Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2536 The Yi Xie Army is Disbanded, and Wang Yu Ascends the Bronze Sparrow Terrace

Chapter 2536 The Yi Xie Army is Disbanded, and Wang Yu Ascends the Bronze Sparrow Terrace

Of the four governors of the Eastern Barbarian regions, two were members of the Han imperial family, and one of the remaining two was a disciple of Zhuge Liang, a high-ranking official in the court.

This arrangement was naturally intended to curb the issue of delegating military power to Han Xin.

The Han Dynasty has always maintained a system that separates military, political, and financial power. As long as military power and political and financial power are clearly separated, even if more power is delegated, the risks can always be controlled within a certain range.

Wang Yu himself came from the Four Garrisons, and no one understood the situation of the Four Garrisons better than him. The Four Garrisons had become too powerful to be controlled because the generals of the Four Garrisons held all political and financial power in the hands of one person, which evolved into that situation generation after generation.

In addition, with the three provinces of Zhongping, Dongping, and Nanping now under the control of the Han Dynasty, military arrangements also need to be made.

Regarding this point, Wang Yu had already revealed a plan to the cabinet before the war even started, and now all that was needed was for Wang Yu to make the arrangements.

With the demise of the Eastern Yi, it was time to disband the Yi Xie Army.

The Dongyi have been destroyed. From this day forward, there will be no more Dongyi people in this world, only Han people. Naturally, there will be no longer a need for the Yi-alliance Army. This army has completed its historical mission.

Furthermore, if we continue to maintain such a force, wouldn't that be tantamount to constantly reinforcing the concept of the Eastern Barbarians?

How can we win over the hearts of the Dongyi people? How can we assimilate these Dongyi people into Han Chinese as quickly as possible? Just for this reason alone, it's time to cancel the designation of this unit.

The Kwantung Army, as the strongest and most fundamental force of the Han Dynasty, initially had 100,000 troops, while the Yixie Army initially maintained a force of 50,000.

After the war against the Song Dynasty, each side added 50,000 new soldiers.

Although there were some losses during the war against the barbarians, the losses were not significant.

Wang Yu planned to directly incorporate the entire Yixie Army into the Guandong Army, removing some of the old, weak, sick, and disabled troops, as well as those with relatively poor combat capabilities, and then selecting the strongest batch of prisoners captured in this battle to supplement them.

In this way, the Kwantung Army was expanded to a size of 300,000, making it the seventh field army of the Han Dynasty.

The original 100,000-strong Guandong Army was composed of the most elite 100,000 men from the original Zhen Dong Army. Now, the expansion still selects the most elite Dongyi prisoners to join the army, which can maximize the combat effectiveness of this force and even maintain its status as the strongest army in the Han Dynasty.

This army will become the trump card for the Han Dynasty's future northward and southward campaigns against the Sun Kingdom.

In particular, marching south to the Sun Kingdom and destroying it with the army under the banner of the Kwantung Army, destroying this alien country that was extremely similar to a certain country on Earth in terms of culture and customs, must have been a very memorable event.

However, the current mission of this new Kwantung Army is still to guard the various routes of the Eastern Barbarians.

As for the vacancies left by the disbandment of the Yi Xie Army, just like in other provinces of the Han Dynasty, local military units and generals were established to serve as local troops. All their regulations were the same as those of other provinces of the Han Dynasty.

Of course, compared to the changes in the Kwantung Army and the Yixie Army, the one that underwent the most changes and required the longest time to be formed and trained was still the Great Han Navy's Fierce Whale Legion.

The Polang Army and the Tianhe Navy underwent minor expansions, increasing from 4 and 3 respectively to 5.

The Yanbei Navy was renamed the Northeast Navy, and its jurisdiction included the three circuits of Yanbei, Dongping, and Nanping. The Donghai Navy was also established, with its jurisdiction mainly in the Donghai Circuit, and secondarily in the Qingnan and Qingbei Circuits.

The Northeast Navy and the East China Sea Navy are each planned to be organized into a force of 150,000 men to ensure the strategic needs of the Han Dynasty in future wars against the Sun Kingdom and in its southward expansion into the Wu and Chu regions.

Once the expansion is complete, the total strength of the entire Fierce Whale Legion will reach 400,000, including the river fleet, the sea fleet, and the marine corps.

In addition to combat troops, the army also needs support personnel.

Among all the military branches, the navy requires the most support personnel. If these support personnel are included, the entire Fierce Whale Legion would probably have around 600,000 people.

Once the expansion is completed, the size of the Han Dynasty's navy will soon catch up with even the Wu and Chu dynasties at their peak, which were covered by rivers and lakes.

Of course, the expansion and training of the Whale Legion also required much more time than that of infantry and cavalry.

The Han Dynasty's shipyards would also need to consume a great deal of time to build so many warships.

Based on the current situation, it is conservatively estimated that it will be several years before the expansion of the Whale Legion is fully completed.

Because expanding the navy would take too much time, and even now they haven't taken over the Qianwu region, Wang Yu began preparing for the Wu-Chu War early on after acquiring the East China Sea and regions like Dongping and Nanping, which were suitable for large-scale naval training.

The newly established East China Sea Navy, being a completely new navy built from scratch, will not have a commander-in-chief for the time being. Instead, the newly summoned Qi Jiguang will be in charge of recruiting and training the troops.

Although Qi Jiguang was just summoned, the background and identity of the person he summoned were not newcomers, but rather mid-to-high-level generals who had made certain contributions.

Furthermore, since he wasn't officially appointed as the commander-in-chief, but was only responsible for recruitment and training, he could still surpass other naval commanders and lay the foundation for leading the East China Sea Navy in the future.

Among the Han Dynasty navy, there were already quite a few people who could take on important responsibilities. However, if we were to say that there was only one person who could surpass Qi Jiguang in ability, it would be Wu Zixu, and only Wu Zixu after he had fused with the general's soul could be qualified.

It was inevitable that preparations would be made to promote Qi Jiguang.

Not long after Zhang Liang withdrew with the prepared imperial edict, the sky outside the hall had visibly darkened.

Although it was only late afternoon, the days are short in winter, and the pale, weak sun had already set behind the western mountains, leaving only a faint afterglow on the horizon before being swallowed up by the approaching twilight and chill.

However, in stark contrast to the bleak and cold winds rising outside the palace, the Bronze Sparrow Terrace remained warm and spring-like even in this winter.

The Bronze Sparrow Terrace was originally built because a bronze sparrow was unearthed on the banks of the Yellow River. Later, after the capital was moved to Tianjing in Henan Province, it became a place to house prisoners of war.

When Wang Yu was inspecting Hebei Province, he stopped temporarily at the Bronze Sparrow Terrace as he passed by the river. It was better to have a ready-made palace there than to make a big fuss in other government offices.

Furthermore, during the war against the Song Dynasty, a large number of prisoners were presented as tribute, and he hadn't had time to inquire about them for almost a year, so he came to see them as well.