The first meeting held by Luo Zhixue after arriving in Nanyang City was a military affairs meeting to discuss the replenishment and replacement of various types of military equipment for each ministry, and to replenish a certain number of recruits to each ministry; to discuss equipment issues for the new dark blue officer uniforms; and to formally finalize the military rank system And some senior military officers were awarded titles on the spot.
In addition to these matters, another more important military matter is to discuss the training and equipment issues of the 7th Infantry Brigade, and initially draw up candidates for the brigade's main officers above the battalion level.
Luo Zhixue is still relatively cautious in selecting officers at all levels for the 7th Infantry Brigade, because the 7th Infantry Brigade will be the fourth self-built main force in the Baoxiang Army to adopt new equipment and new tactics.
The selection of officers at all levels of this main force cannot be random, and the most suitable people must be selected.
The brigade commander and deputy brigade commander are very simple. The appointment of such senior generals is decided by Luo Zhixue. No one else, not even the Ministry of Military Affairs, which is responsible for the assessment of soldiers' combat merit and selection and appointment, has the power to intervene.
Luo Zhixue also had some secrets about the candidate, so when the issue was first raised, Luo Zhixue said directly: "The 7th Infantry Brigade has drafted new recruits and is about to complete recruit training. In order to better prepare for the establishment of the brigade, Brigade commanders and other officers at all levels should take up their posts first. The Ministry of Military Affairs plans to transfer the deputy commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, Huang Chengyong, to serve as the commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade, with the rank of colonel, and transfer the deputy commander of the 4th Mixed Brigade, Fei Bingqing, to serve as the commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade. Deputy brigade commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade, awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel."
Luo Zhixue had already finalized the appointment of these two officers above lieutenant colonel.
Huang Chengyong, like Huang Dingquan, was one of the first batch of soldiers in the supply camp in the early days. He was loyal and flexible at the same time. This man had been serving in the main force for a long time, commanding the new main force and applying new tactics. All have rich experience.
In terms of military exploits, after serving as the commander of the Fifth Infantry Battalion, this man was stationed in the southern area of Lushan County for a long time and figured out the defense of Luyang Pass in advance.
Subsequently, he served as deputy brigade commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade and participated in the battle of Luyang Pass. Together with Lin Dongsheng, the brigade commander, they attacked Luyang Pass together, and captured it before the Ming army arrived at Luyang Pass. Luyang Pass.
Nowadays, there are only a few people in the Baoxiang Army who are barely qualified to serve as the commander of the main infantry brigade, and Huang Chengyong is one of the few.
This person's rise to power this time was not what others expected.
Due to the scarcity of new senior generals in the Baoxiang Army, not to mention that Huang Chengyong's appointment as brigade commander is not surprising to everyone. Everyone can even guess the candidate for the brigade commander of the yet-to-be-formed 8th Infantry Brigade, or the deputy brigade of the 3rd Infantry Brigade. Commander Li Duo, or Dong Mingjie, commander of the Fifth Mixed Brigade.
Unless there is any big surprise, it will be one of these two people, because except for these two in the temporary rural protection army, the other candidates have either already held important positions, or are not qualified for the time being!
For example, Xu Zhixian can serve as the commander of the new main infantry brigade, but after he leaves the field force, there will be no suitable candidate for the chief of staff...
After personally finalizing the candidates for the brigade commander and deputy brigade commander, Luo Zhixue said: "The 7th Infantry Brigade is still missing three battalion commanders, and the 4th Mixed Brigade will also need to fill in a deputy brigade commander. Everyone can speak freely. , see who is more suitable!"
As the top person in charge of military and government affairs within the Baoxiang Army system and the commander-in-chief of more than 20,000 soldiers, Luo Zhixue needs to firmly grasp the current appointments of lieutenant colonel and above and some important major positions in order to control the military power.
However, he generally did not interfere with the appointment of major colonels, and he even ignored the appointment of lieutenants.
Because it is impossible and unnecessary for him to control the appointment of all officers.
Therefore, within the Baoxiang Army system, there was a Quanxu Division in the early days that was responsible for the assessment and appointment of officers. Later, after the establishment of the General's Office, the Department was restructured, and the Quanxu Division was directly upgraded to the Military and Political Department, which was fully responsible for the assessment and evaluation of middle and low-level officers in the entire army. Appointment, education, ideology and many other matters.
Of course, when it comes to the candidates for the battalion commander of the main infantry brigade and the deputy brigade commander of a mixed brigade, even the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs cannot decide on their own. They only recommend three to four candidates for each position.
The specific choice of who will have to be discussed further, and the final decision will be made by Luo Zhixue himself.
After hearing Luo Zhixue's words, the Minister of Military and Political Affairs Wei Kaifu immediately stood up and said: "The seventh infantry brigade is about to be formed. According to the instructions of the general, our Military and Political Department has checked all qualified candidates in the entire army in advance and comprehensively considered them for appointment. Thirteen people were selected as battalion commanders for the three main battalions under the 7th Infantry Brigade based on various aspects such as experience, combat exploits, character, and abilities."
"As the general, I would like to give a brief introduction to all my colleagues. The order of introduction is from oldest to youngest. It is not an evaluation ranking."
"The current first sentry officer of the 4th Infantry Battalion, Zhou Mingxu, is thirty-three years old and a native of Lushan County."
"This officer was a cloth clerk in his early years and had a little knowledge of writing. Due to the war in his hometown, he fled with his family to Funiu Mountain. In August last year, he joined the army. He successively served as a soldier and corps commander of the baggage camp, the commander of the first infantry battalion, and the fourth infantry battalion. Captain of the second team of the first sentry team and commander of the first sentry team of the fourth infantry battalion.”
"While serving as the sentry commander, he successively participated in the Battle of Zhaozhuang, the Battle of Nanyang City, the Battle of Fancheng, the Battle of Sanyuanzhuang, and the Battle of Yuzhou."
"According to reports from the commander of the 4th Infantry Battalion, Xu Jian, and the evaluation of his colleagues, this officer is brave enough to fight, does not panic in the face of gunfire, and has the style of a general!"
"In addition, this officer was born as a musketeer. He has served as a low-level officer at the musketeer post for a long time. He has rich experience in the training and command of musketeers."
After Wei Kaifu briefly introduced the first candidate in expressionless words, he then introduced the second person: "Xue Kai'an, deputy commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion..."
"Lin Yuan, First Class Operations Staff Officer, Operations Department, General Staff Headquarters..."
"Deputy Commander of the Third Infantry Battalion Yu Renxian..."
"Guan Xinhe, Director of the Transportation Department of the Logistics Department..."
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"The above thirteen people are the candidates initially selected by our military and political department. I would like to ask the general and colleagues to correct them!"
After that, Wei Kaifu simply shut up. Although the appointment of ordinary major officers was within the scope of his military affairs department, based on previous examples, he was not the candidate for the battalion commander of this main infantry battalion. The affairs of the Military and Administrative Ministry family.
Otherwise, the general would not have brought this matter directly to the military affairs meeting for discussion... It would be easier to just let the military affairs department finalize it...
So, now, Wei Kaifu knows that his task has been completed. The candidates have been selected anyway, and it has nothing to do with him specifically who to choose, or whether he chooses from outside the candidate list.
In fact, he doesn't care much about who to choose, who is a former subordinate of a certain senior general or has a close relationship with him, etc.
Anyway, Wei Kaifu seems to be the Minister of Military and Political Affairs within the military system, but in fact he does not know how to fight at all, and he has no contact with Wang Xiazi, Huang Dingquan and other generals in the field troops on weekdays.
And Wei Kaifu never relied on military talent or anything like that to rise to power. He relied on Luo Zhixue's trust.
In the Baoxiang Army, not everyone can gain Luo Zhixue's trust, even if it is a reserved trust.
But Huang Dingquan can do it, and so can Wei Kaifu!
After Wei Kaifu introduced the thirteen candidates, everyone began to discuss it.
After all, since this matter was discussed at today's military affairs meeting, it means that Luo Zhixue has given permission for them to compete.
Among all of you present, who doesn’t have a few former subordinates who have a good relationship with you?
Listening to everyone's discussion, a few people even went toe-to-toe over some of the candidates. Luo Zhixue had no intention of interrupting, and just looked through the candidates' report from the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs.
The thirteen candidates selected by Wei Kaifu are relatively reliable. They all belong to a group of middle-level backbone officers in the current Baoxiang Army who have excellent qualifications, abilities and military exploits.
Some are senior sentry commanders and deputy battalion commanders of the main force, and some have experience in leading the main field force. They are currently accumulating experience in the four major ministries and cultivating potential rookies with strategic vision.
Although these people have different origins, ages, and experiences, they are highly consistent in one aspect.
That is, these people have outstanding abilities!
It is worth mentioning that this ability not only refers to the ability to lead troops in combat, but also specifically the ability to lead new types of troops to combat.
The main forces currently being prepared by the Baoxiang Army are all new-style troops, and there is a great shortage of mid-level and senior generals who understand new tactics and have experience in commanding new-style troops.
Therefore, Luo Zhixue has long been focused on cultivating new general talents by the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs.
It now appears that Wei Kaifu has fully implemented his instructions. At least at a critical moment like today, he was able to come up with thirteen qualified new officer candidates.
You don't have to be the same as before, forced to choose among a group of crooked melons and cracked dates...
After looking through the resumes of the thirteen candidates, Luo Zhixue nodded slightly towards Wei Kaifu: "The people selected by the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs are all good. It seems that the recent work of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs is still effective!"
Wei Kaifu grinned after hearing this!
These words represent affirmation of one's own achievements!
What does his military and political department do? In addition to assessing the merits and appointments of officers, there is actually a very important authority, or task.
That is to cultivate potential officers!
Luo Zhixue's requirement for the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs is that as the army continues to expand, the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs must be able to guarantee the talents of mid-level and senior officers needed for the expanding army.
Talents don't just fall out of thin air, especially officers who know how to command new types of troops and are proficient in new tactics. They need to be trained from beginning to end.
Just like Zhou Mingxu, one of the candidates, this man had just entered the Quanxu Division's field of vision as the first musketeer of the 4th Infantry Battalion and launched targeted training for him.
For example, he was arranged to enter the brigade headquarters literacy class with better teachers to continue to improve his cultural level, or he was arranged to serve as a staff officer at the brigade headquarters for a period of time.
What's more important is that he should continue to serve as the first musket sentry commander in a stable manner!
