funbook-pk Chapter 418 Brigade Commander Xia Guogui
Chapter 418 Brigade Commander Xia Guogui
"Have you heard? The 72nd Division will be reorganized into the 7th Independent Brigade and stationed in Chahar."
The next day, many people in the Military and Political Department office had already received the news, and at 9:30, a special person sent out the official document.
"Everyone knows this. Commander Li came from the north and beat the Japanese in Pujiang. If this infantry brigade is not given, I think some people in Nanjing will be in trouble."
Some young people also dislike these bureaucrats in the south, but the problem is that they have little influence. Although they work in the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, they are only major officers. They have no say in these matters, and no one will ask for their opinions.
"Your information is outdated. That's not the most important thing right now. The most important thing is that Commander Li exchanged five planes for one person. That person is the commander of the newly formed 7th Infantry Brigade."
Originally, several people were scattered everywhere, chatting casually. Anyway, the leader had not arrived yet. But after these words were spoken, they immediately became interested. What kind of person could be worth five planes?
In today's era, although some people can feel the importance of talents, airplanes are still the most valuable, especially the airplane of Commander Li in the north, which can be purchased for 60,000 US dollars. This requires you to have connections and order it in advance, otherwise it may cost 80,000 US dollars.
Five planes cost 400,000 US dollars, which is 1.6 million oceans according to the current exchange rate. No wonder they were able to get the people out from the Guangxi clique.
When other military leaders learned about this deal, they probably wanted to pull out their own men and screen them to see if there was anyone that Li Shaoyi was interested in. Not to mention five planes, I guess someone would have exchanged for even three.
When the order from the Military and Political Department reached Li Shaoyi's hands, Brigade Commander Xia also appeared in front of Li Shaoyi.
Although he stood straight and saluted Li Shaoyi honestly, there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes. He was the one who was exchanged for ten planes.
Although the price is not low, no one would be willing to do it when he has the price. Moreover, he will be staying in the Fourth Army Headquarters for a while and will soon be leading troops.
"I now appoint you as the commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade. Any questions?"
Just when Brigade Commander Xia was somewhat dissatisfied, he never expected that Li Shaoyi did not talk to him about anything else, but directly handed him the position of commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade. He didn't know where his original dissatisfaction disappeared. He was originally dissatisfied because he had been training in the headquarters for a while and was about to go down to lead the troops, but was asked to come by Li Shaoyi.
He didn't know what position Li Shaoyi wanted to place him in, but he didn't expect that he would be a brigade commander.
"Sir, I can be a brigade commander in the south, but I've learned about your army, and it's much more advanced than many armies in this country. I'm a little worried."
Brigade Commander Xia is also a real person. If it were anyone else, he probably wouldn't say these words. These are fatal words. If Li Shaoyi doesn't let you be the brigade commander because of these words, it won't be easy for you to return to the south. After you go back, it is very likely that someone will think you have ulterior motives.
"Then my other brigade commanders followed me and carried heavy bags at the train station half a year ago. They were able to do it without any problems. And you tell me there's something wrong with you? Am I doubting your ability, or should I be doubting the Baoding Military Academy?"
Li Shaoyi used this method to stimulate the potential of Brigade Commander Xia, and now it seems that he was on the right track. Originally, there was a hint of uncertainty in Brigade Commander Xia's eyes, but he was inspired by Li Shaoyi and wanted to rush up with his gun in hand.
"I understand. Give me four months to ensure the formation of the 7th Infantry Brigade. If its combat effectiveness does not meet your standards, I will be subject to military law."
Brigadier General Xia's eyes were full of sparks, and it was obvious that he was about to issue a military order.
"I'll give you five months. There's no limit on funding or weapons. I've already recruited soldiers and will select them from security groups across the country. If you have any people you want to bring over from the south, I'll take them all."
If you reach the position of brigade commander and don’t have a few close subordinates, I’m afraid some things cannot be accomplished.
Unlimited funds?
No weapons limit?
If Li Shaoyi was not too young to make mistakes, Brigadier General Xia really wanted Li Shaoyi to sign on the spot. He had never seen such a promise from any warlord in the country.
"Report to the division commander, this is the list of people I will be bringing with me. In front are my guards, and in the back are my fellow students from the military academy. There are twenty-five people in total."
In less than a few minutes, this guy wrote down the people he was going to bring. It was obvious that Li Shaoyi was a little disappointed with twenty-five people. Even if you bring a hundred people, we won’t think it’s too many.
"If you don't think it's appropriate, I can leave these guards behind."
When Li Shaoyi frowned, Brigade Commander Xia thought that Li Shaoyi was annoyed by the fact that there were too many people.
"Why not? Do you think I think you have too many people? The North has everything it needs, except talent. If you have the ability to bring the Fourth Army Headquarters to me, I'll give you a medal of honor."
Hearing Li Shaoyi's words, Brigadier General Xia opened his mouth so wide that an egg could be stuffed in it. He had never seen such a warlord in the country. They all hoped not to bring anyone with them so that it would be easier to control them. If they brought too many people, it would be inevitable that there would be some tongues from the Guangxi clique inside.
"Go back and think about it. There's no rush with this list. As long as your superiors can agree on something, take everything you should take away. If they won't let you take anything you want, that's easy. Just negotiate with them the same way you came here. From Czech light machine guns to 105mm howitzers, you can fire whatever you want."
They had already left Li Shaoyi's office for a long time, but Brigade Commander Xia was still thinking about Li Shaoyi's words. He felt that the first half of his life had been lived in vain. Such a leader was really worthy of following. This was the first time they met, and he actually trusted him so much.
This is the first time that he has been so generous as to bring millions of dollars worth of arms to find someone.
Brigadier General Xia had already made up his mind to use these millions of arms to exchange for personnel. Although he could not take away all the staff team of the Fourth Army, he could take away one-sixth of them, plus one or two hundred grassroots officers. This should be no problem.
The reason why Li Shaoyi did this was to strengthen his own power in this way, and at the same time strengthen the power of various warlords. After all, in the near future, these troops would rush to the Battle of Songhu.
To put it bluntly, it means supporting friendly forces in advance...