Chapter 1044 Northwest Garrison Commander

"Zhao Jie..." Hearing this familiar name, Gu Chengyuan's index finger tapped the table unconsciously, making a regular and steady sound. This was his habitual action when he was thinking deeply.

"How long has he been studying at the Fuxing Military Academy?"

"Reporting to the commander, it has been over a month since the Fuxing Military Academy opened."

"A month?"

In the last days, everything should be kept simple and quick.

Most of the students at the Fuxing Military Academy are outstanding backbones from the front-line troops, so the regular training adopts a "half-year system" with extremely practical characteristics.

Specifically, it is a "3+3" model - three months of intensive theoretical indoctrination at school, followed by three months of returning to the army for job practice.

This design aims to train grassroots officers who can lead teams and fight as quickly as possible to meet the urgent needs of the continued expansion of the troops.

However, Zhao Jie's situation was different.

He entered the "Joint Campaign Command Class" which aims to train campaign-level command talents. The students are all officers from major to colonel, and the course lasts a full six months.

However, although the study hours have been extended, the teaching management is relatively flexible. Taking into account the sudden combat situations that mid-level command officers may face, classes at this level allow students to apply for "learning archives and wartime leave" when necessary.

Of course, the threshold for this mechanism is extremely high.

In the Fuxing Military Academy, which is full of generals and elites, the weight of a colonel-level officer is not prominent. Without sufficient reasons or background, even if the application report is in hand, he may not have the courage to submit it.

At present, the only ones who have the confidence to truly enjoy this flexible academic policy are probably a few students such as Zhu Jun and Jia Sanniu who are already top students in the military.

But Zhao Jie has his own particularity. His level may not be enough, but the "relationship" network he possesses constitutes a kind of invisible qualification.

For this reason, when Wang Tiefeng was considering the candidate to command the 1st Infantry Brigade of Yezhou, he specifically brought it up at the Standing Committee meeting of the War Zone.

Otherwise, with his authority as the commander of the theater army, he could have made the decision on his own regarding the appointment of an infantry brigade commander, and there was no need to bring the matter to the Standing Committee level for discussion.

"Actual combat is the best whetstone. Schools and universities can never produce true warriors." Gu Chengyuan's voice was steady but carried an unquestionable decisiveness.

"As the ancients said, 'Half of the Analects can rule the world.' His systematic study at the Fuxing Military Academy this month, combined with the theoretical foundation he laid in night school, should be more than enough to command a brigade!"

"That kid Lu Chong didn't even finish the seven-day training course for mid- to senior-level cadres, and now he's commanding an army-level battle in Yucheng, isn't he?"

"We're not appointing him as a military sub-district commander, so let him go and gain experience!"

"Yes!"

As Gu Chengyuan made the decision, Wang Tiefeng had no other opinions and agreed directly.

This was not because he completely agreed with his leader's words, but in his opinion, the strength of an infantry brigade was not an unacceptable loss.

What's more, as the chief said, although a brigade commander seems to have a high position, it is actually just an executive position and does not require the ability to stand on his own.

Seeing that the discussion on dispatching troops was over, Lieutenant General Shao Gang, the deputy commander of the theater in charge of logistics, finally found an opportunity to speak.

The data board in front of him flashed with a complex inventory of supplies and transportation capacity calculations:

"Commander, comrades, I've already calculated the supplies! The rapid response supplies for extreme situations currently in the Survivor Management Committee's warehouse can be unsealed immediately!"

"A reinforced battalion's light equipment and accompanying ammunition, 2 people's emergency rations and basic medicines for one month, plus necessary engineering equipment, totaling approximately 2000 tons!"

"With some scrambling, we can send the first batch of three Y-3Bs all at once! For subsequent maintenance and resupply, we can maintain a frequency of three to four sorties per week. The fuel consumption will be high, but it's worth it!"

After hearing the speech by Shao Gang, the chief logistics officer of the war zone, the last resistance to the establishment of the Jinling Military Sub-district disappeared.

However, the meeting did not end there. Gu Chengyuan changed the subject and directed the discussion to another crucial strategic deployment: the appointment of the chief officer of the Northwest Garrison.

The Northwest region is related to the energy lifeline of the Central Plains War Zone, and its strategic position is of great importance.

Although it is nominally a "garrison force", its actual planned scale and combat level will never be lower than that of a standard military sub-district. Even in terms of the sophistication of its weapons and equipment, it will far exceed that of an ordinary military sub-district.

The reason is simple. The so-called agreement can only serve as the basis for cooperation. Absolute force is the ultimate guarantee to ensure the safety of energy channels.

No mature and powerful military group would ever rely on the goodwill or promises of others for its energy lifeline!

Therefore, the highest decision-makers in the Zhongzhou War Zone must be extremely cautious in selecting the commander who will not only be in charge of the powerful armed forces at the military sub-district level, but also shoulder the important task of guarding the "blood" channel of the war zone!

In fact, Gu Chengyuan had already carefully considered the candidate for the key position of commander of the Northwest Garrison before the meeting and had a clear intention - Li Kun, deputy commander of the Yucheng Military Region.

Gu Chengyuan knew Li Kun well: he had excelled in frontline combat and possessed formidable command abilities. His methods were flexible and adaptable, combining drastic measures with gentle tactics, never clinging to a formula. More importantly, Li Kun was astute and intelligent, even cunning, adept at handling complex situations. With him in this position, there was no need to worry about being at a disadvantage or suffering losses in dealing with the Western Theater Command or even other Northwestern forces.

At the same time, Li Kun, as a backbone general who grew up at the same time as Lu Chong and others, has indeed reached a critical moment when he should take charge and be given important positions.

Having made up his mind, Gu Chengyuan no longer hesitated and directly made a clear nomination at the Standing Committee meeting:

"Regarding the proposal to appoint Comrade Li Kun, Deputy Commander of the Yucheng Military Region, as Commander of the Northwest Garrison, what are your opinions?"

'What do you think?'

Hearing the chief's question, which seemed to be a request but was actually a decision, Wu Bin, Li Weimin and other members of the war zone standing committee present couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Master, you have made your position clear. What objections can we have? Of course, we fully support you!"

And so, without the slightest surprise or delay, a unified response quickly rang out in the conference room, with arms raised steadily:

"Agree!"

"Agree!"

"Agree!"

...

unanimously.