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    On the morning of December 31, 1913, the last day of 1913, the War Department first came up with the reorganization of the troops and the training plan for the new troops!  Emperor Wang Yuze and Crown Prince Wang Zirui personally listened to the report of Marshal Zhao Bowen, Minister of the Army, at the Ministry of War!  Also attending this meeting were Marshal Cai Yun, Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Jiang Xingguo, Minister of Defense, and Marshal Long Feiyu, Minister of the Air Force!  In addition, Prime Minister Wu Tingfang and Finance Minister Wang Wenhua also attended the meeting!  After all, the construction of the army also requires government support!  Because after negotiation between the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Air Force, the Air Force will transfer some of its fighter jets, dive bombers and attack aircraft to the Ministry of War, and cooperate with the Army to establish the Army Aviation Force!

    "Your Majesty, after careful calculation by the Ministry of War, in order to ensure the security of the empire's territory and colonies, the empire needs to establish an army with a total strength of five million! Among them, including the main force of 22 group armies (the Imperial Guards are directly under the imperial family  , the military expenses required by the Guards are also borne by the royal family). It also includes ten armored brigades and artillery brigades. There are also ten wings of the Army Aviation! In addition to the border guards, military police, military scientific research institutions, military schools and arsenals, etc.  !" said Marshal Zhao Bowen, Minister of Army!  This is already the size of the army determined by the Ministry of War after careful calculation!  After all, the empire¡¯s territories and colonies are now distributed all over the world, especially those territories that have just joined the empire and colonies that belong to the empire. Without a strong garrison, the safety of the immigrants in the empire cannot be guaranteed, let alone  It is said that developing these areas will create wealth for the empire!

    Wang Yuze did not express his views, but the expressions of Prime Minister Wu Tingfang and Finance Minister Wang Wenhua changed drastically!  The total strength of the army remains at five million, which is almost double the previous amount!  Coupled with the construction of the army's mechanized troops and armored troops, a large amount of military expenditure will undoubtedly be required!  And a large amount of military expenditure will undoubtedly put a heavy burden on the empire's finances!

    "Your Majesty, is the size of the army too big? Now that the war is over, we should disband some troops and transfer financial resources to domestic infrastructure construction and improve people's living standards?" Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said with some worry!  The two years of war have had a certain impact on the lives of the people of the empire.  However, everyone is still persisting.  If this situation is not improved after the war is over, I am afraid it will have a very serious impact!

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, this is just a plan of the Ministry of War. It is a plan to be completed in the next five years. It is not necessarily implemented next year! In this case, it will be implemented in five years. Even if military expenditures increase, the empire's  The finances should still be able to support it!" said Marshal Cai Yun, Chief of General Staff!  Based on the current land area and population of the empire, maintaining an army of five million is not a lot!

    "Your Majesty, there has been news in Europe that all countries are beginning to prepare for disarmament! The German government has already spread the word. They are preparing to control the size of the army to about 1.2 million, of which the size of the army will remain at 1 million.  About! Our army is five times the size of the German army. This ratio seems too large?" Finance Minister Wang Wenhua said!  The expansion of the army has put great pressure on him, the finance minister!  The army is about to expand to five million people, and including the purchase of equipment, it will cost a lot of money!

    "Our territory is twenty times that of Germany, and our population is ten times theirs! The number of the army is only five times theirs, which is not much!" Army Minister Zhao Bowen said with some dissatisfaction!  There are always many contradictions between military generals and civilian officials. The biggest contradiction is actually the issue of military expenditures!  Civilian officials hope to reduce military expenditures and use them for the national economy and people's livelihood, while military generals certainly hope to control more and more troops and become more powerful!  This kind of contradiction cannot be eliminated. At most, we can only find a balance point in the middle!

    "Let's control the size of the army at around five million for the time being! Although the 22 main army groups are a lot, they won't be many if they are dispersed around the world!" Imperial Emperor Wang Yuze said!

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" everyone replied one after another!  Wang Yuze spoke, so the issue has been settled!

    "Your Majesty, your Majesty still needs to appoint the army commanders and chiefs of staff of the newly formed 11 group armies!" said Marshal Zhao Bowen, Minister of Army!  This will give the Army 11 more generals and 11 more lieutenant generals!  Of course, the Imperial Army does not lack talents. In this war, there are many generals who performed well. These vacant positions alone cannot even satisfy everyone, and they can only be hired on the basis of merit!

    "For the 11 new group army commanders, the previous chiefs of staff of each group army will be appointed! As for the vacant chiefs of staff of each group army, the General Staff, the Army Ministry and the Ministry of National Defense will discuss it and report it to me!" Wang Yuze said  .  In this war, the performance of the chiefs of staff of each army group was remarkable.Letting them become the commanders of the newly formed group army also gives them a bigger platform!

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Marshal Cai Yun, Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Zhao Bowen, Minister of Army, and Marshal Jiang Xingguo, Minister of Defense, took the order!

    Next, Marshal Zhao Bowen, Minister of Army, began to explain the composition of the group army!  The Chinese Army's group army generally consists of 6 infantry divisions plus units directly under the group army!  After the armored forces joined the ranks of each group army, the strength of each group army has reached 200,000 people!  Each group army has the ability to fight alone. If several group armies join forces to form an army group, they can launch a large-scale battle!  When the existing technological strength and traffic conditions cannot be changed, there is no way to maintain such a large-scale establishment!  After all, the commanders at the rear cannot grasp every change in the battlefield in a timely manner and can only give higher authority to the commanders at the front.

    "The standard organization of the group army is one mechanized infantry division, two motorized infantry divisions and three infantry divisions! Plus the armored brigade, artillery brigade, cavalry brigade, guard brigade, engineer brigade, transportation brigade, and group army headquarters affiliated to the group army  As well as group army field hospitals, etc.! The total number of troops is about 200,000!" Marshal Zhao Bowen, Minister of Army, continued!  The emergence of armored forces has changed tactics!  The high-speed advance of tanks and armored vehicles requires infantry to be able to cooperate with it!  At this time, it is very important to have mechanized infantry divisions and motorized infantry divisions with fast marching speed!  If possible, the Army would of course hope to organize all its troops into mechanized infantry battalions and motorized infantry divisions!  However, the procurement of equipment required by these mechanized and motorized troops is enough to bankrupt the empire's finances!  Therefore, the U.S. Army Group formed a mechanized infantry division and two motorized infantry divisions, while retaining 3 infantry divisions, which became a compromise!  Once a war breaks out, the armored brigade belonging to the group army breaks through the enemy's defense line. The mechanized infantry division and motorized infantry division accompany the armored brigade in high-speed assault, and the ordinary infantry division follows up. The two work closely together to ensure the group army's tactical purpose.  accomplish!

    ? Mechanized troops refer to the main combat vehicles, which are armored vehicles, infantry combat vehicles, tanks, self-propelled artillery, etc., with strong mobility, large combat radius, and good anti-strike capabilities.  Each mechanized infantry division of the Chinese Army consists of one tank regiment (mainly light tanks), two mechanized infantry regiments (mainly equipped with tracked infantry fighting vehicles and personnel carriers), and one divisional tank battalion (mainly medium tanks)  , an artillery battalion (mainly equipped with self-propelled artillery) plus several battalion-level troops directly under the division, with a total strength of more than 20,000 people!  Each mechanized infantry division will have 40 medium tanks, 120 light tanks, 120 infantry fighting vehicles, 230 armored personnel carriers, 40 self-propelled artillery, and two hundred trucks!

    Motorized troops refer to troops whose means of transportation are cars and motorcycles, and whose artillery is towed!  Each motorized infantry division of the Chinese Army includes a mechanized infantry regiment, two motorized infantry regiments, a divisional tank battalion (mainly light tanks), an artillery battalion (48 towed artillery pieces) plus several divisional battalions.  The total strength of the army is more than 20,000!  The U.S. Infantry Division has 40 light tanks, 40 infantry fighting vehicles, 60 armored personnel carriers, and 400 trucks!

    The infantry division still adopts the previous organization, with a total strength of more than 18,000 people!

    If all 22 group armies are formed, plus ten independent armored brigades, the Chinese Army will have more than 6,000 tanks and 10,000 armored vehicles!  Thus possessing powerful assault capability!  Of course, just purchasing the equipment needed by these troops (much of the equipment is still on paper, such as new tanks, tracked combat vehicles, self-propelled artillery, etc.) is enough to put heavy pressure on the empire's finances!  Even if it is completed within the next five years, the pressure will be very high!

    "Your Majesty, the establishment of the Army Aviation Force is currently tentatively set at ten, divided into 3 fighter wings, 3 dive bomber wings and 4 attack aircraft wings! If war breaks out, it will be expanded!" said Army Minister Zhao Bowen  !

    Wang Yuze nodded. He quite agreed with the Army's development plan!  Of course, many of the suggestions in this plan were actually made by him!  For the Chinese Army to complete this plan, it will still require a lot of time and financial resources. As long as it can be completed within the next five years, Wang Yuze will be very satisfied!  According to data analysis provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, war is very likely to break out in five years!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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