The crowd craned their ears and waited for the announcement of the list of members and heads of the strategy team.

It is clear from today's content that Wang Maoru is cultivating a group to take over him, rather than an heir -- thus avoiding the possibility of his subordinates sitting on the throne. Just like after Yuan Shikai handed over the military power to Duan Qirui, Duan Qirui opposed Yuan Shikai, so that Yuan Shikai ended up depressed.

It is too dangerous to hand over military power to a person, even if this person is a confidant, but the henchman is not himself after all, as long as he is an individual, he has his own independent thoughts and consciousness, and who is the military power handed over, isn't it a gamble?

If it is handed over to careerists, it will not only harm itself but also the country. This military strategy group is indeed a very good way, and on the surface it seems to restrict Wang Maoru's power, but in fact it is Wang Maoru's cabinet or senator's council of the Ministry of National Defense, which supports Wang Maoru to continue to command the national defense force after leaving the military.

Prior to this, many people were privately speculating whether Wang Maoru would use his military position to serve as an administrative official, thus breaking his promise in the National Assembly that military personnel would not interfere in politics, and now there are many discussions in the National Assembly to force Generalissimo Wang Maoru, Minister of National Defense, to concurrently serve as vice president when there is no president -- just like the Beiyang Republic of China, the Generalissimo will grasp the military and political affairs and become a military government. And Wang Maoru's construction today just illustrates a problem, he is using the most appropriate way, that is, he has not lost his command power, and he has avoided the appearance of military personnel who will follow suit in the future to directly interfere in politics.

Naturally, the members of the Military Strategy Research Group must also be people who are trusted by Wang Maoru. These people must be loyal to Wang Maoru and have no ambitions. Even if Wang Maoru handed over the military power, these people would not hesitate to be loyal to Wang Maoru alone.

But the human heart is the most difficult to guess. Who can guarantee that today's loyalty will not be betrayed tomorrow?

Li Delin and He Rufei waited anxiously, Ren Yuanxing looked indifferent, and the eyes of veterans such as Zhang Zuolin and Wu Peifu flashed with a trace of disappointment and unwillingness, but they were helpless.

Wang Maoru said: "The military strategy research group is composed of 12 people, with Sa Zhenbing as the leader, Jiang Fangzhen and Mi Shaobai as the deputy leaders. Other members of the group include Zhang Zuolin, Wu Peifu, and Ren Yuanxing. Li Delin, He Rufei, Liu Xiang, Liu Guanxiong. Lu Rongting and He Anding. The group of leaders of the Military Strategic Research Group is responsible for the decision. The members of the group have come together to make the Defence Force more dynamic and efficient. ”

Wang Maoru looked at everyone's surprised faces, and continued to smile and said: "Everyone, the military team should not have too many personnel, too many personnel will make it difficult to make a decision, this is an extraordinary move at an extraordinary time. Guys, who is against it. You can raise your hand now, stand up and say something. ”

Look at me, everyone. I look at you, and no one speaks.

Finally, Wu Peifu couldn't help but say: "Generalissimo, what is this national defense military strategy group?" Is it considered the second power of the Wehrmacht? ”

Wang Maoru smiled coldly and said: "Yes, the National Defense Force does not know that it is my National Defense Force, and it is also the National Defense Force, and the military team also plays a role in restricting my power." Alas, power can make a person lose himself, I dare not guarantee that I will not make a foolish choice in some decisions in the future, and the National Defense Military Strategy Research Group is also from another angle, a wake-up call for myself. I can sacrifice my power so that the country does not fall into the path of authoritarianism. Guys, do you have any questions? ”

At this time, Li Delin had a lot of flavor in his heart, but he didn't expect that he and He Rufei had been fighting for more than ten years, but in the end, he let the little-known Mi Shaobai take the lead, it was really ...... Depressed.

And He Rufei was even more annoyed and angry, he always thought that he would be one of the members of the national defense strategy team, he had been saddled up for so many years, but he didn't expect to let a Mi Shaobai, who usually only patted sycophants, take the lead, he really lost his wife and lost his soldiers, who would have expected that it would be Mi Shaobai. However, he thought about it again, Mi Shaobai was separated from Wang Maoru, and it was impossible to be supported, and Jiang Fangzhen was a typical staff officer, and Sa Zhenbing was an old man in Beiyang, what decision could these three people make? The final decision is not yet in Xiushuai's hands. It seems that the national defense strategy group can restrain him, but in fact, the strategy group still listens to him, and it is not he who really restricts him. Xiu Shuai is calculating the next Minister of National Defense, good strategy, good strategy.

None of the people present were fools, and they could see at a glance the value and significance of this national defense military research group, especially Wang Maoru, who was the chief of national defense, was not in this group, and from a superficial point of view, the national defense military research group was restricting him, and in a deeper sense, it was restricting the next chief of national defense, and this was a puppet organization, controlling the puppet in Wang Maoru's hands.

Wang Maoru said: "In this way, let's raise our hands to vote." If you agree to set up a national defense strategy research group, please raise your hand. After that, he was the first to raise his hand, and then everyone raised their hands one after another, and finally Wu Peifu and Zhang Zuolin also raised their hands, and in this way, a military power organization that obeyed Wang Maoru's command and restrained the Minister of National Defense appeared, and on the other hand, it also showed that Wang Maoru decided to run for president, and was no longer satisfied with military command and indirect political rights.

Next, Mi Shaobai, deputy head of the Military Strategic Research Group, read out the declaration on the establishment of the group on behalf of the members of the group, saying: "The 12 members of the National Defense Strategic Research Group, as a new organization of military administration, its role is to assist the generalissimo, and under the leadership of the generalissimo as the core, for the national defense construction, for the development of the national defense force, to work together to maintain national stability, and to protect the safety of the people's lives and property. Here, we swear allegiance to the Generalissimo, to the motherland, and to the Chinese people! Obviously, Mi Shaobai is the only person who is suitable to read the declaration, the sixty-five-year-old Sa Zhenbing read out the allegiance to Wang Maoru, which inevitably makes people feel embarrassed, and the deputy commander Jiang Fangzhen took the oath, but it is not good, only Mi Shaobai followed Wang Maoru to saddle up the horse and the loyal officer for more than ten years to read it, which is representative and significant, and it will not make people feel abrupt and embarrassed.

At the end of the meeting, the other members dispersed, and the trio stayed alone, Mi Shaobai was still excited, and Wang Maoru said: "Everyone, there is a long way to go for national defense in the future." China's Dalian, Lushun, Taiwan, and other places are still in the hands of Japan, and there are still concessions in Beijing, Tianjin, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and other places that have not yet been recovered. ”

Mi Shaobai said: "Generalissimo, what do you think we need to strengthen in terms of national defense construction?" ”

In peacetime, the balance of forces between countries is the comparison of the development of national defense logistics, and the comparison between the two sides is the advanced nature of weapons, the popularization of advanced weapons, the number of ammunition reserves, the transportation capacity, the speed of military science and technology development, and the ability to build the command system. To give you an example, we now have telegraph to the point where the Ministry of Defense is talking to the brigades, and in the future we will study smaller radios, single-person radios, and orders from the Ministry of Defense will be sent not only directly to the brigades, but also to the teams, battalions, and even companies. Just imagine, when we are engaged in a war, our Ministry of Defense can even directly command every company, and we know everything about what our soldiers are doing, what they are doing, and what they are thinking. Standing in front of the map, we knew where our troops were even advancing to which tree on the map. To be able to do this, are we still afraid to figure out the situation of our enemies? Therefore, the tasks of the logistics headquarters will gradually increase in the next few years, and you will also be one of the most important components of our national defense forces. Future wars, military science and technology, military strikes, and personnel will be the three legs of army building, and all of them are indispensable. ”

Mi Shaobai immediately said: "Generalissimo, I understand my humble position. ”

Sa Zhenbing looked at Jiang Fangzhen, Jiang Fangzhen looked at Sa Zhenbing again, the two of them were silent, Wang Maoru asked: "Ming Gong, Brother Baili, why didn't you say a word?" ”

Jiang Fangzhen grinned and said helplessly: "This group leader, it's too sudden, and it's a little difficult to accept for a while. ”

Wang Maoru said with a smile: "Why bother, new things will be unacceptable to many people, but it will be okay after a long time." Didn't Brother Baili always worry that I would become a dictator? Now that I have delegated power, why is Brother Baili worried? ”

Jiang Fangzhen smiled bitterly: "That's what I said, I originally thought you would become a dictator, but now...... I found out that the Wehrmacht could not leave you. ”

Wang Maoru laughed out loud and said: "Whoever leaves can do it, the Wehrmacht still has you without me, if you have anything difficult to decide, leave it to me, the generalissimo, to decide." I guess my shoulders are wide enough to withstand infamy. ”

Sa Zhenbing asked, "How will this military strategy research group be used?" I think it's good now. ”

Wang Maoru said: "The next topic of the military strategic research group is the issue of the restructuring of the army, and the military strategic research group will make a decision that China's army will carry out the restructuring and replace the inflexible division and regiment system with divisions A and B and special divisions, and abolish brigade and regimental units except for the armed police force. After tomorrow, we will have a specific discussion. ”

"Yes." The three replied.

After the meeting, the chief of military affairs, He Rufei, first returned to his office, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, the more depressed he became, he slammed the vase on the ground, and said in his mouth: "Why? Why? Why not me? Why Jiang Fangzhen! Mi Shaobai! And the old thing that is about to go to the ground! Why! His eyes were red and he was angry, and his hands trembled and he slammed his fist on the table. (To be continued......)