Chapter 712: Army Reform
The [Taoist Career Transfer Quest Scroll] caused quite a stir in the player base, and the 1,000 job transfer scrolls per day were quickly snatched up, but the real big forces were still waiting.
So far, none of the players who have participated in the job transfer mission have become real Taoists.
The task of changing jobs is not difficult, and Shang Ji originally didn't plan to make it too difficult for players in this regard, even if his strength is not good, who doesn't have three or five friends? With the concerted efforts, the first batch of job changers quickly completed the task.
However, unlike the expected vision of learning the Tao and starting to call the wind and rain, after becoming a Taoist child, the first step is to learn the Tao Sutra!
The homework three times a day in the morning, noon and evening is indispensable, and there is a formal Taoist priest to supervise.
In fact, this is also a non-essential procedure, and learning the Taoist Sutra is indeed beneficial to the development of players after becoming a Taoist, but the omission will not affect the initial growth.
However, Huang Yang Zhenren pursues perfection in his work, and his expectations for the first batch of Inhuman Daoists are slightly higher, hoping that his future achievements will be slightly higher.
At the same time, doing homework can also largely reflect the player's temperament, which is more conducive to further screening.
Huang Yang Zhenren is not interested in how to practice these players, and he has already entrusted this matter to Huang Yang Zhenren to deal with. At the point where Shang Ji has arrived, it is no longer possible to do everything himself, and he has more important things to take care of.
After a lapse of five days, the core management of Pingzhou gathered again for the second meeting.
"Lord, according to the requirements of the lord, the last general cooperated with the military division, General Zilong, General Yanchen and others to jointly formulate a plan for the recovery of the army, and asked the lord to take a look."
Saying that, Liu Yi presented a thick plan.
Not to be outdone, Deng Yan immediately got up and said: "Lord, here is the implementation of the three-year plan for Pingzhou so far, and there is also a new plan, please take a look." ”
Another plan was handed to the merchant.
Shang Ji picked up the two-point plan, pretended to flip through it roughly, and then put it down and said: "Two, this plan is presided over and compiled by two people, so please give a brief introduction!" ”
In fact, this plan was received by Shang Ji as early as yesterday morning, and of course it is impossible to read such an important thing on the spot. In fact, Deng Yan and Liu Yi also knew the content of each other's plans, and even had a clear psychological preparation for the outcome of the meeting.
"Lord Qi, before the Battle of Xianbei, our army had seven million regular troops, including two million soldiers and five million guards; There are also two million village reserves that can be mobilized. In the fierce battle with the Xianbei people, our army lost more than 1.9 million officers and men, and the total strength of our regular army is only 5.1 million.
In light of the actual situation facing our army, the general and his colleagues agreed that it was necessary to restore the size of the army to the pre-war level as soon as possible. ”
Liu Yi paused, looked at everyone, and continued: "In addition, because Xianbei has been eliminated and the threat from the north has been lifted, the troops deployed in the north of the three counties of Liaoxi, Liaodong, and Xuansu to guard against the Xianbei people can be withdrawn. In view of this, we developed a new army division plan. ”
As he spoke, Liu Yi got up, came to the side of Yutu, and pointed to the generation that originally bordered Xianbei and said, "Without the threat from the north, it will be meaningless to continue to deploy heavy troops here." The last general suggested that most of the troops here be evacuated and moved to the direction of Lulong Fortress and Dragon's Throat City.
Based on the results of the generals' discussions, we believe that a strategic defense corps can be established in the two directions of Lulong Fortress and Longyu City, which will be responsible for the security of the eastern and western gateways of Pingzhou. In addition, the troops of the three major protectorates were too weak and could not effectively deter the grassland, so his subordinates suggested that the strength of the three major protectorates should be increased to 200,000, and the total strength of the entire grassland should be maintained at 600,000. ”
Liu Yi, as the most core general in Pingzhou, naturally knew about the War Spirit Legion, but in order to confuse the outside world, the troops on the grassland should not be too weak, and the previous 300,000 was indeed a little too little.
In addition, Shang Ji also had another idea, this 600,000 army seemed to the outside world to be a need to deter the grassland, and it was impossible to transfer it easily. But in fact, it is a mobile force that can be mobilized at any time. In the future, once there is a war with Youzhou, Jizhou, and even Bingzhou, these 600,000 grassland elites can completely play the effect of surprise soldiers.
As for the recovery of the army, after the decisive battle with the Xianbei people, the view that the soldiers are more and more expensive is more and more confirmed. With the current strategic situation in Pingzhou, the size of the army of 7 million is sufficient, but we need to further increase the proportion of soldiers and build a strategic mobile force that can be mobilized at any time. The preliminary plan is to increase the total size of the combat troops to 3.5 million, and then select the best among these 3.5 million soldiers to form a strategic mobile corps with a total strength of 2 million! ”
Shang Ji smiled and interrupted Liu Yi's words: "Why bother with three and a half million, it sounds awkward. Ben will call the shots and increase the size of the army to four million! ”
"The lord is wise!"
The generals were slightly stunned when they heard this, and then bowed down and shouted together.
Liu Yi and Shang Ji looked at each other and smiled, and they all shed a smile. Of course, this is not Shang Jilin's signal to increase the proportion of the army, Liu Yi's original plan was to have four million soldiers. However, Shang Ji is very chicken thieves and adopts the method of first suppressing and then promoting, in order to block the military's mouth in the financial division for a while.
"The next topic, the last general proposes, from now on, all our army will be made into special troops!"
Liu Yi took a deep breath and threw out a bombshell.
Including Zhao Yun, Su Huan and other core generals turned their heads to look at Liu Yi at the same time, there was no such thing in the previous discussion!
Shang Ji was not surprised, this was the result of a private discussion between him and Liu Yi.
As early as when Shang Ji was still the Taishou of Liaodong, there was a period of time when all the soldiers of the Shang Ji army were special troops, and later with the rapid expansion of the army scale and the increase in the cost of special arms, Shang Ji was also forced to compromise and lower the standard of the army.
However, with a shocking amount of money in the pocket, the merchant pockets swelled rapidly, and he was already able to implement the full and special arms of the army again.
Of course, Shang Ji's decision was not the result of burning too much money, but the result of careful consideration.
The standard of the Pingzhou War Army is the fifth order, in the previous Xianbei War, the Xianbei Guardian Army was also an elite army that started from the fifth order, and there was almost no power to fight back in the process of the Pingzhou Yuan Recruitment, which certainly has the role of a gathering of famous generals in the Pingzhou Army, but it also has a lot to do with the special forces of the Pingzhou Army.
Even if it is the lowest-level yellow-level special unit, it can achieve a good suppression effect when fighting against a regular army of the same level. If it is a Xuan-level special force, it can easily do one or two against an ordinary army at the same level. Although the cost of special arms is much higher than that of conventional armies, their combat effectiveness is also far beyond that of conventional armies.
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, and you can make do with it if you have no money, but why bother to humiliate yourself if you have money?
Moreover, in the Beacon Fire, the highest level of the regular army is the sixth order, and then it must be a special army to reach it. If the fifth-order non-commissioned soldiers are still a regular army, they can be said to be wasteful to some extent.
"Is it a special class for all members of the army?"
Although this idea was Shang Ji's idea, for some purpose, he still pretended to be surprised and looked at Liu Yi.
"Yes, my lord. The lord of the battle with Xianbei also personally participated, and the final decisive battle, Kebi can sit on six million troops, but only one million special troops can really fight with our army, although the number of other armies is numerous, but it has become a burden, we must learn a lesson, and turn all the soldiers into special troops as soon as possible! ”
Liu Yi made a loud noise, as if today is Pingzhou's tomorrow if he does not turn the special troops of the war army into Xianbei.
Shang Ji's brows furrowed into a pimple, and the generals below looked at Shang Ji worriedly, for fear that he would highlight a word. After hesitating for a moment, and as if he had made up his mind, Shang Ji waved his hand fiercely and said, "Okay, just according to what my brother said!" ”
"The lord is wise!"
The crowd shouted in unison, a victor's smile on their faces.
"The lord is wise!" Liu Yi quietly sent a sycophant, and then continued: "The specific plan of the war army, my subordinates have a draft here for the lord's reference.
In view of the particularity of the cavalry and infantry armies, our army roughly adopts the ratio of cavalry to two. It is planned to expand the Black Armor Xuan Cavalry to 300,000, and the four main cavalry of Yinlong, Greedy Wolf, Yanhu, and Lieyang to 200,000; The six armies of Heavy Armor Sharp Spear, Heavy Armored Crazy Knife, Giant Shield Soldier, Giant Axe Soldier, Northland Strong Crossbow, and Star Bright Strong Bow were each expanded to 300,000; The number of sun-shooting soldiers, phantom soldiers of a hundred battles, and mountain barbarian infantry was expanded to 200,000 respectively; 100,000 sharpshooters, 100,000 axe guards, and 100,000 axe riders; There are also 100,000 armourers, 50,000 Shurawei, and 50,000 ghost riders. ”
"In addition, the Flying Phoenix Fire Cavalry, the Shadow Cloth Secret Martial Arts, the Bloodthirsty Tiger Ben, the Thousand Illusions and other armies are in special circumstances and are not within the scope of the above discussion, and the Sailor is also no longer within the scope of discussion because it is directly under the jurisdiction of the Lord. After the completion of the 4 million war army, 2 million people will be selected and recruited to form a strategic mobile corps.
The Strategic Mobile Corps plans to consist of 300,000 black-armored Xuanqi, 100,000 Yinlong, Greedy Wolf, Yanhu, Blazing Sun, Giant Shield, Heavy Armor, Crazy Knife, Hundred Battles, Giant Axe, and Strong Crossbow, and 200,000 Xingyao Strong Bow and Sun-Shooting Warriors. There are 50,000 Mechanics, Shura Guards, Ghost Riders, Sharpshooters, and Split Axe Riders, supplemented by some auxiliary troops, and the entire corps has a total of 2 million people, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the Lord.
It is planned to transfer 100,000 troops each of the three armies of Yinlong, Greedy Wolf, and Lieyang to the three major protectorates, supplemented by 300,000 guards, to deter the unscrupulous people in the grassland.
It is planned to transfer 200,000 mountain barbarian infantry, 100,000 100 battle phantom pawns, 100,000 Xingyao strong bows, and 100,000 northern crossbows, with these 500,000 soldiers as the core, supplemented by 1.5 million guards, to jointly form the Eastern Army to protect the eastern gateway of Pingzhou.
It is planned to transfer 50,000 sharpshooters, 50,000 long axe guards, and 50,000 split axe cavalry, 100,000 scorching sun cavalry, 100,000 Beidi strong crossbows, 50,000 heavy armored crazy knives, giant axe soldiers, giant shield soldiers, and 50,000 heavy armored sharp spears, supplemented by 1 million guards, to jointly form a western corps with Lulong Fortress as the core to guard the western gateway of Pingzhou.
The remaining war army, depending on the situation, is divided into dangerous passes in Pingzhou, and complements the guards to guard the peace of Pingzhou! ”