Steel Dynasty - Chapter 1004

[Chapter 997 Six Military Regions]

In the Imperial Study Room, Xiao Ming was reading the battle report from the grassland.

Pang Yukun and Fiji looked happy in front of him. For them, this victory was more real than the destruction of the United Fleet in the Battle of Dengzhou. After all, they were people living in the era of barbarian terror, and their hatred for the barbarians was natural.

“One hundred and forty thousand barbarian cavalry were killed, and 20,000 surrendered. In this battle, the main force of the barbarian cavalry was wiped out, and the remaining barbarian tribes will have nothing to fear!” Pang Yukun was beaming.

Fiji agreed: “Niu Ben proposed to increase the number of lancers to 30,000 to completely control the grassland. I think this plan is feasible, and in order to save costs, cavalry must be the only choice to wipe out the remaining barbarian tribes.”

Xiao Ming nodded. Nodding, Niu Ben and Luo Quan’s mission has ended. It is not a wise choice to lead infantry to encircle and suppress the barbarian tribes on the grassland. As Qi Guangyi suggested, only by building cavalry can we control the grassland at the minimum cost.

He said: “In this case, the production of Han-style rifles is suspended, and Qi Guangyi is given priority to equip carbine. The barbarians will come back if they don’t stalemate, so this time the barbarians must be wiped out in one fell swoop.”

After a pause, he rolled his eyes. Thinking of a serious question in the battle report, he said: “Niu Ben and Luo Quan asked to be disbanded and returned to their fields at the same time. What do you two think?”

Pang Yukun had already read the battle report. He sighed and said: “Niu Ben and Luo Quannian” The matter is over. Since they no longer want to serve in the court, it is better to comply with their wishes. “

Your Majesty, this time Niubeng ordered the execution of hundreds of thousands of barbarians. How many slaves have we lost if these slaves were used for repairs?” How good the railway must be, I think that even if Niu Ben doesn’t return to his hometown, he should be dismissed,” Fiji said sadly.

After a pause, he continued: “As for the veteran Luo Quan, I think he cannot be allowed to retire without permission, otherwise the military aircraft department will lose two generals at the same time. Who should be in charge?”

Pang Yukun glanced at Fiji after hearing this, and he frowned. Said: “I’m afraid Fei Ge Lao’s words are biased. In the battle report, Niu Ben and Luo Quan clearly stated that they made this decision through joint discussion. How come it was Niu Ben’s fault when Fei Ge Lao came here? What’s more? In my opinion, Niu Ben’s inaction is not only faultless, but also meritorious. How did the barbarians invade Dayu ten years ago? At that time, the barbarians would first massacre one city to make other cities give up, so Niu Ben It’s just tit for tat.”

“Pang Shoufang is trying to excuse Niu Ben. Is it more cost-effective to use these hundreds of thousands of barbarians to build the railway or to kill them? Could it be that Pang Shoufang, who is very calculating, can’t figure it out?” Fiji said that Niu Ben was wasting manpower.

When the two were quarreling, Xiao Ming’s eyes wandered back and forth between the two of them. When he got here, he said: “You two, don’t argue. General Niu Ben and Luo Quan had a plan to retire before they set off for the grassland.” Thoughts, I also promised them, not to mention that the war experience of the two of them can no longer keep up with the rapid military changes. It is also their original intention to give up their position to the right person. As for the killing of prisoners, Niu Ben has a mixed success, even if If the battle report is sent to me, I will agree. “

Fiji was surprised: “Your Majesty, why is this?”

“In order to destroy the will of the barbarians, if the barbarians continue to resist, we will kill more soldiers, so we will kill them this time. If the captives make the barbarians lose their will to resist, we will defeat them without a fight,” Xiao Ming said sternly.

Fiji was silent. He originally wanted to keep Luo Quan. After all, the two had a close personal relationship, but now it seemed impossible. He sighed and said, “The old minister is too short-sighted.”

Pang Yukun breathed a sigh of relief. , he guessed what Fiji was thinking when he spoke, but Fiji was right in saying something. If Niu Ben and Luo Quan resigned at the same time, what would the Military Aircraft Department do?

He said: “Your Majesty, since both Niu Ben and Luo Quan intend to withdraw, what about the Military Aircraft Department?”

“Withdraw!” Xiao Ming said decisively: “This Military Aircraft Department was a temporary organization before the Civil War started. Unification, now the northern grasslands will be recovered soon, and the name of the Chinese Empire will be worthy of its name. In order to further unleash the power of the army, our army has divided the imperial army into six military regions, one of which is the Siberian Military Region, with Ye Qingyun as the commander of the military region. The military region will be responsible for Japan, Goryeo, Siberia and the war with Tsarist Russia. “

After a pause, he continued:” The second military region is the northwest military region. Qi Guangyi will serve as the commander of the military region. This military region will be responsible for the northwest grassland and the Golden Horde. war, and at the same time defend the countries in the Western Region, especially the blank areas left after the demise of the Golden Horde. I don’t want to be taken advantage of by the Ottoman Empire. The third one is the Southwest Military Region. Luo Xin serves as the commander. This military region will be responsible for the general area. The security of the southwestern region of Chongqing is also involved in the control of Tubo, Southeast Asia, and the bordering countries in South Asia. The Fourth Military Region is the Southeast Military Region. Lei Ming will serve as the commander. This military region will be responsible for the defense of the southeastern coast south of the Yangtze River and the defense of Australia. In the war in the Philippines and other Southeast Asian island countries, the Fifth Military Region is the Central Military Region, with Lu Fei as the commander of the military region. This military region will be responsible for the security of Kyoto and the security of the Central Plains region. The Sixth Military Region is the Eastern Military Region, with Zhu Sansi as the commander. The commander will be responsible for the defense of the coastal areas north of the Yangtze River and the south of the Yellow River, as well as the war against the American continent. “

As he spoke, Xiao Ming used a pen to draw the areas responsible for each major military region on the map. This time the military reform will be carried out. For him, it can be said to be the ultimate military reform, because in the long years to come, these six military regions will all struggle to realize their missions.

Pang Yukun and Fiji were dumbfounded. Throughout history, they had never seen such a military reform. However, things like machine guns have appeared. What else is impossible?

What’s more, from this division of military regions, they saw the ambition of the emperor in front of them. Xiao Ming wanted to compete with the West for colonies around the world.

But what makes the two of them think more is Xiao Ming’s appointment of the six commanders, Lu Fei, Ye Qingyun, Luo Xin, Zhu Sansi, Qi Guangyi, and Lei Ming.

Pang Yukun was not surprised that there were five of them. After all, the wars in the past ten years had been fought by these five, but Zhu Sansi was indeed relatively junior in his opinion.

Fiji is also puzzled. How can Zhu Sansi be in charge of the Eastern Military Region when he is just a division commander and has no background.

“Your Majesty, Zhu Sansi’s promotion to the commander of the Eastern Military Region will be difficult to convince the public.” Fiji said first.

“Who do you think Mr. Fei Ge is suitable for?”

Feiji pondered for a moment, and then said: “In terms of qualifications, of course Luo Hong is the most suitable, and he is also the one expected by everyone.”

Pang Yukun’s expression suddenly changed. If Luo Hong was made the commander of the Eastern Military Region, wouldn’t the Luo family occupy two of the six military regions? He said: “Your Majesty, I think Zhu Sansi is young and promising and worthy of training.”

PS: One chapter tonight, I will make up for it tomorrow.

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