Chapter 272 Transfer

Recruiting a hundred thousand troops was something Ying Yi had carefully considered. On the eve of the Northern Expedition, the army under his command expanded to six captains, totaling 72,000 people. Including the personal guards, the total number of regular soldiers was 75,000.

An army of 75,000 was too much for Henan alone. But now that the situation has spread, the area under control has expanded rapidly, and the demand for the number of troops has increased sharply.

According to Ying Yi's plan, each of the five theaters will temporarily have two military levels, which will be combined into one group army. Under a military-level unit, there are two captains, which is 24,000 people. The number of such a theater group army is 48,000.

Not to mention the navy, the four continental theaters alone total 192,000 people. The conscription plan for 100,000 soldiers actually fell short.

Fortunately, there were originally many prisoners, and they would continue to be captured during the battle. It was possible to select some qualified ones, which should be enough.

As for naval construction, first take the strength of one captain as the benchmark. That is twelve thousand people. But even so, it seems difficult. The navy not only needs the number of people, but also the corresponding equipment, especially warships. This is the biggest obstacle.

"There is the Yangtze River in the south of the Yangtze River. If I want to conquer the world, the navy is indispensable." Ying Yi said: "I have replaced the previous dynasty, and the inheritance of the previous dynasty has been taken over in an orderly manner. The shipyard is placed under the Mo Ministry, and the navy is indispensable." Let’s start recruiting troops first, wait for the government affairs to be straightened out, communicate with the Mo Ministry, and order warships.”

Mo Bu has a very high status in Ying Yi's mind. As far as Ying Yi is concerned, the important task of implementing Yuan Qi's plan falls on Mo Bu. Originally, the R\u0026D and manufacturing of armaments should be attributed to the Ministry of War, or to the Chuitian Pavilion Logistics Department or even the Military Equipment Department. However, due to the emphasis on Yuan Qi's plan, Ying Yi placed it under the Mo Ministry.

"Now that PepsiCo is just beginning, everything is just beginning, and it will take a lot of time to figure it out. All the generals in the department should just do their own thing, and you don't have to think about other things."

He also said: "The conscription is a big matter, but at the same time as the conscription, the cleansing of the land of Hebei must not be left behind. The Northern Expedition destroyed the Ming Dynasty quickly, but there were many minor troubles left along the way. Between the counties, there were local emperors, bandits and bandits. , are all targets for suppression, and county soldiers and militia groups are all targets for recruitment. I will give the army half a year, and after half a year I will see Hebei Dadi Yuyu clarify."

"This matter is coordinated and followed up by the Military Government, the Pastoral Council, and the Royal Court, and there must be no disconnect. Wherever the military goes to suppress, local law enforcement agencies will spread out."

The Military Aircraft Mansion has a quota of ten generals, but now there are only six. That is to say, the six captains under Ying Yi's command, like the Pastoral Council and the Royal Court, have temporary powers. In the Military Aircraft Office, Zhu Bingkun was appointed as General Henglu, Commander-in-Chief of the Military and Horses of the World, and General Zheng Wu was appointed General Pinghai Fubo. The remaining four were all generals of the Quartet under the army, and none in the navy.

Of course, they are all temporary. Although according to the situation of the new dynasty, it is natural to correct them. But it will take at least two or three years for Ying Yi to survive in the world. During this period, anything can happen, and maybe someone stronger and more capable will come from behind.

As for the actual positions of the generals, they were all promoted after the Ming Dynasty was destroyed. The six lieutenants were all promoted to generals, and their subordinates were promoted according to their military merits, either to actual positions or to titles.

The promotion of actual positions is based on the expansion of the army by 100,000. In the four major army theaters, there are sixteen school lieutenant departments, that is to say, sixteen people will be promoted to school lieutenants from their own departments and assume the responsibility of structuring the school lieutenant department.

The military's infrastructure, such as recruiting, is the responsibility of the Ministry of War. After the Ministry of War recruits troops and conducts initial training, how to organize and ration them is the responsibility of the actual officers of each school.

The adjustment of the military is not just about the structure of the military itself. One should make many adjustments, such as transferring a group of personnel from the army to the Ministry of War. For the initial training of the army, civilian officials cannot do it, and it must be a soldier.

Regarding the integration of the military, all related matters, whether it is the adjustment of the overall structure, the allocation of personnel, the needs for equipment, and the needs for grain and grass supplies, all need to be discussed in detail.

And it's not just a matter of the army itself, it also requires communication with the Pastoral Council.

Especially important figures such as Logistics Department Zheng Huai and Mo Department Jiang Xi are still in Henan, and many things have been delayed.

Fortunately, the specific implementation plan has become a routine, and we will just follow the plan in the future.

With the progress of military adjustments, in the past few days, the army in the capital, except for Qian Yue's military department who stayed in the capital and Wang Yisheng's personal guards stationed in the Forbidden City, the rest of the tens of thousands of troops have begun to mobilize frequently.

Ying Yi's Northern Expedition mobilized 48,000 troops from four captains, plus 3,000 of his personal guards, the total reached 51,000. In the course of the war, casualties were inevitable. Although they were not large, the total number of casualties in each department totaled 3,000.

The wounded accounted for the majority, more than 2,000 people, and only a few hundred died in the battle.

Most of the more than 2,000 injured had minor injuries. After recovering from his injuries, he could have stayed in the army. However, the relevant departments of the Royal Court and the Pastoral Council were extremely short of manpower, so they had to be allocated first.

Part of the allocation is allocated to the Military Department, and part of the allocation is allocated to the Law Enforcement Department.

In addition to the wounded soldiers, another 3,000 people were transferred to the Ministry of War and Law Enforcement, reducing the number of troops to 45,000. Of course, the establishment of the four captains and sixteen generals is still complete. It's just taking them out, not directly cutting down one or two general-level establishments.

In the process of personnel rationing and allocation, the reorganization of prisoners of the previous dynasty has also been completed. Nine thousand qualified prisoners were selected from tens of thousands of former dynasty prisoners and filled into the various armies, which in turn enriched the number of each army and exceeded 54,000.

Then, based on the 12 newly promoted cadet lieutenants who have not yet been established as a unit, 3,000 junior officers will be allocated as a seed framework for the expansion of the army by 100,000, and preparations will be made for the establishment of 12 additional cadet lieutenants.

As a result, the number of regular soldiers was still 51,000.

On this basis, 12,000 people from General Qian Yue's original Xiaowei Department stayed in the capital to take over the defense. Wang Yisheng's personal bodyguards guarded the Forbidden City. The remaining three fully-staffed captain's divisions and 36,000 men were divided into three groups according to military mission rations.

General Zhu Bingkun's original headquarters was immediately transferred to Shanhaiguan to establish a front against the Donglu. General Zheng Jiu's original troops marched to the front line of Xuanda, set out to regain Xuanda, and established a front line against the Tatars in the grassland.

Finally, the Manchu commander who originally belonged to Zheng Wu's department was put under the command of Lin Jiangsheng because Zheng Wu was responsible for establishing the navy. Lin Jiangsheng is one of the sixteen newly promoted captains.

Lin Jiangsheng's 12,000-strong military force set out to clean up Hebei. Cooperate with the Pastoral Council to carry out the extermination of local emperors and bandits and the reorganization of local militia and county soldiers.