The two returned to the industrial area and got busy separately.
Yu Hua has begun to study electroslag remelting technology. As one of the three advanced metallurgical technologies of later generations, the technical principle of electroslag remelting is not complicated and the threshold is relatively low. With the outsourced submerged arc welding machine as a physical reference,
Research difficulty is average.
On Li Qiang's side, since he took over the position of director, there have been no new officials to take office, nor drastic reforms and personnel adjustments. Instead, they have chosen the strategy of Xiao Gui and Cao Sui. The Military Industry Bureau still operates efficiently according to the original structure.
Weapons and ammunition are produced around the clock.
The early structure of the Military Industry Bureau established by Chen Kang is already excellent enough to fully meet current needs and does not require changes.
At present, the Japanese invaders are approaching, and they are less than 500 kilometers away from the base area. What Li Qiang has to do is to step up the production of weapons, equipment and various types of ammunition, ensure the normal operation of the Military Industry Bureau, and provide a steady stream of logistical supplies for the Eighth Route Army that goes out to fight against Japan.
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With the fall of the south entrance of the Northwest Gateway and the important northern town of Zhangjiakou falling into the hands of the Japanese invaders, a war surrounding Taiyuan has quietly begun.
For the base area, the time has come to go out to fight the war.
A few days ago, the main force of the Red Army reorganized into the 115th Division had assembled in the Sanyuan area of central Shaanxi and held a swearing-in meeting. After the official reorganization order was issued on the 25th, it went out to fight against Japan and left Shaanxi via Tongguandong, becoming one of the Red Army units.
The first unit in China to be deployed in Shaanxi to resist the Japanese.
The Battle of Taiyuan is of great significance. If Taiyuan can be defended, the Japanese army's westward advance will be blocked, providing a breathing space for the defenders in other defense areas, and the strategic intention of dividing the troops into three routes to go south will go bankrupt.
Secondly, the threat from the Japanese army to the base area will also be reduced, allowing more time for development.
Speaking of the reorganization of the Red Army, it is actually very interesting. Brother Zhongzheng gave the designation of the Eighth Route Army, which has the 115th Division, the 120th Division, and the 129th Division, a total of three divisions, six brigades, and twelve regiments, with a total strength of 45,000 people.
The reason why it is interesting lies in the designation of the Route Army and the designation of the division. The designation of the Eighth Route Army has always been affiliated with the Guangdong Army faction since its establishment, while the designation of the Third Division is affiliated with the Northeast Army. The two are incompatible with each other.
However, a new problem came again.
After Brother Zhongzheng gave the number of the Route Army, he suddenly felt that it was inappropriate. The reason is that the organization of "Road Army" is a permanent combat unit of the National Revolutionary Army. It will exist both in wartime and in peacetime. If there is friction in the future, I want to
Canceling the number requires a lot of effort.
Therefore, only on August 25, the 16th day after the formal reorganization order was issued, Zhongzheng Brother immediately issued a new order, stating that in order to facilitate the Anti-Japanese War, the Eighth Route Army was renamed the 18th Group Army.
For Brother Zhongzheng, the group army establishment is good. This is a wartime establishment. Once the war is over, it can be canceled immediately.
In addition, there is another thing that must be discussed about the reorganization of the Red Army, and that is the awarding of titles after entering the combat order of the National Revolutionary Army.
Yes, conferment.
Many people don’t know that after the Red Army officially reorganized the Eighth Route Army in 1937, all military officers above the brigade level were awarded military titles by Zhongzheng. There was one general, ten lieutenant generals, and twenty major generals, for a total of thirty-one
Famous general.
For example, the most familiar brigade commander, the military chief of the 386th Brigade, was given the rank of major general and brigade commander by Brother Zhongzheng.
Division-level military officers such as General Liu are basically awarded lieutenant generals and division commanders.
Note that the military ranks here are all job ranks, not military ranks.
The so-called job rank was originally a temporary military rank awarded to meet the needs of commanding operations and to make the military rank of a soldier consistent with the position he holds. To put it simply, the job rank is a temporary job. Once the boss, Zhongzheng Brother, does not need you anymore
, can be canceled immediately.
In the late period of the Anti-Japanese War, there were a large number of major general brigade commanders, lieutenant general division commanders, lieutenant general commander-in-chief of bandit suppression, lieutenant general commander, etc. These were all free-of-charge positions and military ranks.
The so-called Quanxu military rank is the official military rank reviewed and recognized by the Quanxu Office, the only statutory body of the Nanjing Military Commission. The review content includes a comprehensive evaluation of qualifications, academic qualifications, military exploits, and years of suspension. Only the Quanxu military rank is personally recognized by Nanjing.
Formal military ranks in the legal sense are both valuable and valuable.
How valuable is the military rank of Quanxu?
The famous Hu Lian, Department of Civil Engineering, a graduate of the fourth phase of Huangpu, before the end of the Anti-Japanese War, his military rank had reached the rank of lieutenant general. In fact, his military rank was only that of colonel. It was not until the end of the Anti-Japanese War that he was awarded the rank of major general. It can be seen from this that
A spot.
Brother Zhongzheng not only paid great attention to the numbers and establishment, but also gave military ranks as job ranks, making it easier to operate when encountering problems in the future.
You must know that even the general rank awarded to the boss is actually just "lieutenant general plus general rank". In essence, he is still lieutenant general.
Time passed and it came to September.
After the 115th Division completed its assembly and marched to the front line, the 120th Division and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters set out one after another to leave northern Shaanxi. Large units left Shaanxi via Hancheng or Tongguan to fight. As the last main force, the 129th Division was still in a state of assembly and reorganization.
Troops from all over the country are constantly moving to the Fuping area to gather.
As a legendary unit, the 129th Division, which is part of the C Division, is still a little transparent in the national army's combat order, and has not yet achieved great fame in the future.
Fuping County, Zhuangli Town, temporary base of the 386th Brigade.
It was noon, and in the playground of the station, more than two thousand Eighth Route Army soldiers who had completed unit reorganization in gray-blue military uniforms were undergoing high-intensity military training. However, the training content was completely different from the past. A five-thousand-meter armed cross-country, four hundred
Meter obstacles, push-ups, three-by-three individual group attack drills, basic tactical action demonstrations, and various scientific and novel training subjects are performed in every corner of the playground.
These new training subjects come from the systematic content refined and summarized by the headquarters based on the soldier training chapter of "Introduction to Military and Field Guidance", and it has an official name - "Eighth Route Army Infantry Training Outline".
In the past, military training was basically the responsibility of military chiefs at all levels. There was no unified planning and management covering the entire army, and there was no formalized training program. The emergence of the training program means that the Red Army has taken a big step forward from formalized training.
"Chen Laizi, I will leave all these veterans to you. There are two thousand people in total. They are all old members of the Red Fourth Army. How about it?" On the high platform of the playground, General Liu, the division commander, looked around and showed the training scene.
After seeing everything in his eyes, he felt very satisfied. He turned to look at Chen Kang, who had just arrived at the station, and said slowly.
The old foundation of two thousand red four!
"Good boy..." Chen Kang was stunned, a little shocked in his heart. Others didn't know it, but as a veteran of the Red Army, he understood the value of these veterans.
The Twenty-Five Thousand Long March was a hellish trial at the physical and soul level, and the warriors who could pass this hellish trial to the end were all elites with the richest combat experience in the country, and their overall combat effectiveness was terrifyingly high.
It is not an exaggeration to call it the ceiling of domestic infantry.
If the Long March veterans have entered the top echelon of domestic infantry, then these Long March veterans of the Fourth Red Army are the best among this group of top infantry, the elite among the elite, and the veterans among veterans.
What is the concept of more than two thousand red and four old people?
If the Japanese army could be given the same weapons and equipment, with the strength of the 386th Brigade, Chen Kang would dare to attack a Type A division of the Chinese army!
Big deal!
Absolutely generous!
"Old chief, why are you so nice to me? Also, do you have any objections to your fellow troops?" Chen Kang took two seconds to react and looked at General Liu and asked.
"You deserve this. Of course you have opinions. Therefore, when you get to the battlefield, you have to show your results and prove it to everyone, proving that my trust in you is correct." General Liu looked at Chen Kang in front of him with a serious and serious expression.
Solemnly: "Chen Laizi, your mission is to build the 386th Brigade into the strongest fist force in the division. But there are ugly words ahead. If you become a weakling, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!" Chen Kang took a deep breath, straightened his back, and raised his right hand in a military salute.
General Liu nodded, changed the topic, and said with a smile: "I heard that your boy got a big arms gift package?"
"Ahem..." Chen Kang looked at General Liu's smile and felt something bad.