On the 20th of June, Ouyang Shuo arrived at Leizhou.
In Leizhou County, Ouyang Shuo held a temporary military conference to arrange the post-war affairs.
Secretary Lang Bai Nanpu stood behind Ouyang Shuo.
On the left side of the hall, General Bai Qi sat at the head of the table, followed by the four division commanders. On the right side of the hall, there were four bureau chiefs. Other than them, there was no one else.
As soon as the meeting began, the secretary, Lang Bai Nanpu, read out a series of commendations.
"Edict: The Dragon Xiang Army's 2nd Division galloped unhindered and fought in the north and south, strengthening our military might. Division Commander Luo Shixin is specially conferred the title of Soaring Eagle General. The rest of the soldiers of the 2nd Division will be rewarded. "
Luo Shixin knelt on one knee and said emotionally: "Thank you, Marquis, for the rewards!"
In the battle of Tan Mu County, if it wasn't for the 2nd Division's rapid advance, the outcome would have been different. Luo Shixin's contribution in the battle of Leizhou cannot be ignored.
It was appropriate for him to be conferred the title of Soaring Eagle General.
"Edict: The Dragon Xiang Army's 4th Division is brave and skillful in battle, sweeping the north and strengthening our military might. Division Commander Mu Guiying is specially conferred the title of Xuanwei General. The rest of the soldiers of the 4th Division will be rewarded. "
Mu Guiying stepped out and thanked.
"Edict: The Tiger Brave Army's 1st Division is unyielding in the face of adversity, sweeping the south and strengthening our military might. Division Commander Fan Lihua is specially conferred the title of Zhaolie General. The rest of the soldiers will be rewarded. "
Fan Lihua also stepped out and thanked, but her expression was somewhat unnatural.
Of the three armies, only the southern army was ambushed, how could the proud Fan Lihua not be embarrassed?
At this point, the 4 division commanders that fought in Leizhou were all conferred the title of Rank 5 General.
After the rewards, the 4 bureau chiefs reported the results of the battle in Leizhou.
The first to report was naturally the head of military affairs, Du Ruhui.
"In the battle of Leizhou, the 4 divisions lost a total of 6,400 men, 7,500 lightly injured, and 1,500 heavily injured."
Hearing the report, Ouyang Shuo frowned.
He didn't expect Leizhou to be such a tough nut to crack, causing the expeditionary army to suffer such heavy losses. The post-war pension alone would probably cost more than 20,000 gold coins.
Du Ruhui continued, "According to the statistics of the Military Affairs Department, we have captured more than 114,300 prisoners of war in this battle. Among them, more than 15,000 are seriously injured and have been arranged to be discharged."
The ten captives of war had to be settled in time. Otherwise, just the food supply alone would be an astronomical number.
"How are the quality of the captives?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
Du Ruhui heard this and said in a deep voice, "It's not very optimistic. Not to mention that the prisoners of war were basically from the city defense forces and lacked actual combat experience. What's worse is that after this battle, some of the soldiers are already tired of fighting. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to force them to stay in the army. "
Ouyang Shuo nodded his head and said, "Since it's like this, then we need to select the best of the best. Those who don't meet the standards or are tired of fighting should be retired as soon as possible so that Thunder State can resume production."
"Understood!"
"Let me think about it." Ouyang Shuo pondered for a moment before he raised his head and said, "The selected prisoners of war are divided into two categories. The first is the city defense forces and the second is the field army. "
Here, Ouyang Shuo turned to look at Fan Zhongyan and said, "Thunder State will be established as Thunder State County. Five prefectures will be set up around five third-class counties: Thunder Mountain Prefecture, Hengshan Prefecture, Calm Sea Prefecture, Qiantang Prefecture, and Yanluo Prefecture. The remaining twenty-two counties will be divided into the five prefectures according to their geographical location. "
Fan Zhongyan nodded his head solemnly. This was really troublesome. One county governor, five prefectural magistrates, and twenty-two county magistrates would be appointed in one go.
Ouyang Shuo looked at Du Ruhui again and said, "According to the unified organization of Shanhai City, each county will have a city defense battalion, each prefecture will have a city guard brigade, and each county will have a garrison division."
"In total, the city defense forces alone will have thirty-seven thousand people. As for the field army, two divisions will be organized. One division will be added to the Bright Tiger Legion and given the designation of Bright Tiger Legion Fourth Division. The other division will be temporarily named the First Independent Division. "
Du Ruhui nodded. According to the Marquis's arrangement, more than thirty-six thousand people would be dismissed. This batch of disbanded soldiers would be turned into true reserve soldiers.
Reducing the expenditure was another source of income!
Ouyang Shuo looked at Bai Qi and Du Ruhui and said, "Do you have any recommendations for the three division commanders?"
In this battle, they had captured a total of three historical generals. They were Cao Yan, Wei Zhang, and Baili Shi, which was just right. The crux of the problem was, first, whether it was appropriate to use a surrendered general as a division commander. Second, which general would be appointed as the division commander? These were all questions that needed to be considered.
Among the three divisions, the garrison division had the lowest status.
In addition, the newly formed Bright Tiger Legion Third Division still lacked a division commander.
It seemed that there were still not enough generals!
All of a sudden, the hall became quiet.
This was the first time that Ouyang Shuo consulted the opinions of the division commander candidates in public and did not make an arbitrary decision.
Du Ruhui glanced at Bai Qi and said first, "Reporting to the Marquis, regarding the garrison division commander candidates, this humble subject thinks that it is more appropriate to promote one of the brigade commanders."
"Ke Ming's words are reasonable." Ouyang Shuo nodded.
Indeed, the Thunder State Garrison Division was responsible for guarding Thunder State County. Other than being responsible for the county's defense, they also had a hidden mission, which was to suppress any unstable factors in the county.
In this kind of situation, it was not appropriate to use a local general from Thunder State. The division commander of the Thunder State Garrison Division did not seem important, but it was actually very important.
Ouyang Shuo looked at Bai Qi and said, "The garrison division commander candidate will be chosen from the brigade commanders who performed well in the battle of Thunder State. Who does the Great General think is the most suitable? "
As the commander-in-chief of the battle of Thunder State, Bai Qi naturally had the most say.
Hearing this, the other four division commanders also looked at Bai Qi nervously.
If the recommended brigade commander came from their division, it would naturally be a great honor and affirmation.
Bai Qi heard this and thought for a moment before slowly saying, "This general thinks that Zhao Yan of the First Brigade of the Bright Tiger Legion First Division is a suitable candidate."
"Good, then it is Zhao Yan!"
This time, Ouyang Shuo fully trusted Bai Qi's judgment.
After deciding on the division commander of the Thunder State Garrison Division, Ouyang Shuo had a plan for Cao Yao and the other two. He said, "Decree: Cao Yao will be the division commander of the Bright Tiger Legion Third Division; Baili Shi will be the division commander of the Bright Tiger Legion Fourth Division; Wei Zhang will be the division commander of the Independent First Division."
"Yes!"
Du Ruhui couldn't help but sigh in admiration at the Marquis's appointment.
The Third Division was a mountainous division. Although the deputy division commander, Shan Zhu, was brave and fierce, he still lacked some strategy. Having a military-type general, Cao Yao be the division commander of the Third Division was undoubtedly a good move.
The two of them, one civil and one military, were a perfect match.
It seemed that the Marquis had high hopes for this young general, Shan Zhu, to specially arrange a good teacher for him.
"Marquis, speaking of Cao Yao, this general has something to report."
"Speak!"
"After Cao Yao was captured, he tried to commit suicide several times to show his determination. I'm afraid it won't be a simple matter to persuade Cao Yu to surrender and have him willingly take up his post, "Du Ruhui said.
"Oh? There's such a thing. " Ouyang Shuo raised his eyebrows. "It seems that Cao Yao's master is an extraordinary person. To be able to obtain such support from his subordinates, he is willing to die for his honor."
"If I remember correctly, Cao Yao is a general of Yan Luo County?"
"Yes! The lord of Yan Luo County is called the evildoer Yan Huo. He also has a civil official under him, Bao Shu Ya. "
The one who spoke was the head of the administration, Fan Zhongyan.
"This is interesting. The Thunder Province is indeed a place with crouching tigers and hidden dragons." Ouyang Shuo smiled and said, "Among the civil officials captured this time, besides Bao Shu Ya, are there any others?"
"Yes." Fan Zhongyan nodded and said, "Besides Bao Shu Ya, there are also Zang Wenzhong and He Shiwen."
"Hmm?"
Ouyang Shuo had no impression of these two people.
This was not surprising. During the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, there were more than a hundred famous people.
"Regarding these two people, this humble subject knows a thing or two." Fan Zhongyan was different from Ouyang Shuo. He was well-read and had a deep understanding of history.
"Oh? Why don't you tell us about them? "
"Let's talk about Zang Wenzhong first. This person was a Minister of the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period. He was the Duke of Lu, Duke Min, Duke Xi, and Duke Wen. Zang Wenzhong was appointed during a time of crisis. He was open-minded and abolished the customs to facilitate business. He was knowledgeable and did not adhere to common etiquette. He held an important position and was fair in rewards and punishments. He accepted good advice and was not ashamed to ask his subordinates. "
Ouyang Shuo nodded. It seemed that this person was a good civil official.
"Let's talk about Shi Wen. This person was a musician. During the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, he could be considered a master. "Fan Zhongyan only introduced Shi Wen in a few words. He knew that the Marquis would not be interested.
Sure enough, Ouyang Shuo only nodded.
For the territory, a musician could only be assigned to teach in the Southwest Great Hall. For a great lord like Ouyang Shuo, it was not worth paying attention to.
While Fan Zhongyan was introducing Zang Wenzhong and Shi Wen, Bai Qi's expression was a bit strange.
Hearing Fan Zhongyan mention Yan Luo County, Bai Qi remembered the battle report that he had thrown to the corner. Bai Qi's memory was amazing. He only needed to glance at the battle report to know the gist of it.
The commander of the First Brigade of the Imperial Guard Division had reported to him about the abnormality in Yan Luo County. Wasn't the strangest of them the lord of Yan Luo County, Smoke Demon?
Thinking of this, Bai Qi said, "Reporting to the Marquis, if we want to convince Cao Yuan, the breakthrough point is the lord of Yan Luo County, Smoke Demon."
"What do you mean?"
Bai Qi repeated the battle report, picking out the key points.
"Is there such a strange thing?" Ouyang Shuo's interest was completely hooked. He said with a smile, "It seems that I have to meet this lord."
Not to mention Smoke Demon, Ouyang Shuo coveted Bao Shuya. (To be continued.)
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