The expansion of the Yamato Corps into the Six Masters Regiment is not without opposition in the Datang Ministry of Defense and other departments. www.biquge.info For example, in the previous rebellion, there was a situation where the internal soldiers of the Yamato Corps rebelled, and if the size of the troops was blindly increased, it was likely to cultivate a greater disaster.

Bai Nan doesn't look at this situation like this, in fact, within the Yamato Corps, middle and high-level officers are basically unscrupulous dogs, they belong to vested interests, they have status in the Corps and high-end existence in overseas territories, and at the same time, they know better how terrible and powerful Datang is, so naturally they will not have any dangerous thoughts. On the contrary, there are more low-level officers and ordinary soldiers who have been instigated or have unclear brains to make trouble. Even so, there are still not many ghosts in the corps, especially the purge of the Third Division, which is estimated to be less risky.

Japan is still in a period of relative chaos, and the drastic reform of overseas governments has not only touched the interests of many people, but even some ordinary Japanese people are somewhat resistant or dissatisfied. The Tang Dynasty did not have the leisure and energy to devote the regular Tang Army to carrying out low-intensity public security operations here. Moreover, in such an environment, it is more likely to face a situation where there is no distinction between friend and foe, causing greater damage, so even the 16th Brigade stationed in Japan, Bai Nan is not willing to use it easily.

Even in this rebellion of several thousand people, the 16th Brigade only sent an infantry chariot battalion-level unit to shake the scene, mainly fighting the troops of the 3rd Division.

Domestically, they were determined to rectify the problem of stability in Japan, and not only expanded the Sixth Division, but also prepared to recall the Second Division in Southeast Asia. In fact, for a long time, the Tang Army's strategy of changing the area and garrison of the ad hoc corps basically went bankrupt. Although at the beginning, the Yamato Corps killed people in Southeast Asia for the Tang Dynasty. It's a meritorious achievement. However, when the peacetime garrison began in the later period. There are many differences due to language barriers, different customs, and so on. It still caused a lot of problems.

For example, the Siamese stationed in Sunda robbed the local villages, and the Japanese female cadres stationed in Burma killed the local girls, which also caused great headaches for the overseas government and the military. In the end, the headquarters of the ad hoc corps decided to garrison the place of origin with soldiers of origin. At the beginning, the strategy of changing the defense was mainly based on the issue of trust, fearing that the special corps would become the origin of opposition to the rule of the Tang Dynasty. But now it seems that the puppet army is the puppet army, and it is basically impossible for a master to oppose the source of his rights and interests. Like the Yamato Corps. Basically, I'm proud of being a Tang soldier.,In turn, I will look down on ordinary Japanese ronins and residents or something.。

In this way, the Second Division was recalled, and the Yamato Corps was expanded to a total of 150,000 troops of the Sixth Master Regiment, which was enough to maintain the law and order problem in the Toei Overseas Territory. The Six Masters also gave themselves a common title, which was exactly the same as the other Six Masters of the Japanese Army. The 1st Division, stationed in Edo, was called "Jade"; The 2nd Division, stationed in Sendai, is called "Yong"; The 3rd Division was stationed in Nagoya and was called "Yuki"; The 4th Division was stationed in Osaka. called "Dian"; The 5th Division was stationed in Hiroshima and was called "Koi"; The 6th Division was stationed in Kumamoto. Called "Ming".

And taking this opportunity, the entire ad hoc corps has actually undergone a major reform. The Armed Guards, which already had a strength of 100,000 troops, were officially transferred from the special corps and directly under the dispatch of the Datang Ministry of National Defense. Of course, nominally, the Wuwei Army was still a Qing army.

In addition to the six Japanese divisions under the special corps, the Latin Corps, which was mainly composed of Mexicans, was changed to the First Latin Division and the Second Latin Division, with a total strength of 30,000 troops, stationed in Mexico City and Guatemala City; The Siamese Division, with a total strength of 22,000, involved the original Siamese Corps, the Tai from Donghui and the Little Thai from Chenla, stationed in Bangkok, the Burmese Division, with a total strength of 18,000, mainly Burmese soldiers, stationed in Yangon, the Vietnamese Division, with a total strength of 20,000, stationed in Saigon (formerly Gia Dinh), the Independent Gurkha Brigade, with a total strength of 5,000, stationed in Chittagong, and the Independent Mixed Brigade, with a total strength of 8,000 troops, mainly composed of Americans, blacks, and mixed troops from other European countries, stationed in Yicheng (Nassau, Bahamas).

All ad hoc corps units have the same five-digit unit code as the regular army of the Tang Army.

It can be said that this time the ad hoc corps has also expanded its capacity again through reform, and even after the transfer of the command of the armed guards, there are still as many as 250,000 troops, which is even more than the strength of the regular army of the Tang Army. However, this does not change the fact that such a large force of the Ad Hoc Corps actually serves mainly as an internal security force. In real offensive operations, the strength of the ad hoc corps is not as good as the strength of the ad hoc corps, and the Tang Army itself is now quite large, and its combat effectiveness is more guaranteed, so it is not the turn of the ad hoc corps to appear.

Of course, the existence of the ad hoc corps is also the reserve force of the second line of the Tang army, and once the Tang army faces an extremely large-scale war, as many as 250,000 ad hoc corps can alleviate the problem of insufficient strength of the Tang army. This is also a manifestation of the phenomenon of Datang being prepared for danger in times of peace, and only when a country is prepared to be the enemy of the whole world will it prepare such a huge military force. Judging from the strength of the Standing Army of the Tang Army alone, Datang is undoubtedly the world's number one military power in this era.

As the official estimate of the Tang Dynasty, as soon as Japan released the news that the Tang Army was preparing to expand the Yamato Corps and guard the place, all the ill-intentioned Xiaoxiao were shocked. And many down-and-out samurai who hoped to enter the Yamato Corps to change their fate were full of hope this time.

In addition to military insurance, in order to maintain law and order in Japan, Bai Nan also ordered the Tang Military Intelligence Bureau to expand its scale in Japan, especially to increase the surveillance of the disgruntled feudal lords and some samurai interest groups. All of a sudden, spies were all the rage in Japan, and a large number of conspiracies were exposed, hundreds of people were bloodily purged, and a large number of people were arrested and exiled directly to desert islands in the Pacific Ocean.

However, the effect of the iron hand is still very good, under the combination of multiple means, the number of rebellions in Japan has dropped sharply, and the local law and order has also improved significantly, followed by the development of Japan's economy has also entered the fast lane, and Dongying overseas leaders began to contribute a larger scale of financial revenue to Datang.

The purpose of what Bai Nan did in Japan was very clear, that is, to use the most direct means to make Japan completely submit to the Tang Dynasty and become a loyal servant who did not dare to betray and was willing to sacrifice everything. In many overseas territories, Bai Nan is inclined to the means of envy and power, and the policy of Huairou has made a lot. In Japan, it can't be completely without Huairou, but the butcher's knife and iron fist are held high. This may be due to Japan's national identity of subduing the strong, or it may be influenced by the historical hatred of Japan in another plane. In short, Japan gradually became an integral part of the Tang Dynasty during the turmoil at the end of the 18th century.

(To be continued.) )