Chapter 372, On Track
Lieutenant General Hans cursed when he learned that he had to divide his troops into two places and send them to two different hives thousands of kilometers apart to carry out military control tasks.
But he soon stopped cursing.
Because the "care" from Governor Gu arrived before the army set out.
The Dragon Eagle 3rd Legion has more than 20 million people, and almost all of them have been deployed to Koroja. In the past few years of war, their personnel and equipment replenishment were all provided by the Fachers family - of course, it is said to be provided, but in fact they have to report to the Ministry of Military Affairs. The Ministry of Military Affairs will not give money, and it is considered as tax deduction.
For most planets, it is very cost-effective to maintain a star army. After all, they have to pay taxes anyway, so why not raise soldiers? Raising soldiers can offset taxes, and the soldiers are still under their control. What's wrong with that?
The prerequisite is that you must be able to control this army.
One accident would result in the entire Dragon Eagle 3rd Legion being stuck in Koroja and unable to return, just like what is happening now.
If Gu Hang wants to keep this troop, he must do something.
In the last war, the Dragon Eagle 3rd Legion lost nearly three million.
Gu Hang recruited all these personnel at once - three million new soldiers recently recruited from Korojia.
When Lieutenant General Hans first heard the news, especially when he heard about the source of these soldiers, he was furious.
But when he saw the soldiers, he shut up.
The quality of the soldiers is absolutely good, even better than when we were at Fachs Three Stars.
The new recruits that Fachs provided to his legion were drawn from their planetary defense forces. Often, those soldiers had served in the planetary defense forces for more than two years and had undergone formal military training.
But even so, it was good enough that 20% of the soldiers could reach the standard level of the Astra Militarum. The remaining 80% needed further training. This meant that the quality of the soldiers of the entire Dragon Eagle III Corps, so far, was about 60% up to the standard level of the Astra Militarum, and the remaining 40% were actually not up to standard.
However, Lieutenant General Hans sent people to personally review the three million troops provided by Governor Gu, and they almost met the requirements 100%.
When he got this result, he didn't believe it at first.
Who can believe this?
He couldn't help but wonder if his confidants had been bribed by Governor Gu?
Then he went to check again personally, and he had to admit that it was all true.
How did Governor Gu find so many qualified soldiers from Koroga?
Hans said he found it a little difficult to understand.
Moreover, Governor Gu provided more than just soldiers.
Among these three million people, an army group was directly formed, with 25 fully-staffed large infantry divisions, each with 44,000 people, adopting the alliance's large infantry division organization.
This organization only appeared during the Koroja War. Li Kexi reported to his superiors, discussed with Yan Fangxu, and then reported to Thadius, who jointly researched the organization.
Small divisions are indeed not enough on the Koroja battlefield. The armored combined brigade is fine, after all, it is an elite armored unit and a powerful assault force. However, when facing a particularly high-intensity and wide battlefield position, the infantry division, with a size of about 14,000 people in the previous alliance, is indeed not enough.
This meant they had to compromise with the reality and create the 'Large Infantry Division', a different organizational form from the conventional 'Infantry Division'.
However, the Alliance's infantry divisions were slightly different from the divisions in the Dragon Eagle Legion. Although they had similar numbers of personnel, the Alliance's infantry divisions had more firepower and vehicles than the Dragon Eagle Legion.
There are more artillery and more infantry weapons, such as melta bombs, heavy bolters, plasma guns, infantry howitzers, etc. These are all assigned to the company. In addition, there are also sufficient troop carriers. Any infantry division does not need any support troops, and can be fully motorized at the division level.
This means that the cost of building a large infantry division organized by the alliance reached 886,000 tax coins. 25 divisions would cost more than 20 million tax coins.
Hans looked at this new army group and could only pinch his nose and say, "It smells great."
Although this army group was a pure infantry and artillery unit and lacked armored strength, it was still more powerful than other infantry armies in his corps.
The remaining two million men were dispersed and added to the understaffed armies, divisions, and regiments in his legion.
So far, what is Hans still dissatisfied with?
Three million real highly qualified soldiers, a real fully staffed and fully equipped army, without any discounts at all. He had never experienced such treatment before.
He even called Governor Gu hesitantly, vaguely mentioning whether doing this would be... not a good idea.
Bro, is it true that you didn't make any money when you were supplying and recruiting the Astra Militarum?
You diluted the personnel a little, assigning three million people whose training level did not meet the standards among the three million men; you also diluted the equipment a little, by falsifying some numbers.
These three million people are not just a matter of 50 million tax coins. At least we have to ask the Ministry of Military Affairs for 100 million tax coins, right?
Although the Ministry of Military Affairs will not actually give you the money, the debt will allow your alliance to avoid paying taxes for four years.
How can you be so honest?
In response to this, Gu Hang replied:
"Lieutenant General Hans, I must seriously criticize you. How could you have such disloyal thoughts?"
"I treat your legion as my own."
"You are fighting on my planet, so of course I will give you my full support."
After hearing this, Hans felt so ashamed that he was too embarrassed to complain any more when he led the team to leave Mingyan City and head to the other two nest cities.
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The situation in Mingyan City, of course, cannot be considered completely stable.
In the past two days, more than a dozen vicious incidents have been reported, including looting supplies, destroying construction sites, and attacking civilians who surrendered...
It will take time to win the trust of the people and dismantle the evil forces. It is not that once the policy is promulgated and implemented, everything will be solved immediately.
Although the establishment of the administrative system and the organization of labor production were in full swing and generally considered to be smooth, in fact, this was all based on the previous effective military control.
Martial law is still in place, and vicious incidents still occur occasionally; once martial law is lifted, the police and security forces will not have time to be established, and the administrative and economic systems that have just started to improve will probably become difficult to operate immediately.
Gu Hang also had no intention of ending martial law.
Twenty million Salvation Army soldiers still remain in Mingyan City to carry out control tasks; at the same time, the scale of the Salvation Army needs to be further expanded, on the one hand to absorb the employed population, and on the other hand to expand the army itself is Gu Hang's requirement.
However, now that the situation is improving, there is no need to keep so many troops.
The Astra Militarum withdrew, and along with some administrative personnel, began to head towards the two surrounding hive cities.
The two hive cities are estimated to have a population of about one billion each and are approximately 1,500 kilometers away from Mingyan City.
Each of them has several million local defense forces responsible for suppressing the local area. The planetary government asked each hive to carry out the order of clearing the bottom nest area and the lower nest area, and it was conveyed, but the effect was very ineffective.
Although the remaining thirty-eight hives were all stationed by Alliance officials, on average only a few dozen people were stationed in each hive. It was difficult to take over the government power. Those old-timers in the local forces were not vegetarians.
In fact, the task Gu Hang gave them was not to take over the city.
If you can't do it, just take it slow and don't rush. Even at this stage, Koroja's original administrative system was still running under Gu Hang's instructions, which was equivalent to reaching a considerable degree of compromise with the dignitaries of other nest cities.
Let's get the hive cities up and running first, and allow the Alliance Government, which is still temporarily known as the planetary government, to issue some decrees to these hive cities, and that'll be all.
As for the spring breeze of reform, it is not in a hurry to blow across the world.
Gu Hang needs to first lay a good example in Mingyan City and train enough administrative personnel at the same time.
But there is one thing that must be controlled right now.
Military power.
Gu Hang didn't believe that those powerful people would rebel directly, at least not before his butcher knife really fell on their heads.
The rich and powerful are different from the rebels and gangs in the lower nests and lower nests. Their wealth and power are inseparable from the official system.
But no one can say for sure about this kind of thing.
What Gu Hang wanted was to ensure that even if these people really reached the point of desperation, there was nothing to be afraid of.
Military power is of paramount importance.
And in this matter, Gu Xing was well prepared.
At its peak, Koroja's planetary defense force had reached 150 million people. Even after a major war, tens of millions of people were reorganized into the Salvation Army, and now there are still 130 million people. These troops are scattered in various major hives and are the main force stationed to suppress the local area.
Rather, these troops also have intricate ties with the powerful within their respective hives, at least closer than they are to the foreign governor Gu Hang.
In order to solve this problem, Gu Hang had already laid the groundwork as early as the end of the previous war.
When the planetary defense forces were transferred back, they were transferred to places that were not their original bases. In addition, the troops between the various hives also underwent a major rotation.
At that time, it did not cause any particularly big reaction.
Firstly, when the world was in danger of being destroyed, those powerful people had no intention of resisting and all they thought about was saving their lives.
Secondly, Gu Hang made this decision as the commander-in-chief of the war zone, and those local dignitaries had no ability to resist.
Thirdly, in order to prevent the powerful from colluding with the army, Koroja has a tradition of rotating the army to different places, which happens every few years.
What Gu Hang did was not surprising.
After the change of guard, even if the local dignitaries wanted to reconnect with the army, it would take time.
The most important goal of the working group that Gu Hang sent to various hives was to take control of the army before those local dignitaries connected with the army.
And they have some inherent advantages.
The Angry Bear Legion and the Savior Army will each allocate a part of their troops to go with them to other hives, which can be regarded as a force to maintain order.
Furthermore, when the local defense forces were assembled during the last war, Gu Hang had intentionally placed some of his own people in them and also won over some of his own people. These people would also help each working group to control the troops.
Overall, it is certainly not easy to achieve, but it is quite feasible.
Because these working groups hold two of the most important weapons:
The Dragon Eagle Legion led by Lieutenant General Hans would not stay in one hive city for too long and would no longer implement strict military control like in Mingyan City. What he had to do was to lead the troops to "tour" the entire planet, to calm down the Alliance officials stationed in each hive city and help them control the troops.
In addition, the logistics supply, personnel appointments, and officer promotions of the planetary defense forces in each hive city are still in the hands of the new government.
If we make good use of these conditions, be more cautious, and work conscientiously, and if we have a righteous cause at hand and control the army, there shouldn't be any major problems.
As for when the reforms that took place in Mingyan City will be promoted to all the hive cities... we will have to wait until the reforms in Mingyan City begin to show results.
If this is done well, and the Salvation Army under Gu Hang has expanded to a stronger level and can implement martial law in all hive cities around the world, then it will be time to carry out global reforms.
By then, all opposition forces on the planet will be paper tigers.
The upper class will see the example of Mingyan City. Those who cooperate with the new government can be integrated into the new government, obtain high ranks, and retain their identities and status. It is inevitable that their treatment will decline, but in general, they will still be in high positions and have great power. They just need to change their mentality, accept the rules of the alliance, and work in the way of the alliance.
Those who fail to cooperate or sabotage secretly will be hit with the harshest blow.
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At this point, Gu Hang had relatively free time.
In fact, the government still has a lot of work to do, and it is very heavy. But it is obvious that Gu Hang cannot rule the now extremely large population of the alliance by himself. More of his work is still in the design of the general direction and system architecture. The specific work will be carried out by the government. Multi-level government agencies and millions, even tens of millions of civil servants are responsible for implementing his will.
Ossena has submitted a schedule to Gu Hang.
The first milestone for the successful reform of Mingyan City is to free Mingyan City from its dependence on aid from Angry Owl Star and Black Arrow Star within one year and to be able to export resources to the outside world.
Of course, this dependence refers to aid dependence, and normal trade is not included. Koroja's food demand is very huge, even if recycling technology and synthetic starch technology are used on a large scale, it is still not enough.
Synthetic starch also requires raw materials.
Normal imports are one aspect, and the main thing is that in addition to imports, Mingyan City can solve part of its food needs by itself - for example, using soilless farming technology. In addition, the industrial products produced are worth enough to meet the daily necessities consumption of four billion people.
As long as this is achieved, the reform will be considered a success.
The next thing is to continue to improve productivity, continue to improve people's living standards, and export resources to help other hives carry out reforms.
If Mingyan City directly exports all the resources needed for the reform, it obviously means that the entire Korojia will be on the right track designed by Gu Hang.
(End of this chapter)
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