District 9

In the division office.

Li Zhan stepped in and looked at Qin Yu and asked, "Do you have any ideas?"

"Alas." Qin Yu sighed and said with a somewhat troubled expression: "This division-level establishment is really stuck for us. You know our current troop strength situation. It is enough to reorganize the army, but the upper limit will not be opened. , there is no formal status, so we can only think about it and expand the establishment at the brigade and regiment levels."

Qi Lin blinked and replied softly: "If that doesn't work, just declare independence."

Qin Yu waved his hand: "No, now is not the time. The Ninth District is in a mess. If we withdraw, the Wu family and the World War II District will be very uncomfortable. And declaring independence is not that simple. It involves internationally recognized The problem is, this needs to be recognized by Yam and the coalition government, and diplomacy must be carried out slowly. Otherwise, if I give you the name of a rebel, the Sichuan government will lose its legitimacy."

"Then what are you doing?" Li Zhan asked.

"I thought about it." Qin Yu lit a cigarette, looked at the three of them with a stern look, and said: "Let's divide the Sichuan troops into three parts: the first part is Daya's First Field Brigade, and Xun Chengwei The 121st Composite Brigade. These two brigades have a total of 12,000 people and are our main force. In addition, I plan to expand Ou Xiaobin's regiment into a brigade-level combat unit. From now on, these three brigades will All are units directly under the division headquarters."

"Then what?" Li Zhan asked.

"The second part is to establish the Northern Sichuan War Zone. You will serve as the northern commander. The troops of the Ruan family and the Qi family will be organized into two brigades. All of them will be led by you to carry out military garrison in the seventh and ninth districts." Qin. Yu spoke quickly: "The third part is to establish the Southwest Sichuan War Zone and reorganize Xiaobai's and Wang Tianhui's troops into two brigades, led by Qi Lin, who are mainly responsible for the military garrison of the fifth district in the old triangle area. .”

Qi Lin thought about it for a long time and said with a chuckle: "Isn't this just imitating the advance army system of the Eighth and Seventh Districts?"

"Yes, but our scale cannot compare with others." Qin Yu replied helplessly: "We have no establishment and no numbers, so we can only create a few nondescript combat units, so that we can effectively divide the command levels. and troop garrison areas.”

"It's okay." Li Zhan nodded slowly: "A brigade has seven thousand people. If we expand five more brigades, it will be 35,000 people. Plus Daya and Xun Chengwei's troops, the total force will be 47,000 people. This is indeed possible. Distribute all existing forces effectively."

"No, there is also Li Shihong's artillery regiment." Qin Yu said softly: "His regiment has a full strength of 5,000 people, and some logistics supply units. The idea is that seven brigades and one regiment are divided into two major combat areas. And establish combat units directly under the division headquarters.”

Qi Lin thought for a moment and said: "These 50,000 people need at least 10,000 logistics supply units to serve them. Can the Sichuan government afford so many troops?"

"Haha." Qin Yu smiled and said softly: "The Sichuan government's tax revenue has begun to increase sharply last year, and we have begun to see money back. In addition, the capital from the eighth and seventh districts has also increased to a large scale. With the influx of people here, next year and the year after that, commercial tax revenue will also rise to a higher level. We can finish the previous famine and feed an army of 60,000 to 70,000 people, and there will be no problem at all. Think about it, the old triangle area is so poor , Pu Xiazi can still produce 60,000 to 70,000 people, why aren’t we much stronger than him?!”

"Yes." Qi Lin nodded.

In fact, everyone present knew that it was a helpless move for Qin Yu to suddenly create such two nondescript war zones. In addition to the problems of establishment and designation, the bigger internal reason was balance.

If the upper limit of the establishment of the Sichuan First Independent Division cannot be opened, then Qin Yu will not be able to increase the level of the army on a large scale, and it will be difficult to promote this group of core generals and officers who returned from the Eighth District.

In addition, after this low-level officer has accumulated military exploits, the higher he climbs, the fewer important positions he will have, and there will not be too many vacancies in the position, which involves a fairness issue.

For example, Daya participated in the attack on Jiujiang and was promoted to brigade commander when he came back. However, the troops of Ou Xiaobin, the Ruan family, the Xu family, and the Qi family also participated in the war and contributed greatly. Then Qin Yu only promoted one person. Isn’t it a bit uninteresting?

The major families in Sichuan have followed Qin Yu all over the world for so many years. Aren't they still worth a Xun Chengwei? When he comes, he becomes the brigade commander, while others can only stare. Isn’t that unreasonable?

In addition, the Sichuan government currently has a very sufficient supply of troops. If divided into regiment-level combat units, at least twenty regiments will be created. This will be very detrimental to combat command. Therefore, it would be better to uniformly transform them into a brigade-level organization, open up a promotion path for these officers who returned from the Eighth District, and divide military responsibilities by regions, so that everyone has a position, and it will also facilitate subsequent military command and adjustment.

Qin Yu looked at the crowd, puffed on a cigarette and said, "It's settled. Except for the reorganized units, all other units will have their designations cancelled, and their sources of troops will be dispersed, waiting for redistribution. We will use a month to discuss this matter. When the time comes, The restructuring meeting and the title promotion meeting will be held together.”

The three people stood up after hearing the sound, saluted and shouted: "Yes!"

"Old Wang, please stop leading the troops and serve as the chief of staff beside me." Qin Yu smiled and said to Staff Wang: "I have gone to command the northern theater after many battles, and there are few people around me."

"Okay, it just so happens that I don't want to leave either." Lao Wang smiled and nodded.

"Then it's settled, we'll have a meeting tomorrow to get some fresh air." Qin Yu made the decision.

…

The next day.

The seat of the Asian League's government is Shadao.

Lao Li took the senior management team of Shuzhong Group to the building of the Yam Arbitration Tribunal by car and entered the commercial arbitration tribunal through a special passage.

Everyone sat in their seats as instructed and waited quietly.

About five minutes later, people from District 5, led by Jiang Taimin, also entered the court and sat on the other side.

Before the arbitration results were announced, several Chinese men came over and chatted with Lao Li for a few words, with polite attitudes and smiles on their faces.

Jiang Taimin held his chin with his left hand, his face was gloomy and he didn't speak a word the whole time.

At around ten o'clock in the morning, the court officially opened, and everyone braced themselves and prepared to wait for the final result.

at the same time.

In the No. 109 mining base in the no-man's land, Meng Xi changed into work clothes and whispered to Jiang Xue: "Don't think about running away inside. There is no chance. There is only one way to get out."

Jiang Xue didn't look at him, but replied quickly: "In the mining area?"

"Yes, we only have a certain amount of private space when we are working." Meng Xi gritted his teeth and said, "Think of a way to give it a try?"