vrcanaries Chapter 208 The Great Division
Chapter 208 The Great Division
"Welcome, Marshal."
Cui Minsheng was the first to extend his hand.
"I'm not home during this time. Thank you for your hard work, Chief of Staff."
Li Shaoyi frowned when he saw that there were even ceremonial guards around. Didn’t we say before that we wouldn’t do these fancy things? But now we have everything that an official of the Republic of China should have.
"I know the Marshal doesn't like these things, but now that we're in this position, we have to have everything we need. Take our independent brigade for example. If we don't make some noise, how can we recruit all the people?"
When the chief of staff saw Li Shaoyi's eyes, he immediately understood what was going on. He didn't want to do this at first, but after a long time he found that if others have something that you don't, the people will think that you are incompetent.
So when Li Shaoyi came back this time, the chief of staff also gritted his teeth and arranged a welcoming ceremony. The station was bustling with people coming and going, so it was a good opportunity to promote us. Our independent brigade is not much different.
"I understand that everything needs to be packaged. Even if it has no practical use, it has political significance."
Thinking about those bosses who bought BMWs, Li Shaoyi understood the chief of staff's painstaking efforts. He did not blame them for these things, but waved to everyone and then quickly walked into the railway station police station building.
During the time I was away, the police station building at the train station was reinforced and had more firepower points installed on it.
"I must emphasize to everyone that we must maintain our appearance outside in order to promote our independent brigade. However, once inside this room, everyone must be pragmatic and avoid all those empty talk. The Japanese are like a mountain pressing down on us. Every minute of our time is precious. I will only say this once, so please remember it."
Li Shaoyi spoke more and more like a superior, and the people below nodded, thinking that what Li Shaoyi said was correct.
When they arrived at the meeting room, except for some captains, the rest of the people could only stand guard outside. Many people did not expect that Li Shaoyi started the first military meeting less than fifteen minutes after getting off the car.
"Now, I will announce the appointments of the 72nd Brigade, as well as the future affairs of the various police stations in Peking..."
Li Shaoyi took off his white gloves and took out the personnel arrangement that had been written on the road. Everyone stood at attention in unison.
"Cui Minsheng serves as the Chief of Staff of the 72nd Brigade."
No one had any doubt about this. After all, the framework of the 72nd Brigade was all established by Chief of Staff Cui. When Li Shaoyi was away, everyone followed Chief of Staff Cui's lead.
"Yes, thank you, Marshal, for your cultivation."
Cui Minsheng gave a formal military salute and then sat down.
"Tang Guoping serves as the deputy commander of the 72nd Brigade and concurrently as the commander of the 1st Regiment."
"Liu Xiaoshan, commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 72nd Brigade."
"Zhao Tiezhu, commander of the 3rd Regiment of the 72nd Brigade."
"Ma Leizi, serve as the commander of the 72nd Brigade's artillery battalion."
"Hu Dezhu, serve as the financial director of the 72nd Brigade."
"Fatty Zhou, serve as the 72nd Minister of Logistics."
"Zhang Maozi, stationed at the railway station police station, manages all police forces in Peking except for the East District."
"Song Xulong, Chief of the East District Police Department."
"Huang Peng, commander of the Tongzhou Garrison Regiment."
"Zhang Haiguang, commander of the Tianyu County Garrison."
"Zhao Jiasheng, commander of the Yishun County Garrison."
"Wu Peifang, Director of the Pension Office."
"Wang Shuhai, Deputy Commissioner of Jidong Special District, in charge of civil affairs."
"Natasha, Head of Intelligence."
"Wang Manli, Director of the Secretariat."
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It took Li Shaoyi nearly ten minutes to complete the appointment of these officials. He still had several county garrison regiments under his command, but there was no suitable candidate for regiment commander. He could only temporarily appoint the exchanged instructors until he found the right person.
The 72nd Brigade had three regiments and one battalion. According to the organization given by Jinling, the total number of people was only about 5,000. However, Li Shaoyi organized each regiment into 2,000 people, plus some civilian personnel, for a total of 7,500 people.
The garrison regiments in each county will all be composed of 2,000 people. We will make up for the funds that are not provided by the higher authorities ourselves.
If all the personnel were recruited, there would be an army of more than 26,000 people in an instant. Of course, if people from various police stations in Peiping were included, they would have no problem becoming a brigade commander, let alone the commander of a ragtag army.
"The most important task for each unit right now is to recruit soldiers en masse and fill their own positions. The rest of the work can be put off for a while."
If there is no system upgrade prompt, it means that we have the organization but no people, so this is the most important task.
"Yes."
The commanders of each unit stood up and spoke in unison. Li Shaoyi nodded with satisfaction. Now he was acting like a general.
Of course, Li Shaoyi knew very well that although the total number could reach nearly 30,000 after all the conscription was completed, the people who were truly combat-ready were still the old veterans of the original Peking Police Station, which was only about 3,000 to 4,000 people at best. The rest had not yet undergone three and a half months of recruit training.
While there is still enough time, Li Shaoyi requires all new recruits to undergo three and a half months of recruit training. Only in this way can their combat effectiveness be improved. Otherwise, pushing them directly onto the battlefield would be a very fatal thing.
"The Marshal's return from Nanjing has given us a lot of upgrades. I just did some calculations in my mind. If the 29th Army were fully staffed, its actual strength wouldn't be much stronger than ours. In terms of combat effectiveness, it might even be inferior to us."
Cui Minsheng said with some pride.
The 29th Army is said to have 100,000 troops, but in fact, all of them added up to only have more than 30,000 but less than 40,000 men. Their combat effectiveness is not very strong, and they rely entirely on their fighting will.
"I have no intention of competing with the 29th Army, nor do I have any intention of defending my territory. The Chief of Staff knows my most important thoughts."
After returning to Peiping, it is necessary to establish good relations with the 29th Army. Several people in Nanjing have reminded me of this.
"Of course I know that the Marshal's ambitions are not in North China, and it is easy for him to have disagreements with the 29th Army. I have already written a battle plan. If our army is fully trained, I guarantee that we can capture Chahar within a month."
Hearing the chief of staff's words, Li Shaoyi was happy. He had never revealed anything before. This was really his chief of staff. He even formulated a battle plan.