Establishment reform, rank reform...... After a series of dazzling thoughts came out of Wei Zheng's mouth. Everyone became more interested in what Wei Zheng was going to say next.

Everyone focused on Wei Zheng and waited for Wei Zheng to follow......

did not disappoint everyone, and under everyone's anxious waiting, Wei Zheng continued to say in an astonishing voice.

"Next, what this marshal wants to say is, after the completion of the military reform, the number of troops in our two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, and among these troops, what are the local garrisons and field troops?"

As the commander of an army, what he likes to see most is undoubtedly the increasing number of troops in his hands. Therefore, as soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, Sun Chengzong, Zhao Yun, and Wang Feng, who were most concerned about this issue, focused their eyes on Wei Zheng and waited for Wei Zheng to follow.

At this time, Wei Zheng did not speak immediately, but took out a map of the Ming Dynasty that had been drawn in three circles and placed it on the round table where everyone was sitting. Then, pointing to the map, he said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, so far, there are three territories that belong to our control, which are the two provinces of Shanxi and several surrounding state capitals, that is, the largest piece of land that Ben Shuai has marked on the map......"

"In addition, there are two places, the Shandong Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula."

"Of these three territories, the most dangerous and the most vulnerable is undoubtedly the Liaodong Peninsula, which is located outside the pass and is semi-surrounded by the Houjin army, like a nail inserted in the hinterland of the Houjin."

"Therefore, after we really take over the Liaodong Peninsula from the imperial court, in addition to stationing a certain number of local garrisons according to what Ben Shuai just mentioned. A total of 20,000 field troops must also be stationed. In case of a possible large-scale attack by the Houjin cavalry on the Liaodong Peninsula. ”

"So. This Liaodong Peninsula needs at least three field divisions, with a total of 20,000 field soldiers......"

"In addition to the Liaodong Peninsula, the most likely attack is the Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, which are close to the northwest of Mongolia. Because it could be attacked by the Mongol cavalry and other nomadic cavalry at any time. In addition, the defense line of the entire northwest belt is too long. Therefore, in this area, the troops of the three field divisions should also be arranged. ”

"Shandong Peninsula because of its unique geographical environment. In the current situation, there is basically no chance of a large-scale attack. However, there is still a need for troops to defend against the pirates. Therefore, we must deploy the strength of a field division on the Shandong Peninsula......"

"The field divisions that were divided above were all to guard against invasions from other places. However, in addition to guarding against the invasion of foreign enemies, the General Headquarters of the Haw Par Army must also master a certain number of field mobile troops, and the specific strength of the troops is temporarily set at three field divisions......"

Hear here. Chief of Staff Sun Chengzong was the first to let out an exclamation.

"Great. According to what you just said, after the completion of the military reform, the total strength of our Haw Par Army field troops will reach 10 divisions and more than 60,000 officers and men. However, after this military confrontation with the imperial court, the total strength of the field army was only 40,000 men...... I want to know where the remaining 20,000 people come from, and how the original 40,000 soldiers will be reorganized. ”

Wei Zheng replied bluntly: "Among the ten field divisions, there are seven field infantry divisions, which are what we call musket divisions, and three cavalry divisions...... In addition to this, we will also have to assemble more than five independent heavy artillery regiments, each equipped with 54 cannons created by improving the Hongyi cannon......"

"This commander's order: The original Wang Feng's headquarters was reorganized into the 1st Infantry Division, the 3rd Infantry Division, and the 5th Infantry Division...... The original Zhou Hongyu Division was reorganized into the Second Field Infantry Division, the Fourth Infantry Division, and the Sixth Infantry Division...... Zhao Yun's division was reorganized into the First Cavalry Division, the Second Cavalry Division, and the Third Cavalry Division...... In this battle with the officers and troops, the Yanchang Garrison Division, which had made great contributions, was reorganized into the Seventh Infantry Division. ”

"The 1st Infantry Division, the 2nd Infantry Division, the 1st Cavalry Division, the 1st Independent Heavy Artillery Regiment, and the 1st Field Army of the Tiger and Leopard Army, which is composed of lieutenant generals, are stationed on the Liaodong Peninsula and con......front the Houjin Iron Cavalry."

"The 3rd Infantry Division, the 4th Infantry Division, the 2nd Cavalry Division, the 2nd Independent Heavy Artillery Regiment, and the 2nd Field Army of the Tiger and Leopard Army, with Zhang Wu, the former Shanxi commander-in-chief, serving as the lieutenant general, are stationed on the northwest border ...... of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces."

"The Fifth Infantry Division, the Sixth Infantry Division, the Third Cavalry Division, and the Independent Third Heavy Artillery Regiment formed the Third Field Army of the Tiger and Leopard Army, with Lieutenant General Wang Feng concurrently serving as the army commander, stationed around Datong as a mobile force ...... the Governor's Palace."

"The 7th Infantry Division, stationed in the ...... of the Shandong Peninsula"

"The infantry divisions and cavalry divisions are all replenished by local garrisons...... The infantry divisions, the cavalry divisions, must reach the full strength of 6,000 men. As for the candidates for the commanders of the 10 divisions and the commanders of the 33 colonels, we will discuss them in detail after the Standing Committee is over......

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, Zhao Yun was directly anxious......

Because, Wei Zheng's general order just now directly sued him, and from now on, he, Zhao Yun, has almost no other command power in his hands except for the title of commander of a local garrison. More importantly, as the commander of the garrison, he almost lost the opportunity to lead the troops into battle from now on......

The result in front of him is definitely not what Tiger General Zhao Yun wants to see.

Therefore, as soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, Zhao Yun asked impatiently: "Dashuai, what about me...... If being the commander of this garrison will lose the right to lead the troops, then I would rather go to the cavalry unit and become a division commander......"

Wei Zheng waved his hand and replied: "Don't worry, Ben Shuai hasn't finished talking yet......"

In Wei Zheng's eyes, Zhao Yun, who has a straightforward personality, can only be regarded as a tiger general at most...... Under such circumstances, it is obviously very unwise to let him lead the troops independently outside.

Because, in order to become a qualified general, in addition to being brave enough, a very crucial factor is that the person must have enough wisdom. And Zhao Yun, who is reckless, obviously does not have all the factors to become a qualified leading general.

However, as a confidant who has always followed him, Zhao Yun also has his own advantages, that is, he is good at training, and he will always implement the orders he gives to him, and he is very sincere to himself.

It is precisely because of this that Wei Zheng transferred him out of the field troops and handed over to him to manage the military academies and field unit supplementary training bases that would be very important in the future in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces......

So, under Zhao Yun's longing gaze, Wei Zheng directly said what he thought in his heart.

After finishing, facing the puzzled expression that appeared on Zhao Yun's face again, he directly explained......

"Maybe you are puzzled by what the commander just said about the military academy and the training base for the reserve of the field troops. Next, I will tell you how important these two things are to our Haw Par Army in the future......"

"The first thing the commander wants to say is the military academy. There is no doubt that the military academy is the place where the officers in the army are trained, which is what we now have martial arts..."

"The commander has already said in the military rank system just now that officers below the rank of captain and rank can be promoted by virtue of military merits. However, there is no way for officers above the rank of captain to continue to be promoted based on military merit alone......"

"After getting the rank of captain, if you want to be further promoted, you have to take the initiative to write an application to the General Headquarters of the Haw Par Army and ask for an officer school for half a year... Only by passing this study can it be possible to continue to move upward. Therefore, entering the military academy is a path that the captain must take to further promote the ranks...."

"In addition to captain-officer officers, officers below the rank of captain, and even excellent sergeant squad leaders, can apply to the General Headquarters to enter the military academy for study..."

"Of course, not everyone who applies can enter the military academy....before entering the military academy, we will have an examination, and only after passing the assessment can we enter the military academy to study..."

"In addition to the promotion of a captain to a major and the need to enter the military academy for study, the promotion of a colonel to a major general also has to enter the military academy for half a year of study....Therefore, in the future, the military academy will be the base for our Haw Par Army to train officers at all levels...."

"This officer school, which is about to replace the martial arts, is headed by the commander himself, and the commander of the garrison, Lieutenant General Zhao Yun, is also the director of education, specializing in managing all the affairs of the officer school..."

"Next, it's the field army reserve training base that Ben Shuai just said..."

"When the commander just talked about the reform of the military system, he mentioned that after all recruits enter the local garrison, they will be given the rank of private. After a year, or if you have made any military achievements, you can be promoted to corporal and have the qualifications to enter the field unit of the Haw Par Army. ”

"However, before that, these privates, who are about to be promoted to corporal, must enter this training base for three months of training. With guò training, you can be promoted to private and have the freedom to choose where you want to go..."

"There is no training in Tongguò, I'm sorry, it doesn't matter if you have made war achievements, you have to leave the army...."

"In addition, after training, the number and proportion of these soldiers will be directly related to the training results of the officers of the respective local garrisons, and to their promotions....therefore, after the recruits enter the local garrisons, the officers of the local garrisons must train them fiercely.......

"Because, only after these privates have been trained, the higher the proportion of corporal promotions after one year, the possibility of further promotion of these local garrison officers...

Therefore, in the future, the training base will also assume the responsibility of assessing the officers of all local garrisons. It is precisely because of this that Ben Shuai put such an important burden on the garrison commander, General Zhao, to be carried by you..."

"In general, General Zhao, although you have lost the opportunity to lead the troops to fight. However, your burden is no lighter than that of General Wang and them......" (To be continued......