At eight o'clock in the evening, Ouyang Shuo entered the tent to discuss matters.
Apart from Shi Hu and Shan Zhu, those who attended the military meeting were all commanders of the division. Of the two, one represented the first division of the Dragon Xiang army, the other represented the third division of the Tiger army.
Before the meeting, Han Xin first reported the losses of the battle.
"In this battle, including the important personnel, our army lost a total of 21,500 soldiers. Among them, the second division of the Leopard Tao army suffered the most. Not only did they lose more than half of their soldiers, even the division commander Wei Zhang was sacrificed. "
When the generals heard this, there was a moment of silence.
In this battle, the army of Shanhai City could be said to have suffered heavy losses.
More than eighty percent of the soldiers who died were from the Leopard Tao army.
In the battle against the Chiyou Blood Guards, the three thousand Divine Martial Guards also suffered heavy losses, losing more than seven hundred people. On the other hand, the Imperial Guard Division, including the reinforcements of Shi Wansui Division and the Mountain Pillar Division, suffered negligible losses.
"In the army of one hundred thousand barbarians, apart from those who were seriously injured and those who died in battle, a total of more than seventy-one thousand people have surrendered and are waiting to be reorganized. This is the calculation of the losses. As for how to reorganize, please tell me, Marquis! "
As Han Xin spoke, he bowed to Ouyang Shuo and returned to his seat.
In the battle of Wu Province, Shanhai City had lost more than twenty thousand soldiers and captured more than seventy thousand elite barbarian soldiers. In other words, after this battle, Shanhai City had gained another fifty thousand new soldiers.
Of course, if Ouyang Shuo had not been conferred the title of [Barbarian King], these barbarian soldiers would not have obediently surrendered. If they did not escape, they would have been executed for resisting.
Ouyang Shuo nodded his head and looked around at the generals in the hall. He said in a low voice, "The battle of Wu Province has ended. But there is still an even larger battle ahead waiting for us. Generals, do not slack off. "
"Yes!"
The generals responded in unison, their expressions solemn.
"Mountain Pillar!"
Ouyang Shuo directly began to call out the generals.
"Here!"
Mountain Pillar did not think that he would be the first to be called out.
"I order you to lead the third division of the Tiger army and set off tomorrow to meet up with the army at the Lingnan war zone. After handing over the troops to General Cao Gui, return to Shanhai City and report to the Military Affairs Office. "
The Tiger Brave Army had already been assigned to the Lingnan war zone. Since the battle of Wuzhou had ended, Ouyang Shuo naturally had to let Cao Gui's division return to strengthen the defenses of the eastern side of his territory.
As for Shan Zhu, he was Ouyang Shuo's choice for the Regiment Commander of the Armored Beast Regiment.
According to Du Ruhui's letter, thanks to the efforts of Xiahou Ying, the director of the Annals and Pastors Bureau, the breeding of the Ironback Beasts in the Ironback Valley in Qiongzhou County had gradually taken shape and could begin to be deployed in the army.
The Logistics Division was already organizing the Armor Workshop to tailor armor for the Iron Armored Beasts. An Iron Armor Beast equipped with a full set of armor would be a terrifying existence on the battlefield.
Shan Zhu was from the Li Tribe, so he knew the habits of the Ironback Beasts the best. He was also a fierce general, so he was the most suitable candidate for the Ironback Beast Division.
The soldiers of the Ironclad Beast Division were chosen from the Barbarian warriors.
"Yes, sir!"
Shan Zhu's heart was filled with doubts. It was not strange that the Marquis wanted him to lead his troops back to the Southern Ridge Battlefront. What was strange was why he wanted to return to Shanhai City alone.
Shan Zhu could only keep all of this in his stomach.
Other than letting go of Cao Yuan's division, Ouyang Shuo focused on reorganizing the Leopard Army. The entire Leopard Army had a shortage of nearly twenty thousand soldiers. How to make up for it was a difficult problem.
Ouyang Shuo decided to reorganize a Barbarian Heavy Infantry Division from the Barbarian prisoners of war and put it under Zhang Han's command. The original soldiers under Zhang Han's command were transferred to other divisions.
Other than that, Shi Wansui's division retained two brigades, and the remaining soldiers were also incorporated into the Leopard Army. In this way, the soldiers of the Leopard Army were basically restored.
The remaining gap could only be filled after the attack on the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Moreover, with such a reorganization, the soldiers of the Leopard Army were either elite Barbarian warriors or the veterans of Shi Wansui's division. In addition, the soldiers had been tempered by the battle of Wuzhou.
The strength of the Leopard Army also did not decline, but increased, growing into a mature army.
Shi Wansui was seriously injured in this battle. Even if he took the [Essence Enhancing Pill], he only woke up temporarily. For him to truly recover, he would need to rest for at least a month.
This was equivalent to saying that Shi Wansui's division had temporarily lost its main commander.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo simply promoted the commander of the second brigade of Shi Wansui's division, Jiang Kai, to vice commander. The division led by Jiang Kai brought Shi Wansui and Wei Zhang's corpse along the secret path of the Hundred Thousand Mountains back to Lianzhou County, and then stationed at Mulan Fortress.
Returning with Jiang Kai were three brigades of Barbarian warriors. These Barbarian warriors were reorganized into the Evil Coming Division. The Evil Coming Division previously only had two Barbarian Heavy Infantry Brigades. This time, Ouyang Shuo made up for it in one go, forming a pure Barbarian Heavy Infantry Division.
The three brigades replaced by the Evil Coming Division just happened to be incorporated into Shi Wansui's division.
In this way, the three armies of Shanhai City were completely separated, no longer fighting together.
The Dragon Soaring Army was stationed at the headquarters of the Mulan Fortress, the Tiger Bright Army was stationed at the Lingnan warzone, and the Leopard Army was temporarily stationed at Wuzhou County.
After a round of reorganization, the remaining fifty thousand Barbarian warriors were reorganized by Ouyang Shuo into four Barbarian Independent Divisions. The specific designation would be determined after the war.
Of course, one of the divisions was prepared for the Iron Armored Beast Division that was still under construction. However, it was wartime now, so Ouyang Shuo still brought this division with him to deal with the threat of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Of the four division commanders, other than Shi Hu who was appointed as the commander of the first Barbarian Independent Division, the remaining three divisions were temporarily taken over by the generals of the Divine Martial Guards.
The commander of the army was also temporarily taken over by Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo did this because he had no other choice. After all, the Barbarians had just submitted. Other than Ouyang Shuo, it was very difficult for anyone to suppress this group of fellows.
However, the Barbarian warriors were the best choice for heavy infantry. Naturally, Ouyang Shuo was not stupid enough to completely disperse the Barbarian warriors and put them into the various divisions.
The organized Barbarian Heavy Infantry Division was the most frightening.
The two division commanders that were put into the army were Wu Lai. He had led the Barbarian troops for a long time and was very compatible with the soldiers. It was not too big of a problem for him to suppress the new members.
As for Zhang Han, this famous general, although he was quiet, he was actually a ruthless person. His methods were also very sharp. Otherwise, he would not have trained a group of Mount Li prisoners into a strong army.
It was precisely because of this that Ouyang Shuo was at ease to let Zhang Han lead a Barbarian Heavy Infantry Division. If it were other generals, including Di Qing, Ouyang Shuo would not be completely at ease.
After the reorganization, Ouyang Shuo held two large corps in his hands. In addition to the Imperial Guard Division and the four Barbarian Independent Divisions, he had more than two hundred thousand elite soldiers.
This time, Ouyang Shuo wanted to see how arrogant the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom could be.
The next day, Shan Zhu and Jiang Kai led their respective troops and left.
Han Xin led the Leopard Tao Corps and stayed at the headquarters for two days. The first was to complete the reorganization of the army, and the second was to deal with the aftermath.
Two days later, Han Xin would lead the Leopard Tao Corps to the west. Together with the Dragon Xiang Corps, they would form a pincer attack on the southern army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom outside the Mulan Fortress.
As for Ouyang Shuo, he would lead the Divine Martial Guards, the Imperial Guard Division, and the four Barbarian Independent Divisions to Chiyou City to announce the birth of a new king.
The end of the Wuzhou battle did not mean that Wuzhou County was already under the rule of Shanhai City.
At the very least, Ouyang Shuo had to think of a way to obtain the recognition of the various Barbarian tribes.
After all, only the Barbarian soldiers would witness the coronation of Ouyang Shuo. The other Barbarian clansmen, especially those living in Chiyou City, would not be seen.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo wanted to announce his existence as quickly as possible to prevent any unexpected changes.
This time, Ouyang Shuo brought the Divine Martial Guards and the Imperial Guard Division to prevent any accidents. With such a trump card in his hands, even if there were any changes in Chiyou City, Ouyang Shuo would have the confidence to deal with it.
Other than that, the governance of Wuzhou County was also a big problem.
Different from Leizhou County and Zhaoqing County, the ruling class of Wuzhou County were the Barbarians. The Han people in the county had always been in a position of oppression. There had always been a very deep conflict between the two races.
To subdue Wuzhou County this time, how to balance the interests of the two was a big problem.
If the authority of the Barbarians was removed in one go, it would definitely cause a backlash. But if the status of the Han people in the county was not restored, the economy of Wuzhou County would not be able to develop.
Although Chiyou governed Wuzhou County like an iron bucket, Ouyang Shuo really did not dare to compliment his achievements in the economy. It was simply a mess.
The entire Wuzhou County was a terrible mess.
The economy of the county was probably no different from that of a primitive society.
Therefore, to bring Wuzhou County back on the right track, there was a long and arduous road ahead.
The most important thing was to choose a qualified county governor. This county governor needed to have a firm hand and be able to suppress the Barbarians, but also have flexible political wisdom and be able to balance the interests of the Barbarians and the Han people.
Other than that, he also needed to have a certain degree of economic acumen and be able to revitalize the economy of Wuzhou County.
Last night, Ouyang Shuo had already sent letters to Xiao He and Fan Zhongyan, appointing Fan Zhongyan as the county governor of Wuzhou County.
At this time, only Duke Fan could take on this heavy responsibility.
The position of chief of the administrative bureau left behind by Fan Zhongyan was naturally filled by Xiao He. The official examination led by the administrative bureau would also continue to be presided over by Xiao He and would not be interrupted.
Before Fan Zhongyan led the officials to take over Wuzhou County, Ouyang Shuo had to personally oversee Chiyou City.
The battle on the side of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was watched over by the two Divine Generals, Bai Qi and Han Xin.
Ouyang Shuo always remembered his identity. He was the lord. Stabilizing the rule under his rule was his first task. Matters of leading troops to battle were best left to the generals to handle. (To be continued.)
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