When the imperial court was planning to cooperate with the Haw Par Army for the second time.

In the Datong Governor's Palace, the seven giants headed by Wei Zheng and spanning the military and political circles of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces gathered for the first time around the round conference table specially built by Wei Zheng to imitate later generations.

Wei Zheng, the governor of Shanxi and the commander of the Haw Par Army, sat at the top of the round conference table without surprise.

Sun Chengzong, chief of the general staff of the Tiger and Leopard Army, and Zhou Shuyuan, prime minister of the Haw Par Army, who were in charge of military and political affairs in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, sat on both sides of the Wei Zheng.

Zhou Lao, the vice premier in charge of the economy and foreign trade, and Wang Peng, the envoy in charge of supervising civil and military officials, sat in the two positions under Zhou Shuyuan.

Wang Feng, deputy commander of the Haw Par Army, and Zhao Yun, commander of the local garrison, sat in the first two positions under Sun Chengzong.

Looking at the right-hand man in front of him for years to come, or even decades, Wei Zheng's face directly showed a heartfelt smile. Because, Wei Zheng can be sure that his military and political reform today will definitely affect the entire Ming Dynasty. What's more, the whole world that will influence this era is likely to ......

To put it more directly, the Ming Dynasty and the world in front of us will definitely be changed because of themselves......

After taking a deep breath, Wei Zheng slowly restrained the smile on his face and said with a stern expression......

"From today onwards, you will be the Standing Committee of the Seventh National Congress of my Shanxi Governor's Mansion. Among you, there are those who have always followed Ben Shuai, and there are those who have followed Ben Shuai later. You should know the character of this handsome very well. So, if there is anything superfluous, Ben Shuai won't say much...... However, Ben Shuai has one hope......"

"I hope that the two provinces will become more and more prosperous under the joint management of our people...... Defend our Haw Par Army and local garrisons in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. The fighting power is getting stronger and stronger. Destroy all enemies who dare to threaten us......"

Although Wei Zheng said. After the completion of the military and political reform, these people were already on a par with Wei Zheng in terms of rank, and they could even oppose the ideas and decisions put forward by Wei Zheng.

However, these people don't really take it to heart. Because, in China, the idea of superiority and inferiority, which has lasted for thousands of years, cannot be changed in a few days by a few words from Wei Zheng.

So, Wei Zheng's words just said. The six people sitting at the bottom stood up at the same time and said loudly: "Swear allegiance to the great marshal...... I am willing to die for the great handsome. ”

After a wry smile appeared on Wei Zheng's face, Wei Zheng directly waved his hand and motioned for them to sit down.

Then, he said with a stern face: "Today, we will organize everyone and convene the first meeting of our Seventh National Standing Committee for one purpose, that is, to further deepen our military and political reform......

Zhou Shuyuan, who had not received any news from Wei Zheng, asked with a puzzled expression.

"Military and political reform...... Dashuai, establish a standing committee leadership system in the yamen at all levels in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. Isn't that what you call military and political reform? Could it be that apart from this, what else is there in the military and political reform......"

After Zhou Shuyuan finished speaking. Six pairs of eyes and six pairs of eyes, as if they had been discussed, looked at Wei Zheng at the same time.

Wei Zheng didn't hesitate, and nodded directly in affirmation: "Of course, there are other contents......

"The so-called military and political reform means that there is both government and military ...... The management system of the Standing Committee can only be regarded as a reform of government affairs at best. What we are going to discuss today is military reform......"

When the "...... of Military Reform" heard these words, they were most interested in Sun Chengzong, Wang Feng, and Zhao Yun.

Therefore, after Wei Zheng finished speaking, the three of them looked at Wei Zheng's gaze and directly became hot.

Wei Zheng didn't let them wait too long, and continued: "The military reform that this marshal wants to talk about today is more rigorous, and that is the reform of the military system...... According to our existing military system, we should reform a military system that is more suitable for us. ”

"You must know that the military system used by our Tiger and Leopard Army now, especially the local garrisons, is basically not much different from the official army of the imperial court. And how did the military system of the imperial court officials and soldiers come about? Very simply, it was formulated according to the equipment of the troops at that time after Emperor Taizu seized the entire world. In general, this military system is very suitable for cold weapons. However, it is not suitable for us who have completely changed into hot weapons, that is, all kinds of firearms......"

"In this case, in order to make the soldiers more accustomed to the battle, they can exert their strongest combat effectiveness in the battle. We have to make changes in the current military system...... to develop our own new military system ......"

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, these subordinates who did not have any pedantic thoughts directly showed an expression of approval.

Zhao Yun, who had the most impatient personality, spoke first: "Dashuai, how do you plan to change ......?"

Wei Zheng waved his hand and said, "Since this is the case, Ben Shuai will first talk about what he thinks in his heart." After that, everyone will discuss it again and then vote for a vote......"

"The first change that Ben Shuai wants to say is the current establishment of the Haw Par Army."

"From now on, whether it is the Haw Par Army or the local garrison, all of them will be called the Haw Par Army...... The only difference is that one is a field unit, which has always been a local garrison unit......"

"After the reform is completed, Ben Shuai plans to replace our current Shi with a squad, a squad of ten musketeers, and a squad leader ......"

"Three musket squads are a platoon, with a platoon commander, a total of thirty-one musketeers......

"Three musket platoons, plus a bombardment platoon of the same size and number, plus an artillery squad of ten men, a guard squad of ten men, a gang squad of three people, a company commander, a deputy company commander, and a herald, a total of one hundred and fifty men, make up a musket company......"

"Among them, the artillery squad is armed with two light mortars......"

"Three musket companies, plus an artillery platoon of thirty-one people, and a guard squad, for a total of five hundred men, formed a musket battalion. There is one battalion commander, two deputy battalion commanders, one staff officer, three heralds, and two men......"

"An artillery platoon of thirty-one people, armed with a total of six medium mortars......"

"Three musket battalions, an artillery company of 100 men, a guard platoon of 31 men, a baggage company of 100 men, a total of 1750 men, make up our musket regiment. The musket regiment has one commander, two deputy commanders, one chief of staff, two ordinary staff officers, ten heralds, and three miscellaneous servants......"

"Of these, the artillery battery is armed with nine heavy mortars......"

"Three musket regiments, a heavy artillery battalion, a baggage battalion, and a guard company, totaling six thousand soldiers, make up one of our musketeers. There is one division commander, two deputy division commanders, one chief of staff, six ordinary staff officers, 31 heralds in a platoon, and 10 men in a squad of miscellaneous servants......"

"Among them, the heavy artillery battalion is equipped with 18 cannons made into Hongyi cannons......"

"From now on, the division will be the basic unit of our Haw Par Army......

"If you go up further, it is the army that Ben Shuai once said. However, as far as our current military strength is concerned, the army can only be regarded as a temporary establishment at best. When we have more troops, we will establish a formal corps-level establishment. ”

Wang Feng, who already had a certain understanding and study of the combat style of the Tiger and Leopard Army, said excitedly after a pair of eyes quickly shot out two fine lights: "Marshal, in this way, not only can a division be used as our basic combat unit, but also a musket company can also go out to fight alone. ”

"A musket company, equipped with both musketeers and bombardiers, plus two situational mortars that can fire flowering shells, really arrives on the battlefield, against four or five hundred officers and soldiers, it is not a problem......

"Therefore, the last general fully supports such a military reform......not only that, but the last general also hopes that this military reform will start now. This is because the sooner the reform of the military system begins, the sooner the officers and men will be able to adapt to the new military system and form combat effectiveness. ”

After Wang Feng finished speaking, Zhao Yun followed up and asked: "Marshal, you just said that the military system of the field troops....The last general is now the commander of the garrison, so the last general wants to know whether the military system of the garrison will be the same as that of the field army..."

Wei Zheng nodded and replied: "It is not much different from the field army....However, because of the particularity of the garrison, the caliber and quantity of artillery deployed by the local garrison will be the first level compared to the field army..."

"In the local garrison, the musket company is only equipped with a bomb platoon, not artillery...."

"The musket battalion is equipped with a reduced platoon of light mortars, a total of three light mortars ...."

"The musket regiment is equipped with an equally reduced battery of medium mortars, for a total of nine medium mortars..."

"The musket division is equipped with a reduced battalion of heavy mortars, with a total of 18 heavy mortars..."

"In addition, the local garrisons mainly use battalions and regiments as their basic combat units. As for division-level combat units, unless a battle breaks out, there will be no storage..."

"After the local garrison completed the military reform, each county garrison garrisoned a musket battalion, and the commander of the musket battalion served as a standing committee member stationed in the county seat... Each province is stationed with a musket regiment, and the head of the musket regiment is also a member of the standing committee of the state capital. ”

"These musket battalions and musket regiments are all named after garrison battalions and garrison regiments...."

"In addition, in the future, in each province controlled by our Tiger and Leopard Army, a garrison division will be formed to serve as a mobile force for the entire province to reinforce various localities to carry out anti-bandit and counterinsurgency operations anytime and anywhere."

"As for the commander of this garrison division, it is no surprise that he will concurrently serve as a member of the Standing Committee of this province."

"In addition, because the local garrison units basically do not carry out combat missions, they also undertake the task of providing troops for the field units of the Haw Par Army. Therefore, the rank of the military commander of the garrison unit will be one level lower than that of the field unit. ”

"That is to say, after the commander of the garrison battalion arrives in the field troops, he can only serve as the company commander without accident, and if he is the next officer, he can directly serve as the deputy battalion commander. After the commander of the garrison regiment entered the field unit, he could only hold the three positions of battalion commander, deputy regiment commander, and regimental chief of staff. (To be continued......)