in2ebook Chapter 238 Three Infantry Divisions
Chapter 238 Three Infantry Divisions
According to the agreement between Li Yunlong and the brigade commander, at 386 pm, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters will send a telegram to the whole country, announcing that the Independent Column will no longer belong to the th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army and will be "expelled from home"!
That morning, Ding Wei, Kong Jie and Xing Zhiguo, who had rushed over from Yuncheng and Fenglingdu, gathered together, and the atmosphere was a bit weird.
"Old Kong, Old Ding, you said that Old Xing doesn't talk much, but why are you two pretending to be ladies from a noble family? Normally your mouths are like machine guns, chattering non-stop, but now you are so frugal with your words, are you planning to charge for being a storyteller?"
Kong Jie and Ding Wei rolled their eyes at Li Yunlong. They didn't expect that he would still have the mind to make a joke after encountering such a big thing.
"Old Li, you can still laugh now, but we've all been kicked out!"
"That's right, Lao Li, it's ok that you attract attention because of your status, but you also caused several people to be kicked out of the house with you."
"Hahaha, you two guys usually try to get close to me and take my weapons and equipment, but why didn't you distance yourself from me? Now you want to stay away from me? No way!"
Seeing that Ding Wei and Kong Jie's faces were turning green, Xing Zhiguo hurriedly tried to smooth things over.
"Lao Li, Lao Ding and Lao Kong are just complaining. They were driven out by the regular army and have to join forces with a self-made king like you. They must be feeling a little uncomfortable."
Li Yunlong nodded, and the brigade commander entrusted the three of them to him.
Firstly, these three regiments are usually close to the independent column and have frequent exchanges. They are like brothers and get along well with each other.
Secondly, these three regiments were not included in the organization table of the Military and Political Department, and handing them over to Li Yunlong would have little impact on the overall organization of the Eighth Route Army. The team can still be expanded.
However, no matter what the reason was, although Li Yunlong was harsh in his words, he still felt a little guilty in his heart.
"Brothers, to be honest, I feel worse than you do. When we left the independent regiment and came to southern Shanxi to develop independently, we were kicked out once. Now even the Eighth Route Army doesn't allow us to work. Who can I go to for justice?"
Kong Jie and Ding Wei looked at each other and were delighted.
"Old Ding, how could we have forgotten about this? Does Old Li have a criminal record?"
"Hahaha, that's right, he has a lot of experience!"
Li Yunlong took a deep puff of his cigarette and then exhaled heavily.
The white smoke blurred the wrinkles on Li Yunlong's face, but it seemed to make him look more aged.
"Brothers, I, Old Li, am sorry to let you down!"
After Li Yunlong said this, Ding Wei and Kong Jie felt a little embarrassed.
I originally wanted to say a few words, but now all the lines I prepared are useless.
"Okay, Lao Li, we are now tied together, so you tell me what to do. Don't cry secretly, we are all grown men!"
Li Yunlong took another deep puff of his cigarette, then pressed the cigarette butt hard into the ashtray.
The gloom on his face disappeared, replaced by decisiveness and resolution.
"Old Ding, Old Kong, Old Xing, how many soldiers are there in each of your three regiments?"
"A new regiment of 5000 people!"
"The New Second Regiment has 4800 people!"
"Independent Regiment of 6000 people!"
Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and Ding Wei all looked at Xing Zhiguo straight with an expression that asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Xing Zhiguo spread his hands.
"I have been under your care during this period and have not participated in the battle, so my development has been a little faster."
"Good for you, Old Xing, you made a fortune in silence!"
Li Yunlong couldn't help feeling happy when he saw his old troops standing up.
I originally thought that the independent regiment would be a short class, but I didn't expect it to be top-notch in terms of number of people.
"Yesterday, I discussed with Zhao Gang and Wang Meng and decided to expand your three regiments into an infantry division. Once the tank soldiers and artillery are fully trained, we will reorganize you into an armored division!"
Although these three people knew that if they followed Li Yunlong, they would become division commanders sooner or later, they did not expect it to come so soon. Before the official notice of separation was issued, he became division commander directly?
"Old Li, you have to keep up with the weapons and equipment. Don't be like those guerrilla commanders in Chongqing, who only manage a hundred or so people!"
"Of course there is no problem with weapons and equipment, but you have to solve the problem of manpower by yourselves. As for other technical arms, I have previously trained you a lot. Let's see if it is enough. If it is not, I will have the instructors of the Artillery Academy go to your respective garrisons and open a training course!"
Ding Wei, Kong Jie and Xing Zhiguo were delighted. With weapons and equipment, why should they be afraid of having no one?
In the face of national crisis, what China lacks the least is passionate men!
Expanding these three regiments into an infantry division is not only a need of strategic layout, but also takes into account the personal feelings of Ding Wei and the other two.
When they were in the 386th Brigade, they were all regimental-level cadres.
Now that Li Yunlong has become the commander, and even his three battalion commanders have become division commanders, why doesn't he promote his old brothers?
It’s impossible that Ding Wei will have to salute Zhang Dabiao and call out: “Hello, Commander” when he sees him in the future?
"Okay, since there are no objections, I will call Political Commissar Zhao and Chief of Staff Wang to announce the establishment."
Ten minutes later, Zhao Gang and Wang Meng arrived at the combat meeting room and began to announce the organization of the infantry division.
Each infantry division consists of three infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, an anti-tank artillery battalion, a communications battalion, a reconnaissance battalion and an engineering battalion.
Later, we will hold a special armored vehicle training class for each regiment, and then form an armored reconnaissance battalion to enable quick response and deal with emergencies.
Infantry Regiment
It consists of three infantry battalions, an infantry artillery company, an anti-tank company, a communications platoon, a reconnaissance platoon and an engineering platoon.
(Infantry Battalion) consists of three infantry companies and one heavy machine gun company.
(Infantry company) is equipped with all G43 semi-automatic rifles and MP40 submachine guns, with machine guns and mortars deployed at the squad level.
(Heavy Machine Gun Company) is equipped with heavy machine guns and 81mm mortars, providing fire support to the battalion level.
(Infantry Artillery Company) is equipped with 6 150mm infantry guns and 12 75mm infantry guns.
(Anti-tank Company) equipped with 10 37mm anti-tank guns.
It is basically a scaled-down version of the infantry division organization, designed to ensure that each infantry regiment can fight independently and have the ability to fight against the Japanese infantry and tanks.
【Artillery Regiment】
There are two 105mm light howitzer battalions, each equipped with 30 105mm light howitzers, a total of 60;
There are also two anti-aircraft artillery battalions, each equipped with 30 37mm anti-aircraft guns, a total of 60 guns.
There is also an artillery guard company for self-defense.
[Anti-tank Battalion]
It has three anti-tank companies, equipped with a total of 30 37mm anti-tank guns.
【Communications Camp】
It has a wired company, a wireless company and a motorized communications company.
[Scouting Battalion]
It is configured according to the scale of an infantry battalion, but once the armored vehicle drivers' training is completed, all will be equipped with half-track armored vehicles or armored reconnaissance vehicles.
【Engineer Battalion】
It has a pontoon bridge company, two engineering companies and a flamethrower company.