After Fan Deping returned to Beijing, before going to meet Long Qian, he went to the Ministry of National Defense to meet Feng Guozhu to discuss the recommendation of the chairman of the Youth Army Federation.

This candidate should not only implicitly meet Long Qian's requirements, but also safeguard and promote the progress of all the work of the Youth Army Federation.

These days, Fan Deping has been pondering why Long Qian removed himself as chairman of the Youth Army Federation. Is it really because I don't have the energy to take care of the work of the Youth Army Federation? He thought more of the hill where the army was kept.

The history of the Youth Army Federation is almost as long as the history of the military, from the initial small group loyal to Long Qian gradually developed into a "party within the army", its constitution has been revised several times, its organization has been rectified several times, from the purpose of controlling the army and ensuring loyalty to Long Qian to the development of a more extensive mission, brighter purpose, more perfect operation of the military organization, its general program clearly states that its members should be advanced elements in the army, loyal to the motherland, dedicated to national defense, abide by the law and morality, and are willing to fight and sacrifice for the supreme interests of the Republic of China.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wang Mingyuan once established Yì Longqian to ban the Youth Army Federation, believing that its mission had been accomplished. Long Qian, however, believed that most of the remaining members were "party within the army" of junior officers and non-commissioned officers, but that its program, organization, and mode of operation should be rectified and play the role of a "soldiers' committee" in his mind. To this end, Long Qian convened a meeting of the leaders of the Youth Army Federation at that time and ordered them to revise the constitution, improve the organization, and change the management and operation methods to adapt to the change from the Mengshan Army to the National Defense Army.

As for Hu Zongyu's core idea that loyalty to the leader must be retained in the constitution and as the core task of the Youth Army Federation, Long Qian believes that it is unnecessary. On that occasion, he specifically talked about the relationship between authority and the rule of law. In the process of conquering the world, we need to cultivate a concept of loyalty to the leader, because the environment is too harsh, the organs of power are in the hands of others, and we are in a weak position. If this is not done, the Xinning incident will happen again. But now it is different, the opposition forces at home have been defeated by us, and the function of the military has shifted from internal to external, first to establish the concept of loyalty to the country, and then to be loyal to the constitution and maintain the political system. The military cannot participate in internal affairs. The military can only intervene in the political situation in the event of serious unrest in the country. Otherwise, it will always be the police, not the military, who will come forward. The reason why I kept the Youth Army Union was because I found that there were some problems in the army, the specialization of the lives of senior generals, and there were many cases of abuse of power. The ranks of officers and soldiers are becoming more and more stringent. It's very different from what I had hoped for.

I need a legit one. Organizations representing the interests of ordinary soldiers to counterbalance the top, but not to disobey military orders. The core is still to adhere to the spirit of "three disclosures" invented by our Mengshan army and make our thinking open. The economy is open and the personnel are open. It is necessary to give ordinary soldiers a platform to express their opinions, let them care about army building, and supervise the illegal acts of officers. Of course, there is a scope for disclosure, and it would be absurd to leave the appointment of the Minister of Defense to the soldiers, but the soldiers' evaluation, promotion, and awarding of honors must have their right to speak. The company's food expenses are supervised by soldiers. I firmly believe that as long as we do not engage in a policy of fooling the people and do not treat soldiers as consumables, soldiers will love their army, and the army will not betray and be used by careerists. This is the purpose of preserving and transforming the Youth Army Federation.

The Youth League should be an organization composed of the most loyal, advanced and courageous officers and soldiers, whose personnel should not exceed 15 per cent of the total number of troops, the proportion of ordinary soldiers in its organization should be more than 40 per cent, and the junior officers, I mean the rank of lieutenant, should be more than 40 per cent, otherwise it would become an officers' club. You should make a law on the organization of the Youth Army Federation to clarify the proportion of its members, and you must not break the rules.

Members of the Youth Army Federation are not allowed to engage in special activities, cannot receive allowances, and their participation is completely voluntary. On the contrary, the members of the Youth Army Federation should be models of training and production in peacetime, and heroes in the front of the charge in wartime. It is also necessary to pay membership dues on a regular basis, which are used as funds for organizing activities, organizing study and training, and printing and distributing materials, all of which are paid from membership dues and do not account for military expenses. Only in this way can the advanced nature of the Youth Army Federation be manifested. Don't doubt that no one will join, no, quite the opposite. We put an end to a decaying dynasty, established the first republic in Chinese history, and created a new form of government. According to historical experience, the country will burst out with vigorous and upward strength, and this strength is reflected in the youth, and hope is also in the youth. The more patriotic dedication is advocated in the constitution of the Youth Army Federation, the stronger it will be for young officers and soldiers, and I firmly believe that. The payment of dues reflects the concept of organization, of course, the standard of payment should be determined according to the military salary of the members, and ordinary soldiers can receive a symbolic little.

That time, Long Qian talked about his idea in detail. Fan Deping attended the meeting as a member of the Standing Committee of the Youth Army Federation and remembered Long Qian's instructions very clearly. The rectification and improvement of the organization of the Youth Army Federation of the troops of the Northern Military Region was accomplished under his leadership, but before the work was completed, he was transferred from the field unit to take charge of the administration in Shanghai.

In accordance with Long Qian's instructions, the Youth Army Federation revised its constitution, carried out organizational rectification, eliminated unqualified members, absorbed more advanced elements, established and perfected its organizational structure, and the most basic organization was built on the company, and each company set up a branch of the Youth Army Federation, and each regiment had a committee. The election of the leadership generally adheres to the principle of elections. After several years of rectification, the organization of the Youth Army Federation has been perfected, and officers and soldiers who want to join the Youth Army Federation must have been in the military for more than one year and have not received any punishment; they must submit an application for personal training, they must be trained and inspected, they must be introduced by two official members, they must hold a solemn oath, and they must hold weekly meetings or organize activities in other ways.

According to a report by the Personnel Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense, the Youth Army Federation has become an organization that soldiers yearn for, and officers and soldiers are proud to join the Youth Army Federation. As it should be, the members of the Youth Army Federation have been given more opportunities for promotion.

The highest leadership body of the Federation is the Standing Committee, which has a chairman, a vice chairman, and seven members. Under the Standing Committee, there are four bureaus of organization, publicity, supervision, and general affairs, and the directors of bureaus are generally concurrently served by members of the General Committee.

Fan Deping is the current chairman of the Youth League and the highest-ranking member of the General Committee. Since the establishment of the Youth Army Federation, the top general of the Mengshan Army has never entered the leadership core of the Youth Army Federation. It has been almost two years since Fan Deping was elected chairman of the Youth Army Federation in the position of mayor of Shanghai and commander of the Shanghai Garrison District. In accordance with the constitution of the Youth Army Federation. The General Committee of the Youth League is facing a new term. Now, Long Qian asked him to step down on the grounds of "not being able to take care of him", but asked him to recommend his successor, and it seems that he does not distrust him.

Fan Deping really couldn't take care of it, especially after he became the chief of staff of the expeditionary force. Moreover, his appointment as the current deputy chief of general staff as chairman of the Youth Army Federation also violated Long Qian's rule that high-ranking generals were not allowed to participate in the Youth Army Federation. But Fan Deping always felt that Long Qian's change of horses was meaningful.

Was it the work of the Youth Army Federation that caused Long Qian's dissatisfaction? Since returning to China to meet Long Qian, Fan Deping has been thinking hard about this issue.

In recent years, the work of the Youth Army Federation has been repeatedly affirmed by Long Qian, and there seems to be no case of dissatisfaction. Long Qian invited Long Qian to give instructions on the work of the armed forces at a meeting jointly convened by the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff Headquarters in the spring of recent years to summarize and commend the training work of the whole army. In his speech, Long Qian made a special mention of the Youth Army Federation. He said that the Youth Army Federation has become a home for outstanding grassroots officers and soldiers.

Fan Deping, who had no answer, decided to consult with Feng Shuai before presenting his presidential candidacy.

Compared with Chief Situ Jun, who is strict and meticulous and never talks about politics, Fan Deping prefers to deal with the bold and righteous Feng Shuai.

After General Wang Mingyuan received the seal of the expeditionary force, the defense minister's expectations fell on the head of Marshal Feng Guozhu. The change of defense minister did not cause any stir within the armed forces in the slightest. After the death of Lushan. Wang Mingyuan, Situ Jun, Feng Guozhu, and Ye Yanbing are privately known as the four pillars of the National Defense Force. Lian Longqian is the chief of staff of the old qualification. The current commander-in-chief of the Navy, Admiral Fang Shijun, is not as good as those four. Wang Mingyuan and Ye Yanbing went to Europe, and the Minister of Defense, who was in charge of the power of the National Defense Force, was naturally the pillar of the country.

Among the four, Wang, Feng, and Situ were all from the Southern Army under the command of Long Qian, although Ye Yanbing was one of the leaders of the Shandong Army. But it has an incomparable relationship with the president. Long Qian, who returned from overseas, had no relatives, so he naturally regarded his wife as his confidant. It's a pity that Lu Shan, if Lu Shan is alive, I am afraid that it will not be the turn of Feng Guozhu to sit on this chair. As soon as Lu Shan died, the powerful Northern Army lost its soul, and Shi Dashou, Xiong Xun and himself were definitely not as good as those four people in terms of qualifications. As a result, there were no Northern Army personnel at the highest decision-making level of the Wehrmacht.

Maybe Long Qian just wanted Wang and Ye to get the rank of marshal before sending them to Europe, in the first battle of Romania, Ye Yanbing had already achieved the capital to reach the top of the army, which Fan Deping did not expect. In terms of command ability, Fan Deping did not convince Ye Yanbing, and Xiong Xun was the first to be recommended for his exploits in Romania's First World War, and it was Xiong Xun who attacked Ploiesti at night to create a fighter plane, which made Ye Yanbing's prestige. According to Long Qian's thinking of generals, the positions of major generals are dynamic, and perhaps the next Minister of Defense will be Ye Yanbing.

This inference annoyed Fan Deping. Judging from the birth process of the three major front armies of the Mengshan Army, the Northern Army invested the least, but with the efforts of a group of people headed by Lu Shan, a powerful front army was established......

On the way to the Ministry of National Defense, the neat Lieutenant General Fan Deping was thinking nonsense.

"You kid finally showed up," Feng Guozhu hugged Fan Deping, "How is it?" The old lady's illness is cured, right? ”

"Thank you Feng Shuai for your concern. My dad is fine. I thought about listening to Feng Shuai's teachings for a long time, but I was really embarrassed. ”

"What is handsome and handsome, don't mention it! I envy Ye Yanbing, I got such a brilliant opportunity. Compared with the expeditionary force, the battle of Shandong is not on the table. However, the commander did not allow me to go, but he put me in this position, and he would rather work in the military region than squat in the organ. Boring. ”

"If there is no commander, no one dares to sit on this chair. The future of officers above the brigadier general is in your hands. ”

"We are all knives in the hands of the commander...... I prefer to fight. Looking for me on official business? ”

"That's right." Fan Deping pondered his words, "The commander wants me to step down from the errand of the Youth Army League, and he also wants me to recommend a replacement. I would like to hear the opinion of the old chief, and you are the Minister of Defense, so you must have a good idea of the candidate. ”

"Well, the commander didn't let you ask me, did he?"

"Nope. I seem to feel that the commander is not satisfied with the work of the Youth Army Federation, and I don't know what the problem is, can you help me analyze it? ”

"Fuck, Lao Tzu never cares about the affairs of the Youth Army Alliance, how do I know?"

"If you don't know, I don't have anyone to ask."

"Deping, to be honest, the commander is a hundred times smarter than me, if it weren't for the commander, I might have died in the battle with the officers and soldiers, how can I have today's scenery? But the commander's mind is becoming more and more difficult to fathom. I also don't agree with some of the commander's ideas, especially on matters of government. The Commander has lectured me more than once not to dictate to the Council and the Parliament, but I really don't like it. Don't talk about this, fortunately, the army is fine, and the power is always in the hands of the elders of the Mengshan Army. I know what the Youth League does, and you know better. Now you don't care, the people who chose us are, don't let those nonsense people in. ”

"Of course I understand. At present, among the nine members of the General Committee of the Youth Army Federation, seven are from our Mengshan Army. There were five people who joined the army before Zhengjiazhuang's training. I think. Let's choose one of them......"

"I only know that Cheng Jianguo is the vice chairman, Lu Guangda and Zhang Ziyu are the members, who else?"

"Qiu Facai, Huang Jinhui, Yan Jindong, Ji Haogu, and Erlin. All are officers of the headquarters. ”

"And Erlin?"

"He replaced Qu Zhiyong into the committee. It was originally the logistics department of the Northern Army, and now it is in the joint logistics headquarters. ”

Feng Guozhu squinted. "Who do you like?"

"Cheng Jianguo led the air force into the war. Huang Jinhui also went to Russia with the Second Artillery Division. He has already been appointed commander of the artillery of the expeditionary forces. Among the rest of the people, I think only Zhang Ziyu and Ji Haogu can take the lead. Now Zhang Ziyu is the director of the organization, under you. Ji Haogu is the director of the propaganda bureau. Who do you think is more suitable? ”

Zhang Ziyu was Wang Mingyuan's protector, the regiment commander at the time of the Guangzhou Uprising, and Wang Mingyuan's absolute confidant. Ji Haogu was also born in the orthodox Southern Army, was the head of the main regiment of his old 1st Division, and is now one of the two deputy directors of the Military Intelligence Agency. Fan Deping, this kid is thoughtful......

"I think it's just Zhang Ziyu, he is now the deputy director of the Propaganda Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense, and he is also the president of the "National Defense Daily", so it is more appropriate to do this. However, I'm just a builder, is it suitable, and doesn't the commander have to nod in the end? Are Jinhui and Jianguo also going to be replaced? They don't care about it, it's better to choose a substitute from the Shandong and Northern Army, understand? ”

"It's still the old chief's thoughtful ......"

"Forget it. The Commander once told me that he was both acknowledging and cutting down the Wehrmacht's hills. The commander values you very much, or he would not have asked you to go to Shanghai, let alone summoned you back to the army. No matter which front army it is, the root is our Mengshan army. Don't think you can't hear anything in the past, but now that you're in the top echelons of the Wehrmacht, you should pay special attention to that. ”

"Thank you for your advice."

"Forget it. You kid is smart, much more powerful than the staff officers under Shi Jun at the beginning. If you want me to see it, Lan Xinzhi, Deng Qinghua, and Hu Zongyu are not as good as you. When the European competition is over, the admirals will not be able to run away from you. Do you go to Russia and think they can hold up? ”

"In the past, I didn't dare to say it, but now that our 500,000 troops have entered Russia, the pressure on the Russians is much lighter."

"The most important thing now is to win the European competition. How do you feel about returning to Shandong this time? ”

"I just stayed in Qingzhou for two nights and didn't go anywhere."

"You should go and see the munitions factory, and you'll be amazed when you see it. The president's trick is brilliant, hundreds of millions of dollars have been brought in, and most of it has been used in the military industry and related to the military industry, such as steelmaking and shipbuilding, don't you know? Ning Shijun has already built a 3,000-ton destroyer, not to mention a 10,000-ton transport ship. There are also submarines, Shi Jun said, the latest type of submarine is much more advanced than two years ago during the Shandong campaign. There are still a lot of weapons in the works that you can't think of. Those short-sighted guys don't understand fart, and they are always farting, accusing the commander of working for the Russians. Fuck, without joining the Entente, we can get generous assistance from the Americans? Even if the Germans were willing to help, the sea route was controlled by the British, and those machines and equipment could be transported? The European war not only catalyzed the country's industrial construction, but also was very important for the army, where is the best training ground, which army can become a trump card without a bloody battle? Look at it, when this battle is fought, let alone Japan, let me see that Russia is not our opponent. Do a good job, don't let down the Commander's weight of you. ”

"Yes, I wrote it down."

"I'm having a treat today, out of my own pocket. Call your wife and baby, and go to Quanjude to eat roast duck in the evening. It is not only for you to catch the wind, but also to see you off. Feng Guozhu laughed.

The next day, Fan Deping met Long Qian again, and he went just in time, Long Qian was about to go to Shanghai to inspect the naval shipyard, and he took an hour to listen to Fan Deping's recommendation, accepted Fan Deping's opinion in its entirety, and instructed him to immediately convene the Standing Committee of the Youth Army Federation to go through the relevant procedures, and first Zhang Ziyu and Ji Haogu acted as chairman and vice chairman, and they completed the relevant election procedures and reported to the Ministry of National Defense for approval.

Regarding the situation in Russia, Long Qian once again explained the precautions of Fan Deping. He was asked to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to listen to Director Wang Zhengting's special explanation of the situation in Russia, and then return to the front as much as he could. Fan Deping took note of the president's instructions and asked about the combat strategy of the expeditionary force, Long Qian said that the battle still has to be fought, and one Romania is not enough for us to speak in the future. However, we should try to avoid the kind of hard fighting similar to Verdun, and practice has proved that our army's use of mobile warfare is superior to that of European armies, and it is necessary to make use of its strong points and avoid its weaknesses, rather than attacking its long with a short one. Regarding the command authority, Long Qian said that he had already explained to Wang Mingyuan, and the overall situation still had to be taken into account, and the Russians could not be completely left alone.

Just as Van der Ping was on his way back to the front by train, the Russian war situation was again in turmoil. (To be continued......)