Wild North America 1846

Early the next morning, returning to the Northern Army Staff Headquarters, Brigadier General Fan Pengju and a group of colleagues were busy.

As the end of the year approaches, the Northern Army Corps is about to start a new year of rehabilitation work for disabled veterans and veterans who have overdue service, as well as follow-up treatment, etc. The entire Corps has nearly 300,000 people, of which nearly 100,000 veterans are involved.

The tedious and meticulous work of reviewing these veterans' meritorious service awards, their relocation and resettlement, and handing over local government files are all the duties of the Military Command Department, and they are so busy that they hit the back of their heads.

In accordance with His Majesty the Emperor's holy will to stabilize the border defense, the field forces of the entire army, including the Northern Army, and retired veterans are mainly arranged in two regions: one south and one north. The north is naturally the newly conquered states of the central Great Plains of North America. A total of

The land of seven provinces.

This does not include Indiana and Kentucky, one of the two states already determined to be exchanged to the Confederate States of America in exchange for the state of Monterey south of Texas.

Currently, the Confederate States of America (the South) is inclined to claim Kentucky, which is a large central granary rich in food and has much stronger natural resources and geographical conditions than Indiana.

The Tang Empire is considering it but has not officially agreed yet. It seems that Shangfeng is inclined to agree, and then Indiana will be taken back to itself.

Although the state's geography is quite wild, it should provide a buffer as a border state.

In the south are the provinces of Monterrey, Mexico, East Mexico, South Mexico, West Mexico, North Mexico, Strait Province and Zhennan Province, a total of eight provinces.

The Military Command Department in charge of Brigadier General Fan Pengju was responsible for arranging the whereabouts of these retired officers and soldiers, so he had considerable power. From time to time, officers from field divisions came to ask for help, and their demands were generally the same.

The retired officers and soldiers of the Northern Army are naturally full of affection for the places where they have fought, and are unwilling to go to the unfamiliar south.

The veterans who served in the Southern Corps, in turn, preferred to stay in the southern provinces where they had fought for a long time. They were more familiar and affectionate here, rather than going to the unfamiliar north.

The hundreds of thousands of mainland recruits concentrated at the Salt Lake City training base have been gradually transferred to various field units to supplement their strength since November. After a period of adaptation, the process of veterans' retirement will begin.

This is also a matter for the Military Command Department. The Mobilization Department under the Corps Staff Department is only responsible for the recruitment, training and transoceanic transportation of new recruits from the mainland. Its responsibilities end at the Salt Lake City training base.

When an entire regiment of mainland recruits is ordered to be assigned to the field divisions under the Northern Corps, the Military Command Department will take over the relevant matters, which is beyond the scope of the Mobilization Department's responsibilities.

Such a strict clarification of authority is to put an end to shirk-passing within the military system, and to clarify the division of labor among each other so that there will be no confusion.

"Hey, brother Pengju, am I bothering you by coming here now?"

Talking room

Major General Guo Xiang, the director of logistics, walked in with a smile. The busy officers in the office immediately stood at attention and saluted, saying, "Hello, sir."

"Thank you for your hard work." Major General Guo Xiang raised his hand in return.

Brigadier General Fan Pengjun also put down the file in his hand and stood up. While raising his hands in salute, he ordered: "You go out first, make a pot of good tea and come in. Your Excellency, the general, is a rare visitor. You are not usually invited by an adult like me."

The place is full of brilliance!"

"Brother Pengju, you're too polite. I really don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Why don't I ask you for help?"

"General Guo, you're welcome. Please sit down and watch tea."

The officer in the office served the tea, and then left in a polite manner, closing the door and leaving the superior to talk secretly inside.

Major General Guo Xiang's Logistics Department is under the general manager of the Corps' Logistics. The Logistics Department is responsible for the food, clothing, housing, transportation, and weapons and equipment of the nearly 300,000-strong army. Its responsibilities are parallel to those of the Headquarters and Staff Department, and he is an out-and-out Corps Commander.

But he is not Brigadier General Fan Pengju's immediate boss, nor can he reach out to the staff. He belongs to two parallel departments of the corps headquarters and are not subordinate to each other.

Major General Guo Xiang picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and suddenly said with a wry smile: "Brother Pengju, I am encountering a big problem now. I am so worried that I can't sleep at night. Later, I got advice from the commander of the Corps, and then I thought of you.

…”

What he said made Brigadier General Fan Pengju's heart skip a beat. His mind was spinning and he had already made some guesses. The smile on his face also faded a little, so he responded in a neutral tone;

"Your Excellency General's words made Fan Mou Cheng frightened. I will do my best within the scope of the Military Command Department's responsibilities. Only if Your Excellency General Dingjiao is satisfied. If it exceeds this scope, General Guo please don't embarrass me."

"

In his words, his rejection was very obvious.

Are you kidding me?

The commander of the corps feels that it is a big dilemma. Why did you come to me because my cousin is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Colorado corps?

The problem is that I can't be my cousin's boss!

Since my cousin is in the high position of deputy commander of the Colorado Corps, the core interests to consider must be the Corps, not the Northern Corps. How can Fan be involved in this matter?

Of course, Major General Guo Xiang could hear the rejection, but he still smacked his lips as if he had a toothache, laughed dryly twice and said, "Brother Pengju, please wait and refuse. The commander of the Corps, General Chen Chuan, also knows about this and is deeply concerned about it.

Please listen to me one by one.

as we all know

Before the official opening of the Northern Railway this year, our Northern Corps and Colorado Corps mainly relied on the Nevada Railway for material supplies and personnel deployment. Although there was much coordination between the two parties, bumps and bruises were inevitable.

After the official opening of the Northern Railway, the Army General Staff Headquarters, in order to clarify the dispute, assigned more than 60% of the transportation capacity of the Northern Railway to the Northern Corps, while most of the transportation capacity of the Nevada Railway was assigned to the Colorado Corps. The two have clear lines and mutual understanding.

No interference.

The crux of the matter is;

The 80,000 mainland recruits who will arrive at the end of this year and the beginning of next year are now all intensively trained at the Salt Lake City military base and will soon be sent to the front lines under the replenishment regiment system. However, our Corps is facing an embarrassing problem;

That is, there are not enough special trains for the Nevada Railway.

Everyone knows that the Salt Lake City Military Training Base is located along the Nevada Railway. From here eastward to the Colorado Plateau, you can reach the headquarters of our Corps without any obstruction. It is the most convenient railway channel.

But it would be a lot of trouble to take the Northern Railway.

The recruits must first be transported west to the Coastal Railway, and then the Coastal Railway travels hundreds of kilometers north to Seattle. From Seattle, follow the Northern Railway all the way east in a large circle. After arriving in Milwaukee, it turns south to Chicago, and then continues toward

East to reach the Northern Corps headquarters.

This large circle will require more than 2,700 kilometers of railway trunk lines, which will greatly affect the operation plan of the entire northern railway network. It is also time-consuming, labor-intensive, and thankless.

Such a large number of troop transport plans involves hundreds of special train dispatch plans. If the northern railway network is inserted halfway, the entire northern railway network will need to adjust hundreds or even thousands of train plans, resulting in a huge waste of transportation capacity.

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Speaking of which

Major General Guo Xiang's face showed a look of concern for the country and the people, and he stared at Brigadier General Fan Pengju sincerely. He wanted to ask you to help share the worries of the Corps no matter what...

At this time, Brigadier General Fan Pengju couldn't show his true feelings of disgust. After all, this was a major event involving tens of thousands of new recruits in the Corps. Instead, he frowned and thought about it seriously, shook his head in deep embarrassment and said;

"Your Excellency General, this should be a major matter reported to the Army General Staff Headquarters. Due to circumstances and reasons, it should be adjusted by the superiors instead of private parties. This is very inappropriate.

Moreover, this is an official matter of the logistics department, which is beyond the scope of authority of our military command department to coordinate, and Fan will never dare to overstep it.

To put it another way, how virtuous and capable is Fan, and how much dignity can he have?

It’s unbelievable to think that the Colorado Corps can provide transportation plans for hundreds of trains!”

"This is not for you to solve. The Corps hopes to have more contact with the commander of the Colorado Corps through your private channel. Whether it succeeds or not, it will naturally be up to the commander to take the trouble to coordinate, which makes it even more intimate!" Major General Guo Xiang persuaded.

His words contained the intention of being a senior officer. As long as Brigadier General Fan Pengju continues to serve in the Northern Corps, the commander's face must be taken into consideration, otherwise he will inevitably suffer the consequences.

The military is also society and cannot live in a vacuum.

The commander of the corps also intended to solve the problem at the corps level, instead of submitting any problems to the Shangfeng Staff Headquarters. So what do the veterans at the General Staff Headquarters think of the Northern Corps?

It is reported that General Harry Fletcher, commander-in-chief of the Colorado Corps, will step down as commander-in-chief of the Corps in the near future and return to the Army General Staff Headquarters as the full-time deputy chief of staff, which is almost a second-line position.

Because General Kahn, the deputy chief of army staff, has been on the bed for a long time (he was injured by a brown bear after being drunk), and there is not much time left, all the children of the Kahn family have returned to Chang'an to see him for the last time and prepare for funeral arrangements.

Nowadays, Lieutenant General Fan Pengfei, the deputy commander of the Colorado Corps, has outstanding abilities and outstanding achievements, and there is a high demand to succeed him as the commander-in-chief of the Colorado Corps.

In this way, Brigadier General Fan Pengju's channel will be very valuable.

"In view of the great importance of the matter, which goes far beyond the duties of the responsibilities, please forgive me for not daring to go overboard." Brigadier General Fan Pengju still refused after careful consideration, but he did not die, but continued with room for success; "

I can call you privately to slow down the transfer. As for the response from the Colorado Corps, I apologize that Fan is helpless."

"That's very good. Then I have my brother Lao Pengju."

Speaking of which

Major General Guo Xiang stood up and was about to say goodbye. He suddenly stopped and looked at Brigadier General Fan Pengju with a smile on his face. He said meaningfully, "Brother Pengju must also know that the six princes of the royal family went to the army for training, and the three princes chose

Went to Chang'an Corps.

Our northern corps is fortunate enough to be selected by His Highness the Seventh Prince Tang Li Kun. We will come to the corps headquarters in the next few days for training. After we get familiar with the situation, we may also go to the field army. It depends on His Highness's wishes.

This is a good opportunity to get close to the royal family, what do you think?"

After saying that, he left with a smile on his face.

Major General Guo Xiang's words caused an uproar in Brigadier General Fan Pengju's heart. He stood there stunned for a moment, and then he sighed and said, "Oh, they are all human beings!"

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