Chapter 77: New Troops

Time flies, and after Wang Guorui ordered Taiwan to implement military control, the administrative efficiency of the entire Taiwan has increased by more than 10 times. Normally, the officials who cheat and cheat don't dare to do this, because there is a group of soldiers who supervise them, so they don't have the courage to cheat and cheat. If anyone dares to cheat and cheat, he will be beaten violently, or directly punished for fornicating with the Japanese bandits. And they are now working very hard, and even "actively" working overtime. And Wang Guorui also sighed that if these grandsons can maintain such a state, then China will become the world's first power in the near future! It's a pity that Wang Guorui also knows that it is impossible, people are inert, and it will definitely not work when there is no supervision or no danger.

"Lord Wang, we have relocated the vast majority of the people to the Tainan area, and then we can safely fight the Japanese army in Taipei, so that the people will not be harmed. So we can rest assured that as long as we are ready, that will not be a problem. Zheng Hong said.

"Okay, I've worked hard for you these days, I will definitely comfort you!" Wang Guorui said.

Zheng Hong's face turned red, obviously knowing what Wang Guorui's "comfort" meant.

"Let's go, let's go to the new unit and have a look!" Wang Guorui said.

Wang Guorui took Zheng Hong to the new unit, that is, the second division. Wang Guorui also set out to build a second division long before the war with the Japanese army, hoping to organize the second division as much as possible to supplement the lack of troops on his side. The second division has just completed training, and the third and fourth divisions are also starting training. Red police soldiers are used as junior officers, and more and more people are being trained in this way.

"Lord Wang, we have now trained the second division. The 2nd Division was almost the same as the 1st Division, with three infantry regiments and an artillery regiment. In this way, our strength is equal to double, and the pressure on the Japanese army will be much less. Hu Wei said.

Wang Guorui immediately said: "The third and fourth divisions cannot be taken lightly, and they must complete the training with quality and quantity, and this time the Japanese army has more than 100,000 people to attack!" ”

Of course, Wang Guorui knew that the Japanese army would have more than 100,000 people to attack next, according to outside information. However, the Japanese army sent a total of six divisions from the first to the sixth to fight in Taiwan, and Taiwan itself recruited six divisions to defend the country. Many of the 1st to 6th Divisions had participated in the First Sino-Japanese War, and their number was about 160,000. If the Japanese army were more crazy, then there would be 200,000 with some auxiliary troops. And the 200,000-strong army is completely a war of one battle, and this time I am afraid it must be won.

If there are only two divisions now, it is not enough to have about 30,000 people. Compared to the 200,000 people of the Japanese army, it is still a lot less. Therefore, it is necessary to train four divisions as much as possible. In this way, he will be able to make himself more powerful, with 60,000 people. 60,000 people is not without an advantage over the Japanese army, because the firepower of their side is very strong. Although a division on his side was much worse in number than a division of the Japanese army, the firepower of his side was much stronger than that of the Japanese army. In this way, in terms of overall strength, it is still your own side that has an advantage, so you don't have to worry too much about the disadvantage in numbers.

"Husband, who are you going to choose to be the commander of the second division this time?" Zheng Hong asked.

Zheng Hong is in charge of military affairs, so he has to take the initiative to ask Wang Guorui who he likes to be the commander of this second division. Although Zheng Hong was able to decide on the appointment of officers below the battalion level on his own. However, the officers above the regimental level still have to be decided by Wang Guorui himself. And the officers of this second division are definitely one of the important positions, and they must be appointed by Wang Guorui himself.

"Second Division. Then let Chen Liyan take over, and the position of the original artillery regiment will be taken over by Lu Biao, the deputy commander of the regiment. Wang Guorui said.

Wang Guorui planned to let Chen Liyan, the commander of the artillery regiment, serve as the commander of the second division, because Chen Liyan had been training artillery for a long time, and he was also an old subordinate. Now that there is a second division, he can also be appointed as the commander of the second division. In addition, although Chen Liyan came with Hu Wei, he was not very familiar with Hu Wei, and Hu Wei was indeed for the good future of the development of this army at that time, so he did not select too many cronies to come over, and it was a more fair choice.

Wang Guorui appointed him as the commander of the Second Division in the hope that he would be familiar with synthetic operations, instead of always doing it in the position of artillery, a technical branch. After all, artillery is a technical branch, and once you are in charge of artillery all year round, your vision as an officer will be much smaller. Therefore, it is necessary to take up a post in a composite unit, so that we can enrich our experience and be familiar with the elements of joint operations of various arms of the armed forces, so that we can have a better future for development. As for the need to expand the army in the future, it will naturally be able to rise better.

"Thank you Lord Wang for your cultivation, I will definitely manage this second division well and kill the enemy for Lord Wang!" Chen Liyan said.

"As for the third and fourth divisions in the future, you don't have to worry about it. I already plan to let Zhao Xi take charge of the third division, Zhao Xi is a rare talent, and the third regiment he led during this period of time has made good achievements, so I plan to directly put him in charge of a division. And the next Fourth Division will be selected from the remaining officers, and whoever can be more capable next, then you can also serve as the commander of the Fourth Division. Wang Guorui said.

Zhao Xi immediately said: "Thank you for cultivating!" ”

The other officers were also happy, because the Fourth Division was reserved for them to compete, so they would definitely have to make a good effort to train the troops as soon as possible, and then restore their combat effectiveness to the best of their ability. If you do a good job, it is not impossible to become the commander of the Fourth Division. According to Wang Guorui's establishment, a division has about 15,000 people from combat units to various logistics support units, which is already equivalent to the ancient commander of ten thousand people. If it was under the official system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it would be at least the general army of the second rank. Even, if according to the combat effectiveness of weapons and soldiers, in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, a first-class admiral was not changed. Although this rank is not recognized by the Manchu people, as an officer, the most important concern should not be the rank, but the combat effectiveness of the soldiers under him. If the Manchus used a general soldier to recruit them, Wang Guorui was sure that they would probably not do it, after all, the quality of the soldiers under them was not of the same grade at all, how could they be willing!

As for the first division, Wang Guorui did not say who would serve it, that is because the first division has always been served by Wang Guorui himself, and this first division can be said to be Wang Guorui's direct subordinate troops, which is very important. And Wang Guorui did not directly expand the original army, because direct expansion is a dangerous behavior of price comparison. This is because direct expansion is tantamount to directly expanding the original troops, and in this way the original officers will still lead. You must know that the direct expansion has not changed much from the officer system of the original army, and the leadership is still those people. In fact, this is equivalent to the expansion of the strength of the subordinates, but the threat to the boss is much greater.

Wang Guorui did not directly expand from this first division into an army, but transferred low-level officers and soldiers as the backbone to form the second, third, and fourth divisions, in fact, hoping to eliminate the interference of the original officer system. The leadership of the top level of the reorganized unit will inevitably be reorganized and changed, and if the division commander is selected from among the former commander of the first division, he will inevitably take over a newly formed unit, and his subordinates and leaders at the same level will also change, so that the ability to control the original leadership will be a process of decline. This method of starting from scratch is much safer than directly expanding the army, whether it is the leadership of the original unit or the leadership of the newly formed unit, it will have to go through a change, which will be of great help to Wang Guorui to seize the army.

Don't think that Wang Guorui is defenseless against his subordinates, Wang Guorui has always believed that as long as the interests are big enough, the back board is also possible. The reason for loyalty is that the price of betrayal is not enough, so it is necessary to find a way to make the Red Guard soldiers form the junior officers in the army. And it is also necessary to form a system for generals to adjust their positions, so as to avoid their subordinates becoming bigger. Now Wang Guorui can use guò red police soldiers to control zhì, so what about in the future? Later, Wang Guorui established a country, and Wang Guorui left one day, and the person who inherited his position would probably not be able to control the army, so it must be a division for the country, and this will definitely not work. Therefore, Wang Guorui must try his best to establish a rule for the adjustment of officers, so that he can really sit back and relax.

Now that the Japanese army has not landed, it is entirely possible to take this opportunity to establish the rules, so that the new officers will also have time to run in. If we wait for the second batch of Japanese troops to land on a large scale, I am afraid that it will really be impossible to adjust. Changing commanders in the middle of war has been a taboo for soldiers since ancient times. So take advantage of the current temporary peace, quickly adjust your positions, and promote these guys with the trend, so that they can feel that they are promoted, and they can also avoid the situation of dominance in the army.

"Okay, now everyone go back to work in a step-by-step manner, and wait for the Japanese army to land on Taiwan again. This is our real test, not an ordinary thing! This time, the Japanese army is more than 100,000 or 200,000 people, and only by defeating these Japanese troops can we truly protect Taiwan. (To be continued......)