Predator Reborn

Chapter 400 The Establishment of the Heavy Artillery Brigade

Of course, the news of the arrival of the newly appointed commander of the Japanese army, General Neiji Okamura, also reached the ears of Liu Hua, who had just become the commander of the Shanxi Military Region, as soon as Neiji Okamura came to North China. Faced with this notorious reputation,

Liu Hua, who later had a graduate degree from the Military Academy, knew the famous Okamura Neiji very well. At the same time, he also had a very familiar understanding of Okamura Neiji's consistent combat methods and combat habits.

However, at this time, although he knew that Neji Okamura would become a very difficult opponent for him in the future. However, at this time, he did not have any extra time left to study him. Because the Shanxi Military Region had just been established,

There are a large number of things that need to be solved by Liu Hua personally. Among them, the most important is the reorganization of several heavy equipment units in the military region...

"Commander, what do you think of the arrival of the new commander of the Japanese garrison in North China, Neiji Okamura? In addition, with the appointment of Neiji Okamura, will there be any new changes for the Japanese army in North China..."

On the morning after the founding meeting of the military region, after seeing the telegram in his hand from the Eighth Route Army headquarters, political commissar Luo Ronghuan asked Liu Hua in front of him.

"The new commander must have new tactics. In addition, the Japanese army has been losing consecutive battles some time ago. If nothing unexpected happens, Neji Okamura will definitely carry out a major military maneuver among the Japanese army in North China.

. Then, change the tactics and tactics against our army... Of course, as for the specific tactics that Okamura Neiji may implement, without the source of intelligence, we can say that we have no clue." Although Liu Hua has no clue about Okamura Neiji.

He knew very well his tactics and habits. However, until he had no source of information, he could only shake his head in silence.

"Well, I also agree with the commander. Before there is accurate information, the only thing we can do is to wait and see, wait for the Japanese army to take action, and then we will make corresponding changes..." Just after Liu Hua's words

After saying that, Chief of Staff Li Qing, who was sitting next to him, immediately nodded and said.

"It seems that this is the only way to go now. Commander, Chief of Staff, I suggest that from now on, our intelligence department must pay close attention to all possible movements of the Japanese army in North China. If there is any sign of trouble, report it to the headquarters immediately.

Make a report. Let us try to use this information as soon as possible to analyze the tricks that Ningji of Degangmura may use against us..." Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan nodded and suggested firmly.

As the commander of the military region, Liu Hua nodded after listening to this suggestion. Then he stood up from his seat and began to issue specific tasks based on the political commissar's suggestion just now: "Staff Wang, please record this.

Order…."

"Yes, Commander..." After hearing Commander Liu Hua's order, a combat staff officer who had been standing by the three of them and was on standby replied loudly. At the same time, he took out a folder and prepared to record it.

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"Order: From now on, the Military Region Intelligence Office will mobilize all its forces and must closely monitor every move of the Japanese army in the entire North China region. Pay special attention to the Japanese Army's North China Headquarters. If there is any situation, it must be reported as soon as possible. At the same time,

, Military Region Security Office, from now on, we must pay attention to the security work in the military region to prevent Japanese and puppet agents from taking advantage of the situation, obstructing and destroying the development of our base area... All units on the edge of the base area must do a good job of vigilance to prevent the Japanese army from taking advantage of the situation.

Possible surprise attacks..." Liu Hua ordered loudly with a serious look on his face.

"Yes, Commander..." Soon, as Liu Hua had just finished speaking, Staff Officer Wang had already handed the recorded combat order to Liu Hua and asked Liu Hua to sign...

"Transmit this order immediately, quickly..." After seeing that the order was accurate, Liu Hua signed and said to the combat staff in front of him...

As Staff Officer Wang left, Liu Hua couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. He said to the two people in front of him: "Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, the matters on the outskirts of the base area have been handed over to the Security Department of the Intelligence Department for attention. If not

If there is an accident, there won't be any problems within a certain period of time, so we don't have to worry about it. Next, we will solve the internal affairs of our military region."

"Commander, if you don't remind me, I will forget about it. You don't know that just yesterday the meeting to establish the military region was held. Chen Guangrong, Yang Jinghua and Wang Kai came to me and asked about the expansion of their troops. At that time

Because there were too many things to do, I rejected them all. However, I think we must solve this matter immediately. Only by solving their organization problem can those artillery tanks be more powerful and become the trump card of our military region.

..." After listening to Commander Liu Hua's words, political commissar Luo Ronghuan suddenly thought of the scene after the meeting yesterday and said quickly.

"Heavy artillery force, air defense force, armored force... well, these three units are the treasures of our independent division. In many battles, it is because of these three units that we can achieve the final victory. Now we have

It's time to wait for me. We must solve the problems of these three troops in the shortest possible time. My opinion is to solve the artillery first. Staff Officer Li will immediately notify Commander Chen Guangrong of the Heavy Artillery Regiment to report to the headquarters...

." Liu Hua ordered firmly.

In less than a few minutes, Chen Guangrong, who was notified, rushed to the headquarters with his correspondent, panting, and stood at the door of the headquarters. As for the reason why Chen Guangrong was so anxious, it was also due to the expansion of the army.

Forced by something.

"Report to the commander, political commissar, and chief of staff. Chen Guangrong, commander of the heavy artillery regiment, has been ordered to come and report." The loud report soon sounded at the door of the headquarters and reached the ears of everyone in the headquarters.

"Recently..." Hearing Chen Guangrong's voice and seeing Chen Guangrong who was panting from exhaustion, the three of them shook their heads speechlessly.

"Commander, political commissar, and chief of staff. For calling me here in such a hurry, are you going to set up a heavy artillery brigade? Commander, don't worry, now the army's artillery, artillery personnel, and transport vehicles are all available. As long as the headquarters provides

I will organize the troops and they will be set up right away. I guarantee that we will bring a resounding heavy artillery unit to our Eighth Route Army..." Chen Guangrong walked into the headquarters with a look of hope when he saw the three old leaders with smiles on their faces.

He expressed his thoughts to everyone.

"Captain Chen, who told you that a heavy artillery brigade will be established. Besides, even if a heavy artillery brigade is established, you may not be the brigade commander..." Looking at Chen Guangrong, who looked expectant in front of him, Liu

Hua suddenly had the urge to make a joke and responded with a smile.

"Ah...Commander, please stop joking. You don't know, these days, I have been dreaming about setting up a heavy artillery brigade. Don't..." After listening to Commander Liu Hua's words, Chen Guangrong couldn't bear it.

He couldn't help being surprised. However, when he saw the smiling commander, political commissar and others, Chen Guangrong knew that the commander was deliberately scaring him, so he quickly said with a wry smile.

"Okay, Commander, stop joking. Are you embarrassed that you didn't see our Commander Chen?" the political commissar said with a smile.

"Okay, no more joking, let's get down to business. Commander Chen, you are right. I called you here today to discuss the establishment of a heavy artillery brigade in the military region. You are the future commander of the heavy artillery brigade, so we have to listen.

Let me hear your opinion. Next, please give us a detailed introduction to the equipment and personnel in your hands..." After listening to the political commissar's words, Liu Hua put away the smile on his face, got back to business, and ordered to Chen Guangrong in front of him.

road.

"Yes, Commander... the specific situation is this. After a series of battles and seizures, plus the equipment of the original heavy artillery regiment, the military region now has a total of 12 150mm heavy howitzers, 12 105mm howitzers, and 36 105mm heavy howitzers.

Mountain artillery, 36 75mm field guns. At the same time, all artillery shells are sufficient. In addition, in terms of transportation, there are a total of 60 vehicles and 654 mules and horses. In terms of artillery personnel, there are a total of more than 1,200 artillerymen of various types..." Listen

After receiving Liu Hua's order, Chen Guangrong introduced it loudly.

"Okay, very good..." Although Liu Hua, as the commander, has a certain understanding of the financial resources of his military region, especially the heavy weapons of the army. However, after hearing Chen Guangrong's introduction in person, he still tolerated it.

They couldn't help but applaud. You know, heavy artillery plays a decisive role in determining the outcome of a battle on the Chinese battlefield. Even among the Central Army units directly affiliated with the Kuomintang, there are few dedicated heavy artillery units. And in our own independence

The division not only has specialized heavy artillery units, but the number is also very large...

"Yes, Commander, Political Commissar. I really didn't expect that in just a few years, our independent division would completely change its artillery. Not only did the main force be replaced with Japanese equipment. More importantly, it also has so many

Heavy artillery. This is something I never dared to think about before..." Chief of Staff Li Qing can be said to have a clear understanding of the development of the independent division. After listening to the commander's call,

He also said with deep understanding.

"Yes, let's not talk about it for now. Commander Chen, you have been thinking about your heavy artillery brigade every day these days. I think that in your mind, you should already have the specific organization of the heavy artillery brigade. You are the artillery commander.

, is better than us in artillery command. So, you first talk about your own ideas, and we will discuss it in detail..." Liu Hua nodded, looked at Chen Guangrong, who was full of pride in front of him and said.

"Commander, I know that the thoughts in my heart cannot escape your eyes. In my heart, I do have a specific organization of an artillery brigade. This is what I think. In order to better utilize the power of the heavy artillery in our hands,

Divide these nearly a hundred artillery pieces into four heavy artillery regiments. In this way, not only can reinforcements be carried out in four directions for individual operations, but at the same time, they can also be concentrated for centralized operations..." After listening to Commander Liu Hua's question

, Chen Guangrong said sheepishly.

"Well, our Shanxi Military Region has a total of four divisions, divided into four heavy artillery regiments, each with 24 artillery pieces. This is indeed a good idea... Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, what do you think?" Liu Hua thought about Chen for a moment.

After making the glorious suggestion, he nodded affirmatively. At the same time, he turned his attention to the political commissar and chief of staff.

"I agree with dividing the heavy artillery brigade into four regiments. However, I think we must pay attention to the allocation of artillery fire. Each heavy artillery regiment must be assigned various types of artillery. In this case, each heavy artillery regiment must be assigned various types of artillery.

When fighting alone, you can carry out artillery strikes at various ranges..." Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan gave his suggestion.

"I agree with your suggestion..." Chief of Staff Li Qing nodded and said...

"Captain Chen, what do you think?" After hearing the answers from the two partners, the eyes of the three people once again focused on Chen Guangrong.

"Report to the commander, political commissar, and chief of staff. My idea is the same as the political commissar's, that is, each heavy artillery regiment must be able to conduct independent operations. In order to achieve this goal, it is required that each heavy artillery regiment must also include howitzers.

, mountain artillery, field artillery, three kinds of artillery..." At this point, Chen Guangrong paused. When he saw that the eyes of the three people were still focused on him, he continued.

"My idea is this, each heavy artillery regiment includes a howitzer battalion, a mountain artillery battalion, a field artillery battalion, an ammunition supply battalion, a vehicle transport company... The howitzer battalion includes 6 howitzers, 12 mountain artillery, 12

Field artillery, howitzers and heavy mountain artillery are all transported by cars, and field artillery is transported by mules and horses..." In this way, after almost ten minutes, Chen Guangrong fully expressed what he was thinking.

"Okay, great. I guarantee that with such a heavy artillery brigade, the combat effectiveness of our independent division will definitely increase by several percent." After listening to Chen Guangrong's introduction, Liu Hua clapped his hands again and said with certainty.

"Commander, you mean that the heavy artillery brigade will be organized as I just said?" Chen Guangrong asked quickly when he saw the excited Commander Liu Hua.

"Well, I have approved your plan here. However, the political commissar and chief of staff haven't spoken yet? Don't be happy too early..." Seeing Chen Guangrong with an anxious face, Liu Huaxiao

He said.

"Political Commissar and Chief of Staff. Do you agree with this plan..." After hearing Liu Hua's answer, Chen Guangrong quickly looked at the Political Commissar and Chief of Staff who had not spoken yet and asked.

"Captain Chen, no, he is already Brigadier Chen. Don't worry, since the commander has agreed to your plan, of course I have no objections. I completely agree with your suggestion to form a heavy artillery brigade in our military region.

Troops." Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan said with certainty.

"I also agree with Brigadier Chen's plan to reorganize the heavy artillery brigade..." Chief of Staff Li Qing said firmly without any hesitation.

"Okay, Brigadier Chen, your reorganization plan has been approved by our headquarters. At the same time, regarding the order for the reorganization of the heavy artillery brigade and the specific candidates for the commanders to be set aside by the commanders of each regiment, our headquarters will also issue the order in the shortest possible time.

In written form, send it to your station. I hope you will start reorganizing the troops after you return. We will strive to build the heavy artillery brigade into the most lethal force in our military region in the shortest possible time." He looked at the face in front of him with excitement.

Chen Guangrong, Liu Hua ordered with certainty.

"Yes, commander, political commissar, and chief of staff, don't worry. I, Chen Guangrong, promise to complete the mission and live up to your expectations..." Chen Guangrong answered loudly with an excited look on his face.

With Chen Guangrong's departure, the reorganization work of the entire heavy artillery brigade officially began. Chen Guangrong had already given careful consideration to the equipment and soldiers. The entire reorganization process went very smoothly. In less than half a day, the heavy artillery brigade was

The airs of the 1, 2, 3 and 4 regiments of the brigade were completely put up.

With the four heavy artillery regiments on the shelf, they began to fill the four heavy artillery regiments with soldiers and weapons... However, in order to strengthen the mobility of each heavy artillery regiment, and in this battle, the independent division captured a large number of cars

Each heavy artillery regiment, under the command of Commander Liu Hua, reinforced more than a dozen vehicles and a large number of mules and horses. It can be said that at this time, the heavy artillery brigade, as long as it is not restricted by the terrain, can move as fast as

Worthy of infantry.

In this way, under Chen Guangrong's efficient command, the heavy artillery brigade was completely reorganized in less than two days.

"Report to the commander, political commissar, and chief of staff that the four regiments of the heavy artillery brigade have been completely reorganized. Chen Guangrong, commander of the heavy artillery brigade, has come to report that all officers and soldiers of the heavy artillery brigade are ready. Please review it with the commander, political commissar, and chief of staff." See.

Standing in the Nuo army camp were thousands of heavy artillery brigade officers and soldiers as well as heavy artillery pieces glowing with blue light. As the brigade commander, Chen Guangrong could be said to be very excited at this time. He came to prepare to review his heavy artillery brigade.

In front of the commander and others, he loudly reported.

"Okay, very good... Political Commissar, since the troops are ready, let's start now..." Liu Hua nodded with excitement. Together with the Political Commissar, under the leadership of Chen Guangrong, he slowly walked towards the soldiers.

He walked in front of them.

"Down with Japanese imperialism...Long live the Communist Party of China..." Just when Commander Liu Hua, Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan and others appeared in front of everyone, a loud slogan suddenly sounded in the neat team. Immediately afterwards

, the thousands of officers and soldiers standing in front of Liu Hua roared one after another at the same time...

In a wave of roars, the review of the entire unit was quickly completed. After speaking for a few minutes to the thousands of officers and soldiers in front of them, several military region chiefs, together with Chen Guangrong, commander of the heavy artillery brigade, came to

Arriving at the temporary headquarters of the heavy artillery brigade.