At the end of May in the third year of the Second World War, just three days before the Memorial Day of the Qin Dynasty, an edict came from the emperor's study room in Xianyang Palace to inform the world. After this edict, there were several appointments that had not been circulated among the people at all.
He quietly issued orders to the cabinet and six ministries from the emperor's study.
Hu Hai's eldest son, Ying Lekang, who was already one month old, was officially consecrated as the Great Prince of the Qin Dynasty, King Kang, on this day, the 29th day of the fifth month in the Qin calendar. Ying Lekang, who was just over half a year old, was still learning to speak.
Kang was canonized as King Kang, once again setting a precedent for the Qin Dynasty.
Just a few months after Hu Hai conferred Meng Tian as the Duke of Jiuyuan, the first king of Qin Dynasty also appeared again.
Of course, because the first prince appeared on the eldest prince Ying Lekang, at this time, many people have not understood the real meaning behind Hu Hai’s title of king to Ying Lekang, who was still a baby. Maybe.
The cabinet and several important ministers in the court will notice something, but what is certain is that they still have not figured out the context of Hu Hai's actions.
The eldest prince Ying Lekang was canonized as King Kang, and the daughter Ying Wenyin born to Long Mei was canonized as the eldest princess of Qin, with the title Anle. Princess Anle means peace in the world and the well-being of the people.
After this edict that was announced to the world, there were several appointments that were not known to the people at all but were extremely important to Da Qin.
The Ministry of War set restrictions to force soldiers and low-level generals in each legion to retire to fill up their positions. In fact, the only ones most affected were the Longxi Army, the Jiuyuan Army and the Nanhai Navy. To be precise, these three armies have never received new recruits except for
Except for the Longxi Army, the original organization of the rest such as the Jiuyuan Army and the Nanhai Navy has far exceeded the 100,000 soldiers of various types set by Hu Hai for each legion.
Because these three armies have existed since the time of the First Emperor, and were regarded as the Dingding army that existed as the gate of the Qin Dynasty.
The Southern Navy, which originally numbered 500,000, was partly damaged in the fighting because of Zhao Tuo and Ziying, and then part of it was eliminated by Hu Hai, and then divided up with the 100,000 troops of Feng Jie and Han Xin.
Mix and match, sharply downsized and downsized to more than 200,000.
Jia Han of the Soaring Snake Army took away tens of thousands, and now the Southern Navy only has over 200,000.
The Jiuyuan Army originally numbered 300,000, but Hu Hai transferred 100,000 to go north. Today, there are still tens of thousands of elite cavalry stationed in official warehouses in Linzi, Langya and other counties. Even if some of them follow Meng Tian back, they will only be just over 200,000.
Not to mention the Longxi Army. Because Li Xin failed in the attack on Chu, the Longxi Army suffered the same cold reception as Li Xin in the Qin Dynasty. It originally had more than 300,000 troops and was basically the same as the Jiuyuan Army.
The Longxi Army has maintained a strength of 50,000 to 60,000 people for more than ten years, which is enough to defend the two counties of Longxi and Beidi.
Of course, the cold reception Li Xin and the Longxi Army received from the court does not mean that the First Emperor did not pay attention to Longxi and Beidi, the westernmost border areas of the Qin Dynasty. You must know that the First Emperor went to Longxi and Beidi counties on his first hunting tour.
It can be said that the Ministry of War's retirement order is mainly aimed at the Southern Navy and the Jiuyuan Army. Because the establishment of these two armies in Daqin far exceeds the establishment of the legions approved by the Ministry of War.
Of course, it is true that there are many old and weak in these two armies. After all, the Southern Navy and the Jiuyuan Army have been guarding the two most important places in the north and south of the Qin Dynasty for more than ten years. Of course, the Longxi Army also has
A large number of people were forcibly sent back to their places.
The rest, such as the Tiger Army, Yulin Army, White Tiger Army, Guilin Army, etc. are actually mostly newly established legions after Hu Hai took control of the world. These more than ten legions are basically young and strong. After all, they have grown up as early as
At the beginning of the army, Hu Hai had already eliminated the old, weak, sick and disabled.
If you add in the old Qin soldiers who are tired of fighting and fighting and want to live a peaceful life because they are covered with scars, the Jiuyuan Army, the South Navy, the Longxi Army, the Guilin Army, and the South Vietnamese Army have all lost weight significantly, and
Among them, the two armies, the Jiuyuan Army and the Nanhai Navy, which are the most heavily armed, have lost the most weight.
Among them, the Jiuyuan Army and the South Navy Army had nearly 100,000 soldiers who were forced to retire and returned to their places. If those who voluntarily applied for retirement are included, the number has far exceeded 100,000. The Longxi Army, Guilin Army, and South Vietnam Army
Nearly 10,000 people each have retired.
Hu Hai gave an order, and the Jiuyuan Army and the South Navy each deployed tens of thousands of extra troops to supplement the Longxi, South Vietnam, and Guilin armies with less than 100,000 troops. Among them, the Jiuyuan Army mainly supported the Longxi Army, while the South Navy also took care of South Vietnam.
, the two armies of Guilin.
Replenishing the 100,000 Longxi Army, the 100,000 Feng Jie South Vietnamese Army, and the 100,000 Han Xin Guilin Army, basically the Jiuyuan Army and the South Navy have successfully slimmed down. But it is still not complete. The tens of thousands of extra troops will be converted into nine nearby troops.
The soldiers of the three counties of Yuan, Annan and Hexi.
Jiuyuan's population is insufficient. Needless to say, Annan and Hexi counties are newly established counties. There are basically not many people, let alone recruiting county soldiers. The regular army has been converted into county soldiers, but the soldiers in these three counties are still
Just enjoy the treatment of sixteen regular armies.
It can be said that after the new "Military Code" was announced to the world, the Ministry of War was busy with this matter.
By the end of May, except for the Nanhai Navy and the Jiuyuan Army, which were far away and were not in place, the sixteen regular armies of the Qin Dynasty had basically been reduced to a legion of 100,000 men. Needless to say, this was of great significance to the Qin Dynasty.
The two forces entrenched in Jiuyuan and Nanhai that could influence the political situation of the Qin Dynasty and the world have basically disappeared. Although the names of the Jiuyuan Army and the Nanhai Navy still exist, their strength has been greatly reduced and they will no longer exist.
He has the strength to touch the foundation of Da Qin at every turn.
It was under this circumstance that Hu Hai's several edicts on May 29th came belatedly.
He removed Ying Yi from the post of General Hu Ben and transferred Meng Tian, Duke of Jiuyuan, back to the capital to command the 100,000 Huben Army as a duke; She Jian, the former deputy general of the Jiuyuan Army, was promoted to General Jiuyuan and commanded the reduced 100,000 Yuan Army; withdrew Xin Sheng from Longxi
As a county lieutenant, he was given the title of General of Longxi, commanding 100,000 Longxi troops; General Wang Kun was transferred to the rank of Longxi Commandery, and given the title of General of Zhenxi;
There were nearly 30,000 cavalry and infantry of the original Jiuyuan Army stationed in Guancang in Linzi, Langya, Handan, Jiaodong and other places. All generals and soldiers were promoted to one rank and transferred to the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. From then on, they were separated from the order of the Jiuyuan Army.
The Forbidden Army was newly established, and the 30,000 soldiers from the Guanzhong camp were converted into the Forbidden Army on the spot, dedicated to guarding Xianyang, the important place in the capital of the Qin Kingdom. Meng Li, the former guard of Yueyang, was appointed as the deputy general of the Forbidden Army and temporarily commanded the 30,000 Forbidden Army.
The 50,000 Yulin Army to which Jing Yan belongs is dedicated to guarding the Xianyang Palace and acting as the emperor's personal army. Of course, saying that the Yulin Army is the emperor's personal army is just a superficial statement. Everyone knows that the Longwei Mansion's personal guards are the emperor's real personal army.
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At this point, the Jiuyuan Army, which had been controlled by the Meng clan for decades, began to be truly controlled by Hu Hai. After a series of actions, Hu Hai finally had more than a million elite troops in the country firmly under his control.
The emperor's desire to control the military power of the Qin Dynasty was already understood by everyone in the Qin Dynasty after the "Laws of War" was announced to the world. So although they were surprised, they did not find it too difficult to accept. Taking away the Meng clan's control over the Jiuyuan Army power, but gave Meng Tian the position of commander of the Tiger Army and the Mengli Forbidden Army, which can be regarded as another kind of compensation.
What is really hard to see through is Hu Hai’s appointment to the post of internal historian! (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)