In the meeting hall, the middle and senior officers of the Chinese Independence Army gathered together and waited for Li Mingyuan to arrive.

After the Battle of Arequipa, Li Mingyuan was busy in the city for two days, and then went to Lake Titicaca to look for treasure, and he had not yet rewarded the meritorious generals in the war.

"Head Li, congratulations on your ascension in advance." Wang Xiaoshan, who was sitting next to Li Dawei, said with a smile.

The cavalry regiment was the first to break through the Peruvian positions when blocking Peruvian reinforcements, resulting in the rout of the Peruvian army on all fronts, and was one of the more dazzling generals in this battle.

"Brother Wang has won the award, it is not the credit of a unit of the cavalry regiment to break through the position, if it were not for the troops of Division Commander Zhang to fight the front station, we would not have succeeded so easily."

Don't fight, don't know each other, the last time they besieged Umatto, the two had a conflict, but with the private understanding, the relationship between the two is getting better and better, and they have become friends.

"Commander Li, don't be modest, the cavalry regiment not only made great contributions in the Battle of Arequipa, but also captured 7,000 military horses, and the two credits add up, and the position of a regiment commander can't run."

"Hehe, don't hide it from Brother Wang, the prince told me privately that the cavalry regiment will be expanded into a cavalry brigade, and one of the regiments is still one person and two horses." Li Dawei was no longer modest, and said the promise that Li Mingyuan had given him in advance.

"Brother Li has made a great contribution, and the cavalry brigade commander deserves it."

"Brother Wang also performed very well this time, presumably the prince will promote you."

"It's hard to say, there are many people who have made meritorious contributions in this battle, such as Sun Qisheng of the Special Brigade, who led more than 50 of his subordinates to capture the commander of the Arequipa garrison, and the inside and outside should join forces to take Arequipa City.

In addition, Division Commander Chen Guozhu and Brigade Commander Zhou only wiped out 4,000 Peruvian troops with less than 100 casualties, compared to them, my little credit is nothing. Wang Xiaoshan shook his head and said.

"Sun Qisheng is good, he took the rank of general among the ten thousand troops, and took the commander of the Peruvian city with more than fifty soldiers, and he didn't lose a single person, so he had to be admired."

Wang Xiaoshan blushed when he heard this, the special forces were originally his subordinates, and now the original subordinates have made greater contributions than him, and he is still worried about promotion, comparing the two, he is a little embarrassed.

"Brother Xiaoshan, I don't mean anything else, don't get me wrong." Wang Xiaoshan's expression was embarrassed, and Li Dawei was worried that Wang Xiaoshan would misunderstand him and sarcastically explain it.

"It doesn't matter, the original subordinates made meritorious contributions, and it's too late for me, the old chief, to be happy for him, and I won't have other ideas." Wang Xiaoshankou said this, but he was a little lost in his heart.

The Chinese Independence Army was established less than two months ago, and the selection of officers was all based on military merits.

An ordinary soldier, as long as he can make meritorious contributions, may be promoted to squad leader or platoon commander at once, and a middle-level officer may also be promoted to regiment commander or brigade commander.

Wang Xiaoshan is Li Mingyuan's bodyguard, and he has a greater chance of meritorious service than ordinary Chinese soldiers.

However, because of the mistake made by Detective Duraya and missed the early battle of the Chinese Independence Army, many people who were originally lower than him were already at the same level or even higher than him, and they were naturally a little disappointed.

When Li Dawei was talking with Wang Xiaoshan and others, Sun Qisheng and others, who had made great contributions to conquering Arequipa on the other side, also discussed the reward.

"Captain Sun, if we capture Ikidok, what reward will the prince give us?" Chen Donkey, who was sitting in the corner, said eagerly.

"Donkey Chen, what reward do you want, or let the prince reward you with a large piece of golden yuan?"

Sun Qisheng said with a smile.

"Really give me a piece of ingot?" Chen Donkey'er said with wide eyes.

"Of course it's true, the prince brought back hundreds of carts of gold yesterday, and according to your merits, it is very possible to reward you with a gold yuan." Sun Qisheng teased.

"Donkey Chen, are you a little promising, okay? A piece of gold yuan treasure fascinates you, when the soldier made meritorious service to the south of Brazil, the land rewarded by the prince is not as good as a gold yuan treasure? Cai Jiu reprimanded.

"Brother Cai's lesson is that I still earn land as a soldier for meritorious service, and I don't want Jin Yuanbao." Chen Donkey said suddenly.

The Chinese officers waited in the hall for more than ten minutes, and Li Mingyuan and Liu Pu walked into the hall.

"The son of the world is good." The officer in the hall immediately stood up and said.

"Sit down, everybody." Li Mingyuan waved his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and then sat on the main seat, observing the officers sitting below.

The council was set up in the headquarters of the garrison of Arequipa, and the large hall could accommodate five or six hundred people.

More than three hundred officers sat in the hall, many of whom were new faces.

After roughly observing the officers in the hall, Li Mingyuan said, "The Battle of Arequipa was a successful battle to annihilate the enemy, in which the cavalry regiment, the first division, the first mixed brigade, and the special brigade performed the most brilliantly, and the overall performance of the other units was also relatively good. Li Mingyuan first made a summary evaluation of the Arequipa Campaign, and then continued: "There are three main things to gather everyone today, the first is the military restructuring, the second is to confirm the transfer to Brazil, and the last is to reward the meritorious generals of Arequipa. ”

Except for Li Mingyuan and Liu Pu, who knew about the reform of the military system, the other Chinese officers did not get the news, so they looked at Li Mingyuan on the main seat suspiciously.

"Chief of Staff Liu, tell everyone the specific details of the reform of the military system."

Liu Pu understood, stood up and took a pre-prepared list and said:

The first formation of the army

The establishment of the field army is as follows:

army

Four divisions: the first division of the Zhaowu Division, the second division of the Zhenwu Division, the third division of the Dingwu Division, the fourth division of the An Martial Division, (each division is full of 10,000 people, and the provisional number is 6,000 people,)

Three brigades

The first mixed brigade was formed into the Tiger Guard Brigade, and the second mixed brigade was formed into the Tiger Brigade

Tianxiong Praetorian Guard Brigade, (6,000 per brigade, 3,000 provisional,)

A cavalry brigade: the Yulin Janissary Brigade, under the jurisdiction of the first Xiao Cavalry Regiment, the second flying cavalry regiment, and the third cloud cavalry regiment. (Full number of 3,000, provisional number of 3,000.) ）

An artillery brigade, (full strength of 3,000, provisional strength of 2,000)

A special forces command

Subordinate: reconnaissance battalion, special brigade, broadsword team

(Full number of 1,500 people, provisional number of 1,000.) ）

Engineer Regiment (full 1,000, provisional 500,)

Gendarmerie Corps (full 1,000, 300 temporary. ）

Navy: (Tentative two thousand.) ）

Logistics is not remembered

After the provisional editing,

The number of the army field army was 39,800 men. The navy was two thousand, with a total strength of forty-one thousand eight hundred.

When fully strengthened, the size of the field army will reach 68,000 men (the navy will be planned after it reaches southern Brazil.)

Ten brigades of the garrison, each with a full strength of 4,000 men, and a provisional strength of 4,000,

The remaining Chinese troops, except for physical injuries and illnesses, were all incorporated into the logistics units.

Second, a complete staff officer system should be established

The General Staff of the Chinese Independence Army was established, with four divisions under its jurisdiction:

Operations Service (divided into three sections, one for strategy, one for tactics and one for organization)

Intelligence Service (responsible for enemy detection, espionage and counterintelligence)

Quartermaster Department (responsible for the supply and transportation of weapons and equipment. ）

Military Affairs Department (responsible for military exercises, training and other internal affairs of the army.

After Liu Pu finished speaking, he closed the book and sat down.

"Moving to the south of Brazil, the existing military establishment is no longer conducive to operational requirements, so I decided to reduce the number of the main force, and the soldiers with slightly weaker combat capabilities will be assigned to the garrison to guard the logistics team." Li Mingyuan said.

"Shizi, all the troops are organized according to the provisional number of people, is that so?"

"Yes, this military reorganization is to prepare for the arrival of southern Brazil, after arriving in southern Brazil, the field army that is not satisfied with the formation will gradually be fully formed, and the establishment of the garrison army will also be retained, and a national army will be formed at the same time."

Li Mingyuan spent 20 minutes telling the Chinese officers in the hall about the military composition after the founding of the country.

Li Mingyuan's military reform was based on the Prussian military reform and combined with the actual situation of the Chinese people.

Although most of the officers in the hall were illiterate, they had listened to a lot of Li Mingyuan's military theories and had some understanding of the benefits of the newly perfected military system, so they agreed one after another.