Napoleon nodded silently. "No wonder the Crown Prince had launched the Second Military Reform. So he intended to implement such an outstanding concept as the Skirmisher Cluster." Berthier smiled. "In fact, the Skirmisher Cluster is only a small part of this military reform."
Napoleon was already growing numb. He looked at him and asked, "Can you tell me what other important measures there are?"
"Of course. The news of the military reform is all public." Berthier nodded. "For example, the 'Army Command System.' From now on, the entire army will be reorganized into six levels: Army group—Division—Brigade—Regiment—Battalion—Company.
"Every army group will have its own General Staff, engineers, and logistics system, allowing it to deploy rapidly and fight independently.
"At the same time, all Army Groups will have exactly the same structure, making it possible to reassign Commanders-in-Chief flexibly. When different Army Groups cooperate, they will also be more familiar with one another.
"All Directly Subordinate Legions will be divided into four Army Groups.
"Each army group will command two Infantry Divisions and half or one cavalry Division, totaling roughly thirty to thirty-five thousand men."
Napoleon asked in confusion, "Only Infantry and cavalry? What about Artillery and engineers?"
"The Infantry Division is merely an old name we retained," said the Chief of Staff. "In reality, they have all been changed into 'Combined Divisions.'
"Infantry, Skirmishers, Artillery, engineers, and even some light cavalry have all been incorporated into the Infantry Divisions.
"The division commander will possess every branch of service and can call upon them immediately in battle. Oh, coordination between Skirmishers and Artillery is now already a standard training subject." Napoleon merely continued nodding.
He had once had some ideas about military organization himself, but his thoughts had never been fully sorted out. Yet the system proposed by the Crown Prince