Chen Cheng sighed with emotion, and then introduced: "The work of sorting out the army mainly includes two aspects, one is to adjust the personnel arrangements, and all officers above the division commander level must be appointed by the military committee, and the other is to adjust the establishment of the troops, and all the armies in the country must be uniformly organized in accordance with the establishment table promulgated by the military committee. ”

"Brother Xian must also know very well that since last year, the whole army has begun to reorganize, and the reorganization is based on the principle of 'reducing large units, enriching small units, and strengthening technical and technical arms, and the ultimate goal is to refer to the establishment of army divisions in Europe and the United States, and in three to four years, the national army will be organized into 60 infantry divisions, each infantry division has two brigades, four infantry regiments, one artillery regiment, one supplementary regiment, plus one engineer battalion, one communications battalion, one baggage barracks, one cavalry company, and one field hospital."

Wu Ming nodded: "I know this, in fact, our new second division is organized according to this establishment table, the only difference is that we need to take into account the requirements of Chief Yu's reinforcement, and we have to expand the supplementary regiment into a supplementary brigade, and at the same time, due to the lack of mountain artillery and 150mm howitzers required, the artillery regiment has been changed to an independent regiment under the division, under the jurisdiction of artillery battalions, mortar battalions and support battalions, so that the requirements for reorganization are basically met."

"Speaking of which, your new Second Division does not need to be reorganized to meet the requirements of the Military Committee and the Ministry of Military Affairs?" Xuan Tiewu asked in shock.

"Huh?"

Wu Ming secretly called a mistake, and said in his heart, why did he forget that Xuan Tiewu, the minister of the Qin Mission, was by his side? However, the words have been withdrawn, so I have to say:

"On the surface, this is true, but we are still a little short of the real integrators in terms of specific requirements. Especially now that the central government should allocate the weapons and equipment and military salaries of our department, I haven't even seen a shadow, and a lot of work can't be carried out at all.

"You, you......"

Xuan Tiewu pointed at Wu Ming and laughed: "I heard Wu Liangzhen say that you Wu Ming has the skill to collect money, and today I finally saw it, Ha Luha, not everyone has the ability to see stitches."

Wu Ming pretended to be aggrieved and said, "Where am I so embarrassed by what you say...... If it weren't for the fact that the above really owed us military salaries, I wouldn't have opened my mouth to cry poverty to Chief Xuan, and I wasn't forced by money."

Xuan Tiewu patted his chest: "Don't worry, I have covered this matter, no matter how much money is owed to your division, I will let them give priority to your division to make up for it, although you do not belong to our Zhejiang local army system, but who made you the face of our Zhejiang army?" ”

Wu Ming was very happy, and said in his heart that it is convenient for someone in the court to be convenient, and things that others can't do if they cry their father and sue their grandmother, and put it in the hands of people like Yu Jishi and Xuan Tiewu, it is easy, it seems that Xuan Tiewu in front of him is not so difficult to get along with as he imagined, and he doesn't have to worry about being poor in the future

Everyone chatted for a while, and the topic returned to the army organization work that Chen Cheng was in charge of.

"There is a saying that it is good to beat people when you clench your fists, and the same is true for organizing the army"

Chen Cheng looked proud: "After more than two years of unremitting efforts, the original various forms of the national army have been gradually replaced by adjustment divisions and reorganization divisions, and I believe that it will not be long before the central government will at least theoretically unify the organizational form of the national army." This is manifested not only in the unification of the whole army in terms of numbers, but also in the initial unification of the troops' establishment, equipment, personnel system, command system, and logistical support. ”

"When a major war begins in the future, the military commanders of the units under the direct line of the central government will be able to command the troops that are not under the direct line of the central government, and the military commanders of the units under the direct line of the central government will also have the possibility of commanding the troops under the direct line of the central government within the structure, and this will play a great role in enhancing the overall combat effectiveness of the whole army and will also be a huge boost to the future war against Japan."

Xuan Tiewu had been by Chiang Kai-shek's side for a long time and knew far more than the average person. Seeing that everyone dared to be interested in this, he specially introduced to Wu Ming that at present, in addition to the adjustment division and the sorting division, the central authorities have also set up a number of technical and mechanized troops with independent mechanisms. In November last year, the central government expanded the communications corps into the first and second corps, and the communications brigade was divided into a communications corps and a railway corps.

Before and after the September 18 Incident, the army's professional skills and arms were almost blank, and by the 23rd year of the Republic of China, there were only two armored vehicles, but by the beginning of this year, the Central Army already had 18 artillery regiments and about 500 combat vehicles.

In addition to the great progress made by the army, great achievements have also been made in the building of the air force. Last year, the central government merged all the aviation organs in all provinces and placed them under the unified management of the Aviation Committee of the Military Commission, divided the country into six major air force regions, successively set up the headquarters of the third and first air force regions in Nanchang and Nanjing, set up a total of nine air force groups, five squadrons, and four transport teams throughout the country, built 261 airfields, including the airfield in the east of Quzhou, and strived to have 700 planes in the air force by this summer, including 305 combat planes.

So far, the country has built six aircraft repair plants, respectively located in Nanjing, Nanchang, Luoyang, Guangzhou and Chongqing, but also with Germany joint venture Pingxiang China Aviation Supplies Co., Ltd., at the same time the corresponding technical personnel training has also intensified, in April last year China Aviation Machinery School was established in Nanchang, so far has trained more than 300 mechanics, and the Central Aviation School has trained more than 700 pilots, more than 340 mechanics.

"If Chairman Chiang hadn't made up his mind to resist the war of resistance early on, why did he establish 10 national defense zones in the 23rd year of the Republic of China, divide the whole country into three defense lines the year before last, and change to four national defense zones last year: the war of resistance zone, the garrison zone, the appeasement zone, and the reserve zone? At last month's plenary session of the CPC Central Committee, the Military Committee divided the country into five major defense zones on this basis, and the construction of coastal and national defense fortifications was also carried out on a large scale the year before last. Xuan Tiewu said with some indignation.

"Without him, for the sake of profit"

Chen Cheng sighed: "The so-called not in his position, not seeking his own politics, but some people don't think so, every time they make amazing remarks, they always try their best to pull the back leg of the central government, especially those warlords who are entrenched in one side, see that the central government weakens the local power and is afraid of touching their own interests, and people are desperately trying to create public opinion, where can we see the hardships and efforts of the central government?" The media sensationalize the public, and they always come up with surprising words to win sales, which is why they create all kinds of false impressions of inaction by the central government."

"Brother Xian, I came to Zhejiang this time, in addition to taking me to visit the door, it is to accept the Fujian Zhejiang Defense and Haiphong Fortress. Since the 22nd year of the Republic of China, a total of nine fortified areas in the country, including Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Jiangyin, Ningbo, Humen, Mawei, Xiamen, Nantong and Lianyungang, have been renovated, with 41 forts and 272 cannons.

Seeing that the topic did not fall on him for a long time, Liu Rulin, who had been listening attentively, couldn't hold back any longer, and asked: "Resign, my brother is my Zhejiang Yucheng, over the years, he has been standing by the side of the chairman, and he is sitting in the provincial security department, which can naturally deter foreign heroes, and it is also extremely beneficial to the next step of the province's military work. ”

Chen Cheng smiled slightly: "Don't worry, the chairman of the committee will not fail to take into account the outstanding contributions made by Brother Ru Lin to the revitalization of the Zhejiang army over the years...... According to the many consultations of the Military Committee, the chairman of the committee specially solicited the opinions of your uncle, General Lin Wei, and decided to set up a provincial security department in Jiangxi Province, and Ru Lindi is expected to become the first director of the Jiangxi Provincial Security Department."

"In the past two years, with the suppression of banditry and chaos basically over, the situation has stabilized, and the economy is recovering rapidly. Considering that once China and Japan go to war in the future, Jiangxi on the Yangtze River will also be threatened to a certain extent, and there must be an experienced security chief to coordinate the military plans of the whole province, and Ru Lindi is the best choice."

Liu Rulin knew that Zhejiang was of great significance to Chiang Kai-shek, and would never allow a general who was not from the Whampoa family and his side to control the provincial security department, and there was no point in refusing, so he could only retreat to the next best: "Resign, if you want me to go to Jiangxi, you can, but I must bring a chief of staff over to assist me in my work, and I want to transfer people from Wu Mingjun."

Seeing that Chen Cheng agreed without hesitation, Wu Ming shook his head and smiled bitterly, he didn't expect that the matter would still involve him after all, but considering that Liu Rulin really needed help, he immediately asked, "I don't know who Brother Lu Dao wants to bring?" ”

"Tian Zhenggang"

Seeing Wu Ming's sudden change of color, Liu Rulin patiently explained: "He is from Shangrao, Jiangxi, and he is more familiar with the situation in Jiangxi, and it is more beneficial for my work to be served by a general from Jiangxi as the chief of staff of the Jiangxi army...... At the same time, in order to facilitate military training, I would like to transfer another platoon from your special service company to help me reorganize the troops."

Wu Ming knew that Liu Rulin's current situation was indeed very difficult, as a friend for many years, if he didn't help with this favor, he couldn't be reasonable.

Besides, now Tian Zhenggang is the lieutenant colonel of an independent regiment under the new Second Division, and if he wants to be promoted again, he may have to wait for the expansion of the new Second Division in the future, but if he becomes the chief of staff of the Jiangxi Army now, then a colonel is indispensable, and this is also a big compensation for Tian Zhenggang

Moreover, returning to Jiangxi as the chief of staff of the Jiangxi Army, for the former mud-legged Tian Zhenggang, it can be regarded as a return to his hometown, presumably he himself will not have much opinion on this.

Thinking of this, Wu Ming nodded heavily: "Okay, I promise to release people...... Zhenggang is my brother, you can't treat him badly, if he is not satisfied, he can leave at any time."

Liu Rulin patted Wu Ming's hand gratefully: "Don't worry, as long as I am the director of the Jiangxi Security Department for one day, I will not let him suffer the slightest grievance."