Ouyang Shuo set aside his worries about the military administration for now and announced his plan to reorganize the army.
"I generally agree with the military administration's suggestion. Naturally, we need to replenish the dead soldiers as soon as possible. However, not all the soldiers need to be picked from the captives. "
Ouyang Shuo was laying the groundwork, using his actions to express his support for the military administration's work. None of the generals present were fools. They should understand what he meant. Before there was a suitable candidate, Ouyang Shuo had to support Ge Hongliang firmly and be his strong shield.
Ouyang Shuo looked at Pei Donglai first and said, "Let the Northern Sea Fleet deal with the three hundred pirate captives. Aside from replenishing the fifty dead soldiers, the remaining two hundred and fifty can be used as the Northern Sea Fleet's reserve soldiers for the future Northern Sea Fleet's Third Battalion. "
"Understood!" Pei Donglai appeared pleasantly surprised. His lord had pointed out that the Northern Sea Fleet would expand in the future. As the fleet's commander, he was naturally very excited. Pei Donglai had not forgotten his vow to eradicate the Moon Child Island pirates.
"As for the captured second leader, Huo Liu, execute him on the spot. We already killed his eldest brother. There is no turning back. Don't leave any loose ends, "Ouyang Shuo instructed. Ouyang Shuo continued to instruct. Currently, he was already able to speak about executions in an extremely indifferent manner, and he didn't have any psychological burden anymore.
"Understood!" Pei Donglai understood immediately.
Ouyang Shuo looked around and looked at Wang Yuanfeng. Then, he said, "The Divine Strategy Battalion is special. The ten dead soldiers should be recruited from the main camp. Aside from that, we need to nurture more reserve troops. The future city walls will not only be equipped with these few ballistae. The demand for ballistae soldiers will be immense. "
"Understood!" Wang Yuanfeng showed a calm expression.
Ouyang Shuo then looked at Shi Wansui and said seriously, "The one hundred and fifty dead soldiers of the infantry battalion were all outstanding barbarian warriors. These two battalions will be the future heavy-armored infantry battalions. We need to maintain their purity. In my opinion, we should transfer another one hundred and fifty men from the Wolf Mountain Garrison Camp to replenish the infantry battalions. As for the vacancies in the Wolf Mountain Garrison Camp, we will allocate them from the various tribes. "
"Understood!" Shi Wansui originally did not dare to agree with the opinion of the military office. Now that Sir had thought it through, he naturally had no reason to disagree.
In the end, Ouyang Shuo looked at Zhao Sihu, Zhang Daniu, and the other officers and said, "The soldiers of the two City Defense Battalions and Cavalry Battalions that died in battle should be replenished with bandit captives according to the Military Office's suggestion."
"Yes!" The three generals replied in unison.
After that, Ouyang Shuo announced the reorganization plan for the remaining captives. "Lin Yi!"
"Here!"
"Once the cavalry battalion is replenished, immediately return to the Friendship Town's Northern Barracks. The Cavalry Battalion will be renamed the Vanguard Battalion and will be officially separated from the headquarters and integrated into the Friendship Town system. "
"Thank you for the name, sir!" Lin Yi was forced to leave the camp, but he knew his responsibilities.
Monitoring the nomadic tribes was just a temporary measure. From the name that Daren had bestowed upon them, it was not difficult to see that the vanguard battalion would bear the role of a sharp knife when they marched into the nomadic tribes. Its importance could not be overstated.
"Director Ge!"
"Here!"
"After you come down, the Military Office wants to make a special flag for the vanguard battalion. The design of the flag will be based on the lord's flag. The golden dragon on the lord's flag will be replaced with a crossed Tang saber and a lance. "
"Understood!"
Ouyang Shuo's orders made the other officers look at Lin Yi with jealousy. Aside from the Divine Arms Battalion, the vanguard battalion was the second battalion to receive a name from the lord. Now, it was the first battalion to have a special flag. This kind of honor made all the officers go crazy with jealousy.
Lin Yi chuckled. This usually calm young officer was so excited that he was incoherent at this moment. He said, "All the soldiers of the vanguard battalion thank you for the flag, sir. We will not let you down!"
Ouyang Shuo nodded and continued, "Li Mingliang!"
"Here!"
"You are in charge of organizing a cavalry battalion from the remaining six hundred bandits. The remaining one hundred are to be transferred to the reserves."
"Yes!"
"The newly formed cavalry battalion will be stationed in the Western Barracks. You will be the battalion commander."
"Thank you for the promotion, sir. We will not let you down!" Li Mingliang was clearly excited.
Ouyang Shuo waved his hand and continued, "Sun Tengjiao, the former commander of the cavalry battalion's second squadron, will be the first squadron commander of the vanguard battalion. Liao Kai, the former commander of the cavalry battalion's third squadron, will be the second squadron commander of the vanguard battalion. Guo Liang, the former commander of the cavalry battalion's fourth squadron, will be the first squadron commander of the newly formed cavalry battalion. Su Wang, the former commander of the cavalry battalion's fifth squadron, will be the second squadron commander of the newly formed cavalry battalion. "
"Yes!" Sun Tengjiao and the other three replied in unison.
Ouyang Shuo didn't favor one and discriminated against the other. The remaining four squadron commanders were evenly divided into two cavalry battalions. The difference was that the vanguard battalion would be a heavy cavalry battalion, while the newly formed cavalry battalion would be a light cavalry battalion.
After arranging the cavalry, Ouyang Shuo looked at Shi Wansui again and said, "General Shi, I order you to form an archer battalion and a spearman battalion from the remaining bandit captives. The remaining bandit captives are to be transferred to the reserve force. The two infantry battalions, the newly formed cavalry battalions, archer battalions, and spearman battalions will form the first mixed brigade in Shanhai County. General, you will be the Brigade Commander and you will be in charge of the Western Barracks. "
Shi Wansui became spirited and said loudly, "Thank you for the trust, sir. We will not let you down!"
Ouyang Shuo nodded and continued to announce the personnel changes of the mixed brigade. "The first battalion of the mixed brigade will be the former first infantry battalion, with Battalion Commander Shi Hu. The second battalion will be the former second infantry battalion, with Battalion Commander Shi Bao. The third battalion will be the newly formed cavalry battalion, with Battalion Commander Li Mingliang. The fourth battalion will be the newly formed spearman battalion, with Battalion Commander Zhao Yan. The fifth battalion will be the newly formed archer battalion, with Battalion Commander Jiang Kai."
"Thank you for the promotion, sir. We will not let you down!" All the generals shouted in unison.
At this point, most of the infantrymen who had been promoted to beginner generals were basically promoted to battalion commanders. Battalion commanders were the first hurdle, and above that was the position of Brigade Commander.
More importantly, for beginner generals who had been converted from regular soldiers, it would be much harder for them to get promoted again compared to Lin Yi and Sun Tengjiao, who had gone through formal training. Most of them would be stuck at beginner generals, unable to get promoted again in their entire lives.
Only those who were truly talented, through training, could stimulate their own potential, and with a certain amount of fortuitous encounters, they could once again advance to become a mid-ranked general.
Ouyang Shuo didn't look like he was going to disperse the meeting just as the generals thought that this was the end of the reorganization. "After the upgrade, there's a new training field in the manor. It's been officially named the Martial Arts Institute. This means that it's time to form the lord's personal guard. The formation of the personal guard will be a platoon for now. The members of the personal guard won't be recruited, but will be selected from the active battalions. Those who want to be part of the personal guard must be the best of the best, skilled in archery and horsemanship, as well as martial arts. "
"Don't worry, sir. The mixed brigade will definitely recommend the best of the best to participate in the selection." Shi Wansui, the newly appointed commander of the mixed brigade, was the first to speak.
"Five hundred men from the vanguard are up for selection." Lin Yi followed.
Following him were the commanders of the city defense battalions.
All the generals supported the formation of the personal guard. Which one of the generals present wasn't personally promoted by Ouyang Shuo? Now that the lord was forming the personal guard, all of them wanted to send their best soldiers to be selected. To a soldier, being able to enter the personal guard was a great honor.
Ouyang Shuo let out a gratified smile and said, "The specific selection will be handled by the Guard Captain."
"Wang Feng!"
"Here!"
"I appoint you as the captain of the personal guard. You'll be in charge of the selection."
"Thank you for your trust, sir. I will not let you down!" Wang Feng said excitedly.
Just now, the infantry commanders had been reshuffled, and all the platoon leaders had been promoted. Only Wang Feng had not been promoted. One had to know that Wang Feng was one of the best among all the platoon leaders.
As the eldest disciple of the Bajiquan master, Lin Yue, Wang Feng's potential was greater than battalion commanders like Zhao Sihu. It wouldn't be a problem for him to become a mid-level general. As for high-level generals, it would depend on luck.
Now, the answer was finally revealed.
Although Wang Feng was still a platoon leader, anyone with a discerning eye would know that his position carried more weight than an ordinary battalion commander's.
From the lord's description, it wasn't hard to guess that every member of the future personal guard would be an elite soldier that surpassed a ninth-grade elite soldier. The personal guard was no longer limited to a single type of soldier. They had to master horsemanship, archery, and combat skills. It was a comprehensive type of soldier.
That's right. In Ouyang Shuo's eyes, the future personal guard was like the special forces in real life. They were the elites of the elites, the sharp knives of the sharp knives. It was because of such harsh requirements that Ouyang Shuo limited the personal guard to one platoon.
Shi Wansui, Lin Yi, and the other generals who had participated in the Zhuolu battle weren't surprised by the lord's arrangement. During the Zhuolu battle, Wang Feng had followed the lord closely. In fact, he was already fulfilling his duty as the captain of the personal guard in advance.
If any other general took the position of the captain of the personal guard, it would be difficult to convince the other generals. Only Wang Feng had no objections.
The military had always worshipped the strong. In terms of martial arts, Shi Wansui was naturally the best. Below Shi Wansui, Lin Yi, Sun Tengjiao, and Wang Feng were the strongest. Even the mid-level general, Pei Donglai, was slightly inferior to the three of them.
Therefore, Wang Feng was the most suitable person to be the captain of the personal guard. (To be continued.)
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