The Rise of the Great Powers in the War of Resistance

At nine o'clock in the morning, the founding meeting of the No.30 Sixth Army officially began.

A large group of security personnel, surrounded by Zhang Yunfei, Commander-in-Chief, Chen Cheng, etc., entered the conference room. Behind Zhang Yunfei were Zuo Qingquan, Deng Wenping, Fang Zheng, Liu Dazhu and other senior leaders of the No. 30 Sixth Army in the future.

When the reporters from various newspaper offices saw the protagonist coming in, they immediately pressed the camera. After bursts of dazzling silver light flashed, the mighty image of Zhang Yunfei and others was immediately frozen forever.

Seeing the chiefs come in, the originally noisy conference hall immediately quieted down, and everyone stared at Zhang Yunfei and the others intently.

In the eyes of everyone, Zhang Yunfei walked up to the "chairman" platform quickly, sat down on the seat with his name written on it, looked around, and saw that everyone was very quiet, and they were all looking at the "chairman" platform, so, Zhang Yunfei picked up the microphone beside him, and said loudly in a slightly joyful voice: "Comrades, friends, today is very happy, ushering in the day when our No.30 Sixth Army was formally established. Today, I am entrusted by Chief of Staff Chen and the Commander-in-Chief to preside over this meeting, and I welcome the representative of the National Military Commission, Chief of Staff Chen Cheng, to speak.” [

As soon as Zhang Yunfei finished speaking, everyone burst into thunderous applause, and everyone's faces were filled with joy and glory.

As soon as everyone's applause stopped, Chen Cheng, who was wearing a brand-new uniform of a first-rank general, also said with a smile to the microphone in front of him: "Everyone, I am entrusted by Chairman Jiang to attend the No. 30 Sixth I am as happy as everyone else at the inaugural meeting of the group army. Today, we have another great army on the united front of the Anti-Japanese War..."

Chen Cheng spoke into the microphone for about ten minutes.First of all, he praised the No.30 Sixth Group, and then talked about the hope of Chairman Jiang, and then took out the document signed by Chairman Jiang and read it carefully.

This document was about the establishment of the No.30 Sixth Army. Chen Cheng read it for several minutes before picking up the commission issued by Generalissimo Jiang and standing up solemnly.He said loudly: "Commander Zhang, I am now reading out the letter of appointment issued by Chairman Jiang."

Seeing this, Zhang Yunfei also stood up solemnly, walked a few steps in front of Chen Cheng, stood at attention, and stood up straight.Then he gave a military salute.He looked at Chen Cheng with piercing eyes.

Chen Cheng immediately returned a military salute, then picked up the letter of appointment, and read it slowly: "Zhang Yunfei is hereby appointed as the commander-in-chief of the No. 30 Sixth Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army, conferred the rank of second-level general, and the issuer is Jiang Zhongzheng."

Zhang Yunfei took the letter of appointment with both hands, and gave a military salute to Chen Cheng.After a few steps, he went back to his seat and sat down. The reporters in the audience, seeing this scene, immediately started to take pictures again.

Zhang Yunfei, who received the letter of appointment, was also slightly excited in his heart, and he was promoted to the height of the second-level general in an instant. It seems that in the next period of time.He will become the focus of the country again.

Finally, Chen Cheng finished his speech.Then, Zhang Yunfei warmly invited the commander-in-chief to speak on behalf of the Central Committee.The commander-in-chief's speech was much more concise. First, on behalf of the Central Committee, he congratulated the establishment of the No.30 Sixth Army, and then sent a message to the No.30 Sixth Army, hoping that everyone will create greater glories.

Although the commander-in-chief's speech lasted only a few minutes, it received prolonged and warm applause from everyone, which was in stark contrast to the sparse applause just now after Chen Cheng finished his speech.

The founding meeting of the No.30 Sixth Army lasted for more than two hours. The last item was that Chen Cheng and the commander-in-chief personally listed the No.30 Sixth Army and hung the "Chinese National Revolutionary Army No. The brand of the 18th Division of the 136th Army was replaced by a brand new brand of the "No.30 Sixth Army of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army".

After the meeting was successfully concluded, Zhang Yunfei entertained everyone to have a sumptuous lunch at one of the best restaurants in Datong. After the lunch was over, during the noon break, Chen Cheng specially found Zhang Yunfei, and the two talked for a long time. Chen Cheng tried his best to attract Zhang Yunfei, and promised generous conditions.

But Zhang Yunfei is not very interested in these things. Now that he is self-sufficient in weapons and equipment, and has no shortage of funds for the time being, the high-ranking officials and generous salaries promised by Chen Cheng are really not attractive to Zhang Yunfei.Besides, Zhang Yunfei himself doesn't want to rely on the Kuomintang. Now that history has changed, it's really uncertain how it will develop in the future.

At present, the best way is to work hard to develop industry, increase strength, and control one's own destiny.If I really grow stronger, it is best to change the history of China. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, a democratic coalition government will be formed, so as to avoid corruption and civil war.

Although Zhang Yunfei had his own ideas in mind, he managed to do everything well, neither promised Chen Cheng anything nor directly refused.Although Chen Cheng was rather disappointed in his heart, he still felt that there was a glimmer of hope to win Zhang Yunfei over.

In the afternoon, Chen Cheng declined Zhang Yunfei's persuasion, and left Datong by his special plane.Sending Chen Cheng away, Zhang Yunfei also heaved a long sigh. Now that there are no senior officials of the Kuomintang, Zhang Yunfei feels much more free. Zhang Yunfei has many things to discuss with the commander in detail. It has been inconvenient to have Chen Cheng around.

In the evening, Zhang Yunfei personally invited the commander-in-chief, and he was going to have a good talk with the commander-in-chief. He had a lot of plans and ideas, so he could talk to the commander-in-chief first. The commander-in-chief is currently the No. His strength and prestige are second only to Gu Yue's "Chairman" in Yan'an.

In Zhang Yunfei's office at the command headquarters, Zhang Yunfei warmly served good tea to the commander-in-chief, and then smiled and said to the commander-in-chief: "Boss, we have now established the No.30 Sixth Army, but there are still many things that need to be resolved." I want to communicate with you."

"Oh!" Hearing what Zhang Yunfei said, the commander-in-chief immediately looked at Zhang Yunfei with great interest and said, "Comrade Yunfei, if you have any ideas, just tell me." [

"Boss, I have two main things. I want to communicate with you in advance. The first thing is that the divisions under our No.30 Sixth Army should be promoted from our original officers in principle, because my weapons and equipment and There is a big difference in strategy and tactics from the No.18 Army, and I don’t think it’s necessary to transfer officers from the Eighth Route Army.”

Zhang Yunfei finished the first thing.The commander-in-chief did not express his position, but fell into deep thought.At present, the director of the political department and the chief of staff of the No. 30 Sixth Group are all transferred from the Eighth Route Army, which shows that Zhang Yunfei's posture is very correct and he is also very loyal to the party. one thing.

"The second thing is that I want to change our military uniforms. Different from the current Eighth Route Army, we have already designed the first batch of sample uniforms. Take a look, boss. They are mighty and beautiful." After speaking, Zhang Yunfei picked up the uniforms beside him Show the commander-in-chief the new military uniforms that have been prepared.

The new military uniform in Zhang Yunfei's hand.It is designed and manufactured according to the 07-style military uniform of the People's Liberation Army of later generations.It is both beautiful and generous, and is equipped with epaulettes, which can show the rank of the military. There are also several sets of military uniforms, including dresses, regular uniforms and training uniforms.

The commander-in-chief took these brand-new military uniforms and looked at them again and again, looking like he couldn't put it down.The commander-in-chief has been in the army for decades, but he has never seen such a beautiful and elegant military uniform, with a happy expression on his face, and he said hello several times.

Seeing that the commander-in-chief was deeply attracted by the military uniform he took out and praised him greatly, Zhang Yunfei immediately struck while the iron was hot, and said to the commander-in-chief with a smile: "Boss, the two things I mentioned. You should think carefully about it." , when our No.30 Sixth Army was established. We really need the help of the central government.”

The commander-in-chief didn't agree to Zhang Yunfei immediately, but judging from the commander-in-chief's happy expression.The commander-in-chief must have no objections.

So Zhang Yunfei was about to add more fire, and smiled and said to the commander-in-chief: "Boss, although the Eighth Route Army is better than before, it still lacks weapons and ammunition. As a brother army, I can still help if I can." Yes, our No.30 Sixth Army is preparing to support No.18 Army with 50 rounds of rifle ammunition and twenty 60mm mortars every month."

Seeing what Zhang Yunfei said, the commander-in-chief was very happy: "Comrade Yunfei, you are very good. With your great support, the life of the No.18 Army will be much easier. The two things you just mentioned, you should complete the No. 30 army as soon as possible. In the name of the [-]th Sixth Army, report to the central government, and I will try my best to fight for you at the central meeting."

Seeing what the commander-in-chief said, Zhang Yunfei immediately felt relieved. With the support of a large amount of ammunition every month, coupled with the commander-in-chief's personal efforts, there must be no problem with this matter.

After thinking about it, everyone put on beautiful and elegant new military uniforms, second lieutenant, lieutenant, and captain. . .The military rank is clear at a glance, which is very convenient for the management of the troops, and this kind of military uniform is unique to the No. 30 Sixth Group. When others look at this military uniform, they will know that it belongs to the No. 30 Sixth Group.As a member of the No.30 Sixth Army, soldiers wearing such uniforms must have a sense of pride in their hearts.

The next morning, Zhang Yunfei finalized the designations of the units under the No.30 Sixth Army. The No.30 Sixth Army has six infantry divisions under its jurisdiction, expanded from the previous infantry brigades. Each division has two infantry brigades and one Artillery Regiment, the Artillery Regiment is equipped with 60 newly produced 105mm howitzers, and the number of the whole division is about 5000.

This 105mm howitzer is a smaller version of the 155mm howitzer, weighing only a little over two tons. Although its power and range are a little worse than the 155mm howitzer, as a division-level heavy fire support weapon, it can just Competent, the [-]-type infantry artillery produced before is too powerful, and production has basically been discontinued.

The artillery brigade directly under the division was expanded into a heavy artillery division, with two heavy artillery brigades under its jurisdiction, each equipped with 240 155mm howitzers. The heavy artillery division will be the strategic force of the No.30 Sixth Army, equipped with hundreds of heavy artillery pieces, and its power cannot be underestimated.There are more than [-] people in the whole division plus transportation personnel.

The armored brigade was expanded into an armored division, with three armored brigades under its jurisdiction, and each brigade will be equipped with more than 39 Type 39 tanks and hundreds of Type [-] armored personnel carriers.The total number of armored divisions will reach nearly [-].

The cavalry regiment was also expanded into a cavalry division, with four regiments under its jurisdiction, including three cavalry regiments and one mechanized infantry regiment.Each cavalry regiment has more than two thousand cavalry, equipped with sabers and ak47 assault rifles, and the mechanized infantry regiment is equipped with 60 armored personnel carriers and more than 100 off-road vehicles. These off-road vehicles have been modified, and each off-road vehicle will be equipped with a [-]mm machine gun.In addition, a small number of large trucks are also equipped.

In addition to these troops, there are directly under the guard regiment, special forces, flight brigade, and a large number of auxiliary and civilian personnel. The entire group army will exceed 20 troops. (..)