Chapter 601 Reorganization of the Artillery Regiment
Inside the town hall of Zhuanmiao Town.
The corpses of Japanese soldiers fell to the ground in pieces, and several Japanese corpses surrounded by light machine guns were covered with bullet holes. Although the number of participants in this battle was small and the battle was short, the battle was extremely tragic from the beginning.
Fortunately, the soldiers of the guard platoon relied on their firepower advantage to lock down the Japanese light machine gun as soon as possible, and the battle was quickly ended.
"Occupy the commanding heights immediately and put the crooked pole on the roof!" the guard platoon leader gave the order in an orderly manner.
At the east entrance of Zhuanmiao Town, after three rows of soldiers approached the blockhouse, facing the stronghold of the blockhouse, the soldiers did not fight head-on with the Japanese and puppet troops, but kept firing to contain the Japanese and puppet troops who retreated into the blockhouse.
, waiting for the main force of the cavalry regiment to arrive.
At the west entrance of Zhuanmiao Town, as the main attack direction of the Eighth Route Army, the success or failure of the battle was decided the moment the Type 92 infantry gun was revealed.
When the remaining puppet troops were defeated towards the town, the cavalry took advantage of the situation and broke into the town first.
"Commanders, the remaining enemies have been forced near the town hall, and Commander Sun has led his men to attack from the east entrance!"
"Okay, send a report to the headquarters and say that the cavalry regiment has captured Zhuanmiao Town!" Listening to the gradually sparse gunfire in the town, Li Yunlong grinned and said: "Huzi, tell the cavalry regiment to quickly eliminate the remaining enemies.
After that, the four companies will be divided into four directions to destroy the enemies of Zhouzhuang, Zhuzhuang, Qianlizhuang, and Yaoji!"
"yes!"
Southwest Shandong Military Region Headquarters.
Luo Benzhong paid attention to the telegram in his hand, then signed his name on the signature desk, handed it to the telegraph operator for filing, and then said: "Commander, the cavalry regiment won the first battle this time. It seems that the training effect during this period is really good!"
"Although the Japanese army spent a lot of time during this period to form and recruit various armed forces in enemy-occupied areas, it seems to have no effect. It seems to be a bit of a show-off!"
Zhou Weihan was not surprised that the cavalry regiment captured Zhuanmiao Town. This time a cavalry regiment was dispatched, and Li Yunlong personally went into battle, which was a bit bullying.
"According to the intelligence gathered by the guerrillas and local government comrades, the Japanese troops in Heze, Dingtao, and Caoxian are intensively building fortifications in order to prepare for our army's next attack. However, the local puppet troops usually have lax training.
, their combat effectiveness is weak and their fighting will is not strong, let alone the newly formed security team!"
"So our real opponents are still Shangqiu's Fourth Cavalry Brigade and the Appeasement Army. The current actions in Zhuanmiao Town will definitely make the Japanese army speed up the integration of the Appeasement Army at all costs. Sun Liangcheng should have a result!
Zhou Weihan said in a deep voice.
"Our internal integration is almost complete. We should fight the Japanese army sooner rather than later. We should first annihilate their main force and then expand our base area!"
Now, Jing Dagang's 1st Regiment, Wu Qin's 3rd Regiment and the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Artillery Regiment have arrived in southwestern Shandong, so Zhou Weihan began to intend a decisive battle.
During Zhou Weihan's visit to the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region, Xing Zhiguo led the staff of the Staff Office to conduct a detailed investigation of the personnel establishment and weapons equipment of the Tainan Military Region.
During the period of rest and recuperation in Pingshun, the 1st Regiment prioritized replenishing part of the local armed forces, and the personnel establishment once again reached full strength of more than 2,300 people.
The original firepower equipment at all levels of the 1st Regiment has always been first-rate. Light machine guns and 50 artillery pieces constitute the squad-level firepower. The regiment headquarters has three heavy machine gun companies and artillery companies directly under its jurisdiction.
After the Changzhi Battle, the 281st Regiment decentralized part of its main force and selected personnel from local armed forces to form the basic force of the Tainan Second Division. As a result, the number of personnel of the 281st Regiment was reduced to 1,900.
The 279th Regiment also returned to its pre-war full strength of 2,400 men, and the two regiments had 50 small artillery full strength. Among the 99 infantry squads, the 281st Regiment had 60 light machine guns and 22 heavy machine guns, and the 279th Regiment had 80 light machine guns.
20 heavy machine guns.
The number of the basic group in Shexian County has reached about 1,400, the number of the basic group in the first division is only 1,100, the supplementary group is about 2,200, Yang Han’s 280th Group has about 2,500 people, Li Daben’s 5th Group has 2,200 people, and the 29th Group has more than 1,900 people.
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The personnel establishment of each of the above regiments has returned to the pre-war status. In order to increase the combat effectiveness of these regiments, Zhou Weihan, although he was not in Tainan, made special instructions to prioritize the equipment obtained from the Japanese army to these regiments.
There are two basic regiments in the first division, supplementary regiments in the second division, the 280th regiment, and the fifth regiment and the 29th regiment. Each regiment is allocated six heavy machine guns, ten type 96 light machine guns, and 1,500 38-type guns are distributed according to the situation.
In addition, the 1st Regiment has three Type 92 Infantry Cannons, the 281st Regiment has nine Type 92 Infantry Cannons and four mountain cannons, the 279th Regiment has three Type 92 Infantry Cannons and two mountain cannons, and the supplementary regiment has two Type 92 Infantry Cannons.
Infantry artillery.
In addition, the third regiment currently under the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region has two Type 92 infantry cannons and two mountain cannons, the fourth regiment has five Type 92 infantry cannons, and the new first regiment has six Type 92 infantry cannons and two mountain cannons.
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The artillery battalion of the Tainan Military Region has a mountain artillery company, a field artillery company, and a heavy artillery battalion, and the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region has two infantry artillery companies, two mountain artillery companies, a combat defense artillery company, and two 105 Krupp howitzers.
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On this basis, Zhou Weihan distributed the 24 mountain guns and 24 Type 92 infantry guns obtained from the Japanese army.
Report to the two military regions of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters to apply for the establishment of artillery regiments. The specific establishment is as follows:
The artillery regiment and mountain artillery battalion of the Tainan Military Region has three mountain artillery companies with a total of 18 mountain artillery pieces, and one heavy artillery battalion.
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The artillery regiment of the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region, the mountain artillery battalion, the transferred field artillery battery, and the combat defense artillery battery, plus two howitzers.
The remaining 6 mountain guns and 36 infantry guns were all sent to the regiment level. The artillery companies of each regiment were organized as follows:
The first regiment has Type 92 infantry cannon (3 3) and 2 mountain cannons. The 281st regiment has nine Type 92 infantry cannons and four mountain cannons. The 279th regiment has Type 92 infantry cannon (3 3) and two mountain cannons. Supplementary
Regiment Type 92 Infantry Artillery (2 4), the 5th Regiment and the 29th Regiment Artillery Company each have 3 Type 92 Infantry Artillery.
The third regiment of the Hebei-Luyu Military Region has Type 92 infantry artillery (2 4) and two mountain cannons. The fourth regiment has Type 92 infantry artillery (5 1) and 2 mountain cannons. The new regiment has six Type 92 infantry cannons.
Two mountain cannons.
The three independent regiments under the Zhinan, Zhangbei and Henan military divisions each strengthened three Type 92 infantry guns.
It is worth mentioning that Yang Han's 280th Regiment originally had a combat defense artillery battery. Although it was not officially reorganized into an Eighth Route Army unit, Zhou Weihan's last two mountain guns were strengthened and given to the 280th Regiment.
The artillery units of the two military regions have been optimized step by step. The firepower configuration at the regiment level is stronger than that of the Japanese field brigade. Even the firepower configurations of the first regiment, 281st regiment, 279th regiment, third regiment, and fourth regiment are not inferior to those of the Japanese army in field battles.
Alliance.
In addition, the artillery regiments directly under the military region will be temporarily reinforced to each regiment during combat. Judging from the number of artillery pieces alone, it is comparable to the artillery regiments attached to the Japanese divisions.