Chapter 178 The establishment of an independent division
Chapter 178 The Establishment of the Independent Division
In the evening, Chief of Staff Li Qing, Political Commissar Guan Xiangying, and Commander Liu Hua finally sat together. The three of them ate while discussing the reorganization of the army. The meal lasted for more than two hours. As the meal progressed,
After taking it away, a plan for troop reorganization also appeared on the table.
"Political Commissar, I think this is it. Send this reorganization plan to the headquarters and let several bosses help us refer to it," Liu Hua said.
"Okay, Chief of Staff, please send this reorganization plan to the headquarters!" the political commissar agreed.
"Okay, since you two agree, and I agree, I will go to the confidential room to send a report now. I estimate that the two bosses will be shocked when they see our reorganization plan." Chief of Staff Li Qing
Said with a smile.
The Eighth Route Army Headquarters in Taihang Mountain.
"Commander-in-Chief, General Peng, Jindong Liu Hua is calling." Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo Quan walked into the headquarters and said to the two bosses who were thinking about the enemy's situation.
"Um, it's Liu Hua. Has he caused any trouble again, or is he preparing to attack the Japanese army somewhere? You know, in the first two days of Tainan, he brought the entire northern Shanxi into chaos, and he didn't know what he was doing.
What?" Mr. Peng said with a smile.
"Mr. Peng, you were wrong this time. Liu Hua didn't cause any trouble?" Chief of Staff Zuo said with a smile.
"It's no trouble. He will send us a telegram. Chief of Staff Zuo, tell us what it is about!" the commander-in-chief also smiled.
"Haven't the two bosses been talking about the reorganization of the independent division these days? After all, our Eighth Route Army has an additional reorganization division in the battle order of the National Army. Liu Hua sent a telegram to ask for your instructions."
"Well, we have been in the urethra for a long time. Chief of Staff, please read out the telegram and listen to it." The commander-in-chief raised his head and said with a smile.
"Commander-in-Chief, General Peng, since our department has been changed into an independent division of the Eighth Route Army, after discussions with the political commissar and chief of staff, we have decided to reorganize the independent division as follows:
The independent division has three brigades, namely the first brigade of the independent division, the second brigade of the independent division, and the third brigade of the independent division. Each brigade has two regiments, an 82mm mortar company, a guard company, and a
Reconnaissance company, a communications platoon.
The original independent brigade artillery battalion was changed into the independent division artillery regiment. It has a 75mm mountain artillery battalion, a 92-type infantry artillery battalion, a Japanese mountain artillery battalion, which can attack 36 various mountain and field guns, and a Hongtianlei company.
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The original independent brigade cavalry battalion was changed to a cavalry regiment, with three cavalry battalions and a machine gun company under its jurisdiction.
The original independent brigade guard battalion was restructured into an independent division guard regiment, with three battalions under its jurisdiction. It serves as a reserve force for the entire army during wartime, and during peacetime serves as a headquarters and arsenal guard. The establishment of the special operations brigade remains unchanged and is upgraded to the regiment level...
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Independent Division Commander Liu Hua, Political Commissar Guan Xiangying, Chief of Staff Li Qing."
"Oh my god, the artillery regiment, the cavalry regiment, the guard regiment, Liu Hua is so brave. Where did he get so many weapons from, and they were all organized into a regiment? I didn't expect it!" the commander-in-chief sighed.
"Haha, Commander-in-Chief, I believe Liu Hua and the others have so many weapons. I have been to Jindong, and talking about their weapons makes me drool. The main force has basically been equipped with all Japanese equipment, including mortars.
After arriving at the regiment, heavy machine guns can be equipped to the battalion... It can be said to be the main force of the resounding force! In addition, a few days ago, he found an arsenal originally built by Yan Xishan, and he should have brought back a lot of weapons. Isn't that right for reorganization?
It shouldn't be a problem to reach the current scale," Chief of Staff Zuo said.
"Yes, the Jindong Independent Division is so powerful. We should also change the direction of the independent division's future development. We can't let such a good main force stay in Jindong!" the commander nodded in reply.
"Commander-in-Chief, have you forgotten that just some time ago, after the Independent Brigade destroyed the Japanese 117th Regiment, the Chairman talked about the future development direction of the Independent Brigade." President Peng said with a smile.
"Lao Peng, look at me, I forgot again. At that time, the chairman said that the development direction of the Independence Brigade was in the north. I think this idea is very good. You must know that the Yizhong Plain is not only a huge grain-producing area in North China, but also has a high population density.
If we can establish a base there, it will be of great benefit to the development of our Eighth Route Army." The commander-in-chief concluded looking at the map.
"Well, that's true. The chairman does have good intentions!" Mr. Peng sighed after listening to the commander-in-chief's analysis.
"In this case, Chief of Staff, you personally send electricity to the Independent Division and fully agree with his coup plan. In addition, it is recommended that after the reorganization of the troops is completed, the troops gradually develop northward and strive to establish a base in Hebei to connect Shanxi and Hebei.
Form a large defensive depth." said the commander-in-chief.
"Yes, I will go to the confidential room to sign the message in person." After speaking, the chief of staff turned and left the headquarters.
Jindong base area. Liu Hua sat quietly at the table with a telegram sent from the headquarters. Thinking about the contents of the telegram: the chairman and the Eighth Route Army headquarters actually suggested that they develop northward. You must know that the north is Hebei, and Hebei is where the garrison is located.
A large number of Japanese troops were recruited, and most of Hebei was a plain area. It was extremely difficult to establish a base area.
Of course, Liu Hua also thought of the benefits. As long as he can gain a foothold in Yi Zhong, there will be countless benefits waiting for him. The first is that the soldiers do not have to worry, because with the population density in Yi Zhong, he can recruit hundreds of thousands of people.
A large army is not impossible.
Another benefit is food, and Yi Zhong is a major food-producing area. With Yi Zhong, the troops will have food. In such troubled times, food is more valuable than anything else.
However, there are advantages and disadvantages. If you occupy Yizhong, you will directly threaten the Beijing-Tianjin area. It is the largest material storage base of the Japanese army in China. In addition, the Japanese army's North China headquarters is also there. The Japanese army can tolerate hiding around them.
An enemy who could kill him at any time?
The answer is no. If you occupy Yi Zhong, you will definitely be surrounded and suppressed by the Japanese army.
However, it is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders. More importantly, the headquarters asked them to develop northward, taking the overall situation into consideration. Therefore, Liu Hua did not feel disgusted with this order and started the plan to advance northward with his left hand behind him.
Of course, since the headquarters of the army's reorganization plan has agreed, then I can prepare to hold the army establishment and reorganization meeting.
So, the very next day, the Independent Division held a grand reorganization and founding meeting. At the meeting, Liu Hua, as the major general division commander, made a report, personally announced the order for the reorganization of the troops, and required each regiment to make its own troops within half a month.
The troops reached full strength and began training. It was also required that the entire army be uniformly redressed.
Of course, the problem of incorrect equipment also attracted great attention from Liu Hua and others, because it was related to the problem of not providing logistics in future wars. In the end, in order to facilitate the logistics supply of the troops, the following decision was made.
Division Headquarters Security Regiment and the First Independent Brigade were equipped with domestic equipment, all equipped with medium-sized rifles, Czech light machine guns, and Maxim heavy machine guns. The Second Independent Brigade and the Third Independent Brigade were all equipped with Japanese-style equipment, unifying the troops.
Ammunition supply. The horses lacking in the cavalry regiment will be temporarily replaced by fallen horses from the logistics department, and they will be replenished after the horses are delivered later...
After the founding meeting, except for leaving part of the main force to guard the perimeter of the base area, all other troops entering the Zhangjiazhuang area will not be renovated or re-equipped.
Since many militiamen personally participated in the battle during this anti-encirclement and suppression campaign, there were many pathogens with combat experience in the base area at this time. Because some time ago, the army helped the people build houses and compensated those who suffered losses with a house.
. Therefore, the people in the base areas now have a much higher level of trust in the anti-Japanese government, which is comparable to that in the Soviet areas back then.
When the headquarters issued the order to recruit troops, militiamen from all over the country flocked to the recruitment office in Zhangjiazhuang. There were long lines at the recruitment office almost every day.
Soldiers who met the standards were taken to the recruit training center for intensive training, while those militiamen who had combat experience were directly assigned to the main force. As a result, 3,000 soldiers were recruited in less than a week.
Moreover, the number of recruits is still increasing.
Faced with the constant flow of militiamen and civilians to the recruitment office, Wang Hao, who was recruiting and training new recruits in the base area, couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear. However, what happened next made him feel sad.
Now that the main forces have completed the battle, the missing soldiers have been supplemented by the militiamen who have this station. All the militiamen with no combat experience have been taken to the recruit training center for intensive training. Now there are nearly two thousand
However, at the entrance of the recruitment office, countless ordinary people who joined the army continued to pour in.
This news quickly reached Liu Hua's ears. Faced with Liu Hao who came to ask for advice, Liu Hua had nothing to do. He couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the people to join the army! You must know the current situation, which indicates that the people in the base area are not interested in joining the army.
With their own approval, they came to join the army to surround their hometown.
"Director Liu, we can't crack down on the people who are so active. In this way, starting from today, the requirements for joining the army will be relaxed. However, as long as they are qualified, we will accept them and put them all in your recruit training department for training. Recruit Training Department
Contact with the regiment-level establishment, all training is conducted in company units, so that it will be easier to replenish the main force in the future." Liu Hua said with a smile.
"Yes, Commander, don't worry, I will train these new recruits so that they can pick up a gun and go to the battlefield. Just wait and see!" Liu Hao replied excitedly.
The main regiments of the independent division have been replenished, but as the defense base headquarters, the arsenal's guard regiment does not have so many soldiers to replenish. Because if you want to join the guard regiment, you must be a politically strong soldier. Under such high requirements
, Liu Hua only picked out a platoon of veterans from the hands of each regiment commander. In this way, the guard regiment was still short of more than a battalion of pathogens, and had to wait until later to replenish them.
However, the shortage of personnel in the guard regiment directly led to the weakness of the headquarters' defense force. The entire headquarters only had one company of guards for defense. This foreshadowed a major event that was going to happen in the base.