African Nationhood

"The senior officials have already made their announcements. Now let's talk about the junior officials."

Hearing Lord Shihou say this, everyone laughed.

"Currently, the troops we have are mainly the army. The navy currently has less than 1000 troops, and the air force has not yet been established.

Therefore, the number of soldiers in each service needs to be adjusted. The overall ratio of the army, navy and air force is 5:4:1. "

Hearing what Lord Shi said, Xue Youfu immediately became happy. Such a large proportion of the navy meant that the size of his troops would soon expand.

Yan Han was a little sad. The air force was indeed not taken seriously, and the quota ratio was actually the lowest.

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"Currently, our army plus overseas troops total 73800 troops. My idea is to keep the total number of troops in the three services at 12, including 2 military police troops."

Boss Shi's speech directly made Qu Sangqian a little anxious. This is the rhythm of Army soldiers being transferred to subordinates.

Their garrison took away 2 military police troops, leaving 5 people.

According to Chairman Shi, the total number of troops in the army can only be maintained at 6, which means they need to transfer another to the navy.

Xue Youfu also reacted and opened his mouth directly.

"Chairman, navy soldiers have to brave wind and rain at sea most of the time. Can they do it with the army?"

Shi Jintang was immediately happy. As soon as the military branches were divided, a chain of contempt was established?

"In addition to our homeland, we also have vast overseas territories. The extra soldiers from the army are assigned to garrison overseas. Why can't these deployed armies be used?

Currently, our military is the strongest on the entire African continent.

A large army will occupy a lot of resources, which is very detrimental to our weak national economy.

So we need to reduce the size of the Army and send excess soldiers to overseas territories.

In this way, overseas territories can help us support our soldiers and stabilize the situation in overseas territories. "

Hearing Boss Shi say this, Xue Youfu secretly wondered, what economic capacity do Bahrain and Qatar in the Persian Gulf have to support the development of their garrison?

Qu Sangqian looked at Boss Shi, "Should we reduce the size of each garrison division, or directly transfer a garrison division to the navy?"

"It is too troublesome to reduce the size of each garrison division. It is better to directly transfer a unit to change its affiliation."

Qu Sangqian nodded, "Which team do you want to transfer to?"

"Let's take the East African Garrison Division and deploy this force to the navy. The Matabeleland Garrison Division will take over the defense area of ​​the East African Garrison Division."

Qu Sangqian and Xue Youfu nodded in unison.

But Qu Sangqian said again: "Direct deployment may cause resistance among the soldiers. After all, they have been in the army for a long time and already have feelings for the unit number."

Qu Sangqian was telling the truth, because the Nanhua Army had specially set up adjutants to keep the troop logs and serial number history since the advance camp period. To cancel the serial number rashly would be a kind of harm to the feelings of the soldiers.

Boss Shi was well prepared for this, “Not only the East African Garrison Division will have its designation cancelled, but other units will also have their designation cancelled.

This time we will also directly restructure the army, abandoning the original regional defense model and changing it into four military regions: east, west, north and south.

The Southern Military District is stationed in De Aar to maintain military deterrence against the two major administrative offices in Cape and Natal.

The defense area of ​​the Western Military Region garrisoned at Hot Springs (Windhoek, the capital of the country) is mainly in the Namib region.

The defense area of ​​the Eastern Military Region garrisoned in Jianye City (now Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe) mainly covers the Matabeleland region and East Africa.

The defense area of ​​the Northern Military District garrisoned in Lusa Town (now Lusaka, the capital of Zambia) mainly covers the Lunda area. "

After Boss Shi finished speaking, Qu Sangqian continued to add: "Is this what I mean by supplementing the militia organizations outside the four major military regions to strengthen the overall defense force."

Shi Jintang nodded, "The training of militiamen in various places cannot be stopped, and the scale of the militia can be appropriately expanded.

However, there are few civilians in the Northern Military Region, so militia training can be appropriately reduced.

The Southern Military Region will be a densely populated area in the future, and the scale of the militia can be appropriately increased. In addition, the new recruits will increase the number of Boers appropriately. "

Hearing this, Qu Sanggan was a little puzzled, "Generalissimo, our army is already overstretched, why do we need to increase the number of Boers?"

Shi Jintang looked at Yan Han and said with a smile: "Because the Air Force wants to recruit people from your army and navy. What their troops need are soldiers with the highest individual quality. In addition to physical fitness, they must also have high cultural quality. In addition, they must have the most powerful Balance ability. Once selected for the Air Force, your Army and Navy cannot hold back, you know."

Hearing Boss Shi say this, Yan Han immediately became energetic.

"Is our Air Force's requirements so high?"

Shi Jintang nodded, "Well, the Air Force is special. Not only does it require high-quality soldiers, but it also requires a high level of balance, so your Air Force is more refined despite having fewer people."

At this time, the expressions of the three commanders of the Army, Navy and Air Force were somewhat different, but at present, no one knew what the Air Force was like.

However, Chairman Shi's vow shows that he is very optimistic about the Air Force's confidence and future.

Delray, the director of the General Training Department, was a little uneasy. He looked at Boss Shi and said softly: "Your Excellency, Marquis, you mentioned how the Air Force selects and trains. I am very unfamiliar with the Air Force and have never been exposed to it."

Shi Jintang smiled and said, "We will discuss issues related to the Air Force after the meeting. In addition, you can also collect training information on European aviation. The Air Force is a branch that has never appeared among all the current arms.

But don't worry, I have arranged for the team to do flight training before, and they all have detailed training logs. You and Commander Yan Han can receive relevant information after the meeting. "

Chairman Shi was confident, and both Delray and Yan Han breathed a sigh of relief.

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"The Jinling Garrison Division was directly reorganized into the Gendarmerie. In addition, the rocket launcher unit and guard regiment of the Artillery Brigade were also transferred to the Gendarmerie. The shortfall in personnel was supplemented by the Army.

Regarding the specific troop establishment, commanders Ding He and Qu Sangqian, please do a good job of coordination and handover, and then make a detailed plan and submit it. Secretary-General Tian Liang remembers to give me timely feedback. "

Ding He, Qu Sangqian and Tian Liang replied in unison: "Yes."

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After talking about the army, Shi Jintang looked at Xue Youfu.

“We negotiated with the British mainland and spent 476 million pounds (Note 1) to allow them to build five warships for us within four years, including three 15000-ton battleships and two 3000-ton cruisers.

In addition, they will assist our Nanhua Shipyard in building five 1500-ton destroyers. "

Xue Youfu was surprised and happy to hear that Chairman Shi had made such a big purchase of warships.

After all, Nanhua Company could only buy second-hand cruisers from the UK, but now that they had money, they actually ordered new ships.

"Thank you, Chairman Shi, for your care for our navy. On behalf of the entire navy, I would like to express my gratitude to you."

Shi Jintang looked at the grinning Xue Youfu, "Don't just be happy, the new ship is built, you have to be able to drive it and have fun with it to be considered capable.

Therefore, your navy must step up the selection of soldiers and go to the British mainland to learn ship-operating skills. "

Xue Youfu immediately smiled and nodded, "Okay, Chairman, don't worry, we will definitely select the most elite naval soldiers to study, and we will never embarrass our Dominion."

Three giant battleships are enough to meet the defense needs of the Chinese Dominion. In addition, the navy originally has two cruisers, and with the ones that are about to join the army, there will be four cruisers.

The five 1500-ton destroyers are the only way for Nanhua Shipyard to upgrade its industry.

The British's naval guns are very advanced. This time it is time to learn from the British to improve their own shipbuilding capabilities and ensure the advancement of the shipbuilding industry in the Chinese Autonomous Territory.

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has begun to select worker representatives. The workers who will go to British shipyards for further training this time must be able to understand English when they are young, so as to ensure their learning efficiency.

After talking about the navy, Shi Jintang looked at Qi Lin and Rong Kui again. Next, it was time to talk about equipment and military uniforms.

PS: Note (1) the reference price comes from

In 1900, the island nation ordered the Mikasa-class battleship:

This battleship has a displacement of 15000 tons and a speed of 18 knots.

装备两座双联装40倍径305毫米主炮， 14门152毫米速射炮 16座76毫米速射炮，建造费1，338万日元（含武备347万日元）船体造价88万英镑，武器费用32万英镑。

The Akitsusu protected cruiser ordered by the island country in 1894:

This gunboat has a displacement of 3100 tons and a speed of 19 knots. It is equipped with 4 Armstrong 152mm rapid-fire guns, 6 Armstrong 120mm rapid-fire guns, and 8 47mm Hotchkiss rapid-fire guns. The hull cost is 22.47 pounds, including armaments. The total price is £27.15. (End of chapter)