"Chapter 125: The Formation of the New Army"
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"Appointments: General Minami Toshinao is the commander of the 1st Independent Wing, General Izumiyama Masayoshi is the commander of the 2nd Independent Wing, General Tendo Shin is the commander-in-chief of the 1st and 2nd Independent Wings, General Hattori Heiji is the commander of the 3rd Independent Wing, General Numata Nobutada is the commander of the 4th Independent Wing, and General Aooka Nobumoto is the commander-in-chief of the 3rd and 4th Independent Wings. ”
"General Ogasawara Masanobu is the commander of the Fifth Independent Wing, General Kashihiro Kantai is the commander of the Sixth Independent Wing, General Muto Tachitora is the commander-in-chief of the Fifth and Sixth Wings; General Yosuke Morioka is the commander of the Seventh Independent Wing; General Hideki Sanada is the commander of the Eighth Independent Wing; and General Inoue Shuzawa is the commander-in-chief of the Seventh and Eighth Independent Wings. ”
"General Takuma Ishigaki is the commander of the 9th Independent Wing, General Kei Nakajima is the commander of the 10th Independent Wing, General Daisuke Nagasawa is the commander of the 11th Independent Wing, and General Rokuda Yu is the commander-in-chief of the 9th, 10th, and 11th Independent Wing!"
On the day that Assam led his army to escort the Uesugi prisoners of war to continue northward, Tanta Kantai, who was already idle at home, came to the barracks of the New Army with letters of appointment at the invitation of Bai Feng, and then read out the letters of appointment of the generals one by one in front of all the officers and men of the New Army.
If the mood of the young generals such as Nanfang Li Zhi was excited, then the mood of the most senior generals such as Tiantong Trust was ecstatic; they thought that the general promised by the governor of the Yanhuang family was just a false title, but they didn't expect it to be a real job!
However, what is this Wei general? Tiantong Trust and other four generals, who were happy and a little puzzled, were not embarrassed to ask.
Suzuki Tadashige, who came to the barracks with Tanta, also took the stage to read out the military regulations and military laws of the Yanhuang family to the officers and men of the army after Tanta read out the letter of appointment.
Although the establishment of the independent wing of the new army is a new establishment temporarily used by Bai Feng, the establishment of all levels under the independent wing is still the common establishment of the Yan and Huang families, and this new type of establishment that is different from other families is still relatively easy to understand.
The most basic unit of the Yanhuang family's army is a squadron of ten ashigaru, usually led by experienced veterans, and a squadron composed of ten squads and one hundred ashigaru, usually led by a low-ranking samurai, with the rank of ashigaru leader.
The five squadrons of 500 ashigaru brigades are generally led by intermediate samurai with the rank of ashigaru general; the four squadrons of 2,000 ashigaru are generally led by senior samurai and the rank of shogun; because the independent wing is a temporary formation, it is different from the permanent wing of the Yan and Huang Army, but the rank of Nanbu Toshinao and others who serve as the wing commander is still the rank of shogun.
The commander of a brigade composed of 10,000 ashigaru brigades of five wings was originally a senior general with a relatively awkward position, because they did not have a suitable military rank; it would be too high for them to be subordinate generals, after all, there are generals at the level of division commanders above the brigade commanders, and it would be too low to let them be generals, after all, the wing commanders below the brigade commander are generals at the level of generals.
It just so happened that the military rank of Tiantong Trust and the others was not easy to determine this time, so Bai Feng simply set up a new rank of General Wei between the general and the general;
After figuring out the status and rank of General Wei, the joy on the faces of the four generals such as Tiantong Trust was even worse, and at the same time, it was inevitable that there was some tension and depression; even if Suzuki Tadashige did not mention the strength foundation required to serve as General Wei, how could they not know?
In the Yanhuang family army, the co-captain of the rank of general needs to have the strength of a high-level samurai, and the brigade commander who is one level higher than the co-captain does not necessarily have the strength of a super-level samurai, at least he must have the strength of a top-level senior samurai.
Can the three of Muto Lihu, who are still mid-level samurai to this day, not feel nervous and depressed? Tiantong Trust, who was already faintly about to break through to the realm of high-level samurai, instantly understood in his heart why he and the others were only commanders-in-chief and not brigade commanders.
The improvement of strength is not an overnight thing, but how can there be free good things and opportunities waiting for him in the world? Tiantong, who has a higher vision, knows that he is now either one step forward to become the commander of the real power brigade, or one step back to become a virtual guard general.
For the first time, Tendo's impulse to express himself was so strong that he had to take a few deep breaths to suppress the urge in his heart.
He also needed to try his best to suppress the impulse in his heart, and there was also the expressionless Rokuta Yunari on the side, who had served as a general of the Maori family, and as soon as he heard Suzuki Tadashige's explanation, he immediately understood how high the gold content of the Yanhuang family general was.
Different from the mentality of Tiantong Trust and others, Rokuta Yusei, who is strong enough to be qualified for the position of brigade commander and the rank of general, has enough confidence to rely on his own ability to become the head of the Yanhuang family's real power brigade, and even the head of the real power division!
Yunari Rokuta, who had never given up his family's dream of revival, suddenly felt at this moment that the most correct choice he had made in the past 20 years was to join Shimura Mitsuyasu to surrender to the Yanhuang family. Perhaps, this is the opportunity for the Rokuta family to re-establish itself in the empire, and when he thinks of this, Rokuta Yusei's heart is on fire, and even has the idea of dying as a confidant!
After Tanyasu and Tadashige Suzuki left the barracks, the five senior generals of Wei, including Yusei Rokuda and Tendo Xinxin, began to discuss the matter of organizing the army with the generals under their respective commands; in particular, the appointment of the gendarmes of the former military police squadron and the middle and low-ranking generals of the former Mogami Army was the top priority of their discussions, because Bai Feng deliberately delegated the appointment power of officers at all levels to them.
A fully staffed independent wing needs to appoint eight captains at the level of Ashigaru generals, forty squadron leaders at the level of the head of the Ashigaru group, and 400 squad leaders at the level of ashigaru captains.
The experience of commanding troops of the generals such as Tiantong Trust was obviously not applicable to the army of the Yanhuang family, so their experience could play a rather limited role;
As a result of the deliberations and deliberations of the people, 220 gendarmes were transferred from each gendarmerie squadron as squadron leaders and 44 gendarmerie officers as squadron leaders, 180 Ashigaru group leaders and 32 Ashigaru generals from the former Mogami Army as squadron leaders, and 40 mid-ranking samurai from the Rokuta family as squadron leaders and 12 senior samurai as squadron leaders.
The 400 squad leaders required for each wing are veterans with relatively rich military experience; in addition, the gendarmes required for the full strength of each gendarmerie squadron are also selected from each wing to ensure that each gendarmerie squadron is still at full strength.