Beiyang reactionaries

"Commander, this... I have to ask Brigadier Commander Lu about this."

Yuan Zuming originally wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he still didn't refuse.After all, up to now, Duan Xun is still very interesting, but he has been coy.It's too much to just transfer one person away and object to it.

So he kicked the ball to Lu Tao.

Lu Tao was very calm. He looked up at Duan Xun and asked, "Commander, what I want to train are recruits. What about the composition of these recruits? What kind of support can you give me as an officer?"

"Brigade Commander Lu, it is because I lack officers that the army cannot be fully established. Now there is a serious shortage of officers in the army. Originally, I wanted to build a division army, but I can only shrink it and build a brigade first. As for The composition of the recruits? What are your requirements?"

"Commander, it would be great if you could give me some students."

"This means that Brigadier Lu is willing to accept this mission."

"Yes."

Lu Tao stood up and replied loudly.

Duan Xun was very happy, but Yuan Zuming was a little disappointed.Although Lu Tao cannot be regarded as Yuan Zuming's absolute direct descendant, he has followed Yuan Zuming for many years and is Yuan Zuming's right-hand man. Yuan Zuming still trusts him very much.The key is that Lu Tao is both human and military, and his ability to lead troops to fight is very strong.

Among Yuan Zuming's troops, Lu Tao had a high status, and Yuan Zuming also relied heavily on him.

Therefore, he did not want to let Lu Tao go.

But what Yuan Zuming didn't know was that Lu Tao wanted to leave Yuan Zuming's army very early on.It wasn't that he was dissatisfied with Yuan Zuming, but because he didn't want to get involved in the infighting between Yuan Zuming and Wang Wenhua.

Lu Tao used to be Wang Wenhua's most important military officer. He helped Wang Wenhua build a model camp and trained a large number of military officers for Wang Wenhua.He fought side by side with Yuan Zuming for many years, and has a deep relationship with both of them.In addition, Lu Tao is from Yunnan and was born in the Yunnan Army, so he has never been involved in the internal strife between the two people, and he does not want to be involved in the internal strife of the Guizhou Army, and wants to remain neutral.But I am in the middle of the game, so I can't get involved if I don't get involved.

So he had long wanted to leave Yuan Zuming's place.

Just because Duan Xun gave himself a chance, that's why Lu Tao agreed so happily.

"Brigade Commander Lu, that's it. If you want some students to enter the army, I can approve your recruitment of recruits from those schools in Sichuan. Of course, if you want to recruit some students in Guizhou, that would be even better. I am open to this aspect .In addition to not being able to provide you with a large number of military school graduates, there are other weapons and ammunition you want, and I will satisfy you. "

"Thank you Commander."

"Then I will give the order here. Lu Tao will serve as the brigade commander of the first brigade of the second division of the Armed Police Force. But now the second division only has the first brigade. Brigadier Lu, the establishment of the second division will be entrusted to you." is you."

"Yes."

"Mr. Yuan, then I will take Brigadier Lu away."

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"Shou Ci (Lu Tao), you have to know that the environment over there is unfamiliar, and you are given a new army. You have to start over there."

After seeing Duan Xun, Yuan Zuming and other officers returned to their place of residence.

After returning, Yuan Zuming was in a bad mood.Lu Tao agreed to Duan Xun, which made Yuan Zuming feel a kind of betrayal.Although Lu Tao is not considered to be the most direct general of his lineage, he has always trusted him and entrusted him with important tasks.

In this army reorganization, Yuan Zuming also asked Lu Tao to serve as the brigade commander of the first brigade of his army.But Lu Tao didn't even hesitate, he left as soon as he said he would leave, and agreed to Duan Xun on the spot.This made Yuan Zuming very sad.

Even if you really go, at least hesitate to save face for yourself.

But look at the situation at that time.Without even the slightest hesitation, he directly agreed to Duan Xun, as if wishing to leave his army as soon as possible.Even if you change the owner, it shouldn't be like this.

Lu Tao was very calm.

He didn't make any excuses because Yuan Zuming was angry, but just listened quietly.

After Yuan Zuming finished what should be said and what should not be said, Lu Tao said: "Master, the trend of the times. Look at the expansion rate of General Duan's troops in the past few years. When he first entered Sichuan in the fourth year of the Republic of China, It was just the commander of a mixed brigade. When Sichuan came into power, there were almost 3 troops. Then, less than two years later, General Duan already had 10,000+ troops under his command. I have carefully studied The reason why General Duan was able to expand his army so much in a short period of time has something to do with the fact that he trained a large number of grassroots officers when he was in western Henan, and it also has something to do with his troops' continuous training of grassroots officers. Now his The army said that there was a shortage of officers, but in fact it was only because his army expanded too fast this year, and the grassroots officers could not keep up. However, based on the speed at which Duan Xun's army trains officers, it only takes half a year for the situation to change. His The army would end the lack of officers it currently has. Because his army is training rank-and-file officers all the time."

Lu Tao was born as a grassroots officer in the Guizhou Army.

Most of the middle and lower-level officers in the Guizhou Army are from the model battalion trained by Lu Tao himself.So there is still a lot of experience in this area.But when Lu Tao learned about Duan Xun's experience, he understood what it means to train grassroots officers on a large scale.

Duan Xun is the most typical.

From the beginning of leading troops in western Henan, Duan Xun has never relaxed in training young officers.Even during the war, the short-term training in the teaching brigade and officer brigade that should be run has not been interrupted.

And even if Duan Xun already has a regular Sichuan Army University, there are several types of this military academy.There is a half-year short-term training selected from among the veterans of the army, most of which are for training at the company and platoon level.There is also a formal two-year officer development program, also for company and platoon officers.

Of course, it is more of a three-month, half-year short-term training for officers at the company and platoon level, which is to train officers at the battalion and regiment level.In addition to these, there are even higher levels, that is, officers at the battalion level will also have three months of short-term training.

That's the pattern.

Continue to train officers.

If it weren't for this model, the size of Duan Xun's army would have grown so large that it would have multiplied several times in just a few years, and it would have long since become a mess.But Duan Xun's troops have never had any problems, because the model for training officers is very good.Duan Xun started from the west of Henan Province, and there were thousands of officers trained by this model alone.Lu Tao admired the training mode of Duan Xun's troops very much.

Because of the current Chinese army, almost no army attaches so much importance to training grassroots officers.Either they are selected directly from military school graduates, or they are those related households, or they are experienced veterans who directly serve as grassroots officers.How can those troops have time to train grassroots officers by themselves.

Therefore, Lu Tao has done a lot of research on Duan Xun's model of training officers.

"Shouci, if you have anything to say, you can say it directly. Don't beat around the bush like this."

Yuan Zuming didn't know why Lu Tao was talking so much.

Lu Tao looked up at Yuan Zuming, and said directly: "Master, I want to say that the development of Duan Xun's troops has far exceeded our imagination. When he entered Sichuan as a mixed brigade commander, who would have thought of two A year and a half later, Duan Xun is already the actual ruler of the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. Who would have thought that his army would grow to 10,000+ people. Because the officer reserve of Duan Xun's army is among the best in the national army, as long as he has Money, as long as there are weapons, the expansion of the army will not stop. Because there are enough officers, he is not afraid of expanding the army. Maybe in two years, General Duan will have more than 20 troops under his command. Commander, are you currently A division commander who leads an army of ten thousand people, does the division commander still want to continue to be the division commander of the Seventh Division after two years?"

"What do you mean?"

Yuan Zuming stared at Lu Tao and asked in a deep voice.

Lu Tao did not avoid Yuan Zuming's realization, and said: "Master, I think what General Duan means is that he really will not intervene in the division commander's troops, and will not interfere with the affairs of the Seventh Division. But in the same way, General Duan will not help you either." Development. In the future, the Division Commander’s units will be these units, and the Seventh Division will always be the Seventh Division. Division Commander, Xiong Qixun is already the division commander of the Fourth Division of the Armed Police Force under General Duan, and he may be the commander in two years.”

Yuan Zuming was silent.

Yuan Zuming understood what Lu Tao meant.Duan Xun's army is expanding too fast, and those who follow Duan Xun are currently promoted very quickly.Just like Liu Xiang, who was the commander of the Sichuan Army during the War to Protect the Nation, at that time Liu Xiang was just an unknown person among the officers in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.Because of the strength of the Yunnan Army, the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou have always exchanged a lot of troops.

Regardless of whether it is in the Sichuan Army or the Guizhou Army, it will be affected by the Yunnan Army.Needless to say, there are a large number of Dian Army officers who graduated from the Yunnan Lecture Hall on the Qianjun Army, and many troops on the Sichuan Army side are also inextricably linked with the Dian Army.For example, Xiong Kewu and Liu Cunhou are all related to the Yunnan Army.

Therefore, there are many connections between the troops of the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.So many people are familiar with it.At that time, the status of Yuan Zuming and Xiong Qixun in the army was much higher than that of Liu Xiang.

But look at now.

In just over two years, less than three years, Liu Xiang has become an important figure in the military in the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and is one of the most direct generals of Duan Xun.Compared with other people, the speed of promotion is not so fast. This is the benefit of following people.

Yuan Zuming is now the teacher.

If you don't follow Duan Xun to continue, then even if Duan Xun ignores Yuan Zuming's troops, he will not increase the number of Yuan Zuming's troops.Without Duan Xun paying Yuan Zuming's military salary, Yuan Zuming would not be able to develop.

In other words, Yuan Zuming can only be a teacher forever.

Maybe he is the commander of the Seventh Division now, and Lu Tao in front of him is just the brigade commander.But a few years later, Lu Tao might have a higher status than Yuan Zuming.

"Master, I'm sorry."

Seeing that Yuan Zuming didn't speak, Lu Tao finally bowed his head and said this sentence.