An infantry division has around 10,000 men, and a cavalry division has roughly the same number, though their weapons and equipment differ slightly.
After all, the role of a cavalry division is mobility.
Therefore, equipment such as artillery and artillery units were relatively limited. Most units were equipped with the Yan Ning Year 1 breech-loading rifle and the Yan Ning Year 1 machine gun.
These two types of weaponry alone, combined with the high mobility of cavalry, are enough to make a cavalry division a formidable armed force!
After the organizational structure was finalized, Li Xin also assigned designations to the various military regions.
According to the planned organization of thirty infantry divisions, five infantry divisions will be temporarily set up in each military region. The ten cavalry divisions will be distributed among the three northern military regions.
Based on the organizational structure and the order in which the troops were formed, Li Xin decided to assign unit numbers in the order of Northeast Military Region, Northern Military Region, Northwest Military Region, Southeast Military Region, Southern Military Region, and Southwest Military Region.
The Northeast Military Region comprised five infantry divisions and three cavalry divisions, designated as the 1st Infantry Division, 2nd Infantry Division, 3rd Infantry Division, 4th Infantry Division, and 5th Infantry Division, as well as the 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Cavalry Division, and 3rd Cavalry Division.
And so on.
The other military regions are numbered sequentially below them.
Li Xin made special arrangements for the Northern Military Region.
An additional machine gun regiment was added to the 6th and 7th Infantry Divisions, equipped with forty to fifty Yanning-type 1 machine guns.
The reason for this reform was that the Northern Military Region was directly threatened by the grassland bandits.
After the Yanning Type 1 machine gun was finalized and mass-produced, Li Xin was no longer too worried about the threat from the grassland bandits.
After all, it was the widespread use of machine guns that caused the cavalry, which had dominated the Middle Ages for over a thousand years, to disappear from the historical stage.
Gradually, all units were no longer equipped with cavalry.
The high rate of fire of machine guns was a nightmare for cavalry!
It's also a nightmare for densely packed assault formations!
When the grassland bandits invaded, they mostly fought with cavalry.
The machine gun regiment was formed to guard against the grassland bandits!
This military conference lasted for two days.
In the past two days, the Privy Council has been established as the highest military command institution of the entire Great Gan Kingdom.
In addition, the military regions were reorganized.
The military system of the Great Gan Kingdom was reformed, and three major military levels were established.
In addition, the organizational structure of the armed forces was reorganized.
After completing all four tasks, Li Xin also put forward guidance on strengthening the navy at the Privy Council.
Originally, the Dongning Navy, relying on its three-masted sailing warships and equipped with rifles and cannons, already held an absolute advantage in naval warfare.
However, Li Xin was still not satisfied with these things.
After all, the grassland bandits are no longer a threat to Li Xin.
Once the reorganization and re-equipment of all the major military regions of the Great Gan Kingdom are completed, a full-scale offensive will be launched against the grassland bandits.
After being equipped with new weapons and equipment, the outcome of this battle was not much of a surprise.
It's almost safe to say that victory is assured!
As the supreme ruler and emperor of the Daqian Kingdom, Li Xin naturally had to consider the long-term development of the Daqian Kingdom.
The future belongs to the ocean!
Therefore, the navy cannot be satisfied with the status quo.
Although the three-masted sailing warships of the Dongning Navy were already very powerful.
However, nowadays, the number of steam engines produced in various manufacturing bureaus is increasing.
With the steam engine available, it was natural to equip it on naval vessels.
During this time, Li Xin also specifically searched for the principles of ship turbine propulsion and the blueprints of ironclad warships in the field of intelligent technology.
Li Xin also handed over these new technologies to Beiyang Shipyard!
Beiyang Shipyard was also a shipyard newly established by Li Xin in Tanggu and other places.
This shipyard is directly under the control of the General Logistics Department of the Privy Council, and its secrecy level is extremely high.
It was also a place for building ironclad warships and researching steam-propelled ships.
All of this work is laying the foundation for the future maritime era!
Ten years for the army, a hundred years for the navy!
Naval construction takes a long time, so it requires advance planning.
In order to build a strong navy, Li Xin also established three naval academies in Dongning, Tanggu and Jiaozhou respectively.
The Naval Academy is also actively recruiting students and training naval personnel.
In addition, Li Xin also reorganized the naval forces.
The original Dongning Navy was divided into three, namely the Beiyang Navy, the Dongyang Navy, and the Nanyang Navy.
The Beiyang Fleet was stationed in Jiaozhou, Jeju Island, Jinzhou, and Tanggu, and was responsible for guarding the gateway to the capital and defending Liaodong, Zhili, Daiyue, Huaibei, Jiangnan, Qiantang, and the western sea area of Silla.
The Dongyang Fleet was stationed in Dongning and Weizhou, and was responsible for the waters east of Dongning, Sanjiang, and Silla.
The Nanyang Fleet was stationed in Lingnan City and was responsible for the defense of the Minyue, Lingnan, Guiling and Nanyang regions.
All three naval forces were split off from the Dongning Naval Force.
Among them, the Beiyang Fleet was the most powerful, after all, it was the fleet that guarded the capital and defended the most areas!
However, nowadays, relying on its three-masted sailing warships, the navy of the Great Gan Kingdom has become the sole superpower at sea.
For a short period of time, there were no rivals.
The primary task was to upgrade and modernize the naval forces, develop new equipment, and train and expand the naval forces.
Other tasks included combating pirates and sea raiders in coastal areas and maintaining the smooth flow of maritime trade in the Daqian Kingdom and Southeast Asia.
After all, maritime trade is crucial to the fiscal revenue of major countries!
After all five matters were settled, the annual military conference concluded successfully.
At the end of the meeting, Li Xin, as the emperor and the supreme military commander of the Daqian Kingdom, delivered a concluding speech.
Li Xin looked at everyone present and said, "This annual military conference has concluded. This time, our Great Gan Kingdom's army has undergone a sweeping reform. It's inevitable that some people will feel dissatisfied or have negative feelings, which is normal, and I understand!"
"However, if anyone uses this as an excuse to resist reform and reorganization, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Especially you people here, all of you are elderly people from Dongning, you should set an example!"
"Report any problems promptly within the various military regions and divisions, and remember to prevent serious accidents!"
"In addition, we must properly settle down and take care of the emotions of the officers and soldiers who are laid off and retired!"
"This matter is the full responsibility of all military regions and the General Political Department!"
"I hope you will not disappoint my expectations!"
Hearing Li Xin's words, everyone present nodded and said in unison, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will do our utmost to complete the reorganization!"
Hearing everyone's reactions, Li Xin nodded and said, "I await your good news!"
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