Chapter 546 Reorganization Consultation Meeting

"Why did this battle in Fujian start? Everyone has a little knowledge and can clearly see it after reading one or two newspaper articles. The president in the north tampered with civil law, trampled on democracy, and slandered the republic. He, the president, wanted to take the world of the Republic of China for himself. It doesn't matter whether these great principles are said or not. Let me say some simple principles. The president asked the brothers from Fujian to attack Zhangzhou. This order cannot be denied in black and white, right? So whether it is said horizontally or vertically, the culprit of this war is Yuan Shikai!" He Fuguang said again with both voice and color.

The officers present at the Fujian army did not pay attention to the cause of the war. They just made a living. The superiors said they would beat whoever they wanted to fight. As for why they fought, they could not beat them. Everything would be discussed after they were beaten. A few years ago, they had shouted the slogans of revolution, but now the revolution is no longer the mainstream, and they did not understand what the revolution is. Now, when talking about national justice, democratic republic is as difficult as a wordless book, but as long as they are willing to give a bite of food, they will still shout these slogans.

He Fuguang's first half of the words were not convincing, but the second half of the sentence hit some points. No one likes war, and he just follows his orders and acts with helplessness. He always complains in his heart. Since this war is not the fault of the Guangdong military government, it must be the fault of the Beiyang government.

A Fujian Army commander immediately responded and said loudly: "You are right. This war should not have happened. The brothers were forced to come to this day because of helplessness. Now everyone knows that the president is uneasy, so we simply don't recognize the president. The Guangdong people who were talking about before should not have estrangements. They are both Chinese and Chinese. This sentence also talks about our hearts. As the saying goes, those who know the times are heroes, and those who are good at birds and choose trees to live in. Whoever treats us well will follow us. Isn't the Guangdong Wu Grand Governor still a Chinese?"

Another battalion commander of the Fujian Army had a deep understanding and followed him repeatedly: "It's this reason. As long as the Grand General of Wu can treat everyone equally, we will never be able to follow Grand General of Wu."

As someone took the lead, other Fujian military officers also agreed.

Although these words are all high-sounding words, there is no geographical barrier in the minds of the Fujian military officers. However, because of the current trend, loud slogans must be shouted for survival or for the future. As for how to arrange them in the future, I believe that the Guangdong people will not be too much.

He Fuguang nodded and said with satisfaction: "Very good, it is best for all brothers to have this kind of awareness. We southerners should unite together. Don't expect the North to give us any benefits, and don't let the North point fingers at us."

"Yes, the south is under the jurisdiction of the people in the south, so the north will not let the north make a point of finger!"

"Everything is followed by the arrangements of the Lord, and there is no other word."

"We suffer a great loss with Yuan Shikai, and we will never believe in this shitty president of Yuan Shikai again!"

"That's right, his big president is just a paper tiger!"

He Fuguang knew that he was now calling out the distinction of "South and North" with a strong and divided tone, but he could only use the common point of southerners to unite people at this stage. What's more, the separation between the north and the south has always existed since the beginning of the Great Revolution, and he was just a re-frying of cold rice.

Next, the discussion meeting entered the official topic. The meeting continued until noon. In addition to counting troops and supplies in the morning, He Fuguang spent most of his time listening to the suggestions of the Fujian military officers. He deliberately gave space to let these Fujian military officers speak freely, making them psychologically feel that this was a joint consultation meeting. As for whether to adopt it or not, it depends on whether they had the point.

After lunch at noon, because everyone was an officer, the food was arranged pretty well, at least with meat. After the meal, I served some refreshments to let everyone rest for a while and chatted together in groups of three or three. These Fujian military officers lamented that the food of the Guangdong army was really good, with three meals a day, and there were special cigarettes and teas. All the officers above level training were equipped with leather boots and leather pistol holsters. Outsiders didn't know that they thought they were battalion commanders. Think about the past few years in Fujian, when they were on duty in Fujian, they had to see if the military supplies were sufficient, otherwise they would have to wear rag shoes and gait leggings. It was really sad.

Before two o'clock arrived, He Fuguang summoned everyone to the hall for a meeting again.

He spent some time sorting out the morning content, and in the afternoon he began to issue rectification plans and assign tasks to execute.

The General Staff Headquarters decided to first unify the Fujian army in Quanzhou into a single number, and tentatively set it as the Fujian reorganized Second Division. The entire division has three regiments, but they are all large regiments with full organization and calculation. The division headquarters is equipped with a guard battalion and an artillery battalion, and the division has a fixed quota of 7,658 people.

Previously, the Fujian First Division and the Quanzhou local defense army had six regiments, all of which were uneven small regiments. After these six regiments were reorganized into three regiments, there would inevitably be three regiment commanders. He Fuguang directly explained that all the three regiment commanders laid off were assigned to division officers, which was also a form of promotion and comfort.

The rectification work of the Fujian Reorganization Second Division was launched in Quanzhou. The General Staff Headquarters and the 39th Division sent coaches to assist in training and planning. Starting from October 15, it is expected that all establishments will be completed within half a month. Under the current statistics, there will still be many vacancies of middle and lower-level officers after the reorganization. These vacancies will be replaced by the Guangdong Army Teaching Corps and the Whampoa Military Academy. The list of all officers at the regiment level and above will be announced as soon as possible, and He Fuguang promised to try his best to be the original person.

In addition, He Fuguang also stipulated that after the reorganized Second Division was officially completed, the Logistics Department would be directly under the Logistics Department of the General Staff Headquarters. All supplies and military pay for the entire division were consistent with the Guangdong Army, and there would be no partiality. Since the Guangdong military government contributed funds to support the troops, the Fujian army must also abide by the rules and regulations of the Guangdong army. The General Staff Headquarters will formulate a plan to dispatch consultant officers to regulate discipline and a plan to enter the military police stationed in Fujian as soon as possible.

Although the Fujian Army officers were a little worried about these requirements, their habits were very different from those of the Guangdong Army, and they didn’t know whether they could adapt. But they knew very well that since they would eat, use, and wear other people’s things from now on, of course they had to obey their commands. In addition to their worries, there were also things that made them feel relieved, that is, the supply of materials was consistent with the Guangdong Army, which meant that they could also enjoy the treatment of special tea, special tobacco and other things in the future.

Many backbone officers of Fujian Army were filled with enthusiasm in their hearts. Why can't the Guangdong Army do it? The Guangdong Army officers can not embezzle military pay, do not eat empty quotas, and have strict military discipline. Why can't the Fujian Army officers do this? They made up their minds to not let the Guangdong Army look down on them, and even do better than them.

"Sir He, why did our First Division change it to the Second Division? Then which route will the First Division be after the reorganization?" At this time, a staff officer from Fujian First Division asked in confusion.

"The number of the new Fujian First Division will be replaced by the Zhangzhou Division. This is not a nepotism decision. After all, the establishment of the Zhangzhou Division must be completed ahead of schedule. Furthermore, the First Division and the Second Division are just serial numbers, but there is no saying that the First Division receives more military pay than the Second Division. If you really want to compete for one, you will compete for the first in terms of military merits and military discipline. Just like the 11th Glorious Cavalry Regiment under our Guangdong First Cavalry Division, if your Second Division has performed excellent work in all aspects, sooner or later you will win a honorary title that is louder than the serial number." He Fuguang said loudly.

There were not many gossips on this issue. The number was just a title. Anyway, as long as there was no difference in logistics support, everyone could easily accept it.

The meeting ended in the evening, and He Fuguang decided to reorganize the Quanzhou troops. As for the details, they were handed over to the chiefs at all levels, and the staff officers were responsible for the implementation. At 7 o'clock that night, he led the officer team of the staff headquarters to Putian again. Since Putian was not under the control of the Guangdong army, the 39th Division mobilized the Eighth Regiment under his command to accompany him for safety reasons. At the same time, the Fujian Army's First Division also sent two division officers to accompany him to facilitate the comfort of the temporary second division.

In the middle of the night, the vanguard of the Eighth Regiment arrived in Putian first, but he did not enter the city for the time being because it was dark.

After dawn the next day, He Fuguang led the follow-up troops to arrive and everyone drove into the city together.

The 2nd Division of the Temporary Compilation had long received a telegram from Fuzhou, and learned about the situation in Quanzhou, and knew that the situation was hopeless. In terms of combat effectiveness and equipment, the 2nd Division of the Temporary Compilation was far from that of the First Division. All three regiments under their command were drawn by reserve troops. The total number of all the staff was only more than 4,000. Most of the weapons were old-style rifles, and many of them were damaged due to long-term lack of maintenance.

Faced with the Guangdong Army's strong brigade that had just been recruited by Quanzhou First Division, the commander of the temporary second division had almost no choice but to order his troops to stand by in the battalion and wait for the fate of adaptation. For those generals who were not convinced, he had already tied up one step ahead of time without waiting for the Guangdong Army to enter the city to deal with it.

After He Fuguang entered the city, he met with the commander of the temporary second division and expressed his gratitude for the wise choice of the second division.

Afterwards, a reorganization meeting on various Fujian troops in Putian was held in the headquarters of the Second Division.

In addition to the temporary second division, the Fujian Army garrison in Putian still had several scattered old battalions, with a total of about 1,000 people. He Fuguang had already planned a rectification plan for Putian as soon as the reorganization of Quanzhou military affairs. He decided to combine the Fujian Second Division and other local garrisons into the Fujian Third Division. The organization is the same as the reorganized Second Division, with three fully organized regiments under its jurisdiction and all the division headquarters are directly under the command.
Chapter completed!