Red Alert 1895

After solving the problem of the commander of the Northeast Theater, we will start to assign other positions. Especially among the commanders of the seven major theaters in the future, there must be someone to do their respective responsibilities. The seven major war zones must also have suitable people, so they must have certain arrangements next, especially for them to have a certain amount of actual combat experience, which is a must.

"The Nanyang Military Region seems to be that only Sa Zhenbing is competent. The Nanyang Military Region is mainly based on the navy, and perhaps all of them are based on the Marine Corps. The Nanyang Military Region bears the heavy responsibility of us resisting the invasion of the Western Navy, so we must You must be able to command the navy. And Sa Zhenbing knows how to land on islands. He is currently the only one who is capable of landing on islands. Landing on islands is an important means of suppressing local aborigines, so we must let him be the commander of the Nanyang theater. This Sa Zhenbing, who can do both land and sea, is the only one who can do it." Zheng Hong said proactively.

"That's him!" Wang Guorui agreed, because there really wasn't any suitable candidate for this alone.

Next, Wang Guorui suggested: "Should we set up a Marine Corps headquarters? Treat it as a branch, and their commanders will enter the Military Commission?"

After hearing this, someone immediately refused, and Qiu Baoren said: "No, Mr. Wang, no! What credit does the Marine Corps have, and why can it obtain the status of an independent military branch?"

Qiu Baoren refused Wang Guorui's independence of the Marine Corps, because this would be to steal food from him, the Navy! This is tantamount to splitting the navy, so of course he has to safeguard the interests of the navy. Moreover, Li Yuanhong can be regarded as a junior. If Li Yuanhong became a member of the Military Commission, it would be really inappropriate. In particular, Li Yuanhong didn't have much credit for so long, and the Marine Corps didn't have any real decisive credit. The Army has fought the Japanese, the Dutch, and the Spaniards, so there is no doubt that the Army has contributed the most. But the navy has also fought the Japanese, so it can be regarded as a war. And can the Marine Corps really take credit for it? Except for one fight with the Dutch, the next fights were all in the country.

And the Marine Corps did not show its role. If you can't get the treatment you deserve, then naturally you should.

"Master Wang, that's true. How can the Marine Corps establish its own arms and join the Military Commission? Li Yuanhong's achievements are not enough to make him a member of the Military Commission." Hu Wei couldn't sit still.

And Wang Guorui couldn't help but feel a little unlucky for this Li Yuanhong. Although the Marine Corps added the word "Navy", it was completely a Marine Corps, and the Navy didn't quite recognize them. And they are the Marine Corps. But they rely on the navy and wear blue military uniforms, which makes the army not recognize them too much. So they are in the middle of the cracks, so they are all in a bit of an awkward position. In addition, the Marine Corps has not shown its value at present, so there must be something wrong.

No branch of the military can become independent even if it is independent. The establishment, rise, decline, and demise of any military branch must have its historical laws. If a branch wants to gain sufficient status, it must demonstrate its ability on the battlefield. Prove his own irreplaceable role. In ancient times, infantry, cavalry, chariots and archers were popular, but cavalry eliminated chariots. After the invention of the rifle, infantry armed with rifles made crossbowmen obsolete. Then, because of the increase in machine guns and firepower density, the cavalry, which has influenced the history of the world for thousands of years, has almost disappeared. In later generations, many countries only retained a few cavalry in the form of guards of honor, and the cavalry had actually left the battlefield.

Even infantry. With the emergence of weapons such as aircraft, cannons and missiles, the role of infantry has become smaller and smaller. Originally, 90% of the army was infantry, but the proportion became lower and lower. In the twenty-first century. The proportion of ordinary infantry has been reduced to less than one-fifth. The infantry is also on the verge of being eliminated, so with the development of science and technology, those arms can no longer find their value on the battlefield, and they will inevitably face elimination.

A branch can rise because it is needed on the battlefield. And they will all be eliminated as the battlefield does not need them. How did the Air Force rise? Isn’t it because of the invention of the airplane? But the invention of the airplane, does that mean that the Air Force can be used as an independent service? Not yet, he has to prove on the battlefield that his status is not as inferior as that of the army and navy, so that they can really rise and truly become a military branch. Instead of the so-called army aviation force, there is also the so-called sea aviation force.

The air forces of various countries in the world are almost all integrated into the air force from the army aviation force and the naval aviation force, and there are very few air forces that are truly established at one time. The Air Force originally existed as a subsidiary of the Navy and Army, because at that time they did not prove their worth. A military branch that cannot prove its worth will not be able to gain sufficient status.

Why not the Marine Corps? Wang Guorui wants to give them the status and treatment of entering the Military Commission, but they have not been able to prove that they are irreplaceable, they have not proved that they must exist, and their role is no worse than theirs, so they will definitely not be able to obtain it for other military branches. Equal status treatment.

So they must be tragic, unable to gain enough status.

"Well, it seems that it is impossible for Li Yuanhong to be able to enter the Military Commission! Regardless of his military exploits or military reasons, he is not qualified to enter the Military Commission. The Military Commission is a place for games between the various services and arms. Li Yuanhong's Marine Corps is currently I am not qualified to take on this responsibility." Wang Guorui thought.

However, Wang Guorui would not treat Li Yuanhong badly, and said, "Then let him be the commander of the Southeast War Zone."

Since Li Yuanhong couldn't be allowed to join the Military Commission, then giving him a theater commander would be considered a certain appeasement, and even a theater commander would be fine. Of course, in addition to this reason, there is another reason why he was appointed as the commander of the southeast theater. Because the Marine Corps is a force that can be supported at any time, if the Marine Corps is stationed in the southeast theater, it can be stationed on Taiwan Island at that time, and then what is necessary is that if there is a problem in the north, it can quickly take a boat to the north for support. If there is a problem in the Nanyang Theater, you can quickly go to the south. It is a very good position and can undertake support tasks from south to north.

"Then it will be much easier in the future. After Zhao Xi successfully regains Sichuan, let him go to the capital to serve as the commander of the Gyeonggi theater. Li Yuanhong will be in charge of the southeast theater. Feng Wentian will be in charge of the southwest theater. The Mongolia theater will be in charge." Zhu Yuan is still in charge. At that time, the Northwest Theater can ask Song Yang, the chief of staff of the Northeast Theater, to borrow troops from Zhu Yuan in the Mongolia Theater, and then lead troops from Mongolia to besiege Shaanxi-Gansu. When Shaanxi-Gansu was conquered, he and The troops under him stayed in the Shaanxi-Gansu region as the commander of the Northwest Theater and attacked Xinjiang."

"There are candidates for the seven war zones, and the affairs of the army have been settled. The order for this reorganization will be officially announced in the year I ascend the throne. This can be regarded as the establishment of the military officer system of our new court. " Wang Guorui said.

Wang Guorui determined the military officer system of the new imperial court, and then the army was considered to have a suitable army deployment. According to Wang Guorui's plan, when the local New Army, Green Battalion, Eight Banners Army and other troops from the Manchu Qing Dynasty are incorporated, they will be selected by eliminating the weak and retaining the strong. The Manchu Qing currently has about one million troops in name, even if this is only on paper, about 70% of them are 700,000. And if about half of these troops can be selected, it is not impossible. Because the Manchu Qing also paid attention to the formation and training of the new army in the past few years, in order to fight against Taiwan, they carried out part of the formation and training of the new army. In addition, the troops directly under the governor, governor, admiral, etc. can still pass.

In addition to a small number of Qing troops who smoked cigarettes, or who committed various serious and vicious crimes against women, there are many kinds of too many problems~www.wuxiaspot.com~ In fact, they can also be discretionary stay. Wang Guorui didn't want to continue to recruit troops. In fact, there was no need to start recruiting from scratch. Obtaining soldiers from the enemy is a brilliant means. In fact, this kind of method was not the same in our party later. Later, our party had a very famous saying that food, ammunition, supplies and even soldiers also came from the front line. That "Kaishen Logistics" just sent food, materials, weapons and ammunition, and even sent soldiers there.

Mr. Peng's famous First Field Army has developed from a small unit to a large field army of hundreds of thousands of people, and most of the soldiers are obtained from the enemy. Soldiers are useless to the enemy, but they become extremely heroic when they come to our party. Therefore, whether the soldiers are strong or not, they cannot be blamed to a large extent. The decay of an army is not a personal problem, but a system problem, and they cannot be blamed entirely. As long as they are integrated into the new system, it is not impossible to save them.

What's more, no matter how bad those Manchu troops are, they have gone through some basic military training, and their sense of discipline is better than ordinary people, so choosing them first is also a way to save training costs and become an army as soon as possible. Take one stone from the enemy and treat me to twenty stones, that's the reason. Poaching soldiers from the enemy is weakening the enemy, and they can be used directly by pulling them in, saving costs. Isn’t this the best way? Even our party has not rejected this approach, what is there for Wang Guorui to refuse? (To be continued.)