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That night, in front of all the officers above the platoon level of the original Tiger and Leopard Army, Wei Zheng officially introduced Zhou Shuyuan, a new military advisor to the Tiger and Leopard Army.

Subsequently, a meeting on the expansion of the Tiger and Leopard Army was held under the auspices of Wei Zheng.

Wang Feng, who is responsible for recruiting soldiers from more than 2,000 young and strong men, first reported: "General, so far, he has actively signed up for the Tiger and Leopard Army, and through the series of assessments you proposed, there are a total of 1,256 people..."

"It includes 659 former officers and soldiers, 321 ordinary military households in the garrison, and 276 ordinary people..."

"As long as our Tiger and Leopard Army is expanded and the restorative training is within one week of the latest, those soldiers from the original official army can initially form combat effectiveness..."

Zhao Yun followed and reported: "Among the remaining 1,300 people, there were 115 people who took the initiative to join the weapons manufacturing factory as apprentices, and the remaining 1,200 people all chose to serve the Tiger and Leopard Army for five years for free. In addition, among the five scholars you asked me to persuade me, three scholars were willing to join the Tiger and Leopard Army..."

Wei Zheng nodded and said with satisfaction: "So many people took the initiative to ask to join our Tiger and Leopard Army. It seems that our decision to improve the treatment and status of soldiers is correct..."

Then, he ordered to his subordinates in front of him, "Since Mr. Zhou Shuyuan has served as the military advisor of our Tiger and Leopard Army, Mr. Zhou cannot be idle. Brother Wang, you will immediately take the initiative to take the initiative to transfer all the more than 100 craftsmen who participated in our Tiger and Leopard Army and the remaining more than 1,000 young and strong men to Mr. Zhou for processing."

"At the same time, the weapons manufacturing plant and the city walls of Moguyu were all handed over to the military for management. From now on, we officers have specialized in military training in the army."

"Yes, general..." As Wei Zheng looked at his sharp eyes, more than a dozen subordinates answered in unison.

Wei Zheng nodded and ordered to Zhou Shuyuan, who was sitting first, "Military advisor, from now on, all the logistics of our Tiger and Leopard Army will be handed over to you. The three scholars who are willing to join our Tiger and Leopard Army will also be handed over to you to assist you in managing the logistics of the Tiger and Leopard Army. How to allocate it is your business..."

"Please rest assured, since I, Zhou Shuyuan, joined the Tiger and Leopard Army, I will do my best to do my best to work for the Tiger and Leopard Army. I used to manage tax revenue in a county government and manage all the logistics of the Tiger and Leopard Army, and there is absolutely no problem."

Wei Zheng shook his head unexpectedly and said, "Military advisor, management of logistics is management of logistics. But don't forget your true identity, the military advisor of the Tiger and Leopard Army, a military advisor who specializes in giving me advice."

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng's eyes lit up and asked Zhou Shuyuan in front of him: "Military advisor, you are a juren and have served in the court. Your understanding of the official army and the Tartars is definitely far beyond ours. Do you think how can our Tiger and Leopard Army expand its army so that the Tiger and Leopard Army can survive in this chaotic world?"

As a newcomer who just joined the Tiger and Leopard Army, Zhou Shuyuan didn't want to be pushed to the front desk so quickly and also held such a high position as a military advisor.

Therefore, as soon as Wei Zheng asked himself to manage logistics, he was anxious to agree, wanting to temporarily hide in the backstage of the Tiger and Leopard Army and gain recognition from the Tiger and Leopard Army bit by bit. However, Wei Zheng, who was sitting in the first place, saw through his purpose at a glance, forcing himself to step out of the front stage.

After a wry smile appeared on his face, Zhou Shuyuan answered cautiously...

"General, based on my understanding of the government army and the Tartars, if our Tiger and Leopard Army wants to survive in the gap between the government army and the Tartars, we must meet the following conditions."

"First, the troops must have a mobile force that can perform fast maneuvers, which is what we call cavalry."

"Although in the eyes of many people, as more and more firearms are equipped with troops, the role of cavalry on the scene is no longer as good as before. However, we have to admit that in several field battles between the official army and the Tatar cavalry, the official army's firearms did not block the Tatar cavalry that attacked them."

"As long as the Taurus cavalry breaks through the intercepting fire net shot by the official army and rushes to the official army's infantry formation. The Taurus cavalry with speed advantages and powerful assault capabilities can bring destructive attacks to the official army's infantry formation in a short period of time."

"So, although cavalry has become less and less effective on the battlefield, cavalry is an indispensable branch of troops. If our Tiger and Leopard Army wants to grow, we must have our own cavalry unit."

Wei Zheng, who knew history, knew that before heavy machine guns were invented and equipped with troops, the cavalry had never been replaced by various countries, and even in the next few hundred years, the development of cavalry continued to increase.

Since cavalry can still exist for hundreds of years in history and become more and more powerful, there is a reason for it to exist.

Therefore, as soon as Zhou Shuyuan finished speaking, Wei Zheng agreed with approval: "I agree to our Tiger and Leopard Army to form a cavalry battalion. Otherwise, the many war horses we seized from the Tatars would be in vain."

After saying that, he continued to say to Zhou Shuyuan in front of him: "Military advisor, you continue..."

Zhou Shuyuan nodded and said, "In addition to cavalry, we must also form firearm troops. Because the firearm troops are the only troops we can restrain the Tartar archers and conduct long-range attacks on the Tartars."

"The cavalry troops harass and assault the enemy on the battlefield, and the firearm troops conduct long-range strikes on the battlefield. The next one is the troops fighting close to the enemy."

"Through my understanding of our Tiger and Leopard Army, this close-range combat unit is the spearmen of our Tiger and Leopard Army."

After Zhou Shuyuan finished introducing it, a bold plan for expanding the Tiger and Leopard Army immediately formed in Wei Zheng's mind.

When more than a dozen subordinates focused their eyes on themselves at the same time, Wei Zheng decisively ordered: "My idea is that after the expansion of the Tiger and Leopard Army is completed, there will be a cavalry battalion, a musket battalion, a long spear battalion, an artillery battalion, and a logistics and baggage team, with a total force of 1,350 people."

"The battalion commander of the cavalry battalion was promoted from Captain Zhao Yun and Zhao. Twenty commanders suitable for cavalry combat were drawn from the former long spear team to join the cavalry battalion and serve as temporary officers at all levels. The lack of soldiers was selected from 1,200 and young men, with a total force of 310, one man and two horses."

"I personally serve as the battalion commander of the Musket Battalion. Twenty spearmen were drawn from the former spear team and they were interim commanders to command the troops for training... After the musket battalion was formed, the total force was also 310."

"The battalion commander of the Long Gun Battalion was promoted to Captain Wang Feng and Captain Wang. The remaining soldiers of the former Long Gun Team served as officers at all levels of the Long Gun Battalion. Others were short of other places and would be selected from the top 1,200 new recruits. After the formation of the Long Gun Battalion, the total strength was also 310."

"I will also serve as the commander of the artillery operation battalion for the time being, and it will be expanded from the original artillery platoon. It has a total of one Huzun artillery team, two medium-sized Folang machine artillery teams, with a total force of 210 people, and equipped all the artillery we seized from Santun Fort."

"The logistics and logistics team was expanded from the original baggage team, and the original leader was promoted to deputy captain, and Zhao Yun was temporarily appointed as the captain of the baggage team. The remaining personnel of more than 1,200 new recruits were all incorporated into the baggage team, and the total strength of the baggage team was uncertain..."

"In addition, each battalion mentioned above has added a fire head army and a platoon of supplies transport teams, which are directly under the command of the battalion commanders of each battalion. In other words, from now on, each battalion of our Tiger and Leopard Army will set up separate rooms for dining."

After a series of orders were issued, Wei Zheng continued to order in a decisive tone: "Our military expansion plan is temporarily decided, and we will discuss it if there is any change in the future... I will give you two days. In two days, more than 200 new recruits a day must be allocated, and each battalion must be formed."

The Tiger and Leopard Army expanded its army several times at once, which directly means that at least the people sitting here can be promoted to deputy captain or even captain. Therefore, after Wei Zheng's military expansion order was issued, everyone showed a smile from the bottom of their hearts and shouted at Wei Zheng.
Chapter completed!