After settling the matter of Dali, it was Goryeo, Nanzhang, and Zhenla's turn.
First was Goryeo.
"Divide Goryeo into two prefectures and incorporate them into the Beijiang Province. The provincial capital will be moved from Hardstone City to Han City."
The original Northern Frontier Province only had two counties, Zhangwu and Fengtian, which was somewhat unworthy of its name. Following the incorporation of Goryeo, the territory of the province became plentiful and became a heavyweight province of Great Xia in the north.
As for moving the capital and weakening Tao Wu's influence in Hardstone City, it was necessary. Ouyang Shuo didn't need to make it clear. The three of them were all smart and understood.
Then there was the deployment of troops in the Beijiang Province.
Not long after the battle of Goryeo, Li Jing led the Flying Bear Army back to Sichuan. Huo Qubing led the imperial guards back to the capital a few days ago.
Only the Beijiang Corps was left to guard the Beijiang.
"The Beijiang is unstable. We need to deploy troops!" Ouyang Shuo said.
To the north of the Beijiang Province was the powerful Jin Kingdom that had just entered the wilderness. Not only did it border Handan City, but it also bordered Jingdu Prefecture.
If there were no accidents, it would be the Qing Emperor who would enter the capital.
Ouyang Shuo didn't forget that the Qing Dynasty Manchus and the Jin Kingdom Jurchen were of the same origin. When the Qing Emperor entered the capital, it would be natural for him to join forces with the Jin Kingdom.
In that case, the Beijiang Province between the two would be in big trouble. At that time, Handan City would add fuel to the fire. Even if there were two teleportation arrays in the Beijiang Province, it would still be in a difficult situation.
They couldn't teleport an army every time something happened.
In view of this, Ouyang Shuo said resolutely, "We have to take down the Jin Kingdom before the Qing Emperor enters the capital. We have to get rid of this trouble first so that we won't be attacked from both sides."
To get rid of the Jin Kingdom, they needed an army.
In the battle of Goryeo, especially in the battle of Han City, both sides fought fiercely and suffered heavy casualties. After the battle, there were 300,000 prisoners of war left after the Flying Bear Army and the imperial guards made up for the lack of soldiers.
After simplification, they could be reorganized into four field corps.
Ouyang Shuo looked at Du Ruhui and said, "Three of the four corps will be incorporated into the Beijiang Corps."
"If that's the case, the Northern Border Army will have five corps, which is equivalent to a full army, which is inconsistent with the position of the army. Should we upgrade it to an army?" Du Ruhui asked doubtfully.
The army has its own rules. What kind of military designation is bestowed is a matter of great importance.
Since the Northern Borderline Corps was organized as a corps, its ranking in the Great Xia army was lower than that of a group army. If he were to give the Northern Border Army five corps, but did not give them the corresponding status, it would cause dissatisfaction among the officers and soldiers.
Ouyang Shuo was put in a difficult position when he heard this.
According to Ouyang Shuo's plan, Great Xia's army had a fixed number of numbers. The direct subordinate army consisted of the imperial guards, the newly formed imperial guards, the yet-to-be-formed imperial guards, and the city guards.
The field armies consisted of the Soaring Dragon Army, the Tiger Army, the Leopard Army, the Soaring Eagle Army, and the Flying Bear Army. Together, there were nine army armies.
Nine was the extreme number.
In this way, it would be able to balance the strength of the direct army and the field army. There would not be a situation where the army was stronger on the outside but weaker on the inside, nor would there be a situation where the army was weaker on the outside.
Furthermore, according to Great Xia's system, the commanders of the army armies had to enter the Grand Council. Once the number of army designations was overflowing, the Grand Council would also be overflowing, affecting the authority of the Grand Council.
However, what Du Ruhui said was very reasonable.
Just as Ouyang Shuo was in a dilemma, Zhang Liang, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke. "Your Majesty, regarding this matter, this humble subject has a suggestion for Your Majesty to consider."
"Let's hear it." Ouyang Shuo was immediately interested.
Zhang Liang was equivalent to two people.
"This humble subject suggests that we should follow Lady Du's suggestion and upgrade the Northern Borderline Corps to a group army. We will temporarily call it the Northern Borderline Corps. If there is a difference, the Northern Borderline Corps can be classified as a border defense army and be separated from the field army such as the Dragon Stallion Army. "
"Border defense army?" This was a new concept.
Zhang Liang replied, "The border defense army is relative to the field army. The so-called border defense, as the name suggests, means stationed at the border to guard the border. Thus, the border defense army is only responsible for a fixed section of the border and will not easily be transferred out of the defensive area. Unless it involves the defensive area, it will not participate in the empire's external warfare and will be considered a semi-fixed army. "
Ouyang Shuo couldn't help but nod.
Just as Zhang Liang had said, as the Grand Xia continued to expand its territory, its borders also grew longer and longer. There was indeed a need to establish a border defense army to guard the borders.
Although the field army such as the Dragon Stallion Army also shouldered the heavy responsibility of guarding a certain section of the border, they would often have to participate in the empire's external warfare.
With Gaia's protection during the Month of War, there was naturally nothing to worry about.
What if the Grand Xia didn't have to fight outside during the Month of War, and it just so happened that they needed to conscript a large number of field armies? In that case, the border defenses would become extremely weak, making it easy for the surrounding enemies to take advantage of the situation.
With a professional border defense army, the situation would be very different. In this way, the Grand Xia would be more flexible in its external warfare and would have less to worry about. The benefits were very obvious.
The problem now was how to resolve the problem of the border defense army's status.
Zhang Liang also had his own plans. "The direct subordinate army and the field army are the first in line, the border defense army is the second, the provincial guard division and the city guards are the third, and the reserve army is the fourth. Since the border defense army is the second, it's understandable that the commander of the border defense army is not part of the Grand Council. "
Ouyang Shuo looked at Zhang Liang with admiration.
This way, not only would the problem of the number of troops be resolved, but it would also not cause trouble for the Grand Council. It would even include the previously established garrison troops, killing three birds with one stone.
As expected of a Master Strategist, his considerations were very crafty.
"My beloved subject's words are very much in line with my thoughts." Ouyang Shuo directly made the decision and said, "By decree, the Northern Borderline Army will be expanded into five armies and immediately promoted to the Northern Borderline Army. Yue Fei will be appointed as the commander of the Northern Borderline Army with the rank of second-grade Northern General. The former commander of the Northern Borderline Army, Chen Yucheng, will be promoted to deputy commander of the Northern Borderline Army. "
Only then did Du Ruhui realize why the King had arranged for Yue Fei to be Li Jing's deputy during the Month of War and follow the army to Korea. It turned out that he had long planned to put this person in an important position.
Yue Fei, the historical general who fought against the Jin, had finally soared into the sky and become an important existence in the Great Xia army. What was even rarer was that the Northern Borderline Army led by Yue Fei was facing the Jin Kingdom in the north.
Among the generals of the Great Xia, other than Yue Fei, who else could take on this responsibility?!
During the Month of War, another famous general who fought against the Jin, Han Shizhong, who was on par with Yue Fei, had also rushed to the Great Xia to join the army. This time, he was appointed by Ouyang Shuo as the commander of the Third Northern Borderline Army.
The alliance between Yue Fei and Han Shizhong would probably give the Jin Kingdom a headache.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
