Chapter 413 Goodbye Erqiao
The ten battalions of the navy are divided into five brigades, with Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Dong Xi, Gan Ning, and Zhu Huan as the main generals and brigade governors, and the other five captains as deputy generals.
After deliberation, Jie Fengjun also chose to continue to expand.
With the cavalry stationary, five additional battalions of 10,000 people were added, four of which were the main infantry battalions and the other was a supplementary battalion.
The cavalry is the same as the navy, with two battalions organized into one brigade. However, the infantry is different from the navy and cavalry. It has three battalions organized into one brigade, with a brigade commander.
The first cavalry battalion was led by Zhang Liao, with Cheng Pu as deputy general. The second cavalry battalion was led by Xu Huang, with Han Dang as deputy general. They were merged into the first cavalry brigade. The brigade commander was Zhang Liao and the deputy brigade commander was Xu Huang.
The remaining nine battalions of infantry were organized into three brigades. The brigade commanders were Xu Sheng, Zhou Dao, and Lu Fan. The supplementary brigade commander was Yu Zi.
The three special battalions were organized into one brigade, and the brigade commander was Liu Mao, who was born in Liu Erying and was good at mechanics.
The military governor of the Destroying Front Army eventually fell to Tai Shici.
The total size of the Destroying Front Army is two cavalry battalions, nine infantry battalions, one supplementary battalion, and three special operations, a total of fifteen battalions and 30,000 people. In addition to the 40,000 navy troops, the total is 70,000.
Among the remaining 80,000 men, Liu Feng planned to use Zhao Yun as the military governor to form a weakened front-destroying army. Once the financial resources, arms and supplies caught up, it could be expanded into an ace army.
Zhao Yun's command consists of one cavalry battalion, six infantry battalions, and three special battalions, totaling ten battalions with 20,000 men.
Zhao Yun personally supervised the cavalry battalion, and the six infantry battalions were divided into two brigades, with Pan Zhang and Xu Ding serving as brigade commanders respectively. The special battalion was temporarily under the direct jurisdiction of the military governor.
The remaining 60,000 people were organized into three pure infantry corps, each with six infantry battalions, one supplementary battalion, and three special battalions, for a total of thirty battalions of 60,000 people.
The three army leaders are temporarily designated as Zhou Yu, Jia Kui and Gao Shun respectively.
In this way, the army of 150,000 people has been established. Liu Feng does not plan to continue to increase this size for the time being. If there is a subsequent financial surplus, Liu Feng will give priority to upgrading Zhao Yun's army to the level of an ace army.
Calculated in terms of expenses, the current quota for the Destroy the Front Army is that each soldier has an annual salary of 1,200 qian, four shi of grain, two bolts of silk per year, and half a shi of salt.
The total army is 30,000 people, and the annual soldier expenditure is 36 million yuan, 120,000 shi of grain, 60,000 pieces of silk, and 15,000 shi of salt. Including the salaries of all non-commissioned officers and officers, the total military expenditure is 40 million yuan per year, including 150,000 shi of food, 65,000 bolts of silk, and 17,000 shi of salt.
In addition, additional expenses for war horses are required.
Only the war horses of the Destroying Front Army include 800 first-class war horses, 1,200 second-class war horses, 2,800 third-class war horses, and 600 horses, draft horses, and mules.
Among them, the first-class and second-class war horses need to be fed with concentrated feed. Normally, they are fine. Most of them can eat cheap forage. They can be raised well as long as they are supplemented with concentrated feed and eggs.
But when it comes to wartime, it is completely based on concentrated feed, supplemented by fodder. Because it requires a long march, the war horses consume a lot of energy, but there is not enough time to eat forage, so they can only rely on concentrated fodder. to provide enough energy for the horse.
Therefore, the consumption of first-class war horses is about ten times that of ordinary soldiers, while the consumption of second-class war horses is six times that of ordinary soldiers. The consumption of third-class war horses is better, roughly four times that of ordinary soldiers.
But fortunately, there is no military pay for war horses, and the extra expenses are almost all food.
Approximately, a maximum of 800,000 shi of additional food needs to be spent each year, but this figure is only theoretical and is based on the war horses eating food throughout the year.
In most cases, War Horse cannot play the entire game, let alone the whole year.
The expenditure of Zhao Yunjun is about half of that of the Destroying Front Army. First of all, the number of people is not as good as that of the Destroying Front Army, only two-thirds of the latter. Secondly, the treatment is not as good as that of the Destroying Front Army, but it is almost as good as that of the Destroying Front Army. of two-thirds.
The expenses of other infantry armies are even less, only about two-fifths of that of the Destroying Front Army, and there is no food expenditure for war horses.
The Navy's expenditure is much higher than that of the Army. In terms of salary alone, it is second only to the Destroying Front Army.
The total army is 150,000 people, and the total annual expenditure is about 170 million yuan, including 700,000 shi of grain, 300,000 pieces of silk, and 80,000 shi of salt. Of course, this is just salary expenses, not including weapons, supplies, food, warships, etc., which are also a large amount of expenses.
But even so, Liu Feng still has the energy to continue reorganizing, but firstly, there are only a few first-class war horses, and secondly, the inventory of iron armor is also running low.
The material base of ordnance is not enough, so there is no need to force reorganization, and we can simply wait for the future.
During the negotiation process, the position of navy general was passed without any trouble. Except for a few generals who expressed too high expectations for the navy's strength of 40,000 people, there was no doubt about the selection of generals.
On the contrary, for the Destroying Front Army, the generals had quite a few complaints about Xu Ding, Zhou Dao, and Lu Fan being able to serve as brigade governors.
After all, these positions are quite important. Even Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang would rather lower themselves to take up such positions.
In fact, to put it bluntly, these three positions were promoted openly and secretly. It seemed that Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang were lowered by half a level, but in fact this was not the case.
The brigade governor can also oversee three battalions of 6,000 people, which is actually not much different from the headquarters troops they led before. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the value of the Destroying Front Army. The positions in it are obviously half a level or even one level higher than those in other armies.
Therefore, except for a few people such as Jia Kui and Gao Shun who were loyal to Liu Feng but not interested in fame and fortune, everyone else was jealous of Xu Ding and the others.
However, although everyone opposed it, Liu Feng had already made up his mind.
Who makes these three people very optimistic to him?
Xu Ding is Xu Chu's biological brother, and Xu Chu is now Liu Feng's personal bodyguard and general. If Xu Ding can't trust him, who else can he trust? Besides, for promoting Xu Ding, Xu Chu must also be grateful. He could earn two goods for one money, so why not?
Zhou Dao comes from a low-level tycoon, dares to fight, and is loyal. He can be said to be grateful to Liu Feng. He took the initiative to invest in him before, and Liu Feng will give him a generous reward regardless of emotion and reason. .
At the same time, Liu Feng happened to be willing to erect a local horse bone from Jiangdong, including Xu Gong from the Xu family in Yuhang, Zhu Huan from Wuzhong, He Qi and Yu Fan from Kuaiji, Zhang Ying from Danyang, etc. etc., have all come into Liu Feng's sight.
The reason why Liu Feng finally chose Zhou Dao was because Zhou Dao was very suitable regardless of his identity, status, and ability, while others were always not as good as Zhou Dao in one or two aspects.
For example, Yu Fan and He Qi were superior to Zhou Dao in terms of ability, reputation, and background, but the problem was that their background was too good and their reputation was too high.
If Liu Feng wanted to set an example, the already famous Yu Fan and He Qi were not suitable.
Xu Gong was even further behind. Although his reputation and status were not as good as those of Yu Fan and He Qi, they were not much different. However, his ability was not as good as Zhou Daolai's, and he had no choice but to be eliminated. It is true that the whole family has been considered by Liu Feng, but the other party has not yet come to serve, which makes Liu Feng a little surprised.
As for Lu Fan, a genius with both civil and military skills, a confidant and favorite general of the two Wu masters Sun Ce and Sun Quan, and the first Grand Sima of Soochow, there is no doubt about his talent, and he can also surrender on behalf of the Sun family. They, so Liu Feng also gave the other party a chance.
The last point is that Jia Kui, Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang, Gao Shun and other close and beloved generals still have to help him control other armies. He cannot put all his confidants into one army. Your control is about to decline.
In the end, after discussion and advice from the generals, Liu Feng fine-tuned the plan and achieved the above results. The discussion has been decided, Liu Feng held a banquet for all the generals.
The generals then returned to their headquarters, selected the elites as required, and sent them to Wanling.
At the same time, the shogunate will also issue an integration plan to allow various ministries to adjust their units and receive new recruits.
In fact, in this wave of military expansion, although they are said to be new recruits, they are actually veterans. Even the 70,000 to 80,000 people temporarily expanded by the Sun Army have experienced the baptism of more than one battle. If the last one survives, he will be a qualified old pawn.
After receiving the order, the generals returned to their own towns.
When Pan Zhang was leaving, he came to see him.
Liu Feng was naturally very tolerant of his favorite general and met him immediately.
When he got to the study, he saw two girls behind Pan Zhang. They were both acquaintances, it was Jiangdong Erqiao.
"Pan Wengui, have you turned a deaf ear to what I said?"
Liu Feng suddenly became furious and scolded: "Who gave you the courage to go to Qiao Mansion to harass the Qiao family again? ”
Liu Feng was a little surprised. Pan Zhang had indeed sent Er Qiao to his door before, but Liu Feng sent someone to investigate and found that Er Qiao was actually a member of Qiao Rui's tribe. In terms of seniority, she was also Qiao Rui's cousin.
At that time, when they were trying to appease Shouchun, pacify Jiangbei, and digest and absorb the Yuan Shu Group, how could they rob the families of important officials of the Yuan Shu Group, not to mention that Qiao Rui was still outside commanding the army at that time.
Liu Feng immediately taught Pan Zhang a lesson, and then personally escorted Er Qiao back to Qiao Mansion with Pan Zhang. He explained and apologized, and then used Pan Zhang to attack him and beat him with forty army sticks in public.
But when it comes to hitting a military stick, it depends on the person's preference.
If you have a heavy hand, it will take less than ten sticks to maim someone to death. If you have a light hand, it will take seventy or eighty sticks without causing any internal injuries.
However, Pan Zhang was an important general after all, and it was quite embarrassing to be beaten with a marching stick.
Liu Feng simply came forward in person. Pan Zhang did not dare to stab him at all. He took a military stick and offered an apology to the Qiao family under Liu Feng's care.
Pan Zhang acted very honestly and loyally. He did not reveal his confidant Ma Zhong, but took the matter on his own.
After this incident spread, the subordinates of the Yuan Shu Group immediately breathed a sigh of relief and no longer tensed their nerves. The generals stationed abroad also surrendered one after another, and there was no incident of being angry with a beauty.
Therefore, after Liu Feng met Er Qiao, his first reaction was that Pan Zhang had gone to Qiao Mansion to rob people again.
"That's wrong!"
Liu Feng suddenly remembered that Pan Zhang should have been in Jiangdong this year. When did he go to Jiangbei?
"You dare to leave your post without permission?"
Pan Zhang smiled flatteringly. When he saw Liu Feng's face darkening, he quickly shook his head and explained: "Young Master, you have been wronged. This is what the Qiao family meant."
Pan Zhang's words made Liu Feng frown and asked, "What happened?"
Seeing that Liu Feng's attitude had softened, Pan Zhang hurriedly explained: "Young Master, Mr. Qiao fell ill a month ago and was increasingly unwell. He was worried about his two daughters and told General Qiao to find suitable families for them. General Qiao thought about it. I remembered what happened last year."
Pan Zhang glanced at Liu Feng's face as he said it, and found that Liu Feng's eyes were falling on Er Qiao, who had his eyebrows lowered and his head lowered. His expression also changed. After calming down, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Prince Qiao also admired the young master very much. Whenever he talked about you with General Qiao, he always praised you and praised you full of praise."
Pan Zhang continued: "Therefore, General Qiao contacted me and wanted to send Miss Er Qiao to the young master's residence. Firstly, it would satisfy Mr. Qiao, and secondly, he could take care of the young master's daily life nearby. "
Liu Feng was buried. Pan Zhang's words made him angry.
By taking Er Qiao as his concubine, can he still appease the heart of Duke Qiao who is seriously ill?
Looking at Pan Zhang's beaming expression, Liu Feng guessed that it was probably true that Mr. Qiao was ill, but there was a high probability that Pan Wengui was making trouble inside, otherwise Qiao Rui and Mr. Qiao wouldn't be so angry. He sent Er Qiao over.
How can a father be seriously ill while his daughter is busy getting married as a concubine?
The Qiao family is from a famous Jiujiang family, how could they do such a rude thing.
Liu Feng sneered twice: "Why did General Qiao and Duke Qiao come to you Pan Wengui? Could it be that they heard about your good reputation of being generous and generous and helping people to relieve their difficulties?"
Pan Zhang was secretly happy in his heart. Liu Feng didn't notice it himself, but Pan Zhang could see it clearly. Although Liu Feng was still teaching him a lesson on the surface, in reality the anger in his heart was constantly fading.
Aware of this, Pan Zhang realized that his treasure must have been bet correctly, licking his face and said: "Young Master, you are so wise and powerful, how dare your subordinates to deceive you. It is really General Qiao and Qiao The subordinate that the public is looking for is Zhang Ye It's the beauty of adulthood, and I think that you, young master, really don't have anyone around you, so I don't hesitate to blame you and want to accomplish this."
Looking at Pan Zhangtian's shameless self-promotion, Liu Feng almost laughed angrily at him. .
But at this time, Liu Feng really didn't have much anger left in his heart.
If you think about it carefully, times have changed and the situation has become completely different.
Accepting Er Qiao at this time will not only not cause uneasiness among Yuan Shu's ministers in Jiangbei, but will also bring them closer to each other, allowing them to serve with greater peace of mind.
The same thing, different time and place, but the results are very different.
After thinking of this, Liu Feng would not feel any dissatisfaction in his heart. If he insisted on it, it would just be a little wary of Pan Zhang's independent approach.
Pan Zhang looked at Liu Feng without speaking, his face was uncertain, and he felt a little weak in his heart. He couldn't help asking: "Young Master, if you really don't like them, I will kill them." Send it back!"
Liu Feng came to his senses and rolled his eyes at the other party angrily. At this time, if you send him back, do you want to force the Qiao family to rebel, or do you want to force Xiao Qiao to hang himself?
(End of this chapter)