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Chapter 302: Reorganization of Division 201 (please subscribe)
The capital here received messages from Wei Junru and He Jingzhi successively.

How to deal with the issue of the Glory First Division taking in stragglers has become the focus of their discussion.

Some people argue that the First Division of Glory is a unit organized by Yan Laoxi of the Shanxi-Sui Army and is part of the battle order of the Shanxi-Sui Army. There is no reason to allow it to expand its troops.

Then these captured defeated troops should be returned to the armies of the Fifth Army to quickly restore their combat effectiveness and support the river defense.

After all, there are still a large number of Japanese troops here in Zhongtiao Mountain. No one can guarantee the outcome of the battle here.

After the three armies of the Fifth Group retreated to the south bank, if they could get these stragglers, they would naturally be able to quickly restore their combat effectiveness.

With them assisting in defense on the south bank, even if the Japs are preparing to cross the river, these troops can handle it.

However, some people felt that the transfer of the Fifth Army across the river caused many officers and soldiers to be scattered across the battlefield.

Since the First Glory Division has accommodated them, their soldiers should be integrated into the First Glory Division.

What's more, the battle in Zhongtiao Mountain is when soldiers are needed, so keeping them here to fight is obviously the best choice.

And although the Glory First Division is a unit of the Shanxi-Sui Army, they have expanded to this point, and the First Theater Zone has also given them great care.

Division commander Chu Yunfei and infantry and artillery commander Chen Ziyun were also disciples of the Emperor.

Expanding its troops now can also win it over.

Even if the battle at Zhongtiao Mountain is defeated, this unit can stay here to carry out guerrilla attacks to contain the invading Japanese troops.

The two sides argued endlessly, and no one could convince the other, so they finally reported it to the principal.

After much thought, the principal reorganized the Glory First Division into the 201st Division with a stroke of his pen.

The name of the Glory First Division was drawn up by Yan Laoxi.

This is considered a regular force, but the number is not a regular number.

For each combat unit, the regular division-level designation is up to the 200th division.

As for units with reserve divisions, temporary divisions, newly formed divisions, etc., they belong to temporary designations.

The 201 Division, which was approved by the principal personally, is naturally a regular number.

"The Glory First Division was reorganized into the 201st Division, Chu Yunfei was promoted to Lieutenant General Division Commander, and Chen Ziyun was appointed Major General Infantry Artillery Commander."

"Hao Shiwen serves as Major General's deputy division commander, and Fang Ligong serves as Major General's chief of staff."

"The 201st Division is organized according to the Type A field division of the 19th People's Republic of China. It has three brigades under its jurisdiction and is directly under the artillery regiment, cavalry battalion and other units."

"The specific establishment will be agreed upon by Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun and others, and reported to the first and second theaters for verification, and will be approved by the capital."

In the western Henan region, in Luojing City, the First War Zone Chief's Department.

Chief of Staff Guo Jiqiao took the telegram sent from the capital and began to report.

After hearing the content, He Jingzhi had an incredible expression on his face.

Wei Junru did not hesitate and quickly arranged for Guo Jiqiao to quickly generate electricity for Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun.

"What does the old man want to do? The Type A field division is at full strength, with at least more than 2 troops."

"Now many group armies only have more than 2 troops, and many armies only have more than 1 troops."

"Although Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun are disciples of the Emperor, they are from Jin Province after all."

"And their order of battle is still under the second theater of the Jinsui Army. If Yan Laoxi completely controls this army, wouldn't it be like making a wedding dress for others."

He Jingzhi looked at Wei Junru in confusion and said in a solemn tone.

Wei Junru looked at Zhongtiao Mountain on the map and frowned tightly.

"Director He, the commissioner is ready to give up on Zhongtiao Mountain."

"The 201st Division is likely to stay in Zhongtiao Mountain. They will be responsible for covering the transfer of troops such as the 14th Group Army."

"Even if they now organize 3 troops, they will suffer heavy casualties after a series of subsequent battles."

"The more critical point is that with them in Zhongtiao Mountain, the First Army will always be restrained if it wants to cross the river."

"One of their divisions has to shoulder the defense task of the previous 10,000+ people."

"What's more, as a disciple of the Emperor, whether to follow Yan Laoxi or follow the envoy, this is not an obvious multiple choice question."

Wei Junru took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

He came here to defend Zhongtiao Mountain, but with the current situation, he gradually realized that this was almost impossible.

The three armies of the Fifth Group Army withdrew safely, but each army suffered heavy casualties.

If their withdrawal was not arranged in time, these three armies would definitely be exhausted.

They may even suffer an annihilation strike. Such a price is not something the First War Zone can bear.

Although the 14th Group Army and other units are currently stuck in the eastern area of ​​Zhongtiao Mountain, their own casualties are also increasing.

Even the Ninth Army, 27th Army and other units have begun to have less than 2 combat troops.

As for the 15th Army, 98th Army and other miscellaneous units, their combat strength is only more than 1.

If these troops continue to fight, they may suffer greater casualties.

Pulling them back in time and fully defending the NA area of ​​​​the Yellow River is obviously the best choice.

Of course, the various little Japanese ministries are still on the battlefield. When to withdraw them and how to withdraw them all need to be carefully discussed and studied.

Otherwise, if there is a large-scale rout of the army, the whole army will definitely be annihilated!
As night falls, the Zhongtiao Mountain area is dark.

The troops of the Glory First Division began to reorganize on the spot from Hengling Pass to Yuanqu City. Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun and others became very busy.

Because ministries rarely have brigade-level designations at present, the 201st Division is subordinate to the First Brigade, the Second Brigade, and the Third Brigade!
The first brigade was reorganized from the 48th independent brigade, with 358 regiments and 601 regiments under its jurisdiction.

Li Chongtao serves as the brigade commander, and Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yuzhen serve as the commanders of the two regiments respectively.

The second brigade was reorganized from the 11th reserve brigade and had jurisdiction over the 602nd and 603rd regiments.

Deputy division commander Hao Shiwen also serves as brigade commander, and Sun Ming and Xu Yuan serve as regimental commanders respectively.

The third brigade was organized from the stragglers from various units of the fifth group army that had been accommodated, and had jurisdiction over the 604th and 605th regiments.

Liang Ruxian served as the brigade commander, and Ling Feng and Fang Qing served as the commanders of the two regiments respectively.

Ling Feng and Fang Qing both graduated from the seventh phase of Huangpu, and their academic performance was pretty good.

They were also directly promoted. After all, the situation of the 201st Division is quite special.

Directly under the division headquarters are artillery regiments, baggage regiments, field supplementary regiments, and special forces regiments.

The Special Forces Corps is naturally not a real special forces unit, but consists of cavalry battalions, special agent battalions, and machine gun battalions.

The commander of the artillery regiment is also headed by Chen Ziyun.

Liang Guoping was transferred to the baggage regiment as the leader.

Sun Yu, the former commander of the machine gun battalion, was transferred to the field supplementary regiment as the regiment commander.

The leader of the special forces group is Zhang Wu.

The 201st Division has three brigades and six infantry regiments under its jurisdiction, and four regiments are directly under the division headquarters.

The infantry regiment adopts a strengthened regiment structure, and each regiment is directly under the baggage company and communications company.

Each regiment has three infantry battalions and one heavy weapons battalion (a small artillery company, a mortar company, and an anti-aircraft machine gun company).

Each infantry battalion has three infantry companies and one machine gun company (two infantry cannons and four heavy machine guns).

Each infantry company has four infantry platoons, and each platoon has three infantry squads and a grenade squad or mortar squad.

Each squad is equipped with a light machine gun, a submachine gun, and nine rifles.

The total strength of the infantry regiment is about 3000, including non-combatants.

There are three brigades, each of which has an artillery battalion, a guard communications battalion, a health team and other units directly under its headquarters. Each brigade has about 7000 troops.

The field supplementary regiment is directly under the division headquarters and has the same organization as the infantry regiment.

The baggage regiment has 2000 people, equipped with pack horses, mules and horses, and is responsible for the entire division's supplies and ammunition.

The total strength of the special forces and artillery regiment is about 3000.

After this reorganization, the total strength of the 201st Division is about 9000.

In fact, each of their brigades has 7000 troops, which is completely the strength of a division.

Even a division of many troops may not have 7000 troops.

As for the weapons and equipment of each department, they are currently using weapons and equipment of the IWC brand.

There are all kinds of weapons, and the three artillery battalions directly under the brigade headquarters also have different artillery equipment.

They have Shan orogenic cannons, Japanese orogenic cannons, and Hanyang orogenic cannons.

Of course, the 75mm mountain cannons made in Jin and Hanyang are all imitations of the Japanese Type [-] mountain cannon.

The 201st Division troops were organized in the shortest possible time, and each unit also began to replenish weapons and ammunition.

As the division commander, Chu Yunfei's face was full of excitement at this time.

After all, with such a large number of troops, he could not only experience the joy of being a military commander.Even some group army commanders may not have such a large number of troops under their command.

"Master, Commander Yan sent a message. He said that the submachine guns our army lacks will be quickly replenished."

"The relevant ammunition will be transported here by the commander-in-chief against all odds to ensure that we have enough combat supplies."

"In addition, the superior department requires us to report all the lack of weapons and ammunition, etc., and the superior department will quickly replenish it."

At one o'clock in the morning on May [-]th, Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun were discussing the battle plan.

Chief of Staff Fang Ligong came over with the message and quickly saluted and reported.

The 201st Division currently has nearly 3 troops. The Shanxi-Sui Army under Yan Laoxi's command does not even have 3 troops.

What's more, Yan Laoxi knows better than anyone the combat effectiveness of the 201st Division.

How could Yan Laoxi not win over such a troop?

Now he attaches great importance to Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun. Whatever the 201st Division wants, he will give it to them.

After all, today is different from the past. The nearly 201 troops of the 3st Division will definitely become the target of all parties.

Yan Laoxi was not willing to let such a unit of the 201st Division fly away directly from his hands.

"Master's seat, the commander of the first theater of war sent a message. He asked our troops to complete the reorganization before dawn."

"Then we got in touch with the Eighth Route Independent Detachment and tried our best to defend the first-line positions in Zijin Mountain, Jiangcheng, Hengling Pass, and Yuanqu City."

"The Chief of Guard hopes that we can intercept the Japanese and puppet troops in the west of Zhongtiao Mountain to cut off the connection between their east and west troops."

Soon, the communications staff officer also came here immediately and reported directly.

Wei Junru, on his side, issued combat orders to the 201st Division.

Chu Yunfei checked the message after receiving it, and then he immediately arranged for Fang Ligong to get in touch with Li Yunlong.

Then he discussed with Chen Ziyun and began to deploy various ministries.

The first brigade, the second brigade, and the third brigade were respectively responsible for the defensive positions from Hengling Pass to Yuanqu City.

The artillery regiment directly under the division headquarters carried out cooperative operations, while the field supplementary regiment advanced northward to establish contact with the independent detachment.

The special forces serve as a reserve force, while the baggage regiment goes to the western Shanxi region to transport relevant ammunition for replenishment.

At three o'clock in the morning, the 201st Division established contact with the independent detachment.

So far, the Zhongtiao Mountain battlefield has undergone major changes.

An independent detachment, more than 201 troops of the 3st Division were stationed along the line from Zijin Mountain to Yuanqu City, cutting off the connection between the Japanese army's east and west.

The Japanese 36th Division, the 37th Division, were independently combined into the 16th Brigade, and the [-]nd Division of the Imperial Army Army was in the western area of ​​Zhongtiao Mountain.

At present, the total strength of this Japanese and puppet army is more than 3, and the overall strength is not too weak.

The 21st and 27th Infantry Divisions gathered in the Shunwangping area.

To the west of Shunwangping is Hengling Pass, and to the east is the 14th Group Army's troop position.

The 14th Group Army is currently adjusting its organization. It has five armies: the 15th Army, the 93rd Army, the 98th Army, the Ninth Army, and the 27th Army.

They are mainly stationed in the eastern area of ​​Zhongtiao Mountain and stationed in different areas for defense.

It is worth mentioning that as the 201st Division was organized, its Ninth Army troops began to retreat to the closed gate.

In addition, the Ninth Army troops extended their defense directly to the west, opening up the connection with Yuanqu City.

The 93th Division of the Zhongtiao Mountain Attack Corps also began to return to the [-]rd Army for defensive operations.

They are currently dealing with the troops of the 21st and 27th Divisions at Shunwangping in the west.

The 33rd Division and 41st Division in Jincheng and Yangcheng in the north were independently mixed into the [-]th Brigade.

The 35th Division to the east, three divisions of the Imperial Association Army.

From an overall perspective, the 14th Group Army as a whole is still being attacked from three sides by the Japanese and puppet forces.

Moreover, the 17th Army and the 43rd Army currently cannot pose much threat to the little Japanese in Jincheng and Yangcheng.

The strength of their four divisions currently amounts to more than 2 troops.

To the west of them were the troops of the [-]th Cavalry Brigade.

These more than 5000 cavalry troops can come over at any time and launch a combat attack against them.

The combat order here from the First Theater District Commander's Headquarters is to use the existing positions on Zhongtiao Mountain as much as possible to launch defense with all-out effort and kill the Japanese and puppet troops.

The five corps units under the 14th Group Army made every effort to hold on.

The two armies of the Zhongtiao Mountain Attack Corps carried out diversionary guerrilla tactics on the periphery and cooperated with the defense.

The 201st Division, an independent detachment, cut off the connection between the east-west and Japanese puppet forces and supported the 14th Group Army in defense.

In addition, the commander-in-chief here requires the troops of the 201st Division to ensure the first-line position in Yuanqu City.

The various ministries in Zhongtiao Mountain began to make adjustments. The ministries mainly entered the position and prepared for defense.

At this time, in southern Shanxi, in Pingyang City, at the frontline headquarters of the First Army.

Jun Tada has already arrived here, his face is gloomy and terrifying, and his eyes are coldly looking at everyone.

Shinozuka Yoshio and others lowered their heads, and no one dared to meet his eyes.

After learning in detail about the situation on the Nakatiao Mountain battlefield, Tada Shun picked up the baton and kept tapping the position of Nakatiao Mountain on the combat sandbox.

"By gathering such a large number of troops, we have absolute weapons and air superiority."

"However, we have continued to fight until now, and we have suffered a certain amount of casualties, but we have not achieved the results we expected."

"If we just want to capture Zhongtiao Mountain and drive the enemy troops to the other side, why bother gathering such a large number of troops."

"You can imagine that after dispatching so many troops, we have only captured the western position of Zhongtiao Mountain."

"This is simply an unprecedented shame. Are we destined to be defeated just because Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun's troops participated in the war?"

Tada Shun looked towards Shinozuka Yoshio and others, and he roared loudly.

Up to now, the Little Devils have successively included the 21st Division, the 27th Division, the 33rd Division, and the independent 16th Brigade to participate in the war.

At the same time, the 36th Division, the 37th Division, the 41st Division, and the independent mixed ninth brigade were the main forces mobilized to participate in the battle.

The 35th Division also mobilized thousands of people to participate in the battle, and there were more than 3 puppet troops to provide support.

In terms of aviation, there are four flying squadrons and two independent squadrons to assist in operations.

The Japanese troops had an absolute advantage, and they achieved results after the war.

But until now, they have fallen into a very passive situation, and the casualties and losses of various departments are also increasing.

Tada Shun was very dissatisfied with this result.

If he hadn't been concerned about the positions and ranks of Shinozuka Yoshio and others, he would have wanted to go up and slap them.

"Your Excellency, Commander, although the enemy's fifth group army currently conducting defensive operations in the west of Zhongtiao Mountain has crossed the river,..."

Yoshio Shinozuka wanted to explain, but he was interrupted before he could finish his words.

"But what? They were hit hard, devastated?"

"Where are the corpses, where are the captured weapons and equipment, and where are the prisoners you captured?"

"Where are they? Do you want me to report your results directly to the headquarters without any evidence?"

"Shinozuka-kun, haven't we the North China Front lost enough face?"

"Don't you know that the First Army has become the biggest shame of the Imperial Army!"

Tada Shun roared angrily and looked towards Shinozuka Yoshio with a pair of cold eyes.

Shinozuka Yoshio looked helpless and could only lower his head and continue to remain silent.

"Each department is resting and recuperating, replenishing combat supplies, and keeping a close eye on the deployment of enemy troops in front of them."

"Contact Group Chief Toshita Kinoshita of the [-]rd Aviation Group. Starting tomorrow, focus on the first, and the [-]rd Aviation Group will go all out for bombing."

"The aviation force focused on bombing the enemy's 14th Group Army positions in the east of Zhongtiao Mountain to completely destroy their defenses."

"Integrate the Yamamoto special forces and infiltration forces together, commanded by Yamamoto Kazuki, to attack the enemy's command structure."

"The paratroopers immediately stopped fighting and all were withdrawn."

Jun Tada pointed at the map, with a serious expression on his face, and directly issued the combat order.

"Hi, Commander." The staff members agreed one after another.

Soon, Tada Shun's combat orders began to be conveyed to all frontline departments.

At eight o'clock in the morning on May [-]th, the First Army Commander Yoshio Shinozuka and the Chief of Staff Hanatani Masaru came to Jincheng to command operations.

This is the front line, and they may be threatened by artillery fire at any time.

But this was Shun Tada's arrangement, and Yoshio Shinozuka and Hanatani couldn't refuse.

(End of this chapter)