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Chapter 678 The Difficulty of Soldiers

However, the military department suddenly asked the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi to set up his own security force, which means that the three real main forces of the Kyushu Army, the Independent Corps, the Nanyang Fleet, and the Marine Brigade, will have new actions, and they do not have enough energy to stay in An Nanguo, Champa and other places suppress the careerists here, and the Chief Secretary of Cochin will start to rely on his own security forces to maintain the stability of the Chief Secretary of Cochin.

"Master Xiong, do you mean that the security forces of the Chief Secretary of Cochin cannot recruit soldiers from the distant Central Plains, so we have to recruit soldiers on the spot?" Changyi said.

"Exactly. It's not only because of the remoteness of the Central Plains that it's not easy to recruit soldiers, but even the people from Guangdong, Guangxi and other places may not come to the hotter Annan Kingdom. They live well in their homeland, unless they have to. Will they come to Annan Country? And most of the people who come to Annan Country to live are businessmen and farmers, and not many people want to enlist in the army. This time, the military department suddenly approved two security forces with a scale of 8000 people, except for the Zheng family, I can't think of where to recruit so many soldiers from the former Ruan family's army and some local folk." Xiong Wencan expressed his worries and the difficulty of recruiting soldiers.

The Kyushu Army encountered many problems when they expanded their territory. These problems were often more difficult than defeating the local kingdoms, such as malaria, acclimatization, and supply of troops.As more and more territories were occupied, the Kyushu Army had to start recruiting soldiers from non-Daming areas to fight for themselves.In most cases, recruiting soldiers from non-Daming regions will cause great trouble to the Kyushu Army with the Ming region at its core.

"Master Xiong is afraid of the loyalty of the recruited Yue soldiers?" Changyi understood Xiong Wencan's worry.

"The original soldiers of the Zheng family and the Ruan family were not from our tribe, and they have not yet been influenced by our Chinese culture. Their loyalty is very questionable. If they are recruited, they will easily betray us and even become rebels in the future." Xiong Wencan State your biggest concerns.

It is said that the disciples of the church starved to death of the master, and the same applies here.

"If they betray, drive them into the sea to feed the fish. Put a big knife on their necks and let them learn what obedience is." Changyi's subordinate Huang Degong snorted coldly, planning to use iron and blood to solve this problem.

"This will intensify the conflict on the contrary. Although there is no problem in the short term, it will leave hidden dangers in the long run." Xiong Wencan shook his head.

Chang Yi suddenly patted his head and said, "The military department also attached a letter of advice."

"Oh?" Xiong Wencan fetched another document attached to Changyi, glanced at it a little, "It seems that the military department has also thought about this problem, and has some countermeasures."

"Is there any countermeasure?" Because this document was actually for Xiong Wencan and other civil officials, so the red wax was not opened, and Changyi didn't see the content, but he was a little interested.

"The military department suggested setting up teaching in the security forces to promote Chinese culture and loyalty ideas to the soldiers recruited locally. A small lecture is given once a day, and a big lecture is given once a month, on a monthly basis." After reading Chu Yun's proposal, Xiong Wencan felt that Something creepy.

There are specially set up instructors to brainwash the recruited soldiers every day. This is pure brainwashing...

After Changyi heard it, he also felt terrible. It is really hard to imagine what it will be like with such brainwashing.

"Secondly, we can control this army through checks and balances, recruit soldiers from various ethnic groups in Annan as much as possible, and avoid allowing a certain ethnic group to occupy the majority of the army, so that they will not unite together. In addition, we can Recruit soldiers from Hoi An Port and other places to garrison Thang Long City, and recruit soldiers from the Thang Long City area to garrison Hoi An Port, so that their families will be controlled by the other party, and they dare not have second thoughts..." Xiong Wencan also listed Some suggestions from the military department came out, "Of course these are just in case, the most important thing is to educate them."

"This method should be effective, and it is a last resort. If our Independent Corps cannot separate from the Chief Secretary of Cochin, we will not be able to enter a new battlefield." Changyi said.

"Yes." Xiong Wencan seemed to think of something, "Does the military have a new combat target? When will the Independent Corps and the Nanyang Fleet raise troops? Do we need the cooperation of the Chief Secretary of Cochin?"

"Master Xiong must cooperate. It is very likely that most of the food and grass will be supplied by the chief secretary of Jiaozhi. I believe that the military department will issue an order to you soon. Our independent corps will also be reorganized." Changyi said.

"Reorganization of the Independent Corps?" Xiong Wencan was a little surprised.

"That's right. The Independent Corps is going to be changed to the Southern Conscript Army. It will be divided into three regiments, and they will conduct coordinated exercises, taking the lead in controlling the large-scale combat cooperation between the Corps and the Corps." Changyi said.

"The target of the battle is Siam?" Xiong Wencan asked.

Changyi shook his head.

"Is that Dongyu?" Xiong Wencan asked again.

Chang Yi still shook his head.

"That's strange. On this land, apart from Siam and Toungoo, Chenla Kingdom has already been attacked by Deng Qianlong, and the King of Chenla obeys us. Lancang Kingdom has no sense of existence, similar to Chenla Kingdom , as long as we want to take it, we can take it down at any time, and there is no need to use all our military strength to attack." Xiong Wencan was a little puzzled.

"Children make choices. We will attack Siam and Toungoo at the same time. Once we take down the royal city of Siam, we will attack Toungoo Kingdom, and finally go back and destroy Chenla and Lancang Kingdoms. This way Come on, all the south of the mainland is the territory of our Kyushu Army." Changyi said.

"Destroy the Four Kingdoms!" Xiong Wencan couldn't believe the decision of the military department.

Since the Annan Kingdom and Champa Kingdom were eliminated, the Independent Corps has not moved much, and once it moves, it will sweep the remaining Indochina Peninsula with a violent storm!
"If we don't destroy four countries at the same time, how can we use 5 troops?" Chang Yi asked.

"But if this happens, I'm afraid the whole of Nanyang will be shaken." Rao Xiong Wencan had seen strong winds and waves, and it was the first time he encountered such a situation, so he couldn't help wiping off his cold sweat.He can already imagine that once the Kyushu Army captures the four countries of Nanyang, plus the occupied Annan Kingdom and Champa Kingdom, which is equivalent to occupying the territory of six kingdoms, then the Westerners on the Spice Islands will probably go crazy!If the Kyushu Army sweeps across the six countries in Southeast Asia, it will remind them of the horror of Europe being dominated by Attila, the whip of God, Genghis Khan!
"The Nanyang earthquake is just an earthquake, but in the letter from the military department, I only thought of an excuse to attack Siam and Toungoo. I didn't think of an excuse to attack Chenla and Lancang. I may need you, Mr. Xiong Let's think about it." Chang Yi said.

(End of this chapter)