A Dream of Jinling Chapter 337 Retreat (14)

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On June 6, 1889, Shen Xin, the political commissar of the North American Theater of Operations, carefully studied the outline of the latest circular transmitted by telegram. Since it is an outline, the content is not long. Shen Xin studied it so carefully that the secretary suspected that there was some shocking secret hidden in this outline, which only had a few words.

Sure that he was really right, Shen Xin returned to his usual relaxed posture with an incredible expression. According to the draft of the cable, it was agreed that North America should implement a wartime decommissioning system. However, since it is wartime, it is impossible for the troops to really get out of the war completely after retirement. All ex-servicemen are to be integrated into the reserve force and stationed for a period of time on the West Coast and elsewhere.

Governor Wei Zedu was able to persuade those people in the Military Commission to agree to this system adjustment, and Shen Xin was really impressed. But he didn't have the urge to figure it out right away. As an important member of the Military Commission, even if Shen Xin really didn't want to know what was going on, when the minutes of the meeting were sent to him across the Pacific Ocean, he himself would have to study them carefully. The more power you have, the less freedom you have.

Governor Wei Zedu and the Military Commission made a decision, and Political Commissar Shen Xin began to implement it, first of course, targeting the wounded officers and soldiers, and then to clearly divide the end of the campaign. Recruits are arriving in North America from Asia in a steady stream, and it is naturally impossible to say that the soldiers who are fighting on the front line immediately take up their guns and leave the battle and go home. At least when a large-scale battle is over and the battle lines of both sides are stabilized, we will talk about the rest of the troops from the battlefield.

After the initial decision of the North American Theater Command, it was decided to send it to the Front Command. The front-line command can't make the decision itself, they can only probe their heads first. If the battle had been fierce at this time, the troops would probably have thoughts of war weariness. At this time, the battle is getting smoother and smoother, and the commanders of all units hope to be able to achieve more results in such a situation, so as to accumulate merit and improve their status. Now let these people think about troop rotation, and I think most of these commanders will not agree.

On June 22, the commander and commissar of the 24 Army were invited to the front command. For these two two military-level cadres who were the most popular in the armies at this time, those who saw them had enough respect. This is not only because of the combat effectiveness of the 24th Army, but after the front command's proposal to form a group army was vetoed by the theater command, there was a statement that Zheng Minglun, the commander of the 24th Army, and Hu Dakui, the political commissar, were very likely to be promoted to the front command. The position is not a vacant position, but a high-ranking officer in charge of campaign planning.

"Lao Zheng, what is the Military Commission trying to do? Do you have any thoughts? The head of the front command was Lieutenant General Luo Yongfu, and as soon as he saw Zheng Minglun and Hu Dakui coming in, he immediately asked when he came up to shake hands.

"You ask me about the things above, and I ask who is going to go?" Zheng Minglun said with a smile. He was already a major general, and if the 24th Army performed well in the subsequent war, it was only a matter of time before he became a lieutenant general. Although there may be a lot of difference in the position of soldiers of the same rank, at a time when the Liberation Army attaches great importance to military ranks, it is already a very glorious thing for a lieutenant general. Many of the well-known founders of the Liberation Army were only lieutenant generals throughout their lives.

"Lao Zheng, you used to speak and never explain it. I won't let you make it difficult for me, old hu, what do you think? Lieutenant General Luo Yongfu shook hands with Hu Dakui as he spoke.

"Lao Zheng and I don't understand it too well, but now I think it's probably because the troops want to increase the strength of North America." Hu Dakui said while shaking hands.

The other front-line commanders shook hands with the two after Luo Yongfu, and after the group sat down, Hu Dakui continued to explain his views. These troops did not immediately return to Asia after leaving the front line, but remained as reserves in the North American occupation zone, with the main reserve area now on the west coast. Some operations on the West Coast were arranged a long time ago, in fact, the regular army was originally involved, but there was no large-scale resistance in the West Coast and other places, and the reserve force cooperated with the excellent Japanese and Goryeo servant armies, which was enough to complete the scheduled plan.

"Could it be that the Governor is trying to engage in the means in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?" Lieutenant General Luo Yongfu couldn't help but ask. This statement has been put forward by someone in the front-line command, and Prime Minister Zhuge Liang once engaged in this kind of rotation system when he was in Qishan Tuntian. However, the focus of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is that Prime Minister Zhuge was attacked by Sima Yi's troops when the reserve troops did not arrive, and the prime minister still arranged for the rotating troops to go home. Those rotation troops who knew that the reserve team had not come felt that Prime Minister Zhuge had faith in his words, so they worked together, coupled with Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng's pretending to be a ghost, and finally won the battle.

The decision to remain in North America increased China's presence in North America at a time when a large number of new troops arrived. According to optimistic estimates, at its peak, North America could have 2 million active and 2 million reserves, plus a million Goryeo and Japanese servants. If you let it go, 5 million troops can make the entire United States scum left.

"The Governor won't be so boring!" Zheng Minglun immediately expressed a negative view. In fact, there are some guys in the 24th Army who are too rich in association to raise this possibility, and Zheng Minglun has always been vigorously criticizing this. Zheng Minglun believes that Governor Wei Zedu is not pretending to be a ghost, let alone pretending to buy people's hearts. With the appeal of Governor Wei Zedu, he gave an order, did anyone really dare to oppose it? The troops knew that they would die if they continued to fight, and probably no one dared to escape.

Veterans know very well that everyone is afraid of death, but there is no absolute equivalence between fear of death and despair. The implementation of the rotation system can effectively eliminate the despair of front-line troops. Casualties in war are inevitable, and it is natural to feel fear. But knowing that you can get out of war with a reward after serving your country is a completely different thing than having to fight to the death on the battlefield. The latter is despair, while the former is the one that can be eliminated as much as possible by guò, and even to the greatest extent possible, fear. Moreover, some people do have a fear of war, but many others enjoy it. More people may not like war, but they want to exchange the credit they have made in the war for their own fame.

Seeing that Zheng Minglun and their attitude were so firm, Lieutenant General Luo Yongfu no longer raised this issue. He said: "Lao Zheng, our Front Command hopes that you and Lao Hu can come to the Front Command as deputy chiefs of staff. Whether or not we want to transfer to the reserves, we hope that the first phase of the campaign will be completed as soon as possible. So what do you think about the personnel issues of the 24th Army? ”

Zheng Minglun and Hu Dakui glanced at each other, and Hu Dakui said first: "I heard that some people are very dissatisfied with the chief of staff of our army, and I don't know if this is true. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of several responsible cadres of the front command were not so good-looking. Hu Dakui didn't care so much, he said loudly: "My opinion is that Chief of Staff Qi Rui is very suitable to replace the political commissar of the 24th Army. If you want me to come to the front command, then let Qi Rui take over as the political commissar. If you don't agree, then I will continue to stay in the 24th Army. ”

A group of people didn't expect Hu Dakui to say that he was so dead, and the faces of several people were even more ugly.

The Front Command has problems with the Front Command, and the 24 Army is also discussing the latest issues. In the hands of high-ranking military men. After the 24th Army had a good record, the official position of Acting Chief of Staff Qi Rui became the Chief of Staff of the 24th Army. At this stage, the Guangfu Army attaches great importance to military ranks, and the rank of chief of staff Qi Rui is still colonel. But everyone knows that as long as the U.S. Federal Army of St. Mary Sault is solved, Colonel Qi Rui will become Senior Colonel Qi Rui, and there is only one step left before Major General Qi Rui.

Moreover, it is generally believed within the 24th Army that when the iron hooves of the 24th Army break through Chicago, the most important city on the Great Lakes, the chief of staff of the army, Qi Rui, will be able to enter the ranks of generals before the age of 30. There are people who are envious, but there are not too many people who are jealous. Chief of Staff Qi Rui's personnel transfer of the 24th Army was very favored by these front-line soldiers. Soldiers with a "cautious" and conservative style were transferred from the 24th Army in large numbers, and those who dared to make full use of motorized marching tools and went into battle as soon as they arrived at the battlefield quickly were promoted. There will be a great chance to follow this high-spirited chief of staff, this is the general opinion of the officers of the 24th Army who are willing to get ahead.

As a motorized unit, the 24th Army not only has a speed that ordinary infantry cannot match, but also greatly exceeds other infantry units in the implementation of the military democratic meeting of the Liberation Army. Motorized infantry is not a group of traditional infantry driving trucks, it is about moving at higher speeds and pushing the already fierce battles to more intense heights. In order to achieve such a goal, it is necessary for each commander and fighter to have more proficient combat skills and a fairly comprehensive understanding of warfare. And this understanding cannot be achieved by mere lectures.

Therefore, when Qi Rui called the regimental commanders to a meeting, everyone thought that Chief of Staff Qi Rui would invite a grassroots combat group to explain the battle examples to everyone, and analyze and discuss them on the spot.

However, the imaginary grassroots combat group did not appear, and Chief of Staff Qi Rui took out a document and read: "According to the Military Commission's method for the retirement of front-line combat units, the issue of transferring qualified members to the reserve is ......."

The division commanders and regiment commanders were dumbfounded, and the official documents of the Guangfu Army were the first to adopt the written style of standard modern Chinese. After decades of accumulation, the members of the army have a very good understanding of the words and phrases of the army's official documents, and the troops do not allow the writers of official documents to create complex documents.

After understanding the content of the official document, Luo Bin, the acting commander of the Second Division, immediately shouted: "Chief of Staff, our troops are now in high spirits and are fighting better and better, why do you suddenly want us to break up?" ”

"Division Commander Luo, this is a regulation that applies to all North American theater troops, not just our 24th Army." Qi Rui immediately corrected Luo Bin's erroneous opinion.