Ramgar Training Camp (1)

"Senior Commander Liu, I don't think your adjutant and your correspondent are in harmony!" Stilwell looked at Sima Hong and Song Ruyu, who were glaring angrily behind him. "This, no, just some trivial disagreement!" Bangs hurriedly said, "It's harmless!" "General, I know a little bit about this!" Sun Liren next to him said a few words to Stilwell's ear. "Oh! Hahaha! General Stilwell laughed, "It seems that Senior Commander Liu is very likable to women, and it is really a blessing to have such two beauties in favor of such two beauties!" "Alas!" Bangs smiled reluctantly and coped with it. "Do you two know? What we want to build in Ledo is a large training base that can accommodate 100,000 troops, and all the equipment and weapons are American! Your troops will be the first Chinese troops to enter this base, and a large number of Chinese troops will come to supplement them in the future, and our plan is to train ten Chinese divisions here to prepare for the future counteroffensive of the Burmese Communists! General Stilwell said. Didn't the British say anything about the formation and training of troops on such a large scale? Sun Liren asked. It should be said why the British chose Ledo as a training base! Bangs said. Good question! General Stilwell glanced appreciatively at his bangs and said, "Ledo, in the northeast of India, can be your training camp for two reasons: the first is that it is not far from the border, and the second is that your presence will not affect some rebels in India!" In other words, it can guard the border for Great Britain without entering the interior of India! The British always have so many ideas! "What a good abacus!" Sun Liren said. "That's it! Aren't we helping them? We are allies, can't the British be generous! Bangs said. That's the fault of the British, there are several dogs in their royal gardens that are state secrets, Hitler would not care about such a thing, it's a bit unbelievable! Stilwell said. The three of them chatted, and after three hours, it was time for Ledo!

According to the map indications, Ledo is located at the northeastern tip of Assam, the northeastern state of India, adjacent to the Savage Hill area, a small town, a very remote railway terminus, and the British colonial authorities stationed the Chinese division here for the purpose of assisting the out-of-strength British army from advancing into India from the Hukang Valley, and preventing this force from serving as an incentive for India's independence movement. And for the Chinese division, there are also many advantages to being stationed in Ledo. There was a railway, and military trains from Calcutta could reach it directly, so the transportation of supplies was convenient; It is far from the heart of India, and will not get involved in the contradictions between the Indian people and the colonial authorities, which is in line with the domestic order of "no interference in the situation in India"; It is also here that it is possible to wait for news of the Fifth Army, which is still trudging through the Hukang River Valley, in order to facilitate the rescue of the fraternal forces. "This place is nice!" Sun Liren was very satisfied with this place, and Liu Hai also felt that this was a good place to train troops! "Two Chiefs, this will be the place where you will show your ambitions, and we, the United States of America, will give you the greatest support!" Stilwell said. "Thank you very much for the support of the allies, with the support of the allies and such a military base, our troops will be the best Chinese troops!" Sun Liren said. After the three generals took a fancy to Ledo, the British transport troops transported the personnel of the two divisions as fast as possible, and Stilwell spared no effort, spent several days running and lobbying, and used various means to make the British agree to turn the area around Ledo into a Chinese military region, which would take the Ramgarh base as the core and carry out an independent military district independent of the British colonial government within 20 miles of the surrounding area. The military region was soon formed, the commander of the military region was Liu Hai, the chief of staff was Stilwell, and Liu Hai did not serve at the Ramgar base and was still the commander of the 4th Division!

General Stilwell's plan was large, and in addition to building a base, he also proposed to build a Sino-Indian kilometer across the 800-mile Savage Mountains, directly connecting India and China. After the troops arrived at the Ramgarh base, the support and replenishment of the Americans began, and the scale and variety of the troops were astonishing. Since joining the army, Liu Hai has been the main force of the national army, especially in the elite Fifth Army, whose equipment and treatment are the best in China, but compared with the logistics and treatment of the US army, it is like a flower child. Compared with the domestic troops, the equipment of the soldiers stationed in India can be described as extravagant, such as combat uniforms, training uniforms, jackets, T-shirts, underwear and underwear, sweaters, rubber raincoats, combat backpacks, steel helmets, soft hats, caps, gas masks, combat carrying gear, field water bottles with canvas covers, S belts, jungle boots, canvas leg guards, and even socks; The food is also on par with the US military, focusing on nutrition, mainly bread, rice and canned food, all kinds of precious meat that are not easy to get in China, I am tired of eating here, but I miss the fresh vegetables that were boring in the past; Advanced medical and health education has ensured the health of officers and men, and the harsh climate of the tropical jungle can no longer defeat the strong Chinese with good hygiene habits. After a long period of experiencing the poor lifestyle of the domestic army, and suddenly being exposed to such a rich content, the great material production capacity of the United States dazzled all Chinese officers and soldiers and thought they were dreaming.

"Damn! Have we reached heaven? Master, look at these things that are eaten, drunk, worn, and used, they are so awesome! Ghost Cannon said excitedly. That's it, my regiment commander was actually assigned an armored transport vehicle as a car, hahaha! "Fat Wu laughed!" Don't just talk about food and clothing, how is your training? Liu Hai asked, for these equipment, for Liu Hai, who has seen the equipment of the German army, it is only a little surprising in quantity, and there is still a gap between it and German equipment in terms of quality. Some basic queue training and physical training are going on right now, and for the rest, we won't be able to start until our heavy equipment arrives! "I heard that an American instructor is coming to train us!" "Yes!" Liu Hai said, "Not only our equipment is American, but the instructors are also Americans, this is an opportunity to improve our combat skills. "Understood!" Ghost Cannon and Wu Fatzi said together.

A few days later, the heavy gear that Bangs had been waiting for was finally here! One hundred American M1 155-mm guns, two hundred and 5-mm guns, and twenty 203-mm guns, looking at so many guns, Liu Hai and his brothers simply blossomed. According to the order, two artillery regiments of Liu Hai were formed into a 155 mm * artillery regiment and a 105 mm * artillery regiment, as well as a heavy artillery battalion! The Ghost Artillery Regiment is equipped with eighty-two 105-mm guns, Wu Fatzi is 55 155-mm* artillery regiments, and the heavy artillery battalion is trained and reorganized by that reinforced battalion! As for Liu Xiaoshan's infantry regiment, it is also specially equipped with a mortar battalion and a * artillery battalion directly under the regiment, equipped with twelve hundred and five artillery pieces! After the equipment arrived, Liu Hai immediately carried out the distribution of firearms and basic training, and the whole division was in full swing to train and familiarize themselves with the equipment, and with the help of Liu Hai, all the artillery were training! After the equipment arrived, more than 400 American instructors also came to the Ramgar training base to teach and guide all the Chinese soldiers according to Stilwell's orders.

After the equipment arrived, another shortcoming also leaked out, that is, there was a serious shortage of personnel, and after several months of jungle operations and retreat, each regiment was reduced in personnel, and now although the equipment and instructors have arrived, the problem of the lack of artillery has become apparent. Liu Hai went to Zhao Sun Liren to inquire about the replenishment of soldiers, and Sun Liren was very happy to tell him that there was no need to worry about the problem of soldiers, and in order to replenish the troops stationed in India, the country had already launched a conscription. "You know what? Our supplementary soldiers are all some student soldiers, educated, quality, but not captured strong men, Chairman Chiang has already issued a call, every inch of mountains and rivers and an inch of blood, 100,000 young people and 100,000 soldiers, and now tens of thousands of student soldiers have joined the army, and it will not be long before they can be transported to the Ramgarh base via the Hump route! Sun Liren said. Not bad indeed! However, most of your troops are infantry, and the proportion of artillery is not large, but two of the three regiments of my division are artillery regiments, and to put it bluntly, it is the establishment of an artillery division, so what I need is artillery, and it is best to be a professional who graduated from the Whampoa Artillery Department! Bangs said. I said, Master Liu, are you confused, you have the best resources in your hands but you don't use them! Sun Liren said. The best resource? I? "Bangs didn't come up with it at once." That Song Ruyu! She's the niece of the first lady, let her talk to her wife, it's not enough to have more than 100 of your artillery students! Sun Liren nodded.

Liu Hai felt that what Sun Liren said was reasonable, if Song Ruyu could say a few kind words in front of the first lady, then there should be no problem with dozens of more artillery students among the additional soldiers, Liu Hai returned to the division headquarters and asked someone to call Song Ruyu, Liu Hai and her talked like this and this for a long time, Song Ruyu agreed without hesitation, but emphasized that if he won the medal, Liu Hai must fulfill the promise! Liu Hai naturally knew what she was talking about, but for the sake of the current replenishment of high-quality soldiers, he had to admit once again his determination to fulfill his promise!