The news of the war spread rapidly across the entire executive committee building as if it had grown wings. All offices were in full swing, and almost no one had the heart to go to work anymore, and they were all crowded in the corridors to talk.

Ma Ganzu gently closed the door of the conference room and isolated the noise. In the conference room, everyone looked at each other and didn't know what to say.

"I'm afraid of it! People have declared war, we'll just take the challenge!" Ma Wei couldn't stand the low atmosphere in the conference room and shouted loudly.

"I agree, do you follow the plan?" Peng Zhicheng said indifferently, "The troops should be fully organized, and the troops should be fully organized. When the Spanish come, they will fight him!"

Wang Qinian glanced at Peng Zhicheng. Although he looked down on this black-faced army leader, when he was about to maintain the united front, he also pinched his nose and echoed: "As long as the navy is sufficient, it can definitely ensure that the sea defense is foolproof."

"It's impossible not to fight." Shao Shude said with a stinking face: "Materials cannot be used uncontrollably from now on. I don't know how long this battle will take. But are the Spaniards really ready? I don't know, it should be that Lima's order has just been passed to La Plata, but the troops scattered around the country have not yet gathered, the supplies have not been hoarded, and the Peruvian fleet should have not arrived yet. I really don't know how to evaluate them clamoring for war, are they confident or stupid?"

With a few people starting, the others began to express their opinions. In general, the core meaning is only one: There is no way, so let’s fight. The meeting was held very efficiently. In less than half an hour, everyone left the meeting, and then went back to their offices to start implementing the plan.

Peng Zhicheng sat on his chair, then took out a stack of documents in his drawer, looked at it quickly, and smiled at the people sitting in front of him, "You bastards now know you are nervous. Come on, Xiao Wang, show me the new Army organization table for 33 years. I am going to suggest that the Executive Committee implement a new organization and expand the troops."

"Xiao Wang" pushed his black-framed glasses and reminded: "Minister, if this post is pushed up, the Navy will probably rebel. Although the war is in place, the Executive Committee probably will not approve it."

In 1633, the new army had a grand scale of table-making: each sanctuary was set up below the platoon, with three sanctuaries in each sanctuary, with one sanctuary added to the platoon. In this way, the number of people in each sanctuary expanded to 47; if it was still organized according to five sanctuary per sentinel, the number of people per sentinel would increase to 237, and the three sanctuary would be more than 700. It would be strange that the navy would not fry such a huge organization.

"Haha. Don't be afraid." Peng Zhicheng said with a smile, "It was originally handed over to bargain." In fact, what Peng Zhicheng really wanted was to fill the existing three infantry posts, and it would be better to build another post; technical troops such as cavalry and artillery must be expanded on a large scale, and the number of troops in the army reached a scale of 500.

Peng Zhicheng was actually aware of Wang Qinian's recent series of small actions on the navy. Wang Qinian instigated the construction of the No. 4 Fort and launched the trial voyage of the first warship, the "East Coast Eagle", and took the same approach, that is, to create a fait accompli, and to force the Executive Committee to expand the naval organization. The cannons should not be put on the cannon after the gun position is installed, right? The warships should not be put on the watch, right? In Peng Zhicheng's opinion, the method is really a bit "painted, Tucson breaking", but it always succeeds at the Executive Committee, which is really angering. Since this is the case, I will also give a dose of strong medicine this time, and it depends on the army. After all, it depends on the army to defend the country; if you really want to solve the battle, it depends on the army.

As soon as Peng Zhicheng's slightly exaggerated plan was handed over, it caused great criticism in the Executive Committee. Navy Commissioner Wang Qinian was so angry that he called "shameless" by "black charcoal heads". At this stage, there are about 2,000 young and middle-aged men on the Executive Committee (excluding prisoners), which looked a lot, but in fact, at least 400 of them were all kinds of craftsmen or apprentices, and they were not cannon fodder that could be consumed at will. Then, some central administrative and local management personnel (mainly time travelers), the number of people who can be incorporated into the army will not exceed 1,300.

Moreover, the total number of these 1,300 people was mobilized. At present, the Spaniards have not yet appeared, so they naturally cannot mobilize them. They can only recruit some personnel from a large number of units (such as construction teams) to the army first. These people work together for a long time, have an idea of ​​organizational discipline, and regularly receive various military training, which is considered a relatively high-quality source of troops.

On February 20, the first batch of units began to mobilize, with the first batch of mobilization of 120 people. These people received regular artillery training, of which 75 were assigned to the coastal artillery, and the remaining 45 were assigned to the newly established Army Independent Field Artillery Second Post.

At the same time, 15 production teams in Dingyuan Fort Reclamation Area recruited 600 people for concentrated military training, and a large number of stocks of 32-B flintlock rifles and sabers were moved out. At present, the arsenal has worked overtime and has suspended all exports and fully produced all kinds of materials needed for combat.

In addition, the most eye-catching thing between the navy and the army is the "East Coast Eagle", which just returned from the sea trial. This 250-ton Garen ship was born at the wrong time. As the first warship to join the navy, it was originally an extremely glorious thing, but now in the eyes of most people, they can only stay in the port with Yunsheng 1 to serve as a fleet.

However, Wang Qinian had different opinions on this. He believed that this war was related to the survival of the travelers. Being blocked in the port would mean that it had been half defeated. So he decided to ask the Executive Committee to arm the Yunsheng No. 1 passenger and cargo ship, use precious diesel, and several tugboats and barges to form a fleet of crusades and attack the Spanish ships outside to weaken their war potential in the region. This suggestion caused great controversy during the discussion within the Admiralty. Many travelers instinctively opposed squandering the precious diesel in the war with the Spanish.

"But when are you going to use these diesels? Now the equipment of Yunsheng No. 1 is well maintained, and the ship can still be started, but what about the future? In a few years, when the equipment on the ship is broken and the ship cannot operate normally, you can only use the diesels to burn the fire. It is better to use the big ticket this time to hurt the Spanish and make them dare not cause trouble for us in the future. At that time, even if we don't have Yunsheng No. 1, so what if there is no enemy, you will dare to mess with us again." Those who agreed with Wang Qinian's opinion also spoke generously.

"No, Yunsheng No. 1 can carry us to escape. In case the war is unfavorable..."

"What if the war is not good? Then we find a place to farm again? Sorry, I'll just plant a field once, I'm enough. If I really don't have the passion, I'll come again. Besides, it's still a question whether we can rush out by a large number of warships. They are not fools, and there are many means to limit us."

After discussion, no unified opinion was formed in the Navy Department. Wang Qinian felt a chill after seeing it. He simply ignored the aides of the Navy Department and directly submitted the proposal to the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee did not dare to act rashly, so he called Wang Qinian, who was hiding in the Navy Department to the Executive Committee that night. When Wang Qinian entered the house, he saw that everyone's straight eyes were on him, and he immediately smiled: "I'll just say the key point, don't interrupt, and you'll spray it when you want to spray it until I finish talking."

"Tugboats and barges are not suitable for ocean sailing, so forget it this time. I have chosen all the secret ports for the fleet - the Falkland Islands, which is the Malvinas Islands. At this time, the Falkland Islands were still an uninhabited place, which was just suitable for us as a supply port. In principle, Yunsheng No. 1 can install as many artillery as possible. In addition, it must be equipped with army soldiers of a certain scale. I am going to cruise near the Strait of Magellan after the war begins, which is an important maritime route in South America. There are many ships in Peru who pass here to La Plata. If you are brave enough, you can also load up army soldiers to get ashore near the Chilean coast and grab it a ticket." Wang Qinian explained his plan to the members of the Executive Committee.

However, most of the executive committee members are very skeptical of his crazy plan.

"Now the combined diesel of Yunsheng 1 and the tugboat is only about 500 tons, which cannot withstand your consumption of random storms on the sea. If you want to ambush in the Strait of Magellan, you have to stock up on the supplies first. There is nothing on the Falkland Islands, and you have to prepare any supplies in advance. How much fuel does it take to transport goods back and forth?" Shao Shude actually had nothing to do with Wang Qinian's plan, but out of his usual cautious personality, he still asked questions.

"This is easy to solve. First, let the 'Eagle of the East Coast' carry a group of people and building materials to land in the Falkland Islands, and then build some simple warehouses to pile up supplies. Most of the remaining supplies can be taken over when Yunsheng 1 departs. The 'Eagle of the East Coast' will only take a round trip to the Falkland Islands for more than ten or twenty days, and it is completely time." Wang Qinian said.

"No. If you let the 'Eagle of the East Coast' fight guerrilla alone, I will agree. If you take Yunsheng No. 1, I will reserve your opinion." Xiao Mingli said. He didn't understand these naval things very well, but he instinctively opposed anyone who intends to use Yunsheng No. 1 freighter.

"Just drive the 'Eagle of the East Coast' out to make a fuss." Wang Qinian was a little anxious. "It's only so big that the speed is not much faster than others, and it doesn't necessarily mean that there are more guns in the house. What should I go out to fight? Do I deliver food to others?"

There was a little silence in the conference room for a while.

"Then, vote." Ma Qianzu looked at everyone and said, "Raise your hand if you agree." After that, Ma Qianzu raised his hand.

Xiao Bailang then raised his hand. His old subordinates, Wang Tiechui, who was almost moldy in the Navy Department, recently came to him to do work by Wang Qinian. Xiao Bailang was not prepared to object, but now he can help his old subordinates, so he naturally raised his hand to agree.

Next was the industrial committee member Ma Vest, who simply expressed his support for Wang Qinian; after hesitating for a while, he raised his hand to agree. Wang Qinian himself raised his hand and then looked at the remaining people dryly. Army member Peng Zhicheng did not expect him to agree at all; Civil member Xiao Mingli had clearly expressed his objection just now, so naturally he couldn't do it either; Judicial member Bai Siwen is said to be not very good at dealing with Ma Qianzu and Xiao Bailang, and most likely unreliable; the hope of passing is on the remaining education committee member Du Wen, Finance Committee member Tang Yuan and Foreign Affairs Committee member Gao Mo.

Du Wen shook her head gently to express her objection, and Wang Qinian's heart chilled again.

Foreign member Gao Mo frowned and thought for a long time before sighing and slowly raised his hand. Finally, halfway through, Wang Qinian breathed a sigh of relief.

After seeing Gao Mo agreeing, Tangyuan said with a wry smile: "Even if I object, it's useless, right?"
Chapter completed!