Chapter 35: Reorganizing the Force (I)
After Tan Feng came back with Wang Jingwen, he immediately held a meeting. www.biquge.info this meeting is very important, especially since they know the challenges they are going to face, so they have to prepare more.
"We have defeated tens of thousands of Mongols this time, and we have even become the de facto rulers of Eastern Mongolia. Our behavior was enough for the Manchus to start paying attention to us. They will definitely send troops to destroy us, so we will have to face more pressure as well. We are under a lot of pressure, so everything we do next will be to focus on military struggle. In such a military struggle, everything is based on military preparations. Therefore, it is intended to carry out a rearmament of our troops. Tan Feng said.
Tan Feng counted his troops, and his troops were quite a few at present. Among them, there are already more than 1,000 cavalry members, and they can be formed into a cavalry division for the time being. Of course, this cavalry division is not fully established, especially many subordinate units do not have it. In later generations, the cavalry divisions were not all cavalry fighting on horseback, but also included various staff officers, veterinarians, and many other logistics personnel. But in this plane, it's not that complicated. Because many of these cavalry were Han Chinese slaves of Mongolian slaves, and even there were many Mongols fighting on this steppe. They have a lot of nomadic experience, and many of them are even proficient in veterinarians, so naturally there is no need to set up a special veterinary staff.
There are also many cavalry formations in later generations, which do not need to be prepared, so that more than 1,000 cavalry can actually be formed into a cavalry division.
"Now, I declare that the original three cavalry regiments have been merged into one cavalry division. Wang Jingwen served as the commander of the cavalry division. Tan Feng said.
Tan Feng asked Wang Jingwen to serve as the commander of this cavalry division, also out of trust, especially the cavalry is currently the greatest combat effectiveness, if he doesn't give it to Wang Jingwen, who has a skin relationship with him, who else can he hand it over? At this time, he must hand it over to his own woman first, so he is relieved.
"Moreover, the post of chief of staff of the Han Guangfu Army is concurrently held by Wang Jingwen!" Tan Feng said.
"Chief of Staff?" Wang Jingwen asked.
Everyone obviously didn't understand what the position of this chief of staff was, and Tan Feng took the initiative to explain: "This chief of staff is the person who assists in conducting operations and helps me formulate various battle plans. In this way, it is necessary to consider the problem from a higher level, not just a division commander, I think Jingwen is more suitable for you. Especially your cultural literacy, which is much more than others, this chief of staff is quite demanding! ”
Tan Feng appointed Wang Jingwen as chief of staff, not only for the sake of cronyism, but also because Wang Jingwen has a higher cultural literacy. Other officers, including Xu Qifeng, were all Han slaves, so their cultural literacy was not high. The cultural literacy required by this chief of staff is very high, and only Wang Jingwen can be trusted and has a sufficient level of education. Otherwise, don't look at many people who say that literati are sour all day long, but in fact, the later it is, the more elaborate the war becomes, the more it is inseparable from cultured people.
Tan Feng does not intend to rely solely on force to fight, and individual force will eventually be ceded to collective combat. The era of relying on courage in military operations has long passed, so relying on staff officers to fight is a practice of enhancing combat effectiveness in the future.
Although Tan Feng developed firearms, he was not superstitious about firearms. The real combat power comes from many aspects, and weapons are only one aspect, even the one that ranks lower. The reason why China was bullied by foreigners later, the backwardness of weapons is only a symptom, not the reason. The reason is the backwardness of the entire social system, which has caused the backwardness of the military organization system and the military industry to speak of, and countless other systems. The backwardness of countless systems is finally reflected in the backwardness of the army's combat effectiveness. Therefore, the backwardness of the army's combat effectiveness is only a symptom, and it is by no means the root cause.
What Tan Feng needs to do is to reorganize China's social system, and then change it layer by layer, so as to ensure a steady stream of combat effectiveness in the future. Otherwise, even if you reluctantly develop weapons, everything will be in vain in the end.
Among them, the setting of the chief of staff is also an important link in the progress of the army, and the war has since advanced to a new level.
"Okay, you can take on the job for the time being! Next, we will also announce the establishment of the Logistics Department and the Equipment Department. The logistics department only temporarily left the shelves, and no one was responsible, because the logistics is still relatively simple, so the production and construction personnel are responsible for the time being. However, the establishment of a full-time logistics department could be considered in the future. In the armament department, I appointed Dai Jing as the director of the armament department, and temporarily enjoyed the treatment of division commander, and Dai Zi was appointed chief engineer of the armament department. ”
Tan Feng appointed Dai Zi's son Dai Jing as the Minister of Equipment, in fact, didn't he just hope to let Dai Zi work hard, and then force him to "rebel" like this? Once his son became the Minister of Equipment, Dai Zi could only follow Tan Feng all the way to the dark. This Dai Zi, as his son's subordinate, served as the chief engineer of the equipment department. Because Dai Zi is old, it is impossible to personally participate in the heavy daily management, let him take charge of the technical work, and accept consultation and some technical guidance when necessary.
Of course, in order to make him feel at ease, he also let his son directly serve as the Minister of Equipment, and be responsible for the research and development and management of equipment in the future. Dai Zi is a talent, whether it is making muskets, or making artillery, or even design, he is a great talent!
Whether Dai Zi is making artillery or muskets, he is a very good talent. Even the manufacture of many things, they have very rich experience and are proficient in mechanics, and such talents are rare in later generations. Only by pulling him into the water as soon as possible and becoming his own person can he be reliable.
Of course, Dai Zi is too old to be responsible for too many specific affairs. Therefore, Tan Feng appointed his son as the head of the equipment department, and from the beginning, he directly enjoyed the treatment of the division commander, and then he hoped that more people could see it, and it was also a kind of golden bone. This ensures that Dai Zi's son Dai Jing will be the "founding hero" in the future, which can be regarded as a good status.
In this way, Dai Zi will try to retract as soon as possible, and follow Tan Feng and them as soon as possible "one road to the end", whether it is a bright road or a road to the dark, they must go on!
"Well, let me announce the formation of the infantry. Although we currently have cavalry as the main force, it does not mean that there will be no infantry. We have all started to build infantry, and this infantry is also an important addition, and I will announce the formation of infantry. Tan Feng said.