The regular army of the German Empire had more than 600,000 soldiers.
However, the Germanic Empire's army was often organized into squads, platoons, companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, divisions, corps, and legions. This kind of organization was really not conducive to the command of the troops.
In Liu Chuan's previous organization, the infantry brigade had already been abolished. The infantry division was directly under the infantry regiment and artillery regiment.
Next, if the national army was reorganized into 30 infantry divisions, wouldn't the infantry corps be abolished?
"With the development of communication technology, commanding has become faster and easier. Therefore, the command of the troops should also be developed in a flat manner. This way, not only could it make the command faster, but it could also save a lot of manpower.
In times of peace, the Imperial Army was organized into thirty infantry divisions. Once the war broke out, these infantry divisions would be matched with artillery and cavalry units to form an army. A few infantry divisions, or even a dozen infantry divisions, would form an army group and take on the mission of fighting in a certain direction. This way, he would be more suitable for the future battlefield!”
Liu Chuan continued to explain his point of view.
Liu Chuan's opinion undoubtedly shocked the big shots and generals of the Imperial Army.
According to Liu Chuan's point of view, there was no doubt that they would have to perform a major surgery on the German Empire's army. This would even harm the interests of many people.
Generally speaking, the commander of an infantry army was a lieutenant general. However, after the infantry army was abolished, how would these lieutenant generals be placed?
From now on, the commander of the army would most likely be a general or lieutenant general. In response, many of the generals 'positions would be adjusted. To be exact, many people would no longer be in positions of power.
However, he had to admit that such a reorganization and adjustment was very beneficial to the army of the Sun Never Sets Empire. It could effectively improve the combat effectiveness of the army.
"Your Majesty, carrying out a large-scale reorganization is a serious matter. We need to take it step by step.”General Schlieffen said.
"I know." Liu Chuan nodded. However, I still hope to complete it within the next few years. "This way, it will undoubtedly increase the combat strength of our troops greatly. I hope that after ten years, the regular strength of the Imperial Army can be increased from thirty infantry divisions to sixty infantry divisions. Apart from that, he would also form ten heavy artillery regiments. Each Heavy Artillery Brigade had six artillery battalions. Each artillery battalion was equipped with 24 150mm heavy howitzers. In this way, the Empire's army would be even more powerful.”
Liu Chuan knew that there would be a lot of resistance if he wanted to increase the number of troops.
Therefore, he began to paint a picture for the army generals.
These generals naturally hoped that the size of the army would be further increased.
If he could expand from thirty infantry divisions to sixty infantry divisions, he would be able to do so. Adding on the 10 heavy artillery regiments, it was equivalent to more than double the size. Many generals could also be properly arranged. At the same time, the strength of the Germanic Empire's army could also be greatly improved.
There was no doubt that the generals of the Imperial Army were fully supportive of the expansion plan.
"Other than expanding the army, I hope that the Imperial Army will further improve our mobilization system from now on. Not only the Kingdom of Princes, but the other kingdoms, grand duchies, duchies, and marquisates, as well as the free cities, had to establish a perfect mobilization system. This was to ensure that once a war broke out in the future, the Empire's army could mobilize enough powerful forces into the war in the shortest time possible. In this way, the Imperial Army could achieve great success in the early stages of the war.
After all, given the Empire's current situation, it was not suitable for a protracted war. If that happened, it would be very disadvantageous to the empire.
However, the scale of the future war will exceed our expectations and imaginations. Our enemies will also do their best to ensure that they are not defeated by us.
This also meant that if the Empire could not obtain a sufficiently large advantage in the early stages of the war, it would be impossible for them to win. In that case, it would be extremely difficult for the Empire to win the future war.”
Liu Chuan's expression was extremely serious when he mentioned this question.
The generals of the Germanic Empire naturally understood this.
Once a war broke out in the future, the Germanic Empire's lack of resources, sparse population, and the geographical location of being besieged by various countries would all erupt.
If the German Empire could quickly complete the mobilization and invest more troops into the early stages of the war, it would be best to gain as much advantage as possible. The chances of winning would also be greater.
" I hope that after we perfect the mobilization system, the army of the Imperium will be able to expand from sixty infantry divisions to a hundred in three months. Within half a year, it would increase to 150 infantry divisions. Within a year, it would be increased to 200 infantry divisions. Within two years, it would be increased to 300 infantry divisions!”Liu Chuan made his request.
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