The emperor didn't come, and all the generals and staff officers were drinking tea and chatting.

This annual meeting of the Han army was mainly about the issue of army expansion. In the Battle of Jiangnan, many soldiers were killed and retired. There are only about 60,000 people in the main army, and the two cavalry armies have changed from 30,000 people in one army to more than 20,000 people!

The Han army suffered the most losses, 50,000 people, and now there are only 35,000 people. At this annual meeting, the three affiliated armies also sent generals to attend the meeting.

"All stand up." Hearing the sound of footsteps, General Staff Chen Dong immediately shouted.

Everyone immediately stood up and saluted: "Greetings to the Great Emperor (Lord Gong)." ”

"Okay, generals, sit down."

After everyone sat down, Chen Xiong also immediately spoke: "After the Jiangnan War, all armies suffered heavy losses, but the empire did not send new soldiers to replenish. Today, the deity clearly informed the generals: the main force of the empire will be reduced, and the number of the main force will be maintained at about 60,000. Recently, the foreign feudal army has also stopped recruiting more manpower. ”

The generals nodded immediately, and although they were a little disappointed, they did not dare to have any opinions.

Although the main army was not replenished, the guards of the counties and counties in various states were expanded a lot. In the Liangjiang area alone, there were 500,000 city guards. In addition to the lack of firearms, the heavily armed city guards were not bad at work.

Seeing that the generals were in a low mood, Chen Xiong smiled and said: "In the future, the main army and the foreign army will all be cavalry infantry and firearms. The establishment of the armed forces will also be changed. ”

After Chen Xiong finished speaking, Chen Dong, the general staff of the empire, also immediately spoke: "The Han army is reorganized again, first of all, the emperor's pro-army. The Han 1, Han 2, and Han 3rd armies were canceled, as were the heavy cavalry corps and the 01st division. ”

"The Emperor's pro-army was reorganized into: the First Imperial Army, the Second Imperial Army, the Third Imperial Army, and the Imperial Praetorian Guard. The imperial army consisted of: 20,000 armor soldiers, more than 20,000 firearms soldiers, 20,000 heavy cavalry, and a total of more than 60,000 infantry cavalry. 25,000 horses and 13,000 cattle. The Praetorian Guard is composed of: more than 10,000 firearms soldiers, 10,000 heavy cavalry and 30,000 iron guard cavalry, a total of more than 50,000 foot cavalry, 50,000 war horses, and 10,000 war cattle. ”

The three armies are 180,000, plus the Praetorian Guard is 230,000, and the combat effectiveness of nearly 50,000 war cattle cannot be ignored!

All the generals and commanders were shocked, the Han army had reached 230,000, no wonder the emperor didn't need to expand the army again!

Let everyone come back to their senses, and when Deputy General Staff Officer Chen Nan spoke, he said: "The Han Five, Han, Han, Seven, Han, Han, Han, Ninth Army, and the two cavalry armies have been reorganized. The original Han Fifth Army was renamed the First Army of Yan and Huang, and the commander was Chen Chang, a second-class general. The original Sixth Army of the Han Dynasty was renamed the Second Army of Yan and Huang, and the commander was Lin Hu, a second-class general. The original Seventh Army of the Han Dynasty was renamed the Third Army of Yan and Huang, and the commander was Lin Jiading, a third-class general. The original Eighth Army of the Han Dynasty was renamed the Yanhuang Fifth Army, and the commander was Luo Hu, a third-class general. The original Han Ninth Army was renamed the Yanhuang Sixth Army, and the commander was Liang En, a third-class general. The Fifth Cavalry Army was renamed the Hanbei Army, and the commander was Zhang Shou, a third-class general. The Sixth Cavalry Army was renamed the Handong Army, and the commander was Wu Li, a third-class general. The Internal Guard Army was renamed the Hanzhong Army, and the commander was Yang Muqiu, a second-class general. First-class general Zuo Zongwei formed the Hannan Army. ”

The black ball was overjoyed, he finally got rid of the hard days of guarding Guangzhou, and with the military silver people controlling the city guards, the role of the internal guard army was already dispensable.

The most excited is Zuo Zongwei, who can finally return to the ranks of the field army.

Everyone was still quiet, but there were a lot more smiles on their faces. Although the forces are scattered, the empire is also stronger.

Chen Xiong also began to say: "The main army of each department is composed of 20,000 armored soldiers, 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 firearms soldiers. An army has a total of 60,000 horses, including 12,000 horses and 10,000 cattle. ”

After speaking, the infantry Chen Xiong also glanced at Qiu Sen and other generals of the water division.

"The naval division remained unchanged, and the Guangzhou naval division was renamed the First Fleet of the Imperial Navy, and the commander was Second Admiral Qiu Sen."

Qiu Sen was overjoyed, and hurriedly clenched his fists quietly. The annual meeting of hundreds of people, they can't open their mouths at will.

Even the infantry of the three armies of the empire could ride ox carts, but most of the infantry of the Yan and Huang armies could only walk, after all, war cattle were mainly used to transport supplies. Similarly, the Imperial Army was equipped with Yanhuang rear-loading artillery, and the Yanhuang armies could only use Chongzhen 19-type breech guns, and they didn't even have bazooka mortars.

This kind of weapon is too advanced, Chen Xiong is not at ease to hand it over to a natural person, and only the reincarnated soldiers can ensure that these advanced equipment will not fall into the hands of hostile forces.

From the first army of Yan and Huang to the sixth army, as well as the eastern, southern, western, northern, and central Han armies, a total of ten main armies. The Hanxi Army still bears the name of the Great Western Army, but its numbers and equipment will also be on par with those of other armies.

Ten armies are 600,000 people, 120,000 horses and 100,000 cattle. Fortunately, a large number of cattle and horses have been reincarnated before, otherwise Chen Xiong would have been exhausted to death.

With the addition of 230,000 emperors' pro-army, the empire's field army was about 830,000. Of the 830,000 troops, nearly 380,000 were firearms and 200,000 cavalry.

After Chen Xiong finished speaking, he took a break, and it was also the turn of Deputy General Staff Officer Chen Zhong to speak: "The commander of the main force has made it clear that all departments will be formed within three months next spring, and there will be no shortage of firearms for war horses and cattle, and they can barely supply firearms. However, the remaining firearms will not be enough, so the three feudal armies will continue to rest next year, and if it goes well, they will return to Liaodong the next year. The armament of the three feudal armies remained unchanged, but they were also equipped with 10,000 cavalry and 5,000 war cattle, and 10,000 or 20,000 firearms troops will be formed next summer and autumn. ”

The decisive battle in the Central Plains is a matter for the Han people, and it doesn't matter if you have them or not! After the actual combat test, Chen Xiong found that the strength of the three feudal armies was really not very good! However, they are the right-hand man of the future colonial world, and some black work is indispensable to the soldiers of the three feudatories, and then the three feudatories will be vigorously expanded.

The generals of the three feudal armies were also relieved, and they knew the terrible Han army in the first battle of Jiangnan, and even the ordinary Han army was much stronger than them.

The Han Gao army doesn't matter, anyway, they play soy sauce, but the Han Wei army and the Han An army are unwilling to be left behind.

The main purpose of this annual meeting is the reorganization of the Han army, and it is mainly to explain to the generals to reassure the army.

"Due to the lack of armament supply, the Anbei Army continues to remain unchanged, so if the generals have any questions, they will consult with the staff officers."

After Chen Xiong finished speaking, he stood up, a well-ranked army doesn't need to be too polite.

"Congratulations to the Emperor."

"Congratulations to my lord."

As soon as the Emperor left, General Heiqiu immediately stood up: "Hehe, Chief of Staff, will you send the armaments to my Internal Guard first?" No, it's the Hanzhong Army. ”

Chen Dong shook his head: "Commander Yang, the equipment and war horses must be sent to the Huainan front first, or you can ask the lord." ”

Blackball immediately shook his head: "Forget it, wait a little longer!" ”

Seeing that Zuo Zongwei had something to say, Chen Zhong said: "Commander Zuo, you can go to the Liangjiang area to recruit troops at any time, and staff officers at all levels will also send them after training the soldiers and horses." ”

Zuo Zongwei was overjoyed: "Respect the order! He also knows that now that Lingnan is stable and rich, there are not many people who want to be soldiers, and of course, Lingnan manpower has begun to be lacking! Half of the two million soldiers and horses of the Yanhuang Empire were Lingnan, which also made Lingnan young and strong begin to lack.

The annual meeting of the military headquarters ended two days later, and the generals and commanders also hurried back to their stations.

Huainan.

The army commanders could not return to Guangzhou, but they also took turns to take leave in Yangzhou.

"Haha, okay, you can finally equip the artillery gun!" It was still Wu Li's suggestion to change the cavalry back to the infantry army, and he found that after the rise of firearms, the cavalry also began to be reduced to a second-rate army.

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