Territory, Lord's Manor.
"Report!"
"Great victory, my lord, great victory!"
"Zhao Dahai from the 1st Chiliarchal Bureau has reported that our army has successfully conquered Lushunkou. The last Tartar has been annihilated, and the Lushunkou Peninsula is now under our control!”
A staff officer reported the victory to Li Sheng excitedly.
After receiving the news, Li Sheng could not help but smile after reading it.
After successfully seizing the South Pass, he knew that he could accept the Lushun Peninsula, this rich spoils of war, with peace of mind.
However, knowing was just knowing. When the Lushun Peninsula truly fell into his hands and was completely under his control.
That sudden sense of accomplishment and surprise instantly surged into his heart.
Lushun Peninsula was a great tonic for a territory that was severely lacking territory.
These few days, although the frontline troops were progressing very smoothly.
Seizing the South Pass and controlling the Lushun Peninsula were two strategic goals that he had accomplished extremely well.
However, Li Sheng still felt a strong sense of powerlessness.
There was a lack of manpower and resources everywhere.
They were recruiting people and replenishing their manpower. However, he still felt that it was far from enough.
They needed people on the frontlines, and thousands more at the back.
The expansion of the marine fishery needed people, and the expansion of military production needed people.
And these people were not only enough to replenish some fishermen and blacksmiths.
Whether it was the marine fishing industry or the military industry, if they wanted to increase production, they needed to increase the scale of the entire industrial chain.
Although the ocean fishing industry ultimately needed to replenish the number of fishermen and fishing boats.
However, if he wanted to increase the number of fishing boats, he would need to upgrade all kinds of raw materials for shipbuilding.
There were many places where raw materials for shipbuilding were linked.
The main material, wood, needed to increase the production of the logging and drying plants.
The various iron products needed to be produced by the blacksmith shop, and the blacksmith shop needed to increase production, so the iron mine needed to increase production.
Other than that, there were also fishing nets, canvas, and so on.
It could be said that developing from a poor place without any industrial foundation, even the most basic and backward handicraft industry, the consumption of raw materials and labor was too terrifying.
Each industry segment was one after another.
Even if they had a system, they were cheating.
That made Li Sheng's scalp tingle.
At the same time, the invasion of Lushun Peninsula made him realize that he was still seriously lacking in military strength.
In order to attack Lushunkou, they had almost used up all the troops in the South Pass that were under emergency construction.
It was also because of the sudden incident that the Golden State Guard's Qing army was unable to organize a large-scale battle in a short period of time that he was able to find time to transfer his troops.
This time, they were lucky enough to take advantage of the Manchu Empire's lack of troops and the emptiness of their headquarters.
What about next time?
There was absolutely no such luck!
Thus, Li Sheng couldn't take any chances. He was reflecting on the various flaws that his territory had exposed during the Lushun Peninsula battle.
He was seriously lacking in military strength, but he could not simply expand his army and increase his military strength.
This was because the expansion of the army was brought about by the improvement of the strength of a system. It did not mean that it was enough to have enough soldiers.
Weapons and equipment were the most basic, and all kinds of strategic materials had to be stored according to the number of troops.
One after another, it was extremely complicated.
What Li Sheng was thinking about now was whether he could find a way to dig out more of the territory's war potential without making many changes.
That was to say, without expanding the army and without affecting the normal development of the territory, they could increase the number of people who could be used in emergencies. They could directly go to the battlefield and carry out various military operations.
Li Sheng immediately thought of a good idea.
That was the militia!
Militia, militia. They were citizens in times of truce and soldiers in times of war.
2,000 years ago, Great Qin had established a farming system, which proved that the militia could play an extremely important role on the battlefield.
Most importantly, the militia would not drag down the normal development of the territory.
All they needed to do was to establish a militia and train a few times in their free time.
It didn't consume much resources!
However, at the critical moment, if they were armed, they could enter the war in minutes.
It made up for the lack of troops in an instant and even had a large surplus.
He thought that with the system, he did not need to establish a militia, which seemed like a special military system.
However, reality still taught him a lesson.
Militia was still needed!
Moreover, the effect it displayed was also extremely great!
Since he had discovered the flaw in his territory, Li Sheng naturally wanted to immediately fix it and perfect it.
The militia was established on the spot.
Its military structure was the same as the regular army, consisting of five, small flags, general flags, hundred households, thousand households, and guards.
He recruited professional soldiers from the barracks to serve as officers. Coincidentally, he had complete control of the Lushun Peninsula, so he immediately established a militia organization called the Lushun Guards.
The Lushunwei's garrison was stationed at Lushunkou, and the commander of the garrison was in charge of the garrison all year round.
The Thousand Households, Hundred Households, and Chief Flags were spread all over Lushun Peninsula.
Of course, these places were guarded by military officers and staff.
The soldiers under his command were all local militia.
These militiamen were young men from all walks of life.
Among them, there were the system personnel that Li Sheng had recruited and the Han people that the territory had rescued.
After all, there were tens of thousands of Han people rescued in the entire Lushun Peninsula.
At this time, they had to be used.
It was also time for them to contribute.
It was impossible for Li Sheng to let all the armed forces under his command be system personnel.
This was detrimental to the development of civilization.
The people under his command did not fight for their own fundamental interests. Instead, they became spectators and sheep who only knew how to watch the show.
How could this do?
Do you still have the courage?
After so many years, wouldn't they all be crippled?
Therefore, Li Sheng's army had to have Han citizens enter.
As for the issue of controlling the army, there was no need to worry at all.
This was because almost everyone in the army was his own people. Anyone who entered the army would only be reformed and not overturned.
There was no chance for him to stir up trouble!
Once the Lushun Guards were established, the task of defending the Lushun Peninsula could be handed over to the Lushun Guards.
As for the regular army, they could be drawn out to become a real mobile force.
If there was a need, he could immediately send it over.
There was no need to consider what would happen to the local defense if they were taken away.
It could be said that the establishment of the militia system and the Lushun Guards had greatly increased the military strength of the territory.
It stimulated the territory's war potential.
What was even more amazing was that such militia guards had very little consumption. When there was no mission, they only needed the officers to guard and maintain the operation.
The soldiers could do their own work. They only needed to train for a fixed period of time.
And once they encountered a war, they could immediately gather their weapons and send them to the battlefield.
It consumed little, but it was very useful. It could be used at a critical moment.
This was extremely good for Li Sheng.
Although the militia had not been trained for a long time, their combat strength was definitely not comparable to the regular army.
However, it was more than enough to defend and assist the regular army.
At the same time, it could also be used as a reserve force.
Once the regular army needed a large-scale expansion, they could also transfer manpower from it and directly complete the expansion.
It could be said that there were many good things!
Li Sheng exclaimed in admiration!
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