"Have the commanders and deputy commanders of the Nansha base confirmed it?" There is no problem in the military aspect, and Vice Chairman Liu also attaches great importance to the personnel arrangements of the Nansha base; this is a military jurisdiction facing the greatest threat of war in China at present, and it hangs thousands of miles overseas, and if there is no competent candidate to sit in the town, it may be difficult to see the trillions thrown into the South China Sea.

This candidate requires not only strong military capabilities, but also a certain degree of international political sensitivity and diplomatic ability, so that he can be at ease on the cusp of Nansha and use both soft and hard forces to deter neighboring countries from spying on Nansha.

Such a candidate is not easy to choose in the army.

However, personnel work is not the business of the General Staff Department, and the current chief of the Central Military Commission in charge of personnel is Admiral Cao Zhiyuan, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, who said, "Basically, the commander and political commissar have been determined, and Senior Colonel Zhang Zhiguang, the former commander of the Tianjin aircraft carrier, will be appointed as the first commander of the Nansha base and promoted to the rank of major general." Zhang Zhiguang has rich experience in commanding naval and air forces, and once led the Tianjin aircraft carrier squadron to Pakistan, which effectively deterred the Indian navy from changing its forces during the Indo-Pakistani war, forcing the Indian navy to do nothing throughout the campaign.

Before that, Zhang Zhiguang also had the experience of leading a team to escort ships in Somali waters and coordinating with the navies of many countries.

Wang Weimin has many years of experience in managing and commanding our army's China Aegis 052C/D-class destroyers, and in the future, the Nansha base escort detachment will have at least two powerful 052D-class nuclear-powered destroyers like the Diaoyutai detachment.

The comrades of the Central Military Commission have no objections to the commander and political commissar, but there is still some controversy about the candidates for deputy commander and chief of staff. ”

"Oh, what are the opinions and suggestions of the comrades?" Vice Chairman Liu asked a little strangely, the commander and the political commissar did not have any objections to the two important roles, but on the contrary, Cao Zhiyuan, the vice chairman in charge, was uneven in the two secondary positions of deputy commander and chief of staff, and this matter did not seem to be ordinary tricky.

After the new Pacific Fleet was built this time, the Taiping Island garrison was assigned to the South China Sea Fleet defense area and upgraded to a regiment-level defense area, and Lu Duanming, a former senior colonel of the Taiwan Island Navy who had served on Taiping Island and was familiar with the waters of Nansha, was appointed by Lu Duanming, who had studied at the US Naval Academy and was familiar with the US Navy's operational thinking and main equipment, and was familiar with the local military situation and the reality of the main opponents of several surrounding countries, so he should have been the best candidate for chief of staff. However, some comrades thought that Colonel Lu was not familiar enough with the interior of our army and had great concerns. Vice Chairman Cao said.

Vice Chairman Liu frowned, and immediately understood the crux of the problem, the Nansha base is set up according to the deputy military level, plus the location is critical, the chief of staff is the fourth person in the base, but it is the core soul of the tactical plan formulation, once there is a mistake in this regard, the consequences are unimaginable, some members of the Central Military Commission have concerns about Lu Duanming, to put it bluntly, there is still a lack of trust in the military generals on Taiwan Island, not only ability, but also a sense of belonging and other off-the-field reasons.

This incident has a great political impact on the integration of the three armed forces of the Taiwan Navy, the Army, and the Air Force into the PLA system, and this incident is more likely to become a weather vane for the Taiwan military personnel to observe the PLA's employment of personnel, after all, Lu Duanming is now not only integrated from the Taiwan Navy into an unfamiliar new military structure, but is also in a completely unfamiliar relationship between superiors and subordinates, and if he can be reused and promoted, this will have a very strong exemplary role for the generals at all levels of the Taiwan military. Motivate them to be more expressive in terms of military capabilities, and to gain a path to advancement through competence rather than drilling.

Therefore, this matter is handled well and has a good exemplary effect.

Therefore, Vice Chairman Liu was also very cautious when he heard this, he thought carefully for a while, and finally made a decision, "We mainly look at ability and reliability in employing people, and we should try to downplay our background, and if we are not familiar with the interior, we can make up for it through the staff team, but it is not easy to find a person who is familiar with the US Navy. ”

After Vice Chairman Liu clearly expressed his attitude, Vice Chairman Cao also said with deep sympathy: "I also consider this as the main opponent of our army in the future, the US military will still be the main opponent, and the Taiwan admiral who is familiar with the US military's operational thinking and equipment needs to be consciously used.

With regard to the candidate for deputy commander, the comrades' opinions were mainly focused on the controversy over whether to be dominated by army generals or air force generals. ”

The PLA navy, land and air force generals have always looked at their own small stalls relatively deadly, so this question is also common, but the answer to this question is very intuitive in the Nansha base, there is almost nothing to do with the army, but the navy and the air force have a lot of needs for coordinated operations, which still needs to quarrel? Vice Chairman Liu felt a little puzzled when he heard this, he glanced at Vice Chairman Cao, and saw that the latter also had a wry smile on his face, knowing that this matter was not as simple as he said.

Vice Chairman Liu couldn't help but feel a move in his heart and thought thoughtfully for a while. "Does Number One have any instructions?" Vice Chairman Liu asked.

Vice Chairman Cao shook his head, "However, Director Lei said a word, saying that No. 1 had instructed that there was no war on the army side, and the generals were not trained enough, and the Military Commission should give the army generals more opportunities to exercise." ”

It turned out that the result was here, and Vice Chairman Liu suddenly said, "Who is the candidate proposed by the army?" Vice Chairman Liu then asked.

"Senior Colonel Xue Zhongping, deputy commander of the 38th Mechanized Infantry Division of the 113th Group Army." Vice Chairman Cao replied. Sure enough, Vice Chairman Liu shook his head, Senior Colonel Xue was still a colonel, because of a certain exercise performance into the No. 1 eye, in three years from the regimental post to deputy division commander, only 33 years old to come to this point, the future in the military circles is naturally bright, if there is a chance to stay in the Nansha base for a year and a half, not only the position by the way a small step to the full division level, survived two or three years, even the rank can be justified into the ranks of generals.

Thirty-five or sixteen-year-old generals, except for the war years and those extremely special days in history, the PLA has not yet had such a young general, if he returns to the 38th Group Army, the chief of staff or deputy commander is qualified, if nothing else, at the age of 40, he will have the opportunity to join the 38th Group Army.

"Don't dispute this anymore, since the commander chose Zhang Zhiguang, who has both sea and air, it's not bad to give the army generals a chance." Vice Chairman Liu said, "Time waits for no one, let's not waste too much time on these issues, let comrades focus their energy on how to win this battle." Vice Chairman Liu said with a final word, although he presided over the work of the Central Military Commission, the face of the No. 1 leader could not be ignored.

At present, the commander is experienced in naval operations, and the chief of staff is also well-versed in both Chinese and foreign affairs, and is familiar with the internal affairs of the opponent, and it does not affect the situation of the opponent if a deputy commander is an army general; this Vice Chairman Xue Zhongping and Liu still have some impressions, and the army is a fierce general, and the marines in Nansha have many combat opportunities, and it is good to have such an army general who dares to fight and rush.

At present, the army is changing with each passing day in terms of equipment, and has made great progress, but it has not made much progress in terms of personnel and internal friction, and Vice Chairman Liu has tried his best to improve within his own ability, but sometimes there is only compromise. Being a man in advance is always a bumpy and unbreakable reason in China.