Li Zhen sorted out the thoughts in his mind and continued: "The seven military regions are located across the country and control every province in the country. The first is the Shenyang Military Region in the north, which is responsible for Liaoning and Heilongjiang. Its main task is to build a northern defense system and form a The first line of defense in the north was to deter Tsarist Russia’s troops stationed in the north and prevent Tsarist Russia from invading.”
"The second is the Beijing Military Region, which is responsible for the defense of Hebei, Beijing, Inner Mongolia, and Shanxi. The Beijing Military Region plays the role of protecting Beijing, the national political center, and serves as the second line of defense to prevent attacks from the north."
"The third is the Lanzhou Military Region, which is responsible for the defense of Shanxi, Ningxia, Xinjiang and other northwest regions. The task of this theater is to build a northwest defense system and prevent attacks from the northwest."
"The fourth is the Nanjing Military Region, which is responsible for the defense of Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Taiwan. As a coastal military region, the Nanjing Military Region has a prosperous economy, so it must protect the steady development of coastal provinces, and this area is also easy to land. The local area must be responsible for preventing the possibility of enemy troops landing from the estuary, and even remotely controlling Taiwan to ensure Taiwan's security."
"The fifth is the Chengdu Military Region, which is responsible for the defense of Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Tibet. As the heart of southwest China, the Chengdu Military Region must not only protect China's southwest, but also prevent threats from British and French colonies in the southwest."
"The sixth is the Guangzhou Military Region, which is responsible for the defense of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, and Vietnam. Its main task is to coordinate with the Chengdu Military Region and strengthen China's control over the southwest. At the same time, there are a large number of sea areas in the south, as well as the coast of Vietnam. region, so we must control the southern seas to ensure the interests of southern China.”
Li Zhen picked up the tea cup, took a sip of water, and continued: "In addition to these six military regions, the seventh is the Jinan Military Region, which is responsible for the defense of Shandong, Henan, and Japan, ensuring Japan's security, and controlling North Korea, and even the Jinan Military Region as a Mobile forces assist the Beijing Military Region and Shenyang Military Region to form a large defense line in the north."
Li Zhen looked serious and said loudly: "Seven major military regions control every province in the country, and under the major military regions, military divisions are set up in each province and garrisons are set up in each city to control the whole country."
"Hiss, hiss,."
Hu Linyi's eyes shone and he stared at Li Zhen as if he were a monster.
The division into seven military regions gives the military greater control.
Zeng Guofan and Shi Dakai were also extremely surprised. They didn't expect that if Li Zhen didn't move, he would be nothing but if he moved, he would be astonished.
Li Zhen smiled, his tone became calmer, and he said loudly: "After the establishment of the military region, coupled with the continuous construction of railways, as long as the railway network is successfully built, the government will have stronger control over the military region, relying on the transportation capacity of the railway network , the control of the military regions stationed in various places can also be greatly strengthened, forming a military system."
Zeng Guofan nodded repeatedly, but said worriedly: "What the president said makes sense, the establishment of seven military regions is imperative, but as far as the current situation is concerned, it is necessary to draft the commanders of each major military region, as well as the members of the Ministry of National Defense, And the establishment of seven military regions is a very large project and not easy."
Li Zhen waved his hand and said firmly: "No matter what, it must be implemented. In order to establish the seven military regions and the Ministry of National Defense, I plan to transfer back Peng Yulin, Zhang Zhidong, Li Hongzhang and other elites from all over the country to establish The Ministry of National Defense will start to establish the major military regions across the country. Although it is still blank at present, it must be done. This is to lay the foundation for long-term peace and stability."
Shi Dakai nodded and said: "Since we have to establish a military region and a Ministry of National Defense, we should now start to transfer all the people back to prepare for the next step."
Li Zhen nodded, carefully thought about the personnel needed, and then ordered: "The third army Zhang Zhidong and Zeng Guoquan, the fourth army Li Hongzhang and Yang Jianhou, the fifth army Peng Yulin, Yang Banhou stationed in Guangxi, and Yang Banhou stationed in Guangdong Qi Zhenhai, Su Lei stationed in Taiwan, Li Xiucheng and Lu Shaochuan stationed in Vietnam, all were transferred back. In addition, Li Hongzhang, Su Lei, and Chen Yucheng had to choose their successors to continue to stabilize Taiwan, Japan and The situation in Vietnam cannot be disrupted by transfers."
"yes."
Zeng Guofan responded.
Li Zhen waved his hand and said: "Go down and send a telegram, I will think about the specific arrangements."
The three of them retreated, and soon only Li Zhen was left in the study. Li Zhen rubbed his temples, with a firm light shining in his eyes. He adopted the military divisions of later generations, so as to strengthen the control of the army to a greater extent. Take control.
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Chengdu, Third Army Headquarters.
In the army commander's office, Zhang Zhidong was busy writing. There was a gentle knock on the door. Immediately, the door opened and a guard in military uniform strode in. He stood in front of Zhang Zhidong and raised his hand. He saluted and said loudly: "Commander, a telegram came from Beijing, asking the commander and deputy commander Zeng Guoquan to return to Beijing immediately."
"What's the matter?" Zhang Zhidong asked.
Zhang Zhidong is not yet thirty years old, but he has already become majestic due to his long-term experience.
Especially the two beards add a touch of majesty.
The guard was also confused and shook his head and said: "I haven't received any news before. It was very sudden, and it was an order personally issued by the president, asking the military commander and deputy commander to return as soon as possible."
"I understand. I will make arrangements for the army immediately and then set off back to Beijing." Zhang Zhidong was confused, wondering if something had happened in Beijing that led to the request to enter Beijing immediately.
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Heilongjiang, Fifth Army Headquarters.
After Peng Yulin received the news from Beijing, he was also confused. However, it is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders. Peng Yulin did not ask for the reason. He arranged the specific matters of the Heilongjiang Fifth Army in the shortest possible time and then set off back to Beijing.
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Japan, Kyoto.
Fourth Army garrison, military camp.
Li Hongzhang was talking to Yang Jianhou when a soldier came in, saluted and reported: "Commander, I just received news from the country. The President ordered the Army Commander and Commander Yang to return to the country and asked the Army Commander to arrange for a successor. , according to the news, it is likely that the army commander was transferred and Commander Yang returned to China."
"ah,."
Li Hongzhang was stunned for a moment, but then burst into laughter.
There was endless joy in his eyes.
After staying in Japan for many years, I finally got the chance to transfer back.
Yang Jianhou couldn't help but rub his hands and said with a smile: "Congratulations, commander, for being transferred back to the country this time, it will definitely be like a big roc rising with the wind in one day, soaring to 90,000 miles."
Li Hongzhang waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "We are all happy, let's go back together." After a pause, Li Hongzhang stood up and said: "I will immediately arrange the successor, handle the follow-up matters before setting off to return."
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At different times, military commanders across the country received news from Beijing one after another. After receiving the news about Li Zhen, some were surprised and stunned, and some were full of doubts. The mood was the same. After all, no one knew about Li Zhen. plan, but without exception everyone dealt with the matter in the shortest possible time and set off to return.
At this moment, countless military commanders gathered in Beijing.