Beiyang reactionaries

After all, Xu Yongchang has been in the General Staff Headquarters for more than 20 years, and how many people in the entire General Staff Headquarters are officers who were single-handedly selected by Xu Yongchang.It can be said that Xu Yongchang is no longer alone, but represents a faction.Even if Xu Yongchang listened to Duan Xun's words, but harmed the interests of their faction, then the generals below might not have any reaction.If Xu Yongchang had known for a long time that Duan Xun was going to reorganize the General Staff and had done some tricks, or if the generals under Xu Yongchang had done it, then it would have been very difficult to reorganize the General Staff.And even if the reorganization is forced, many problems will arise later.Duan Xun is unwilling to do such a test of people.

If Xu Yongchang really confronts, then the relationship between Duan Xun and Xu Yongchang will really break down, which is not what Duan Xun wants.With the support of Li Jishen and Chen Yi, it is much easier for Duan Xun to do anything in the military committee. It is beneficial for both of them to give Xu Yongchang a surprise attack and become an established fact.But after finishing, Duan Xun wants to appease Xu Yongchang.After all, Xu Yongchang is the chief of the general staff, and there will be many places to rely on him in the future.

"Cichen, as the saying goes, people have near-term worries without long-term considerations. I not only have to think about the present, but also think about the future. We are all people who have experienced warlords. I don't want some uncontrollable factors to appear in the future army. I It’s not about distrusting anyone or targeting someone, but I want to be prepared. I believe there will be no problems when I’m here, but when our next generation takes over, there will be many problems. What I want is stability, whether it’s now Or in the future, stability is the most important thing for our country, which has many disasters and disasters, for a country like ours with a vast territory and a large population. Do you understand what I mean?"

Duan Xun didn't go around here and there, but said directly what he meant.

People who grew up in peacetime will never understand the feelings of Duan Xun and his generation.For Duan Xun and Duan Xun's comrades-in-arms, stability is the most important thing, and no one wants to experience the chaotic situation back then.

Duan Xun is currently actively training a group of young cadres over the age of 40, in order to be able to hand over the shift smoothly in the future.In the future, the most important point for their smooth handover is to form a group of interest groups when they destroy the world.

"Teacher, I understand."

Xu Yongchang nodded.

Duan Xun gave a "hmm".In fact, any person must resist in his heart when his power is reduced.Duan Xun believes that Xu Yongchang is the same.Although Xu Yongchang didn't say anything on the surface, he must have some thoughts in his heart.It’s just that everyone is not more than 20 years ago. At that time, everyone was in their 20s, high-spirited, and there were not so many conflicts of interest.

At that time, everyone's goal was simple and very consistent.Everyone is working hard for a common goal.

But now everyone holds a lot of power, and they represent not only themselves.There is a group of followers behind each person, that is, a faction exists.At this time, many things are no longer what you want.Because he has to take care of those followers behind him.

In our 50s, everyone is getting more and more stable, and more and more moody.From the surface, it was hard to see what the other party was thinking.

Duan Xun also sighed in his heart.

Lonely, why is it called a lonely.Because in Duan Xun's position, it is already difficult to hear other people's true thoughts face to face.When we started our business in Western Henan, and even when we arrived in Sichuan, our relationship with each other was relatively pure and sincere.Many people's thoughts can be seen at a glance, and everyone's relationship with Duan Xun is also very simple.However, after Duan Xun has been in charge of Beijing for 20 years, after the centralization of power step by step, many people are cautious about Duan Xun.Even the closest classmates, the closest teachers and students are the same.

"Cichen, after Dong Songyan returns to Beijing to serve as the assistant chief of staff, I plan to appoint Wang Mingzhang as the commander of Dong Songyan's Second Corps. In this way, we will have to re-elect someone to serve as the military attache stationed in North Korea and concurrently as the commander of the Korean Corps. This position will be even more important than in previous years, and I hope you send someone from the General Staff."

Xu Yongchang has a soft personality, but he is a smart person.

As soon as Duan Xun said it, he understood what it meant.When Duan Xun reorganized the General Staff Department, he appointed Liu Fei, a direct descendant of Xu Yongchang, as the assistant chief of staff, and Bai Chongxi as the head of the war department, all to appease Xu Yongchang.But this kind of appeasement is only preliminary, throwing this out now is to further appease Xu Yongchang.

Tell Xu Yongchang plainly, let your people go to North Korea.

The location is really nice.

Exercising in North Korea, a special place, will definitely have great benefits for the future.Of those people sent by China to North Korea for training, none of them was promoted very fast.The earliest Ge Jingen was already the deputy chief of the general staff of the military order, and was the second in command of the general staff.The second Dong Songyan was about to serve as the assistant to the chief of staff and concurrently as the director of the Central Security Bureau, sitting in the most important position.The third Wang Mingzhang will serve as the commander of the Second Corps.

Xu Yongchang thought for a while before slowly saying: "Teacher, I don't think it's appropriate for the military attache stationed in North Korea and the commander of the Korean Corps to be the same person."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"Teacher, in recent years when military officers from North Korea approached us, they always expressed their desire to complete reunification. They hoped to completely drive Japan out of the Korean peninsula. And in the past two years, this trend of thinking in North Korea has become more and more popular. .”

"Ah."

Duan Xun nodded.

Duan Xun knew about this.Not to mention the North Korean military attaches in China who had contact with the Chinese military, even when the North Korean governments at all levels contacted the Chinese government, they also put forward such ideas.

They want unity.

It's just that they also know that without China's help, the road to reunification will become more and more difficult.Not to mention anything else, just look at the Japanese army sweeping across Southeast Asia, and the old colonial empires that they fought are retreating steadily to know the tyranny of the Japanese army.The Korean Independence Army has also been established for nearly 20 years, and its strength has not been weak after these years of development.But I am really not sure about fighting the Japanese army.

So the North Korean government needs China's support.

"Our General Staff has made a feasibility report in this regard. From the perspective of war, once we have a conflict with Japan, it is most appropriate to start the war from the Korean Peninsula. As long as the Korean Peninsula is under control, then most of our aircraft will Being able to fly to mainland Japan to perform missions, and the navy can blockade many areas. This requires us to cooperate more closely with the North Korean government and the North Korean military.”

"go on."

"Help the North Korean army train more pilots, help the North Korean army train more tankers, and help the North Korean army train more submarine operators. At present, the North Korean army has more than 30 people, which is not a small number. And because The Korean peninsula is not unified, so young people on the Korean peninsula will receive military training. Once a war breaks out, the North Korean army will have no problem mobilizing 100 million troops. In the future, if there is a military conflict between us and Japan, North Korea’s strength must not be ignored. So I think the military attache stationed in North Korea is mainly responsible for liaison, helping the North Korean army train more talents, and in charge of intelligence work on the Korean peninsula. The commander of the Korean Corps, in addition to being in charge of the troops stationed in North Korea, should also command the entry into the Korean peninsula at any time In this way, once there is any war on the Korean peninsula, the command structure can be quickly established without re-adaptation."

Duan Xun nodded slightly.

Duan Xun trusts and values ​​Xu Yongchang. One big reason is that Xu Yongchang is his student and his direct descendant.But the bigger reason is that Xu Yongchang is really outstanding, and he is very suitable as the chief of staff.

Questions about the Korean peninsula are well prepared.As long as Duan Xun asks, he will immediately express his opinion.

"It's a good proposal."

Previously, the Chinese military attache in North Korea was directly in charge of the Chinese troops stationed in North Korea.

But Xu Yongchang's proposal is good.Both of them understand that Sino-Japanese relations will inevitably break down in the future, or that the two countries will inevitably go to war in the future.Therefore, whether it is the military attache stationed in North Korea or the commander of the troops stationed in North Korea, the position suddenly becomes very important.

Just like when Ge Jingen was here.

The task will also become very heavy, so it will become very difficult for one person to do it.

"Then tell me who is more suitable."

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"Then tell me who is more suitable."

"Major General Guo Rugui of the War Department."

Xu Yongchang understood what Duan Xun meant.

So without the slightest hesitation, he directly said his name.This is not the time to be polite either.

"Guo Rugui?"

Duan Xun asked: "Was it Guo Rugui who participated as a military representative during the negotiations with the Soviet Union last year?"

"Yes."

The general staff position is highly weighted.

Every year, after graduates of military schools, including grassroots officers of the army, go to military schools for advanced studies, the General Staff will get a copy of those transcripts.Then find some students with good grades from inside and transfer them to the General Staff for training.

Some of these young officers who entered the General Staff stayed in the General Staff, while others were transferred to the grassroots units.

The General Staff Headquarters is a very good training unit, and it is also the best place to accumulate contacts and qualifications.Moreover, the officers of the General Staff Headquarters are half a rank higher than the officers when they encounter grassroots units.A layer of gold is plated on the general staff, and a level will be raised when going to the grassroots units.Then train in the grassroots units for a few years, and it will be very easy to get promoted in the army.Whether in the military or in the political arena, if you want to move to a higher position, this is the model.

If you stay at the grassroots level every day and have not trained in higher-level departments, then your vision will be narrowed.Similarly, if you work in government agencies every day and have not been trained at the grassroots level, it is easy to get divorced from reality and cannot solve practical problems.Officers who have only worked in grassroots units for many years, or officers who have only worked in government units for many years, after reaching a certain level, it is difficult to continue to go up.Therefore, no matter whether it is a government agency or a grassroots unit, it is actually Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.But those who can really go up need to have experience in both grassroots and institutions.

It is precisely because of this that the General Staff has a large number of outstanding talents.

"Guo Rugui, graduated from Sichuan Army University. When he graduated, he was the first in all subjects. After graduation, he was assigned to serve as the deputy company commander of the 37th Army. He performed very well and began to serve as the company commander two years later. He trained in the mountains. When he was in the army, he wrote a paper titled 'Solutions to Difficult Communication Problems in Mountain Operations', which was highly praised by the military staff and also attracted the appreciation of the Southwest Military Region Command. His contribution to solving the communication problems of mountain combat troops He made a great contribution. After becoming a company commander for less than a year, he was transferred to the military headquarters by the 37th Army and served as a major staff officer. I heard that most of the training content of the 37th Army came from Guo Rugui, who was only in his twenties at the time. .Even the training plan of the 37th Army was promoted by the Southwest Military Region. In this position, he summarized a large number of training reports and wrote "Mountain Combat Infantry Coordination" and "Mountain Combat Weapons and Equipment Issues", all based on He wrote it while training in the 37th Army. Two years later, he went to the National Defense University to study for a year with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was allowed to choose the position himself, one was the Chief of Operations Department of the Army Staff Headquarters, and the other was to serve as the head of the First Regiment. His arrangement was even personally asked by the Southwest Military Region Command, because the Southwest Military Region Command intended to transfer him to the Southwest Military Region Commander However, when he graduated, he was cut off by the combat department of our general staff, and he was not allowed to return to the 37th Army. The 37th Army often complained to me about this matter, and Commander Yu (Yu Xuezhong) even called me personally I made a phone call and said that the Operations Department had robbed the talents of the Southwest Military Region."

What is genius, this is genius.

In six years, we have completed a journey that many soldiers cannot complete in their entire lives.After graduating from the military academy, it is possible to serve as the head of the regiment in just six years.This is a common thing in war years, but such a climbing speed in peacetime is absolutely amazing.

Talent snatched by the General Staff and the troops below.

The transfer of a small school-level officer even alarmed Yu Xuezhong, commander of the Southwest Military Region, and Xu Yongchang, chief of the general staff.What level is this.