Take the earth to enshrine the gods

Chapter 155 Southwest Corps
On the tenth day of the fifth lunar month, Yiyicheng.

After the imperial court issued a decree, Qian Yuan went northward as the King of Zhennan, and started a tour of the Yiyi Mansion, in order to stabilize the morale of the army and the people as soon as possible, and at the same time appease the officials and the family.

At the beginning, it was natural that the word "steady" was the first.

Under the instruction of Qianyuan, Lu Bing has quietly rushed to the Yiyi Mansion, and is responsible for spreading the intelligence network of the black guards in the Yiyi Mansion, finding out the details of the officials and families one by one, and preparing for the future cleansing.

Yiyi Mansion is adjacent to Xihuang County in the north, Fuyang Mansion and Tangting Mansion in the east, Qingqiu Mansion in the south, and Zulong Mountain Range in the west.

Even the border crossings are similar.

The Tengshe Pass in the northwest corner of Teng County echoes the Chibu Pass in the southwest corner of the county, and the layout is almost the same as the Zhennan Pass and Yize Pass in Qingqiu Prefecture.

It's just that compared with Qingqiu Mansion, which has been away from the war and is recovering its vitality, Yiyi Mansion is undoubtedly much more withered. Qianyuan walked all the way, and he could clearly feel the difference between the two places.

In addition to the embarrassment of life, more importantly, the people can't see the hope of life.

Because of this, for the arrival of Qianyuan, the people from all over the country expressed their greatest enthusiasm and welcomed them. They hoped to be as far away from war as Qingqiu Mansion.

Live a peaceful life.

Accompanying Qianyuan throughout his inspection tour was an extraordinary civil servant—Pei Ju, a famous minister of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Although the structure of the magistrate's yamen in the Yiyi Prefecture is still under discussion, Qianyuan has already designated Pei Ju as the prefect candidate of the Yiyi Prefecture.

With Pei Ju's ability, he will definitely be able to guard the Yiyi mansion for Qian Yuan.

On the day he arrived at Yiyi City, Qianyuan summoned the government officials and announced the appointment and dismissal of a series of officials. Among the four chief officials of the government government, only Liu Kunyi, the prefect, stayed on to assist the new prefect Pei Ju.

Sun Baoshan, the former magistrate, succeeded Uncle Zhong as Gongcao Langzhong.

Fu Wei Gao Qizhuo was transferred to the fourth brigade of the garrison division to replace the third battalion who died in battle.

Zhou Fu was sentenced and transferred to the criminal Cao Yuanwailang.

This arrangement is already very moderate, at least they have not been dismissed.With Qianyuan's current status as the king of Zhennan, he really said what he said in the fief, even if all four of them were withdrawn, no one dared to say a word.

There is no need to worry about the so-called "Four Great Families of Yiyi Mansion" behind them.

But Qian Yuan did not do this, but gave these people a chance. If they could do their best in their new positions, Qian Yuan would not be without capacity.

If you dare to obey and violate, then don't blame Qianyuan for another thunderbolt.

Of course, Qian Yuan was not blindly gentle.For example, Chen Dawen, the magistrate of Pi County, was originally the magistrate of Nanguan County in Qingqiu Prefecture. During the last resignation scandal, he was assigned to serve in Pi County by the fifth prince.

For such a person, Qian Yuan will naturally fight to the end, directly destroying officials for the people, and will never hire them.

The vacant post of county magistrate in Violin County was taken over by Su Zhe, a famous official from the Northern Song Dynasty summoned by Qianyuan.

For the remaining five counties, Qianyuan was going to observe for a while.

All of these are practicing the "stable" strategy formulated by Qianyuan. Before completing the reorganization and deployment of the army, he does not want to make a big move in the Yiyi Mansion and cause any disturbances.

So as not to be used by those who want to cause riots.

The foundation of the Yiyi Mansion was already weak, and it couldn't stand any troubles anymore.

In Yiyi City, Qianyuan delivered an impassioned speech. In the evening, he held a banquet to entertain the local gentry and nobles, to connect with each other, and to reiterate his sovereignty over the Yiyi Mansion.

After staying for three days, Qian Yuan left Pei Ju behind and embarked on the return journey back to Qingqiu Mansion.

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On May [-]th, Qingqiu City.

As soon as Qian Yuan returned to the vassal's mansion, Chief History Liu Daoning came to ask for instructions, "His Royal Highness, do you want to continue to expand the mansion to match the prince's specifications?"

According to regulations, the area of ​​the prince's mansion is twice that of the county king.

"Forget it, you're already rich enough, so don't waste any more money." Although the imperial court allocated a sum of money, the life of the fief is already tight, and Qian Yuan really doesn't want to waste money on this.

"Understood." Liu Daoning still knew a thing or two about His Highness's disposition, and before asking for instructions, he knew that His Highness would probably not agree, and it was impossible to say whether he would be disappointed or not.

"Call the military adviser here." Qian Yuan ordered.

"promise!"

As soon as Qian Yuan sat down in the study, Guo Jia hurried over.

"Tell me, how is Bing Cao planning to reorganize the troops?" Qian Yuan asked directly.

In addition to the Guards Battalion and Moon Guards, the feudal army consisted of four brigades from the garrison division, three brigades from the second division, the city defense battalion, and some garrison troops.

On paper, the total force is close to 2.

But this is only the strength on paper. In the spring campaign that just ended, whether it is the old troops or the newly assigned troops, the average reduction in personnel is more than a quarter.

Some troops even lost more than half of their personnel.

It can be said that the defense force on the southwest border of the empire is at its weakest moment and must be replenished before next spring.

Otherwise, what will be used to defend the border?
Guo Jia did not inspect the Yiyi Mansion with Qian Yuan, but was studying and formulating a new round of army reorganization plan, saying: "Bing Cao suggested that the garrison division should be expanded to full strength, and two more city guard brigades should be set up. Garrison Qingqiu City and Yiyi City respectively."

"That's all?" Qian Yuan was a little disappointed.

According to this reorganization, the size of the army has shrunk by one battalion.

Guo Jia said: "If Your Highness agrees, we can expand the Guards Battalion to the Guards Brigade." It's not that Guo Jia is cautious, but that the civil society has been putting pressure on him recently.

Dilemma.

Qian Yuan frowned, got up and came to the window, dazed.

Guo Jia didn't dare to disturb.

After a long time, Qian Yuan turned around and said in a deep voice, "Remember it."

"promise!"

Guo Jia knew that His Highness had already made a plan, and the next words were orders, which could not be changed.

Qianyuan said: "In view of the severe situation facing the Southwest, this king has decided to formally form the Southwest Corps as the main military force of the fief. The Corps temporarily governs the first and second divisions and an independent cavalry brigade. There are three full-staffed brigades under its jurisdiction, which will be supplemented as appropriate in the future according to the needs of the war.

"In addition to the Southwest Corps, the Qingqiu City Guard Brigade and the Yiyi City Guard Brigade were formed separately, as important supplements to the Southwest Corps, responsible for guarding the city.

"As for the personal guard battalion, there is no need to expand it for the time being."

According to Qianyuan's reorganization plan, in addition to supplementing the existing vacancies of various ministries, two more brigades will be added to expand the size of the fiefdom army to nine brigades with 22500 people.

This does not include the Guards Battalion and Moon Guards.

Compared with the plan given by Bing Cao, Qianyuan prefers to build the big frame in one step and establish the designation early, instead of adjusting it bit by bit like squeezing toothpaste.

Doing so can also better balance the power of the division commander, so that one general will not dominate.

Guo Jia nodded in agreement, he had thought about such a plan, but he didn't have the courage to propose it like Qian Yuan.

This is the difference between a counselor and a lord.

Next, Qianyuan announced the appointment and dismissal of several generals.

The position of regiment commander of the Southwest Corps is temporarily held by Qian Yuan himself.

To put it bluntly, if you want to be the commander of the corps, you have to be a top-ranking general, which is not what Qian Yuan can afford now.

Let's just make do with it.

At the end of the spring campaign, Qianyuan had a total of 16 killing points, including the previous balance. It seemed that it would not be a bad idea to conduct an A-level summons.

It's just that some summons are necessary compared to first-level summons.

In terms of civil servants, apart from Pei Ju and Su Zhe who have already been summoned, it is not ruled out that other county magistrates will be replaced in the future. At least [-] must be set aside, right? !
In terms of generals, the Southwest Corps still lacks three or four brigade commanders.

Not to mention other brigades, the Independent Cavalry Brigade, which Qianyuan placed high hopes on, must have a second-rank general in charge, and this is a budget of more than [-] yuan.

If the A-level summon is performed again, the killing value will be completely consumed, or even slightly insufficient. Does the fief need to be developed in other aspects?
Qian Yuan didn't like such a gamble.

And to be honest, with a famous general like Xue Rengui here, it would be a waste to summon another first-grade general. After all, the size of the army is so large that the space for display is limited.

The killing value should be used wisely, not impulsive consumption.

Xue Rengui, the former head of the garrison division, was transferred to the head of the first division of the Southwest Corps, and he was still the number one general in the fiefdom.

The first, second, and third brigades of the original security division were transferred to the first division in sequence.

Fifth Ziyue took up the post of Division Chief of the Second Division of the Southwest Corps.Qian Yuan could see that it was impossible for his princess to stay in the back house, so he simply gave her a big stage to play.

The Yuelun Guards led by the fifth sword took advantage of the situation and were assigned to the second division, still serving as the fifth Ziyue's personal soldiers.With the moon guards around, Qian Yuan can rest assured.

The original Fourth Brigade of the Garrison Division, also known as the Huaxiong Division, was transferred to the Second Division.

The second and third brigades of the Second Division of the Southwest Corps were reorganized from the second and third brigades of the second division of the former Fourth Army Corps, and the position of brigade commander is to be determined.

As for the independent cavalry brigade, Qian Yuan didn't say much. He planned to reorganize into a cavalry brigade as a whole after the half-demon fighters who were training graduated.

Further down are two city guard brigades.

Needless to say, the Qingqiu City Guard Brigade was naturally expanded from the current City Defense Battalion. The former City Defense Battalion Zheng Xu Rong was promoted to the Qingqiu City Guard Brigade Commander.

The Yiyi City Guard Brigade was reorganized from the Fourth Brigade of the Second Division of the former Fourth Army Corps, and the position of brigade commander is also to be determined.

After it was determined to be included under Qianyuan's command, the personnel rosters of the three brigades were locked. In principle, they could not be transferred without Qianyuan's warrant.

Doing this is to prevent the fifth prince's family from taking the bottom line temporarily and transferring all the veterans of the three brigades away, leaving only an empty frame, and Qian Yuan will be scolded.

Fortunately, this did not happen.

But there were exceptions. Xiong Yihang, commander of the third brigade, was transferred away. His father was Xiong Daoyuan, the commander of the first division of the fourth army.

For such children, Qian Yuan has no pity at all.

If Xiong Yihang didn't leave, he would be kicked away by Qianyuan afterwards. Qianyuan had to learn more about how the other two brigade commanders, Wang Shuang and Gao Pengyu, used them.

Basically, the framework has been settled.

Next, how to reorganize the troops, how to hand over the mixed formation, how to change defenses and other specific matters are naturally in charge of Guo Jia leading the soldiers, and there is no need for Qian Yuan to worry about them.

At the end of the conversation, Guo Jia said: "Your Highness, since the Yiyi Mansion has been captured, do you want to send someone to contact the mountain tribes bordering on the Yiyi Mansion?" But he never forgot about the mountain warriors.

The Battle of Nanguan Camp really proved that the mountain warriors were very good soldiers.

"This is no problem, I will ask Hu Cao to follow up." Qianyuan and Guo Jia thought of going together.

(End of this chapter)