Chapter six hundred and eighty nine
According to the new military force, Eunuch Wei's control over the mobile detachment was unprecedented.
Not to mention that the mobile detachment was dominated by the former Guangdong Navy, and Eunuch Wei’s own two battalions were organized into it, so that he could have no power to talk about the mobile detachment and fight wherever he pointed.
Eunuch Wei also performed his trick of being promoted to the title with great success. The letter of appointment was issued for free. Within half a day, there were as many as 47 letters of appointment issued by him.
From the general to the general, everything is included.
Each letter of appointment is handed over by Eunuch Wei personally to the person who is appointed. The one who is accompanied by Eunuch Wei always expresses high hopes and kindly voices: "Do your job well, our family will not treat you badly. We can give you promotion and wealth, and we can give you a wife and son."
The honest and simple words moved the officers and gave birth to the heroic mentality of "a scholar who died for his confidant" towards Eunuch Wei.
However, there is a letter of appointment, but there is no official seal and official uniform.
In this regard, Eunuch Wei's explanations are all there. The navy was first established, and the emperor attached importance to it, and the inner court also paid attention to it. After he moved the affairs of the navy and reported the official list, the inner court would soon send people to send various official seals and uniforms.
Everyone did not doubt that he was there. They were grateful and were willing to die for Eunuch Wei and for the Emperor.
Guangdong officers and soldiers led by Wang Dali were undoubtedly the most profitable during the reorganization process, followed by Yangzhou and Songjiang soldiers. Of course, his own direct lineage, Wei family army, also benefited a lot in this process.
Overall, Eunuch Wei treated everyone equally and did not take different views on Huizhou officers such as Du Si Cheng Qing. On the contrary, he also gave him more use.
Moreover, Eunuch Wei knew very well that laymen could not lead experts. Therefore, in the appointment of the navy, one of the basic principles that was adhered to was the capable, not the relatives.
This made Eunuch Wei's own direct troops the highest official position in the mobile detachment was guerrilla, and he did not participate in naval operations, but only undertake melee and land warfare. Regarding specific friendships about naval ships and naval warfare, he actively listened to the opinions of naval officers and soldiers, rather than making decisions on his own.
Eunuch Wei also made arrangements for Du Si Cheng Qing.
He moved the staff system of later generations to the Royal Navy, and personally appointed the imperial admiral and the maritime eunuch, the Royal Navy Department, which was called the "headquarters" to the outside world.
This "head unit" is the same as "head unit". The former is the title of "Eunuch Wei" in the Navy, and the latter is the title of Minister of War.
From this title alone, you can see Eunuch Wei's ambition. He mentioned himself to a status equivalent to the Minister of War at a young age. In the future, will he have the second uncle bonus be worth it?
Not long after, the navy's name for Eunuch Wei became "Minister of the Ministry".
This is also the third title of "Duke" after the inner court and the factory" and is of great significance.
In the reorganization plan of Eunuch Wei, the Navy Department had three departments, one was the General Staff Department, the second was the Logistics Department, and the third was the Liaison Department.
The General Staff Department is mainly responsible for providing maritime information to the Ministry, planning naval combat operations, deploying troops, dispatching ships, etc. It is basically equivalent to the General Staff Department in later generations.
The Logistics Department is responsible for the Royal Navy's money supply, military ordnance procurement, maintenance, base port construction and ship repair.
The Liaison Department is responsible for the liaison affairs of the Royal Navy headquarters in the court, the inner court, the coastal governor, the local officials and the garrison.
The Yuanshui Camp was guarding the garrison, Jiang Xifeng, a native of Leizhou, Guangdong, was appointed as the chief of staff by Eunuch Wei, and was given the rank of guerrilla.
This Jiang Xifeng is a bit interesting. Before joining the army, he was a scholar because he couldn't pass the exam and was a talented army. As a result, after joining the army, he was very prosperous and did a lot of things.
During the Battle of Luliang, Jiang Xifeng followed General Deng Zilong to lead three large ships to fight first. After Chen Zilong unfortunately died in the battle, Jiang Xifeng was the one who temporarily commanded his ship. After the war, he was promoted to the garrison of Wusong.
Eunuch Wei noticed Jiang Xifeng when he was "touching the point". When he found that this person was clearer than Wang Dali and others, he could clearly tell the matters in the camp one by one, so he decided to use him as his chief of maritime staff.
In the logistics department, Eunuch Wei decisively appointed Cheng Qing, the Du Si, to add the title of deputy general. In the logistics department, there is a lot of fuel and water. Eunuch Wei's move is undoubtedly a show of goodwill to Cheng Qing.
In the contact department, Eunuch Wei appointed Xu Dayou, who was the first general to "submit" to Eunuch Wei, and was given the title of garrison.
In this way, the third department of the Navy headquarters, the Huizhou officer, the former confidant of Jiang, who was the manager of the camp, occupied two people, and they were rewarded, which shows that Eunuch Wei was able to appease the group of Huizhou soldiers.
Eunuch Wei also attaches great importance to the left-behind detachment.
Although it is called a left-behind detachment, it sounds like an unwelcome part, but its importance is no less than that of a mobile detachment.
At present, even for a long time, the important base of Wusongkou must not be taken back by Nanzhi, so there must be someone who can stand alone to guard Eunuch Wei.
This person must have no relationship with Nanzhi, and must be able to withstand any pressure from Nanzhi to ensure that Wusongkou is under the management of the navy, so this candidate can only be selected from the Houying Banner Army.
Eunuch Wei finally chose Cao Wenyao, one of the two camp officials, to take on this important task, and his deputy was Zheng Duo.
Cao Wenyao was originally an imperial guard and had participated in the Teng County killing Confucius and Wuxi incident, so there is no doubt about loyalty. Zheng Duo was a confidant brought by Eunuch Wei. If he could believe it, who else could he believe?
So, with a wave of his hand, Cao Wenyao's letter of appointment added the title of general, while Zheng Duo was guerrilla. All the following officials were appointed.
After writing the letter of appointment, two convoys quickly left the camp and rushed to Suzhou.
After Eunuch Wei's initial adjustments to the personnel, the next focus was on money and grain supply and military preparations.
According to actual research, Eunuch Wei felt that the current naval battle is still indispensable for close-ship battles and landing battles. He listened to Wang Dali and others' specific descriptions of the Luliang naval battles, and judged from these officers participating in the war that the current naval battles were still cold and hot, rather than pure firearm shooting. During the Luliang naval battles, the Ming army navy had a large-scale close-ship battle with Japanese warships and jumped ships to fight hand-to-hand.
Therefore, in the mobile detachment, the Wei family army of Eunuch Wei was still the Marine Corps. The core force of this Marine Corps was to surrender to the Japanese.
Eunuch Wei was not worried about the loyalty and combat effectiveness of the surrendered Japanese. What he was worried about now was whether the soldiers in his hometown could adapt to sea combat.
A bunch of land ducks suddenly got on the sea boat. The strong winds and waves were not comparable to the canal. Even Eunuch Wei himself dared not say that he would not be frustrated after he got on the boat and went out to sea.
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Chapter completed!