Chapter 1218: Expeditionary Army
In fact, the fact that the coach who has not announced his entry into Japan for a long time is not because Shang Ji deliberately wants to hang them, but because he himself has not made up his mind.
Now regarding the issue of the coach, there are five people who have the highest voices, namely Liu Yi, Himiko, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Tai Shici. Originally, Liu Yi was the best candidate, and he was even in charge of the preliminary preparations for the Japanese invasion.
But following Himiko's surrender, Tai Shici, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong were promoted to SS generals successively, and Liu Yi was immediately outmatched. Letting an S-level general command an SS-level general feels like cronyism.
It is estimated that Liu Yi also had this kind of concern, so he deliberately avoided the selection of the commander-in-chief, but he was unwilling to really miss the opportunity.
Apart from Liu Yi, Himi was also very vocal. Of course, the main support for him is the Yamatai general who surrendered, and objectively speaking, Himiko, who was once the overlord of the Japanese country, is indeed the best choice-ignoring the words of loyalty.
Himiko has just surrendered, and there are still a large number of cronies who are obedient to orders. Under such circumstances, let her be the supreme commander of the war in Japan, Shang Ji doesn't have such a big heart!
Therefore, despite the high voices, Himiko was excluded from the list of candidates for the coach in the inner circle early.
The remaining Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, and Tai Shici were selected into the candidate list for the Japanese coach purely because they were suddenly promoted to SS-level generals.
"Military division, who do you think is more suitable to serve as the coach of Japan?"
Shang Ji thought for a while, and then threw the question to Xi Zhicai.
Unexpectedly, Xi Zhicai cupped his hands, and said with a deadpan expression: "Let the Lord Gan Gang decide this matter arbitrarily, and my subordinates dare not discuss it rashly."
Because he couldn't resist his friend's request, he came to explore Shang Ji's tone, but he didn't intend to get involved too much, even if there were only Shang Ji and him here, he didn't intend to express his opinion.
Shang Ji smiled when he heard the words, and didn't force it, and continued to lower his head to think, Xi Zhicai didn't bother him, and quietly sipped tea beside him.
After a while, Shang Ji said, "Since my brother is in charge of the preparations, then my brother will also be the head coach of the war!"
Xi Zhicai didn't speak, just nodded. Liu Yi is fully qualified in terms of identity, status, and qualifications to conquer the Japanese. If Zhao Yun and the three hadn't made a sudden breakthrough, there would have been no such controversy at all.
Now that Shang Ji has appointed Liu Yi, the others will not have any strong dissatisfaction.
"In addition, Tai Shici, Huang Zhong, Shenwu, and Ling Cao were appointed as deputy commanders to assist my brother in dealing with the recruitment of the Japanese. The number of the first batch of troops entering the Japanese army is tentatively scheduled to be five combat corps, plus the navy and marine corps. Set off in three days!"
Tai Shici and Huang Zhong are insurance. Although there are no SS-level generals in Japan, who knows if there will be hidden super masters? So Shang Ji stuffed Tai Shici and the two of them in.
As for Shenwu, it was because of his status as a general of Yamatai, his main role was to recruit the remaining forces of Yamatai who stayed behind in the Japanese kingdom, and at the same time act as a guide.
Ling Cao was appointed as the commander of the navy and the deputy commander of the expeditionary force because of the heavy task of the navy in this battle, and the logistics support was all on the navy.
Shang Ji thought about it again, and felt that there was nothing wrong with the arrangement, and then said to Xi Zhicai: "As for the transfer of other expeditionary generals, the military division will lead the staff to come up with a plan first."
"The subordinates take orders!"
It is not easy to intervene in the appointment of the top generals of the expeditionary army, but the ordinary generals below have no such concerns, and this is also one of the duties of the Military Strategy Department, and it is duty-bound.
In the afternoon of the same day, the Chief of Staff came up with the plan that the business wanted.
According to the plan, six ace corps with powerful fighting power, namely Star Shining Legion, Shura Legion, Jinfan Legion, Hundred Battles Legion, Japanese Shooting Legion, and God Warrior Legion, will serve as the vanguard corps.
Appoint Wang Shu as the vanguard general of the Japanese conquest.
In addition to the military generals within these legions, an additional 25 S-level generals were drawn from the entire army to supplement the major legions.
In addition, Chenzhou also stockpiled 30 strategic main forces of legions, led by the deputy commander of the expeditionary force Huang Zhong. Once the vanguard legion has established a firm foothold in the country of Japan, the navy will be responsible for transporting 20 of the combat legions to the country of Japan On the battlefield, the Japanese country was pacified with the force of Li Ting sweeping the holes, and the remaining ten were the reserve army.
Just in case, Shang Ji also ordered the transfer of 6 million county soldiers to form 30 temporary legions as a backup. At the same time, he issued partial mobilization orders in some areas to recruit recruits to supplement the defensive vacancies after the county soldiers were transferred.
Finally, in order to deal with the possible alien rebellion, and also to respond to the excited alien players in the Huaxia area within the sphere of influence, Shang Ji also formed 20 shadow legions.
The so-called Shadow Legion has only middle and senior generals and the organizational framework of the legion, and there are no ordinary soldiers. The soldiers of these Shadow Legion are all Huaxia players who are willing to participate in the War of the Japanese Kingdom.
Under the command of the general of the Shangji Army, they will participate in the encirclement and suppression of small-scale rebels, the destruction of the enemy's logistics routes and intelligence investigation, and the assassination of the enemy's senior generals.
Some players who desire to fight on the frontal battlefield can also realize their wishes. As long as they are not afraid of death, players are welcome on the frontal battlefield at any time, as long as they obey orders and obey the command, they are completely equal.
Of course, don't expect any special preferential treatment for players, as violating military orders will also be punished.
In general, according to this plan, the main force of the expeditionary force is 25 combat legions, and the reserve army is 10 combat legions, 30 temporary legions and 20 shadow legions.
Among the generals who participated in the conquest of the Japanese were three SS-level generals, more than forty S-level generals, and another twenty were on standby in Chenzhou. If necessary, they would support the Japanese battlefield with the reserve army at any time.
Of course, the above are only prepared standing combat forces. With the background of the Shangji Army at this time, as long as there is a need, it is easy to get an additional army of tens of millions. Not a problem.
After carefully reading the plan submitted by Xi Zhicai, after thinking about it, he added another one. Afterwards, he checked to make sure there were no omissions, signed his name, and returned the plan to Xi Zhicai.
Xi Zhicai took a look, and was immediately shocked.
According to Shang Ji's supplementary regulations, 10,000 ninth-tier guards will be transferred from the First Guard Corps to join Liu Yi's command. These 10,000 people did not belong to the expeditionary army sequence, and they directly obeyed the order of Liu Yi. Before they received further orders from Shang Ji, they only had to obey Liu Yi's orders.
"My lord, this...?"
Xi Zhicai looked at the plan and hesitated for a while.
The Imperial Guard Corps, as the name suggests, they have never been commanded by a certain general alone, this time it is unprecedented.
"Get ready. Three days later, I will preside over the general's expedition ceremony and cheer for the expedition soldiers."
Shang Ji didn't answer Xi Zhicai, but directly asked.
Xi Zhicai was taken aback for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate takes orders."