After the dispatch of the military department arrived in Lingao, it aroused discussions among the Qiong Navy, and everyone had different views on whether the new army, which had not been expanded long and was still in the run-in period, chose to obey the dispatch of the imperial court to Henan to suppress the Liukou at this time. Some people think that www.biquge.info the army has just been expanded, and there are too many new soldiers, so they should be kept in obscurity, and that the dispatch of the imperial court will either be disobeyed and delayed, or they will find a reason to refuse; some people think that elite soldiers are fought with a knife and a gun, and they will never become a strong army if they stay at home.

Just when there were different opinions, Xia Nan called all the military personnel to a meeting in South Park.

Everyone including Huang Hansheng, Wei Lianheng and other army commanders and think tanks including Sima De and Sun Yuanhua were speculating whether the general was going to gather everyone to discuss whether to send troops, but Xia Nan defined the matter as soon as he opened his mouth.

"I brought you here today not to discuss whether to send troops, but to deploy troops."

Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't expect the general to be so resolute.

Sima De asked cautiously: "General, it has only been a few months since the expansion of the army, and most of them are inexperienced recruits. According to the Imperial Court Newspaper, now entrenched in Fengyang is the most capable of fighting Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong, Hong Chengchou is the governor of the five provinces, commanding all walks of life to suppress the soldiers and horses, we must also be controlled by him in the past, with his cunning and cunning, he will definitely push us to the front to fight these two gangsters, no matter what the victory or defeat, the loss must be not small, for the court to spend so much money, is it worth it? ”

Xia Nan listened to it while silently reciting a sentence in his heart, you don't know that the real big boss is not Gao Yingxiang or Zhang Xianzhong, but Li Zicheng, who is the gravedigger of the Ming Dynasty. This benevolent brother can be called the unbeatable Xiaoqiang, once he was beaten to his side with only eighteen horsemen, hiding in Shangluo Mountain, and then he actually made a comeback, with hundreds of thousands of troops into Beijing.

Hearing this, Sun Yuanhua retorted dissatisfiedly: "What does it mean that it is not worth it for the imperial court? The burning of the imperial tomb by the rogues is disrespectful to the imperial court, and the coercion of the displaced people is to poison the people, no matter from which point of view, such a kingless and fatherless, scourge of the people should be exterminated, if the war in the Central Plains is calm, it is not only the blessing of the court, but also the luck of the general. ”

Sima De understood the hidden meaning of his words, although on the surface it seemed to be fighting for the imperial court, but since Qiong Haijun had a pattern of thinking about the world, he could take a long-term view and eliminate more rogues, which also paved the way for his future entry into the Central Plains. This reason could not be refuted, and Sima De chose to remain silent.

Xia Nan said: "Mr. Sima's worries are not unreasonable. But veterans are also trained from recruits all the way to war, if they dare not fight because they are afraid of the dead, no matter how good the weapon is, it is just a paper tiger, and it is useless. What's more, if you don't train with the Liukou now, will it be possible to directly use the Tartar to train the troops in the future? No matter how famous the rogues are, most of them are still a rabble, and they will never be stronger than the Tartars. ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this. It is said that "the Jurchen are invincible", the Tartars are almost invincible in the face of the Ming officers and soldiers, although there are many reasons for this kind of one-sided battle, and it is an indisputable fact that the Tartars are strong in combat, and although the Liukou are numerous and powerful, most of them are homeless people who are coerced, and they are often chased and beaten by officers and soldiers, and the strength of the two is clear at a glance. Train with the rogues, and then go to fight the Tartars, there's nothing wrong with it.

Xia Nan continued: "Mr. Sun's words are also reasonable. It is a good thing for the Qiong Navy to eliminate more rogues and stabilize the situation in the Central Plains, after we enter the Central Plains, we cannot spend all our energy on the two sides of the rogues and the Tartars, we must always suppress one of them first and concentrate on dealing with the other. ”

In a few words, the motives and reasons for sending troops were expounded, and Xia Nan began to deploy the troops.

"Wei Lianheng is out of the ranks!"

Wei Lianheng was excited in his heart, and stood up to respond: "Subordinates listen to orders." ”

"You led the Second Regiment of the Qiong Navy into Anhui and participated in the battle to exterminate the Liukou."

Under the envious gaze of everyone, Wei Lian puffed up his chest, gave a military salute in surprise, and replied loudly: "Obey!" ”

"Sima De listens to orders."

"The subordinates are here."

"The scale of this expedition, the number of forces on all sides, and the complexity of the situation are far greater than any of our previous expeditions. You led the selected staff officers to follow me to the front line and command the battle. ”

Sima De was happy in his heart, this was a great opportunity to make a contribution, he suppressed the joy in his heart, and replied in a deep voice: "Obey!" ”

After the establishment of the Military Aircraft Staff Office, he carefully selected from among the middle-level officers of the whole army in accordance with Xia Nan's instructions, and selected a number of officers who had a cultural foundation, a shrewd mind, and a good view of the overall situation, and entered the Military Aircraft Staff Office as probationary staff officers. This expedition with the army is a great opportunity to polish this staff contingent, which is still immature.

"Sun Yuanhua listens to orders."

Sun Yuanhua stood up calmly, "Please give the general's orders." ”

"Although the whole army was not dispatched on this expedition, it spared no effort in armaments and equipment, and the Quartermaster Bureau must go all out to ensure the full supply of weapons, ammunition, grain and grass, and cannot delay the officers and men."

"Please rest assured that the generals will do their best to let the soldiers have no worries."

After counting the names of these people, Xia Nan read out a name that surprised everyone.

"Wang Qinian listens to orders."

Wang Qinian, who had no sense of presence in the crowd, flashed out silently, with a calm expression on his face: "My subordinates are here." ”

Xia Nan looked at him: "I didn't expect to rush to the Central Plains to fight so quickly, so I didn't care about the intelligence you were responsible for before." But a good meal is not afraid of being late, and the narration is not afraid of being slow, and it is still too late. I have decided to formally set up the Military Intelligence Department, with you as the director, responsible for the collection and analysis of enemy intelligence, directly responsible to me, and docking with the Military Aircraft Staff Office in terms of work. ”

A trace of joy flashed in Wang Qinian's eyes, and he bowed: "Subordinates obey orders." ”

"Gathering intelligence is a chore, especially on the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly, and there will be a ......danger to your life if you go deep behind enemy lines," Xia Nan thought for a while and said, "The personnel of the Military Intelligence Department are appointed and dismissed by you at your discretion, and I will not interfere. ”

Wang Qinian didn't expect the general to give him so much autonomy, his heart was both moved and excited, the general promised to build an intelligence agency on a par with Jinyiwei, it seems that it is not groundless, he has a hunch that he will make a proud achievement in this position.

He was grateful and said: "The general trusts him so much, his subordinates can only do their best and die in return." ”