Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2146 Army Reform

On May 1691, 5, Yang Liang hurriedly returned to Santa Fe City, where the First Mixed Regiment of the Army under his command is currently stationed.

This troop, which made great achievements in South Africa last year, has been transferred back to China and has been stationed on the eastern prairie for several months.During this period, the regiment headquarters also generously gave many officers and soldiers vacations, allowing them to go home and reunite with their relatives.Many of these young men are not yet married, but they have a lot of money. There may be thousands of yuan in their bank accounts, and they are the focus of every matchmaker in ten miles and eight villages.Even for those married veterans and military officers, it is a very glorious thing to return home with trophies and a lot of cash.

The army system is also happy to see its success.After all, this behavior of soldiers returning home is actually a free publicity advertisement, that is, to make people realize that joining the army and going out to fight can earn a lot of money.And if you can make some meritorious service, you may be able to arrange to be a small local official when you leave the army in the future, such as the director of the village army, the minister of the township armed forces, and so on.At worst, the local railway, public security, and tax police systems also have quotas for people like them, which is a good way out.

From this, we can also see that the army—more precisely, the military department—system has a very deep foundation in China, and its social influence is also very good. There are many people who are willing to join the army.It's a pity that the army only recruits the best from the security regiments of the counties, and the navy only recruits from nautical school students or merchant sailors.

The only way for farmers to join the army is probably to perform well in the village soldier training, and then strive to be selected into the county security regiment.According to the current supplementary regulations on the number of soldiers, only those who entered the county security regiment and were included in the roster of reserve soldiers could be added to the army, and other avenues were basically blocked.

Compared with peasants, urban youths have much wider choices.Of course, they can apply for the Security Corps and compete with rural youths for places in the army. At the same time, because of their superior knowledge, they can apply for the nautical school or even the Fenggu Island Naval Academy—the nautical school has basically been handed over to the local government now. , The Fenggu Island Military Academy is newly opened by the Navy-you can try to join the Navy in the future.

In short, whether it is the army or the navy, for ordinary young people with no connections or backgrounds, it is a good way to improve their social class.Of course, you can also improve your class through examinations, but for those who are not well educated, there is no other way but to go to the battlefield with their heads up.

The First Mixed Regiment also retired some veterans this time, about three to four hundred people.Therefore, during the garrison period, the regiment headquarters also kept in close contact with the Ministry of the Army, recruited more than 400 recruits from the local area (and some were supplemented by battle losses), and successfully completed the exchange of old and new troops.

It is worth mentioning that, according to the latest regulations on the supply of troops drafted by the Ministry of the Army, the replenishment site of the first mixed regiment is on the east bank prairie, and the replenishment site of the second mixed regiment is in the Duck Lake Basin.In addition, before Ma Wenqiang retired at the beginning of this year, he also approved the establishment of the third and fourth mixed regiments. The former will be formed with the current Portuguese garrison as the backbone. The location is the southern section of the Brazilian Plateau north of Dingjun Mountain; the fourth mixed regiment will be formed with the current East Coast Army in the Far East as the backbone, and the insufficient part will be recruited on the spot. The land is the counties in the Hejian area.

After Shao Yaoguang took office, he did not overthrow Ma Wenqiang's order, but allocated funds normally to help the army establish these four mixed regiments.After Shao Yaoguang took office, the Ministry of the Army made another report, intending to recruit some soldiers based on the remaining two mixed battalions and some independent troops to form the Fifth Mixed Regiment of the Army, headed by Lan Fei who was recently transferred back to China Lieutenant Colonel, the source of troops is planned to be the South Cone and East Pampa areas.

After careful study, Shao Yaoguang approved the army's request, but asked them to put up the airs first, and postpone the replenishment of insufficient soldiers and equipment. It is best to wait until the second half of next year to gradually improve it, so as to reduce financial pressure.The army didn't make trouble this time, and simply agreed to Chairman Shao's request neatly. Maybe they thought that Chairman Shao's new official took office, and they didn't want to fight against their army. It would be good if they could agree to form the fifth mixed regiment. many.

Once the five mixed regiments are all formed, if you count some independent troops directly under the Ministry of the Army, local police forces and civilian personnel from various places, the total number of the army has reached more than 3 people, and the scale is quite large, compared with some European countries. And more.For example, Brandenburg-Prussia currently only has about 750 army troops, which is slightly smaller than that on the east coast, although the populations of the two countries seem to be not at the same level (150 million: [-] million).

The First Mixed Regiment was one of the first two regiments formed on the East Bank, with senior qualifications, tough style, and strong combat effectiveness.This time, they were transferred back to the country as a whole, not only for the purpose of rest, but also for the purpose of transferring them to the new land of La Plata to ensure the safety and construction of major cities including the capital Luoyang Prefecture, and to deter the few possible counterattacks. East Coast elements.

The first mixed regiment has 4995 members and is currently landing at Santa Fe Port with full strength.After arriving here, the various ministries will be stationed separately.If there is no accident, the 1st Infantry Battalion will go north to the area north of Hexi County to search for and capture possible Indian tribes there.In addition, the battalion received a secret order to cross the river into Paraguay to capture a large number of local Guaranis if necessary, and then secretly transport them to various construction sites in the south to undertake various labor tasks.

The 2nd Infantry Battalion is stationed in Santa Fe, a key port node, while guarding the surrounding area to ensure the safety of construction and transportation at various construction sites.The 3rd Infantry Battalion will go to Tucumán, Jujuy, Salta and other places in the north of Luoyang Prefecture, take over the local Spanish towns, screen out the Indians by the way, and then send them to Luoyang Prefecture in the south in batches, and put them into into construction.

The 1st Cavalry Battalion patrolled between Luoyang Prefecture and Santa Fe to ensure the safety of this land transportation route.Of course, a first-class high-grade road (first-class national road, which is also the preparatory work for the railway) is currently being built here, and ensuring construction safety is also one of the tasks of the cavalry.

As for the regiment headquarters and directly subordinate troops of the first mixed regiment, they will be stationed in Luoyang Prefecture and take over everything there.In other words, the people on the east coast no longer cover up, but directly control the entire La Plata with a high profile.The reason for this is actually very simple, that is, the Spaniard’s contract renewal document has arrived in the capital Dongfang Port, and the chairman of the executive committee, Shao Yaoguang, signed the contract renewal document with a red face, officially declaring that the vast La Plata Plain It changed hands.

And since La Plata has already belonged to the East Bank in the legal sense.Then there is nothing to say, it is the proper meaning to send troops directly to occupy various places.The first mixed regiment is still only the first wave. Immediately, the Minister of the Army, Major General Guo Handong, will lead the second mixed regiment to land in Shanghai County, then control the entire Pampa Plain, and search for Indians there.

It can be said that it is quite important to send two whole regiments with tens of thousands of people to La Plata.You know, this is currently the vast majority of the regular army on the east bank. The fifth mixed regiment is still being formed, and some of the battalion leaders are still guarding the Tuanjie River Basin. The third and fourth mixed regiments are even farther away. Overseas, this shows the determination of the Executive Committee.

But Yang Liang didn't care about it, thinking that those white shirts really made a big deal out of a molehill.Although La Plata is vast, there are only a few thousand Spanish soldiers, and most of them have already surrendered. The only white manor owners who disobey cannot become a big climate. Is it necessary to go to war like this?Just because the future capital will be here, an additional mixed group is sent over, which is simply nonsense.

But what can I do?Yang Liang sighed, the money bags are in the hands of the white shirts, they can do whatever they want.Yang Liang's family knows his family affairs. Ever since he failed to compete with Guo Handong for the Minister of the Army, he knew that he had cut off his way forward.Considering his age and the rejuvenation strategy the Army is advocating, he estimates that he will soon be serving at the newly established Army University.And this is what a friend in the military department quietly revealed to him, so it shouldn't be wrong.

"Actually, the Army University is not bad. At least it is the first principal. It should be famous in history in the future." On the way to the regiment headquarters, Yang Liang thought to himself.

The Army University is currently under construction. The school is located in Yuquan District, Luoyang Prefecture. It mainly trains school-level officers. It forms a high-level match with the Dingyuan Army Officer School and improves the entire army education system. With the camp school training, the lieutenants were trained by the Dingyuan Army Military Academy, and the school officers were trained by the Army University.

The Army obviously did not want the positions of officers at all levels to be occupied by a large number of students who graduated from the Corps Fort.Those guys are too deeply influenced by the white shirts of the executive committee, and they may not have the same heart with the army, so it is better to keep them out as much as possible, so as not to command the troops in the future.

In addition, the Army University has also set up a weapon research center, which is responsible for the research and development of various new weapons and new materials. Together with the research institutions of various military factories, it constitutes the research system of the military industry of the East Coast Army.

Generally speaking, it is not unacceptable to serve as the principal of the Army University, and Yang Liang is very open about it.If he works long enough, he can even cultivate a large group of cronies, and it is unknown that future disciples will spread throughout the army system.In this case, Yang's influence in the army will definitely increase greatly. Even if he can't become the minister of the army in the future, it doesn't matter. Several of his descendants are now in the army. With this kind of incense, they It is likely that his path to joining the army will be much easier than his own, and it is not impossible to aspire to the throne of the Minister of the Army and even the Chief of the General Staff of the Military Department in the future.

"It's just that I still don't want to part with the brothers in the regiment." Yang Liang thought silently: "Once I resign, the first mixed regiment will probably be transferred overseas? Where will it be? The most likely place is the Far East! Judging from Chairman Shao's current ruling program, the mixed regiment in the Far East may be a bit weak, and the possibility of the first mixed regiment being transferred is very high. This is an opportunity for the brothers in the regiment, but some people cannot be guaranteed I will never be able to come back. Although it is common for athletes in the army to be shrouded in horse leather on the battlefield, after so many years of getting along day and night, I always subconsciously hope that everyone is neat and tidy, but this is so difficult."

(End of this chapter)