The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 296 Army Commando Corps
The sudden news not only made He Wei feel happy and shocked, but also gave He Wei a feeling of boots falling on the ground. During this period of rest in Hanyang, although He Wei rested most of the time, he was always thinking about his future and future. Today is also a day when the clouds clear and the moon shines, finally there is news and results.

Needless to say, being promoted to Lieutenant Colonel was already within He Wei's expectation. What really made He Wei look forward to and excited was that he was actually going to independently control an army and serve as the chief officer of an independent army. All of my expectations came true!
So, with full of expectation and excitement, He Wei took the car sent by He Shaozhou and drove all the way to the office of the 103rd Division. He took He Shaozhou with him and drove all the way to the temporary residence of the Military and Political Department in Hankou city. go.

Although He Wei was in the car, his mind had already flown to the Military and Political Department. The expression on his face was as if he had opened a grocery store, and his whole body was full of restlessness and uneasiness.

When he learned the good news, he was excited and looking forward to it at first, but he was also worried and worried.

If you can independently control an army, what kind of army is it? How big is this force? Is it a frontline combat unit? Can I have 100% say in this army, or will others get involved?
In short, all kinds of random thoughts came to He Wei's mind.

He Shaozhou, who was sitting in the back row with him, looked at He Wei, who was swaying from side to side with an uneasy expression on his face. He smiled and playfully changed the topic and said, "Being an officer, especially a mid-level and senior command cadre, you must have the style of a general. You can't do that even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you without changing color, I'll make you feel so worried when you're promoted to lieutenant colonel, haha."

As he was looking out the window, He Wei, who was confused, was pulled back by He Shaozhou's ridicule. He shook his head helplessly and smiled: "Sir, you also know that it is good to be promoted to lieutenant colonel, but what I care more about is my position. This Although you brought me good news this time, saying that I would independently control an army, after all, there is no guarantee yet, so how can I dare to sit firmly on Diaoyutai?"

"Hey, don't worry. With my second uncle in charge, this army under your independent control will definitely be fine. The news I passed on to you today was actually found out when I went to the Ministry of Military Affairs to handle the ordnance business three days ago. Today your formal appointment order has been issued, but the people from the Military and Political Department were unable to contact you, so they found the office of our division and asked me to convey it on their behalf. That’s why I came to inform you and take you there. Don’t worry, It’s definitely a good job!”

He Wei looked at He Shaozhou's calm and calm look, suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and after thinking about his operation during this period, the anxiety in his heart became a little less.

Thinking about the relationship, I completely expressed my allegiance and closeness to Minister He.

In terms of material interests, He Wei has also taken care of things. Just a week ago, He Wei had handed over the saber captured from the emperor's uncle and the fifty gold bars he falsely claimed to have been seized from the Japanese army to He Shaozhou for delivery.

He Shaozhou also happily helped He Wei become the middleman, and the family heirloom sword used by the Japanese royal family was personally transferred to Minister He by He Shaozhou.

As for the fifty special high-end gold bars from Wang Zhaoming's personal property, He Shaozhou managed to transfer them to Minister He's wife.

Of course, just as He Wei had promised when he asked He Shaozhou to give gifts, these fifty gold bars were all given to Mrs. He in the name of the "trophies" captured by He Wei on the battlefield. It was a "curved gift."

And whether it was the saber that He Shaozhou gave directly to Minister He, or the fifty gold bars that were sent out through his wife's route, they were all successfully delivered.

Youdao is soft-spoken and short-handed in taking advantage of others. Although Minister He's family is certainly not short of money, he actually took the money after all.

If you take it, it means that this matter can be solved!

In this way, in the process of He Wei returning from agitation to calmness and rationality, the car also drove to the headquarters of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs in Hankou City. Just like the last time here, He Wei and He Shaozhou got off the car and were greeted by a messenger. Led by the foreman and adjutant of the room, we arrived at Minister He’s office.

"Hello, sir! He Wei has been ordered to report here!"

After entering Minister He's office, He Shaozhou didn't show much courtesy to his second uncle and sat directly on the sofa. He Wei respectfully saluted Minister He and said hello.

Seeing Minister He again, He Wei found that Minister He's complexion and mental state were much better than before. After seeing He Wei come in, his face was also smiling, and his expression was even more pleasant than before, and in He There is actually a saber hanging on the wall behind the minister, and that saber is the emperor's uncle's saber that He Wei captured on the battlefield of Jinling.

He Wei's eyes swept over the bloody saber, thinking that Minister He actually hung the saber on the wall of his office. He must be very fond of this saber. It seems that , I really got the right gift.

"He Wei, come on, sit down quickly, your matter is settled this time!"

Minister He picked up a paper bag from the table and greeted He Wei affectionately to sit down. At the same time, he handed the gray paper bag to He Wei and motioned for He Wei to open it.

"Open it and take a look. Your future and your position are in it."

Minister He pointed at the paper bag and said pleasantly.

He Wei took the paper bag, let out a sigh of relief, opened the paper bag, and saw two pieces of paper in the paper bag.

Picking up the first piece of paper, I saw that the first yellow piece of paper was an appointment order. The first column of text on the far right read vertically: "The National Government Appointment Order." The second column of text said "Nai" It is "He Wei is appointed as Army Infantry Lieutenant Colonel. This status was issued by Chang Kaishen, Chairman of the Military Commission of the National Government, Wang Chonghui, President of the Executive Yuan, and the Quanxu Office of the Military Commission."

He Wei looked at the appointment order in his hand with a normal expression, and there was no disturbance in his heart. After all, his promotion to lieutenant colonel was already a certainty, but looking at the words issued by the Military Commission Quanxu Hall, He Wei was still very happy.

At present, the military rank system of the national army is divided into two types, one is official position and the other is title.

The so-called official position can be regarded as the formal military rank of an officer, while the job rank is the job rank, which means the military rank that depends on the position. That is, when an officer is appointed to a certain position, the corresponding military rank will be awarded at the same time. However, this military rank is temporary. In the future, when the position is promoted or reduced or the troops are mobilized on a large scale after peace, the military rank will also change accordingly. Only the official positions that have been formally classified are the military ranks that truly follow an officer all the time. The lieutenant colonel appointment order that He Wei held was the official military rank equivalent to an official position. In other words, from this moment on, He Wei had the official rank of Army Infantry Lieutenant Colonel.

Later, He Wei took out another piece of paper. This paper was a letter of appointment. This letter of appointment read: "Appointment Order of the Military Commission of the National Revolutionary Army, He Wei is hereby appointed to serve as the Army Assault Officer directly under the Military Commission. Lieutenant Colonel of the Corps, hereby orders Chairman of the Military Commission Chang Kaishen.”

He Wei looked at the letter of appointment eagerly and was speechless for a moment.

His formal military rank has been determined by the appointment order, and it is this letter of appointment that determines his actual position.

Army Commando Corps?

He Wei looked at the letter of appointment and kept repeating this number in his mind. He always felt that this number was somewhat familiar! I seem to have seen the serial number of this unit somewhere.
Suddenly, He Wei finally remembered the source of his memory of the Army Commando Corps.

It turns out that in its original history, the National Army had formed an Army Commando Corps. However, the time when the National Army established this unit was not in 1938, where He Wei is now, but in October 1940.

In 1940, facing Japan's aggression and expansion in Southeast Asia, Britain strengthened military cooperation with China. According to the British proposal, the two sides agreed to follow the British military model, with China sending troops and the British providing equipment, equipment and some personnel to jointly organize a new assault force. combat troops to carry out surprise operations behind enemy lines. This task was designated by the Military Commission and was established by the Southwest Cadre Training Class of the Military Training Department in conjunction with the British side.

This Army Commando Corps, authorized by the Military Commission and jointly established by China and Britain, has two commando teams. Each commando team has five combat assault battalions. The commando battalions have three infantry companies and one mortar company. company, 3 special agent platoon, 1 communications platoon, 1 stretcher squad, and 1 transport squad, with 1 people in each battalion. In the spring of 1, an infantry company and a machine gun company were added, and the stretcher squad and transport squad were expanded to a platoon, with a total of 952 soldiers. It has 1944 people. It has strong independent combat capabilities and mobility, high-quality officers and soldiers, strong communication capabilities and transportation capabilities. According to the original plan, the weapons and equipment of this unit will be provided by the British army, but the unreliable British promise However, the weapons and equipment have never been in place. Therefore, their equipment is all China's domestic weapons.

In general, the nature of this force is positioned as a fast and flexible assault combat force, which has the characteristics of guerrilla warfare, rapid assault operations, and rapid response operations.

After the establishment of this unit, it was once prepared to enter the South Asian tropical jungles of Myanmar to conduct mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare. However, due to the rapid fall of Myanmar, the trip did not take place. Instead, it was used in the third theater of the country and was incorporated into the 32nd National Army. The battle sequence of the group army has been fighting in the eastern Zhejiang area, and it has also inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army many times.

From a certain perspective, this Army Commando Corps has something to do with He Wei, because historically this force was established by He Wei's old commander Li Mo'an.

However, He Wei did not expect that because of the arrival of himself as a time traveler, this army would be born two years in advance, and he would also become the chief officer of this army.

Thinking of this, He Wei was also in a daze, staring straight at the letter of appointment.

He Shaozhou and Minister He on the side looked at each other and smiled, thinking that He Wei was so surprised that he was speechless. However, they never expected that He Wei's thoughts had wandered to the point where he had not traveled through time.

"How about it? This time it is as you wished. You have truly mastered an army."

Minister He said with a smile.

This sentence brought He Wei back to reality. The Army Commando Corps in his memory was a unit with two combat commando teams and ten combat commando battalions, with a total strength of nearly 20,000 people. What is the number, size, organization and nature of this Army Commando Corps?

"Sir, what kind of army is this Army Commando Corps? I have never heard of it?"

He Wei asked.

Minister He nodded and said: "Oh, I forgot to tell you. It's like this. It's been half a year since the all-out war of resistance. Although our army has failed repeatedly, it has also learned many experiences and lessons. At present, the Military Commission has decided to form some The Special Forces Section and units with special characteristics, for example, a mechanized division has been established in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, and is scheduled to be equipped with heavy equipment imported from the Soviet Union. A large number of field artillery units have also been expanded to make up for the lack of artillery firepower of our army. , your Army Commando Corps is also a similar special forces unit."

"Since the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, our army has suffered extremely heavy losses and heavy casualties. All units are recruiting a large number of recruits, and the newly formed units are all new recruits. Although the losses of the troops are fully replenished on paper, they cannot be replenished. Most of them are new recruits with extremely poor combat effectiveness. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of each unit is now in an extremely weak state, which is embarrassing and useless. Based on this situation, the Military Commission proposed to form a capable unit. This unit will It is composed of veterans and high-quality recruits, and is equipped with relatively sophisticated equipment. As an elite fast-mobility force during wartime, it can also be said to be a cutting-edge force and an elite force used on key battlefields. "

He Wei nodded. It seemed that the Army Commando Corps, which was born in advance because of his time travel, was similar in nature to the Army Commando Corps in history.

The original Army Commando Corps was originally established as a small elite force to conduct mobile operations and guerrilla warfare in the jungles of Southeast Asia. In the subsequent actual formation, it was also organized into a force with both mobility capabilities and independent operations. A capable elite assault force.

Now, the nature of the Army Commando Corps that he serves as the chief officer is also a sharp-edged force and an elite force. If the concepts of later generations are applied forcefully, it can also be said to be a rapid reaction force.

It seems that my own time travel has indeed caused a lot of butterfly effects, but some things still develop as they are.

But then He Wei thought of another problem. The original Army Commando Corps had ten commando battalions with more than 1,600 people. The total number of people was almost a reinforced infantry division. So the army he was about to serve as the chief officer would What is the organization and equipment of this commando unit? Could it be that there are similarities between the two in terms of staffing and number of people?
"Sir, have the organization and equipment of this unit been decided?"

(End of this chapter)