"Master, shouldn't we reorganize the army first? Otherwise, it will be difficult to command.”Fang Shengli said.
"Hmm, what you said does make sense. How are the scattered soldiers you gathered?”Zhou Weiguo nodded and asked.
"There are less than 2,000 people. Most of them shook their heads and refused when they heard that we were only a group.”Fang Shengli said with a bitter smile.
"Looks like I have to use a banner. Otherwise, it won't be very attractive.”Zhou Weiguo agreed.
"Now I give the order."
All the surrounding officers immediately stood at attention. They all knew that Zhou Weiguo's announcement meant that their military ranks would be raised again.
Zhou Weiguo looked around and said," Fang Shengli is appointed as the brigade commander of the independent division's first brigade. He will be awarded the rank of colonel. He will be in charge of three infantry regiments and one artillery regiment.”
"Wang Wenshi is appointed as the second brigade commander of the independent division. He will be awarded the rank of colonel and will be under the jurisdiction of three infantry regiments and one artillery regiment.”
"Yang Wanchun is appointed as the brigade commander of the third brigade of the independent division. He will be awarded the rank of colonel and will be under the jurisdiction of three infantry regiments and one artillery regiment.”
"Li Changfeng is appointed as the brigade commander of the Heavy Artillery Brigade. He will be awarded the rank of colonel. He will be in charge of a 105mm howitzer regiment, a 70mm mortar regiment, and a field artillery regiment.”
"Appoint Xu Tian as the regiment commander of the air defense regiment. He will be awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel. He will be in charge of four anti-aircraft machine gun battalions and one anti-aircraft artillery battalion.”
"Dai Tao is appointed as the commander of the tank battalion, and he will be awarded the rank of major. He will be in charge of three tank companies.”
"Xu Hu is appointed as the commander of the Guard Battalion and awarded the rank of Major.”
As for the others, they were like the communication camp. The cavalry unit had not been established yet because there were no professional talents. It would be a waste to establish such a structure.
Everyone stood up and accepted the order. Basically, everyone had leveled up by one level, and some had even leveled up by two levels.
Zhang Lingfu didn't lead a team, but Zhou Weiguo promoted his former chief of staff, Yang Wanchun, to be a brigade commander in order to take care of Zhang Lingfu's emotions.
Currently, Zhou Weiguo had completed the framework of each unit. As for the replenishment of personnel, there were about 50,000 to 60,000 defeated troops in Nanjing and more than 100,000 young and middle-aged men. It was still very easy to expand the army.
"Everyone is very happy to be promoted. Next, I will issue a new battle order.”Zhou Weiguo, who was originally smiling, suddenly looked serious.
Everyone wiped away the smiles on their faces and looked at Zhou Weiguo.
"The 1st regiment is in charge of stalling the devils from Guanghua Gate. Don't let them pass through Guanghua Gate. The 6th division is the elite of the devils, and there is also a heavy artillery regiment of the devils here.”Fang Sheng accepted the mission and promised to complete it.
Zhou Weiguo nodded and continued," Leave the Japanese soldiers at Zhonghua Gate to the 2nd Brigade. Your mission is more difficult. The Japanese soldiers who have just recovered their morale must be very strong. However, the 16th Division was crippled by us. Although they have been replenished, they definitely don't have enough soldiers. The mission I gave you is to stall the Japanese soldiers. As for how to fight, it's up to you.”
Wang Wenshi nodded to show that he understood and promised to complete the mission immediately.
"Brigadier Yang, there is the Guoqi Division of the devils at the Zhongshan Gate. They are very strong in the field, but they are not good at street fighting. Try your best to stall the devils. I will get the tank battalion to support you with a tank company.”Zhou Weiguo reminded.
"Don't worry. Defending the city walls might be average, but street fighting is definitely a good trick.”Yang Wanchun patted his chest and said.
The independent division originally had close to 2,000 people. After defeating the two divisions of the Guizi, they had lost more than 300 people, so they had less than 1,500 people. Adding on Fang Shengli's ability to bluff, he had recruited 2,000 people. Adding on Zhang Lingfu's original remaining 500 people, they only had 4,000 people.
Zhou Weiguo was split into three infantry brigades, a heavy artillery brigade, an air defense regiment, a tank battalion, and a guard battalion. Basically, the entire independent division was the framework.
Therefore, Zhou Weiguo turned his gaze to the soldiers who were fleeing for their lives.
The remaining troops were resting, reorganizing, and moving towards their respective destinations.
Zhou Weiguo brought Xu Hu and ran towards the lower pass. When they arrived at the lower pass, they were dumbfounded. There were civilians and fleeing soldiers everywhere. It was a mess.
Seeing this, Zhou Weiguo immediately ordered the guards to stop them, but it was useless.
No matter how good-tempered a person was, he was extremely furious at this moment. Zhou Weiguo took out his gun and pointed it at the sky, firing three shots.
Everyone quieted down. The gunshots were still echoing. The soldiers of the Guard Battalion also pointed their guns at the crowd.
Of course, they were just scaring him. It was impossible to shoot him.
"Which unit are you from? Where is your commander?”A few soldiers beside him kept squeezing in. Zhou Weiguo grabbed the soldier's collar and questioned him.
The few of them were all soldiers, and the highest military rank was only a squad leader. When they saw the major general rank on Zhou Weiguo's shoulder, they were so scared that they quickly saluted.
One of the soldiers said," Sir, we are from the 41st Division. The commander left us behind and ran away. We had no choice but to run away."”
I will never go back on my word!
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