The rapid reaction force is a new type of operational thinking that was born from the Gulf War in later generations, and it can maintain an extremely high state of readiness for a long time, and achieve rapid deployment, rapid support, rapid surprise attacks, and rapid control of the enemy. They are usually independently organized, operate independently, and are armed only with light weapons in order to shorten the logistical preparation time.

At present, the Qing army took advantage of the early establishment of the Han Xing Dynasty and the chaos in Huguang, and looked everywhere for the narrow part of the Yangtze River to cross to the south to attack and disturb. The Dragon Guard Army and the Broken Battalion were pinned down on a front of six or seven hundred miles, tired of tracking the enemy, not only the soldiers were very tired, but also the combat efficiency was not satisfactory, and many places were looted before the Ming army arrived.

Li Dingguo's team also jumped around the country when they were rogues, and they were extremely fast, and they were even more familiar with the four attacks and disturbances than the Jianyu. If they are equipped with new four-wheeled carriages and spring-wheeled short guns, so that they can intercept the harassment of the Jianjiao along the Yangtze River, with their reaction speed and "experience", they will definitely achieve good results.

It's just that the name "Rapid Reaction Force" is both long and awkward, so Zhu Linmiao crossed out these words, thought about it, and changed it to "Swift Battalion", which can be regarded as setting the number for Li Dingguo's ministry.

However, this team is the team of the Great Western Army, and it has to be "transformed" well. Later, he added arrangements for the rotation of officers and men of the Swift Battalion to military academies for "further study" and for a large number of instructors to carry out ideological work.

After solving the problem of Li Dingguo's "establishment", the loyalty battalion was immediately followed. For the rest of this Dashun army, Zhu Linmiao has a little headache.

This army has a lot of bad habits left, and it is not as strict as Li Dingguo's army, and it is common to rob the common people when he is in Jingzhou. As for their combat effectiveness, although they are much stronger than the old-style Ming army, they are still far from the "passing line" in Zhu Linmiao's mind.

It stands to reason that the most appropriate way to deal with it is to disperse it, leaving the elite as garrisons in various places, and the rest of the money to go home and farm. But this time, the Loyal Battalion played a crucial role in pacifying Huguang, and it was unfair to them to do so.

It's better not to break them up, but don't let them be a disaster, Zhu Linmiao shook his head slightly, this is a paradox.

He changed his mind, or he could take a step back, as long as they didn't harass the people of the Ming Dynasty. His eyes suddenly lit up, by the way, now that the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty has been on the right track, the maritime sphere of influence will continue to expand, and there will inevitably be many subject countries and colonies that need to be protected by garrisons in the future.

With the combat effectiveness of the loyal battalion, there will certainly be no problem in dealing with the "native" armed forces in East and South Asia, and if they can be sent to various places to garrison troops overseas, it will still be difficult to change the habit of banditry, and there will be no big problem in robbing and looting the people. Even in the dark and barbaric seventeenth century, the garrison behaved fiercely and domineeringly in the colony, which could help to deter the local area and make the colony more stable.

The mind has been decided, and the first thing that comes to Zhu Linmi's mind is Ryukyu. This small country has always been deferential to the Ming Dynasty, and has been repeatedly invaded by the Japanese, and has been looking forward to the protection of the Celestial Empire for a long time, so it can send the loyal battalion into the country as a pilot for the first overseas military base of the Ming Dynasty.

In the future, Korea, Japan, and even Guinea, Australia and other places are likely to need garrisons to defend them, and the loyal battalion of less than 20,000 people may not be enough to be allocated. He wrote down on a piece of paper a list of possible overseas military extremely low target locations, and said in his heart that when the Northern Expedition was successful in the future, the rebel army incorporated by Jiangbei could also solve the "employment" problem in this way, which was a win-win strategy for killing two birds with one stone.

The third team that needs to be arranged is the white pole army. At the same time, after Qin Liangyu's strict management, military discipline, quality and other aspects are remarkable, and they are the core force responsible for the southwest and northwest battles of the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that the traces of the Qin family's private soldiers on the white pole army are too heavy, and they are nothing at the moment, but after Chengping, it will be very unfavorable to the management of the military department. It is still appropriate to integrate them into the regular combat sequence of the Ming army, Zhu Linmi, after careful consideration, finally decided to let them become part of the Ming Field Army.

In this way, the field army has three teams of men, the Dragon Guard, the Broken Battalion, and the White Pole Army. After a little thought, he put pen to paper and marked the three units separately: the first battalion of the field army, the second battalion of the field army, and the third battalion of the field army. Since then, it has been regarded as a unified number, and in the future, the standard number will prevail in the formal management process of the Ministry of War, but the original number will continue to be used as a symbol of glory.

Later, he made detailed plans for the specific establishment of the Daming Field Army, the garrisons in various places, and the naval divisions, until there was a touch of morning light in the east, and he put down his pen and fell asleep on the large round table in the conference room.

Towards dinnertime, boats of all sizes docked at a wharf still under construction on the south bank of the Long River. This is where the famous Xiaguan Wharf is located in the future, which will be an important port for water transportation in and out of Nanjing in the future, but it has only been planned for two months.

On the shore, Yang Tinglin had already brought more than 100 officials to wait, and there was a luxurious imperial chariot in the middle of the road, surrounded by thousands of soldiers from the broken battalion standing solemnly.

Yang Ge Lao knew that Xinjun didn't like to make a big show, so he only swept the streets, but did not put other fancy furnishings.

Even so, Zhu Linmiao frowned a little, and said in his heart, although the emperor is powerful and majestic, he is becoming less and less free, it seems that no matter where he goes in the future, this kind of honor guard will be indispensable.

He took Ma Wensheng's shoulders and stepped off the springboard, first turned his head and ordered the officers of the Navy Division to immediately drive the warship back to the Wuchang area, and then signaled to the kneeling cadres, "Everyone, please get up." He whispered to Yang Tinglin, who was the first to greet him, "In the future, we should bring as few people as possible, and everyone should still keep their duties." ”

Yang Tinglin said respectfully: "Remember. He asked cautiously, "I wonder if the Holy Majesty's trip will go well?" ”

Zhu Linmi's westward trip this time achieved remarkable results, and with the help of Li Dingguo's sudden divine might, he basically solved Huguang's stubborn disease, but although he was extremely happy in his heart, he had to take into account the overall situation planned before, so he could only say with a calm face: "Wait until you return to the Heart Cultivation Palace." ”

As he stepped onto the chariot, he suddenly saw a carriage parked not far to the east lift the corner of the curtain, and a pair of beautiful big eyes were looking at him from there.

Those eyes were too familiar to him, and he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, and whispered a few words to Ma Wensheng. The eunuch looked at the courtiers and guards around him, and said with a bitter face: "Emperor, it's not appropriate for so many people to watch, right?" ”

Zhu Linmian said in her heart that I was with my wife in broad daylight, ah, what is inappropriate for my wife-to-be to get together, so she patted Ma Wensheng and said, "Just do it." ”

"The slave obeys."

When the car of the Son of Heaven drove away from the dock, Ma Gonggong personally drove a carriage to catch up with the royal chariot. Then the two cars stopped, and a young "son" with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes boarded the royal chariot under the surprised gaze of the ministers.