readx;? General Falkenhausen stopped and asked Wang Haitao: "General Wang, are these soldiers the light weapons you designed in their hands?" Wang Haitao replied: "Yes, General Falkenhausen, the soldiers of this regiment are all in their hands. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 General Falkenhausen nodded and said, "The effectiveness of these weapons has been proven in the battle in Shanghai. As far as I know, the German ** team is now equipped with these small arms, and it is believed that in the hands of the German soldiers, they can sweep away all the enemy. ”

While speaking, the group walked onto the rostrum, and only Wang Haitao and Su Zuxin could sit in the front row of the rostrum. Chiang Kai-shek and General Falkenhausen naturally sat in the center. Under the chairmanship of General Luo Zhuoying, Commander-in-Chief He Yingqin, Chiang Kai-shek and others all made impassioned speeches, and finally General Chen Cheng announced the establishment of the 90th Army of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China.

At the end of the meeting, a simple military parade was held, and when the officers and men of the 90 th Division walked in a neat line in front of the rostrum, they received bursts of applause. Chiang Kai-shek also admired the military appearance of the 90th Army very much, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. The inaugural meeting did not end until noon, and when Chiang Kai-shek left, he encouraged Wang Haitao again.

On the second day of the inaugural meeting, all officers of the 90th Army at and above the regimental level gathered in the large conference room of the headquarters of the 90th Army. On the main seat sat Wang Haitao, Su Zuxin, Zhao Zhongwu, Tang Renxin, commander of the 90th Division, Guo Rudong, commander of the 91st Division, and Cheng Guangyao, commander of the 92nd Division. Zeng Guanglin, director of the Military Administration Department, was also invited to the front row.

After everyone arrived, Wang Haitao looked at everyone and said: "Everyone, the inaugural meeting of the 90th Army has been held yesterday, and we can be regarded as a family stirring spoons in the cauldron of the 90th Army. You were not in the same place before, and it is inevitable that there will be people who do not know or are familiar with each other, so I have summoned you here today, first, to announce the list of officers above the 90th Army Corps, and second, to announce a few things to be fearful. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Haitao opened a folder and continued: "Next, I will read out the list of officers above the 90th Army Corps, please stand up by name, and everyone can also get to know each other." Our 90th Army is a series of Central Army subordinate to the 19th Group Army, and there are three divisions under it, namely the 90th Division, the 91st Division, and the 92nd Division. There are also heavy artillery brigades directly under the military headquarters, guard regiments, reconnaissance regiments, logistics offices and other departments.

General Wang Haitao, commander of the 90th Army, General Su Zuxin, chief of staff, Lieutenant General Zhao Zhongwu, deputy commander and director of the Military Training Division, Major General Zeng Guanglin, director of the Military Administration Division, Major General Tang Yishi, commander of the Heavy Artillery Brigade, Colonel Tang Shanbao, head of the guard regiment, Colonel Tang Xiaoshan, head of the reconnaissance regiment, and Lieutenant General Tang Renli, director of the logistics department, are not in Liyang, and will be introduced to everyone in the future. This is the list of the commanders of the military headquarters, and below is the list of officers of each division.

The 90th Division has under the jurisdiction of the 271st Brigade and the 272nd Brigade, with a total of 11,000 officers and men in each brigade and three regiments. Division commander Lieutenant General Tang Renxin, deputy division commander Lieutenant General Tang Longzai. Major General Tang Yikuan, commander of the 271st Brigade, Colonel Li Yuanhong, commander of the 542nd Regiment, Colonel Tang Weimin, commander of the 543rd Regiment, and Colonel Wei Haihai, commander of the 544th Regiment. Major General Tang Yiqun, commander of the 272nd Brigade, Colonel Zhao Fei, commander of the 545th Regiment, Colonel Wei Erxi, commander of the 546th Regiment, and Colonel Zhang Lingfu, commander of the 547th Regiment.

The 91st Division has a total of 8,600 officers and men under the jurisdiction of the 273rd Brigade and the 274th Brigade, and the 2nd Regiment of each Brigade plus the guard battalion. Division Commander Lieutenant General Guo Rudong, Deputy Division Commander Lieutenant General Liu Yuqing, 273rd Brigade Commander Major General Zhu Zaitang, Commander of the 548th Regiment Colonel Xie Guji, Commander of the 549th Regiment Colonel Fu Bingxun, Commander of the 274th Brigade Major General Ma Fuxiang, Commander of the 550th Regiment Colonel Xie Boting, Commander of the 551st Regiment Colonel Qiang Zhaofu, and Lieutenant Colonel Guo Rugui, Commander of the Division Guard Battalion.

The 92nd Division has 9,700 officers and men under the jurisdiction of the 275th Brigade and the 276th Brigade, and the 2nd Regiment of each Brigade plus the guard battalion. Division Commander Lieutenant General Cheng Guangyao, Deputy Division Commander Lieutenant General Peng Zhang, 275th Brigade Commander Major General Peng Shigui, Commander of the 552nd Regiment Colonel Guan Xianghuan, Commander of the 553rd Regiment Colonel Zhang Youheng, Commander of the 276th Brigade Major General Zhu Gangwei, Colonel Yang Lianxuan, Commander of the 554th Regiment, Colonel Li Yanlin, Commander of the 555th Regiment, and Lieutenant Colonel Li Bangfan, Commander of the Division Guard Battalion. ”

After reading the list, Wang Haitao put down the folder, took a sip of water and continued: "Just now, the Nanjing General Headquarters issued an order to expand the defense area of our 90th Army, and now the defense area of the 90th Army has increased to Wujin County and Yixing County. Wujin County is one of the important towns of Changzhou City, the Shanghai-Nanjing Highway passes through the town, once the Japanese army launched an attack on Nanjing, Wujin County is the only way.

The same is true in Yixing County, if the Japanese army attacks Nanjing from the direction of Huzhou, Yixing County is also the only way to go. After the study and decision of the military department, the 91st Division will be stationed in Wujin County, the 92nd Division will be stationed in Yixing County, the 90th Division will still be stationed in Liyang County, and the military headquarters will remain unchanged in Liyang County. The two division commanders should continue to strengthen their training after they are stationed at the station, and the city defense fortifications in the other two counties should also be built as soon as possible. ”

Guo Rudong, commander of the 91st Division, and Cheng Guangyao, commander of the 92nd Division, stood up at the same time and replied: "Yes! Wang Haitao pressed his hand and let the two sit down, and then said: "There is one more thing, I will go back to my hometown in Longzhou County once in the past two days and take my family over." I'm afraid I'm going to go for a month this time, so I'm sorry I can't celebrate the New Year with everyone. In my absence, the 90th Army was under the full responsibility of Chief of Staff Su Zuxin. ”

After the meeting ended, Wang Haitao immediately drove to the headquarters of the 19th Group Army to meet Commander Chen Cheng. In General Chen Cheng's office, when Wang Haitao told General Chen Cheng that he had ordered a shipload of munitions, including heavy artillery and anti-aircraft guns, which he had ordered from Germany, would soon arrive at the port of Guangzhou, and that he would rush over to receive them, General Chen Cheng immediately reported the situation to Chiang Kai-shek.

Chiang Kai-shek was also in a hurry to import heavy weapons such as artillery and anti-aircraft guns, as well as anti-aircraft fire. Although the Japanese army did not attack again for the time being, even Nanjing was bombed by planes many times during the Battle of Shanghai, and Chiang Kai-shek's demand for anti-aircraft artillery was very urgent. At this time, when he heard that there were munitions arriving in Guangzhou and the urgently needed anti-aircraft guns, he was overjoyed and immediately agreed to let Wang Haitao go to receive them, and a special pass was issued by the Nanjing General Headquarters.

With Chiang Kai-shek's approval, Wang Haitao had the sword of Shang Fang, and after returning to Liyang, Wang Haitao immediately informed Tangshan Leopard and Tang Xiaoshan to dispatch a company and twenty trucks to be on standby at any time. Since I can go back once, I will bring back everything that should be brought back, not only with supplies but also with hundreds of disabled officers and soldiers from Longzhou.

The next day, a military jeep and 20 trucks left Liyang County and headed south, which was exactly Wang Haitao and the convoy he led. Wang Haitao returned to his heart like an arrow, and traveled day and night along the way, and it only took 12 days to arrive in Guangzhou. At this time, it was the twenty-second day of the lunar month of the third and seventh year of the lunar calendar.

When Wang Haitao arrived in Guangzhou, Tang Renli had already received a telegram and rushed to Guangzhou City in advance to wait for Wang Haitao's arrival. When Tang Renli saw Wang Haitao, who was in the dust, he was so excited that he was almost speechless. Wang Haitao is calm on the surface, but he is not very excited in his heart.

During the conversation, Wang Haitao learned that not only would a shipload of arms from Germany arrive in Guangzhou within two days, but also that metal materials from the United States and chemical raw materials from Britain would also arrive in Hong Kong within three days. In order to order another batch of arms from Germany, Wang Haitao and Tang Renli went to meet with the manager of the Krupp firm Hans.

Manager Hans obviously didn't expect Wang Haitao to come in person, and the meeting was naturally very enthusiastic. Wang Haitao first thanked Hans for his care in the past few months, and then placed a large arms order with Krupp, including 30 heavy armored vehicles and 100 88-mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. Manager Hans was not surprised by Wang Haitao's purchasing power, and after asking the headquarters for the price, he signed this contract with Wang Haitao.

After finishing this matter, Wang Haitao proposed to Manager Hans that he wanted to buy a large amount of oil. Manager Hans told Wang Haitao that Germany does not produce crude oil, and now it is also stockpiling a large amount of oil, and it is impossible to supply Wang Haitao with a large amount of oil, but Manager Hans introduced Wang Haitao to a British company through a relationship, which specializes in Asian oil business.

Wang Haitao immediately rushed to this company, because of the introduction of Manager Hans, the manager of this company received Wang Haitao very warmly, and when he heard that Wang Haitao needed a large amount of refined diesel and gasoline, the manager named Allen was even more enthusiastic. Because the price of crude oil was not high at that time, and the price of refined diesel and gasoline was higher, and the profit was much higher.

After discussion, Wang Haitao bought all the 100 tons of diesel and 500 tons of gasoline in the company's inventory, and signed a long-term supply contract. The oil cost Wang Haitao nearly 100,000 US dollars, but the problem was solved in the short term. After the old rules of the port contracted several of the largest warehouses, Wang Haitao transported the oil to the warehouse.

During his few days in Guangzhou, Wang Haitao not only received arms from Germany, metal materials from the United States, and chemical raw materials from Britain, but also a deputy director of the research laboratory and three senior engineers from the research laboratory sent by the German Krupp company. They rushed to see Wang Haitao in the hope that Wang Haitao could help in upgrading the tank.

This is exactly what Wang Haitao wants, he has just signed a large number of arms orders with Krupp, and if there is a new tank design drawing, then the order will probably save a lot of money. Wang Haitao put forward the condition of exchanging tank design drawings for preferential prices for munitions, and after asking the General Headquarters for instructions, the deputy director gave the condition that as long as the design drawings were available, he would give a 30 percent discount on the cost of munitions.

For the so-called new tank design drawings naturally difficult Wang Haitao, two days later, a Tiger tank design drawings were freshly released. For this design drawing, several senior engineers looked at it as if they were a treasure, and countless words of praise made Wang Haitao get goosebumps when he heard it. After several senior engineers carefully escorted the design drawings back to China, Wang Haitao's affairs in Guangzhou were settled, and he was finally able to return to Longzhou.