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After the military meeting, the commanders of the divisions returned to their respective stations. Next, the divisions took battalions and companies as units to exterminate the beards near the station. These division commanders were also shocked by Wu Haoxuan's expansion plan, the Jilin Army only carried out the expansion last year, and now it is going to expand the army on a large scale, and this team is really like a snowball, constantly expanding.

Although these division commanders are not people who have not seen the world. However, they were still shocked by Wu Haoxuan's goal. After all, this year, the Jilin Army will form another 4 to 8 infantry divisions, which is equivalent to doubling or even quadrupling the size of the troops!

However, these division commanders were very much in favor of the expansion of the army. As long as Wu Haoxuan has enough weapons to equip these troops, he can afford to feed these troops. Even if the army is expanded to one million, they will raise their hands in favor. The larger the scale and the stronger the Jilin Army, the greater the advantage it will occupy in the future war for the northeast and even the entire country. If Wu Xingquan's father and son really won the world, then aren't they all heroes from the dragon? Adding officials to the knighthood, and sealing his wife and son is no longer a problem.

With the strength of the battalions and companies of the Jilin Army, there is no beard at all to deal with the beards in various places. Although there are many beards in the Northeast, there are not many large beards, and most of them are small bandits with a dozen or dozens of people gathered together. Even those large bandit groups, an infantry battalion of more than a thousand people, plus sophisticated equipment, are enough to deal with.

Wu Haoxuan's request is to solve the beard in Jilin and Heilongjiang within three months, this task is not clear! After all, the entire Northeast is vast and sparsely populated. If the shape is wrong, the beard can retreat into the deep mountains and old forests. They are more familiar with the terrain and can wait until the Jilin Army retreats before coming out to continue to do evil. Therefore, it is very likely that it will be a long-term war to eliminate the beard. Wu Haoxuan also hoped to be able to destroy the main force of the beard in this battle. The remaining small mustache is much easier to deal with. The resulting danger will also be much smaller.

The Military Intelligence Bureau of the Jilin Army will also provide intelligence to various units in this anti-bandit operation. Since last winter, the Intelligence Bureau has been investigating all kinds of news about beards. With them providing intelligence to the army departments, this battle would be much easier to fight.

Wu Haoxuan regarded this crackdown on bandits as a large-scale military exercise. The units of several infantry divisions, with the exception of the 3rd Infantry Division, did not go to the battlefield. It is just right to borrow the heads of these bandits to strengthen the courage of the troops, so that they can familiarize themselves with the taste of the battlefield. In addition, Wu Haoxuan also counted on more soldiers from these mustaches to support the further expansion of the Jilin Army. After all, Jilin and Heilongjiang combined are only 10 million people. If there is a large-scale conscription, it will have a considerable impact on social production.

At the same time, if the beard is eliminated, the society of Jilin and Heilongjiang will be more stable. This will help attract displaced people in the Guannai and promote the economic construction and development of Jilin and Heilongjiang. It's a no-brainer.

The operation to suppress the bandits soon began, but Wu Haoxuan did not personally command, but handed it over to the troops to command themselves. His energies were focused on the formation of the General Staff Headquarters. The establishment of the General Staff Headquarters of the Jilin Army is not something that can be done casually. It is necessary to organize and put the entire staff headquarters into operation, so that it will become a booster for the improvement of the strength of the Jilin Army, not a drag.

Wu Haoxuan planned to divide the staff department into several departments, the first being the Operations Department, which was responsible for formulating the future operational plan of the Jilin Army. The second is the training department, which is responsible for the training plan of the Jilin Army's schedule and the training of new recruits. Third, the armament department is responsible for the equipment procurement, research and development of the Jilin Army, and the production planning and construction of the arsenal. Fourth, the Logistics Department is responsible for the logistical support of the Jilin Army and the procurement and transportation of all kinds of supplies.

The Operations Department, the Training Department, the Equipment Department, and the Logistics Department are the four most important departments of the General Staff Headquarters. In addition to this, there are some units directly under the General Staff, which are inferior to communications, guards, and so on.

The head of the War Department, Wu Haoxuan, plans to let his classmate, Harry, now a teacher at the Army Military Academy, take over the position. Among the other generals of the Jilin Army, it was difficult to find suitable candidates. Wait until the new staff officers are trained and then find a way to take over.

Harry didn't hesitate to be the head of the War Department, and immediately agreed. After all, being a teacher at a military school was not his goal. Leading troops to fight like James is his hope. In terms of military rank, Harry was also promoted to the rank of colonel in the Jilin Army.

The chief officers of the training department, the equipment department and the logistics department are all old men of the Jilin Army, among them, the head of the training department is Ren Yulin, and the head of the equipment department is Zhao Lei, who is the second of the five tigers of the Zhao family, and can be regarded as the confidant of the Wu family's father and son. The Minister of Logistics is Ma Zihui. After all, Ma Tengxi's father and son belong to the Wu family's father and son, and they have to give them some compensation.

In addition, some outstanding young officers were drawn from the military academy to join in, and the shelves of the staff headquarters were built.

Wu Xingquan came forward and held an inaugural meeting at the General Staff Headquarters. Wu Haoxuan, the chief of staff, officially took office. The General Staff Headquarters also began to function. Although there will be many problems in the initial run-in. However, after these problems were solved one by one, the General Staff Headquarters was gradually able to operate smoothly.

A month later, the General Staff Headquarters was already functioning normally. Wu Haoxuan breathed a sigh of relief. In the past month, in order to solve the troubles encountered by the staff headquarters, he has been tired enough.

After resting at home for two days, Wu Haoxuan couldn't sit still again. Directly took the guards to Changchun. There, the arsenal has completed its expansion and is producing a variety of weapons at full capacity to meet the attrition of the Jilin Army and prepare for the next large-scale expansion. In addition, the battalion artillery platoon now uses 60-mm mortars, which are slightly less powerful. Wu Haoxuan hoped that the arsenal would be able to produce 120 mm heavy mortars as much as possible to further strengthen the support firepower of the infantry. The United States has already completed the development of a 120-mm heavy mortar and is about to go into production. The technical data has also been sent to Changchun, and the engineers and technicians here are organizing forces to understand these technologies. It is expected that in a few months, it will be able to be developed.

In the industrial zone of Changchun, various constructions are also in full swing. The steel plant and its supporting factories, as well as chemical plants, machinery factories and cement plants, are under construction and are expected to be put into operation soon. This is the foundation of Jilin's industry.

In order to ensure the safety of the industrial zone, the instructor stationed an infantry battalion in the industrial zone all year round. Even when there is another mission, an infantry battalion will be rotated to defend. However, this is not always the way to go. Once the war is in full swing, the main force of the instructor will inevitably leave Changchun. Therefore, Wu Haoxuan almost established a garrison battalion in the industrial zone, and the establishment and equipment were the same as those of the regular army. Their mission is to secure the industrial area. Even when the instructor left Changchun, he was able to resist the enemy's attack.

After staying in Changchun for a few days, Wu Haoxuan rushed directly to Baicheng with his guards. According to the information I learned from the Intelligence Bureau, the instructor's divisional reconnaissance battalion was suppressing bandits in Baicheng. James, the deputy head of the instructor, was there. So, Wu Haoxuan also wanted to take a look. Anyway, he also serves as the mentor's teacher.

When Wu Haoxuan arrived in Baicheng, it was already the beginning of June, and the anti-bandit operation had already begun for a month. Four infantry divisions of the Jilin Army, with more than 70,000 people, launched a swift attack on the vast land of Jilin and Heilongjiang. A large number of beards were cut off, and tens of thousands of prisoners were taken alone. Now, the Jilin Army is marching into remote areas, ready to deal a fatal blow to the beard.

The crazy attack of the Jilin Army put everyone in danger with the beards. They also never thought that the Jilin Army would suddenly attack them. Although there are quite a few beards, they are familiar with the terrain. But their equipment is terrible. In the face of the Jilin Army, which is armed to the teeth, it is often not an opponent at all. So much so that they were beaten and retreated. Some large bandit groups even want to escape from Jilin and go to Mukden or Rehe, if they continue to stay, they will be completely annihilated.

I haven't seen him for more than a month, James seems to have lost a lot of weight, his whole eye sockets are deep, and he looks very tired.

"James, how did you get to this point?" Seeing James's appearance, Wu Haoxuan was startled.

"I've been fighting lately, so there's no time to rest. The soldiers were also tired, so I wanted to rest for a few days after this battle. James smiled.

"Where's the next battle?" Wu Haoxuan asked.

"Here, according to the information we have learned. This place, called Erlong Mountain, is entrenched in a group of bandits. They were stationed in a place called Erlongzhai in the mountains. There were probably more than a thousand bandits in this group, and it was the largest group of bandits in the entire White City. James said, pointing to the map.

Wu Haoxuan walked to the front of the map and looked at it carefully.

Erlong Mountain is about 60 miles away from Baicheng County, which belongs to the remaining veins of the Great Xing'an Mountains, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and the road is difficult to walk. It has been a bandit colony since ancient times. Erlongzhai is also a well-known bandit in the entire Baicheng, which is equivalent to the beard of the entire region. If Erlong Village is destroyed, it will be a huge blow to the beard in the entire Baicheng area.