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221 Army Reform

Peasant brothers, or, more precisely, these serfs who were treated as objects half a year ago and did not even have the power to be human, have very simple and passionate feelings for Elena who saved them and changed their destiny. Moreover, after experiencing a land reform and being deprived of land by feudal forces and capitalism, they realized the preciousness of Elena's regime. Therefore, even if they were facing Elena, a little land reform worker who was somewhat mysterious and even shrouded in the halo of the great magician regime, their enthusiasm for asking questions also made Jo Silin, who was mentally unprepared, a little busy.

"Brother Jocelyn, is Gastens a great magician?"

"Brother Joslin, are you still leaving this time?"

"Brother Jocelyn, are you married? Do you have a partner? I have a daughter in good health and can cook. I think the age is right. Do you want to meet me?"

Seeing Jocelyn willing to chat with everyone during the meal, whether it was the farmers who received the land certificate or the farmers who were about to receive the land certificate, they all surrounded them. Their questions were full of talk and the contents were diverse, which made Jocelyn feel overwhelmed. At this time, it was the sister Fena who delivered the meal who called the lion and roared in a somewhat chaotic scene.

"What are you in a hurry? I'll queue up for me and come one by one!"

Jocelyn didn't know who Finna was from Riverbank Village, but her words seemed to be useful. The chaotic scene calmed down a little because of her words. Seeing this, Finna turned around and squeezed out a flattering smile and sat next to Jocelyn.

"Little Jocelyn, it's not a big deal for my three sons to farm every day. Do your team still need people?"

"Yes, do you still want people?"

"That's right, we want to do a revolution than farming!"

"Yes, I felt uneasy when I was taken back by those officials last time. Although those officials have been beaten away, I don't know when they will be back. Brother Qiao Silin, do you still want people?"

Finna's words evoked Jocelyn's memory. Before leaving Elena, Gastens held a farewell party for their land reform teams, and at the meeting, he proposed to absorb and accept all enthusiastic revolutionaries. Now, looking at these enthusiastic faces in front of him, Jocelyn was a little excited. It was the excitement that the path he chose was recognized. He blinked his eyes, but still did not forget Gastens's teachings.

"Friends, Elena welcomes everyone at any time, revolution, and everyone at any time. However, we, Chairman Gastens, once said that revolution is not about treating guests to dinner, but about bloody wars, or even deaths. Are you really ready?"

"In this world, if you don't participate in the revolution, you won't die?"

Sister Finna's loud voice rang, and it immediately received many people's approval. However, some people raised questions.

"Well, Brother Jocelyn, if we participate in the revolution, will this land still exist?"

"Yes!" Jocelyn is still very familiar with his business. "If you participate in the revolution, your land can be fertilized by your family. If you don't have family members, you can choose to retire at any time when the revolution is successful. At that time, we will allocate the land according to your contribution to the revolution. If you do well, you will get far more than four acres of land!"

As soon as Jocelyn finished speaking, he received a positive response from the villagers. A group of men, women, young and old, including Finna, began to ask how to register and what to do. Jocelyn didn't care about eating noodles at this time, and even Sister Finna, who had been protecting him, forgot to let him eat noodles. The young serf began to answer everyone's questions one by one according to his memory. Unconsciously, he turned this short lunch break from a bowl of noodles into a consultation meeting of more than two hours. When the sun floated from the middle of the sky to the west, Jocelyn basically solved everyone's problems and repeatedly emphasized the fact that Gastens was not a magician. Even Jon Warren, who came with him, had already recorded the names of more than 200 new farmers who signed up for the revolution. It was not until this time that everyone remembered the matter of dividing the land again.

Perhaps because of the two-hour consultation meeting, Jocelyn revealed too much information, and the subsequent land distribution process went very smoothly. The villagers whispered a lot, but they didn't care about the land they distributed to themselves. After all, the land that had been allocated once, and now it is just distributed to them again. What they care about now is what kind of future can they have when they join Elena's revolutionary team.

The distribution ended in the evening. Jocelyn and Jon discussed it and selected more than a dozen smart and smart people from the more than 200 people who signed up, stayed by their side to help, and coordinated the local peasant movement. The others sent a small team to send back to Elena. There, the more than 200 people will be assigned by Binbo Bobluff's People's Livelihood Bureau. Some will enter the army, some will become workers, and some may continue to farm. However, both Jocelyn and Jon felt that since these people gave up farming in the Riverside Village, they should not choose to farm in Elena. Their future may be a glorious revolutionary soldier or a hard-working revolutionary worker.

Watching the small team leave, Jocelyn and Jon return to the village. At the warm invitation of Sister Finna, their land reform working group and the guards accompanying him were enthusiastically accepted by the villagers of this village. The soldiers responsible for patrol and guards at night had already started their work. Jocelyn stood in the middle of the rough dirt road in the village, looking at the village under the dusk light, and Sister Finna who was standing not far away, suddenly felt a sense of happiness. Perhaps, this is what the Chairman said, the happiness of revolution.

With a little satisfaction and doubt, Joslin and Jon walked into Sister Finna's home. Although the land reform work in He'an Village has ended, the work left to them in Enspan Province is still heavy. After a short rest, the land reform working group will help Zuoan Village establish a village committee and a village party branch and continue to lead the revolutionary movement in the village. The remaining people will go to the next village to change the fate of the serfs and farmers in that village.

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Just as Joslin and Jon began chatting with Sister Finna's three sons, Gastens and Ivan were already standing next to the martial arts field outside Elena. Here, military reforms that had been brewing for more than ten days are being planned and are underway.

"...In the previous battle of Ailena's defense, we suffered too much. The 6,000 most elite guerrilla brigades and production brigades have now returned one after another, less than 2,000 people. The 1st and 2nd Militia Divisions, only more than 11,000 soldiers who were basically familiar with our combat methods. As for the newly formed 3rd and 4th Militia Divisions in the war, they have been temporarily disbanded in order to maintain and resume production. However, some comrades proposed to continue fighting, and we incorporated them into the 1st and 2nd Militia Divisions of the Militia Divisions. Now both divisions have less than 7,000 people each to maintain combat readiness. Our total strength is only 13,400, and the guards of Ailena are a little nervous, let alone take over the defense of the two provinces."

Although there is a high degree of awe of Elena outside and the people, in the eyes of Elena's real senior management, Elena now seems to be half a child who suddenly has a huge amount of property. If you are not careful, you may be able to hold herself to death.

"The army is the foundation of everything, the gun is the guarantee of our regime, and military reform must be advanced as soon as possible." Gastens stood on the parade platform next to the martial arts field, sharing his thoughts with Ivan and a group of generals.

"The surviving comrades of the two brigades, the production brigade and the guerrilla brigade, are our most precious military seeds. I think they can be reused. The new revolutionary army is built with these more than 2,000 officers as the skeleton. Then, it is open to the outside world to absorb soldiers, mainly serfs and working classes who are determined to be revolution. However, I now feel that the main component of our army is probably still serfs. After all, the land reforms we are promoting now are the greatest beneficiaries and the people who are most motivated to defend the fruits of the revolution. And the working class in the city is because the big ones

The relationship between capitalists' escape may have an impact on income. Although I have arranged factory production, reduced the intensity of labor, established trade unions, and provided certain benefits, their yearning for revolution and firmness are not as good as serfs at this stage. Therefore, when recruiting soldiers, you must also be clear about it and collect it when it should be. Our current revolutionary army has a skeleton and theory, but lacks flesh and blood. Once we recruit all the people, we will train quickly, distribute weapons, and then send them out to stabilize the provinces of Enspan and Siloa."

The revolutionary army mentioned by Gastens is the full name of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, which is the name that Elena decided after several council discussions. According to the resolution of the council, the tentative organization of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was based on Ankenri's traditional corps system, with six divisions under it, with Ivan Warren as the commander of the army, and Garronth Warren as the chief of staff of the newly established army. Eddie Warren, who was the head of the militia, served as the commander of the first division, and Haba Nai, who was the commander of the third regiment of the production brigade, served as the commander of the

The commander of the Second Division of the Revolutionary Army. A few weeks ago, he left Elena with Gastens and ambush the officers of the Tai family Bush. Now, only these are the few who can survive. As for the commanders of the Third and Sixth Divisions of the Revolutionary Army, although they are all veterans who survived from the Defense of Elena, there are not many clear memories in Gastens' memory. While the revolutionary team continues to grow, they are also constantly sacrificing. The memories carried by those who survive have become heavier and heavier.

"Boss", Ivan still used his earliest name. When the generals around him heard him call Gastens, they looked a little envious. Ivan was the first comrade who fought with Gastens from the suicide squad. Now there are not many people like him who call Gastens the boss.

"you say."

Gastens looked at the soldiers training on the martial arts field without looking back.

"The last time the steam cannon in the Republic of Niglu made us miserable. Should we do it a little too?"

Ivan's words expressed the thoughts of the officers. Although there were advanced weapons such as Thunder and Luoshan, when facing steam cannons, their range and power disadvantages still impressed the generals who had been suppressed for several days. They also knew that Gastens seemed not optimistic about steam cannons, but they still hoped that Gastens could give them some new weapons and new surprises.

"I have my own plans for this."

Gastens nodded, not wanting to explain too much, but looking at the longing eyes of Ivan and other officers, he hesitated for a moment and said a few more words.

"The new weapons are already under planning and are kept confidential for the time being. When the basic production is basically finalized, I will take you to see and let you see what kind of weapons are the king in this world."

As a witness to the history of the evolution of weapons in another world, Gastens said this sentence very decisively and firmly. Ivan and the generals were also infected by his determination and showed anticipated eyes. However, they also knew that they could not see Gastens's new weapons today, and they began to discuss the details of military construction and reform with some regrets. Gastens took a last look at the soldiers on the martial arts field and joined the discussion.

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The discussion lasted for more than two hours. It was not until the night was dark that Gastens and the generals had some simple meals in the cafeteria. He and the generals said goodbye, left the martial arts field with their guards, and arrived at Elena's First Factory. After several guards and inspections, they entered the weapons experiment workshop of the First Factory.

"You're here?"

William Richardson, the head of the factory's weapon manufacturing, stood up from a pile of parts, looked at Gastens, and greeted him. Since Daisy's death, he has devoted all his energy to the factory and research and development. He is so focused that if no one reminds him, he will even forget to eat and sleep. Gastens later had to arrange two guards to stare at him, one to protect his safety and the other to prevent him from overworking.

"Well, I'm here, how are the giant beasts?"

Hearing Gastens mention the behemoth, Richardson's eyes shine again. He got rid of the pile of parts and came to Gastens.

"It's almost done. I have to say that you are such a genius. I have never thought that weapons can be designed like this. However, with such heavy equipment, the existing steam power cannot be driven at all. I wonder if you have any solutions..."

While speaking, Richardson led Gastenth to a behemoth. The giant machinery more than three meters high covered a thick canvas, covering its face. Gastenth stayed in front of it for a while, reached out to pull off the canvas, revealing a hideous steel giant.

It was a fully armored steam chariot driven by tracks. And on Earth, it had another name.
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