Wulong City, Conference Hall
Sunlight shone into the hall, sprinkling spots of light. Amidst the flickering lights and shadows, a military meeting that concerned the fate of Shanhai City was being held.
Ouyang Shuo, who was in the middle of putting his plan into practice, raised his head and said, "Sun Bin!"
"Here!"
In his wheelchair, Sun Bin cupped his fists and looked excited. His face even flushed with excitement. Sun Bin did not expect that the marquis's first choice would be him.
Compared to them, Bai Qi had the most seniority in the army.
The sunlight shone on Sun Bin's face, which was pale and rosy.
Ouyang Shuo stared at this Divine General, who was disabled but had a strong will, and then said in a deep voice, "This Marquis has decided to establish the Lingnan Warzone, and you'll be the Commander of this warzone. As the name suggests, the Lingnan warzone covers the entire Lingnan Province, including Qiongzhou County. Everything is within the Lingnan warzone's range of operations. "
"The Lingnan war zone consists of the Blind Tiger Brigade, the Qiongzhou County Garrison Division, the Leizhou County Garrison Division, the Zhaoqing County Garrison Division, and the Zhenhai City Garrison Division. In total, there is a field corps and four garrison divisions. At the same time, the First Formation of the Jiaozhou Fleet that had just been established was temporarily under the command of the Lingnan Battle Zone. As for the First Formation of the Cliff Mountain Fleet, it is still under the command of the Military Affairs Office. "
Putting the local garrison divisions under the command of a war zone was a new change in the military after the establishment of a war zone. As the number of Garrison Divisions increased, the Military Administration was unable to properly control each and every one of them.
If that was the case, it would be better to put the Garrison Division under the unified command of the war zone within the jurisdiction.
Other than the Garrison Division, the navy in the area was also included in the war zone. This meant that in the war zone, there were all kinds of troops on land and water. As a result, the requirements for the commander-in-chief of the theater of operations were very high.
Within the territory, only Bai Qi, Sun Bin, and Han Xin had such abilities.
Ouyang Shuo naturally had his reasons for choosing Sun Bin.
First of all, Sun Bin rose to power in Qiongzhou County, and the Tiger Troop was mostly stationed in Lingnan Province.
Therefore, in terms of geographical location, Sun Bin was a suitable candidate.
Secondly, it was the need of the war.
Bai Qi was the first to rule out such a possibility. His military style was to attack cities and seize territory, and he was decisive in killing. The battlefield of blood and fire was Bai Qi's destiny.
The figure of the God of Slaughter, Bai Qi, would always appear in the most intense areas of the battle.
Han Xin was a godly commander, so he was quite suitable to be the commander-in-chief of the war zone. However, Han Xin had just joined Shanhai City not too long ago, and he had only demonstrated his prowess at the Zhaoqing battlefield. It was not enough to convince the masses.
That was why Ouyang Shuo had chosen Sun Bin.
"Thank you, Marquis, for your promotion!"
Sun Bin cupped his fists once more, and his voice had already calmed down. He could feel the many burdens on his shoulders.
In the Lingnan Theater of Operations, in addition to local defense, the most important thing was to deal with the Lingnan City-State in the east. Even Xiangnan City-State in the north was within the defense range of the Lingnan Theater of Operations.
Apart from that, there was also Calming Sea City, which was located outside of his territory. He needed to be on guard at all times.
In comparison, an army of one hundred and twenty thousand soldiers did not seem very huge.
"The War Zone High Command is located in Sky Frost City. The structure of the High Command Department was based on the structure of the Military Affairs Department. It consisted of the Military Intelligence Department, the War Preparation Department, the Military Law Department, and the Operations Department. Members of the various divisions were transferred from the Military Affairs Department to set up the framework. At the end of the year, the graduates from the Army Martial Arts Lecture Hall will fill in the gaps. "
According to Ouyang Shuo's plan, in addition to the War Zone High Command Department, there would also be a military advisor. Unfortunately, apart from Zhao Kuo, there was no suitable military advisor in the territory.
And Zhao Kuo was in charge of the Military Affairs Department as the War Preparation Department, so he could not be transferred.
In this way, the position of military advisor in the Lingnan Theater of Operations could only be temporarily left vacant.
The establishment of the War Zone High Command Department was one of the core elements of the War Zone. With a fixed War Zone High Command Department, it was equivalent to ending the tradition of having to wait until the war to temporarily transfer departments.
In the future, the entire Lingnan Battlefield would be under the War Zone High Command Department. Whether it was the mobilization of troops, the supply of supplies, or the drafting of battle plans, they would all be carried out by the War Zone High Command Department.
Of course, the Military Affairs Department still had the authority to command and guide the War Zone High Command Department. Ouyang Shuo wanted to establish an efficient command system, not let the generals be independent.
Especially the Military Law Department, the military judges were all dispatched by the Military Affairs Department, and they had independent law enforcement power.
"I'll leave the defense of the territory's eastern front to you!"
Ouyang Shuo reminded Sun Bin one last time.
"I will not disappoint the Marquis!"
This was the highest promise that the civil and military officials of Shanhai City could make to the Marquis.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and turned to look at Bai Qi and Han Xin, who had been silent all this time. He said, "Pure defense is not the style of Shanhai City. After we stabilize the eastern defense line, we can free up our hands to deal with Chiyou City and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. "
Ouyang Shuo's words were overflowing with dominance.
Bai Qi and the others also looked at ease. They were all people who had been through great storms and waves. What kind of changes had they not seen and what kind of dangerous situations had they not been through?
It did not matter what kind of shady deals Hong Xiuquan and Chiyou had made. In the end, it was all about strength. It would not be easy to defeat Shanhai City.
Ouyang Shuo also had a clear division of labor for Bai Qi and Han Xin.
"General Bai Qi!"
"Yes, General!"
"General, lead the Second Division, the Fourth Division, and the newly established Fifth Division back to Lianzhou County and station in Mulan Fortress. The war with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the north will be under your command. "
Bai Qi was the commander of the Northern Military Camp in the beginning. Now, it was equivalent to returning to his original post. Bai Qi was exceptionally familiar with Mulan Fortress.
"Rest assured, Marquis!"
Ouyang Shuo nodded and continued, "General, remember to temporarily adopt a defensive stance in the war with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The most important thing is to ensure the safety of our ally, Lingxi City. Therefore, General, when you return this time, you must strengthen the cooperation between the two armies. When necessary, you can send Luo Shixin's division to Lingxi City to reinforce the allied forces. General, please remember that Lingxi City cannot be lost. "
Mulan Fortress, a steel fortress.
On the walls of the stronghold, there were more than a hundred crossbows equipped with three bows and eight bulls ballistae. Ouyang Shuo was confident that even if there were only four divisions stationed, with Bai Qi as the commander, it should be impregnable.
Even if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom sent more troops, it should not be forgotten that Lianzhou County still had the Lianzhou County Guard Division and the Second City Guard Division.
The two major guard divisions, especially the Lianzhou County Guard Division, could reinforce Mulan Fortress at any time.
Ouyang Shuo did not know who gave Hong Xiuquan the confidence to actually dare to attack the strongest fortress in China. No matter what, he must make him bleed.
What Ouyang Shuo was most worried about was Lingxi City.
It was precisely because of this that Ouyang Shuo arranged for a trump card division like Luo Shixin to reinforce Lingxi City.
However, even with the reinforcement of Luo Shixin's division, Lingxi City was in imminent danger against the 200,000 troops of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Not to mention, the other lords of Kunming County might stab Lingxi City in the back.
Time was tight, and Ouyang Shuo had not thought of a countermeasure for the time being.
After all, Shanhai City had to deal with several enemies, and its own military strength was also limited. Being able to reinforce a division was already the limit of what Ouyang Shuo could do for now.
Now, Ouyang Shuo only hoped that Bai Hua could have a way to save herself. This overlord of Yunnan in his previous life should also release her dazzling brilliance.
Bai Qi nodded and did not speak.
This God of Slaughter was usually a man of few words, but once he made a move, it would be a sea of blood.
In the battle of Zhaoqing, Bai Qi's strategy of burning down the city had completely reversed the situation. After that, Fan Zhongyan and the other civil officials had secretly protested to Ouyang Shuo, accusing Bai Qi of being too murderous and disregarding the lives of the common people.
It was not only Fan Zhongyan, but Meng Zi and the other Confucian scholars had also criticized Bai Qi incessantly. It was just that Ouyang Shuo was not in the territory during this period of time, so they had no one to complain to.
Bai Qi's image in the civil officials' group had plummeted.
'Cold-Blooded Butcher' was the title given to Bai Qi by the civil officials.
Where there were disadvantages, there were advantages.
In the army, Bai Qi's prestige was like the sun in the sky.
The name of the God of Slaughter resounded everywhere.
It was just that Bai Qi seemed indifferent to the discussions of the outside world, be it praise or criticism.
Ouyang Shuo knew that Bai Qi had his own Dao, and it was not something that could be shaken by outsiders.
This Dao might not be the Dao of Slaughter that the outside world misunderstood.
Killing was just Bai Qi's appearance.
All of Bai Qi's schemes were for the sake of war. For the sake of victory, any means was acceptable. He was like an artificial intelligence, abandoning all human feelings on the battlefield.
The only thing left was reason, completely reason.
That was why outsiders felt that Bai Qi was cold. His face was cold, but his heart was even colder.
Someone once joked that even Gaia was more emotional than Bai Qi.
Ouyang Shuo did not agree with this. At least when it came to his family, Bai Qi was a man of affection.
Bai Qi's coldness was loneliness, the puzzlement and loneliness of outsiders.
A master was lonely.
…
Finally, Ouyang Shuo looked at Han Xin. In the battle of Zhaoqing, the characteristics of Han Xin's military tactics had begun to show. He did not stick to one pattern, and his grasp of timing was wonderful.
This time, Ouyang Shuo would give Han Xin a greater responsibility.
"General Han Xin, I want you to lead the Leopard Army, the Imperial Guard Division, and the Divine Martial Guard, together with the Shi Wansui Division and the Mountain Pillar Division, which have arrived at the edge of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, to fight against Chiyou's army."
Ouyang Shuo defended against Lingnan City State and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. But against Chiyou, it was a thorough attack. Ouyang Shuo's goal was to completely defeat Chiyou's army and occupy Wuzhou County.
It was precisely because of this that Han Xin led the strongest of the three armies. They were all made up of field troops, with trump cards like the Imperial Guard Division, and veteran divisions like the Shi Wansui Division.
Only by defeating Chiyou's army could the entire battle situation be revived.
There was no doubt that this would be a tough battle.
It should be known that Chiyou's trump card had not been revealed yet. (To be continued.)
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