On the morning of January 18, 1552, in the city of Duyue in Yuanzhou Town of the Han and Tang Empires, the sky was drizzling at this time.

More than half a year has passed since the signing of the armistice agreement between the Han and Tang Empires and the Red Tiger Empire, and now the territory of the original Red Tiger Empire of 13.23 million square kilometers has been divided into 10 new feudal towns of the Han and Tang Empires, and Yuanzhou Town is one of them.

The other nine feudal towns were Shouzhou Town, Jizhou Town, Hengzhou Town, Daozhou Town, Yongzhou Town, Pengzhou Town, Mianzhou Town, Lizhou Town, and Yazhou Town.

These 10 newly carved feudal towns were divided into two military regions, namely the Shouzhou Military Region and the Yongzhou Military Region.

In a military camp in the city of Duyue, thousands of officers and soldiers stood quietly on the playground in the rain, and the scene was a little depressing.

A colonel of the Imperial Army of the Han and Tang Empires, facing thousands of officers and soldiers, shouted: "Brothers, I know that everyone is reluctant to take off this military uniform.

However, you are soldiers! It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders!

The 82nd Garrison Division of the Tongzhou Military Region, in accordance with the order of the Royal Army Command, will be reorganized into the 29th Garrison Brigade of the Shouzhou Military Region, with only 3 infantry regiments and 1 brigade headquarters under its jurisdiction, with an establishment of about 10,000 people.

This also indicates that the 82nd Garrison Division of our Tongzhou Military Region will lay off about 30,000 officers and men. ”

After a pause, Wang Zhilin, commander of the 82nd Garrison Division of the Tongzhou Military Region, continued: "Tell the truth!

Lao Tzu went from division commander to brigade commander all of a sudden, and Lao Tzu felt uncomfortable!

But disarmament, that's the general trend.

Before the signing of the armistice agreement in the Red Tiger Empire, the total strength of our Royal Army exceeded 130 million, and now that the war is over, it is impossible for the country to keep so many soldiers all the time.

Starting today, you will retire from the active duty of the Royal Army of the Han and Tang Empires and become an honorable veteran! ”

Although it was raining lightly, Wang Zhilin could still see that many officers and soldiers on the playground had shed tears.

Immediately, I don't know who started it, and sang the military song of the Han and Tang Empires, and soon thousands of veteran officers and soldiers sang in unison.

"Shall you say that you have no clothes—to be with your son?

Wang Yuxingshi——Repair my spear——

Enmity with the Son......"

Wang Zhilin's eyes couldn't help but reddened in the high military songs, but he couldn't hold back and didn't let the tears flow out.

After the military song was finished, a lieutenant colonel immediately shouted: "If there is a war, we will be recalled!" ”

Later, thousands of veterans also shouted in unison: "If there is a war, recall will return!" "If there is a war, the recall will be returned!" ……

Wang Zhilin's tears finally could not be held back, he raised his right hand, and solemnly saluted thousands of veteran officers and soldiers again.

After thousands of veterans were disbanded, the lieutenant colonel who had just taken the lead in shouting slogans came to Wang Zhilin.

"Lao Ge, I didn't expect you to take the initiative to report to another job, otherwise the position of deputy commander of the 29th Garrison Brigade of the Shouzhou Military Region should be held by you." Wang Zhilin said with some regret.

Ge An said with a smile: "Commander, after the New Year, I will be 47 years old.

Counting the years when I was in the Second Mixed Brigade of the Yuan Zhenwei Army, I was also a proud horse for half my life.

After the end of this war, maybe for many years to come, our Han and Tang Empires will not experience any big wars.

My parents are older, and after changing jobs, I can take care of my father and my mother more. ”

"Lao Ge, I'll see you off in the evening."

"Hehe, don't worry, the division commander, I will definitely drink you under the table tonight."

After the thousands of veterans of the 82nd Garrison Division of the Tongzhou Military Region were disbanded, these officers and men returned to the barracks and began to pack their belongings and prepare to leave the barracks.

"Squad leader, what are you going to do when you go home?" While packing his luggage, Wu Bao asked Niu Wu, the squad leader who was also packing his luggage.

The squad leader Niu Wu said sullenly: "I don't know, but this time I retired from the army, and I divided 100 acres of paddy fields and 200 acres of dry fields in Daozhou Town, and I am ready to go home to discuss with my father, and the whole family immigrated to Daozhou Town."

Brother Bao, what about you? ”

Brother Bao is Wu Bao's nickname, in fact, Wu Bao's age is one year younger than the squad leader Niu Wu.

Wu Bao rubbed his hands and said, "Squad leader, I didn't want to plow the land, I directly asked for a discharge fee of 600 silver coins, plus the military salary I had saved before, and I was going to go home and open a tavern."

My craft, class leader, you have also tasted it, and my family also has an ancestral secret recipe for brewing rice wine, and the rice wine brewed is always delicious. ”

According to Zhou Rui's discussion with Zhou Xiaorong, the new commander-in-chief of the Royal Army of the Han and Tang Empires, the Royal Army of the Han and Tang Empires, with a strength of up to 130 million, will be reduced to 150 group armies and 1,000 garrison brigades.

The group army of the Royal Army of the Han and Tang Empires still has 3 infantry divisions, 1 armored division, 1 artillery division and 1 group army headquarters, with a strength of about 200,000 troops.

However, there have been some changes in the establishment of each infantry division, and each infantry brigade under its jurisdiction will be equipped with one tank battalion, and the division headquarters will also have one tank battalion, but the total strength of the infantry division is still about 40,000.

The garrison brigade has 3 infantry regiments and 1 brigade headquarters, and the brigade headquarters also has 1 tank battalion with a strength of about 10,000 troops.

As a result, the Imperial Army of the Han and Tang Empires will retain only about 40 million troops, and will eliminate almost 90 million active duty officers and soldiers.

These officers and men of the army who have been laid off will receive a very generous discharge pay according to their military age, rank, and military exploits.

There are two options for the payment of military pay, one is to take the money directly, and the other is to get the arable land of 10 new feudal towns.

Since most of the humans in the 6 provinces of the Red Tiger Empire had immigrated to the Han and Tang Empires, now that the Han and Tang Empires have taken these 6 provinces, they have to immigrate here again.

Therefore, in order to speed up the immigration, if the veterans choose to cultivate the land, the value of the area obtained will far exceed the silver coins discounted from the discharge fee.

The squad leader Niu Wu asked, "Brother Bao, is the money enough to open a tavern?" If that's not enough, I'll be able to support you with two or three hundred silver. ”

Wu Bao said: "Squad leader, the money to open a tavern is enough.

You still keep the little money, hurry up and marry a daughter-in-law! ”

The squad leader Niu Wu suddenly blushed, "My father wrote a few days ago, saying that he had told me about a daughter-in-law. ”

"Damn-squad leader, you're hiding so deeply! After retiring from the army, he not only became a small landlord, but also had a landlord's wife.

Squad leader, if you want to get married, you must send me a telegram, and I must go to the wedding wine! ”

Squad leader Niu Wu's tone became a little sad at this time, "It's a pity that they were all sacrificed by the second stunned and glasses, I really hope they can also go and drink a glass of wine." ”

In the sea near the Crescent Island Naval Base, thousands of warships of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires gathered.

Lu Dong, the captain of the battleship Shangyue, looked at the dense battleships on the sea, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The Shang Yue battleship belongs to the "Shang" class full main gun battleship of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires, that is, the Fusang-class full main gun battleship of the Dongying Kingdom.

At this time, Hao Hongwu, the first mate of the Shang Yue, asked, "Captain, is our Shang Yue really going to be mothballed?" ”

Captain Lu Dong nodded gloomily, "It has been decided from above, this time the remaining 20 'Shang' class battleships of our Second Fleet will all be sealed. ”

"So what do we do? Couldn't the Shang-class battleships be allocated to the garrison fleets? ”

"The officers and men of our Shangyue will wait for the next assignment or ...... Discharged.

This time, there will be hundreds of battleships and battlecruisers with all main guns that will be withdrawn from the main fleet, and except for some of them, which will be allocated to the garrison fleet, the rest of the capital ships will be mothballed.

Moreover, the existing all-steel battleships of the garrison fleet, as well as some old battleships, will all be scrapped next. ”

When the first mate Hao Hongwu heard this, he immediately said in frustration: "The Royal Army has already begun to disarm, and now it is finally our turn to the Royal Navy, but I don't know how many officers and soldiers we have to cut this time?" ”

Captain Lu Dong patted the shoulder of the first mate Hao Hongwu, "No matter how disarmament is, it won't be your kid's turn."

The 25-year-old battleship first mate, there may not be many in our entire Royal Navy. ”

First mate Hao Hongwu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Captain, what about you?" ”

Captain Lu Dong shrugged his shoulders and said: "I am almost 50 years old this year, and I am enough to stay in this Royal Navy disarmament."

But that's fine, my eldest daughter-in-law already has one, and when I retire, I can make fun of my grandson at home! ”

Captain Lu Dong suddenly lowered his voice, "Hongwu, if you want to go to the aircraft carrier, you have to hurry up now."

In the future, the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires should mainly focus on aircraft carriers and form aircraft carrier formations.

If you are assigned to a battleship or a battlecruiser this time, it will be difficult for you to transfer to an aircraft carrier in the future. ”

"Thank you captain for reminding me, I will definitely find a way to transfer to the aircraft carrier."

Hao Hongwu felt that he should have no problem transferring to an aircraft carrier.

Hao Hongwu is not only a top student who graduated from the Royal Naval Academy of the Han and Tang Empires, but also has a series of dazzling military exploits on his resume, and more importantly, Hao Desheng, the commander of the Twelfth Fleet of the Royal Navy, is Hao Hongwu's own uncle.

In a large hall of the imperial palace in Lingyang City, the capital of the Liang Yan Empire, Prime Minister Lü Qing announced to Emperor Fan Yi: "Your Majesty, according to reliable information obtained by the intelligence department.

The Han and Tang Empires were indeed undergoing a major disarmament, and their army was reduced by about 90 million at once, leaving only 150 group armies and 1,000 garrison brigades, with a strength of about 40 million.

In addition, many battleships and battle cruisers of the Han and Tang Imperial Navy will be mothballed, and some old warships will be directly dismantled or used as target ships.

The air force of the Han and Tang Empires also had great efforts to disarm, and the early fighters and bombers would be decommissioned. ”

Emperor Fan Yi sighed and said, "Even if the Han and Tang Empires carry out a major disarmament, their military strength is not something that our Liang Yan Empire can compete with.

I hope that the Han and Tang Empires will not hit our Liang Yan Empire with their ideas next. ”

Prime Minister Lu Qing said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, although the Han and Tang Empires defeated the Nine Nations Military Alliance, and annexed more than 13 million square kilometers of land in the Red Tiger Empire.

However, presumably the Han and Tang Empires have also paid a lot for this, especially in terms of military spending, otherwise the Han and Tang Empires would not have carried out such a large disarmament.

Chen believes that the Han and Tang Empires will not take the initiative to provoke wars in a short period of time, and our Liangyan Empire should have a period of stable development in the future. ”

Emperor Fan Yi then said: "Be careful that the Han and Tang Empires shift their attention to the Qi'an Empire, the Western Qin Empire, and the Eastern Qin Empire, and our Liang Yan Empire still needs the forces of these three countries to contain the land forces of the Han and Tang Empires." ”

Feeling the powerful threat of the Han and Tang Empires, almost all the forces of the Qi'an Empire, the Western Qin Empire, and the Eastern Qin Empire have joined the Four-Power Alliance against the Han and Tang Empires.

Of course, this so-called Quadruple Alliance is actually not very strong, even if almost all the forces of these three countries have joined the Quadruple Alliance, it has not delayed their attack on each other.

During the war between the Han and Tang Empires and the Nine Nations Military Alliance, several forces that had joined the Four Nations Alliance were annexed by other forces.

And those forces that expanded their territory also joined the Quadruple Alliance.

Prime Minister Lu Qing nodded and said: "Our Liang Yan Empire has reached a consensus with some of the big forces of those three countries, once the Han and Tang Empires make a move, those big forces will unite with our Liang Yan Empire to resist the invasion of the Han and Tang Empires." ”

"Let the intelligence department increase the surveillance of the Han and Tang Empires, and don't let go of any trouble.

By the way, how long will it take for the Eagle's Nest-class aircraft carrier to enter service? How many supersubmarines have been started now? ”

The Eagle's Nest-class aircraft carrier of the Liang Yan Empire has a full load displacement of 42,000 tons and can carry 108 carrier-based aircraft, including 36 carrier-based fighters, 36 carrier-based dive bombers and 36 carrier-based torpedo attack aircraft.

The super submarine of the Liang Yan Empire, with a range of up to 58,000 kilometers, can carry 3 folding water dive bombers.

The Eagle's Nest class aircraft carrier and the super submarine are the two hole cards of the Liang Yan Imperial Navy against the Han and Tang Imperial Navy.

"Your Majesty, all 30 Eagle's Nest-class aircraft carriers are already undergoing sea trials, and all Eagle's Nest-class aircraft carriers are currently performing well.

If there are no accidents, these 30 Eagle's Nest-class aircraft carriers can be delivered to the Navy in the next three months.

In addition to the three that have already been built, 68 supersubmarines are under construction at the same time, and 12 more will start construction next month. ”

"Is there a plan for the construction of a new aircraft carrier in the Admiralty?"

"Your Majesty, the Admiralty has submitted a design drawing for a new aircraft carrier, but it ......"

"But what?"

"The Admiralty's newly designed aircraft carrier has a full load displacement of up to 88,000 tons and can carry 180 carrier-based aircraft, but the cost is almost three times that of the Eagle's Nest class aircraft carrier.

Of course, the survivability of the new aircraft carrier is much greater than that of the Eagle's Nest class aircraft carrier. ”

Emperor Fan Yi shook his head and said, "Our Liang Yan Empire is not a big dog like the Han and Tang Empires.

Aircraft carriers mainly rely on carrier-based aircraft for operations, and there are only 72 more carrier-based aircraft, and the cost is so high, it is better to continue to build Eagle's Nest-class aircraft carriers! ”