strictlysupreme Chapter 124 Nanshan Province Bandit Suppression Plan
Chapter 124 Nanshan Province Bandit Suppression Plan
"Yes, Commander." Zhang Sheng received the order and immediately went to send the message excitedly.
Because Wang Hu went to suppress bandits, Zhang Sheng was in charge of Fang Jian's security during this period.
To be honest, Fang Jian had no idea what would happen in Daxin. But he also felt sorry that he didn't have enough foundation to continue expanding.
Otherwise, we could take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to Jiyang Province, and take advantage of Jiyang Province's proximity to the river to better develop the economy.
Without thinking about it anymore, Fang Jian convened a meeting of senior military officials in Nanling, including Jiang Xuanqi, Cai Tingwu, Zhao Linyu, Wang Zhixian, Li Weiling, Liu Maohang, Xu Tingen, Tao Yunong, and Shao Wenli.
Everyone sitting in the conference room looked at each other, wondering what Francis Xavier had called them to do.
Shao Wenli asked Tao Yunong: "Yunong, do you know what the commander asked us to do?"
Among these senior executives, Shao Wenli was in charge of publicity work, had a slightly more active personality, and got along better with others.
In his opinion, Tao Yunong was the one who had the most contact with Fang Jian, and he was the only one who knew the most news.
"I don't know either, but Commander Fang won a victory on the front line, and the northern government and the new army in the south have gone to war. I wonder if what the commander wants to say is related to this." Tao Yunong shook his head helplessly.
Upon hearing about the victory at the front and the outbreak of war between the North and the South, several division commanders were very happy, and the gloom that had lasted for many days was swept away.
Once the Southern New Army goes to war with the Northern Government, the Northern Government will not be able to take care of them and will not be able to give them enough time to develop.
Cai Tingwu smiled and said, "The war between the North and the South is a good thing for us, but I don't know how long they will fight this time."
"No matter how long they can fight, it can at least give us two or three months to prepare." Li Weiling also said excitedly.
"If the Northern Army wants to attack us again, let them see how powerful our Seventh Division is."
The commander of the Sixth Division, Wang Zhixian, was not convinced: "What do you mean by let me see how powerful your Seventh Division is? You are pretending that our Sixth Division does not exist."
"And our Fifth Division." Zhao Linyu also interjected with a smile.
Seeing that Li Weiling wanted to say something else, Cai Tingwu interrupted and said, "What is there to argue about? The commander will decide who to send to the battlefield. Just perform well when the time comes."
"Yes, everyone is an excellent officer. Once the new army is trained, it will be easy to defeat the Northern Army." Shao Wenli also echoed.
"Yes."
As soon as Shao Wenli finished speaking, a voice was heard coming from the door. Everyone turned around and saw Fang Jianan walking in.
Everyone stood up quickly and shouted, "Commander."
"Please sit down." Fang Jian put his hands down, gave the order, and then sat in the main seat.
Fang Jian did not intend to eavesdrop on the conversation. He just happened to walk outside the meeting room and heard Shao Wenli's words, so he could not help but speak out.
After sitting down, Fang Jian glanced at everyone and said, "What the article said is correct. The northern government is just a paper tiger. Our new army is the real tiger and wolf."
"All division commanders, go down and train our new army into an iron army that can fight tough battles, fight difficult battles, and win battles."
"We will definitely live up to the commander's expectations." Several division commanders immediately stood up and expressed their opinions.
Among the division commanders present here, except Jiang Xuanqi whose official military rank is brigadier general, including Yang Wanli, everyone else's official military rank is major. The positional rank of several division commanders is major general, while Tao Yunong and Shao Wenli's positional rank is colonel.
Everyone wants to make meritorious service. Otherwise, even if the service term is reached, it will take a long time to be promoted to a formal military rank.
If the merits are great enough, one can be promoted to a formal military rank even if the service years are not enough, but the merits must be great enough.
He gestured to them to sit down again. Fang Jian was very satisfied. It was a good thing that the officers in the army were motivated.
What I fear most are those who just do their job as usual, without any goals to strive for and just want to muddle through. The troops led by such people are just for show and will be of little use.
Fang Jian cleared his throat and told the purpose of the meeting: "The new army has been training for more than two months."
"I plan to have the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Divisions conduct bandit suppression activities in Nanshan Province."
"All bandit strongholds in Nanshan Province must surrender and hand over their weapons within a certain period of time to be spared from the war. From March 3th onwards, the troops will immediately encircle and suppress all strongholds in the territory."
Fang Jian stood up and walked to the large map of Nanshan Province hanging behind him: "The fourth and fifth divisions are responsible for the five cities of Pingshan, Zhengshan, Qingchang, Hongxing, and Changye."
"The Sixth Division is responsible for the three cities of Nanyun, Huaichong, and Nanfeng. Since Wei Hanzhou is already suppressing bandits in Nanyun, the Sixth Division only needs to assist Nanyun in suppressing bandits."
"The Seventh Division will be responsible for Qingshan and Fenglin, and the Second Division will send a unit to guard Xinyuan."
"From now on, non-military personnel and any local forces are not allowed to transport weapons from Xinyuan to or from Nanshan Province. After March 15, anyone caught transporting weapons will have their weapons confiscated."
Francis Xavier did not demand the confiscation of civilian weapons immediately. His rule was not solid now, and the office staff he relied on in various places were all the remaining gentry forces.
Issuing such an order now will not only make those people alert but also prepare for response in advance.
Or if those people were to go a step further and spread rumors to incite people to cause trouble, sparking some unrest, which would also be a real headache.
For those gentry, it is very easy to send some people to spread rumors, and then provide money and food to support some forces to oppose themselves, and they can still hide behind the scenes.
Even if the unrest is put down, if the people behind it are not found and dealt with, it will only be a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.
Don't even think about sweeping away all these gentry.
Not to mention that we are now a new country. Although the legal system and human rights are not sound, we are no longer in the feudal era when rulers killed people for the sake of a disagreement.
Even during the Republic of China period on Blue Star, the bald man, no matter how much he disliked certain people, would either endure it or assassinate them. If he really wanted to kill people at every turn, he would have been overthrown long ago.
The only way to solve the gentry problem is to train enough managers, distribute them in various counties and towns, and do a good job of publicity.
It is like a silent way of moistening things, boiling a frog in warm water, and slowly eliminating the influence of these people.
Only when you have enough managers can you eliminate these parasites bit by bit based on their crimes.
Retracting his thoughts and no longer thinking about these messy things, Fang Jian looked at Tao Yunong and said, "Yunong, you will give the information about the bandits that I asked you to collect to the commanders after the meeting."
"During the process of suppressing bandits, if the division commanders have any intelligence needs, you should try your best to provide support."
"Yes, Commander." Tao Yunong and several division commanders stood up and said excitedly.
At this time, the commander of the Armored Division, Xu Tingen, stood up and stammered, "Commander, I, I..."
"Ting'en, it's okay, just speak up if you have any ideas." Seeing that he was unable to express himself, Fang Jian smiled gently.
Xu Ting'en mustered up the courage to say, "Commander, can the Armored Division cooperate with this operation and accumulate some actual combat experience?"