The commander thought for a long time and muttered: "Changshu's model brigade has one regiment less establishment. The establishment of other directly affiliated troops at all levels will be made according to your plan. In this case, it is actually equivalent to three regiments. The personnel establishment should be controlled as much as possible."
Within 10,000 people, this will make it difficult for other brigade commanders to talk about it."
The commander-in-chief knows the seriousness of the matter. The most powerful troops in the Jin army are now under the command of Commander Fu and Commander Xu. However, there are only seven or eight brigades in the commander-in-chief's direct troops that can take action. Now these few brigades
Under the orders of the Nanjing Military Commission, they were to be merged into three divisions and were being reorganized. If there was a combat mission against Japan in the near future, he would have to draw troops from a few old subordinates.
However, during the Songhu War of Resistance, the commander also sensed a glimmer of an opportunity, and this opportunity was about to fall on the young man in front of him.
He knew that Zhou Wen was determined to resist Japan, and he also believed that everything Zhou Wen did was centered on the idea of resisting Japan. He also believed in Zhou Wen's ability and the elite fighting power of his men.
Zhou Wen tried his best to participate in the Songhu battlefield thousands of miles away, and he also created so many battlefield miracles. There was no reason for him to stay out of the battle so close to home, and this little bastard also had
One good thing is that you don't care about credit or fame.
But the old man cares!
Think about it, since the beginning of the Central Plains War, how many military exploits and benefits have the other troops who cooperated with this little bastard gained? Just take the recent Songhu Anti-Japanese War, without Zhou Wen’s participation, which commanders could have achieved such great results?
? Now newspapers across the country can only praise these people as national heroes.
Such a prominent reputation, such a much-anticipated glory, is exactly what he needs most now, at least he can use this reputation to intimidate a few restless boss-level officials under his command.
And since Shanxi is now nominally under the jurisdiction of the Nanjing government, the entire Jin army has to obey the reorganization order of the Nanjing Military Commission and reorganize the troops according to the establishment given by the Military Commission. Now the direct line of the general can only be reduced to three
The division has one army, and the two major factions under him, Lieutenant General Fu and General Xu, also have one army each.
In other words, the original Jin army with hundreds of thousands of troops, the Military Commission only gave the three armies nine divisions. When the Taiyuan Arsenal was ordered to shut down, the military expenses of the three armies were uniformly allocated by Nanjing. This
This is also a means for the Nanjing Military Commission to break up the Jin army. After all, these three armies will rely on the central government in the future, and the influence of the commander-in-chief will become increasingly weak. In the end, it will be up to two people to listen to whom.
This is Chi Guoguo's conspiracy. Even if the commander knows about it, there is nothing he can do about it.
In the history that Zhou Wen knew, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the first old subordinate to break away from the commander-in-chief was the 35th Army led by General Fu.
Therefore, the commander-in-chief could only hide three brigades secretly from participating in the reorganization, namely the independent brigade, the cavalry brigade and Zhao Changshu’s Taiyuan Garrison Brigade (the original Sixth Brigade). This resulted in the supplies and military pay of these brigades being completely
The marshal financed them with his own money, but it also shows that these brigades are purely the marshal's private army.
Anyway, the commander is not afraid. I have reorganized the large army of old men in accordance with the instructions of the Military Commission. If you still have to argue with the old men of the three brigades of a small army of no more than 20,000 people, then don’t blame me for turning my back on others. It’s just that the mule is anxious.
He can still bite people, not to mention that the old man was once a tiger.
Of course, Nanjing will not push people too hard. Everyone knows very well that in these days, no one has much private money, right?
However, these brigades have become the outer rooms of wealthy families, and their names are not justified. It will be difficult for officers at all levels to be promoted in the future.
Now an opportunity is placed in front of the commander-in-chief. If you can make great contributions in the anti-Japanese battlefield and make a name for yourself, can your Military Commission still block the mouths of the people across the country? Can you still turn a blind eye and not be included in the establishment?
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Some people may ask, isn't the commander-in-chief afraid of the Japanese army? How could he be so confident that his troops can perform meritorious service on the battlefield?
Hehe, this is the shrewdness of this commander. He is not optimistic about his own troops, but optimistic about Zhou Wen. He is convinced that as long as Zhou Wen goes to the battlefield, he will definitely achieve victory and military exploits that others did not expect, and Zhou Wen himself simply
I don't care about these false reputations, and I'm afraid that others will over-promote and expose myself, just a small coin.
At that time, these military exploits will fall on the troops who cooperated with him. Naturally, there will be countless newspaper reports. This unit will soon be known to the people across the country and become famous. By then, it will be him and Nanjing.
It's time to negotiate terms.
Therefore, the commander-in-chief agreed to Zhou Wen's proposal. After all, if his subordinates' combat effectiveness is too weak and they become pig teammates and drag down Zhou Wen, it will not be beautiful.
However, considering the psychological balance between the two other brigades under his command, Zhao Changshu could only be assigned two regiments. After all, it was only an increase of more than 2,000 people from the original 7,000 people. It was good to find excuses to appease other subordinates.
It's not that he is reluctant to spend money to expand the army, but he doesn't dare to expand and recruit troops for the three brigades in a big way, otherwise he will soon arouse the vigilance of the principal. When the time comes, you will throw a pair of embroidered shoes over, and you will still wear them.
Not wearing it?
Zhou Wen could naturally guess most of his little thoughts, otherwise he wouldn't have revealed the big news about the Great Wall War of Resistance. Now is a good time to negotiate terms.
Zhou Wenzhengse said: "Commander, my nephew also got some news when he was in Nanjing. The Nanjing Military Commission Staff Department also had speculations and worries in this regard, so my nephew estimates that the Japanese attack will be launched early next year. They will not
It will give the Northeast Army too much breathing time."
"Oh? So fast?"
"Very soon, after gaining access to the Northeast, the Japanese Kwantung Army transferred many troops from the Korean garrison into the Northeast. Now the Kwantung Army already has two Class A divisions and several brigade garrison troops to launch another attack.
The possibility is very high.”
"The two Class A divisions only have 40,000 people. Now Xiao Liuzi still has 200,000 troops under his command, and he relies on the supply support from the Pingjin front line. He won't be unable to defend Rehe, right? Besides, he just wants to retreat now.
There is no way out, how can we run into the city of Beiping and hide? He cannot bear this eternal crime, so he can only resist it."
"That's not to say. After withdrawing from the Northeast without firing a shot, the entire Northeastern Army has long been alienated from Germany and disorganized. It is no longer the Fengjun that could influence the situation in the Central Plains. Moreover, the young marshal now has greater control over the troops.
In order to weaken the enemy, even if he wants to fight, he can't protect his generals. They all have their own ideas, and there are not a few who even want to surrender directly to the Japs. Two hundred thousand people, hum! I don't think there are 19th Route Army and 5th Route Army on the Songhu battlefield.
The 70,000 soldiers in the army have strong combat effectiveness. How can they be the opponent of the little Japanese?"
