"Mr. Yang is right. The combat power of the Third Army has also improved rapidly. Mr. Zhang and Li are also very strict in training. However, the group of Yingbo refugees consume a lot, and their food demand exceeds the original estimate of more than 20%. "He Decai nodded to agree with Yang Kan's point of view. "In comparison, the situation of the Second Army is probably slower. Mr. Xu is slower in accepting the training method proposed by the governor, and there are also shortcomings in the officers and soldiers. Fortunately, Mr. Xu has realized it now and is speeding up to catch up."

Xu Ziqing was a little disagreeing with the training suggestions given by Jiang Feng.

In his opinion, Jiang Feng's views were a bit whimsical. The training method of an army could not be changed at will, so he did not accept it at first, and Jiang Feng did not force it.

It was not until the First Army and the Third Army were fully promoted and had obvious results that Xu Ziqing specially organized officers to go to the First Army and the Third Army to observe and learn. After realizing that the training effect of the First Army and the Third Army was true, the Second Army began to truly adopt new methods of training.

Fortunately, although the Second Army is not as good as the First Army, it is much stronger than the Third Army. Although it has been delayed for some time, it is still not comparable to the Third Army, but it has been caught up with a lot of it.

The Ya army, who was in charge of Dingman, was the first to adopt the new law proposed by Jiang Feng.

There is no condition for the Ya Army. After all, the Ya Army is less than three, and the target established is the elite. Therefore, although Dingman and Huang Anjin were a little resistant, they still firmly obeyed Jiang Feng's order, which saved the Ya Army several months.

Of course, only the parties involved can feel the difference in training effects, and it is not a year or two that can bring an army to a complete level of transformation.

Jiang Feng never believed that this kind of cold weapon war could be tempered into an army by training alone. He believed in one view that an army that had never been stained with blood was not worthy of being called an army, and an army that had not experienced hard and hard battles could not be called a qualified army.

Yang Kan was unwilling to evaluate the Second Army, not because there was some rift, but because he had some sensitive identity.

Xu Ziqing's personality was relatively restrained and deeper. After all, after the Xu family's destruction rebellion, the members of the Xu family were a little sensitive. Xu Ziqing became the second army's chief minister, but in fact he was the power of serving as the commander of the marching army, which was a bit unexpected at the time.

In Yang Kan's opinion, perhaps Xu Ziqing's martial arts level is not enough, but Xu Ziqing had only worked in the Guangzhou Ya Army before, and he had not been in seclusion for a long time. He expressed doubts whether he could take on the responsibility of the growth of the army.

He also mentioned this matter to Jiang Feng. Jiang Feng did not explain too much, but only said that he made this decision by considering multiple factors.

There are also some rumors within the Xuzhou Army that whether Jiang Feng intended to balance the influence of the so-called Daliang officers, so he pushed Xu Ziqing to this position.

It should be said that these doubts are not unreasonable, but Yang Kan felt that Jiang Feng was probably not as simple as balancing the officers of the Daliang system. Otherwise, he could have served as the commander of the First Army, and then let old men like Zhang Yue or Huang Anjin serve as military capital Yuhou, firmly grasp the strongest First Army in the Zhouzhou army, and let himself go to the Second Army.

Yang Kan estimated that Jiang Feng should consider this issue more from a political perspective. The Xu family suffered this disaster and made great contributions in the battle against the Caizhou army. In addition, Jiang Feng himself also came from the Xu family. If he didn't give Xu family an explanation to make it safe, it would be unreasonable.

Let Xu Ziqing take charge of the Second Army to give the Xu clan a reassurance.

This is more reassuring than taking Xu Ning and Xu Jing as their wives and concubines. After all, no matter how beautiful women are these days, they are hard to compare with military power. Putting Xu Ziqing in the second army is a signal, which shows Jiang Feng’s trust in the Xu family.

On this point, Yang Kan still agrees with Jiang Feng's approach. After all, it is very meaningful to strengthen his influence on Gwangju through the Xu clan.

Although it is difficult for Xuzhou to completely control Gwangju, being able to exert as much influence as possible on Gwangju and then reach a compromise with Chang'an can well kill Caizhou and Nanyang's covetousness of Gwangju and continue to control Gwangju to a certain extent.

As long as you ensure that Gwangju is not obtained by Nanyang and Caizhou, you can ensure the safety of the east side of Xuzhou to a certain extent. For Xuzhou, this is a victory.

Now that Jiang Feng has gone to Chang'an, he estimated that this time he should be able to reach a compromise with Chang'an and take charge of Guangzhou together. In this way, Yunzhou can accumulate strength in Yunzhou peacefully, and even consider planning Shouzhou, which is far better than entanglement with Nanyang and Caizhou in Guangzhou.

"Mr. He, although our Xuzhou army has grown rapidly now, the strength of the three armies is still too weak for our Xuzhou. Especially you should understand the intention of the governor. Xuzhou cannot support our existing army. We must seek more land from the outside to ensure that we can support more army and ensure that we are not swallowed by the evil neighbors around us. The production and reserve of military ordnance funds of the Ministry of Education may be accelerated. As for the materials reserved by our First Army, we cannot fight a war."

He Decai was also surprised when he heard Yang Kan say this.

Of course he understood that although Yang Kan was just the commander of the First Army, he was essentially the number one assistant in Jiang Feng's army. Even Zhang Yue, who had a closer relationship with Jiang Feng, wanted to let Yang Kan go, so the words came out of Yang Kan's mouth were different from others.

The meaning of Yang Kan's words undoubtedly means that the Xuzhou army may start a war against the outside world in the near future, but the question is, does the Xuzhou army have this spare time now?

"Mr. Yang, what you mean..." He Decai asked tentatively.

"Mr. He, I have no other intentions, but you should also realize that the current situation in our Xuzhou is not stable. We have to give up the control of Guangzhou to Chang'an so that Guangzhou can become our barrier and avoid being taken advantage of by Nanyang and Caizhou. However, this Xuzhou alone is obviously not enough. We must have a greater strategic depth, otherwise once a strong enemy invades, we will not even have room for maneuver."

Yang Kan's words made He Decai frown, "Did Lord Yang mean Caizhou?"

"It's possible. Although it seems that Caizhou is the most likely now, there are many other possibilities. If Shouzhou is obtained by outsiders, then our Xuzhou will lose its strategic depth, and it will be difficult to seek breakthroughs in the future."

Although He Decai has slowly escaped from military affairs, the Caiguan Office is still engaged in the work of serving military affairs, so he is not unfamiliar with the military. He nodded: "It is not easy for the governor to conquer such a world in such a short time, but as Lord Yang said, if we seize the time to break through, we may not have a chance in the future. It is just this Shouzhou, if only Huoqiu and Anfeng counties are just, it would be fine, but how can we take this Shouchun City? If we can't take Shouchun City and only Huoqiu and Anfeng, Anfeng will always be under the military front of Shouchun. We cannot garrison troops in Anfeng for a long time. Once Shouchun obtains support from Huaibei or Huainan reinforcements, we may fall into a dilemma."

He didn't know much about He Decai and Yang Kan, but hearing that the other party could say such words made Yang Kan look at him with some admiration. At least he could see the relationship between Anfeng and Shouchun, which also shows that Lord He is also unfamiliar with military affairs.

Just as I was about to discuss with the other party, I saw a soldier running into the schoolyard and heading straight to the high platform. He was his personal guard.

"Sir, please come to Wenzhou." The guard handed a small bamboo tube with both hands.

Yang Kan nodded, raised his hand to take it, and checked the beeswax offset printing on the seal.

This is a magic beeswax offset printing. Once it is turned on, it is difficult to restore it and can be seen at a glance, so it is used to pass on the secret letter.

Now Wuwentang is also specializing in cultivating wild pigeons and peregrine falcons, which are specifically used for letter delivery between the four counties of Weizhou Prefecture City and Yincheng, the prosperous Tang Dynasty and Huoshan. However, the cultivation of wild pigeons and peregrine falcons is not a matter of overnight success. However, in the Guangzhou Governor's Mansion, there was a tradition of domesticating pigeons, so Jiang Feng also moved it to Gushi. It has been domesticated into more than a dozen available pigeons and has begun to be used for daily transmission of letters.

After opening the bamboo tube, the letter was also composed in a special nuance, which was difficult for outsiders to understand, but it was clear in Yang Kan's eyes.

There was not much in the letter, so he asked Yang Kan to give the military affairs here to his deputy and immediately return to Xuzhou for emergency military consultation.

Yang Kan was also a little confused. Logically speaking, Jiang Feng was going to Chang'an now and it was impossible for him to come back in such a short period of time. What can happen now?

"Mr. He, when you came to the prosperous Tang Dynasty, was the governor back?" Yang Kan asked for a moment of thought.

He Decai shook his head, "No, how could the governor come back so soon? It probably will take at least one month, right?"

"Will there be other foreign visitors visiting? Or are there any other abnormalities?" Yang Kan asked again.

"I didn't see anything abnormal, but it seems that there are foreign guests visiting, as if Lord Cui was receiving them, but I only know where there are foreign guests. It's unknown who they are." He Decai was very careful and never asked about the things he shouldn't ask about.

He knew that he had escorted this batch of military funds to the governor's mansion when he came to the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but it is unknown why the martial law was strictly prohibited.
Chapter completed!