm Jiang Cheng's army and expanded it to an alliance of 7,000 troops (the military system of the Runing army had changed this time, which will be introduced below). And Jiang Cheng became this
Although Wu Shigong arranged for a large number of Runing Army officers and troops to join the Association, Jiang Cheng had already devoted himself to Wu Shigong at this time, so he did not object to this approach. Instead, he felt that he was being reused
Quite happy.
However, Li Lu was a little tired of fighting on the battlefield. He proposed to Wu Shigong that he would resign to the court and return to the capital, and no longer wanted to serve as the commander-in-chief of Nanyang. Of course, in view of the good relationship between Li Lu and Wu Shigong, Li Lu would also
The troops were completely entrusted to Wu Shigong.
Of course Wu Shigong welcomed Li Lu's troops for nothing. But Wu Shigong didn't want Li Lu to grow old. After all, if the court sent another Nanyang general, the Runing army would lose its own interests in Nanyang Mansion. So these days
Wu Shigong had been persuading Li Lu to retain his official position, allowing him to nominally occupy the position of Nanyang Commander-in-Chief.
Deng Qifan also nodded and agreed with Wu Shigong's idea. He said: "In fact, it would be best for you to be in charge of Nanyang Mansion, Chang Jing. However, Chang Jing was a bit reckless this time in Dezhou. I don't know what reward the court will give you."
"I don't want to think about rewards. I couldn't bear this tone at that time, so I wanted to give a warning to those people who are greedy for life and afraid of death. After all, we are still officers and soldiers. We may not have to fight alone in the future. We just want to let other officers and soldiers understand: Don't
Provoke our Runing army. Otherwise, we will definitely get revenge." Wu Shigong said.
After hearing this, Deng Qifan smiled. Anyway, it has happened and it is irreversible, so there is no need to dwell on it. He finally asked: "Then I borrowed so much money this time, Chang Jing wants to help you
How many troops will Ning’s army expand to?”
"After calculating it with Uncle Yongli, I plan to expand it to 70,000!" Wu Shigong replied.
"Seventy thousand? Is that too much? It's calm around us now!"
"Since we have borrowed it, we must seize more land and return it as soon as possible. It is no longer possible without a big fight. The Shanchuan Division and the Military Intelligence Bureau came to report that the Zhang and Luo thieves in Gucheng and Fang County were simply pretending to surrender. They will rebel at any time. We
We must also make preparations early. Besides, no matter whether those Shaanxi bandits really surrender or pretend to surrender, we must force them to rebel as soon as possible."
Wu Shigong now hopes that the peasant army will mess up Huguang, Shaanxi and Sichuan again, and the Runing army will just take advantage of the situation to enter these areas, control more territory, and rob more property and population. However, the Runing army will not be completely
To eliminate the peasant army is to raise the bandits' self-respect and continuously enhance their strength.
Therefore, after summing up the Battle of Blood Ridge with the Qing Army, the Runing Army made certain changes in its military structure. The biggest change was that each infantry regiment was expanded to four battalions with more than 2,000 people.
Wu Shigong found that in this confrontation with the Qing cavalry, a phalanx of thousands of people could no longer withstand the collision of a large number of cavalry. Therefore, he expanded the size of the phalanx and added more firecrackers in each phalanx.
To prepare for future confrontations with cavalry groups.
Therefore, the current Runing Army will arrange each infantry regiment into a square formation, forming a large square formation of forty by forty, increasing its thickness to block the collision of the cavalry. In addition, each infantry regiment also has four hundred firemen.
Gunslinger, this kind of firepower can also weaken the density of the cavalry collision array to the greatest extent.
Each association of the Runing Army still has three infantry regiments. This also allows each association to arrange three square formations on the left, center, and right, and conduct independent battles. Each town will be reduced to two.
Xie has more than 18,000 horses. Other regiments, Xie and town artillery and cavalry have also been adjusted.
The establishment of the six towns of the Runing Army remains unchanged, and there are three independent associations of Li Lu, Jiang Cheng and Guide Shumo. In addition, the navy also has a navy and land warfare association. The establishment of the militia will all be cancelled.
Will be incorporated into the Runing Army.
Therefore, if the Runing Army is fully formed, the final total strength will exceed 140,000. However, due to the current lack of food, personnel, horses and equipment, it will be temporarily expanded to 70,000, which is equivalent to a half-strength state.
But in any case, because the borrowing solved the most difficult financial problem, the Runing Army has begun to expand its troops.