Chapter 410: Regrouping the Army
Huang Xu is now the emperor of the empire, although he is still the supreme commander of the army, he can't do everything himself, so it is necessary to find a suitable spokesperson, so that the heavy responsibility of arming the war naturally falls on Zeng Guofan's head.
Zeng Guofan was appointed marshal of the Taiping Army, responsible for the specific affairs of the entire army.
Under the guidance of Huang Xu's army building ideology, under the auspices of Zeng Guofan, the entire Taiping army was expanded, with the army as the main unit, the division under the corps, the brigade under the brigade, the battalion under the regiment, and then the company and the platoon, and then to the squad, and finally the private.
Each level is organized into an army according to three or three, that is, three squads are a platoon, three platoons are a company, and three companies are a battalion...... And so on.
Ordinary cavalry, heavy cavalry, ordinary infantry, hoplite and other four arms, a total of eight corps, that is, each branch of the army has two legions, and each also has its own independent number, the first and second legions for ordinary infantry, the third and fourth legions for hoplites, the fifth and sixth legions for ordinary cavalry, the seventh and eighth legions for heavy cavalry.
The commander of the infantry cavalry is still to protect Ping'an, the deputy commander is Cui Min, and the infantry cavalry army is also the main army with the largest number and heaviest weight in the Taiping Army, and the responsibility of Bao'an and Cui Min is not small.
Under Bao Ping'an and Cui Min, the commanders of each legion have also been determined.
In the first legion, the corps commander is concurrently served by Cui Min, and there is no deputy corps commander.
The Second Army, Commander Lu Bo, Deputy Commander Yu Zhendong, Lu Bo and Yu Zhendong's long-term wish is to be able to gallop on the battlefield and kill the enemy for the country. This time, under the instruction of Huang Xu, Zeng Guofan made this appointment to the two, and Lu Yu and the others finally got what they wanted.
The Third Army Corps, Commander Hu Linyi, Deputy Commander Luo Zenan
The Fourth Legion, Commander Zeng Guohua, Deputy Commander Peng Yulin
The Fifth Legion, the commander of the corps Zeng Guoquan, and the deputy commander Zeng San
The Sixth Legion, the corps commander Lu Qingtian, the deputy corps commander Li Kaifang, among them, the deputy corps commander Li Kaifang is a rising star among the generals of the Taiping Army. And Lu Qingtian is a veteran of the army, in addition to his many achievements, he was also commensurate with Huang Xu's brother, and he can be regarded as a nominal brother of Huang Xu, although he said. None of them took it seriously. Not many people know, but after all, this is also true, so he deserves to be the commander of the Sixth Legion.
The Seventh Army Corps, the corps commander Tian Xiaoer, the deputy corps commander Dongfang Bufu, and Huang Xu's two brothers, led the special operations detachment to fight for the country for many years, not only accumulated rich combat experience, and. Meritorious. Therefore, since it is a dragon, it should be put in the sea and let it swim, so Huang Xu is also willing to give his brothers a chance to make contributions.
Eighth Army Corps, Corps Commander Chen Yucheng. Deputy Commander Luo Outline, speaking of this Chen Yucheng and Luo Outline, they are not ordinary characters, both of them are famous generals in the Taiping Army, especially Chen Yucheng, he has a nickname. The name is "Mad Dog", which means that he is a desperate Saburo, and when he fights, he is the master who does not want to die.
There are a total of eight legions of infantry and cavalry, which can indeed be regarded as the main force in the army.
After the Infantry Cavalry Regiment, it was the Archer Independent Brigade that was upgraded, and the Archer Independent Brigade was upgraded to the Archery Regiment, with the number of the Ninth Legion, and the commander of the corps was promoted by the original commander Yang Yiqing, and the former deputy general Lu Qingtian has been promoted to the commander of the Sixth Legion, so the deputy commander was taken over by Yang Yiqing's brother Fu Zhongxin.
The Archery Corps is also a sharp weapon in the army, another main force in the Taiping Army.
In addition to these two main forces, the firearms corps, which can be called the weapon of the country, also needs to be written about.
The firearms corps led by Zuo Zongtang, on the basis of the original legion, added two legions, a total of three legions, the commander is still Zuo Zongtang, but there is no deputy commander, all major matters are decided by Zuo Zongtang.
The numbers of the three firearms regiments are: the 10th Legion, the 11th Legion, and the 12th Legion.
The commander of the 10th Legion is Li Xiucheng, and there is also no deputy commander.
This tenth legion is the old foundation of the firearms legion led by Zuo Zongtang, and it is also the strongest legion in the comprehensive strength of the three firearms legions, and Li Xiucheng is also the most suitable for the commander of the first legion, because before he became the chief of affairs of the Ouchi and the commander of the nine gates, he was originally the chief general of the firearms battalion, and he was very familiar with firearms, and he has been a general for many years, and he is also a soldier with outstanding achievements. Huang Xu and Zeng Guofan were unwilling to do this.
Originally, Guan Tang also wanted to come to the army, but Huang Xu didn't let him, and Guan Tang had to reluctantly accept the new position, however, Huang Xu still promised him that when the time was right, he would allow Guan Tang to serve in the army, so that Guan Tang would be relieved to be his chief of the inner department and the commander of the nine gates.
The commander of the 11th Army Corps was Li Yuandu, and the deputy corps was Hu Si'er
The commander of the 12th Army Corps was Liu Kunyi, and the deputy corps was Jiang Zhongyuan.
The former engineer battalion was upgraded to a special engineer division, and the division commander was Zhu Yidian, and there was no deputy commander.
The logistics support brigade was expanded into the logistics support corps, with corps commander Yu Yilong and deputy corps commander Duan Yihu.
The special operations detachment was expanded into a special operations brigade, with a total of 3,000 people, directly subordinate to Huang Xu, with Huang Xu as the president, and the brigade has three detachments, each detachment has three squads, and the detachment leader and squad leader are reappointed by Huang Xu as a confidant general.
The three key team leaders are Li Shixian, Wei Jun, and Lin Fengxiang. These three people are also rising stars in the Taiping Army, and they belong to the kind of generals who are completely loyal to Huang Xu.
The Intelligence Department was promoted to the Ministry of Intelligence, with Yao Dahong as the minister and Liu Yuhua as the deputy minister.
In addition, Huang Xu also set up a new branch of the military, called the navy, Huang Xu understood that if you want to conquer the powers, it is inevitable to cross the ocean, and if you want to cross the ocean, then the navy is indispensable. Let's not talk about other countries that are a little farther away, let's just talk about this country with water, if there is no navy, it is quite difficult to defeat them, so Huang Xu began to spend great efforts to form a navy.
To the surprise of many people, he entrusted this important task of forming a navy to two civilian officials under him, Li Hongzhang and Luo Bingzhang.
Many people think that Huang Xu's appointment is dizzy, but Huang Xu is very sober.
In fact, Huang Xu really didn't know that these two people had this talent before, but because of an unintentional conversation, Huang Xu's opinion was changed.
It was a very ordinary court meeting, Huang Xu occasionally mentioned the matter of the navy, and most of the ministers in the court and China had an indifferent attitude towards it, but Li and Luo talked eloquently, and the incisive discussion made Huang Xu breathtaking. This incident left a deep impression on Huang Xu. So. When he made up his mind to form a navy, these two men immediately came to mind.
Therefore, when the Kingdom of Heaven was really preparing for the navy, Huang Xu did not hesitate to appoint the two leaders of the navy, and they were in charge of the navy's affairs as the commander of the navy and the deputy commander of the navy respectively. Of course, this is only their official position in the navy, and their status as the Minister of Military Aircraft is still there, and they still have to assist Huang Xu in dealing with the military affairs of the Heavenly Kingdom.
Speaking of military affairs, we have to talk about this military aircraft department.
The Military Aircraft Department was the equivalent of the later Central Standing Committee, and was the core management of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, responsible for handling all important military and political affairs.
There are not many people in the Military Aircraft Department, except for the Minister of Military Aircraft, and then there is Zhang Jing of Military Aircraft, Minister of Military Aircraft, needless to say. The main character. And this so-called military aircraft Zhangjing. That's the pediatrics of the Military Aircraft Department, to put it bluntly, it is to run errands for the emperor and the Minister of Military Aircraft in the Military Aircraft Department, and there is also a saying called military aircraft walking, of course. Those who can run errands here are not ordinary characters, and this leg is not something that can run if you want to.
There are six ministers of military aircraft, Zeng Guofan, Zhao Xiaofeng, Li Hongzhang, Luo Bingzhang, Wang Xiaoyong, and Zhuge Blowing the Lamp.
The first four people, we are very familiar with, are all old people who have followed Huang Xu for a long time, and they are all the core thinkers around Huang Xu, not to mention Wang Xiaoyong, that is Huang Xu's brother, and Zhuge blows the lamp, but it is a little strange.
Speaking of this Zhuge blowing the lamp, there is still a past.
In fact, he is a talent discovered by Huang Xu in the process of a private visit to Weifu.
It is said that before Zhuge blows the lamp meets Huang Xu, he is just a mason, and by chance, he got acquainted with Huang Xu, so that he can soar.
And how did Zhuge blow the lamp know Huang Xu, this has to start from the identity of the Zhuge blow lamp mason, this Zhuge blow lamp is very different from other masons, others build the wall is stacked on top of each other, simple, low cost and high efficiency, but he is different, he prefers to build the wall into a lattice-like thing, four bricks as a unit, and then slowly build up.
Moreover, he still admits death, and some kind-hearted masons persuaded him that if he continues to do this, I am afraid that no boss will be willing to invite him again, but Zhuge blows the lamp but does not think so, as long as someone invites him, he has to do this, so the final result can be imagined.
What is the result, the result is, slowly, there are fewer and fewer people who ask him to build the wall, and in the end, Zhuge blowing the lamp to eat has become a problem.
However, this Zhuge Blowing Lantern is a very optimistic person, isn't it that no one asked him to build a wall, it doesn't matter, he can help other masons, do some simple rough work, just for food and clothing.
Therefore, when many people saw him like this, they laughed at him, saying, Zhuge blows out the lamp, you are not a good mason, but you have to do those rough jobs, what an elm head, but after Zhuge blows the lamp, he just smiles and doesn't care, he thinks, this is nothing bad, he works with his own hands, feeds himself, and is not a parasite, what others like to say, let him go.
After Huang Xu heard about this, he felt that this Zhuge blowing the lamp was really interesting, so he had a casual conversation with him, but he didn't think that this conversation was not tight, but there was a problem.
It turns out that this talk is a great talent.
In the process of talking with Zhuge Blowing the Lamp, Huang Xu found that this person is indeed a rare talent, with his own unique views on many things, and what is even more commendable is that he is not affected by external factors, knows how to think independently, and adheres to the truth.
What Huang Xu needs is this kind of talent.
Therefore, Zhuge Blowing the Lantern followed Huang Xu back to Tianjing.
At the beginning, because he was a newcomer, Huang Xu did not entrust him with a heavy responsibility, but in the subsequent series of events, Zhuge Blowing Lantern proved that he was a rare talent with his talents, and finally convinced everyone.
After talking about these six ministers of military aircraft, let's talk about these four military aircraft Zhang Jing.
These four military aircraft Zhang Jing are Yao Dahong, Tian Xiaoer, Liu Yuhua, and Dongfang Bufu.
Huang Xu's other four brothers.
The reason why these four brothers can serve as this military machine Zhang Jing is for two reasons, on the one hand, they are indeed talented, and they are also clever, and they are well received by everyone, on the other hand, Huang Xu also hopes that these brothers can have more experience, experience, and be entrusted with important tasks in the future, and he needs these brothers to help him take care of this huge empire in the future.
The army has been reorganized, the power structure has almost been built, there is no shortage of money, no shortage of people, no shortage of food, maybe, what Huang Xu lacks now is a whetstone, an opportunity, then, who will be lucky enough to become Huang Xu's whetstone, the answer will soon be known. (To be continued......)