Three days later, officers at all levels who had visited the arsenal gathered again under the recruitment of Zhu Yaping and * to formally discuss the establishment of the army, and after a day of discussion, they finally came up with a plan for the new establishment of the army.

The highest establishment of the KPA is set at the "division", which consists of regiments, battalions, and companies in platoons, and still uses the three-three system, but the support weapons and auxiliary equipment of combat units at all levels are different.

First of all, the basic armament of a single soldier is a standard rifle, a bayonet, 120 rounds of ammunition, and 4 wooden handles*; the cavalry is equipped with *, but must not be equipped with a bayonet, and the bullets are the same as *, and a Type 96 pistol with 60 rounds of ammunition; and artillery, machine gun deputies, and signal corps, etc., are all equipped with *, with 60 rounds of ammunition, and bayonets, *, etc.

The establishment of the squad remained unchanged at 12 people, but the squad leader and the deputy squad leader were each equipped with a Type 96 pistol with 60 rounds of ammunition to strengthen the firepower of melee combat; Although a grenadier group only has a base of 12 rounds*, which is a little less, the grenadiers can also fire*, and the remaining 8 people in the class carry a total of 32*, so that it is not a small amount. In addition, if it can be based on the battlefield situation, the remaining 8 people can each carry an additional 2 rounds*.

The platoon-level establishment remains unchanged, but it is still composed of three squads, plus a platoon commander, a deputy platoon commander and two communicators.

However, some controversies have arisen over the establishment of the company level, and some officers believe that a mortar platoon should be set up in each company, equipped with six 60 mortars, which should be managed by the company headquarters in peacetime and delegated to each platoon in wartime, so as to ensure that each platoon has two 60 mortars, and the grenadiers form two levels of fire support from near and far.

There are also some officers who think that the power of the 60 mortar is not enough, it is limited stronger than the grenadier, and compared with the 82 mortar, it is very insufficient, because its lethality to the fixed covered cover is very limited, and a platoon has 6 grenadiers, plus 2 60 mortars The effect is really not large, and in the army before the crossing, the 60 mortar is only equipped with mountain troops, airborne troops, or a few special environments, and the formal army, The Marine Corps has already abolished the establishment of 60 mortars, so there is no need to set up a separate establishment of 60 mortars in the People's Army, and it is enough to directly set up an 82 mortar company at the battalion level, and it is enough to delegate it to the company and platoon units to fight together according to the needs of the battlefield. In addition, depending on the situation on the battlefield, if 60 mortars are needed, 2 grenadiers from each squad can be combined, and one 60 mortar is enough. If it is felt that the firepower of the squad and platoon is insufficient, then add 1 or 2 grenadier groups to each squad. This would also simplify the establishment of troops and reduce logistical difficulties.

However, this point of view was opposed by Luo Yue, first of all, in terms of lethality alone, the 60 mortar is indeed not much stronger than the grenadier canister, but the advantage of the 60 mortar is in the firing range, the theoretical range is 1800 meters, and the actual combat is also between 1200-1500 meters, which has surpassed any type of rifle in this era. The range of the machine gun, so in the general platoon and company level battles, a 60 mortar can overwhelm the opponent's machine gun fire, which is very useful on the battlefield; secondly, although the power of the 82 mortar is large, but the total weight reaches 36.6 kg, and only the gun body weighs 15. 2 kg, considering that the army maneuver in this era mainly relies on two legs, it is impossible to keep up with the infantry for long-distance movement, so the mobility of the 60 mortar is much stronger than that of the 82 mortar.

And even if the mobility is excluded, the shells of the 82 mortar are 3.62 kg, and one soldier can only carry a maximum of 3 rounds, in a group of 8 people, the mortar will be separated into three people, and the remaining 5 soldiers can only carry a maximum of 15 shells; and the full weight of the 60 mortar is more than half lighter, only two people are used to carry it, and the weight of the shell is only 1.45 kg, under the same load, 1 soldier can carry 6-8 rounds, in a group of only 6 people, 4 soldiers can carry up to 32 shells, even if it is a fighter carrying a mortar, due to the small load, you can also carry 2 more shells, so a 6-man 60 mortar crew can carry a total of up to 36 shells, and although the power of the fire is insufficient, the persistence of the fire is much stronger than that of the 82 mortar.

In the end, Luo Yue believed that it was the limit for a squad to set up two grenadier groups, because in addition to the two grenadier groups, there were only 8 actual combat personnel left in a squad, so if a grenadier group was added, it would affect normal operations, and it would not be possible for all the personnel of a squad to play grenadiers, and no one would guard the position, let alone charge and fight with bayonets.

These views of Luo Yue were shared by some officers, so they insisted on increasing the number of 60 mortars. After discussions, the War Department decided to set up a mortar platoon in the company-level operations department of Division A, while Division B would not set up it for the time being, and then make adjustments according to the actual combat results, and this dispute was settled.

In addition to the three combat companies, there is also a machine gun company and a mortar company, and the machine guns are general-purpose machine guns under development, with eight people as a machine gun group, and the whole company is equipped with a total of 12 machine guns; the mortars are, of course, 82 mortars, and a mortar group of eight people is also equipped with 12 82 mortars.

Compared with Eli, the regimental level has changed considerably, and the supporting armaments are machine gun battalions, mortar battalions, and field artillery battalions. The machine gun battalion is equipped with 18 Maxim machine guns and 6 50 mm rapid-fire guns, in fact, the 50 mm rapid-fire gun is not suitable as an army weapon, because the caliber of the gun is too small, the firing range is short, the power is very limited, and the machine gun is too bulky, the total weight of a 50 mm rapid-fire gun is more than 300 kg, it is inconvenient to move, and now there is no air defense requirement in the army, so the 50 mm rapid-fire gun is most suitable as a ship-borne close defense weapon.

But there was still a need in the army for a suppressive rapid-fire weapon at a distance of 1000-1500 meters, at which the range of the Maxim machine gun was insufficient, and the 60 mortar, although it could suppress the enemy's machine gun, had a limited rate of fire. In fact, the most ideal weapon is a large-caliber heavy machine gun, such as the Type 89 12.7 millimeter heavy machine gun that crosses the army, or the 14.5 mm caliber heavy machine gun, which can not only effectively suppress fire at a distance of 1000-1500 meters, but also can resist a certain amount of lightly armored targets, bunkers, and low-altitude air defense, after all, the time before the aircraft goes to the battlefield is only 6 or 7 years.

However, now the engineering factory has not yet manufactured large-caliber heavy machine guns, so it can only use 50 mm rapid-fire guns for a while, and the era of aviation is coming, and the army will soon have a big demand for small-caliber rapid-fire guns such as 30 and 50 mm, which can be regarded as making technical reserves in advance.

The regimental mortar battalion was divided into two types: Division A was armed with 16 100-mm mortars and 8 120-mm mortars, while Division B was armed with only 24 100-mm mortars, but both mortar crews consisted of 12 men and were equipped with special vehicles.

The regimental field artillery battalion is equipped with 18 75 mm field guns, each with 18 soldiers and 5 horses for transportation.

In addition, because the regiment is a unit that can fight independently, it is also specially equipped with a reconnaissance platoon, a communications platoon, and a medical team, but the logistics, engineer, baggage, and transportation organs have all been abolished, after all, there are still higher division-level combat units above the regiment.

In this way, the total number of regimental-level troops belonging to Division A is about 3,500 people, while the regimental-level troops of Division B are about 3,000 people.

Divisional units will be equipped with 16 105 mm light guns and 8 125 mm heavy guns for Division A, and 24 105 mm light guns for Division B. A 105mm light gun with 36 soldiers and 10 horses for transport, while a 125mm heavy gun with 50 soldiers and 12 horses for transport.

In addition to the guard company, the division headquarters also has a cavalry company and an engineer battalion. It also consists of seven specialized departments, including the Headquarters, the Logistics Department, the Equipment Department, the Political Department, the Clerical Office, the Medical Department, the Security Department, and the Discipline Committee.

The principal members of the division headquarters are one deputy division commander, who assists the division commander in managing the affairs of the whole division, one chief of staff and one deputy chief of staff, one chief and one deputy political commissar, all of whom are at the division level and the deputy division level; the headquarters headquarters, logistics department, equipment department, and political department each have a director, and the administrative level of the main post is equivalent to the regimental level, and the administrative level of the deputy post is equivalent to the main battalion level; the clerical department has a chief clerk, a chief of medical affairs, a security office, and a section chief of the disciplinary committee, and the administrative level of the principal post is equivalent to the deputy regiment level, and the administrative level of the deputy post is equivalent to the deputy battalion level.

According to this establishment, the total strength of a division of the first type is about 15,000, and it has more than 80 artillery pieces, more than 300 mortars, more than 300 machine guns, and about 600 horses, while the number of the second division is about 12,000, and the number of artillery pieces and machine guns is roughly the same as that of the first division, but the caliber is smaller. There are more than 150 mortars, mainly without 60 mortars. But despite this, both the A and B divisions are considered to have superior firepower in this era, and even in the First World War, they are not inferior, so as long as the logistics supply can keep up, there is absolutely no problem in dealing with the Russo-Japanese War.

After the plan for the establishment of the army was sent to the Central Military Commission, it was quickly approved by the Central Military Commission, and it was decided to first organize two divisions according to such standards. Three days later, the reorganized regiments returned to Qingdao, and the Central Military Commission formally ordered Zhang Zhengjie and Qiu Yahui to be appointed commanders of the First and Second Divisions, and both of them were promoted to major generals and formally entered the ranks of generals.