The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 454 Director? Minister He, you gave me a surprise today!

He Wei was extremely happy to have gained control of two regimental command areas. A division command area with three regimental command areas under it could provide troop replenishment for a field army, and two regimental command areas were enough to provide sufficient troops for one or two field infantry divisions. Using two regimental command areas to serve the troop replenishment of an assault corps was enough, more than enough.

Moreover, the area of ​​the two counties is large enough for He Wei to launch his farming plan in a big way. Now that he has troops and a fixed rear base, He Wei can hardly hide his excitement.

Minister He looked at He Wei, who was full of energy and joy, and said with a smile: "It seems that you not only have ways to fight, but also have ideas about the military service system. I will order the Military Service Bureau to adopt the suggestions you just gave for reference. Of course, if you want to really implement the improvement method you mentioned for the integration of divisional command areas and front-line troops, the action is still a bit big. Reform is not a matter of overnight. Now I will give you the command of the two regiment command areas, and you can also give it a try. If you have any experience, you can also draft a proposal and submit it. Experiences and insights can be written in it."

"In addition, since the two regiment command areas of Ba County and Fuling have been given to you, and the Yuyou Division Command Area has not been established, I think we should not establish this division command area. It would be better to merge the remaining Yongchuan regiment command area into the Kuisui Division Command Area. Since you are in charge of these two regiment command areas, they must have a name and a unified command structure."

"In my opinion, it would be better if the Military Service Bureau set up a replacement soldier training office near the temporary capital. I think you can be the director of the first replacement soldier training office, responsible for the recruitment of soldiers in the two regiments in Ba County and Fuling. This office will be in charge of these two regiments, and the first replacement soldier training office will be directly responsible to your assault corps. I think this is a good way to do it. He Wei, what do you think?"

He Wei quickly understood Minister He's intention for further arrangements. According to the normal organization, a division command area usually has three or four regiment command areas under it. However, the scale of the two regiment command areas under He Wei's control is actually quite large. Since these two regiment command areas are to be under He Wei's command, they naturally need a unified number and name.

If these two regimental command areas were combined to form a smaller division command area, and He Wei was appointed as the commander of the division command area, it would be absolutely impossible. Firstly, He Wei is not qualified, and secondly, it does not comply with the current regulations and is too conspicuous.

A very young, fast-promoting elite troop commander also serves as the divisional district commander. It does sound a bit too much like "a tall tree attracts the wind."

After all, being both the captain and the commander is too eye-catching, and the commander of a division is usually a lieutenant general or a major general. If this position is really given to He Wei, there will be a lot of trouble in terms of military rank, qualifications, personnel and other aspects.

Minister He now gave the first replacement soldier training department that the Military Service Bureau was going to set up near the temporary capital to He Wei, and made He Wei the director. In his capacity as the director of the replacement soldier training department, he commanded and managed the two subordinate regimental command areas. Well, it sounds much more reasonable for the commander-in-chief of the assault corps to serve concurrently as the director of a replacement soldier training department than for the commander-in-chief to serve concurrently as the commander of a division command area.

He Wei nodded repeatedly and said, "Mr. Jing's arrangement is very appropriate."

Minister He nodded and said, "However, the organization of your Supplementary Soldier Training Department cannot be based on the normal organization. It also needs to be negotiated. Haha, you have been fighting on the front line for a long time, and you must not be familiar with the Supplementary Soldier Training Department. This organization is a brand new military service agency newly established outside the divisional and regimental management areas. It is a newly established organization. So, I will ask the Military Service Bureau to send some information and documents later, and you can go back and learn about the Supplementary Soldier Training Department first."

"The Retraining Department also has its own organization. Your situation is rather special, so the organization of the First Retraining Department for you cannot be organized according to the conventional organization. So I will let the Military Service Bureau discuss and adjust the specific organization first. I will formally notify you when the Military Commission issues an order to my Military and Political Department to replenish your assault corps and assign troops to replenish the site. Don't be impatient, just go back and wait for good news."

Just as Minister He said, He Wei really didn't understand the composition of the Supplementary Soldier Training Department, a military service agency recently organized by the Ministry of Military Affairs. But it didn't matter. If he didn't understand, he could go back and look at the paperwork. Anyway, the purpose of He Wei's trip today had been achieved.

The two regimental command areas were assigned to the assault corps, and the command and control of the two regimental command areas was also obtained. In addition, he also got a part-time job as the director of the First Supplementary Soldier Training Department. It can be said that he had fulfilled his original wish and got an unexpected surprise.

He Wei thought, I originally just wanted a fixed place for replenishing troops and corresponding command, but I didn't expect to get the position of director. Director! Minister He, you gave me a surprise today!

He Wei was overjoyed and immediately stood up and saluted Minister He. Then he bowed his head and said sincerely: "I thank the Minister for his kindness. I will serve my country bravely, carry forward the spirit of Huangpu, and defend the temporary capital until my death."

Minister He waved his hand at He Wei, smiled cordially, and said, "Don't talk about death lightly. Only by living can we fight against the enemy and serve our country. The situation in the temporary capital is still very serious. The Japanese paratroopers will attack the temporary capital at any time. Your troops have to take the responsibility of protecting the temporary capital. If you talk about heroic death easily, who will defend the temporary capital? Haha, by then, I'm afraid that my old bones will have to go into battle and fight the Japanese with bayonets myself."

"Lead the troops well and make sure the defense of the secondary capital is well maintained. I will have someone take you to the Quartermaster Bureau in a moment and approve two months' worth of food and wages for you according to your unit's organization. Your troops must rest and regroup as soon as possible and be ready for battle as soon as possible."

"Yes! I will definitely live up to the Minister's kindness and obey the Minister's orders. The situation on the front line is urgent now. The Minister is very busy and has a heavy responsibility. He should also take care of his health. The Minister is busy with official duties, so I will not disturb him."

Minister He did not say anything, but his expression moved slightly when he heard He Wei say "I obey the minister's order", and then he showed a knowing and elegant smile, looked at He Wei again with a look of approval and satisfaction, and then nodded slightly, indicating that He Wei could leave.

He Weizi gave another standard military salute, and then, accompanied by Minister He's adjutant, went to the Military Service Bureau under the Ministry of Military Affairs to receive a batch of relevant information about the First Supplementary Soldier Training Department, which he was about to take up, as well as the two regiment management areas of Ba County and Fuling. He then went to the Quartermaster Bureau and received receipts for two months' salary and food supplies for the Assault Corps.

Afterwards, He Wei returned to the temporary base of the assault corps with satisfaction. The assault corps also began a short period of rest after deploying defenses in the secondary capital.

During this short rest period, He Wei was basically like a normal person. All the business and general affairs during the army's rest period were handled by Wang Yuanling's staff office.

Therefore, He Wei did not have much military affairs to deal with every day. There were only a few things that Wang Yuanling could not make the final decision on, and He Wei had to decide on them. He Wei spent most of his time and energy on understanding the various situations of the First Supplementary Soldier Training Department, which was about to be assigned to him, and the two regiments in Ba County and Fuling. In addition, the wounded soldiers stranded in Wuhan needed He Wei's care from time to time.

At present, Li Youcai, the director of the logistics department of the assault corps, and the two infantry companies he led are in Wuhan to take care of the wounded soldiers stranded in Wuhan. Therefore, He Wei has been in direct contact with Li Youcai, and there have been quite a few recent developments there. In other words, there are actually "little surprises" in Wuhan.

According to Li Youcai's report, thanks to the special care of the Military Commission, the wounded soldiers of the Assault Corps who remained in Wuhan received the best care within the capabilities of each hospital.

No matter whether it was a military hospital or a temporarily requisitioned local hospital, as long as it admitted the wounded soldiers of the Assault Corps, the best medicines were used and the best military doctors, nurses and other medical staff were employed. Anyway, relying on an administrative order from the Military Commission, the wounded soldiers of the Assault Corps indeed received the best medical treatment and medical conditions in Wuhan.

Of course, the war is very fierce at present, and there are many wounded soldiers sent to Wuhan from the front line. In addition, the overall medical conditions in the country are limited, especially the various scarce medicines for treating war injuries are in short supply. Even if the wounded soldiers of the Assault Corps have received preferential treatment, they cannot cook without rice. When it comes to some urgently needed medicines and medical supplies, the hospitals that admitted the wounded soldiers of the Assault Corps sometimes feel powerless.

In this regard, Li Youcai, the logistics director of the assault team, naturally would not sit idly by. Instead, he displayed an extremely tycoon style and adopted a money offensive and a silver bullet offensive. For the scarce and in-demand drugs, Li Youcai sent people to the black market to buy them, and he took as many as he could, almost clearing out all the drugs on the black market.

In addition, he also spent a lot of money to buy a lot of nutritional supplements, and he also tried his best to provide the best daily meals for the wounded soldiers of the assault corps, relying entirely on banknotes, gold bars and cash.

As for lack of money, that is simply impossible. As a unit directly under the Military Commission, the Assault Corps obtains its daily funds directly from the Quartermaster Bureau under the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, so it has no shortage of money at all. In addition, with the huge sum of money that He Wei got in Nanjing, the little money that Li Youcai spent in Wuhan was simply a drop in the bucket.

With Li Youcai's approach, the recovery speed of the wounded soldiers of the assault corps was extremely fast, and his approach also produced other unexpected effects.

Now all the hospitals in Wuhan have admitted a large number of wounded soldiers from the front line. In fact, most of them cannot get the same high level of medical treatment as the officers and soldiers of the assault corps, let alone the medicines and daily nutritional guarantees that Li Youcai has obtained by spending a lot of money.

Under such circumstances, the wounded soldiers of the Assault Corps who received extremely good treatment naturally aroused the envy of many wounded soldiers from other troops. As a result, many wounded soldiers from other troops, seeing that the wounded soldiers of the Assault Corps were treated so well, actually considered switching to the Assault Corps and serving as soldiers there.

Almost every day, wounded soldiers from other troops would try to get close to those in the Assault Corps and build relationships with them. Many of them even went directly to Li Youcai, expressing their desire to change their allegiance and join the Assault Corps to serve as soldiers and get food.

This incident completely confused Li Youcai. Originally, He Wei was worried that someone would forcibly recruit the wounded soldiers of the Assault Corps in Wuhan. However, in the end, not only did no other troops come to absorb the wounded soldiers of the Assault Corps, but the wounded soldiers of other troops took the initiative to join the Assault Corps!
In addition, some medical staff saw that some wounded soldiers from other troops could not get effective treatment due to lack of medical care and medicine, and could only wait to die in the hospital beds. They could not bear it, so they also found Li Youcai, hoping that this God of Wealth could help and allocate some medicines to save the lives of these wounded soldiers.

Li Youcai did not dare to make a decision on his own, so he had to send a telegram to He Wei for instructions.

He Wei was also dumbfounded after knowing the specific situation, but those wounded soldiers who wanted to voluntarily surrender to the assault corps could be regarded as fat meat delivered to his door. Although He Wei had no idea about the combat quality, tactical qualities and personal conduct of those wounded soldiers, after all, they had been on the battlefield, been injured, and seen blood. After all, they had fought in wars, so it would not be bad if they joined the assault corps.

Moreover, he has now been appointed as the director of two regiments and a supplementary training department. The future rear-area construction of the troops and the training of new recruits will also require a large number of veterans and sergeants. After such a long period of fierce fighting, the assault corps actually has quite a few vacancies in the troops.

Therefore, the assault corps' own strength is not yet at full strength and is in great need of replenishment. When He Wei recruits new soldiers and organizes training in the regiment command area in the rear in the future, the available veterans and sergeants will be even more stretched. This group of wounded soldiers who voluntarily surrendered came at the right time.

Although it was a bit unkind to abduct wounded soldiers from friendly forces, He Wei had no choice but to do so given the situation. So, He Wei called Li Youcai back and asked him to allow him to recruit new soldiers from friendly forces.

But this matter cannot be overdone, so He Wei also put forward requirements for the standards for recruitment. First of all, they must be as simple and honest as possible, and those extremely slick and dishonest old soldiers are not allowed.

Secondly, the wounded soldiers of friendly forces who are recruited should be mainly sergeants with rich command and management experience. The specific situation will be handled by Li Youcai himself. In short, there must be certain standards and screening. Not all the bad soldiers can be recruited. Bringing those bad soldiers into the assault corps will only harm the construction of the troops. Moreover, if you really want to take on too much and take them one by one, it will definitely cause criticism from other troops, which will not look good if it gets out of hand.

In any case, at this time when He Wei is about to take charge of the rear base of two regiments and is in urgent need of a large number of manpower, this group of wounded soldiers who voluntarily surrendered to the assault corps can be regarded as another unexpected surprise.

Of course, He Wei readily approved the idea of ​​providing the necessary medicines for the treatment of seriously wounded soldiers from other troops who had no access to medical treatment. The Assault Corps was not short of money, and if more wounded Kuomintang soldiers from other troops could be rescued, it would naturally be beneficial to the war of resistance. He was of course happy to help.

(End of this chapter)