Chapter 713: The Young Phoenix’s Cry Shakes the World (16)
The Guards Battalion was abolished and expanded into the Young Guards on the basis of the original Guards Battalion. Upon hearing this, everyone understood that what Gao Yuan wanted to establish was a lineage force directly commanded by him.
"The commander of the Young Guards Army will be directly served by Shangguan Hong, the former commander of the Guards Battalion. The four division commanders will also be held by officers of the Guards Battalion. All grassroots officers, except for the soldiers of the former Guards Battalion, will fill the vacancies. The selection of Shicheng Military University will give priority to those soldiers with combat experience who have been transferred from the front-line troops to study." Gao Yuan looked around everyone and told everyone unabashedly that he wanted to build the Young Guards into the Central Army of the Eastern Expedition. A pacesetter unit.
"Soldiers of the Young Guards are recruited from three places: Liaoxi, Hejian, and Jishi County. They must have lived in these three places for more than three years. They must be from good families. The Young Guards do not recruit refugees." Gao Yuan continued. .
"Can the Huns who have lived in Jishi County for more than three years and have fields or fixed shops at home and do business be recruited?" He Lanxiong asked. He was naturally concerned about his fellow tribesmen.
"Of course!" Gao Yuan said with a smile: "They have lived in Jishi City for more than three years and have become out-and-out Jishi County people. Of course, they are also recruited. The Young Guards has two divisions of cavalry. I’m just worried that there aren’t enough Huns who meet the requirements!”
He Lanxiong nodded with satisfaction. Looking at Gao Yuan's actions, he was afraid that the Young Guards would become an army that every soldier would aspire to. Anyone who could join this army would surely be on the fast track to promotion to an officer.
"Commander, should we recruit some more veterans from various ministries to join in? Otherwise, it will all be composed of new soldiers, which will have a great impact on the combat effectiveness." Jiang Jiaquan said with some worry.
"No!" Gao Yuan shook his head, "Now the four field groups are responsible for their own tasks, and redeploying their veterans will greatly affect their combat capabilities. The new Young Guards cannot be based on reducing the combat effectiveness of other armies. on the basis of
"The governor is wise!"
Gao Yuan turned back to look at Shangguan Hong, who had been sitting behind him, and said: "Shangguan. Next, you will be in charge of this matter. Set up the airs first. You will be responsible for strictly discussing politics, recruiting troops and coordinating matters. You and Shangguan The two of them will work together to form an army in the shortest possible time. I hope that the Young Guards will have initial combat effectiveness within half a year.”
Shangguan Hong and Yan Shenghao stood up immediately, "Yes, Commander."
Jiang Jiaquan smiled and said: "Since a large number of officers will come from Jishi City Military University, Commander, you should go and see it in person. In just a few days, the first batch of short-term crash courses will end their training, and the Military University will hold a graduation ceremony for them. "
Gao Yuan laughed, "What a coincidence, good,
I'm going to this graduation ceremony. Shangguan, you also go with me. "
"Yes!" Shangguan Hong agreed excitedly. He knew about the short-term crash course at the Military University. This is a class that specializes in training grassroots officers. Elites with combat experience in each army are selected. Their training mainly focuses on literacy, cartography, various experiences in managing the army, and judgment of combat situations. Looking at the overall situation, it can be said that all of them are leaders in the army. He has made up his mind that after following the governor tomorrow, he must intercept all of these people and recruit them into the Young Guards.
Seeing Shangguan Hong's face full of excitement. The generals below all looked hesitant, these junior officers. They were all drawn from their troops, and they looked at Shangguan Hong's look of winning a treasure. These people will definitely not be able to go back, and I can't help but feel a little sad.
After the meeting, several senior generals looked at each other, gathered together knowingly, blocked the door, looked at Shangguan Hong, and stared at him maliciously. Shangguan Hong was startled at first, but he immediately understood what they meant. He immediately smiled and waved his hands to everyone, "Brothers, I'm treating you today. Let's go to the best restaurant and have a good meal."
He Lanxiong chuckled and said, "You know the truth. Since you said this, we won't be polite. Xianyunlou happened to open a branch in Jishi County this year, so we will go there. You will cover all the expenses." ”
Shangguan Hong suddenly screamed: "Brothers, please spare your lives. The place in Xianyun Building is extremely expensive. I can't afford it with my military salary."
Ye Zhong laughed and said, "You don't have to go to Xianyun Tower. I'll make a list for you. You can't abduct anyone with a reputation to join the Young Guards."
"That's it." He Lanxiong put a hand on Shangguan Hong's shoulder, "I happen to have a few people, and I planned to take them back to Jishi City this time."
Shangguan Hong blinked for a long time, and finally said with difficulty: "In that case, let's stay at Xianyun Tower."
Not to mention that Shangguan Hong, the newly minted young Guards commander, was being blackmailed by several generals. At the station of the first company of the Red Guards in the south of the city, Mei Hua and Wu Ya were sitting in the room, carefully Maintaining the weapons of the two of them, as Gaoyuan's personal guard battalion, their equipment is the best and the most complicated. Even with the armor, it would take half a day to maintain them all. In the past, on the battlefield, They paid more attention to the weapons to kill the enemy, but they were too lazy to take care of the armor. Now that they have returned to Jishi City, they need to pay special attention to the armor. Every time Gao Yuan goes out, he is protected by them. Naturally, besides Li Zi, he is also If you want to save face, if the governor's personal guard camp is all slovenly, wouldn't it ruin the prestige of the entire Zhengdong Mansion?
Holding a piece of cotton cloth in their hands, the two of them carefully wiped the armor until it shone brightly. From time to time, they would pick out some clots of blood that had long condensed from the seams of the armor. They didn't know whether they were the enemy's or their own. The two rookies who just joined the first company last year have now grown into familiar veterans after experiencing several brutal battles in the Hetao Plain. Of course, this was in exchange for more than a dozen scars on each of their bodies. .
Mei Hua deliberately grew a mustache, and he looked much more mature. There was a scar on the left cheek, which made his originally very handsome appearance look a little more ferocious. This once made Mei Hua extremely depressed. , but Wu Ya kept comforting him. With this scar, Mei Hua looked more heroic and not as feminine as before.
"No one will call you Plum Blossom in the future." Wu Ya said: "The scars on a man's body are medals of bravery. If you wear the medal on your face like you, girls won't be rushing to pounce on you in the future!"
This comfort made Mei Hua very happy. It is said that his nickname is already known to everyone in the Guards Camp. Even the governor called him Plum Blossom in front of everyone, which made his nickname famous far and wide. This made him suffer deeply, even if there was The nicknames should be called Sitting Tiger, Yunzhonglong or something majestic. What does it mean to be a sissy Plum Blossom?
Putting the cleaned helmet upright on the table and straightening the red cherry blossoms on it, Mei Hua put her head over her head and said in a low voice: "Wu Ya, have you heard? The governor is going to form a young guard. We are the personal guards." The battalion is about to be disbanded, and everyone wants to be reorganized into the Young Guards. Do you think we will become officers? "
"Do you know the details? The brothers in the company have been quietly discussing this matter for the past two days!" Wu Ya asked.
"It's true. Yesterday, our company commander Dasha was called by Commander Shangguan. He said he was going to drink with General He Lanxiong, General Ye Zhong, and General Ye Zhen. I heard that Commander Shangguan wanted to divert a group of military cadets to the youth area. The guards are officers, and these people are their subordinates, so the commander-in-chief served wine and begged them to let them go."
"Calling Captain Dasha here, wouldn't it mean that those generals were brought down?" Wu Ya exclaimed, "This is what Commander Shangguan did on purpose!"
"Shit, anyway, when we came back, our Company Commander Dasha was carried back. I asked about the person who said Company Commander Dasha came back. The commander-in-chief Shangguan called all four company commanders and beat two of them down. , but the rest were all drank down by General He Lanxiong, and no one came out standing up." Mei Hua said: "I heard that it was decided at the wine table that all this batch of military academy graduates will be transferred to the Guards. Be an officer in the army.”
Wu Ya said dejectedly: "That's it. Those are all veterans who have furthered their studies in the military academy. We will definitely not be able to defeat them. You have studied and your level is not bad. There is still hope for you to compete. I can't read big characters." A basket of rubbish, it seems that the only fate is to be a soldier."
Upon hearing this, Mei Hua couldn't help but said angrily: "I have been teaching you how to read for the past six months. You can't fucking learn it from a dog, right?"
"I learned from dogs there, but it's only about 200 words, so what can I do?" Wu Ya said frustratedly.
"What do you mean you only have about two hundred characters? Even twenty characters. You are considered a literate person, right? As long as you are literate, you are qualified this time. Besides, I followed the governor to destroy Yan Qi's palace guards. The hero who is close to the water and the tower gets the moon first. Our Shangguan Commander has become the commander of the army. How can he treat us red guards badly? "
"Just be beautiful. Our Eastern Expeditionary Army has a tradition of competition to promote officers. I have no intention of defeating those cadets!"
"You worthless man, you forgot that we also graduated from the Cavalry Department of Jishicheng Military University." Mei Hua knocked Wu Ya on the head.
"I didn't graduate and was fired by Mr. Helan." Wu Ya added.
"Can you please stop talking about it? I really don't understand Fengqing. I won't open that pot and pick up that pot." Mei Hua said angrily.
"Mei Hua, Wu Ya, there is a letter from you, a letter from your hometown!" There was a shout from outside. Mei Hua was sitting still, but Wu Ya jumped up and rushed out of the door. After a moment, he smiled happily. Turning around, he held a package in his hand and two letters in the other hand, throwing one to Mei Hua.
"Isn't your family illiterate? Why are you still writing to you?" Mei Hua pulled out the dagger and wiped it carefully while asking.
"Can't you just ask someone to write it?" Wu Ya rolled his eyes. He hid in the corner and tore open the envelope happily. (To be continued)
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