"Driving~"

"Pedal Pedal ~"

A crisp sound of horses' hooves sounded on the wide galloping road outside Qilin City, and several soldiers in armor rode their horses to the city.

In the original four counties of Qilin, Chenshi, Jumei, and Zhongba, all the people have developed the habit of avoiding sergeants on the road.

This is not only because of the fear of being convicted of delaying the military situation due to road congestion, but also because of the respect for these soldiers who were born and died abroad.

Since the establishment of Qilin Village, in order to improve the enthusiasm of the people to join the army and enhance the sense of honor of the soldiers in the army, Sima Yu has been consciously guiding the public opinion of the people under his rule, publicizing the glorious image of the soldiers, and improving the social status of the soldiers.

The soldiers who served in the army under Sima Yu not only could get a stable guarantee of interests, but also joined the army alone in terms of social status, and the whole family was glorious.

The high social status and the military merit system with clear rewards and punishments are the best magic weapons for Sima Yu to maintain the combat effectiveness of the soldiers under his command.

"Hey, look at the military uniform worn by the person in front of you, it should be a military waiting in the army, why have so many generals in the army rushed back from other places in the past two days?" Looking at the several knights galloping towards the city, some of the people couldn't help but wonder if they were authentic.

Now it has entered the second month of the third year of the Great War, and in the past two days, the people of Qilin City have found that some middle-level generals in the army can be seen rushing back to Qilin City with their personal guards on the galloping road outside the city from time to time.

"Could it be that there will be war again?"

A merchant on the gallop heard this, his eyes lit up, and he guessed.

In the eyes of these merchants, every war that Sima Yu launched meant a huge business opportunity, and there was a large blank market waiting for them to occupy.

"Nope! The war had not ended just a month earlier, the army had not yet finished recuperating, and there was no sign of movement in the camp outside the city. And didn't the government just issue an announcement a few days ago on the division of counties and the recruitment of talents? With so many things not being dealt with, I shouldn't have started a war so soon! ”

Someone in the crowd shook their heads and vetoed.

Just as the crowd was whispering, several soldiers who had just entered the city also slowed down and slowly walked towards the Zhongjun Mansion, which was located in the center of the city not far from the Southern Palace.

Under the guidance of the guards, Xiang Chong, who had just returned from Hexing Town, came to the council chamber.

At this time, the hall was already full of dozens of people except for Xiang Chong, who had just arrived, almost all of them were military marquis like him, and everyone's eyes were full of joy.

All of them came from various armies and came to serve in the Chinese army after receiving letters of appointment.

In the past January, while the royal palace was established and the counties were divided, there were also huge changes in the army.

After months of fierce fighting, Sima Yu finally unified the whole of Yongzhou, and the people under his rule exceeded 5 million.

With the mobilization of Feng Shuangli, Li Dingguo and others, Sima Yu's surrendered army alone has 250,000, plus the original more than 100,000 Yangwu troops and temporarily recruited Xianbei cavalry and Beishan tribe barbarians, the total strength has reached 480,000.

With such a large army, the original military establishment is no longer suitable.

After consulting with Wang Meng, Xu Shu and a group of army generals, Sima Yu decided to reorganize the existing army.

Under the command of the entire southern palace, there are five armies of the Chinese army, the eastern, western, southern and northern armies, of which the east, west, north and south armies are 50,000 each, the Chinese army is 60,000, plus about 30,000 guards responsible for the Suwei Palace, and 60,000 are in the north and south battalions of the naval division, a total of 350,000 regular troops.

Wang Yanzhang, the general of the Chinese army, is the leading official of the second grade middle school, and is responsible for leading the 60,000 Chinese army.

The Chinese army consists of 6 battalions, including Feiyu, Xiaocai, Guard, Changfeng, Huben and Shotsheng, each with 10,000 people.

Among them, the Feiyu cavalry is 10,000 heavily armored archer cavalry, led by Zhao Yun, and the general of Sanpin is added.

The Xiao cavalry battalion had 4,000 armored cavalry and 6,000 heavy cavalry, plus more than 10,000 servant cavalry, commanded by Huang Jingtian and General Zheng Sanpin.

The remaining Guards Battalion, Changfeng Battalion, Tiger Battalion, and Archery Battalion were all composed of heavy infantry and heavy archers, and each battalion was equipped with a large number of horses and a small number of auxiliaries. The four battalions were led by Yue Xi, Wang Yantong, Long Wei, and Long Meng, and General Sanpin.

The 6th battalion of the Chinese army is stationed in the newly built Chinese army camp 3 miles north of Qilin City, which guards the safety of Qilin City in peacetime, and obeys Sima Yu's dispatch to conquer all parties at any time in wartime.

Among the five armies, the 6th battalion of the Chinese army is the largest mobile force in Sima Yu's hands, and the Chinese military government is set up in Qilin City, and the army is stationed in the newly built Chinese army camp 3 miles north of Qilin City, and can obey Sima Yu's dispatch at any time.

As the sharp knife in the hands of Sima Yu, the Chinese army is naturally well-equipped, almost all of the 60,000 regular troops are equipped with a set of light and heavy armor, and the knives, guns, bows and arrows and other ordnance in their hands are all high-quality products produced by the Seigong, plus more than 30,000 auxiliaries and 40,000 pack horses, the entire Chinese army is almost equivalent to a mobile arsenal, so much ordnance and equipment for the monarchs of other forces, it is enough to equip an army of more than 150,000 people, and only Sima Yu, who has countless sophisticated equipment in the treasury system, can do this.

In addition to the Chinese army stationed in Qilin City on weekdays, the rest of the east, west, north and south armies are responsible for garrisoning the four directions on a daily basis.

The Eastern Army, composed of 50,000 elites selected from Li Dingguo's army who surrendered to Sima Yu, was still led by Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu was his deputy. Li Dingguo added General Zhengdong, from the second-rank official position, and Liu Wenxiu added the third-rank general.

The Eastern Army consists of 5 battalions, each with 10,000 people, each battalion is composed of infantry, cavalry, and crossbowmen, and has both long-range, process and cavalry combat capabilities.

Although the military power has not been weakened in the slightest, in order to show his loyalty, Li Dingguo took the initiative to ask Sima Yu to transfer Zhou Cang, Liu Shiyu, and Xiang Tiao to serve as the leading generals of the third battalion of the Eastern Army.

The Western Army, based on the original white pole soldiers under Qin Liangyu, plus the newly recruited 40,000 Beishan tribe barbarian army, just formed 50,000 Western Army after excluding thousands of people, led by Qin Liangyu and deputy by Li Zhuguo. Qin Liangyu added the general of the west, from the second-rank official position, and Li Zhuguo added the third-rank general.

The configuration of the Western Army was different from that of the Eastern Army, with light infantry suitable for mountain warfare, supplemented by a large number of well-armed archers and crossbowmen, mainly responsible for guarding the western part of the palace near the Beishan tribe area, with Xiangjun as the base camp.

The Western Army also has 5 battalions, each with 10,000 people, in addition to the original team under Qin Liangyu, Shi Dan and Chu Yunxuan were respectively transferred to serve as the leading generals of the two battalions of the Western Army.

However, because Qin Liangyushang still led the army to besiege the Liangshan Army on Zhongba Island, the camp construction and other related matters of the Western Army had to fall into the hands of Li Zhuguo, Shi Dan, and Chu Yunxuan, and the reorganization of men and horses naturally could not be put in place in a short time.

The Northern Army, based on the 30,000 Xianbei cavalry under Hu Luguang, plus 20,000 elites selected from the incorporated surrender army, formed the 50,000 Northern Army, led by Hu Luguang and He Bayun's deputy. Hu Luguang added the general of the north, from the second rank of the official position, and He Bayun added the third rank of the general.

The Northern Army consists of 5 battalions, each with 10,000 people, 3 cavalry battalions, and two infantry battalions, which are responsible for guarding the northern border and are stationed in Guangshan County in the north of the former Chenshi County.

The Southern Army, based on the Wu'an Battalion under Li Mu, plus 30,000 elites selected from the incorporating and surrendering army, was led by Li Mu and Yue Zhongqi was deputy. Li Mu added the general of the south, from the second-rank official position, and Yue Zhongqi added the third-rank general.

The Southern Army consists of 5 battalions, each with 10,000 people, composed of well-equipped cavalry and infantry archers, and Pei Yuanshao and Xiong Kuohai are assigned to serve as the leading generals of the two battalions of the Southern Army.

As one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, Li Mu once shined in the wars against the Xiongnu and the Qin State, creating the first classic battle in Chinese history in which the cavalry corps was completely annihilated by the infantry corps. For this reason, Sima Yu has given extremely high expectations to this famous general, and the equipment configuration of the Southern Army is also mainly adapted to frontal combat and assault in the field.

In addition to the five armies in the east, west, south, north and middle, there are still two armies of the left and right guards in Qilin City, as well as the south battalion of the water division stationed in Daxi County and the north camp of the water division in Zhongba County respectively.

There are a total of 30,000 guards on the left and right, respectively served by Wu Song and Wu Tugu, each with 15,000 people, and the post of general of the three grades is added, mainly responsible for guarding the safety of the southern palace and Qilin City, and some of the troops can also be sent to accompany Sima Yu in wartime.

The South Battalion and the North Battalion of the Navy Division were still led by Jiugui Jialong and Yu Dayou, and both battalions were expanded from the original 20,000 to 30,000 people, respectively responsible for the southern and northern waters within the Southern King's sphere of influence.

Under the entire command of Sima Yu, in addition to the 350,000 regular armies of the east, west, south, south, and central armies, as well as the left and right guards and the north and south battalions of the water division, there were also Jinyi guards and county soldiers with a number of up to 64,000 people.

Among them, the county soldiers are mainly filled by the eliminated recruits and degraded soldiers, 5,000 county soldiers are stationed in Qilin City, and the remaining 59,000 county soldiers are stationed in 36 counties.

Jinyiwei is independent from the regular army system that can go to war, and is not concurrently responsible for foreign warfare, as long as it mainly supervises the people, hundreds of officials and searches for intelligence, and is under the direct command of Sima Yu.

The commander of Jinyiwei, the official position of the second grade, was held by Gu Changfeng, A Huilan served as the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, and Xiao Sa and Jiang Chong were promoted to Jinyiwei Qianhu.

In addition to the 20,000 Jinyi guards under the command of the Governor Yamen of Jinyi Guard set up in Qilin City, there are branches in the newly established 8 upper counties, which are served by the 100 households of the original Jin Yiwei, as well as the outer cabinet of the black hand organization that specializes in intelligence gathering and hides in the shadows.

In this way, after the reorganization, the soldiers under the rule of the entire southern palace still exceeded 400,000, and the ratio of nearly 10:1 to join the army was indeed a big burden for the southern king's forces with a population of more than 5 million.

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