Zhou Wen's plan to set up directly-affiliated troops with a full range of arms in each base unit of the model brigade was the first of its kind for the Republic of China army. In particular, direct-affiliated troops with heavy firepower such as artillery and heavy machine guns were set up at the brigade headquarters, regiment headquarters, and battalion headquarters. In fact, they have already
It's a bit like the prototype of the combined force of later generations.
These are all targeted settings made by Zhou Wen based on the combat characteristics of the Japanese army.
Sun Tzu's Art of War says: As a general, he does not worry about victory but first considers defeat, so he can fight a hundred battles without danger.
Although Zhou Wen is not a famous general, he is well aware of the powerful combat effectiveness of the Japanese army. Moreover, the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, and any unexpected occurrence may lead to changes in the battlefield situation.
Therefore, having a reserve force with strong combat effectiveness and complete arms is the best way to deal with battlefield crises.
Under normal circumstances, directly affiliated troops can provide fire support to subordinate units, and when necessary, can form a combat cluster to strengthen defense and offense in any direction.
This is the conclusion reached by Zhou Wen and his officer corps together with Zhao Changshu through many deductions. In view of the Japanese army's usual offensive and roundabout tactics, a brigade must have a reserve team with a strength of no less than a regiment, and a regiment must have no less than a battalion.
A battalion shall not be smaller than a company, and so on.
Therefore, the number of units at all levels in Zhao Changshu's model brigade far exceeds that of the general army. They are not just logistics personnel, but are basically combat personnel.
Now it is the commander-in-chief's turn to be in trouble. For a brigade-level unit of 15,000 people, he is no longer thinking about military expenses. As a veteran warlord who has ruled Shanxi for decades, he can afford to support hundreds of thousands of Jin troops.
, there is no need to worry about weapons and equipment for fifteen thousand people.
What he thinks more about is how to balance the various factions and forces under his subordinates. It is said that one move affects the whole body. If the person in power is too partial to his direct lineage, it will easily cause dissatisfaction and injustice among other subordinates. Who doesn't want his subordinates to
The more soldiers the better? If you have a brigade of 15,000 people, aren’t our brigades the commander’s soldiers? Can we also have a brigade commander of 10,000 people?
This will make the already surging undercurrent within the Jin army even worse.
This is the drawback of warlord management. Big warlords control small warlords, and small warlords control smaller warlords. Each warlord is thinking about how to recruit troops to become a bigger warlord.
Over the decades of the Republic of China, countless big warlords developed from small warlords step by step in this way.
When these warlords gradually grew in power and became full-fledged, they thought about how to get rid of the jurisdiction of the old warlords, form their own faction, and finally dominate the land and become the local emperor.
Nowadays, warlords in various parts of the Republic of China have basically developed according to this model. Such a model will inevitably lead to the continuous decomposition of old warlords and the rise of new warlords.
The main force of the warlords in the Republic of China was the Beiyang Warlords in the early stage, and later it was divided into the Anhui Clan Warlords, the Zhili Clan Warlords, the Feng Clan Warlords, and the Southern Warlords. In the later period, it was replaced by the Guangxi Clan, the Northwest Army, the Jin Army, and the Northeast Army.
Up to now, the only established warlords are the Guangxi Clan and the Jin Army. The Northwest Army was broken down into more than a dozen large and small forces after the Central Plains War. It can no longer pose a threat to the Nanjing government. At most, it can
It can only be regarded as a scabies disease. The commander-in-chief believes that according to the principal's methods, the remnants of the Northwest Army will be wiped out in a few years.
The Northeastern Army, on the other hand, blamed itself for not living up to expectations. Thousands of miles of great rivers and mountains were surrendered to the little devils without firing a single shot. As a result, hundreds of thousands of the Northeastern Army became rootless trees and water without a source. Sooner or later they would disintegrate.
thing.
However, the current Jin army has long been no longer monolithic. Some of the larger forces also make the commander on pins and needles. Now if too much policy tilt is given to the establishment of the model brigade, I am afraid it will cause more trouble.
Big storm.
The commander thought for a long time, shook his head and said: "You little bastard, you have created a problem for this old man!"
Suddenly he asked: "Honestly, will Japan take any action recently?"
Zhou Wen knew that in order for the commander to make up his mind, he needed to add some ingredients.
He came to the map on the wall of the Marshal's office, pointed in the direction of Jinzhou and said: "Commander, you see, the Japanese army effortlessly took over this fat piece of Northeast China. Not only did they occupy the important land in the north of our country, but they also
It also revealed the weakness of the Northeastern Army. From a strategic perspective, Jinzhou alone was not enough to completely close the door to the Northeast. If the Japs wanted to build the Northeast into their logistics base, they would need greater strategic depth.
You see, will they take advantage of the panic of the Northeastern Army to launch another attack from the Jinzhou line, occupy Rehe as well, and lead their troops to the Great Wall line, thereby forming an oppressive force on our North China Plain and causing our country to once again
Unable to look north, we can only think about defense."
The Marshal came over and looked at the map. He hissed as he looked at it and took a breath of cold air and said, "Grandma, it's not a question of whether you can do it or not. It's a matter of definitely doing it. Just rely on Xiao Liuzi."
Even Rehe can't keep his cowardice! Now the old man's Shanxi will have to face the little devil."
He was so anxious now that he even cursed in his hometown dialect.
After that, he came back to his senses, pointed at Zhou Wen and cursed: "You little bastard, why didn't you tell me earlier and hid it from the old man, right?"
Zhou Wen smiled bitterly and said: "This is also the guess of my nephew and his officers. No one believes it if I tell others!"
The commander waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter whether other people believe it or not, but the old man believes it. It seems that it won't be long. If we fight in the north, Nanjing will definitely mobilize our Jin army to participate. We can't be careless about this matter."
After the commander said this, he began to circle around the room and think about it.
He was actually a little worried now. He did not expect that his Jin army would soon face a confrontation with the Japanese army. It was quite satisfying to watch from the other side and call the Northeast Army cowards. But now it was the turn of the Jin army to fight the Japanese army with real swords and guns.
I can't count how much I have in my heart.
You must know that the Japanese soldiers during this period were considered invincible in the hearts of the people of the Republic of China. The First Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1899 destroyed all the energy of the Manchu and Qing dynasties. In addition, seeing little Japan defeat the arrogant Tsarist Russia, naturally
There is an invincible disease in my heart.
Even though there were several partial victories in the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, in the end, under strong pressure from the Japanese army, they were forced to sign an unequal armistice agreement to settle the matter.
Therefore, during this period, the strong performance of the Japanese army for decades put great pressure on these warlords of the Republic of China. Moreover, the commander-in-chief was not only considering the issue of war, these politicians also considered how the war would affect their status.
Impact, what if you win? What if you lose? Can you get some benefits from it?