Chapter 229: Military Reorganization (I)

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Although the armistice agreement clearly stipulates the duration of the armistice, the armistice agreement is only a piece of paper, when Britain or France develop a powerful airship that can compete with the airships of the Chinese Empire, then Britain and France may tear up the armistice agreement at any time and wage war against the Chinese Empire.

However, it is still relatively difficult for Britain and France to develop a powerful airship, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and it also takes a lot of time.

But there is one more thing that must not be forgotten, and that is the war between the Chinese Empire and Russia, the two countries did not sign any armistice agreement, and the war between the two countries continued.

The border between China and Russia is more than 10,000 kilometers, which represents a great danger, no matter how many troops are sent to defend this long border, there will be countless gaps, and hundreds of thousands or millions of opponents are placed in the border area, which is also a huge burden for a country, and it is better to go to war than to defend, and the Chinese Empire will take the initiative to wage war against Russia.

The British, the French and even the Russians speculated that the war was an all-out war between China and Russia, and that both countries would have to go all out.

Yes, for Russia this is a full-scale war, but for the Chinese Empire, this is only a local war, the Chinese Empire will not go all out, the Chinese Empire will send more than 150,000 troops to fight Russia, but more than two-thirds of the troops participating in the war will be newly formed cavalry units, and less than one-third of the infantry units.

Russia has a large territory, 20 million square kilometers, almost 7 million square kilometers more than the territory of the Chinese Empire, but the essence of Russian territory is in the European region, although the territory of the Asian region is two-thirds of the total territory of Russia, but most of it is frozen soil, not many people want to live here, and the criminals are generally exiled.

The Russians do not want to live in Siberia, and the Chinese do not like to live in Siberia, and if the Chinese Empire occupies Siberia, there will certainly not be many people willing to emigrate to Siberia.

Therefore, the Chinese Empire envisaged turning the vast Siberian Plain into a battlefield between the Chinese Empire and Russia, and the Chinese Empire wanted to firmly contain the Russian army on the Siberian Plain and reduce the pressure on its homeland.

What is the best class of troops to fight on the vast Siberian plain? Of course, the cavalry, which, with its quick maneuverability, galloped across the Siberian plains.

Originally, the cavalry of the Chinese Empire could only be called infantry on horseback, but the submission of the Mongols gave the Chinese Empire a perfect source of cavalry, and in Mongolia, a large number of Mongolian men were called up because of the high salaries of the army.

At present, two cavalry divisions have been formed, with a total of 10,000 people, and the four cavalry divisions being formed are close to full strength, while the Chinese Empire plans to form 20 cavalry divisions, with a total of more than 100,000 people.

It is expected that the 100,000 cavalry will consist of one-quarter Han Chinese and three-quarters Mongols, abandoning bows and arrows and using rifles as their main weapons.

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Most of the foreign wars of the Chinese Empire had ended, and all other armed forces in the country had been wiped out, and the governments at all levels of the Chinese Empire had spent nearly five months counting all the things in the areas under their jurisdiction, and in January 1889, all the data were compiled.

According to statistics, the current territory of the Chinese Empire is 13.84 million square kilometers and the population is 410 million.

There are 28 provincial-level administrative regions in the Chinese Empire, namely: Zhili, Qisu, Puhui, Shanxi, Shandong, Helan, Shaanxi, Xusu, Zheqi, Xixi, Hubei, Hunan, Siqi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hailan, Taiwan (including Ryukyu), Shengjing, Jiyi, Heilongqi, Xiqiang, Zhuhai, Inner Mongolia, Outer Mongolia, and Xinyi.

There was also a colony - Korea.

The Imperial Chinese Army is divided into the Imperial Army of the Chinese Empire, the Royal Navy of the Imperial Chinese Empire, and the Royal Army of the Imperial Chinese Army.

The Imperial Chinese Army was personally controlled by Yan Xueyi, the supreme ruler of the Chinese Empire, and the military expenses of the Imperial Chinese Army were borne by the Imperial Family when the Imperial Chinese Government was not financially unable to afford it.

At present, the Imperial Army of the Chinese Empire has five main divisions, nine second-class divisions, and one artillery division, totaling 15 division-level combat units, as well as 10 integrated brigades changed from the former Manchu Army and eight provisional brigades changed from other Manchu Qing armies, totaling more than 288,000 people. (Not counting the newly formed cavalry divisions)

Because of the 13.84 million square kilometers of territory of the Chinese Empire, the original Han Army's four major legion systems of Vermilion, Xuanwu, Qinglong, and White Tiger could not protect the country well, so Yan Xueyi changed the military system of the Chinese Empire, and changed the original four major legions into nine military regions.

The nine military regions are:

Central Military Region - Qilin Legion: Specifically responsible for guarding the capital area, the Qilin Legion was reorganized from the Praetorian Guard (Division), and two divisions will be added in the future, bringing the number of Qilin Legion to 50,000.

Northern Military Region - Suzaku Legion: Responsible for guarding Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, the Suzaku Legion has two infantry divisions, a total of 30,000 people, and the new 20 cavalry divisions belong to the Suzaku Legion, making the number of the Suzaku Legion more than 130,000, becoming the largest number of the nine legions of the Chinese Imperial Army, second only to the Qilin Legion.

Northeast Military Region - Fire Phoenix Legion: Responsible for guarding Shengjing, Jiyi, Heilongqi and North Korea, the Fire Phoenix Legion will be expanded to four divisions, with a total of more than 60,000 people.

Northwest Military Region - Qinglong Legion: Responsible for guarding the Shaanxi, Susu, Xuhai, and Xinyi regions, the Qinglong Legion will be expanded to four divisions, with a total of more than 60,000 people.

North China Military Region - Teng Snake Legion: Responsible for guarding the Zhili and Shanxi regions, the Teng Snake Army will be expanded to two divisions, with a total of 30,000 people.

Central China Military Region - Gouchen Corps: Responsible for guarding the Hubei, Hunan, Chixi, and Helan regions, the Gouchen Corps will be expanded to four divisions, with a total of 60,000 people.

Southwest Military Region - Xuanwu Legion: Responsible for guarding the Siqi, Yunnan, Xiqiang, and Guizhou regions, the Xuanwu Legion will be expanded to four divisions, with a total of more than 60,000 people.

South China Military Region - Qingluan Regiment: Responsible for guarding the Guangdong, Guangxian, and Hailan regions, the Qingluan Army will be expanded to three divisions with a total of more than 45,000 people.

East China Military Region - White Tiger Legion: Responsible for guarding the Shandong, Susu, Puhui, Zheqi, Fujian, and Taiwan areas, the White Tiger Legion will be expanded to six divisions, with a total of 90,000 people.

The Royal Army of the Chinese Empire will be expanded from the current 288,000 men to 600,000 in the next five years or more, and will better protect the nearly 14 million square kilometers of land in the Chinese Empire.

In addition, it can be seen from the division of the major military regions that the Chinese Empire will be dominated by the Vermilion Bird Legion, supplemented by the Blue Dragon Legion and the Fire Phoenix Legion, to wage war against Russia.