Troops drawn from Lingbei and Moxi...... Expand the Central Fortress?!

Looking at Jose's surprised look, Gould couldn't help but smile: "How about the boss, don't you feel very surprised." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Actually, when I first heard about it, I had a similar reaction to you.

After all, it is indeed a bit strange that such an important fortress has troops drawn from the local area, but this is also one of the reasons why the empire has arranged such a fortress......"

When Qiao Se heard this, his heart suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Transfer the soldiers from Moxi and Lingbei back to the center...... This is to strengthen the military strength of the central government while deliberately weakening the military strength of the localities!"

"Yes, that's exactly what happened. When Gould heard José say this, there was a little more complicated look in his eyes: "Since the founding of the Central, Local, and Bright Empires, these two forces have been fighting.

It has only been two or three hundred years since the unification of the mainland, and the Macedonian Isby, and even the steppe people have risen one after another to stand on their own, you know...... These countries were originally a region or province of the Bright Empire, but now they have grown into a threat to the existence of the Empire, and the initial contradiction may be the relationship between the local and the central government......"

"Not bad. Jose pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but nod and said, "The Empire's consideration is also extremely correct, but it's just ...... Blindly weakening the local army, although the strength of the central army has been improved, is not a good thing after all. Although the localities threaten the central government to a certain extent, they are also an important part of the empire.

The two places in the north and west of the Lingbei Desert are also important areas on the frontier of the empire, and if there is any change, I am afraid that the empire will also be greatly damaged. Such an approach may seem to solve the problem of the attribution of power within the empire, and the centralization of power will inevitably threaten the stability of the empire in the long run......"

"I once heard a senior in the army talk about you, and that guy is a person I admire very much. It's just that such words should never be mentioned in front of others. Boss Jose, you are indeed different from others!"

There was a bit of complexity and emotion in Gould's eyes: "Of the soldiers in the central fortress, forty percent of them are the Central Army, while the remaining sixty percent are the Northwest Army and the Lingbei Army. Although the empire intends to weaken the power of these two legions, it is also very measured.

For example, two years ago, before the Moxi War, the central government transferred two corps from the army under General Heru, with nearly 30,000 troops, into the central fortress. And I heard that although these are all troops drawn from various places, they are not the main elite troops, and can only be regarded as second-rate troops in some places.

In this way, although the number of local armies was weakened, the main force remained, and the central government achieved its goal of recovering military power. Moreover, after each transfer, in addition to enriching the central army, the soldiers in the central fortress will basically be redeployed back to the localities, which will not provoke local changes, and has already weakened the combat effectiveness of the local army.

You must know that the central fortress is not a frontier, and in addition to drills all year round, the biggest use of soldiers is to produce in the military factory inside the fortress! Yes, boss, you heard it right, it is to use soldiers as factory workers, and these businessmen who undertake the military industry are basically rich businessmen and magnates in the empire, and with the financial support of the central government of the empire, the military salary of the soldiers in the central fortress is naturally rich.

When the soldiers saw that being a soldier in the central fortress did not have to go to the battlefield to shed blood and work hard, and they could get a good pay, they were naturally willing. It's just that I can imagine how much combat effectiveness such an army can have.

According to the regulations of the empire, the central fortress was transferred once every three years, and after three years, the central government transferred these workers and soldiers back to their original respective regiments, and they could exchange them for a good local army, and the local government could only train these soldiers to fight again, because the border was not as peaceful as the hinterland of the empire, and even if they knew that this was a means for the empire to weaken the region, they had to practice again.

In the newly arrived army, the Central Military Department will first replenish some of the troops that have been tested for combat effectiveness into the Central Army, and most of the remaining troops will be sent back to the original army after three years of work......"

Sure enough, it's a good means!

Joseph couldn't help but sigh in his heart: although the methods of the Empire of Light seem simple, they are extremely practical, and the two most powerful armies in the region are still like this, let alone the others. However, in this way, the combat effectiveness of the army may be greatly reduced.

Not to mention anything else, just take what Joseph saw in the Northwest War this time, except for the tens of thousands of regular troops, the ordinary garrison army is really vulnerable. Presumably, this is also a drawback brought about by the Empire's centralized policy, others may not know it, but Jose is very aware of the dangers in it.

Excessive centralization may be conducive to the stability of the country, but it will greatly weaken the combat effectiveness of the army, especially when the enemy countries are eyeing the outside world like the Bright Empire......

The fat man seemed to see Joseph's thoughts, and said thoughtfully: "Although the Central Fortress has been established for a long time, and the regulations for the transfer of military systems have existed before, it is not as serious as it is now...... Speaking of which, it was only after His Majesty succeeded to the throne that these systems were implemented at the suggestion of the Norman Duke, and the upper limit of the number of troops was strengthened for a time......

When Joseph heard him say this, he was a little more impressed by the power-obsessed Mondvia IV, and if he looked at it this way, I am afraid that Perry's father, the Norman duke, was much more complicated than he imagined......

But thinking of this, Jose couldn't help but look at the Gould in front of him.

Previously, when Joseph was fighting with Gould, he used to think that this guy was more than brave and not enough strategic, but listening to what he said today, it made José feel that this guy is not only passionate and reckless, but he didn't expect that this guy sometimes sees things thoroughly.

Gould seems to be very familiar with military affairs, and when it comes to the various military forces within the empire, he almost always tells them like a few treasures. What makes Jose feel even more rare is that the fat man is not a guy who talks on paper, but a general who can hold a saber and go on the battlefield!

What's even more rare is that he is loyal to himself, and although the relationship between the two seems to be that of master and servant, they are as close as old friends. Although Gould was thirty or forty years old, his temperament was very much in line with Joseph's appetite, and such a friendship was very important to Joseph.

Now Joseph is sure that Gould, the fat man, will definitely be able to help him a lot when he returns to the northwest in the future!