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Now that the Dian army has shown their sincerity, Duan Xun also has to show them his sincerity, and make concessions where there should be concessions.So Duan Xun immediately gave Xiong Kewu an order to ask the Ministry of Military Affairs to plan what kind of designation and what kind of organization would be more suitable for the Dian army.What kind of concessions, or what kind of establishment, the Dian army can accept.

Xiong Kewu quickly gave Duan Xun the answer.

"Too many."

Xu Yongchang next to him frowned.

Some disagreed, saying: "The Dian army is currently full of troops. It is estimated that including the messy troops, the number can reach 2, or less than 2. But give them two divisions a mixed brigade. With more than 3 people, the organization is really too large.”

There are only a few people in the Yunnan Army.

Just give them such a huge establishment.In fact, according to the current size of the Yunnan Army, it is quite good to give them four to five infantry brigades.But it is really not cost-effective to give seven infantry brigades, and there are troops directly under the division headquarters and a mixed brigade.

It is twice as large as the establishment of the Yunnan Army that should be given.

"The Yunnan Army is different."

Xiong Kewu immediately refuted Xu Yongchang.Looking up at Duan Xun, he said, "General, the Yunnan Army is very different from any other army in China. Although the number of the Yunnan Army is small, it is less than 2. But the officers of the Yunnan Army The reserves are the best among all the troops. Moreover, the Yunnan Army currently has a large number of generals who led the Yunnan Chongjiu Uprising, and their placement is also a big problem. Therefore, the establishment of two divisions and one mixed brigade is that our Military Affairs Department It is the result of careful calculation."

Duan Xun nodded.

I agree with Xiong Kewu's opinion.The Yunnan Army is indeed a very different force.The number of troops is small, but there are many officers.Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Yunnan Army has no shortage of officers.Later, relying on the Yunnan Lecture Hall, it continued to send officers to the Yunnan Army.

Up to now, there are less than 2 troops in the Dian Army, but there are thousands of students who graduated from the Yunnan Lecture Hall alone in the Dian Army.This proportion of officers graduated from military academies is very rare in the whole country.

And there are many big men in the Yunnan Army.

They were all bigwigs who participated in the Revolution of [-].

More importantly, the Yunnan Army is still strong.Although the strength is deteriorating, it is still very powerful.They all want to defect to Duan Xun, and Duan Xun can't be too stingy.Duan Xun also wants to let the Dian army see his own mind.

Therefore, even if they cannot be given the establishment of five divisions according to the current establishment of the Yunnan Army, it is still acceptable to give two divisions a mixed brigade.

"But I still think that two divisions and one mixed brigade are too much. The Yunnan Army has always been a self-contained force. If its strength expands, will it be difficult to control? I think the establishment of five mixed brigades for the Yunnan Army Best. Directly reorganize the current five divisions of the Yunnan Army into five mixed brigades."

They are all their own people, Xu Yongchang did not hide his thoughts at all.

The development of the People's Party in the Yunnan Army is good, but it has not reached the point where it can completely control the Yunnan Army.If the Dian army is really allowed to have more than 3 people, how will the Dian army be controlled by then.Will the Yunnan Army still listen to Duan Xun's words?

It is better to directly give the Dian Army five mixed brigades, which happens to be about 2 people.It is much easier to control the Yunnan Army by promoting a few members of the People's Party to serve as the commander of the mixed brigade.

"That's why we need to expand our military."

Xiong Kewu smiled slightly and said: "The current total number of the Yunnan Army is less than 2. According to our plan, the expansion of the army is almost doubled. This is to rapidly dilute the troops of the Yunnan Army. Our military expansion is not to directly expand the current Yunnan Army. Instead, other units will be incorporated into the new Yunnan Army. And the candidates for the brigade commanders of the seven brigades, shouldn’t we be more aware? This is to dilute it again and review the list of brigade-level officers. Can it run out of our palms?"

Xiong Kewu is full of confidence.

Duan Xun nodded frequently. Xiong Kewu has a very strong means of moving and transferring.Although I didn't say the most specific, but the general idea has been said.It is indeed very suitable for dealing with the Yunnan Army.

As everyone cooperates more and more closely, Duan Xun also trusts Xiong Kewu more and more.

"Be careful."

Duan Xun became interested.

In fact, Duan Xun was distressed about how to reorganize the Yunnan Army, and he had not yet formed a complete idea.Unexpectedly, Xiong Kewu already had a draft in his mind.

"General, first of all, you can't treat the big guys of the Yunnan Army badly, especially Gu Pinzhen and Luo Peijin. They must have high positions, but it's best not to contaminate the frontline troops."

"Tell me."

"General, I propose that Luo Peijin be the governor of Yunnan, and Gu Pinzhen be transferred to serve as the head of the mobilization department of the military department of the four provinces' frontier supervision agencies."

Duan Xun had to think about it.

Gu Pinzhen and Luo Peijin are currently the commanders of the First Division of the Yunnan Army and the Second Division of the Yunnan Army. They are considered to be the most elite forces in the Yunnan Army.Moreover, both of them are currently the top bosses with the deepest qualifications in the Yunnan Army, and they can be said to be representative figures of the Yunnan Army.

You can't treat them badly, but it's not good to let them continue to lead troops.

Give them the Yunnan Governor and the Minister of Mobilization, both of which are high positions.It's just that they can't directly contact the front-line troops and belong to the logistics field of the troops.It is indeed a good idea.

"continue."

"In addition to the two of them, there are still some bigwigs in the Dian Army at present. Zhao Youxin, Huang Yucheng, Ye Quan, Yin Chengyu, and Zhang Zizhen are among them. Among them, the generals have to choose three people, two of whom will be the commanders of the two reorganized divisions, and one will be the commander of the reorganized divisions. The commander of the mixed brigade. The other two have other arrangements."

Duan Xun saw that Xiong Kewu said this, and said with a smile: "You are more familiar with the Yunnan Army than I am, and you are the Minister of Military Affairs, so you can directly express your thoughts."

"Then, general, I'll just say it directly. I propose that Ye Quan and Yin Chengyu be the commanders of the two newly reorganized divisions, and Huang Yucheng be the commander of the mixed brigade. The three of them have been leading troops in the frontline and fighting in battles." The ability is very high. As for Zhao Youxin and Zhang Zizhen, two people have been transferred to serve in the military department."

"There's no problem with that."

Duan Xun said directly: "There are currently many vacancies in our military department. I know that Zhao Youxin is very capable. There are more and more officers from Yunnan in our army, and we need these Yunnan army generals. Let Zhao Youxin go to your military affairs department. As for Zhang Zizhen, also It is easy to handle. I have long wanted to set up a general staff department in our military department, and Ci Chen (Xu Yongchang) will be the chief of staff. The training department is subordinate to the general staff department, and let Zhang Zizhen be the head of the training department. Continue .”

"General, the choice of six brigade commanders is much simpler."

"Say."

"Jin Handing, Wang Kai (commander in chief), Fan Shisheng, Xiang Mi, Yang Zhen, Wang Bailing."

The six people mentioned by Xiong Kewu are all important figures of the People's Party in the Yunnan Army.They are the first batch of party members developed by the People's Party in the Yunnan Army, and they are also representatives of the group of young officers in the Yunnan Army.

Duan Xun agreed with the previous few people, but he had some opinions on the last Wang Bailing.So he said: "Wang Bailing? He teaches well, how can we let him lead the army. I think it is better for him to be in the military academy."

Wang Boling is currently the director of education at the Yunnan Lecture Hall, and is a person whom Duan Xun relies heavily on at the Yunnan Lecture Hall.Because he is also a member of the People's Party, he just happened to develop the People's Party vigorously as the head of education.

Unexpectedly, Xiong Kewu asked him to come out to lead the troops.

"General, the officer reserve of the Dian Army is among the best in the national army. If the Dian Army is really rich and has no shortage of ammunition, then let alone expanding the army to more than 3 people, even if it expands the army to 5 people, it will not lack officers. In this way Under such circumstances, how can we dilute the troops of the Yunnan Army. The best way is to gather the outstanding grassroots officers of the Yunnan Army in one brigade and form a force similar to the current teaching brigade where Hu Ruoyu is the brigade commander. Take Wang Boling's Qualifications and abilities are very suitable for this position. We will reorganize the Yunnan army first, and then find an excuse to transfer out Wang Bailing's troops. This army will strengthen the control of our People's Party, and it will become a model brigade and officer brigade in the future. Do a little After some preparations, the army can be expanded, and it can be completely separated from the Yunnan Army. This will not only transfer a large number of outstanding officers from the current Yunnan Army, but also dilute the Yunnan Army.”

"Good idea."

"Also, general, disperse the troops of the Yunnan army. Isn't the general promoting the rank-and-file organization of our troops? It happens that the two divisions and other troops of the Yunnan army can be turned into corps, and then the two corps can be separated. It is to disperse the troops of the Yunnan Army."

After all, it's still the same sentence.

Duan Xun and Xiong Kewu were not at ease when the troops of the Yunnan Army gathered together.It is really because the Dian army was too famous in the past, and everyone feared them.So Duan Xun thought for a while and said: "Then we will give the designation of the Ninth Division and the Tenth Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army of the Yunnan Army, and the mixed brigade will be given the designation of the Third Mixed Brigade of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army. The Ninth Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army And Fang Dingying's No.30 Fourth Division was reorganized into the Third Army of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army. Guo Songling's Armed Police Force First Division was reorganized into the No.11 Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army, and the Tenth Division was reorganized into the Fourth Army. Yu Enyang's troops were reorganized into The No.12 Division of the Southwest Frontier Army and the Sixth Division of Song Tiantian were reorganized into the Fifth Army. Fang Dingying served as the commander of the Third Army, Ye Quan served as the deputy commander and concurrently served as the division commander of the Ninth Division. Yin Chengyu served as the commander of the Fourth Army, and Guo Songling Served as the chief of staff of the Fourth Army and commander of the No.11 Division. Yu Enyang served as the commander of the Fifth Army and concurrently the commander of the No.12 Division, and Song Tiancai served as the commander of the Sixth Division.”

"Let Fang Dingying lead the Third Army in Mengzi, and continue to encircle Tang Jiyao's troops. Yin Chengyu leads the Fourth Army northward to Chongqing, and Yu Enyang's Fifth Army in Kunming. Huang Yucheng leads the Third Mixed Brigade in Dali. What do you think?"

"General, I have no objection. I think that's fine."

Xiong Kewu nodded.

In this reorganization of the Yunnan Army, Duan Xun almost completely adopted Xiong Kewu's suggestion.Duan Xun thought for a while, and said: "Wang Bailing left the Yunnan Lecture Hall, but the work of the Yunnan Lecture Hall cannot be let go. The Yunnan Lecture Hall must be firmly in our hands."

"Yes."

"Okay, send someone to continue talking with Gu Pinzhen. See if he disagrees with our reorganization plan and the arrangement of the generals of the Yunnan Army. It is best to complete the reorganization of the Yunnan Army as soon as possible."