In general, the Tenth Theater followed the establishment of the National Government Military Commission, including the 41st Group Army and the 49th Army, 50th Army, and 51st Army under its jurisdiction. They were also arranged in accordance with the battle order of the National Revolutionary Army. The three armies were The military commission numbers were derived from those of the Central Army.
But when it came to the division-level combat unit Xie Tian, he completely adopted his own designation.
The 49th Army has jurisdiction over the newly formed 101st Division, the newly formed 102nd Division, the 111th Armored Infantry Regiment, the 121st Independent Regiment, and the 131st Rapid Reaction Brigade;
The 50th Army has jurisdiction over the newly formed 201st Division, the newly formed 202nd Division, the 211th Mixed Artillery Regiment, the 221st Independent Regiment, and the 231st Rapid Response Brigade;
Xie Tian did not make much adjustments to the 51st Army, which was originally composed of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. Anyway, he was promoted to two ranks and enjoyed himself. Li Yunlong's independent regiment was upgraded to the reorganized 301st Division. There were not enough people to find a way to gather them. I now have my own hands. There is no extra equipment for you here. Ding Weixin's 1st Regiment was upgraded to the 302nd Division, and Kong Jiexin's 2nd Regiment was upgraded to the 303rd Division.
To be honest, the total number of commanders and fighters of the 51st Army is more than 15,000. Li Yunlong’s 301st Division is somewhat decent, with about 7,000 people, which can barely be regarded as a division. Ding Wei’s 302nd Division has There are more than 4,000 people, and Kong Jie's 303rd Division only has more than 3,000 people. This force is comparable to the 121st Independent Regiment and the 221st Independent Regiment, but it still bears the name of a division. It's a joke. It's really good. Big shelf.
But no matter what, the structure of the Tenth War Zone has been set up. When Xie Tian first established the People's Liberation Army, even a mere commander dared to use the banner of an independent regiment of the People's Liberation Army. Now he is even more confident.
If he were not worried about being feared by others, Xie Tian would be able to establish the 42nd and 43rd Army by recruiting the reserves.
In addition, weapons and equipment began to appear insufficient. Fortunately, Yan Xishan left the foundation of the arsenal in Taiyuan. Although the machinery and equipment were moved away by the Eighth Route Army before the fall of Taiyuan, most of the skilled workers are still there. As long as the factory is re-established Get up and produce weapons.
This was a big deal, and Xie Tian personally supervised it, starting with mining and steelmaking.
As we all know, Shanxi is a province rich in resources. There are treasures above and below ground. Yan Xishan has laid a good foundation for the development of industrial and mining industries in Shanxi. When Gangcun Ningci withdrew from Taiyuan, he was worried that destroying these industrial facilities would attract the attention of Xie Tian. If it really attracted the attention of Xie Tian, Thanks to Tian's attention, I am afraid he will not be able to leave, so the industrial facilities in Taiyuan and surrounding counties and cities have been completely preserved.
Taiyuan Steel Plant is located in Shihekou, a suburb of Taiyuan. Yan Xishan invested heavily in this steel plant. After the Japanese occupied Taiyuan, they carried out a large-scale expansion of the steel plant, expanding one plant into a main plant with four branches. , there are more than 50,000 workers alone, and the factory area and living area are larger than an ordinary town.
At the beginning, Yan Xishan and the Japanese stationed heavy troops at Shihekou, but now Xie Tian only arranged for one company to be stationed, and there were only more than 200 people including the security police.
The reservists at the steel plant already have a reinforced regiment. Does Xie Tian still need to station heavy troops at Shihekou?
Xie Tian and Pang Yuan, accompanied by Qi Lianping, director of the steel plant, and Jin Xi, chief engineer, inspected the steel plant to solve the problems they were encountering.
"Coal, the steel plant is now seriously short of fuel. Three of the four furnaces have stopped. If the fuel problem cannot be solved within a week, the steel plant will have no choice but to shut down." Qi Lianping looked at Xie Tian and said.
Xie Tian scratched his head in pain, looked at Pang Yuan and asked, "How much potential can be tapped in the nearby small coal mine?"
Pang Yuan smiled bitterly: "Basically the limit has been reached. If the production is increased, safety may not be guaranteed."
Xie Tian smiled bitterly: "Looks like we still have to fight."
Datong and Yangquan, the two most important coal-producing areas in Shanxi, are still under the control of the Japanese army. According to the news from intelligence personnel, the Japanese in Datong and Yangquan have recently started a predatory and barbaric mining mode. Coal trains are bound for North China.
Pang Yuan looked at Xie Tian and said: "The most important thing now is that the Japanese can no longer transport coal out. They will cut off the railway lines and highways."
Xie Tian nodded and said: "I will go to the arsenal later and ask them to hurry up and produce a batch of aerial bombs for me. Our three planes can raid and blow up their important road bridges and railway bridges."
As he spoke, Xie Tian turned to Qi Lianping and said: "Mr. Qi, we must seize the time to cast a batch of rails. Damn it, I bombed this railway in the first place, and now I have to repair it."
People roared with laughter. Jin Xi looked at Xie Tian and said with a smile: "At this moment, the commander-in-chief bombed the Japanese railway, but now we are building our own railway."
The railways in Shanxi were really built by the Japanese. Yan Xishan originally built a narrow-gauge railway in Shanxi. Trains from other places could not enter Shanxi at all. After the Japanese occupied Shanxi, they spent a lot of manpower and material resources to transform the railway into It took several years to complete the standard-gauge railway, but now it's so cheap.
Xie Tian laughed: "When the arsenal makes the aerial bomb, I will have to blow up my own railway. Why is it so painful to think about it?"
Qi Lianping smiled and said: "The only way to solve this knot is to deal with the Japanese quickly."
Xie Tianyi smiled: "Then we have to work together. By the way, metalworker, what do you think of that diesel engine?"
Jin Xi pointed at Factory No. 4 not far away and said: "Let's go and take a look. Yoshio Shinozuka built this engine when he was still alive. He also specially transferred several engineers from Japan to take charge of the engine project. When Neiji Murura escaped, he took away these engineers, the Japanese technical staff in the factory, and all the information."
As he spoke, Jin Xi sighed: "When the Japanese do this, we Chinese will not be allowed to participate. Otherwise, if we develop this diesel engine, we can greatly promote the industrial development process."
Xie Tian laughed: "If there are no Japanese pigs, we won't eat pigs with hair. Isn't it just a diesel engine? Take me to see it. I still don't believe it. A broken diesel engine is more difficult to operate than an airplane engine."
Pang Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly. He couldn't get involved in technical topics, but he didn't believe that Xie Tian even understood this.
The engine is a key technology for any country. Only with the engine industry can we have power.
However, diesel engines really have no technical barriers for Xie Tian. As a J-10 pilot, Xie Tian even knows the engine structure of the aircraft well, let alone the diesel engines of this era. In later generations, diesel engines are everywhere, and they are more compact. The performance is better, even farmers working in the fields drive tricycles powered by diesel engines.
There was such a car in Xie Tian's hometown. Whenever there was a problem, Xie Tian would repair it himself. He even dismantled the engine several times. For him, overcoming the technical barriers of a diesel engine was really a piece of cake. a plate of.
