activa-t Chapter 266 Expansion, from now on it will be the Tiger Guards!
Chapter 266 Expansion, from now on it will be the Tiger Guards!
"Commander, to what scale do we plan to expand our Tiger Guard Division this time?" Chief of Staff Shen Fei looked at Zhou Weimin and asked.
Shen Fei agreed with the expansion. After all, in the Battle of Chidong County and the Battle of Northwest Shanxi, the Tiger Guard Division suffered more than 10,000 casualties.
Recruiting soldiers and expanding the organization are necessary.
But Shen Fei had no idea to what extent Zhou Weimin wanted to expand.
"I plan to expand it to three divisions and four brigades. These three divisions and four brigades will all be expanded according to the size of our Tiger Guard Division."
"The current organization of our Tiger Guard Division is..."
"Infantry squad: 12 people, one squad leader, one deputy squad leader, and ten soldiers, including one four-man fire team and two four-man assault teams."
“步兵排：3个步兵班，2个火力组，每组2人，1个指通组4人全排合计45人。”
“步兵连：3个45人步兵排，2个3人迫击炮组60毫米轻迫击炮1门，60毫米迫击炮炮弹30发。”
"A guard squad of 15 men, all armed with submachine guns, a company headquarters squad of 20 men, all armed with pistols, a total of 176 men in the company."
"Infantry Battalion: 3 infantry companies of 176 men each, a machine gun platoon of 50 men, a guard platoon of 50 men all armed with submachine guns, an artillery platoon of 60 men, and a headquarters platoon of 60 men all armed with pistols. The total strength of the battalion is 748 men."
"Infantry Regiment: 3 infantry battalions of 748 men, one artillery battalion of 800 men, one supply company of 500 men, one guard company of 300 men, one logistics battalion of 1500 men, and a headquarters company of 200 men, for a total of 5544 men."
"Infantry Division: 3 infantry regiments of 5544 men each, one artillery regiment of 2000 men, one supply battalion of 1500 men, one guard battalion of 1000 men, and a headquarters battalion of 500 men. Total for the entire division."
"As for the brigade organization, it is two regiments, and one brigade is about 13,000 people."
"These four brigades are the Guard Brigade, the Armored Brigade, and the Heavy Artillery Brigade. As for the Logistics Brigade, our unit's logistics needs to be a brigade in size."
After hearing Shen Fei's words, Zhou Weimin thought for a while, and then told Shen Fei about his idea of expanding the staff.
"Commander, according to your expansion plan, our force will reach nearly 130,000 men."
"Currently, our army has less than 40,000 soldiers. If we have to recruit 90,000, will this affect our combat effectiveness?"
Shen Fei was stunned for a moment after hearing Zhou Weimin's words, and then said to Zhou Weimin.
You have to know that three divisions have nearly 70,000 people, four brigades have more than 50,000 people, plus the medical team...
This is a very large organization.
From now on, their troops will no longer be called the Huben Division, but the Huben Army.
At present, there are only 100,000 Japanese soldiers in Shanxi. After the 37th Division is wiped out, there are only more than 70,000 Japanese soldiers left.
The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had more than 200,000 people, but its combat effectiveness was not high, otherwise it would not have been defeated by the Japanese.
It is difficult to guess the number of Eighth Route Army troops, because they do not have many regular troops, but they have a large number of local armed forces when organized separately.
For example, Li Yunlong’s independent regiment was a separate organization within the Eighth Route Army.
"You don't need to worry about the combat effectiveness of our troops. Our troops will not make any moves in the next four to five months."
"For the next four or five months, our army's mission is to expand and train. Once we are ready, we will sweep across Jin and prepare for the southward march."
"I plan to go south at the end of this year. In the next few months, you can travel more and visit various armies to build relationships."
"The movement of troops south is our most critical aspect, and we absolutely cannot allow any mistakes to occur."
After hearing Shen Fei's words, Zhou Weimin stood up, patted Shen Fei on the shoulder and said.
Now the Japanese are afraid of Zhou Weimin, and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is also afraid of him. It is a good time for Zhou Weimin to complete the expansion of his troops.
Zhou Weimin will definitely seize this opportunity.
The Chinese army of this era had very little training, so they were not as good as the Japanese soldiers.
But Zhou Weimin’s troops are different. They train almost every day.
New recruits also need to train for three months before they can go to the battlefield.
Food, military pay, armaments... Zhou Weimin provided the best of these.
Soldiers' training is also live-fire training.
How could these soldiers be any worse after completing three months of training!
Therefore, Zhou Weimin is really not worried about the combat effectiveness of the troops.
"Commander, I can guarantee that we will recruit 90,000 soldiers. Although our Tiger Guard Division was established only recently, we have a good record."
"I've been in the newspapers a few times, so I have some fame and reputation."
"Regarding recruitment, we don't have to focus on northwest Shanxi. We can recruit soldiers from the entire northwest or even the whole country."
"But can the logistics of the troops keep up?"
After hearing Zhou Weimin's words, Shen Fei thought for a while, and then said to Zhou Weimin.
As the chief of staff, he knew very well how the soldiers of the Tiger Guard Division were treated, and the treatment was very good.
There may not be any in the whole country, or even in the whole world.
In the past, the number of Tiger Guards was not large, but now if it were to have more than 100,000 people, the supplies and armaments needed would be too much.
Shen Fei was worried that Zhou Weimin could not provide the supply. You know, the entire army was supplied by Zhou Weimin alone!
"You don't need to worry about logistics. Just focus on expanding the army, recruiting soldiers, and building relationships."
"The troops' trainers include Wu Qianli, Liu Feng, Wang Dali and others."
"Leave intelligence matters to Zhou Liang. You can ask Zhou Liang about anything related to intelligence. Zhou Liang does a pretty good job in this area."
"If the troops need anything, go to Zhou Ming. Also, your general staff needs to be expanded. The specific scale of the expansion is up to you."
"We are discussing it now. After this expansion, the army will need the right time to expand again."
After hearing what Shen Fei said, Zhou Weimin smiled slightly, then said to Shen Fei.
You know, after Zhou Weimin had a goal, he had been accumulating supplies, armaments, silver dollars...
Before he knew it, Zhou Weimin had accumulated a huge amount of supplies, military equipment, and silver dollars...
But these are basically all in the system space.
There isn't much stored in Hutou Mountain, which is why Shen Fei is worried about the logistical pressure.
It’s not that Zhou Weimin is reluctant to take it out, but the items in the system space cannot be put back once they are taken out.
Zhou Weimin has always wanted to go south, but if there are too many logistical supplies, transporting them will be a problem.
"Okay, since there's no pressure on logistics, leave the rest to me. As for expanding the General Staff, that requires talent and there's no rush."
"And there's also the matter of running ties. This requires me to go to Shancheng. As long as the big guys in Shancheng take care of it, our journey south won't be a problem."
After hearing Zhou Weimin's words, Shen Fei thought for a while, and then said to Zhou Weimin.
Although Shen Fei has no connections in the mountain city, Zhou Weimin and the Huben Army are behind him.