It was already November, and winter had already arrived in Guangfeng. The entire county was covered in a white cloak. This year's winter was very cold, but at the same time, it made people feel very hot.
With the establishment of various factories in Guangfeng, almost all the poor people in Guangfeng could go to work in these factories. The more they worked, the more merit they would get. Or they could choose to do business. Guangfeng's business also became better with the establishment of Zhenhua Chamber of Commerce. Many foreigners liked to do business with Zhenhua Chamber of Commerce.
In short, as long as you work hard in Guang Feng County, you will become rich and improve your situation! Although the winter was very cold, everyone's enthusiasm for work made him feel that the winter was not cold!
In the meeting room of the county government, Su Zhenze and a group of officers in military coats were sitting there discussing Guangfeng's military situation.
In the past three months, Guangfeng had developed very quickly and was very eye-catching. There were frequent commercial transactions. In a place that was extremely poor in the northeast of Jiangxi, it was natural for others to covet such an important commercial place.
His nominal backer, Yang Zhanshan, was one of them. Moreover, he was the greediest one. He opened his mouth and asked for 300,000 yuan a year in cash. Moreover, he had to pay it all before the next spring. Otherwise, he would bring his own troops to take it! After Su Zhenze and he feigned civility, both parties finally settled on 250,000 yuan per year, which would be paid off by May next year!
When Su Zhenze heard this request, he immediately scolded this Yang Zhanshan for pulling feathers out of a wild goose. His calculations were very accurate. Did he think that with his 10,000-strong army, he would be meat on the board?
Su Zhenze, who was originally pretending to submit to Yang Zhanshan, felt that his foundation was already stable now. Feng County would definitely not have a second voice under his command now!
Moreover, under Su Zhenze's rule, the people of Guangfeng were loyal and the economy was developed. They could easily pull up an army!
"Tell me what you think!"
Although Su Zhenze already had an idea, he still wanted to hear the opinions of his subordinates. Anyway, this was not an official meeting, so everyone could speak freely!
"If you ask me, we don't have to be afraid of Yang Zhanshan at all!”
"Although he has a division and an army of about 10,000 people, I don't think he can attack us with more than 5,000 people! Otherwise, there would be problems with his defense in other areas!”
"As for his 5,000 men, the 2,000 men from the four battalions of the Independent Regiment are not to be trifled with! Everyone, don't forget how much combat power these warlords have! As long as he dares to come, we'll destroy him!”
The fourth battalion commander, Su Ruixi, had started fighting the moment he arrived. It was as if he did not put Yang Zhanshan in his eyes at all! However, his analysis was still very reasonable. The combat strength of the independent regiment was not something that the warlords could compare to. However, there was still a problem. They had to stay in Feng County. They could not let the current situation go to waste! If they were in the wilderness and didn't need to defend a certain area, their own team would definitely be able to beat the two opposing teams and win!
The remaining three Battalion Commanders looked at each other. Zhang Dahai was smiling foolishly, obviously not having any good ideas. The first Battalion Commander and the second Battalion Commander looked at each other, and the second Battalion Commander lowered his voice and took the initiative to speak.
"Guild Leader! "You also know that I've been defending Yushan County. That's Yang Zhanshan's territory. However, I haven't been idle for the past few months. I've also analyzed Yang Zhanshan, the big warlord in the northeast of Jiangxi!”
"This Yang Zhanshan was born a bandit, so he's still following his bandit ways. Becoming sworn brothers, pulling connections, personal methods, and strategies are completely incomparable to Guardian Shang Rao, Wang Yu Feng. This person is the one with little ambition!
"What about the army? They could not be compared to the Beiyang regular army. They had borrowed the Beiyang army's establishment to form their own Green Forest Army. The military discipline was loose, the establishment was chaotic, and their combat strength was very low!”
"In short, although he has more than 10,000 people, there are not many soldiers that can really fight. At most, there are only 3,000 people. I support the opinion of the fourth battalion commander, Surixi!”
"However, I think that we should build a new team on top of the four battalions we have already built to defend against the threat from Shangrao!”
After listening to Li Ruilong's analysis and his supplement to Su Ruixi's plan, Su Zhenze looked at Wang Yongxiang, Li Ruilong, and Su Ruixi with admiration. As for Zhang Dahai, he still listened attentively. This made Su Zhenze sigh secretly. The other three people were using the same resources as him, and they even let him stay by his side! But why was he stunned now?
"That's right, I completely agree!”
Su Zhenze thought for a moment and immediately agreed. This was similar to his plan! Seeing that no one objected, Su Zhenze decided in front of everyone.
As for the new commander, Su Zhenze directly chose a company commander under Su Ruixi. When the Xiayang Independent Battalion was established, he had detected that he had the potential to be a commander. Under Su Ruixi, he had started as a recruit. He had experienced the ambush at Wuniu Gorge, the land reform, and the elimination of bandits in the entire county. Now, he had stood out from the many recruits and became a company commander under him.
"Alright, as for the formation of this team, we'll still establish it according to a battalion. I remember that there was a company commander named Zhao Muyong. You even mentioned to me that he was brave in battle. He was brave and resourceful. He was a talent! Yes, I remember now! Kid, you rarely say that people are talents. Then it's him!”
Su Zhenze said to Su Ruixi in a half-joking tone. At this time, Su Ruixi felt a little heartache. She really thought highly of this Zhao Muyong. With him around as a Battalion Commander, it would save her a lot of trouble. Why did she keep saying that this person was good to the Regiment Commander?
This was great. Not only could he not be lazy in the future, but his subordinates had also officially become of the same level. It would most likely be awkward when they met in the future! Although he had expected this, he didn't expect it to happen so quickly!
He ignored Surixi's resentful gaze and transferred a few officers from each battalion to serve as platoon commanders. The skeleton of the officers in this team was set up. Of course, according to past practice, when the independent battalion formed the new recruits, they would leave some positions for the best recruits to stimulate their initiative!
After the big steel needle was confirmed, everyone confirmed the specific action plan. After checking that there were no loopholes in the entire plan, the meeting ended. They only needed to wait for the specific day of the mission!
Then, Su Zhenze sent someone to find Zhao Muyong and had a long chat with him. Both sides had a deeper understanding of each other, especially Zhao Muyong. He did not expect Zhao Muyong to be a battalion commander. This was a big shot who represented the current Guangfeng County military.
He had always admired Su Zhenze and felt that he had done what many people wanted to do but did not dare to do. His family was a farmer. If Su Zhenze had not come to fight off the landlord and give his family a share of the land, he would not have come to work for Su Zhenze. He still remembered the envy of his fellow villagers and the pride of his parents and elders when he came to Su Zhenze's army! He had long made up his mind to work for Su Zhenze. That was why he fought so hard and was so fearless!
"Yes, sir! Guild Leader! Don't worry, I guarantee that within a month, the 5th Battalion will have the ability to fight!”
Zhao Muyong was not disappointed that he was no longer in the combat unit after he knew that he would be defending Shang Rao from now on. He had thought it through. Seeing how Su Zhenze was defending against Shang Rao, he would have to fight with Shang Rao sooner or later. At that time, he would have a chance to fight!
Now, he didn't need to think so much. He just needed to get the 5th Battalion organized as soon as possible and have a strong fighting strength!
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