I want to be emperor

Chapter 239 The Image of Renjun
The first year of Chengshun of the Great Chu Empire and the eighth year of Ming Chongzhen.

On the evening of October [-]th, Luo Zhixue in Hanyang City received a good report from the troops crossing the river from Shuilin Township.

Holding the good news, Xu Zhixian reported to Luo Zhixue with a happy expression on his face:

"All the troops that our army planned to cross the river on the first day have successfully crossed the river, including the commandos, all of the First Infantry Regiment, one battalion of the Second Infantry Regiment, one artillery battalion, one cavalry post, one engineer battalion, and one supply battalion. , and successfully defeated the local garrison of nearly 2000 Ming troops and the [-] Ming troops who came to aid after crossing the river."

"During the battle, about 400 enemies were killed, more than [-] people were captured, and hundreds of other enemy troops fled!"

"Our army killed 35 people, 16 of whom were killed in battle due to falling into the water or accidents during construction, ten people were killed in battle when they were intercepted by the beachhead firepower of the Ming army in the early stage of crossing the river, and seven people were killed in battle after landing."

"Generally speaking, this time crossing the river did not encounter fierce resistance, the intensity of the battle was relatively low, and the casualties of the enemy and ourselves were not large!"

"By nightfall, our army had completely controlled the favorable terrain such as the beachhead and the highlands in the nearby area, and built peripheral fortifications, deployed twelve field artillery and nine mortars."

"After the Hanshui Fleet completed the bombardment cover mission, it has moved westward along the river and anchored at the upstream of the river crossing point to prevent the Ming army from attacking Yuezhou!"

"The engineer troops crossing the river have already built three temporary trestle bridges, one large, two small and one industrial, and are building the pontoon bridge overnight urgently. It is expected to be put into use the day after tomorrow!"

"Until the construction of the pontoon bridge is completed, our army will continue to use boats to transport soldiers and supplies across the river. It is estimated that about [-] troops and corresponding equipment and supplies will be delivered tomorrow!"

"As for the follow-up [-] troops and more artillery and supplies, we need to wait for the pontoon bridge to be built before delivering it!"

"In addition, according to the report of the Yangtze River Fleet and the report of the frontline army's reconnaissance and cavalry, about [-] Ming troops left Wuchang City and headed west, and gathered about [-] Ming troops along the way. They have now arrived at a location about ten miles away from the crossing of the river."

"If there is no accident, the Ming army will arrive at the landing beachhead tomorrow and engage in battle with our army!"

Speaking of this, Xu Zhixian said in a joking tone: "If they didn't run away overnight!"

Luo Zhixue said: "It's easy for them to retreat directly, but so what if they retreat back to Wuchang. After the main force of our army has crossed the river and a large number of mortars arrive outside Wuchang, Wuchang will be a dead city!"

"It doesn't matter whether they took the initiative to attack, or fled back to Wuchang overnight, this Chu Nan, I'm sure!"

"You go back and have a good chat with Wei Kaifu. The soldiers who have made meritorious service in this battle across the river should be rewarded in time. Those who should be promoted should be promoted, and those who should be rewarded should be rewarded."

"As I said, this trip across the south of the Yangtze River will not hesitate to reward generously. Compared with the usual military exploits, it will be directly counted as double!"

Luo Zhixue put down the victory report in his hand, then picked up a document on the desktop and handed it to Xu Zhixian, saying: "This time, a group of officers and men will be promoted, just to expand the fifth and sixth divisions, the seventh garrison division, the Eight defenders!"

"The Fifth Division and the Sixth Division can wait a little longer. Didn't they capture more than 1000 prisoners in the battle of crossing the river? This should be able to form a garrison battalion. Later, some of the cadres will be transferred from the Sixth Defense Division. Put up the shelf of the Seventh Garrison Division."

"What's your opinion on the candidates for the chief officers of the Seventh Garrison Division?"

Xu Zhixian immediately said: "Your Majesty, the heads of all ministries have their own sacred orders, and I dare not speak nonsense!"

Xu Zhixian is not an idiot, he knows that in the system of the Rural Protectorate Army, Luo Zhixue decides all appointments of senior generals, and no one else can intervene.

Not to mention him, the head of the staff department who is not in charge of personnel affairs, even Major General Wei Kaifu, the head of the military and political department in charge of personnel affairs, would not be able to intervene in the appointment at the colonel level.

Above the head of each main division, and above the brigade commander in the garrison division, all decisions were made by Luo Zhixue himself.

Even if Luo Zhi learns about him today, Xu Zhixian still abides by his duty and never speaks falsely about the appointment of generals.

Luo Zhixue glanced at Xu Zhixian, and immediately chuckled: "You, really, just say what you want, don't be like a coward like me..."

After Xu Zhixian heard this, he still hesitated and said: "I am not too familiar with the generals in the army, so I really can't make any suggestions. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Xu Zhixian was like this, Luo Zhixue didn't say anything more. He asked just now on a whim. Since Xu Zhixian himself didn't want to talk to avoid trouble, Luo Zhixue didn't make things difficult for him anymore.

It's just that Luo Zhixue himself has some headaches about the personnel appointments of these four divisions.

The Rural Protection Army expanded too fast, and high-level generals popped up one after another, waiting to be filled.

But now in the rural protection army system, the high-ranking generals who can be seen by Luo Zhixue basically have positions, and it is impossible to randomly transfer them.

As for being promoted from the mid-level generals, to be honest, Luo Zhixue doesn't know much about these new mid-level generals.

But even so, candidates have to be selected in advance. We can't wait for the seventh garrison division to start reorganization. The division commander and brigade commanders have not been seen yet.

But he didn't need to talk to Xu Zhixian about this matter. This personnel matter really had nothing to do with Xu Zhixian. Since he was determined to avoid suspicion, he couldn't force him to participate.

In other words, if Xu Zhixian really dared to participate in the appointment of senior personnel, Luo Zhixue would have to suppress him once or twice...

Some are, even if Luo Zhixue really asks you to participate, you are absolutely not allowed to participate.

The appointment of senior generals falls into this category.

After letting Xu Zhixian go down, Luo Zhixue called Major General Wei Kaifu, Minister of Military and Political Affairs, over.

For the appointment of these senior generals, Wei Kaifu also did not have the courage to participate, but he had to participate, so Wei Kaifu's own method was to make a large-scale candidate list, and then let Luo Zhixue choose by himself...

For example, Wei Kaifu directly listed more than 20 candidates for the commander of the seventh garrison division, and listed almost all those who did not hold important positions and were qualified.

The positions of deputy division commander and two brigade commanders, such as the position of colonel, also listed dozens of candidates.

When Luo Zhixue took a look, he knew that Wei Kaifu had all sorts of people in order to avoid suspicion...

Even Luo Zhixue was not familiar with many people, but along with the list was sent a brief resume of each candidate.

After Luo Zhixue looked through it, he finally circled the names of several people, and then said: "Prepare to issue a transfer order, let Wang Dazhuang who is in Luyang Pass go south immediately, and take up the post of commander of the Seventh Defense Division."

"As for the deputy division commander, choose Dong Siyuan. This man has done a good job as a staff officer in the Operations Department and has excellent tactical skills. He just happens to be a partner with Wang Dazhuang."

"The brigade commander of the No.13 garrison brigade, ask Chen Yongfu to take him with him. This guy is quite good at fighting."

"For the No. 14 garrison brigade, let Lin Gaozheng pass by. They are all old cavalry brothers. You still have to pull it!"

With a wave of his hand, Luo Zhixue circled the four main generals of the Seventh Defense Brigade.

Wang Dazhuang was born in his own army, and he has been working in the garrison all the time. He has old qualifications, and his ability is barely good, but he is willing to obey.

Dong Siyuan came here as a scholar, and he is considered a rare Confucian general in the rural protection army. He used to be an army clerk, but later he served in the field army. After studying in the camp school, he was later transferred to the combat department as a combat staff officer. For the rank of lieutenant colonel.

If it is released to the outside world now, his rank is too high to be an infantry battalion commander in the main force, but he is not qualified to be the commander of the main force regiment. As for the garrison, it is customary to be transferred to the garrison to be promoted to a higher level. , so the head of the regiment is not good, just to make a transition to a deputy division commander, which can solve the colonel rank and pave the way for the transfer back to the main force as the head of the regiment.

He can also use his excellent tactical ability to solve the defect of Wang Dazhuang's poor tactical ability.

Is Chen Yongfu a surrendered general? Luo Zhixue has a good impression of him. I don't know about other abilities, but he is really ruthless in leading troops.

The same Ming army, under his command and under the hands of other Ming army generals, the combat effectiveness is completely different.

It's just that this man likes to use secondary troops as cannon fodder...

Therefore, such a person, Luo Zhixue, would not dare to transfer him to the main force. It is better to let him go to the garrison to make full use of it. Anyway, they are all second-line troops, and most of them are soldiers from the Ming army.

It just happened to be the professional counterpart of Chen Yongfu.

The last one is Lin Gaozheng, this man is one of the first batch of elite cavalry of 70 or [-] people. This group of elite cavalry until now, as long as they are not dead, the worst is now a major, and those who are good are major generals up.

Lin Gaozheng is also an ordinary person. His personal combat ability is good, but his ability to lead troops is just the same. He can't be said to be excellent, but he won't make any big mistakes. Don't worry too.

So this time he was promoted to the position of the commander of the garrison brigade, which is another way to appease more and more old generals in the army who are not doing well: it doesn't matter if their ability can't keep up, as long as they do things honestly, even Even if you have qualifications, I will also mention you.

What is created is the image of Renjun!

To avoid making people think that Luo Zhixue is going to die before the world is conquered...

It is very detrimental to the unity of the rural protection army to spread the news of treating the old brothers harshly.

Because no one wants to be the one who is treated harshly!

Since the rural protection army moved eastward and southward, the army has expanded on a large scale. Although there have been many vacancies for senior positions, although many old people in the early Funiu Mountain period have been promoted, some people will always fall behind.

This is an inevitable situation in the continuous development of the Rural Protection Army. There were hundreds of old brothers in the Funiu Mountain period, and some people are destined to be unable to keep up with the development of the Rural Protection Army!

(End of this chapter)