After taking down Linzi County, Prince Heng's reputation was greatly shaken!
The entire Qing Prefecture, and even the neighboring Ji 'nan Prefecture, Lai Prefecture, Deng Prefecture, and other places, had spread the name of Prince Heng, Zhu Youyou!
"Whoa! It's really Shandong's fortune for our vassal king to have such a wise master! Great Ming's luck!"
"We, the people of Great Ming, shall return to King Shun Heng!”
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For a time, some of the counties near Qingzhou City raised their flags and surrendered to Zhu Youyou.
In just half a month, Shouguang County, Changle County, and Linqu County, which were close to Qingzhou City, had all submitted.
And Zhu Youqi's territory had also been expanded!
After the expansion of his territory, Zhu Youqi also encountered another problem!
That was the lack of troops!
Even though Zhu Youyou had already ordered Liu Jingxuan, Zhao Cheng, and the others to start recruiting soldiers before taking down Linzi County, he was still not satisfied.
However, it was still very difficult to train a qualified army in a short period of time!
The original recruit division only had 10,000 people.
After taking down Linzi County, the new recruit division would also split up an infantry regiment to guard Linzi County to guard against possible enemy attacks from Jinan and other places.
As for the other two infantry regiments, they had to prepare for the eastern expedition!
After all, according to the strategy they had set earlier, the Lai Prefecture and Deng Prefecture in the east of Qingzhou City had to be brought under their control as soon as possible!
Their military strength was still very insufficient!
After returning to Qingzhou City, Zhu Youqi also gathered a group of military and political officials in the city and held a military and political meeting.
The special forces, the new recruits, and the officials from Qingzhou Prefecture all attended the meeting.
Looking at the dark crowd in the hall, Zhu Youzhen cleared his mind.
"Everyone, recently, our Prince Heng's residence has taken down Linzi County City. We have a good start!" I'm sure all of you have heard that Prince Heng's residence has become famous throughout Shandong!”
"But,"
Zhu Youqi changed the topic and continued,""Don't be proud and complacent, and don't get carried away! There are still many difficulties and a long way to go before us!”
"The lack of troops is especially obvious!”
"Before the battle of Linzi, I ordered Liu Jingxuan and the others to start recruiting soldiers!”
"After the battle of Linzi, I instructed Zhao Cheng to recruit soldiers!”
"Up until now, we have already recruited more than 10,000 people, but this is far from enough!”
"As long as our eastern expedition goes smoothly, we will need at least thirty to forty thousand soldiers to ensure the stability of Shandong!”
"If we want to block the massive attack of the Eight Banners Army, we need 100,000, 200,000, or even 100,000 soldiers!”
"Therefore, we need to recruit soldiers on a large scale!”
"This point has already been mentioned before!”
Looking at the new recruits 'Regiment Commanders and Battalion Commanders, Zhu Youqi continued,""Since we are going to recruit soldiers on a large scale, we have to reform the current new recruit division.”
"With the current recruit division of three infantry regiments, one logistics regiment, and one cavalry battalion as the foundation, we will expand it into three divisions!”
"They are the first, second, and third divisions of the new army. For now, we should prioritize filling up one division to ensure its combat strength!”
"Second division, third division, slowly replenish our forces!”
" Appoint the former recruit division commander, Zhao Cheng, as the 1st division commander. Appoint the former recruit division regiment commander, Dong Haibao, as the 1st division commander.
A vice division commander. The new division's supply regiment and cavalry unit were under the 1st division!”
"The original 2nd and 3rd regiments of the new recruits will be expanded to the 2nd and 3rd divisions of the new army. The original regiment commanders Qiao Juncheng and Wang Xiaoliang will be the 2nd and 3rd division commanders respectively!”
"Yes, sir!"
Zhao Cheng, Dong Haibao, Qiao Juncheng, Wang Xiaoliang, and the others hurriedly replied.
"The three divisions above, together with the special forces, are the main forces of the new army of my Imperial Residence!”
Looking at everyone present, Zhu Youqi continued,""Other than that, we also need to form a reserve force to recruit and train new soldiers. We also need to replenish the main battle forces!”
"When necessary, the reserve forces will also serve as local garrison missions!”
As he spoke, Zhu Youqi turned to look at Liu Jingxuan and Zhao Cheng and said,""The reserve force will be assisted by the local government in recruiting soldiers, and the main battle force will be responsible for training!”
"After the injured soldiers of the original recruit division recover, they will all enter the local reserve force and serve as officers of all levels. They will also be responsible for training missions!”
"Liu Jingxuan, the Qingzhou Prefecture will be in charge of recruiting soldiers as soon as possible!”
"Yes, sir!"
Liu Jingxuan quickly replied.
In addition to the main battle force and reserve force, Zhu Youqi also planned to establish three levels of the military system.
That was the settlement troops!
After the Qingzhou and Linzi battles, the new recruits had also captured a large number of prisoners. These captives were mostly soldiers of the Ming army.
These Ming army soldiers barged in and cleared out. They had no moral integrity at all.
Perhaps it was because he was hungry and owed his salary, so Zhu Youqi understood a little.
Therefore, after capturing these soldiers,
Zhu Youzhen did not kill them all with one strike.
Instead, they chose to focus on them and carry out labor reform later on. They were in charge of matters such as opening up wasteland, mining, and road construction.
After setting this rule, Zhu Youqi also used it as a foundation to establish a settlement force.
The commanding officer of the settlement troops would be the retired officers of the main battle troops and reserve forces.
After the army was established, it became the third level of the military system of Prince Heng's residence. It was usually responsible for the reclamation, wasteland reclamation, mining, road construction, river management, and other tasks.
After passing the training and inspection, they could be transferred to the reserve force or the main battle force.
After the establishment of the three-level military system, Zhu Youqi also decided on the retirement system of the main battle force and reserve force.
Some of the older and weaker people were all eliminated and sent to the reserve forces and the reclamation forces.
In addition, Zhu Youyou also decided to establish the Qingzhou Military Academy in Qingzhou City. Zhu Youyou would personally be the head of the academy and be responsible for teaching new battle tactics and combat techniques.
After the establishment of the lecture hall, Zhu Youqi decided that the division commander, regiment commander, battalion commander of the main battle division, and the regiment commanders of the reserve forces would enter the Qingzhou lecture hall as a group of students and undergo a three-month systematic study.
As for the 2nd and 3rd divisions, because they had to go on the Eastern Expedition, they had to postpone their studies.
Students who are studying can postpone their study time if they have combat missions.
Apart from teaching new tactics and combat techniques, the lecture hall was also a place to ensure the absolute loyalty of the army!
Zhu Youqi also decided that all the officers in the future would go through the lecture hall's learning and assessment.
Only after passing all aspects could one be appointed as an officer at all levels.
In the first batch of students, other than the division commander, regiment commander, and battalion commander of the first division, there were also some students from the special forces, as well as newly recruited young people who were literate.
These people formed the first batch of students of the Qingzhou Military Academy!
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