Southern guerrilla warfare: I led the Red Seventh Army Corps to amassed a million troops.

"You really expect to expand to 10 troops in one go?" Zhou Zeyuan said with a look of disappointment.

Xun Huaizhou and Su Yu exchanged a glance and said in unison, "What else can we do?"

Zhou Zeyuan snorted coldly, "You two better put away your delusions and listen to my instructions."

The two were about to start arguing.

Zhou Zeyuan then extended his right fist and clenched it tightly, his knuckles cracking.

"If reasoning doesn't work, this humble Taoist priest also knows a little bit about martial arts."

Seeing Zhou Zeyuan's amiable smile, the two swallowed hard at the same time.

"You're the boss, you make the decisions, how dare we have any objections?"

"That's right, our Commander-in-Chief Zhou is so wise and capable, when has he ever made a mistake? Tell us, we are all ears."

Zhou Zeyuan nodded in satisfaction. Having just taken over as commander-in-chief, he needed to demonstrate his "fist power."

"We are currently undergoing an emergency expansion under conditions of imminent war. We need to set up the framework first, and then gradually fill the ranks with soldiers! There are no problems with the 12th Red Army, so we won't worry about them."

"Old Xun, you need to build two new divisions here, and Old Su, you need to build three new divisions here. That's a total of five divisions, which means a shortage of at least 15 regiments. We definitely can't muster that many troops all at once."

"We currently have seven divisions, each with three main regiments and one supplementary regiment. Each division will allocate one regiment, which must be a main regiment, to fill the gap. In addition, there are three independent regiments, making a total of ten regiments."

Xun Huaizhou exclaimed in approval: "Great idea! Divide it into 5 newly formed divisions, each with two full-strength regiments, and then build the framework for a third regiment. This will greatly reduce the pressure of expansion."

After a moment's thought, Su Yu was also impressed.

It was indeed much more ingenious than their expected plan. The original seven divisions were only reduced in number, but their combat effectiveness did not decline significantly.

The supplementary regiment became the main force regiment; in reality, it was just a change of designation.

The personnel structure within the seven divisions was not significantly adjusted; at most, when a large number of soldiers joined, the framework of the replenishment regiments was re-established.

However, if it is not built according to the requirements of a regular regiment, a simple supplementary regiment can achieve a ratio of new recruits to veterans of 10:1, and there is no pressure in forming it.

In this way, this round of military expansion only requires the establishment of the framework of two army headquarters, five division headquarters, and five newly formed regiments.

The required number of officers and key personnel is less than 2000!

The tasks were evenly distributed among more than 30 regiments across the entire army, with each regiment needing to provide 50 to 60 key personnel. Although there was some pressure, it was still within the acceptable range.

Some might think that this adjustment hasn't significantly strengthened frontline combat personnel, but has increased the number of civilian staff in the command headquarters.

This criticism is valid; the proportion of non-combatants in both the National Revolutionary Army and the Red Army has always been consistently high.

In fact, the more levels there are and the longer the command chain is, the smaller the number of personnel in each level of command (army, division, brigade, regiment, battalion, etc.) may be, but when all of them are added together, the number becomes quite terrifying.

This brings us to the "one division, three regiments" system, which has another major advantage compared to the "one division, two brigades, four regiments" system.

The former, with three regiments, only needed four command posts, while the latter, with four regiments, required seven command posts.

There is no doubt that the former has a higher proportion of front-line combat personnel.

If the losses from battle are not replenished, the staffing is incomplete, and there are serious shortages, there have even been extreme cases where there are more officers than soldiers!

But can they be the same?

On the other hand, Zhou Zeyuan's side has an overstaffed workforce.

By appropriately increasing the number of civilian personnel in government agencies, the flexibility and command efficiency of the entire army can be greatly improved.

The recruits who are subsequently conscripted can be directly added to the troops, greatly improving the efficiency of military expansion.

That night, the three of them didn't sleep a wink again.

First, the designations of the main regiments selected for each division were finalized, and then the candidates for military commanders of each division and regiment were discussed one by one.

This major expansion of the military is indeed significant, and many previously renowned regimental-level officers have been rightfully appointed as division commanders and political commissars.

The three of them stayed up until 4 a.m., then quickly took a cold shower before falling into a deep sleep.

Then, as the sun rose, while the two were still fast asleep, Zhou Zeyuan, after a short rest, began to preside over the expansion of the army with renewed vigor.

It's practically a human-shaped work machine!

By the time Su Yu and Xun Huaizhou woke up, it was already midday.

At this time, Zhou Zeyuan had already gathered several candidates for division commander and political commissar and had spoken with them one by one.

That was a series of earnest teachings and personal instructions; the demeanor of a great leader was truly admirable.

Well, who wouldn't like a big boss who promotes them?

That's just how coincidental things are!

Zhou Zeyuan inadvertently completed the most important personnel arrangement in the expansion of the army!

Time flies. Recently, Mr. Song established direct contact with the Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi Soviet Area through comrades from the underground party, and Zhou Zeyuan got in touch with this connection.

Zhou Zeyuan was somewhat surprised when he discovered that this democratic alliance had a whole host of impressive personnel.

To be honest, even if it weren't for the common enemy of dealing with the captain, he would be quite happy to ask any one of them for advice.

In particular, it was said that Mr. Shi from the Shenbao newspaper had recently been assassinated. Fortunately, a group of retired veterans risked their lives to protect him and dragged him until the police from the French Concession arrived, thus preventing the Kuomintang agents from succeeding.

So, Zhou Zeyuan, in a fit of anger, slightly modified the Democratic Alliance's plan.

After making the changes, report them to the Central Committee!

The central government is quite interested in this radical plan.

He immediately sent a telegram authorizing Yu Qiubai as the commander-in-chief of the operation and Zhou Zeyuan as the deputy commander.

It mobilized the strength of Party organizations across the southeast to fully support this plan.

At the end of the telegram, he left an eight-word reply: "Take the right path more often and use fewer schemes!"

Zhou Zeyuan felt that these eight words were tailor-made for him.

In front of Su Yu and Xun Huaizhou, he said: "I led my troops to confront the National Army head-on, and the army advanced along the main road. This is taking the right path. Occasionally using a little trick to outwit the enemy is using less strategy!"

Su Yu and Xun Huaizhou said, "Whatever you say goes! We hope you can still stand up for yourself when you run into Committee Member Li and the CEO in the future!"

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The so-called Jiangsu-Zhejiang financial cliques are powerful capital groups formed by bankers and industrialists from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.

They built a powerful financial network by controlling banks and money brokerage associations.

Aside from financial capital obsessed with making money from money, there is also no shortage of industrial capital among the Jiangzhe tycoons!

Among the most representative figures are Rong Zongjing, known as the "Flour King" and the "Textile King," and Yu Qiaqing, who controlled the shipping industry.

Undoubtedly, compared to financial capital, industrial capitalists with real industries are more sensitive to the threat of war.