In addition to adjusting the navy, the most important thing in this meeting was the reorganization of the army.
The first adjustment was the Imperial Guards.
In the battle of Yongren City, the First Imperial Guard Legion was crippled and then resurrected. After Swordsman City returned 15,000 prisoners of war, the Imperial Guards suffered very little damage.
Huo Qubing, the commander of the Imperial Guards, had a very distinct fighting style. He was good at cavalry warfare and liked to fight in motion, long-distance raids, surprise attacks, and surprise attacks.
However, Huo Qubing was not used to storming.
The existence of the mountain barbarian heavy infantry was a hindrance to Huo Qubing.
One of the reasons for the defeat of Yongren City was that the First Imperial Guard Legion was badly mixed up and could not form an effective combination of mobility. The mountain barbarian heavy infantry, Armored Beast cavalry, and light cavalry were disjointed.
This not only restricted Huo Qubing, the Divine General, but it was also a waste of the mountain barbarian heavy infantry, the trump card of the territory.
After discussion in the meeting, it was decided to reorganize the Imperial Guards.
The biggest change was the First Imperial Guard Legion.
The first was to take out the Armored Beast Division of the First Imperial Guard Legion and reorganize it into a cavalry division directly under the Imperial Guards.
The Armored Beast Division was the trump card of the heavy cavalry. It was only suitable for entering the battlefield at critical moments. It was also a special unit of Shanhai City. After being directly under the Army, it would be convenient for Huo Qubing to command.
The second was to take out the two cavalry divisions of the First Imperial Guard Legion and reorganize three cavalry divisions from the prisoners of war to form the Third Imperial Guard Legion.
In this way, the Imperial Guards would have two pure cavalry legions.
Ouyang Shuo's choice for the commander of the Third Imperial Guard Legion was the fierce general Lu Bu. Lu Bu's bravery combined with Huo Qubing's intelligence would ferment a different kind of battle effect.
Lu Bu and Ma Chao, the strongest generals of the three kingdoms, would compete on the same stage again.
The third was to reorganize the mountain barbarians gathered during the Yunnan war into the First Imperial Guard Legion.
The 50,000 mountain barbarians had gone through the baptism of the Yunnan war, and there were only 46,000 left. They could no longer be considered rookies. This reorganization would select the best of the best and compress them into three mountain barbarian heavy infantry divisions.
This way, the First Imperial Guard Legion would be a pure mountain barbarian army.
With the establishment of the nation at hand, Shanhai City could not be without a strong military presence. Therefore, the First Legion of the Imperial Guards would be stationed in King City, becoming the only permanent army in Shanhai City.
Ouyang Shuo even gave it the name 'Monolith Army' to show his respect of the army.
In order to facilitate management, Shi Hu was appointed as the First Legion's Deputy Legion Commander, in charge of the First Legion's daily military affairs. Huo Qubing's main focus was still on external expeditions. He mainly commanded the two cavalry legions.
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This would also further liberate the army commanders, allowing them to focus more on the army's military affairs. The three Deputy Army Commanders had all been promoted from Division Commanders within the army, so they could be considered internal promotions.
The deputy commander of the First Dragon Stallion Legion was Zhao Bonu, the most important general under Huo Qubing's command. The deputy commander of the First Tiger Legion was Cao Yu. The Leopard Legion had chosen Wei Zhang.
None of the three deputy commanders had the potential to be promoted to commander, but they were all experts. Placing them in the First Imperial Guard Legion was an optimal allocation of resources.
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Although the Imperial Guard Legion had been added, there were only forty thousand captives. Thus, the remaining captives could be reorganized into two more field legions.
Of the two quotas, one was given to the city guards to form the Second Imperial Guard Legion. Ouyang Shuo chose the female general, Mu Guiying, as the commander.
Mu Guiying was not only a veteran general of the territory, but she was also from Mulan City. She was very familiar with the Lian Province basin, and as a female general, she was a good match for E Lai.
As such, with two City Guard Legions on the outside and the Monolith Army on the inside, even if Shanhai City was promoted to a capital city and its population increased exponentially, it would still be able to sit back and relax. There was no need to worry about small fries causing trouble.
For the time being, the city guards did not have a commander. E Lai and Mu Guiying were the two commanders, neither managing the other.
The remaining quota was given to the Leopard Legion to form the Fourth Imperial Guard Legion. Chen Yucheng, the commander of the First Division of the Leopard Legion's Second Imperial Guard Legion, was the young general of the Taiping Army.
Chen Yucheng's ascension signified that the Taiping Army was quietly rising in the army.
Among the generals of Shanhai City, the Taiping Army generals were the most special. This was because they had all seen cannons, muskets, and other firearms. They were not the traditional generals of history.
Putting the Taiping Army generals in important positions was also a warm-up for future military reforms.
In addition to Chen Yucheng, there were also Li Xiucheng and Xiao Chaogui. When the time was right, Ouyang Shuo would also promote them to the position of commander.
In addition, Shi Dakai, who had left Tianjing City after the coup in Tianjing, had recently changed his mind and settled down in Shanhai City. He was currently studying in the Army's Martial Arts Lecture Hall.
As the strongest general of the Taiping Army, Shi Dakai's arrival excited Ouyang Shuo. He had a secret talk with Shi Dakai, completely untangling the knot in his heart and gaining Shi Dakai's loyalty.
After his study, Shi Dakai would take up a post in the army.
[Name]: Shi Dakai
[Title]: Shi Gandang
[Dynasty]: Qing Dynasty
[Identity]: General of Shanhai City
[Occupation]: Special General
[Loyalty]: 75 points
[Commander]: 85 [Martial Strength]: 85 [Intelligence]: 70 [Politics]: 70
[Specialty]: Literary and Military Strategy (raises troop morale by 40, troop cohesion by 30, troop attack power by 20)
[Technique]: Foot Jabbing Punch
[Equipment]: Omitted
[Evaluation]: Outstanding in literary and military strategy, brave and fearless, upright, gentle, and clean.
Shi Dakai could be said to be the most legendary general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He was invited to leave the mountains at the age of sixteen, commanded thousands of troops at the age of nineteen, and was made a king at the age of twenty. He died a heroic death at the age of thirty-two.
In history, Shi Dakai had once forced the commander of the Xiang Army, Zeng Guofan, to commit suicide by drowning himself in the river. If it weren't for the internal strife in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that forced Shi Dakai to return to Tianjing, Zeng Guofan would have met his end.
Zeng Guofan was the head of the four famous ministers of the late Qing Dynasty, the founder of the Xiang Army, and one of the initiators of the Westernization Movement. He was appointed the Governor of Liangjiang, the Governor of Zhili, and the Grand Secretary of the Martial Hall. He was conferred the title of Marquis Resolute and Brave, with the posthumous title of "Wenzheng."
To be able to force such an extraordinary person into a corner was a testament to Shi Dakai's outstanding talent.
Not only could Shi Dakai lead troops to war, but his martial arts skills were also extraordinary, and he practiced both internal and external martial arts.
The "Peking Martial Arts Academy Lecture Notes" even listed him, along with Xu Xuanping, Patriarch Bodhidharma, Emperor Taizu of Song, Yue Wumu, Zhang Sanfeng, Qi Jiguang, and Gan Fengchi as the most outstanding boxing masters in China's history.
The "Jabbing Kick Fist", also known as the "Hero of the Northern Kick", was created by Shi Dakai. Shi Dakai taught this martial art to the selected soldiers, so that they would be invincible in battle.
What was even more difficult was that Shi Dakai was not only well-versed in military affairs, but also in political affairs.
In the autumn of 1853, after Shi Dakai arrived in Anhui, he organized for the people to register their residences, elected officials at the grassroots level, and held imperial examinations to attract talents. He established a three-tier administrative system at the provincial, prefectural, and county levels, giving the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom the scale of a country.
At the same time, Shi Dakai also enforced military discipline, restored public order, provided relief to the poor, and consoled the suffering. He made sure that farmers, merchants, and merchants were able to work in peace. He also formulated tax laws and collected taxes to provide the resources needed for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's political and military activities.
If such a talent had not been born in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he would surely have been a peerless figure.
It was no wonder that Gaia had directly rated Shi Dakai as an Imperial level historical general. Shi Dakai had no shortcomings in any of his four attributes. Even among Imperial level generals, he was an outstanding existence.
How could Ouyang Shuo not be excited to have such a great general serve him?
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Other than reorganizing the army, the Conference of Commanders also made important arrangements for the defense of the three war zones.
After taking over the Yunnan Province, Shanhai City had the capital to establish a country with three provinces. It was enough to stand tall in the wilderness of the China region, unshakable by others.
For at least half a year, or even longer, Shanhai City would not attack internally. The overall strategy of the territory would shift from internal to external. It would begin to attack the ASEAN countries and the predetermined Morocco.
As the saying goes: To resist foreign aggression, one must first stabilize the interior.
If Ouyang Shuo wanted to instigate a war and go overseas, he had to first ensure the safety of his home.
After the three provinces were connected, the south was either the coastline or the national border, so there was no need to worry for the time being. The west was also the national border, so there was no need to worry.
The east was the Minnan Province, so there was no need to worry. However, with the change in the Dragon Seeking Acupuncture Point, he had to take some precautions. The main thing was to prevent the Dragon Seeking Acupuncture Point from being instigated by the Yanhuang Alliance.
It was because of this that Ouyang Shuo arranged for the Brave Tiger Army to be stationed in Chaozhou County.
The biggest threat to the territory still came from the north. Although the three major powers, Chuanbei City, Xiangnan City, and Swordsman City, had temporarily made peace with Shanhai City and even signed a trade agreement to trade with each other.
However, everyone knew that there were too many uncertainties in this.
Because of this, more than 70% of the three war zones' forces were deployed at the northern border.
The Conference of Commanders this time was to coordinate the three war zones' northern defense zone, so that they could cooperate and not fight separately. The second was to build a large number of war fortresses at the border, from point to line, forming a complete northern defense line, instead of concentrating the army in one place.
If not, Ouyang Shuo would not be able to set his mind at ease.
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