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After receiving the news of the occupation of Xi'an City, Lin Feng carefully considered in the public house whether to move the Governor's Palace there.

This is not the Yan'an Prefecture that was originally occupied. It is destined to be a transitional prefecture. It will not become the capital in the future. It is not a big problem whether to move or not.

Xi'an is different. From a geographical point of view, it is nearly 700 kilometers away from Jiazhou, but it is much closer to the Central Plains of Henan and Hubei.

After some consideration, Lin Feng decided to immediately move the Zhenming Army Governor's Mansion to Xi'an.

Firstly, Xi'an was the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Both in terms of city size and historical heritage, it was much stronger than the original remote town of Jiazhou.

In Shaanxi, Xi'an is the city with the most foundation for hegemony. If you want to dominate the world, of course you have to set up a decent capital, even if it is temporary.

Secondly, Xi'an is very close to Luoyang, which makes it convenient to control Henan Prefecture. In addition, he has sent Song Jilie to lead troops to occupy Pingyang Prefecture in Shanxi.

In this way, the large areas of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan can be connected together, and they can penetrate deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains. The foundation for competing in the Central Plains and striving for world dominance will be laid solidly.

Xi'an is located right in the middle of the large areas of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan. The governor's palace was moved there to facilitate the command of each area.

Three of them, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and others, as well as the imperial counter-rebellion army led by Yang Sichang, were located in Xiangyang and Sichuan, Hubei, closer to Xi'an.

The governor's palace was moved to Xi'an so that it could more conveniently command the battle against these opponents.

To conquer the world, the opponent is not only Emperor Chongzhen of the capital. His power has now been greatly weakened. The focus of the Zhenming Army's next battle will shift to the rogue bandits.

However, the Lin Feng family has a big business now. Even if they want to move the Governor's Mansion, it is not a simple matter. It must be discussed carefully.

Therefore, Lin Feng immediately asked Lin Jiakang to summon the relevant key personnel of the Governor's Mansion to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the move of the Governor's Mansion south to Xi'an.

In the evening, after Lin Feng finished handling his official duties, he quickly returned to the back house and went to see Li Rushi first. After all, women who were in a bad mood had to be taken care of first.

When they came to the room, Li Rushi had already woken up, but she was still lying on the bed sickly. Lin Wanyu was with her.

"Brother, since you're back, I'll leave my second sister-in-law to you." Lin Wanyu saw Lin Feng coming in and immediately left space for him.

"Brother Lin, I feel so uncomfortable." Li Rushi started to cry as soon as she said this.

"Xiao Shi, you can cry if you want, but you have to be stronger after crying. You still have me, and my father-in-law must also hope that you can be well.

This time our Zhenming Army sacrificed many soldiers in Datong Mansion. I will definitely settle this account with the imperial court. " Lin Feng said.

"Well! Brother Lin, I won't have a father anymore..." Li Rushi cried again.

Any words of comfort at this time were pale. Lin Feng could only hold Li Rushi and pat her back gently.

"Brother Lin, does my brother know?" Li Rushi asked.

"I have asked Lin Jiakang to inform Li Fei that he is back. Let's wait until he comes back to handle the funeral affairs of my father-in-law."

"Yeah!" Li Rushi nodded.

The next morning, the meeting hall of the Governor's Palace.

There was already a crowd of people inside, including Lin Jiakang, director of the Secretariat Department, Wang Qin and Yang Heng, deputy directors of the General Staff Department, Fang Tiezhuren, director of the Town and Fu Department, Zhao Zhixin, director of the Logistics Department, Su Shunnian, deputy prime minister of the Government Affairs Council and director of the Civil Affairs Department, and Jiang Yin, director of the Justice Department. Hu Yanming, director of the Construction Department, Jing Xiaoyan, director of the Supervision Department, and Guo Zheng, director of the Intelligence Department, are all present.

Lin Feng saw that everyone had arrived, so he came to the head of the discussion table and sat down. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip and said: "I just received the battle report from the commander of the Second Mobile Division Fang Xiaoyu. Our Zhenming Army has occupied Xi’an Mansion.”

"Bah bang bang!" When everyone heard this, a round of applause burst out in the conference hall.

Lin Feng extended his hand to signal everyone to stop, and then continued: "In view of the important geographical location of Xi'an Palace, I have decided to move the Governor's Palace to Xi'an. Do you have any objections?"

"No, Xi'an is more suitable than Jiazhou for the governor's palace of our Zhenming Army, both in terms of city size and geographical location." Wang Qin was the first to agree. "I completely agree. We Tingfengwei have just received news that Zhang Xianzhong has won many battles in Hubei and is on the verge of occupying Xiangyang. If the main force of our Zhenming Army moves to Xi'an as soon as possible, we can effectively curb the development of Zhang Xianzhong and others." Guo Zheng also analyzed the surrounding situation and said.

"We have no objection." Others also expressed their opinions. As long as they are not stupid, of course they know that Xi'an is definitely much better than Jiazhou.

"Okay, then we will decide to move the Governor's Palace south to Xi'an, but our Zhenming Army has a big business now, so relocation is not that easy. Moreover, Xi'an has just been occupied and is not stable enough. I will consider moving the staff there first. , and then move the Government Affairs Council here after the situation in Xi'an Prefecture stabilizes." Lin Feng arranged.

"The Marquis is very considerate of this. The government affairs of our Governor's Mansion must not be disconnected. I suggested that Hu Yanming from the Construction Department bring a few people there first to renovate the place in the Governor's Mansion." Su Shunnian suggested.

"Okay, let Hu Yanming go south with us then." Lin Feng agreed.

"Yes!" Hu Yanming came out to receive the order.

"In addition, we also need to adjust the troops belonging to the Zhenming Army. As the territory becomes larger and larger, our current troops are not enough.

At present, our Zhenming Army has formed 7 division-level units: the 4st Cavalry Division, the st Mobile Division, the nd Mobile Division, the rd Mobile Division, the Fugu Combat Division, the Datong Combat Division, and the Taiyuan Combat Division, as well as the st and nd Shanxi Combat Divisions. The brigade-level units are the rd Brigade, the rd Brigade and the Luoyang Combat Brigade.

Now the 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Mobile Division, Datong Combat Division, Taiyuan Combat Division and the 2nd and 3rd Shanxi Combat Brigade are all in Shanxi. The 1st Shanxi Combat Brigade and Luoyang Combat Brigade are in Luoyang.

There are only three division-level units in Shaanxi: Fugu Combat Division, Second Mobile Division, and Third Mobile Division. The strength is obviously insufficient.

Therefore, I am considering forming another Yan'an combat division to be responsible for mobile defense operations from Yan'an Prefecture to Jiazhou. Zhuang Hong, the vice president of Zhenming Military Academy, serves as the division commander, and Ning Long, the former deputy general of Shanxi Province, serves as the deputy division commander. The establishment is 10,000 people. Some of the troops are taken from Zhenming Military Academy and Jiazhou Minzhuang, and the rest are mainly supplemented by new recruits.

From now on, the 1st Cavalry Division and the 1st to 3rd Mobile Divisions, these divisions named after numbers, will be designated as Category A divisions with a strength of 15,000 men and will mainly perform mobile offensive tasks. Other divisions named after places such as Fugu Combat Division and Taiyuan Combat Division are Category B divisions with a strength of 10,000 people and mainly perform regional defense tasks. " Lin Feng then ordered.

Considering that the Datong Combat Division has left the Datong garrison and has been expanded to 15,000 troops, the division was renamed Shanxi Combat Division 1 and upgraded to a Category A division. The division commander and brigade general appointments remain unchanged.

In this way, the army under the Zhenming Army currently has 5 Category A divisions, namely the st Cavalry Division, the st to rd Mobile Division, and the st Shanxi Combat Division, with a total strength of people.

There are three Category B divisions, namely Fugu Combat Division, Taiyuan Combat Division, and Yan'an Combat Division, with a total strength of 3 troops.

In addition to the 4 brigade units, each with 5000 people, as well as the Guards Brigade and Zhenming Military Academy with 5000 people, the total number of the army is .

"After Lord Marquis makes this adjustment, the organization of our Zhenming Army will be clearer. The newly formed Yan'an Combat Division can greatly strengthen our defense power in central and northern Shaanxi, so that the Second and Third Mobile Divisions can freely carry out offensive tasks." Wang Qin agreed.

"That's what I'm thinking about. There are only 6,000 people in the Third Mobile Division now, and there is a lot of shortage. We must hurry up and recruit new recruits for them. After the formation of the Yan'an Combat Division is completed, the Third Mobile Combat Division will also be transferred to Xi'an." Lin Feng ordered. .

"Yes!" Wang Qin replied.

"In addition, in order to strengthen the unified command of the troops in northern Shanxi, Lu Xiangsheng served as the supervisor in the name of deputy general manager of the staff department, and formed the northern Shanxi Corps to unified command the troops of the 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Shanxi Combat Division and 3rd Shanxi Combat Brigade. The total strength About 35,000 people were responsible for ensuring the security of northern Shanxi and waiting for an opportunity to recapture Datong City.

The corps is not a permanent establishment and will be disbanded by order of the Governor-General after completing its combat missions. The division supervisor mainly exercises command authority and does not interfere in the specific military affairs of other divisions and brigade units. " Lin Feng then ordered.

He now has more trust in Lu Xiangsheng's ability and loyalty. Besides, the Zhenming Army also has a check and balance mechanism called the subjugation system. The payment of military pay is controlled by the Governor's Mansion, so it is impossible for any general to take away his officers and soldiers to surrender to the enemy.

Considering that the northern Shanxi region not only had to deal with threats from the grasslands, but also had to fight the Ming army, Lin Feng felt that it was still necessary to strengthen unified command.

"Master Marquis, what about Peng Xing's Second Shanxi Combat Brigade? Should it still be directly under the command of the Governor's Mansion?" Wang Qin asked. He was worried that Lin Feng had forgotten the Second Brigade.

“Baodezhou, where the Second Brigade is located, is very close to Fugu, and with the Northern Shanxi Corps nearby, there is no need for separate garrisoning.

After considering the relocation of the Governor's Mansion to the south, it was difficult for our Zhenming Army to shift the focus of operations. We informed Peng Xing to lead the Shanxi Second Brigade south to Xi'an and hand over the defense of Baodezhou to the Fugu Combat Division. "Lin Feng already had arrangements for the Shanxi Second Brigade and ordered by the way.

"Understood, our secretary department will draft an order immediately and submit it to your Excellency for signature and then issue it." Lin Jiakang was responsible for the implementation.

(End of this chapter)