From a historical perspective, Liu Bei found himself facing a completely new situation.
Therefore, after the initial enfeoffment was over and the situation initially stabilized, Liu Bei planned and decided to conduct a large-scale military reorganization in Luoyang.
He wanted to fundamentally reverse the small-scale and standardized public security warfare of the Central Army of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The Eastern Han Dynasty's Central Army's small-scale and standardized public security warfare were epitomized by the Northern Army.
The Northern Army consists of five armies. The original numbers of these five armies are relatively small. On average, each army only has more than 2,000 people. This is more in line with the Han Dynasty, which has been increasingly tending to small-scale security wars since the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty. Government mentality.
Since the middle and late period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the government has increasingly disliked and was not good at joint operations of large corps, and even lost the ability to command joint operations of large corps and the general training system. This is a very bad thing.
There are big battles that need to be fought, but the Han government is unable to do so and does not dare to fight. It always hopes to solve problems through small-scale public security wars.
Finally, Liu Hong decided to let go and fight. He organized more than 30,000 cavalry to march northward wildly, hoping to deal with the arrogant Tan Shihuai, but the result was that he [won a hasty visit to the north].
That battle had exposed the shortcomings of the Han army's long-term obsession with small-scale security wars rather than formal large-scale joint operations. Facing the new situation, the Eastern Han Dynasty's persistent small-scale fights were no longer applicable.
Therefore, Liu Bei's idea of building an army is based on the idea of joint operations with large corps. He abandons the mentality of small-scale public security warfare. If you want to fight, just fight with the dog's brains.
Therefore, the size of the army must be expanded, the military organization must be expanded, and the increase in military strength must be accompanied by the increase in the status and power of officers.
This is something that the administrative system and the financial system don't like. It's something that bureaucrats don't like. It will hinder their interests, but it is the only way for this country to rise from the ashes.
Therefore, in the thinking of Luoyang's military reform, Liu Bei decided to make major changes and special reforms, and get rid of the small-minded mentality of the Eastern Han government that was limited to economic and political reasons in one fell swoop.
He wanted to carry forward his power and influence as a general, expand the army, and enhance military prestige.
During the Liangzhou period, Liu Bei only stipulated the battalion-level organization of the army. During large-scale operations, he basically personally led the battalion-level organization in battles. There was no formal organization above.
Mainly because at that time, none of his subordinates had high meritorious service or good military literacy. They needed a period of fighting and growth to accumulate experience and enhance their personal abilities. After all, not everyone was Huo Qubing.
As of now, the generals under his command have gradually grown up, and have gradually acquired the ability to take charge of their own affairs, and they are also performing quite well on the battlefield.
Moreover, in terms of cultural literacy, through the compulsory upgrade examinations stipulated by Liu Bei, the basic cultural level of military generals has also been comprehensively improved. The guys who have not completed prenatal education have basically achieved cultural self-transcendence through his strong requirements. A general who doesn't know everything will never appear.
Therefore, from the perspective of the generals' own culture and military literacy, as well as their actual accumulated military experience and meritorious deeds, a considerable number of generals can already be separated from Liu Bei's direct command and truly take charge of their own affairs.
Therefore, an important part of Luoyang's military reform plan is to establish a military-level organization and establish a formal military-level organization above the battalion level.
During serious battles, Liu Bei would try to use the military-level system to observe and train the abilities of military generals.
He can't go out personally whenever something happens. He is a general now. Except for politically significant enemies like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, or major events like the Northern Expedition to the Grasslands, he can't let him go out personally for any petty thieves.
Therefore, changes to the army and generals will be initiated from now on.
On the tenth day after the coup, Liu Bei convened his subordinates to discuss and set up a Luoyang military reform plan, and decided to implement it as soon as possible.
This military reorganization will not only add military-level establishments, Liu Bei also plans to make some minor changes to the original battalion-level establishment.
There are three thousand people in a battalion, led by a school captain.
The camp has three divisions, each with a thousand men, and is led by a military commander.
The subordinates have jurisdiction over five qus, with 200 people in each qu, led by military marquises.
Liu Bei decided to cancel the original camp-level organization under his subordinates and directly enter the team organization.
Each song has four teams, each team has fifty people, and is led by a captain.
There are only five commanders at the bottom of the team, with ten people in each team, and the corps is directly eliminated from below.
A military-level establishment was formally established from the battalion level up, with a full-time Zhonglang general in command.
Each army has three battalions. In addition to the three battalions, there will also be a cavalry department directly under the command of General Zhonglang with a strength of 1,000 people, which equals a full strength of an army of 10,000 people.
Although Liu Bei attaches great importance to cavalry, the main force of the army is infantry. An army with only cavalry is incomplete.
Therefore, in addition to the specially set up cavalry corps, all other corps are mixed armies with multiple arms. They are equipped with sword, shield, spear and crossbowmen, and can undertake most combat tasks, not just assault tasks. .
For the more than 70,000 troops currently controlled by Liu Bei, Liu Bei plans to carry out a mixed reorganization after a wave of selection.
In this process, he will complete the professionalization and expansion of the Central Army and the integration of the Liangzhou Army.
He is a general, and the army under his command should not be a local army, but a national army, and it should also become a serious Central Han Army.
The formal establishment of the Central Han Army currently in his hands is the Beijun Army, Huben Army and Yulin Army, these are the three official organizations.
And this is obviously not enough.
Therefore, on the twentieth day after the coup, Liu Bei officially announced that he would conduct a comprehensive reorganization of the Central Han Army.
While retaining the military numbers of the Huben Army and the Yulin Army, the Northern Army's designations were removed, and the five battalions under its jurisdiction were reorganized into five armies. The original designations that had too clear symbolic directions were also changed simultaneously.
He reorganized the Yueqi Battalion into the Shence Army, the Tunqi Battalion into the Tianxing Army, the Infantry Battalion into the Xiaoguo Army, the Shesheng Battalion into the Xuanjia Army, and the Changshui Battalion into the Yingyang Army. .
In this way, the Central Han Army was reorganized into seven armies. In addition to the palace guards, city gate captains, and Xiyuan Army in Luoyang City, these other seven armies were reorganized into the main force of the Central Han Army.
When you enter, you will protect the emperor, and when you go out, you will conquer the world, demonstrating the military power of the Han army.
Regarding Liu Bei's request for reorganization, the government and the opposition had different opinions.
Most officials of the Jinwen school opposed it, feeling that it would waste a lot of money and would not do any good for the Han Empire's precarious finances. Moreover, after the army was reorganized, the original supervision system became ineffective. The army's ownership, command, and actions relied entirely on Liu Bei. This is not safe.
The officials of the ancient literature school basically supported it. They felt that the previous crisis in Hedong fully demonstrated the weakness and incompetence of the central Han army. The powerful Han army in the past was actually weakened to the point where even the bandits could not be quelled. This was absolutely shameful in their view. of.
Aren't they worried about a second Hedong crisis?
Also, safety?
Liu Bei is a member of the Han clan, a general, and the first auxiliary minister. What do you think - safe?
Is this some kind of cold joke unique to the modernist school?
The two sides of Jinguwen and Guwen once again fought over people and things. The water in the court became increasingly muddy, and the discussion on the formation of the army was really taken off the rhythm.
Among the four ministers with actual power, Zhang Rang supported Liu Bei's opinion, Jian Shuo gave up the discussion, and Dong Chong raised objections, believing that doing so would cost too much money, and the central finance could not support Liu Bei's plan to reorganize and expand the army.
Liu Bei did not give in to this, stated his interests, silenced Dong Chong's refutation, and proposed that he would invest part of the funds obtained from the salt affairs into the army to subsidize the financial shortcomings.
Dong Zhong had nothing to say about this, he could only bow his head and acquiesce - he was not willing to spend his own money to subsidize the army. Liu Bei was a big businessman and a general, and he was not willing to spend money, so he had no choice.
Therefore, with the support of most people, Liu Bei's Central Army reorganization and expansion plan was approved.
After approval, just do what you say. Liu Bei's actions are always super fast.
(End of chapter)
