My Italy

The Italian Army Ministry is the center of the Army and the department in charge of the Army's organization, training and equipment. Every day, many matters are summarized within the Army Department and then sent to various departments for processing according to their responsibilities.

Of course, the War Department has other matters besides this. So every day you can see army officers walking with wind, busy in the building.

"Major General Cosentz, please wait here. General Simeone has something to deal with and will not summon you for a while."

After the secretary took Major General Cosentz to the waiting room, he went to do his own business.

If he wanted to see General Simeone who summoned him, Major General Cosentz could only wait peacefully. This man has been in charge of the Army for many years with great majesty. Even Cosenz, who has been in the Guards system before, must admit this. Besides, the War Department also has half of the jurisdiction over the Guards, so how could Cosentz have any objections.

Speaking of which, Cosentz's development in the Guards over the past ten years has not been rapid. He was already a lieutenant colonel more than ten years ago. It's been almost twenty years, my hair has turned white, and I'm still only a major general, so my climb up is slow enough.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the small size of the Guards. At present, the Guards has maintained the establishment of three divisions. The current commander of the Guards, Montenegro, is only at the rank of lieutenant general. How can he be promoted?

Besides, his position is only the deputy commander of the 1st Guards Division, and the rank of major general is already the limit.

Speaking of which, there was one time at the beginning of the year, when his friend he met in the Far East, General Yuan, sent him an invitation to go to the Far East to serve as a military adviser to his army, responsible for assisting him in reorganizing the army. .

However, Cosenz rejected Yuan's invitation after careful consideration, even though the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had come to persuade him. Because he no longer wanted to be here, he didn't persuade him.

The boring waiting is nothing to Cosentz. Patience is a virtue of a soldier.

After waiting for more than two hours, I finally heard the secretary call my name. Cosentz stood up, straightened his appearance, and pushed open the door with firm steps.

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"Cosentz is here to report."

"Hello, Major General Cosentz, please take a seat."

A greeting brought the two of them closer. Simone put down an unread report in his hand and looked at the other person who was sitting down. "Major General Cosentz, I came to you this time to ask your opinion on something."

Facing Admiral Simeone's question, Cosentz was not a fool, so how could he not know how to answer. "Admiral, please speak. I will definitely answer truthfully."

"I heard that you rejected the invitation from the Far East Military Advisor at the beginning of the year?"

"Yes, Your Excellency. The reason why I refuse is because I don't like being a consultant."

"So what if this is an order?"

Faced with this, Cosentz replied expressionlessly. "Then I will obey."

Seeing Cosentz's answer, Simeone smiled.

"General Cosenz, don't be nervous. I will not order you to be a consultant. I have seen your resume before, and it can be said that it is very outstanding. If the Guards were not too small, you should have been promoted to the rank of mid-level General, it is not too difficult to become the chief officer of an army."

Admiral Simeone's words touched Cosenz's heart and made him not know how to refute.

It's not that Cosentz is dissatisfied with staying in the Guards. Cosentz still has great feelings for the Guards who have been in it for more than 20 years. But now that I am facing my own personal promotion problem, it is indeed a bit difficult to deal with it.

Seeing Cosenz who was silent, Simone immediately spoke. "Actually, for you, as a capable general, you should jump out when constraints arise. Maybe the scenery will be more beautiful. I have just the right step for you to jump out. The 57th Division of the Army is an army The newly formed army is in urgent need of a chief officer, and I highly appreciate you."

The 57th Army Division that General Simeone mentioned is not simple. This division is one of the new units established by the Army Ministry this year. This year the Army has received an enviably sufficient budget. Once several military leaders put it together, they will speed up the expansion of the army and meet His Majesty's requirements as soon as possible.

Therefore, this year, the Army is preparing to form 6 infantry divisions, 1 cavalry brigade, 1 heavy artillery regiment, and other ancillary units. To form such a force in one go, of course, we cannot swarm them all at once. We need to clearly distinguish the priorities. Which newly formed units should be established first and slowly expanded, and those newly formed units should be prioritized and trained into an army.

Why should we distinguish it? It is very simple. To form an army requires enough officers and weapons and equipment. The Army simply cannot come up with so many idle officers and equipment at once, so it must come in batches.

According to the Army's plan, the cavalry brigade and the heavy artillery regiment are one batch, and two infantry divisions are also the first batch, and the 57th Division is one of them.

According to the requirements of the Ministry of War, these priority units should be selected on the basis of weapons, officers and soldiers. Because the Army wants to build it into a main force and take on some tough tasks in the future.

Yes, the expansion of the Italian Army's troops is of course to prepare for war, and it goes without saying who Italy's enemy is.

In view of the numerous fortifications owned by the two countries on the border, how to conquer these fortifications has become a problem that the army must consider. After repeated testing by the Army Department, sufficient fire support coupled with elite armed forces is the best way to conquer these fortifications.

Although these elite offensive troops can be chosen from old troops. But the Army doesn't want it to be that simple. It also wants to try the idea of ​​recruiting outstanding officers to directly form a task force.

This has two benefits; first, if successful, it will allow the army to have another elite force available. Second, if this model works, the Army will be able to avoid excessive casualties in future wars and be unable to use it as elite troops.

Given the importance of the tasks undertaken by the two infantry divisions, the selection of supervisors required careful consideration.

Simeone finally chose Cosenz after some reference.

Simeone chose him first of all because of his outstanding ability, and his resume has long been ruined by General Simeone. Secondly, Cosentz comes from the Guards system, which is quite attractive to the Army.

Everyone in the Army is well aware of the eliteness of the Guards, but in view of the special nature of the Guards, the Army cannot interfere too much with it, otherwise it will be taboo. However, for the Army, which is in the period of large-scale military expansion, it is uncomfortable to see that it is struggling to ensure the combat effectiveness of the expanded troops, while the elite and shameless Guards dare not move for fear of violating taboos.

At this time, Cosenz, who was stuck in the Guards and could not be promoted, made Simeone think a little bit. First, he reported to the king, hoping to transfer a group of officers from the Guards to support the army's expansion work. Honorable His Majesty Carlo naturally agreed to Simone's request.

Then he needs to set an example and let the Guardsmen know that as long as you have the ability, the Army is a better place.

Cosentz, who was capable but worried about not being promoted, was the perfect candidate for his choice.

Cosenz, who didn't know Simeone's true thoughts, was lying if he said he wasn't excited after being offered the position of division commander. However, this matter cannot be dealt with in a hurry, it needs to be considered carefully.

Cosentz, who had made a decision in his heart, then spoke. "Thank you very much for your consideration, General. Can you give me some time to think about it?"

"No problem. I'll give you three days to think about it. I won't reselect the person to be the supervisor within three days."

General Simeone gave Cosenz three days to think about it, and also tactfully revealed that this position was not mandatory for the other party, which increased its urgency.

"Okay General, I will give you an answer within three days."

Cosentz agreed immediately and then stopped disturbing the general's work. Next, he asked the candidates to think about it.

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