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Chapter 228 Authority
Chen Xun was very satisfied with the results of the Wudi battle.

In this battle, Wanyan Zongbi's main force was completely wiped out, and the Jin army that harmed Hebei East Road was directly emptied, making it easier for Chen Jiajun to attack Hebei East Road.

Looking at the soldiers cleaning the battlefield, Chen Xun mentally estimated the remaining strength of the Jin Kingdom.

Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zonghan, and Wanyan Zongbi were killed or captured by him one after another. Most of the Jin Kingdom generals who advocated the southern invasion have been deposed by themselves. The Jin Kingdom is expected to be inactive for a long time.

He only needs to set up a good platform for Yue Fei or Han Shizhong, and I believe that they can help him complete the task of destroying the gold.

Looking at the Southern Song Dynasty, almost all the Song Dynasty under Zhao Ji were eradicated by themselves. Only Zhao Chen escaped. It is estimated that he has almost arrived in Xiangyang by now. However, based on the configuration of civil and military officials under Zhao Chen, it can be concluded that it will be difficult to succeed. Great weapon.

For a long time, Zhao Chen could only develop himself in Xiangyang, unable to cause trouble to Chen Jiajun.

Looking around, Chen Jiajun no longer had any enemies that could be taken seriously.

Next, we should try our best to accumulate internal strength, and then sweep across Yu Nei.

In the evening, after dinner, Chen Xun called a meeting with the senior officers nearby. Yue Fei, Ke Lei, Wang Yuan, Jia Tao and several officers with the rank of major general or above all attended the meeting. Even Han Shizhong was specially called over by Chen Xun .

"The main forces of the Song Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom that invaded the south have been eliminated by us. The most important task of the military government next is to expand its sphere of influence." Chen Xun made an opening statement and set the tone of the meeting.

"The main attack directions of the previous group armies will not change. Sun Zheng's Kaifeng Group Army will continue to move west to attack Yongxing Military Road and Qinfeng Road. Lai Qingyun's Hebei Group Army will continue to move north to complete the attack on Hebei East Road, Hebei West Road and Cleaning of Hedong Road.”

Having said this, Chen Xun looked at Yue Fei: "General Yue, after this battle, do you plan to continue going north, or start from Cangzhou and help General Lai capture the Hebei East Road first?"

"Captain, I can stay on Hebei East Road first." Yue Fei thought for a while and replied.

With the current development of Chen Jiajun, it is even more necessary for Yue Fei to stay in Annei first.

Before this battle, he might have chosen to go north and continue to invade the Kingdom of Jin, but as Zhao Gou's body was fished out of the sea, Yue Fei also put aside his last attachment to the Song Kingdom and integrated into the Chen family army wholeheartedly.

As a member of the Chen Jiajun, it is natural to choose the path that is most beneficial to the Chen Jiajun.

"That's good. With General Yue on Hebei East Road, I can go to Jingdong East Road with confidence." Chen Xun nodded, very pleased.

The total main force of the Hebei Group Army is only 3 people, which is too sparse when spread across the three roads. If another [-] are allocated for Yue Fei to invade the Jin Kingdom, Lai Qingyun will definitely be stretched.

"For a long time in the future, the manpower of various group armies will be very tight. I have decided to let the commanders of each group army recruit soldiers and expand their authority. General Yue, you can also recruit soldiers from various groups in Hebei." Recruit available people among them and expand the army."

"Take the order, Commander-in-Chief!" Yue Fei Fei thanked him with a military salute. The right to expand on his own was given to the commander of the group army. Chen Xun granted him the permission to expand on his own, which shows the importance and trust he placed in him: "The general will definitely live up to the Commander-in-Chief's trust."

Han Shizhong looked at the two people sitting down, silently envious.

No matter which dynasty you are in, recruiting your own subordinates is the prerogative of senior officials who can "open a government".

When Yue Fei served under Wang Yuan, his official position was not as high as his own. He didn't expect that he would be able to open a mansion if he entered the Chen family army earlier. "I have something special to tell you here." Chen Xun continued to say to Yue Fei.

"Please also ask the commander for instructions." Yue Fei responded.

"The military government is separated from the military. The military officers have no civilian power, which means they cannot collect taxes or grain from the people. You must remember this. Originally, the right to recruit new soldiers belonged to the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the right to promote officers belonged to the Staff Department. This time The decentralization of power is only a temporary measure during a special period, and it does not mean that the general with the authority to 'open a government' can separate the territory and become self-reliant."

"General, I understand." Yue Fei performed another military salute.

Chen Xun emphasized this point in particular, telling Yue Fei, a surrendered general who had not been trained by the Chen family's military officer system, that no matter how many subordinates you recruit, you must obtain supplies from the military government, and any seizures must be handed over to the military government.

Chen Xun recruited Yue Fei because he wanted the combat power of the Yue family army, rather than really intending to cultivate an army named Yue.

War is essentially about logistics. As long as you master the logistics of the army, you can control the lifeblood of the army. On this point, Chen Xun will not be ambiguous.

The two thousand civil affairs officials previously transferred from Guangzhou were to establish the civil affairs system of the military government in various areas of Hebei, so as to provide logistics for various group armies.

To give the most direct example: Suppose Yue Fei captured a city and seized grain worth 10 taels from the city. However, he did not have the right to use the grain directly. It must first be handed over to the military affairs officers who accompanied the army. It was handed over to the military government, and then the military affairs office officers issued it to the Yue family army as needed.

Even if this batch of grain is not even moved in a warehouse, this procedure must be carried out, otherwise it will be an overstep of authority.

"For a long time in the future, the main development direction of the military government will be in the Yellow River Basin and the north, and the Wei River Basin and the north. The demand for naval forces will become very small. Ke Lei and Wang Yuan, I want to give you two Arrange new tasks." After explaining to Yue Fei, Chen Xun turned the topic to Ke Lei and Wang Yuan.

"The end is here!"

"Most of the warships seized from Qingzhou Bay this time are sand ships and are not suitable for use in southern waters, so there is no need to take them to the south." Chen Xun said.

"Yes!" Ke Lei's face was filled with joy. Ships are combat power. If these two thousand warships do not go south, it means that the strength of Ke Lei's Jiangbei naval force will immediately increase.

"At the same time, in order to make up for Wang Yuan, within the next two years, all new warships built in Guangzhou will be supplied to the Jiangnan Navy first." Chen Xun did not favor Ke Lei.

"Thank you, Commander!" Now it was Wang Yuan's turn to be proud.

The newly built warships built by the military government are not comparable to the small ships of the Song, Jin, and Goryeo countries.

The military government's new warships were designed purely for combat, with no regard for transportation capabilities. On the premise of meeting the crew's supply needs, all the load was used to increase the ship's combat effectiveness.

In order to maximize the combat effectiveness of warships, the military government even designed full-time supply logistics ships to facilitate the replenishment of food, fresh water, ammunition and other supplies to warships after the war.

It can be said that for warships with the same load of three thousand stones, new warships can definitely beat ten against old warships.

"Captain, we can't give it all to him." Ke Lei quickly begged.

(End of this chapter)