African Nationhood

February 1903, 2, the vernal equinox of the lunar calendar.

Pretoria, Federal Chamber.

The meeting hall was full of military leaders. In addition to the military leaders of each garrison division, the newly joined De Wet and De La Rui also attended the meeting.

This meeting was the establishment meeting of the "South China Autonomous Territory National Defense Committee", and the military leaders attending the meeting were notified years ago.

This meeting was also a key meeting for the promotion of many military leaders. Even Li Rong, Qian Cai, Huo Zhen, Zheng Wangcai, and Ou Haiwa of the Navy who were overseas were back.

When the soldiers gathered together, they would not only smoke and brag, but also talk about the situation in various places and the training results of the soldiers. Tian Liang was the most embarrassed among the many military commanders, just because he was still the rank of master deputy, and the military commanders at the same time were all garrison division commanders. The level is half a level higher than him.

This half level is usually nothing, but it will kill you at the critical moment.

Everyone was promoted today, but even if he was promoted, he was still half a level behind others.

During this period of time, he was worried about this, and Zheng Xiuhong's careful guidance and comfort were useless. This was a major matter related to his future.

Moreover, he is not young, he is sixteen years older than Mr. Shi, and he is also the oldest among the many military leaders.

If he fails to make the trip this time, he can only hope that when he retires, Lord Shi will give him a promotion because he thought it was a bit hard for him to follow him at the earliest.

……

"Master Hou is here!"

Shi Jintang stepped forward with majestic shouts, and many officers in the meeting hall stood up and stood in silence.

When Shi Jintang walked to the main table of the conference table, many officers saluted in unison: "Hello, Mr. Marquis!"

"Well, everyone, sit down."

After the officers sat down, they all stood in silence, waiting for Mr. Shi to speak first.

Shi Jintang looked around and smiled, "Why are you so quiet? I heard you guys chatting happily when I came here just now.

This meeting can be regarded as a merit gathering and a promotion meeting.

Okay, relax. "

When Boss Shi said this, everyone felt more relaxed.

"Master Marquis, we all know that this is a promotion meeting. What are the regulations? You can tell everyone."

Only Tian Liang dared to talk to Boss Shi like this with a playful smile, not even Qu Sangqian, let alone juniors like Yan Han and Yang Kuan.

Shi Jintang ignored Tian Liang and instead took out a cigar from his pocket. Tian Liang stood up from his seat quickly and came over to help light the cigarette.

"Master Marquis, you don't know that we, Lao Tian, ​​have been very anxious during this period. We are afraid that we will not be promoted if we are promoted. It is not easy to see you, so I want to know as soon as possible."

Shi Jintang took a puff of cigarette and glared at Tian Liang.

Tian Liang was not afraid and sat back in his seat with a smile.

Shi Jintang nodded to Shi Ming behind him, and Shi Ming immediately hung up the picture on his hand.

Shi Jintang stood up, came to the hanging picture, pointed at the picture and said: "This is the organizational structure chart of the National Defense Commission of our autonomous territory. First of all, the National Defense Commission is parallel to the government agencies and is an independent organization.

The National Defense Commission consists of a chairman, a secretary-general, and ten national defense committee members.

The Chairman of the Generalissimo is the sole military commander of the Dominion and commands all military units, military academies and scientific research institutes.

The Secretary-General is responsible for the daily administrative work of the National Defense Commission and is responsible for managing personnel promotion and assessment files of various military units.

The National Defense Committee is in charge of the affairs of one party and must concurrently serve as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, the Director of the General Equipment Division, the Director of the General Logistics Management Department, the Director of the Military Intelligence Office, the Director of the General Staff, the Director of the General Training Division, and the General Military Propaganda director and military police commander and other positions.

The commanders of the army and navy understand well. As for the commander of the air force, it is a new combat organization we have secretly developed. It is a first-level secret. One person will be selected for this position at this meeting. "

After hearing this, everyone made speculations about the candidate for the army commander. The army commander must be chosen among several garrison division commanders.

As for who has the greatest chance, everyone is optimistic about Ding He. After all, he is the earliest deputy to follow Lord Shihou, and he is also loyal.

Qu Sangqian had made mistakes before when the company was first established. Although Mr. Hou didn't care about it at the time, it was inevitable that there would be grudges. He also thought that Ding He was more suitable.

There is no competition for the position of Navy Commander. After all, Xue Youfu has always been the only member of the Navy and is a classmate of Lord Shi, so he is a sure winner.

The term air force is very new, but the combat methods are nothing more than airships, hot air balloons and the like.

Airships are very unsafe, and air crashes happen frequently, which is very unsafe.

Everyone is a little reluctant to be the chief officer of this army, but Tian Liang is full of confidence. Since everyone is unwilling to do it, let Tian Li do it.

No matter how dangerous it is, if we, Lao Tian, ​​can’t go to heaven, what else can we do?

And when he became the commander of the Air Force, his rank was immediately equal to that of other military leaders.

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"The director of the General Equipment Division is responsible for the supply of military equipment and the research and development of new weapons.

The director of the General Logistics Management Department is in charge of the army's supply and delivery of military supplies, uniforms, and ordnance.

Director of the Military Intelligence Office, responsible for military intelligence espionage, spy training and preventing enemy spies from infiltrating. The Chief of General Staff is responsible for military ideological construction, tactical deductions, new tactics drills, and analysis of military information of hostile forces.

The director of the General Training Division is in charge of the army's recruitment training, peacetime combat training, wartime special training and other matters.

The director of the General Military Publicity Department supervises the dynamic changes in the thoughts of soldiers throughout the army, guides soldiers' emotional development, and organizes the army's cultural propaganda work.

The commander of the military police is responsible for the garrison of the capital and the security of national leaders. He is also responsible for supervising and rectifying unhealthy tendencies throughout the military. "

As soon as these ten major positions were announced, the minds of the officers began to come alive. Each position has great authority and heavy responsibility.

Shi Jintang returned to his seat and sat down, then put his cigar aside and looked at the many officers present and announced loudly:

"We have finished talking about the composition of the National Committee, and now we will start announcing the candidates for each position."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the meeting hall returned to silence again.

"I will be the chairman of the National Committee."

The officers present applauded and expressed their support.

"Tian Liang serves as the Secretary-General of the National Committee."

When Tian Liang heard this appointment, he was trembling with excitement. Fortunately, he has been very determined after serving in the army for many years. He stood up and answered loudly: "Yes, thank you, Chairman, for your cultivation!"

By the end of Tian Liang's words, his voice was vibrating. He was so excited. He was always grateful to Mr. Shi for his generosity and had not forgotten his contribution to the dragon.

"The commander of the army is Qu Sangqian."

Qu Sangqian was a little surprised by this appointment, but he was used to being taciturn. He immediately stood up and answered loudly: "Yes, thank you Chairman for your cultivation!"

"The navy commander is Xue Youfu."

Although Xue Youfu had been prepared, he couldn't help but feel excited at this moment. He stood upright and answered loudly: "Yes, thank you, Chairman, for your cultivation!"

"The commander of the Air Force is Yan Han."

Yan Han had already anticipated such a dangerous job as Air Force Commander. He had served as Mr. Shi's deputy and knew Mr. Shi's character very well.

Since the Marquis wants to put a new army under his control, it shows that the Marquis trusts him.

Moreover, this unit has always been kept secret, which shows that the Marquis is very optimistic about the prospects of this unit.

So he stood up straight and replied loudly: "Yes, thank you, Chairman, for your cultivation!"

Shi Jintang looked at Qi Lin, "In the future, the artillery force will be under the jurisdiction of the Army Commander and be deployed into the general army. Remember to send the training plan to the Army Ministry."

Qu Sangqian and Qi Lin immediately replied: "Yes."

"The next one is the director of the General Equipment Department, Qi Lin will be the one!"

Qi Lin didn't say that it was either him or Rong Kui who held this position. He stood up and answered loudly: "Yes, thank you, Chairman, for your cultivation."

"The director of the General Logistics Management Department is Rong Kui."

Rong Kui is a cautious and thoughtful person. When he served as Qi Lin's deputy, he led the artillery unit very well without any mistakes. Therefore, Boss Shi was relieved to hand over the position of director of the General Logistics Department to him.

Rong Kui was very calm about the appointment. He stood up straight and loudly replied: "Yes, thank you Chairman for your cultivation!"

"The director of the Military Intelligence Office is Yang Kuan."

Yang Kuan was a gloomy person and had some talents in intelligence work. During the war, the intelligence he provided to the frontline troops was very timely, so this time Boss Shi directly handed over this important task to him.

Yang Kuan was unambiguous, stood up straight with his big belly, and replied loudly: "Yes, thank you, Chairman, for your cultivation!"

"The chief of general staff is De Wet."

De Wet did not expect that a demoted general could hold such a high position, and he was so excited that when he stood up, he knocked over the chair under him.

The sound of "Plop" shocked everyone in the meeting hall.

De Wet waved his hands sheepishly and apologized in half-baked Chinese: "Marquis, I, I'm too nervous."

Shi Jintang waved his hand, "It's okay."

De Wet held up his chair and stood upright: "Yes, thank you Marquis for your cultivation!"

"The director of the General Military Propaganda Department is Ye Shilong."

Ye Shilong spent very little time commanding battles during the South African War, and spent most of his time with Boss Shi as his deputy.

Therefore, he had no objection. He stood up and replied loudly: "Yes, thank you, Chairman, for your cultivation!"

"The director of the General Training Department is Delray."

Delary did not expect that he would be able to hold a high position. When he received the notice, he had some expectations of being able to participate in high-level military meetings, but he did not expect to be able to hold such a high position.

But he acted very calmly, stood up straight and loudly answered in proficient Chinese: "Yes, thank you Lord for your cultivation!"

"The commander of the military police is Ding He."

Ding He had no expression on his face, stood up straight and replied loudly: "Yes, thank you, Chairman, for your cultivation!" (End of Chapter)