Xiao Yiming's eighty-man guard was successfully established, and then he started basic formation and military order training. However, the expansion of the 17th Town of the Sichuan Army followed, and there were irreconcilable personnel disputes.

Except for the unshakable position of the commander Zhong Ying, the other two cooperative regimes and the five regulatory regimes competed fiercely. More than ten veteran intermediate officers including Zhu Qinglan, Cheng Qian, Jiang Dengxuan, Zhou Daogang, Xu Xiaogang, and more than ten veteran intermediate officers, as well as officers who graduated from the early military preparation school, competed with each other and refused to give in to each other. The atmosphere in the army was very tense, and the military expansion work also came to a halt.

After repeated consideration, Xiao Yiming, who had the least experienced, resolutely resigned from his position as military chief and cultural instructor of the Army Quick Training Academy, and only retained his position as Sichuan Army Supervision and Training Association Officer. On March 10, he led a guard who had only been training for one week and escorted twenty German engineering and technical personnel to Chengdu and went to Dayi, Ya'an and other places for on-site inspections.

Xiao Yiming didn't know that on the fourth day after he left Chengdu, the Army Primary School building at the North School Farm collapsed. Fortunately, students gathered in the playground at that time, and there were no casualties. However, no one dared to continue living in that barracks. No one cared about the expansion and expenditure of huge funds in the army, and even if they could, they were unable to push down and rebuild.

The barracks in the North School that had never been repaired for decades are separated from the brand new building area owned by Xiao Yiming, and are less than a hundred meters away from each other. Now most of them have become dangerous houses. Even the city walls on the north side are becoming increasingly decadent. There have been increasingly larger cracks on the city walls at 1.2 kilometers from the north gate at the northwest corner.

Hundreds of trainees in Army Primary School would definitely make trouble if they had no place to live. Most of the leaders of the army departments were trapped in the fight for official positions. If there was a problem, they would shirke each other. In the end, all the aftermath was entrusted to Zhong Ying, the commander of the 17th Town. Zhong Ying had to temporarily move the teachers and students of Army Primary School to the Army Quick School in the South School and report in detail to Governor Zhao Erxun.

The Governor General received the report and summoned the heads of various departments to discuss and seek countermeasures the next day. As a result, none of the thirty absent-minded chief officials could come up with a solution, and complained endlessly. This said, "Except for the Nanzhai site of the Quick School, the rest of the military camps have problems of old barracks and facilities aging." The other said, "The existing guns were seriously worn and nearly half of them could not be used." In the end, no one mentioned the proper placement of the Army Primary School.

Seeing that supper time was approaching, the special meeting that had been held for a day was still clueless, and the Governor's face became less and less beautiful. Someone sighed in a low voice, "It would be great if Xiao Jun Academy was here", which immediately aroused the loud echoes of most officers. The officers took the renovation of the new district and the old city as an example. Finally, they agreed that only Xiao Jun Academy, which is good at planning and making money, can solve the problems of huge funds raising and construction, and no one can compete with others.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Erxun had to announce the meeting and discuss it again at a date. He also knew that Xiao Yiming was worthy of the heavy responsibility. He wanted to take this opportunity of military expansion to rectify the army with many factions, but the series of consecutive situations disappointed him very much. If Xiao Yiming had not had enough qualifications and had been promoted too much, he would not have talked to this group of selfish and selfish officers who fought endlessly. He agreed that Xiao Yiming resigned from the position of military chief and instructor of the Quick-Success School in order to avoid letting Xiao Yiming fall into the quagmire of internal struggle and avoid becoming a target for others due to too many part-time jobs. But now it seems that he has been inadvertent.

That night, after Zhao Erxun repeatedly weighed the pros and cons, he wrote a letter and sent someone to Dayi to hand it over to Xiao Yiming, asking him what good plans he had and whether he was willing to take on the important task of repairing the various military camps and the northern city walls.

When the guards delivered the letter from the Governor to Xiao Yiming, Xiao Yiming was talking with Shi Yupei, the representative of the two major families of Dayi, and Liu Wenyuan, who was drinking.

When Xiao Yiming saw the familiar guard officer, he quickly asked him to sit down, took the letter and opened it, then put it away and thought silently. Finally, he asked the guard officer to go back and his descendants to convey his decision: "Please tell the Lord that Xiao Yiming is willing to take on this important task. After returning to Chengdu in half a month, he will definitely present a complete plan to the Lord!"

The next morning, Xiao Yiming left Wu San to lead twenty guards to protect seven German engineers to continue the survey and design work, leading most of the German engineers and guards to Ya'an, rushing all the way, and finally arrived before dark.

When Xiao Yiming saw the old man Wang Yutang leading a group of gentry and hundreds of disciples waiting in Wuli Pavilion outside the city, he couldn't speak the touch. He turned over and got off the horse a hundred meters away. He ran to Wang Yutang and knelt down and saluted: "Master, disciples cannot be so kind to the master and the fellow villagers."

A group of gentry and hundreds of disciples saw that Xiao Yiming, the famous governor, was so filial, praised him and was very happy. Mr. Wang stepped forward and helped Xiao Yiming up lovingly, nodded and felt extremely relieved:

"I deserve it! Your arrival is not only for you, but also for the Governor's Office. Although Ya'an is located in a remote place and has a strong folk custom, it never lacks etiquette. Come on! Let's call your people into the city, the dust-washing banquet has been set up, and your brothers all want to compete with foreigners for wine!"

Xiao Yiming greeted a group of gentry very politely and ordered the guard captain Wei Yi to lead the team into the city. He then took the hands of several senior brothers from the Ya'an baggage camp to whisper.

The consulate business officer Worel and the German engineers, who were the leaders, saw such a grand and sincere welcome scene. They saw civilians pulling dozens of guards escorting themselves, and were so intimate that they were infected. They were dismounted and waited with smiles.

Mr. Wang, who had long beards, brought a group of local elders to greet him. Woller quickly led the German engineers to greet him, politely and warmly greeted him, and realized that the mission of this trip would be very smooth.

That night, the Wang Family Ancestral Hall was brightly lit and laughed loudly.

The elders and young men in the army took turns to express their respect and welcome to the Germans. Not long after, most of the Germans were overwhelmed by the fragrant local wines one after another. If Waller hadn't found Xiao Yiming, who was also drunk, for help, few Germans would have walked out.

The next morning, Woller and others who were still feeling dizzy finished washing up and soon gathered in the vast and quaint yard to exchange feelings. Without saying a few words, Xiao Yiming and a few officers arrived, and asked everyone to go to the restaurant by the river that has a history of more than a hundred years for breakfast, then listen to the introductions of local officials and gentry elders, and start the inspection activities tomorrow.

The century-old brand by the riverside is indeed extraordinary. The Germans who didn't have much appetite after the hangover actually ate it very delicious. While eating, they gave thumbs up to the attentive shopkeeper and expressed their praise and gratitude in a few Sichuan dialects he had just learned, which made the local officials and fellow villagers accompanying the surrounding area laugh endlessly.

Xiao Yiming, Wei Yi and Wang Jian, He Qiwu and Xie Mingyang, who were assigned to the border army's Ya'an Basin, sat at a table and talked in a low voice. After introducing the expansion of the 17th Town, Xiao Yiming asked in a low voice: "Are you all the senior brothers doing well in the Basin?"

When Wang Jian saw his two junior brothers looking at him, he replied on behalf of everyone:

"It's a good time. After the New Year, Lord Zhao came back from Chengdu and stayed in the camp for one night. After dinner, he immediately summoned the three of us and asked about some situations kindly. After the adults left, Lord Qi Luo, the Manchu in the camp, immediately promoted us to another level. Now the three of us led the third step team to protect the safety of the camp, and were also responsible for contact with several towns around the county town, and were promoted to the deputy military academy.

"We were surprised at the beginning, why did we suddenly get promoted? We wouldn't be sent to Tibet to fight hard, right? Later, we gradually realized that junior brother, you have become the closed disciple of the border minister Zhao, and then we realized. Junior brother, although you don't want to listen, brothers and others have to thank you!"

"Don't talk about you, aren't you the deputy military academy captain now?"

Wei Yi smiled proudly and raised his chest so that people could see the two German shell guns on his waist. Wang Jian was so angry that he punched him.

Xiao Yiming couldn't help but smile and waved to the three people who raised their hands to greet him:

"During the Spring Festival, Lord Zhao and I talked about the Ya'an baggage battalion. Lord Zhao attached great importance to the baggage battalion that was responsible for nearly half of the materials to the border army in Tibet. He believed that the current seven hundred officers and soldiers and five hundred horses were not enough, so he planned to form a special 500-person special materiel transport horse team. The soldiers were recruited in the Ya'an area, and the weapons and equipment were handed over to me to purchase them. All German weapons are estimated to be transported here in two months, 500 Mauser 98 rifles, 300 Mauser wrench shell guns and 300,000 rounds of bullets will be transported here. Long spear equipment is equipped with a new transport horse team. The short spear will probably be assigned to your pipes by yourself."

"That's great! The opportunity is here!" He Qiwu, who was bearded, was the most excited.

Xiao Yiming waved his hand:

"Senior Brother He, don't be happy first. Although your Manchu governor Qi Luo is rough, he is a very scheming person and is deeply trusted by Lord Zhao. Otherwise, how could Lord Zhao hand over such an important baggage camp to him? I saw him twice in Chengdu last year, and the latter was at the home of the Governor Guard Chief Guo Tiecheng. After drinking a few glasses, they became familiar with each other. I guess he also knew my situation. When he returns from the Arrow Kick tomorrow, he will have to have a drink with him. Then he will talk to me about this matter, let him say what he said. In addition, I don't want you to lead the transport team. This is not a question of whether you can endure hardships or get a greater chance of promotion."

Wang Jian asked thoughtfully: "Junior brother, what do you mean..."

"Stay in the camp, gain a foothold, and don't worry about not having any promotion opportunities. Don't forget that Lord Zhao is my teacher!"

Xiao Yiming lowered his voice and continued:

"After the ammunition factory is set up, it will need a guard of no less than 200 people. This guard will be established in the name of local militia. I will handle the approval documents. The weapons and equipment are all the best German weapons. I will pay the military pay. I hope that the three senior brothers will help me train the guard. It is best to recruit all the disciples from poor families and hard-working. They are all the soldiers of our Ya'an. When the opportunity comes, they can be converted into new troops at any time. If anyone of the three senior brothers is promoted and takes away a hundred and eighty people at will, wouldn't he have his own personal army?"

The three of them were overjoyed, and Xie Mingyang asked in surprise: "Brother, what do you mean is to treat this factory guard as our training camp?"

Xiao Yiming gently slapped the table:

"It's better for Senior Brother Xie to be quick-witted. That's what it means! Think about it, if thousands of young children in the entire region can be trained in a rotation, what will happen if the opportunity comes in the future? Take a step back and have thousands of elite forces, including those in Chengdu with high expectations and low-key forces, who dares to attack our Ya'an?

"I have just introduced the situation of the Sichuan Army. Everyone should know that if the trouble continues, the army will be divided. If it is not done well, it will fight by itself, so we have to prepare early!"

The three of them were ready to beat their hands and were very excited. Wang Jian bent down and said word by word:

"Don't worry, when you take out the specific regulations, Brother Yu and others will start recruiting people immediately. They will definitely train a strong army that is fearless and will never disappoint you!"

He Qiwu clenched his fists:

"Yes! Junior brother, please be calm. Master said it well. As long as you lead the brothers forward, you will definitely be able to do something grand and exciting!"
Chapter completed!