Chapter 741 Strengthened Establishment

The Sixth Army Subdivision of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region was soon established in Donghui Town, and the Sixth Army Subdivision already had the establishment of four regiments, and these four regiments were the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, the First Pre-Regiment, the Independent Regiment, and the Anonymous Regiment, and the Nameless Regiment was only missing one battalion, while the three battalions of the guard battalion, reconnaissance battalion, and cavalry battalion directly under the military sub-district were all overstaffed, and the cavalry battalion was directly the strength of a cavalry regiment.

However, the Sixth Army Division seems to have a large establishment, but it is still very lacking in personnel, and the weapons and ammunition of the infantry regiment are relatively easy to solve, after all, a lot of weapons and ammunition were captured in this operation, but it is extremely difficult for the armored battalion to replenish the tanks.

The Wuhan frontline operation has a bearing on the future of both Chinese and Japanese countries, and both the Chinese and Japanese top leaders attach great importance to this operation.

On 12 July, the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee sent a telegram of commendation to Sun Weiguo, in which the chairman conferred the title of "Patriotic Regiment" on the Sixth Cavalry Regiment.

This patriotic regiment can be described as a pun, defending the country is Sun Weiguo's name, but defending the country also has the meaning of protecting the family and defending the country.

After the Sixth Cavalry Regiment received this title, they were ecstatic, and the regiment commander Yin Jinshan was even more proud of it.

However, apart from the telegram of commendation sent by the chairman on 12 July, the chairman seems to have completely forgotten about this incident in the days that followed, and he did not make any commendation.

The Sixth Army Division was formally established, and Sun Weiguo became the commander of the Military Division, but now Sun Weiguo is worried, and he has no way to solve the situation of the armored battalion troops.

The Sixth Cavalry Regiment now has less than 30 tanks left, and if you want to replenish the armored battalion, you need to buy foreign tanks, but a tank is expensive, and Sun Weiguo's family has already been drained, and the only way at present is to repair and destroy the tanks of the Japanese army.

In the following days, Sun Weiguo went to Zanhuang County with the troops of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment several times, and transported all the trophies hidden by the Sixth Cavalry Regiment in Zanhuang County to Pingding County.

The devil soldiers of the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Army and the 3rd Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade were stationed in the county seat of Pingding County and did not come out, and they did not dare to trouble the new 2nd Brigade, but there was a silent scene in Pingding County.

The units of the New 2nd Brigade are rapidly resting and recuperating, the troops of the 1st Advance Regiment are in Xiyang County, the Unknown Regiment is in Heshun County, and the units directly under the 6th Army Sub-district and the New 2nd Brigade are operating in Pingding County and Yangquan County respectively.

For half a month, Sun Weiguo spent all his time in the troops of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, and all the rest and recuperation of each department was handed over to Zhao Lerong and Shen Wei to deal with.

"Commander, now we only have seven Vickers tanks, eight T-26 tanks, eight Type 89 tanks, two Type 97 tanks, and fifteen Type 95 tanks, although the number of tanks is even more than before, but the Type 95 tanks are very weak in armor, and I am afraid that they will not be able to carry out too difficult combat missions."

Outside Donghui Town, Pingding County, on the training ground of the armored battalion, Yin Jinshan, the commander of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, sat beside Sun Weiguo, and he said in a solemn tone.

After a period of repairs, some of the tanks that destroyed the armored detachment of the 1st Brigade of the Japanese melee have been repaired.

However, most of the Japanese troops were Type 95 tanks, which were so thin that even infantry guns could easily destroy them at close range.

Once such a tank fights the main force of the Japanese army, I am afraid that it will be easily destroyed by the Japanese artillery.

"There's no way to do it, use these tanks for training first, and if there's really no way to replenish them, we'll be able to use them to fight. Yin Jinshan, you continue to stare at the training of the armored battalion, the training must be strict, and the armored battalion must become a sharp sword for our Sixth Army Division. ”

Sun Weiguo looked at Yin Jinshan, and he said with a serious expression.

Sun Weiguo has been here in the armored battalion of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment for a period of time, and Sun Weiguo is now going to go to other troops to see their training results.

"Yes, Commander, please rest assured, the armored battalion will definitely be a sharp sword of the Sixth Army Division." Yin Jinshan stood up, he saluted and said solemnly.

At present, the 6th Cavalry Regiment is resting and training in Binh Dinh County, and the reconnaissance battalion, guard battalion, cavalry battalion, and artillery regiment directly under the military sub-district are also here.

The brigade headquarters and independent regiment of the new 2nd Brigade were resting in Yangquan County, the first regiment was in Xiyang County, and the anonymous regiment was in Heshun County.

On July 22, 1938, Sun Weiguo left the 6th Cavalry Regiment, and he first returned to the 6th Army Divisional Headquarters in Suochun Town.

The Sixth Army Division is stationed in Suochun Town, and the current presiding over the work of the headquarters are Political Commissar Shen Wei and Chief of Staff Zhao Lerong.

During the period of the armored battalion of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, Sun Weiguo was repairing tanks, and Sun Weiguo didn't know anything about what was happening in the headquarters.

Sun Weiguo's adjutant Hao Jie has been transferred by Sun Weiguo to the guard battalion as a platoon leader, and Sun Weiguo's original guard Wang Youhua was promoted to guard squad leader and is responsible for protecting Sun Weiguo's safety.

"Commander." When Sun Weiguo came to the military division headquarters, Zhao Lerong and others stood up one after another, and they saluted Sun Weiguo and said.

Sun Weiguo returned to Zhao Lerong and the others with a military salute, he came to the map, and he looked at the map.

Seeing that there were already a lot of artillery positions and tank units marked on the map, he couldn't help but look at Zhao Lerong.

Zhao Lerong came to Sun Weiguo's side and explained that when Sun Weiguo was repairing tanks in the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, the First Brigade and the Third Independent Mixed Brigade had been replenished with tanks, anti-tank guns and other weapons, and the Japanese troops stationed in Pingding County had exceeded 10,000.

"Let Chen Zhengwei's reconnaissance battalion keep an eye on the Japanese troops in the county, especially the first brigade of the melee, and we must keep abreast of their situation at all times." After Sun Weiguo listened to Zhao Lerong's words, he said in a serious tone.

"Yes, Commander." Zhao Lerong immediately replied.

After Zhao Lerong reported on the dynamics of the Japanese army in Pingding County, Shen Wei came to Sun Weiguo, and she told some things about Sun Weiguo's absence from the headquarters.

The chairman of the committee was silent for half a month after sending a commendation telegram to the New Second Brigade, but the chairman still did not forget the merits of the New Second Brigade, and he replenished nine T-26 tanks to the New Second Brigade, and asked the Ministry of Military Affairs to replenish some weapons and ammunition, and the chairman also revealed that he wanted to meet Sun Weiguo.

The chairman's commendation is insignificant, but now there are less than 100 tanks in the whole country, and the chairman can be regarded as generous this time.

What makes Sun Weiguo feel most gratified is that all walks of life have donated a lot of materials to the New Second Brigade, and they have made a strong contribution with money.

In just half a month, more than 100 patriotic youths came to Pingding County, and they wanted to join the troops of the New Second Brigade.

These patriotic youths are knowledgeable, and their arrival has solved the problem of lack of soldiers in the armored battalion.