A list of changes in the combat sequence of the East Asian coalition forces in the Russo-Asian War
Note: This article is the second part of the Asian-Russian War East Asian Coalition Army Combat Sequence Change Setting, after adding some self-use settings, revised and sorted out for reference, please read it in correspondence with the previous "Pre-war Deployment of the Chinese Army in September 1903". Non-fiction text, don't enter if you don't like it.
Part 1: On October 10, 1903, the base camp released the first operational sequence changes:
A. On the ground side, the Northeast Front Army's operational sequence has been changed as follows:
1. The reserve army under the former Northeast Front Army was changed to the Fourth Army, which was combined with the First Army to form the First Group Army, which was responsible for operations on the Chita front.
General Liu Bailiang, commander of the First Group Army, and General Wang Zhi, chief of staff.
Directly under the Central Government: Reserve 104th Independent Infantry Brigade
Subordinate:
1. First Army: Commander Lieutenant General Zhao Feixue, Chief of Staff Major General Qin Feiye;
Jurisdiction
1st Infantry Division,
3rd Infantry Division,
1st Cavalry Brigade,
2nd Cavalry Brigade,
1st Independent Artillery Brigade,
Reserve 25th Infantry Division,
Reserve 27th Infantry Division;
2. Fourth Army: Major General Li Xuedong, Commander, and Major General Su Sanling, Chief of Staff.
Jurisdiction
2nd Infantry Division,
Reserve 26th Infantry Division,
Reserve 33rd Infantry Division,
Reserve 10th Cavalry Brigade (the 4th Reserve Janissary Division, which was formerly part of the army, was transferred to the Praetorian Guard on October 1);
The group army has three standing infantry divisions, four reserve infantry divisions, three cavalry brigades, and one artillery brigade, and since 10 October, each reserve division has been equipped with artillery units, together with service units under the military and group armies, totaling 287,000 people (including civilian husbands, the same below).
2. The former Third Army of the Northeast Front Army, the readjusted First Army of the DPRK, and the newly established First Army of Japan were combined into the Vladivostok Group Army, with General Ma Chengwu (38 years old, an electronics expert in the crossing regiment, later insane, defected) as the commander, former chief of staff of the Third Army, Lieutenant General Zhao Minhe (35 years old, one of the six tiger generals in the new lineage), as chief of staff, and Lieutenant General Yuan Shikai as adviser and liaison officer.
Subordinate:
1. The Third Army, Commander Lieutenant General Chen Xingyun (38 years old, one of the six tiger generals in the new lineage, later defected), Major General Zheng Hong, Chief of Staff.
Jurisdiction
The 11th Infantry Division, acting division commander He Sheng, is a precision general
The 13th Infantry Division, division commander, Major General Peng Tongfeng
Fifth Cavalry Brigade,
Separate 4th Artillery Brigade,
reserve 34th Infantry Division;
2. The First Army of Korea, Commander General Kim Yong-nyeong, Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Roh Sung-bo.
Jurisdiction
Korean Praetorian Guard Division,
1st Infantry Division of the DPRK,
North Korean 2nd Infantry Division,
1st Cavalry Brigade of Korea,
North Korea's 1st Mixed Artillery Brigade,
the 6th Infantry Division of the DPRK Reserve;
3. Japan's Provisional First Army: Commander Kuroki is Lieutenant General Zhen, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Kiyota Shoe;
Jurisdiction
Japanese 2nd Division,
Japanese 10th Reserve Division,
Japan's 2nd Mixed Artillery Brigade;
-- The group army has a total of 5 standing infantry divisions, 3 reserve infantry divisions, 3 artillery brigades, and 1 cavalry brigade, together with service units under the army and group army, totaling 306,000 personnel.
3. The Praetorian Field Army was added to the Fourth Praetorian Division.
At this time, the Praetorian Field Army was under the jurisdiction of:
The 1st Praetorian Guard Division, division commander Major General Luo Kun
The Second Praetorian Guard Division, division commander, Major General Xiao Bin
Praetorian Cavalry Brigade,
1st Guards Artillery Brigade,
Reserve 3rd Praetorian Division,
Reserve the 4th Praetorian Division;
The reserve divisions and brigades were equipped with artillery and civilian men, together with the army's subordinate service units, a total of 164,000 men.
Fourth, the new front army general reserve:
the 1st Reserve Army, which has jurisdiction over the 20th, 22nd, and 24th Reserve Infantry Divisions;
The 2nd Reserve Army, with the 19th, 28th, and 29th Reserve Infantry Divisions under its jurisdiction.
The combat sequences and tasks of other units remain unchanged.
B. In terms of the navy, the allied navy is organized into a combined fleet and a second mobile fleet.
1. Combined Fleet: Commander Vice Admiral Lin Taizeng, Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Sa Zhenbing.
Jurisdiction
1. Main force: Led by the commander of the Combined Fleet.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd battleships with 6 battleships;
1, 2, 3, 4 armored cruisers, 1st Japanese armored cruisers, 10 armored cruisers;
1, 3, 4 light cruisers, 1st Japanese light cruisers, 16 light cruisers;
The 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th destroyer squadrons, 32 destroyers.
2. The First Support Detachment: Commander Major General Lin Luzhong, Chief of Staff Major General Kim Fenglin (North Korea)
the 8th squadron of light cruisers, the 1st and 2nd squadrons of Korean light cruisers, 8 light cruisers;
North Korean destroyer squadrons 1st and 2nd, 12 destroyers;
The 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th teams of torpedo boats, the 1st and 2nd teams of North Korean torpedo boats, 73 torpedo boats, and 4 torpedo boat carriers.
3. Second Support Detachment: Commander Lieutenant General Yan Fu, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Heihachiro Togo;
the 11th and 12th reserve teams of battleships, 4 old battleships;
the 2nd Japanese armored cruiser squadron, the 11th armored cruiser reserve squadron (transferred to the 2nd Mobile Fleet), 4 armored cruisers;
the 2nd and 5th squadrons of light cruisers (the 2nd squadron was transferred to the main detachment), the 2nd and 3rd squadrons of Japanese light cruisers, 14 light cruisers;
the 2nd destroyer squadron (transferred to the main detachment), the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Japanese destroyer squadrons, 32 destroyers;
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Japanese torpedo boat squadrons, 33 torpedo boats, and 3 torpedo boat carriers.
Deployment area - the Sea of Japan
The main combat mission - to undertake the blockade and strategy of Vladivostok
2. Second Mobile Fleet: Commander Rear Admiral Liu Guanxiong, Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Cheng Biguang;
Jurisdiction
the 6th and 7th squadrons of light cruisers, 8 light cruisers;
destroyer 6th squadron, 8 destroyers;
The 1st and 2nd squadrons of torpedo boats, 24 torpedo boats, 2 torpedo boat carriers.
Deployment areas - East China Sea and South China Sea;
Main combat mission - to guard and patrol the eastern and southern parts of the empire mainland.
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Part II: Sequence of Allied Forces Operations Up to March 28, 1904:
On November 1, 1903, the base camp issued the second change in the operational sequence, the main content of which was the transfer of the Korean Army to Chita, the abolition of the Northeast Front Army and the Vladivostok Army, and the formation of the Eastern and Western Fronts.
On March 28, 1904, the third operational sequence was changed, the main content of which was the transfer of the 2nd Army to the Western Front and the reorganization of the operational sequence of the Mongolian and Northwest Fronts.
Combat sequence changes
A. Army:
1. Eastern Front
The commander is General Liu Bailiang, and the chief of staff, General Wang Zhi.
Subordinate:
1. Second Army: Commander Lieutenant General Xiao Lieri, Chief of Staff, Major General Hu Jingjing, the army was transferred to the Second Army of the Western Front after March 1904.
Jurisdiction
The 7th Infantry Division, division commander Major General Chu Qing
The 10th Infantry Division, division commander Major General Lu Kaiping
Brigadier General Xing Xiaoqiang, commander of the Third Cavalry Brigade
Independent 2nd Artillery Brigade,
Reserve the 30th Infantry Division.
2. Third Army: Commander Lieutenant General Chen Xingyun (concurrently served by General Liu Bailiang after March 04)
Jurisdiction
The 11th Infantry Division, division commander, Major General Zheng Hong
The 13th Infantry Division, division commander, Major General Peng Tongfeng
Fifth Cavalry Brigade,
Separate 4th Artillery Brigade,
reserve 34th Infantry Division;
3. Japan's First Army: Commander Kuroki is General Zhen, and Chief of Staff is Lieutenant General Kiyota Shoe.
Subordinate:
(1) First Army: Commander Lieutenant General Michikani Nozu
Jurisdiction
1st Infantry Division,
Reserve 10th Infantry Division,
Separate 2nd Artillery Brigade.
(2) Second Army: Commander Lieutenant General Obaogong
Jurisdiction
Guards Division,
Reserve 11th Infantry Division,
Reserve 12th Infantry Division,
1st Mixed Cavalry Brigade,
Separate 3rd Artillery Brigade.
The total number of troops in the front was 396,000.
2. Western Front: General Zhong Xiahuo, commander, and General Deng Jian, chief of staff.
Administered:
86th Separate Infantry Brigade,
Reserve 103rd Infantry Brigade.
Subordinate:
1. First Group Army: Commander Lieutenant General Zhao Feixue, Chief of Staff Major General Qin Feiye.
(1) First Army: Commander Zhao Feixue.
Jurisdiction
1st Infantry Division,
3rd Infantry Division,
Reserve 25th Infantry Division,
Reserve 27th Infantry Division,
1st Cavalry Brigade,
2nd Cavalry Brigade,
Separate 1st Artillery Brigade.
Note: After January 1904, the 95th Infantry Brigade, the 107th Reserve Cavalry Infantry Brigade and the 108th Reserve Cavalry Brigade were added to the Mongolian Front.
(2) Fourth Army: Commander Lieutenant General Li Xuedong, Chief of Staff Major General Su Sanling;
Jurisdiction
2nd Infantry Division,
Reserve 26th Infantry Division,
Reserve 33rd Infantry Division,
Separate 6th Artillery Brigade,
Reserve 10th Cavalry Brigade.
2. Second Group Army: Commander General Liang Tianhe, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Zhang Yiye.
Subordinate:
(1) Praetorian Guard, Commander Liang Tianhe and:
Jurisdiction
The 1st Praetorian Guard Division, division commander Major General Luo Kun
The Second Praetorian Guard Division, division commander, Major General Xiao Bin
Reserve 3rd Praetorian Division,
Reserve Praetorian Fourth Division,
Praetorian Cavalry Brigade,
1st Guards Artillery Brigade.
(2) Fifth Army: Commander Lieutenant General Zhao Minhe, Chief of Staff, Major General Leng Quanye.
Jurisdiction
Reserve 20th Infantry Division,
Reserve 22nd Infantry Division,
Reserve 24th Infantry Division,
6th Cavalry Brigade,
The 10th Artillery Group (regimental size) was provisionally formed.
3. Korean Group Army: Commander General Kim Yong-nyeong, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Roh Sung-bo;
Subordinate:
(1) First Army:
Jurisdiction
Praetorian Guard,
2nd Infantry Division,
Reserve 7th Infantry Division
1st Cavalry Brigade,
1st Mixed Artillery Brigade;
(2) Second Army:
Jurisdiction
1st Infantry Division,
Reserve 6th Infantry Division,
Reserve 8th Infantry Division,
2nd Mixed Artillery Brigade;
The total number of troops in the front was 637,000 men.
3. Mongolian Front: Commander Major General Xiang Lan, Chief of Staff Major General Tsunami
By 28 March, the battle sequence of the Front was as follows:
The 1st Cavalry Army (Northeast of Outer Mongolia): It has the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 6th Mongolian Cavalry Brigades under its jurisdiction, and the 3rd Independent Cavalry Artillery Group. The total number of personnel is 28,500.
The 2nd Cavalry Corps (Northern Outer Mongolia): Under the jurisdiction of the 3rd, 5th, and 7th Mongolian Cavalry Brigades, the independent 2nd Cavalry Artillery Group, with a total of 22,000 people.
Garrison of the Culomb Alert Area: 93rd and 96th Separate Infantry Brigades. According to the establishment, the total number is 18,000.
Garrison of the Uriya Sutai Warning Area: The 2nd and 3rd Frontier Regiments of Outer Mongolia, several militia detachments, a total of more than 10,000 people.
Garrison of the Kobdo Alert Area: The First Frontier Regiment of Outer Mongolia, several militia detachments, a total of more than 7,000 people.
4. Northwest Front Army: Commander General Zhang Yaoqian, Chief of Staff Major General Yan Canglong;
By 28 March, the order of operations of the Front was as follows:
1. The First Army Corps (Ili side):
8th Infantry Division,
7th Cavalry Brigade,
Reserve 110th Separate Infantry Brigade,
Reserve 112th Separate Infantry Brigade,
The 20th Artillery Group was provisionally formed.
61,000 in all
2. The Second Army Corps (Kashgar Side)
Prepare the 1st * Division,
Reserve 10th * Cavalry Infantry Brigade,
Reserve 4th * Brigade,
Ninety-first Separate Infantry Brigade,
Provisional 21st Artillery Group.
59,600 in all.
3. Reserve Corps (stationed in Zadihua)
Reserve 32nd Infantry Division,
Reserve 9th Cavalry Brigade,
The 22nd Artillery Group was provisionally formed.
42,700 in all.
4. Others:
Dihua Garrison: 88th Independent Infantry Brigade. A total of 9,000 people.
Altay Garrison Detachment: Independent First Garrison Group. 4,800 in all.
Tacheng Alert Area Garrison: Independent Second Garrison Group. 5,600 in all.
Northern Xinjiang Special Service Team (stationed in Kuitun): Independent 99th Infantry Brigade. A total of 9,000 people.
Southern Xinjiang Special Service Team (stationed in Aksu): Eighth Cavalry Brigade. 6,500 in allβ
5. Directly under the jurisdiction of the base camp:
1. Sixth Army (formerly 1st Reserve Army):
Reserve 21st Infantry Division,
Reserve 23rd Infantry Division,
Reserve 35th Infantry Division (transferred to the Eastern Front on May 25, 1904),
Tentatively numbered the 11th Artillery Group.
2. The Seventh Army (formerly the 2nd Reserve Army): - After May 1904, the army was disbanded, and all its subordinate divisions were withdrawn to the interior except for the 19th Division.
Reserve 19th Infantry Division (converted to the garrison of the Boli Military District from February),
Reserve 28th Infantry Division
Reserve 29th Infantry Division
The 12th Artillery Group was provisionally formed
B. Navy:
1. Combined Fleet:
1. Main force: Lieutenant General Lin Taizeng, commander of the Combined Fleet, and Rear Admiral Sa Zhenbing, chief of staff.
Subordinate
5 battleships, 9 armored cruisers, 18 light cruisers, 36 destroyers.
Operational area: Sea of Japan, mainly for the blockade of the military port of Vladivostok.
2. The First Support Detachment: Commander Major General Lin Luzhong, Chief of Staff Major General Jin Fenglin (Chao).
Subordinate
8 light cruisers, 12 destroyers, 73 torpedo boats and 4 torpedo boat carriers.
Operational area: between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea, the main tasks are to support the main forces, guard the waters of the Yellow Sea and the Tsushima Strait.
3. Major General Yan Fu, commander of the second support detachment, and Major General Heihachiro Togo, chief of staff (Japanese).
Subordinate
4 old armored ships, 2 armored cruisers, 10 light cruisers, 24 destroyers, 33 torpedo boats and 3 torpedo boat carriers.
Operational area: From the Sea of Japan to the north and east of the Japanese archipelago, the main task is to support the main detachment, guard the Japanese archipelago and the straits of Soya and Tsugaru, and provide support for various landing operations.
2. The former Second Mobile Fleet was reorganized into a local defense fleet, with Rear Admiral Liu Guanxiong as commander and Rear Admiral Cheng Biguang as chief of staff.
Subordinate
2 armored cruisers, 8 light cruisers, 8 destroyers, 24 torpedo boats and 2 torpedo boat carriers. The operational area is in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and the main task is to guard the waters of the East China Sea and the South China Sea.
C. Army Aviation Floating Forces:
It is organized into three clusters.
1. Aviation floating cluster directly under the direct jurisdiction of the base camp:
The first floating group
5th Aviation Reconnaissance and Bombing Group
3 separate squadrons (98th Aviation Reconnaissance School Shooting Squadron, 100th Special Aviation Squadron, 21st Floating Reconnaissance School Shooting Squadron),
a number of support units,
The establishment should consist of 46 aircraft and 40 airships.
The commander of the cluster is Brigadier General Liang Wantian, and the chief of staff is Colonel Fang Yongyang.
The 1st Floating Group includes the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Attack Groups. The 1st Attack Group is equipped with 12 "Qiangyun" large attack airships, and the 2nd and 3rd Attack Groups are each equipped with 12 "Ziyun" medium attack airships.
The 5th Aviation Reconnaissance and Bombing Group is equipped with 10 "Cangfeng" single-seat reconnaissance planes and 20 "Qingfeng" light bombers.
The 98th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with four "Firewind" two-seat reconnaissance planes and four "Qingfeng J" planes.
The 100th Special Aviation Squadron is equipped with 5 Gale GL two-seater liaison aircraft and 5 Qingfeng L three-seater liaison aircraft.
The 21st Floating Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with two "Pingyun" reconnaissance airships and two "Pingyun J" schoolship airships.
2. Western Airlines Floating Cluster
First Air Group,
The Second Floating Group,
2nd Aviation Reconnaissance Group,
3rd Aerial Reconnaissance Brigade,
10th Floating Reconnaissance Shooting Brigade,
5 separate aviation floating reconnaissance squadrons,
and a number of support units,
The establishment should consist of 158 aircraft and 36 airships.
It is proposed to appoint Major General Guo Zhifei, former chief staff officer and acting commander of the aviation floating cluster of the Northeast Front Army, as commander and Colonel You Xuan as chief of staff.
The 1st Air Group includes the 1st Aviation Reconnaissance Group, the 2nd Air Bombing Group, and the 88th and 89th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadrons. The 1st Aviation Reconnaissance Group is equipped with 30 "Cangfeng" single-seat reconnaissance planes, the 2nd Air Bombing Group is equipped with 30 "Qingfeng" light bombers, the 88th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with 10 "Huofeng" two-seat reconnaissance planes, and the 89th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with 10 "Gale" reconnaissance and liaison planes. The standby base is in Jilin.
The 2nd Floating Group includes the 4th Assault Group and the 1st and 2nd Reconnaissance and Varnishing Groups. The 4th Attack Group is equipped with eight "Qingyun" light attack airships and is based in Jilin. The 1st Reconnaissance and Correction Shooting Brigade is equipped with four "Shengyun" reconnaissance airships and four "Shengyun J" artillery school-shooting airships, and its standby base is in Manchuria. The 2nd Reconnaissance and Correction Shooting Brigade is equipped with four "Pingyun" reconnaissance airships and four "Pingyun J" artillery school-shooting airships, and the standby base is in Mudanjiang.
The 2nd Reconnaissance and Bombing Group is equipped with 10 "Cangfeng" single-seat reconnaissance planes, 10 "Huofeng" two-seat reconnaissance planes, and 10 "Qingfeng" light bombers. The standby base is in Aihui.
The 3rd Aviation Reconnaissance Group is equipped with 10 "Whirlwind" single-seat reconnaissance aircraft and 10 "Firewind" two-seat reconnaissance aircraft.
The 10th Floating Reconnaissance and Shooting Brigade has four "Shengyun" reconnaissance airships and four "Shengyun J" artillery school-firing airships. The standby base is in Nenjiang.
The 86th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with 10 Gale reconnaissance and liaison aircraft. The standby base is in Nenjiang.
The 92nd Separate Aviation Varsity Squadron is equipped with 10 "Sunny Breeze J" artillery collation aircraft. The standby base is in Aihui.
The 91st Separate Aviation Varsity Squadron is equipped with 10 "Sunny Breeze J" artillery collation aircraft. The standby base is in Mudanjiang.
The 25th Floating Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with two "Shengyun" reconnaissance airships and two "Shengyun J" school firing aircraft.
The 93rd Independent Aviation School Shooting Squadron is equipped with 4 artillery school firing aircraft each of the "Fire Wind J" and "Sunny Wind J".
3. Eastern Airlines Floating Cluster:
4th Aviation Reconnaissance Brigade
5 separate reconnaissance squadrons (11th Floating Reconnaissance Squadron, 23rd Floating Reconnaissance Squadron, 87th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron, 96th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron, 97th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron,),
a number of support units,
The establishment should consist of 56 aircraft and 12 airships.
It is proposed to appoint Brigadier General Wang Shengping, former commander of the First Air Group, as commander, and Colonel Ma Hengming as chief of staff.
The 4th Aviation Reconnaissance Group is equipped with 10 "Whirlwind" single-seat reconnaissance planes, 10 "Cangfeng" single-seat reconnaissance planes, and 10 "Huofeng" two-seat reconnaissance planes.
The 87th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with 10 "Whirlwind" single-seat reconnaissance planes, and the standby base is in Fujin.
The 96th Aviation Calibration Squadron is equipped with four "Cangfeng" single-seat reconnaissance planes and four "Huofeng J" artillery firing planes. The standby base is in Raohe.
The 23rd Floating Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with two "Feiyun" reconnaissance airships and two "Shengyun J" schoolship airships. The standby base is in Fujin.
The 11th Floating Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with two "Feiyun" reconnaissance airships, two "Shengyun" reconnaissance airships, two "Shengyun J" artillery school-firing airships and two "Pingyun J" school-firing airships. The standby base is in Hunchun.
The 97th Aviation Reconnaissance Squadron is equipped with four "Gale" reconnaissance and liaison planes and four "Qingfeng J" artillery firing planes. The standby base is in Hunchun.
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Part 3: On June 25, 1904, the base camp issued the fourth change in the operational sequence, the main content of which was to organize the Third Army of Xiao Lieri and the Third Army of the Northwest Front.
Sequence of Allied Army Operations at the Armistice as of September 1, 1904:
A. Front-line troops
1. Eastern Front: Commander General Liu Bailiang, Chief of Staff General Wang Zhi.
Subordinate:
1. 3rd Army: Commander Major General Zheng Hong
Jurisdiction
11th Infantry Division (31st, 32nd, 33rd Brigades)
13th Infantry Division (Division Commander Major General Peng Tongfeng, 37th, 38th, and 39th Brigades)
Reserve 34th Infantry Division (Reserve 100, 101, 102 Brigades)
Reserve 35th Infantry Division (transferred from the 6th Army on the Western Front from May 25, under the jurisdiction of the 104th, 230th, and 231st Brigades)
5th Cavalry Brigade
4th Separate Artillery Brigade
- 142,000 in all
2. Japanese 1st Army: Commander Kuroki is General Zhen, and Chief of Staff is Lieutenant General Kiyota Shoe.
Subordinate:
(1) 1st Army: Commander Lieutenant General Michikani Nozu
Jurisdiction
1st Infantry Division (1st, 2nd, 3rd Brigades)
2nd Infantry Division (transferred from China on June 1, 1904, with 4th, 5th, and 6th brigades)
Reserve 10th Infantry Division (Reserve 28th, 29th, 30th Brigades)
2nd Separate Artillery Brigade
- 103,000 in all
(2) 2nd Army: Commander Lieutenant General Okubaogong
Jurisdiction
Guards Division
Reserve 11th Infantry Division (Reserve 31st, 32nd, 33rd Brigades)
Reserve 12th Infantry Division (Reserve 34th, 35th, 36th Brigades)
The 1st Mixed Cavalry Brigade
3rd Separate Artillery Brigade Regiment
- 106,000 in all.
Rear Alert: Reserve 19th Division (55th, 56th, 57th Brigades)
- 32,000 in all.
The Front had a total of 35,000 men as of 1 September.
2. Western Front: General Zhong Xiahuo, Commander, and General Deng Jian, Chief of Staff
Administered:
Organs of the Front Command
Service units in the rear area of the front army
Reserve 103rd Infantry Brigade
Reserve 120th Infantry Brigade
- 46,000 in all
Subordinate:
1. The 1st Group Army: Commander General Zhao Feixue, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Qin Feiye (concurrently in charge of the First Army)
*1st Army:
1st Infantry Division (1st, 2nd, 3rd Brigades)
3rd Infantry Division (7th, 8th, 9th Brigades)
Reserve 25th Infantry Division (Reserve 73rd, 74th, 75th Brigades)
Reserve 27th Infantry Division (Reserve 79th, 80th, 81st Brigades)
1st Cavalry Brigade
2nd Cavalry Brigade
1st Separate Artillery Brigade
- 148,000 in all.
* 4th Army: Commander Lieutenant General Li Xuedong, Chief of Staff Major General Su Sanling;
Jurisdiction
2nd Infantry Division (4th, 5th, 6th Brigades)
12th Infantry Division (transferred from China on June 25, with 34th, 35th, and 36th Brigades)
Reserve 26th Infantry Division (Reserve 76th, 77th, 78th Brigades)
Reserve 33rd Infantry Division (Reserve 97th, 98th, 220th Brigades)
Reserve 10th Cavalry Brigade
6th Separate Artillery Brigade
- 142,000 in all.
-- The 1st Army, together with the army group's subsidiary units, should have 306,000 men according to its establishment.
2. The 2nd Group Army: General Liang Tianhe, Commander, General Zhang Yiye, Chief of Staff;
* Praetorian Guard: Commander Lieutenant General Luo Kun, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Xiao Bin
The 1st Praetorian Guard Division (Division Commander Major General Qian Zichen, under the jurisdiction of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Guards Brigades)
The 2nd Praetorian Guard Division (Division Commander Major General Xu Soul, under the jurisdiction of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Janissary Brigades)
3rd Reserve Praetorian Division (Reserve Janissaries 7th, 8th, and 9th Brigades)
Reserve Praetorian 4th Division (Reserve Janissaries 10th, 11th, 12th Brigades)
Reserve Janissaries 5th Division (Reserve Janissaries 13th, 14th, 15th Brigades)
Praetorian Cavalry Brigade
1st Guards Artillery Brigade
- 193,000 in all.
* 5th Army: Commander Lieutenant General Zhao Minhe, Chief of Staff, Major General Leng Quanye
Reserve 20th Infantry Division (Reserve 58th, 59th, 60th Brigades)
Reserve 22nd Infantry Division (Reserve*, 65th, 66th Brigades)
Reserve 24th Infantry Division (Reserve 70th, 71st, 72nd Brigades)
6th Cavalry Brigade
the 10th Separate Artillery Brigade (upgraded from the original provisional 10th Artillery Group from June 1);
- 106,000 in all.
-- Together with the army group's auxiliary units, the 2nd Army should have 315,000 men according to its establishment.
3. The 3rd Group Army: Formed on June 25, the commander is General Xiao Lieri, and the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Hu Jingwei
* 2nd Army: Commander Lieutenant General Chu Qing
7th Infantry Division (19th, 20th, 21st Brigades)
10th Infantry Division (28th, 29th, 30th Brigades)
Reserve 30th Infantry Division (89th, 90th, 310th Brigades)
Praetorian Teaching Brigade
3rd Cavalry Brigade (Brigadier General Xing Xiaoqiang)
2nd Separate Artillery Brigade
- 123,000 in all.
* 6th Army: Commander Lieutenant General Lu Kaiping
Reserve 31st Infantry Division (transferred from China on June 25, under the jurisdiction of the 92nd, 320th, and 321st Brigades)
Reserve 21st Infantry Division (Reserve 61st, 62nd, 63rd Brigades)
Reserve 23rd Infantry Division (Reserve 67th, 68th, 69th Brigades)
4th Cavalry Brigade
Separate 11th Artillery Brigade (upgraded from the original provisional 11th Artillery Group on June 20)
- 110,000 people in total.
-- Together with the subordinate units of the group army, the 3rd Army should have 233,000 men according to its establishment.
4. Korean Group Army: Commander General Kim Yong-nyeong, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Roh Sung-bo;
Subordinate:
1st Army:
Korean Praetorian Guard Division (1st, 2nd, 3rd Janissaries Brigades)
2nd Infantry Division (4th, 5th, 6th Brigades)
Reserve 7th Infantry Division (Reserve 19th, 20th, 21st Brigades)
1st Cavalry Brigade
1st Mixed Artillery Brigade
- 110,000 people in total.
2nd Army:
1st Infantry Division (1st, 2nd, 3rd Brigades)
Reserve 6th Infantry Division (Reserve 16th, 17th, 18th Brigades)
Reserve 8th Infantry Division (Reserve 22nd, 23rd, 24th Brigades)
2nd Mixed Artillery Brigade
- 101,000 people in total.
-- Together with the subordinate units of the group army, the Korean group army should have 223,000 men according to its establishment.
5. Front Army Reserve: Commander General Shen Xingyi, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Li Wei.
Reserve 14th Infantry Division (Reserve 40th, 41st, 42nd Brigades)
Reserve 16th Infantry Division (Reserve 46th, 47th, 48th Brigades)
Reserve 36th Infantry Division (Reserve 106th, 107th, 108th Brigades)
Reserve 11th Cavalry Brigade
Reserve 12th Cavalry Brigade
3rd Separate Artillery Brigade
- 113,000 in all.
-- The Western Front Army should have 1245,000 men according to its establishment, but as of 1 September, it actually had 1,148,000 men (including Minfu, the same below), of which the reserve army of the Front Army was deployed in the country (the three northeastern provinces), and the Korean Group Army was mainly used for suppression of law and order in the reconquest areas, rear guards, and road construction and maintenance due to low morale.
3. Mongolian Front: Commander Lieutenant General Xiang Lan, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Tsunami.
1. The 1st Cavalry Army: It has jurisdiction over the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 6th Mongolian Cavalry Brigades, and the 3rd Independent Cavalry Artillery Group. The total number of personnel is 28,500.
2. The 2nd Cavalry Corps: It has jurisdiction over the 3rd, 5th, and 7th Mongolian Cavalry Brigades, and the 2nd Independent Cavalry Artillery Group, with a total of 22,000 people.
3. Front Army Reserve: The 95th Infantry Brigade, the 107th and 108th Reserve (Cavalry) Infantry Brigades, and the 1st Independent Cavalry Artillery Group are under its jurisdiction, with a total of 24,000 people.
4. Others:
Garrison of the Coulomb Alert Area: 93rd and 96th Separate Infantry Brigades. According to the establishment, the total number is 18,000.
Garrison of the Sutai Warning Area of Uriya: the 2nd and 3rd Frontier Regiments of Outer Mongolia, the 1st, 3rd and 6th Mongolian Militia Detachments, a total of more than 10,000 people.
The garrison of the Kobdo Alert Area: the 1st Frontier Regiment of Outer Mongolia, the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Mongolian militia detachments, with a total of more than 7,000 people.
-- Together with the auxiliary units of the Front, the Mongolian Front had a total of 116,000 men, and as of September 1, it had 101,000 men.
4. Northwest Front Army: Commander Zhang Yaoqian, Senior General Yan Canglong, Chief of Staff;
1. The First Army Corps: (on the Ili side, Commander Lieutenant General Yan Meng)
8th Infantry Division (22nd, 23rd, 24th Brigades)
7th Cavalry Brigade
Reserve 110th Separate Infantry Brigade,
Reserve 112th Separate Infantry Brigade,
Provisional 20th Artillery Group.
- 61,000 in all
2. Second Army Corps: (Kashgar side, Commander Lieutenant General Qian Lan)
Reserve 32nd Infantry Division (Reserve 94th, 201st, 202nd Brigades)
Reserve 1st Division* (*1st, 2nd, 3rd Brigades)
Reserve 4* Brigade
91st Separate Infantry Brigade
Reserve 10* (Cavalry) Infantry Brigade
Provisional 21st Artillery Group
- Ninety-one thousand
3. The Third Army Corps: (On the Ili side, Commander Zhang Yaoqian concurrently)
Army Infantry Instructor (Teaching 1st, 2nd, 3rd Brigades)
9th Infantry Division (25th, 26th, 27th Brigades)
Reserve 9th Cavalry Brigade
Provisional 22nd Artillery Group
- 77,000 in all
4. Others:
Dihua Garrison: Independent 88th Infantry Brigade. A total of 9,000 people.
Altay Garrison Detachment: 1st Independent Garrison Group. 4,800 in all.
Tacheng Alert Area Garrison: Independent 2nd Garrison Group. 5,600 in all.
Northern Xinjiang Special Service Team (stationed in Kuitun): Independent 99th Infantry Brigade. A total of 9,000 people.
Southern Xinjiang Special Service Team (stationed in Aksu): 8th Cavalry Brigade. 6,500 in all.
- 35,000 in all
-- With the addition of the auxiliary units of the front army, the Northwest Front Army had a total of 268,000 men according to its establishment, and as of 1 September, it actually had 245,000 men
5. Sakhalin Suppression Forces: 1st and 2nd Marine Brigades
6. Kamchatka and Kuril Islands Suppression Forces: 5th Marine Brigade 14th Regiment, 1st Marine Regiment of Japan
B. China's domestic garrison and mobile team
1. Zhili Military Region (the main force of the Combat Space-Time Task Force):
4th Infantry Division (10th, 11th, 12th Brigades)
Reserve 28th Infantry Division (Reserve 82nd, 83rd, 84th Brigades)
Praetorian Imperial Capital Garrison
Reserve 115th, 116th, 117th Infantry Brigades
3rd and 4th Marine Brigades
5th and 13th regiments of the 15th Marine Brigade
Reserve 13th Cavalry Brigade
Reserve 12th Separate Artillery Brigade (upgraded from the original provisional 12th Artillery Group from June 15)
-- A total of 159,000 personnel, including personnel of military regions and central military organs
2. East China Military Region (the subordinate units of the space-time task force were urgently transferred to Zhili):
Reserve 29th Infantry Division (Reserve 85th, 87th, 301st Brigades)
Reserve 15th Infantry Division (Reserve 43rd, 44th, 45th Brigades)
-- 68,000 people, including personnel of the military region
3. South China Military Region:
5th Infantry Division (13th, 14th, 15th Brigades)
Reserve 17th Infantry Division (Reserve 49th, 50th, 51st Brigades)
-- A total of 70,000 people, including the personnel of the military region
4. Southwest Military Region:
6th Infantry Division (16th, 17th, 18th Brigades)
Reserve 18th Infantry Division (Reserve 52nd, 53rd, 54th Brigades)
-- 69,000 people, including the personnel of the military region
5. Tibet Special Military Region:
800th Ad Hoc Garrison Regiment
801st Ad Hoc Infantry Regiment
Reserve 100th Cavalry Regiment
Tibetan 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generations (regiments)
-- 17,000 people, including personnel of the military region.
-- A total of 353,000 personnel of the garrison units and organs in the non-theater of the country.