Seeing that the two major arms in his government system had hesitant expressions on their faces, Wu Feng also knew that he had come a bit abruptly at this time. He had never revealed his words to the two of them before, and he wanted to make them accept this. With the expansion of the army, it may be difficult for the two of them to turn around for a while.
Wufeng's plan is quite complex, involving the entire northwest, northern Luzon and even southern Jieluoke and the newly controlled three prefectures of Lulong, Xikang and Longdong. It even involves the garrison in the Western Region and possibly India in the future. If Wu Feng's plan is implemented, not only will the regular military strength be more than doubled immediately, but several large armies will be formed. It is still unknown how much money and time will be consumed and how long it will take to achieve results.
According to Wu Feng's idea, the Northwest Army was renamed as the First Army of the Great Northwest. This was the backbone of Li Wufeng's hands. It had also experienced the test and baptism of many wars. It was naturally the core of the Northwest Army used to conquer the east and west; forming the Northern Army The Luzon Army, also known as the Second Army of the Northwest, was reorganized from the former North Luzon Independent First Infantry Division and the garrison divisions of Shuangdui and Vito Prefectures. The Taiping Army's fallen general Jiang Bin and the Hanzhong Taiping Army After downsizing and downsizing, a division was formed, which also belonged to the Northern Luzon Army. The former Yinchuan Second Guard Division was transferred to enrich the Second Northwest Army, and the Second Northwest Army was fully organized into five divisions. In fact, the changes in the above two legions are not too big. Except for the reorganization of the original Taiping Army into a new division, the other legions are all renamed from the original guard divisions or independent divisions, but they were renamed from the prefecture-level The financial burden has been changed to county-level financial burden.
Wu Feng responded to the idea of prefectural police forces and drastically reduced the local security forces. He reduced the current establishment of a division to a regiment, transferred existing elite troops to enrich the newly formed regular corps, and eliminated old veterans. The weak enter the reserve force and maintain the strength of the reserve force, which can significantly reduce expenditures and at the same time enhance the strength of the regular army; Wufeng prepares for the newly formed Nanjie Locke Army and the Tengger Army. The Third Division, the Independent Fourth Division, the Yinchuan First Guard Division, the Taixuan Guard Division, and the Guide Guard Division were formed. Such a huge legion was not only named after Nanjie Locke, but also directly transferred two major troops from the northwest and north. For all the garrison forces in border towns, it is difficult to determine what impact such a drastic reduction of garrison forces will have on the two major border towns, because the purpose of forming a regular army is to fight, and it is unlikely to be stationed in a certain place for a long time, and the original garrison Most of the officers and soldiers in the army are locals. Once they go to war, they will have to leave their hometowns. The psychological impact of this also needs to be taken into consideration.
Wufeng's newly formed Tengger Army is temporarily composed of the original Independent First Cavalry Division and Independent Second Division. Wufeng also plans to form two new cavalry divisions, an engineering division, and a light cavalry division. , a heavy cavalry division. At the same time, Wu Feng, in view of the outstanding role of engineers in the Pangzha war, believes that every organized division should have an additional engineering brigade in the directly affiliated troops, equipped with professional tools, to build bridges, open roads and camp after the battle. The construction of defense facilities will improve the mobility and self-defense capabilities of the troops.
Such a huge plan made both Xiao Tang and Su Qin look at each other with worry at the same time. It not only involved changes in the structure of the garrison and regular troops, but also the formation of four legions at once. The impact on the empire and surrounding countries can be imagined. It is known that although the current northwest finance can afford it, in view of the unpredictability of future wars, once the war lasts too long, I am afraid that such a large army and the funds collected from India will be unsustainable. . What's more, Xiao Tang didn't intend to invest such a sum of money entirely in the military. He was more concerned with the balanced economic development of the entire northwest and northern Luzon.
After listening to Wu Feng's introduction, both Xiao Tang and Su Qin were silent. Such a large-scale plan was definitely not a whim of the boss. It must have been brewing in his mind for a long time. He just took this opportunity to propose it. The size of these four legions is really too big. It has reached seventeen regular divisions. Plus the three divisions that are still to be formed and the Guards division that has already been established, it has exceeded twenty divisions. The number of the army reached an astonishing number of more than 450,000, not including the garrison. Although Wufeng's plan was to significantly reduce the garrison, even if each province retained one regiment of garrison, it would still be equivalent to two divisions. Xiao Tang cannot count the strength of the regiment.
Just looking at this look, the boss has already made up his mind, especially now that he has been greatly stimulated by the Mott people's coup. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to convince his boss. Otherwise, he will be in trouble, not to mention the current situation. The situation is indeed quite severe. Since it cannot be stopped, my duty as a subordinate is to do my best to cooperate and support the coach to successfully accomplish what he hopes to achieve.
"Sir, although I think your plan is a bit too big, it is not impossible to achieve. There are just some details. I think it needs to be discussed and improved." After a long time, Xiao Tang finally said rationally. Putting forward his own suggestions, "In addition, Xiao Tang believes that our current main task is to solve the problem of the Mote people. This problem cannot be delayed. Once the Luobi people stabilize their position among the Mote people, it will be difficult for us to solve this scourge." It will be much bigger, so I think that even if there are any changes in the situation of the empire in the east, it will not affect our military operation in the west this time. This time is no better than the one by the side. If it is not solved well, it will be like a guillotine forever. Hanging around our necks.”
"Oh? It seems that Xiao Tang, you and I are on the same road. What do you think? Although, this is just a rough plan of mine, and it can't be completed in one step. There must be quite a few omissions in the process, but I'm thinking about us. We cannot follow a step-by-step approach, especially when it comes to military construction, and we cannot think of following the conventional model of gradually increasing our army. Now that the Panzhe people have provided us with relatively sufficient funds, the situation in the eastern empire will also change greatly in the near future. We I can’t wait any longer. Now that the Luobi people have given us such an opportunity, I also want to take this opportunity to meet the Luobi people. Their bones are probably itching again in the past few years. If they don’t solve their problems, They will always cause us trouble." Wu Feng nodded with satisfaction. What he admired the most was Xiao Tang. As long as he made his intentions clear, no matter what the difficulty was, he would always obey the overall situation and do his best to help. Solve existing problems yourself.
"Well, this is also my subordinate's preliminary opinion. First of all, there may be some problems with the name of the Nanjerok Army. Jerok is not a part of the empire. Forming a corps in its name seems to be overstepping its authority, unless you can prove your identity. There have been some changes; secondly, because the coup of the Mote people is, after all, an internal problem of the nomads on the Tengger Grassland. If we want to intervene as a weak country, we must have a suitable reason. Of course, there is also a ready-made thing, which is Guersu. With this natural excuse, my subordinates are wondering if we can simply take advantage of the fact that the internal situation of the Mote people is not yet completely stable, and let Gursuf write to the empire in the name of asking for help. We also asked the central government of the empire to register Gursup. Sufu is the great chief of the Mote people, so we have an excuse to intervene in Tengger affairs, and we can also firmly control Gursufu in our hands; thirdly, due to time constraints, you can use the excuse of Mote The people and the Luobi people have the intention to unite from the east to invade the northwest, declare the northwest and northern Luzon to be in a state of emergency, and do everything possible to mobilize all forces in the shortest time. It is best to solve this problem in the shortest time."
"Hehehehe, Xiao Tang, it seems that you are completely qualified to be my military advisor. You even understand military matters so deeply." Wu Feng said with emotion and a smile.
"Your Excellency, you are exaggerating. I just don't want to see our westbound trade route being blocked. Once we fight the Luobei people, we don't know when the westbound trade route will be restored to normal. From the perspective of the Director of Finance, I I have to ask you to solve this problem as soon as possible." Xiao Tang also smiled and answered his boss, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became much more relaxed.
Su Qin, who had been silent for a long time, also spoke: "Since there is nothing to hide about this matter, how about we use the news media to build momentum first. Regarding the identity of Gu'er Sufu, I think we don't have to wait for the empire's reply. We can directly To confirm first, let’s say that we have obtained His Majesty the Emperor’s decree half a month ago, accepted the tribute from Chief Mote, and canonized Gursufu as the next chief of the Mote tribe. Gurdan is jealous and jealous. His younger brother colluded with the Luobi people to launch a rebellion, what do you think of this, my lord?"
"Brother Su, what if the empire denies it, or Gulshli comes forward to clarify?" Before Wu Feng could answer, Xiao Tang frowned and asked first.
"Hmph, the empire has too much to take care of itself now, and His Majesty the Emperor is sometimes awake and sometimes unconscious. I'm afraid no one will care about these small things, right? Besides, we are just using this name to disintegrate the Mote people. Gurshli is now in their hands. , even if he comes forward to deny it, we can still say that Gurshli is forced to say so because of others. As for whether the Luobei and other people in the empire believe it or not, it doesn’t matter. The most important thing is to make the Mote people tend to Our people have an excuse to oppose, and it is enough for our people to believe it." Su Qin smiled coldly and said nonchalantly.
Xiao Tang smiled bitterly and shook his head. He had to admit that his good friend was better at diplomatic manipulation than he was. Such methods, which could be called turning black and white on their head, were just a piece of cake for Su Qin. Once the public opinion was guided by When fully used, it can also have a powerful effect that changes the clouds and rain. The three people present have a deep understanding of this.