Chapter 1676 - Commander of Security

The Battle of Guangzhou ended with a crushing victory for the Chinese troops, Guangzhou became the first provincial capital to be recovered by the Chinese troops, and as the Japanese army began to retreat to Hainan Island, the Chinese troops began to be fully stationed in various parts of Guangdong, and the troops of Sun Weiguo's 47th Group Army also began to be deployed in Zhanjiang, Maoming, Yangjiang and other places to garrison and recuperate.

On November 19, 1939, the Military Commission appointed Yu Hanmou, deputy commander of the Fourth Theater, as chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Government, and Sun Weiguo, commander-in-chief of the 47th Group Army, as the commander of the Guangdong Security Corps, responsible for the management of the province's security regiments.

After Sun Weiguo received the appointment of the Military Commission, Sun Weiguo did not have much interest in this post of security commander, and now his busiest thing is to rest and recuperate in various departments.

Up to now, the 47th Group Army is still under the jurisdiction of the New Seventh Army and the New Ninth Army, but the New Seventh Army is under the jurisdiction of the Honorary Third Division, the Honorary Seventh Division, the Provisional Fifth Division, and the Provisional Sixth Division, and the Provisional Ninth Army has also begun to have the 201st Division, the Honorary Fourth Division, the New 11th Division, and the Security Division.

The two armies of the 47 th Group Army had eight divisions under their jurisdiction, and these eight divisions had more than 80,000 men at full strength.

With the end of the Battle of Guangzhou, Sun Weiguo strengthened the captured Japanese artillery equipment to the artillery brigade, although the chairman did not give the artillery brigade divisional establishment, but Sun Weiguo privately expanded the artillery brigade into an artillery division, Liang Zerui served as the commander of the artillery division, and the artillery division had three howitzer regiments, the first regiment was equipped with 30 Japanese-style 96-style 150MM howitzers, the second regiment was equipped with 30 Japanese-style 150MM howitzers, and the third regiment was equipped with 30 German-made 155MM howitzers.

AT THE SAME TIME, IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VARIOUS ARMIES, SUN WEIGUO SET UP AN ARTILLERY REGIMENT, AND THESE TWO ARTILLERY REGIMENTS WERE EACH EQUIPPED WITH 20 155MM HOWITZERS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES.

After the Battle of Guangzhou, the United States realized the importance of Sun Weiguo, and they absolutely took the lead in providing Sun Weiguo with 40 howitzers.

Moreover, after the Battle of Guangzhou, the U.S. military will continue to send Lawrence to China to continue to negotiate with Sun Weiguo about the training of armored troops.

The war in Guangdong has been declared over, and what Sun Weiguo needs to do now is to rest his troops and obtain more weapons and ammunition from the Americans.

However, because of the large number of weapons and ammunition obtained from the Japanese, although most of Sun Weiguo's troops used Japanese-style weapons, they did not lack weapons.

Chongqing, the official residence of the chairman.

Guangdong won a victory, and the chairman of the committee showed a lot of smiles on his face, and the recovery of Guangzhou this time was something that the chairman did not expect.

Even before the air force units that were ready to fight to the death were dispatched, Sun Weiguo had already ended the Guangdong operation.

The chairman of the NPC Standing Committee was very optimistic about Sun Weiguo, and he believed that under Sun Weiguo's leadership, the troops of the 47 th Group Army would create more miracles.

It is precisely because he realized that Sun Weiguo was not simple, so even though Nanning, Guangxi has now fallen into a crisis, the chairman of the NPC Standing Committee still has no intention of sending Sun Weiguo's troops to reinforce the past.

At present, the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee has given Sun Weiguo the task of resting and recuperating and quickly returning to a full state.

"Chairman of the committee, the Japanese troops in Guangxi have marched to the vicinity of Nanning, according to the current situation, they will arrive in Nanning in three or four days at the latest, judging from the current situation in Guangxi, I am afraid that Nanning may not be able to hold it, although the Fifth Army and other troops have been transferred to the past, but they are far from being able to solve the near fire, we have to make the worst plan."

He Yingqin, chief of staff, came to the chairman, saluted the chairman, and said in a solemn tone.

Xu Yongchang, the head of the Military Command Department, who got the news, also hurried over, knowing that if Nanning was lost, the situation in Guangxi would be greatly changed.

In the past, Xu Yongchang actively dissuaded the chairman of the committee from transferring Sun Weiguo's troops to Guangxi to fight, but now that the war situation in Guangxi is in crisis, Xu Yongchang is ready to suggest that the chairman of the committee transfer the troops of Sun Weiguo's 47th Group Army, which has just finished the Guangdong operation, to Guangxi to fight.

"Chairman, the Fifth Army and other units have already begun to set out, but judging from the situation of their troops, I am afraid that the situation in Guangxi will not be resolved in the short term, Chairman of the Committee, now we must transfer the troops of the 47th Group Army to Guangxi to fight, and only when the troops of the 47th Group Army enter Guangxi to fight, can the situation be changed."

Xu Yongchang came to the chairman, he looked at the chairman, and said with a solemn expression on his face.

"The troops of the 47th Group Army have just finished the Guangzhou operation, and their troops have suffered heavy casualties, and now they must rest and recuperate, not to mention that on Hainan Island, the Japanese troops still have formed troops, and if the troops of the 47th Group Army go to Guangxi to fight now, the Japanese troops on Hainan Island will definitely counterattack, and at that time, with the strength of the 62nd Army and other troops in Guangdong, they may not be able to play a role, so at present, they absolutely cannot let the troops of the 47th Group Army leave Guangzhou."

The chairman of the committee looked at Xu Yongchang, and he said with a serious expression on his face.

"But Chairman of the Committee, if Nanning is lost, Guangxi may be fully occupied by the Japanese army, and the consequences will be unimaginable." Xu Yongchang continued.

"I have already transferred the troops of the Fifth Army, the 36th Army, and the 99th Army to immediately reinforce the past, and the troops of the 47th Group Army should not be transferred for the time being." The chairman said in a firm tone.

Nanning is a historical ancient town, the geographical location here is very important, since ancient times it is a place where soldiers must fight, especially now Nanning Highway extends in all directions, to the south is Qinzhou Bay, to the east is Liuzhou, Yulin, to the west is Longzhou and the Sino-Vietnamese border, to the north is Baise, as long as the little devil masters Nanning, he will completely control the southern part of Guangxi.

Chairman of the committee is very clear about this, but what he knows even more is that the troops of Sun Weiguo's 47th Group Army now need to rest and recuperate, and this unit cannot be exhausted.

Moreover, there are still Japanese troops on Hainan Island, and once the 47th Group Army leaves Guangdong, perhaps this Japanese army will make a comeback.

At that time, once Guangdong falls into the hands of the Japanese army again, the chairman of the committee will lose all face.

"Yes, Chairman." Xu Yongchang reluctantly agreed, even if he was reinforced by the 47th Group Army now, he would not be able to rescue Nanning, let alone the Fifth Army and other troops.

In Xu Yongchang's view, Nanning will definitely be completely lost.

At this time, in the imperial family of Tokyo, Japan, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito looked gloomy towards Prince Zaihito, Chief of Staff, Prince Bojian, Chief of the Military Command Department, Shunroku Hatata, Minister of the Navy, Yoshida Zengo, and Prime Minister Nobuyuki Abe, all stood in front of Hirohito.

They all looked at Hirohito, and even though Hirohito hadn't spoken yet, they had solemn expressions on their faces.

"Have you seen the latest international message?" Hirohito looked at these high-level officials with a cold gaze, and said in a cold tone.