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Chapter 238: Patrolling all armies, waiting for danger!
Liu Sheng handled government affairs in Ruyang for a few days, and then led a regiment of knightly guards to inspect the various armies.

First, they went south to inspect the No. 13 Independent Brigade led by Red Lady.

The brigade headquarters is in Queshan County, and the rest of the troops are stationed in Tianmu Mountain, Minggang, Suiping, and Biyang.

Going further south is to Xinyang, inspecting the No. 18 Independent Brigade led by Lin Youhui - this brigade is mainly stationed at Xinyang, Tongbai and Yiyang Pass.

Then the team turned east and inspected Guangzhou, Gushi and other places where the First Division led by Yang Heqing was stationed.

August 22, outside Gushi County.

Yang Heqing led the division's generals at regiment level and above and Gushi officials to go five miles out of the city to meet Liu Sheng.

To be honest, if Liu Sheng is treated as a prince, this welcome standard is not high.

But when Liu Sheng exchanged greetings with Yang Heqing after meeting, he still couldn't help but said: "It's not like you don't know, I always don't like these red tapes - delaying things.

Next time this happens again, just greet them outside the city gate without having to make such a big battle. "

"My subordinates will remember it." Yang Heqing responded first, and then said: "The commander-in-chief will come back here for the first time to inspect, with a louder tone, so that the people of Gushi can know who is above their heads."

Liu Sheng smiled and said nothing more.

People will inevitably be changed by environment and time.

He can't make all his subordinates become what he wants, and he doesn't need to.As long as he can carry out his orders well, he is still a good subordinate.

After entering the city and resting for half a day, Liu Sheng, led by Yang Heqing and other generals, inspected the headquarters of the First Division stationed in Gushi, which is now the headquarters of the First Brigade of the Standing Army.

Nearly two months have passed since Liu Sheng issued the "order to deploy troops and expand the military" in early July.

Yang Heqing is now quite good at managing the army, so the various units of the First Division of the Standing Army inspected by Liu Sheng, and even the division team in front of him, performed well.

Not to mention the equipment, just in terms of the discipline and mental outlook shown by the soldiers, they were much better than the so-called elites of the Ming Army and the elites of the Breaking Army that Liu Sheng had seen.

Speaking of which, it is not that difficult for the Kuaibu to train these rebel soldiers, as long as the three basic principles are met.

First, adequate food and adequate pay; second, the generals lead by example and enforce strict discipline; third, the military families are settled and post-war pensions are in place so that the soldiers have no worries.

These three points are simple to say, but almost no other army in the world can achieve them.

The Chuang Army and other peasant armies had no pay, and most of them did not have enough to eat, let alone the remaining two.

Although the Ming army had food and pay, it was always in arrears and rarely had enough food to meet the pay.There is no need to mention the last two, they are simply not possible.

The slave-building army, on the other hand, relied on a special system like the Eight Banners, which united soldiers and civilians and centered on military aristocrats, to be able to approach the above three points to a certain extent.

The Yibu Rebel Army satisfied the above three conditions.

In addition, there were military and political officials in the Kuei tribe who taught the soldiers literacy and arithmetic, so that the soldiers could understand why they were fighting.In this way, soldiers can be able to exert their supervisory initiative to a certain extent.

In addition, when the literacy and numeracy ratio of military officers increases to a certain level, the military's combat effectiveness will undergo a qualitative change.

Although most of the troops in the army have not yet reached this standard, they are working hard to get closer to the goal.

As for weapons and equipment - this year the Ministry of Education established an arsenal in Ruyang, so the production capacity of firearms and other armor has increased a lot.

Taking the standing army as an example, the armor coverage rate has basically reached [-]%!
The equipment rate of each matchlock gun also exceeds three-tenths!
If we take the Guards as an example, the armor equipment rate is [-]%!The musket equipment rate is seven out of ten!
Comparing the equipment of the external Chuang Army and Ming Army, Liu Sheng is now full of confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Yibu Rebel Army!
After inspecting the army, Liu Sheng held a small military meeting in Yang Heqing's tent and talked about his plans to advance into Huguang after the autumn harvest——

"In this battle after the autumn harvest, our Wei tribe will at least take over all of the Jiangbei area of ​​Huguang!

At that time, I will lead the Guards to join the Third Division and march along the Han River, first going to Chengtian Mansion and then Hanyang Mansion.If there is a chance, we will cross the river to capture Wuchang Mansion.At that time, the Fourth Division will send two brigades, one from Zaoyang to attack De'an Prefecture, and the other from Junzhou to Yunyang Prefecture.Lin Youhui's No. 18 Brigade will also attack De'an Prefecture from Pingjing Pass.

As for Huangzhou Prefecture, I leave it to your First Division - this battle must be carried out quickly and not give the Ming army a chance to gather to resist.Understand? "

After hearing this, Yang Heqing asked hesitantly: "Then the original defense of the First Division will be handed over to the local security forces and civilian warriors?"

"The garrison and civilian soldiers will definitely take on part of the defense, but in important military areas like Huoqiu, Gushi, and Shangcheng, the Second Division will send troops to replace the defense."

"My subordinate understands."

Cheng Chan, a military and political officer on the side, said: "In the past, we wasted time after capturing a place. A city also takes at least two days.

Including the time spent organizing and training the civilian warrior camp, at least five days must be spent in one city.

If this battle is about speed, shouldn’t we be in a hurry after capturing a city? "

Liu Sheng smiled and nodded, "Yes, since we are looking for speed, there is definitely nothing we can do.

Those evil gentry and bullies won't be able to escape for a while. We can wait until the war situation stabilizes in winter before we start in the newly occupied areas.

Help us win the hearts and minds of the people and enhance the local rebel soldiers' sense of identification with our army. "

With that said, Liu Sheng looked at Zhang Guying again.

This military meeting was mainly attended by division and brigade-level generals of the First Division.

During the army expansion in early July, Zhang Guying was transferred to the brigade commander of the second brigade of the first division, which was considered a promotion.

And his immediate boss is Yang Heqing, an old brother, so he has nothing to be dissatisfied with.

Zhang Guying did have some doubts and asked: "Commander, according to your statement, we must at least capture Huangzhou, De'an, Chengtian, Hanyang, Jingzhou and even Yunyang this time. With our current military strength, will it not be enough?" ?”

"Hahaha," Liu Sheng smiled heartily after hearing this, "Before the Xinye War, every time I thought about the huge Ming Dynasty and the number of troops, I was always worried that we didn't have enough troops.

But facts have proved that although the Ming army is large, most of them are like chickens and dogs and vulnerable to our Yibu rebel army.

This time, our army has dispatched three divisions of the standing army, as well as the personal guards, and will also mobilize some civilian warriors to act as civilian husbands.

If the 10,000+ army can't take over these houses, we might as well find a piece of tofu and kill them. "

Liu Sheng's words were full of confidence and momentum. After hearing this, Yang Heqing, Zhang Guying and others were all affected and suddenly became confident.

Just like Yang Heqing, recalling the Battle of Zhugao, he felt that there was indeed a clear gap between the combat power of the Ming army and the Yibu rebels...
Liu Sheng stayed in Gushi for two days and then headed north with his cavalry guards.

First he went to Yingzhou to inspect the Second Division of the Standing Army led by Peng Youyi, and then to Xiangcheng to inspect the No. 17 Independent Brigade led by Yuan Shizhong.

After that, they went to Xiping to inspect the No. 14 Independent Brigade led by Zheng Erli, and finally they went to Ye County to inspect the No. 16 Independent Brigade led by Shen Zhaoxian.

Finally, he inspected the various departments of the Nanyang and Xiangyang standing armies.

It was already mid-September when Liu Sheng led a regiment of knightly guards to inspect Xiangyang.

The other two regiments of the Guards, the Huben Guards, the Shengjie Guards and the Xiaoqi Guards, have all come to Xiangyang to assemble.

At this time, the autumn harvest is approaching, and the 10,000+ troops of the Wei tribe are ready and eyeing Huguang!

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)