Of course, the news of the arrival of the new commander of the army, Senior General Gangmura Ningji. It was also the first time that Gangcun Ningci came to North China, and it reached the ears of Liu Hua, who had just become the commander of the Shanxi Military Region. In the face of this notorious Gangcun Ningci, as Liu Hua, who has a graduate degree from the Military Academy in later generations, it can be said that he knows very well. At the same time, he also has a very familiar understanding of Gangcun Ningci's consistent combat methods and combat habits.

However, at this time, although he knew that Gangmura Ningji would become a very difficult opponent for him in the future. However, at this time, there was no extra time left for me to study him. Because the Shanxi Military Region has just been established, there are a large number of things that Liu Hua needs to solve in person. Among them, the most important is the reorganization of several heavily equipped units of the military region ....

"Commander, what do you think of the arrival of the new commander of the North China garrison, Gangcun Ningci? In addition, will there be any new changes in the inaugural meeting of the military region in North China?" On the morning of the second day of the inaugural meeting of the military region, I saw the telegram sent by the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in my hand. Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan asked Liu Hua in front of him.

"The new commander must have a new method of warfare. In addition, some time ago, the army was defeated in successive battles. If nothing else, this Gangcun Ningci will definitely carry out a major military movement in the North China army. Then, change the tactics and tactics of our army....Of course, as for the specific tactics that Gangmura Ningji might implement, we can be said to have no clue when we have no intelligence sources. Although Liu Hua has a very good understanding of Gangcun Ningci's tactics and habits. However, before there was no information source, he could only shake his head speechlessly.

"Well, I agree with the commander. Before there is accurate information, the only thing we can do is to wait and see what happens, wait for the army to make a move, and then we will make corresponding changes..."As soon as Liu Hua's words were finished, Li Qing, the chief of staff sitting next to him, immediately nodded and said.

"It seems that this is the only way to do it now. Commander, Chief of Staff, I suggest that from now on, our intelligence departments must pay close attention to all possible movements of the North China Army, and report to the command headquarters immediately if there is any disturbance. Let's try to use this information as soon as possible to analyze the tricks that Ningci of the Gang Village may play against us..."Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan nodded and suggested affirmatively.

Liu Hua, as the commander of the military region, also nodded after listening to this suggestion. Then, he got up from his seat and began to give specific tasks according to the suggestion of the political commissar just now: "Staff Officer Wang, you record the order...."

"Yes, Commander..."Hearing Commander Liu Hua's order, an operational staff officer who had been standing by the three of them and was on call at any time replied loudly. At the same time, a folder was taken out and the record was prepared.

"Order: From now on, the intelligence department of the military region will mobilize all forces to closely monitor every move of the army in the entire North China region, and pay special attention to the North China Command of the army. At the same time, from now on, the security department of the military region must pay attention to the security work in the military region and prevent the puppet army agents from taking advantage of the fire to loot and obstruct and sabotage the development of our base areas.

"Yes, Commander...."Soon, as Liu Hua's order had just been finished, Staff Officer Wang had already handed the recorded combat order to Liu Hua and asked Liu Hua to sign it..."Convey this order immediately, be fast...."After seeing that the order was accurate, Liu Hua said to the combat staff officer in front of him while signing... With the departure of Staff Officer Wang, Liu Hua couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He said to the two people in front of him: "Political commissar, chief of staff, now the affairs on the periphery of the base area have been handed over to the security department of the intelligence department for attention. If nothing else, within a certain period of time, there will be no problems, so let's not be fooled. Next, it is time to solve the internal affairs of our military region. ”

"Commander, if you don't remind me, I forgot. You don't know, just yesterday the meeting for the establishment of the military region was held. The three people, Chen Guangrong, Yang Jinghua and Wang Kai, found me and asked them about the expansion of the army. At that time, because there were so many things, I turned them down. However, I think that this is something that we have to solve immediately. Only by solving the problem of their establishment can those artillery and tanks exert more powerful power and become the killer weapon of our military region..."After listening to Commander Liu Hua's words, Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan suddenly thought of the scene after yesterday's meeting, and hurriedly said.

"Heavy artillery units, air defense units, armored units ... Well, the three troops, speaking of which, are all the treasures of our readers. In many battles, it is because of these three troops that we were able to achieve the final victory. The time has come for us to resolve the issue of these three forces in the shortest possible time. My opinion is to solve the artillery first. Staff Officer Li, immediately notify the commander of the Heavy Artillery Regiment Chen Guangrong to come to the headquarters to report...."Liu Hua ordered with certainty.

In less than a few minutes, Chen Guangrong, who had been notified, ran to the headquarters with the communicator out of breath and stood at the door of the headquarters. As for the reason why Chen Guangrong was so anxious, it was also forced by the expansion of the army.

"Report to the commander, commissar, chief of staff. Chen Guangrong, commander of the heavy artillery regiment, was ordered to come and report. The loud report soon sounded at the door of the headquarters and reached the ears of everyone in the headquarters.

"Recently...."Hearing Chen Guangrong's voice, and seeing Chen Guangrong who was tired and panting, the three of them shook their heads speechlessly.

"Commander, commissar, chief of staff. Call me here in such a hurry, is it time to set up a heavy artillery brigade? Commander, rest assured, now the artillery of the troops, artillery personnel, and transport vehicles are all available. As long as the headquarters gives me the staff, the troops can be formed immediately. I promise, bring out a well-known heavy artillery unit for our Eighth Route Army..."I saw the three old leaders with smiles on their faces in front of them. Chen Guangrong, who walked into the headquarters, said his thoughts to everyone with an expectant face.

"Commander Chen, who told you that a heavy artillery brigade is going to be established. Besides, even if a heavy artillery brigade is to be established, this brigade commander may not let you serve as the brigade commander...."Looking at Chen Guangrong with an expectant look on his face in front of him, Liu Hua suddenly had the urge to joke, and responded with a smile.

"Ah....Commander, don't be kidding. You don't know, these days, I've been dreaming about the establishment of a heavy artillery brigade, don't you..."Listening to Commander Liu Hua's words, Chen Guangrong couldn't help but be surprised. However, when he saw the smiling commander, political commissar and others, Chen Guangrong knew that it was the commander who deliberately scared him, so he quickly said with a wry smile.

"Alright, Commander, don't be joking. Didn't you see our head Chen, are you already embarrassed? The commissar said with a smile.

"Okay, no kidding, let's get down to business. Regiment Commander Chen, what you said is right, I called you here today to discuss the establishment of a heavy artillery brigade in the military region. You are the brigade commander of the future heavy artillery brigade, so we will also listen to you. Next, you give us a specific introduction to the equipment and personnel in your hands...."After listening to the words of the political commissar, Liu Hua put away the smile on his face, got down to business, and ordered Chen Guangrong in front of him.

"Yes, Commander... Here's how it happened. After a series of battles, the capture was added, plus the equipment of the original heavy artillery regiment. Now the military district has a total of 12 150-mm heavy howitzers, 12 105-mm howitzers, 36 105-mm heavy mountain guns, and 36 75-mm field guns. At the same time, all artillery was well stocked. In addition, in terms of transportation, there are 60 cars and 654 mules and horses. In terms of artillery personnel, there are more than 1,200 artillery personnel of various kinds......" After listening to Liu Hua's order, Chen Guangrong introduced loudly.

"Okay, very good...."Although, as the commander, Liu Hua has a certain understanding of his military region's background, especially the heavy weapons of the troops. However, after hearing Chen Guangrong's introduction with his own ears, he couldn't help but applaud. You must know that heavy artillery plays a role in determining the outcome of a battle on the Chinese battlefield. Even among the Central Army units of the Kuomintang lineage, there are very few specialized heavy artillery units. And in their own reading division, not only do they have a special heavy artillery unit, but the number is still very huge...

"Yes, Commander, Commissar. I really didn't expect that in just a few years, our readers would completely change their guns, and the main force would not only be reequipped with equipment. More importantly, it also has so many heavy artillery. This made me dare not think about it before..."Chief of Staff Li Qing can be said to have a clear understanding of the development of the reading division. After listening to the commander's shout, he also said with deep understanding.

"yes, let's not talk about that. Regiment Commander Chen, you have been thinking about your heavy artillery brigade every day these days, and I think that in your heart, you should have already had the specific establishment of the heavy artillery brigade. You are the commander of the artillery, and in terms of the command of the artillery, you are better than us. So, you talk about your own thoughts first, and let's discuss it in detail..."Liu Hua nodded, looked at Chen Guangrong who was full of pride in front of him and said.

"Commander, I know that what I think in my heart can't escape your eyes. In my mind, there is indeed a specific establishment of an artillery brigade. I think so, in order to give better play to the power of the heavy artillery in our hands, these nearly 100 artillery pieces are divided into four heavy artillery regiments. In this way, it will not only be possible to reinforce the four directions separately and conduct separate operations. At the same time, it is also possible to concentrate and carry out concentrated operations...."After listening to Commander Liu Hua's questioning, Chen Guangrong said embarrassedly.

"Well, our Shanxi Military Region has a total of four divisions, divided into four heavy artillery regiments, each regiment has 24 guns. This is indeed a good idea....Commissar, Chief of Staff, what do you think? After thinking about Chen Guangrong's suggestion, Liu Hua nodded affirmatively. At the same time, he shifted his gaze to the commissar and the chief of staff.

"I agreed with the formation of the heavy artillery brigade into four regiments. It's just that, I think, we have to pay attention to the distribution of artillery fire. Each heavy artillery regiment had to be assigned to various types of artillery. In this way, each heavy artillery regiment can carry out artillery strikes of various ranges when it is engaged in individual operations...."Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan said his own suggestion.

"I agree with your suggestion...."Chief of Staff Li Qing nodded and said....

"Head Chen, what do you think?" After hearing the answers of the two partners, the eyes of the three of them once again focused on Chen Guangrong.

"Report to the commander, commissar, chief of staff. My idea is the same as that of the commissar, that is, every heavy artillery regiment must be able to fight individually. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to require that each heavy artillery regiment must contain three types of artillery at the same time: howitzer, mountain artillery, and field artillery..."Speaking of this, Chen Guangrong paused for a moment. When he saw the eyes of the three people, still all staying on himself, he continued.

"My idea is that each heavy artillery regiment includes a howitzer battalion, a mountain artillery battalion, a field artillery battalion, an ammunition supply battalion, a motor transport company....of which the howitzer battalion includes 6 howitzers, 12 mountain guns, 12 field guns. Howitzers and heavy mountain artillery were all transported by car, and field artillery was transported by mules and horses......" In this way, after almost ten minutes, Chen Guangrong completely said what he thought in his heart.

"Okay, great. I guarantee that with such a heavy artillery brigade, the combat effectiveness of our reading division will definitely increase by several percent. After listening to Chen Guangrong's introduction, Liu Hua applauded again and said affirmatively.

"Commander, you mean that the heavy artillery brigade is organized according to what I just said?" Seeing the commander Liu Hua with an excited face, Chen Guangrong hurriedly asked.

"Well, I'm here to approve your plan. However, the political commissar and the chief of staff, but they haven't spoken yet? Don't be too happy...."Seeing Chen Guangrong with an anxious face, Liu Hua said with a smile.

"Commissar, Chief of Staff. Do you agree with this plan..."After listening to Liu Hua's answer, Chen Guangrong hurriedly looked at the political commissar and chief of staff next to him, who had not yet spoken, and asked.

"Commander Chen, no, it's already Brigade Commander Chen. You can rest assured, since the commanders have already agreed to your plan, of course I have no objections. I completely agree with your suggestion to form a unit of heavy artillery brigades of our military district. Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan said affirmatively.

"I also agree with Brigade Commander Chen's plan to reorganize the heavy artillery brigade...."Chief of Staff Li Qing did not hesitate and said affirmatively.

"Okay, Brigade Commander Chen, your reorganization plan has been approved by our headquarters. At the same time, the order for the reorganization of the heavy artillery brigade and the specific candidates for the commanders of each regiment will also be issued in writing to your station in the shortest possible time. I hope that you will begin to work on the reorganization of the troops when you return. We will strive to turn the heavy artillery brigade into the most lethal unit in our military region in the shortest possible time. Looking at Chen Guangrong with an excited face in front of him, Liu Hua ordered with certainty.

"Yes, commander, commissar, chief of staff, you can rest assured. I, Chen Guangrong, promise to complete the task and live up to your expectations...."Chen Guangrong replied loudly with an excited look on his face.

With the departure of Chen Guangrong, the reorganization of the entire heavy artillery brigade officially began. Because of the equipment, the soldiers have already been considered by Chen Guangrong. The whole process of reorganization went very smoothly. In less than half a day, the shelves of the 12344 regiments of the heavy artillery brigade were completely erected.

With the shelves of the four heavy artillery regiments, the next step was to fill the four heavy artillery regiments with men and weapons....However, in order to strengthen the mobility of each heavy artillery regiment, and in addition to this operation, the Reading Division captured a large number of vehicles. Each heavy artillery regiment strengthened a dozen vehicles and a large number of mules and horses under the command of the commander Liu Hua. Suffice it to say, the heavy artillery brigade at this time, as long as it is not limited by the terrain, can definitely keep up with the infantry at the speed of transfer.

In this way, under the efficient command of Chen Guangrong, the heavy artillery brigade was completely reorganized in less than two days.

"Report that the commander, political commissar, chief of staff, and the four regiments of the heavy artillery brigade have been completely reorganized, and the commander of the heavy artillery brigade, Chen Guangrong, has come to report that all the officers and men of the heavy artillery brigade are ready, and the commander, political commissar, and chief of staff are invited to review it." Looking at the thousands of officers and soldiers of the heavy artillery brigade standing in the Nuoda barracks and the heavy artillery pieces glowing with blue light. As the brigade commander, Chen Guangrong's mood at this time can be said to be very excited. Came to the commander and others who were about to review his heavy artillery brigade, and reported loudly.

"Good, good... Political commissar, since the troops are ready, let's start now..."Liu Hua also nodded excitedly. Together with the political commissar, under the leadership of Chen Guangrong, he slowly walked in front of the soldiers.

"Down with imperialism...... Long live China..."Just when Commander Liu Hua, Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan and others just appeared in front of everyone. In the neat ranks, a loud slogan suddenly sounded. Immediately afterwards, the thousands of officers and soldiers standing in front of Liu Hua let out one roar after another at the same time....

In a wave of roars, the review of the entire unit was quickly completed. After speaking to the several thousand officers and men in front of them for a few minutes, several leaders of the military region, together with Chen Guangrong, commander of the heavy artillery brigade, went to the temporary headquarters of the heavy artillery brigade.

(To be continued)