The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 306 Chief of Staff Wang Yuanling

Hearing that Wang Yuanling said that he intended to transfer students from Huangpu's 12th batch to the Army Commando Corps, He Wei's eyes suddenly lit up. In terms of basic quality, these students from Huangpu's 12th batch were indeed good candidates for officers.

Although Whampoa Military Academy has long been famous throughout the world, this military academy is famous mainly because it is the first new military academy in modern China and has cultivated a generation of talents with revolutionary ideals and revolutionary spirit.

From the perspective of military training, the teaching plan of Huangpu Military Academy at that time was more about political and ideological education, with the most emphasis on cultivating students' revolutionary spirit. Due to the needs of the development of the revolutionary situation, it is impossible to have too much time to focus on military training. The teaching content is mainly based on the needs of the revolutionary situation and war development. Therefore, the education time from Huangpu Phase I to Huangpu VII is not long, so students The basic military quality and teaching quality are also very worrying.

From the 8th phase of Huangpu to the 12th phase of Huangpu (the earliest enrollment was in 1928 and the latest graduation was in 1938), due to the relatively stable situation, the authorities paid attention to modernizing the army and formalizing education. Students' learning was relatively formal and systematic, and they caught up with the national army. It carried out a large-scale Germanization campaign and recruited a large number of German instructors to serve as consultants in military academies.

Therefore, students in these batches can maintain high-quality three-year teaching. He Wei's Huangpu No.11 and Wang Yuanling's Huangpu No.12 all studied and graduated in a relatively stable and peaceful environment. The overall military quality can be said to be It's pretty solid.

In addition, the recruitment requirements for Huangpu students in these periods are also relatively high. All students have a junior high school degree or above, and more than half have a high school degree. There are even some with university degrees, and their cultural background is very good.

"It would be great if Director Wang could transfer these students to our Army Commando Corps. Now our department is short of people. As long as Director Wang agrees, I can come with as many students as I want. If it can be done, I will definitely thank you." Director Wang.”

He Wei said excitedly.

Wang Yuanling nodded: "The quality of these more than 30 students are among the best in the same period, otherwise they would not be selected to stay in the Wuhan branch. According to the original plan, these students will serve as the next new recruits for Huangpu students. The squad leader and district captain, but the Wuhan branch has been abolished, and the school's teaching staff don't know when they can move to the Huangpu No. 2 branch of Hunan Province. Rather than leaving them hanging around all day with nothing to do, it is better to let them go to the front-line combat troops. Expand what you have learned.”

There is a saying that the first-class people should be the chief officers, the second-class people should be the staff officers, and the third-class people should be the instructors. He Wei also understands this deeply.

"This is good, this is good."

He Wei then thought that the matter of the military academy graduates seems to have been basically solved now. Since Director Wang has the position of Director of Education of the Central Military Academy Wuhan Branch, can he also ask for the staff talents he needs? Is he looking for one or two?
"Director Wang, please rest assured. I am a graduate of the 11th batch of Huangpu. I will never treat these students of the 12th batch of Huangpu badly. But I still have a difficult thing to entrust to Chief He and Director Wang."

"You want to establish a staff system in the assault corps? I remember that your unit is a regiment-level unit."

It can be seen from this that it is really not popular to be an instructor in the National Military Education Center.

"That's why I'm here today. I hope to find some more suitable staff officers and suitable chief staff officers through Commander He."

There was a lot of helplessness in Wang Yuanling's tone, and He Wei knew very well what he said about putting emphasis on education and troops.

He Wei nodded: "That's what I mean. For me personally, it can save me from dealing with all kinds of trivial matters. For the army, it can also better improve combat efficiency."

After this trend spread, not only general and school-level officers were affected, but even students who had just graduated from military academies were affected by this trend, and they regarded serving in rear academies as second- or third-class jobs.

This group of Huangpu twelfth-grade students who were left to serve in the military academy were dissatisfied, which is exactly what the title means.

"According to Minister He's order, the establishment of our Army Assault Corps was not drawn up by the Ministry of Military Affairs, but was implemented by our ministry during its formation. The size of our unit is expected to be at the level of a field reinforcement regiment. Various recent affairs It can be said that it is extremely busy. I, the commander-in-chief, have to personally handle all the big and small matters of the entire corps. It is really difficult for me to handle it. Therefore, I want to try out a well-organized headquarters structure within the corps and establish a staff organization at the same time. Naturally, we need staff officers and chief staff officers, but I don’t have the right cadres available.”

When he was a student in the 11th class of Huangpu, many of the instructors were graduates of the Baoding Military Academy in their 40s and 50s. These people had very high military ranks, including many lieutenant colonels and colonels. However, because they were not direct descendants of Huangpu, they had actual positions in the field troops. There is really no development as a military officer, so in order to survive, I can only earn a living as an instructor in a military academy.

He Shaozhou said doubtfully.

"What's the problem? Tell me."

He Shaozhou said.

In the national army, most officers regard leading troops on the front line as a first-class job, and serving in military academies as a second-class job.

He Wei nodded: "Yes, it is indeed a regiment-level unit. According to the practice of our army, regiment-level units do not have a staff system, let alone a complete organization like the army headquarters and division headquarters. In fact, those in the army Chores, if I really deal with them carefully, I can deal with them, but if I really do this, the time I spend on the combat training of the army will be greatly reduced. Moreover, my move will also undermine the existing military system of the national army. Let’s go out and see the effect of establishing a complete headquarters structure and staff system at the regiment level.”

After He Wei finished speaking, Wang Yuanling's eyes suddenly lit up, and he took over the conversation and said, "Commander He wants to trial the staff system in the Army Commando Corps?"

Although this kind of atmosphere and thinking is not good, it is very beneficial to He Wei who is in urgent need of officers at this time.

After that, Wang Yuanling sighed and continued: "Besides, the trend in our country's military has always been to neglect education and focus on troops. Although this group of students is excellent, most of them are resentful of being left to serve in the military academy after graduation, and their hearts have long since dispersed. Now, some people are looking for their own way to serve in the front-line field troops. I transfer them to the Army Commando Corps, which can be regarded as a satisfactory way out for this group of students. "

Wang Yuanling grinned and praised He Wei repeatedly, and then said: "Currently, our army does not have a staff system in regiment-level units. The main officers of the regiment-level troops are only the colonel, the lieutenant colonel and the major. Many should be Businesses in charge of the staff had to be handled by the regiment commander and deputy regiment commander, which directly led to the low operational efficiency of the regiment headquarters and the dispersion of energy of the regiment chief officer. Some troops handed over many general and miscellaneous tasks to the regiment commanders. The Major Regiment came to handle it, and the Regiment had no additional officers, only a few adjutants, so the business was very difficult to handle. "

"When I was at the Army University, several of my classmates held positions attached to the major regiment. Some of them were so tired from handling business that they vomited blood."

Wang Yuanling praised He Wei for trying out the staff system in the Army Assault Corps, but He Shaozhou turned his attention to Wang Yuanling and asked, "Director Wang is guarding the military academy. I wonder if he has any available talents?" Wang Yuanling pondered. After a moment, he said: "If we talk about staff talents, I really don't have many here. Most of the cadres left in the Wuhan branch have only received elementary officer training and have not received specialized training in staff business. Their academic qualifications are sufficient." It can be said that there are no staff members and chief staff officers. I am afraid that I will disappoint Captain He and Division Commander He."

He Wei nodded, but he was not too disappointed. Qualified staff officers and chief staff officers are indeed not easy to find. It is already good to be able to solve the problem of general academy graduates with Wang Yuanling today.

At this moment, He Shaozhou smiled slightly and said: "I am also a graduate of Army University. One of the courses I took when I was at Lu University included staff business. Director Wang must have also received special training in staff business."

Wang Yuanling blurted out: "That's natural. Mainland China's training goals are chiefs of staff and senior military officers. Naturally, training and learning in staff business is indispensable."

He Shaozhou kept looking at Wang Yuanling with a smile. As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Yuanling understood what He Shaozhou meant.

"Since Director Wang said that he does not have suitable staff officers or candidates suitable to serve as chief staff officers, but he has received complete staff training, why not go into battle personally and show off what he has learned in He Wei's Army Commando Corps? For our military Make contributions to the reform of the military system of the army.”

When He Shaozhou said this, He Wei was also stunned.

From the looks of it, He Shaozhou wanted Wang Yuanling to go to He Wei's Army Commando Corps as chief staff officer. He Wei felt good about Wang Yuanling.

In terms of academic qualifications, he has a degree from the sixth class of Huangpu and the thirteenth class of the regular class of Army University. In terms of qualifications, it is considered sufficient.

However, this man seems to have spent most of his military service in academies. Although he has also served as a platoon leader, company commander, and battalion commander, the time was not very long, and he has never experienced actual combat, let alone served as a military officer. Chief officer above battalion level.

For some reason, this person gave He Wei a feeling of being an armchair military officer, Zhao Kuo. The aura of an elite officer in him made He Wei feel that this person was a little unreliable.

He Wei was somewhat uneasy about having such a senior officer who had passed the college experience and academic qualifications but lacked practical experience and service experience come to his commando unit to handle staff work.

However, he, He, is not a fool. Now that He Shaozhou is mentioning Wang Yuanling in front of him, he must not refuse in person, otherwise he will be damaging He Shaozhou's face.

Moreover, He Wei had a darker idea.

Judging from the military rank, age and place of birth of Wang Yuanling and He Shaozhou, there is a high probability that the two people will not meet as equals. It is very likely that Wang Yuanling is also a confidant of He Shaozhou, or a talent that He Shaozhou wants to recruit. It is even possible that he is A figure related to Minister He behind He Shaozhou.

Now He Wei has joined Minister He's team. From a certain perspective, the Army Commando Corps is secretly Minister He's army. So if He Shaozhou wants Wang Yuanling to serve in He Wei's Commando Corps, does he also want to serve in the Army? What is the intention of placing another henchman here in the Commando Corps?
He Wei could not figure out He Shaozhou's true thoughts. The possibility of inserting his own people into the Army Commando Corps was indeed very small, but he could not deny it completely.

In short, He Wei had to give He Shaozhou face.

So, He Wei quickly thought of a countermeasure. Since Wang Yuanling is qualified to serve as chief staff officer, why not take the initiative to recruit him and give it a try. If he really meets the requirements and does a good job, then naturally, hello, me, hello everyone. .

But if this dear friend is a boss with a superficial appearance and low ambitions, then it’s no wonder He Wei. At worst, he will find a reason to kick him away. He Wei still has some means of dealing with people. .

After thinking about the joint, He Wei immediately made an overjoyed expression and gesture, slapped his thigh fiercely, looked at Wang Yuanling and said: "Yes, why didn't I expect that, Mr. He really reminded me that Director Wang didn't Are you the best candidate for chief staff officer? Director Wang, why don't you go to my place? I'm also hungry for talents. Instead of going to the rear military academy for education, why not follow me to the Army Commando Corps? Let's do something together. A big undertaking is coming.”

"This"

Wang Yuanling opened his mouth wide, obviously shocked by He Shaozhou's proposal and He Wei's performance, and was speechless for a moment.

After Wang Yuanling calmed down and thought that the unit led by He Wei who extended an olive branch to him was the Army Commando Corps directly under the Central Military Commission, his thoughts immediately changed from initial surprise to a little expectation and wandering.

Wang Yuanling indeed lacks actual combat experience, and it can even be said that he has never fought at all, and he has always deeply regretted this, otherwise he would not have made such a big deal about He Wei's record and combat experience after learning about He Wei's identity just now. commend.
This is also easy to understand. Which soldier’s dream is not to achieve great military exploits and dazzling military records?

"Director Wang, I am planning to establish a well-organized headquarters and staff system in the Army Assault Corps. If you are willing to condescend to our department, I will leave you the position of Lieutenant Colonel Staff Director of the Corps during the trial establishment of the Corps, and also give you the position of Lieutenant Colonel Staff Director. Please help me!"

He Wei said.

He Shaozhou also spoke up and said, "Director Wang, please help He Wei. You have been studying at Mainland China University for three years. If you go to the military academy to lead those rascal cadets, it will indeed be a waste of your talent and learning. Besides, You also said that Army University trains chief staff officers of front-line troops and senior managers of rear-line agencies. If you don’t go, then wouldn’t the country train you in the past three years at Army University?”

Under the solicitation and persuasion of He Wei and He Shaozhou, as well as the temptation to serve as the chief staff officer of the new field force, Wang Yuanling, who was still hesitant at first, quickly changed his attitude and agreed to serve in the Army Commando Corps.

And He Wei's trip today was a success. Not only did he solve the officer gap in the Army Commando Corps, he also unintentionally obtained a chief staff officer.

As for whether Wang Yuanling is qualified and whether he can continue to work in the Army Commando Corps for a long time, it depends on his actual performance.

(End of this chapter)