"Although our military rank has been reduced this time, we have more soldiers in hand, and our military rank has not been reduced. In total, we have made a profit."
Some people changed their minds quickly and immediately changed their stance and became a member of the group who agreed with the adaptation.
However, this change was met with overwhelming laughter and curses.
"When we first said we were going to adapt it, you, Master Sui, jumped higher than anyone else. That was because you opposed it so fiercely. Well, you are so shameless as a wallflower."
Sui Zhizhong blushed and then accepted it calmly.
"It's not that we are opposed to it, but we just can't accept it. Why did I become the regiment leader, and Political Commissar Huang became the division chief of staff? But now we have adjusted."
The original Fourth Army was reorganized into the Fourth Division, and the generals also made significant adjustments.
Except for Bai Xiaoqi and Le Xinfeng, the original deputy commander Yi Guozheng and chief of staff Zha Shubing were all transferred away.
The two of them went to the Fifth Division.
Yi Guozheng serves as the deputy commander of the fifth division, and Zha Shubing serves as the chief of staff of the fifth division.
As a result, there was a vacancy in the headquarters of the Fourth Division.
After the operation of the headquarters, Le Xinfeng served as the political commissar and deputy division commander of the Fourth Division. The chief of staff was the original political commissar of the Seventh Division Huang Long, Sui Zhizhong's old partner.
Huang Long went to the division headquarters as chief of staff, but Sui Zhizhong changed from division commander to regimental commander.
This gap was a bit difficult for him to accept, so he actually complained a lot.
"Although I am the division chief of staff, I have the same military rank as you, but my job position is different."
According to the military system of the New Army, the division chief of staff has the rank of colonel, and the commander of the 5,000-man regiment also has the rank of colonel.
Therefore, Huang Long's new appointment is not considered a promotion, and Sui Zhizhong's is not considered a demotion.
In fact, everyone still understands Huang Long's appointment as chief of staff.
After all, he was once a first-class military officer of the Ming Dynasty, the pinnacle of military generals. If he had not joined the new army too late, his position and military rank would not be so low.
"Since no one has any objections, let's announce the appointment of all officers of the Fourth Division."
After unifying their opinions, Bai Xiaoqi saved a lot of trouble and officially started the adaptation sequence.
The officers from the headquarters military department stood up and attracted everyone's attention.
In this adaptation, everyone has to go to a completely new position. It is both a challenge and an opportunity.
The officers of the division have already been determined, and the focus is on the appointment of regimental-level officers.
"The leader of the Thirteenth Regiment, Sui Zhizhong, and the political commissar Xie Qian."
Sui Zhizhong and the people next to him stood up quickly and accepted the appointment.
Xie Qian served as captain, platoon leader, and company commander in the original First Army, then served as regimental commander and deputy brigade commander in the Third Army, and finally transferred to the Fourth Army as the brigade commander.
They were originally Sui Zhizhong's subordinates. They cooperated skillfully with each other, and the combination quickly formed a fighting force.
"Lu Zhiqian, leader of the 14th Regiment, and Xiang Zuolin, political commissar."
This appointment is not surprising because they are all seniors from the Fourth Division.
Among them, Huang Long looked at Xiang Zuolin with eyes filled with relief.
When he was in Lushun, Xiang Zuolin was his right-hand general. Later, he returned to Shandong with him, and Xiang Zuolin also entered the military academy.
Because of his solid military skills and experience, he quickly stood out and became an outstanding graduate.
This time he became a regiment-level political commissar with the rank of colonel.
"Zhu Dingyan, leader of the 15th Regiment, and Xia Congsheng, political commissar."
Zhu Dingyan was a star figure in the military, and everyone took his rise for granted.
When the army was still full of white men, Zhu Dingyan, who was born in the nine great families of Dongchang Prefecture, performed outstandingly.
Like Sui Zhizhong, he was also adjusted from a division-level general to a regiment-level general. However, he did not complain and started preparations early.
"The commander of the 16th Regiment, Sha Rushang, and the political commissar Qi Jiaxuan."
The two were from the original Eighth Division, Sha Rushang was the political commissar and Qi Jiaxuan was the deputy division commander.
The division commander is Zhu Dingyan, and the chief of staff is Xia Congsheng.
The four of us went to two groups respectively, so we were evenly matched.
These are the four main infantry regiments of the newly formed Fourth Division.
According to the plan, each infantry regiment has a strength of 5,700 men, which can fully act on its own and fight on its own.
In addition to the four infantry regiments, there are also three regiments.
"Hu Shu, the leader of the guard regiment, and Weng Zisheng, the political commissar."
The new reorganization eliminated brigade-level combat units and greatly reduced civilian personnel. It also increased the importance of division headquarters, which must have sufficient defense forces.
The Guard Corps came into being.
In this way, the division headquarters has more than 5,000 troops directly under its control, which can not only protect itself, but also engage in battle without involving the energy of other regiments.
"Qiu Jinpeng, commander of the artillery regiment, and An Shenghua, political commissar."
Other regiment-level combat units are expanding, and the artillery regiment is no exception.
The new artillery regiment will have two heavy artillery battalions, twenty heavy artillery pieces, two infantry artillery battalions, and sixty infantry artillery pieces.
"Pang Xinpei, leader of the Engineering Corps, and Miao Niansheng, political commissar."
The Engineer Regiment has the smallest number of troops among all regimental units.
Because they are only responsible for division-level operational engineering tasks, and each infantry battalion below has its own engineering company, they do not need support from the engineering regiment.
At this point, the organizational structure of the Fourth Division has been completed, and all generals have been properly placed.
"According to the order of the headquarters, our fourth division must be completed before the New Year. There are still more than three months to go. Everyone must hurry up and not delay."
The Fourth Division quickly entered the state, and generals from various departments rushed to Dengzhou and began to receive troops.
In addition to the original 30,000 troops of the Fourth Army, the headquarters added more than 10,000 troops.
These recruits came from the militia of Xuzhou, Lianghuai and Songjiang Prefecture.
Just outside Dengzhou City, people from all walks of life arrived one after another.
The first thing is to conduct an assessment of the militiamen.
Militias in various places have been established for different lengths of time.
Some have been training for a long time and have mastered combat skills and organizational disciplines proficiently. Others are just like novices, who can't even tell the difference between front, back, left and right.
After some inspection, the militiamen from Xuzhou performed best.
At the beginning, there was a large gathering of troops in Xuzhou, and the militiamen followed closely and learned a lot. At the same time, they also received a lot of help from the regular army.
"Our Thirteenth Regiment is the main force among the main forces, so these good soldiers must be given priority to us."
Sui Zhizhong gave full play to his Shantou doctrine and prepared to rob people.
He is shameless, and others are no less generous.
"Everyone is a new team, why is your Thirteenth Regiment the main force among the main force? Just because you have a big face?"
Lu Zhiqian cooperated well with Sui Zhizhong at first, but this time he showed no mercy in grabbing people.
"That's right. When it comes to fighting, it depends on our 15th regiment. When it comes to recruiting people, our 15th regiment has priority."
There are no traces of Zhu Dingyan coming from a scholarly family, and he is very good at playing rogue.
In the end, several groups got into a big fight and had to go to Bai Xiaoqi to ask for an explanation.
"This matter must be handled carefully, otherwise it will affect morale."
Le Xinfeng's reminder did not make Bai Xiaoqi feel embarrassed.
"What's so difficult about this? Send the order, and the whole army will start a competition. Whichever regiment wins will be selected first!"
As Zuo Mengeng's outstanding student, Bai Xiaoqi learned many methods of running the army.
At this time, I took out a little bit, and the whole army immediately turned into wolves, eager to show off their skills.
Although the Fourth Division was still a new army, its morale was erupting like a volcano and it was unstoppable.