Now, the garrison commander of the three towns in Wuhan is Gu Zhunian, who is equivalent to the former commander of the Imperial Guards in the capital and holds a high position of authority.

The commander of the garrison in Hubei and Jiangxi is Luo Erhu.

Now, Gu Zhunian and Luo Erhu have become Chen Tianhua's generals and confidants.

Li Xinghong understands this better than anyone else.

Nanjing could not become the capital, but it was still a megacity and a major military town. When Chen Tianhua left, he told Li Xinghong to restore everything to its original appearance, especially the ancient city wall that was destroyed by artillery fire.

The city wall needs to be renovated. This time, although only four city gates and walls including Yaohua Gate and Funing Gate were bombarded, the damage was still very large.

There are also two forts, the Tianbao and the Bunker, on the west peak of Zijin Mountain. Allied artillery almost razed them to the ground. If they need to be rebuilt, the only waste that can be used is its solid foundation and the unburnt green bricks and stones.

Already.

Many buildings in the city were almost in ruins. Everything that could be used to defend the city had been demolished by the Qing army. In some homes, the tiles on the roofs of houses were even torn off, carried to the top of the city and thrown down.

In addition, the Qing army suffered too many casualties. In the past few days, there were always miserable cries in the city, and some families were almost dead.

Reconstruction, compensation, and appeasement, this series of things, finally got a lot of relief after Liao Yunpeng took office. These incidents basically happened in Meiguang New Town in the past. At this time, in Nanjing, they just copied the existing experience there.

, saved a lot of effort, and calmed down in a short time.

Regarding policies on mineral resources, land use rights and other aspects in various parts of the province, Li Xinghong said to Liao Yunpeng dismissively:

"Nanjing has experienced two large-scale wars before and after, and the damage it suffered was even worse than that of the three towns of Wuhan, Nanchang and other places. It is just that it is rich and populated, so it is not so conspicuous."

"We are just checking the acres of land and mineral rights certificates, and returning those unowned properties to the new government. As long as those large households have land deeds and mineral rights certificates, we will not touch them for the time being, but if they have occupied land or minerals

, I will make them all spit it out this time."

Liao Yunpeng nodded and said: "This is safe. We have to eat the food one bite at a time, and walk the road step by step. We have just arrived, so we better not to offend these big guys, otherwise we will cause trouble and it will be detrimental to us."

"Don't worry, Governor Liao, this commander knows what he knows." Li Xinghong said with a smile:

"Our current enemies are Yuan Gongbao's Beiyang Army in the north, followed by the Guangdong Army, and the one close at hand is Chen Qimei who loves to visit brothels. I am not afraid of Chen Qimei. If he dares to attack, I

We will definitely be able to defeat him, and by then we will have a firm foothold. As for the north, it is up to the Generalissimo to make the overall plan, and it is not within your and my scope."

"After establishing a foothold, we will try to capture the Ma'anshan Coal Mine, Dangtu Iron Mine, etc., and drive the Japanese out."

Li Xinghong clasped his hands together, with a fierce look in his eyes, "Right now, Ma'anshan has become our enemy from both the front and rear. These Japanese people are colluding with the south. We must take this opportunity to pull out this nail. Moreover, these places produce a large number of people."

Steel and coal.”

"Your Excellency, Commander, is right. We must focus on both military and civil affairs, and both of them must be strong. Your Excellency, Commander, we will be very busy next." Liao Yunpeng took the opportunity to emphasize.

"Governor Liao is right. Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and other places have stabilized. After Nanjing stabilizes, our focus will shift to southern Jiangsu, and military defense will expand to northern Jiangsu, which is the front line bordering the north." Li Xinghong

He said sharply:

"Everyone, whether we can stand firm in Jiangsu and lay an unbreakable foundation for our Meiguang Normal University depends on our own efforts."

Everyone in the room stood up and said, "I am willing to serve the general!"

Li Xinghong stroked his short beard on his chin and nodded with satisfaction.

The war in the south of the Yangtze River was temporarily suspended. Both Chen Tianhua and Li Xinghong and others judged that the Beiyang Army in the north and the Guangdong Army in the south would definitely not invade within the year. Therefore, the construction layout of the economy and people's livelihood became even busier.

According to military adjustments, Yang Shanxin led his western Gansu brigade to deploy defenses in the southern Jiangsu area. Butcher led the seventh regiment and about 1,500 soldiers to Nanjing, and then joined the one-armed Jiang Wu and others in the battle.

The reconstruction of the city.

Many Republican Army field hospitals, civilian local hospitals, Christian church hospitals, etc. in Nanjing are overcrowded with sick and wounded.

There were not only the Republican coalition forces, but also the injured soldiers in this battle, and many Qing troops defending the city. No matter what, we couldn't just leave them alone.

These soldiers all came from poor backgrounds and had no political leanings. After recovering from their injuries, they continued to stay in the military camp or were discharged and returned to their hometowns. They were all subjects of the new regime.

Fortunately, many wounded coalition forces received first aid treatment on various ships at that time, especially the timely removal of bullets, shrapnel, etc. Now they mainly need to change dressings and recuperate. Otherwise, even if the doctors in these hospitals are exhausted, they will not be able to finish this pile of work.

The mountain of work, first aid medicines and dressing gauze were not enough.

Ordnance depots at all levels in the Republican Army are mainly repairing damaged weapons. A lot of guns and artillery on both sides were damaged. These must be repaired in time so that they can be put into use in the next battle.

After several wars in the south of the Yangtze River, Chen Tianhua clearly saw that the water areas relied more on the Yangtze River navy and infantry. As long as the infantry had sophisticated weapons, especially artillery, they could be invincible.

In the future, if we have to fight in the Central Plains and mountainous areas, and the navy cannot be used, we will need cavalry, which is highly mobile.

For heavy artillery of various calibers on naval ships, Chen Tianhua ordered Hanyang Arsenal to open molds for production, develop gunpowder formulas, and use advanced smokeless gunpowder, double-base gunpowder, TN/T, and powerful black cable/gold.

We have to find ways to obtain advanced foreign weapons and ammunition technology and formulas, and use money to buy foreign talents in certain fields and cultivate new forces.

He has become obsessed with this aspect.

The two fortresses on the west peak of Zijin Mountain in Nanjing have completely abandoned their previous structures and replaced them with bastions designed by Chen Tianhua.

With the experience of building bastions in Meiguang New City and Chongming New City, the construction speed of the bastion on the west peak of Zijin Mountain has been greatly increased. Compared with the bastion in Meiguang New City, the two bastions on the west peak only have an increased construction area.

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The left and right fortresses were being constructed at the same time. With more people and greater strength, the construction took shape after more than ten days. It is estimated that it will be completed in another ten days or so.

After completion, the Zijin Mountain Xifeng Fortress requires nearly 500 fewer people than the previous fortress, which enhances the concealment and mobility of the fort. However, if we really talk about its solidity and effectiveness against invading enemies,

, but it needs to be several levels stronger.

To be honest, when Chen Tianhua first took out the design drawings of the bastion, Li Xinghong and others also imagined countless offensive and defensive plans.

The conclusion is that the price to attack a bastion is several times higher than that of an ordinary fortress.
Chapter completed!