I don't think he said that because he was alzheimer's
Taiwan has been very lively in recent days, perhaps because US President Biden came a few days ago to say "to defend Taiwan"? Therefore, Governor Tsai also generously admitted in an interview with CNN that the US military will always have dozens of people running to Taiwan to help with training.
Looks like a thing
Maybe there are too many "elites" trained by Americans and there is no place to use them? Taiwan now thinks of adding the 109th Infantry Brigade and the 117th Infantry Brigade in the southern region of Taiwan, and three more brigades by December 31, 2023. This is the first expansion of the Taiwan military since Lee Teng-hui began to "leanly" the Taiwan army, and this is a very interesting thing. Maybe in this way they feel that it is enough to deal with the People's Liberation Army to complete the historical mission?
Masao Iwazai is a very funny person
Let's talk about the purpose of Lee Teng-hui's "lean" plan in 1992, when Lee Teng-hui took over Taiwan, but at that time he was still far from sitting still, and no matter what he thought, he had to hold back. Because at that time, Li Huan, the second-in-command of the Kuomintang (secretary general of the Kuomintang Central Committee) and Hao Bocun, the number one in the military, were absolutely insistent on reunification, and if Lee Teng-hui had jumped around in a haphazard manner, Li Huan would have absolutely had the ability to mobilize the KmT to "impeach" him in the "Legislative Yuan," not to mention whether Hao Bocun would have directly sent troops or something...
Li Huan also served as the "chief executive" for a while.
However, he must have a set of political skills for Masao Iwasato, who can fool Chiang Ching-kuo, so his method is to let Li Huan and Hao Bocun fight, first get Li Huan to become the "chief executive", so that the secretary general of the Kuomintang Central Committee will be replaced by his own person, and then he will promote Hao Bocun to be the "chief executive" and squeeze out Li Huan...
Namowen, the "national army" of that year
Hao Bocun left the army system, should Lee Teng-hui be relieved?
Non-nor non-also...
Although the father and son of the Jiang family have done a lot of stupid and asshole things, they have not done anything clearly, and there is absolutely no ambiguity in resolutely safeguarding their "legal system" -- they are "presidents of the Republic of China" and study "counter-attacking the mainland" every day.
Don't even think about it, for the ideological education of the "national army," "reunification" will also be regarded as the most important task. Even Tang Fei, the "defense minister" appointed later by Chen Shui-bian, clearly expressed his opposition to Taiwan independence. This effect is evident...
So what to do? Of course, it is the most heartwarming idea to replace the generals in the army with their own people!
So he threw out the "lean" plan.
At that time, the training was also very serious
Theoretically, the Taiwanese army at that time was indeed bloated and bulky. Leaving aside the navy and air force that was known as "asia's second" at the time (that was bullying the People's Liberation Army and being poor...). The total strength of Taiwan's army is about 280,000 people, and the "General Staff Headquarters" commands 3 "Corps Departments" (6th, 8th, and 10th Corps Departments), 4 "Defense Departments" (Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, and Huadong Defense Departments), 2 "Headquarters" ("Juguang", "East Introduction Anti-Communist Salvation Army Headquarters"), and 2 "Arms Departments" ("Airborne Special Operations Command" and "Air Defense Missile Command"). The combat units consisted of 2 mechanized divisions, 11 infantry divisions, 7 reserve divisions, 6 infantry brigades, 2 airborne brigades, 6 independent armored brigades, 2 tank groups, 2 aviation brigades, 8 infantry battalions, 6 anti-aircraft missile battalions...
The joke of history...
There is no other meaning to have so many armies on a small island, because it is for "counter-attacking the mainland." However, the father and son of the Jiang family are gone, in fact, it is useless, the mainland is not something they can "counterattack" to move...
Everyone knows it's a joke!
With so many armies, the Taiwanese people must be dissatisfied. For example, the implementation of the "conscription system" makes the chickens fly and the dogs jump, such as the taxes paid are spent on this...
So Masao Iwazata said to be "lean", no one objected, in fact, it was against it and he was embarrassed to open his mouth... In the initial stage, he only disguised himself to abolish redundant organs and military academies, and everyone did not have much opinion.
Standing guard for "Zhongzheng"? After a while, it was also cut...
By 1997, Li Yanli Waseo basically sat firmly in the "president", Li Huan was overthrown, and Hao Bocun was also alone; the main opponents were gone, and the 96 general election made his position look "legitimate"! He began to take the formed units to the knife...
The reorganization of the army is learned!
Which unit has too low a proportion of middle- and high-ranking officers in this province? Cut off...
Inconvenient to cut? That's not a big deal, you can merge with other units, and then the merged unit commander is replaced by a "reliable" native!!
The troops have all been laid off, what kind of strength do you have as a general? Retire...
The most important thing is that this plan was formulated under the auspices of Liu Heqian, the "chief of staff" from the "Navy," who has always insisted on opposing "continental army doctrine." It seems full of truth...
Is it not fragrant to have money to spend on the Navy and air force?
In this way, the Taiwan Army was reduced to 3 corps headquarters, 4 defense commands, and 1 aviation special operations command, with a total strength of about 100,000 people under its jurisdiction: 4 regional commands, 3 artillery commands, 4 armored brigades, 3 air infantry brigades, 5 garrison brigades, 2 aviation brigades, 1 flight training command, and 1 special operations command.
As a result, buying warships and paying too much bribes and embezzlement had to be put out of the navy's colonel Yin Qingfeng...
A large number of middle- and high-ranking officers who opposed Taiwan independence left one after another...
The Taiwan army reassured Masao Iwaza and his successor that they would not really engage in a coup d'état to kill them. But can there still be a war?
Judging from the "lean" case of the Taiwan military, the "counterattack on the mainland" is a calf that is not ripped off, but on the day when I really plan to protect myself, I am afraid that there will be calves to be pulled...
Of course, the problem is not big, because there are 150 F16s and more than 50 Phantom 2000s to support, the Navy is not too bad, and the "Lafayette" class bought by bribery is indeed advanced, and it is not easy to think about them at that time.
At that time, this kind of thing in our army was a baby bump on the number...
What about the Army?
Sweep the tail. For example, if someone is going to land in Taiwan, there should be very little left to rush through the two levels of the navy and air force. The rest was handed over to the garrison brigade to quickly stand up first, the artillery brigade bombarded to support, and then the aviation brigade covered the counterattack of the armored brigade and the air infantry brigade, and if necessary, the 6 infantry brigades composed of new recruits who were engaged in training could also go up! The problem is basically solved. I don't think that was how Kinmen won the war back then...
Alas, this forced our army to ah, that year was bad money...
This plan is good, but there is a problem...
If only someone had the ability to break through the two hurdles of Taiwan's navy and air force??!!
Thirty years ago, it could not be broken, and today it cannot be broken?
For example, what about using this thing?
The Taiwan military has not been completely indifferent in recent years, and Ai Ai has begun to set up a "joint brigade" during the period. In fact, this is much the same as the "composite battalion" of our army, and the anti-aircraft and anti-tank fire detachments are stuffed into the armored brigade and mechanized brigade, and so on...
And then, you can happily win the battle??
(To be continued)