klisemfg Chapter 212: Reorganization of Gannan (1)
Chapter 212: Reorganization of Gannan (1)
With so many troops from Gannan staying in the northwest, I'm afraid the secondary capital is also worried.
Therefore, the application of the 46th Gannan Army to participate in the war and obtain a new number was approved by the temporary capital.
Anyway, the Gansu Army’s troops have always been self-supplied, and the troops are scattered across various war zones.
This will also help the temporary capital to divide and disintegrate Song Wenwan's troops.
Giving them a few temporary numbers wouldn't be a big deal.
In order to maintain the security and stability of Gannan, Gannan’s First Cavalry Division was finally allowed to expand its forces.
After the Gannan Military Conference ended, Ren Jiuge, accompanied by Guan Zhan, personally went to the temporary capital.
The two of them put in a lot of effort and finally got back the new numbers of each unit.
By this time, it was already mid-March.
Song Wenwan convened a military meeting again and announced new appointments.
Song Wenwan said: "The original number of the 46th Gannan Army will remain unchanged, and Song Wenwan will be the commander-in-chief of the army."
The commander-in-chief of the 46th Army Group in Gannan was once replaced by Qin Haichuan in the temporary capital, but now his position has been changed back.
Song Wenwan continued, "Huo Jiaqiang, the former commander of the First Division of the Gansu Army, was promoted to commander of the First Cavalry Army of the Gansu Army.
The First Cavalry Army temporarily has two guerrilla divisions under its command, and Huo Jiaqiang concurrently serves as the commander of the First Guerrilla Division.
The commander of the Second Guerrilla Division was Hao Dadan, who also served as the commander of the Gannan Pacification Guerrilla Division.
This is actually the rhythm of preparing to put pressure on Hao Dadan.
This also put the defense of the lifeline of Gannan hometown into his hands.
At first, Hao Dadan was a little reluctant to do the job. Who would come back to do the work of a cavalry soldier if he didn't want to be an armored soldier?
As a result, when Song Wenwan threw the equipment table of the First Cavalry Army to Hao Dadan, this guy immediately smiled.
You can just ignore the equipment of the 1st Cavalry Guerrilla Division.
According to Song Wenwan's previous statement, all the troops that went out of Gannan.
It is necessary to carry equipment that can be used for splitting and hitting, so the weapons and equipment of the First Division cannot be bad.
The 1st Cavalry Division will be active in the Suiyuan area for a long time to come.
The Eighth War Zone there will be a paradise for cavalry units to perform.
Therefore, Huo Jiaqiang’s First Guerrilla Division can reach 20,000 people.
What everyone wants to see now is what kind of attraction Hao Dadan’s Second Guerrilla Cavalry Division has.
Song Wenwan announced: "After the training is completed, the Second Cavalry Division will replace the First Division and continue to stay in Gannan.
The total strength of the Second Cavalry Guerrilla Division will also be increased to 20,000.
The Second Division consists of two cavalry regiments with 6,000 people and a logistics motor vehicle regiment with 2,000 people.
An artillery regiment has 2,000 people and 100 artillery pieces of various types.
300 trucks of various types and draft horses.
Your Armored Marine Brigade will be changed to a Rapid Reaction Brigade, with the number of personnel remaining at 7,000.
You also have an armored regiment, which is currently equipped with a small number of tanks.
Main equipment: 100 Shenyang-class (Sherman III medium tanks) medium tanks.
Three hundred Changchun-class (M3 half-track) armored personnel carriers, each with a mounted Browning heavy machine gun.
In addition to three crew members, each vehicle can also carry ten fighters in the back."
With a loud "boom", this decision caused an uproar in the conference room.
Hao Dadan is now overwhelmed by happiness.
Even though he only has two cavalry regiments with 6,000 men, his current strength is enough to defeat the three divisions of the National Army.
Song Wenwan suppressed the noise in the room with her hands and continued to issue orders.
"Dean Zhou Weiguo, your graduating students can now go to Hao Dadan's armored regiment for internship.
The training accident that occurred in the previous stage was caused by my lack of consideration in my daily life.
That training ground is too small, and your armored vehicles can't be maneuvered at all.
Now I will arrange a training ground for you in the Gobi Desert, and I hope you can form an army as soon as possible."
Huo Jiaqiang of the First Cavalry Army was not jealous. Even if your Second Division was stronger, they were still my subordinates now.
Besides, no matter how good Hao Dadan’s equipment is, he can’t go to the battlefield for a while.
It's nothing like me. In the second half of the year, I will go to the Eighth War Zone in Suiyuan to cause trouble for the Japanese.
Song Wenwan took a sip of tea and then announced the appointment.
"Appoint Guan Zhan, deputy chief of staff of the 46th Army Group, to concurrently serve as commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan Guerrilla Column.
It is composed of the 1st to 3rd Militia Guerrilla Divisions and the 1st Marine Brigade.
Commander Chen Zhikuan, I heard that the escorting troops attach great importance to this naval force.
Your designation, the First Marine Brigade, is an official designation under the Ministry of National Defense."
Chen Zhikuan sighed and said, "If this navy doesn't go to sea, what kind of navy is it? They really have good intentions. Why not give me a gunboat to sail?"
This time, Guan Zhan and Jiu Ge were able to successfully obtain a number from the Ministry of National Defense, and this Marine Brigade also played a big role.
From the perspective of the temporary capital, although Song Wenwan had recruited hundreds of naval personnel.
But now they have been given an elite infantry brigade, which can be regarded as a sign of loyalty to the party and the country.
What's more, this infantry brigade was joined by the Whampoa clique, which was in charge of warfare.
For the temporary capital, this was a good start to split and disintegrate the Gansu Army.
“Appoint Suo Wuxing as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone, with four guerrilla columns and one artillery brigade under his command, with two divisions in each column.
Lao Suo, I heard that the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone is very afraid of you.
He is now constantly giving advice to Peidu, hoping to transfer you out of Shanxi.
Finally, we agreed to the request of the temporary capital and now transferred the Eighth Division to Suiyuan.
The 6th and 7th divisions went to Hebei and Henan respectively to carry out guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines.
Suo Wuxing counted with his fingers and said, "Commander, I still have more than 70,000 people. Isn't his Second War Zone afraid of me?"
Ninth Brother laughed and said, "Now he is afraid of both ends.
We said we should just withdraw from Shanxi and go to Henan.
As a result, Tang Laizi of Henan refused to give in, saying that at most we could send one division of troops.
At this time, the representatives from Shanxi also refused to work because they were afraid that if our people left, there would be no one to help them stop the Japanese.
In the end, it was the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth War Zone who left with a division.
Another division was sent to Henan, and we took the initiative to send a division to Hebei, which made the people in the Second War Zone feel relieved. "
Song Wenwan continued: "So, we still have a total of five infantry divisions and one artillery brigade in Shanxi.
Wu Longcheng from Henan was now appointed commander of the Fifth Guerrilla Column, which was under the command of the Seventh and Ninth Divisions.
Before this, a column from Wulong City went to Shandong for development.
Now let’s give the Shandong Column a number: the Sixth Guerrilla Column.”
Song Wenwan smiled and said, "That's not bad. Now we have only exposed about 200,000 troops.
At this moment, some people couldn't stand it anymore.
But being strong also has its advantages. At least when others attack us, they will think about our revenge!"
Suo Wuxing said: “It’s not that there is no way to deal with their fear.
At worst, when new troops are developed, they can all wear the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army."
Song Wenwan said, "Don't keep using this trick. This will only cause trouble for our comrades in northern Shaanxi.
I would just let them wear civilian clothes and turn them all into militias!"