The hall in front of the mountain gate was silent, and only Ma Gan, the announcer, was solemn, calm or excited.

The veteran generals of the officers and soldiers were all engrossed in trying to grasp the core of the stakes in the lengthy plan.

What Ma Qian announced was a program for the reorganization of the army. The compendium is concise and to the point, but its richness and the sophisticated considerations behind it far exceed the analytical capabilities of many people.

To sum up, the outline of the whole army has the following points:

First, the commander-in-chief and the governing body of the Protector Army.

According to Emperor Taizu Gao's "Emperor Ming Zu Xun", the prince is the hereditary vassal king of Shu and has the right to command all the guards and guards in Shu.

Miss Luo is the future princess of the Shu Domain. The prince's clear will: If the prince can't command for some reason, Miss Luo will command. Here again, it is reiterated that anyone who violates the will of the Son of the World shall be severely punished for the crime of resisting the will.

At present, the institutions that assist Shizi and Luo Nuniang in commanding the whole army include the Privy Council of the Military Organs of the Shu Prince's Mansion, the Military Counsellor's Office of the Shu Prince's Mansion, the General Staff Headquarters, the Military Headquarters of the Directorate, the General Logistics Department, and the General Armament Department, referred to as "one government, four headquarters."

In order to consolidate the functions of the Privy Council of the Military Organs of the Shu Prince's Mansion in coordinating the overall situation, grasping the direction, and taking charge of military orders, the prince decided to raise the rank of the Privy Council of the Military Organs of the Shu Prince's Mansion to a full division.

As the highest military advisory body of Shizi and Miss Luo, the Military Office of the Shu Wangfu was simultaneously raised to the rank of the main teacher.

From now on, the four general departments will be renamed the "Staff Department, the Military Supervision Department, the Logistics Department, and the Equipment Department of the Privy Council of the Military Aircraft of the Shu Wangfu," and they will be subordinate to the Military Aircraft Department together with the General Office of the Military Aircraft Department, the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Military Service Bureau, the Military and Political University, and other brigade-level units. In addition, the Military Aircraft Division also has subordinate subordinate brigade-level units such as the Audit Office and the Military Court.

Second, two garrison areas (regular brigades) in Chengdu and Chongqing were added.

The two garrisons are different from the military regions, directly under the command of Shizi, and their jurisdiction is the core area of Chengdu and Chongqing.

Third, the Sichuan Military Region (full division) was added.

The Yamen of the Sichuan Military Region is stationed in Chengdu Prefecture. The scope of its jurisdiction includes all the jurisdictions of the former Sichuan Chengxuan Political Envoy, Sichuan Metropolitan Command Envoy, Sichuan Xingdu Command Envoy and other areas under the will of the prince.

The Sichuan Military Region temporarily administers six brigade-level military regions: the West Sichuan Military Region (the main brigade, stationed in Chengdu Prefecture, reconstructed from the Chengdu Military Region), the Eastern Sichuan Military Region (the main brigade, stationed in Chongqing Prefecture, reconstructed from the Chongqing Military Region), the North Sichuan Military Region (the main brigade, stationed in Baoningfu, reconstructed from the Baoning Military Region), the Northwest Sichuan Military Region (the main brigade, stationed in Songpanwei, newly built), the South Sichuan Military Region (the main brigade, stationed in Luzhou, rebuilt from Luzhouwei), and the Jianchang Military Region (the main brigade, stationed in Jianchangwei, rebuilt from the Sichuan Xingdu Division).

The Lizhou Military Region and the Yiling Military Region (known as the Yiling Security Corps to the outside world) in Huguang remain unchanged and are temporarily under the direct command of the Military Aircraft Department.

Fourth, the garrison regiments and battalions under the jurisdiction of the brigade-level military districts under the Sichuan Military Region will remain unchanged for the time being.

In the next step, after the adjustment of the Fuzhou county administrative districts is in place, the flood land of the garrison regiment and battalion will be basically connected with the corresponding Fuzhou county administrative districts. The Sichuan Military Region will mainly be responsible for organizing and training the second and third batches of rack battalions that are under preparation.

Fifth, expand the number of guards in the Shu Palace.

The guard regiment was expanded into the Shu Wangfu Guard Brigade, which was responsible for the accompanying guards and palace guards.

Sixth, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Infantry Brigades and the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the National Protector Army were established as the field mobile force of the National Protector Army.

The newly formed brigades will uniformly implement the 15-year establishment of Chongzhen. The specific establishment was subsequently promulgated by the General Staff.

Seventh, the establishment of the National Protector Army Navy (tentative brigade). The specific establishment is promulgated by the General Staff.

Eighth, the establishment of martial arts.

The Chongyi Military Base was renamed the Military and Political University (full division) of "Protecting the Country, Protecting the People, and Maintaining Peace in the World" to train middle and senior military and political generals at or above the deputy regimental level of the National Defense Army.

Changed the Songlin Mountain Military Base to the Synthetic Army Training Base of the National Protector Army.

Ninth, promulgating the code of conduct for the supervision of the National Defense Army.

Inherit the fine tradition of "supervising the army to the company". Through institutionalization, the important role of the position of the superintendent in the national defense army will be further consolidated.

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As soon as Lao Tzu took refuge in the Shu Palace, the Shu Wangfu set up a regular division and more than a dozen brigade units in one go, and the garrison regimental battalion was connected with the local prefecture and county political districts, and there would be more

One hundred and fifty or sixty regimental battalion pole units. His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, isn't this hand changing tricks to add officials to the Lao Tzu?

Some newcomers thought of this, their eyes flashed with excitement, waiting for the people on the steps to read out the list of cadres. But they have already inquired about the old rules of the National Army: the right to select cadres belongs to the military department of the director, and according to the order of the four headquarters after participating in the supervision, it is generally the turn of Director Sun after General Shu finishes speaking.

Sure enough, the dignified Mr. Shu walked up the steps.

First of all, General Shu stressed that the General Staff Headquarters has been abolished and has become a department under the jurisdiction of the Military Aircraft Department. His current official position is Minister of Military Aircraft and Chief of Staff of the Military Aircraft Department, and I hope that everyone will not open their mouths and call him the chief of chief, so as not to embarrass him in front of the monarch and others.

After the audience finished laughing, General Secretary Shu said that the name and subordinate relationship of the General Staff Department of the Military Aircraft Department have changed, but the basic function of being in charge of combat training has not changed. In addition to the separate division of intelligence, the three functions of operations, training, and military system are still under the responsibility of the General Staff.

Establishment is the cornerstone of training and operations, so what he is mainly talking about today is the reform and unification of the military system.

Shu Guoping's explanation is clear and rich in content, which is completely in the style of scholars and Confucian ministers.

He reviewed the origin and development of the establishment of the National Defense Army, and demonstrated the inseparable connection between the composition of the establishment and many other elements of the army, such as the command system, the equipment system, the supply system, the mode of operation, and the composition of the services and arms.

He cited examples from the Battle of Guang'an and the Battle of Northern Sichuan, and sharply satirized the confusion and trouble brought to the central command by the rough old battalion system of the four battalions of the official army, Zheng, Qi, Yuan, and You.

Shu Guoping pointed out that an advanced military equipment system, a rational composite structure of various arms of the armed forces, and an effective task organization mode are the foundation for the strong combat effectiveness of the National Defense Army. However, with the rapid expansion of the size of the armed forces, the rapid updating of weapons and equipment, and the rapid changes in the combat area and the imaginary enemy, many new problems have emerged in the old regiments and battalions of the National Defense Army.

For example, there are many problems with the establishment of regiments.

As the main body of the campaign, the regiment was too small to fight, too large and bloated.

The structure of the regiment is fixed, which is not conducive to the flexible use of troops on the battlefield, to the optimization of the composition of arms, and to the rapid replenishment of battle-damaged troops.

In the case of replenishment of troops, for example, two formed battalions of the regiment were crippled and reorganized, while the other two complete battalions had to sit and wait. If the battlefield urgently needed to use these two complete battalions, the regimental structure would have to be disrupted, which would lead to many command and personnel problems.

In addition, the old and new units have a variety of weapons and equipment, the logistical supply is uneven, the level of training is different, the identities of the family members, the family members in the battalion, the battalion soldiers, the guard army, and the auxiliary troops are different from each other, and the generals at all levels have not undergone systematic study and training, so that the combat effectiveness of all units cannot be measured by a unified standard, and this is extremely unfavorable to the large-scale joint operations of multiple units and services in the future.

Therefore, in accordance with the important will of the prince to reform and unify the establishment of the field troops of the National Defense Army, according to the future combat style, with reference to the advantages and disadvantages of the military systems of previous dynasties, and in accordance with the three major standards of "unification, unity, and modularity", the Military Aircraft Department and the General Staff Department formulated the 15-year establishment of the Chongzhen Field Brigade of the National Defense Army.

The newly established 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Infantry Brigades will all be organized in accordance with this structure.

Cavalry differs from infantry in that the ratio of officers and soldiers is much greater than that of infantry. Its compilation is still being finalized and will be promulgated soon.

Shu Guoping also pointed out that actual combat has proved that in order to change the equipment, it is necessary to change the establishment, and to change the establishment, it is necessary to combine the armed forces.

The joint and coordinated operations of the infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineering, and warfare arms can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the same number of troops.

The large-scale use of new firearms such as guns and artillery has made the Protector Army's ability to attack fortified positions in the field far ahead of the same number of Ming officers and troops.

Therefore, on the basis of raising the level of firearms in the armed forces, promoting the synthesis and modularization of the national defense forces is the most important task in the current establishment reform.

In the 15-year establishment of Chongzhen, an infantry brigade has a brigade headquarters and brigade headquarters company, three infantry regimental headquarters and regimental headquarters companies, 10 infantry battalions, a cavalry battalion, an artillery battalion, a baggage battalion, a reconnaissance company, a communications company, a picket company, an ordnance company, a battalion-level military hospital and a stretcher team, a total of 22 units

There are about 11,000 people in total.

Modularity is based on the standardized 22 units.

Command organs at the brigade and regiment levels may, in accordance with operational needs, combine and split the 22 modules under their jurisdiction and organize them flexibly for tasks. In this way, we not only avoid the problem of "the generals do not know the soldiers, and the soldiers do not know the generals" in the temporary organization method, but also avoid the shortcomings of the rigid and rigid fixed organization method.

Synthesis, that is, from small companies to large brigades, the synthesis of arms is carried out in the establishment at all levels. In addition, through the combination of different arms of the armed forces, the troops' ability to carry out combat missions will be greatly enhanced.

According to the 15-year establishment of the Army Infantry Brigade Chongzhen, the seven infantry brigades need a total of 70 infantry battalions, seven artillery battalions, and seven baggage battalions. However, due to the lack of strength of the Protector Army, these seven brigades are temporarily lacking.

At present, of the 16 field infantry regiments that have been formed, except for Tan Sigui's 3rd Regiment, which is overstaffed by 1 infantry battalion, Liu Zhenfan's 11th Regiment, and Feng Ruhu's 8th Regiment and Jia Denglian's 14th Regiment, the rest of the regiments have not reached the standard establishment of four infantry battalions.

Individual regiments, such as Wang Xiang's 13th Regiment, even had only one battalion.

The number of artillery battalions, cavalry battalions, and engineer battalions was even more seriously insufficient, especially the shortage of indispensable horses.

Therefore, at present, all new brigades will be assigned to only six full-strength infantry battalions, and the four battalions that are short will be filled after the first batch of rack battalions are formed. Similarly, the three cavalry, artillery, and engineer battalions under the jurisdiction of the newly organized brigades can only be incorporated into about two companies first, and the battalion artillery company can be incorporated into two platoons first, and the shortages in personnel, equipment, and horses will be filled in the future.

As for the deployment of these seven brigades, Shu Guoping stressed that they must be deployed in the main direction that has the greatest bearing on the future war situation.

The preliminary plan is that the North Sichuan Military Region, the South Sichuan Military Region, the Yiling Military Region, and the Lizhou Military Region each have one brigade. The remaining three brigades and cavalry units were organized from various units under the city of Meizhou, and they were organized and trained at the Songlin Mountain base as a mobile force under the personal command of the prince.

When the war began in the future, the prince gave an order, and the three brigades gathered into divisions and went to the battlefield.

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It turns out that we can only make up three brigades! The newcomers are disappointed.

However, there are numbers of 54 infantry battalions of the 3rd Brigade and 9th Regiment, and the chances of being on top are not small!

Some newcomers quickly calculated, and at the same time weighed their weight in the eyes of the son.

There are also newcomers who don't have so many deep fancy intestines. What they couldn't wait for was that Mr. Sun quickly appeared and read the list of appointments in his pocket quickly, saving the big guys from panicking.

Only a few newcomers sat quietly in the crowd, with blue faces, not knowing what to meditate.

But things in the world are always so strange, the more you hope for something, the less you come.

As soon as Shu Guoping went down, the middle-aged general who was sitting on a stool with him stood up. He unhurriedly took out a small notebook from the pocket of his military uniform, walked up the steps and saluted the prince first, and waited until the prince bowed his head to signal, then he slowly turned around and slowly opened the book.

"The Art of War: The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first. The art of war is cloudy: if the army has no food, it will be chaotic, and if the soldiers have no pay, they will disperse.

The prince once said to the last general: What is the war? It's not knives, guns and spears, it's not guns and cannons, it's food, military salaries, and a steady stream of logistical supplies!

Songshan City Hong Chengchou was trapped in a small city, lacking food and short salary, and the result was that the people rebelled and left; Before the Zhuxian Town Zuoping thief broke the water array, the result was a big defeat of the armies!

The siege of Bianjing has been on the verge of desperation for three turns; Sun Baigu reorganized the army in Guanzhong, making the rich families more broken and the poor families more disabled.

Judging from the food salary, the imperial court is short of food, and I am afraid that the number of gases has been exhausted! ”

Speaking of this, the middle-aged general on the steps used the small book he opened to gently sweep the air to the generals below.

This person is gentle and elegant, soft-spoken, and has made a three-point comment, but it seems to be a thunderbolt and shocks the audience.

An old man from the National Protector Army immediately explained the identity of the speaker to many inquirers.

It turned out that this middle-aged general was Wu Tai, the former minister of the General Logistics Department.

Don't look at Minister Wu, he doesn't like to show his head, he is an old man of the National Protector Army who joined before the reorganization of the army in Songlin Mountain!

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