Girls und War

The outer room of the office leads to two doors, one with a sign saying "Secretary-General's Office" and the other with a sign saying "Command Room".

A secretary with the rank of captain stood at the door. Seeing the two of them, he nodded. Then he pressed the communication button on the desk and said, "Commander-in-Chief, Team Leader Junsai and the others are coming."

"Let them in." A response came quickly from inside.

So the secretary took the two of them into the command room.

Inside the door is a very spacious office room with an excellent view. Looking out from the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the wilderness and mountains outside the Flower District Military Headquarters.

At this time, the young commander was standing by the window, sticking out his little butt, looking at the distant scenery through a fixed telescope.

Hearing the movement behind him, the young commander immediately turned around. After seeing Xia Shu, the young commander immediately showed a bright smile.

"Young Commander." Xia Shu and Jun Ci quickly stood still and saluted the petite Prince of Huaqu.

The young commander waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be so polite.

The secretary activated the automatic meeting AI in the office, and finally left the office and returned to her post.

After the robot prepared tea for the two of them, the young commander sat back in the main seat in the office, picked up his royal milk cup and took a sip.

Seeing that Qimingxing, who had been following the young commander, was not here, Xia Shu asked curiously, "Where is Lieutenant General Qimingxing? Is she in the office?"

"Oh, her." The young commander said with an indifferent expression, rocking his chair, "She's on duty at the Imaginary Battlefield. You won't be able to see her for a while."

Xia Shu nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

A simple greeting expresses concern, but asking too many questions is a bit presumptuous.

The young commander drank his milk while absentmindedly flipping through the documents on his desk. After a while, he casually chatted with Xia Shu about school affairs.

743. Special Operations Forces Establishment Plan

The young commander asked about the administrative changes in the school and interesting news in various departments.

It seems that he has no interest in the students' daily lives.

Xia Shu naturally knew that the young commander was good friends with Principal Ying Ning, so he only talked about things related to Ying Ning.

After listening for a while, the young commander started to chuckle. It seemed that he was quite satisfied with Xia Shu's ability to collect campus gossip.

As they chatted, they talked about Xia Shu's future work arrangements.

The young commander looked at Xia Shu, his eyes smiling, and said mysteriously, "Xia Shu, where do you think I should assign you?"

Xia Shu was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Listen to the leader."

"Listen to me? Then I ask you to go to the General Staff Headquarters to write a report. Are you happy with that?" The young commander said with a sneer.

Xia Shu felt that he was not a good person to talk about paperwork, but he could only say, "It's all right."

"Anything is fine. Anything is fine. You look so reluctant." The young commander tapped the table with his nails and said calmly, "From what I see, you still want to return to the Red Dragon Squadron, right?"

Xia Shu nodded involuntarily.

"I knew it." The young commander glanced at Jun Ci, as if they had already discussed this topic before.

But according to the young commander, Xia Shu would definitely not be sent back to the Red Dragon Squadron, otherwise she would not have posted Xia Shu's file in the General Staff Headquarters.

"Don't worry, the Red Dragon Squadron now holds a very high position among the frontline combat forces. You will definitely have the opportunity to work with them in the future." The young commander gave Xia Shu a signal before saying, "However, I was discussing another topic with Jiamei before, and I think there might be another place that would be even more suitable for you to perform."

Xia Shu immediately made an expression as if he was listening attentively.

The young commander thought for a moment, as if trying to figure out where to begin, and then asked, "Well... what are your thoughts on the concept of special operations forces?"

Special operations forces?

Xia Shu was shocked when he heard this and almost blurted out, "I'm a member of the special forces."

However, the concept of special forces has become an unattainable historical story in the eyes of the Blue Star people.

It is like discussing the training of heavy cavalry on a cold weapon battlefield. It is something that consumes a lot of combat resources but is difficult to achieve strategic effects.

"Special operations forces... Isn't it said that the existing battlefield combat system does not require the formation of such high-consumption forces?" Xia Shu hesitated for a moment and asked.

The young commander nodded, seeming somewhat hesitant. But she spoke seriously to Xia Shu, "According to the understanding of academic analysts, special forces training spans a long time and has a low conversion rate. In today's rapid-fire combat system, it's difficult to form a healthy training cycle. If we form a special operations unit, how long will each soldier train? Will they need to reach the elite level of frontline combat units? And if these highly trained soldiers were deployed to other units, how many combat-ready recruits could we produce? And can the special forces' logistical support keep up with the operations? What are the actual operational expenses? What is the total cost? Can this resource allocation achieve the desired results? These are all questions."

The young commander explained the problems he had seen in the report. Xia Shu was also well aware that a general could not come up with a plan on the spur of the moment.

Preliminary planning, case analysis, and the impact of the plan on the entire system.

For example, the Hua District Army Department is now like a coal boss who has just made some money by mining coal. She is very hesitant about whether to use this money for finance.

Xia Shu naturally knew how useful special forces were in actual combat.

But she was not quite sure whether the special forces would have difficulty acclimatizing here for the current people of Blue Star.

There is a negative example - General Nidalee Barton in Eagle District.

She wanted to carry out military reforms, but because the reforms were not adapted to the local conditions, Blue Star experienced a serious reduction in military personnel.

This is exactly the situation the young commander is afraid of now.

Xia Shu is not a strategic analyst, and she cannot understand the results of the formation of the special forces.

Even anyone who speaks out at this time is just some one-sided and boastful analysts.

Because there are too many uncertainties in reality, no one can guarantee which factors will affect the final outcome of the troop formation.

The young commander only had this intention after being persuaded by Jiamei.

There may still be some distance before the plan is actually implemented.

"I've been thinking about forming a special operations force. You'd be a key member," the young commander said cautiously. "But we don't have a specific plan for how to organize it, or to what extent."

Xia Shu nodded without saying much.

She knew that the young commander was trying to boost his confidence and point out a goal.

The young commander looked at Xia Shu's cautious manner and said with great satisfaction, "Do you know what I admire most about you?"

Natsuki shook his head.

"You never act smart or talk too much." The young commander said as he happily picked up the milk cup.

Now Xia Shu probably understood the young commander's temperament a little bit.

She doesn't like people who like to talk big and express their opinions at random.

Analogous to the morning star, there is also the sleep. These are the people who are close to the young commander.

If you look carefully, it is not difficult to find what they have in common.

Having said that, the young commander also satisfied his desire to chat.

Perhaps the arrangements for Xia Shu would be finalized after a while, but for now, she could just sit on the staff and do a sinecure.

She now has time to observe and learn some military and political affairs under Jun Ci's command.

Xia Shu doesn't need to worry about other things, the young commander will naturally arrange people to handle everything.

This is the benefit of being appreciated by military leaders.

After chatting about this, the secretary outside the door brought in some confidential documents.

Seeing that the young commander still had things to deal with, Xia Shu and Jun Ci decided to leave first.

Seeing the two about to leave, the young commander casually said to Jun Ci, "Oh, by the way, you and Xun Xi can prepare the arrangements for Xia Shu's rank when the time comes. No need to report to me."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and began to read the document.

So the two of them saluted the young commander again, then left the office and left the floor.

After the two entered the elevator, Jun Ci smiled and said to Xia Shu, "It seems that you will be the leader of the special forces in the future. Congratulations."

Xia Shu also smiled, but didn't say anything.

Because she still doesn't know what kind of strange special forces formed here will be.

744. Detailed Explanation of Military Departments

The young commander had mentioned earlier about Xia Shu's rank arrangement. It wasn't that she wanted Jun Ci to find some backdoor for Xia Shu and directly promote her a few levels.

Officer rank promotions follow a strict set of standards. Every file and every change must be entered, reported, signed, and verified against the promotion standards.

To prevent nepotism and backstage manipulation, even if it is a horizontal transfer between two departments of the same level, the reasons for the transfer and the person in charge of the transfer must be clearly written in detail and then the file must be stored.

Even if it is the rank of general, promotions to subordinates must be in accordance with the Basic Law.

Therefore, Xia Shu's promotion must also follow the formal officer promotion standards and proceed step by step.

However, as a former sergeant major with many years of combat experience, Xia Shu did not have to go through a probationary period of half a month like other warrant officers before being promoted to second lieutenant.

She can skip this internship period and be promoted to second lieutenant.

Not only her, but other experienced trainees who were directly placed in the front-line combat units were the same.

But even so, Xia Shu had only taken the first step in his promotion to officer.

A mere second lieutenant, not even a leg hair counts in the entire Flower District Military Headquarters.

The entire Army Headquarters is filled with colonels and generals.

No matter which department leader or office director came out and gave Xia Shu some negative feedback, she would be so uncomfortable that she couldn't speak.

The only reason why Xia Shu could live so easily in the Army Headquarters at this time was that she had been labeled as a princeling.

The young commander is the head of the army.

Then it is only natural for a young commander to be able to act so arrogantly in the Army Headquarters.

However, having said that, the Army Headquarters is not a place where the young commander alone has complete control.

At least from Xia Shu's point of view, there are several military departments in the headquarters, and the young commander's words have no effect. They have to listen to others.

For a period of time thereafter, Xia Shu followed Jun Ci all the time, and after a few visits, he finally understood all the ins and outs of the military.

Specifically, all matters of the Army Headquarters were under the responsibility of the Junior Commander, who in turn was directly responsible to the highest-ranking official at the Flower District Military Headquarters.

Princess Zhaohuang.

The Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armed Forces at the Hua District Military Headquarters is the administrative body with the highest military status in the entire Hua District.

There are many staff officers and secretaries inside, which can be regarded as Princess Zhao's staff.

Under Princess Zhaohuang, there are six generals from the Flower District who have a staff.

They are the Army Command Office, the Navy Command Office, the Air Force Command Office, the Logistics Command Office, the Front Integration Command Office, and the Imaginary Battlefield Flower District Central Command Office.

In fact, these staff agencies are the ones that truly control the military power in the flower district.

Princess Zhao could only issue orders to the military through them, she couldn't do it herself.

To make an analogy, it is a bit like a constitutional monarchy that balances rights.

The commander-in-chief of the armed forces is the monarch, and the other six generals are the parliament.

However, Princess Zhao still held two very important rights.

The first is the legislative power - the military court directly reports to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the proposal and implementation of all bills require the personal signature of Princess Zhao.

The second is the power of promotion - the military academy also reports directly to her, and all officer cadets are considered to be the emperor's disciples of Princess Zhao.

In addition, the power to coordinate the front lines originally belonged to the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. However, the current commander-in-chief of the coordination office is a retired general.

If we don't give him this position, it seems like there's nowhere to put a general, so we just put him there.

Perhaps in a few years, this general will retire, and Princess Zhao will also pass the throne to the young commander.

Then it is Princess Zhao's turn to take the position of the front line coordination department.

Similarly, there is a central command office inside the imaginary battlefield.

It was also because there was no place to put a general, so he put it there.

In other words, in reality, the Hana District only needs five admiral staffs to maintain normal operations. However, as an aging war zone, the Hana District's generals organization is a bit bloated, so it can only be filled with the Hana District Seven Warlords.

But this also has certain benefits.

That is, if something unexpected happens to a general (he changes jobs or sets up his own business), the Hua District will have enough generals and staff to fill the vacancy.