Southern Song Army Reorganization

Timeline

1. 1152Yangtze defense line · Southern SongImperial army area commands at Jiankang, Zhenjiang, Ezhou, Chizhou, and other key points along the Yangtze and in the Sichuan-Shaanxi region formed a standing army system for defense against Jin, with total strength of about 200,000 or more.
2. 1152Lin'an · Lin'an PrefectureIn September 1152, Right Remonstrator Lin Danai memorialized to restrain generals from unlawfully employing soldiers for profit; an edict ordered the Ministry of Justice to circulate existing statutes to the armies, reflecting the court's further control over post-reorganization military discipline and finances.