Steel Dynasty - Chapter 777

[Chapter 776 Military Organization]

“Kill him and hang him outside the gate of Shanhaiguan City.”

Xiao Ming’s cold voice in the political hall was like the cold wind in winter.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a brief silence in the court. The ministers exchanged looks with each other, and then a high-pitched “Long Live” sounded.

Xiao Ming looked down at the emperor and his ministers. After a little thought, he understood why the officials had such a reaction.

Only six years ago, the Great Chongqing was still in a humble position of surrendering to the Golden Horde. Everything that happened to the Great Chongqing and the Golden Horde was an extremely important national event.

Especially for things like capturing the generals of the Golden Horde, in many cases in order to avoid intensifying conflicts, they would send all the generals of the Golden Horde back.

But now he is treating the barbarians just like the Golden Horde treated the captured generals of Dayu. It can be said that he does not give any face to the Golden Horde.

After all, it was understandable to fight to the death on the battlefield, but now he was directly killing prisoners.

Such an act was a naked humiliation to the Golden Horde, and this would definitely arouse their anger.

However, in the past, there might have been objections in the court, but in the two years since he ascended the throne, he established his absolute authority in the Chongqing Kingdom and the court through continuous victory in foreign wars.

Because in the hearts of the ministers, he is now the star that guides the country of Chongqing. As long as they diligently carry out any orders he issues, they can move towards revival.

It is precisely because of the slight collision between these two mentality that the ministers will give out deafening shouts after hesitation.

With a smile on his face, Xiao Ming looked at the ministers.

As an emperor, you must firmly hold power in your own hands, and he comes from modern times and has a longer-term vision than the Great Yu Kingdom or even the West.

He knows very well that what he does now is in line with the current situation, and what he does now is contrary to the situation.

After deciding on the barbarian prisoners, Xiao Ming asked Qian Dafu to announce his resignation from the court, but left Niu Ben and Luo Quan behind.

After the ministers dispersed, Xiao Ming said to the two of them: “The two generals were once ministers of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, and are still my right-hand men. I hope that the two generals can assist me in getting rid of this serious problem in the north.

” Ben and Luo Quan heard this and bowed at the same time and said: “It is our duty to quell the threat from the north for the Great Yu Kingdom.”

Hearing this, Xiao Ming nodded.

In fact, he asked the two of them to come here this time for the final step of military reform. Now the British and French are interfering in the internal affairs of Dayu.

For him, it may not take long for these Western powers to go to war, so the most critical step to victory now is to implement the reform of the modern army.

After thinking for a while, he said: “The reason why I left the two generals today is for the military reform. In my opinion, the military system of the Great Chongqing State can no longer adapt to the command of the firearms troops, so before the war, I am ready to implement new ones.” The military system…”

Then, Xiao Ming explained his thoughts to the two of them in detail.

Combined with the structure of the modern army, Xiao Ming planned to establish legions, corps, divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions and companies in the infantry.

One corps consists of two corps, one corps consists of four infantry divisions and two cavalry regiments, and each corps has a commander.

A division has two or three brigades, and a brigade has two regiments. Each regiment has three battalions, and each battalion has nine companies.

There are one hundred and twenty men in a company, and these one hundred and twenty men are the standard equipment for an array of musketeers. In this way, with coordination from top to bottom, the firearms troops can be commanded smoothly.

In the past, his old establishment was sufficient for use in the country of Great Chongqing and was not necessary, but now that the country of Great Chongqing is about to embark on the road of overseas colonization, he does not want to be at a disadvantage in any way.

In addition to the army, the cavalry also adheres to the corps-division-brigade-regiment-company system, and the artillery system has also been changed accordingly.

This is to equip each different level of the army with different numbers of artillery. According to his idea, a battalion is equipped with eight field guns, a regiment is equipped with 24 field guns, a division is equipped with 72 field guns, and a division is equipped with 72 field guns. The army has 288 field guns.

When Xiao Ming was explaining, the effect of the technological crystal gave the two of them a clearer understanding of this system, and even explained the advantages of this system.

Although Niu Ben and Luo Quan felt strange, they also believed that the military system of the Chongqing Kingdom was prepared for cold weapon warfare.

Because what both sides need is a large number of battle formations.

With the introduction of the levy muskets, such a flexible organization is more suitable for flexible application of tactics on the battlefield.

“Your Majesty, if this is the case, what will be the official positions of Lu Fei, Luo Hong and others?” Niu Ben asked.

Xiao Ming took a sip of tea and said slowly: “Regiment commander is a position that is established only during wars. As for Lu Fei, Ye Qingyun, and Luo Hong, they are now equivalent to army commanders, and the number of soldiers under his command is also roughly the same. If there are not enough, we will make up for it during this recruitment. “

Luo Quan said: “In this way, the generals under their command will be given official positions according to division, regiment, battalion, and company.”

“Exactly,” Xiao Ming said.

Niu Ben and Luo Quan looked at each other. In fact, after the Chongqing army innovated in weapons, they were already mentally prepared for other changes in the army.

Moreover, at the Military Academy, they also learned about some of the current organization of Western armies. The organization proposed by Xiao Ming is generally not much different from that of Western armies.

“Your Majesty, the general will start preparing for this matter when he returns to the Military Aircraft Department.” Niu Ben said.

Xiao Ming nodded, and then he looked at Luo Quan. Luo Quan had just been activated, and his status was still a bit embarrassing.

I’m afraid some people may have objections to mentioning him to the Military Aircraft Department this time. After all, Luo Quan has not participated in the wars in recent years.

So he said: “One more thing. In addition to the reform of the army’s establishment, the military aircraft department also needs to add another official office called the Staff Department.”

“Staff Department?” Niu Ben looked confused.

In fact, the prototype of the General Staff appeared in Prussia in the mid-17th century.

At that time, the Swedish Army was highly regarded by various countries in Europe, so when Prussia was forming its army, it followed suit and established a General Department of Munitions. This was the original General Staff.

At that time, the main responsibilities of the Munitions Directorate were to be responsible for engineer service, selecting marching routes and campsites, and building positions.

In the era of Frederick the Great, the Munitions Directorate added the task of delivering orders, guiding marching troops, and drafting reports and documents for generals.

In the first battle to carve up Poland and the War of Bavarian Succession in 1778, the Munitions Directorate took over the planning and leadership of the reserve forces. It was not until 1817 that the Prussian Munitions Directorate was officially renamed the General Staff.

Although Xiao Ming is now in the 18th century, Europe at this time is far more advanced in culture and military, so in his opinion, it is necessary to establish this staff to coordinate the actions of the army.

(End of chapter)