(PS: For the chief who tipped me before, add one more update …)
On December 25th, the eve of New Year's Eve, the Great Xia army ushered in its biggest reorganization.
The Gyeonggi Military Region was established. The Blind Divine Guards, Imperial Guards, Jinwu Guards, Imperial Guards, Yulin Royal Guards, City Guards, Royal Navy, and Nanjiang Navy were responsible for guarding the entire capital region.
Specifically, the Divine Guards were Ouyang Shuo's personal guards, the Imperial Guards were responsible for guarding the inner palace, the Jinwu Guards were responsible for guarding the treasury, and the Imperial Guards were responsible for guarding the capital.
Ouyang Shuo's personal guards were naturally under the Divine Guards.
The Yulin Royal Guards were responsible for guarding the five provinces of Sichuan, Northern Sichuan, Southern Hunan, Jiangchuan, and Minnan. Each province was garrisoned with a corps headquartered in Quanzhou.
In addition, Yizhou County, which was across the sea from Minnan Province, was also included in the Yulin Royal Guards' defense area.
The five provinces formed an outer line of defense that spanned across the east and west to guard the periphery of the capital region.
The City Guards were responsible for guarding Beihai City, Mulan Fortress, Yunnan, Southern Sichuan, and Lingnan provinces. The corps headquarter was located in Tianjing City, the administrative center of Southern Sichuan Province.
The three provinces formed a central line of defense to guard the core area of the capital region.
The Imperial Navy was responsible for guarding the Beibu Bay and guarding the sea gate of the capital. Its headquarters was located in Beihai City. The Nanjiang Navy was responsible for guarding the entire Jiangnan River. Its headquarters was located at Poyang Lake.
The Gyeonggi Military Region included all the direct armies of the empire. It was the strongest and most reliable military force to guard the Gyeonggi Region and the imperial power. It was also the stabilizing force of the empire.
Because of this, Ouyang Shuo would personally serve as the honorary commander of the Gyeonggi Military Region. There was no military command department, and the Privy Council would manage the daily military affairs.
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The Southeast Military Region was renamed the Central Plains Military Region. The Leopard Army, Xiangjiang Army, Yingzhou Corps, and the Coastal Fleet were responsible for guarding the entire Central Plains, especially the defense of the eastern coastal area.
The Brave Tiger Army led by Sun Bin was withdrawn from the Southeast Military Region.
Specifically, the Leopard Army was responsible for guarding the five coastal provinces of Beijiang, Jingdu, Ludong, Donghai, and Jiangnan. Its headquarters was located in Jianye.
The Xiangjiang Army was renamed the Central Plains Military Region. It was responsible for guarding the five inland provinces of Guanxi, Hedong, Zhongyuan, Jingchu, and Anhui. Its headquarters was located in Luoyang.
The Ying Zhou Army was still guarding the Ying Zhou Province, and was responsible for guarding the Empire's East Sea Gate.
The coastal fleet was responsible for guarding the coastal waters of the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East Sea, and the Dongying Sea. It was the strongest maritime security force of the Empire. The headquarters was moved from the coastal port to the Jiaodong port.
At the same time, the Binhai Fleet will set up naval bases in seven major ports, namely Binhai Port, Haijin Port, Jiaodong Port, Haizhou Port, Shencheng Port, Zhoushan Port, and Pusan Port.
Some bases were newly built, while others were directly upgraded from the original Great Zhou Dynasty's naval bases.
The Central Plains Theater of Operations with both land and sea was not only the backbone of the Imperium's Central Plains, but it was also a sharp sword that guarded the Eastern Region of the Imperium.
He relieved Great General Han Xin of his duties as Commander-in-Chief of the Southeast War Zone and Commander of the Hidden Leopard Army and appointed someone else.
The Commander of the Leopard Troop was taken over by the General of the Northern Army, Yue Fei. Not long after the Mongolian War began, the imperial court had removed Yue Fei from his position as the Commander of the Northern Frontier Army and promoted him to Deputy Commander Chen Yucheng.
This time, Yue Fei was in charge of the Hidden Leopard Army and guarding the coastal area of the Imperium. This showed how highly Ouyang Shuo regarded him.
The former Deputy Commander of the Southeast War Zone, Sun Bin, was promoted to the Commander of the Central Plains Theater of Operations. At the same time, according to the usual practice, Sun Bin would take the opportunity to step down from his position as the Commander of the Brave Tiger Army.
Unexpectedly, the Commander of the Fifth Legion, Li Xiucheng, was directly promoted to the Commander of the Brave Tiger Army.
This time, Li Xiucheng was directly promoted from a legion commander to the Commander of a group army. It could be said that he had leaped through the dragon's gate and became the most dazzling existence among the young generals of the Great Xia army.
This promotion of Li Xiucheng was Ouyang Shuo's recognition of Li Xiucheng's ability. Li Xiucheng's background in the era of firearms was also one of the factors that allowed him to be promoted.
Compared to Chen Yucheng, the Commander of the Northern Frontier Army, who shone brightly on the Mongolian battlefield, Li Xiucheng was stronger and not weaker.
Of course, Li Xiucheng's background in the Brave Tiger Army was also one of the reasons why he could stand out among the other candidates.
Ouyang Shuo also wanted to make use of this appointment to remind all the veteran generals of the Great Xia army, especially the group of veteran generals. In the army, seniority was never important. Instead, it depended on who could keep up with the times and focus on the future war.
Those who were complacent would only have the fate of being eliminated.
There was another rather interesting phenomenon in the Central Plains war zone. That was, the old unit of the war zone commander, Sun Bin's Brave Tiger Army, was transferred out of the war zone. Instead, Han Xin's old unit, the Hidden Leopard Army, was left behind.
Of course, this wasn't a coincidence. Instead, it was the result of meticulous planning.
The purpose was to gradually separate the "bloodline connection" between the war zone commander and the subordinate troops. This was to prevent the war zone commander from being greedy for power, favoritism, and even having troops for himself.
Although there weren't any signs of this in the army, Ouyang Shuo had to take precautions as soon as possible.
Previously, the imperial court had already made similar arrangements in the African war zone and the southwest war zone. It was the same for the following major war zones. This had become a convention and even a fixed system.
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The North Asian war zone was established. The subordinate Fengxiang Army, the Northern Frontier Army, and the Northern Plains Construction Corps were responsible for guarding the northern border of the empire. They were responsible for guarding the Mongolian plains and defending against the invasion from the Romanov Dynasty.
The Fengxiang Army was stationed in the Northern Plains Province. While the Northern Frontier Army was stationed in the Liaojin Province, they also took care of the defense of the eastern part of the Northern Plains Province. After all, the Northern Plains Province was too vast, and the Fengxiang Army could not take care of it.
It was named the North Asian war zone and not the northern war zone. It could be seen that the purpose of the imperial court establishing this war zone was not only to suppress the northern border in the short term, but also to compete with the Romanov Dynasty in the long term.
The deputy commander of the Northwest War Zone, Li Mu, was promoted to the commander of the North Asian war zone. At the same time, he was relieved of his position as the commander of the Soaring Eagle Army.
The commander of the Soaring Eagle Army was taken over by the second-grade general Zuo Zongtang, who had just been promoted to the commander of the Flying Bear Army. Zuo Zongtang's position as the commander of the Flying Bear Army was taken over by the famous general of the Tang Dynasty, Li Ji.
As a famous general of the Tang Dynasty who was on par with Li Jing, Li Ji was suitable for this position.
The overlapping of posts was firstly to avoid the law that the commander of a war zone and his old subordinates did not overlap. Secondly, it was to avoid the awkwardness of Li Jing and Li Ji, the two famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, belonging to the same war zone.
It was mainly the latter.
The North Asian Theater of Operations overlapped with the Protectorate of the Northern Border. One military, one government, they guarded the northern border of the empire.
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The West Asian war zone was established. The Flying Bear Army, the Hedong Army, and the Western Frontier Construction Corps were responsible for guarding the western border of the Empire. They were also the main force of the Empire to attack the Persian Empire in the future.
The Flying Bear Army was stationed in the Western Frontier Province. The Hedong Army was renamed the West Army. The headquarters was set up in the West Sea Province. They were stationed in the West Sea Province and took care of the eastern part of the West Sea Province.
The famous general of the Qin Dynasty, Wang Jian, was appointed as the commander of the West Asian war zone and was given the rank of general.
Wang Jian was obsessed with hunting down Ogedei, who had escaped to the Persians. This time, being in charge of the West Asian war zone gave Wang Jian a legitimate stage for him to perform.
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The Northwest war zone was renamed the South Asian war zone. The Flying Eagle Army, the South Asian Army, and the West Kang Construction Corps were temporarily responsible for guarding the West Kang Province. The senior officials planned to attack the Indian Empire.
General Li Jing was transferred to be the commander of the South Asian war zone.
Considering that the West Kang Province was almost razed to the ground in the war with Tubo, it needed to be rebuilt on a large scale. The logistical support ability was very limited. The South Asian army would be stationed at the border of Shu.
Before the West Kang Construction Corps got on the right track, the supply of the South Asian army would be handled by the Shu Province. Fortunately, Shu was a famous country with abundant resources. It was enough to take on this heavy responsibility.
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The Southwest war zone was renamed the Nanyang war zone to better match its position. The Flying Eagle Army, the Hanoi Army, the Heluo Army, and the Northern Frontier Army were still responsible for the defense of Southeast Asia and Australia.
At the same time, the Cliff Mountain Fleet was assigned to the Nanyang war zone to be responsible for the defense of the entire Nanyang sea. In the future, the Indian Ocean Fleet would gradually move to the Indian Ocean.
According to the Empire's plan, the Nanyang war zone would be adjusted after the annihilation of Java. After all, with the current stable situation in Nanyang, it seemed that there was no need to station as many as four armies.
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The African war zone remained unchanged.
Apart from the seven war zones listed above, the Empire was also secretly establishing the American war zone. The Flying Tiger Army and the South American Army were responsible for the war in the entire American region.
Since the situation in South America was still unclear, the Flying Tiger Army was temporarily stationed in the Central Plains. When the time was right, they would be teleported to the American battlefield. At that time, the American war zone would officially appear.
General Han Xin, who had been relieved of his position as the commander of the Southeast war zone, was the candidate for the commander of the American war zone.
The American continent was the second continent the Empire was focusing on after Africa. In the future, they would also face the threat of the Dawson Dynasty. Transferring Han Xin to be the commander of the American war zone showed how much importance Ouyang Shuo placed on him.
Only a Divine General with outstanding achievements like Han Xin could shoulder such a heavy responsibility.
Bai Qi, Han Xin, and Li Jing were still Ouyang Shuo's three biggest trump cards. They were arranged to the frontlines of the Empire to shoulder the most arduous war mission.
After this major adjustment, the Grand Council also welcomed another round of adjustments.
Before this, the Imperial Guards, City Guards, Yulin Royal Guards, as well as the Soaring Dragon Army, Tiger Army, Leopard Army, Soaring Eagle Army, Flying Bear Army, Greedy Wolf Army, and Fengxiang Army had a total of ten commanders.
After this round of adjustments, only the commanders of the eight war zones could be appointed as the Grand Council Minister. Since the commander of the Gyeonggi war zone was Ouyang Shuo, there were actually only seven commanders assigned to the Grand Council.
They were Bai Qi of the African war zone, Han Xin of the American war zone, Li Jing of the South Asian war zone, Sun Bin of the Central Plains war zone, Li Mu of the North Asian war zone, Wang Jian of the West Asian war zone, and Wu Qi of the Nanyang war zone.
Then there was Military Affairs Minister Du Ruhui and Navy Commander Zheng He.
Huo Qubing, Shi Wansui, Xu Da, Guo Ziyi, Meng Tian, and the other generals left the Grand Council.
Even Ouyang Shuo's most trusted Huo Qubing couldn't make an exception. Ouyang Shuo hoped that the system would be the system and not be easily overstepped or provoked.
Even Ouyang Shuo chose to be cautious.
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