Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 608 Expansion of the Army
When Chi Yuping left the Henan government office, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.These days, he was drinking every day, for fear of being called by Wang Xiaolie to scold him, but he didn't expect that he was just asking his opinion on the cavalry.Now Wang Xiaolie's army is naturally centered on artillery, and large-scale cavalry is indeed inappropriate.

Back at the residence, the soldiers said: "Zhang Tongzhi left a message, saying that Dai Tongzhi, the right army, invited you to drink today, so don't forget it."

Chi Yuping shook his head: "I just came back from meeting Shuai Jie, how can I go drink? Sigh, it's too much for everyone to take turns drinking these days."

The soldier said: "If the control doesn't go away, we should say it in person. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to do it."

Chi Yuping sighed and had no choice but to go out to Fengze Tower.

The boy led Chi Yuping to the second floor, where he saw several commanders of the Chinese army already sitting in the pavilion.

Seeing Chi Yuping coming, Shi Rong, the commander of the rear army, said: "Chi Commander came too late, let's drink three wines of apology first!"

Chi Yuping said: "Brother, I went to see Jieshuai just now, what am I asking you for? These days we drink alcohol every day, and it's a bit too much. If you don't restrain yourself, be careful to be scolded by Jieshuai. After the victory, we will sing happily every day, you guys It can be seen that Jie Shuai is so handsome?"

After hearing this, everyone dared not speak again.

Chi Yuping sat down, Zhang Chi asked in a low voice, "Brother is going to see Jie Shuai, what's the matter?"

Chi Yuping said: "It's not a big deal. A lot of horses were captured in this battle, and Marshal Jie asked me for my opinion on establishing cavalry."

Zhang Chi nodded and said nothing.

Ge Ding, commander of the engineering corps, said: "This battle Zhang Tuan made the most contribution, and he must be promoted after the war. I just don't know where to go."

The former military commander Zhang Zhen scolded Ge Ding with a smile: "You said Zhang Tongzhi, but I thought it was me. After thinking about it, I don't seem to have done much. Zhang Chi is the deputy commander of the Chinese army, although his status is higher than those of us. Higher, that adverb can’t be removed!”

Ge Ding nodded hastily: "Yes, it's my fault. However, what official will Deputy Commander Zhang want to promote?"

Artillery Commander Song Yan said: "This kind of thing depends on how the commander arranges it. How can we make wild guesses? By the way, what drinks are we drinking today?"

Chi Yuping waved his hand: "I was drunk last night, and I went to see Jieshuai today, and my heart is still pounding. We have to restrain ourselves, and stop drinking. Let the shop serve a pot of good tea, and replace wine with tea!" "

Dai Yuchang, who was entertaining guests, waved his hands hastily: "If you don't drink, you have to wait until I finish the treats! This is a great victory, and it's time to celebrate!"

Several people said yes together and ignored Chi Yuping at all.

In the Henan government office, Wang Xiaolie, Li Yanxian, Wang Ruohai, Niu Gao, and Shao Ling sat together, discussing the next arrangement.

Wang Xiaolie said: "More than [-] war horses were seized in this battle. I reckon that there should be some unsuitable ones that need to be sorted out. In the end, there should be close to [-] horses. For so many years, our army has been short of horses. War horses, this time it was completed. With war horses, we need to establish cavalry. After thinking about it, it is better not to have independent cavalry units, but to be subordinate to each division. Specifically, the cavalry directly under each division The expansion of the battalion into a cavalry regiment is of great benefit to improving combat effectiveness."

Li Yanxian said: "If so, wouldn't the divisions be no different from the Chinese army?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "There is no difference in the first place. There are many soldiers in the middle because some of our directly-administered troops are in it. In the future, each division will also have a cavalry regiment, an artillery regiment, a supply regiment, and even an engineering regiment. Of course. , Some directly-administered units of the army still have to be placed in the central army.”

Wang Ruohai said: "The Chinese army is actually with the headquarters. In addition to the establishment of a complete division, there must also be troops directly under the army. This is the meaning of Li Dutong's management of the Chinese army and the management of his own affairs at the same time." .Jieshuai's positioning of the division is to be able to independently carry out a mission in a campaign direction, so it needs to be expanded."

Li Yanxian said: "So that's the case, it's because I didn't understand well."

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "The division of the army, division, and regiment does not depend on the number of people. Generally speaking, the army is responsible for a strategic direction, the division is responsible for the campaign direction, and the regiment is responsible for the tactical direction. The strategic direction, campaign direction and We are also slowly exploring the division of tactical directions. During this process of exploration, the organization will naturally change. We used to be in Dengzhou, and to be honest, we were still a little poor, and the army organization was a bit small. After this big victory , with a lot of money in hand, and a lot of war supplies, so naturally we have to be more generous in doing things."

After hearing this, the others laughed together.

Wang Xiaolie also laughed.Said: "We used to have one army, but now we have so many territories, one army is a bit small. My idea is to expand another army. Once the officers rely on the military academy, the other is to be transferred from the current army. With ready-made With more officers, the speed of army expansion is very fast. One army is in charge of Hebei Road, and the other is in charge of Hedong Road. In addition, Jiang Min's army in Shenshan needs to replenish officers, and soldiers will be recruited from Hedong Road to expand into a division. scale."

Li Yanxian said: "If it expands so much all at once, I'm afraid there won't be enough officers, right?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I have already ordered Liu Shao to go north first and build another military academy near Luoyang. Also, in this war, many outstanding officers and soldiers have emerged. We must organize them to study again and select some officers. All in all , No matter what level the officers are, no matter where they come from, they must enter the military academy for unified learning. Make sure that the officers are familiar with our army and can truly command the army.”

Li Yanxian nodded: "It should be so."

Wang Ruohai said: "The new army will use the Yiluo River Valley in Shou'an, Yongning, Yiyang and other counties as bases for intensive training. By the way, let's discuss where the military academy from the north is located. Handsome means that it should be near Luoyang, but it is also far away from the bustling place."

Niu Gao said: "For such a request, there are only two places that are most suitable. Either in Shou'an or in Yique."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Yes, I think so too. Although Yique has a ready-made city, there is still a gap between it and Luoyang because of the Longmen. My opinion is that it is located in Shou'an, the place is suitable, and Liluo is not too far away. Far."

The rest of the people thought about it and asked for their approval.

Wang Xiaolie said: "In the coming time, there will be a lot of military affairs to expand the army and build a new military academy. It will also be difficult to rebuild Luoyang City at the local level. Chen Zaidao will come to Luoyang in a few days, and Xiangyang will have to be handed over to others. Our center of gravity will gradually shift from Xiangyang to Luoyang."

Wang Ruohai said: "Luoyang is located in the world. It is a thousand-year-old city, but it is not comparable to Xiangyang. After rebuilding this ancient city, we will have a different look."

Li Yanxian said: "Yes, what a major event it is to rebuild Luoyang City! Not only for us, but also for the world!"

Niu Gao said: "After rebuilding Luoyang City, I don't know if the officials will drive back north on purpose. If it is set in Luoyang, the meaning to the Jin army will be different."

Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "We don't have to guess what the officials mean, we have the ministers to do it. We just need to guard this place with peace of mind, build it like a bunch of flowers, and live up to the world."

Wang Xiaolie knew in his heart that he was not familiar with Zhao Gou, so how could he dare to move Xingzai here?Surrounded by Wang Xiaolie's army, isn't that giving Wang Xiaolie his own life and death?With Zhao Gou's personality, how could he do such a thing?
(End of this chapter)