Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 415 Reorganization of the White Tower
AD [-], Wang Jingcheng.

The battle on the front line is in full swing, and the Zhenxi Army has already retreated the troops led by the Ninth Prince Long Han by relying on its powerful combat power, and they were completely defeated.

Although the ninth prince, Long Han, still has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, the sixth prince, Long Qing, is not worried at all. Apart from having enough confidence in the combat power of the Zhenxi Army, he also has disdain for his younger brother Long Han.

Compared with the scheming Long Qing's ten-year plan, Long Han, who was supported by the Central Army and the Nanchuan Army by chance, is more like an upstart. Although he has risen strongly and has a large number of troops to support him, his foundation is too shallow after all.

How shallow is it? Long Han has been traveling around the world since he was 15 years old, and the sixth prince, Long Qing, has never even met his younger brother, let alone the support of Wang Jing's nobles.

Although most of the imperial city was destroyed in the previous scuffle, and many palaces were turned into ruins, after the sixth prince took control of Wang Jing, he immediately sent people to repair the imperial city.

There is no other reason why Long Qing is so enthusiastic about the repair and reconstruction of the imperial city, because this will soon become his residence, where he will command the world after he becomes emperor.

"Your Highness, do you think this dress fits well?" Long Qing was trying on the newly made dragon robe under the service of the maid. Although the battle on the front line was still going on, he was already preparing for his ascension to the throne.

Long Qing turned around the bronze mirror, and saw himself wearing a dragon robe in the bronze mirror, with a smile on his face: "The dragon robe made by Master He is very good, and I will reward you with [-] gold coins."

"Thank you for the reward, Your Highness." The master tailor of the palace hurriedly knelt down to thank him.

Long Qing ordered: "Go down and make a few more sets according to this size."

"Yes, Your Highness." The court tailor withdrew happily.

"Your Highness, there is another battle report from the front line." The servant trotted in from outside the hall, his face was full of joy, and he reported softly.

Standing in front of the bronze mirror, Long Qing was admiring himself in the dragon robe. He was in a good mood at the moment, waved his hand and said, "Read it to me."

The servant opened the battle report and read aloud: "Our army has successfully captured the central and western regions of Gyeonggi Province, and is now advancing eastward... The first army commander Zhan Ge led the troops to a great victory near Heiyan City, defeated more than [-] enemy troops, and beheaded five Ten thousand level..."

"Okay, okay." Hearing that the front line had won a great victory, Long Qing couldn't help but applaud loudly.

Although he was making final preparations for enthronement, Long Qing still felt uneasy before the Ninth Prince Long Han was dealt with. After all, Long Han still had hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, so it should not be underestimated.

The victory on the front line made Long Qing pacing back and forth in the hall excitedly: "Reward, pass on my order to reward each of the frontline soldiers with two gold coins!"

"Yes" the servant backed out with a face full of joy.

The sixth prince, Long Qing, who controlled Wang Jingcheng, was enjoying great joy at the moment, while the ninth prince, Long Han, who was far away in Gyeonggi Province, was frowning.

The siege and reinforcements of the First Army of the Zhenxi Army caused a lot of losses to Long Han's troops, and almost all the garrison troops under his command were lost. If Lin Chuan hadn't led the troops to burn their food and grass behind the Zhenxi Army, maybe they would still Lose more.

Now Long Han's troops had retreated to a place called White Tower fifty miles away from Black Rock City and gathered at a place called the White Tower. Facing the aggressive offensive of the Zhenxi Army, the entire joint headquarters was gloomy.

Long Han himself is not good at commanding operations, and his subordinates, Marshal Lan Yu of the Central Army and Marshal Lin Nuoyan of the Nanchuan Army, are at peace but not at heart.

Although there are many troops under Long Han's command, they are divided into several sections, including the garrison troops and the recruited miscellaneous armed forces. In addition, there are noble armed forces supporting him, the Central Army, and the Nanchuan Army.

It can be said that the Ninth Prince Long Han's subordinates are a pot of mishmash, there are all kinds of troops, and the combat power is also uneven. When fighting, some people are brave, while others are greedy for life and afraid of death.

Sometimes the military orders issued by the Joint Command need to be conveyed layer by layer, first to each legion, then to the corps, to the flag regiment, to the flag battalion, and finally it was two days later when the grassroots soldiers received the order.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it actually shows the chaos of the command system under the command of the Ninth Prince Long Han. All the troops fight independently, especially the nobles. They only obey the orders of Long Han, and the rest The commands don't work.

However, the armed forces of the nobility consisted of more than a dozen banner battalions, which were distributed in a vast area, and Long Han was unable to command them in person, and the result was that they fought on their own.

In addition to the uneven quality of the troops and the chaotic command system, the issue of military discipline also tested Long Han, the Ninth Prince. The army is horrible.

Every day, complaints from residents of Gyeonggi Province were sent to the joint headquarters like snowflakes. At first, the soldiers just trampled on the fields, and later developed into burglary, robbery, murder, and rape. Noble Banner Camp directly slaughtered a village in the northern part of Gyeonggi Province.

Although the Ninth Prince Long Han severely punished the officers who led the team and beheaded the soldiers who participated in it, but good things did not go out and bad things spread thousands of miles away. The local residents were already full of hostility towards Long Han's troops.

The consequence of being full of hostility is that they can’t collect military rations. Soldiers dare not go out alone at night. Anyway, there is no return. The relationship between the army and the people has reached an extremely tense moment. But at this time, the front line is constantly being defeated...

Compared to the chaos of the Ninth Prince Long Han's troops, on the contrary, their opponent Zhenxi Army is in a state of order. Their combat power is sturdy and their command system is simple and clear.

Facing the severe situation, under the advice of Lin Nuoyan and Lan Yu, the Ninth Prince Long Han had no choice but to reorganize the army under his command in a state of war in order to reverse the unfavorable situation.

The reorganization of the White Tower was a famous reorganization carried out by the Ninth Prince Long Han in the process of seizing the throne. The reorganization of the troops under his command not only improved the combat effectiveness, but also eliminated the long-standing internal contradictions. Victory laid a solid foundation.

The reorganized army is collectively called the Dynasty Army, with 25 banner regiments of the Central Army, eleven banner regiments of the Nanchuan Army, and fifteen banner regiments of the Internal Guard Army directly under Longhan, a total of 51 banner regiments.

After the reorganization of the army, the original joint command headquarters was abolished, and the supreme command headquarters was established, with the Ninth Prince Long Han as the commander, Lin Nuoyan and Lan Yu as the deputy commanders, responsible for commanding all the troops.

In addition to streamlining and reorganizing the troops, under Lin Chuan's suggestion, the Dynasty Army set up a military discipline troop directly under the Ninth Prince Long Han, responsible for purge military discipline.

With the completion of the reorganization of the White Tower, the troops under the command of the Ninth Prince Longhan took on a new look, ending the bloated and chaotic state.

(End of this chapter)