Volume 2 King of the Northwest Chapter 49: Reorganization and Students
"Okay, there are a lot of conclusions, but don't just listen and forget about it. I'm going to go to the troops to check. If anyone can't do it, you should know what to do without me saying it."
After Zhang Zilii finished speaking, Dai Jiliang stood up.
"I know what you are thinking. The Central Government has given the 14th Division a number, and you are all staring at each other. Since you are so concerned, let's settle the matter today."
Dai Jiliang glanced at the faces of all the officers above the regimental level present. Some were silent, some were hopeful, some were disdainful, and some had inexplicable flashes in their eyes.
Dai Jiliang smiled. The army is also a place of fame and fortune. If that is the case, why force others to be free of desires?
"However, I want to make it clear in advance that our Shaanxi Army has its own system, so even if you are incorporated into the 14th Division, you must follow the current organization of the Shaanxi Army."
Dai Jiliang pointed at E Tao.
"Director E, please make the announcement."
"The 1st and 3rd Regiments of the 1st Brigade were transferred to the 14th Division and reorganized into the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the 27th Brigade. The three missing regiments were reorganized from the Lintong Garrison Regiment."
E Tao and Zhang Zili are now the core figures in Dai Jiliang's small circle, and their status is unattainable even by Zhang Binnan and He Guangfu.
"Major General Zhang Binnan will continue to serve as the brigade commander."
Everyone was well aware of this result. There were only three brigade commanders in the Shaanxi Army, and Zhang Binnan was the most senior among them. Therefore, it was normal for him to be the first one selected for the Central Division. However, by withdrawing the second regiment and inserting it into the Lintong garrison regiment, Dai Jiliang had obviously disrupted the possible hilltops again.
"The 4th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade and the 9th Regiment of the 3rd Brigade were transferred to the 14th Division and reorganized into the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the 28th Brigade. The Ankang Garrison Regiment was reorganized into the 3rd Regiment of the 28th Brigade."
E Tao read it word for word.
"Chief of Staff Zhang will concurrently serve as the brigade commander."
When these words were spoken, everyone took a deep breath, and some of them were obviously disappointed.
"Doesn't Chief of Staff Zhang have the qualifications?"
Dai Jiliang had a stern face.
"Don't you think about your own abilities? You were promoted from battalion commander to regiment commander. Do you have the ability to be a brigade commander now?"
Dai Jiliang felt that his words just now were a bit harsh, so he slowed down his tone later.
"Of course, the Chief of Staff is only a temporary position. I will give priority to promoting anyone among you who does a good job."
As he said this he told a joke.
"The Chief of Staff is still a colonel now. You have to ask him to find a way to solve the problem of the major general, right?"
Suddenly a burst of laughter was heard.
Indeed, if Zhang Zilii did not take on the position of brigade commander, according to Beiyang’s practice, it would take him a long time to be promoted to major general. When Dai Jiliang said this, everyone was relieved.
"The 1st Artillery Regiment and the 1st Cavalry Regiment will be incorporated into the 14th Division and renamed the 14th Artillery Regiment and the 14th Cavalry Regiment respectively. In addition, a 14th Engineer Regiment with six companies will be organized."
With this episode, E Tao's originally serious face relaxed.
"The 14th Artillery Regiment will transfer all 2, 3, and 6-pound guns to the 2nd Artillery Regiment. The 2nd Artillery Regiment will transfer the 7-pound mountain guns and 12-pound naval howitzers to the 14th Artillery Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Sheng Chun will serve as the new commander of the 14th Artillery Regiment. The Independent 2nd Artillery Regiment will be renamed the Independent Light Artillery Regiment, with Major Li Xingzhong as the commander. Lieutenant Colonel Deng Chaoqun will serve as the artillery director of the 14th Division and the Shaanxi Army's artillery director. Geng Zhijie, who graduated from the second engineering department of Baoding, will serve as the commander of the new engineering regiment, and he will be promoted from captain to major."
These appointments are justified, especially the artillery. The power of the 7.5-meter artillery guns was not well utilized in the battle of northern Shaanxi, so adjustments are inevitable.
"We will also organize the 14th Division's 14th Quartermaster Regiment, which will also be composed of 6 companies for the time being. The regiment commander will be Captain Li Zhitian of the Baoding 2nd Class, who will be promoted to major. As for the division's military band, veterinary team, and field hospital, we will announce them after they are organized."
According to E Tao's remarks, it is obvious that the Baoding Group is the biggest winner in this adjustment.
"The former Second Brigade is now renamed the First Brigade of the Shaanxi Army, with Ma Kang as the brigade commander. The regiments under it are reorganized into the First, Second, and Third Regiments of the Shaanxi Army in sequence. The missing Third Regiment is replaced by the Hanzhong Garrison Regiment. The former Third Brigade of the Shaanxi Army is renamed the Second Brigade of the Shaanxi Army, with Li Guo as the brigade commander. The regiments under it are reorganized into the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Regiments of the Shaanxi Army in sequence. The missing Sixth Regiment is replaced by the former Xi'an Garrison Regiment."
What does this mean? Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Could it be that Dai Jiliang was no longer stationed in Hanzhong and other places?
If several garrison regiments and security regiments were incorporated into the regular troops of the Shaanxi Army, what would happen to the local garrisons? However, E Tao had not finished speaking, so all the questions could only be buried in their hearts, and everyone listened quietly.
"The former Tax Police Corps, the Second Regiment of the Shaanxi Army, and the Shangluo Garrison Regiment of the Shaanxi Army were combined into four Shaanxi Garrison Corps.
Lieutenant Colonel Chen Fengtao serves as the commander of the First Corps and deputy commander of the Provincial Security Command, Major Zhao Xingsong from the first class of Baoding serves as the commander of the Second Security Corps, Major Zhang Yueting from the first class of Baoding serves as the commander of the Third Corps, and Captain Yu Qipeng from the second class of Baoding serves as the deputy commander and acting commander of the Fourth Security Corps.
The Guard Corps will serve as the first reserve echelon of the Shaanxi Army and will also be responsible for local garrison missions. It is expected that when military funds are sufficient, the Guard Corps will be expanded to 6 corps with 8,000 personnel.
"Don't divide the troops into different levels, thinking that the 14th Division is the first-rate unit, the Shaanxi Army is the second-rate unit, and the Security Corps is the third-rate unit."
Dai Jiliang interrupted again.
"There is no such thing. Don't think that if you stay in the 14th Division today, you will stay in the 14th Division in the future and you will never move. I reiterate that officers must exchange, and so must troops. In the future, the Military and Political Department must set a rule: after a promotion in rank, all officers must change departments. Even those who are not promoted must change their posts every three years."
Dai Jiliang took a sip of water and gave the senior officers present some time to think about it. After a while, he continued speaking.
"There is another purpose for establishing this garrison corps. There is no battalion level in our Shaanxi Army system, and the path to promotion is not so smooth. There were no conditions before. Now there is a battalion level under the garrison corps. In the future, if you want to be promoted to deputy regiment commander, you must first have served as a battalion commander in the garrison corps."
Obviously, with the continuous expansion of the Shaanxi Army, the promotion method has become more and more standardized. Although there will be promotions across levels in the future, they will definitely be much less than they are now.
"The first corps is stationed in Fushi, Ganquan to Yijun, Yintai. The second corps is stationed in Qingjian, Yanchang to Huanglong, Hancheng. The third corps is responsible for the former Hanzhong. The fourth corps is stationed in the former Ankang and Shangluo."
After getting a signal from Dai Jiliang, E Tao continued reading.
"In addition, the original recruit regiment was reorganized into the Shaanxi Army Recruit Training Command, with Pei Mo as the lieutenant colonel recruit commander. From now on, all recruits, including those of the Guard Corps, must undergo initial training at the recruit command before they can join the various units."
"Also, didn't Li Genyuan set up a provincial security headquarters? That's great. Shaanxi is poor and we don't have that much money to expand the army, but we still have to establish a tiered reserve system. Li Genyuan has taken the first step for us."
E Tao sat down and Zhang Zili stood up.
"But I think it's nonsense that Li Genyuan directly granted the security team number to the local militia. In the future, we must follow our charter. Each county will uniformly establish a security team. Each county will first establish a security (medium) team with a scale of 80 people. The military expenses will be allocated by the county finances, and the soldiers will be drawn from the local militia. The cadres will be the captains and squad leaders from our Shaanxi Army. The training will be the responsibility of the new recruits headquarters, and they will obey the direct leadership of the local security corps as the second reserve echelon of the Shaanxi Army."
In this way, although the Shaanxi Army did not expand, its reserve forces and local control were obviously strengthened.
"We will of course keep the militias that we don't need to pay for, but they will also be under the unified command of the Security Command. They will be the last reserve echelon of our Shaanxi Army, so."
Zhang Zili glanced at everyone with a serious expression.
“First, immediately order an inspection of the militias in all places to count their guns, ammunition, and personnel.
Second, anyone who disobeys will be immediately annihilated.
Third, each brigade and regiment will be responsible for training, and the results of the training will be included in the evaluation of each brigade and regiment. "
"Since each department needs to transfer key personnel to strengthen the garrison and local security teams, we will immediately conduct large-scale military training once the departments have been re-staffed."
Several top officers took turns to speak, and Dai Jiliang stood up again.
"I think the camp school is not enough. Now I officially announce that the original Army Primary School, Army Middle School and our camp school will be merged into the Shaanxi Army Quick Training School. It will be divided into two classes. Class A will train three-year regular army candidate officers, and Class B will train our Shaanxi Army's active junior officers. I will be the general manager, Brother Zhichang will be the director of education, and Brother Binnan will be the captain of the students."
Originally, the director of education should have been Zhang Zilii, but he also served as the brigade commander of the 28th Brigade, and the affairs became more complicated, so E Tao had to take over .
"From now on, anyone who wants to be promoted to second lieutenant must go through the accelerated training school for me, and anyone who wants to be promoted to colonel must serve as a teacher in the school for two years."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked. Many officers in the Shaanxi Army came from the military, and some of them could not even recognize a thousand words because Dai Jiliang forced them to do so in the past two years. When they were asked to become teachers, their faces immediately turned bitter.
"Why, are you scared?"
Dai Jiliang laughed.
“You guys!”
He slammed the table.
"If you're scared, just go and learn. Why are you going home so early? It's just that kind of thing with your wife.
Stay alert and study for two more hours. I don’t believe you will not be able to catch up.
Niu Wenliang! "
As he spoke, Dai Jiliang shouted loudly, and a lieutenant colonel officer stood up suddenly.
"Wenliang, you want to learn military science, okay? I approve you. Now you are the first student of Class A of our Speedy Training Academy."
"Thank you, Marshal, for your help!"
Niu Cexun stood at attention, obviously very happy that Dai Jiliang kept his promise.
"Wenliang must study hard and master the latest military knowledge and skills as soon as possible."
"good!"
Dai Jiliang waved his hand to signal Niu Cexun to sit down.
"Look at Wen Liang. He is a lieutenant colonel and a regiment commander. He can put everything aside and start from scratch. What about you?"
Dai Jiliang obviously had ulterior motives in setting up an example.
"Don't say it with your mouth, but don't think it's true in your heart. You have all seen the power of the 10.5mm field gun, but in Europe, the 10.5mm is just a division-level artillery configuration, and there are 15mm, 20mm, and 28mm guns above it. Can you imagine it? Can you deal with it? There are also airplanes, airships, tanks, poison gas bombs, and new weapons emerging in an endless stream. What can we do? Just get beaten ! Don't think that you won't encounter them in Europe. For example, the Japanese who sold us the field guns used 28mm guns during the Russo-Japanese War and airplanes during the battle of Qingdao. So it is said that those who do not plan for the future will have immediate worries. It's not because you are so powerful that you have defeated the militia. If you pull them out and compete with the Third Division, I think our brigade can't even beat their regiment. How dare you be so arrogant here?"
"The Marshal is right!"
Zhang Zili also stood up.
"Our team must always expand. We can't just focus on the present and ignore the future. We need to look further ahead."
"yes!"
A group of officers stood up in silence.
"The meeting is adjourned!"
