Beiyang reactionaries

"Cichen, tell me."

"Yes."

What remains is no longer a question of troop reorganization, but a question of the use of troops.The reorganization of any army is to fight and serve the war.

That's the job of the chief of staff.

"General, judging from the current strategic situation of our army, once a war breaks out, it will be concentrated on this side. Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, and Guangxi, so I think the formation of the group army should also be selected from here."

In fact, Duan Xun's current strategic situation is the best.

Because the western region controlled by Duan Xun didn't have many foreign troubles.In Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, the biggest hidden danger is the Tibet issue.However, the strength of Tibet is limited, and the strength of the Tibetan army is too poor.Moreover, even the support of the British is limited, and it is impossible to really pose a threat to Duan Xun.

Duan Xun placed Lu Chao as a mixed brigade over there, which was already able to easily deter Tibet.Moreover, Duan Xun also has Huang Yucheng's mixed brigade in Dali. Originally, his troops were going to be expanded, but the current expansion work is too serious, so his troops will be kept for now.

But with Huang Yucheng's troops in Dali, they can support Tibet anytime and anywhere.So Duan Xun is not worried about the Tibet issue. Even if there are some problems in Tibet, it cannot be a big problem.

Nothing else.

There are no hidden dangers, so Duan Xun only needs to focus on guarding against the enemies in the east.Of course, Duan Xun also has a problem, that is, the current strength is too strong, and it is easy to be targeted.

Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin have been filthy for a while, but they haven't broken their faces because they are afraid of Duan Xun.

Compared with Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin, they both have many hidden dangers.Zhang Zuolin's biggest hidden danger is that he is caught between Russia and Japan, so he must learn to have both ways, and must survive between them.Moreover, Zhang Zuolin's troops were from bandits, and many of his brothers had their own direct line troops, so Zhang Zuolin was not easy to deal with.The banditry habit in the army is too serious.

The problem with Cao Kun is that there are enemies on several sides, even the allies Zhang Zuolin and Li Chun cannot be completely trusted and must be on guard.

"go on."

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang pulled the big map in front of everyone, pointed to the map and said: "Look here first. Yulin, Baotou, and Yikezhao League directly border Suiyuan and Shanxi. And passing through Suiyuan is Chahar. Chahar is the capital. Therefore, this place is very important. Therefore, the General Staff believes that heavy troops should be deployed here. The recommended force is the Ninth Army (commander Shang Zhen). This force and the Seventh Army stationed in Kulun should be maintained at all times. Contact. Because Cullen's troops can reach Duolun in half a month, and if the cavalry is fast, it will only take ten days. Both troops are troops that can directly threaten the capital anytime and anywhere. And once Cullen's side If it is in danger, Yulin can also go north to support. Therefore, the General Staff proposed that the two troops be under unified command."

"Look at Guangxi, directly facing Lu Rongting's tens of thousands of troops. Moreover, Guangdong is currently the richest province in China, and it is also a very complicated province. Therefore, the Third Army and the Eighth Army should act in unison. There are also those in Beihai The Coast Guard should all act together."

"Then there are Hubei and Hunan, facing Jiangxi directly. Chen Guangyuan has been operating in Jiangxi for a long time, and he is also the most hostile force in the southern region to us. Finally, Henan. He wants to keep Zhili under control and Shandong, the most important thing. Heavy."

"That is to say, these four directions are the most important places, and the organization of the group army is needed to act in unison."

Duan Xun nodded.

Looking at Xiong Kewu, he found that Xiong Kewu had no intention of speaking.Duan Xun smiled in his heart, Xiong Kewu looked bullish, and he didn't give any face to Han Linchun, the head of the equipment department, and Gu Pinzhen, the head of the mobilization department.But when it comes to really important issues, I still know how to distinguish the serious from the serious.

Although the Ministry of Military Affairs is responsible for the reorganization of all troops, the assessment and approval of officer promotions, etc.

But the group army is like a general.Commanding 7 or 8 troops, or even [-] or [-] generals.Duan Xun's army is only small now, and those who can command [-] to [-] troops are all generals of what level.There are not many generals with such strength in the current Duan Xun camp, but it is not impossible.

And the one who can take on this job is not a general in the army.

If you do a little badly, it is easy to get complaints from another general.Even with Xiong Kewu's current position as Minister of Military Affairs, he would not dare to easily offend these front-line generals who hold heavy troops.

And this kind of thing is not something that can be decided by the Ministry of Military Affairs.

Even advice, is difficult.For a general in this position, it is best to wait for Duan Xun to make a final decision in person.Duan Xun glanced at these people present, and said: "Guangdong is important, and Jiangxi is not easy to deal with. The Third Army (Army Commander Fang Dingying), the Eighth Army (Army Commander Ye Quan), the Tenth Army (Army Commander Yu Xuezhong) ), reorganized into the First Group Army. Li Jishen served as the commander, and Fang Dingying, the commander of the Third Army, served as the chief of staff of the group army. During the war, the coast guard fleet obeyed the orders of the First Group Army."

Duan Xun gathered all the troops stationed in Guangxi and Hunan together.

Mainly to deal with Guangdong and Jiangxi in the future.

"The Fourth Army (Army Commander Guo Songling), No.11 Army (Army Commander Xiong Qixun), and the No.20 Second Division of the Frontier Defense Army (Division Commander Tian Songyao) were formed into the Second Army of the Frontier Defense Army. Wan Xuancai served as the commander."

"The Garrison Division (Division Commander Hu Jingyi), No. 20 Division (Division Commander Long Yun), and No. 20 First Division (Division Commander Liu Zanting) were formed as the Third Army of the Frontier Defense Army. Liu Xiang, the commander of the Second Army, was transferred to serve as the commander of the Third Army. The commander of the Second Army was replaced by Yuan Zuming, the commander of the Third Division by Sun Zhen, and the commander of the Seventh Division by Hu Ying."

"The Seventh Army (Army Commander Jing Yuexiu) and the Ninth Army (Army Commander Shang Zhen) were formed into the Fourth Army, and Shang Zhen, the commander of the Ninth Army, served as the commander of the Fourth Army. A cavalry mixed brigade was added to the troop establishment. Just form the first mixed cavalry brigade in Baotou, and let Men Bingyue go north to Baotou to participate in the formation of the first mixed cavalry brigade."

Men Bingyue had just graduated from the fifth phase of Army University, and was also a student of Duan Xun.Men Bingyue is 28 years old this year. He studied in the primary school of Baoding Military Academy since he was a child.In the first year of the Republic of China, he entered Baoding Military Academy and was taught by Duan Xun.However, Men Bingyue is in the cavalry department, and Duan Xun teaches in the infantry department, so the relationship cannot be compared with Xu Yongchang and Sun Zhen.

After graduating from Baoding Military Academy, Men Bingyue did not directly come to the army.Instead, he continued his studies, was admitted to the Army University, and continued to study cavalry.Only recently graduated.

Been in military school for ten years.

After graduation, he was recruited by Duan Xun and went south to join Duan Xun.It should be said that after the end of the Zhiwan War, a large number of Baoding Military Academy graduates went south to join Duan Xun.Because Baoding Military Academy and Army University have always been under the control of the Anhui Department.

After the defeat of the Anhui Department, many teachers and students from Baoding Military Academy and Army University defected to Duan Xun, a person who had a close relationship with Baoding Military Academy.As a student who entered Baoding Military Academy after the Revolution of [-], Men Bingyue not only had a teacher-student relationship with Duan Xun, but also had many classmates with Duan Xun.

Many of the fifth batch of Army University were students of Duan Xun when he was a teacher in Baoding Military Academy, not only Men Bingyue, but Wan Yaohuang was also a student of Duan Xun.Of course, the relationship is average, and there were not one or two teachers who taught them when they were in Baoding Military Academy.But now that Duan Xun is in a high position, they are of course happy to call themselves Duan Xun's students.And those officers who Duan Xun recommended to study at Baoding Military Academy and Army University in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou also returned to Duan Xun.Just like Lai Xinhui recommended to Duan Xun, Cheng Zerun, who was recommended by Duan Xun to study in the fifth term of Army University, also went south and returned to Duan Xun after graduation.

In just one month, 81 people graduated from the fifth phase of the Army University, and more than 30 people went south to join Duan Xun.Cao Kun was furious in Baoding.

Of course, these students are not to blame for this, it is Cao Kun's own fault.

Although Baoding Military Academy and Army University have always been the territory of the Anhui Department, many of the teachers are officers of the Anhui Department.But Duan Qirui failed in the Zhiwan War, and they will not necessarily follow Duan Qirui, or they must follow the Anhui faction.In this day and age, there is not so much meaning of being consistent.Except for the students who want to go to their hometown, where other students serve as soldiers is not a soldier.

It's a pity that Cao Kun deeply hurt Baoding Military Academy.

In the Zhiwan War, Cao Kun reorganized too many troops, and he couldn't take care of too much for a while.Therefore, some units that had not had time to reorganize, the units of the No.15 Division that surrendered, were placed in Baoding Military Academy.But Cao Kun had so many troops all of a sudden, and had no money in his hands, so he would not be able to allocate military salaries for a while.The officers and soldiers of the [-]th Division didn't get the money, so they mutinied in Baoding Military Academy, ransacked Baoding Military Academy, and set fire to many buildings of Baoding Military Academy.

When Cao Kun's troops came to suppress, Baoding Military Academy had already suffered a lot.The troops Cao Kun sent to suppress, while suppressing the mutinous officers and soldiers of the No.Not only looted money, but also took away 15 rifles and more than 300 horses used for teaching in Baoding Military Academy.

This angered the teachers and students of Baoding Military Academy.

Although the 15th Division is an Anhui army, the teachers and students of Baoding Military Academy complained about Cao Kun.After all, you Cao Kun suppressed late, and your troops came to grab things, not much better than the No.[-] division.

Although Baoding Military Academy is located in Baoding and in Cao Kun's territory, it is not a school controlled by the direct line, but a school controlled by the Anhui line.Except for Jiang Baili in the middle who came over for a short while, the other principals were all Anhui officials.The relationship between everyone is not very good, you are still like this, but how can the teachers and students of Baoding Military Academy have a good impression of you.

Anyway, Baoding Military Academy was completely destroyed by the [-]th Division and Cao Kun's troops, and it was impossible to attend classes.So Baoding Military Academy decided to graduate early, and those students all ran away.There are still some people left at the Army University, but the students from Baoding Military Academy basically all go south.Even the students who went to Zhang Zuolin and Jiangsu Governor Li Chun were far more than those who were left behind by Cao Kun.

Proportionally speaking, there are about 500 graduates of the sixth and seventh batches of Baoding Military Academy, and more than half of the graduates came to Duan Xun.Then the Guangdong Army, Zhang Zuolin's Feng Army, Jiangsu Governor Li Chun, and Zhejiang Governor Lu Yongxiang divided up more than 600 people.Cao Kun was close at hand, and there were less than 100 people left behind.

The direct generals complained one by one.

After all, Cao Kun also reorganized too many troops this time, and the military expansion was very strong.Originally Cao Kun controlled about 20 troops, but within two or three months, Cao Kun already had 1000 troops.With such a rapid expansion of the army, of course the army needs a large number of officers.But now more than [-] graduates from Baoding Military Academy, which is close at hand, have all fled. Of course they are angry.

So Cao Rui suggested to Cao Kun to close Baoding Military Academy.

Duan Xun is the most proud.

So many officers came.The graduates of the Army University are all battalion-level officers, and the graduates of Baoding Military Academy are company-platoon-level officers.Duan Xun is also currently lacking formally educated cavalry generals like Men Bingyue, so he was asked to follow Shang Zhenbei to Baotou and form a mixed cavalry brigade in Baotou.

Four armies.

In fact, Duan Xun came up with the establishment of the group army for future operations.

After finishing speaking, he said to Xiong Kewu: "Minister Xiong, this is just my preliminary idea. As for the jurisdiction of the group army, the scope of power of the group army, and the organization of the group army headquarters, the Ministry of Military Affairs needs to make a detailed plan."

"Yes."

"Also, the Ministry of Military Affairs needs to participate in and supervise the entire process of troop expansion."