"This is my most elite special forces force, and I have never been willing to use it. But for the Chongming Sandbank of the military gate, I have shed a lot of blood! Many of my subordinates have strong opinions on this matter!"

Li Xinghong, Ji Chunsheng, Liao Yunpeng and others who were accompanying him could not help but have ghostly smiles on their faces as they listened to Chen Tianhua's nonsense.

I really can’t tell that when the general lied, he didn’t blush and his heart didn’t beat. He was very calm!

…

The Haiwankou Salt Field has changed a lot now. Although it is still a few simple brick and wooden houses, it is neatly planned. The roads in the residential area have also been renovated. The previous mud roads have disappeared and been replaced by

Small pebbles are soaked with lime sand and compacted, and the paved roads are very smooth and criss-cross, dividing the residential area into neat small squares. Each small square counts as a group, and each group selects a group leader to be responsible for convening.

The big difference from before is that there are several more military camps around the salt field. Tall wooden fences, horses, antlers, and ditches form a complete defense system. Although there are no tall walls, it still looks quite formidable.

weather.

There were no idlers in the residential area. After Hong Asi and Luo Longyun occupied the bay mouth, they immediately followed Chen Tianhua's latest instructions and implemented the new policy at the bay mouth. After each household's salt workers handed over a ration of salt every month, the excess was

The salt was purchased at the official price and then handed over to the salt merchant Cui Mingyi, who smuggled it out and sold it to various places at the price of private salt.

Today's salt collectors are very motivated, because the more salt they produce, the more profit they will make. The amount of salt prescribed by Hong Asi and others is not high, and it is not difficult to complete it. Every household except for children,

Nowadays, even women work in the salt fields, for no other reason than to produce more salt.

The system of household responsibility for production and more rewards for more work is fully reflected here.

Some of the salt workers who were selected to join Hong's army have now become regular soldiers, and their military pay is enough to support their families.

Of course, if their family members are willing to go to the salt industry, they will be treated the same as the salt collectors.

The mouth of the bay is now a bustling scene.

"The more you work, the more you will gain, and you will have plenty of food and clothing!"

Hong Asi particularly admired what Chen Tianhua said. Now he has an unparalleled prestige in the hearts of tens of thousands of salt workers at the mouth of the bay. It is for no other reason than that he allows them to have food to eat, clothing to wear, and no longer suffer

The oppression of those salt farm officials.

In addition to the Haiwankou Salt Field, the other two occupied salt fields in Chongming all enjoy the same policies and treatment.

With more than 3,000 elites selected from the salt workers, and more than 1,000 elites brought over by him, Hong Asi now has an army of 5,000 men, and after several months of training, these 5,000 men and horses

After the battle, they have slowly become mature from the rookies before, and they are not far from the elite.

The key is that Hong Asi led them to fight against the army. After winning consecutive battles, the morale of Ma Desan and other saltmen gradually increased. In Chen Tianhua's words, this was the self-confidence of a winner.

For an army, this strong mentality is very critical. It is the inheritance of glorious traditions. You cannot expect an army that has suffered consecutive defeats to have any aggressiveness and domineering power. It is purely nonsense.

The officers secretly dispatched from Meiguang New City are actually sergeants of the Gu Zhunian Special Forces Brigade, and they have completely and effectively controlled this army.

With the skeleton built by these officers, this army is no worse than the New Army. It can even be said that they are the second town of the Zhejiang New Army, an army that has not yet entered the establishment.

It is no wonder that the Chongming Navy, which had not experienced bloody battles, suffered consecutive defeats in front of them and was completely defeated.

After continuously conquering most of the territory in Chongming and annihilating the captured naval elite, the strategic goal of the first phase has been completed. There is no need to go around plundering anymore. After all, Chongming will still be under the jurisdiction of the general in the future. The damage is too heavy.

It's just causing trouble for yourself.

Now Hong Asi is mobilizing his troops vigorously, and their frontline is already pointing directly at Chongming County. They only need to wait for the general's order before they can take action.

"The boss... the boss!" A military camp duty officer ran over panting.

"What's causing the rush?" Hong Ah Si asked displeased.

"You are such a big boss, a group of people came outside the military camp and asked to see you!"

"Who are they? Didn't you ask clearly?" Hong Ah Si snorted dissatisfied.

"The boss, the leader looks like a woman, with her face covered, followed by others

There are dozens of guards, all of them look tough, so the woman asked me to give this thing to the boss."

The duty officer breathlessly handed Hong Asi a token.

Hong Asi was not familiar with this kind of token, but found it very strange. He suddenly thought of something and quickly called Luo Longyun over to identify it.

When Luo Longyun saw the style of the token, his face showed joy. After taking it and taking a closer look, he hurriedly pulled Hong Asi and left.

"Where are you dragging me to?" Hong Ah Si asked doubtfully.

"Come on, follow me to the gate of the military camp to greet you. Haven't you always wanted to see my leader? She's here."

"Ah! The head of Snow Fox is here! Then hurry up..."

Hong Ah Si was very frightened. Snow Fox from the Investigation Department suddenly visited him. I don’t know why?

The reputation of Xue Hu is like thunder in the world, how dare Hong Asi neglect him.

…

"Colonel Hong, congratulations. Starting today, you have been officially approved by the general to join the army. According to the new system of the imperial army, you have been appointed as the commander of the independent mixed regiment directly under the Second Division of the Zhejiang Army, with the rank of colonel. This is his

The promotion order is issued to you." Xu Yunyuan handed over the appointment letter.

Hong Asi stood up calmly, saluted the appointment letter issued by Chen Tianhua, then took it with both hands and carefully put it into his arms.

From now on, he is also an officer of the Zhejiang New Military Academy, and it is an independent mixed regiment directly under the division headquarters. He is well paid and is only one step away from the major general.

From bandits to new military academy officers, Hong Ah Si couldn't help but feel a little emotional when thinking about the past.

"Captain Hong, you have been idle at home since you surrendered to us. In fact, the general has been paying attention to you and has wanted to ask you to come out for a long time. However, due to various reasons, you have been dragged until now. You have no sympathy for the general in your heart.

Are you complaining?" Xu Yunyuan said with a smile.

After hearing this, Hong Asi was stunned. He quickly stood up at attention, lowered his head and said in a deep voice:

"Sir, Mr. Hong used to be a bandit. If he hadn't met the benevolent general, he would still be running around in southern Jiangxi now. It's too late to be grateful, so why should he complain?"

Xu Yunyuan nodded slightly, "That's good, Captain Hong. From now on, we will work together and eat from the same pot. I hope you will make new achievements and keep rising."
Chapter completed!