In the meeting hall, the middle and senior officers of the Chinese Independence Army gathered together, waiting for Li Mingyuan's arrival.
After the Battle of Arequipa, Li Mingyuan was busy in the city for two days, and then went to Lake Titicaca to look for treasures. The meritorious generals in the war had not yet been rewarded.
"Captain Li, I would like to congratulate you on your promotion in advance." Wang Xiaoshan, who was sitting next to Li Dawei, smiled.
When blocking the Peruvian reinforcements, the cavalry regiment took the lead in breaking through the Peruvian positions, causing the entire Peruvian army to be defeated. He was one of the more dazzling generals in this battle.
"Brother Wang, thank you for your praise. It was not the credit of one unit of the cavalry regiment to break the position. If it weren't for Commander Zhang's troops standing in the front, we wouldn't have been able to succeed so easily."
They didn't know each other without fighting. They had a conflict when they surrounded Umato last time. However, as they got to know each other in private, their relationship got better and better and they became friends.
"Commander Li, don't be modest. The cavalry regiment not only made great contributions in the Battle of Arequipa, but also captured 7,000 horses. With these two achievements combined, the position of a regiment commander cannot be lost."
"Hey, to be honest with Brother Wang, the prince told me privately that the cavalry regiment will be expanded into a cavalry brigade, and one of the regiments will have one man and two horses." Li Dawei stopped being modest and told him the promise Li Mingyuan had given him in advance.
"Brother Li has made great contributions, and the cavalry brigade commander deserves it."
"Brother Wang performed very well this time. I believe the Crown Prince will promote you."
"It's hard to say, but there were many people who made meritorious deeds in this battle. For example, Sun Qisheng of the Special Forces Brigade led more than fifty men to capture the commander of Arequipa's city defense, and cooperated inside and outside to capture the city of Arequipa.
In addition, Division Commander Chen Guozhu and Brigadier Zhou wiped out 4,000 Peruvian troops with less than a hundred casualties. Compared with them, my contribution is nothing." Wang Xiaoshan shook his head.
"Sun Qisheng is very good. He took the general's head among the thousands of troops and took down the commander of the Peruvian city defense with more than 50 soldiers. Moreover, he did not die in the battle. He has to be admired."
Wang Xiaoshan blushed when he heard this. The special forces were originally his subordinates, but now their original subordinates had made greater contributions than him, and he was still worried about his promotion. Comparing the two, he felt a little embarrassed.
"Brother Xiaoshan, I don't mean anything else. Don't get me wrong." Wang Xiaoshan looked embarrassed. Li Dawei was worried that Wang Xiaoshan would misunderstand him and was sarcastic about him, so he explained.
"It doesn't matter. His subordinates originally performed meritorious service. As an old officer, it's too late for me to be happy for him and I won't have other ideas." Wang Xiaoshankou said this, feeling a little disappointed.
The Chinese Independence Army was established less than two months ago, and all officers were selected based on military merit.
As long as an ordinary soldier can make meritorious service, he may be promoted to squad leader or platoon leader, and a mid-level officer may also be promoted to regiment commander or brigade commander.
Wang Xiaoshan was Li Mingyuan's bodyguard and had a greater chance of meritorious service than ordinary Chinese soldiers.
However, due to mistakes in the investigation of Duraya and missing the early battles of the Chinese Independence Army, many people who were originally in positions lower than him were already on the same level as or even higher than him, and naturally they felt a little disappointed.
While Li Dawei was talking to Wang Xiaoshan and others, Sun Qisheng and others, who had made great achievements in conquering Arequipa, were also discussing rewards.
"Captain Sun, if we catch Ijidok, what reward will the Crown Prince give us?" Chen Luer, sitting in the corner, asked anxiously.
"Chen Lv'er, what reward do you want, or let the crown prince reward you with a large piece of gold and round treasure?"
Sun Qisheng smiled.
"Really give me a golden round treasure?" Chen Luer asked with his eyes wide open.
"Of course it's true. Your Majesty brought back hundreds of carts of gold yesterday. Based on your merits, it's very likely that you will be rewarded with a gold round treasure." Sun Qisheng teased.
"Chen Lv'er, can you be a bit promising? A gold round treasure has captivated you. After serving as a soldier and serving in southern Brazil, the land rewarded by the prince is not as good as a gold round treasure?" Cai Jiu scolded.
"What Brother Cai taught me is that I should still serve as a soldier and earn land by doing meritorious service. I don't want the gold round treasure anymore." Chen Luer suddenly said.
The Chinese officers waited in the hall for more than ten minutes before Li Mingyuan and Liu Pu walked into the hall.
"Hello, Your Majesty." The officer in the hall immediately stood up and said.
"Everyone, please sit down." Li Mingyuan waved his hand for everyone to sit down, then sat on the main seat and observed the officers sitting below.
The meeting was held in the Arequipa garrison headquarters, and the spacious hall could accommodate five to six hundred people.
There were more than 300 officers sitting in the hall, many of them new faces.
After roughly observing the officers in the hall, Li Mingyuan said, "The Battle of Arequipa was a successful battle to annihilate the enemy. Among them, the Cavalry Regiment, the First Division, the First Mixed Brigade, and the Special Forces Brigade performed the most brilliantly. The overall performance of other units was also outstanding."
It's better." Li Mingyuan first made a summary evaluation of the Battle of Arequipa, and then continued, "Today we have gathered everyone, there are three main things. The first is military restructuring, and the second is to confirm the transfer to Brazil.
Finally, the generals who have made meritorious service in Arequipa are rewarded.”
Except for Li Mingyuan and Liu Pu who knew about the military reform, the other Chinese officers had not received the news, so they looked at Li Mingyuan in the chair with confusion.
"Chief of Staff Liu, tell everyone the specific details of the military reform."
Liu Pu understood, stood up, took a prepared list and said:
The first formation of the army
The field army is organized as follows:
army
Four divisions: the first division is Zhaowu division, the second division is Zhenwu division, the third division is Dingwu division, and the fourth division is Anwu division, (each division has a full strength of 10,000 people, and a temporary strength of 6,000 people,)
three brigades
The first mixed brigade, Tiger Guard Brigade, the second mixed brigade, Tiger Guard Brigade
Tianxiong Guards Brigade, (each brigade has a full strength of 6,000, and a temporary strength of 3,000,)
A cavalry brigade: the Yulin Guards Brigade, which consists of the First Valiant Cavalry Regiment, the Second Flying Cavalry Regiment, and the Third Cloud Cavalry Regiment. (The full strength is 3,000, and the temporary strength is 3,000.)
An artillery brigade (full strength: 3,000, temporary strength: 2,000)
a special forces command
Under the jurisdiction of: Reconnaissance Battalion, Special Forces Brigade, Broadsword Team
(Full number is 1,500 people, temporary number is 1,000 people.)
Engineer Corps (full strength of 1,500, temporary strength of 500,)
Military Police Regiment (full strength of 1,000, temporary strength of 300.)
Navy: (Temporarily 2,000.)
Don’t remember logistics
After temporary compilation,
The number of the army field force is 39,800. The number of the navy is 2,000, and the total number is 41,800.
After full strength, the size of the field army will reach 68,000. (The navy will make detailed plans after arriving in southern Brazil.)
There are ten brigades of the garrison, each with a full strength of 4,000 men and a temporary strength of 4,000.
Except for physical injuries, the remaining Chinese troops were all integrated into the logistics force.
Second, establish a complete staff system
The General Staff Headquarters of the Chinese Independence Army was established, with four divisions under its jurisdiction:
Operations Division (divided into three sections, responsible for strategy, tactics and organization)
Intelligence Division (responsible for enemy situation assessment, espionage and counterespionage)
Munitions Department (responsible for the supply and transportation of weapons and equipment.)
Military Affairs Office (responsible for military exercises, training and other internal military affairs.
After Liu Pu finished speaking, he closed the book and sat down.
"Moving to southern Brazil, the existing military establishment is no longer conducive to combat requirements, so I decided to reduce the number of main troops and assign soldiers with weaker combat capabilities to the garrison to be responsible for guarding the logistics team." Li Mingyuan said.
"Your Majesty, all troops are organized according to the temporary number of people, is that right?"
"Yes, this military reorganization is to prepare for arriving in southern Brazil. After arriving in southern Brazil, the unsatisfied field army will gradually be fully staffed, and the garrison army will be retained, and a national army will be established at the same time."
Li Mingyuan spent twenty minutes telling the Chinese officers in the hall about the military composition after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Li Mingyuan's military reform was a complete set of military systems based on the Prussian military reform and combined with the actual situation of the Chinese.
Although most of the officers in the hall were illiterate, they had listened to a lot of Li Mingyuan's military theories and had some understanding of the benefits of the newly improved military system, so they all agreed.