Chapter 505: Forming a *Mechanical Regiment, Dispatching Troops and Generals
The end of March 1941.
Nearly 7,000 recruits selected from the recalcitrant armed forces underwent three months of training. Under the guidance of political cadres at all levels, their mental outlook was greatly changed, and they vaguely looked like regular troops of the Eighth Route Army.
These recruits had already experienced military training before joining the Eighth Route Army. Later, they underwent systematic training under the leadership of the combat backbones of each regiment. In Zhou Weihan's words, they barely had some combat effectiveness. At least they would not be able to face the Japanese and puppet troops.
It collapsed with one blow.
However, the weapons and equipment were not fully equipped yet. Now that the war with the Japanese army was imminent, Zhou Weihan could only deal with special matters.
Among the original 7,000 recruits, 3,000 were assigned to the first regiment, 2,000 to the third regiment, and 2,000 to the fourth regiment. Each regiment trained the recruits on their behalf.
Now Zhou Weihan issued an order to each regiment. Each of the three regiments allocated an infantry company and some machine gunners, and selected elite recruits from among the recruits. Based on this, a Suzhou Arms Regiment with three battalions and nine companies was formed.
Near the military district headquarters,
During the Chinese New Year, Tan Lin specially organized manpower to build a camp nearby, and the newly transferred regiment was stationed there.
On the school grounds of the camp.
There are three infantry companies formed by the first regiment, one baggage company, six infantry companies formed by the third and fourth regiments, and a strengthened heavy machine gun company formed by the three regiments.
The difference between the newly formed infantry company and the infantry company under the first regiment is that it is not equipped with 50 and 60 mortars, and the light machine guns are only barely distributed to the platoon level.
However, the corresponding company and platoon-level cadres, cultural instructors, clerks and other positions were all filled with backbones drawn from each main force group.
The entire Soviet Armed Forces Regiment has approximately 2,000 men and is equipped with 12 Maxim heavy machine guns, 20 Big Panjis, and more than 1,700 rifles. It is designated as the Independent Regiment of the Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Military Region.
As the political commissar of the military region, Tan Lin was giving a lecture, but embarrassingly, the leader of the independent regiment was not present.
The political commissar of the Independence Regiment is named Wen Jiadong, who came from Yanzhou with Tan Lin.
Zhou Weihan originally wanted to decentralize power, and the regimental leader should be selected from the group of comrades who came from Yanzhou, but Tan Lin insisted on letting Zhou Weihan find a candidate for the regimental leader.
Tan Lin's move really caught Zhou Weihan off guard. From the first time he mentioned the formation of the Su Weapon Regiment to Zhao Gang in Tainan, Zhou Weihan had never considered the choice of leader.
At this time, Zhou Weihan and Li Yunlong were standing on the side of the school field, watching the founding ceremony of the independent group.
"What's going on? The independent regiment has been established. Without a regiment leader, how can such an army have combat effectiveness?" Li Yunlong said with a wink.
"What's going on, why don't you also serve as the leader of the independent group?" Zhou Weihan said angrily.
"The relationship is so good, it's good to lead a group. I don't think it's too much to lead an independent group!" Li Yunlong said with a shy face.
"What you are thinking is quite beautiful. It is not that the Independent Regiment does not have a leader. The military region has decided to appoint Comrade Zhou Weiguo as the leader of the Independent Regiment. Zhou Weiguo has already handed over the affairs in Pingshun, which will be here in two days. You should just be your
Become the new regiment leader!"
Li Yunlong was not surprised after hearing this, and immediately said: "Hey, it is appropriate for Zhou Weiguo to be the leader of the independent regiment. Although I am not familiar with him, when he led his people to draw a military sand table in southeastern Li, he was in the new regiment.
In a few days, there will be something in his stomach!"
Zhou Weihan glanced at Li Yunlong in surprise. Li Yunlong came from a humble background, and what he originally disliked the most was those who graduated from regular military academies.
To hear words of praise for Zhou Weiguo from Li Yunlong's mouth, it can be seen that Zhou Weiguo must have exposed his tricks to Li Yunlong. The last person who was treated like this by Li Yunlong was Chu Yunfei.
On that day, after the independent regiment was established, it was stationed together with the new regiment.
Zhou Weihan called several group leaders to have a small meeting.
Looking at everyone present, Zhou Weihan asked with a smile: "How has the combat effectiveness of your regiments recovered after this winter? Will the transfer of an infantry company and a group of cadres affect the combat effectiveness?"
Except for Tan Lin and Wen Jiadong, everyone present was an old acquaintance. The meeting was obviously chaired by Zhou Weihan, and there were not so many polite words.
After hearing this, Jing Dagang chuckled: "Captain, since our regiment was established, we have never had such a peaceful life. We fought a battle in more than two months, and my bones are itching!"
"The cadres sent to the independent regiment are all deputies. As for their combat effectiveness, it's hard to say. We have to take them out to see!"
When Jing Dagang, the commander of the regiment, said this, Wu Qin immediately curled his lips: "Old Jing, your regiment is too humble. I have heard that there is a lot of noise in training on weekdays. You can do it with real swords and guns. The headquarters
Isn’t it true that most of the wounded in the hospital are from your group?”
"That said, you have to think of something yourself. I don't want the soldiers to be injured, but I can't get protective equipment. Besides, you three regiments are not idle!"
"There are always gunshots in the camp of your third regiment. Why did I hear that someone dropped a batch of ammunition supplies from somewhere else and smuggled them in? When did you, Wu Qin, learn to eat alone?" Jing Dagang responded with a smile.
After hearing this, Wu Qin's face obviously turned red. In order to defeat the first and fourth regiments, Wu Qin often let the soldiers practice their marksmanship, and even secretly obtained part of his family's wealth from Jinan.
Li Yunlong, a guy who didn't stand still, said at this time: "If you ask me, you have to train in actual combat. It doesn't matter if you get injured on the training ground. It's just a matter of breaking a few ribs. If it's a negligence on the battlefield,
, what you lose is your life!”
"Okay, there's no point in arguing now. Who's stronger will be known when we get to the battlefield!" Zhou Weihan stopped the topic at hand.
"The little devil redeems Fushimi Miya Mingyi. I guess it will only happen in the next few days. The little devil will definitely not give up. We still need to be prepared in advance!"
"I have ordered the enemy's engineering department to withstand the movements of the Japanese troops in various places, especially the main movements of the Japanese troops in Anyang, Kaifeng, and Shangqiu!"
"The First Regiment and the New Regiment followed me eastward to the vicinity of Neihuang County. The Third Regiment marched south from Nanle to focus on the Japanese troops in Puyang and Pu County. The Fourth Regiment marched southwest from Qingfeng to focus on Junxian County.
Japanese troops in the county!”
"Besides that, the most important task of your two regiments is to block the Japanese troops of the 35th Division and the 4th Cavalry Brigade who are likely to go north. They must be intercepted outside the base area."
"Yes!" several group leaders present responded.
"Political Commissar, I will take away these four main regiments. You will take the independent regiment, the local armed forces and the recruits trained by the third and fourth regiments to stay in the base area!"
"The majority of the Japanese troops will be intercepted by them, and the Japanese troops in northwest Shandong will be restrained by comrades from the Western Shandong Military Region. The only thing that needs to be guarded against is the Japanese troops in Guancheng, Fanxian, and Chaocheng to the east of the base area, but the Japanese troops stationed here are
There are not many troops, and most of the main force was wiped out in the anti-recalcitrant battle, so there is not much of a threat!"