Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 9 Confusion

Seeing the expressions of hesitation on the faces of the two major arms of his government system, Wufeng also knew that he had come a bit abruptly at this time. People accept such a large-scale military expansion, and it may be rare for the two of them to turn the corner for a while.

Wufeng's plan is quite complicated, involving the entire Northwest, Northern Luzon and even South Jieluk and the new control of the three prefectures of Lulong, Xikang and Longdong. If the garrison is implemented according to Wufeng's plan, not only will the regular army strength be expanded by more than two times, but also several large army groups will be formed. How much money and time will be consumed in this process, and how long it will take to achieve results, is still unknown. .

According to Wufeng's idea, the Northwest Army was renamed the Great Northwest First Army. This is the backbone of Li Wufeng's hands. It has also experienced the test and baptism of many wars. Formation of the Northern Luzon Corps, also known as the Great Northwest Second Corps. The original Northern Luzon Independent First Infantry Division and the garrison divisions of Shuangdui and Weito Prefectures were reorganized. The Taiping Army surrendered Jiang Bin's troops and After the Hanzhong Taiping Army was downsized and streamlined, a division was formed, which also belonged to the Northern Luzon Army. The former Yinchuan Second Garrison Division was transferred to enrich the Great Northwest Second Army, and the Great Northwest Second Army was fully organized into five divisions. The changes in the above two legions are actually not too great. Except for the reorganization of the original Taiping Army into a new division, the others are all renamed from the original garrison division or independent division. The financial burden has been changed to a county-level financial burden.

In response to the thoughts of the garrison forces of each prefecture, Wufeng drastically reduced the local garrison forces, reduced the garrison forces of each prefecture from the current division to a regiment, and transferred the existing elite troops to enrich the newly formed regular army , eliminate the old and weak into the reserve force, and maintain the strength of the reserve force, which can greatly reduce expenditures and at the same time improve the strength of the regular army; Wufeng is preparing to newly form the Nanjieluk Army and the Tengger Army, and the Nanjieluk Army is formed by the former Northwest Army respectively. The Independent Third Division, Independent Fourth Division, Yinchuan First Security Division, Taixuan Security Division, and Guide Security Division were established. Such a huge army was named after Nanjie Locke, and it was directly transferred from the Northwest For all the garrison troops in the two northern border towns, it is difficult to determine what impact such a drastic reduction in garrison troops will have on the two border towns, because the purpose of forming a regular army is to fight, and it is unlikely that they will be stationed in a certain place for a long time. Moreover, most of the officers and soldiers of the former garrison were locals, and they would have to leave their hometowns in case of war. What kind of psychological factors would this bring must also be taken into consideration.

Wufeng's newly formed Tengger Army is temporarily composed of the original independent 1st cavalry division and independent 2nd division. Wufeng also plans to form two new cavalry divisions and engineer divisions. Cavalry Division, a heavy cavalry division. At the same time, in view of the outstanding role of engineering troops in the Punjab War, Wufeng believes that each established division should have an additional engineering brigade in the directly subordinate troops, equipped with professional tools to build bridges and open roads during the battle and after camping. Improve the mobility and self-defense capabilities of the troops.

Xiao Tang and Su Qin looked at each other with such a huge plan, but they were also full of worries. Not only did it involve changes in the formation of the garrison and regular troops, but it also involved the formation of four legions at once. The impact can be imagined, although the current Northwest finances can afford it, but in view of the unpredictability of future wars, once the war lasts too long, I am afraid that such a huge army will have to collect funds from India. Unsustainable. What's more, Xiao Tang's idea is not to invest such a sum of money entirely in the military. He is more concerned with the balanced economic development of the entire Northwest and Northern Luzon.

After listening to Wufeng's introduction, both Xiao Tang and Su Qin were silent. Such a large-scale plan was definitely not a whim of the boss, it must have been brewing in his heart for a long time, and he just took this opportunity to propose it That's all, it's just that the scale of these four legions is a bit too big. It has already reached 17 regular divisions, plus the three divisions to be formed and the guard divisions that have already been formed, the number has exceeded 20. Divisions, the number of troops has reached a shocking 450,000 or more, and this does not include the garrison troops. Although Wufeng's plan is to reduce the garrison troops by a large amount, even if each province retains a regiment of garrison troops, it is still equivalent to Xiao Tang couldn't count the strength of the two divisions.

Just looking at this appearance, the boss has already made up his mind, especially now that he has been greatly stimulated by the coup d'état of the Mott people. Moreover, the current situation is indeed quite severe. Since it cannot be stopped, my duty as a subordinate is to do my best to cooperate and support the coach to successfully complete what he hopes to achieve.

"My lord, although this subordinate thinks that your plan is a bit too grand, it is not impossible to achieve. There are only some detailed issues. I think this subordinate still needs to discuss and improve it." After a long time, Xiao Tang Finally, he rationally put forward his own suggestion, "In addition, Xiao Tang believes that our main task at present is to solve the problem of the Mott people. This problem cannot be delayed. Once the Luobei people are allowed to stabilize their position among the Mott people, we must solve this scourge. The difficulty will be much greater, so I think that even if there is any change in the situation of the empire in the east, it will not affect our military operation in the west this time. This time it is no better than that of the Punjab people. Hang the guillotine on our necks forever."

"Oh? It seems that Xiao Tang, you and I are thinking about the same path. If you have anything to say, it's just a rough plan of mine, and it can't be completed in one step. There must be quite a few omissions in the middle, but I We are thinking that we can’t go step by step, especially in terms of army building, and we can’t think of gradually increasing according to the conventional model. Now that the Punjabs have provided us with relatively sufficient funds, the situation in the eastern empire will also be greatly improved in the near future. We can't wait for changes. Now that the Luobei people have given us such an opportunity, I also want to take this opportunity to touch the Luobei people. Their bones are probably itchy again in the past few years. If we don't solve them They will always cause trouble for us." Wu Feng nodded in satisfaction, what he admired most was Xiao Tang's point, as long as he made clear what he meant, no matter what difficulties, he would always obey the overall situation and do his best Ability to help oneself solve existing problems.

"Well, this is also the initial opinion of this subordinate. Firstly, the title of the Southern Terok Legion may be a bit problematic. Terok is not a territory of the Empire. It seems that it is suspected of exceeding the authority to form a regiment in its name, unless the Lord can There has been a change in identity; secondly, because the coup of the Mote people is an internal problem of the nomads on the Tengger Grassland after all, we must have a suitable reason to intervene in a weak country, and of course there are ready-made things, that is With this natural excuse of Guer Sufu, the subordinates are wondering whether we can simply take advantage of the fact that the internal situation of the Mott people has not yet fully stabilized, and force Guer Sufu to write to the empire in the name of asking for help. We also ask the imperial central government Register Guer Sufu as the chief of the Mote people, so that we will have an excuse to intervene in Tengger's affairs, and we can also firmly control Guer Sufu in our hands; thirdly, due to time constraints, adults can On the pretext that the Mote people and the Luobei people have the intention to jointly invade the northwest, declare a state of emergency in the northwest and northern Luzon, and do everything possible to mobilize all forces in the shortest possible time. It is best to be able to solve this problem in the shortest possible time. .”

"Hehehehe, Xiao Tang, it seems that you are completely qualified to be my military adviser, and you even understand military things so deeply." Wufeng smiled with emotion.

"My lord, I'm over-reputed. I just don't want to see our westward trade route being blocked. Once we fight the Luobei people, we don't know when the westward trade route will return to normal. Standing on the position of Director of Finance Angle, I have to ask the adults to solve this problem in the shortest time~IndoMTL.com~ Xiao Tang also smiled and answered the boss, and the atmosphere in the room became much more relaxed.

Su Qin, who had been silent all this time, also opened his mouth: "Since there is nothing to hide about this matter, why don't we use the news media to build momentum first? Regarding Guer Sufu's identity, I don't think we need to wait for the empire's reply. , can be directly confirmed first, that is, we have obtained His Majesty's will half a month ago, accepted the tribute from Chief Mott, and canonized Guer Sufu as the next chieftain of the Mott tribe, Guerdan Nai It's jealous of his younger brother's position, and he colluded with the Luobei people to launch a rebellion, what do you think, my lord?"

"Brother Su, what if the empire denies it, or Guershley comes forward to clarify?" Before Wufeng could answer, Xiao Tang frowned and asked the question first.

"Hmph, the empire is too busy to take care of itself now, and His Majesty the Emperor is sometimes sober and sometimes comatose. I'm afraid no one will take care of these small things, right? Besides, we are just using this name to disintegrate the Mote people. In their hands, even if he denies it, we can still say that Guershley is controlled by others and has to say so. As for whether the Luobei people and the rest of the empire believe it or not, it doesn't matter. The most important thing is to let the Mote people People who are inclined to us have an excuse to oppose it, and it is enough for our people to believe." Su Qin sneered and said nonchalantly.

Xiao Tang smiled wryly and shook his head. He had to admit that his good friend was more capable of playing tricks in diplomacy than he was. Once guidance is fully utilized, it can also play a powerful role in turning clouds and rain. All three present have a deep understanding of this.