Chapter 427: Establishment of military divisions. Please subscribe.
October 31, 1940.
The military chiefs of the regiments and directly affiliated units of the Tainan Military Region came to Pingshun. Since the Tainan Region government is in a period of personnel changes, only personnel from the army participated in this meeting.
The meeting was attended by four members from the leadership team of the Tainan Military Region: Jing Dagang, commander of the first regiment of the independent detachment, Xu Dali, commander of the second regiment, Wang Yigong, commander of the fourth regiment, and Li Daben, commander of the garrison regiment.
Li Yunlong, the leader of the New Regiment under the Military Region, Ding Wei, the leader of the 28th Regiment, Shen Fang, the leader of the Shexian County Basic Regiment, and Gu Baomin, the leader of the Ci County Basic Regiment.
Zhu Dashan, commander of the cavalry regiment, Chen Feng, commander of the artillery battalion, and Zhang Hao, captain of the Lin County guerrilla brigade.
Luo Benzhong, political commissar of the New Regiment, also attended the meeting, and basically all the main cadres of the Tainan Military Region gathered in Pingshun.
Li Yunshan, director of the Political Department, stayed behind at Yamawang Mountain.
At the beginning of the meeting, Zhou Weihan first listened to the seizures and casualties of each regiment participating in the battle, and then distributed the printed defense plan to everyone.
Zhou Weihan had a smile on his face as he watched everyone present flipping through the pages of the defense plan.
Li Yunlong and Ding Wei looked at each other and exclaimed: "Establish a military division?"
"Yes, we have this plan!" Zhou Weihan said deliberately ambiguously.
The plan drawn up by Zhou Weihan only mentioned at the end that he was applying to superiors to establish a military subdivision on the Tainan front line. The specific details were not mentioned, and who was in charge of the military subdivision was naturally not mentioned.
Hearing Zhou Weihan's affirmation, the leaders of several main groups present could not help breathing heavier. Li Yunlong straightened his body and looked at the people sitting around him.
Seeing that several people could no longer bear it, Zhou Weihan immediately said: "The Yamawang Mountain in Wuyi is the base camp of our Tainan Military Region. The military region headquarters cannot easily move. At present, the Tainan base is under the jurisdiction of Wuyi, Wu'an, Shedongnan, Cixi, Southeast Li, Southeast Lu, Pingshun, and North Lin are a total of eight counties, with an area of 7,000 square kilometers and a population of nearly 1.8 million!"
"The jurisdiction area is too large, and Changzhi is surrounded by powerful enemies. In order to facilitate frontline command, after reporting to the division headquarters, headquarters, and military region, we decided to set up three military divisions on the front line adjacent to Changzhi!"
"Now, on behalf of the military region leadership team, I will announce the military defense zones and their main leaders!"
"Lidongnan and Ludongnan are the Tainan Division 1. The military chief Ding Wei and the political chief Luo Benzhong are under the jurisdiction of a new regiment, the 28th regiment!"
"The main task of the first division in the future is to contain the Japanese troops on the Handan-Changchang Highway, support each other with the 22nd Regiment to the west and the independent regiment in Tunliu, and at the same time defend to the south to contain the 27th Army in Changzhi!"
As soon as Zhou Weihan finished speaking, Li Yunlong almost stood up if Luo Benzhong hadn't held him down.
Ignoring Li Yunlong's reaction, Zhou Weihan continued: "Pingshun and Linbei are the second division of Tainan, with the military chief Xu Dali, the political chief Zhang Hao, the former political commissar of the second regiment, the subordinate second regiment and the basic cadre regiment of Lin County!"
"The Lin County Guerrilla Brigade was reorganized into the Lin County Cadre Corps, and its leader Zhang Hao is still known as the Guerrilla Brigade to the outside world!"
Zhang Hao was originally the battalion commander of the 4th Regiment and 1st Battalion, but now he has raised an armed force of more than 1,000 people alone in Linbei.
Zhou Weihan's order was equivalent to separating the guerrilla brigade from the Fourth Regiment's organization.
Zhou Weihan also had special considerations for this move. To the west of the Second Regiment in Pingshun was Changzhi's 27th Army, to the south was Huguan's 40th Army, and Lingchuan's New Fifth Army, while Linbei faced Linnan.
The 281st Regiment of the Central Army.
Such a military situation can be said to be full of powerful enemies and lurking dangers. The purpose of organizing the Second Regiment and the Lin County Basic Regiment to form a military division is for better unified command.
"Cixi has independently established the Tainan Third Division. The military officer Wang Yigong and the political officer Gao Zhiheng have four regiments under their jurisdiction, which are the core regiments of Ci County!"
"The main task of the third division in the future is to cross the Pinghan Railway and develop eastward, bordering Wuqin's Third Regiment, and at the same time radiate to Anyang on the south bank of the Zhanghe River!"
"From now on, the three military divisions will serve as a barrier for the Tainan base area. They must firmly block the enemies on the west, south, and southeast sides behind the base area, and create a stable environment for the three counties behind!" Zhou Weihan finally said.
The people below were still whispering, and Li Yunlong and Ding Wei were seen bumping their heads.
"When you, Old Ding, first joined the army, I was already a veteran for ten months. During the Long March and now, you and I are both regimental commanders. Why is it that you, the kid, are dominating me now?" Li Yunlong is not a fool either. Naturally,
He didn't dare to challenge Zhou Weihan openly anymore, so he could only break up with Ding Wei in private.
"Hey, Lao Li, starting from the time of the Red Army, whether it was for personal reasons or due to the impact of the struggle, you must have been promoted from the position of regimental commander at least five times. If it weren't for this, when the Fourth Front Army was reorganized, you would have said less.
We can also make Dangdang the leader of the main force!" Ding Wei couldn't help but smile on his face.
"Who says it's not the case? I just made some mistakes. People always make mistakes. Otherwise, why would I be a brigade commander?" Li Yunlong exclaimed.
"Hey, as for the mistakes you made, you can have fun without taking a shot. Of course, we are old comrades in arms for many years. Although I am your superior now, we can discuss everything!"
Zhou Weihan also gave careful consideration to the candidates for the heads of the first and second divisions.
Li Yunlong and Ding Wei were both good fighters, but Li Yunlong had poor discipline and a bad temper. Zhou Weihan went to inspect the new regiment, and Li Yunlong was obviously drunk.
Zhou Weihan was really worried about Li Yunlong being the chief military officer of the military division. At least for now, it seemed that Li Yunlong still needed experience in all aspects.
Of course, Zhou Weihan also maintained a balance, Ding Wei served as the chief military officer, and Luo Benzhong served as the political commissar of the military division.
As for Xu Dali in the second division, he is relatively stable and can cope with the current situation.
"Okay, enough of the discussion. This is the organization's decision. If you have any opinions, just leave them to me!" Zhou Weihan glared at Li Yunlong and then looked at Xing Zhiguo.
"I will continue to say that the Shexian Cadre Regiment is still stationed in Shexian County, and the First Regiment is still stationed in Yamawang Mountain as a mobile force!"
"Li is very capable!"
"Here!" Li Daben stood up immediately when he heard the greeting, with a smile on his face, obviously aware of what Zhou Weihan was going to say next.
"In the battle of Lijiagou, the garrison was not afraid of sacrifice, dared to fight hard, and successfully defeated the Okazaki Brigade. The military region decided to grant the garrison the designation of the Fifth Regiment of the Tainan Military Region, effective today!"
"From now on, the garrison will still be stationed in Wuyi and Wu'an counties!"
"Yes!" Li Daben was so excited that tears filled his eyes.
All the commanders and fighters of the garrison had been waiting for this day for too long. In order to win the designation of the main regiment, how many soldiers spread their blood on the Lijiagou position.