"Order of the Military and Administrative Department!"
As Tang Dao stood up first and roared softly, all the officers stood up and stood at attention.
"The battle of Songhu completed the defense of Jinling. The independent battalion of the 43rd Army of the National Revolutionary Army made great achievements and killed more than thousands of bandits. In January of the 27th year of the Republic of China, the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs used it as a basis to withdraw the camp.
Let’s set up a group, and the group name will be the Four Lines Independent Group!” Tang Dao’s deep but majestic voice echoed in the lobby of the small restaurant.
The officers' faces remained calm, but their eyes showed excitement.
Although the news of dismantling the camp and establishing the regiment was no longer a secret, when Tang Dao personally read out the military order from the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, his heart was still agitated.
From now on, they will be able to withdraw from the camp and build a regiment, and the number of brothers who can fight side by side will reach more than 2,500.
From now on, I will be able to fight bigger battles, gain more military honors, and earn more rewards. The basic goal of supporting my family has been basically achieved. The next step is to make great strides towards becoming well-off.
The officers of the Fourth Line Regiment may not realize it themselves, but since most of the Japanese infantry regiment was wiped out in the Battle of Laojinkeng, they have become extremely confident. Let alone the Kunozaki Detachment, they might just point their Tang Dao sabers at them.
The Fifth Division came, and they were not afraid.
This is the most important cornerstone of a strong army. It does not lie in the number of people or the quality of equipment, but in the self-confidence that one can defeat all enemies.
The Four Elements Group is already available.
"After approval by the 43rd Army Military Headquarters, the Ministry of Military Affairs has recently appointed the following personnel at the Sixth Regiment Headquarters: Colonel Tang Dao, the head of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Lei Xiong, the first deputy head of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Zhuang Shisan, the chief of staff of the regiment, and the second deputy head of the regiment.
The director of the Political Training Department is temporarily vacant."
The atmosphere in the venue was slightly stagnant. Perhaps this result was somewhat unexpected to most of the company-level officers.
Because of the existence of Tang Dao and Lei Xiong, Guo Shouzhi, who is almost always in charge of the battalion headquarters, and Zhuang Shisan, who is in charge of logistics, have never had a strong sense of presence, but it is an indisputable fact that both of them have their own strengths.
Originally, based on what they thought, it was more reasonable for the two of them to advance to the regiment headquarters in order. Unexpectedly, there was no Guo Shouzhi in the two important positions. On the contrary, the weaker Zhuang Shisan was still firmly seated.
in the position of chief of staff.
What does this mean? It means that Tang Tuanzuo is about to make drastic reforms. Just like the establishment list he issued previously, it will not only significantly expand the army, but also adjust positions on a large scale. Perhaps it is not as they thought, everyone still has
Able to sit steadily in one's original position.
"Because the day after tomorrow, our Four Lines Regiment will march to Xuzhou to collect ordnance. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, our Four Lines Regiment's headquarters has decided to reorganize the entire regiment tomorrow. Each department and its personnel must report to the new unit before tomorrow evening.
, time is running out, so the regiment headquarters has decided to clarify your military positions today!
Lei Xiong! Appointed as the first deputy commander of the Fourth Army Regiment and concurrently as the commander of the first battalion of the Fourth Army Regiment! Zheng Zeshi, the former battalion commander of the First Battalion of the Sichuan Army's Shame Regiment, was appointed as the deputy battalion commander of the first battalion.
It has jurisdiction over the 1st Infantry Company, the 2nd Infantry Company, the 3rd Infantry Company, and the 1st Machine Gun Company. The 1st Infantry Company was integrated from the original 4th Company of the Independent Battalion, and the company commander was Zhao Daqiang; the 2nd Infantry Company was formed from the original 4th Company of the Independent Battalion.
The 7th company was integrated into the company, with company commander Wei Donglai; the 3rd infantry company was integrated into the company from the 10th company of the original independent battalion, with company commander Zhou Dafa; the 1st machine gun company, from the 2nd and 3rd squadron of the original independent battalion fire support company, merged into the original independent battalion.
The 2nd and 3rd squads of the battalion artillery company moved in as a whole, with company commander Wu Tiancheng;
Guo Shouzhi was appointed as the battalion commander of the second battalion of the Sixing Battalion. Wang Tieshuan, the former battalion commander of the second battalion of the Sichuan Army's Shame Regiment, was appointed as the deputy battalion commander of the second battalion.
It has jurisdiction over the 4th Infantry Company, the 5th Infantry Company, the 6th Infantry Company, and the 2nd Machine Gun Company. The 4th Infantry Company was integrated into the original 3rd Company of the Independent Battalion, with company commander Qian Dazhu; the 5th Infantry Company was formed from the original Independent Battalion.
The 9th Company was integrated as a whole, with company commander Cai Yongguan; the 6th Infantry Company was integrated with the original 11th Company of the Independent Battalion, with company commander Shen Chongxiao; the 2nd Machine Gun Company was integrated with the 4th and 5th Squadron of the original Independent Battalion Fire Support Company.
The 4th and 5th squads of the artillery company moved in as a whole, with company commander Liang Yingqi!
Leng Feng is appointed as the commander of the third battalion of the Independent Battalion! Mo Guangyao, the former commander of the third battalion of the Sichuan Army's Shame Regiment, is appointed as the deputy commander of the third battalion.
It has the 7th Infantry Company, the 8th Infantry Company, the 9th Infantry Company, and the 3rd Machine Gun Company. The 7th Infantry Company was merged into the 2nd Company of the original Independent Battalion, with company commander Li Jijin; the 8th Infantry Company was formed from the original Independent Battalion.
The 8th company was merged; company commander Luo Xingbang; the 9th infantry company was merged from the original 12th company of the independent battalion, with company commander Sun Zheng; the 3rd machine gun company was formed from the 6th and 7th squads of the original independent battalion fire support company and merged with the original independent battalion artillery company
Class 6 and Class 7 moved in as a whole, acting company commander Mo Songzi;
The officers of the troops directly under the regiment headquarters are appointed as follows: the special agent company, which is based on the original independent battalion special agent company, with acting company commander Yang Xiaoshan;
The guard company was formed based on the original 1st Company of the Independent Battalion, with company commander Peng Chong!
The cavalry company was formed based on the cavalry platoon of the original Independent Battalion Special Agent Battalion, with acting company commander Lu Sanjiang!
The special operations squadron is formed from the original independent battalion guard platoon and special operations squadron, with squadron leader Zhou Chengfa and deputy squadron leader Gu Xishui!
The First Artillery Company was formed based on the original Independent Battalion Artillery Company, with the company commander Pang Panghai!
The Second Artillery Company was formed based on the original independent battalion fire support company, with company commander Cheng Tietsou!
The baggage company was established based on the original independent battalion baggage company, with acting company commander Zhu Heicheng!
Director of the Military Supplies Department of the Regiment Headquarters, Zhao Chengxi"
As Tang Dao continued to read out the appointments, the lieutenants who were standing straight had mixed feelings on their faces. Most of the infantry company commanders were still in their old positions. In addition to being ordered to transfer to new units, the original 13 infantry companies will have 10
Each infantry company will become an organic reserve.
Just like Wei Donglai and Cai Yongguan, who were full of excitement, although they had always said that they would rebuild their two infantry companies, it was not until today that they were integrated into the first and second battalions that the matter was considered a certainty, completely ending their long-term plans.
The thoughts hidden deep in my heart.
There are more positions, so naturally someone has to be promoted. For example, Li Jiujin grinned and almost laughed out loud. Yang Xiaoshan was directly promoted from platoon leader to company commander, and his military position was the same as his. Although the special agent company was responsible for medical care, communications, etc.
, mainly engineers, and will not participate in combat except under extreme circumstances, but it is also a big step forward, and naturally it is worthy of his big brother to be happy for him.
As for the word "agent", according to military job arrangements, all promoted company commanders are agents, and they will naturally be promoted to full positions sooner or later.
He has to be an old officer, so he looks after his old subordinates. Although Li Jijin's 2nd company is not classified as the first battalion, which is definitely the main battalion, the commander of the third battalion is Leng Feng, who looks cold and familiar.
His people know how passionate he is inside, and Li Jijin is much easier to get along with.
Of course veteran Youzi was not satisfied with this result.
Perhaps the one who is more delighted than veteran Youzi is Peng Chong, the former guard company commander of the infantry regiment under the 67th Army, but he has been 'suffering' for a long time. The secret service company sounds very majestic and domineering, but in fact the affairs are extremely complex and need to be managed
He has to be responsible for communications, medical care and security, but he has nothing to do except go to the front line and fight.
Seeing that the fighting on the front line was extremely lively, even the two chief officers Tang Dao and Lei Xiong went to the front line to fight from time to time, and the guard platoon under him went to fight frequently. He did not know how much military merit he earned, but he, the special agent,
The company commander stood at the battalion headquarters and stared.
For this reason, Peng Chong had approached Tang Dao several times. He would rather be demoted to a front-line infantry company as deputy company commander than stay in the rear and watch helplessly.
But Tang Dao seemed to have a kind of distrust in him, that is, he would not allow it. This made Peng Chong so frustrated that he even wanted to find the old chief and ask for transfer after arriving in Xuzhou.
To be honest, Peng Chong doesn't have much confidence in the reorganization of the camp and regiment. According to Tang Dao's attitude, maybe the commander of the secret agent company is still his position. Now, the newly established secret agent company has added an engineer platoon.
, but the guard platoon and cavalry platoon were removed and expanded, and it was completely reduced to a logistics support company, which is probably only a little stronger than a baggage company that purely transports supplies.
Unexpectedly, just when he was feeling sorry for himself, Tang Dao actually announced that he would become the commander of the guard company. Moreover, the guard company was still formed from the original independent battalion. In the battle of Qinglong Ridge, the first company had already proven through actual combat that it was the most elite company in the regiment.
The reputation is not just for bragging.
Peng Chong was a little dazed by the good news that fell from the sky, and even ignored the congratulatory looks from his colleagues around him.
Don't be envious! What kind of army is a guard company? No matter which army it is, the guard troops directly under its regiment headquarters, brigade headquarters, division headquarters, and military headquarters are the last sharp knife in the hands of the commander, and the last trump card in the hand of the commander. Who?
Being the company commander itself is an affirmation of his ability.
Moreover, the security company is responsible for the safety of the commander, and it is absolutely impossible for anyone who does not have absolute trust to take up the post.
Just like Lao Hei, the squadron leader of the special operations squadron who has been promoted, he had a life-and-death relationship with Tang Dao on the battlefield. Otherwise, could Tang Dao hand over the guard platoon to him?
Naturally, Tang Dao also saw Peng Chong's surprised expression and smiled slightly. Peng Chong was his subordinate in the Battle of Cangcheng. He was brave in fighting, but a little impatient, so he asked him to be the infantry company commander. Tang Dao believed in him.
He won't do any worse than Li Jiujin and others, but his temperament of not being calm and easy to get angry is bound to increase the number of casualties among his subordinates.
The skeletons left behind by the original independent battalion were all elite soldiers of the 43rd Army and the 67th Army. When the two generals handed them over to Tang Dao, they naturally did not want them to die in vain, and Tang Dao himself would not do so.
Therefore, he forced Peng Chong into the position of commander of the special agent company, and polished off his irritable temper. For more than a month, Tang Dao waited for him to get angry and punished him, but he didn't expect that he was still strong.
He was able to hold his nerve, and felt a little resentful when he was rejected every time he asked for a battle, but it did not delay his responsibilities.
This is the person Tang Dao wants.
As for loyalty, Tang Dao believes that as long as an army embodies the military spirit, everyone will fight for the belief of protecting the homeland and the country, and there will be no dissent.
In such troubled times, if Tang Dao wants to unite an army that shares his ideals, he must learn to trust these Chinese soldiers who have fought alongside him.
Although this will involve certain risks, war is a job with your head in your belt. If you don't take even a little risk, it would be better to go back to your hometown in Sichuan Province and sell wine.
Moreover, for Tang Dao at this time, even if he is not in combat, it is not easy for anyone to kill him. Dare to use people, which is not only trust in his comrades, but also Tang Dao's confidence in himself.
Asking Yang Xiaoshan to come to the special agent company, Tang Dao naturally has a profound meaning.
Although he is far away from the frontline troops, he can still get close contact with the superiors and learn how to manage people. After all, Yang Xiaoshan's foundation is too shallow. He was only a superior soldier more than a month ago. The continuous battles may have strengthened his spiritual will.
He has become a staunch warrior, but this does not mean that he can become a good commander at the same young age.
Lu Sanjiang and the other acting company commanders who were promoted were all in the same position. These officers who had grown up from the most basic soldiers step by step were doing well at the platoon level, but the company commander had to manage several more people.
times, but there are not many people at hand anymore, so the Tang Dao can only do this.
Tang Dao knew that his operation was quite destructive, but now it was a war-torn battlefield, and there was no time to give them room to grow slowly. If these guys couldn't do a good job in the position of acting company commander, Tang Dao would
They will be put into the teaching team without mercy to study hard with the new recruits for several months.
Some people are happy, but others are worried. Compared with promotions, two platoon commanders under Cheng Tieshou were promoted to company commanders. He is the big winner today, twice as good as veteran Youzi Ke.
But this man was not happy at all, and he and Pang Panghai, who was standing next to him, looked at each other with sad faces.
The reason is very simple. Their two companies were the most severely divided. Many experienced old machine gunners and gunners were divided into three machine gun companies, and their strength was severely reduced.
Although they know that the missing soldiers will be filled, experienced machine gunners and gunners cannot be trained overnight. No matter how optimistic they are, the level of the first and second guns of the two of them wants to return to the peak of the war.
It will take at least half a year.
After doing this, the 75-meter mountain cannon, 150-meter mortar and machine gun in the equipment list are no longer so popular.
Of course, what is even worse than these two is that there are three infantry company commanders serving as division chiefs under the regiment headquarters, and the infantry companies under their command have not been integrated into the three infantry battalions.
Obviously, these three infantry companies will be broken up and replaced by the three machine gun companies, the first artillery company and the second artillery company that have large manpower shortages.
This was a complete disbandment. However, needless to say, the three infantry company commanders themselves knew very well that their three infantry companies were the worst performers in the Battle of the Gold Pit. It cannot be said that they were bad, but
Compared with those infantry companies with great military exploits, they are indeed a notch behind.
This was also criticized by Tang Dao at the post-war summary meeting using data. Disbanding and joining a new unit could be regarded as paying for his actions.
Tang Dao also gave him face and arranged the position that the captain should have. Therefore, although the three company commanders were a little disappointed, they finally chose to accept it, but secretly swore in their hearts that no matter what, they would never be able to kill the chain again.
It's over.
Unlike the company commanders, the three battalion commanders and deputy battalion commanders not only admired Tang Dao's fair enough arrangement, but were also grateful.
Tang Dao is extremely fair, impartially allocating three main companies to each infantry battalion, and the recognized first company was transformed into a guard company. The name has changed, but the actual meaning has not changed. It is still the sharpest knife of the Four Lines Regiment. For the only
For Leng Feng, who was promoted from company commander to battalion commander, there were both gains and losses.
Regardless of the fact that Wei Donglai's Seventh Company and Cai Yongguan's Ninth Company only have two or three big cats and kittens left, and most of them are still lying on the hospital bed, but as long as Tang Dao gives the order to rebuild, he must add enough veterans to them.
, coupled with the veterans who have experienced the Mouse Mountain Blockade Battle and recovered from their injuries, the combat effectiveness of the Seventh Company and the Ninth Company must be sufficient, otherwise they would not be incorporated into the First and Second Battalions.
On the contrary, Leng Feng's third battalion was slightly weaker. Except for Li Jijin's infantry company, the combat effectiveness of the other two infantry companies composed of Sichuan troops was still much weaker. This should be regarded as Tang Dao's test for him as the new battalion commander.
Fighting a tough battle with your fists is nothing. If you are really powerful, you can turn weak scum into a strong army.
There is reuse and there is hope!
More importantly, Tang Dao only appointed battalion and company-level officers, which meant very clearly that he would not interfere with the rest of the platoon leaders and squad leaders. Each battalion would appoint them themselves and submit the list to him for approval.
This kind of delegation of power is not inaction, but trust. Unconditional trust in the three battalion commanders was absolutely impossible in the previous troops.
No commander wants to see a certain unit under his command become an independent kingdom that is impenetrable, right?
Just like the current Four Lines Independent Regiment, there are still two positions vacant! It is also because the superiors want to place their own people in it, rather than allowing the Four Lines Independent Regiment to become Tang Dao's army.
"The appointment has been completed, do you have anything else to ask?" Tang Dao put down the letter in his hand, glanced at his subordinates with different expressions, and asked.
"Sir, Captain Cai and I were severely damaged. Do you know when we will replenish our troops?" Wei Donglai, encouraged by Cai Yongguan's eyes, summoned up the courage to ask.
"After our regiment arrives at its destination, your two companies will be supplemented by capable veterans from each company, together with the original veterans and new recruits. I will personally award the military flags to your two companies at that time!" Tang Dao answered him solemnly.
All the company commanders looked enviously. The commander personally awarded the military flag. This is an honor! Several main companies did not enjoy such treatment.
"Thank you, sir!" Wei Donglai and Cai Yongguan, who were still unable to stand up, raised their right hands and excitedly saluted Tang Dao.
Tang Dao nodded slightly, indicating that they did not need to be so formal, as this was what they deserved.
"Does anyone else have any questions?" Tang Dao looked at the others.
"No!" the officers replied in unison.
"Well, you still have a few hours to decide on the candidates for each platoon, squad, and soldiers. Each unit will be established with a 20% vacancy for the time being, and the vacancies will be supplemented by new recruits who have been trained.
For the remaining three infantry companies that will be disrupted and reorganized, the regiment headquarters will issue a distribution plan later. Then, according to the personnel arrangements of each department, reorganization will begin tomorrow. All personnel must report to the new unit within one day, and they will be excused for various reasons.
Anyone who delays reporting will be dealt with according to military law!"
"Yes!" The officers' voices were thunderous.
Tang Dao showed a satisfied look on his face.
The structure of the entire Fourth Line Regiment has been completely built. Once the soldiers are replenished and equipped with new equipment, the combat effectiveness will far exceed that of the independent battalion.
Lei Xiong thought that the future Si Xing Regiment could carry a Japanese infantry regiment alone, but Tang Dao did not think so.
How can one infantry regiment be enough? If all the soldiers can use semi-automatic rifles and replace the Japanese copycat version of the Type 41 mountain gun with the European Bofors, the four-line regiment can single-handedly defeat an infantry brigade.
When he meets the Kunisaki detachment again, he doesn't have to go to any lengths to set up an ambush, he can still beat them until they scream!
Now, Tang Dao has taken the first solid step towards his dream. …
