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Chapter 0242 shuffling (a)

Wuhan has finally bid farewell to the bitterly cold winter and ushered in a warm and humid spring.People in Maodong also took off their heavy cotton robes and leather waistcoats.Fashionable young girls can't wait to put on bright sweaters and beautiful skirts to show off in the market.

This spring is the first spring for Wuhan as the capital of southern China, and it has just experienced a "century wedding".In the streets and alleys, people are still talking about the grand occasion of the wedding and Song Meiling's peerless beauty.Although none of us had ever seen the bride herself, they took it for granted that she was worthy of such a grand wedding, how could the bride who made all the big names in China come to drink the wedding wine not be a peerless beauty?

As for the so-called "peace statement" and "disarmament agreement", it is not a topic that Wuhan citizens care about.Now the southern country is already in a peaceful and prosperous age, and the Kuomintang soldiers are mighty. If they don't go to trouble others, it's already a high incense. Who would dare to come to trouble?Whether it is peaceful or not, whether it is disarmed or not, it is a matter for the north and has nothing to do with the south.

It's just that under this peaceful scene of singing and dancing, there are also small undercurrents surging.It was precisely that disarmament agreement that created this undercurrent.Although ordinary citizens can't understand it, in the compound of the Military Commission, those staff officers are talking about it.

"Hey, have you heard? This time, Vice President Bai's military committee member has been ruined, and he has been replaced by our vice principal of Huangpu, He Jinggong (He Yingqin)."

"That's right, Mr. Jing is our school seat's confidant, who will he promote if the school seat doesn't promote him?"

"Things are not that simple. This seat has long been agreed to be for Bai Jiangong, but isn't it time to lay off troops?"

"Disarmament? Sigh, cut your head off! That's all to deceive those big bosses in the north. In fact, this time is basically a reorganization, reorganizing 45 divisions into 25 divisions. Except for eliminating some old and weak, basically no Move. It's just...just that there are [-] fewer seats for division commanders! According to the "hidden rules" of the current Military Commission, one member can nominate two division commanders! That's why our principal did not hesitate to offend the Guangxi Gang and removed the committee member of Jiangong , replaced by He Jinggong. Isn't all this for the benefit of our Huangpu?"

"Keep your voice down, Mr. Jian is coming. His face has been ashen for the past two days. Whoever provokes him will inevitably give him a hard training. Yesterday Li Tianxia was shot at the muzzle, and he was almost put in confinement."

The small staff officers below all smelled it, and the big shots floating above were even more concerned.A member of the Military Commission can nominate two division commanders and four brigade commanders!It turns out that this member of the Military Commission is so valuable, and the Luo family has two members of the Military Commission!That is the shortage of four division commanders and eight brigade commanders!What makes all parties even more envious is that the Luo family still holds the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Armament Department, and the Central Military Academy in the army.In the context of disarmament, who is willing to offend the uncle and nephew of the Luo family?Maybe they can nominate themselves a teacher or brigade commander to do it.So in the past two days, the thresholds of the two Luo mansions at the foot of Moshan in East Lake were almost broken.It's just that the pair of uncles and nephews are putting on airs and not seeing any visitors easily.

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With a bang, the chess piece landed lightly on the chessboard.The uncle and nephew of the Luo family are hiding in the study with the door closed and playing chess.A chess game, a pot of tea, and a chat about big things by the way.

"Fuwen, tell me, how do you plan to distribute the four division commanders and eight brigade commanders in our hands? Now there are many old people from the Cantonese department begging your uncle and me. Do you think..." Luo Yiqun, an uncle, did not put on airs of elders at all, and cheerfully asked his nephew how to arrange the resources in their hands.

Luo Yaoguo took a sip of tea lightly, picked up a white chess piece and put it down.Then he smiled and said: "Uncle, we have a shortage of four divisions and eight brigades. I just want to arrange for one Sun Zhen to be the division commander, and Wang Shuming and Li Jiajue to be the brigade commander. The remaining three division commanders and six brigade commanders ...Give Xue Yue a teacher, and I want to distribute the rest to Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi."

Luo Yiqun was drinking tea, when he heard his nephew's distribution method, he choked up and coughed for a while.When Luo Yaoguo saw it, he hurried over to beat the back of this "old man" in his 30s, and only after a while did he help his uncle stop his cough.

"Fuwen, why don't you keep any troops? This is military power! If we don't have soldiers, what will we do if... if the prime minister is gone in the future! Your distribution method is not good! I can't agree. Your two brothers, Wang Bao and Li Shunen, want to be teachers anyway." Now that Lao Luo has become the executive dean and joined the presidium, this idea is also alive, and he doesn't want to retire at a young age and go home to take care of his children.How can this military power be released?

Luo Yaoguo smiled slightly, thinking that his uncle was becoming more and more dishonest now, maybe he was also thinking about Sun Yat-sen's chair?

"Uncle, in fact, we don't need those division commanders and brigade commanders. The current system of the National Revolutionary Army is that the division commanders and brigade commanders do not actually control the army. The army is controlled by the regimental commanders, and who are those regimental commanders? Don’t they all come from Whampoa? They are all students of me and Sihua. Now even the principal of Whampoa is made by Sihua. Are we afraid that there will be no soldiers in the future? Besides, we will live in peace for several years. Growth is nothing more than a hot stove, where is the Whampoa Military Academy and the Military Intelligence Bureau? One of these two yamen is to train talents for the future, and the other is even more powerful. We must firmly control it! I can give up the two division commanders now. Win over Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren, especially Bai Chongxi, who is now the deputy chief and is in charge of the Military Intelligence Bureau. If he can be brought to our side, it will definitely be of great use in the future."

To be honest, it is indeed unwise for Lao Jiang to offend Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi for the lack of two division commanders and four brigade commanders.These two have the talents of generals, and they are much stronger than the Eight Great King Kongs under Lao Jiang's gang who are not very good at fighting.If you can take advantage of this opportunity to win over a group of go-getters from the Gui family in history, you will definitely benefit a lot in the future.

Understanding what his nephew was thinking, Luo Yiqun slapped his thigh: "Why didn't I think of that? It's common for your two brothers to use soldiers to fight, and they are indeed not as good as Bai Jiansheng and Li Delin. If they can really help us, the positions of these two division commanders will be reversed." It's worth it. But how do your two brothers arrange it?"

Luo Yaoguo smiled: "I have already made up my mind, let Wang Zhongyi (Wang Bao) go to the Military Intelligence Bureau as the deputy director, and together with Chonglou, firmly control the Intelligence Bureau. Li Fengming (Li Shunen) I want him to go to the mainland for further studies. General Staff, we also have our own people there."

Now Luo Yaoguo's hand has been stretched long enough, and his power has expanded enough.What to do now is to consolidate the original position, and at the same time hide his ambitions, so that Lao Jiang can relax his vigilance.In the battle between division commanders and brigade commanders brought about by this reorganization, Luo Yaoguo prepared to retreat as an advance. On the surface, he gave up his military power, but in fact he strengthened his control over several key departments, and at the same time won over the Guangxi faction.It can be said to serve multiple purposes.

"The Armament Department, the Military Intelligence Bureau, and the Central Military Academy, these three are our foundation now. But I don't have real military power in my hands, and I'm still a little nervous." Luo Yiqun picked up a sunspot and casually Let go, sighed: "That's the only way to go, I hope the Prime Minister can live a few more years, and it will be fine when the students in the Central Military Academy grow up."

No military power?Really?What is the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps?Luo Yaoguo picked up the teacup and took a sip, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly.The eyes gradually narrowed into a slit.In this time and space, the Central Military Academy teaches the corps, the "Royal Forest Army", which seems to be ignored by everyone.It seems that this elite unit, which is equivalent to a mixed brigade, is just an "internship" for the students of the military academy.

Chapter 0243 shuffling (two)

In the compound of the Wuchang East Lake Military Committee, there are one large, five small and six buildings that combine Chinese and Western styles. They are all Chinese-style roofs with large cornices. .

The Armament Department occupied a small building in the compound of the Military Commission. It was a three-story building, one of the five small buildings.The other four buildings are the Department of the Army, the Department of Staff, the Department of Political Affairs, and the Department of the Navy.That building is the main building of the Military Commission, where the members of the Military Commission have their own offices. In addition, the headquarters of the five arms, including artillery, aviation, engineering, cavalry, and joint logistics, also occupy a floor in the main force.Such a small site turned out to be the heart of the entire National Revolutionary Army.

In the office of the Minister of Armaments, two cups of tea wafted a rich fragrance.Luo Yaoguo and Bai Chongxi, the deputy chief of the general staff, sat face to face, chatting and laughing while drinking tea.

Luo Yaoguo sat leisurely behind the desk, gently turning the teacup in his hand, thinking about the other party's intentions.The current Guangxi faction is not the warlord group that supported its own self-respect in history, but a small gang of several generals from Guangxi.Today's National Revolutionary Army seems to be "semi-nationalized", with only a trace of warlords left.This time, Bai Chongxi did not get a member of the Military Commission, so naturally he had much less say in the personnel arrangement of the national army after the reorganization. Now it is a fluke to keep one of the three division commanders of the Gui Department.Today, this "little Zhuge" came to the Armament Department by discussing the army reorganization plan, probably for this purpose, right?

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while.Bai Chongxi got to the point first. He took out a document from the briefcase he brought with him and placed it on the table.With a faint smile: "This is the army division organization initially drafted by the staff department. Brother Fuwen, please take a look and see if there is anything that can be modified?"

Luo Yaoguo took the document with a smile, and flipped through it.The army division proposed by the General Staff is very large, with one division and two brigades plus four regiments of artillery, workers, supplies, and cavalry.The overall establishment is similar to that of the Japanese permanent division, and it is not the same thing as the empty divisions in China right now.If the entire division is fully loaded, there should be more than 80 people. In peacetime, it should also maintain a 2% full rate, that is, [-] people.

"The artillery organization is very large." Luo Yaoguo turned to the page of the artillery organization, and couldn't help feeling over and over again: "There is an artillery regiment directly under the division, an artillery battalion directly under the brigade, an artillery company at the regiment level, and a mortar at the battalion level." The artillery platoon and the company also need a mortar team. If there are twenty such divisions, how can those warlords in the Northern Kingdom fight us? They are scared to death.”

"Yeah, don't fight anymore, just scare him. We warriors have no place to be brave." Bai Chongxi's words were playful, and seemed to have some deep meaning.The few members of the Guangxi family are all first-class fighters in China at the moment, but the future does not seem to be promising.

Luo Yaoguo raised his head, glanced at Bai Chongxi, laughed loudly and said, "Brother Jiansheng is really good at joking, how could you generals be buried? If such a division doesn't have the brave generals to command it on the battlefield, it can display [-] to [-]% of its combat effectiveness." It’s not bad if you don’t have strength, or you’ll become the enemy’s ‘transport captain’.”

As soon as the joke was uttered, Bai Chongxi also laughed along with him: "Brother Fuwen's analogy is rather figurative. To be honest, these divisions really need good command to be effective, but how many such talents are there in the national army today?"

Luo Yaoguo smiled, and counted with his fingers: "Xia Xicang (Xia Wei), Huang Xuchu, Liao Yannong (Liao Lei), Xue Boling (Xue Yue), Zhang Xianghua (Zhang Fakui), these few warriors can always lead a division, right? There are three fellows from Guangxi! My second uncle and I plan to recommend two of them as division commanders... In addition, I would like to ask brother Jiansheng to recommend four brigade commanders. I wonder who brother Jiansheng thinks is more suitable?" Luo Yaoguo looked at with a smile She glanced at Bai Chongxi and waited for his reply.

Bai Chongxi froze for a moment, then looked up at Luo Yaoguo.He thought that he would be satisfied if he could get a teacher's seat from Luo Yaoguo, but he didn't expect that the other party actually gave them two.Now the "Gui Clan" owes Luo Yaoguo a huge favor.It seems that this pair of uncles and nephews intends to win over the "Gui Clan".And it cost a lot of money to win them over, and they didn't despise them at all because of the situation of the Guangxi family.

The current situation of the "Guangxi Clan" is very bad. It is true that they have a few powerful generals, but it is obvious that the Kuomintang will not fight a major war for five years.Five years later, the regimental and battalion commanders of the Whampoa group will mature, and they are not too bad to be division commanders or brigade commanders.Who cares about a few "old men" in your Guangxi family?If the future of these people is not good, they will end up in the Ministry of War and the General Staff.This is too lonely for a general born for the battlefield, right?

Bai Chongxi stood up suddenly, and even gave a neat military salute to Luo Yaoguo, with a solemn expression on his face: "Brother Fuwen has done Bai and my brethren a big favor this time! Thank you for your kindness. As long as Brother Fuwen is useful, feel free to speak up, and I will do my best."

Luo Yaoguo also hurriedly stood up to return the salute, but his heart was full of ecstasy. With Bai Chongxi's words, he was sure to further win over the Gui family, and maybe even pull the Gui family into his subordinates.Solicitation is nothing more than official hats and money bags, and now the Luo family has both. The Ministry of Armaments, the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Central Military Academy, and even the Executive Yuan can arrange for important officials.Asking for money Luo Yaoguo has now amassed a lot of money, I can't remember the exact number, and he is much richer than an upright official like Chiang Kai-shek.

"Brother Jiansheng, my younger brother, uncle and nephew have always admired my elder brother. Tonight, I want to prepare a table of bouillon at the Xuangong Restaurant. Please, brother Jiansheng, please honor me." Luo Yaoguo extended the invitation again with a smile.

Bai Chongxi smiled: "Thanks to brother Fuwen and Duke Yi looking up to me, my little brother will be a villain."

Luo Yaoguo clapped his hands: "That would be great. Tonight at six o'clock, we will see you at the restaurant on the top floor of Xuangong Hotel."

"Okay, we'll see you soon." Bai Chongxi cupped his hands, smiling like a flower on his face, but there was a hint of complacency in the sharp and deep eyes behind the glasses.It's a good thing that someone pays a lot of money to win him over, which shows that he, Bai Chongxi, and those brothers from the Gui family are worth attracting, but that old Jiang is blind and doesn't know what to do.

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After seeing "Little Zhuge" off, Luo Yaoguo let out a long breath, and sat down on the chair, but his heart could not be calm for a long time.I am actually trying to win over the three heroes of the Guangxi family!This time it was really a big game.Who are those people?That was the thorn in the side of the "former president" Lao Jiang who had worked so hard for half his life until the end!I don't know if I have a way to pull them into the group in the end, and I still have to control it?

Luo Yaoguo picked up the preparation plan left by Bai Chongxi, flipped through it a few times, and thought it was all due to the system!The current national army has faintly formed the embryonic form of the national army, and is no longer a tool of warlords.The establishment, mobilization, personnel, and finance of the army are all in the hands of the Military Commission, and the division commanders below have limited powers. Otherwise, how could this little Zhuge be willing to shamelessly ask himself?

After watching for a while, Luo Yaoguo's brows furrowed unconsciously.It turned out that I was only focusing on making friends with Bai Chongxi just now, and didn't take a closer look. Now I realize that these gentlemen from the staff department really have a big appetite!The Division Artillery Regiment actually wanted to equip the third battalion of Min-16 105mm light field howitzers with a total of 36 pieces!This artillery is part of a cooperation program with Krupp and Rheinland.It is an imitation of the German 1916 105mm light field howitzer in World War I, and it has just been successfully trial-produced by the Ishii Armory Artillery Branch.The first phase of the Shaoguan Iron and Steel Plant will be fully put into production next year, and the gun tube steel will be mass-produced after it can be produced by itself.Unexpectedly, the staff department has already thought about it, and the caliber of the artillery has increased, and the weight will naturally increase, so more horses will be needed for transportation. These are the troubles of the Armament Department.It seems that this minister is not easy to be ah?

Chapter 0244 shuffling (three)

Lao Jiang is in a good mood these days, but he also has some troubles.

Now he is almost awake and in charge of the world, lying drunk on the lap of a beauty, right?Uh, at least the beauty Yujie at home let him lie down for a short while last night, but it was conditional.The condition is that Soong Meiling wants to work, a job that can reflect her value.In history, Sister Song Yu became the principal of the National Revolutionary Army Survivor School after she married Lao Jiang.But in this time and space, Soong Ching Ling is the principal of the bereaved family school, and now Sun Yat-sen is the "Emperor". This kind of work that is obviously done by the "Queen" is of course Soong Ching Ling.

What job should I arrange for my wife?Lao Jiang thought about it for a while, but felt that it was not a good arrangement to be honest.It can't be arranged too far away from me, it's best to put it in the compound of the Military Commission.It's good to let her be a secretary to accompany me, but if the secretary doesn't have a leader, it doesn't seem to reflect the value of a wife?But if you want to arrange a secretary-general, which department should you go to?War Department?No, she doesn't even know how to be the secretary-general of the army?The Admiralty is even worse, a bunch of Hokkien, who can't even understand the words when they go in.The staff department is not good either, the professionalism of that place is no worse than that of the army department.The Political Department... That's quite appropriate, but Xie Huisheng and himself are enemies.In the end, only the Armament Department was left...

Ministry of Armaments.Thinking of this, Lao Jiang frowned unconsciously.Luo Yaoguo!The young man made him both love and hate.He has contributed the most to his current status, and he has contributed the most to the prosperity of the party and the country.It's just that the promotion of the uncles and nephews is too fast, and the power is too great, and... now they are secretly hooking up with Bai Chongxi.

This matter was reported to him by Chen Lifu just now. There are no secrets in the Military Commission compound.In a place as big as a palm, there are crowds of people, and if there is something wrong, people will know everything with a light glance.This morning, Bai Chongxi entered the office of the Minister of Armed Forces with a sad face, and came out an hour later with a smile on his face like a blossoming flower. This must have been co-opted by the Luo family.

Or... Let Madam go to the Armaments Department?It's good to let her look at Luo Yaoguo.This Luo Yaoguo seems to be a little afraid of her?Well, let’s do it this way. The Armament Department manages a lot of arsenals. This requires economic acumen. My wife’s family is in a big business and has talent in this area.And the Armament Department often deals with foreigners, Madam also has a diplomatic mind and a good foreign language, um, that's all.

After Lao Jiang made up his mind, he stopped hesitating and immediately called the Secretary-General Chen Lifu: "Lifu, please help me to invite Luo Fuwen, and said that I want to discuss with him the issue of the equipment and establishment of the Army Division."

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"...Jiegong, according to the current plan submitted by the General Staff Department, our future army divisions will be equipped with artillery at the division, brigade, and regiment levels. Among them, the division artillery regiment will use 16 Min-105 36mm light field howitzers. A total of 13 Min-75 40mm mountain cannons are needed at the regiment and regiment levels. This year, only the Min-13 cannons can be assigned. Now there are nearly 13 Min-16 guns in each artillery regiment and artillery battalion, basically all of which are from our Ishii factory. It is assembled using imported gun steel. The Ministry of Staff believes that the artillery at the brigade and regiment levels can be assigned in place first. Ishii Arsenal can now use imported gun steel to assemble the Min-105, but the output is limited. Sixty units have been put into production. Next year, when the steel rolling workshop, forging workshop, and cold drawing workshop of the special steel plant of Shaoguan Iron and Steel Works are all put into operation, we will be able to produce the gun tube steel for the 700mm light howitzer. According to the plan, we will produce 16 guns next year Min 20 light field howitzer, by the end of next year we will be able to equip the artillery regiments of [-] divisions..."

Luo Yaoguo sat across from Lao Jiang, holding a document in his hand, introducing to Lao Jiang what weapons and equipment the Armament Department could provide to the army.