In this regard, Maeda Toshiie was mistaken.
After this edict was issued a year ago, it was quickly obtained by Blackwater agents and sent back to the Daqin through secret channels to be handed over to Xiao Ruxun.
After reading it, Xiao Ruxun kept the edict in a small box beside his desk. He would take it out and read it every now and then to ensure that he would not forget about Japan because he was too busy.
At present, the first phase of the Bozhou campaign had ended and the second phase was being prepared in full swing.
But from the second phase to the third phase of chaos, to the fourth phase of intervention, to the fifth phase of control, and finally to the final phase of land reform, this was a process.
If not two years, it would take at least one and a half years. It was not something that could be done in a hurry.
Xiao Ruxun decided to bring back the troops of the Azure Dragon Camp, leaving only the troops of the Black Tortoise Camp to defend the area and have the land reform officials go deep into the area, ready to overthrow the tribal government at any time. The freed hands could completely choose the next troublemaker to deal with.
More than a year had passed since the last small reminder. The Tokugawa clan seemed to have become much more well-behaved, realizing the huge gap between them and the Daqin, so they continued to immerse themselves in developing themselves.
But on the Toyotomi clan's side, that so-called Mikado still called himself Mikado, and every time the retainers of the Toyotomi clan gathered, they would still bring up that humiliating edict.
At present, the excuse for starting a war was very sufficient. There was no need to think too much about it. Putting aside the edict, they could use any other reason they wanted. In any case, if they wanted to incriminate someone, they could always find a way to do so. But before the war, Xiao Ruxun planned to complete the reorganization of the army.
In any case, the Japanese were like grasshoppers after autumn. Wu Weizhong's army was enough to intimidate them, and they would not be able to stir up any big waves. Taking advantage of the fact that the situation in the southwest had not been fully developed and the war with Japan had not started, Xiao Ruxun decided to solve the problem of the army.
The original system of seven battalions was no longer suitable.
The number of troops kept increasing. Now, the number of Qin Army soldiers before the establishment of the country, plus the new recruits recruited after the establishment of the country, had exceeded 700,000. There was still a gap of 300,000 to the one million troops Xiao Ruxun set. There was no hurry.
He was anxious because the seven battalions were suitable for the Myanmar Zhennan Army, but not the Daqin Army. There were too many soldiers in each battalion, and even Xiao Ruxun was worried.
Thus, he decided to split up the seven battalions and reorganize them into thirty new armies. Among them, there were three cavalry armies and five navy armies. The rest were field armies.
The designations of the original seven battalions continued to be used, and twenty-three new military numbers were added to them. Each field army and cavalry army maintained the original Burma Zhennan Army's thirty thousand men establishment, and the navy maintained the twenty thousand men establishment, divided into different regions.
In addition, there were a hundred and fifty thousand elite Imperial Guards under the direct command of the Emperor himself, which amounted to one million regular soldiers.
Below the corps, there are seven levels of organization: division, brigade, regiment, battalion, company, platoon and squad. Above the corps, there are eight corps.
Northwest Army, Southwest Army, Liaodong Army, Southeast Army, Lingnan Army, Guanzhong Army, Capital Region Army and the Navy's Wyrm Army.
The territory of the Northwest Corps was only in Gansu, the territory of the Southwest Corps was in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou, the territory of the Liaodong Corps was in Liaodong, the territory of the Southeast Corps was in Southern Zhili, Zhejiang, and Fujian, the Lingnan Corps was stationed in Guangdong and Guangxi, the territory of the Guanzhong Corps was in Shaanxi, and the Jingdu Corps was in Shanxi, Northern Zhili, and Shandong.
Since the current military strength was not complete, it was not yet time to complete the garrison task. In the future, there would be several more cavalry troops, but the initial plan for each army's defense area was as follows:
The Northwest Army was garrisoned with five armies, four field armies and one cavalry army.
The Guanzhong Army garrisoned two field armies.
The capital region army was garrisoned with 6 field armies and 1 cavalry army. Adding on the 150,000 Imperial Guards and 1 Navy Army, there were a total of 8 armies and the Imperial Guards.
The Southwest Army garrisoned three field armies.
The Liaodong Army was garrisoned with two field armies and one cavalry army, a total of three armies.
The Southeast Army garrisoned two field armies.
The Lingnan Army garrisoned two field armies.
Myanmar garrisoned one field army. It was an independent army under the direct control of the central government and was not under the control of any corps.
Then, in addition to the Navy Army directly under the capital region army, the remaining four Navy Armies formed the Daqin Navy's Wyrm Army, stationed in four naval bases, one in Zhejiang, one in Guangdong, one in Myanmar and one in Luzon.
The capital region army was the strongest. On one hand, it was because the Emperor needed to control the strongest and most elite army in the country. On the other hand, it was also because of the possibility that Xiao Ruxun would personally lead the army in the future northern expedition, so the strongest army was gathered here.
The Northwest Army was the strongest outside of the capital region army because it would undertake the important mission of marching into the Western Regions, recapturing Hetao and the northern expedition to the grasslands.
The Guanzhong Army would be more responsible for defense and support missions, so the number of people in the North Army was the smallest. But the mission was not light. In the future, when the northern expedition began, the Guanzhong Army would become a logistics base with an important position.
Needless to say, the Liaodong Army was a mix of Mongolian and Jurchen forces. In the future, the mission of marching into Nuer Gandu and occupying Sakhalin Island was theirs. The vast snowfield was the battlefield for cavalry.
The Southwest Army was mainly responsible for the land reform and stability in the southwest region in the future. It was also important to eliminate the remaining Chieftain forces and protect the new immigrants.
The main mission of the Southeast Army was to defend and build, as well as cooperate with the Navy to carry out Xiao Ruxun's plan to open up the southeast islands. All the islands in the southeast region were to be taken down, including the largest island, Taiwan. Xiao Ruxun wanted to migrate to Taiwan and officially establish his rule. The Southeast Army had a very important mission.
The Lingnan Army was responsible for guarding the Guangdong and Guangxi provinces and the place where the Emperor communicated with Nanyang. They would also undertake some construction missions. Of course, it was also very important to protect the Han immigrants from the north who would migrate here. They would help them build a new home together and firmly control this place.
The Navy's Wyrm Army was responsible for all maritime combat missions, firmly controlling the South Sea and the coastal waters of Myanmar, strictly guarding against any indigenous or outsiders who dared to challenge the local influence of Daqin.
Other than that, the reason why Myanmar was garrisoned with a field army was mainly to guard against the Mughal Empire.
Now that Myanmar and the Mughal Empire had commercial relations, this news was brought by Chen Xie, who had been stationed in Myanmar for a long time to look after Xiao Ruxun's home. Therefore, Xiao Ruxun also had to guard against the possibility of a war with the Mughal Empire in the future.
After all, the Mughal Empire was currently in a period of strong growth. Akbar was not dead yet, and his son and grandson were not easy to deal with. Any unified centralized empire was not easy to deal with, so they must not underestimate the enemy.
These armies were all under the central establishment and were not under the jurisdiction of the local government. The local government only had the power to mobilize the police and bailiffs, but not the army.
At the moment, the number of troops in the country was not that large. More were still being recruited and trained. To fully implement this reorganization plan would take at least five years. Five years was not too long, but it was also not too short. It was within the range that Xiao Ruxun could accept.
The reorganization slowly began, and the appointment of officers could also begin.
The establishment of the seven major battalions was separated and the seven battalions were reorganized. The generals and officers of the various armies were also transferred to different positions according to their current military achievements to command the new army.
This task had been handed over to the Ministry of War to arrange since June of the first year of Longwu. Now the specific name list was almost ready. The meritorious old generals would be promoted to commander-in-chief of the army, and the next level would become the main general of the army. The extremely outstanding new people could start to take up corresponding positions in the other armies.
Xiao Ruxun planned to first form his own Central Imperial Guard Army. He would choose the most outstanding soldiers from the various armies to form the Central Imperial Guard Army. It would be under the direct command of the Emperor. It would be equipped with the best equipment and the strongest combat power. It would also be responsible for the toughest battle missions.
In the future, the absolute main force of the northern expedition would be the Central Imperial Guard Army. Therefore, the number of cavalry in the Central Imperial Guard Army must be guaranteed. The reason why there were only three cavalry divisions in the other armies was because Xiao Ruxun wanted to maintain 60,000 cavalry in the Imperial Guard Army.
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