When the news of the discovery of oil came, the entire German top bristle boiled. The mustachioed Führer, who smiled crookedly, hurriedly asked the engineering troops to immediately conduct a dragnet exploration of the area to see how much reserves there were. At the same time, the SS troops were urgently dispatched to block off the area and list it as a military restricted area, which was called a certain chemical plant to the outside world.

Remembering the source, the Führer hurriedly ordered Major Heisenberg, who was far away in China, to ask the mysterious General Zheng if there were any other oil field addresses, as long as there were oil fields, weapons were not a problem, in short, the more the better. After the order was issued, the bearded head of state still felt uneasy, and urgently dispatched a group of capable personnel to China to investigate the matter.

Major Heisenberg, who was waiting a little impatiently, was immediately dumbfounded after receiving the order, and hurriedly ran to see Zheng Weiguo. However, at this time, Zheng Weiguo was busy with the reorganization and redressing of the 63rd Army, and he didn't have time to deal with him, so he let the pillar block him.

The pillar said to Heisenberg: "Our commander-in-chief has said that everyone is busy, and there is no need to meet. Anyway, the materials will be moved soon, and you can go back to hand over the penicillin next week! ”

Heisenberg was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and hurriedly said: "But the oil field ......"

The pillar teased, "Why, you haven't found oil yet?" ”

Heisenberg nodded again and again and said, "Found it, really found it, thank God, thanks to General Zheng's guidance, we did find oil in that place!" As he spoke, he couldn't help but draw a cross on his chest.

The pillar shrugged his shoulders in Heisenberg's style, spread his hands and said, "Isn't that the end?" Don't you still want that gold? At that time, we could have said that the oil would be yours if we didn't find it. Now that you've found oil. Naturally, you can't do the number. ”

Heisenberg hurriedly explained: "No, I don't want gold, but I want to continue trading with General Zheng. As soon as he was in a hurry, his Chinese was not very fluent, and he pointed to himself and said, "Let's take out our weapons!" He pointed to Zheng Weiguo's study and said, "General Zheng told us about the oil field. ”

The pillar suddenly realized and said, "Oh, it turned out that I came here for this, you said it earlier!" Major Hai, tell me what weapons can you provide us? ”

Heisenberg hurriedly said: "This, me. I would also like to ask the Führer for instructions. But you can talk about it, you can talk about it......"

Zhu Zi said impatiently: "You better discuss it and come to the commander-in-chief again, his old man is busy now!" How can I have time to accompany you to grind? ”

Heisenberg had no choice but to go back and ask for instructions from his superiors. Before leaving, he deliberately took out two gold bars from his body and handed them to the pillar. He smiled and said, "Please say a lot of kind words in front of General Zheng." I have offended many people before, please forgive me. ”

The pillar smiled and casually put the gold bar in his pocket. patted Heisenberg on the shoulder and smiled: "Not bad, yes, follow the local customs, and learn quite quickly." As he spoke, he went to report to Zheng Weiguo with a happy face.

Zheng Huzi was inspecting the reorganization and redressing of the 63rd Army at this time. Thanks to the support of Commander Feng, the reorganization process went very smoothly. The division-level numbers of the whole army are still the 91st Division and the 92nd Division, each with three regiments under its jurisdiction, and the brigade-level number has been cancelled at the same time.

Judging from the infantry alone, the number of troops has been greatly reduced from the four brigades and eight regiments to the six regiments, but at the same time, many auxiliary arms and technical arms have been newly built and expanded, and the total strength has not decreased, but has increased considerably. The units directly under the military headquarters alone include a field artillery regiment, a cavalry search regiment, an engineering regiment, a baggage regiment, a communications regiment, a war defense artillery battalion (equipped with 12 47-mm Austrian Bailu war defense guns), a health team and a field hospital, a sick horse farm, and a field repair station.

Among them, the field artillery regiment has three battalions, one battalion is a field artillery battalion, equipped with 12 Type 38 field guns, all of which use new gun mounts, and the longest firing range reaches 11,500 meters; The second battalion is a security protection battalion, which has both infantry guard units and air defense units, and is equipped with two 82 mortars, two 20-mm Surothong anti-aircraft guns, two 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and eight Type 92 heavy machine guns; The third battalion is a logistics support battalion, which is responsible for the supply of ammunition, travel support and emergency repairs. In the words of Commander Feng, these field cannons were served as ancestors.

The cavalry search regiment is mainly cavalry, supplemented by bicycles and horse-drawn carts, and is responsible for the troops' vigilance, reconnaissance, and other tasks, and can also be used as a rapid reaction force when necessary.

The engineering corps is responsible for many projects, including mine laying, blasting and explosive disposal, fire prevention and chemical prevention, fortification construction, boat bridges and roads, etc., covering almost all types of engineering troops in the modern sense.

The rest of the units are clear at a glance, so I won't describe them too much. It is worth mentioning that both the Engineer Corps and the Baggage Corps were formed by drawing personnel from the main force, similar to the Engineer Wing and the Baggage Regiment of the Japanese divisions.

The military history of the 41st Group Army, compiled by later generations, spoke highly of this reorganization, saying that it had taken the most important step in the process of regularization. Why do you say that? Because to judge whether an army is regular or not, it is necessary to look not only at its combat units, but also by its non-combat units. In a sense, non-combat units are even more important than combat units.

The biggest gap between the Chinese and Japanese armies lies precisely in the non-combat units, especially the logistical auxiliary units. The logistics units of the national army are often just a "losing regiment" and do not have any combat capability. However, the proportion of the Japanese army's logistics units reached one-third, and the combat effectiveness was also very strong. With the exception of the absence of heavy weapons, the rest are in line with the fighting units. For example, the troops of the 5th Division in the battle of Pingxingguan almost broke the teeth of the 115th Division.

"Headquarters!" When Chief of Staff Zhou and Commander Feng learned that Zheng Weiguo was here, they didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly rushed over with a few officers.

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "I'm just looking at it casually, you're busy with yours!" ”

Commander Feng said with a smile: "It's okay, we're almost busy, everything that should be arranged has been arranged, and what should be arranged has also been arranged." The rest of the things will be done by officers at all levels, and we don't need to do anything. ”

As he was talking, the officers and men of an infantry battalion marched over in a neat manner, singing military songs, and there were thousands of people up and down, and a long column of five columns was lined up in a mighty manner. They're here to change clothes. This process is more interesting, first of all, the old equipment is sealed in different categories by battalion and company. and handed over to the equipment department, and then took a bath, cut hair, and sorted out housekeeping, and rushed over with a talent like a new aunt.

"Stop! Turn right to Lu and stand upright! Salute! After the battalion commander gave the order, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Report to the commanders, the third battalion of the 271st Regiment of the 91st Division of the Ministry has come to change clothes, please instruct!" ”

Zheng Weiguo and the others hurriedly stood up and saluted the military salute, looked left and right, and said, "Who is in charge of this?" ”

Yan Mingzhi, chief of staff of the 63rd Army, said busily: "The report to the general seat is the responsibility of the lowly position. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Hmm." Then you go get busy. Leave us alone. ”

Chief of Staff Yan was busy with a division chief of the equipment department to distribute weapons and equipment. Now the 41st Group Army is more equipped, the grassroots units have become more substantial, and the firepower has been greatly strengthened.

For example, after the reorganization of the 63rd Army, each infantry squad had 17 people, and one principal and one deputy squad leader. One Czech ZB26 light machine gun. Operated by a machine gun quadruple (team leader, shooter, two ammo men and co-shooter). One grenadier or grenade, one operator and one ammunition hand, then nine riflemen. Among them, there is a good marksman, who is called the primary shooter of the class. Further up there are platoon-level mid-level shooters, company-level high-level shooters, and professional sniper detachments. As professional non-commissioned officers, these soldiers can enjoy up to company rank.

In the specific battle, the squad leader and the squad junior shooter are responsible for organizing machine guns and grenadiers for fire cover and support, and the deputy squad leader directs the remaining eight riflemen to form three combat groups and attack the enemy position in an inverted formation.

Each platoon has three such infantry squads, consisting of a platoon commander and deputy platoon leader, a cultural instructor, a platoon mid-level marksman, and several heralds and hygienists. Hygienists usually follow the squad during the battle, so that the wounded can be rescued in a timely manner.

Speaking of which, there is also an interesting anecdote, at that time, there was a slip of the tongue in the army, called "the battalion commander box company, the squad platoon leader's submachine gun is round, the big-headed soldier is carrying the horse four rings on his back, and there is a hygienist with eggs."

It means that the battalion commander can be equipped with a higher-level self-defense pistol such as a pistol, and the company commander is equipped with a box gun (barge gun) because he wants to rush to the front line. The squad and platoon commander generally use a submachine gun, and the sleeve and barrel on the flower machine are round, so it is round. Ordinary soldiers use the Ma Sihuan (i.e., the Czech VZ24 rifle), and carrying it backwards is a unique way of carrying the gun of the Ma Sihuan. The hygienist, because he didn't have to fight and didn't work with a gun on his back, only carried a grenade. After Zheng Weiguo heard about it, he specially instructed the hygienist to match the Wang Ba box. Anyway, this gun has been captured a lot, and it is not qualified as a combat pistol, so it is just right for non-combatants such as hygienists to defend themselves.

At the same time, the squad platoon leader's gun was also adjusted. The platoon commander, like the company commander, used a 10-round semi-automatic barge gun with a uniform caliber of 7.63 mm. The squad leader, deputy squad leader, and machine gun team leader all use the Mauser M1932 rapid-fire barge gun, that is, the fast and slow machine. Machine gun team leaders, squad leaders, platoon commanders and officers can also be equipped with telescopes, of course, the telescopes used below the platoon commander are relatively poor, only 8 times, and the focus cannot be adjusted.

Most of these telescopes were captured from the Japanese military station, and the Japanese army was equipped with a large number of them, and the Japanese army was equipped with them at the level of the military Cao at that time. The telescope of the battalion company commander is much better, and there is also a Swiss watch for easy command.

Back at the outfit change site, the soldiers had already received a lot of new equipment. Wearing a Swiss helmet on his head, this style is a bit like a felt hat, which looks weird, but the quality is really fantastic. The special shape can effectively protect the head, and it can also shade the sun and rain in summer, and add a velvet lining in winter, which has a good function of cold and warmth.

The military uniform has not changed, it is still imitation of the yellow-green summer uniform of Prussia, but it is cleanly washed and extraordinarily energetic. Around his waist were well-made water bottles, lunch boxes, gas mask boxes, and armed belts. There were also bullet boxes and a few German-made long-handled grenades pinned to the belt, which was not easy to mess with at first glance. Looking down further, wearing leggings and wearing German-style combat boots, the original straw sandals were reluctant to throw away, and they were all hanging on the back of their buttocks and dangling.

Zheng Weiguo looked at it and couldn't help laughing.

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled and said, "Boss, this outfit is not bad!" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded, and asked again, "Why hasn't the weapon been matched yet?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou guessed: "It may be that it is to be temporarily transferred from the equipment department, you should take a look at the weapons and equipment map first!" As he spoke, he handed Zheng Weiguo a piece of paper with the words Top Secret written on it, recording the types and quantities of weapons owned by the 63rd Army at all levels. Zheng Weiguo only paid attention to the mountain artillery before, and the rest of the "infantry weapons" were handed over to Chief of Staff Zhou and them for distribution, so I don't know very well, but now I just take a look.

Here are just a few examples of heavy firepower:

At the army level, there are 12 Type 38 field guns, 12 47-mm Bailu anti-aircraft guns, as well as 82 mortars, two 20-mm Surotong anti-aircraft guns, and two 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns, and several heavy machine guns.

At the division level, there are 8 41 mountain guns, 2 20-mm Surothong anti-aircraft guns, and several heavy machine guns

At the regimental level, there are four 150-mm mortars, four 37-mm flat-fire infantry snipers, two 20-mm Surothong anti-aircraft guns, and several heavy machine guns.

At the battalion level, there are two 82 mortars and six heavy machine guns (only the machine gun company is directly under it, not counting the infantry company).

There are two heavy machine guns in the first level of the company.

There was no reinforcement of firepower at the platoon level.

At the squad level, there is a light machine gun, a grenadier or a grenade.

Seeing that Zheng Weiguo had finished reading it, Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly asked, "General Seat, what do you think of this plan?" ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said, "I don't know the situation as you do, so I don't dare to make random comments." "This is not modesty, the armament of weapons must not only meet the needs of the war, but also be subordinate to the actual situation of the troops, which cannot be decided with a pat on the head.

Of course, the shoes didn't fit, only the feet knew it, so he asked with a smile: "How does Commander Feng feel, are you still satisfied?" ”

Captain Feng Zhan saw that the troops were all replaced with new equipment, closed his mouth happily, and said busily: "Satisfied, satisfied!" He got up again and saluted Zheng Weiguo and Chief of Staff Zhou, and said gratefully: "General Seat, thank you and Chief of Staff Zhou for taking care of our 63rd Army. ”

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly said: "It's good to be satisfied, say thank you and see the outside!" ”

Commander Feng took the opportunity to say: "General seat, if Feng is the east today, how about we have a meal in Juxian Tower?" ”

Chinese, the best place to deepen feelings is at the banquet. And Juxian Lou is the best restaurant in the local area, used to be in Baoding, because of the war to flee to Lixian. Several chefs are very good, and they will be at the level of special chefs in later generations. Of course, the price is also expensive.

Zheng Weiguo thought for a while and said, "Juxian Building is too expensive, let's go to Taibai Building!" ”

Commander Feng said: "There is nothing to do, there is nothing to do, and it is useless to keep the salary." ”

As he spoke, the pillar arrived. After asking about the situation, he immediately patted his chest and said, "Boss, let's go to Juxian Tower." I haven't been to Lixian for a long time! But I don't need Commander Feng to break the bank, it's all on my head. ”

Zheng Weiguo scolded with a smile: "What can you do, your little money is only enough for us to eat a few dishes of cold dishes." ”

Zhu Zi hurriedly took out the gold bar and said with a smile: "Isn't this enough?" ”

Zheng Weiguo, Chief of Staff Zhou, and Commander Feng were all taken aback, where did a security section chief get so much gold? Seeing that everyone was looking at him with suspicion, Zhu Zi hurriedly explained the ins and outs.

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled: "General seat, since it is the filial piety of foreign devils, let's not be polite!" Captain Feng's money is saved first, and it will be long in the future! ”

Commander Feng smiled and said, "Okay! What does the total seat mean? ”

Zheng Weiguo didn't want to ruin everyone's interest, and said with a smile: "Okay, then let's go to corruption today." However, just a few of us can't eat well, so the pillar went to inform the logistics department and gave the soldiers more food at noon today. So everyone happily rushed towards Juxian Tower. (To be continued......)