Li Mingxun did not have much opinion on Gao Feng's intention to modify the combat plan of the commander. After all, he was also a long-time general of the United States and was in charge of the entire 6th Army. However, the combat department of the commander raised objections. Gao Feng had a debate with the combat department for two hours and finally decided on a new constitution.

The main force continued to attack westward in Dengzhou, leaving behind the 6th Army, 6th Corps and artillery battalion each to open up the Jiaozhou battlefield and advance together north and south.

In fact, this was the original plan to reverse the primary and secondary, and the Jiaozhou direction changed from the main combat direction to the secondary battlefield. As a result, the large-scale battle in the Beiyang War Zone was advanced by at least one month, resulting in a lack of supplies and troops. However, I was lucky enough to seize the empty opportunity in Shandong.

Gao Feng wanted to concentrate his strength to achieve results before the main force of the Qing army arrived, so he did not want to disperse his strength to Jiaozhou. However, he was eventually defeated by the professional qualities of the combat office. The combat office used data to prove that the throughput capacity of the Dengzhou port could not support the number of troops in Gao Feng's plan. Even the final planned 15,000 troops would have to raise large-scale materials from Shandong.

Of course, there is a more important reason why the combat department is so persistent. It is to maintain the authority of the Commander as the highest military authority of the United States, and it cannot easily let the army dominate.

Similar bureaucratic games appear more and more frequently within the United States system. Although it will cause a decrease in efficiency, the checks and balances between power will prevent the upper class from making major mistakes.

Li Mingxun was happy to see the disputes that occurred in the Beiyang War Zone. The fight between the two sides did not break through was also the reason why he was unwilling to express his opinion. Li Mingxun hoped that Gao Feng could independently undertake the Beiyang War Zone to liberate himself.

In late August, when news of victory was constantly coming from the Beiyang War Zone, Li Mingxun participated in the founding ceremony of the United Front School in Jeju. The United Front School is full name of the United Front Military and Political School. The school has two departments, the Military and Political Department and the Political Department.

The instructors of the United Front School came from the 6th military and administrative system of the base camp, while the students were not open to the United Front School. The students of the United Front School mainly came from occupied areas and liberated areas, including civil resistance forces, enlightened gentry, newly appointed merchant class, as well as the current allies and quasi-alliers of the United Nations.

The United Front School has distinctive characteristics, the military and political departments are all in class, and the political and legal departments are also learning and applying in parallel.

The first batch of students in the United Front School was 600. The reason why it was so large was that the school had already begun to prepare. At present, the students from the Military and Political Department came from the children of the generals of various factions of the Ming Dynasty, especially those warlords of the vassal state. While ordering flints, clamps and field artillery in the United States, they also sent their nephews to the United Front School to learn the use and tactics of these weapons.

The source of students in the political and legal system is relatively complex. Some of them are descendants of the officials of various regimes in the Ming Dynasty. Among them, western Guangdong was the main one. At the beginning, the United Front School had just been preparing, and Lin Shizhang booked 100 places. Now he has arrived in Jeju and participated in the opening ceremony. Although this group of students has always had "diplomas" for students and even juren in western Guangdong, it has broken the Ming Dynasty's bureaucratic selection tradition. Not to mention, the subsequent proportion of gentry students is declining.

A larger proportion comes from the liberated areas. Half of the students in the political and legal system were selected from a large number of official slaves in Jeju. The slaves in Jeju are quite special. Jeju Island is the exile place of the Korean regime. Because of the conflict between Chung-ming and Shi-qing, and from In-jo, North Korea has had no more than ten coups in less than 30 years. A large number of bureaucratic nobles flocked to Jeju Island and became slaves. This may be the most cultural slave in the world. Moreover, most people are proficient in Chinese and Chinese characters, which is the best object to be used by united front.

This group of North Korean students who entered the school were carefully selected. They not only had a deep hatred for the Qing Dynasty, but also had a deep hatred for the Li regime in the North. The former was okay. No matter what the actual situation was, since those in power needed it, these "smart people" naturally knew what they should behave, not to mention that these Eastern intellectuals who thought they were small China had looked down on the Qing Dynasty's dogs and sheep barbarians who ran out of the wild forest.

However, the latter is somewhat difficult. After all, the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor is deeply rooted. Therefore, the middle class and civilians are selected in the end, and most of them are the second sons of the nobles or even prostitutes. These people were not valued before exile and were depressed and unsuccessful. Therefore, they were very proactive in joining the United States and getting rid of their slave status.

Students in the Department of Political Science and Law adopt a semi-working and half-reading approach. On the one hand, they are students from the United Front School, and also serve in the Jeju Military Control Commission. They actually participate in the work of Jeju, ports, trade, taxation, military supplies, and administrative and judicial departments, all of which are deputy or executives.

The United Front School was funded by the commander-in-chief. All students' tuition fees are free of charge. The equipment used for teaching and training exceeds 400,000 yuan. This is a huge expense. Obviously, the United States is not so generous that it can cultivate military and political talents for its allies for free. The establishment of the school has made the warlords and vassal states of the Ming Dynasty closer to the United States, because most of the enrollment are the sons and nephews of officials, generals and nobles, which has a profound meaning of qualifying.

It was already late at night, and Wu Xing rode a horse back to his apartment in Dengzhou City. He had just come out of the joint office of the Military Control Commission and the Command Department to learn about the operation to reinforce Dengzhou. Under Gao Feng's strict supervision, the Dengzhou area already had an army of more than 12,000 people, including about 4,000 cavalry, but the materials transported were lacking. The only thing that was not short of was ammunition. Fortunately, the Military Control Commission had raised food locally, and the horse and mule also organized labor teams with a number of more than 4,000 people to support it.

There were only patrol judges and military police on the streets of Dengzhou late at night. The curfew policy has been implemented here. Flagposts are erected at almost every intersection, with heads hanging from them. Some are local evil gentry and tyrants, some are merchants who hoard and raise prices, and some are merchants who take advantage of the chaos to smash and burn. Under the suppression of the Military Control Commission, the representatives are all sentenced to death in accordance with the special wartime bill to intimidate those villains.

Suddenly, Wu Xing held his mount and frowned and looked at his home. It turned out that there were seven or eight sedan chairs and a few good horses parked at the door. In Dengzhou, where the curfew was already implemented, all the people who could come out were holding special passes. In addition to the Military Control Commission, these people were friendly merchants and enlightened gentry in the local area.

"Master, there are a large group of people coming to the house. The wife and aunt are all being entertained." The adjutant ran over and whispered.

Wu Xing frowned and thought that Zhou Changyun caused trouble for him again, but after thinking about it, he chose to suppress his anger. Zhou Changyun was Wu Xing's sister-in-law. Originally, Wu Xing had no good feelings for this merchant. After serving as the garrison commander of the Ocean Island Fortress, Zhou Changyun often visited him and wanted to drive a smuggling route. At first, Wu Xing flatly refused, but this suggestion was supported by the commander-in-chief. After the smuggling route was opened, the Ocean Island Fortress achieved a balance of income and expenditure, and intelligence work was easier to carry out. Zhou Changyun planned it out, which really helped Wu Xing win a lot of political achievements.

Walking into the front hall, a group of merchants from brocade robes surrounded him. Zhou Changyun quickly introduced: "Brother, this is the shopkeeper Qiu from the textile shop, this is Mr. Xu from the grain shop, this is..."

Wu Xing asked without waiting for him to finish his introduction, "What are you here for this time?"

Even though the martial arts industry is not good at dealing with merchants, they are very polite in the face of these wealthy merchants. During this period, they helped raise food and horses and mules. They also purchased a large number of antiques, calligraphy and paintings that were punished by officials and their families from the special court during the war, allowing the front line to obtain more cash turnover.

Zhou Changyun smiled and said, "Brother, it's not for the United Front School."

Wu Xing raised his sword eyebrows and looked around for a week and said, "You are now all our guests of honor. The United States is also very good. If you are dissatisfied with our country's laws and regulations, it is useless to go to the commander-in-chief to appeal."

"Oh, the general misunderstood, misunderstood..." The hall was immediately in a mess, and one person quickly explained: "General really misunderstood, I waited. We are loyal to the United States, and the world can be seen."

Zhou Changyun also hurriedly said that after the establishment of the United Front School, the Shandong Military Control Commission asked each of the cooperative gentry and merchants to send a direct descendant to Jeju to join the school. When Wu Xing saw everyone coming for this matter, he originally thought he was ruthless and didn't want to go, but in fact, everyone not only wanted to go, but also wanted to have more places.

"General, the United States will not abandon us, and we are ignorant and treat each other with sincerity. How can we not be tactful? We just want to serve our country more, not only atone for our previous sins and make new contributions. Please wait for a chance for us." The merchants explained in a hurry, and every word you said and said, but the Wuxing understood.

Now those who dare to cooperate openly with the United States have already clearly established a position. It is impossible to return to the Qing Dynasty. During this time, the businessmen made a lot of money in the Denglai area, and they could only go to the United States to advance and retreat together. Therefore, they had to consider it for a long time. As the saying goes, there are people in the yamen who are easy to do. These people heard that the students of the United Front School will work in Shandong in the future, and thought that this is also a good path. If they are properly operated, there will be their own children in the local administrative system in Shandong in the future, and everything will be easier to do.

"Don't be too polite for you. It's not that Wu refuses. It's really hard to manage. Wu is in the military and cannot decide on the matters of the school. You are the wrong person." Wu Xing said helplessly.

Zhou Changyun said: "Brother, then... the chief executives of the Military Control Commission, how about you introduce me to me?"

"The Military Control Commission cannot control the school quota, and only the commander-in-chief can manage this matter. However, Wu has been out of Beiyang for a long time, and Wu is not familiar with the Shangguan of the commander-in-chief." Wu Xing shook his head and said.

This is true. The commander is either the confidant of the consul Li Mingxun or the professional staff from the martial arts hall. He is not familiar with the martial arts craftsman who stays in the north all year round. When the merchants heard this, they were disappointed. In their eyes, the commander is the central key member of the United States, and they are not able to contact them.

Seeing that everyone was coming eagerly, Wu Xing felt unbearable. After all, he still needed these people to help him in the future. He thought for a moment and said, "I have a choice for Ruoer and others to plan this matter. This person is a fellow villager in Shandong and a person who is trustworthy. Ruoer and others can let him speak, and it is no problem to have a few places in the school."

"I wonder who this person is?" Everyone asked in unison.

Wu Xingdao: "His Excellency Ma Donglai, the special commissioner of the Immigration Bureau."

Everyone remembered the person I often saw. In recent days, Ma Donglai has been patrolling around Dengzhou and has repeatedly recruited old farmers and craftsmen. However, ordinary people don’t like it at all and do not explain where the immigration is, so the efficiency is not high. However, everyone does not understand why the Immigration Bureau is involved in the United Front School.

"Everyone, this Excellency Donglai is the student..., is this enough?" Wu Xing asked.

The merchants suddenly realized, nodded, and never mentioned this matter again. They all stood up and left, obviously preparing to leave. When Zhou Changyun saw everyone leaving, he said, "Why are brother so generous and such an important secret? Why don't you tell me about this? Now that you are making this matter public, the advantage is that others can do it."

Wu Xing shook his head helplessly. He didn't think so much, but when he thought of his sister's tough appearance, if she knew that she had not helped Zhou Changyun, she would be scolded again. In desperation, she had to write down a piece of paper and hand it to Zhou Changyun and said, "Clean up the items here and give them to Ma Donglai, and he will definitely be happy."

"Just this... is not worth much money." Zhou Changyun looked disbelief and saw Wu Xing's impatient face, so he quickly surrendered.

On the next day, Zhou Changyun asked someone to carry several cages to the Immigration Bureau. Although the cage was covered with black cloth, the barking inside made people know that there must be several dogs here. Ma Donglai heard that someone gave him a gift, and saw that he looked like a housekeeper, and asked, "Whose family manager are you?"

The manager said, "The villain belongs to the Zhou family, and this is sent by my master."

As he said that, he lifted off the black cloth on the cage and revealed more than a dozen hunting dogs of different fur colors. These hunting dogs had slender bodies, four were only strong, with extremely bright eyes, and their bodies were streamlined. At first glance, they were dog breeds known for their degrees.

"This is a unique local tiny dog ​​in Shandong. It gallops like lightning. At home and abroad, I am afraid that no dog is so fast." The housekeeper introduced.

Ma Donglai was extremely satisfied. This type of plump dog is extremely fast and has a high desire to hunt. It is especially suitable for hunting small animals such as hares on the plains and can also be used as guard dogs. It is extremely useful for the rabbit-haired and rabbit skin industry that is being exhibited in Australia. He nodded: "These dogs are good, I want them. Does your master still have them?"

The housekeeper quickly explained: "There must be nothing, so that the adults know that there is no such good dog in Shandong. This is a good dog in a Doudou Village in Dengzhou. Each has its own nickname. It was originally a toy in the hands of officers and high-ranking chefs in Dengzhou. It was used for fighting dogs and gambling. The farm often held biting and competitions, and these more than ten were the best in the competitions."

Ma Donglai nodded. Dengzhou had a tradition of fighting dogs. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, fighting dogs and gambling were the fun of local officers and soldiers. I think these thin dogs that were raised by officers were the best.

"Good dog, I've accepted it. What else can your master ask you to explain? Could it be like the merchants who came to send women to the United Front School today, and asked with a quota for the United Front School?" Ma Donglai asked with a smile.

The housekeeper thanked him for his gratitude: "My wise man. If he hadn't promoted a villain like this, the villain would not dare to ask for help."
Chapter completed!