Shadow Spy

Chapter 442 Talent is important in the [-]th century

It should be said that Li Junhao was the beneficiary of this political view of the United States, because the three Burma campaigns he commanded basically eliminated the possibility of the Japanese army cutting off the Burma Highway!

Although the U.S. lawmakers, senior officials, and generals in the political and military circles do not know what has been avoided, they do know that Pan Sen has made great contributions to holding China firmly on the side of the allies. The higher the level, the more aware of his contribution, so There is basically no obstacle to his current rise in military rank and position!
  Li Junhao could even predict that even if he did not make any new achievements in the future, he would be able to become a four-star general by the end of World War II! Of course, if you want more stars, you have to work harder.
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  On November 11, we received a notice from the recruitment department of the headquarters that 16 new recruits had been recruited, of which 80 were female soldiers!

Li Junhao scratched his head when he saw this data ratio. Is the ratio of female soldiers too high?
  He had seen relevant data. During World War II, the Soviet Union used the most female soldiers, with 80; followed by Japan with 70, Germany with 50, the United States with 40, and the United Kingdom with 23. But except for the Soviet Union, other Female soldiers in various countries are basically engaged in logistics, medical, communications or clerical work.

But the land and sea are currently recruiting combatants. Even if more than half are eliminated through training, more than [-] people will remain. Do we really want to send these female soldiers to the battlefield?
  Li Junhao now feels that he is riding a tiger, and his previous decision was too hasty!
  After returning home, he discussed this issue with Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, and Pingru. Unexpectedly, all three of them thought that this matter would be easy to handle. They selected a small group of the most elite female soldiers to form a special combat unit and use them to fight. To perform combat tasks with high security; most female soldiers are still mainly engaged in communications, administration, logistics and other tasks. Someone needs to do these jobs anyway!

He thought it was right. In the past, civilian work was done with help from the navy. Now that the sea and land are independent, they need to do it themselves.
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  On November 11, the New England Regiment and the Gurkha Division arrived in the United States. The former was stationed in the military camp in Baltimore, and the latter was arranged by him to the newly built First Sea and Land Base in Virginia Beach.

On the same day, Li Junhao went to visit the New England Regiment, which was his trusted team; the next day, he went to the First Base and announced to the 1.5 Gurkha soldiers that from now on, all the Gurkha Division would join the U.S. Navy The Marine Corps, designated as the 10th Marine and Land Division, has officers and soldiers enjoying regular U.S. military treatment.

On Monday, the Marine Corps Command moved out of the Admiralty Building and settled into a building in Langfang Plaza on the north side of Main Street. It was regarded as having its own home. This building used to be the property of the Federal Printing Office. It was basically vacant. It was requisitioned by Li Junhao. It took a month and a half to renovate it and it is now ready for occupancy.

In this way, the Maritime and Land Command has become a neighbor to the King's Building where the CIA headquarters is located. There is even a new underground passage between the two buildings. This is a lot more convenient for Li Junhao, who has two jobs!
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  On the 25th, Li Junhao took a group of sea and land subordinates and flew from Andrews Air Force Base to the Pittsburgh Military Base in Pennsylvania in the north to participate in the closing ceremony of the previous sea and land recruit training camp, and then presided over the opening of the new training camp. class ceremony.

A total of 2.5 recruits have graduated from this batch in Pittsburgh, and 4.5 recruits will graduate by the end of next month. Li Junhao has notified the Navy to recall the Third and Fifth Amphibious Corps, which should enter the rest period.

According to his plan, these 7 new soldiers, 12.5 veterans of the two amphibious corps, and most of the 101st Group Army transferred from Myanmar will be reorganized, re-equipped, and integrated into five amphibious corps.

The purpose of this is not only to use the old to lead the new and enhance the combat effectiveness of the sea and land, but also for him to better control the troops, regain the command of the troops, and no longer give the lives of the sea and land members to the navy to waste - the lives of his previous life. Historically, in the Battle of Iwo Jima, the front-line troops of the Fifth Amphibious Corps, which was the main attacker, suffered casualties as high as 75%!

At the same time, he also wants to change the unreasonable aspects of the current formation of troops by the sea and land, and establish an efficient new command system so that the sea and land can win the battle without making mistakes in command, operate more smoothly, and allow the team members to sacrifice less.

The Navy actually knew the intentions of the new Marine Corps commander, but could not prevent him from exercising his power; and the two amphibious forces had been fighting continuously for more than a year, suffering 2.5 casualties, and it was time to retreat and rest. It's time. On the other hand, the Navy also knows that what they are doing is a bit unethical. It is not that they have no money, but they have not replaced the navy and army with the latest weapons and equipment, allowing these navy and army members to hold old Springfield rifles and World War I rifles. Artillery and other old equipment were put directly on the battlefield, which caused such heavy casualties!
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  In order to carry out the next step of troop formation and training, Li Junhao put a lot of thought into it. In addition to using his identity to place orders directly with major companies and customize equipment, he also carried out a special operation - poaching!
  What is most important in the twentieth century? Of course it’s talent!

Making full use of his previous reputation as a "war prophet", his special status in the White House and the intelligence community, and his reputation in the India-Burma war zone, Li Junhao poached several people from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Navy within half a month. Many talents came back and he immediately made full use of them.

Major General Richard Sutherland, former deputy chief of staff of the Army in the Pacific Theater, was appointed acting chief of staff for land and sea.

Major General Ennis Whitehead, former deputy commander of the Army's 5th Air Force, was appointed by him as deputy chief of staff and chief of air support.

Major General John Lee, former dean of the Logistics College and communications expert, was appointed by him as Minister of Maritime and Land Communications and Technology.

Major General Edmund Gregory, former Assistant Secretary of the Department of Munitions of the Army, was appointed by him as the Secretary of the Department of Marine and Land Equipment and Logistics.

Maj. Gen. Eugene Raybold, former deputy commander of the Army Corps of Engineers, was appointed by him as chief of the Marine and Land Engineering Support Division.

The reason why these army generals are poached is because their professional skills are urgently needed on land and sea. In addition to the pre-landing part of the combat missions on land and sea, the focus is actually on the land battle after landing. These generals All skills are useful.

Of course, for landing operations, he also recruited an expert - Rear Admiral Kent Hewitt, who first learned from the British idea of ​​amphibious landing operations and proposed that the U.S. Navy should have a dedicated landing command ship!

In this way, coupled with some naval professionals already present in the sea and land, he has improved the functions of the sea and land headquarters.

(End of this chapter)