The army is the sword of the country. It has always had two sides. When used well, it is a powerful weapon to kill the enemy. However, if it is not strictly controlled, it will harm itself. The frontline war will be corrupted, food and salary supplies will not be available, and coupled with the transition between the old and new governments, People were panicking, which had an inevitable negative impact on the troops. Furthermore, more than two million troops were gathered together. At this time, the destructive effect of a mouse dropping on a pot of porridge was undoubtedly magnified.
Ouyang Yunji's voice was stern, and everyone present was silent. From their point of view, they believed that there was nothing they could do about it. The morale of the troops was unstable. If the soldiers were not allowed to vent, there was no guarantee that something would happen at some point. The mutiny, the more chaotic the situation, the more corrupt the war, the more important the troops are to them. At this time, they don't want to hold on more firmly. Do they have to wait for the troops to collapse, and then become alone? By that time, they really have nothing. ,
"The headquarters is doing its best to transport food from Guangdong and Guangxi. Therefore, if it is because of the excuse that food and salary cannot be supplied, after the meeting, I no longer want to hear, Minister Chen, I intend to form a military police force directly under the headquarters. The army is responsible for supervising the military discipline of various departments, what do you think?"
Chen Cheng nodded. Regarding the problem of military discipline violations, the Central Army of the Civil Engineering Department is considered good. Although there are some, they are not common. Moreover, the officers of the Civil Engineering Department have always been very strict about military discipline, so Chen Cheng did not shoot himself in the foot. worry,
"Minister Chen, how about you take the lead in this matter? As for the source of the gendarmerie, I suggest that we adopt a system of voluntary registration and review according to unified standards. The size should first be set at about 10,000 people for a Category A division."
"Can."
After discussing the establishment of military police units, Ouyang Yun turned the topic back to the allocation of troops in each theater. This was another big show in today's meeting. Everyone, including the big guys sitting on the podium, became solemn. , there is no doubt that this must be a reshuffle in the Chinese military, because the theater commander has considerable personnel power, and also has the power to allocate materials from the headquarters, which is actually equivalent to controlling the lifeblood of the troops in the theater, so Although the appointment of officers above the division commander level must be approved by the headquarters, there is still considerable room for maneuver to squeeze out some dissidents and seize their military power. Those brigade commanders and brigade commanders who do not buy the account of the Xuebing Army and Ouyang Yun Why did the division commanders obediently answer the call and come to the meeting? It was actually because they were afraid that their troops would be transferred away inexplicably.
Objectively speaking, the so-called reconfiguration of theater troops can be regarded as a spoils-sharing conference. Since the Guangxi, Sichuan, Civil Engineering, and Dian cliques have expressed support for Ouyang Yun and the Xuebing Army, then Ouyang Yun naturally wanted to return sufficient benefits, which could be regarded as a political compromise. Since the central government and the Supreme Military Commission no longer existed, the so-called Central Army naturally had no reason to exist, and it naturally became a Among the Central Department's armies, the civil engineering department only accounts for less than one-third of the division. Therefore, even if Ouyang Yun wants to repay Chen Cheng and cannot touch his civil engineering department, the remaining two-thirds of the troops will be enough for each family. Having had enough to drink,
The factions that currently exist in the Chinese military, excluding the Xuebing Army and the Northeastern Army that were annexed by the Xuebing Army, there are also the Central Faction, the Yunnan Faction, the Guangxi Faction, the Sichuan Faction, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Faction, the Northwest Faction, the GCD Faction, and others. Some small factions. Among these factions, the Central Faction is considered the target of carving up. The Yunnan Faction, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Faction, and some smaller factions have no say because there are no heavyweights attending the meeting. The GCD also established a coalition government. However, because the military force of this unit suffered heavy losses in the Qinling battle, it was unable to obtain a position in the headquarters. In addition, the army almost had conflicts with other factions, so it was directly excluded. Therefore, the highlight was It unfolded between the Guangxi and Sichuan cliques. Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of the Guangxi clique, and Deng Xihou of the Sichuan clique. They all knew all the departments of the Central Army. Naturally, they all hoped to transfer elites into their own camp. In the fierce situation, Bai Chongxi broke into action. He directly said to Deng Xihou: "Monkey, fighting is no longer a child's play. You only think about getting a warrior who can fight, but you don't think about how many kilograms you have. Your Sichuan army is accustomed to Hanyang, and you suddenly changed to the Wei Qing style. I ask Can you, your officer's command level keep up? You have to use a bull's knife to kill a chicken, but be careful and cut your own hand."
Bai Chongxi is known as Xiao Zhuge and is recognized as a master of the art of war. He really has the guts to say this.
Before Deng Xihou could speak, Li Jiayu, who was sitting in the front row, stood up and shouted: "What's the command level of our Sichuan Army? Has our Sichuan Army never fought a bad battle or won a battle, or have we lost fewer people? Ge Laozi Yes, you old boy, don’t peek through the crack in the door.”
The focus of the competition between the two sides is the 74th Army. The 74th Army can fight. This has been verified by the Battle of Songhu and Changsha. The current commander of the 74th Army is Wang Yaowu. He is sitting to the left of Li Jiayu, listening to the stage. During the quarrel, his face was expressionless, but his eyes looked at Chen Cheng and Ouyang Yun from time to time.
Wang Yaowu had interacted with the Xuebing Army, and it was said that he had also flirted with Ouyang Yun, so when he learned that the Xuebing Army's entry into Chongqing was a foregone conclusion, he became depressed and prepared to leave the Seventies In the preparation of the Fourth Army, Wang Yaowu had not thought about supporting the troops to repay Chiang Kai-shek's cultivation. However, considering that the lower-level officers and soldiers did not dislike the Xuebing Army and even yearned for it, and considering the current war situation, he thought again and again. Dismissing this idea, "It's not bad to join the Xuebing Army. At least the equipment is better than now and the pay is higher." He once comforted his cronies like this. However, what he didn't expect was that Ouyang Yun did not recruit the 74th Army. The meaning of becoming a direct lineage was given to the Gui Army and the Sichuan Army at an advantage. The Gui Clan was okay. Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi fought abroad for many years and accumulated a good reputation and popularity. But the Sichuan Army is nothing but cannon fodder. They actually want to recruit the Seventh Army. This made Wang Yaowu feel very unhappy. At this time, he hoped that Ouyang Yun or Chen Cheng could send the 74th Army away.
Chen Cheng was indeed attracted to the 74th Army, but since he was willing to give up even his own army, he would naturally not stand up for a non-direct lineage.
What did Ouyang Yun think about? Of course he hopes to recruit all the troops from various factions across the country. However, he also knows that he has to eat one bite at a time. In the country, he and the Xuebing Army are still young, and they must get Li Zongren and others. With the support of the elders, although he had this wish in his heart, he still suppressed it.
Li, Bai and the Sichuan army bosses headed by Deng Xihou became more and more noisy. Finally, Chen Cheng couldn't stand it anymore. Of course, another possible reason may be that he was moved by Wang Yaowu's "pathetic" eyes. He stood He came out and said, "Don't argue for now." Looking at Ouyang Yun, he said, "Since it concerns the 74th Army, shouldn't we also listen to the opinions of the officers and soldiers of the unit?"
Ouyang Yun nodded, looked at Wang Yaowu, and called him by name: "Commander Wang, please tell me what your officers and soldiers think."