Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Prototype of the Elite Division of German Weapons
On October 30, the day after He Jianye returned to the barracks, the order of the Ministry of Military Affairs was finally issued, and the Third Division of the National Revolutionary Army was inspected by the Ministry of Military Affairs and was hereby reorganized into a German Armament Adjustment Division, and the whole division was organized as follows: Division Headquarters 1; Infantry Brigade 2; Infantry Regiment 4; Cavalry Company 1; artillery battalion 1; Engineer Battalion 1; Signal Barracks 1; Baggage Barracks 1; The personnel establishment is 11,423 (field artillery horse pulling division), 11,579 personnel (mountain artillery pack horse division), 2,381 mules and horses (field artillery), 2,324 horses (mountain artillery). It was equipped with 12 field (mountain) guns, 24 small guns, 24 82 mortars, 74 heavy machine guns, and 336 light machine guns. According to the current situation of the Third Division, the current structure is as follows: the Third Division has 4,500 personnel, 324 light machine guns, 72 heavy machine guns, 24 mortars, and 12 companies are missing; It was planned to be reorganized in August 1936.
It should be noted that, although the first and second batches of 20 units, totaling 20 units, had begun to be reorganized and underwent new training at the request of the German military advisers, the actual replacement of weapons was only the light weapons of the first 10 units, and the number was insufficient to be completely replaced. As for heavy weapons and the equipment required for the second batch of 10 units, since there is no stock, the troops can only be reorganized in accordance with the establishment requirements.
In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Third Division will all go to Jiangxi for training and wait for weapons to be purchased from Germany and then reequipped. According to the Ministry of Military Affairs, the main commanders of the Third Division after the reorganization were as follows: Division Commander Li Yutang, Deputy Division Commander Chen Yinglong, Chief of Staff Nguyen Vinh Qi, Eighth Brigade Commander Zhao Xitian, Commander of the 13th Regiment Wang Zhaohua, Commander of the 15th Regiment Pan Zhen, Commander of the Ninth Brigade Hu Yunshan, Commander of the 16th Regiment Fan Ling, Commander of the 18th Regiment Zhou Qingxiang, and Supplementary Regiment Commander He Jianye.
On 1 November, the first meeting of the Third Division after its reorganization was held at the temporary division headquarters of the barracks.
"According to the order, we will take the train back to Jiangxi tomorrow for German-style training, and wait for the commanders of each regiment to receive the training manual from the chief of staff, and the regiments must train in strict accordance with the training manual, and the supplies will be supplied by Jiangxi. The number of our division in this reorganization is the largest in the second batch, 4,500 people, and the second batch was originally reorganized according to 4,000 people first, but Minister He vaguely mentioned what happened to the additional 500 establishment. I hope everyone understands! Saying this, Li Yutang swept the chief officials below with his eyes, saw that everyone had no opinion, and said loudly: "Disband!" ”
On November 4, 1935, after arriving at the Nanchang barracks, the third division was still in the process of resuming training.
"According to the arrangements of the Ministry of Military Affairs and the specific situation of the division, the training temporary residence areas are now divided as follows: the 8th Brigade is in the Jing'an area, and the brigade headquarters is located in Jing'an; The Ninth Brigade is in the Yingtan area, and the brigade headquarters is located in Yingtan; There are few people in the supplementary group, just in Qingjiang, and you can go home more while training. ”
After all, we are still short of 12 companies, and the specific indicators are as follows: the Eighth Brigade can recruit 5 companies, the Ninth Brigade can recruit 5 companies, and the remaining two companies are recruited by He Jianye's supplementary regiment. However, soldiers can be recruited, and the funds will be solved by themselves, and at present, the Ministry of Military Affairs has not given us more military funds. Moreover, the level of training must keep up, and it must be completed on time in accordance with the training manual of the Ministry of Military Affairs; The division headquarters in Nanchang will go down to various brigades from time to time to conduct spot checks. Disband! ”
After the disbandment of the troops, He Jianye found Li Yutang, "Division commander, I want to take the troops to conduct a field training and actual combat exercise, but this gun and ammunition are insufficient, see if you can ....... it."
"Oh! What a thing! You really don't have much guns and ammunition for the replenishment regiment, so be it! I will allocate 100 Hanyang-made and 20,000 rounds of ammunition from the division, so it's okay! Li Yutang said cheerfully,
"Commander, this ...... My troops want the division headquarters to dial some box guns, do you think it's okay? He Jianye said hip-hop,
"You kid, what a beautiful thought! There's not too much of that! Li Yutang scolded,
"Division commander, you see, from me to the supplementary regiment for so long, there is no merit and hard work! You should reward me. He Jianye continued to grind,
"In that case, 50 box cannons, 50 rifles, 5,000 rounds of ammunition each, there are no more." Li Yutang gritted his teeth and said, saying that the stock of the division headquarters is not much, and the military and political department has not replenished the third division for a long time.
"Thank you!" He Jianye saluted, and then took the division commander's approval to the chief of staff.
The headquarters of the Ninth Brigade, the newly appointed Hu Yunshan is tinkering with the map, looking at the commander of the 16th Regiment below, where the 18th Regiment is stationed, He Jianye shouted loudly outside the door, "Report"
"Come in" After Hu Yunshan finished speaking, he saw that He Jianye was coming, pulled a chair, asked him to sit down, and continued to look at the map, He Jianye looked obedient! This brigade commander doesn't play cards according to the routine! Don't ask him why he's here.
"Congratulations to the brigade commander on his ascension!" He Jianye began to have nothing to say,
"If you say that you are here to let me have a drink, you have come to the right place, tonight, at 8 o'clock in Nanchang Hotel, you go on time! Labor and management are also invited! It's okay you can go. Hu Yunshan also raised his head and said,
"Brigade commander, didn't I see you ascend and give you a gift!" He Jianye said with a hippie smile,
"Oh! Are you going to add some of your trained soldiers to me? How much? 100 is not too little, 400 is not too small. Hu Yunshan finally reacted, looked up and asked,
"Brigadier Commander, look at what you say! My soldiers are not yours yet, I'm here to deliver things. Good stuff, do you want it? He Jianye asked,
"Tell me, what's that? I'll tell you about the smoke, don't talk about it! Hu Yunshan said directly,
"Two Czech light machine guns, what's up? This gift is not bad! He Jianye said,
"Good! I want it, where? Hu Yunshan smiled and clapped his hands and said,
"Brigade Commander, then you have to give some gifts in return!" He Jianye said,
"Feelings, you're here to fight the autumn breeze, what do you want to change?" Hu Yunshan asked,
"Box guns, not much change, two Czech, 200 rounds. 50 box guns and 5,000 rounds of ammunition. He Jianye said,
"Fuck, He Jianye, you get out of the way as soon as possible, it's all like you, it's all done! Labor and management are not fools! Labor and management do not need it. Hu Yunshan said,
"Brigadier Commander, Brigadier Commander, don't! As the saying goes, the girl will not pay the dowry when she marries her mother's family, so I left the Ninth Brigade and went to Qingjiang to camp on my own, so you should give me more dowry. "He Jianye began to grind,
When Hu Yunshan heard this, he suddenly softened a little, saying that the Ninth Brigade did not get benefits from He Jianye, not to mention anything else, the last time he replenished the 400 recruits was trained by He Jianye, and he became the backbone of the army after a battle.
"He Jianye, to tell you the truth, we don't have so many in the Ninth Brigade, a total of 30 box guns, can you get enough bullets for 2,000 rounds? It's all for you kid, you go out and move the machine gun first, I'll have to put the battalion commander's box gun up and give it to you, and I'll get it in two hours! Hu Yunshan gritted his teeth and said,
"Brigade Commander Xie, don't say much, I will definitely pay you back in the future, and double it!" Thank you, Brigadier! He Jianye ran out.