The headquarters of the independent brigade, the post-war summary meeting, under the chairmanship of Ye Ming, began early in the morning.

After fighting for more than two months in a row, the independent brigade did not rest much from the formation of its combat strength and transferred to Shanxi to the Jizhong Plain.

The independent brigade fought continuously and achieved half of the merits of the Eighth Route Army.

The achievements of the independent brigade are rare in the country and the achievements are remarkable.

But the price they pay is not cheap.

Of the more than 16,000 combat troops, only 12,000 are left today.

Fortunately, the more than 2,000 wounded in the follow-up will return to their respective units one after another, which is equivalent to the loss of more than 1,500 people in the independent brigade.

Compared to the losses of other units, the record of the independent brigade is already quite perfect.

Forty thousand to one thousand five, such a victory has absolutely not been achieved since the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

In this regard, the daily newspapers of the Northwest Frontier Region, and even the newspapers on the side of the national government, all carried the great victory of the independent brigade that attracted the attention of the whole country.

But for Ye Ming, the losses of the independent brigade are not small.

It should be known that the independent brigade has a comprehensive superiority in firepower and mobility, and is also equipped with more than 200 Type 59 tanks and more than 400 armored vehicles.

You know, even an armored division in a Western country is equipped with tanks and armored vehicles that are not as large as independent brigades.

Of course, Ye Ming did not deny the independent brigade, and it fought very beautifully.

After the regiments and the troops directly under the brigade headquarters submitted the battle damage report, Ye Ming took a brief look at it and said:

“First of all, we fought this battle very well, showing the prestige of our Eighth Route Army and the indomitable spirit of the Chinese army.

But we must be more aware that the current situation with the enemy is still an environment where the enemy is strong and we are weak, and in the face of the counterattack of the little devil, what we can do is to shrink the punched fist back, so that we can punch out with all our strength again.

And our independent brigade must not only retract the fist that was previously attacked, but also accumulate more powerful strength when retracting the fist.

For more than two months, you have been fighting on the front line, and our rear has been training troops non-stop.

The functions of each branch of the armed forces have been carefully divided, and in order to better exert the combat effectiveness of each branch of the armed forces, the independent brigade will be comprehensively reorganized. ”

When the words fell, Ye Ming sent the reorganization plan that had been prepared long ago to the military commanders of each independent brigade in the meeting.

Ye Ming continued: “The reorganization plan, which is also the expansion plan, the Xujiaoao training base, has prepared 20,000 recruits for us in the past two months, which are the basis for the expansion of our independent brigade.

Once the expansion is completed, our independent brigade will have 30,000 combat units, plus independent logistics units, field hospitals, logistics and transshipment centers, radar and information units, and air force units, and the size will reach 50,000.

Although the brigade-level unit number is very confusing to the enemy, the command structure of our unit and the direct level of the brigade level are really too bloated.

What’s more, in the first two months of battle, all the families have performed very well.

According to the resolution document of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army on the expansion of the independent brigade, the independent brigade was officially expanded into an independent division, and the independent division was under the command of the headquarters of the 18th Group Army.

Division commander Ye Ming, deputy division commander Li Yunlong, political commissar Zhao Gang, the regiment commander of the original independent brigade was promoted to brigade commander….

The reorganized independent division will have three main combat units at the brigade level, two mechanized infantry brigades, one heavy tank brigade, and the formation of heavy artillery brigades directly under the divisional level, combined regiments, cavalry battalions, air defense regiments, anti-chemical warfare battalions, communications companies, division-level air commands, electronic warfare companies …”

This expansion and reorganization is Ye Ming’s integration of the various weapons and equipment he already has, and at the same time, it is also an integration of the perfect arms he already has.

At the same time, the command structure has been refined, and the brigade-level command structure below the division headquarters has been refined.

However, under the brigade-level command structure, there is no longer a regimental command structure.

That is, in addition to a few regiments directly under the independent division, below the three main brigades, the brigade commander is the battalion commander down, and there is no middle regiment commander.

Each of the three main brigades reorganized has twelve main battle battalions, plus heavy artillery regiments and air defense battalions directly subordinate to the brigade level.

Twelve main combat battalions of a mechanized infantry brigade, consisting of three heavy tank battalions, nine mechanized infantry battalions.

The twelve main battle battalions of the heavy brigade are composed of nine heavy tank battalions and three mechanized infantry battalions.

The heavy artillery regiment directly under the brigade headquarters will be fully replaced with PLZ-05 self-propelled howitzers.

Separate divisions will also no longer be armed with any large-caliber artillery except PLZ-05 self-propelled howitzers and 155 light field howitzers.

The various guns previously equipped by the independent brigade will also be fully replaced with other units of the Eighth Route Army, including some 155-mm light field howitzers.

In terms of tanks and armored vehicles, a heavy brigade will be equipped with 550 tanks.

And the number of tanks equipped with mechanized infantry brigades is one hundred and sixty-five.

Armored vehicles are an open supply, especially mechanized infantry battalions, mechanized warfare, which will become the core of future operations.

Each of the three brigades of infantry brigades has a combined combat strength of nearly 30,000 men.

The expansion of units directly under the independent division is also the core focus of combat effectiveness.

The heavy artillery brigade is fully equipped with PLZ-05 self-propelled howitzers, but this heavy artillery brigade will only be equipped with six self-propelled howitzer battalions at present.

The reason is very simple, Ye Ming is reserving a certain position for the rocket artillery battalion.

Similarly, the heavy artillery regiments directly under the three main brigades also reserved the establishment of rocket artillery.

As for the connection of the firepower of the main battle battalions of the independent division, it will also be completed by individual soldiers, after all, the Type 97 individual cloud explosive shells are enough to turn the infantry into mobile batteries.

Moreover, the modern artillery precision strike capability, super fast reaction speed, and no need to use a variety of small-caliber guns to occupy precious formations.

In terms of the Air Force, the independent division will also form an air force combat unit, bomber, transport aircraft, early warning aircraft formation, and J-5 fighters that are completely part of the independent division to form an exclusive unit dedicated to providing air support to the independent division.

This independent air force, not under the command of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, is specially designed to provide air supremacy and air support for independent divisions, and also provides a basic air platform for the subsequent formation of airborne regiments.

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