PFC Chapter 599: Army expansion!
Chapter 599: Army expansion!
Shanghai, Jiangsu and Anhui regions.
Three armies.
The total force is 15.
Anhui is the Fourth Front Army, Jiangsu is the Thirteenth Army, and Shanghai is the Twelfth Army.
The three armies have about the same number of people, and currently each has two divisions of troops, with each division having about 100 people.
These troops are already barely enough to defend and resist invaders.
After all, the Shanghai, Jiangsu and Anhui regions have to face various threats from land, sea and air, and the enemy can attack from multiple directions. The most important defense focuses are southern Anhui, western Anhui, northern Anhui, western, northern and northeastern Jiangsu, as well as the waters east of Shanghai.
A large number of troops must be deployed in every place to ensure the safety of the entire Shanghai, Jiangsu and Anhui.
There are only six divisions in three armies. If they want to recover lost territory and launch an offensive, this amount of troops is far from enough.
Especially now, Ye Feng planned the prelude to the Central Plains War.
You need at least two divisions of troops to attack, right? You also need to defend your rear!
In particular, the Japanese troops south of the Yangtze River were always watching and waiting for the opportunity. As long as there was an opportunity, they would gather in Guangdong and Guangxi and immediately send troops northward to attack Shanghai and other places.
The army in the southwestern mountain city has also been obsessed with the recovery of Shanghai.
The old man from Shancheng dreams of taking Shanghai, the richest and most prosperous metropolis in China, into his pocket.
In order to protect the security of Shanghai, Jiangsu and Anhui regions while attacking the Central Plains.
Ye Feng chaired a meeting with only two words as the theme:
"Expand the army!"
Expanding the army, recruiting new soldiers and other tasks cannot be accomplished overnight.
Where do you find good recruits?
How many people will be added?
Selection of commanders of regiments, battalions, companies, platoons, and squads.
There are also the issues of military pay, food, weapons, ammunition, etc. for the expanded troops, which are all big problems.
"Let me first tell you my thoughts. This time, we plan to increase the strength of two divisions. The number of troops in each division is expected to be around 1, with an increase or decrease of no more than ."
Ye Feng paused, looked at everyone and said:
"The Central Plains War is about to begin. We have limited time. I will pass on the mission, and you just need to obey and execute it."
"Now, if you have any questions, you can ask them."
The cadres and commanders below were all shocked by Ye Feng's words. They thought, the commander is exaggerating too much. He actually wants to expand the strength of two divisions at once?
If the recruitment plan is really completed, the 4th Army will have 32 divisions and a total of regiments. I wonder how shocking that scene will be?
Division Commander Zhou Qingshan said, "The source of troops is not a problem. Since we recaptured Nanjing, the Japanese have also begun to reduce their forces. Now in Jiangsu, all the Japanese have given up holding on."
"It is not difficult to recruit new soldiers from the western and northern parts of Jiangsu, from among the many suffering people."
In this chaotic war era, the lower class people had the hardest life.
Because of the war, they were forced to be displaced and struggle to survive. They had to go hungry and sleep in the open air, and were in danger of starving or freezing to death at any time.
Becoming a soldier and entering the barracks is still a way to make a living.
If the army could pay military salaries, there would definitely be many people willing to join.
If more food could be distributed to soldiers as resettlement expenses, it would arouse more enthusiasm for joining the army.
Song Yu asked, "Commander, we need to expand two divisions with nearly 5 people. With so many new soldiers, the cost will be astronomical, right?"
Ye Feng said, "This is not a problem. The New Shenzhou Company in Shanghai will deliver the money and food. Anyone who is willing to join the army, willing to join our underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces, and willing to fight the devils, as long as they sign and seal, everyone will immediately be given a high salary, as well as three months of food rations for a family of three, the minimum living needs, and food and salary will be distributed every month."
Song Yu was surprised, "The newly established New Shenzhou Company has not been in operation for a year, and it already has so much capital?"
Ye Feng said, "Shanghai is the most prosperous city in China. We drove away the Japanese devils and took back all the industries and wealth controlled by the enemy. Later, we successively swept away many traitorous chambers of commerce and gangs."
and after?
The New Shenzhou Company was the only dominant company and had the support of the underground party, and controlled external trade channels.
In addition, with several wealthy families investing their money, it would be hard for the New Shenzhou Company not to grow bigger.
The most critical food is also constantly traded with foreign countries, and food is continuously shipped back from all over the world.
Zhou Qingshan said, "What about money? No matter how rich the New Shenzhou Company is, the salaries of all the soldiers in the Shanghai-Jiangsu-Anhui region are all allocated from Shanghai."
In the Shanghai-Jiangsu-Anhui region, there are now three armies, 15 main combat troops, and tens of thousands of logistics personnel.
Every month, money and food have to be distributed to more than 20 people, which is a not low number.
It was normal for Zhou Qingshan to have doubts. Generally speaking, the newly established New Shenzhou Company did not have much cash flow because it had to expand and develop in various industries, lay channels, and purchase various materials.
But we have Ye Feng, the "God of Wealth"!
Take this time for example. He robbed dozens of Japanese warehouses in more than 20 cities and counties in the Central Plains. While seizing countless weapons and equipment, he also accidentally obtained more than ten tons of gold and silver.
Ye Feng has secretly handed over these unexpected gains to the managers sent by Liu Wei, asking them to handle them.
Sitting in the main seat, Ye Feng said confidently:
"As for money and food, let alone 20 troops, even 30 can be provided."
Now that this has been said, what else do you have to say?
The regiment commander Niu Chujun asked, "Commander, the food and salary problem has been solved, but what about weapons and equipment?"
Ye Feng asked in return, "How many good things did we seize when we recaptured Jinling this time?"
The person in charge of this matter reported everything in detail, "In this battle to retake Nanjing, we annihilated more than 25,000 enemies, seized 10,000 rifles, more than 2,000 submachine guns, 67 heavy machine guns, 33 grenade launchers, 15 mortars, and tens of thousands of bullets..."
Ye Feng actually had an idea of these numbers, such as the number of rifles the Japanese devils had.
Why more than 25,000 enemies were killed.
Why are there only 10,000 rifles?
Because the Japanese army's troop configuration includes not only assault troops, they also have infantry, artillery, machine gunners, tank troops, etc.
Moreover, on the battlefield, artillery fire soared into the sky and countless shells fell, forming a covering bombing.
People were blown away and killed, and guns were also damaged by the explosion.
And when their companions next to them died, many people would pick up their companions' guns and take them away when they retreated.
Therefore, it is not easy to deliver tens of thousands of rifles.
Let's talk about machine guns.
Why were only heavy machine guns captured? There were very few of them, and not a single enemy light machine gun was found?
Because when the troops were disbanding and retreating, the heavy machine guns were too heavy to be discarded. If the soldiers did not want to give their opponents an advantage, they would use grenades to blow up the heavy machine guns, but they could carry the light machine guns and run away.