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Kaifeng government office.

Lin Feng checked the map repeatedly in his temporary apartment. Henan is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and its geographical location is undoubtedly very important.

Moreover, the east of Henan borders the Ming Dynasty's North Zhili, Shandong and South Zhili from north to south, and Huguang to the south. It can be said that it is surrounded by enemies on three sides and is at the forefront of the struggle against the Ming Dynasty.

Now that the governor's office has just been moved to Xi'an, there are still a lot of matters that need to be handled by Lin Feng. He certainly cannot stay in Kaifeng for a long time, so he must arrange things here as soon as possible so that he can leave for Xi'an as soon as possible.

In terms of civil affairs, Lin Feng has already thought about it and is planning to let his father-in-law Feng Ziming come over to serve as governor of Henan.

In Henan, as the chief official who is on the front line of fighting with the imperial court, he still has to be the most at ease.

So he summoned Ma Ang and asked him to send a telegram to Xi'an to inform Feng Ziming to come to Kaifeng as soon as possible.

In terms of military affairs, after considering occupying Kaifeng, Luoyang will no longer face direct enemy threats. Lin Feng decided to abolish the Luoyang Corps and reorganize the Henan Corps. The old camp was established in Kaifeng City.

The original four divisions under the Luoyang Corps, Luoyang Division, Kaifeng Division and Henan First Combat Division, will continue to stay in Henan, while Hongtu's Third Mobile Combat Division will be transferred back to Shaanxi.

Most of the soldiers and horses of the Third Mobile Division are from Shaanxi, and they cannot be allowed to fight outside for a long time, otherwise the officers and soldiers will not be able to bear it.

Thinking back to the time when the Qin soldiers who were so capable as Sun Chuanting were transferred to South Zhili, they collapsed immediately. One of the important reasons was that the soldiers could not bear to be away from home for too long. Lin Feng must learn this lesson and mobilize the Third Mobile Division back to Shaanxi as soon as possible.

As for the problem of insufficient troops, Lin Feng is planning to form another Henan Second Combat Division. Kaifeng City now has a lot of troops surrendered from the original Li Zicheng troops and the Ming army, and they need to be digested as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng immediately asked his personal guards to call Song Jilie and Huang Hongchang in.

"Master Marquis, what are your orders?" The two men came in quickly and asked.

"Ji Lie, after we occupied Kaifeng Mansion, the importance of Luoyang has declined. I plan to change the Luoyang Corps you are responsible for to the Henan Corps, and move the old camp from Luoyang to Kaifeng. What do you think?" Lin Feng asked.

"Master Marquis, we have occupied the entire Henan Province, and the military deployment must be adjusted accordingly. I think this adjustment is in line with the current situation, and I have no objection." Song Jilie replied.

"Then it's settled. You will continue to serve as the commander of the Henan Corps, but Hongtu's Third Mobile Division needs to be transferred back to Shaanxi. What considerations do you have for the strength of the troops?" Lin Feng continued to ask.

Song Jilie came to the map, looked at it carefully and said: "Master Hou, in addition to the two important cities of Luoyang and Kaifeng to defend, Henan also needs to deal with enemies from four areas: North Zhili, Shandong, South Zhili and Huguang. At least four divisions are needed to carry out defense and response of important cities and the north, east and south of Henan."

"Yes, Henan is the land of the Fourth War, and it is indeed necessary to maintain a strength of about four divisions. By the way, Ji Lie, how is the training for the troops that you are responsible for?" Lin Feng asked, changing the topic.

"After weeding out the old and weak, the basic physical and military qualities of the demobilized troops are still good. During this period, we focused on political training and strengthened the ideological education of our Zhenming Army. So far, the results are pretty good." Song Jilie replied.

"How many surrender troops are left now?"

"We brought 10,000 surrendered troops from Li Zicheng's tribe from Runing Prefecture, and 20,000 Ming troops from Kaifeng Prefecture eliminated 5,000, leaving 15,000 people. A total of 25,000 additional troops." Song Jilie calculated. He glanced at the head and said.

"Considering the current situation of Henan's military strength, I decided to allocate one brigade of troops from the First Henan Combat Division and the Luoyang Combat Division. Based on these 8,000 troops, we will add another 7,000 trained troops to form a new Henan Second Combat Division. Division, establishment of 15,000 people.

The division commander of this division was Deng Hao of the Guards Division. Luo Kai succeeded Deng Hao as the division commander of the Guards Division and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. Li Xiongxing took over as deputy division commander. Huang Hongchang, you will prepare the order on behalf of the General Staff. " Lin Feng ordered.

"Yes!" Huang Hongchang accepted the order.

"Master Marquis, will the vacancies of 8,000 men in the First Combat Division in Henan and the Luoyang Division be filled from the surrendered troops?" Song Jilie asked.

"Yes. In addition, Tian Jianxiu was appointed as the deputy division commander of the 1st Henan Combat Division, Yuan Zongdi was appointed as the deputy division commander of the 2nd Henan Combat Division, Chen De was appointed as the deputy division commander of the Kaifeng Combat Division, and Li Guo replaced Li Xiongxing as the personal guard division. Brigade general of the second brigade." Lin Feng continued to order, clarifying the arrangements for several reduced generals. These people have all completed the officer training courses of the Zhenming Army and can be assigned to serve.

"Master Hou, where should the former Henan Commander-in-Chief Chen Yongfu be placed?"

"Chen Yongfu will first serve as senior counselor at the General Staff Headquarters, and he will make other considerations after becoming familiar with the operations of our Zhenming Army." Lin Feng made it clear.

"How should we arrange the remaining 10,000 trained troops?" Song Jilie continued to ask.

Lin Feng touched his chin and said, "What suggestions do you have? It's difficult to arrange for too many troops to be sent down now. Too many troops to be replenished will reduce the combat effectiveness of the troops."

"Yes, the replenishment of surrendered troops must not exceed half of the total strength. Now the ratio of surrendered troops of the Henan Combat Division 1, 2 Division and Luoyang Division is not small, and it is no longer suitable to replenish it. Otherwise, we should change it to the Minzhuang Team first. Defend the city?" Song Jilie suggested.

"Since we have sufficient additional troops, let's adjust the Kaifeng Combat Division into a numbered division, rename it the Third Henan Combat Division, and add 5,000 surrendered troops to them. This time the formation of the Second Division did not draw people from the Kaifeng Division, so there is no problem in replenishing the 5,000 troops. big.

There were also 5,000 surrendered troops, all of which were reorganized into civilian troops, with 3,000 surrendered to Kaifeng Prefecture and 2,000 to Luoyang Prefecture respectively, under the control of the prefects of the two places. Do you have any comments? Lin Feng asked.

"No!" Several people replied simply.

"That's how Henan's military arrangements have been decided. After the reorganization, there will be three numbered divisions and one geographical division, totaling 5.5 people.

These four divisions were organized into the Henan Corps, all under the unified command of Jilie. Among them, the Luoyang Division is mainly responsible for the defense of Luoyang and Kaifeng City. Lu Jun's Henan Combat Division 1 is stationed in the north of Henan, Zhou Yuji's 3rd Division is stationed in the east of Henan, and Deng Hao's 2nd Division is stationed in the south of Henan. "Lin Feng clarified the composition and direction of the Henan Corps.

"Understood!" Song Jilie replied.

After Song Jilie and others left, Ma Ang came in again to ask for instructions on how to deal with the King of Zhou.

Lin Feng thought about it again after hearing this. This Zhou king can be regarded as one of the wise kings in the late Ming Dynasty. He especially played an important role in responding to Li Zicheng's attack and opening the city blockade. Last time, he actively seconded the proposal to persuade the Zhenming army to advance, which was regarded as a complete surrender of the Zhenming army.

For such a person, one must stay. Otherwise, rushing to Beijing like other princes will lead to death.

The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty turned to support themselves. Although their actual power was limited, their political influence was great and they could effectively attack the prestige of Emperor Chongzhen.

Therefore, arrangements must be made for Zhou Wang Zhu Gongqi who took the initiative to surrender and set a good benchmark.

"What talents does King Zhou Zhu Gongzhen have?" Lin Feng asked.

"He has certain management capabilities and manages Prince Zhou's Mansion well. He is also a visionary person." Ma Ang commented.

"Then arrange for his family to move to Luoyang, let him hand over the land in Kaifeng, and use it as public land in Kaifeng Prefecture. Allow him to keep other frivolous wealth, and appoint him as the magistrate of Luoyang Prefecture. Transfer Li Fei to Kaifeng Prefecture. "Prefect."

Lin Feng decided not to raid King Zhou's home, since his property was almost scattered to defend the city. However, the vassal king's huge feudal land had to be confiscated, and they were only allowed to retain a portion of the land per capita.

In addition, based on King Zhou's talents, appointing him as the prefect of Luoyang is expected to create a strong demonstration effect among the Ming vassal kings.

The Ming Dynasty did not allow vassals to engage in any other professions, let alone officials, forcing them to continue to find women to have children.

Now let the King of Zhou serve as the prefect, and he would probably be willing to do it even without a salary. This is the first official of the Ming vassal king, and he is also the prefect of a big city like Luoyang. It is definitely better than raising pigs in a pen. (End of chapter)