Chapter 33 Reorganization of the Troops
In the early morning of November 5, 1937, He Jianye followed the sound of the horn to the playground, looked at the more than 5,100 people below standing neatly on the playground, and shouted loudly,
"Brothers, starting today, you will start training according to yesterday's formation, our training time is very tight, maybe the military committee will go to the front line again to fight the devil after an order! So I hope that all the brothers will train well. Each battalion and company organizes training! ”
He Jianye returned to the regiment headquarters, Deputy Head Xia came in and handed He Jianye a piece of paper, and He Jianye looked at him suspiciously......
"Regiment commander, this is the current list and establishment of the officers of the 16th Regiment, you can take a look, if there is no problem, I will report to the brigade headquarters!" Deputy Head Xia explained,
He Jianye buried his head in looking at this new compilation table,
"3 infantry battalions of 800 men each, artillery battalions of 400 men, 10 82-mm mortars (4 of which were brought back by captured Japanese soldiers), 250 men in the baggage company; 200 engineers in the company; transport company 150 people; 1 reconnaissance company directly under the regimental headquarters with 260 people; 1 regimental headquarters guard company with 260 people; 1,266 people in the supplementary battalion; The full number of people in the regiment is 5,186. ”
"The first battalion commander Zhu Yunhua, the second battalion commander Leng Qi, and the third battalion commander are temporarily replaced by Cao Dibing; Artillery battalion commander Huang Wujun, baggage company commander Xie Yong, engineer company commander Yang Shunsen, transport company commander Li Zhenlin, reconnaissance company commander Yang Xiaoshi, guard company commander Zeng Da, supplementary battalion commander temporary vacancy, Leng Qi temporarily led to training. ”
"How can there be so many people in the supplementary battalion, is there too few people in the artillery battalion?" He Jianye asked,
"Regiment commander, we are now short of guns and ammunition, including the Japanese army's Type 38 rifles, which are equipped with the brothers, and they cannot guarantee that each person has a rifle, there is not a single heavy machine gun now, only 12 light machine guns, only 10 mortars, and even fewer shells; Replenish the hungry brothers in the camp and are unarmed! Deputy Head Xia said,
"You don't have to worry about ammunition, all the Japanese-style 38 rifles are given to the engineer company, and all the ammunition is given to them, which should ensure 200 rounds of ammunition per person! Other surplus Type 38 rifle guns were sealed first; See if you can sell it. Tomorrow when our replenishment arrives, we will be able to arm the brethren. He Jianye said,
"In addition, the artillery battalion was expanded to 1,000 people, let Huang Wujun pick people by himself, there was not much ammunition for them to train with live ammunition, try to pick mortars that had been used before, except for the guard company and the reconnaissance company, the whole regiment can be picked, and whoever doesn't let people go will look for me. In addition, the supplementary battalions were abolished, and each infantry battalion was expanded to 1,000 people, and all the surplus was given to the engineer company! That's it. He Jianye commanded,
"Commander, then I'll report it when I change it?" Deputy Head Xia asked,
"Well, go ahead!" He Jianye said,
"I don't know when my eldest brother will be able to deliver the things, it's too late!" He Jianye thought worriedly......
"Ding Ding Ding ......" The phone of the 16th Regiment Headquarters rang,
"This is the 16th Regiment," said the regimental staff officer who answered the phone,
"Regiment commander, the brigade commander is looking for you!" The staff officer handed the phone to He Jianye,
"Brigade Commander, I'm He Jianye." He Jianye picked up the phone and said,
"Go to the division headquarters immediately!" Hu Yunshan hung up the phone after saying only one sentence,
He Jianye immediately went out and rushed to the division headquarters, and when he came to the division headquarters, he found that the division commander Li Yutang was already sitting at the conference table with a frown, and when he saw He Jianye coming in, he motioned for him to sit down......
Ten minutes later, the personnel arrived, and Li Yutang said to Ruan Yongqi, "Chief of Staff, let's introduce the current battle situation to everyone!" ”
Ruan Yongqi took a stick, pointed to the map and said, "In the early hours of this morning, the Japanese 10th Army under the command of Yanagawa Heisuke, the 114th Division and the Kunisaki Detachment were escorted by the fleet to suddenly land at Caojing Town, Quangong Pavilion, Jinsiniang Bridge and other places near Jinshanwei in Hangzhou Bay, the 62nd Division responsible for defending this section only had two infantry companies to defend, the Japanese army quickly marched towards Songjiang, and now Chen Cheng has ordered the 67th Army to go to Songjiang to be responsible for defense. The 6th and 18th divisions of the Japanese army are now rushing towards the Songjiang and Shanghai-Nanjing railways. The Japanese 3rd Division, 9th Division, 101st Division, and Shigeto Detachment continued to attack Jiangwan, Baziqiao, and the Beijing-Shanghai Railway from the direction of Dachang, and the 13th Division attacked Jiading and Nanxiang. ”
"Everyone has seen that the current situation is very bad, the Japanese 10th Army and the Japanese 3rd Division, the 9th Division, the 101st Division, and the Shigeto Detachment are trying to annihilate the elite of our Central Army in the Shanghai area, and now we have not received the order to let our troops go to the front, but I estimate that it will not be long, and all units will step up the replenishment of materials, and the order will be on top as soon as we complete the rectification and replenishment! Let's go back and prepare! ”
On the evening of 5 November, Zeng Da guarded the regimental radio station, and He Jianye was still on duty at the regiment headquarters, and instructed Deputy Regiment Commander Xia to take charge of logistics, train the logistics department of the division headquarters, urge the equipment to be repaired, and the battalion and company commanders to seize the time to train the troops......
"Commander, a telegram from Qingjiang." Zeng Da handed He Jianye a telegram,
"Second brother, the equipment has been on the train, and it is expected to arrive at Shanghai South Railway Station before November 7, please pay attention to receive! Please also take care of your health, your family is very worried! ”
After reading the telegram, He Jianye said to Zeng Da, starting tomorrow afternoon, you will take people to squat at the train station, pay attention to the arrival time of the train, and notify me once the train determines the arrival time! ”
On the evening of November 5, He Jianye took out a large amount of meat and ordered the cooking team to transport it back to add food to everyone.
"From this day forward, we will ensure the nutrition of the brethren!" He Jianye confessed to the cooking squad leader......
On November 6, the battalions and companies of the 16th Regiment continued their training, and under the pressure of the war, the brothers did not complain and were desperately fulfilling the training requirements of their commanders.......
"Regiment Commander, Company Commander Zeng asked me to come back and tell you that the train entered the station at 12 o'clock this evening!" Li Anping came back and reported,
"You go and call Leng Qi to come to the regiment headquarters!" He Jianye said,
"Commander, what task?" Leng Qi said,
"Set off at 10 o'clock this evening, take the brothers of the second battalion, the baggage company, and the transportation company, prepare more carts, and we will go to the train station to pull things back!" He Jianye ordered,
"Yes, Commander, is our equipment here?" Lenzaki asked,
"We'll find out then." He Jianye said,
After dinner, He Jianye was thinking about the current battle situation at the regiment headquarters, and Deputy Regiment Commander Xia hurriedly came to the regiment headquarters.
"Commander, good news! The division headquarters told us to go and collect our equipment now. ”
"Oh! Inform the transport company and the baggage company together, I will personally lead the team to go and strive to transport it back in one trip! He Jianye said,
"Commander, why don't you rest! I'll just go. Deputy Head Xia said,
"You're on duty at the regimental headquarters. I'll go. "He Jianye decided,
At 9 o'clock in the evening, He Jianye brought back more than 10 mules and horses, pulling the guns and ammunition that the division headquarters had given to the 16th regiment. ”
"Regiment commander, now organize the brothers of the reconnaissance company to unload things together, and they will be unloaded directly on the playground, look at it. If you lose it, I'll ask you!" He Jianye said,
"Yes, don't worry, the head of the regiment!" Yang Xiaoshi began to arrange guards and unloading......
At 10 o'clock in the evening, He Jianye rushed to the railway station with more than 30 mule and horse carts, the second battalion, the transportation company, and the baggage company......