Chapter 811: Establishment of the Second Division of Rong

Shen Wei felt that Sun Weiguo's declaration was too large, and no division-level unit would have so many troops under its jurisdiction, and she felt that the Military Commission would not agree to Sun Weiguo's request.

However, Sun Weiguo was determined to do so, and he directly sent the telegram to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, asking the head of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army to forward the telegram to the Military Commission.

After this telegram was sent to the Central Military Commission on 26 July, the Military Commission did not make any reply for a long time, but Sun Weiguo was not anxious, and he had already begun to make preparations to solve the problem of replenishing troops.

A few days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was September, and the weather in September still did not change, the air was scorching, and the sun was scorching.

In the past few days, Sun Weiguo has to transfer troops from the Independent Regiment to return to Pingding County on the one hand, and on the other hand, Sun Weiguo has to use the captured property to buy weapons and ammunition.

On September 2, 1938, six days after Sun Weiguo sent a telegram to the Military Commission, the Military Commission began to officially reply the telegram, and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters forwarded the telegram to the generals.

After six days of discussion and study, the Central Military Commission decided to approve Sun Weiguo's request and give the Honorary Second Division six regiments.

The Military Commission was very generous this time, and they approved six regimental numbers to the Honorary Second Division at one time.

The Honorary First Regiment, the Honorary Second Regiment, the Honorary Third Regiment, the Honorary Fourth Regiment, the Honorary Fifth Regiment, and the Honorary Sixth Regiment, of which the Honorary First, Second and Third Regiments are the Infantry Regiment, the Honorary Fourth Regiment is the Armored Regiment, the Honorary Fifth Regiment is the Cavalry Regiment, and the Honorary Sixth Regiment is the Artillery Regiment.

As for the establishment of the five battalions, the Central Military Commission did not make any statement, and it was obvious that they did not approve the establishment of the battalions directly under the headquarters of the five divisions.

You must know that once the Central Military Commission recognizes the establishment of the battalions directly under the five division headquarters, it means that the Military Commission will issue the supply equipment of these five battalions.

The bigwigs of the Military Commission feel that they have given the honorary second division six regiment numbers, which is already very face-saving for Sun Weiguo.

Even in the telegram of the Military Commission, there is a paragraph that blames Sun Weiguo for not expanding the army without authorization, causing adverse effects.

Sun Weiguo was originally very happy after receiving the message, but when he saw this paragraph, Sun Weiguo almost slapped the table and scolded his mother.

If both the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army can undertake part of the combat mission, Sun Weiguo is willing to reduce his troops to a regiment, and his expansion of the troops is not for himself, it is completely for the purpose of fighting devils.

Sun Weiguo knew very well that as long as his troops were encircled by the Japanese army, I am afraid that except for the brother troops of the Eighth Route Army, most of the rest of the troops would not be rescued.

"If the Military Commission does not approve the establishment of these five battalions, then I will expand to eight battalions!" Sun Weiguo said angrily.

On September 5, 1938, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army issued an order to cancel the Sixth Army Division of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region, and at the same time, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army issued an order to formally establish the Honorary Second Division.

On the same day, the headquarters of the Honorary Second Division was established in Binh Dinh County, and with the return of the independent regiment troops to Binh Dinh County, the divisions began to accept the reorganization.

Honorary First Regiment Commander Qin Xianliang, Deputy Regiment Commander Yin Jin, Chief of Staff Xie Hui, under the jurisdiction of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion, and 4th Battalion.

Honorary Second Regiment Commander Zhong Jian, Deputy Regiment Commander Zhang Wenbin, Chief of Staff Yue Wu, under the jurisdiction of the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th battalions.

Fang Chaoqun, commander of the honorary third regiment, Zheng Guanzilin, deputy commander of the regiment, and Zhu Jianwei, chief of staff, have jurisdiction over the 9th Battalion, 11th Battalion, 12th Battalion, and 13th Battalion.

Honorary Fourth Regiment Commander Yin Jinshan, Deputy Regiment Commander Chen Zhengwei, Chief of Staff Liu Ke, under the jurisdiction of the first armored battalion, the second armored battalion, the third armored battalion, and the armored artillery battalion.

XIAO ZHIWEI, COMMANDER OF THE FIRST ARMORED BATTALION, HAS THREE ARMORED COMPANIES, EACH EQUIPPED WITH 15 Type 89 TANKS, AND ONE ANTI-TANK GUN COMPANY, EQUIPPED WITH FOUR 37MM ANTI-TANK GUNS.

Ye Zimin, the commander of the second armored battalion, has three armored companies, each equipped with 15 Vickers tanks, and an anti-tank gun company, equipped with four 37MM anti-tank guns.

JIANG QUAN, COMMANDER OF THE THIRD ARMORED BATTALION, HAS THREE ARMORED BATTALIONS, EACH COMPANY IS EQUIPPED WITH FIFTEEN TANKS OF NO. 3, AND AN ANTI-TANK ARTILLERY COMPANY, EQUIPPED WITH FOUR 37MM ANTI-TANK GUNS.

WANG YANBO, COMMANDER OF THE ARMORED ARTILLERY BATTALION, HAS FOUR ARTILLERY COMPANIES UNDER HIS COMMAND, EQUIPPED WITH EIGHT 47MM ANTI-TANK GUNS AND EIGHT 105MM HOWITZERS.

Ge Haifeng, commander of the honorary fifth regiment, and Chen Guitang, deputy commander of the regiment, have the first cavalry battalion, the second cavalry battalion, the third cavalry battalion, and the cavalry artillery battalion.

Liang Zerui, commander of the Honorary Sixth Regiment, and Zheng Jingjing, deputy commander of the regiment, have the first artillery battalion, the second artillery battalion, the third artillery battalion, and the fourth artillery battalion.

The special service battalion directly under the division headquarters, battalion commander Liang Weifeng, reconnaissance battalion, battalion commander Yang Tiezhu, guard battalion, battalion commander Luo Hongyi, communication battalion, battalion commander Yang Tiezhu, engineer battalion, battalion commander Tian Wu, baggage battalion, battalion commander Liu Jingnuma, combat defense artillery battalion, battalion commander Kang Fei, supplementary battalion, battalion commander Ye Jiangkai.

Honorary Second Division Commander Sun Weiguo, Deputy Division Commander Zhong Jian (concurrently), Political Commissar Shen Wei, Division Chief of Staff Zhao Lerong, Deputy Chief of Staff Sun Ziyuan, Infantry Commander Fu Tao, Operations Section Chief Huang Guohua, Intelligence Section Chief Wang Kunyao, Quartermaster Section Chief Zhao Lin, Health Team Captain Liu Qian, Han Wei was transferred to the Division Headquarters Operations Staff Officer, Han Mu was transferred to the Division Headquarters Intelligence Staff Officer, and Yang Xinglu was transferred to the Division Headquarters Quartermaster Staff.

On 10 September, the Quanxu Department of the Central Military Commission officially named Sun Weiguo, Zhong Jian, Shen Wei, Zhao Lerong, Fu Tao, and Yin Jinshan as major generals, Qin Xianliang, Fang Chaoqun, Ge Haifeng, Liang Zerui, and Sun Ziyuan as colonels.

The reorganization of the troops has been completed, but the various departments still lack a lot of weapons and equipment, which need to be transported from abroad by Catherine and Chen Aihua.

Moreover, with the expansion of Sun Weiguo's Honorary Second Division to six regiments and eight battalions, logistics supply has become a big problem.

You must know that there are now nearly 20,000 people in the Honorary Second Division, and these nearly 20,000 people not only need food and water, but also need fuel for armored vehicles and tanks, and ammunition for many weapons.

What's more, there are a lot of new recruits now, and Sun Weiguo plans to solve the problem of replenishing troops in the army.

Although the army has been expanded, Sun Weiguo only has sorrow on his face, but there is no joy, he wants to worry about his troops.

On the afternoon of 10 September, after the officers and men of the Honorary Second Division were officially conferred their military ranks in the Quanxue Hall of the Central Military Commission, the Central Military Commission again sent a telegram to the Honorary Second Division.

The Military Commission classified the four county towns of Yangquan County, Pingding County, Xiyang County, and Heshun County as the Honorary Second Division.

After Yangquan and other four county towns become the division districts of the Honorary Second Division, the Honorary Second Division can set up divisional headquarters in these four counties to be responsible for recruiting and supplementing recruits.