"The reform of the Imperial Army will first of all be the reform of the military system. Among all units of the army, the two establishments of corps and brigade have been abolished, and the establishment of group armies, divisions, regiments, battalions, companies, platoons, and squads has been directly adopted! Qin Tian said.

The previous establishment made the command of the unit very slow to respond. With the elimination of these two formations, the establishment of the army will undoubtedly become a little flatter. With the continuous development of communication technology, this will make the response of the troops much faster. This will be very effective in future operations.

The generals of the Imperial Army did not object to this. They had long expected that Qin Tian would do this. After all, the 8th Army Corps of the Imperial Army is like this. It's just that the 8th Army Corps had previously canceled the brigade establishment, and this time it went one step further and directly canceled the corps.

In addition, the regiment was changed to a group army, and there was nothing, just the name was changed, and everything else was still the same.

According to the new establishment of the army, a group army of the Imperial Army consisted of 10 infantry divisions and one armored division, plus other units directly under the army group, with a total strength of 200,000 troops.

In this case, some of the existing corps of the Imperial Army would have to be reduced. For example, the total strength of the 1st Army Corps is as high as 360,000, and the total strength of the 2nd Army Corps is also as high as 280,000. The redundant troops need to be dismantled.

However, in Qin Tian's reform plan, the establishment of the Imperial Army was as high as 12 army groups, if these army groups were all full. In other words, these 12 armies alone have up to 2.4 million people. This is three times as much as the standing strength of the German army before the war.

If you count logistics, gendarmes and other non-combatants, the total strength of the army is probably not less than three million. This is not large compared to the current size of the army.

The generals of the Imperial Army, seeing such a reform plan, all burst into laughter. Originally, they thought that if Qin Tian would ask the army to disarm and be able to save more than one million people, it would already be God blessed. But what they didn't expect was that Qin Tian attached more importance to the army than they thought, and actually kept so many people for the army. This is undoubtedly very satisfying for them.

The only unhappy person was probably the prime minister who attended the military meeting on behalf of the cabinet. The size of the army alone has reached nearly three million, and if the navy and the soon-to-be-established air force are added, the total size of the German army will not reach four million! You know, the total population of Germany is just over 50 million. The scale of such a force is really too large.

At the same time, maintaining a large number of troops means that military spending will soar. This is not a good thing for Germany's finances.

"Your Majesty, is the size of the army too large? A full 12 army groups, 2.4 million people. With the addition of other civilian personnel, the total number of troops is probably more than three million, right? "Prime Minister Billlow gave his opinion.

Suddenly, the generals of the army all looked at Prime Minister Bilo fiercely. If vision can kill, it is estimated that the head of Biluo is already full of holes!

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, these armies will not remain at full strength in peacetime. With the exception of troops stationed overseas, as well as armored units, only about 60 percent of the troops will be retained. Once the war breaks out, it will be fully staffed. Qin Tian explained.

Although Qin Tian wanted to further expand the strength of the German navy, he would not use all his forces. It would be inappropriate for Germany, with a population of just over 50 million, to maintain an army of four million all year round.

But even if 60 percent of the strength is retained, the total strength of the German Army will probably be close to 2 million. However, this is much better than the total strength of the army of more than three million men. Germany's financial pressure can finally be eased. Of course, Prime Minister Bilow also knew that after the empire won the war, the territory and sphere of influence were further expanded. To defend these interests, a large number of troops are also needed. Therefore, the size of the army rose to two million people, which was not too much for the current German Empire.

As for military spending, although it will increase a lot. But as Germany's financial resources continue to increase, it will not be too much of a problem to ensure the expenditure of these troops. After all, there were so many colonies for Germany to exploit and oppress, afraid that there would not be enough money to feed the army? India alone, if it can be won, the benefits will be enough to cover the expenses of the German army! Not to mention that there are many more colonies.

The generals of the Imperial Army also had no opinion on this. It was customary for the army to remain dissatisfied. Besides, there are many more troops now than before the outbreak of the war, so what is there not to be satisfied with?

"The reform of the army is not only in terms of establishment, but also in other aspects. In the next 10 years, the army will further increase the number of trucks, armored vehicles, and even tanks, and further improve the mechanization level of the troops. Qin Tian then made a request.

Although, Qin Tian knew that in this era, it would be unrealistic to develop the German army into a mechanized army. Finance and technology alone can't do it. However, it should be no problem to achieve motorization within 10 years. As long as this goal can be accomplished, then the German army will be enough to beat any enemy on the battlefield in the future.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The generals of the army replied one after another.

On the battlefield, they have already seen the power of armored forces. Naturally, there is no doubt about raising the number of tanks and armored vehicles. As for trucks, that's also very important. If all the troops could be transported by truck while they were on the march, the speed of the troops would be amazing. If nothing else, when chasing the enemy, it will be difficult for the enemy to escape. Of course, the prerequisite is that the road conditions are such that the truck can be driven.

For the German Army, a squad of troops and equipment can be transported with a single truck. There was even excess capacity to transport war materials. This will undoubtedly strengthen the troops' logistical support capabilities.

With Germany's financial and industrial strength, it will not be too difficult to achieve this in the next decade. After all, Germany now has a lot of money.

In addition to this, there were other reforms, which Qin Tiandu asked the army to gradually implement in the future.