Chapter 740: Sixth Army Division
The head of the headquarters originally planned to give the sixth army subdivision of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region a new number of the sixth regiment, but considering the situation of the fifth and sixth battalions fighting in Guanshan Town, the head of the headquarters gave them the number of an unknown regiment.
The Unknown Regiment is a great shame for any unit, and the head of the headquarters has formed the Unknown Regiment with the 5th and 6th Battalions, and they have expectations.
Sun Weiguo didn't intend to accept the fifth and sixth battalions in his heart, but Sun Weiguo couldn't refuse the face of Division Commander Liu, Commander Nie and the head of the headquarters.
At the same time, after receiving the order of the head of the headquarters, Sun Weiguo began to realize that his position as the commander of the new Second Brigade was to be relinquished, after all, he was now the commander of the Sixth Army Division.
Pingding County, Donghui Town, New Second Brigade Headquarters.
Sun Weiguo and Deputy Brigade Commander Fu Tao were talking, and Sun Weiguo had plans to let Fu Tao take over the post of commander of the new Second Brigade.
The unit of the new Second Brigade is to be reorganized, and the head of the General Headquarters has given the Sixth Army subdivision the establishment of an artillery regiment, which means that the two artillery battalion units will naturally not be able to be organized into units directly under the New Second Brigade, and Sun Weiguo wants to discuss in detail with Fu Tao about taking over as brigade commander.
Zhong Jian, the commander of the independent regiment, is an old qualification, and Zhong Jian is Sun Weiguo's old superior, but Sun Weiguo knows very well that Zhong Jian's command ability is at most a regiment, and if Zhong Jian is asked to command a brigade or even a division of troops, Zhong Jian is a little difficult.
At present, although the Sixth Army Division has temporarily gained a foothold in Pingding County and Xiyang County, the Japanese army's threat to the New Second Brigade still exists, and the New Second Brigade needs a qualified commander.
"Brigadier ...... No, Commander, it is a little difficult for me to take over the post of brigade commander, and I think it is better for the old regiment commander to take over this position of brigade commander, and I am willing to continue to serve as the deputy brigade commander and assist the old regiment commander in commanding the troops of the new Second Brigade. ”
Hearing that Sun Weiguo asked him to take over the position of commander of the new Second Brigade, Fu Tao hurriedly refused.
Fu Tao has a clear understanding of his command ability, and he believes that he is not qualified to serve as a brigade commander for the time being.
Let Zhong Jian take over the position of brigade commander, Fu Tao thinks it is the most appropriate, and he wants to assist Zhong Jian in commanding the new second brigade troops with the position of deputy brigade commander.
"Fu Tao, I have already discussed with the chief of staff and political commissar, you will serve as the brigade commander, Zhong Jian will continue to serve as the deputy brigade commander, and Shen Wei will follow me as the political commissar of the Sixth Army Division, and we will arrange a better political commissar for you, in addition, Chief of Staff Zhao Lerong will serve as the chief of staff of the Sixth Army Division Headquarters, and Deputy Chief of Staff Zhu Jianwei will serve as the chief of staff of the New Second Brigade."
Sun Weiguo looked at Fu Tao, he said with a smile, Sun Weiguo has decided on this matter, no matter how Fu Tao refuses, Sun Weiguo will not change.
Fu Tao heard that Sun Weiguo couldn't make changes to this matter, he looked at Sun Weiguo with some embarrassment, and didn't speak for a long time.
"This is how it was decided." Sun Weiguo slapped Fu Tao on the shoulder.
On July 9, 1938, the Sixth Army Division of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region was formally established in Donghui Town, Pingding County, and the Sixth Army Division had jurisdiction over the new Second Brigade, the Unknown Regiment, the Artillery Regiment, the Guard Battalion, the Reconnaissance Battalion, and the Cavalry Battalion.
Sun Weiguo, commander of the Sixth Army Division, Shen Wei, political commissar, Zhao Lerong, chief of staff, Sun Ziyuan, deputy chief of staff, Yue Wu, chief of the Operations Section, Wang Kunyao, chief of the Intelligence Section, and Zhao Lin, chief of the Quartermaster Section, the original staff office was abolished, and the Operations Section, Intelligence Section, and Quartermaster Section were directly under the leadership of Chief of Staff Zhao Lerong.
Fu Tao, commander of the new 2nd Brigade, Zhong Jian, deputy brigade commander, Fang Chaoqun, political commissar, Zhu Jianwei, chief of staff, Qin Xianliang, commander of the first regiment, Yin Jin, deputy commander, Xie Hui, chief of staff, the second battalion, the fourth battalion, and the eighth battalion under the jurisdiction of the 1st Regiment, the battalion commanders are Liu Jingnuan, Zheng Guanzilin, Xiao Yan, the head of the independent regiment Zhong Jian, the deputy commander Chen Yang, the chief of staff Hong Zhiqiang, the first battalion, the third battalion, and the seventh battalion under the jurisdiction of the independent regiment, the battalion commanders are Huang Gang, Zhang Wenbin, Wang Zhi, the commander of the 6th Cavalry Regiment Yin Jinshan, the deputy regiment commander Liang Weifeng, the chief of staff Liu Ke, and the armored battalion under the 6th Cavalry Regiment, The infantry battalion and the cavalry artillery battalion are respectively Xiao Zhiwei, Ye Zimin, and Wang Yanbo.
Wang Tieniu, the head of the nameless regiment, and Tan Tianyu, the deputy head of the regiment, have Ji Haotian to supplement the first battalion and Luo Chenxi to supplement the second battalion.
Liang Zerui, the commander of the artillery regiment, has the first battalion of Liang Zerui's artillery, the second battalion of Zheng Jingjing's artillery, and the third battalion of Li Jiaxin's artillery.
THE EQUIPMENT OF THE FIRST AND SECOND ARTILLERY BATTALIONS REMAINED UNCHANGED, AND THE THIRD ARTILLERY BATTALION WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWELVE 75MM CAVALRY FIELD GUNS.
The personnel of the guard battalion and the reconnaissance battalion have also remained unchanged, and the new 2nd Brigade has established a new guard company and a reconnaissance company.
The battalion commander of the cavalry battalion continued to be served by Ge Haifeng, and the deputy battalion commanders Chen Guitang and Han Wei. However, the troops of the Chen Guitang Cavalry Battalion of the Independent Regiment were incorporated into the cavalry battalion, so that the cavalry battalion had five cavalry companies and one machine gun company, and the combat strength was more than 1,000 people.
For the armored battalion of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, Ye Zimin's Jibu battalion, and the infantry battalions of various infantry regiments, Sun Weiguo made changes one after another.
The headquarters of the armored battalion has four Type 97 tanks, the first armored company is equipped with two Type 89 tanks and 15 Type 95 tanks, the second armored company is equipped with 17 T-26 tanks, and the third armored company is equipped with 17 Vickers tanks.
The headquarters of the Jibu Battalion has 10 Type 92 armored vehicles, 20 Type 91 armored vehicles, and each company is equipped with no less than 15 armored vehicles.
THE INFANTRY BATTALION IS ORGANIZED UNDER THE FOUR-FOUR SYSTEM, EACH INFANTRY BATTALION HAS THREE INFANTRY COMPANIES, ONE MACHINE GUN COMPANY, THE MACHINE GUN COMPANY HAS THREE TYPE 92 INFANTRY GUNS, THREE MACQIN HEAVY MACHINE GUNS, EACH INFANTRY COMPANY HAS THREE INFANTRY PLATOONS, ONE MACHINE GUN PLATOON, AND THE MACHINE GUN PLATOON HAS TWO TYPE 92 HEAVY MACHINE GUNS, TWO 60MM MORTARS, EACH INFANTRY PLATOON HAS A GRENADIER SQUAD, THREE INFANTRY SQUADS, EACH INFANTRY SQUAD HAS 13 PEOPLE, EQUIPPED WITH A LIGHT MACHINE GUN, TEN RIFLES, NINE GRENADIER SQUADS, EQUIPPED WITH THREE GRENADIERS, AND EACH PLATOON HAS A SNIPER.
THE INFANTRY BATTALION HAS MORE THAN 800 MEN IN EACH BATTALION, AND EACH REGIMENT HAS ABOLISHED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MACHINE GUN BATTALION AND CHANGED ITS JURISDICTION TO A MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY COMPANY, A MORTAR COMPANY, A MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY COMPANY WITH SIX 41-TYPE MOUNTAIN GUNS, AND A MORTAR COMPANY WITH SIX 82MM MORTARS.
Both the Independent Regiment and the First Advance Regiment are three-battalion units, but the regimental headquarters is directly subordinate to a mountain artillery company, a mortar company, a baggage company, and a guard company.
The new 2nd Brigade is under the jurisdiction of a communications company, a reconnaissance company, a guard company, an artillery battalion (12 mountain guns of the 94th type), a special combat team, and an engineer company.
According to Sun Weiguo's personnel establishment, the new 2nd Brigade has two infantry regiments and one armored regiment under its jurisdiction, and the brigade has more than 8,000 personnel.
And Qin Xianliang's nameless regiment is missing an infantry battalion, while Ge Haifeng's cavalry battalion is actually the strength of a cavalry regiment.
However, at present, the regiments are short of personnel, weapons and ammunition, especially the tanks of the armored battalion, which are now less than 30 left.