In May 1899, Ren Chao ordered a large-scale reorganization of the national army, after which the country would be divided into seven military regions.

The North China Military Region, with its headquarters in Beijing, was commanded by General Zhou Tai of the Imperial Army. Under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Army Infantry Division 1 to 6 Division, Cavalry Division 1, Cavalry Division 2, Cavalry Division 3, Artillery Division, 2nd Division, 3rd Division and other units, all of the above are field troops, of which the strength of each integrated infantry division is 20,000, the cavalry division is 6,000, the artillery is about 12,000, plus the total strength of the logistics force is about 190,000. In addition to the field troops, there are also six garrison divisions of about 100,000 troops, so the total strength of the entire North China Military Region is about 300,000, and it is expected that the reorganization plan will be completed within two years. The North China Military Region is mainly responsible for garrisoning Beijing, Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Outer Mongolia and other places.

The Northeast Military Region, with its headquarters in Mukden, and its commander-in-chief is Lieutenant General Meng Yan of the Imperial Army. Under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Army 7th Division ~ 11th Division, 4th Cavalry Division, 5th Cavalry Division, 4th Artillery Division, 5th Artillery Division and other departments, the total strength of the field force is about 140,000, plus 4 garrison divisions of more than 50,000 people, the total strength is about 200,000. It is responsible for garrisoning the three northeastern provinces, and according to the plan, the reorganization of the army will be completed within two years.

The Northwest Military Region, the headquarters is located in Xi'an, the commander-in-chief is Lieutenant General Niu Kaixuan, under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Army Infantry Division ~ 15th Division, the 6th Cavalry Division, the 7th Division, the 8th Division, the 6th Artillery Division and other departments, the field army has more than 120,000 troops, plus four garrison divisions, with a total strength of about 180,000 people. Responsible for garrisoning Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Tibet and other places. It is expected that the programme will be fully integrated within two years.

The headquarters of the East China Military Region is located in Nanjing, and the commander-in-chief is Lieutenant General Wang Jing of the Imperial Army. It has the 16th ~ 19th Infantry Division and the 7th Artillery Division of the Imperial Army. The 8th Division and other divisions, the total strength of the field army is about 110,000, plus the garrison troops of 5 divisions, the total strength is about 180,000. It is mainly responsible for stationing in Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places, and is expected to complete the reorganization plan within two years.

The Central China Military Region, with its headquarters in Wuhan, is commanded in Wuhan and its commander-in-chief is Lieutenant General Rayong of the Imperial Army. Under the jurisdiction of the 20th Division, the 21st Division and other divisions of the Imperial Army, the total strength of the field army is about 50,000, and the garrison of four divisions is more than 60,000 people, and the total strength of the entire military region is more than 110,000 people.

The South China Military Region has its headquarters in Guangzhou. The commander-in-chief is Liu Yongfu, a general of the Imperial Army, under the jurisdiction of the 22nd ~ 25th Division of the Imperial Army, the 9th Artillery Division and other departments, with a field army of about 100,000 troops. In addition, there are about 60,000 troops in four divisions of the garrison force, and the total strength of the entire military region is 160,000. Responsible for garrisoning Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi. Four provinces of Taiwan. The integration plan is expected to be completed within two years.

The Southwest Military Region, with its headquarters in Kunming, was commanded in Kunming, and its commander-in-chief was Lieutenant General Tang Zhenyu of the Imperial Army. It has jurisdiction over the 26th ~ 29th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army, the 10th Artillery Division, the total strength of the field army is about 80,000, and the total strength of three garrison divisions is more than 40,000 people, and the total strength of the entire military region is about 130,000. Responsible for garrisoning Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places. The integration plan is expected to be completed within two years.

In addition to the domestic country, the Imperial Army still had about 50,000 troops stationed in the three subject states of Korea, the Ryukyus, and the Philippines. Among them, more than 30,000 troops are stationed in the Philippines alone, including the 30th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army and a brigade of artillery! And that's just the Army. In addition, the South China Sea Fleet also has a naval detachment and a marine brigade stationed here.

According to the newly released reorganization plan, the Imperial Army will be reorganized into 30 infantry divisions, with a total strength of 600,000 troops, 10 artillery divisions, 8 cavalry divisions, plus the garrisons of Korea and the Ryukyus, and the Imperial Army will have 800,000 troops, which is only a field army. If we add more than 400,000 people in 30 garrison divisions in various places, the Imperial Army alone will have more than 1.2 million troops after reorganization.

In addition to the Army, the Admiralty also announced an expansion plan to build a navy that ranks second in the world within a decade. At present, the navy has three ocean-going fleets, the North Sea Fleet, the East China Sea Fleet, and the South China Sea Fleet, and four fleets, including the Yangtze River Fleet and an inland river fleet, with a total naval strength of about 130,000 people, including about 80,000 marines. And according to the ten-year expansion plan announced by the Admiralty. Ten years later, the navy will have at least 15 main battleships with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, and the total tonnage of the navy will reach at least 600,000 tons, and the total strength will exceed 300,000.

Only with a strong army can China have enough capital to dominate the world. Yes, in the original history, the decaying and declining Qing government, in the face of the aggression of the foreign powers, could only be reduced to a lamb to the slaughter. And now that Ren Chao has come to this world, this qiē will be completely changed, and Huaxia, which has gradually risen, has become a butcher who picks up a butcher's knife, and other countries will become fish and meat on the chopping board. Ren Chao vowed to make those vampires who had crouched on Huaxia's body and sucked Huaxia's blood pay the most painful price. And now all Ren Chao has to do is to polish the slaughter in his hands as much as possible, wait for an appropriate moment, and then cut off the heads of these vampires with a single sword.

"According to this military expansion plan, our military spending will be at least on the existing basis. After all, we are vigorously engaged in construction in all parts of the country, which also requires a large amount of capital investment, and our financial pressure is not clear! Yang Jichang said with a frown with the army expansion plan in his hand.

"You don't have to worry about that, it's not a problem financially. Don't forget that we have now controlled all the country's financial revenues, and all the Eight Banners Green Battalions have been abolished! These savings in military spending are not a small amount. Besides, don't forget about jì, I still have a little extra income here. Ren Chao said confidently. In the past, there were more than one million Eight Banners Green Battalion soldiers in the country, and there were millions of banner people who were completely supported by the imperial court, so the imperial court spent tens of millions of dollars on these wine bags and rice bags every year. And in the past two years, although Ren Chao has mastered the central power, but the governors everywhere have all withheld taxes in various places, so that Ren Chao can't collect taxes at all, if it weren't for Ren Chao copying so many Manchu magnates' homes, and by the way, even Cixi's funeral goods were taken out and auctioned, Ren Chao's tiger army would not have developed so quickly. But now it is different, Ren Chao has successfully controlled all parts of the country, and the financial revenues of various places can naturally be handed over to the central government for Ren Chao's use. That's why Ren Chao dared to put forward such a large-scale military expansion plan, without worrying about financial pressure. (To be continued......)

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