Jiang De was appointed as the commander of the Fourth Division.

The other four regimental officers, including Wu Jianying, who was still lying in the Chattanooga hospital, were all promoted to deputy division officers.

Fang Jicheng went to the First Division, Wu Jianying stayed in the Second Division, Zheng Guokui went to the Third Division, and Zhan Donglu went to the Fourth Division.

It's just that the commander in chief is transferred, and the troops under the original command are not moving.

Regiment-level units have abolished the name of "regiment with a certain character" and reorganized them all in numerical order, and the original relationship between divisions and regiments remains unchanged.

The four "A regiments" are at the front.

That is, the first regiment of the first division is the first regiment; The 2nd Foreign Regiment of the 2nd Division is the 2nd Regiment; The 1st Division Regiment is the 3rd Regiment; The 2nd Division Regiment was the 4th Regiment.

The rest are in order.

The German Regiment of the First Division is the Fifth Regiment, and the Kuizi Regiment is the Sixth Regiment.

The second division is the seventh regiment, and the Luzi regiment is the eighth regiment.

the 3rd Division, two white veterans demobilized regiments combined into the 9th Regiment; Two white recruit regiments formed the 10th Regiment.

Two black regiments, the 12th Maine Volunteer Regiment was changed to the 11th Regiment of the 3rd Division of the Songjiang Corps, and the 60th Infantry Regiment of Massachusetts was changed to the 12th Regiment of the 3rd Division of the Songjiang Corps.

The number of black regiments was only half of the regimental strength of the Songjiang Legion, and Guan Zhuofan planned to fill them, of course, with black people.

Kwan Zhuofan thought that it turned out that the carefully selected blacks were definitely useful; It will also prove that when they return home in the future, blacks are still very good at abduction.

What's more, this black army will not have anyone else in its eyes except Commander-in-Chief Guan, including the Queen Mother and the Emperor.

Therefore, it is necessary to expand vigorously.

Jiang De, this temporary empty division officer, is below. There is a four-regimental establishment. That is, the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th regiments. It will be composed entirely of Chinese workers.

The cavalry division was expanded from two regiments to three full regiments, with a number of about 8,000 men, and was officially named the "First Cavalry Division of the Songjiang Army".

The official name of the artillery division was the "First Artillery Division of the Songjiang Army".

Originally, one of the eight division-level commanders should be selected to be the deputy division officer in the artillery division, so that he could take over the position of Brigadier General Anderson in the future -- yes, Guan Zhuofan has fulfilled his promise, Colonel Anderson has been promoted to brigadier general, and the uncle is now working like a chicken.

However, the Xuan Army has been comprehensively expanded, and all people must be employed. The work was extremely heavy, and there was really no suitable candidate to be selected, so the matter of the deputy division officer of the artillery division had to be put aside for the first time.

Formation of an engineer regiment.

With Sherman's great help, the first modern engineering unit of the Xuan Army was established.

Now that it was a truce, and the tasks of the engineers were limited, Sherman sent almost all the backbone of his engineer troops to teach, learn, and practice with the rookies of the Xuan Army.

The combat strength of the sappers is extremely dependent on the country's industrial capacity, so the training of the sappers of the Xuan army must be based on the domestic reality and the future of Yujian, and cannot be too advanced.

For example, jishu repairing railroad tracks. There is not a single railway in China, and it will not be able to form a railway network in the short term. This kind of jishu is useless when it returns to China, and there is almost no point in learning it.

Of course, it makes sense to learn how to build a railway, but this is by no means achieved overnight, and it is impossible to talk about it in a hurry.

But Guan Zhuofan instructed: You still have to learn, it's good to learn to swallow dates.

Emphasis was placed on the construction of pontoon bridges, improvised bridges, paving roads in muddy, puddle-ridden and even shallow ponds for troops, including artillery trucks, and trenches that met the standards of modern warfare.

In Guan Zhuofan's eyes, some of the skills of Sherman's sappers even surpassed those of sappers from some countries during World War I.

For example, "pave a road surface that can be used by troops, including artillery trucks, in muddy, puddles and even shallow ponds": quickly measure and judge the depth of the water, drive wooden stakes of different lengths into the water, cut off the wooden stakes that are exposed to the water, and lay wooden planks on top or even simply trimmed tree trunks, and it only takes ten minutes for troops, including artillery, to pass.

As long as the terrain changes relatively gently, no matter what the road surface is, it can hardly stop this engineering unit.

It's not like you learn what you're taught. Many skills require a certain amount of knowledge of mathematics and engineering, and the "most educated" group in the Xuan army has already gone to the artillery division, and the remaining dwarf is tall, and it is very difficult to learn.

But without this foundation, what is made will be a millimeter short, and it will be lost by a thousand miles.

For example, a simple wooden bridge, built by others, the gun carriage can continue to walk all day, and the Xuan army himself built it according to the same method, and it cracked and loosened in less than an hour.

Guan Zhuofan once again profoundly felt that popularizing culture and education is the foundation of modern industrialization and the foundation of building a modern army.

In any case, the sappers of the Xuan army grew up with difficulty and quickly.

Commander-in-Chief Guan is very busy, but in the midst of his busy schedule, he still has to find time to "visit Willy. Mr. Hill".

As soon as he entered the room, before he could make a move, Jacqueline pushed him out and smiled: "Mia has a gift for you, you go over and take the gift first, and then come back to me." ”

Gift?

"Yes, the great knight saved her mom and dad, and of course she has to thank her."

What a gift?

"You'll know when you go, hurry up, don't keep Miss waiting for a long time."

Gifts, handicraft lessons?

Guan Zhuofan knew that Americans at that time, especially southerners, had the habit of knitting a belt around the waist for their husbands and lovers, and remembered that Hao Sijia in "Gone with the Wind" knitted one for Wei Xili, is this it?

It's not bad, it's tied around the waist, it's very retro, it's very handsome.

The little girl still has a little conscience.

Guan Zhuofan came to the door of Mia's room and knocked lightly: "Mia, it's me." ”

Mia's voice came from inside, trembling slightly: "Please come in." ”

Guan Zhuofan pushed the door and entered.

He was surprised: Mia was dressed in a nightgown and her blonde hair was falling like a waterfall.

Guan Zhuofan's heart moved, and Mia had already stood up, her face flushed.

She unstrapped, the straps of her dressing gown, and it was dazzling white.

"My knight, this is a gift for you."

Guan Zhuofan's mouth was dry, and he wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth, but he couldn't make a sound.

A little snow-white lamb of God ran lightly, its silky arms around his neck.

"Dear knight, you don't understand anything about your gifts, you have to teach her."

Leave Willy. When Hill was in the mansion, Guan Zhuofan felt that today's sky was so blue, and today's sunshine was so brilliant?

Back at the headquarters, Guan Zhuofan met a figure that surprised him: Wu Jianying.

Wu Jianying lost a lot of weight, his face was still pale, but his spirit was excellent, when he saw Guan Zhuofan, he grinned, and did not raise his hand to salute the American military, but hit the ground with a thousand children: "Say hello to the marshal!" ”

Guan Zhuofan was surprised, took a step forward, helped him up, looked at him, and said, "It's all right?" ”

Wu Jianying smiled and said, "It's all right." ”

Guan Zhuofan shook his hands heavily on his shoulders and said, "Your kid's life is really a stubborn life!" ”

Wu Jianying said in a low voice: "Wu Jianying's life belongs to the marshal, and if the marshal doesn't want it, no one can take it away." ”

Guan Zhuofan let out a loud daxiao.

Wu Jianying can't actually talk about "all well", according to the doctor's requirements, he still has to recuperate for a while. But when he heard the news that his colleagues were attacking the city all the way, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, where could he still "recuperate"? When he knew that he had been promoted to be a deputy division officer, the doctor could no longer stop him.

Sandoz came to Atlanta.

Seeing Guan Zhuofan, after greetings, Shandushi said: "Grandpa Guan, there is also a young man who came with me this time, and he is the main person in charge of the syndicate of syndicated loans this time, I hope you can take the time to meet him." ”

The so-called syndicated loan is a land purchase in the United States this time, and Guan Zhuofan hopes that the required funds can be solved in the United States, and it is best not to use domestic funds.

The funds of the U.S. division alone were not enough, and Kwan Zhuofan's idea was to take out loans from local banks in the United States.

This is certainly not an easy task.

The loan amount is huge, but that's not the point.

The point is that there are different views on the outcome of the war, and the banks cannot afford to worry about whether they can recover the money on time and in full. Fortunately, Sandoz started this after the victory of Chattanooga, and the North of the United States was more optimistic about the course of the war, and Sandoz's "deep and delicate" background also gave the bank more confidence, so this layer was not a problem soon.

Another issue is the guarantee. If the U.S. Division can't come up with sufficient guarantees for the time being, the bank will be in a dilemma.

Sandoz once asked Guan Zhuofan: Otherwise, mortgage the shares of the Rockefeller Company?

*(To be continued......)