In the imperial study, Xiao Ming was looking at the battle report from the grassland.

In front of him, Pang Yukun and Fiji looked happy, for them, this victory was more real than the destruction of the United Fleet in the Battle of Dengzhou, after all, they were people living in the era of barbarian terror, and their hatred for barbarians was natural.

"140,000 barbarian cavalry were killed, 20,000 surrendered, in this battle, the main force of the barbarian cavalry was wiped out, and the remaining barbarian tribes will not be afraid!" Pang Yukun's eyebrows danced.

Fiji agreed: "Niu Ben's proposal to increase the number of lancers to 30,000 to completely control the grasslands is feasible, and for the sake of economy, the cavalry must exterminate the remnants of the barbarian tribes." ”

Xiao Ming nodded, Niu Ben and Luo Quan's mission was over, and it was not a wise choice to take the infantry to encircle and suppress the barbarian tribes on the grassland, just as Qi Guangyi suggested, only by building spears could the grassland be controlled at the minimum cost.

He said: "In this case, the production of Han-style rifles has been suspended, and Qi Guangyi is given priority to equip him with a horse pistol, and the barbarians will make a comeback if they die without stiffness, so this time the barbarians must be wiped out in one fell swoop." “

After a pause, his eyes rolled and he remembered a serious question in the battle report, so he said: "Niu Ben and Luo Quan put forward the request of disarming and returning to the field at the same time, what do you two think?" “

Pang Yukun had already read the battle report, he sighed and said: "Niu Ben and Luo Quan are old, since they don't want to serve in the court anymore, it is better to do what they want." “

"Your Majesty, this time Niu Ben ordered the execution of hundreds of thousands of barbarians without authorization, how many slaves did we lose! How good it would have been if these slaves had been used to build railroads, and the minister thought that even if Niu Ben did not return to the field, he should be dismissed. Fiji said bitterly.

After a pause, he continued: "As for the old minister Luo Quan, he thinks that he can't be allowed to retreat without authorization, otherwise this military aircraft department will lose two generals at the same time, who should be in charge." ”

Pang Yukun glanced at Fiji when he heard this, he frowned and said: "I'm afraid that Fei Ge Lao's words are biased, in this war report, it is clear that Niu Ben and Luo Quan clearly said that the two of them discussed together to make this decision, how did they get to Fei Ge Lao here It is Niu Ben's fault alone, not to mention that in my opinion, Niu Ben's inaction is not only without fault, but also meritorious, let me ask, how did the barbarians invade Dayu ten years ago?" At that time, the barbarians would first slaughter one city to make the others abandon their arrival, so Niu Ben was just a tooth for a tooth. ”

"Pang Shoufu is excusing Niu Ben, is it cost-effective for these hundreds of thousands of barbarians to build railways, or is it cost-effective to kill them, can't the budget-conscious Pang Shoufu calculate?" Fiji bit the oxben and wasted manpower.

When the two were arguing, Xiao Ming's eyes roamed back and forth on the two of them, and when he arrived here, he said: "Don't argue between the two of you, Niu Ben and General Luo Quan had the intention of retiring before they set off for the grassland, and I also promised them, not to mention that the war experience of the two of them can no longer keep up with the ever-changing military changes, and it is also their original intention to give up the position to the right person. “

Fiji exclaimed: "Your Majesty, why is this?" ”

"In order to destroy the will of the barbarians, if the barbarians continue to resist, we will have more soldiers sacrificed, so if this killing of prisoners makes the barbarians lose the will to resist, we will surrender without a fight." Xiao Ming said.

Fiji was silent, he originally wanted to keep Luo Quan, after all, the two had a very personal relationship, but now it seems impossible, he sighed and said: "It's the old minister who is too short-sighted." ”

Pang Yukun breathed a sigh of relief, he guessed Fiji's thoughts when Fiji spoke, but Fiji has a saying that is right, if Niu Ben and Luo Quan step down at the same time, what should the military aircraft department do?

He said: "Your Majesty, since Niu Ben and Luo Quan have the intention of retreating, what about this military aircraft department? ”

"Withdrawn!" Xiao Ming said decisively: "This military aircraft department is a temporary institution before the start of the Civil War, now the north and the south are unified, and now the northern grasslands are about to be recovered, the name of the Chinese Empire will be worthy of the name, in order to further exert the strength of the army, I Armament will divide the imperial army into six military regions, one of which is the Siberian Military Region, with Ye Qingyun as the commander of the military region, this military region will be responsible for the war, Goryeo, Siberia and the war with Tsarist Russia. “

After a pause, he continued: "The second military region is the Northwest Military Region, Qi Guangyi will serve as the commander of the military region, this military region will be responsible for the war between the Northwest Steppe and the Golden Horde, and at the same time defend the countries of the Western Regions, especially the blank area left by the power after the fall of the Golden Horde, I don't want to be taken advantage of by the Ottoman Empire, the third is the Southwest Military Region, Luo Xin is the commander, this military region will be responsible for the security of the southwest region of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, and at the same time participate in the control of the border countries in Tibet, Southeast Asia, and South Asia, and the fourth military region is the Southeast Military Region, Lei Ming will be the commander, and this military region will be responsible for the defense of the southeast coast south of the Yangtze River and the war against Australia, the Philippines, and other island countries in the South Seas; the Fifth Military Region will be the Central Military Region, with Lu Fei as the commander of the Military Region, and this Military Region will be responsible for the security of Kyoto and the Central Plains; and the Sixth Military Region will be the Eastern Military Region, and Zhu Sansi will be the commander of this Military Region, which will be responsible for the defense of the coastal areas north of the Yangtze River and south of the Yellow River, as well as the war against the American continent. “

While speaking, Xiao Ming used a pen to draw the responsible areas of the major military regions on the map, and this military reform can be said to be the ultimate military reform for him, because for a long time to come, these six military regions will have to strive to achieve their mission.

Niu Ben and Fiji are already dumbfounded, throughout history, they have never seen such a military reform, but such a thing as a machine gun has appeared, what else is impossible?

What's more, from this division of military regions, they saw the ambition of the emperor in front of them, Xiao Ming wanted to compete for colonies with the West in the world.

However, what makes the two of them even more worth thinking about is Xiao Ming's appointment of the six commanders, Lu Fei, Ye Qingyun, Luo Xin, Zhu Sansi, Qi Guangyi, and Lei Ming.

Five of them, Pang Yukun, is not surprised, after all, the wars in the past ten years have been fought by these five, but Zhu Sansi is indeed young in his opinion.

Fiji is also puzzled, this Zhu Sansi is now only a division commander, and he has no background, how can he be in charge of the Eastern Military Region.

"Your Majesty, Zhu Sansi's promotion to commander of the Eastern Military Region is inevitably difficult to convince the public." Fiji was the first to say.

"Who does Fei Ge think is suitable?"

Fiji pondered for a moment, and he said: "When it comes to qualifications, of course, Luo Hong is the most suitable, and it is also expected." “

Pang Yukun's face changed suddenly, if Luo Hong was made the commander of the Eastern Military Region, wouldn't the Luo family account for two of the six major military regions? He said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Zhu Sansi is young and promising and worth cultivating. ”