Chapter 547: Imperial Guard Corps
Jiang Shang used the relationship between wolves and sheep to vividly analyze the relationship between Shanhai City and surrounding territories. Ouyang Shuo's heart suddenly became much brighter after the Grandpa made such a call.
A huge plan is slowly taking shape in his mind.
Of course, all plans must wait until the next year for implementation. Especially before Gaia's three-year arrival, while there is still half a month left, Ouyang Shuo has to take care of some trivial matters.
The first one is the formation of the Imperial Guard Corps.
Earlier, when Long Xiang's army went to Zhen'an County, two Shanman generals did the opposite, separated from the main force, and were transferred back to Shanhai City by the Military Affairs Administration to stand by.
They are Lei Jingtian and Shi Bao respectively, and they are both relatively outstanding young generals among the mountain barbarians. Especially Lei Jingtian, not only received Ouyang Shuo's attention, but also received a strong recommendation from his boss, Elai.
After leaving Southwest University Hall, Ouyang Shuo turned and went to Wangcheng Barracks, where he officially announced the establishment of the Imperial Guard Corps.
The Imperial Guard Legion just formed not only has four divisions temporarily, but even the core position of regiment commander is temporarily vacant, and Ouyang Shuo will lead it personally.
The Imperial Guard Division led by Lin Yi was renamed the First Division of the Imperial Guard Corps. At the same time, Ouyang Shuo also officially positioned this division as a pure cavalry division.
The Shanman Independent Second Division under the command of Shi Hu was renamed the Second Division of the Imperial Guard Corps and became the Shanman Heavy Infantry Division. Taking this opportunity, Shi Hu officially assumed the post of division commander.
The Shanman Independent Third Division was renamed as the Third Division of the Imperial Guards, which is also the Shanman Heavy Infantry Division. As for the division commander, Ouyang Shuo chose Lei Jingtian.
The Shanman Independent Fourth Division was renamed the Fourth Imperial Guard Division, which was the armored beast heavy cavalry division that had been planning earlier. The head of the division is naturally Shanzhu, the number one warrior of the Li nationality selected earlier.
The Shanman general Shi Bao was appointed as the deputy head of the Fourth Division. With the assistance of Stone Leopard who was born in the Mountain Man, Shan Zhu was able to take over the Mountain Man soldiers relatively smoothly.
In the Rhinoceros Valley in Qiongzhou County, the first batch of 5,000 armored beasts has arrived in Shanhai City. The relevant armor sets, Jiafang Division is also stepping up forging, and it will be completed in a few days.
The Armored Beast Troop is a new type of arm, and there is no precedent for a large-scale deployment of troops before. Therefore, how to train this army into shape is the biggest problem facing division commander Shan Zhu.
The first question is how to tame the armored beast.
The art of taming horses in China has a long history, so there is generally no problem of domestication of war horses. The Iron Armored Beast was different, it was a desolate beast higher than a war horse, wild and difficult to train.
In addition, because of bloodlines, war horses are naturally adapted to the noise and fighting on the battlefield, and they are full of endurance. As for the armored beast, it is an unknown.
Fortunately, the big problems, including the feed problem of the armored beasts, have been solved by Xia Houying, the head of the animal husbandry department. The only difficult thing is to make the armored beast identify with the mountain barbarian warrior.
For this reason, Shan Zhu had no choice but to seek help from the tribe and dispatched more than 30 beast trainers to assist the mountain barbarian warriors to tame the iron armored beast and make it their most loyal and reliable partner.
The Li people lived on Qiongzhou Island for generations, and they know the habits of the iron-clad beasts on the island best. Among the tribes, occasionally there are iron armored beasts tamed to replace cattle or pack horses.
Therefore, each tribe, more or less, has one or two capable people who can teach the armored beasts. This time, Shanzhu took advantage of his status as the young master of the Li clan to wipe out these talented people and invite them all to Shanhai City.
It is also a kind of comfort and honor for the Li tribe that Shan Zhu can hold a high position in the Shanhai City Army. Therefore, the tribes responded positively to Shanzhu's request.
Other than that, I have to mention Ouyang Shuo's [Savage Beast Taming]. Ouyang Shuo will spend two days alone to domesticate every iron armored beast by using the 【Wild Beast Taming Technique】.
Otherwise, even with the assistance of a Li tribe animal trainer, it would be useless.
In order to train the Iron Armored Beast troops into an army, the Military Affairs Department even set aside a plot on the grassland in the northern outskirts of the city and built a large training ground.
For the next three months, the Iron Armored Beast Masters will spend their time at the training ground. Even the routine special operations base training arrangements were specially approved by Ouyang Shuo, so he was not required to participate for the time being.
As for the vacant Fifth Division, it will be formed separately when the time is right.
The biggest difference between the establishment of the Imperial Guard Corps this time and the previous ones is that no soldiers were drawn from other ministries, and it was completely reorganized from three independent divisions of the Mountain Barbarians.
From this it can be seen that Ouyang Shuo recognized the mountain barbarians.
Ouyang Shuo's trust in the mountain barbarian warriors is also closely related to his status as a "barbarian king". He is confident that these mountain barbarian warriors will be his most loyal guards, following him on the battlefield.
Taking this opportunity can also further deepen the mountain barbarian clan's recognition of the territory.
From then on, the three mountain barbarian independent divisions had official designations, and they became the ace troops of the territory.
Next, they will collectively enter the special operations training base and receive a one-month special training to make up for this missing lesson.
Ouyang Shuo hoped that the mountain barbarian warriors should not only be brave, but also be "smart". After all, a fighter who only knows how to use brute force will never become a master.
Unlike other legions, the Praetorian Guard does not have a direct brigade for the time being. For the current Imperial Guard Corps, the Sanqian Shenwuwei is the strongest direct unit.
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After dealing with the imperial guards, Ouyang Shuo took the opportunity to meet Li Xiucheng and other four generals of the Taiping Army in the barracks.
When they were captured, Li Xiucheng and others were ready to die heroically.
However, with the death of the Heavenly King and the surrender of Tianjing, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has completely become history. Their hearts suddenly became empty, and they lost their pursuit in an instant.
Let's say sacrifice, suddenly it seems silly.
After all, the lords and dynasties they were loyal to no longer exist.
With Shi Dakai's departure, Yang Xiuqing surrendered, and successfully became the sheriff of Leizhou County. The four generals of the Taiping Army were even more at a loss.
You know, Shi and Yang are two iconic figures among the generals of the Taiping Army. The two of them obviously showed no hostility towards Shanhai City.
Otherwise, Shi Dakai would not easily hand over his military power and withdraw from that contest.
In addition, during the captivity, the four were not abused, but Shanhai City treated them with courtesy. The only thing that shocked them was probably the scene of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in history from the mouth of Shanhai City.
This blow dealt a huge blow to Li Xiucheng and the others.
The tragic experience of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in history, as well as their personal experiences, undoubtedly collapsed their hard-earned beliefs in an instant.
Unlike the people in Xunzhou County, these people only came into contact with the worship of God in the wilderness, and they have not had the opportunity to attack the dark, backward and ignorant side of the sect.
Therefore, the people of the two counties are still grateful to the heavenly king Hong Xiuquan.
Li Xiucheng and the others appeared in the wilderness together with Hong Xiuquan. The idea Gaia instilled in them was to follow this person, break out a world in the wilderness, and seek the well-being of the common people.
Therefore, it was difficult for Li Xiucheng and the others to accept the truth of history.
It was this bit of information that made Li Xiucheng and others' resistance to Shanhai City weaker and weaker. But if they really wanted them to be loyal to Shanhai City, something seemed to be missing.
When Ouyang Shuo passed through the Mulan Fortress and offered to bring the four of them back to Shanhai City, they did not refuse. Similarly, Ouyang Shuo did not treat them as prisoners.
They are like ordinary generals in the army, free to come and go.
The only difference is that there is no specific position.
It was this opportunity that gave Li Xiucheng and others the opportunity to observe Shanhai City's army up close.
This observation is naturally a judgment call.
Starting from Mulan Fortress, they passed through Mulan Mansion and Shenjuan Mansion all the way. The people's livelihood in the two mansions once again brought them a great shock.
Well-developed commerce, efficient government offices, wealthy people, and a sound welfare system...
No matter which point, it is impacting their already fragile nerves.
It seems that Shanhai City is the ideal world described and longed for by the king of heaven.
This feeling is really weird.
The ambition they were determined to realize had already been realized in the enemy's territory.
When they arrived at Shanhai City, the shock it brought was even more indescribable.
Towering and majestic city, reasonable urban planning, more developed commerce, richer people, more efficient government offices, more graceful bearing...
Everything shows that this is a city full of vitality and heritage everywhere.
In comparison, Tianjing City appears to be a bit of a gold and jade, but a waste of money.
After entering the royal city, Li Xiucheng and the others became somewhat obsessed with this majestic city.
Therefore, for Ouyang Shuo's interview, everything seemed to be a matter of course.
What surprised Li Xiucheng and others was that Ouyang Shuo did not intend to let them return to the team directly.
What Ouyang Shuo meant was to put the four of them, Li Xiucheng, into the Army Lecture Hall for a three-month advanced study. Three months later, the army should have been basically reorganized and ready to take up the post.
Li Xiucheng, the four generals of the Taiping Army, his personal talent is undoubtedly good. Otherwise, they would not have been born reckless in history, but they would have grown into generals of the world one by one.
The only thing they lack is that they have not received formal military education. Entering the Army Lecture Hall is undoubtedly helping them make up for their shortcomings.
In addition to the four surrendered generals of the Taiping Army, the Military Affairs Administration will also select 1,000 captains, 300 battalion commanders, 50 brigade commanders, and even five division commanders from among the generals of the entire army to attend the Army Lecture Hall study further.
Ouyang Shuo wanted to take this opportunity to improve the general level of the army.
This is only the first batch. Three months later, there will be a second batch of generals who will be sent to the Army Lecture Hall for further studies. After half a year, try to train all the generals in the army in rotation.
Obviously, Ouyang Shuo has accepted Jiang Shang's dormant plan.