After arriving in Jincheng, Jiang Dong first checked the city defenses, and then checked the supplies everywhere in the city.

The final situation he received made his heart tremble. The entire Jincheng was completely destitute and had nothing.

In the end, you still have to rely on yourself!

There is a lot of work waiting for Jiangdong, but there must be a sequence.

After considering the situation of all parties, Jiangdong decided to start with the reorganization of the army.

He thought hard for two days, losing a lot of hair, and finally came up with a reorganization plan.

After discussing with Xie Chengrui and others, the final reorganization plan of the Independent Brigade was determined.

On the fifth day after entering Jincheng, the Northern Anhui Independent Brigade held its first officers' meeting.

"According to statistics, our brigade now has a total of 10,866 soldiers, including new recruits and puppet army prisoners who surrendered or were captured."

The host of the meeting is Wu Zhan. He is holding a piece of paper and speaking to the officers in the audience.

The officers all had guesses about the content of today's meeting. When they heard the data read out by Wu Zhan, everyone had smiles on their faces.

'It's time to reorganize again, happy!'

This is a portrayal of what many people have in mind right now.

"Obviously, the existing establishment of the independent brigade can no longer satisfy such a large number of soldiers, so the troops will be reorganized."

Wu Zhan glanced at Jiang Dong first, and then swept his eyes across the faces of the officers in the audience.

"Our army still has only one brigade. Due to this limitation, the regular designation of the reorganized force is still only two regiments. In addition to these two regiments, we will add a supplementary regiment. Although it is called a supplementary regiment,

The troops and equipment are no different from those of the 1st and 2nd Regiments, and the name is just to avoid suspicion among the officers of the Military Commission."

Everyone nodded, if the superiors were informed that the Independent Brigade was expanding its army privately, it would definitely cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.

"Brigadier Commander, our unit's designation is Wanbei Independent Brigade. We are in southern Shanxi now. Is this designation a bit nondescript?"

Zhang Shengqing raised his hand and said.

Jiang Dong and Xie Chengrui looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and the latter said to everyone:

"The brigade headquarters has already asked the Military Commission for instructions on the issue of serial numbers, but now is the critical period of the Wuhan Battle. The battles on the front line have already made the officers overwhelmed, and they cannot spare the time to solve the problem of our serial numbers. Everyone.

Don’t pay too much attention to this point, no matter what, strengthening your own strength is the most important thing!”

"Yes..." The officers nodded in agreement.

Jiang Dong nodded to Wu Zhan, who opened the folder and said slowly:

"As for the new organization of the army, I will start with the units directly under the brigade headquarters."

"After this reorganization, the units directly under the brigade headquarters include: Staff Headquarters, Political Department, Logistics Department, Guard Battalion, Artillery Battalion, Engineer Battalion, Communications Battalion, Training Camp, Field Hospital and Hunter Squadron!"

"Wow!"

When they heard that the Independence Brigade had added a new political department, the officers in the audience were all stunned.

But Wu Zhan seemed to have no intention of stopping there. He continued:

"The Staff Department is a newly established department of the brigade commander. Its main functions are to formulate training plans, evaluate training results, and collect and organize surrounding intelligence about the enemy and ourselves. If there is a combat mission, the Staff Department will assist the military commander in formulating a combat plan. Of course, the Staff Department

The functions of the department go beyond this and will be continuously explored and improved in future work."

"The main members of the staff are: Chief of Staff Xie Chengrui, with the rank of major general; Deputy Chief of Staff Li Zhaoli, with the rank of major general; Staff Officer Wu Zhan, with the rank of lieutenant colonel!"

Li Zhaoying had decided to hang out with Jiang Dong, and Jiang Dong was not ambiguous and directly gave him the position of deputy chief of staff of the major general, which allowed him to directly enter the decision-making level of the independent brigade.

Li Zhaoying has been staying with the Independence Brigade for the past two months. Jiang Dong believes that this is a person he can trust.

Yan Yilun looked at Wu Zhan with envy in his eyes. He, a fellow Sichuan Army man, was becoming more and more promising.

Anyone with a discerning eye understands that the power of the General Staff will become more and more powerful in the future, almost second only to the military commander Jiangdong.

"Pa bang bang..."

Everyone in the audience laughed and applauded. Xie Chengrui and three others stood up and gave a military salute to Jiang Dong and the officers.

After the applause stopped, Wu Zhan continued to read:

"The Logistics Department is directly under the brigade headquarters. Wang Xueqin is the director of the Logistics Department and has the military rank of colonel. The Logistics Department has a baggage team with a tentative establishment of 500. The baggage team captain Geng Jixian and deputy captain Cui Hao are both majors!"

Cui Hao, the leader of the traitor group, finally ushered in the day when he became a regular official. He bowed to Jiang Dong and Wang Xueqin with a red face.

Jiang Dong smiled and encouraged Cui Hao, which moved the latter to the point of almost crying.

"The brigade headquarters security battalion, Wang Laohu is the battalion commander, Xiaodouzi is the deputy battalion commander, the military ranks are colonel and major respectively, and the personnel establishment is 300."

"The artillery battalion is directly under the brigade headquarters. Zhu Ergou is the commander of the artillery battalion. Gao Quan and Liu Dagui are the deputy battalion commanders. The military ranks are lieutenant colonel and major. The artillery battalion currently has 12 Japanese mountain cannons, 130 mules and horses, and 1,000 soldiers!

"

These appointments were the same as before, there was nothing special about them, and everyone's response was mediocre.

"The engineer battalion directly under the brigade headquarters is mainly composed of captured Japanese soldiers and engineers, with a current strength of 400. If there are any more prisoners in the future, they will all be sent to the engineer battalion to work. We will see what they do before considering whether to let them join the fighting force.

Troops: Engineer Battalion Commander Han Mo, with the military rank of Lieutenant Colonel; Deputy Battalion Commander Liu Changzhi, with the military rank of Major."

"At the same time, Battalion Commander Han will also serve as the sword instructor of our independent brigade in northern Anhui."

The engineer camp is full of prisoners. If ordinary people are allowed to go there, they may not be able to control the situation. Han Mo is a bloody northwest man, and his sword skills are also very good. With such a person sitting in the engineer camp, I want to come to the little devil.

Prisoners can't cause any trouble.

The smile on Han Mo's face was a little stiff, and he felt regretful in his heart that he could not go to the front line to kill the Japanese happily.

Unlike Han Mo, Liu Changzhi's face was full of excitement. He was originally a prisoner of the Independence Brigade, but he has officially become a regular member from now on.

Jiang Dong saw everyone's expressions one by one. When he made the reorganization plan, he considered all aspects and could not make everyone satisfied with their positions. In a situation like Han Mo's, he would find someone after the meeting

His simple conversation can eliminate the imbalance in the mind of such people.

"There is a field hospital directly under the brigade headquarters. The director is Dr. Sun Bangguo, and his military rank is colonel."

"Pa bang bang..."

Dr. Sun not only has superb medical skills, he also has noble character and character. Everyone from the independent brigade to the officers and ordinary soldiers respect him very much, so the applause at this moment was particularly loud.

Sun Bangguo stood up with some embarrassment. He adjusted his glasses and saluted Jiang Dong first, and then bowed to his brothers.

"Brigade Headquarters Communications Battalion, Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Xu Zhengyuan!"

This person was also an old man who followed Jiangdong. Jiangdong knew him inside and out, so he could safely entrust the entire brigade's communications to him.

"There is a training camp directly under the brigade headquarters. The battalion commander is temporarily served by Lieutenant Colonel Wu Zhan. He is mainly responsible for the training of new recruits in the future."

"The Hunter Squadron directly under the brigade headquarters will have 150 people after this reorganization. It will have three squads under its jurisdiction. Chen Zhengyue will serve as the captain of the Hunter Squadron with the rank of lieutenant colonel. After the meeting, the Hunter Squadron will go to each company to select people.

It’s still the same, as long as anyone is selected by the Hunter Squadron, the chief officers of each department must release them unconditionally. The three squad leaders of the Hunter Squadron will be selected from the existing team members, using two methods: skills assessment and interview selection.”

The leader of the 150-man hunter squadron is actually a lieutenant colonel, which shows how much Jiangdong attaches importance to this team.

Wu Zhan paused for a moment, drank some water to moisten his throat and continued:

"The above is the establishment and appointment of the departments directly under the brigade headquarters. The affairs of the political and administrative departments will be explained by the brigade commander himself later."

"The following is the establishment of each regiment." He pulled up a folder again.

"As mentioned at the beginning, the independent brigade will have three regiments in the future. Each regiment has 2,500 soldiers. The regiment headquarters is directly under the jurisdiction of a guard company, a communications company, and a mortar company."

"The regiment has three battalions, each battalion is directly under a guard platoon and a mortar platoon."

"The battalion has three companies, each company has 200 soldiers, equipped with three heavy machine guns and six light machine guns, and 120 Type 38, medium-sized or Mauser rifles."

Half of the officers in the audience sat up straight without knowing it, and their breathing gradually became faster.

"The First Regiment of the Independent Brigade, commander Zhang Shengqing, deputy commander Jia Dalin, with the military rank of colonel and lieutenant colonel; Jia Dalin also serves as the commander of the first regiment and the first battalion!"

"The regiment headquarters will set up a political and administrative office. The director of the political and administrative office will have the rank of lieutenant colonel. The candidate is to be determined!"

"The Second Regiment of the Independent Brigade, commander He Dingyuan, deputy commander Cao Bin, military ranks of colonel and lieutenant colonel; the director of the political and administrative office of the regiment headquarters is to be determined."

"The supplementary regiment of the independent brigade, the regiment leader Feng Jinzhang, the deputy regiment commander Yan Yilun, the military ranks are colonel and lieutenant colonel; the director of the political and governance office of the regiment headquarters is to be determined."

After hearing the appointment, Cao Bin and Yan Yilun stood up excitedly. Both of them were rescued by Jiang Dong from the mine. They did not expect to gain such trust from Jiang Dong. They can be said to be one of the biggest winners of this reorganization.

After a few people sat down, Wu Zhan said again:

"The brigade headquarters has a political and administrative department, and the regiment-level units have political and administrative offices. The battalion-level units are equipped with an instructor, and the company-level units will also have an instructor. The instructors and instructors will assist the battalion and company commanders in handling the daily work and combat operations of the troops.

At that time, the battalion company commander has the military decision-making power of the troops, and the instructors and instructors have the right to put forward opinions."

"Okay, the above is the future establishment of the independent brigade." Wu Zhan closed the folder neatly.

"Now let me ask the brigade commander to explain to you the functions of the Political Department and its subordinate units."

During the Northern Expedition, the Kuomintang and Kuomintang Revolutionary Army also had officers such as instructors and instructors. They were responsible for the political and ideological work of the army at that time.

However, after the victory of the Northern Expedition, since most of the officers engaged in political and ideological work were Communists, the Chairman of the Generalissimo was an anti-Communist. Naturally, the instructors and trainers in the army were also abolished and replaced by units above the regiment level.

Go to the Political Training Department.

Due to the lack of emphasis on political work, the presence of the Political Training Office is so low that it is almost non-existent.

This has caused the officers and soldiers in the National Army to extremely despise officers engaged in political work. At the same time, when political cadres are mentioned, the officers and soldiers of the National Army will think of the Communist Party.

The faces of the officers in the audience were full of confusion. Of course, most of them also had a hint of contempt in their hearts and did not dare to say it, but in their hearts they believed that the brigade commander's move to establish a political department was unnecessary.

Jiangdong stood up slowly. The arrangement of political, administrative and industrial cadres was an important symbol that distinguished the independent brigade from other national army units. It was also an extremely important factor that allowed him to firmly control this unit.

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Therefore, he must personally handle and implement this matter; he must make the officers in the audience change their minds, get used to it, and value political and industrial cadres.

When preparing the reorganization plan, Xie Chengrui and others in the staff were also very puzzled by Jiang Dong's move, but Jiang Dong still carried out the matter with his absolute authority.

Because only Jiangdong himself knew that the establishment of political and industrial cadres would bring about earth-shaking changes to the army.

He stared at everyone for a few seconds before saying:
To be continued...