Chapter 146: Preparing for War
After the order was issued on the 18th, the units of the 200th Division fell into an unprecedented busyness, and the whole unit knew from top to bottom that it was going to be war. X
The ministries were busy preparing sorties and equipment overhauls, counting personnel. The military police of the division headquarters patrolled everywhere, just to prevent soldiers who wanted to escape while they were in chaos, and they dared to run at this time, once they were caught, they would be shot, and the 1152nd regiment had four fools who didn't know whether they were alive or dead in the middle of the night last night, and they were shot after being caught, and their bodies were still hanging straight on the ground.
The first column of the assault army was formed this time, the 1151 regiment was an automobile corps, and no troops were incorporated, but the work of pulling the troops had to fall on them, dozens of German trucks were parked outside the camp, waiting to pull the troops, while loading and unloading weapons and ammunition, the first to carry out loading and unloading was the tank troops, the troops participating in the war this time were a whole battalion of the tank regiment, according to the establishment, a tank battalion in addition to three tank companies, there are also battalion headquarters, search platoons, and a mortar company and repair team, in order to save resources and time, Qiu Qingquan ordered the car to transport the tank battalion to the station overnight to stand by, and the small Italian tank was directly pulled into the carriage for transportation, and the Soviet T26 was also dragged to the station, plus the mortar company and the battalion headquarters unit, and it took a whole night to complete.
In the camp where the camp was prepared, there were now gunshots and explosions, and shouts of killing. Zhang Wei knew that there was going to be a war, but this order was too sudden, and yesterday a staff officer sent the notice to the battalion headquarters and left in a hurry.
Zhang Wei first gave an order: the whole battalion, everyone should run out of rifle bullets, each grenade must be thrown twice, even the gang has to fight, and he can't be idle after the fight, take the rifle and load the bayonet to practice the basic stabbing action, attack and defend the stabbing block, each has to come up and down fifty times.
Qiu Wei also complained about Zhang Wei for this, what to fight when the bullets ran out, Mu Chao was scared enough, where had he ever seen such a bullet during training, it was crazy, gunshots and explosions came and went in the camp, and people who didn't know thought that the troops had mutinied.
Zhang Wei naturally has his considerations in doing this, grinding the gun in battle is not fast and light, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will definitely be improved, and at the same time, if this kind of long-distance transportation, the soldiers can't hold so many bullets and grenades, so they simply solve it on the spot, and the ammunition will definitely be replenished before the battle.
Before leaving, He Kun packed all the current oceans and took them away with the troops, and the people in the cooking squad worked overtime to make white noodles into dry food, and all the leftover pork into jerky. In terms of pre-war education, Zhang Wei gathered the squad leaders and all the officers of the battalion together and announced the pre-war instructions.
First, we must obey the command at all times, second, we must control the troops as much as possible to prevent collapse no matter what the situation, and third, it is possible to cooperate with artillery and combat vehicles in this operation, and Zhang Wei must be consulted if necessary.
Several company commanders have no opinion on this, especially in coordination with the tank, they have not fought before, and they will be handed over to Zhang Wei anyway.
The first column of the assault army was subordinate to a tank battalion, a combat anti-aircraft artillery battalion, an infantry battalion, an engineer platoon, a mechanized search platoon, a motorized search squad and an anti-aircraft machine gun platoon. The chariot troops that went first had already arranged for transportation at the railway station, followed by the armored search platoon and the battle defense artillery battalion, and the rules for transportation were to focus on the equipment first, and the light equipment and infantry units at the end.
Zhang Wei's reserve battalion, engineer platoon, antiaircraft machine gun platoon, and motorized search team were the last to set off, the reserve battalion had more than 500 people, three infantry companies, and a heavy machine gun company accounted for the lion's share, and the motorized search team had dozens of people plus three-wheeled motorcycles, and a few vehicles were pulled down, and the antiaircraft machine gun platoon and engineer platoon had fewer personnel, and only the search battalion was an infantry combat unit in formation.
"Left and right, left and right, aligned."
"The front and back are right."
"Hurry up with the machine gun, don't grind." Under the shouts and urgings of the commanders, the soldiers of the preparatory battalion trotted towards the trucks waiting outside the camp, and then boarded the trucks according to the capacity of one cart and two squads, the soldiers wore cloth shoes, the officers wore rubber shoes, the uniforms on their bodies were rough but thick, everyone had helmets, and the bayonets were all fully issued.
The driver in the truck looked at the preparation battalion, compared to the other infantry units of the 200th Division, this guy was much stronger, and he knew that it was not bad by looking at his face and physique.
"Machine gun company, hurry up!" The soldiers of the machine gun company quickly loaded the disassembled machine guns and the ammunition they carried onto the truck, and the machine gun company was the last of the battalion to go up, Zhang Wei saw that the soldiers closed the back of the truck, and he also took the guards on the truck.
When the commander of the automobile company saw that the loading was completed, he immediately ordered the carriage to be carried on the bumpy suburban lanes, carrying the preparatory battalion, the motorcycle search platoon, and the engineer platoon to the Changsha station.
There was nothing to say all the way, the car drove for an hour, and finally stopped outside Changsha Station, and the soldiers of each car quickly got off the car under the command of the squad leader to sort out the equipment. Zhang Wei summoned three company commanders, and the station behind him seemed to have entered a state of military control, and there were soldiers standing on guard inside and outside the station, with armbands on their shoulders, it was estimated that they were brought by Qiu Qingquan, good guys, and the station was sealed at once.
Zhang Wei looked at the three company commanders: "Prepare to enter the battle, the whole battalion will enter the station in an orderly manner in two columns with the company as a unit, and if the troops in front are not finished, wait first." ”
The three company commanders replied yes in unison.
"Qiu Wei, the machine gun even takes care of you, I'll go find Chief Qiu first." The company commander of the machine gun company was represented by Zhang Wei, and at this time he needed to find someone to help take care of it.
"Leave it to me."
After explaining the loading matters, Zhang Wei advanced to the station, in addition to the soldiers on the platform, there were also the anti-aircraft artillery battalions that boarded the train one after another, and there were large and small ammunition boxes piled up around, and a group of officers pointed in front of the ammunition boxes, led by Qiu Qingquan.
Zhang Wei trotted into place for a while: "Sir, prepare the battalion to transport to the station, and there are also engineer platoons and motorcycle search platoons with you!" ”
Qiu Qingquan was still commanding the anti-artillery battalion to board the car just now, and he was tired and sweating profusely at this time, and when he saw Zhang Wei coming, he didn't have time to say anything, so he directly told Zhang Wei what he was going to do next.
"There are not enough transport vehicles, the guns of the anti-aircraft artillery battalion take up too much space, and the ammunition of the infantry cannot be taken away, first pull the Soviet-style machine gun bullets, and let your people collect these ammunition piled on the platform, one person has one hundred rounds of seventy-nine rifle ammunition, no grenades, and board the car immediately after receiving it!"
"Yes!"
Zhang Wei couldn't ask for it, and the bullets in the preparation battalion were fired before they set off, and they were just filled up at this time. The preparatory battalion immediately collected ammunition along the platform in platoons, and those who received the ammunition immediately boarded the train, while Qiu Qingquan and his column headquarters and his entourage also boarded the train after the preparatory battalion boarded the train.