Chapter 181: Multiplier

In July 1869, the envoys of the Hue court arrived in the newly merged capital of Quang Ninh Province, Jinpu, and officially announced the enshrinement of Sun Bin and the Chinese troops.
After a tedious sealing ceremony, the sealing ambassador and the representative of Huang Jiyan smiled and said, "Sacred Lord and Uma horses do not simply recruit talents by their origins, and Lord Sun has granted the official government office. ! "
"Holy Lord and Lord Huang are deeply endowed, and the people will certainly go all out to fight for the kingdom. The 2,000 grains prepared for the war are ready. As long as they receive the order from Lord Ma and Huang, the troops can go to fight against them."
Occupying the territory of others and being an official of the Hue court, Sun Bin naturally adapts to the rules of Annan officialdom.
"Hehe, Lord Ma Ma is so wise that he did not misread Lord Sun." The book envoy was very satisfied with Sun Bin's performance and said, "Xie Fengwen, a rebel who ravaged the northern part of the country four years ago, revived. The Li dynasty's injustice and contamination together attacked Shanxi Province. The Governor of Shanxi Province was underwhelmed by soldiers. Since the battle with the rebels, the army has suffered heavy losses. Therefore, Lord Huang ordered his order to be transmitted by the Governor. Help Shanxi Province. "
After the messenger finished speaking, he took out Huang Jiyan's personal letter and handed it to Sun Bin: "The kingdom is in a troubled autumn, and the general sits on thousands of tiger and wolf divisions. Be careful of the state affairs, and don't let Lord Huang disappoint."
"Xiaomin understands." Sun Bin replied faintly, absentminded by the messenger's repeated beatings.
After a cursory glance at the contents of the letter, Sun Bin arranged the messenger to rest elsewhere, and summoned the main generals in the army to discuss important matters.
The area of ​​Halong is too small and close to Haiphong Province. It is not suitable as the command center of the area occupied by the Chinese troops. Therefore, after Guang'an and Ninghai, the main force of the troops quickly moved to Jinpu.
The Chinese troops stayed in Ha Long only had a temporary camp, which was easy to relocate. The main personnel and troops were transferred to the new capital in seven or eight days.
Inside a solemn and solemn official, there were more than thirty officers of all sizes. Except for generals such as Ye Chenglin and Chen Shangfa, most of them are newly-armed peasant army leaders who have recently joined the army.
After the Chinese troops swept through several provinces along the northern coast of Annan, more than 40 large and small armed forces came to flee, and the number of peasant army members who fled was three to five hundred. For example, Huang Shouzhong, who belongs to the same camp as Huang Chongying, learned that the Chinese were After the army leader was also a member of the Heaven and Earth Society, he decisively separated from Huang Chongying's army and led his team of 800 young and old to vote.
Often, there are only tens or hundreds of people with small numbers. These people are generally exiles. In order to protect themselves, they have compiled dozens of young people and used the name of the peasant army to deter other forces.
There are more than 3,000 armed young people who have joined the Chinese troops.
It is impossible for so many people to join the regular army. The Hue court ordered the troops in Quang Ninh province to be 3,000. Sun Bin did not plan to fully train the troops in accordance with the indicators given by the Hue court. At the same time, he did not plan to train too. More troops.
The newly merged Quang Ninh Province and Langshan Province together have an area of ​​only 14,000 square kilometers, and 14,000 square kilometers of land cannot support the large-scale armed forces with modern weapons. Therefore, after careful consideration, Sun Bin decided to occupy The troops in the area were reorganized to 4,000. One thousand main troops continued to use Dresser rifles, and the remaining 3,000 were temporarily equipped with old-fashioned firearms and cold weapons seized, and waited until the transport fleet arrived to arm.
In the official hall, Sun Bin took off Annan's official uniform, put on a Ming-style retro long dress, and sat on the main seat.
"Everyone is a trusted hero. I am very happy to be in the National Defense Forces!"
"Master Sun, dare to ask if the National Defense Forces refers to the Guang'an Forces?"
"The National Defense Force includes the Chinese troops in Guang'an Province. The Chinese troops in Guang'an Province are just one of the National Defense Forces."
Sun Bin said something rappy, and then said, "Every brother is an anti-Qing hero, and many forests also know the identity of Sun's past. He called everyone together today. One of the first things to tell you is the Guang'an Chinese Army. It is a subordinate unit of the Taiping Army. His Royal Highness Li Mingyuan, the servant of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, seized the ground in South America last year and re-established the country on December 1 last year. Sun and the 600 brothers who first arrived in Nanyang were His Royal Highness. Send and return to Nanyang to solicit your anti-Qing Zhishi and build a strong Chinese nation! "
"No wonder I see that His Majesty's troops are strong, and I can't think of it as the Taiping Army of Heaven! Master Sun's actions are meticulous. If I don't say it today, I'm afraid I don't know yet!" A twenty-something tall man was surprised. .
"For the sake of the bigger picture, I haven't told you the truth before, brothers don't blame me." Sun Bin arched with a smile.
"Xunzi ravaged the Central Plains, the rotten gentry and gentry scummed as tigers to suppress the anti-Qingyi, the situation in the Central Plains, Annan and other places is dangerous. Master Sun should be careful and careful, and all brothers understand Master Sun's hard work." ...
The former peasant army chiefs sitting in the official garrison, after hearing Sun Bin's explanation, expressed understanding.
"Even if all the brothers knew the true identity of the Guang'an troops, Sun announced the next thing.
Prior to the mission to Nanyang, His Royal Highness authorized me to handle Nanyang affairs with full authority and to form Nanyang National Defense Forces according to the actual situation.
At present, our army has nearly 300,000 Chinese people in the area of ​​Annan, more than 100,000 Chinese people, 3,000 militants, and 1,800 regular troops.
More than 10,000 square kilometers of land in Guangning and Langshan are under control. The Hue court ordered us to send troops to besiege the rebels. The 1,800 regular troops were no longer sufficient, so the young peasant army in the occupied area must be reorganized. To eliminate the weak and choose the strong, form a regular army of 4,000 people. "
"Mr. Sun summoned me and waited for it. There must be a plan in mind. You can announce it directly."
"Okay! Not much to say, Huang Shouzhong, Xiao Zhangsan, and Li Tianxi obey orders!"
"My job is here!"
"Appointed Huang Shouzhong as the commander of the 4th Battalion of the Independence Army ’s Nanyang Independence Battalion, Xiao Zhangsan as the commander of the Independent Fifth Battalion, and Li Tianxi as the commander of the Independent Sixth Battalion. Each battalion has 400 troops. ! "
"Let's take orders!"
"The positions of Ye Chenglin, Chen Zongbai and Wu Fengdian remain unchanged, and the number of troops in each battalion is increased to 700."
"Let's order!"
The three stood up, showing joy.
Although the positions of Ye Chenglin's three have not changed, the number of officers under their jurisdiction has almost doubled, and their status in the Chinese troops under the Quang Ninh province is still high, such as followers such as Huang Shouzhong.
"Huang Hong, Zhang Shili, Zhu Zhi, Huang Wan ..." Sun Bin read a personal name and announced their new position.
A few moments later, the appointment of all the people in the hall was announced. Sun Bin glanced at the officers and said the officers in the hall: "The duties of officers above the regimental level are important. The appointment requires the consent of His Royal Highness, so we will not establish a new regiment. For the time being, we will maintain the troop formation of one regiment, three independent battalions, and one mountain battalion. After taking over the new posts, brothers will be responsible and responsible. After I contact Shizi, I will readjust the positions based on the results of your training troops and the size of your military achievements! "
"Understand." More than thirty officers replied neatly.
"That's all there is to reorganize the troops. Ye Chenglin, Huang Shouzhong, and Chen Shangfa, you stay. The other brothers go back first to select soldiers."
Sun Bin left the three, and after everyone else left, opened a map of the southwestern part of the mainland, pointing to the border between Yun and Gui provinces: "In mid-June, Li Wencai, who had followed His Royal Highness the King of Wings, led the battle. The Ministry Taiping Army joined forces with Liu Tiancheng and Jin Qiangan to fight against Guizhou Governor Zhang Wende in Yang'an, annihilating more than 10,000 people in the Qing army and occupying more than ten surrounding cities.
Affected by the defeat of Yang'an, the imperial court ordered the deployment of the Gui Army's Feng Zicai to reinforce the Qing Army in southern Yunnan. Therefore, the Gui Army's troops were temporarily unable to intervene in the Annan rebellion. Stabilize the forces and unite all the Chinese forces in Annan! "
Ye Chenglin and Huang Shouzhong looked at each other and saw the expression of surprise in each other's eyes.
"Master Sun, our army has just swallowed Guangning and Langshan provinces, and then launched a large number of troops and other Chinese forces, I am afraid that the foundation will be unstable, Master Sun, please be careful!" Huang Shouzhong advised.
"Unification of the Chinese forces does not have to use force. As long as the leaders of the peasant army who support the overall situation come to power, we can achieve our goals."
"Master Sun wants to provoke Wu Yazhong's subordinates to take his place?" Ye Chenglin thought a little.
"Yes, after Wu Yazhong ’s peasant army leaders occupied Gaoping Province, he gained a stable base, and Wu Yazhong ’s insistence on returning to Taiping ’s government to rebuild Dacheng State has led to many dissatisfaction. As long as there is a suitable time, several Major generals of the peasant army took the lead in opposing it, and Wu Ya was finally ousted from office! "
"Wu Yazhong is different from my anti-Qing brothers. Their father and son are Zhuang toasts in Taiping. They take advantage of the rebellion of the Kingdom of Heaven to occupy Taiping and rule the king. They are not the same as us. The Qing brothers will not make unnecessary sacrifice. "Ye Chenglin said.
"The Chinese armed forces in Annan are scattered, and Wu Yazhong's men and women are an important force ~ EbookFREE.me ~ cannot be buried for nothing because of Wu Yazhong's ambition alone.
Brother Ye, you went to the Wuya terminal armed station last time. This time I plan to send you to contact his generals. Would you like? "
"Mr. Obey the arrangements!"
"Very well, the army of Brother Ye is under the command of Chen Zongbai for the time being. They will follow the Chen brothers to conquer the Annan rebels. Brother Ye does not need to worry about the situation of his troops. Brother Chen will take care of the brothers in the battalion."
"The brothers Zong Bai commanded the operation decisively and steadily, and his staff did not worry." Ye Chenglin laughed.
Arranging Ye Chenglin's mission, Sun Bin looked at Huang Shouzhong, "Is there any problem with Brother Huang's contact with General Li when he is familiar with the environment of the Southwest?
"I can see the famous defeated Qing army with my own eyes.
"The two are very important to carry out their mission this time, so be careful along the way, not to be discovered by the enemy."
"Thank you, Mr. Reminder, I will pay careful attention when I wait." ...