Iron Dynasty

In the imperial study, Xiao Ming was looking at the battle report from the grassland.

In front of him, Pang Yukun and Fiji looked happy. For them, this victory was comparable to the destruction of the combined fleet in the Dengzhou naval battle. After all, they were people living in an era of barbarian terror, and their hatred for barbarians was natural.

140,000 barbarian cavalry were killed and 20,000 surrendered. In this battle, the main force of barbarian cavalry was eliminated, and the remaining barbarian tribes will not be afraid! Pang Yukun frowned.

Fiji agreed: Niu Ben proposed to increase the number of lancers to 30,000 to completely control the grasslands. The minister thought it was feasible, and in order to save the cost, the cavalry was the only one to destroy the remaining barbarian tribes.

Xiao Ming nodded, Niu Ben and Luo Quan's mission has ended. It is not a wise choice to take infantry to encircle barbarian tribes on the grasslands. Just as Qi Guangyi suggested, only by building lancers can control the grasslands at the least cost. .

He said: In this case, the production of Han-style rifles will be postponed, and Qi Guangyi will be given priority to equip carbine. The barbarians will come back if they die without dying, so this time the barbarians must be wiped out in one fell swoop.

After a pause, he rolled his eyes and remembered a serious question in the battle report, so he said, Niu Ben and Luo Quan made a request to disarm and return to the field at the same time, what do you two think?

Pang Yukun had read the battle report, he sighed and said: Niu Ben and Luo Quan are already old, since they don't want to serve in the court anymore, it's better to follow their wishes.

Your Majesty, this time, Niu Ben ordered the execution of hundreds of thousands of barbarians without authorization. How many slaves have we lost! How good would these slaves be if they were used to build railways? The minister thought that even if Niu Ben couldn't break up and return to the fields, he should be removed. Fiji Said sadly.

After a pause, he continued: As for the old minister Luo Quan, who thought that he could not be allowed to retire without authorization, otherwise the military machinery department will lose two generals at the same time, who should be in charge.

Hearing the words, Pang Yukun glanced at Fiji, he frowned and said, I'm afraid that old Feige's remarks are biased. In this battle report, Niu Ben and Luo Quan clearly stated that the decision was made by the two of them after consultation. Why did it come? Mr. Feige is actually Niu Ben's fault here. What's more, in my opinion, Niu Ben's inaction is not only faultless, but also meritorious. How did the barbarians invade the Great Yu Kingdom ten years ago? At that time, the barbarians would first Massacre a city to make other cities give up and reach, so Niuben is just a tit-for-tat.

Pang Shoufu is trying to excuse Niu Ben. Are these hundreds of thousands of barbarians cost-effective to build railways, or to kill them? Couldn't Pang Shoufu, who is careful and careful, figure it out? Fiji bit Niu Ben and wasted manpower.

When the two were arguing, Xiao Ming's eyes wandered back and forth on the two of them, and when he got here, he said, You two should stop arguing, Niu Ben and General Luo Quan had to retire before they set off for the grassland. In my mind, I also promised them, not to mention that the two people's previous war experience has been unable to keep up with today's rapid military changes, and it is their original intention to give the position to the right person. Send the war report to me, and I will agree.

Fiji was shocked: Your Majesty, why is this?

In order to destroy the will of the barbarians, if the barbarians continue to resist, we will have more soldiers to sacrifice, so if this killing of prisoners makes the barbarians lose their will to resist, we will subdue the soldiers without fighting. Xiao Ming said sternly. .

Fiji was silent. He originally wanted to keep Luo Quan. After all, the two had a close personal relationship, but it seemed impossible now. He sighed and said, It's the old minister who is too short-sighted.

Pang Yukun breathed a sigh of relief. When Fiji spoke, he guessed what Fiji was thinking, but Fiji is right. If Niu Ben and Luo Quan resigned at the same time, what should the military aircraft department do?

He said, Your Majesty, since Niu Ben and Luo Quan both have the intention of retreating, what about the Military Aircraft Department?

Withdraw! Xiao Ming said decisively: This military machinery department was a temporary agency before the Civil War began. Now that the north and the south are unified, and now the northern grasslands will soon be recovered, the name of the Chinese Empire will be worthy of its name. In order to further develop the army With the strength of the military, our armament divides the imperial army into six military regions, one of which is the Siberia military region, with Ye Qingyun as the commander of the military region, this military region will be responsible for Japan, Korea, Siberia and the war with Tsarist Russia.

After a pause, he continued: The second military region is the Northwest Military Region. Qi Guangyi will serve as the commander of the military region. This military region will be responsible for the war between the Northwest Prairie and the Golden Horde, and at the same time defend against the countries in the Western Regions, especially the demise of the Golden Horde. I do not want to be taken advantage of by the Ottoman Empire in the blank area of ​​power left afterward. The third is the Southwest Military Region. Luo Xin will be the commander. This military region will be responsible for the security of the southwest region of the Great Yu Kingdom and participate in the fight against Tubo, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. Bordering the control of the countries, the fourth military region is the southeast military region, Lei Ming will serve as the commander, this military region will be responsible for the defense of the southeast coast south of the Yangtze River and the war against Southeast Asian island countries such as Australia and the Philippines, the fifth military region is the central military region, Lu Fei is the commander of the military region, which will be responsible for the security of Kyoto and the Central Plains. The sixth military region is the eastern military region. This military region is commanded by Zhu Sansi and will be responsible for the defense of the coastal areas north of the Yangtze River and south of the Yellow River. And the war against the American continent.

While talking, Xiao Ming used a pen to draw the responsible areas of the major military regions on the map. This military reform can be said to be the ultimate military reform for him, because in the long years to come, these six major military All military regions must strive to achieve their mission.

Pang Yukun and Fiji have been dumbfounded. Throughout history, they have never seen such military reforms, but things like machine guns have appeared, what else is impossible?

What's more, from this military division, they saw the ambition of the emperor in front of them. Xiao Ming wanted to compete with the West for colonies around the world.

But what makes the two more ponderable is Xiao Ming's appointment of the six commanders, Lu Fei, Ye Qingyun, Luo Xin, Zhu Sansi, Qi Guangyi, and Lei Ming.

Five of them, Pang Yukun, is not surprising. After all, the wars in the past ten years have been fought by these five, but Zhu Sansi is indeed a junior in his opinion.

Fiji is also puzzled, this Zhu Sansi is just a division commander now, and he has no background, how can he be in charge of the Eastern Military Region.

Your Majesty, it is hard to convince Zhu Sansi to be promoted to the commander of the Eastern Military Region. Fiji said first.

Who does Feige always think is suitable?

Fiji pondered for a while, and said: In terms of qualifications, of course, Luo Hong is the most suitable, and it is also widely expected.

Pang Yukun's expression changed suddenly. If Luo Hong was made the commander of the Eastern Military Region, wouldn't the Luo family occupy two of the six military regions? He said, Your Majesty, the old minister thought that Zhu Sansi was young and promising and worthy of training.

PS: One chapter tonight, make up for it tomorrow.