Staff officer is an official position written in the code of conduct.
It's a bit similar to an adjutant, but according to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, all armies should have both staff officers and adjutants.
The staff officer can advise on military affairs, and according to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there will be a general staff office in the future to manage all military affairs planning.
And Ning Zhi is a temporary adviser.
Ning Zhi's eyes showed a hint of contemplation, and he could understand what Lin Yi said.
"In terms of strength, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are almost certain to win, because the strength of both sides has been fully demonstrated in the battle of Shanhaiguan! If there is no more powerful strategy.
Hong Chengchou didn’t make any particularly fatal mistakes, and I can’t imagine the possibility that the intruder could block Hong Chengchou’s attack!”
Ning Zhi analyzed it for a while and said to Ji Yi in front of him.
"I do think that the intruder still has a chance to stop Hong Chengchou! After all, the intruder still has an army of more than 200,000 people! He has an absolute advantage in military strength!"
Ji Yi looked at Ning Zhi calmly in front of him.
With a look of helplessness on his face, Ning Zhi looked at Ji Yi in front of him and said, "But in the battle in front of Shanhaiguan, 20,000 full horsemen fought against 100,000 invaders. Wasn't it easy to defeat them?"
"That's not what you said!"
Lin Yi smiled slightly and looked at Ning Zhi in front of him.
"The battle in front of Shanhaiguan was a head-on collision. There was no bells and whistles or any strategy at all. It was just a simple collision. Such a collision was what the cavalry wanted to see most. The terrain of that place was also very flat.
There is not much room for manipulation by the intruder! But now, it is different!"
"Maybe!"
Ning Zhi frowned slightly.
He didn't like intruders very much and had no favorable impression of intruders. He wished that intruders would perish now, but he also knew very well that intruders were actually very important in His Royal Highness's plans.
They must at least rely on them to absorb some of the energy of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Otherwise, if the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are allowed to go south with all their strength, they will be in big trouble!
Ji Yi felt Ning Zhi's unhappiness. He smiled slightly and changed the topic.
"How's it going? Have the county magistrates from Nanpi and Suning counties arrived?"
Ji Yi pondered for a moment and asked Ning Zhi in front of him.
"It will be there in the afternoon."
As he said that, Ning Zhi paused slightly, with a puzzled look in his eyes. He looked at Ji Yi in front of him and asked: "General, why does His Highness the Crown Prince want criminal officers to guard these places? Are you not afraid of these?"
Do people directly defect to the Manchus??"
Ning Zhi looked at Lin Yi with a somewhat puzzled expression.
"What are you afraid of?"
Lin Yi smiled slightly, looked at Ning Zhi in front of him and said, "If Manqing is really prepared to attack these places, can these places really be defended?"
Ning Zhi was stunned for a moment, with silence on his face.
"Since they can't hold on, then just surrender if they surrender. It's better than ordinary officials. The surrender of criminal officials will not have much impact, and this is equivalent to giving them an opportunity! It depends on whether they can seize it!"
Ji Yi calmly said to Ning Zhi in front of him.
Ning Zhi nodded thoughtfully.
At this time, Jinan Prefecture, the Second Guards Army.
"It's better to have the First Guards Army! They go to war with the best weapons and achieve great results with zero casualties. But we, the people training here, don't even have many firearms for training! It's true!"
Xiao San said with a somewhat unhappy expression.
"That's right! We people can only hang out here, and those people can get big benefits! I heard that there will be a reform of the military rank system in the future. As long as you have achieved military merit, you can be awarded a military rank! Don't let the entire Guards go by then.
After the First Army, we are all officers, but we are still all top soldiers!"
Xiao San was indignant, and the other soldiers around him were also indignant.
"Okay! Stop saying a few words! I'll check your bed later! Go to bed early!"
At this time, Wang Lie suddenly spoke, and the entire dormitory quickly fell into silence, and everyone fell asleep.
Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps nearby. Several night watch soldiers carrying lanterns took one look at Suasche in front of them and left quickly.
Listening to the footsteps getting further and further away.
At this moment, Wang Lie felt a flash of emotion in his heart.
He has never seen such a good atmosphere in a military camp.
Over the past two months, Wang Lie's sense of belonging to the military camp in front of him has become stronger and stronger. There is no way, the officers here are so kind, and they basically get along well with the soldiers.
And there are people here specifically to teach the soldiers how to read!
Eat well and drink well every day.
This made all the soldiers of the Second Guards Corps basically scream and want to perform meritorious service for His Highness the Crown Prince.
There is no way! A scholar will die for his confidant!
Although these soldiers were not soldiers, they knew very well what His Highness the Prince did to them and others.
So these people kept clamoring for a fight!
Thinking of this, Wang Lie felt complicated. He had never thought that the army and the army could be so fair and harmonious, and that most people still wanted to fight!
This feeling... is really too good!
The feeling of fighting for a collective!
"What did His Royal Highness say?"
Wang Ergou frowned and asked Li Dashan on the side.
"Da Shan, you are not really ready to let us stay in Jinan Mansion! What good will it do in the future? It won't be our turn!"
Wang Ergou said to Li Dashan in front of him.
"If you know this, why should we set up the Second Guards Army? If we just stay in the First Guards Army, we can still fight! If we stay here, we won't get anything!"
Wang Ergou was a little angry.
Li Dashan in front of him said helplessly to Wang Ergou in front of him: "Wait a little longer! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that our army can still carry out some reforms. Now muskets and the like are still in production, and they are not enough.
We assembled it and will go to the battlefield at this time..."
Li Dashan pondered for a moment.
"Furthermore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made it very clear that we may not have a battle yet. After Lin Yi and the others have won a battle, the most important purpose is to hold back part of the Manchu Qing army. They have not received orders from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Before, I couldn’t act rashly! So, I can’t fight now!”
"You say that every time!"
Wang Ergou was a little unhappy.
"Don't worry! It's almost time! I will definitely challenge you! Lead everyone to train well!"
Li Dashan smiled slightly and said to Wang Ergou in front of him.
"What His Highness the Prince likes to see most is that we work hard enough! Don't worry! There will be a battle! There will definitely be one!"
"Hopefully!"
Wang Ergou shook his head. He looked at Li Dashan in front of him with a helpless look and said, "You don't even know how many soldiers have asked me to fight in the past few days! Every one of them is howling.