Beiyang reactionaries

"Chen Guangfu, yes."

Chen Guangfu set up the "Shanghai Savings Bank" by himself in his early years, and was later incorporated by the Savings Bank of China.Within a few years, the China Savings Bank has developed rapidly, including the insurance industry and the tourism industry. Chen Guangfu took the lead in starting the savings industry in China.Later, he jumped out of the banking field and entered the Shanghai Municipal Government. He is currently the executive deputy mayor of Shanghai.There has been news from the cabinet for a long time that Chen Guangfu will be transferred to Beijing to serve as the president of the Bank of China or the minister of the Ministry of Commerce.

With sufficient qualifications and strong ability, it is very suitable to be the head of the trade committee.

"What about the other departments?"

"Liu Hangchen from the Ministry of Finance, Zhang Xiaoruo from the Foreign Trade Bureau, He Yingqin from the Police Department, and the Ministry of Security asked them to send a person. As for the representative from the Military Commission, I will not speak."

Dai Kan spoke very fast.

Dai Kan served as the deputy prime minister of the cabinet for many years, and after Duan Xun served as the chairman of the Supreme Council, he began to serve as the prime minister of the cabinet.He is very familiar with the situation of the various ministries and commissions of the cabinet.So when Duan Xun needed it, Dai Kan blurted out those lists completely.

But Dai Kan is not greedy.

Just because Duan Xun asked Dai Kan to recommend the list, he would not really recommend all his people.In front of everyone, Duan Xun may not embarrass himself, but if he really looks ugly, then he will lose Duan Xun's support.It is precisely because of this that when recommending the person in charge of the material committee, Lu Zuofu was the first to be mentioned.Because Lu Zuofu is Duan Xun's direct descendant, Duan Xun is very respected.

The same goes for other people's lists.

Liu Hangchen is from Sichuan. When Duan Xun served as the governor of Sichuan in his early years, he used his own money to support Sichuan students to study in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and other places, so as to win over these Sichuan students.At that time, Duan Xun's method really attracted a group of outstanding talents.

Lu Ziang, who is currently the executive vice minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Liu Hangchen, the vice minister of finance, and He Beiheng, director of the State Construction Administration, were all Sichuan students supported by Duan Xun at that time.In addition to those who worked in Beijing, Fan Chongshi, who went to Xinjiang with Deng Yanda and served as the deputy governor of Xinjiang Province and the director of the Xinjiang Police Department, was also a student of their group.Because these students were supported by Duan Xun, when Duan Xun was still accumulating strength in the Southwest, he recruited a large number of talents for Duan Xun to go to college.After they graduated, they all came to serve Duan Xun.Later, Duan Xun entered Beijing step by step, and they all followed Duan Xun step by step. In his 40s, he is already in a high position.

As for Zhang Xiaoruo, the son of Zhang Jian, he was from a famous family.Served as the director of the Foreign Trade Bureau.In the middle of this, Dai Kan put in a very inconspicuous person, that is He Yingqin from the police department.

Although Dai Kan has no direct relationship with He Yingqin, Dai Kan was born in the Qian army after all.After Dai Kan became the second in command of Duan Xun's camp, those Qian army officers, including Guizhou celebrities, naturally posted up.This kind of political circle is unstoppable.

As the prime minister of the cabinet, Dai Kan also needs his own direct descendants.Therefore, these Qianjun officers and Guizhou celebrities were vigorously promoted.At first glance, the Materials Committee is a very important department. In the next few years, it will deal with various departments and bring huge profits to the government.Being here for a few years is a place to accumulate qualifications.So it was very natural to bring He Yingqin in.

Duan Xun will not delve into this idea, and will support it.So he said: "This list is okay, as for the Ministry of Security, let Bai Jianwu report a name."

"Yes."

"Ren Chao, who do you think is more suitable for the military committee?"

"Chairman, I think it is more appropriate to choose someone from the General Staff. The material committee needs the cooperation of the army. It is easier to get support if there is someone who is familiar with all aspects of the army."

"Ah."

Duan Xun understood that Li Jishen was unwilling to intervene in the personnel issues of the army.

If it hadn't been for Duan Xun's entrustment last time, Li Jishen would not have stood out at the meeting.It was the same this time. Li Jishen just said that people should be transferred from the General Staff.Duan Xun thought for a while, and said: "The war in the Northeast Military Region is over, and there should be no major problems in a short time. Transfer Lin Wei back to the supplies committee."

Duan Xun immediately thought of Lin Wei, chief of staff of the Northeast Military Region.

Lin Wei came from the General Staff Headquarters. Before serving in the Northeast Military Region, Lin Wei was the head of the Operation Department of the General Staff Headquarters.This time, he also made military exploits in the Northeast Military Region.The Operation Department has always been the most important department of the General Staff. Lin Wei was here in the early years and was very familiar with all aspects of the army.

"That's settled then."

Duan Xun immediately made a decision and said: "Chen Guangfu will serve as the director of the newly established material committee, and Liu Hangchen, Zhang Xiaoruo, He Yingqin, Lin Wei, and personnel from the Security Department recommended by Bai Jianwu will serve as deputy directors. After the material committee is established, the strategic material on the list of the Ministry of Commerce Production, transportation, sales, and export are all handed over to the Material Committee. Including the arms to be exported, they are also handed over to the Material Committee.”

"Chen Guangfu is fully responsible for the work of the material committee, Liu Hangchen is in charge of the accounts of the material committee, Zhang Xiaoruo is in charge of external negotiations, He Yingqin is in charge of contacting the police, and Lin Wei is in charge of contacting the military. Once the material committee needs to deal with the military and the police, it will be handed over to the two of them. The Ministry of Security is responsible for the secrets of the material committee. The material committee's strategic material files, foreign negotiation content, and accounts, in addition to the five members of the Supreme Committee, only the cabinet vice premiers Yan Huiqing, Jiang Hongyu, and You Min, and the military committee Chen Yi Only the vice chairman and Chief of Staff Xu Yongchang can read it. And even if the above-mentioned people want to read the files and accounts of the material committee, they must sign at the Ministry of Security."

"Ren Chao (Li Jishen), you have always been in charge of this matter. After Chen Guangfu and the others form the material committee, hand it over to them as soon as possible."

"Yes."

"But although you are not in charge of specific matters, you still have to be in charge of the material committee. I need to hear reports regularly."

Creating a department like the Material Committee is not to weaken Li Jishen's power.

It's because Li Jishen has too many things to do, and I want him to get out of the specific things.After the material committee was established, it was still in charge of Li Jishen.If there are some difficult problems, Li Jishen still needs to deal with them.Therefore, Li Jishen regularly checks the situation of the Material Committee, and then reports to the Supreme Committee.

"Yes."

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On October 1940, 10, the Battle of Lashio ended.

It took 27 days for the coalition forces formed by the Japanese army and the Siamese army to defeat the troops of 9 divisions of the British and Indian troops, and as many as 3.4 British and Indian troops were captured.In the end, less than 4 British and Indian troops retreated from Lashio to Myitkyina. The British and Indian troops who participated in the war were miserable. Not only did they suffer heavy casualties in Lashio, but all heavy weapons were thrown in Lashio.Of course, in order to occupy Lashio, the Japanese army also paid a heavy price, with as many as 2.9 casualties, and the Siamese army that followed the Japanese army also paid 1.4 casualties.

The Battle of Lashio can be described as a losing-lose battle.The British and Indian troops suffered heavy losses, and the Japanese and Siamese troops were not at all easy.The 13th Division and 56th Division of the Japanese Army that participated in the attack had more than half of their casualties. It can be said that these two divisions will withdraw from the following battles.

In fact, the heavy Japanese casualties in Lashio were not all casualties on the battlefield.During the Japanese Lashio Battle, many people fell ill by themselves because they were not used to the climate in Myanmar.Although the Japanese army thought that they were well prepared, after the actual launch of the Burma campaign, there were many difficulties.After falling ill, the Japanese army lacked medical care and medicine, and many people died in Myanmar just like this.

Moreover, this kind of non-combat attrition did not end because the battle ended. On the contrary, with the change of climate, there will be new patients at any time.But no matter what the reason was, the 2.9 casualties in the Lashio Battle were definitely high casualties for the Japanese army.When the Japanese army swept across Nanyang, the casualties were very few each time.Sweeping the entire Southeast Asia, there were not so many casualties.

But in a small Lashio, the Japanese casualties were so high.In the Battle of Lashio, the combined forces of the Japanese and Siamese troops had lost the ability to continue their offensive.

When the Battle of Lashio came to an end, the British and Indian troops in Mandalay also gradually withdrew from Mandalay.If you continue to stay in Mandalay, you are likely to be surrounded by Japanese troops.The result was that the 55-day Battle of Mandalay was finally over.In order to defend Mandalay, the British and Indian troops dispatched 38 troops back and forth.

The same is true for Japan.

In order to win Mandalay, troops of 11 divisions were invested back and forth.

The Japanese army has strong combat effectiveness, and the British and Indian troops have a good terrain.

Mandalay's terrain is condescending, and it is a typical terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.Taking advantage of this terrain, the British and Indian troops deployed two armies on the east and west lines to resist the Japanese attack.This battle was the largest battle of the Japanese army going south.Not only did 11 divisions of the army participate in the battle, but also mobilized about 550 aircraft.It also concentrated a large number of heavy artillery and participated in the attack on Mandalay.

Of course, the British and Indian troops are also tit for tat.

The most elite troops were dispatched, as well as a large number of air forces, and even more than 600 tanks were concentrated.Although compared with the Soviet-German war, the scale is very small.But in the Nanyang region, the scale is very large.The high-level British and Indian troops hoped to use the Battle of Mandalay to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese army.

The British and Indian troops lost a lot.

The casualties reached 17, and there were as many as 8 prisoners alone.The main reason is that the Eastern Group Army was almost wiped out and gave a large number of prisoners to the Japanese army.The British and Indian troops suffered heavy losses, and the Japanese casualties were also staggering.

In the 55-day Battle of Mandalay, the Japanese army suffered more than 6 casualties on the battlefield, and more than 3 non-combat casualties.After the entire Battle of Mandalay, the Japanese army's attrition reached nearly 10 people.

The casualties of the front troops were too serious. At the last moment of the Battle of Mandalay, three divisions were sent to increase the number of troops.The final result was that the Japanese army mobilized 3 divisions throughout the Battle of Mandalay, accounting for almost one-eighth of the Japanese Army's strength.

In addition to the Japanese troops, the 30rd and [-]th Divisions of the Republic of Indonesia Army, the [-]st Army of the Indian National Army, and the [-]nd Division of the Malaysian Army all participated in the battle.In this way, the offensive side also mobilized [-] troops.

Although the Japanese army worked very hard to adapt to Myanmar, they were still very uncomfortable fighting in Myanmar.Many non-combat attrition is very high.Coupled with the poor roads in Myanmar, logistical supplies are very difficult.In order to deliver supplies to the frontline troops, the Japanese army collected a large number of mules and horses.There are many more people in logistics and transportation than in frontline wars.

"General Auchinleck, you have worked hard."

"Sorry, we lost Mandalay. The casualties were as high as 17. Most of the troops lost their combat effectiveness. More than half of Myanmar has fallen into the hands of the Japanese."

Lieutenant General Claude Auchinleck, the commander-in-chief of the British-Indian Army and the commander-in-chief of the Battle of Mandalay and the Battle of Lashio, looked lonely.

He has really worked hard.

He had been preparing for the Battle of Mandalay for several months.Even the limited air force units, tank units, and artillery units are mostly placed in the Mandalay and Lashio areas.Prepare to teach the Japanese a lesson here.But the final result was still the failure of the British and Indian troops.Whether it was Mandalay or Lashio, the British and Indian troops had the right time, place and people, and their military strength was much higher than that of the Japanese army.More importantly, the British and Indian troops also received the support of local armed forces in Myanmar.But the result was that the casualties of the British and Indian troops were double that of the Japanese troops.

But in the end, the British and Indian troops still lost Mandalay, an important town in Myanmar.So Claude Auchinleck blamed himself very much.

"General Auchinleck, this was not your fault."