Chapter 542: The Conception of the Group Army
Therefore, once Zeng Tianyang and others come to the army to take up their posts, they will feel uncomfortable everywhere.
Needless to say, the appointment of generals in the army is the division commander and above, Ouyang Shuo Qiankun decides the appointment. Even the commanders of Bai Qi, Han Xin and other legiones have the right to recommend them.
Generals below the division commander shall be appointed by the Military Affairs Office. Even if Zeng Tianyang and others serve as division commanders, they shall have the right to recommend and cannot interfere with the military's personnel appointments at all.
The military's logistics supply, including weapons and equipment, is uniformly allocated by the War Readiness Administration. Even if it is connected to the local area, it is still connected to the War Readiness Administration of various places.
Therefore, the division commander has no right to interfere in logistics and cannot rely on this to get power.
In addition, compared with the loose military discipline of the Taiping Army, Shanhaicheng's military discipline is strict and the military discipline is implemented. However, it has drawn a lot from modern military disciplines.
The ubiquitous military judges will make the division commander feel what military law is more important than general power.
All these things are destined to enter the Shanhaicheng Army and will not cause any storm. Instead, they will be trained to become standard Shanhaicheng soldiers.
By that time, it will naturally be when Zeng Tianyang "quits the market".
I have to say that Ouyang Shuo's move is poisonous enough.
Ouyang Shuo is using larger bait to minimize the harm caused by the Taiping Army to Tianjing City, so as to achieve a smooth transition of power transfer in Tianjing City.
In addition, Ouyang Shuo arranged 100,000 Taiping Army to be divided into three groups to accept reorganization, which was not a temporary idea, but was closely related to the new structure of the Shanhaicheng Army that he had always conceived.
Even if the 350,000 Taiping Army is reorganized and compressed, and deducted two security divisions and combat losses, at least three new legions can be created and the number of troops in the territory can be doubled.
How to establish their garrison and positioning, and how to ensure the authority of the three gods, Bai Qi, Han Xin and Sun Bin, became a major issue that Ouyang Shuo weighed in his mind.
That night, Ouyang Shuo drafted a official letter. In this letter, Ouyang Shuo combined his thoughts these days to make another major adjustment to the military structure.
This adjustment laid a solid foundation for the future dynasty military framework.
Ouyang Shuo's three major legions, Long Xiang, Hu Ben and Bao Tao, were all upgraded to higher-level army groups, referred to as "jun". Each army group has two to five legions.
When necessary, the number of armies under the group army can also be adjusted as appropriate according to actual conditions.
The commander of the army must be a godly general and at least be awarded the rank of general.
Compared with the legion, the establishment of the army will be another transformation and leap for the territory. Because compared with the legion, the number of legion under the army is quite flexible.
Therefore, during wartime, the Military Affairs Office can flexibly organize the group army according to different combat needs and strategic arrangements. For example, if the territory's future main attack direction is west, then when expanding the army, it can give priority to the expansion of the "Longxiang Army" responsible for guarding the western border.
In addition, the army and the war zone can also coexist perfectly.
Taking the Lingnan War Zone as an example, after the Hu Ben Legion was upgraded to the "Hu Ben Army", the commander of the Lingnan War Zone will be the headquarters of the Hu Ben Army, with two sides.
Similarly, the future commander of the Hu Ben Army is the commander of the Lingnan War Zone. During the war, new armies or legions can even be established under the war zone.
In this way, the army of the entire territory has great flexibility and plasticity, with few combat command levels, strong adaptability, and strong reconnaissance, maneuverability, firepower and three-dimensional combat capabilities.
In the future, the expansion of the territory will no longer require large-scale adjustments to the military structure.
Moreover, the territory is now facing such a steep external environment. It is not enough to relieve Ouyang Shuo with just one legion and a 70,000 army. Only a group of troops can truly guard one side.
If the army group is equipped with five legions, it will reach 350,000 troops, and even if it faces the threat from a province, it will be without fear.
Therefore, the army group is the destination and general trend of the territory's army.
According to the current number of troops in Shanhai City, the three armies are temporarily equipped with two legions. If so, each army has added one legion, which just digests the three new legions.
Taking the Longxiang Army as an example, after being upgraded to the group army, it was renamed "The First Army of Longxiang Army"; at the same time, the Second Army of Longxiang Army was added, and the total force reached 140,000 at once.
The commander of the Longxiang Army was naturally the General Bai Qi. At the same time, Bai Qi will temporarily serve as the commander of the First Legion of the Longxiang Army.
As for the candidate for the commander of the Second Corps of the Longxiang Army, Ouyang Shuo locked in the territory's veteran Shi Longsui.
As the first historical general in the territory, Shi Wansui is loyal to Ouyang Shuo and has great military achievements. He is also an imperial-level general. He is enough to take on the position of commander of the legion in terms of ability and qualifications.
This promotion is the biggest compliment to this veteran.
As for the division commander of the First Division of the Longxiang Army 1st Legion left by Shi Wansui, it naturally fell on the deputy division commander Jiang Kai.
It can be said that the outstanding indigenous generals trained by the territory have already reached the high position of commander of the master one by one.
Similarly, Han Xin served as the commander of the "Leopard Army" and the commander of the First Leopard Army. As for the commander of the Second Leopard Army, the famous general Zhang Han was appointed as the commander of the second Leopard Army.
At the end of the Battle of Julu, Zhang Han was loyal to Ouyang Shuo. At that time, Ouyang Shuo admitted that Zhang Han was enough to serve as the commander of the army. It was only at that time that the size of the territory was limited that Zhang Han was allowed to serve as the commander of the division.
This promotion is truly a big stage for Zhang Han.
Finally, Sun Bin will serve as the commander of the "Tiger Ben Army" and the commander of the First Corps of the Tiger Ben Army. Of course, at the same time, Sun Bin will continue to serve as the commander of the Lingnan War Zone.
As for the commander of the Second Corps of the Tiger Ben Army, the famous general Di Qing was appointed as the leader.
Whether it is Shi Wansui or Zhang Han, they were promoted in their respective legions, which also helped to maintain the traditions and military culture among the armies.
For example, the bloodiness of the Longxiang Army, the bravery of the Tiger Army, the agility of the Baotao Army, and these rare qualities have gradually taken shape under the influence of their respective commanders.
Only Di Qing will become the first general to serve in a cross-group army.
Ouyang Shuo's arrangement was also a reason. Among the five division commanders of the former Hu Ben Legion, only Fan Lihua, Cao Gui and Baili Shi, three historical generals, were not enough to take on the great task.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo could only transfer Di Qing from Baotao Army to Huben Army. And for Di Qing, it was also a platform to show his strengths.
During the Battle of Zhaoqing County, Di Qing's ability to command troops left a deep impression on Ouyang Shuo. Compared with Zhang Han and Shi Wansui, Di Qing was no less than that.
It is also a coincidence. Di Qing's characteristics of commanding troops are more in line with Sun Bin and are known for his calmness; while Zhang Han's characteristics of commanding troops are very in line with Han Xin and likes long-distance raids.
At this point, Shi Wansui, Zhang Han and Di Qing three famous generals stood out from the group of division commanders and officially became the second echelon under the three god generals Bai Qi, Han Xin and Sun Bin.
The three of them have one common feature, that is, they are all imperial-level historical generals. Obviously, the future candidates for the legion commander will naturally be given priority to be promoted from imperial-level generals.
Ei Lai and Fan Lihua are one of the best alternatives.
Of course, this is not absolute. For example, the young general Luo Shixin is one of the few historical generals who are still improving among all historical generals.
Under Bai Qi's personal training, Luo Shixin's future is still full of imagination.
Moreover, among all the commanding generals, the elite cavalry division led by Luo Shixin has made many military achievements and has the reputation of "fire-fighting vanguard" in the army.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo did not rule out that in the future, he would give Luo Shixin a broader platform.
After Zhang Han and Di Qing were promoted, the division commander position they left behind was replaced by Liao Kai and Heiqi. In addition, the three new legions required fifteen division commanders.
Hu Yihuang, Qin Rigang, and even Shi Zhenji are all good candidates.
In addition, the two generals captured by the Taiping Army, including Li Xiucheng, Chen Yucheng, Xiao Chaogui and Feng Yunshan, were all enough to take on the great task.
The only uncertainty is their loyalty.
Apart from the seven Taiping generals and other division commanders, Ouyang Shuo had no idea for the time being, so he could only leave Du Ruhui to get rid of the headache and try his best to perform well in the brigade commander.
At this point, the adjustment of the military framework planned by Ouyang Shuo came to an end.
With the expansion of the territory, Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to gather all the generals together to discuss matters. Taking Sun Bin as an example, not to mention that he was rushing back to Shanhai City or to reach Tianjing City, it would take ten days and half a month on the way. It took a long time to go back and forth, which was extremely inconvenient.
It is precisely this that the armies need the generals to take charge and lead the side.
Ouyang Shuo wrote the military reorganization plan he had conceived into an official letter and sent it to the Military Affairs Office through the post station, which was responsible for implementing it. At the same time, the official letter will be copied to the three commanders of the army, Bai Qi, Han Xin and Sun Bin, so that they can know and cooperate with the Military Affairs Office to do the corresponding military reorganization work.
In this plan, the only thing Ouyang Shuo did not mention is the reorganization plan of the Imperial Guard Division, including three independent Shan Barbarian Divisions.
In fact, as early as when he defeated Chiyou, Ouyang Shuo was planning to upgrade the Imperial Guard Division and promote it to the Imperial Guard Corps.
However, this reorganization plan has little to do with the reorganization of more than 300,000 Taiping Army. Ouyang Shuo has not implemented it, but has kept several divisions by his side.
Only after returning to Shanhai City will Ouyang Shuo start to carry out related reorganizations.
Chapter completed!