The fleet returned to the military port in the eastern part of Hainan Island early the next morning. Without taking any rest, Li Weidong held a Hainan military and political meeting at the headquarters.
At the same time, the Nanjing government's order of commendation for the Nanjing Navy's victory in this great sea battle was also passed on. However, due to lack of qualifications, the 27-year-old major general was already too young, so he was not promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.
Instead, he was given the false title of Commander of the Navy Fleet of the National Defense Force. To be precise, it was just a nice hat. The National Army only had three or two small gunboats in its hands, and they were all only capable of transiting Hanoi.
It's an old thing, but it's still our own warships that we command.
In the Hainan Army Military and Administrative Building, the large conference room was already overcrowded. In the middle was an oval conference table seven or eight meters long. The row on the left was composed of Hainan Army officers of all levels wearing dark green military uniforms. Opposite them were
Officials of the military government.
Those who can attend the meeting are basically senior officials from both the military and political circles of the Hainan Army, and they also form the backbone of the Hainan Army military group.
"General is here! Salute!" I saw two non-commissioned officers on duty pushing open the door and shouting.
Immediately afterwards, Li Weidong walked into the conference room wearing a dark green military uniform. When he saw everyone arrived, he said: "Everyone, please sit down!"
"Everyone! There are only two things to call for today's meeting! First, as the situation continues to change, we must formulate a plan for the next stage and how to continue to get along with the Nanjing government! Second, with the continuous expansion of the army, now
Some establishments have affected the army's combat effectiveness!" Li Weidong went straight to the point and talked about the two main points of the meeting.
"Chief of Staff Ge, tell me about our current troops!" Li Weidong turned to the Chief of General Staff Ge Changming on his left and said.
"Yes! Then let me talk about the Army first!" As he said that, Ge Changming stood up and opened the curtain of the military map on the wall of the conference room.
Speaking of which, the Hainan Army currently has an army of more than 100,000 people, but these 100,000 people have to be divided into two parts. Of course, the strongest combat effectiveness is the main front-line force, such as the 1st Division of the Hainan Army, the 2nd Division of the Hainan Army, and
The Third Division of the Army is a standing elite force.
The number of each division of the elite force is about 13,000. The force is equipped with three infantry regiments, as well as a guard battalion and artillery reinforcement battalion. The four main divisions plus the directly subordinate artillery brigades, tank regiments, etc., the total number is maintained
Around 50,000 people.
The second part is the local garrison troops with average combat effectiveness. They are classified as second-line troops. Their main task is to take over the defense and suppression of bandits in newly occupied areas. Sometimes they are also mobilized to the front line of war.
The designations of this type of troops are usually headed by new or temporary divisions. Each division is an infantry division with a strength of 10,000. For example, the new fourth and fifth divisions and the temporary sixth and seventh divisions, and
Garrison troops in various places. The total number of such troops is 70,000.
The next step is the reserve force. After more than a year of investment by Li Weidong regardless of cost, now all towns, villages, and autonomous regions in Hainan have more or less formed militia teams. The largest ones have two to three hundred people, and the smallest ones are as small as a dozen or two.
Ten people, the number varies from place to place.
Think about the Soviet mobilization of troops during World War II, and the scene of millions of Soviet Red Army troops surging. Of course, Li Weidong could only imagine the Red Army wave. The Hainan Army’s family could not afford to support millions of reserves. However, if it was really necessary, the Hainan Army would
It is still possible to mobilize hundreds of thousands of reserves. It can be imagined how powerful the Hainan Army has accumulated with its huge population base.
The number of the main force plus the second-line force has reached 120,000. Judging from these total numbers, it can be seen that the Hainan Army maintains a large number of regular troops, but in fact these troops are scattered on the vast South China battlefield and are of little use.
After talking about the situation in the army, Ge Changming immediately sat back. After that, the military officers at all levels on Li Weidong's left fell into a quiet discussion. The government officials opposite them did not say anything. They only knew about the military government's money bag.
It was about to collapse again, and the conference room fell silent for a while.
After listening to Ge Changming's troop report, Li Weidong fell into deep thought. As the northward front continued to advance, the Hainan Army also exposed more problems. The frontline soldiers fought for a long time, and the officers below reported that some soldiers were already war-weary.
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The more troublesome problem is that a good mass base has not yet been established in the newly occupied areas, the military logistics cannot be supplied locally, and the cost of shipping from Hainan is too high. Moreover, the people in some places have no sense of identification with the government, and grassroots work is progressing slowly.
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Just thinking about these, Li Weidong is one big and two big. But these problems must be solved early, especially the psychological problems of the soldiers, otherwise there will definitely be big troubles over time.
Because he didn't close his eyes all night last night, his eyes are now full of bloodshot eyes, but Li Weidong still managed to keep his spirits up and asked: "What about the Air Force and Navy? Do any adjustments need to be made?"
Upon hearing Li Weidong's inquiry, Air Force Commander Luo Jipeng immediately stood up and reported: "The Hainan Army Air Force has a total of more than 500 outstanding pilots, and nearly 800 trainees. With the expansion of garrison areas in various places, the number of air force pilots has been seriously affected.
It’s time to compete for air supremacy!”
Although Li Weidong opened an Air Force pilot training branch at the Nanjun Academy at the beginning of the year. However, due to the lack of highly educated young people, the training of Air Force pilots has not been ideal. Only one thousand pilots can graduate each year.
And these less than a thousand pilots have to be assigned to sea-based defense aviation, inland combat air force, aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft, etc., and not many can be allocated in the end.
Flying a plane is a technical job. You can't just find a farmer to fly a plane. There are too few educated young people in Hainan, and it can't be successful in setting up an education in a day or two. Alas! Another big trouble, Li Weidong has some
Rubbing his temples irritably.
In contrast, the situation of the navy with only one mixed fleet is much better. Many naval warships that have just experienced a large-scale battle are being repaired in the shipyard, and the plan to apply for expansion has also been postponed. The existing one
A batch of naval graduates is enough to make up for the losses in naval battles. Those soldiers who have participated in naval battles can also grow into future rising stars of the navy.
Soon, Li Weidong made up his mind, stood up and said with a serious face: "Now, I give the order!"
After saying this, everyone in the conference room immediately stood up and waited quietly for Li Weidong to announce the order.