ebookland Chapter 375: Formal establishment of the five major military district military system plan
Chapter 375: Formal establishment of the five major military district military system plan
On June 10th of the Gregorian calendar in the 13th year of the Republic of Dahua, in the meeting room of the Central General Staff Headquarters of the Northern Frontier Government, a meeting room with an area of 800 square meters was filled with 50 conference tables that could accommodate 30 people, and the seats were all occupied.
In addition to the one thousand military talents summoned by Su Zhengyang from the system, Zhou Weiguo, Zhuo Mingxuan, He Qingzhu, Li Yunlong, Wei Dayong, Yang Feihu and other outstanding officers of the younger generation of the Northwest Revolutionary Army were also present.
Sitting at a conference table closest to the podium were Liu Chengxu, commander of the First Army of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, Gu Chenghai, chief of staff of the First Army, Liu Gangding, deputy commander-in-chief of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, as well as Xia Zhenhua, former commander of the Central Guard Army, and Yang Chengjun, commander-in-chief of the Six Towns of Northern Xinjiang and Su Zhengyang's brother-in-law. Only officers with generals on their shoulders were qualified to sit at the front tables.
Su Zhengyang, wearing the presidential uniform, walked up to the podium with a sullen look on his face. He swept his eyes across the faces of everyone present and started a conversation into the microphone.
"Today, we have called everyone here for the military reform of our Northern Frontier government!"
"After discussions between me and the General Staff, the plan to establish a new military system has been officially approved. Today we will inform everyone of the final result."
"Now our Northern Frontier government has completed the great reform of centralization, and all military power belongs to the central government. From now on, you will no longer be called warlords by the people. Instead, you will be the Northern Frontier People's Army fighting for Northern Frontier and China!"
"Next, I will formally announce the new division of military regions and the appointment of new military positions."
Su Zhengyang paused, and thunderous applause broke out from below, with everyone's eyes focused on the young leader of Northern Frontier.
Destroying the enemy and resisting foreign aggression is the ultimate ideal of every Chinese soldier. After Su Zhengyang completed the feat of recovering the Northeastern territory, he now has extremely high prestige and lofty status in the hearts of the entire northern border soldiers.
"According to statistics from the central government, the troops transferred from various provinces to the central government, plus the Northwest Revolutionary Army, the former Northern Frontier Central Guard Force, etc., have a total of 1.05 million people. The central government has decided to divide the Northern Frontier region into five major military regions, namely the Northwest Military Region, the Central Plains Military Region, the Central Military Region, the Southern Military Region, and the Northeast Military Region."
"Within two years, we will complete the expansion of the military to reach 600,000 standing troops in each military region and 3 million frontline combat troops in the entire northern border."
"The Northwest Military Region is headquartered in Linzhou, Northwest China. It is composed of the former First, Second, and Third Armies of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, plus the First and Second Group Armies of the Quzhou Army. The total force is 600,000. The commander-in-chief of the Northwest Military Region is Liu Chengxu, the former commander of the First Army of the Northwest Revolutionary Army and Lieutenant General of Northern Frontier!"
"The Chief of Staff of the Northwest Military Region will be the former Chief of Staff of the First Army of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, Lieutenant General of Northern Frontier, Gu Chenghai!"
"Cancel the original Northwest Revolutionary Army unit number, rename the Northwest Military Region unit to the Northwest People's Army, and establish the Northwest First, Second, Third, and Fourth Army Groups. Each army group consists of three 50,000-man army-level units, including two infantry divisions, one assault division, one motorized infantry brigade, two special armored regiments, and one artillery brigade."
"The Central Plains Military Region, with its headquarters in Jiaozhou, one of the three provinces of Zhili, is composed of the former Hanzhou Army, Kuanzhou Army, Houzhou Army, and the Fourth Army of the Northwest Revolutionary Army. The Commander-in-Chief of the Central Plains Military Region is Zheng Zeyu, the former Commander of the Second Army of the Northwest Revolutionary Army and Lieutenant General of Northern Frontier, and the Chief of Staff is Lieutenant General Tang Yuanming, the former Deputy Commander of the Second Army of the Northwest Revolutionary Army."
"The Central Military Region, with its headquarters in Longzhou, is temporarily headed by my Su Zhengyang. It is composed of the original Northern Frontier Six Towns, the Central Guard Army, and the Revitalization Division, Viking Division, Storm Division, Skull Division, and Tiger Division. The deputy commander-in-chief is former Northwest Revolutionary Army Lieutenant General Liu Gangding, and the chief of staff is former Northwest Revolutionary Army Lieutenant General Qin Huaiyi."
"The Southern Military Region will be headquartered in Bizhou. The commander-in-chief of the military region will be Jia Chengxun, a major general of the Northwest Revolutionary Army! The deputy commander-in-chief will be Lin Zhengkai, a major general of the Northwest Revolutionary Army. The chief of staff of the Southern Military Region will be the former governor of Huizhou, Councillor Feng Changan. At the same time, Councillor Feng will also officially resign from the positions of governor of Huizhou and Qingzhou provinces."
"The Northeastern Military Region is headquartered in Fengtian, Linzhou, Northeast China. The commander-in-chief of the military region is Li Jiahang, Lieutenant General of the Northwest Revolutionary Army. The deputy commander is Tang Yuanfei, former commander of the Third Army of the Northwest Revolutionary Army. The chief of staff is Jiang Yanlin, former commander-in-chief of the Northeastern Army and governor-general of Northeast China."
"This is the personnel appointment of the main leadership officers of the five major military regions in the plan. Next, former Minister of Military Affairs Hao Jianming will read out the detailed personnel appointments of officers below the commander level in the major military regions."
After Su Zhengyang finished speaking, he walked down from the podium. Yang Jiakai's confidant, former Minister of Military Affairs Hao Jianming, dressed in a general's uniform, walked up to the podium in high spirits and began to read out the detailed appointments of officers at all levels in all major military regions.
"The commander of the First Group Army of the Northwest Military Region is Major General Wang Chang, the former commander of the 101st Division of the First Army of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, and the chief of staff is Major General Qin Shuang, the former chief of staff of the 101st Division of the First Army of the Northwest Revolutionary Army..."
It took Hao Jianming a whole morning to officially read out the personnel appointments of the major military regions. Under Su Zhengyang's iron-fisted approach, the troops under the original governors of the major provinces were completely disbanded, and more than 70% of the generals in their original military system were dismissed. Almost all the key positions were filled with military talents that Su Zhengyang had re-summoned from the system.
Of course, Su Zhengyang's move aroused strong dissatisfaction among the veterans of the troops under the governors, but now is not the time to be reasonable. Anyone who dares to stand up and oppose Su Zhengyang's appointment and decision-making may be shot.
In Su Zhengyang's opinion, most of the original commanders of these warlord troops were good-for-nothings who only knew how to bully others, except for a few who had a heart to serve the country and the talent to command the army but were frustrated.
A series of truly capable generals, such as Xia Zhenhua of the former Central Guard Army and Gao Jibang of the Northeast Army, not only did not lose their status in this major reshuffle of the military system, but were still highly valued by Su Zhengyang.
Su Zhengyang has also quietly placed a large number of his own people among the officers at the military regions, regiments, battalions, and brigades. The blood transfusion of the entire military system will continue in the future. Any hidden dangers in the five major military regions will be eliminated, and the military power will be firmly in the hands of the Northern Xinjiang government, or in the hands of Su Zhengyang.
As the birthplace of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, Su Zhengyang handed over the control of the Northwest Military Region to Liu Chengxu and Gu Chenghai.
Although these two people were not the talents Su Zhengyang summoned from the system who were 100% loyal to him, after more than two years of getting along, they had already become brothers who could trust their backs to him. Of course, human nature is unpredictable. In order to be on the safe side, Su Zhengyang transferred a large number of military backbones of the original First Army and placed people he absolutely trusted in the positions of middle and senior military officers.
So far, Su Zhengyang has preliminarily completed the reform of the military system. The next step is to focus on the complicated, cumbersome and inefficient political system in Northern Xinjiang. Reform is also imperative. Many of these people are also highly respected people from Northern Xinjiang, and have close relationships with Yang Jiakai, Duan Jinshu and others, but Su Zhengyang will still not show them any mercy.