Empire's Rise: Starting by Building a Fiefdom and Forging a Steel Dynasty!

An accident caused Li Xin to transmigrate to another world, becoming the third prince of the Great Gan Dynasty.

Looking at his fiefdom, which was covered in thousands of miles of ice and snow...

Chapter 334 Annual Military Conference (Part Three)

The Privy Council.

Naturally, it was an organization established by Li Xin specifically to coordinate military operations nationwide.

This was a new agency established separately after the Ministry of War was abolished, to coordinate and command.

Zhao Bingzhang continued, "The Privy Council, as the unified military administration agency for the whole country, has subordinate departments such as the General Staff Department, the General Political Training Department, the General Logistics Department, the General Military Training Department, the General Military Law Department, as well as the Military Affairs Department, the Military Intelligence Department, and the Archives Department."

Next, Zhao Bingzhang gave a detailed introduction to the responsibilities of each organization.

The General Staff Department is responsible for advising on military affairs, planning strategies, and providing advice on military and political policies.

The General Political Department was responsible for unifying thought, treating soldiers well, and comforting veterans.

The General Logistics Department is responsible for the allocation, supply, research and development, and upgrading of logistics supplies such as food, weapons and equipment for the entire army.

The General Training Department is responsible for the recruitment, training, assessment, and replenishment of new recruits for the entire army, as well as the management of military academies.

The General Military Law Department is in charge of all military law matters in the army.

The Intelligence Department is responsible for intelligence work.

These departments have some overlap with the previous Ministry of War's responsibilities, but there are also some new additions.

After the establishment of the Privy Council at the imperial court level, Li Xin also appointed officials to oversee its leadership.

Zhang Jingzhi, Director of the General Staff Department.

Zhao Bingzhang, Director of the General Political Department.

Yuan Weiwen, Director of the General Logistics Department.

Wei Jun, Director of the General Training Department.

Zhou Liang, Director of the General Military Law Department.

Apart from Zhang Jingzhi and Zhao Bingzhang, the other three headquarters directors were all transferred from their positions as commanders of various armies.

The transfer of personnel from lower-level armies to the Privy Council naturally necessitates adjustments to the deployment of each army.

Moreover, Li Xin was also preparing to make sweeping readjustments and deployments.

After Zhao Bingzhang read out the arrangements made by the Privy Council at the imperial level, Li Xin personally announced the adjustments and deployments of the various armies.

"Gentlemen,"

Li Xin cleared his throat and said solemnly, "The establishment of the Privy Council this time is to coordinate all the armies across the country, and the imperial court has already made arrangements. Naturally, sweeping reforms will also be carried out on the local armies."

"Since this is a reform and a reorganization, it will inevitably involve major actions against the various armies. As for what these major actions will be, I will personally oversee the deployment!"

"First, abolish all existing armies, including but not limited to the Divine Might Army, Divine Martial Army, Divine Brave Army, Divine Resolute Army, Divine Blessed Army, Divine Strategy Army, Divine Machine Army, Valiant Cavalry Army, Flying Cavalry Army, Tiger Warrior Army, Lingnan Army, Guiling Army, etc. All organized armies will be reorganized."

"Secondly, after the reform, troops in various regions are organized into divisions. Now, with the increase in the strength of each army, the subordinate organization has also been adjusted. The main combat forces have formed a division, regiment, battalion, and company structure, with each infantry division equipped with various branches such as infantry, artillery, reconnaissance, and supply troops. Weapons and equipment have also been divided. This organization is also set up to adapt to new equipment and weapons. As for the specific composition of each division, the General Staff Department of the Privy Council, the General Political Department, the General Military Training Department, and the General Logistics Department will jointly formulate an organization and allocation standard and distribute it to all levels. Next year, the new model assessment and reorganization will also be carried out in accordance with this organization!"

"Third, with the abolition of all armies and the implementation of a division-level organizational structure, a unified numbering system will naturally be required. This will also be planned and implemented by the Privy Council!"

"Fourth, after the armies are abolished, new military regions will be established to replace the Privy Council in coordinating combat forces in neighboring areas!"

"The military regions will also be a top priority in this reform!"

"I have decided to establish the Northeast Military Region based on the Divine Might Army, the Divine Strategy Army, and the Flying Cavalry Army, and appoint Zhang Cheng as the commander of the Northeast Military Region."

"Based on the Tiger Warriors, a part of the Valiant Cavalry, and a part of the Divine Machine Army, the Northern Military Region was formed, with Mu Yunyan appointed as the commander of the Northern Military Region and Liu Deming as the deputy commander of the Northern Military Region."

"Based on the Shenyi Army, a part of the Xiaoji Army, and a part of the Shenji Army, the Northwest Military Region was formed, and Zhao Chun was appointed as the commander of the Northwest Military Region."

"The main tasks of the Northeast Military Region, the Northern Military Region, and the Northwest Military Region are to deal with the threat of bandits on the northern grasslands and to safeguard the security of the capital!"

Upon hearing Li Xin's words, everyone present stared wide-eyed, unable to believe their ears.

They never expected that His Majesty would carry out such sweeping reforms.

Moreover, after the three military regions were established, Wei Dahai, the former commander of the Tiger Army, was actually dismissed from his post.

This is even more astonishing!

It is worth noting that Wei Dahai, the commander of the Tiger Legion, has always been of one mind with His Majesty and followed him closely. It is truly astonishing that he has actually broken away from the Northern Military Region.

However, looking at Wei Dahai, it was discovered that he was not shocked at all.

They must have known this outcome all along!

Li Xin's gaze swept over everyone present, and he continued, "Based on the Divine Blessing Army and the militia forces of Heluo, Daiyue, Huaibei, Huguang and other provinces, the Southern Military Region will be established, and Li Qiu will be appointed as the commander of the Southern Military Region."

"The Southern Military Region is responsible for supporting the other military regions in the four directions."

"Based on the Shenyong Army and Guiling Army, the Southwest Military Region will be established, and Gu Shisan will be appointed as its commander!"

"Based on the Shenwu Army and the Lingnan Army, the Southeast Military Region was established, and Liu Zheng was appointed as the commander of the Southeast Military Region."

"The six military regions are responsible for establishing and training their troops. Next year's assessment will be extremely rigorous. Qualified personnel will remain in their posts. Unqualified personnel will be directly dismissed."

"In addition, after the six military regions are established, any commanders who have not been appointed will also leave the existing main combat units."

"In the future, our Great Power Army will form a three-tiered force!"

"Firstly, there are the main combat troops of each military region, which will be the most elite troops responsible for the war in each region!"

"Secondly, the members demobilized from various armies will be combined with some militia to form land reclamation troops. These troops will serve as a supplementary force to the main combat forces, combining farming and military service. During the busy farming season, they will be responsible for land reclamation affairs in various places, and during the off-season, they will conduct training. If the war becomes critical, the land reclamation troops will be converted into main combat forces on the spot to support the major military regions!"

"The reclamation troops were divided into three forces: the Northeast Reclamation Army, the Northwest Reclamation Army, and the Southwest Reclamation Army, with Wei Dahai, Han Dong, and Wang Zhong as their respective commanders."

Upon hearing this, everyone present suddenly realized what was going on.

It turns out that after leaving the main combat force, Wei Dahai and Wang Zhong turned to the land reclamation force.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Li Xin continued, "Besides the main combat troops and the land reclamation troops, there are the militia forces of each province, prefecture, and county. The militia forces will serve as the third tier of our Great Gan Nation's military forces, responsible for maintaining local security and protecting the people during peacetime. In their spare time, they will conduct training to provide reinforcements and reserves for the main combat troops and land reclamation troops."