12dz Chapter 239 3-Year Plan
Chapter 239 3-Year Plan
"That's all I have for now regarding the expansion of the armed forces. Everyone is welcome to share their thoughts and opinions on this plan."
After Tang Weiguo finished explaining the plan for expanding the troops, he sat down, picked up a cup to moisten his throat, and looked around at everyone present, waiting for their opinions.
Upon hearing Tang Weiguo's plan for expanding the military, the meeting room immediately erupted in excitement. This radical expansion plan was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples in its wake.
Everyone began a lively discussion about Tang Weiguo's very bold expansion plan, with some agreeing and others raising different opinions.
"My goodness! If we follow the brigade commander's expansion plan, our entire militia will at least triple in size!" Niu Dali exclaimed, his eyes wide.
The bespectacled staff officer beside him immediately chimed in, "Indeed, if we were to actually achieve this, we could use Wolong Mountain as our base and bring all the surrounding counties under our control."
“But with the troops suffering heavy losses right now, isn’t such a large-scale expansion too risky?” Zhou Liansheng, who was standing nearby, raised a question.
“The military has expanded so much in one go, and management alone is a problem. New recruit training and officer training all take time…” Long Wenying said from the side.
Just as everyone was having a heated discussion, Tang Xiaohu suddenly stood up, and the room immediately quieted down.
Tang Xiaohu, who had always supported Tang Weiguo, frowned deeply: "Brigade Commander, forgive my bluntness, but this plan is too radical. After this major battle, all units are severely understaffed, and I'm afraid we can't even muster enough eligible soldiers in the Wolong Mountain area."
"Therefore, I don't really support the brigade commander's expansion plan. What we need to do now is to restore our own strength first, and then gradually expand the size of the troops in the next step."
"Only in this way can we develop and grow stronger step by step while maintaining the strength of our troops."
He paused, then his tone became even more firm: "Brigade Commander, I object to your expansion plan."
Tang Xiaohu, who had always followed Tang Weiguo's ideas, raised a different opinion at this moment. He did not support Tang Weiguo's bold expansion plan.
"Brigade Commander, I agree with Tang Xiaohu's proposal. The troops will definitely need to be expanded, but such a large expansion at once will pose a huge challenge to both our command capabilities and logistical management."
"Large-scale expansion poses a huge challenge to both the command system and logistical support. This defensive battle exposed our shortcomings in commanding large-scale operations; hasty expansion will only cause more serious chaos."
"Moreover, this defensive battle has exposed serious problems in our militia's command of large-scale troop operations. Some units suffered unnecessary casualties due to command issues."
“If we were to expand the army to this size all at once, there would be even greater chaos in the command of the troops.”
"Moreover, we have just repelled the Japanese attack. If we expand our army on a large scale now, we may be attacked by the Japanese again in a short period of time."
Zhang Haoshan paused, his voice growing increasingly heavy: "More importantly, the Japanese will never sit idly by and watch us grow stronger. If we prematurely expand our army and invite a new wave of Japanese attacks, the consequences for our brigade would be unimaginable."
"Therefore, I agree with Tang Xiaohu's opinion. Our first priority is to restore the size of the troops before seeking further expansion." Tang Weiguo said solemnly at this moment.
“Brigade Commander, and manpower is a very big problem. Although many young men have joined our militia in the past few days, the number of recruits is far from enough to form a force of this size. We probably can’t find enough young men in the entire Wolong Mountain area,” Zhang Zhu said, standing up.
Although Zhang Zhu had recruited more than 2000 new soldiers in just a few days, it was still far from enough compared to Tang Weiguo's plan to expand the army.
"Brigade Commander, if we rashly expand our troops by such a large amount, the consumption of food and ammunition will be a bottomless pit. With our current reserves, we simply cannot support such a large-scale force. Therefore, I suggest that we expand our troops step by step."
Bi Shoucai, who always obeyed Tang Weiguo's orders, also voiced his opposition at this moment. In his eyes, Tang Weiguo's expansion plan was indeed too reckless.
As Tang Xiaohu and the others expressed their opinions, the entire conference room fell silent. Everyone stopped talking and all eyes were on Tang Weiguo, waiting for his response.
"Clap, clap, clap, clap." The sudden applause startled everyone.
Tang Weiguo stood up with a smile: "Very good! I'm very pleased that everyone can stay clear-headed."
Tang Weiguo knew that his expansion plan was too reckless, so he announced it here to test everyone's reaction and see if they had been blinded by their recent victories.
"Commander, you really startled me. I thought you were going to do something like that."
Zhang Haoshan, who was standing to the side, breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Tang Weiguo would go his own way.
Given Tang Weiguo's prestige within the militia, even if several of them opposed the expansion plan, if Tang Weiguo persisted, the plan would inevitably be enforced. This would cause the militia to become enormous overnight, which is not a good thing.
"Haha, you mean I'm blinded by victory, right?" Tang Weiguo said with a laugh.
"I didn't, don't talk nonsense." Zhang Haoshan quickly waved his hand.
"The plan I'm talking about is a long-term expansion plan for our militia. My goal is to expand the troops to the scale I'm talking about within three years," Tang Weiguo said, looking at everyone present.
"Do you think we can expand to this size in three years?" Tang Weiguo suddenly asked loudly to everyone.
"Absolutely!" Tang Xiaohu was the first to stand up.
"Brigadier, if we have three years, I believe we can definitely do it. Think about it, our militia started with just over 300 people, and in three years we expanded to over 7000. Another three years is enough for us to expand to that size. Maybe even more," Tang Xiaohu said confidently, standing up.
"Brigade Commander, we can do it in less than three years," Tang Dazhuang echoed loudly. As a veteran of the brigade, Tang Dazhuang had witnessed the militia grow step by step to its current size under Tang Weiguo's leadership.
Tang Dazhuang was very confident that giving Tang Weiguo three years would be enough time to expand to the planned scale.
"Good!" Tang Weiguo slammed his hand on the table.
"Since no one has any objections, I will include this plan in our militia's, or rather, the Independent Brigade's, three-year development goals."
"So, taking this opportunity today, everyone here must unify their thoughts and actions, and work together towards this goal. Can everyone do it?" Tang Weiguo shouted loudly.
"Yes, yes, yes!" the crowd responded in unison, their deafening shouts echoing throughout the conference room.
"A tall building rises from the ground, and our first step is to restore the strength of our militia as soon as possible," Tang Weiguo continued.
"Yes, mission accomplished," the commanding officers present replied again.