Chapter 640: The First Army

readx; At present, the Chinese army has only 59 field infantry divisions, 1 guard division, 4 cavalry divisions, 3 armored divisions, and 10 field artillery brigades. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info And then there were numerous local garrisons, as well as part of the fortified troops. There are only so many numbers of troops, and it is extremely difficult to increase them, so when the army wants to form a motorized infantry division, it can only use the original infantry division to convert it into a motorized infantry division.

In the past ten years, the first and ninth divisions were reorganized, and then the fifth and sixth divisions were reorganized after the Sino-Chinese War. After 1928, the Second Division was reorganized, and in 1930, the Third Division was prepared to be reorganized.

The numbers of the above reorganized units are still the same: the XX Infantry Division of the Chinese Army, but in fact it is no longer an ordinary infantry division, but a tank battalion, and the whole division has realized a motorized rapid mobile unit.

Moreover, because of the difficulty in increasing the number of numbers, it has directly led to the fact that the scale of the division-level units of the Nationalist Army has become more and more huge, from 13,000 in the early stage of World War I to 15,000 after World War I, and today the full strength of an infantry division has reached more than 18,000 people, and the total strength of some front-line troops can even exceed 20,000 after various reinforcements.

So don't look at the 'China now has only about 70 divisions and brigades, but the total strength is not a lot, if you simply compare the standing strength of the army, only the army of Soviet Russia can surpass the Chinese army.

However, the standing army does not represent the number of troops that can be mobilized in wartime, even if it is said that it is easy to mobilize a million troops in wartime, and if there is enough time, two or three million troops can be taken out by oneself. According to the mobilization plan planned by the group of staff officers in the General Staff, even if the wartime economic mobilization plan is not implemented, it will be able to mobilize three million to four million troops, and if the wartime economic mobilization plan is implemented, seven or eight million troops will be possible. Of course, these mobilized troops naturally cannot be compared with the standing army in terms of training and equipment.

However, now that the war has just broken out, and the large-scale mobilization of both China and China has not yet had time to be launched, although Chen Jingyun has already issued a first-level mobilization order, this mobilization order only involves the military, and it requires all units to remain at full strength, not a real national mobilization order.

However, unlike China, after the Korean Incident, Ben felt the defeat in the last war, so although this war was not the war that the political leaders of Ben wanted, Emperor Hirohito Moto still announced the formation of a base camp in accordance with the "Wartime Base Camp Regulations" promulgated by Emperor Meiji Ben in 1893, and his chief of naval command and army staff were respectively appointed chief of staff of the base camp, and the other military command departments of the army and navy also maintained their equal status. After the establishment of the base camp, the navy stepped up the construction of warships, and the army, on the one hand, expanded the 30 standing divisions and regiments to full strength, and on the other hand, prepared to form the 30th to 36th divisions with mobilized retired soldiers.

This posture is to prepare for a big fight with China, and unlike in the past, it was said that "this army has withdrawn its hands and feet," this time it was said that "this army has deployed a large number of troops in Korea, and originally it was said that "this army has as many as 12 divisions and regiments in Korea, and after China and China have declared war, they have said that "this army and navy are preparing to send three standing divisions to Korea."

As a result, the strength of this army in Korea in a short period of time has reached 15 divisions and regiments, as well as a number of artillery units and other auxiliary units, with a total strength of more than 300,000 troops. In terms of troops, it is not much less than the Chinese Army's troops entering the DPRK.

You must know that although the Chinese army has a large number of troops, it also needs to be deployed in many places, especially in the Siberian (Omsk also belongs to Siberia) Kazakh region in Russia, which has nearly 400,000 troops, and in addition to other parts of the country, there are also a lot of heavy troops deployed, such as the Yangtze River Delta and the areas of Shandong, Jiangsu and Guangdong, which have always been the key areas of the Chinese army. Although the number of troops in the entire northeast region is said to be as high as 500,000 or 600,000, in fact, there are only about 100,000 troops that can enter the DPRK to fight in a short period of time, and it will take time to assemble troops.

However, if the location is placed in the Qingchuan River, which is a small place, the gap between the forces of the two sides is not large, because the war has just broken out, and now the fighting is the forward troops of both sides, and the main forces of both sides are still behind, but although the main force has not arrived, the forward troops of both sides have already started a fierce battle.

The 47th Division of the Chinese Army and the 5th Division of the Chinese Army engaged in a series of confrontations for the Qingchuan River Bridge, and both sides were tasked with opening the way for the main forces in the rear, and the troops that could be dispatched to the front line at the first time were undoubtedly the main forces on the front line, and this combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

This fight is naturally dark, the blood is flowing like a river, this fight is fierce, but the end is very fast.

In the Nanjing Presidential Palace in the evening, Lieutenant General Huang Anyuan, deputy chief of operations of the General Staff, saw Chen Jingyun with a front-line telegram in his hand: "Chairman, there is a letter from the front line in Anzhou!" ”

Chen Jingyun nodded: "Oh, now take Anzhou?" ”

Huang Anyuan handed over the telegram in his hand: "Anzhou has not been able to take it for the time being, but the Qingchuan River Bridge has already been taken." ”

"Oh, it seems that Tang Qiang is fighting well!" Chen Jingyun knew that the key to the Anzhou Battle was the Qingchuan River Bridge, to be honest, as long as this bridge was taken, the small city of Anzhou would not matter.

"It was indeed a good fight over there, in yesterday's attack on crossing the river, several units of the 47th Division played quite well, and although the 472nd Regiment suffered a slight loss, it was already a big victory compared to the results it achieved!" Huang Anyuan also carefully studied the strategic arrangements on the Korean side, and also knew that it was not so easy for the troops to break through the defense of the Yue army and cross the Qingchuan River, let alone capture the Qingchuan River Bridge in the hands of the Yue army, and what was even more commendable was that Tang Qiang could actually take the Qingchuan River Bridge intact, which was more difficult than defeating the Yue army, you must know that even if the army could not defeat it at that time, it could also blow up the Qingchuan River Bridge, as long as the bridge was blown up, the main force of the 47th Division would not be able to cross the river. Not to mention the main forces of the Chinese Army, which are galloping towards China.

If they want to cross the river, they have to build a pontoon bridge under the fire of the army, you must know that the main force of the Chinese army is on the way, and the main force of the army is also on the way, when the main forces of both sides gather on the north and south banks of the Qingchuan River, it is not so easy to build a pontoon bridge, if it is so easy, in the Qingchuan River Battle in the First Sino-Chinese War in 1923, the Chinese Army will not have made a detour of dozens of miles to cross the river from the northwest area of Akutagawa.

Hearing this good news, Chen Jingyun said with a smile on his face: "This is a good thing, the combat exploits of the 47th Division do not need to be hidden, it must be carried out, large-scale propaganda!" ”

At the beginning of the war, Chen Jingyun needed a victory to boost the confidence of the people and boost the morale of the military.

Huang Anyuan said: "I understand, I will arrange it after I go back, in addition, the 47th Division has also reported a list of military merits, and I also ask the chairman to take a look!" ”

Since it is Jiedian, there will naturally be a telegram to report the merits, Chen Jingyun took the list and glanced at it cursoryly, he didn't know most of the middle-level officers on these lists, and he didn't have the time to examine them carefully, all he had to do was sign a name, but after taking a closer look, he became interested in Han San's resume, you must know that among the officers above the middle level of the army in these years, basically they are from relatively good backgrounds, and there are very few poor children, and Han San is one of them.

Then I read the battle report again, and found that this Han San was still the key to the victory of this battle, and the 4732 battalion he led successfully cooperated with the 472 regiment to break through the enemy position after crossing the river, and then took the lead in raiding a squadron of the army guarding the Qingchuan River Bridge, and successfully captured the bridge before the army took the blast of the Qingchuan River Bridge, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he was the chief hero in this battle.

Coupled with his poor background, Chen Jingyun had a little good impression, and immediately said: "This Han San is very good, and he is also young and promising, so he can have more experience in the future!" ”

As soon as Huang Anyuan next to him heard this, he knew that Chen Jingyun had a heart of love for talent, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this Han San's good luck was valued by Chen Jingyun, and this Feihuang Tengda was not far from him.

Immediately said: "This talent is doing a good job, it is really good, and the staff here is also planning to add a burden to him!" ”

Chen Jingyun nodded, Chen Jingyun has always been unambiguous about the promotion of capable officers, and he doesn't care too much about some qualifications and other things.

After finishing this, Chen Jingyun said: "How is the formation of the First Army and the Second Group Army now?" Are the personnel of the headquarters of these two units arranged? ”

When Huang Anyuan heard this, he was slightly stunned in his heart, you must know that it is not his purview for Chen Jingyun to ask these things, he Huang Anyuan is now the deputy chief of operations of the General Staff Department, and he is in charge of specific operational affairs, while Chen Jingyun asked this is the purview of the chief of the General Staff, and the current chief of the General Staff is Xu Lishan.

After the Korean Incident, China said that war broke out between the two countries again, and it was expected that the troops fighting in Korea might be as high as hundreds of thousands, so it was necessary to have a unified command. In addition, after the Sino-Chinese War, China's army-level establishment was fixed, and 20 corps were organized and trained, including 18 infantry corps and two armored corps, based on the principle of three divisions forming one corps. This was followed in 1930 by the formation of the Third Panzer Corps. Therefore, at present, there are as many as 21 military-level headquarters in China. According to the previous plan, there would be a command structure of the group army at this army level to be responsible for the command of the strategic direction.

Therefore, as soon as the war broke out, Chen Jingyun ordered the formation of the First Group Army and the Second Group Army, of which the First Group Army was naturally to enter the DPRK to fight, while the Second Group Army was temporarily placed in the northeast region as the second echelon of the second invasion of the DPRK.

The formation of the headquarters of the two group armies is personally responsible for Xu Lishan, chief of staff, but although it is not he Huang Anyuan who is in charge of this matter, he also understands some general situations, and immediately said: "The headquarters of the two group armies have been properly arranged, and the departments have also been formed, but the commanders of each department also ask the chairman to decide!" ”

This involves the appointment of the commander-in-chief of the group army, and this kind of thing can naturally only be appointed by Chen Jingyun, and the General Staff Department cannot intervene, and Chen Jingyun also has a little calculation about who to appoint as the chief officer among them.

He immediately said: "Since the headquarters of the group army is almost formed, you should first put down your work, go to North Korea, and serve as the chief of staff of the First Group Army." ”

As soon as he heard this, Huang Anyuan's face was overjoyed: "Rest assured, Chairman Anyuan will live up to the chairman's trust!" ”

Huang Anyuan did not expect that Chen Jingyun would actually ask him to go to North Korea to appoint the chief of staff of the First Group Army, you must know that when these two group armies were formed, there were a large number of generals in each position, and the positions of the commanders of the two group armies were not related to those lieutenant generals, and that was the position of a group of Central Military Commissioners in the State Military Commission.

However, the post of deputy commander, chief of staff, and deputy chief of staff of the group army in the group army is eyed by a large group of lieutenant generals. You must know that the positions of those army commanders in the troops entering the DPRK cannot be contested, because the military rank is a fixed establishment, and the army commanders and division commanders of the people have long been fixed. Therefore, if lieutenant generals and major generals serving in other places want to be transferred to Korea as a station, the easiest way is to fall into the headquarters of these two army groups, and the first army is the most important of them.

Now that Huang Anyuan has been appointed by Chen Jingyun as the chief of staff of the First Group Army, he has basically determined his path to be promoted to general in the future, and with such qualifications, and if the First Group Army wins victory in Korea, then Huang Anyuan, a cavalry-born general, is very likely to be promoted to general in one fell swoop, surpassing dozens of lieutenant generals.

After sending off Huang Anyuan, who was full of joy, Chen Jingyun did not stop, and quickly promulgated the appointment of various commanders of the First Army and the Second Group Army.

General Li Lianyang was appointed commander-in-chief of the First Group Army, Lieutenant General Chen Yi was appointed deputy commander, Lieutenant General Huang Anyuan was appointed chief of staff, and Major General Cao Yangqing was appointed deputy chief of staff.

General Xu Lishan was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Second Group Army, Lieutenant General Guo Hengsi was appointed Deputy Commander, Lieutenant General Qiu Yi was appointed Chief of Staff, and Major General Cheng Zixian was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff.

Li Lianyang and a few others, who were originally in the northeast, were fine, but generals like Huang Anyuan, who were far away from the war zone, rushed to the war zone, and even in order to reach the war zone quickly, these high-ranking generals gave up taking the busy railway and took the air force's transport plane to the war zone.

When many high-ranking generals of the Chinese Army gathered in Northeast China and North Korea, hundreds of thousands of troops were also rushing to the Korean theater one after another.

At a time when the armies of the two countries were massing hundreds of thousands of troops for the sake of Korea to engage in a super-large-scale battle, the main fleets of the Chinese navy were also going to sea one after another at the naval bases in Qingdao, Lushun, and Shanghai, and their combat mission was to cut off the sea transportation line to Korea.

In the same way, the main force of the navy has also gone to sea to escort the sea routes, and in this case, the collision between the hundreds of thousands of tons of steel cannons of the Chinese and Chinese navies will also be staged at any time!