Chapter 743 Formation of Tiger and Leopard Cavalry
"My minister is just proposing the establishment of Zhili County, and the appointment and removal of specific personnel is up to the emperor." Fan Li avoided answering the emperor's question.
"Old fox!"
Ouyang Shuo sighed inwardly. Fan Li was still as cautious as ever. Even though he started to speak out on territorial affairs, he was still unwilling to get too involved in the most sensitive personnel issues.
Although Fan Li said so, Wei Ran's appointment was quickly discussed and passed, and he was relieved of his position as the governor of Lianzhou County and transferred to the governor of Chaozhou County.
This time Wei Ran was transferred away from the central area, I am afraid that some people will breathe a sigh of relief.
Although Wei Ran is good and capable, she is a bit greedy. During his tenure as the governor of Lianzhou, the signs of greed began to show again, and Shen Buhui reported this to Ouyang Shuo many times.
The public's evaluation of Wei Ran is also mixed. Even Xiao He had some complaints about Wei Ran. To keep such an official in the center, Ouyang Shuo has a big heart.
Transferring Wei Ran away this time can be regarded as a blow to him.
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On October 8, the appointment of the three sheriffs was made public.
In addition to the three sheriffs, the candidate for the head of the tax office to replace Huo Guang was also announced. This person was recommended by Fan Li, a top disciple of the merchant, and has always been Huo Guang's important assistant.
With the announcement of the news, the territory caused another wave.
When the Song family got the news, they were naturally rejoiced, sweeping away the previous gloom.
Of course, Patriarch Song Tianxiong did not forget to warn the family's children not to be arrogant and indulgent because of this, and not to use Song Wen's power to seek personal gain, otherwise they would be seeking their own death.
Song Tianxiong vaguely sensed from his daughter Song Jia's mouth that Ouyang Shuo might be in charge of a secret intelligence agency to monitor officials.
From this, what Song Tianxiong thought of was the famous Jinyiwei in history.
Thinking of this, Song Tianxiong felt chills in his heart.
It is conceivable that once the Song family commits a crime, no one can save the Song family with Ouyang Shuo's stern and selfless face. The two brothers Song Wen and Song Wu have become the core pillars of the Song family.
The old man of the Song family even expressed his appreciation and preference for the two grandsons on different occasions.
Although the defeat of the Ruan clan made Song Tianxiong and others very happy, thinking about it in retrospect makes them feel chills in their hearts. The brat in reality has long since grown into a giant who needs them to look up to and even be in awe of.
Even in the Song family, even the old man Song did not dare to call Ouyang Shuo by his first name.
Some people are happy, others are worried.
Huo Chengjun's little girl was very upset because she was going to move to Shaozhou County with her father. In this way, they will no longer be able to go to the Southern Border Protector's Mansion to play with Sister Bing'er.
More importantly, she can no longer see her brother Junshang.
When they were leaving, Ouyang Shuo saw Huo Guang's family off in person, and Huo Chengjun cried so much that he was very lovable.
When Huo Guang saw him, he could only smile wryly at Jun Shang, full of apologies.
Compared to Huo Chengjun's unhappiness, Wei Ran seemed a little lonely. Wei Ran can be regarded as the oldest county guard in the territory, but now he is being ridden on the head by Song Wen and other juniors, how can he not feel lonely.
Wei Ran is not an idiot, he has long thought that one day Lianzhou County will be abolished and assigned to Zhili. He has always longed for the post of Zhili County Sheriff.
Unexpectedly, in the competition with Zang Wenzhong, he would suffer a disastrous defeat.
Lonely is lonely, but Wei Ran dare not complain. His family knew about his own family affairs, and Wei Ran also realized that his small actions in Lianzhou County might be seen by the king.
Coupled with the fact that the son-in-law Bai Qi is no longer the only general in the territory, his right to speak is greatly reduced. And with Bai Qi's personality, he would not mention his father-in-law's mediation.
In this way, Wei Ran can only obediently go to Chaozhou County to take up his post.
For Wei Ran, Ouyang Shuo did not really give up.
Before leaving, Ouyang Shuo told Wei Ran to manage Chaozhou County well. As long as he has meritorious service, it is not impossible to return to the center in the future, or to go to a higher level.
"Thank you, sir!" Wei Ran was deeply moved after hearing this.
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October 10, Baishi City.
The Battle of Lingnan was completely over, and Ouyang Shuo brought Du Ruhui and other leaders from the General Administration of Military Affairs to Baishi City to preside over a new round of army reorganization.
Choosing Baishi City, one is that the 150,000 allied troops are placed here, and the other is that this place is of great significance.
Sun Bin, Huo Qubing, Shi Wansui, Elai, Di Qing, and Fan Lihua all left their troops behind and rushed to Baishi City to gather and report their respective results.
Needless to say, the Fanlihua Army was the biggest hero in this battle, capturing 150,000 allied troops and losing 20,000. The battle losses of the other five legions were around 4,000 to 5,000, and a total of more than 90,000 field troops were captured.
Basically wiped out all the field troops in the three counties.
In addition, there are garrison troops in various places. According to preliminary statistics, there are no less than 50,000 people. It's just that compared with the field army, the quality of the soldiers of the local garrison is a bit worse, and it is not suitable to be integrated into the field army sequence.
Regarding the garrison, there is nothing to say, except that three garrison divisions have been reorganized, and the remaining soldiers will either be transferred to the reserve or be retired directly.
The focus of this army reorganization is the 240,000 field army prisoners of war. After deducting the battle losses of the major legions, three legions can be reorganized.
How to arrange these three legions, Ouyang Shuo probably already had a plan before coming to White Rock City.
First, the formation of the second regiment of the Praetorian Guard.
Mainly from the 100,000 Allied cavalry troops, 70,000 of the most elite cavalry were selected to form the Second Army of the Praetorian Guards.
The allied army was originally the best army in each territory of [Lingnan City-State], well-trained, and the quality of the soldiers was excellent, even if they were directly organized into the imperial guards.
This time, 70,000 cavalry were selected from the 100,000 cavalry, which can be said to be the best of the best, the best of the best.
The regiment will conduct reorganization training with reference to the historical standards of tiger and leopard cavalry. The tiger and leopard cavalry is originally the Imperial Guard system, which can be said to be in the same line.
Huo Qubing, commander of the imperial guards, is best at cavalry combat. However, the conditions were limited before. The original Imperial Guards had only two cavalry divisions, one of which was a special armored beast cavalry division.
The establishment of the Second Corps of the Imperial Guard this time is undoubtedly to make up for this shortcoming. At the same time, it also gave the genius general Huo Qubing more room to play.
Ouyang Shuo, the regiment leader of Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, circled Ma Chao who was still studying. At the same time, Cao Chun, the historical commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, was designated as the deputy head of the army and the head of the first division.
Ma Chao and Cao Chun not only cooperated with each other, but also supervised each other.
In addition to these two, Ma Chao's younger brother Ma Xiu was appointed as the division commander of the third division. Lin Yi, the division commander of the first division of the former imperial guards, was transferred to the second division as the division commander of the second division.
With Lin Yi, a local general, leading the Second Army, it will be easier to integrate into the Imperial Guard system.
The position vacated after Lin Yi's transfer will be taken over by veteran Ma Teng. Of the five Xiliang horses, each one is an expert in riding and fighting, so Ouyang Shuo naturally wants everyone to give full play to their talents.
As for the remaining two division heads of the Second Corps of the Imperial Guard, they will be promoted directly from the surrendered generals. There is no shortage of generals in the allied army, after all, they are the chief generals of each territory.
Shanhai City employs people, and never judges their superiority by their background.
Speaking of which, isn't the current army expanded step by step through the reorganization of prisoners of war? !
Shanhai City started very early, and no recruits were recruited in the territory.
This is the wilderness, and the frequent wars make Shanhai City act like this. Every time a war breaks out, not only will there be no reduction in personnel, but a large number of prisoners of war will also be harvested.
This model cannot be imitated by other territories.
Second, form the third army of the Leopard Army.
Among the three major armies of Longxiang, Huben, and Baotao Army, only the Baotao Army currently has only two legions. With this army expansion, Ouyang Shuo will never forget the Baotao Army.
Ouyang Shuo, the commander of the 3rd Legion of the Leopard Army, chose the former commander of the Allied Army, that is, veteran Feng Yi. One is that Feng Yi's ability is enough to lead an army.
The second is to use Feng Yi's promotion to appease the surrendered allied forces.
At the same time, Cao Hong and Ma Tie, who are still in training, will serve as division commanders of the first division and the second division of the third army respectively after their training.
Ma Dai, the last of the five horses in Xiliang, will be assigned to the third regiment of the Longxiang Army, that is, the Zhangliao Army, as the deputy commander of the first division and the division commander of the first division.
Zhang Liao's army was reorganized as a whole, so Ouyang Shuo naturally arranged for a general to balance Zhang Liao's existence.
Third, the establishment of the Fourth Army of the Dragon King Army.
Logically speaking, this time it is fighting at the Huben Army's home court, and this last corps quota should be reserved for the Huben Army.
Ouyang Shuo's arrangement was also out of strategic considerations.
With the entire territory of Lingnan Province being brought under the rule of Shanhai City, the territory is bordered by Minnan Province to the east and Jiangchuan Province to the northeast, and the overall security situation will be greatly improved.
The only threat comes from the [Shonan city-state] in the north.
In contrast, Yunnan Province, where the Longxiang Army is located, will become the main battlefield under the territory. With only the three legions of the Longxiang Army, it is a bit stretched, so it needs more military support.
After comprehensive consideration, Ouyang Shuo decided to give priority to forming the Fourth Army of the Dragon Race Army.
Ouyang Shuo, the commander of the Fourth Army, selected the young general Luo Shixin.
Luo Shixin was originally talented, but because of his untimely death, his reputation was not well known in history. Under Bai Qi's personal training in the past two years, Luo Shixin has rapidly grown into a rare cavalry general.
In addition, Luo Shixin is a "veteran" of Shanhai City, with outstanding achievements, and Luo Shixin will hardly encounter any resistance in the army as he assumes the post of the Fourth Army.
At the same time, Ouyang Shuo also arranged for Xia Houyuan to be the deputy commander of the Fourth Army and the division commander of the First Division to assist Luo Shixin.
With these two sitting in charge, plus Bai Qi's leadership, there should be no major problems.
So far, the vacancies of the three major legions have all been properly arranged.
Generals of the Three Kingdoms, including Xiliang Wuma, the Cao brothers, and Xia Houyuan, were also placed in place one by one.