"Oh? Have the Junzhou water bandits been exterminated?"

The matter of Junzhou soon spread to Chang'an, and after getting the news, Xiao Feng was also very happy.

"Lord Qi, those water bandits have indeed been exterminated!" Duan Feng replied: "It's just that the lord, according to the news they came, I'm afraid that Junzhou may not be able to calm down!"

"Huh. Do you mean Lu Wende from Xiangyang?" Xiao Feng said with a smile.

Duan Feng closed his head and replied, "That's right. According to the information we have, those water bandits were instructed by him, and the purpose was to bring Junzhou back under the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty. So as to completely cut off the idea of us stepping into the Yangtze River. ”

"So do you think that the guy will take measures after that?" Xiao Feng asked.

Duan Feng replied: "In order to prevent the death of the government, we must take necessary measures to cut off the other party's hands and feet that have reached into Junzhou. At this time, he showed a little annoyance, but said: "It's a pity that Junzhou is too far away from us, if there is a railway connection, how can it be so passive?"

In the previous Northern Expedition, Duan Feng tasted the benefits of the railway, if he wanted any supplies, they would be sent from Chang'an the next day, and the wounded soldiers under his command could also be quickly transported back to the rear by the railway and properly treated.

It is precisely because of this that the Chifeng military created a miracle of destroying 50,000 enemies, while its own casualties were less than 3,000.

Xiao Feng said with a smile: "Ha! How can I not guess your thoughts? Don't worry, I have already ordered the Ministry of Railways to give priority to the construction of the railway from Shangzhou to Junzhou. “

"Really?" Duan Feng was pleasantly surprised.

"Nature is true. Xiao Feng replied: "And according to Zhang Wei's report, there is iron ore found in the local area, so he plans to mine iron ore and smelt iron and steel on the spot, and build a shipyard to facilitate the manufacture of warships." In order to prevent this shipyard from being vandalized, I need you to send people to protect it, and no one will destroy it. You know what?"

Duan Feng replied: "The minister understands. “

He can't wait now, and wants to send people to Junzhou.

Just as he was thinking about it, Xiao Feng asked again: "By the way, on the issue of army restructuring, have you already drawn up a corresponding plan?"

"Lord Qiqi, everything has been prepared, please take a look. Duan Feng then remembered today's incident, and hurriedly took out the documents he had prepared from his arms, and in order to prevent leakage, he also deliberately kept them close to him.

After Xiao Feng took a look, he asked, "Is that all?"

"That's right. All the arrangements are in this, and I invite the lord to take a look. Duan Feng replied.

Xiao Feng began to examine it carefully.

According to the documents handed over by Duan Feng, he was going to reorganize all the current Chifeng Army and reorganize the previous thirteen combat armies into five major group armies.

Needless to say, the Central Army was mainly defending Chang'an.

As for the other four central armies, the northern army was mainly facing the northern desert area to prevent Mongol attacks, the western army was mainly facing the barbarians in southern Tibet, the eastern army was responsible for the warlords of the Central Plains, and the southern army was obviously set up against the Song Dynasty.

Of course, the number of armies in each group has also changed according to the target faced, and it has also been changed accordingly for the special environment

Army Group Center was the smallest in number, consisting mainly of the First and Fourth Front Armies, totaling 23,000 men.

Although the number of this central army is scarce, it is equipped with a large number of firearms, and there are more than 2,000 captives alone, which can be said to be the best in the whole army, and its command place is naturally Chang'an.

The Northern Army was composed of the second, fifth, and seventh front armies, with a total of 38,000 men, mainly cavalry, after all, it was facing Mongolia, so it needed strong mobility to prevent being besieged by the other side, and its garrison was Qingyang Province.

The Western Group Army was dominated by the Tenth Front Army, whose members were mainly Fanmin, numbering about 18,000 people, mainly in the face of Tibet's attack on the Xinjiang region.

It is sparsely populated, and naturally it does not need much troops, and its garrison is Lintao Mansion.

The Eastern Group Army is composed of the third, sixth, twelfth, and thirteenth armies, with a maximum of 56,000 troops, mainly responsible for the Central Plains, and also has the only naval division composed of ironclad ships of the Chifeng Army, which is stationed in Pingyang Province from the former Tongguan to Pingyang Province.

As for the Southern Group Army, it was mainly recruited from the Song Dynasty in the eighth, ninth, and eleventh fronts, with only 42,000 people, of which the Xingyuan Mansion, where the Eighth and Ninth Army were stationed, was responsible for the changes in the Sichuan-Shu generation, while the Eleventh Army was stationed in Shangzhou to prevent the invasion of the Song army in Naxiangyang Prefecture.

A total of 177,000 men were stationed at various checkpoints, each responsible for the threat they faced, and all of them were connected to Chang'an by rail.

If something happens to either side, Army Group Center can use the railroad to reach it in an instant, and then defend against the incoming enemy.

Of course, just these forces are still a little less, at least compared with the Song Dynasty and the Mongol army, which often had millions of people, the momentum is much weaker.

But these are all regular troops that have undergone rigorous training and will be paid a fixed salary every month, and they are by no means a rabble formed by arresting local people, in addition to the people, there are also a large number of non-governmental self-organized bow and arrow clubs, militias, martial arts societies and other institutions, and when it comes to war, they can also be expanded anytime and anywhere, even after they really fight with Mongolia and the Song Dynasty, they are not inferior at all.

Closing the document, Xiao Feng complained: "If the reorganization is successful, how much time will it take?" 、

"Five years. It's going to take at least five years!" Duan Feng replied.

The most important thing is to review the quality of the soldiers in the army, and it is naturally impossible to keep those who are too old, physically defective, and physically weak, and it is necessary to forcibly retire them, so as not to affect the combat effectiveness of the army, and those who do not exist also need to be eliminated, and resolutely put an end to the situation of empty salaries.

The purpose of reorganizing the army is to improve combat effectiveness and prepare for the war that follows, and it is not a nursing home.

If it is the same as the Song Dynasty, it has brought many old, weak, sick and disabled, and is even controlled by some officers, then what is it?

Among them, he will definitely offend many people, and Duan Feng also understands this, but for the sake of the future after that, he can only persevere.

Xiao Feng replied: "Very good." Then I'll give you five years! After five years, I'll see if they can really defeat any enemy as I expected. “

"Rest assured, my subordinates will do everything to complete this!" Duan Feng replied.