After some arrangements in Beijing and meeting with Tian Wenlie, Tang Tianxi and other generals who were still in the capital, Yuan Su set off for Luanzhou on February 7th. Although he met with Tian Wenlie, Tang Tianxi and others,
The meeting was not very pleasant, but after his painstaking persuasion and courtesy, some of the conflicts between them were more or less resolved, allowing everyone to focus on the current predicament of Beiyang.
It has been more than a year since he left Luanzhou. During the period when he lived in Tianjin, Yuan Su rarely returned to Luanzhou. Even if it was about matters related to Tianjin Automobile Company, he would only communicate through telegrams or dispatched by the company.
People came to Tianjin for business negotiations. Now that I have returned to this place where I started from scratch, I feel a bit of emotion that I cannot conceal.
However, there was not much time left for him to lament at this time. According to the itinerary plan made in Beijing and when the Central Guards Provisional Command was established, the transfer of troops gathered in Zhili and Tianjin must begin before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. All
The troops organized into the Central Guards will go to Xuchang, Zhengzhou, and Luoyang in Henan to regroup.
Therefore, there is only a maximum of three days of stay in Luanzhou to coordinate matters related to the First Corps, the 10th Division and the Luanzhou Military Group. The next step is to arrange the troops stationed in Luanzhou and the military supplies stored here.
They were gradually transferred to the south in batches by railway.
That afternoon, in the conference room of the former Zhili Military Affairs Commission Office, Yuan Su summoned Jiang Baili, Chen Wennian, He Qigong and other old troops for a military meeting. As early as after Tian Wenlie received the central alert order, the office was gradually occupied by He Qigong.
Arrange for repossession. The so-called repossession is naturally not to seize, but to slowly dismiss the people who were in Tian Wenlie's administration, and then close some guild halls and buildings. Naturally, Tian Wenlie never thought that he would never come back, but he didn't expect that everything would be in Luanzhou.
Among the predictions made by those in the military corps, they had no choice but to accept the reality.
Although Yuan Su restored his former military position and was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Central Guards, he did not resume his previous position in the Zhili Provincial Military Affairs Office. In other words, Tian Wenlie is still the Zhili Provincial Military Affairs Office. Good.
Wenlie in Tian was very sensible and obviously realized that Yuan Su's power in Luanzhou was deeply rooted, so there was no need to continue the dispute.
After entering the venue, Yuan Su motioned for everyone to take a seat, and with a somewhat cordial expression, he first chatted with these old subordinates. On the one hand, he thanked everyone for their efforts during his free time, and on the other hand, it was also a promotion.
Emotional reminiscing. Not much gossip, and we quickly got to the point.
"Guo Wenyuan, have Li Jinfu sent a message to make arrangements in advance?" Yuan Su's topic changed quickly. It must be said that the burden on his shoulders is not light now, and there will be some pressure.
"Yes, the notice was sent out the day before yesterday. Shangqiu, Huaibei, and Huai'an are already making relevant preparations. The second brigade and the third brigade have announced that they are in a state of preparation. Later, I will go to Xuchang, Guo Wenyuan, and Li Jinfu will personally
Go to Xuchang to pick up the train and discuss the next arrangements." Chen Wennian replied.
"That's good. We haven't met Guo Wenyuan, Li Jinfu and the others for a long time. This time we come to arrange the work in person, so everyone can have a clearer understanding." Yuan Su nodded slightly and said.
"In addition, the troops of the First Corps in Luanzhou have almost been arranged. The number of trains, order, supplies, and soldiers are all in place. However, the transfer of the artillery units will be more difficult. Tianjin and Baoding have allocated them.
The number of wagons is also very limited. We estimate that we will have to wait until the First and Second Divisions are gone before the excess wagons can be deployed to Luanzhou for us to transport heavy munitions." Chen Wennian added.
"How is this possible? How long will it take to wait until both the First Division and the Second Division move south? Is there a backup plan?" Yuan Su said seriously. He is well aware of the importance of artillery to today's Chinese battlefield, not to mention the
The artillery unit of the First Corps was built with great effort by him. Other Beiyang artillery units could be used for decoration, but his own artillery unit was a real weapon.
"If that doesn't work, we can only send the cannon to Nanjing or Shanghai through sea transportation. But this requires careful preparation. After all, the attitude of the Songhu garrison may not be good, and General Feng is unpredictable.
We can only disguise it as commercial supplies and borrow them from the Shanghai Trading Company's warehouse to transfer them." At this time, He Qigong came up with another way.
"What you should consider, Kezhi, is to decide this matter in advance. If the carriage cannot be transferred, then take the waterway. Whether it is Nanjing or Shanghai, everything that needs to be taken care of should be taken care of. There should be no serious problems." Yuan Su
He nodded slowly and said.
As the meeting progressed, Yuan Su inquired about the situation of the soldiers of the First Corps and the Tenth Division respectively, including whether the establishment was in place, whether the long-term infrastructure construction plan arranged earlier was completed, and the impact of imperialist and anti-imperialist political ideologies in various ministries.
What impact will it have, etc. Among these issues, the latter is naturally what Yuan Su wants to know most urgently. He knows very well that he must not only firmly control the military power, but also firmly control the military morale.
Therefore, during the training period in the new military camp, he would spare no effort to support and support any project related to ideological and political education. As the top commander of logistics and administrative management, He Qigong has to say that he is doing one thing.
A good player. It's a pity that He Qigong's own thoughts have many hidden dangers, and he is afraid that the other party will make some passionate tutorial arrangements at an inappropriate time.
The personnel establishment of the 1st Corps and the 10th Division had reached the most complete level as early as half a year ago. Not only were they fully staffed, but they were also fully equipped in terms of miscellaneous services, reserves, and logistics supplements to ensure that the army could carry out actual combat operations.
It can quickly increase follow-up troops and maintain maximum combat effectiveness.
All three brigades of the First Corps completed the upgrade to the "Class A Combat Brigade" three months ago. The prototype plan formulated by Yuan Su, and with the advice of Chen Wenian, He Qigong, Jiang Baili and other staff officers, finally determined the Class A combat brigade.
The formal establishment of a combat brigade. A Class A combat brigade will have two regiment units under its command. Each regiment will have a regiment commander. Each regiment will have two to three standard regiments.
In other words, the Class A combat brigade is actually twice the strength of a standard brigade of the Central Army. If the troops directly under the headquarters of the Class A combat brigade are included, it will even exceed the establishment of a standard brigade.
Jiang Baili concluded: "Yes, the first brigade and the third brigade are currently at full strength, with 13,500 and 14,300 people respectively. As for the second brigade, we have always maintained the best strength.
The combat establishment has 12,100 personnel. After all, the establishment of the Class A combat brigade is rather tricky, and many things have not been tested in actual combat. Therefore, we must try the use of different establishments to see how to achieve the desired results.
Best practical application."
Yuan Su nodded approvingly and said: "Yes, command is a systematic work. It cannot be said that we only focus on organizing the more troops the better. We must organize them into the most suitable combat units."
As for the infrastructure projects of various armies, generally speaking, they include the logistics supply, communication facilities, transportation facilities, and secret service work of the battalion-level units, as well as the field hospitals, communication center facilities, and basic equipment of the staff system of the regiment headquarters.
Project. For the old-style Beiyang Army, all they can accomplish is the transition from early modernization military infrastructure to mid-modernization military infrastructure. However, Yuan Su’s requirement for the First Corps and the Tenth Division is to directly complete all modernization
Infrastructure projects for the modernization of the military.
However, after all, there are many restrictive factors to consider. So far, the First Corps and the 10th Division have only barely completed the army's infrastructure tasks. The facilities attached to all combat units have been arranged in place, but the resource allocation cannot be comprehensive.
.Yuan Su naturally cannot have any dissatisfaction with this. He can only say that he will try his best to ask all troops to do their best.
"There is currently a loud voice against the monarchy in the country, and the trend will become louder and louder in the future. This was originally a very strange thing. At first, people followed the trend to support the monarchy and supported the monarchy. Now they are following the trend again.
Oppose the imperial system and denounce the imperial system. In any case, we must have a clear position, not only for the next military operations, but also for a unified and firm direction." After listening to the report on infrastructure, Yuan Su
Without making any further comments, he directly moved the topic to the next session.
Many subordinate officials below were whispering and discussing for a while. In fact, before Yuan Su returned to Luanzhou, He Qigong, Chen Wenian and others had gathered many times, sometimes with three or two people, sometimes with seven or eight people.
We have already been discussing this topic. Although the discussion is not formal, it can at least express everyone's feelings.
"Earlier, I thought that the implementation of the imperial system would make great progress, so we didn't have much objection. We only hoped that the implementation of the imperial system would speed up the reunification of the country and further implement the system of constitutional democracy. But now, we don't need to say more.
If you talk more, the facts are already in front of you. It was the imperial system that caused all these turmoils, and the root cause is clear at a glance."
Yuan Su originally thought that He Qigong would be the first to express his stance. He Qigong's unwavering belief in democracy would definitely be used as a reference. However, he did not expect that the first person to say these words would be Ge Jinzhang. Of course, he also
I understood that Ge Jinzhang had certain revolutionary thoughts, but his attitude towards the imperial system was not very obvious from the beginning.
"Commander, I heard that Mr. Duan was invited to come back this time precisely because he had reached an agreement with the Great Emperor and was preparing to abolish the imperial system. Since we have already reached this agreement, I think there is no need for us to continue discussing this matter now.
.Anyway, the result will be the same regardless of whether we discuss it or not, the imperial system will eventually be abolished." He Qigong said unhurriedly.
"Yes, we have discussed this matter before. Although there was no result from the discussion, I believe that this matter will eventually come to an end. And, obviously, this result will not have a great impact on us." Chen Wenian added
said.
Yuan Su could already understand what everyone was thinking at this time. Although everyone did not explicitly oppose the imperial system, they all believed that abolishing the imperial system would be a good thing for the current domestic situation. He was silent for a while, then took a slow breath and put on a face
An extremely dignified and serious look.
"You may be right, but there is one thing I must tell you now."
When everyone heard this, they didn't dare to show any slightness, and everyone's eyes were focused on Yuan Su.