The reorganization of Tiannan's army is much more troublesome in comparison. Although Wu Feng was determined to reorganize the Tiannan Army, which had as many as three legions, for his own use, he had to give up after reviewing the three incomplete legions that arrived in Nanfeng and Perth City together with Liang Chongxin. Original plan. The total strength of the three legions is less than 230,000, and many divisions are severely lacking in personnel. The numbers are not enough to explain the problem, but judging from the current morale, training status and mental condition of these armies, these three legions There are not many in the army that can be called a qualified army. Among them, except for the two divisions of the Tiannan First Army that can barely be seen, the performance of the other two armies is even more disappointing to Wu Feng. Let Wufeng make up his mind to disarmament.
The five divisions of the Tiannan First Army were reorganized and compressed into two divisions, while the Second and Third Army were each reorganized into one division. The remaining 140,000 people were selected from five regiments to be used as the security forces of the five prefectures. , all remaining soldiers were given severance pay and sent home. After reorganization and selection, all the officers of the four divisions and regiment level and above were immediately sent to the Northwest Military Academy for one-year further training. A large number of officers from the Northwest Military Academy had already arrived from the northwest in accordance with Wu Feng's instructions. Trainees have also been added to the four newly formed divisions after reorganization to quickly enhance combat effectiveness and allow the four divisions to start training as soon as possible.
On June 28th in the mainland Gregorian calendar, the four divisions that completed the initial reorganization were named by Wu Feng as the Tanghe Empire's Western Xinjiang Protectorate's Deployment Corps in the Indian Kingdom. They were officially formed into an army and were affiliated to the Central Continent Theater. At the same time, they were organized by the Western Xinjiang The Military Affairs Office of the Protectorate and the Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly issued an order from Li Wufeng, appointing Hu Yanqiu, the commander of the Western Region United Army, to concurrently serve as the commander of the dispatched corps stationed in the Kingdom of India, and Shene as the deputy corps commander and chief of staff of the corps, and immediately set off for India. kingdom. At the same time, it was also announced that the position of commander of the Second Rapid Reaction Division of the Schonetengri Corps would be removed, and that his position would be taken over by Gao Gao, deputy commander of the fifth division of the Nanjelok Corps.
As early as the end of May, the Anyuan Taiping Army collapsed completely under the attack from the Northwest Army on the east and west fronts. Although the more than 20,000 Taiping Army who stood in the east of Anyuan were extremely tenacious, they faced the Northwest Army several times their size. There was no suspense in this battle. More than 20,000 of the most loyal Taiping believers were all killed in the battle. Liang Chongxin and Fielding also instructed the troops in charge of both sides not to accommodate the die-hard elements of the Taiping Army. .
The Taiping Army stationed in Kuimenyu in the west showed great cooperation. Under the introduction of the Taiping Army in Anyuan's surrender, the Kuimenyu garrison readily accepted the surrender conditions, and the situation in the entire Anyuan Prefecture was completely calmed down by the end of May. , and among them, the continuous flow of food into Anyuan played a vital role in stabilizing people's hearts. With adequate food supplies, the riots of the refugees and hungry people were quickly quelled, and the Northwest Army also showed a strong iron-fisted image, requiring the refugees to return to their respective places of residence within a week, otherwise they would be treated in peace terms Taught the rebellious people to deal with them and sent them to the depths of the Tengger Grassland.
But Anyuan is, after all, the place where the Taiping Sect has the strongest influence. In order to prevent the Taiping Sect's repeated attitude towards surrender and emotional fluctuations, a few days after accepting the surrender of the Taiping Army, the middle and high-level officers of the Northwest Army unanimously agreed to let all surrendered Taiping troops immediately leave for Qingyang in the northwest is led by the Nanjie Locke Second Division.
The Taiping Army who surrendered in the Battle of Pinglu and the more than 20,000 Taiping Army who surrendered after the fall of Qinghe have also arrived in Qingyang in batches for reorganization. In addition, the Taiping surrendered troops after the recovery of Anyuan have gathered near Qingyang. The number of Taiping troops waiting to be reorganized has exceeded 70,000, and they were immediately reorganized into two divisions. Among the remaining personnel, except for a few who were inspected by the internal affairs department and were indeed repentant, they were given the opportunity to return home and farm. More than 20,000 others were They all migrated to the volcanoes in central North Luzon for reclamation. They were clearly informed that if they wanted to return home, they could only wait until the situation in the Central Plains stabilized before they could make the trip. They also encouraged the more than 20,000 reclamation warriors to cooperate with the local Andes, Cooper, and Pulic tribes. Residents who intermarry and settle in the volcano will also be encouraged by preferential policies and certain material rewards to conquer the local area.
Arranging the more than 20,000 Taiping surrendered soldiers in Wufeng, a volcano between Vito and Shuangdui, also has a certain purpose. Due to the transfer of a large number of troops, the entire Northern Luzon army has dropped to only three divisions stationed there. However, in the two provinces of Northern Luzon, the Andes have an absolute advantage. Even the Coopers and Pulics far outnumber the Tang people. Although Wu Feng is not worried that these two ethnic minorities will collude with the Andes. together, but Frederick never gave up his sovereignty over Northern Luzon. Wu Feng has always been very afraid of this powerful enemy. He hopes to use more robust measures to make preliminary preparations. The population in the Huoshanji area is sparse, but the location is extremely important and the land is fertile. Whether it is growing food or cash crops, it is very suitable. Suitably, it is a strange move to let the Taiping Army, which has a certain military foundation, descend to reclaim wasteland here. Once the Luzon people really advance north, these tens of thousands of paramilitary troops can be urgently recruited at any time to reorganize a reserve army. And after a period of time, the ideological tendencies of these peaceful descendants can gradually fade. Of course, this also requires necessary guidance and enlightenment.
Although the divisions composed of the Taiping Surrender Army have not yet been named, Wufeng's original intention was to send these two divisions to the Indian Kingdom as dispatched troops in accordance with Cui Wenxiu's idea. However, in view of the rapid development of the situation in Tiannan, Wufeng Feng temporarily shelved the arrangements for the two divisions, hoping to wait until the situation in the south calmed down before making a decision. The surrender of Tiannan Army brings more choices to Wufeng, and Tiannan and Burma as a whole, especially Burma, also need a reorganized army to garrison. Although judging from the current situation, there are still many people around this area. There was not much of a security threat, but considering the situation in the Sanjiang area to the east and his future southern strategy, Wu Feng made a suggestion to the Joint Military Staff Meeting of the Western Xinjiang Protectorate after careful consideration, suggesting that the two reorganized The Taiping Army Division Group formed the Southwest Army Corps with the Burmese Army, which also needed to be reorganized.
In view of the fact that the Burmese army has been almost exhausted after several months of hard fighting with the original Tiannan Army, and the battle between the Tiannan First Army and the Burmese Army was very fierce, Xie Changyang, who served as the acting commander of the First Army, will be in Kansai. All the grievances were vented on the Burmese army. Although the Burmese army led by Winner resisted very tenaciously, the huge difference in strength still made it difficult for the Burmese army under Winner. After several bloody battles, the Burmese army suffered heavy losses and was quickly reduced from the original four Multiple divisions were reduced to two divisions. In addition, Tiannan adopted a strict blockade policy against Burma, which caused serious logistical problems for the Burmese army and put them in an extremely difficult situation. In the end, the Burmese army, which had always had high morale, began to have a large number of deserters. Within a month, the remaining two divisions More than half of the soldiers in the regiment either died in battle or fled. If the Northwestern Army had not moved south in time, the Burmese army, which had less than one division left and lacked food and weapons, would have been difficult to hold on for more than half a month. This was when Winner arrived in the south. Fengfu's exact words after meeting Wu Feng show how miserable the current situation of the Burmese army is.
What surprised Wu Feng was that his suggestion that Wen Na serve as the commander of the newly formed Southwest Army was collectively rejected by the Joint Military Staff Meeting. In the eyes of Ling Tianfang, Mi Feng, Kang Jianguo, He Lianbo and others, a It is shameful for a soldier to betray his master at any time. Although the situation was special at the time, as a soldier, Winner first attached himself to the Burmese king, then joined the Lang family after Lang Yongquan took control of Burma, then rebelled against the Lang family, and now defected to the northwest. , this repetitive style really makes it difficult to believe in his character.
Faced with the strong opposition from his subordinates, Wu Feng had to make a compromise in order not to intensify the conflicts among his subordinates after repeated explanations failed. At Ling Tianfang's suggestion, the commander of the Southwest Army was assigned to the Third Division of the Northwest Army. Changmulige served as the deputy commander of the Southwest Army, and Winner served as the deputy commander of the Southwest Army. In addition to the two Taiping Army surrender divisions, which were divided into the first and second divisions, a division of the Burmese Army became the second division of the Southwest Army after being supplemented. For the third division, Wen Na's eldest son Wente served as the division commander, and the Mao tribe, Shahe tribe, the Gaoyue tribe in Tiannan and some Tiannan recruits who went to Nanfeng to express their allegiance to Wu Feng formed the Southwest Division. The Fourth Division of the Legion still has a fifth Division that is lacking and will not be formed for the time being.
Two tall figures were cast on the city wall by the afterglow of the setting sun. It was already nine o'clock in the evening, but the sky was still bright, and the golden clouds seemed to become brighter. This was a weather wonder called Huoshaoyun by the locals. The moving clouds are reflected by the sun and shine with golden light, like a golden-armored giant from heaven, lying on the western horizon. At this time, the moon has already shown its face, giving it a leisurely and comfortable southern scenery.
This is probably the southernmost point of his territory, Wu Feng thought silently, less than a hundred miles to the south is the border, and across the border is the Principality of Sulawesi among the alliance countries of the Indo-China Peninsula. A small inland principality with more than 200,000 people. Looking far into the distance without front, the slightly undulating hills look a bit blurry on the horizon. The dark green depths are all virgin forests that have never been developed. The road from Myanmar to the Principality of Sulawesi is just a difficult road. car lane.
The middle-aged man following Wu Feng was naturally Winner, the Burmese Tiger who accompanied Wu Feng on his inspection. At this time, he felt a little uneasy. Ever since he swore allegiance to Wu Feng, although the new Mr. Li was very concerned about him. He was quite polite and affectionate, but the sensitive Wenner could still see the distrust in the eyes of other military generals.