After arranging the team and personnel for the expedition, Xia Nan looked at Huang Hansheng, who was a little depressed: "There is a reason why the first regiment is not on the list of expeditions this time: first, after all, we are only a newly built military town, and suddenly we can pull out one or two thousand elite soldiers, which is too public, low-key, Taoguang is not a bad thing; After all, fighting a rogue is not a life-and-death battle, and there is no need for the whole army to mobilize, and you are the vice principal of the military academy, and the training of new grassroots officers also depends on you, so I can only leave you behind. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Huang Hansheng was originally a little depressed, but now he heard that the reason why he did not take himself out on the expedition was not because he doubted his command ability, but because he needed to grasp the training of recruits and officers by himself, and prepare for a new round of army expansion, and his mood was much better, and he immediately said: "Both the front and the rear are serving the general, and the subordinates must do a good job of the things the general explains." ”

Xia Nan asked: "I am naturally relieved that you are doing things." How many people are still in the Tunding who have not yet been incorporated into the Joan Navy? ”

"Back to the general's words, there are more than 4,600 young and strong immigrants in the new arrivals, and the longest time in Linggao is only two months, which is too short, and they have not yet been incorporated into the Qiong Navy."

"This is not in a hurry, when you first arrive, you have to have a process of adaptation, and when you slowly grind off their edges and corners from the tuntian and drills, you can learn to live collectively, cultivate a sense of obedience, and then integrate into the army, and get twice the result with half the effort." Xia Nan said, "You have to be prepared, this time to fight the Liukou, maybe you can pull some homeless people back, the population of Lingao and even Qiongzhou Mansion will continue to increase, the number of young and strong and Tunding will also rise, your training burden will not only not be light, but also heavier, you must ensure that while fighting, the training of reserve troops must keep up, so as to replenish the wartime attrition and expansion at any time." ”

Huang Hansheng was surprised and delighted: "The general's idea of wanting to fight the homeless? ”

Xia Nan smiled: "I just have this idea, but no one can guarantee whether I can do it, wait until I get there." I just think that there are fewer and fewer immigrants in Shandong, and tens of thousands of displaced people in Shaanxi and Henan are being coerced as cannon fodder by Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong, which is a pity. ”

Sun Yuanhua said: "If the general can successfully migrate the displaced people to Qiongzhou, it will be a blessing for Qionghai Town, and it will also be a blessing for the displaced people, and we will have the people, and the people will be freed from the sea of suffering......

Sima De smiled: "There is also the most important point: the rogues are suppressed but not destroyed, all by coercing the wanderers, even if the officers and soldiers defeat the bandits, but these bandit leaders can pull up an army of tens of thousands overnight." If the displaced people can be moved, it is tantamount to drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, and over time, the thief leader will have no source of soldiers, and he will not attack himself. ”

Sun Yuanhua's eyes lit up: "This can be regarded as an unexpected joy for the benefit of the people." His subordinates advised the general to take precautions and prepare to accept the displaced people. ”

Xia Nan nodded and said, "This suggestion can be adopted." Then the Quartermaster Bureau and the Military Aircraft Staff Office will negotiate to determine the route of the march to Fengyang and the relocation of displaced people from Henan, as well as the transportation process along the way and at sea, and report the results of the consultation to me within three days. ”

Sun Yuanhua and Sima De both responded: "The subordinates obey the order." ”

Everything was arranged, and everyone departed on their own.

Three days later, Sima De and Sun Yuanhua came to Nanyuan to report to Xia Nan the results of the discussions in the past few days.

Sima De hung up a hand-drawn map of Anhui and Jiangsu--all military maps were completed under the guidance of Lin Weiye, and although the proportions and distances were somewhat distorted, the orientation of the state capitals was quite accurate, and it was much stronger than the freehand style maps of the same period--he introduced: "After discussions between the Military Aircraft Staff Office and the Quartermaster Bureau, it was unanimously agreed that whether it was the Qiong navy's march to Fengyang or the future transfer of displaced people from Henan to the sea, the best transshipment point was Nanjing. ”

Xia Nan looked at the map and asked, "Reason?" ”

Sima De stretched out his hand and pointed to the location of Nanjing on the map, explaining: "Whether you go or go back, the closest pier to Fengyang, the central capital, is Nanjing." We can go straight to Nanjing Port along the Yangtze River, and then go north, it only takes more than 100 miles by land, if you change to other places to march to Fengyang on foot, the nearest is also a land route of hundreds of miles, which consumes more physical strength. ”

Sun Yuanhua continued: "If you recruit displaced people, you can also board a ship from Nanjing and enter the sea through the Yangtze River, so as not to travel too much by land and the displaced people will die along the way due to physical exhaustion." ”

Xia Nan agreed: "It is very thoughtful, whether it is marching or transporting displaced people, we can't spend too much physical strength and time on the land route, and if we can take the sea route, try to take the sea route." ”

Sun Yuanhua continued: "As for transporting the grain needed by the displaced people, it would be difficult to transport it directly from Qiongzhou according to the practice of Shandong during the counterinsurgency. First, the number of troops we dispatched this time far exceeded that of the last time, and we were already struggling to meet the needs of military rations, and we could no longer afford the rations of the displaced people; Second, although Nanjing can be reached directly from the Yangtze River, the river is not as good as the sea road, and large ships with too deep draft may not be able to enter along the Yangtze River, which in turn limits the amount of grain transported......"

Xia Nan nodded in understanding. At the time of the Shandong counterinsurgency, the total strength of the Qiongzhou battalion army was only 2,000 men, and now it has reached 5,000 with only one regiment, and with the addition of auxiliary personnel such as artillery and transport artillery, the total number may reach 6,000, which is almost tripled. Moreover, the hydrological conditions of the Yangtze River are not yet clear, and in order to avoid running aground or running aground, large seagoing ships cannot enter the Yangtze River, which further limits the transportation capacity.

"So, how does the Quartermaster Bureau solve this problem?"

Sun Yuanhua pointed to the location of Nanjing on the map: "Jiangnan is the richest place in the Ming Dynasty, although in recent years the grain production is not as good as Huguang and other places, but as long as there is silver, there is always no shortage of grain, subordinates suggest that the military food is self-sufficient, and the rest of the needs are purchased locally." ”

Xia Nan looked at Sima De inquiringly: "You are from Nanjing, is the plan to buy grain on the spot feasible?" ”

Sima De replied firmly: "Please rest assured, the general is assured that there are many wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, with thousands of acres of fertile land at every turn, and there are countless powerful grain merchants. ”

Xia Nan looked at the map and nodded: "This plan is good, just according to yours: the route of marching and transporting the displaced people will pass through Nanjing by water, and the food needed by the army will be carried by itself, and the rations needed to recruit the displaced people will be purchased locally in the area of Nanjing." ”

The route of the march to Fengyang was set, the war machine of the Qiong Navy was running efficiently again, weapons, ammunition, and food were gradually in place, and the officers and men of the Second Regiment were also ready to go, just waiting for an order to rush to the Central Plains battlefield.