Take the earth to enshrine the gods

Chapter 326

June 25, sunny.

On this day, after completing the handover with Xue Rengui, the newly appointed commander of the Haotian Corps, Prince Dun Ganyun immediately returned to Shendu, ready to go to the next stop - the Military Aircraft Department.

Don't think so, Gan Yun just came back, and before he had time to wash off his dust, he was urgently called to the palace to participate in the first military meeting since the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department.

There are three palace walls in the palace, with the main hall as the dividing line.

On the central axis, the Hanyuan Hall, which is only used for court meetings, is located on the second palace wall, and the Xuanzheng Hall, which usually goes to court, is located on the third palace wall.

The area between the two halls covers an area of ​​about [-] acres, and there are many central institutions, such as the Shangshutai where the prime minister works, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Tongzhengshi Yamen, the Hongwen Hall, the Hongshi Hall, and the Jixian Hall.

When the Qianyuan Dynasty "confined" hundreds of officials, they were also temporarily placed here.

Naturally, the just-established Military Aircraft Department is also located here, on the same line as Shangshutai, facing each other, which shows the special status of the two institutions in the imperial court.

When Prince Dun entered the palace, he found that the army guarding the palace was no longer the imperial guards he was familiar with. Fortunately, he knew the general who was in charge of the palace inspection, and it was the fierce general Xu Chu who followed Qian Yuan.

The palace guards have been taken over by the three guards of the Tiger Guard, the Ghost God Guard, and the Feihu Guard. They are stationed at the Danfeng Gate in the south, the Yamato Gate in the east, and the Jiuxian Gate in the west.

No matter how much Qianyuan believed in Ziyue, he couldn't let the imperial guards garrison the palace.

Under the leadership of Xu Chu, Prince Dun came to the military aircraft station east of the Xuanzheng Hall. It was a two-story, three-bay wooden hall with cornices and tassels, which was very magnificent.

Hidden under the towering ancient trees, it looks extraordinarily quiet.

The second floor of the main hall is where archives are stored. The deliberative body, including the office area of ​​Guo Jia and other ministers of military affairs, is located on the first floor. There is also a kitchen in the corner, which can provide simple meals and complete facilities.

Prince Dun entered the military aircraft hall and found that not only Qian Yuan was there, but also the three military ministers Guo Jia, Jia Xu and Pei Ju were there.

In addition, Ziyue, the commander of the imperial guards, and Princess Qingcheng, the commander of the fish and dragon guards, were invited to attend.

Prince Dun immediately realized that this was by no means a simple meeting.

"Brother Fourteen is here? Sit down!" When Prince Dun came in, Qian Yuan and Pei Ju were standing under the west wall, studying the new map of the Eastern Continent drawn by the Military Intelligence Department.

Seeing Prince Dun coming, Qianyuan turned around and sat down casually.

Unexpectedly, the layout of the Military Aircraft Hall is not solemn at all. There are eight grand master chairs facing each other in the middle, and there is no main seat. There is a tea table between the chairs, which is a bit like a reception room in a circle of friends.

Since it was the first meeting of the Military Aircraft Division, it was inevitable to get to know each other.

Prince Dun deliberately took a look at Jia Xu. He did not expect that this chief counselor under King Chu would be reused by Qianyuan in a blink of an eye and enter the military aircraft department in one fell swoop.

"Master Pei, please introduce the basic situation first." Qian Yuan said.

"promise!"

After Pei Ju took charge of the Ministry of War, the first thing he did was to re-register the imperial army, compile a new soldier directory, and establish soldier files.

"After the integration, the newly formed Cangtian Corps, Xuantian Corps, and Haotian Corps each have ten full-scale divisions. Counting the Juntian Corps and Yantian Corps, the five major corps have a total of 40 divisions under their jurisdiction. 50. Including the Guards, the size of the imperial army exceeds 52." When he said this, Pei Ju couldn't hide his excitement.

50 troops,

What a devastating force this is.

Before Qianyuan crossed, the imperial army had less than 25 people, that is to say, in just ten years, the size of the imperial army had more than doubled.

War really is the catalyst for military expansion.

Prince Dun and Princess Qingcheng also had shocked expressions on their faces. They really didn’t know anything without statistics. They were shocked when they counted. Who would have thought that the empire had such war potential? !
"Where are our enemies?" Qian Yuan asked.

Pei Ju said: "Zhulong Kingdom claims to have an army of 30, but in the battle of Longshou County, more than 3 troops were lost. In addition to sporadic battle losses, the actual number of troops has dropped to about 25. Among them, there are still 5 troops. They were transferred back to China to fight against the Juntian Corps. That is to say, the Zhulong Kingdom's army actually stationed in Longshou County will not exceed 20."

20 million ah.

Still a suffocating number.

"The Beidi Kingdom claims to have an army of 20. In order to conquer Shaoyang County, it also lost nearly 3 troops. The actual strength should be around 17. It is reported that Beidi has no soldiers to recruit." Pei Ju said.

Qianyuan nodded silently.

In other words, the combined strength of the two enemies of the empire is still as high as 42, and considering the threat of the Sea Monster, although the empire has an army of 50, it is not superior in strength.

This damn war is driving everyone crazy.

Every kingdom is militaristic.

Qian Yuan looked at everyone present, and said in a deep voice: "The situation is like this, although the imperial army is integrated, the situation of land preparation is still not optimistic.

"Longshou and Shaoyang counties are the inherent territory of the empire and must not be invaded by the enemy for a long time. How to regain the two counties will avenge the national humiliation. The Military Aircraft Department must come up with a specific plan."

Guo Jia and the others nodded together.

In fact, this military meeting was held precisely for this purpose.

On the other hand, Prince Dun Qian Yun seemed very surprised. He never expected that Qian Yuan was already thinking about starting a war before he ascended the throne.

His style of acting is indeed different from that of the late emperor.

Guo Jiadao: "Before studying the combat strategy, my subordinate suggested that we first make a fine-tuning of the defense zones of the three major corps so as to better adapt to the war situation."

"How to adjust?" Pei Ju asked with concern.

"It's very simple." Guo Jiacheng knew it well. "First, transfer the three divisions of the Haotian Corps that were adapted from the King of Yan's Army from Beiyue County to Taihua County to strengthen the defense of the western border."

"What about Beiyue County?" Pei Ju asked.

Beiyue County is located between Longshou County and Shaoyang County. It is the focus of the enemy's attack and must be stationed with heavy troops.

If these three divisions of the Haotian Corps were transferred away, there would only be five divisions of the Yantian Corps adapted from the City Guard Corps in Beiyue County.

"This is also simple. All five divisions of the Yantian Corps, which were adapted from the Northern Army, will be transferred to Beiyue County." Guo Jia quickly gave the answer, "As for Gushe County, the Cangtian Corps can send troops to garrison it. .”

After integrating the Chu King's Army and the Dongjing Army, the Cangtian Corps has ten divisions under its jurisdiction. If it is only used to garrison Donghai County and Kuaiji County, it will be overkill.

Guo Jia is going to hand over the defense of the eastern coast to the Celestial Corps again.

"I agree."

Pei Ju could see Guo Jia's intention at a glance. The purpose of adjusting the defense zones of the three major corps in this way was to concentrate the imperial army as much as possible on the northwest side, which was the front line of the empire's confrontation with the enemy.

In this way, more pressure can be created on the enemy.

Qian Yuan naturally had no objection, and said to Pei Ju, "After coming down, the Ministry of War will immediately issue a transfer order."

"promise!"

Pei Ju nodded in agreement.

Having achieved his first goal, Guo Jia felt more confident and said with a smile: "In fact, the passive situation the empire is currently facing is related to the previous strategy being too conservative."

He is implicitly criticizing the policies of the previous government.

Princess Qingcheng was a little displeased, her brows were slightly frowned, she did not forget that when Brother Nine was still alive, he had worked so hard to defend against Zhulong Kingdom and Beidi Kingdom.

how?

The first emperor's bones were not cold, so he was going to be accused like this?
Fortunately, Princess Qingcheng is quite wealthy, so she was not in a hurry to get mad, but she wanted to see what Guo Jia could say.

It's best to convince her, otherwise
Of course, Guo Jia was not aimless, and continued: "From the statistics of the Ministry of War just now, it can be seen that the empire does not have an army, and the size of the army is not inferior to the enemy at all.

"At the same time, as the defensive side, the empire occupies a favorable location, and its logistical supplies are far superior to the enemy's.

"That being the case, why does the empire always seem cramped in the face of the enemy's invasion? Every time it responds passively, it has to follow the enemy's rhythm.

"Why can't we be more proactive, such as sending out surprise soldiers to cross the border to invade Zhulong Kingdom or Beidi Kingdom?"

"..."

Princess Qingcheng and the others fell silent.

Guo Jiadao: "In fact, the Juntian Corps has already set a good example. It just sent troops to slaughter a monster village in the south of the Candle Dragon Kingdom, forcing the Candle Dragon Kingdom to withdraw a full 5 troops. Not only that, but On the battlefield of Longshou County, it also made the army of the Torch Dragon Kingdom seem to be restrained."

A trace of shame flashed across Princess Qingcheng's face.

"The Beidi Kingdom is also fighting against the country. At that time, as long as the imperial court sent even a division of troops to invade the territory of the Beidi Kingdom, it would not allow the Beidi army to be so unscrupulous in Shaoyang County."

Princess Qingcheng lowered her head, unable to lift it up.

After Guo Jia's analysis, this seems to be an extremely simple matter. Why didn't the first emperor, including the former Minister of War, not think of it?

Could it be that the gap between the two sides is really that big?
Princess Qingcheng began to doubt life a little.

This is a bit unfair to the late emperor.

What Guo Jia was talking about was just an ideal situation, an ideal situation in which the empire was truly unified, and all the armies of the empire completely obeyed the dispatch of the imperial court.

In fact?

At that time, not only the Juntian Corps and Yantian Corps under Qianyuan's command did not obey the orders of the imperial court at all, but also the Wei Wangjun, Yan Wangjun, Chu Wangjun, and even the City Guard Corps all had their own concerns.

When all parties are forced to jointly resist the invasion of foreign enemies, they are playing their own little games.

Just ask,

In such a case, besides adopting the most conservative defensive strategy, can the court do anything else?

Send troops to invade Beidi Kingdom?
It's not that War Soul didn't think about this idea at the time, but, who to send?Who wants to go?

King Yan’s army?

At that time, King Yan only wanted to defend Beiyue County, which was absolutely impossible.

Therefore, that is simply impossible.

But it's different now. With all the armies of the empire under Qian Yuan's command, this gave Guo Jia a stage to fully display.

(End of this chapter)