The headquarters of the Guard Corps is next to the Nicolo train station.
It was originally the barracks of King Nero's personal guard, called the Western Suburbs Barracks, with shooting ranges, training grounds, etc. nearby. Later, it was requisitioned by the First Division of the State Security Army as a security army barracks and underwent a large-scale expansion. In fact, the entire expansion project had just been completed, and the security army was disbanded in large numbers. Division-level units no longer existed. Even the city of Nero, as the capital of the state, only retained one battalion of the security army.
The Western Suburbs Military Camp also became the military camp and headquarters of the Police Guard Corps.
The location of the Western Suburbs Military Camp is also extremely important. To the east is the railway station, and to the west is Nicolo Airport.
In Dönitz's new plan, strategic facilities such as airports were also protected by the Guard Corps, and the Sonya Corps was responsible for field combat and would no longer be involved in local security.
In this way, the relationship between the Sonya people and the local Turks can be further eased. Because Sonya soldiers have committed crimes one after another, they are basically regarded as demons by the Turks. Dönitz is determined to reshape this relationship, and keeping the soldiers away from ordinary people is the first step.
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In the western suburbs military camp compound, the main stationed personnel are the Guard Gendarmerie Regiment, that is, the Sonya soldiers. The apartment buildings in the compound are also in very good condition. The soldier building has four soldiers living in a single-room dormitory, and the officer building is home to colonels, with various suites available.
The simple prefabricated military barracks further north of the military district compound are the barracks dormitories of the First Field Brigade of the Guard Corps.
The Guard Corps will organize three field brigades, and the rest will be detachments at all levels and local detachments to guard strategic facilities such as airports and railway lines. At the same time, if the Sonya Corps needs to be called up for combat, it can also enter the main battlefield to fight.
Of course, it is difficult to achieve such military building goals.
The First Field Brigade has not yet been reorganized.
In the conference room on the fifth floor of the headquarters building, Lu Ming convened a military meeting regarding the reorganization of the First Brigade.
Those participating in the meeting included Colonel Thomas, deputy commander of the Guard Corps, Colonel West, chief of staff, Colonel Andre, minister of logistics and equipment, and Lieutenant Colonel Cook, deputy commander of the Military Police Regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Shana, Director of the Chief's Office, is a middle-aged woman in her forties, but still very beautiful, elegant and intellectual. She was taking notes of the meeting seriously.
But don't judge a person by his appearance. She is an old first controller and has been in the first control for twenty years. She must be a powerful person.
Lu Ming thought that the office director appointed by Denitz also intended to monitor him.
Also in the conference room were the proposed First Brigade commander, Lieutenant Colonel Owen, deputy brigade commander Heigou Luo, and Chief of Staff Apero.
Originally, Dönitz hoped that all the colonels of the Guard Corps would be Sonya officers, but Lu Ming raised an objection, believing that in the reorganization of police forces at all levels, Sonya officers could be used as chief officers, but it would be better to use locals as deputy officers. This would ease misunderstandings that might be caused by cultural conflicts and enable the native soldiers to integrate into the military system as quickly as possible.
After consideration, Dönitz adopted Lu Ming's opinion.
In fact, Lu Ming’s real purpose, of course, was to have the opportunity to turn the Police Guard Corps into his own private armed force.
Just like the First Brigade, Owen is arrogant and doesn't bother to pay attention to the officers and soldiers of the native state. The real person in charge will soon become Black Dog Luo. Although Owen is the emperor with a high status, when it comes to the critical moment, the emperor's end will probably not be good.
At this time, the reorganization of the First Brigade was being discussed, and Owen was obviously very dissatisfied with being transferred to command the local puppet army.
The puppet army of the state was only awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel even though it was a brigade commander. Owen felt that this was a shame for him.
It was Black Dog Luo who came up with some good ideas.
However, he did not conceal his gratitude and flattery towards Lu Ming at all, until Lu Ming glared at him, he quickly restrained himself.
No wonder. He was originally a gangster-like character. After becoming the director of Lu Ming's secretariat, his status has risen rapidly. Now he has become the second-in-command of an armed force of thousands of people, and may be the de facto number one. How can he not be grateful
Regarding the reorganization work, he pointed out that according to the plan, the current First Brigade is mainly composed of the personal guard of the First Division of the Wonju Security Army, the elite regiments of the Second and Third Divisions, and the Southern Region Security Force. Although these personnel have already entered the camp, it will take time to integrate into one. He believes that there is no need to disrupt their original structure, and they can be organized into four infantry regiments with these four forces as the main body. In this way, they can continue to inherit their original sense of honor while competing with each other, and the object of their loyalty is now His Majesty King Henry II. However, His Majesty the King is too far away, and it is more important to establish prestige among them than Chief Petty.
Lu Ming didn't say much, but he felt that he had made the right decision to promote him, as he had some potential.
Of course, he didn't know what he really thought, but he knew that as the chief officer of an armed force, and now it was a turbulent time, it was inevitable for him to keep a firm grip on this armed force, and he also understood what his role required.
The other senior officers also agreed with Heigou Luo's proposal. The general framework of how the First Brigade should be reorganized was thus decided, and the next step was to discuss the relevant details.
After the meeting, Lu Ming looked through the materials on the candidates for the commanders of the four infantry regiments of the First Brigade.
Seeing that Lu Ming didn't say anything, Shana said goodbye and left. Black Dog Luo stayed, and the deputy commander of the gendarmerie, Cook, didn't leave for some reason.
At first I thought Cook was very meticulous and habitually drank up the coffee in the cup, but the coffee bottom was only a mouthful, but he hesitated there for several minutes.
"Cook, do you have something to tell me?" Lu Ming looked at him.
Cook glanced at Black Dog Luo, and Lu Ming nodded to Black Dog Luo: "Bring these four candidates for the group leader here, I want to meet them!"
"Yes!" Black Dog Luo stood at attention and closed the door tightly when he went out.
"Commander, you have a particularly close relationship with General Dönitz, right?" Cook asked hesitantly.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "It's okay." In Nicolaus' military and political circles, this was indeed the rumor among the senior officers who were unaware of the situation.
Cook sighed: "I know my next request is presumptuous, but I really don't know who to turn to for help."
Lu Ming immediately became interested and nodded: "Okay, go ahead."
Cook hesitated again, and finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "My brother in my hometown was involved in a murder case. He was innocent, but I don't know how he has been prosecuted by the prosecutor. I wonder if you, the chief, can talk to General Dönitz..."
Lu Ming waved his hand: "I know a lot of lawyers. Give me the relevant information and I'll find someone to help you look at it."
Cook smiled bitterly: "My father hired a very famous lawyer. He said that according to the normal legal procedures, it would be difficult for my brother to escape the crime."
Lu Ming nodded slightly: "Show it to me, okay?"
Cook was helpless. Seeing this, the Chief of Staff was obviously not going to make concessions to General Dönitz. He was indeed asking too much. He didn't know why he would ask the Chief of Staff, who he had only known for a few days, for help. He was really just trying to save the situation. He sighed and stood up and said, "Okay, I'll ask them to fax the information over right away."
Not long after Cook left, Black Dog Luo came in with four generals from the Western Regions.
The four candidates for regiment commander are very capable among the puppet troops in the Western Regions.
Gu Mao Luo, the deputy commander of the First Division's Guards, was more than two meters tall and extremely brave in combat. Although he was a bit reckless, as the commander of an offensive force such as the Spearhead Regiment, he was a fierce general.
The chief of staff of the Second Division's Elite Regiment is Heihu Luo, a cunning man. His elite regiment once wiped out an extremely powerful resistance force, all thanks to his advice.
Jin Yuluo, the leader of the Third Division Elite Regiment, is the fourth son of Jin Yinluo, the lord of Jin Yin City. He was sent to the imperial capital at a very young age and is a graduate of the Imperial Military Academy. Jin Yinluo is also one of the few city-state lords who quickly surrendered to the Kingdom of Sonia.
Giant Sharo, the elite of the security force, is Lu Ming's old subordinate and is now selected.
Hei Gou Luo Zi also told a few people that they would be candidates for the commanders of the four regiments of the First Brigade, but they still needed to make a final assessment by the chief of staff before reporting to General Dönitz.
Lu Ming didn't say much to them, and just briefly talked about his military insights.
Taking the war in the North as an example, we talked about the coordination between infantry and artillery, armored forces, and the increasing role of the air force in wars in the foreseeable future.
Bone Spear Luo and the others were a little confused. In their eyes, this very young Sonya officer was completely different from their first impression.