"What's going on? Yesterday, Chang'an was a second-level county town. How come it turned into a first-level county town in the blink of an eye?"
"Magical, so magical!"
"In one day, I got two levels in a row."
"Niu beep!"
"Tang Jing: Ji Cao, no six!"
"Is it okay to wake up in the morning, occupy Monroe County, destroy 90,000 coalition troops, and then upgrade to two levels in a row?"
“Tsk, tsk, it’s too Versailles!”
"Pei Ye: I finally managed to catch up to the county seat. You told me that Chang'an has become a county seat again?"
"Haha, it's so exciting!"
"You dare to tease Boss Pei, the man upstairs is very brave."
"Message has been withdrawn"
"Having said that, Chang'an, which can easily defeat 90,000 coalition troops, would be really violating peace if it were still just a county town, right? Now that it has been promoted to a county town, I finally feel better."
"Yes Yes!"
"This time, the Aztecs may have broken through their defense!!!"
"Then you'll faint from crying, okay?"
The Aztecs have never had a good impression of their old rival, the Aztecs.
Very happy to see the Aztecs defeated.
That sour and refreshing!!!
This day was indeed a very uncomfortable day for the Aztecs.
Monroe County is lost!
The coalition was defeated!
I especially want to "congratulate" Chang'an on its promotion to a county seat!
Could life be any more depressing?
Stimulated by this, Grant's proposal, which had been debated before, was quickly passed.
Millions of troops, attack Chang'an!
………
Chang'an City, Lord's Mansion.
As soon as Tang Jing finished arranging the construction and upgrading of the territory, Qin Shuang knocked on the door and came in to report the battle situation.
But I saw four more generals in the room.
"Let me introduce you, do you all know Guo Ziyi, Luo Shixin, Huang Zhong, and Ma Chao?"
The four of them were all just summoned by Tang Jing.
The territory upgraded two levels in a row, and the system rewarded him with a total of 1 B-level card and 3 C-level cards, all of which he used to summon generals. Although the political index of the territory was worrying, with the army expansion imminent, military generals were obviously more popular.
Huang Zhong and Ma Chao were both one of the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period.
They are all well-known warriors.
In addition to Zhao Yun who arrived not long ago, the only remaining five tiger generals are Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
Luo Shixin was a fierce general in the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty.
He was originally a general under Zhang Xutuo, the general guarding Qijun in the Sui Dynasty. He followed him to conquer the peasant uprising army. He later returned to the Wagang Army and was given the post of general manager. He was seriously injured during the battle with Wang Shichong and was captured.
Later, because he was not ashamed of Wang Shichong, he led his troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. He was worshiped as the military commander of Shaanzhou Road. He assassinated Wang Xuanying and outsmarted Qianjinbao. He followed Li Shimin to pacify Luoyang and was granted the title of commander-in-chief of Jiangzhou and Duke of Yan.
In the fifth year of Wude, he was captured during the Battle of Mingshui. He was killed by Liu Heita and buried in Beimang Mountain.
Only twenty-three years old.
Another young hero who died young.
Although his potential may not be as good as the Three Great Masters of Chang'an, it is also limitless.
Guo Ziyi is even more famous. In the list of famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, he was even ranked ahead of Xue Rengui.
Known as the famous general of the Tang Dynasty's resurgence.
Guo Ziyi was born in the Guo family of Taiyuan, and was the son of Guo Jingzhi, the governor of Shouzhou.
In his early years, he joined the army with a high rank in the military, and accumulated meritorious service until he became the prefect of Jiuyuan. When the Anshi Rebellion broke out, he was appointed as the governor of Shuofang, led the army to the king, and recovered Hebei and Hedong.
In the second year of Zhide, he made great achievements in recovering the two capitals and appointed Situ as the Duke of the country.
He was also promoted to Zhongshu Ling.
In the second year of Qianyuan, he was responsible for the defeat of Xiangzhou, lost his military power, and became an idle official.
In the first year of Baoying's reign, he successfully suppressed the rebellion in Hezhong and was granted the title of Fenyang County Prince.
In the first year of Guangde, Pugu Huai'en colluded with Tubo, invaded Uighurs, and Chang'an fell. Guo Ziyi was once again appointed as deputy marshal within the pass to regain Chang'an.
In the first year of Yongtai, the Tubo and Uighur forces invaded. In Jingyang, they single-handedly said they would return to the He and defeated the Tubo.
In the fourteenth year of the Dali calendar, after Tang Dezong ascended the throne, he was honored as "Shangfu" and promoted to Taiwei and Zhongshu Ling.
He died of illness in the second year of Jianzhong. He was given the posthumous title "Zhongwu" as a posthumous title as a posthumous imperial master. He was assigned to the ancestral temple and buried with him in Jianling Mausoleum.
Guo Ziyi had great military exploits throughout his life and was extremely graceful after his death.
The resume is perfect.
"I've met all the generals!"
Qin Shuang was also shocked by this luxurious lineup.
With the arrival of famous generals such as Yue Fei, Chang Yuchun, and Xue Rengui, she was already on pins and needles in the position of Director of Military Affairs, and now Guo Ziyi came.
It’s a lot of pressure!
"Tell me about the specific battle report."
In fact, Tang Jing had no plans to replace Qin Shuang in the short term.
Except Qin Shuang did a pretty good job.
More importantly, to this day, the Chang'an Army operates within its territory, and its logistics support and recruitment of soldiers are very convenient. The Military Affairs Administration actually plays the role of a logistics steward.
There is no need to arrange for heavyweight bosses to take charge.
"yes!"
Qin Shuang also quickly calmed down and reported: "According to the statistics collected from the front line, our army killed more than 20,000 enemy soldiers and captured more than 60,000 people in this battle."
Because the coalition forces adopted a near-suicide attack, the overall casualties were still very high.
Among more than 60,000 prisoners.
Nearly 5,000 people were seriously injured, and more than 10,000 people were slightly injured.
There were also casualties in Chang'an.
Preliminary statistics show that more than 800 people were killed, more than 2,000 were seriously injured, and nearly 5,000 were slightly injured.
The ability to achieve such great results was not only due to the gap in individual strength between the enemy and our own, but also due to the presence of a large number of crossbowmen, who achieved effective killing at a long range.
And the merits of the heavily armored cavalry rushing into battle.
"In addition, the Tiger Brigade, Leopard Tao Brigade and Tiger Brigade are estimated to have captured more than 2,000 soldiers during their raids on enemy territory in Monroe County. The specific data is still being compiled."
"good!"
Tang Jing nodded and said: "Among the prisoners of war, those who are seriously injured will be arranged to retire, and those who are slightly injured will all return to the team."
"There is no need to exchange them all with the lord of Zunlong Kingdom on a one-to-one basis. All the elite soldiers who have experienced the baptism of blood and fire will be left behind, waiting for reorganization."
Soldiers who have experienced actual combat are two different things from recruits.
It is a valuable asset in itself.
Although these prisoners of war are all Aztecs, they are also indigenous people, relatively docile, and they all know that they were ruthlessly abandoned by their original territory.
On the battlefield, he was even disrespected by the Aztec alien generals.
The possibility of betrayal is extremely slim.
"In this case, including the 7,500 warriors transformed yesterday, by the end of this round of fighting, there will be a total of about 68,000 warriors waiting for reorganization." Qin Shuang calculated quickly.
This is equivalent to directly more than doubling the size of Chang'an's army.
Once the reorganization is completed.
Considering that the Guards Division may also call in wild warriors, the total size of Chang'an's army will reach 130,000.
Very scary.
But if compared to Chang'an's total population of 2.63 million, the recruitment ratio is only twenty to one.
It's not too exaggerated.
The total population is fifty to one hundred times the size of the standing army, which is of course the best. However, Chang'an's situation is special after all, and it is already very good if it is not so aggressive as the Qin State.
As the population of the territory increases in the future, the situation is expected to continue to improve.
"Then how to reorganize it?" Tang Jing asked.
It is certainly a good thing to be able to expand the army on a large scale. After all, Chang'an has always faced severe challenges.
The problem is that if the 68,000 new troops are based on the current establishment of the Chang'an Army, it means that 136 new battalion commanders, 27 brigade commanders, and at least five division commanders will be needed.
This is obviously something impossible to accomplish.
In comparison, the four generals Guo Ziyi, Luo Shixin, Huang Zhong and Ma Chao summoned by Tang Jinggang appeared to be too few in the face of the huge demand gap for generals.
How to fill the remaining vacancies?
"I thought so."
However, Qin Shuang came prepared. As the Director of Military Affairs, how to organize the troops is almost one of her most important responsibilities. She has been thinking about this issue for a long time.
"First, expand the brigade from five battalions to six battalions."
It's equivalent to saying.
Expand a brigade from 2,500 men to 3,000 men.
It seems that there is not much change, but one division is equivalent to five more battalions without adding new brigade-level establishment, which is equivalent to "one more" brigade.
This can, to a certain extent, alleviate the problem of insufficient first-level brigade commanders.
And a new battalion was added.
It will not increase the difficulty of the brigade commander's command. There is historical evidence to follow, and it is also feasible in operation.
"Second, the infantry brigade is equipped with a baggage team directly under it."
"Third, the infantry division is equipped with a light cavalry battalion, an engineer battalion and a baggage brigade directly under it."
"The size of the baggage brigade can be limited to two thousand people."
"Both the engineers and the baggage troops are not temporarily recruited civilians, but are part of the standing army. They have formal establishments and are staffed by first-order spearmen wearing leather armor."
"In peacetime, they are engineers and heavy troops, and they can also serve as reserve troops in wartime."
Thus.
The five infantry brigades under the division's jurisdiction have been increased by 500 men and have an "extra" battalion.
The division headquarters has increased its establishment by 3,000 people.
It is equivalent to a division, which can accommodate an additional 3,500 people out of thin air. Including the previous expansion at the brigade level, the total will be an additional 6,000 people.
This is very scary.
Originally, an infantry division only had about 13,000 men. After expansion, it will reach more than 19,000 men.
The scale is close to 20,000 people.
Another advantage is that when an infantry division performed tasks alone, it was inevitably a little weak. Just like in this battle, the third division needed the help of the Guards Division and the Garrison Division.
After the adaptation, the division of nearly 20,000 people appears much more substantial.
"Okay, I totally agree."
Tang Jing was very satisfied with the adaptation suggestions put forward by Qin Shuang and set the framework for this round of reorganization on the spot.
First, make up the fourth division to full strength.
Second, establish an infantry division - the Fifth Division, with Guo Ziyi as the division commander.
Third, an infantry division, the Sixth Division, was formed, with Lin Shu promoted to the position of division commander.
Fourth, the prisoners of war and veterans were separated and reorganized at the team level.
Fifth, allocate part of the brigades under the First, Second, and Third Divisions to the Fifth and Sixth Divisions to balance the strength of each division as much as possible to achieve an equal balance.
"clear!"
After Qin Shuang wrote them down one by one, he led Guo Ziyi and four generals away.