107 The movement gradually became bigger, and even Feng Yuxiang knew it. He didn't care at first, but the reason why he didn't pay attention at first was that all his energy was dragged down by another thing. Whether this matter was big or small, Feng Yuxiang was asked to deal with it himself was because he might affect the foundation of the entire army.

The biggest thing about the Army is that since 1916, the Navy Department has expanded the scale of the Marine Corps. The Army needs to inject strength into it to ensure the smooth completion of this expansion. The Army is the earliest established among the three armies, and can also be called the mother of other troops. Whether it is the Air Force or the Navy, from its establishment to its development, until they have their own hematopoietic ability, most of the personnel and organization were mobilized from the Army. They were also helpless for this Army. Most of the recruited soldiers were elite soldiers and generals, which was a kind of harm to the Army. But for the officers selected, it would be beneficial to them to have better development after going to the Navy and the Air Force.

The Marine Corps has always been there. After the Navy was established, it had a division, which expanded to six divisions in one army. Later, it was always guaranteed. However, with the destruction of many islands in the Pacific, the territory that the Navy needs to control was too large. The largest islands were only a few hundred square kilometers, and some small ones were just one island reef. Even if the Army occupied it, it was difficult to control it. In the end, it decided to hand it over to the Marine Corps. The Marine Corps of the 6 divisions was a bit insufficient. Finally, it was determined that the size of 60 divisions was 1.5 million.

The increase from about 150,000 yuan was 1.5 million yuan at once, an increase of 10 times. In this case, it was difficult to complete this expansion with the strength of the Marine Corps itself. The entire Military Commission was also very clear about this, and then he found the head of the Army.

The Army is helpless about this. Fortunately, there was a precedent when the Navy and Air Force was established before. This time there were a lot of people. The Army only supported most officers and about 450,000 non-commissioned officers. For the Army, this part was just a decrease in war potential and future development, and would not have much impact on basic strength. This is also the reason why the Army finally accepted it.

From the army, we first screen the above. We mainly choose to have better personal qualities and be able to understand water. The selection criteria are stronger than ordinary army soldiers, but weaker than special forces. If only two or three armies are the standards of special forces, there is no problem. However, at least 60 divisions and 1.5 million people are needed to establish. In this way, all of them are inappropriate in accordance with the standards of the army's special forces. It is necessary to adjust and basically meet the standards. However, a large number of grassroots officers and non-commissioned officers are required to be at least volunteer soldiers. The remaining ones will basically recruit new recruits, build new recruits based on the army's non-commissioned officers and grassroots officers, train new recruits, and then gradually expand their organization.

In fact, such work has been carried out in small batches since 1915. After all, the construction and garrisoning of islands requires timeliness, and the initial investment is not large. Later, as time continues, the investment will gradually increase, and finally reach the point where the entire island can be guarded.

From last year to this year, the construction of the island has almost been completed. With the conditions for garrison, the expansion speed of the Marine Corps has begun to expand on a large scale. The in-depth progress of the recruitment work has also made these backbone young officers fluctuate their minds and become a little more dynamic.

At present, the Army has about tens of millions of regular troops and about twice the reserve force. It is not difficult to really draw 1.5 million. However, this time, there are too many people who want to transfer to the Navy, so many that even Feng Yuxiang is a little moved. Basically, at least one-third of the reserve cadres trained by the Army. The amount of this group of people is as high as 70,000.

The entire army, with tens of millions of personnel, selected the best reserve officers from the middle. These cannot be said to be Feng Yuxiang's desk, at least, are recorded in the confidentiality of the army. After entering this list, they basically performed very well, or in many aspects, with specialties. Among these people, one-third, at least 70,000 or 80,000 people, all ran to the Marine Corps. What should the army do? If these reserve officers are needed in the future development, look for them.

This is also the fundamental reason Feng Yuxiang finally knew. At the beginning, Feng Yuxiang was also shocked. Could it be that the Navy was so bold and blatantly poaching the Army’s reserve cadres list? This is the potential future strength of the Army. Digging this is equivalent to the short-term army's roots. He knew that he had raised objections at the time, but there was no better way. With the agreement of many executive committee members, he could only retain his opinions.

But Feng Yuxiang, the most senior officer of the army and one of the founders of the Chinese Army, still proposed that large-scale, expanded propaganda should not be allowed, with resources as the main focus and administrative orders as the supplement. In Feng Yuxiang's view, if this is done, at most some inequality officers will choose to go to the Marine Corps. Most of the essence of the navy can be retained.

But who would have thought that so many elites would leave? This was beyond the expectations of the Army. In Feng Yuxiang's opinion, if the naval propaganda really crossed the boundaries, even if the lawsuit was attacked by Yang Yuanzhao, it would have to be completely fought. However, after investigation, Feng Yuxiang breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time sighed. The navy had come over, but the publicity was not very strong. All publicity was in line with the previous scheduled policies under the premise of a smooth transition. The reason why so many people passed by was very simple, because these officers themselves, to put it bluntly, they were looking for wars.

Those who can enter the list of reserve officers of the Army are basically ambitious and want to climb up. These people are interested in the opportunity of a certain unit. With the gradual development and growth of the army, the original vested interests firmly occupy the position. The passage for the upgrade of the army has not been blocked, but it is very slow. It took many years to jump to a class. Compared with the successive promotions a few years ago, it may be completely incomparable to those who have moved three times a year.

Of course, if you stay in the army, the army may not be able to use it. However, with the end of the Australian World War, news came from the upper class that unless the local crisis was encountered, in principle, the Chinese army would find it difficult to use the power of the army. The real war was the navy and the air force, which was the army that was attacking the outside.

To be able to become an officer and become a reserve force of the Chinese army, they have vision on the one hand, and on the other hand, they also have their own channels. They are very clear that China is already too strong. Even if all the powerful countries in the world are concentrated around China, it is impossible to defeat China on land. If Britain, France, Germany and the United States are not trapped in a state of war, they will all add up to the mobilization ability of the war, and not to mention that when they are trapped in the consumption of the world war, China has taken advantage of this opportunity to continue to develop, which has exceeded their imagination.

As a soldier, as a talented soldier who wants to achieve something, most of them do not want to waste themselves in a comfortable life. China is different from other countries in the world. China is an ancient young country. It is because China's history is ancient. China has a magnificent history of 5,000 years, and its inheritance has never been cut off. It is also because China's rise again from sinking is too short, and it is only a short eight years. In eight years, China has become poor and deserted, laying the foundation for its current strong power.

As for the tens of millions of troops, the most powerful army in the world, its origin was developed from the 54 Mixed Association in Baotou at that time. In addition to the rapid development of China's strength, it also brought about a problem. The top leaders of China are too young. Take the current major giants in China for example. Feng Yuxiang and Jiang Baili were both born in 1882. They are only 36 years old and 36 years old. In a country with mature military, they may at most be a colonel officer. As the peak of middle-level officers, they are already quite amazing.

MacArthur, the commander of the US military in World War II, was awarded the rank of five-star general in 44 years. He was already 35 years old when he became a major. He became a colonel by the US military participating in the war in World War I. If it were not for the war, he would still be working as a major and slowly gaining qualifications.

The same situation also occurs in the numerous sequences of the US and British troops. It is already an incredible thing to be able to land at the level of generals at the age of 40, but this has been broken in China. Currently, 34-year-old Feng Yuxiang and Jiang Baili are all five-star generals, the highest among the generals. One is the vice chairman of the Military Commission, the commander-in-chief of the Army, the other is also the vice chairman of the Military Commission, and the principal of the Northwest Military Academy, all of whom are the peaks of military status.

They also set foot in the general level in the northwest seven years ago. When they arrived in Russia, they followed China to defeat Russia and took back Mongolia, and reached the rank of lieutenant general, which was basically at the highest peak of China's rank.

In addition to them, Cai E is also 36 years old, Zhang Xiaohuai is only 37 years old, 35 years old, and there are also generals around 30 years old. They are only a few years apart, at most 10 years old, but their status is very different. Of course, they either set foot in the Northwest Army a little late, or were born at the wrong time, but they can only compete with them. Whether it is talent or foundation, they are completely incomparable. When they all retire, I am afraid that the new generation of elites will grow up and become an embarrassing generation in the middle. (~^~)
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