. Chapter 269 Practical Difficulties

In fact, Hunan's entry into the United Autonomous Region does not have much to be optimistic about in Fang Jianxiong's view. The people of Hunan are brave, and the people of the time have a saying that Hunan is not an army. Yang Du also said something even more fierce, "If you want China to perish, unless the people of Hunan die." ”

Hunan people are known for their tyranny, and after the Changmao Rebellion, a huge gentry group formed by retired soldiers of the Hunan army, and for a long time, the actual power at the village and town level in Hunan was held by this class. It can be said that the combination of this class and the power of traditional clans is so strong that it is the highest in China today.

After the Changsha was electrified, the General Headquarters of the National Defense Forces ordered all units of the Hunan Army to stand by in place, and the Eighth Division sent a mixed brigade to take over the defense of Changsha. He also set up a working group to deal with the aftermath of the war with the army in Changsha to deal with various matters after the war. The 16th Mixed Brigade of the 8th Division was responsible for the defense and maintenance of law and order in Changsha.

The Joint Autonomous Regional Committee issued a decree, and Tan Yanhong, the former governor of Hunan, was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Autonomous Regional Committee and temporarily served as the governor of Hunan. For the time being, I went to Wuchang to handle employment matters. The Hunan Provincial Assembly is, in principle, elected by the local parliaments of the province, and the speaker of the provincial assembly automatically becomes a member of the political affairs committee of the United Autonomous Region.

After the formation of the Provincial Council, the first task was to elect four governors of the provincial government, from whom they formed a new government.

These are all superficial things, but in fact, Fang Dashuai demanded at the meeting that he should end the civil strife in Hunan as much as possible. After the change of guard, the Changsha garrison went to Wuchang for reorganization, and the officers and men of this unit went to stay voluntarily.

Hunan is not Jiangxi after all, and Changsha, which has experienced rebellion, is difficult to restore normal order in a short period of time.

After a series of commands have been issued. The new restructuring of the Defence Force is about to begin. The three chiefs of general staff, one principal and two deputies, jointly arrived at Marshal Fang's office. The results of the discussion at the last meeting, in accordance with Marshal Fang's request, were sorted out and sent to the commanders of all divisions and brigades to solicit their opinions. This process is very necessary in Fang Jianxiong's opinion, and now the feedback results are coming up, after comprehensive sorting. Naturally, the three responsible persons of the General Staff will come back to report again and finalize this matter.

Feedback from ministries is needed, again for the purpose of new equipment for the Defence Force. How to equip it more reasonably in actual combat. In this sense, the opinions of these officers who actually led the troops are very important.

Broadly speaking, feedback is divided into the following types: First. Some officers believe that in the current domestic battlefield, the most suitable establishment is still mixed brigades, and the units at the division level are too large, making it difficult to move on the battlefield. This opinion was directly ignored by Fang Dashuai, and the purpose of this reorganization was not for civil war, which had been repeatedly emphasized. The second opinion is that on the basis of the current establishment of the Beiyang Army, it is sufficient to add some new weapons and arms. There is no need to impress the people to engage in a new establishment. That is to say, the newly established units directly under a division will be one artillery regiment under a three-battalion system, a cavalry regiment under a three-battalion system, a two-battalion and one regiment under the baggage force, and an engineer battalion will remain unchanged. However, it was changed from four companies to five companies. One division is subordinate to two infantry brigades, one brigade, two regiments, three battalions, four companies, three platoons and three squads. This establishment was basically unchanged, with an additional 70mm infantry artillery battalion directly under the brigade level, a 120 mortar battalion at the regimental level, a company of 82 mortars at the battalion level, and a 60 mortar platoon at the company level. Heavy machine guns were only given a large squad at the company level. Two maxims are sufficient.

The second opinion is the mainstream, and the officers who hold this opinion account for 60 percent, and the third opinion is completely in line with the conclusion of the original discussion of the bosses. Judging from the three opinions, the most popular is actually a mortar of three calibers, which is a bit surprising. As for the heavy artillery, not a single one proposed to delegate it to the division level. It can be seen that the test results of actual combat are undoubtedly the best results.

After reading the summary report, Fang Jianxiong did not express his position immediately, but asked the three chiefs of general staff with a smile: "What are your opinions?" ”

Jiang Fangzhen replied as the leader: "We all agree with the second opinion. After comparing the Japanese army, a division with such an organization and equipment should not be much worse than a division of the Japanese army in a head-on confrontation. ”

"The problem to be solved at the moment is not only the problem of new equipment, but also the problem of pack horses. At present, none of the four provinces are places where horses are produced, let alone horses, and there are not many mules and donkeys. Taking into account the above-mentioned factors, the first thing to be solved in the new reorganization plan is the huge gap in the pack horses of the various units. Now the best conditions are the Fourth Division, and the Sichuan-Yunnan horse can be described as the best pack horse. The other troops, within three months, can only find a way to solve this problem from outside the mouth and Sichuan. "Zhang Xiaohuai is here to mention the suffering, a reorganized division has an artillery regiment, all kinds of mortars and infantry guns, there are no pack horses to rely on people, that is really a joke. Small-caliber mortars and shells, which can still be carried by people, what about 120 mortars and infantry guns?

These are all very realistic problems, and Fang Dashuai asked to solve and complete the reorganization of the eight A divisions within three months, which is not an ordinary difficulty. The existing divisions are basically modeled after the establishment of the Beiyang New Army, and after the addition of new equipment and establishments, this problem has become even more prominent.

"What about Duan Feng? He is now in charge of the General Logistics Department, does he have any good ideas? Fang Jianxiong's first thought was the former adjutant, and now he was taken to the General Logistics Office by Zhang Xiaohuai and took up the position of director. The rank is colonel, but he is tired and half dead.

After the armistice, Duan Feng personally led the team to the mouth and purchased mules and horses. He had a radio with him, so he could be contacted at any time. Zhang Xiaohuai took this words, Fang Jianxiong rubbed his head, knocked his forehead a few times and said: "This can only be done, immediately telegraph to Sichuan, and let Li Xiaochuan do his best to transport a batch of horses to Wuchang." Japan currently has 18 standing divisions and regiments, and although all of them are less than full, with Japan's mobilization capacity, we will strive to win a war in a short period of three to five years, and any price will be worth it. ”

Jiang Fangzhen heard this, stepped forward and said: "Since this is the case, the construction of the B Division cannot be stopped, so let's put up the shelf first." The technical arms are being reorganized and cultivated at the same time, and the pack horses can be slowed down. At present, the main task is to build up eight divisions, each with about 15,000 men, and eight divisions are enough to defeat Beiyang and Nanjing. ”

"Marshal, I think the strength of the General Logistics Office should be strengthened, the current establishment is still too small. War is about logistics! No matter how advanced the weapon is, without logistical support, it is an empty word. The German Hamilton stepped forward and added.

In the end, it was up to Fang Jianxiong to make the decision.

"The cavalry, engineer, baggage, and three independent brigades reorganized from the original Hubei Army were cancelled and scattered and integrated into various integrated divisions. The original brigade commander can go to Division B as a brigade commander. The troops of Hubei and Jiangxi provinces were mixed into B divisions and stationed in four provinces. In this way, according to this meaning, the reorganization outline will be taken out, and the implementation will begin on April 1, and strive to complete the reorganization of the eight first-class divisions within three months. After the order is issued, it is hoped that the commanders of all units will resolutely implement it and actively cooperate, and if there are any dissenting opinions, they will all be rejected. If there is open opposition, resolutely remove the troops. ”

Fang Jianxiong finally made a decision, and the three of them saluted neatly, indicating that they would resolutely carry it out.

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Yingyuan Tuan's days in Beijing were quite easy, and dignitaries and dignitaries came to entertain guests every day. However, this is not the original intention of the support group to come to Beijing. Cai Yuanpei met Yuan Shikai several times, and Lao Yuan was very face-saving, and they all met. However, after the meeting, the bitter water was poured out, and the various units of the Beiyang Army had not been paid for several months, and the troops were unstable. Sheng Yun, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and Zhao Erxun, the governor of the three eastern provinces, are still continuing to wave the banner of the Qing Dynasty.

At present, Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, is in danger, and the South Manchurian Kaiyuan has fallen. Yuan Shikai was busy dispatching troops to suppress these two diehards of the Qing Dynasty. Cai Yuanpei is an honest man, and when Lao Yuan poured bitter water, Cai Yuanpei helped him in turn to be anxious. Completely forget, after you go to Nanjing to take office, won't you be able to better coordinate national affairs?

Yuan Shikai was reluctant to go south, and the Nanjing Provisional Government could only continue to exist. As a result, China's political arena continued to be chaotic, with two provisional governments, one in the south and one in the north, and a united autonomous region sandwiched between them. What's worse is that this United Autonomous Region has the smallest territory, but it can't stand the most war.

Yuan Shikai will never go south, this is what Fang Jianxiong counts. It is precisely because of this that Fang Jianxiong has time to arrange calmly. Interestingly, the Nanjing Provisional Government in this time and space did not urge the old Yuan to go south. Won't you go south? It doesn't matter, just stay in Beijing, everyone is just going to consume it anyway.

The Nanjing Provisional Government was not idle, and the Provisional President officially issued an order to separate the military and political affairs from the 13 provinces under its banner, and set up provincial governors and military overseers to manage the military and political affairs. The People's Army of 13 provinces was organized into 20 infantry divisions. Among them, the Northern Expeditionary Army and the garrison on the Nanjing side accounted for seven divisions. It is said that this is the result of some bargaining.

Of the 20 infantry divisions of the Nanjing Provisional Government, all other units were disbanded, except for one division in each province. As soon as such an order came out, the provinces looked like they were complying with the order, but in fact they didn't buy it at all. There are policies above, and there are countermeasures below. After the provincial overseers were released one after another, they did not reduce a single soldier, but used some temporary names to let these troops objectively exist.

In Sichuan, for example, Yin Changheng took the post of overseer, and the governor was elected separately by the provincial council. After becoming an overseer, Yin Changheng turned the original Sichuan First Division into the 17th Division of the Provisional Government, and the other three divisions continued to exist as the 123rd Division of the Security Guard. Of course, only two divisions remained in Chengdu, and the second security division went to Luzhou to take over the defense area of the Yunnan army. There was also a division that went to Nanchong.

Although history is messed up, something should have happened, and it still happened.

Henan, Funiu Mountain. The Henan Democratic Guerrilla Column, such a contingent that sounds very strange no matter how it sounds, unexpectedly grew up in the Funiu Mountains. And actually controlled the two counties of Luanchuan and Lushi.

Wang Tianzong's headquarters is located in Luanchuan County. This time, a fast horse appeared at the door of the headquarters, and with a neigh, a heroic woman on the horse's back dressed in a strong suit and with two guns at her waist turned over and dismounted, flicked her red cloak, and strode into the courtyard. (Site. Your support is my biggest motivation. ).