The expeditionary force just set up a shelf first, and the gap in soldiers and equipment was still relatively large. Most of the people still used the original equipment.
The batch of equipment that Stilwell sent over before, 10,000 M1 Gardland semi-automatic rifles, 2,000 for each army, basically one for each squad, will be used by veterans as a supplement to the machine gun firepower. When subsequent equipment arrives, After all, a squad will be equipped with 3 weapons;
There are 200 Springfield sniper rifles per army, 100 bazookas per army, and machine guns and mortars are evenly distributed. This is to allow the troops to adapt to the eagle equipment first, and then develop corresponding tactics based on the eagle equipment. The new army The situation was a bit special. Chu Xiong was only responsible for allocating the corresponding equipment and materials to them. He would not interfere with the specific training for the time being.
At the First Army Headquarters, Liu Fangwu was successfully promoted to Major General Commander of the First Division due to his outstanding performance and outstanding military exploits in previous battles. This time the unit was upgraded. He was in such a beautiful mood that he walked with wind.
"Military officer, I heard that Chu assigned us a batch of eagle equipment. When will it be distributed to our first division?"
Liu Fang arrived first before I arrived. After hanging up the major general sign, he spoke much louder and louder, for fear that others would not know that he had been promoted to division commander.
Sun Fumin immediately frowned and said coldly:
"Liu Fangwu, have you been so horny these days? The surname Chu is also your name. As a senior commander who graduated from Whampoa Military Academy, is this how you take the lead in calling your superiors?
When I see Commander Chu, I have to address myself as Mr. Chu. Are you crazier than me? "
When Liu Fangwu saw that the military commander was angry, he justified himself and didn't keep his mouth shut. He immediately gave himself a slap in the face, and then said:
"Commander, please calm down. I said the wrong thing as soon as I was bald. I will correct it. I will call you Commander-in-Chief from now on. I promise not to do this again!"
When Sun Fumin saw that Liu Fangwu had admitted his mistake, his face looked better, and then he said seriously:
"I know that in the past, everyone was fighting for life and death, and it was understandable that they couldn't turn around at once, but now you are a division commander, and you can do what you do above and what you do below will be effective;
Commander Chu is the commander of the expeditionary force jointly appointed by Zhongcai and the Allied Forces. Fighting the Japanese is currently the top priority. The reason why we lost before was because our expeditionary force was not united and each fought his own way. It would be surprising if we could win!
Before defeating the Japanese, our new army must not make any noise that is not conducive to cooperation. You officers must take the lead in setting an example. Commander Chu still has a big picture view. This time he sent troops deep into the Savage Mountain to collect stragglers and saved thousands of brothers. For this reason, I, Sun Fumin, will not hold back. "
Liu Fangwu is also a straight-tempered person. After some lectures from Commander Sun, he let go of some of his prejudices and immediately expressed his stance:
"Military, don't worry. I assure you that there will never be any words in the First Division that are not conducive to unity. We will wait until the Japanese are defeated."
Sun Fumin nodded and said:
"The commander-in-chief has assigned a batch of eagle weapons to the New First Army this time. I will distribute them equally to the two divisions. You should also distribute them equally. First, let everyone be familiar with the equipment and the tactics used;
I think the offensive tactics of the Independent Army are very effective. Boss Chu is still hiding his secrets. The New Second Army and the New Third Army also use the same tactics. This set of tactics can greatly reduce the casualties during the army's attack. For the Eighth Route Army, it is a cat. The ability to climb trees.
You should pay more attention in the future, see more, and learn more. There are a lot of good things in Mr. Chu's place. It depends on your ability. You must keep your posture low. The ability you learn is yours. This can also be divided into the Eighth Route Army and the Central Army. of? "
Liu Fangwu nodded, with an expression that said he understood.
After the formation of the expeditionary force was completed, Chu Xiong's new training outline was distributed to all armies. Naturally, the new army also had a copy, and there was no need for them to steal troops. Chu Xiong behaved very openly. As long as they wanted to learn, they would never set up an ambush. This Huang An, Zhong Guoliang and others were anxious and came together to find Chu Xiong. Zhong Guoliang was the first to attack:
"Old Chu, with our cat's ability to climb trees, should we be on guard against them? Didn't we suffer enough losses before?"
Chu Xiong didn't pay attention to Zhong Guoliang, but turned to Huang An and asked:
"Old Huang, do you think so too?"
Huang An nodded and said:
"Old Chu, you must be on guard against others. According to the president's peeing habits, after the Japanese are beaten away, they will still have to attack us. When the time comes, ace like the New First Army will be the vanguard;
Let them learn all the tactical systems of the Independent Army, and they will cause us a lot of casualties in the future. "
Chu Xiong generally knew what they were thinking. Three feet of ice lasted a day, and it was almost impossible to be intimate. Even Wang Junjie and Zhong Guoliang, who had big hearts, were like this, let alone the grassroots officers and soldiers.
"Lao Huang, Lao Zhong, I understand your worries. I just want to tell you one thing. What determines the success or failure of a war is never a few advanced weapons or tactics, but the people's hearts. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world!
I have never doubted the centripetal force of our organization. Let them learn. Let them learn military affairs first. Gradually they will find many of our systems attractive and will unconsciously accept them. Over time, they will be able to Pick it out yourself?
After entering the big dye vat of our expeditionary force, if you still can't dye them red over time, then it's a failure of your work, Wang Junjie!
Of course, we must pay attention to the methods and methods, and carry out the work quietly and quietly. If the senior officials are too stubborn, start with the junior officials;
It is difficult to deal with officers, so start with soldiers. Either pull them over or attack them. Friendship in battle is the easiest to break the defense..."
Lao Huang's eyes began to shine. This seemed to be what he was best at, and he secretly despised Chu Xiong:
"This old Chu is trying to steal my job!"
Thinking of this, Lao Huang nodded heavily to Lao Chu, and then Lao Zhong nodded too. Finally, the three of them looked at each other and smiled, like three old foxes.
Half a month later, the equipment and supplies promised by the Goshawk Kingdom were gradually delivered, and all four armies of the expeditionary force were replaced with eagle weapons;
The planes were all in place, and along with them were 500 flying volunteers recruited under the leadership of Lao Yang. Most of them were Chinese Eagles. Some of them were members of flying clubs and some were retired Air Force pilots. Under the heavy reward, they must There are brave men, and the nation of Yingjiang is the most adventurous. As long as someone pays a high price, there is no need to worry about not being able to recruit people.
Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind, and this east wind is Li Chenxi
"Commander, I have never been in the Air Force this day, and I don't even know what an airplane looks like. If you ask me to become the home of the Air Force, isn't this just trying to catch up?"
Li Chenxi said with a bitter look on his face. He really didn't have any confidence in his heart.
"What? Are you giving in? This is not your style, Li Chenxi. Look at the entire Eighth Route Army. Which one is not an army that came out of the ravines?
Shouldn’t we have an air force? Our Eighth Route Army has never believed in evil. Not only do we want to build an air force, we will also build a navy in the future!
We have to go up to the sky to catch the moon, and we have to go down to the five oceans to catch turtles. As long as we are willing to study and work hard, there is nothing that our Eighth Route Army cannot do!
I am optimistic about you. You have brigade-level unit command experience, you are a college student, and you have a bright mind. You are my best candidate.
Just tell me if it’s okay, or if it’s not okay, I can only change someone else, it’s not sweet to be so forceful! "
Chu Xiong immediately turned dark, and Li Chenxi immediately gave in and said
"Isn't it okay for me to do this? You're already a commander and you're going to fall out if you say you're going to fall out. If I don't agree, are you going to beat me up?"
This is against military discipline! "
Chu Xiong chuckled and said:
"I made gestures with my brother-in-law. What kind of discipline is this against?"
