Chen Zhi was afraid of causing trouble, so he got Lin Fu's order and took Sun Zhuang and his men out of prison that day. They kowtowed outside the camp and slipped back to Chongzhou like rabbits. Zhang Gou also crossed the Huaihe River with Li Wei that day.
He secretly went to Suyu via Siyang and contacted the refugee army.
After Cao Ziang finished handling Siyang's military affairs, he returned to Shanyang County and found out that Lin Fu had taken away Sun Zhuang and others' general posts and assigned them to the Chongcheng Infantry Camp. He said: "You threw Sun Zhuang and others to the Chongcheng Infantry Camp, and Zhou Pu
If you know this, don’t get angry with you? It took a lot of effort for him to capture Sun Zhuang alive!"
"So before Zhou Pu could react, I quickly asked Chen Zhi to lead him away." Lin Fu said with a smile.
"Sun Zhuang has been deprived of the general position of the commander. He has to start from the top of the army. The cavalry camp has no war to fight in the near future. It is not easy for Sun Zhuang to accumulate enough military exploits to atone for his sins?" Song Jia said next to him, "Now use the Chongcheng Infantry.
It is also easy to accumulate military merits by landing the battalion ashore to attack southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian. When General Zhou really needs to hire people, he can transfer Sun Zhuang and his troops into the cavalry camp, and they can also be used on the edge of the sword..."
"It's not easy to win the rank of 100 people with ten first achievements!" Cao Zi'ang sighed softly.
If in a battle, a group of twelve leading soldiers can achieve the record of killing hundreds of enemies, at least it can completely smash the enemy formation in front of them!
During the siege, twelve leading soldiers stormed the city head and were able to kill hundreds of enemies. The city was almost captured. The Chongcheng Infantry Battalion was cooperating with the Jinghaihai Battalion at this time to attack She
There are raids in the hinterland of the country, and there are occasional battles to attack the city and fortify the stronghold. Such elite soldiers are indeed needed.
Ignoring Sun Zhuang and others, Cao Ziang asked about what to do with the other generals of the Northern Army. When Sun Zhuang lost two cities, there were more than thirty generals who came with their families.
"These thirty-odd people are all good and bad, but many people are watching," Lin Fu frowned and thought, and said, "Select the best and use them, and those who are unusable will be given the same salary as the original generals... That's how it will be dealt with for the time being.
Bar."
There are also good generals in the refugee army, such as Zhang Gou, Han Caizhi and others, but most of the generals are mixed. Just like Sun Zhuang, who was considered a first-class general in this world, he also has bad habits of bloodlust and cruelty. There are many people in the military department.
We are optimistic about Sun Zhuang, but whether he can become a good general in the Ning Zechen and Ao Canghai series is hard to say at this time.
The middle and low-level generals of the refugee army are better. After all, they have low status and low profile, so they can easily accept Huaidong's transformation. The senior generals, especially the generals of the refugee army who once held thousands or tens of thousands of troops, are arrogant and proud.
Bad nature is stubborn, difficult to correct, and difficult to tame.
Although Lin Fu is more concerned about soldiers and a large number of middle and low-level generals, the handling of generals who surrender to the refugee army often has a stronger demonstrative effect. They cannot use them usefully and throw away the useless ones as garbage, so they need to be treated with caution.
Just like the treatment of Sun Zhuang, there will be some negative effects. Lin Fu can almost imagine the tone Liu Tingzhou will use to roar at him after knowing this, but Sun Zhuang is so stubborn that "whoever is kind to him,
"He should be righteous to someone", it is more useful to keep him than to kill him.
Liu Tingzhou knew that Lin Fu had people take Sun Zhuang and other generals who had lost the city away from the prison in Shanyang County, and as expected, he, Tang Shuen, Gao Yi, Liu Yefei and others came over to investigate.
"Sun Zhuang and others are responsible for the loss of the city. I took away their general positions and made them soldiers. What's wrong with my treatment?" Lin Fu sat in the official hall and calmly responded to Liu Tingzhou's accusation.
These days, apart from executions such as beheading and execution, being exiled to the army is the most serious punishment. However, Lin Fu understood that Liu Tingzhou did not want to hold Sun Zhuang and others accountable for their crimes, but wanted to hold him accountable for his role in the Red Coat Army.
The responsibility of moving eastwards.
Liu Tingzhou felt resentful in his heart, but had no choice but to find Lin Fu's handle. He sat on the hard and cold chair in the official hall, feeling very uncomfortable.
Lin Fu yawned and said, "Rather than dwell on this, let's discuss how to deal with the funeral arrangements! Please send a letter to Xiao Kui'an as the commander of the Northern Army of the Infantry Division. It will take a few days to wait for a reply from the Jiangning Ministry of War, but Huai
The situation in Si is serious, and the reorganization of the Northern Army should not be delayed any longer...Does Mr. Liu have to discuss these matters with me after we have argued about the right and wrong on the smallest details?"
Of course Liu Tingzhou didn't want to be described as someone who didn't know his priorities, but he was very unwilling to let Lin Fu change the subject so easily.
Liu Shidu agreed from the side: "The reorganization of the Northern Army should be a top priority and cannot be delayed..."
Lin Fu glanced at Gao Yi and Liu Yefei, meaning that what happened next was an internal matter within Huaidong and had nothing to do with them. Gao Yi and Liu Yefei had no choice but to say goodbye and leave first; however, when leaving, Liu Yefei looked at Liu Tingzhou
At first glance, there was obvious distrust in his eyes.
The two cities of Suining and Suyu were lost, and the previous Huaidong Army Infantry Division Sibei Army was considered "completely destroyed." Lin Fu promoted Xiao Kui'an to be the commander of the Northern Army, reorganized the Northern Army, and gave him the establishment of the 12th Battalion - this
Xiao Kui'an is from Liu Tingzhou.
Liu Tingzhou accused Lin Fu of being a self-respecting bandit, but in the eyes of outsiders, Liu Tingzhou's benefit this time was actually greater than that of Lin Fu. No wonder Liu Yefei suspected that Liu Tingzhou and Lin Fu were playing against each other.
Liu Yefei was used to intrigues and deceptions. This kind of people are best at speculating on others with the lowest level of malice. Lin Fu saw the way he looked at Liu Tingzhou and just smiled in his heart without saying anything.
Xiao Kui'an was on guard in Shuyang at this time and couldn't escape. Regarding the reorganization of the Northern Army, Lin Fu and Liu Tingzhou made a charter and asked Xiao Kui'an to act accordingly.
Lin Fu hoped to recruit Liu Yong from Shuyang and Haizhou areas to join the Northern Army, so as to actually alleviate the food shortage and public security pressure in Shuyang and Haizhou counties. Although the salary of being a soldier these days is not much, it can barely sustain a family.
You won't starve to death if you wrap your belly.
Lin Fu gave the 12th Battalion of the Northern Army 6,000 regular soldiers and 2,000 auxiliary soldiers, a total of 8,000 soldiers, including family members, which could almost solve the survival problem of more than 30,000 refugees in Shuyang and Haizhou counties.
The Yishui River was blocked in time, but due to the eastward march of the Red Coat Army and the influx of refugees into Shuyang, the number of refugees in the two counties of Haizhou plus the pre-existing refugees was about this order of magnitude.
Lin Fu also hoped that while Xiao Kui'an was stationed in Shuyang, he would reclaim and camp the wasteland on the banks of the Yishui River and Shuishui River, firstly to resettle the families of the generals, and secondly so that the income from the camp could make up for the lack of military supplies and military support.
Although Liu Tingzhou had great differences with Lin Fu in terms of political opinions, he was much more pragmatic and capable than officials of the same period, and he was not the kind of pedantic official who opposed for the sake of opposition. Lin Fu's handling of the reorganization of the Northern Army was really impressive to him.
I can't make any comments.
"Reorganizing the Northern Army, the affairs are complicated. Captain Xiao is alone in Shuyang, and I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it. Can I ask Mr. Liu and Mr. Tang to come to Shuyang to help him?" At the end of the discussion, Lin Fu asked Liu Tingzhou and Tang Shuen.
Liu Tingzhou knew clearly that Lin Fu wanted to kick him to Huaibei, but he could not raise any objection.
Xiao Kui'an has a good way of running the army, but the matter of reorganizing the Northern Army involves all aspects, which is beyond Xiao Kui'an's ability to handle alone. It is justifiable for the military commander to participate in it.
Of course, in addition to the 2,000 government troops that Xiao Kui'an led to defend Shuyang before, the newly added 6,000 troops and horses are provided by the Military Leadership Department, but there is a shortage of soldiers and armor. Liu Tingzhou needs to help find a way to do this.
It's easy to equip each new recruit with a spear, but armor and crossbows are a luxury.
Lin Fu asked Liu Shidu again: "It is difficult to conduct an inventory of public land and change the bank to collect grain in Huai'an. Should we start from Shuyang and Haizhou counties? Otherwise, the pressure of raising an army will be too great!"
Liu Shidu glanced at Liu Tingzhou, thought for a while, and said: "Okay, I will accompany Mr. Liu to the north! But can we ensure that the rogue bandits do not cross the Yishui River and attack eastward?"
"The Huaidong Cavalry Camp has left Siyang and has formed a vigilance on the east bank of Yishui River. If bandits are found on the east bank of Yishui River, they will be resolutely attacked," Lin Fu said. "I plan to send a message to Jiangning and suggest that the western route should also be changed.
In order to blockade the main force and for the present plan, the Changhuai Army should be transferred south to prepare for war. The bandits may be recruited..."
When Lin Fu mentioned the word "appeasement", Liu Tingzhou and Liu Shidu didn't say anything. In their hearts, they actually had some complaints about Chen Zhihu's prohibition of tyranny, but they just couldn't express it.
Liu Tingzhou was not stupid, and he also tended to appease in his heart, but he could not submit a proposal, otherwise he would lose his position in accusing Lin Fu of raising the bandits.
In the current situation, the Red Coat Army has captured the cities of Suining and Suyu, giving them a chance to breathe. Chen Zhihu will not attack Huaiyang City where the elite Red Coat Army troops are stationed at this time. In the eyes of many people, even if the Red Coat Army captures
After leaving the two cities of Suining and Suyu, due to the limited supplies they could obtain from these two counties, the Red Coat Army could only have ten or twenty days of breathing time at most. Even if Liu Tingzhou and others noticed that the military affairs office had secretly communicated with the refugee army,
It was impossible to imagine that the Military Administration Bureau would be able to support the refugee army with 40,000 kilograms of rice and food every month.
Liu Tingzhou, Tang Shuen, and Liu Shidu left one after another.
Lin Fu, Cao Zi'ang, Liang Wenzhan and others also discussed the expansion of the Huaidong Army. Although the Huaidong Army was temporarily focused on building warships and developing naval forces, it also had to prepare eight battalions for the infantry army this time.
.The infantry battalion must also be developed appropriately to prevent a serious imbalance in the combat power of the water infantry.
"I think we should expand the Changshan Camp first." Cao Ziang thought for a long time and finally suggested expanding the Changshan Camp first. "The Cavalry Camp will be temporarily stationed on the north bank for a period of time. After the situation stabilizes, the military pressure on the northern line will no longer be there."
Big. Expand the Changshan Camp first. If necessary for war, it can be quickly transported through the Shuiying warship..."
Even after the completion of the post road to defend the sea dike, it would still take five to six days for a large-scale infantry movement from Chongzhou to Shanyang. Even after the Yanbei defense line collapsed and the imperial court issued another imperial edict, Lin Fu had no plans to send troops.
But it doesn't mean that he doesn't make any preparations. In this sense, it is more meaningful to expand the Changshan Camp first.
On the northern line, the Huaidong Army's garrisons are mainly concentrated in Siyang, Shukou, and Shanyang, with Siyang as the main site, forming a defense line to defend the Huaihe River. Lin Fu implements a strategy of elite troops. As long as the city is strong enough, he only needs
Three to four thousand elite combat forces are enough to withstand several times or ten times the number of enemy troops attacking Siyang City in a short period of time.