"It turned out that the river defense was the weakest link of the national army, and after the independent brigade was stationed in Chaohu, it took over the river defense in the east of Hefei. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info We estimate that the Japanese army does not have the ability to fight directly from the other side, they will have to recover at least for a period of time, but they must not be unprepared, the Japanese army is used to sneak attacks, with small and big. In terms of river defense, the new 1st Brigade will take over and supplement the brigade to assist. Zhang Cheng solemnly announced.

"In order to make up for our lack of troops, I plan to withdraw some of the people from the villages and build defensive positions there

Zhu Ping, record it and send a telegram to the new 1st Brigade that once a devil crosses the river, he must not be allowed to flee north and be eliminated on the spot. Zhang Cheng commanded.

After settling down, Zhang Chengcheng received a telegram from the Wuhan Military Commission that the person he wanted had already set off and would return to Dachao Lake tomorrow.

The three brigades are not even equipped with deputy brigade commanders, and many regiments do not have deputy positions, and there is a large shortage of middle and senior officers, even if they are trained from below, it will take time, so Zhang Chengcheng sent a telegram to the Wuhan Military Commission and Lao Jiang's attendant room, asking for some officers to be transferred to the new first division.

Lao Jiang couldn't ask for this request, and immediately gave instructions that as long as it was Zhang Cheng, an officer below the rank of colonel, he would give it to whoever he wanted.

Zhang Cheng wanted this effect, he searched through the documents in his mind, and finally drew up a list.

Those who have been promoted to major generals must not move, even if they are coming, their qualifications are older than themselves, and their command is not moving, isn't that adding to their own blockage?

The first person Zhang Wei wanted was Du Guangting, but he had already been ordered to form the first mechanized division of 200 divisions and was promoted to major general, even if he wanted it, Lao Jiang would not give it to him.

Zhang Cheng, an officer with the rank of colonel, asked for three people, all of whom were Zhang Quming, Liao Wengang, and Luo Jianghui, who were students of the seventh phase of Huangpu.

It was these three people, Lao Jiang also felt a pain in his flesh, but fortunately, they were all his descendants, and after that, he was relieved. However, he comforted his two henchmen and took their love away, which was a little emotional.

In addition to these three, Zhang Cheng also needed a lot of officers, all kinds of majors, as well as intelligence officers and technical arms, plus students who graduated from military academies. No less than hundreds.

The arrival of this group of people will definitely greatly enhance the comprehensive combat effectiveness of the new 1st Division, especially the two tiger generals Zhang Quming and Liao Wengang, and I believe that they will rise faster when they are under their own command.

"Three brothers, what do you think about the work arrangements of the three in the new first division?" Zhang Cheng took the person to the division headquarters, closed the door, and asked bluntly.

"Master Zhang, I'll come to you, naturally listen to your arrangement!" Zhang Quming was the first to say that although they were born in Huangpu, they are now Zhang Cheng's subordinates, and as subordinates, they must be conscious.

"We only received an appointment, not an appointment, obviously asking us to obey the arrangement of the master, and I don't think the master will arrange us to eat in vain."

"I don't raise idlers here, so, three brothers, it's impossible for you to come and eat for nothing." Zhang Cheng laughed.

"I ask to lead the troops!" Zhang Quming said, as long as he is allowed to lead the troops, even if he is the head of the regiment.

"The three main brigades of the new 1st Division do not have deputy brigade commanders, so the three of you choose one by yourself to be the deputy brigade commander, how is this arrangement?"

When the three of them heard this, their eyes couldn't help flashing a glimmer of light, the deputy brigade commander is not low, although he is a deputy, but he may not have the opportunity to directly lead the troops.

And they just arrived, and they also need time to get used to it, and it is not realistic to directly promote the main position.

"No problem!"

"I agree."

"Agreed!"

"Zhu Ping, give us a brief introduction to the three main brigades of our new first division and the three deputy brigade commanders!" Zhang Cheng nodded and commanded.

"Yes, sit!"

However, from the war report, some places are very vague, and even some places will be deliberately not written, what the real situation is, only by hearing it with your own eyes, can it be regarded as a real understanding.

Words can explain everything clearly, so why is there such a thing as "talk on paper"?

The three of them only knew that there were 10,000 or 20,000 people in the new division, and the scale was about the same as some miscellaneous armies, and there were still many things they didn't understand about the achievements they had achieved in southern Jiangsu.

"Three commanders, let me first talk about the establishment of our new first division, so that the three commanders can have an intuitive understanding." Zhu Ping paused his thoughts and said.

"The new 1st Division has three main brigades, each brigade has about 8,000 people, each brigade has three infantry regiments and a supplementary regiment, and the troops directly under the brigade headquarters are ......."

"Wait a minute, is each brigade equipped with an artillery battalion, may I ask what artillery battalion this artillery battalion is equipped with?" Zhang Quming interrupted Zhu Ping's words and asked.

"Mountain artillery or 92 infantry guns, each artillery battalion is equipped with twelve guns." Zhu Ping said.

"Three brigades are thirty-six, where did you get so many artillery?"

"Captured from the Japanese."

A trace of shock flashed in Zhang Quming's eyes, the amount of artillery he owned, the 51st Division where he was located was greatly inferior, and the family background of the new 1st Division was not ordinarily rich.

I heard that they also have a heavy artillery regiment, which must be a unit directly under the division headquarters, twenty-four heavy artillery, even Tang Enbo's 20th Army Corps does not have it.

Zhu Ping has not yet said that in addition to the heavy artillery regiment directly under the division headquarters, the new 1st Division also has a mountain artillery regiment, which is equipped with 36 mountain artillery pieces.

In terms of heavy firepower, the new 1st Division is actually not inferior to the main division of the Japanese army, which is the foundation that Zhang Cheng has accumulated with great difficulty.

Thanks also to the contribution of the 16th Division, and of course the supplies that the Japanese army transported to Nanjing. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to make up for such a thing.

Without these, how could he open up the situation in southern Anhui and eat an elite wing of the Japanese army?

It can be said that the current achievements of the new 1st Division have been established by stepping on the bones of the Japanese army.

"What Wei Quan wants to talk about below is about the operational direction and capabilities of the three brigades, Brother Zhang and Brother Liao. You'll have to listen carefully. Zhang Cheng kindly reminded.

The three infantry brigades set by Zhang Cheng are not simple infantry brigades. The operational direction of the three brigades is emphasized, and the capabilities of each individual are also emphasized.

The subdivision of the combat functions of the troops was a general trend in later generations, and no unit was all-round, and except for special forces, ordinary units always had a focus, for example, some units were very suitable for jungle operations, and some were very good at landing operations. Some like to fight in the desert.

Each unit may have the same conventional combat skills, but it must be considered that you have a certain terrain and climate, and if you pull a force suitable for fighting in the polar cold regions to the tropical rainforest, it will definitely not work, and combat attrition will directly demoralize your troops.

Another example is that some units are suitable for fighting sports warfare, while others are suitable for fighting tough battles, and so on, with different emphases. The same goes for generals, which is also the reason why Zhang Cheng reminded the three of them that that unit fits their attributes, so they will go to that unit.

Otherwise, it will be in the past, and it will not match the fighting style of their own troops, so they will feel awkward to command themselves.

"New 1 Brigade. Brigade commander Liu Zhongming, established on the basis of the Sichuan army, is good at running and mountain warfare. Running for hundreds of miles at night, they suddenly launched a battle, and the battle was won, and the Wuhu blocking battle was completed by them. ”

All three wrote it down. The new 1st Brigade is clearly suitable for movement and is good at running.

"The new 2nd Brigade, brigade commander Chen Qingshan, is my old subordinate of the 88th Division, this brigade has a balanced capability, attacking and defending very well, suitable for frontal offensive and defensive battles, and the composition of the troops is mostly integrated from the officers and soldiers of the original 88th Division and the main force of the Northeast Army."

"The new 3rd Brigade, brigade commander Hu Rongda, the strongest offensive force of the new 1st Division, the unit was originally composed of officers and soldiers trapped in Nanjing, and some soldiers of the German Armament Division, which is characterized by strong resilience and good at fighting resistance warfare."

The three troops were very powerful, which made the three of them ponder, and they considered which unit they were suitable for and which one they should go to.

"Brother Liao, which unit do you choose?"

"I, it's difficult, the three troops are very good, I want to go, but I can only choose one, it's too difficult." Liao Wengang said with a difficult face.

It would have been easier to do this if they had given an order, and now let them choose for themselves, in a hurry, it is really difficult to choose.

Zhang Cheng also has no way, if there is time, he will let the three of them get familiar with the new first division now, and then assign positions, but the war is tight, and it must be determined immediately.

The position they choose will be more active, which will allow them to become familiar with and integrate into the army more quickly.

"I'll choose the new 1st Brigade, mountain combat suits my appetite." Liao Wengang finally chose the new 1st Brigade.

"Brother Zhang, what about you?"

"I'll go to the new 2nd Brigade." Zhang Quming thought about it and chose the 2nd Brigade, which was reorganized by the descendants of the Central Army, and the quality of the soldiers would not be bad, and there would be many opportunities for him to lead the troops alone.

There is only one new 3rd Brigade left, Brigade Commander Hu Rongda, Huangpu Phase 6, Luo Jianghui happily chose to go to the New 3rd Brigade, he knows Hu Rongda, at least he can quickly open the relationship.

"The three of you will rest first, and there will be a welcome banquet in the evening, and I will send you to the army tomorrow to take up your duties." Zhang Chengdao. "Yes, Master!" "Zhu Ping, arrange it."

Zhang Cheng still has people to meet, and among the other officers who came in the same car, there are also many talents that Zhang Cheng cares about, and of course, there are also people from the Central Command and the Military Commander mixed in.

This time, Zhang Cheng also specially asked for four military doctors and professional medical personnel, there were too few doctors in the field hospital, especially the surgical doctors, who were busy, Wu Jia couldn't do so many surgeries alone, and some seriously injured people died in the process of waiting for surgery.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng made up his mind that he must have all the doctors in the field hospital, and in addition to searching for civilian doctors, he also applied for manpower from Wuhan.

There are also technical officers, such as those who understand armored vehicle technology, especially Japanese tanks, artillery officers, and so on.

At the same time, it was a surprise that he vigorously tapped talented people within the New First Division, which allowed him to find a lot of talented people, enrich various units, and optimize combat effectiveness.

The most direct result was the defeat of the officers and men, except for those who had not recovered from their injuries, and the remaining 80 percent eventually chose to join the new 1st Division, which also solved the major shortcoming of the shortage of grassroots officers in the new 1st Division.