Beiyang reactionaries

"Then your Ministry of Military Affairs' opinion is how to expand the army."

"The garrison division is originally a huge force with four infantry brigades and one cavalry brigade. Therefore, the Ministry of Military Affairs suggested that this force be directly expanded into an army. The garrison division and the No.20 division form an army, and the original third The independent brigade of the group army and the original No.15 mixed brigade (Brigade Commander Sun Yue) were reorganized into divisions and formed into an army with the No.20 first division. In this way, the Shandong area can have the size of three armies, with about 13 people."

"Where is Yue Weijun's teacher?"

"Transfer to Henan."

Duan Xun nodded as he looked at the Ministry of Military Affairs' Shandong Army Reorganization Plan.

Xiong Kewu was very cautious.

It only talked about the reorganization plan of the troops, and did not mention personnel issues.Because Shandong also belongs to the Gyeonggi region, the candidates for military cadres here are very sensitive.If you don't pay attention, it's easy to make a taboo.

After all, Xiong Kewu is getting older, and he is much more stable.

"It seems that Shandong doesn't need too many recruits."

"Yes. The Shandong Army not only reorganized a lot of the original Shandong troops, but also reorganized many of the former Jiangsu troops after Li Chun went to the field. Therefore, about one division of recruits is needed to fully complete the reorganization."

"it is good."

Duan Xun thought for a while and said: "Then follow what you said and form the Shandong Corps. Hu Jingyi, the former commander of the garrison division, served as the commander of the Shandong Corps, and He Yaozu, the current commander of the Beijing Garrison, was transferred to serve as the chief of staff of the Shandong Corps. Under the jurisdiction of the Thirteenth Army, the Ten The Fourth Army and the Fifteenth Army. Li Yunlong, the former commander of the Twelfth Army, left the Northeast and served as the deputy commander of the Shandong Corps and concurrently served as the commander of the No.13 Army. Appointed Long Yun as the commander of the No.14 Army and Liu Zanting as the No.15 Army Long. What do you think?"

"I think so."

"There is only one Twelfth Army in the Northeast, and its strength is somewhat weak. An infantry division and a cavalry division will be added under the Twelfth Army. Rao Guohua's troops will be expanded into an infantry division, and Liu Fengchi's cavalry brigade will be transferred from Kulun to expand into a cavalry division. They all belong to the No.12 Army, let Tang Shengzhi serve as the commander of the No.12 Army. After He Yaozu was transferred from the Beijing Garrison, Dong Songyan was appointed as the commander of the Beijing Garrison.”

"Yes."

After talking about the Northeast and Shandong issues, Duan Xun said: "Minister Xiong, you continue."

"Then there are two places in Henan and Hubei."

"There are not many troops in Henan and Hubei."

"Yes. But if you want to fight Lu Yongxiang, two provinces are very important. From Henan, you can use the Longhai Railway to directly attack Anhui and Jiangsu. Especially if it is directly connected to Anhui. Hubei can go either by land or by the Yangtze River .”

"Then tell me."

"Henan and Hubei are the main places for this military expansion. According to the idea of ​​our Military Affairs Department, one-third of the new recruits should be used here. Because the main opponent here is Anhui, which is far inferior to Jiangsu and Zhejiang in terms of strength. troops. So there is no problem with a larger number of recruits.”

"Be specific."

"Build a Central Plains Corps here, with four armies under its jurisdiction. With the end of the disaster relief in Gansu, the Eleventh Army (army commander Xiong Qixun) should be transferred back. No.20 Second Division (division commander Hu Ruoyu) and Yue Weijun's troops formed No. The 16th Army, the former Independent Division of the Third Army (Division Commander Duan Kan) was expanded into the No.17 Army, and the First Army (commander Li Weiru) was mobilized from Guiyang to Henan."

Duan Xun smiled slightly.

Xiong Kewu has some selfishness in this.

That is Li Weiru, the current commander of the First Army.Because he has been sitting in the rear, although he is the commander of the First Army in name, his military exploits are limited.As the commander of the First Army, Li Weiru still has a high status in Duan Xun's army sequence.But if you continue to stay in the rear and do not participate in the front-line war, your future development will be greatly restricted.Li Weiru and Xiong Kewu have an irreversible relationship, so I hope he can make contributions on the front line.And when the army is adjusted, it is easy to get promoted.

After all, the First Division of the First Army is Duan Xun's starting unit, and it is Duan Xun's most direct lineage.Duan Xun would not object to transferring this unit to the front line and giving them a chance to make their mark in battle.

That's why Xiong Kewu recommended the First Army and Li Weiru when expanding his troops this time.I hope this unit will make some contributions in the war.But Duan Xun understood Xiong Kewu.And after all, the first division is Duan Xun's direct lineage, and it's Duan Xun's original army.

He should be given a chance.

So Duan Xun said: "OK. Remove Li Weiru from the position of commander of the First Army and appoint Li Weiru as the commander of the Central Plains Corps. Appoint the former chief of staff of the First Army Wang Bailing as the chief of staff of the Central Plains Corps. Appoint Hu Ruoyu, the former commander of the No.20 Second Division As the commander of the No.16 Army, Yang Zhen, the former commander of the No.15 Division of the First Army, was appointed as the commander of the No.17 Army, and Li Hong, the former commander of the No.[-] Division of the First Army, was appointed as the commander of the First Army.”

"Both the Shandong Corps and the Central Plains Corps belong to the Third Army, and Liu Xiang, the commander of the Third Army, is fully responsible for the military affairs of Shandong, Henan, and Hubei."

"Yes."

"Go on."

333 Army Expansion 2

"continue."

"Prime Minister, after these three places, Jiangxi and Fujian are the most important."

"kindness."

The five provinces of Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Fujian directly surrounded Lu Yongxiang and directly bordered the provinces controlled by Lu Yongxiang.As long as there is a war with Lu Yongxiang in the future, these five provinces will be the front line.After talking about the arrangements for Shandong, Henan, and Hubei, Xiong Kewu started talking about Jiangxi and Fujian.

"Jiangxi, Fujian, and Hunan behind them originally had the Fourth Army (Army Commander Guo Songling), the Tenth Army (Army Commander Yu Xuezhong), the 25th Division (division commander Tian Songyao), and He Jian's independent mixed brigade. On this basis , we reorganized Chen Guangyuan's original Jiangxi army and Li Houji's original Fujian army, about 3 people. And now the Hunan army is also accepting our reorganization. We have about 17 troops in Hunan, Jiangxi, and Fujian .”

The Hunan Army, like the Cantonese Army, was originally an independent army.

But after seeing the situation of the Guangdong Army, the boss of the Hunan Army immediately decided to accept Duan Xun's reorganization.They don't want to be like Chen Jiongming and Xu Chongzhi. After announcing their resignation, they are still issued arrest warrants by the General Prosecutor's Office. It is estimated that they will not be able to return to China for a long time.Compared with the Guangdong Army, the Hunan Army is far inferior to the Guangdong Army in terms of reputation and strength.Even troops like the Cantonese Army were completely defeated by Duan Xun, so what about the Hunan Army?

Does the Hunan Army have anything to do with it?

there must be.

As a politician, there is no handle.

As long as Duan Xun thought about it, they could find some stains.If Duan Xun uses this as an excuse to attack the Hunan Army, then the future of the Hunan Army may not be better than that of the Guangdong Army.

Speaking of which, the bargaining chips of the Hunan Army are far inferior to those of the Guangdong Army.So they quickly expressed their willingness to accept the adaptation.

"What about the specific plan?"

"Three provinces, build six armies."

"Say."

"He Jian's independent mixed brigade was expanded into a division, and the 25th division (division commander Tian Songyao) was reorganized into the No.18 army. The third division of the Hunan Army (division commander Lin Xiumei) was transferred to Fujian together with the Lu Gongwang Zhejiang Army troops stationed in Guangdong. It is the No.19 Army. The First Division of the Hunan Army and the Second Division of the Hunan Army were reorganized into the No.20 Army, and they were transferred to the Third Army of the Guangdong-Yunnan Army and the No.30 Fourth Division (division commander Zhang Zizhong) to form the 21st Army.”

"And what about the Third Army?"

"Transfer the Fourth Army of the Guangdong-Yunnan Army to the Third Army."

"kindness."

Duan Xun nodded.

Pointing to Jiangxi and Fujian on the map, he said: "Form the Jiangxi Army and the Fujian Army. Let Guo Songling, the former commander of the Fourth Army, be the commander of the Jiangxi Army, and Yu Xuezhong, the former commander of the Tenth Army, be the commander of the Fujian Army. Pan Wenhua, commander of the 25th Division of the Fourth Army, was appointed as the commander of the Fourth Army, Tian Songyao, the commander of the 18th Division, was appointed as the commander of the No.19 Army, Lu Gongwang of the Zhejiang Army was appointed as the commander of the No.34 Army, and Zhang Zizhong, the commander of the 20th Division, was appointed as the No.20 Army commander. Appoint Cheng Qian, the commander of the Second Division of the Hunan Army, as the commander of the No.20 Army. The No.[-] Army reorganized from the Hunan Army will be stationed in southern Hunan and accept orders from the First Army.”

"The Jiangxi Corps and the Fujian Corps belonged to the Second Army, and Wan Xuancai continued to serve as the commander of the Second Army. The Yangtze Fleet was assigned to the command of the Second Army, and the main force was stationed in Jiangxi."

"Yes."

In five provinces, Duan Xun will deploy twelve army units, with a strength of nearly 50 troops.Lu Yongxiang has less than 20 troops, but Duan Xun attaches so much importance to it.Not because of worry, but because of thunder.

Don't give Lu Yongxiang a chance to struggle.

As long as there is a war, Lu Yongxiang must be resolved quickly.