After talking about the shortcomings of the army, Bai Qi briefly summed up the advantages of the army in Shanhai County: "Although the army has many problems, it has a deep foundation, is well-equipped, and has a large number of fierce generals, and there is still a lot to be done. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Ouyang Shuo's spirit was shocked, and his depressed mood was slightly relieved.

After analyzing the advantages and disadvantages, Bai Qi really threw out the plan for the reorganization of the army: "The first thing in the reorganization of the army is to solve the problem that the three large battalions are not subordinate to each other and belong to the same division and regiment. I propose that the First Division be split into three divisions, with each battalion stationed in an independent division. In view of the problem of troop strength, priority can be given to building a division and regiment, which will participate in the trial of the corps, and the remaining two divisions and regiments can be gradually expanded into place. ”

Ouyang Shuo nodded, Bai Qi's thinking was exactly the same as his original idea of setting up the First Division.

The frequent change of the number in the army is a big taboo. Therefore, every time the army is reorganized, it is necessary to leave a little amount of advance, especially in the major army reorganization.

"The 1st Division, stationed in the camp west of the city. Shi Wansui, the current commander of the camp in the west of the city, is good at foot and cavalry, and is a rare general. Therefore, the 1st Division was positioned as a mixed infantry and cavalry division, with five brigades of sword and shield men, pikemen, archers, crossbowmen and light cavalry. It should be noted that the sword and shield soldiers are not mountain barbarian hoplites, but mainly light armor, and cooperate with other light infantry to improve the mobility of the division and regiment. ”

Ouyang Shuo was silent, Bai Qi changed the spearman to a spearman, and added the crossbowman who had been abandoned by him, which was indeed more reasonable in terms of troop matching.

"The 2nd Division, stationed in the camp north of the city. At the beginning of the formation of the Chengbei battalion, it took the pure cavalry route, and this time there is no need to change it, it is still a cavalry division, with two heavy cavalry brigades, two light cavalry brigades and one crossbow cavalry brigade. ”

Bai Qi deliberately avoided the question of the commander of the camp in the north of the city, even if Ouyang Shuo gave him the authority to lead the military affairs, it was not easy to express his opinions at will on major personnel issues, and it was all up to Ouyang Shuo to decide.

Lin Yi, the commander of the Chengbei battalion, is only a middle-level military general and cannot command a division. Ouyang Shuo has already arranged the candidate for the commander of the camp in the north of the city, and now there is a suitable general in the army.

"The 3rd Division, stationed in the camp in the east of the city. The current commander of the camp in the east of the city, Evil Lai, is a pure fierce general, not very good at cavalry warfare. Therefore, the 3rd Division can be positioned as an infantry division, with two mountain barbarian hoplite brigades, two pikemen brigades, and one Modao brigade. ”

Mo knife, a kind of long-handled knife in the Tang knife, held by the infantry, the horse of Gaigu, the knife weighs fifteen catties, also known as the machete, seven feet long, the blade is three feet long, the handle is four feet long, and the iron drill is used. The wrestlers hold it, and those who use the waist force to spin and slash are all powder, and most of them are used for cavalry combat, and the power is huge.

Modao is another Tang Dynasty weapon that the weapon workshop has recently conquered, and it has not yet been officially installed in the army, but I didn't expect Bai Qi to have explored it clearly, and it has been integrated into the army reorganization plan, which is really extraordinary.

Speaking of this, Ouyang Shuo had already understood Bai Qi's plan, and said with a smile: "What does the general mean, is it to give priority to the formation of the second division?" ”

"Not bad. The integration of the 4th Brigade of the Chengxi Daying, the 2nd Brigade of the Chengbei Daying, the Independent Brigade, and the 5th Brigade of the Chengdong Daying can be formed as long as another heavy cavalry brigade is formed. ”

Bai Qi did not mention the integration of the Praetorian Guard Brigade, as Ouyang Shuo's pro-army, the Praetorian Guard Brigade naturally wanted to take the opportunity to be independent of the Three Masters Regiment.

In addition, the 1st Brigade, which was stationed in the large camp west of the city, needed to replace the archer battalion and light cavalry battalion of the 3rd Brigade with two mountain barbarian hoplite battalions to complete the army reorganization.

After talking about the structure of the Three Master Regiments, Bai Qi continued: "According to the establishment of the army, each division and regiment must also be equipped with a brigade directly under 1,000 people. According to my plan, out of 1,000 people, 500 people will be selected to form a battalion of the division commander's personal guard; The remaining 500 men were composed of a squadron of scouts, an engineer squadron, a squadron of medics, and two squadrons of firehead troops to form a wartime support battalion. In the future, if conditions permit, the division commander will also be equipped with auxiliary personnel such as combat staff officers, quartermasters, clerks, and military judges. ”

Bai Qi's plan for reorganizing the army basically solved the four problems he pointed out before. The last point he mentioned directly poked at the weakness of Zhongshan County.

The Southwest University Hall is only responsible for cultivating civilian officials, and it is really helpless for military officials. Without these auxiliary officers, marching and fighting would be a mess, and it would not be a qualified regular army.

In front of you, you can only take one step at a time.

At this time, Ouyang Shuo was particularly envious of the wolf warrior, and he didn't have to worry about these things at all.

Ouyang Shuo calculated that in order to expand the Three Masters Regiment in place, it would be necessary to replenish 25,500 soldiers, including 1,500 logistics support troops, and it would be necessary to cooperate with the Military Intelligence Department, the Shenji Battalion, the Official Medical Department, and the Combat Readiness Department.

Not to mention anything else, the cost of transferring jobs alone is more than 15,000 gold coins, and it is terrifying to think about it with weapons and equipment, not to mention the follow-up military expenses and military salaries.

Although the burden of military expenditure is large, on the other hand, once the reorganization is in place, the army of Shanhai County will undergo a rebirth and complete a gorgeous transformation.

"Okay, let's reorganize according to this plan." Ouyang Shuo clapped, turned his head to look at Ge Hongliang, and said, "Director Ge, how many soldiers are there in the reserve?" ”

"After the Battle of Changping, the various ministries have completed the replenishment of troops, and there are still more than 5,000 people left in the reserve."

Ouyang Shuo was silent, the last round of army expansion, coupled with the campaign attrition, had exhausted the reserves, and it was not easy to have 5,000 soldiers left.

However, such a small number of troops is less than one-fifth of what is needed to expand the army, and the difference is too great. If new recruits are recruited, not to mention the long training time, the combat effectiveness of the non-commissioned officers will not be guaranteed.

Seeing that the prince was silent, Bai Qi and Ge Hongliang could only wait quietly.

After a long time, Ouyang Shuo came back to his senses, his expression was resolute, and he had already made a decision in his heart, and said: "The reorganization of the army cannot be delayed, no matter how big the difficulties, we must overcome them, I put forward three requirements, the specific army reorganization work, or the two of them are in charge, and we must ensure that the reorganization work is completed before the end of the year." ”

"Please make it clear!"

"First, the two hoplite brigades and the Modao Brigade of the Third Division must all choose mountain barbarian soldiers, and the shortage of soldiers will be solved by Tian Wenjing, director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Lei Fan, the commander of Gushan County."

Mo sword soldiers need strong men, naturally they are none other than mountain barbarian warriors. With Gushan County as the foundation, Ouyang Shuo believed that it would not be difficult to recruit 5,000 soldiers.

"Second, the city defense battalions and city guard brigades should be reorganized. There are three urban defense brigades in Shanhai County, Lushui County and Youyi County, three urban defense battalions in Yishui County, Yongye County and Guangshui County, plus two urban defense battalions in Tianfeng County, a total of 10,000 soldiers, all of whom are incorporated into the Three Masters Regiment. Coupled with the existing soldiers in the reserves, the last shortage of more than 3,000 soldiers was solved by organizing a large-scale recruitment. ”

Ouyang Shuo swept away the city defense battalions and city guard brigades in various places at once, and even the base camp was not spared, and he believed that there were three master regiments in charge, and it was difficult to shake Shanhai County in the slightest.

"Third, after the reorganization of the city defense battalion and the city guard brigade, except for Shanhai County, Lushui County and Youyi County, the remaining dependent territories, including Beihai County, will recruit a city defense battalion reserve force on the spot to be responsible for the local city defense work. As for the formation of the city guard brigades in Shanhai County, Lushui County, and Youyi County, it will be pressed back for the time being, and unified arrangements will be made after the territory is promoted to a county seat. ”

Ouyang Shuo's establishment of a city defense battalion in Beihai County is of great significance. Previously, the North Sea Fleet was both a territorial naval division and a guardian of Beihai County, and the dual responsibilities were mixed up. The reorganization of the army did not involve the North Sea Fleet. If the North Sea Fleet wants to make a big move, I'm afraid it will have to wait until after the year.

"No!" Bai Qi's eyes lit up, this deployment, the three masters of the group of swords Lianzhou, the period is not far away.

After the three of them discussed the plan for the reorganization of the army, the next step was the most critical personnel arrangement.

"Director Ge, pass on my military orders!"

"Hey!"

"Shi Wansui was transferred to the commander of the 1st Division and stationed in the camp west of the city; Luo Shixin was transferred to the commander of the Second Division and stationed in the camp north of the city; Evil Lai was transferred to the commander of the 3rd Division and stationed in the camp in the east of the city. ”

Ouyang Shuo first set the division commander of the three master regiments, and then the division and regiment subordinate brigade commanders, not surprisingly, Shi Hu, Shi Leopard, Zhao Yan, Jiang Kai, Li Mingliang, Hei Qi and other generals were all promoted.

Unexpectedly, Shi Hu was transferred to the commander of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division and was transferred from the Shanman hoplite unit.

Guo Liang, Su Wang, and Liao Kai were not promoted, but served as the three division commanders' personal guard battalion leaders, Guo Liang with Shi Wansui, Su Wang with Luo Shixin, and Liao Kai with Evil.

The generals of the city defense battalions and city guard brigades in various places retained their original positions, after all, they also needed to be responsible for forming reserve forces. The only exceptions were Zhang Daniu, commander of the county city guard brigade in Lushui County, and Hu Yibiao, commander of the Youyi County City Guard Brigade, who were transferred to the Third Division and served as the commander of the two pikemen brigades.

Of the three city guard brigade commanders, only Zhao Sihu was left alone, who was pressed in place by Ouyang Shuo.

Taking this opportunity, Ouyang Shuo officially appointed Bai Qi as the general to lead the Three Masters Regiment. was so gracious that Bai Qi, who had always been calm, couldn't help but be a little moved, and bowed and saluted: "Xie Junhou trusts!" ”

Ouyang Shuo nodded and said with a smile: "I hope that the Three Masters Regiment can be reborn in the hands of the generals and truly become an elite iron army." After a pause, Ouyang Shuo continued: "The matter of arranging the second division to conduct the corps trial, we must also hurry up, and complete the trial one day earlier, so that the territory can be promoted one day earlier." ”

"Understood!"

After the discussion, Bai Qi and Ge Hongliang got up to say goodbye, the next month will be enough for the two of them to be busy, and it is really not easy.

The next day, the army reorganization plan and the adjustment of generals were announced by the Military Affairs Administration, causing a heated discussion. (To be continued.) )