With the strong support of Cao Dujun, Governor Zhu, and Tian Dutong, the three provincial governor-level feudal officials, the reorganization report of the head of Tang was approved in only two or three days. The chaos in the capital division has reached a white-hot situation, and in this case, the cabinet may collapse at any time, and the ministers and deputy ministers are likely to become ordinary people in an instant, so the heads of the War Department cannot get along with the local powerful factions in such matters, and they may be able to use it in the future. It's just that the number of the unit is too arbitrary, and the report of Regiment Commander Tang (now renamed Brigade Commander Tang) is mixed into a brigade, and the Central Army under the direct jurisdiction of the War Department is suddenly beaten into a local unit in Zhili Province, which more or less makes Brigade Commander Tang a little unhappy, and finally the Ministry agrees that the brigade is still under the name of the War Department for the time being, and only receives direct dispatch from the department, and the provincial government of Zhili also agrees to help solve part of the military salary. In fact, this little episode is no wonder to the Military Affairs Department, and people also do things according to the rules. In the eyes of Brigade Commander Tang, his mixed regiment was upgraded after annexing the Fifth Road Patrol Battalion, while the logic of the Military Affairs Department was that the Fifth Road Patrol Battalion was reorganized into a mixed brigade after absorbing the mixed regiment. No matter how many people there are in a mixed regiment, it is only a regiment-level unit, and although the strength under the jurisdiction of the patrol battalion ranges from 1,000 to 5,000 or 6,000, the level is an authentic brigade level, and the commanders are basically with the rank of major general, and they can be awarded lieutenant generals if they are a little older. Besides, the ministry has now determined that the statutory duty of the mixed brigade is to be responsible for the defense and local security of more than 10 counties in Koubei Province, and it is indeed the work of the original Fifth Road Patrol Battalion, plus Cao Kun recently reorganized the supplementary brigade of the Third Division into the first mixed brigade of the Zhili Army, and the former guard brigade of the Overseer Department was reorganized into the second mixed brigade of the Zhili Army.

ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER IS NOT IDEAL, THE NEWLY RELEASED STRUCTURE OF THE THIRD MIXED BRIGADE OF THE ZHILI PROVINCIAL ARMY IS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MIXED BRIGADE DIRECTLY UNDER THE MINISTRY OF THE ARMY, TWO INFANTRY REGIMENTS AND SIX BATTALIONS, EACH REGIMENT ALSO HAS A SIX-GUN HEAVY MACHINE GUN COMPANY UNDER ITS JURISDICTION, AND THE NUMBER OF MOUNTED ARTILLERY WORKERS HAS ALSO BEEN INCREASED TO ONE BATTALION, ESPECIALLY THE FIRST TIME THAT FOUR 75MM CALIBER FIELD GUNS PRODUCED BY THE SHANGHAI FACTORY HAVE BEEN SUPPLEMENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME. Of course, this kind of treatment is also a lot of money in exchange, even this is very worthwhile, now the European war is in full swing with the European and American powers, their own weapons and equipment are insufficient, and the export of weapons to China is basically monopolized by the Japanese side. THE DOMESTIC ARSENALS HAVE BEEN VERY RELUCTANT TO PRODUCE LIGHT WEAPONS, AND THE HEAVY WEAPONS ARE ALSO PRODUCED BY THE HAN FACTORY AND THE SHANGHAI FACTORY, AND THE OUTPUT IS SURPRISINGLY LOW, AS FOR THE 75MM FIELD GUN, IT WAS ONLY SUCCESSFULLY COPIED IN 1913, BUT THE OUTPUT OF MORE THAN 10 GUNS A YEAR.

Of course, this is only an outward establishment; in addition to the statutory establishment, the units directly under the brigade headquarters also have a guard platoon, a battalion-level teaching team (Brigade Commander Tang himself is the captain, and the German advisory group is in charge), a communications company, a medical company, and a reconnaissance team (battalion level), and in addition to the three infantry battalions and a heavy machine gun company legally prescribed by the infantry regiment, a communications team, a reconnaissance platoon, and a health team are also organized. Battalion-level equipment is equipped with a two-gun platoon of heavy machine guns to increase firepower.

In addition to setting up six divisions of staff officers, adjutants, military justice, quartermaster, logistics, and military medicine, the brigade headquarters itself has also added two divisions of political propaganda and intelligence, which together are exactly eight major departments.

In terms of weapons and equipment, the captured and traded by the Germans in the First World War of Duolun were basically unified into two calibers of 65 and 79, of which one regiment was dominated by German rifles, mainly Hanyang-made and Mauser 1898; The 2nd Regiment was dominated by Japanese rifles, mainly Type 30 rifles plus a small number of Type 38 rifles. The cavalry battalion is a unified 79-caliber German-style carbine, and the engineer battalion and baggage battalion are equipped with a small number of variegated guns. The artillery battalion is equipped with 16 artillery pieces of various types, including four Shanghai-made field guns, six Japanese-style field guns, and six German-style mountain guns, which are divided into three artillery companies. For this, Ye Huichun's new battalion commander said that he was under a lot of pressure, but he was also very happy, after all, four months ago, he was only able to command a few small cannons. The communications company and the communications teams of each regiment were equipped with wireless telegraphs and other communications equipment purchased at low prices from the German Rite & Foreign Company. The guard platoon and the reconnaissance team are the most beautiful, basically each person has a shell gun, which is thanks to Zhu Sangongzi, his guards are all shell guns, although everyone has been put back, but this gun naturally has to stay. Officers at the company and platoon levels are basically shell guns, and most officers above the battalion level are pistols of the Browning series. …,

As for the biggest change from the mixed regiment to the mixed brigade, the officers in the mixed brigade now mainly come from three aspects:

The officers at all levels of the original mixed regiment occupy almost most of the real power positions in the entire mixed brigade, including the chief and deputy commanders of two infantry regiments and four infantry battalions, and all battalion commanders directly under the battalion, that is, Tang Zhidao served as the commander of the mixed brigade and the commander of the first regiment, and Zhang Yuanhang served as the commander of the second regiment; Zuo Jiwu served as the deputy commander of the first battalion of the first regiment, Fu Ming served as the deputy commander of the first battalion of the second regiment, Xiang Qianliang served as the commander of the second battalion of the second regiment, and Du Shijie, the former staff officer of the regiment, served as the deputy commander and acting battalion commander of the third battalion of the second regiment; Ye Huichun served as the commander of the artillery battalion, Song Hualong served as the commander of the cavalry battalion, Peng Hui served as the commander of the engineer battalion, and Luo Tong served as the commander of the baggage battalion; Lu Enhe served as the quartermaster chief, and Zhou Wenruo acted as the ...... of the affairs of the adjutant's office, so it can be said that basically the first batch of company commanders were all battalion-level officers.

The officers of the Fifth Route Patrol Battalion are another major source, and the original Fifth Route Patrol Battalion had seven infantry battalions and one cavalry team, and there were more than 10 first-class officers in the battalion alone. Although nearly half of the soldiers in the entire patrol battalion have been dismissed, the officers are different and cannot all be pushed to Governor Zhu to solve the way out, not to mention that there are still officers as upright, ethical, and capable as Song Qingshan. Song Qingshan successfully became the commander of the six infantry battalions of the mixed brigade, and in addition to him, some of the more capable officers were also recruited to occupy more important positions, and more were appointed to auxiliary military posts such as deputy battalion commanders, and the specific positions were determined according to future performance.

The third source of officers of the mixed brigade was the War Department's transfer from various places, which was also requested by Regiment Commander Tang on his own initiative. On the one hand, after all, this mixed brigade is a dignified national army, not a private army of his Tang Dao, and such a generous expression has greatly won the favor of the bigwigs, on the other hand, after all, with the increasing strength of the troops, in just half a year, it has grown from more than 1,000 people in the minimum two-battalion system to nearly 6,000 people in the two regiments and six battalions now. The junior officers were empty for a long time, and they had to open their mouths to the War Department when they thought of this stubble. The War Department is also quite powerful, after all, there are still many officers of all kinds who have not landed in the capital, and it is also a good thing for adults to find a way out for them, as for how to arrange their positions, let Brigade Commander Tang coordinate it himself.

For example, the new head of the Military Judge Advocate General's Office is Chen Congyi, a fellow countryman of Regiment Commander Tang in the War Department, and as soon as he heard Brigade Commander Tang's call, he handled the handover and rushed over, without thinking that in fact, the military rank and treatment were virtually downgraded by one level. The judges of the first class are generally colonels, while the chief of the eighth division of the mixed brigade is at the rank of lieutenant colonel and deputy regimental commander.

With the arrival of officers from various departments one after another, most of the eight major divisions of the brigade headquarters began to operate, but the candidates for the most important staff officers and intelligence divisions have not been confirmed for a long time, which makes Brigade Commander Tang quite anxious. Fortunately, the intelligence department is okay, after all, it was Brigade Commander Tang who set up his own department, and if there is no good candidate for the time being, he can only reluctantly work for a while. However, the post of chief of staff who is in charge of the operation, training, and establishment of the whole brigade can never be left vacant any longer; Brigade Commander Tang does not have the energy to be responsible for the extremely tedious training, but he has vetoed the two candidates recommended by the War Department in a company, and there is no new candidate for him to choose from for a long time.

"Am I asking too much?" Regiment Commander Tang took the pen and looked at the thick training plan made by the staff officers on the table and said with a wry smile: "But how can this important position be so-so, if that is the case, Lao Tzu will be promoted directly from the brigade." ”…,

"Regiment commander, War Department telegram!" Zhou Wenruo walked in quickly, holding a telegram in his hand.

"In a few days, the mixed brigade will be officially formed, what telegram will come today?" Tang Zhidao put down the pen and took the telegram, and was taken aback when he saw it.

"What's the matter, Commander, this is the basic information of the new candidate, and it was sent together. The War Department said this, and if it is no longer suitable, it will be appointed directly. Zhou Wenruo said curiously, the first two candidates were also graduates of Lu University, and he didn't see anything unusual from Brigade Commander Tang.

"Show it to me!" Tang Zhidao hurriedly took another telegram, which simply wrote these lines: Chinese New Year's Eve years old, editorial officer of the Army Training Directorate Department, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, a native of Laoxian County, Shanxi Province, entered the Wuwei Left Army Camp School in the 30th year of Guangxu, entered the General Academy of the Army Department in the first year of the Republic of China, and entered the fourth phase of the Army University in the second year of the Republic of China, all graduated with excellent grades, and served as the commander of the new barracks and the company commander of ......the Army Reserve Officer School (not yet in office), "It's him!" Tang Zhidao only looked at it for a while, then laughed and patted the table and said, "Call back to the War Department immediately, and ask Chief of Staff Xu to take office as soon as possible." "Hmm!" Zhou Wenruo left in a hurry with full of doubts, and Brigade Commander Tang picked up the roster of officers of the Third Mixed Brigade of the Zhili Provincial Army and wrote down three big characters "Xu Yongchang" in the column of the chief of staff.

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