Chapter 1268 Tang and Fan Ancient Road

In order to effectively manage the 1.98 million new reserves that are about to be added, Du Ruhui proposed to set up a military service department in the Privy Council to manage the reserves, conscription, and retirement arrangements for soldiers.

At the same time, corresponding military service divisions (departments) were set up in the government office, the governor's office, and the county, government, and county levels, and the Privy Council was responsible for vertical management.

In this way, it not only solves the problem of retiring soldiers, but also solves the problem of reserve management.

The two million troops that have been abolished this time, as well as the soldiers that have been abolished several times before, need to carry out regular military training under the auspices of the local military service department.

In this way, as long as there is a need for war, the imperial court can recruit two to three million veterans who have received military training and even have rich actual combat experience in a very short period of time to re-enter the battlefield.

With such a background, except for the Great Xia, other dynasties will never be able to do it.

Another advantage of setting up the Military Service Administration is that it can properly place a group of officers and generals.

According to the latest establishment of the Great Xia Army, each legion has abolished a division establishment, and ninety-nine legions are equivalent to abolishing ninety-nine division heads.

In addition to division commanders, brigade commanders and battalion commanders have to lay off a group of officers, and the scale is even larger.

For ordinary soldiers, the imperial court can issue a settling allowance for retirement, but for these officers, they cannot be treated like this, and must be given equal treatment to their ranks.

Otherwise, who will shed blood for the empire in the future.

According to the "Plan", there are three places for dismissed officers. One is to be transferred to the theater command headquarters, group army headquarters, army headquarters, division headquarters, and brigade headquarters.

Especially the latter four are the key construction objects of this military reform, and they will continue to recruit a group of officers.

The second is to enter the Military Service Administration and the military service agencies established by government offices at all levels.

This is also a good place to go. Although it is far away from the front-line battlefield, it still retains military status. To a certain extent, it even has a high position and weight.

The third is to arrange to serve in the Privy Council, the Military Aircraft Department, or public security agencies at all levels.

This puts higher demands on the general's administrative ability, which is beyond the competence of ordinary generals. And once he is competent, he will be a master, injecting fresh blood into the court.

With these three points, it is basically possible to properly arrange the dismissed officers. If you can't find a suitable position in these three places, it can only mean that the officer himself is not qualified.

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The third section of the "Plan" is aimed at the long-term planning of the theater after disarmament.

According to the imperial strategy, the main theaters can be divided into Central Plains, Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, North Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

This also means that the empire will need to form seven major theaters in the future. So far, only the Southeast Theater, Southwest Theater, Northwest Theater and African Theater have been established, and a major adjustment is needed.

The adjustment of the battle zone will inevitably affect the adjustment of the jurisdiction and affiliation of the armies of various routes. It seems to be a simple task, but in fact it involves the deepest and most difficult task, and it needs to be decided by Ouyang Shuo Qiankun.

In view of the fact that the Tubo War has not yet ended, the Mongol Empire has not yet been attached, and China has not been truly unified, Ouyang Shuo decided to put aside the planning of the war zone for the time being and wait until the end of the year for further discussion.

Of course, shelving the war zone plan does not mean shelving the "plan". Ouyang Shuo quickly passed the approval of the "plan", and wrote a copy of the "plan" to the cabinet and provincial governors' yamen.

The cabinet is responsible for coordinating military expenditures, and the provincial governor's yamen is responsible for the docking of retired soldiers in advance. Don't wait until the soldiers land, but the local yamen can't come up with suitable positions for placement.

This disarmament involves two military and political terms and covers the entire territory of the empire. Naturally, the sooner it starts, the better.

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With the approval of the "Proposal", there will be no war in Daxia except for the Tubo battlefield. This disarmament will start soon, and it will be completely implemented before the spring of next year, so that the Daxia army will have a new look.

The first to move were the Imperial Guard Army, Habayashi Army, and City Guard Army.

The three directly subordinate armies need to set an example in the whole army, and complete the screening of targets for abolition, the readjustment of the military structure, and the transfer of subordinates between arms within one month.

Only when the three major armies move, can the other armies follow suit.

In fact, as early as the beginning of the year, before launching the War of Unification of China, Ouyang Shuo had already informed the commanders of the various theaters and the commanders of the group army, mentioning the upcoming disarmament.

By July, the four countries surrendered, the Central Plains were unified, and the news of the disarmament had reached the division level.

Although the imperial court had not issued a specific disarmament plan at that time, it had actually given them sufficient time to consider which soldiers could be included in the disarmament targets.

Therefore, when the "Proposal" was officially implemented, the generals already had a bottom line in their hearts.

Ouyang Shuo has reason to believe that with the discipline and executive power of the Great Xia Army, this significant disarmament and transformation can be completed before March of the eighth year of Gaia.

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On October 10, Wokuotai Khanate.

Under the guidance of Mongolian guides, Wang Ben led 70,000 elite cavalry all the way through the mountains and rivers. After a week of rapid marching, they finally came to the west channel connecting the West Turks and Tubo - the ancient Tangbo road.

There is a military fort at the ancient crossing, which is stationed by the Mongolian army, and it is called the ancient castle of Hantam Pasha.

Because of the terrain, Hantam Pasha Castle, like Jiange in Shu, has the momentum of "one man guards the gate, ten thousand men cannot open it". The army entered the hinterland west of Tubo after leaving the castle.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, under the gaze of the Mongolian army, Wang Ben's troops meandered out of the castle.

As soon as he left the gate of the castle, the deputy general patted his horse and came to Wang Ben's side, and said worriedly: "Young commander, why do I feel that the eyes of those Mongolians looking at us are very unfriendly."

Wang Ben just smiled: "Under the oppression of the empire, the Mongols have to excuse unconditionally. It is normal to feel uncomfortable. If you really greet them with a smile, it is not normal."

"But I always feel a little panicked." The lieutenant still couldn't let go.

Wang Ben ignored it, and said: "Let's think about it carefully, how to complete the task assigned by the command. It is not so easy to attack the enemy's grain road. The day before yesterday, the command sent information that the Ashoka Dynasty Another 500,000 forbidden troops were mobilized into Tubo, but no trace of them was captured."

"Young commander, don't worry, send more scouts out to expand the scope of the scouting. The general will not believe that those guys can fly into the sky and escape from the ground." The lieutenant is very confident.

Wang Ben nodded and said nothing.

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Just when Wang Ben's tribe entered the western territory of Tubo, the 500,000 imperial troops of the Ashoka Dynasty disguised themselves, got mixed up in the long grain transportation team, crossed the border, and headed eastward all the way.

If there is no accident, the two armies will meet unexpectedly.