Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2093 Reorganizing the Army, a Million-Strong Force

"Shen Buhai!"

"He is indeed a suitable candidate!" Wang Yu thought to himself.

Among the officials of all the provinces of the Great Han Dynasty, those who have achieved the most outstanding political achievements in the past year are undoubtedly the officials of Shenglan Province.

In comparison, the achievements of Wang Anshi and Fang Xuanling were indeed somewhat inferior to those of Shen Buhai.

The difference in their achievements is not due to a lack of ability. A person's success is never determined solely by ability; opportunity is equally important.

Shenglan Road originally had a good foundation, but it was largely ruined due to war. In addition, the Han people were outsiders, so the original foundation of 90 points was reduced to below 60 points for some reasons. It needs to be restored to 90 points.

The Hebei and Hedong regions, where Wang Anshi and Fang Xuanling were located, already had a foundation of 90 points, but they started to improve their scores from 90 points.

The space for development is there, which naturally highlights the gap.

The three candidates, Wang Anshi, Fang Xuanling, and Shen Buhai, were indeed exactly what Wang Yu wanted.

However, although there is a shortage of prefects for Guangyin, Henan, and Qingbei, Wang Yu does not currently intend to appoint these three people to these positions.

After all, it's time to rotate the original governors.

Next, Wang Yu made arrangements for the governors of each circuit:
Xiao He was the governor of Hebei Province.

Xun Yu, the governor of Hedong Circuit.

Changsun Wuji was the governor of Shanyang Circuit.

Wang Zhi, the governor of Yanbei Circuit.

Shen Buhai was the governor of Yannan Circuit.

Fang Xuanling was the Prefect of Shenglan Circuit.

Gao Jiong was appointed Prefect of Guangyin.

Du Ruhui was the Prefect of Qingbei Circuit.

Wang Yu has not yet appointed the Governor of Henan, as he already has someone else in mind for the position.

Song Jing, the prefect of Liaoyang Commandery, was promoted to the position of deputy governor of Shenglan Circuit. Xun Ping, a former second-place scholar in the imperial examination, was promoted to the position of prefect of Liaoyang Commandery. Xu You, a surrendered official, replaced Fang Xuanling as the prefect of Youyuan Commandery.

Xu You had indeed rendered meritorious service in the southern campaign, and he was qualified to take the position of prefect.

Of course, the transfer of governors from different regions must be carried out one by one.

Under Wang Yu's jurisdiction, every region must undergo rotation this time, without exception. If it's not done separately, it could really cause chaos. Everything must be done step by step, methodically.

After all, this time, in addition to the governors being transferred to other posts, some prefects will also be rotated.

After deciding on the transfer of the prefects of each circuit, Wang Yu then convened a three-day meeting with Zhao Anling, Guan Zhong, Yao Guangxiao, Yue Fei, and others.

The topic of this meeting was the reorganization of the military.

The original military system of the Han Dynasty consisted of four main parts.

The first part, of course, consisted of 100,000 Imperial Guards. These 100,000 men served as the emperor's personal troops, either stationed in the imperial city or accompanying the emperor on campaigns.

The second part naturally consists of the two major border armies: one is Li Jing's 100,000 troops stationed at Tianlang Pass, and the other is Su Dingfang's 50,000 border troops stationed at Shenglan Road.

The third part consists of five field armies: the Flying Feather Legion, composed of 50,000 pure cavalry; the Tiger Legion, composed of 150,000; the Savage Bear Legion, composed of 100,000; the Iron Lion Legion, composed of 100,000; and the Fierce Whale Legion, composed of 60,000.

The last part is the local government-run military forces, with 50,000 troops each in the five circuits of Yanbei, Yannan, Shanyang, Hedong, and Shenglan.

However, with the emergence of the field army, the primary task of the local garrison army became protecting the territory and its people, and they were almost no longer responsible for external expansion. Even when they were needed, they only played a supporting role.

Of course, in addition to these four parts, there are also the Kwantung Army and the Yi Xie Army, which are nominally subordinate to the Eastern Yi Small Court.

Originally, the process of abolishing the Eastern Yi court and formally and completely bringing the Western Ping Road under the nominal control of the Han Dynasty should have been put into action, but it was temporarily delayed due to the Southern Expedition.

Next, this matter should be put back on the agenda.

With the capture of three territories in one fell swoop, coupled with the changes in the situation in various places, the existing military force is no longer suitable for the new Han Dynasty. Not only the number of troops needs to be adjusted, but also the areas and numbers of troops stationed by each unit need to be adjusted in a timely manner.

First, the Imperial Guard was expanded from 100,000 to 300,000.

The situation in Henan Province is completely different from that in Hebei Province.

Previously, Hebei Province was protected by the natural barrier of the Yellow River in the south, while the east, west, and north were all within the sphere of influence of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, it didn't matter if the Imperial Guards were deployed in smaller numbers.

After all, although the previous capital, Yecheng, was located within Hebei Province, in addition to the 100,000 Imperial Guards, Han Xin's 150,000 Tiger Warriors were also stationed within Hebei Province.

Under such circumstances, there was naturally no fear of the capital falling.

However, in Henan Province today, there are three passes and one mountain. Among them, Liang Pass in the west and Yang Pass in the south are not yet under the control of the Han Dynasty.

Although Henan Road is protected by natural defenses on all sides, with the Three Mountains and One Pass providing natural defenses, it is naturally impenetrable. However, without these Three Mountains and One Pass, there are no other natural defenses within its territory.

On the other side of Yangguan, Kuai Tong and Su Li have already gone to negotiate. They have only recently crossed Yangguan and have not yet met Ma Qianli. Naturally, it will be a long time before the final negotiation results are achieved.

Although the main target of this negotiation is Yangguan, it is impossible to hold the talks there, since Ma Qianli, who can make the decision on this matter, is not located in Yangguan.

Regardless of the situation at Yangguan, the presence of Liangguan to the west alone meant that after moving the capital to Tianjing, they would have no shortage of troops stationed in Henan.

Therefore, the 100,000-strong Imperial Guard will gradually expand to 300,000 men.

As for the large gap created during the expansion of the Imperial Guard, half of it was filled by drawing elite troops from the existing field legions.

The other half were recruited from the people of Henan. Although they captured hundreds of thousands of prisoners in this battle, Wang Yu did not intend to use these prisoners to expand his Imperial Guard.

As the emperor's personal guard, the Imperial Guard not only needed to ensure combat effectiveness, but more importantly, their reliability.

Even if it takes more effort to start from scratch and rebuild a team, we must never ignore the issue of reliability in order to save time.

The Imperial Guard is responsible for guarding the imperial city and even the palace. If something goes wrong with them, it could directly threaten Wang Yu's safety.

As the leading region of the Four Rivers, and even the undisputed leader of the original eighteen Great Cang regions, Henan Province could easily support an army of 300,000 with its population, resources, and provisions.

The 300,000-strong Central Imperial Guard was commanded by Xue Rengui and Hulü Guang as the left and right generals, respectively.

Subordinate to: Wang Shengzhi, Yi Ke, Li Yuanba, Liang Lin, Liang Fang, Huang Tianxiang, Taishi Heng, Xue Dingshan, Yue Zhongqi, Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, Guan Sheng...

The border troops were expanded from the original two border troops to three border troops.

Meng Tian, ​​one of the original commanders of the five major field armies, was transferred to the position of garrison commander of Tianlang Pass, replacing Li Jing as the commander of the first border army. He was granted the title of Duke of Anguo and a fief of 500 households.

Meng Tian was already a count, and the merits he made in this battle were enough to give him a two-level jump to the highest rank of duke.

However, Wang Yu still managed to put some pressure on the amount of the fief.

Both are dukes, but not to mention that some members of the royal family have real fiefs, even foreign officials only have a fief but no land. Compared to Zhao Anling's fief of ten thousand households, his five hundred households are insignificant.

Meng Tian's peerage has already reached its maximum; if he makes further contributions, he will be directly granted a fief. Of course, in addition to a substantive peerage, any subsequent rewards can also be obtained through manipulation of the existing nobility ranks.

Even if one day he truly has no more titles to bestow, it would be customary to share some of his achievements with his son.

The First Border Army, under its command were Yang Jian, Huang Feihu, Huang Tianhua, Huang Zhong, and others.

Su Dingfang remained the commander of the second border army, which still numbered 50,000 men and was not to be expanded for the time being. After all, in addition to Su Dingfang's border army, Shenglan Road also had Meng Wu's 50,000-strong garrison.

Logically, Su Dingfang should have been rotated out, but considering that there are still two small dynasties there, and that he still has one more skill to destroy a country that he hasn't used yet, Su Dingfang will be left there for the time being.

The Han Dynasty was not strong enough at the time, so it needed to preserve the remaining two dynasties as a buffer against the Great Wu. At that time, the Han Dynasty's main conflict was the internal strife within the Great Cang Dynasty. Facing an enemy like the Great Wu prematurely would have been unwise.

However, after taking over the three territories, even if they are still no match for the Great Wu, they will no longer be afraid of them.

If a war were to break out, the outcome would be uncertain!
After all, the external pressure on the Great Wu was much greater than that on the Great Han.

Both are facing the Northern Barbarians, but the Han Dynasty has the Tianlang Pass and the Zhongxing Mountains to the north. Does the Wu Dynasty have the same advantage?

Therefore, this external pressure is completely different!

Moreover, as the Han Dynasty grows stronger, it poses an increasing threat to the Wu Dynasty. It's only a matter of time before the conflicts that the two sides could previously suppress become public.

Under these circumstances, if the timing is right, it's time to put the remaining two minor dynasties on the agenda.

The original conflict could be suppressed, leaving a buffer zone. But now the conflict between the two sides is about to become public. So, when facing a powerful enemy, it's more important to improve one's own strength than to leave that barrier.

The Second Front Army, under its command, included Chu Qingtian, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Wei Ben, and others...

The pressure on Su Dingfang's side is relatively small.

Having Chu Qingtian, a high-ranking divine general, is enough to keep things under control. Not to mention, Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, two peak Heaven-level generals, together form a force of divine general level.

In addition to the two existing border armies, a third border army will be formed, with a tentative strength of 50,000, and stationed in the Zhongxing Mountains.

The Zhongxingshan defense line was originally designed to deal with the situation in Shanyin.

The changing situation in Shanyin will also directly affect the defense strength of the Zhongxing Mountain Range.

Next, with the situation in the north of Shanyin Town changing visibly, the Shanyin defense line must be strengthened, and it must be strengthened significantly.

If one day in the future the enemy north of Zhongxing Mountain truly becomes the Tuoba tribe, and no longer the Zhenbei Army, then the pressure faced by the Zhongxing Mountain defense line will be incomparable to what it was before.

Originally, Wang Yu actually preferred Meng Gong for the position of commander of the Zhongxingshan defense line. Even though Wang Jian's basic command level was raised to the same level as Meng Gong's, his actual ability was still no match for the latter.

However, the Zhongxing Mountain defense line was originally under the command of Xue Rengui's army, but now it has been elevated to the position of the Third Border Army. As a result, Meng Gong is somewhat unqualified to be the commander of one of the three border armies.

Although Wang Jian was also ineligible, unlike Meng Gong, he possessed the identity of a member of the Han imperial family, and he was also identified as the son of Wang Dangzhi.

With this identity, even if someone lacks the qualifications, it wouldn't be a problem to promote them.

This third border army was led by Wang Jian, and included Hou Yi, Zhu Quan, Wu Changkong, Zhang Guifang, Su Quanzhong, Taishi Ci, Gao Changgong, and others.

If the Tuoba tribe and the Zhenbei Army truly reach a conclusion in the near future, then the pressure on the northern part of the Han Dynasty, particularly the Zhongxing Mountains, will be significantly greater than that north of Tianlang Pass.

Therefore, Wang Yu clearly leaned towards the Zhongxing Mountain range.

At Tianlang Pass, only three god-level generals were deployed at most, but on the Zhongxing Mountain Range side, there was one more than at Tianlang Pass.

Although Wang Yu planned to transfer Yang Jian, a powerful general who had recently been promoted to True God General, to Tianlang Pass, Hou Yi, a sharpshooter at the level of Initial True God General, would also be transferred to the Zhongxing Mountains for defense.

In defensive battles, Hou Yi's importance surpasses that of Yang Jian by a significant margin. Especially during the Battle of Henan, not only did Yang Jian break through to the True God General level, but Hou Yi also obtained the Blood Sun Arrow.

After all, if one day the Tuoba tribe really defeats the Zhenbei Army, Wang Yu can't possibly give up his defensive advantage and go out to fight Tuoba Longxiang hand-to-hand, can he?

On Wang Yu's side, only Li Yuanba has the qualifications.

After all, by the time that day comes, Li Yuanba will have already reached that level, and compared to Tuoba Longxiang, he will be no less capable!
Tuoba Longxiang has strong defense, while Li Yuanba has strong endurance. If these two were to fight, it would be an unknown who would win!
The key is who can better leverage their strengths!
Whether it's defense or endurance, each has its unique advantages. The one who can better utilize their strengths will have a greater chance of winning!
Moreover, apart from Hou Yi, Zhu Quan, Wu Changkong, and Zhang Guifang are also quite capable.

Zhu Quan's martial arts level is undeniable; he's a top-tier Divine General, a rank he can hold his own anywhere.

Although Wu Changquan is only at the mid-level, his combat strength is already comparable to many high-level divine generals. Zhang Guifang's skill, if fully utilized, also has the potential to allow her to fight opponents of higher levels.

(End of this chapter)