Beiyang reactionaries

You Min finally nodded.

"Okay, I need to be fast. As long as I swallow any troops, your military discipline department and military police must be able to arrive at the same time, let the new troops know the military discipline of our department, and let them be honest."

"kindness."

"teacher."

While Duan Xun was inspecting the ammunition, Li Jishen ran to Duan Xun's place.

"Ren Chao (Li Jishen), you came just in time. I have something to discuss with you. Brother Chaofan, I will ask the mobilization department to equip you as soon as possible for the recruits needed by the gendarmerie. And for the officers you need, just give me a copy Report, and I will try my best to satisfy you. As for the establishment of the gendarmerie, you report to Xiong Kewu and ask them to give you approval."

"it is good."

125 War Preparation 2

"Ren Chao, don't stand still."

"is teacher."

When he came here this time, Duan Xun's headquarters was placed in the division headquarters of the former First Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army, which is where Li Jishen used to work.

"Ren Chao, so far, the highest unit of our country's army is still dominated by divisions. You can see that many local military governors concurrently serve as division commanders. For example, although I am the Sichuan military governor, I am also the commander of the [-]th Division of the Army. Units are still a bit low in the current war and cannot keep up with the development of the army. Especially now that the scale of the war is getting bigger and bigger, the division as a unit is becoming less and less suitable for the current war."

division.

On the Beiyang Army's side, divisions are the highest-level military units.At present, most of the senior generals of the Beiyang Army, except for the generals in the Ministry of the Army, do not care what positions they hold, most of them also serve as division commanders.

So is Duan Xun.

However, with the development of the army in recent years, this situation has become less and less suitable for the current military situation.From the year of 40 to the second revolution, a division commander of the Beiyang Army was quite remarkable.Because at that time, one division of the Beiyang Army could sweep a province.Because everyone does not have many troops.The entire Chinese army is [-] to [-] troops, and the other so-called armies are all made up.

But now it's completely different.

The Beiyang Army currently has millions of troops, and there are more than [-] divisions and more than [-] mixed brigades affiliated to the Ministry of War alone.Coupled with the local armies controlled by the governors of the Beiyang Army in various places, there will be sixty or seventy divisions and fifty or sixty mixed brigades.

At this time, the highest unit of the army is still the division, which is not suitable.For example, Duan Xun's military position is the commander of the 10,000th Division, but Duan Xun has 34+ troops under his command.Moreover, the regular establishment under the Ministry of Army alone includes Fang Dingying's 13th Division and Li Bingzhi's No.[-] Mixed Brigade.

This is a little embarrassing.

The same is true of Li Jishen's current situation.

Duan Xun has only one goal in this law protection war, and that is Guizhou.To complete the Guizhou campaign, the frontline commander must be Li Jishen.Because the troops currently entering Guizhou are Li Jishen's two brigades, Li Jiayu's regiment and the reorganized northern and northwestern Guizhou militia groups.Li Jishen is most familiar with them.Moreover, Yu Xuezhong's Fifth Division, which is currently stationed in Chongqing as a reserve team, also needs Li Jishen's command.

But in this way, the number of troops under Li Jishen's command is more than 3, but Li Jishen's position is now only the commander of the First Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army.The name is not justified, and more importantly, there will inevitably be more and more large-scale wars like this in the future.It is impossible to temporarily arrange a position every time, which is not conducive to mobilizing their enthusiasm.The best way to win people's hearts is to keep adding officials and ranks to them.

"Add a position temporarily, and we are not familiar with each other, and there will be big problems in cooperation. Maybe there will be mutual dissatisfaction among the troops. Therefore, I decided that our troops will have another level above the division. I plan to learn from you Get started here."

"Teacher, you mean..."

"I want to set up a military-level unit above the division level. Start with you. I plan to establish the First Army of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army, with two divisions and one brigade under its jurisdiction. The First Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army (division commander Li Jishen), The Fifth Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army (division commander Yu Xuezhong), and then set up a brigade based on Li Jiayu's regiment and our reorganized militia. You will be the commander of the newly established First Army of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army, and transfer to the Sixth Army of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army. Li Weiru, the commander of the division, served as the commander of the first division, and Yu Xuezhong served as the commander of the fifth division. Li Jiayu's qualifications were too young, so he was asked to exercise first. Yan Deji, the commander of the 23rd regiment of the fifth division, was transferred to the commander of the independent brigade of the first army of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army. "

"Teacher, if a military-level unit is established, then there are many departments that need to be changed. And the battle is imminent, and it is not appropriate to change generals before the battle. And the commander Li Weiru is transferred to our first division, so what about his sixth division? At present, the Sixth Division also has its own tasks in Yunnan."

"There will be a lot of changes."

Duan Xun nodded.

The establishment of a military-level unit is not simply a matter of combining several troops.Because the establishment of a military-level unit requires a set of institutions that match the military-level unit.Starting from the staff department, the military affairs department and the logistics department must follow suit.

And there is going to be a war soon, the first division is a fist force, it is indeed inappropriate to change the leader of the first division.There is no problem with Li Jishen's consideration.However, Duan Xun made some adjustments for the establishment of a military-level unit this time, not just considering the issue of war.

There are also some faction balance issues.

Therefore, he said: "Don't worry too much about this. Although the war is imminent, it will take some time before the real war. At least until Fu Liangzuo enters Hunan, and then does some actions in Hunan, the war can start. Use this time, the troops It is possible to expand the army while reorganizing it. As for the Sixth Division left by Li Weiru, I plan to use Song Tiancai as the commander of the Sixth Division. Lu Chao of the 27th Regiment of the Sixth Division will be promoted to the commander of the Independent Brigade of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army."

"But, the first division..."

"Ren Chao, the position you stand in is different, and the things you look at are different. I know that you brought up the First Division, and you have a deep affection for him. But in the future, you will be a general who will lead hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops. , how can you care about the troops of a division. And you will be the commander of the first army in the future, and you must know how to treat the first division, the fifth division, and the independent brigade fairly. The establishment of military-level units is just to adapt to the current development of the army. Wait until the future , Corps and military districts will be established above the military-level units, so we need to take a longer view."

"Yes. Teacher. I think it's bad."

Li Jishen was reluctant to part with the first division.

The first division is the unit led by Li Jishen from the west of Henan Province. Among Duan Xun's troops, it is the unit with the best weapons and the most powerful combat effectiveness.Li Weiru was suddenly transferred to serve as the commander of the first division. Of course, Li Jishen was a little dissatisfied.

But Duan Xun's hint is also very obvious.

You are already a higher-level general, so don't always stare at your own one-acre three-point land.

"Since it is a military-level unit, it must have the aura of a military-level unit. Except for the field troops of the two divisions and one brigade, other troops must be upgraded. It is allowed to be attached to the military artillery brigade, guard brigade, cavalry brigade, and supply brigade. Field hospitals. Of course, some cannot be assigned in a short period of time, but they can also be reserved and replenished slowly. The first and fifth divisions have a full staff of 4000, the independent brigade has a full staff of 6000, and the first army has a full staff of 5000. Make up [-] people."

"Yes."

Li Jishen was very excited.

If the formation of this first army is completed, Li Jishen will be able to command 5000 people.Although there are now hundreds of thousands of troops in the whole country, but China is so big, there are actually not that many troops assigned to each province.Those who can lead 5000 people are all at the level of a provincial governor or a general of the Beiyang Army.

The previous resistance to Li Weiru's taking over as the commander of the First Division completely dissipated.

Li Jishen is not only a soldier, but also has a very keen political sense.The first division is Li Jishen's direct descendant, Li Jishen created it by himself.But also the first division is the direct line of Duan Xun, the direct line of Zheng'er Bajing.At present, the middle and senior generals of the First Division, even the generals above the battalion level, are all trained by Duan Xun.These officers of the First Division were all officers who were personally trained by Duan Xun to form a teaching brigade starting from the west of Henan.All of them can be regarded as Duan Xun's serious students.

If Li Wei is an outsider, he can't do much when he comes to the First Division.Then let Song Tiancai, an old subordinate from Western Henan, take over as the commander of the Sixth Division. It can not only make people think that Duan Xun will reuse Li Weiru, but also ensure that the troops are in Duan Xun's hands.

Speaking of it, Li Weiru was definitely promoted from the commander of the sixth division to the commander of the first division.Although the Sixth Division began to expand and will become a force of 4000 people, it is completely incomparable with the First Division.

"Ren Chao, there is one more thing, I want to hear your opinion."

"Teacher, say it."

"I recently thought that the current powers and responsibilities of the military governor system are not clear, so I want to clearly determine the powers and responsibilities of the provincial military governors. Like the current situation of the provincial military governors, they control everything in their own territory, such as money, guns, and people. , is almost a small prince independent of the central government. So I want to experiment first. In the future, the warlord will only be in charge of the logistics of the army, the recruitment of recruits, and then only the local army, such as the police force, local militias and the like. And those field troops form their own system , not under the management of the Governor’s Mansion. What do you think?”

Warlord, Duan Xun is a warlord himself, constantly strengthening his own strength and constantly strengthening his control over the place.But Duan Xun will soon control Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. According to the rules, Yunnan and Guizhou will have their own governors and governors.

The Overseer has too much power.

The army in the province is under the control of the warlord.

This is not what Duan Xun wants to see.As long as anyone has too much power, their ambitions will also expand.Just like solving Guizhou, the most suitable person to serve as the governor of Guizhou must be Li Jishen in front of him.Because Li Jishen was the commander-in-chief who attacked Guizhou.

When Li Jishen holds tens of thousands of troops and controls Guizhou, Duan Xun dare not say that Li Jishen will not come up with other ideas.However, if someone else is appointed as the governor of Guizhou, and Li Jishen's troops stay in Guizhou, who will dare to lead Li Jishen at that time.At that time, Li Jishen would feel annoyed that he did not get the position of warlord.And the new warlord can't lead Li Jishen, and will have conflicts with him.

This becomes a problem.

Therefore, Duan Xun is going to cut off most of the power of the warlord.In this way, you can prevent warlords from appearing below you.But for many generals, being a governor of a province is their dream.When Duan Xun was just the governor of Sichuan, they might not have this idea.But when Duan Xun took control of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, many generals probably wanted to be warlords.

This is messed up, and Duan Xun can't stop it.

If the subordinates are prevented from being promoted, then Duan Xun, the boss, will not be easy to do.