Soon, Wang Guorui convened a joint meeting of the military and the government again, and then discussed the next national policy.

"We in Taiwan have laid down the island of Kalimantan in Borneo, but we are still very unstable. And our territory is getting bigger and bigger, so the next need for defense is also more troops. And we, Taiwan, have to defend not only the island of Taiwan, but also the island of Kalimantan in Borneo. After all, we can't defend the fruits of our victory without a strong army. The Strait of Malacca in Borneo is an important hub for commercial trade between the East and the West, and an important hub for Western countries to invade China. And the pressure on our defense in Kalimantan is very huge. Therefore, it has become a necessary and foregone conclusion that Taiwan will once again expand its armed forces. Wang Guorui said.

Hearing this, everyone had no opinion. Even if it is a civilian official, there will be no opinion at this time. After all, this fact is that the territory is larger, and the more troops are needed, otherwise it will be impossible to defend those newly occupied territories. Especially those officials who are going to serve in Kalimantan, not only will they not dislike too much of the army at this time, but they will wish for more. After all, they are going to serve in the newly occupied territories, and if they don't have enough troops to maintain power, what rights do they have! Civil and military officials, they are actually in love with each other, but in fact, no one can do without anyone. Therefore, at this time, no civilian official dares to propose to stop the expansion of the army, otherwise he is joking with Taiwan's future and fate, and he is also joking with his own life.

"Lord Wang, how should we expand the army?" Chief of the General Staff Hu Wei asked.

Wang Guorui immediately said: "We now have eight divisions of troops, and in order to protect our territory and expand further, then we must have the main field force of twenty divisions, and we must also have a large number of reserve troops, that is, the garrison army. Otherwise, it would be impossible for us to maintain Taiwan's rule over the South Seas, and we would not be able to prevent foreign enemies from invading from the Strait of Malacca! ”

"Twenty divisions, we don't have enough officers!" Hu Wei smiled bitterly.

It had not been long since the last expansion, but it had been expanded again to twenty divisions. This Jane is going to draw out all the qualified officers. Even if all the officers were promoted by a few ranks, they would not be able to do the job. And if they are promoted directly, they are also suspected of pulling out seedlings, and their future prospects are not very stable.

Wang Guorui thought for a moment. Then he said: "Isn't the imperial court on the mainland getting a new army now?" The new army is also trained according to our model, although they may not be comparable to us, but they also have a lot of foundations. Although the imperial court is so bad, their population base is too large, and there are many new troops that can be trained at one time. We might as well find a way from their new army. We can poach people from their new army. Poaching people with high positions, high salaries, and high salaries, coupled with attracting Taiwan's future development prospects, I think many people are willing to take the bait! ”

Wang Guorui knew that the Manchu court on the mainland had begun to train new armies from the central to the local level, and these new armies were all based on Taiwan's template to try to replicate. Although their Qing troops did not have the same firepower as Taiwan's, their training methods were not much different. After all, Taiwan has been concerned by countless forces, and Taiwan's training methods cannot be hidden from others at all, so foreign devils and Manchus also trained and even improved according to the gourd and scoop. Coupled with the abundant human resources of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they formed a new army of hundreds of thousands at once, which is not a small number.

If you can dig up some of the officers from the Manchus. That would make up for the difference between their officers and officers. In addition, Taiwan is now different from the past, and Taiwan's strength is already very strong, defeating the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Dutch. And anyone in the mainland who is not a fool should know that the time to change the dynasty has entered the countdown. If you can take advantage of this time to take refuge in Taiwan, you will probably be able to become a founding hero. Isn't that time the time to get the most benefits? The status of the founding hero is very lofty, and it cannot be compared with the people who surrendered later. Rather than being defeated and surrendering at that time, not only did there be no high-ranking officials at that time, but they had to be slaughtered by others. So at this time, it is not only the founding hero. Moreover, in order to urgently need talents, the Taiwan side will do whatever it takes to win over them at any cost, and the conditions given are the best possible. Anyway, Taiwan has the same language and the same species, so it is not considered treason. Therefore, those people have no psychological pressure to take refuge.

"Since that's the case, then I don't have any opinions, if I start from the imperial court, it should be able to dig up a lot of people!" Hu Wei said.

"Next, let's discuss the next issue of our army. We will have 20 divisions in the future, and naturally it is impossible for the division commander to be the most senior officer. A higher level of military establishment. Then we must start to form. I intend to set up a theater-level unit to be responsible for combat missions in a certain theater. The theater level also belongs to the army commander level, and the theater commander and the future army commander are the same level. At present, we only have one Nanyang theater, and we will redivide the theater next. ”

"We will first set up the Taiwan Theater in Taiwan, and the Taiwan Theater is a theater of operations to defend our core areas, and I plan to subordinate the current Fourth Division, as well as the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th Divisions to be established in the future, to the Taiwan Theater, and there will also be some garrison areas and military subdivisions under the theater. Garrisons are located in the capital of each province, and there are also a number of strategic locations. Military subdivisions are set up under other state capitals, and the commanders of these two small military districts are at the level of division commanders. In the future, Taipei will set up a garrison area, and other state capitals will set up military subdivisions. The relationship between garrison areas and military subdivisions, as well as field troops, is similar to the division of labor between civilian and military forces. The field army is responsible for the field troops, and is responsible for going to the big battles. The garrison is responsible for recruiting soldiers, as well as giving preferential treatment to invalids, resettlement of veterans, etc., as well as suppressing local resistance forces. That is, one is in charge of the front and the other is in charge of the rear. ”

And everyone heard about the division of the Taiwan Military Region, and they all understood Wang Guorui's intention, that is, to be responsible for the establishment of an army to protect Taiwan, and the army of the Taiwan Military Region has five divisions! This is definitely a first-class core force, and it is the unit responsible for protecting Taiwan. And everyone has no opinion on this, after all, Taiwan is the core of everyone, so it is natural to use heavy troops to protect it, after all, the bandits also know that they will leave enough manpower to protect the nest, which is not surprising.

"Taiwan Theater, I plan to let Zhao Xi, the commander of the third division who has been transferred, take the position! This time, Zhao Xi was only transferred back from Nanyang alone, not the entire Third Division. ”

And everyone also knows that Wang Guorui once again pulled Zhao Xi out of the third division in this adjustment process, and the third division will also change a division commander again. This is also the legendary emperor's mental technique, which makes the family promoted, but it makes the family lose the place where the past leaders are, avoid entanglement with the past, and accumulate strength.

"Next, on the South Seas side, we set up two theaters. The original South Seas Theater was divided into two, with the middle of the original Kalimantan Island as the dividing line, with the West Borneo Theater in the west and the East Borneo Theater in the east. The main strategic responsibility of the West Borneo Theater is to hold the Strait of Malacca, as the first line of our defense against Taiwan, and directly face the invasion of foreigners, so the troops must be sufficient. The West Borneo Theater currently intends to have five divisions, the 2nd, 5th, 11th, 12th, 13th, etc., to be transferred to the West Borneo Theater to monitor the Strait of Malacca. If the foreign devils dare to do something to us, it is to fight back. The West Borneo Theater was under the responsibility of Chen Liyan, former deputy commander and chief of staff of the Nanyang Theater. ”

"The East Borneo Theater has 14th, 15th, and 16th divisions, and the East Borneo Theater is currently tasked with opening up to the east and then occupying all those territories. And the commander of the East Borneo theater of operations, I intend to let the former commander of the 4th Division be the commander. ”

"As for the last four divisions, they will be directly subordinate to our Military Commission, and they will go to support wherever they need to."

"Finally, the heavy artillery brigade will be expanded into an artillery command and enjoy the treatment of deputy corps. And the artillery commander was subordinate to the management of the artillery of the various units, and then directly under the command of two heavy artillery brigades. ”

"And other technical classes can be expanded as appropriate!"

Everyone also roughly understands the deployment of these troops, first of all, the most important theater of operations is the Taiwan theater, after all, it is a place to guard the lair, so everyone should not underestimate it. And secondly, it is the West Borneo theater, and it is also very important for them to directly face the first line of attack by foreign devils. The strength of the West Borneo Theater is actually comparable to that of the Taiwan Station Area, but its political status cannot be compared with that of the Taiwan Theater. As for the East Borneo theater of operations, their enemies are all natives and do not need too much strength.

"Also, the original 1st Division was reorganized into the 1st Guards Division, which is responsible for protecting our central organs. In addition, in the future, the Guards will be composed entirely of non-commissioned officers, who must have served for more than one year, or have experienced five battles before they can participate in the registration and selection, and as long as they enter the Guards, they will receive the rank of least non-commissioned officer. The officers of the Guards are all of the highest rank. For example, the division commander can be treated according to the army commander, the regiment commander can be treated according to the division commander, and so on. ”

And everyone knows that Wang Guorui is preparing for the formation of the Royal Forest Army in the future, and this First Guards Division is the beginning stage of the Royal Forest Army. Although the title has not changed, it is also a clear thing. (To be continued.) )