Chapter 156 Flag Presentation

Newlywed life is happy.

For several days, Liu Yimin and Tang Xingying were in love together. The two of them were bathed in love, they were in love with each other, and they wanted to melt themselves into each other's body and heart.

It wasn't until Luo Ronghuan came to ask Liu Yimin to go to the army to inspect the training situation that this guy remembered to ask the central leaders to come and present the flag and review it. However, Liu Yimin is no longer the original brother Chu. He is much thicker-skinned and only blushed a little.

, and he and Luo Ronghuan joined the army.

After walking around the troops, Liu Yimin felt quite satisfied. Although the time was short, the equipment was relatively backward, and the posture could not be compared with the grand military parades of later generations, but in this era, it was definitely considered full of energy and well-trained. It turns out that he was most worried

The problem of the cavalry regiment and artillery regiment being neatly arranged was also solved by the soldiers, and the horses were basically in uniform order and the command was satisfactory.

Liu Yimin was very happy and told Hu Laohu that when the flag was awarded, he would directly confer the battle flag of the cavalry division of the Seventh Red Army Corps and asked him to set up the three regiments and present the battle flags of each regiment together. The cadres would be appointed soon. Hu Laohu

Upon hearing this, he was so excited that he picked up Liu Yimin and walked around twice. Then he said that there were many horses, but the training of the cavalry was troublesome. Can they be selected from each division?

Liu Yimin said: "You can select people from each division, you can also select people from prisoners who have a clean background and are willing to join the Red Army. You can also recruit people in the name of the cavalry division. However, this must be done after the review to avoid affecting the review results."

Hu Laohu immediately called for political commissar Bowen and told him happily that I was also a teacher and political commissar!

Bowen was much calmer than Hu Laohu, so it was expected that he would be upgraded to a cavalry division. With so many horses captured, wouldn't it be a waste not to establish a cavalry division? Therefore, after Bowen saluted Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan, he said: "It is established.

The cavalry division is a good thing, but the pressure on us is great. The area near Xi'an is not suitable for training cavalry. Please ask the regiment commander to order us to go to Yulin or Pingliang area. Only there can we train qualified cavalry.

And it is close to the grassland, which is conducive to building a horse farm, which can ensure the breeding and replenishment of war horses."

Liu Yimin clapped his hands and laughed. After laughing, he said: "Hu Tiger, Hu Tiger, I'll let you speak. This time you were beaten by Bowen. You are here to rejoice in being a division commander. Bowen is already considering building a horse racing farm."

It’s a matter of fact, you have to study hard!”

Hu Laohu scratched his head: "This political commissar has a lot of things in his belly!"

Liu Yimin was in a happy mood. He felt that he had been advocating learning and the cadres had made significant progress. He said: "The cavalry division should not only consider building a horse farm, but also consider cultivating the camp. This camp is not for you to grow food, but to grow grass.

Plant trees. Otherwise, stationing so many war horses will destroy the ecological balance of the grassland. As for training, as I originally said, we must train sharpshooters, machine gunners, gunners, and blasters on horseback, who can not only charge into battle

, You also need to be able to fight tanks and tanks. After you come down, carefully study the artillery tactics and engineer tactics in the training program. We will have weapons that can fight tanks in the future, and you must not use them when the time comes. The cavalry has a big target.

, casualties are particularly high in the face of modern firepower, and the Ma Jiajun is an example. In the future, cavalry combat is likely to be fought in small units based on battalions and companies, which raises the issue of the tactical quality of small units. You can go to Li Lingfeng and Wang Tongsheng, and you can teach them.

They fight on horseback, and they teach you special operations in small units. After such training, our cavalry division can play a major role in future wars."

Hu Laohu and Bowen immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Resolutely complete the task!"

When they were in the artillery regiment, Li Chang, Wang Shanzhu, and Ding Zhuodong all mentioned that there are now field artillery, as well as mountain artillery, thunder cannons, and mortars. There are 75 medium mortars and 60 light mortars. Should they consider setting up a field artillery?

battalion, flying thunder artillery battalion. In this way, the artillery regiment has a field artillery battalion, a mountain artillery battalion, two 75 medium mortar battalions, two 60 mortar battalions, a flying thunder artillery battalion, and an infantry battalion.

Liu Yimin asked if the captured field artillery had been repaired?

Li Chang said: "Four of Ma Bufang's five field guns and Ma Hongkui's five field guns are intact, and the remaining six have been repaired. Five of them are Japanese Taisho 21 products with very good performance and can now be put into use."

Fighting. Zeng Zhao is really a talented person. He was able to repair all the bombs. It’s amazing! In the battle of Hanyang Town, 18 mountain cannons in the south of Hu Zong were captured. Adding the original six mountain cannons, the mountain cannon battalion became a strengthened battalion of four companies.

If the 13th Division were to hand over the 6 mountain artillery pieces captured by Hu Zongnan in Tianshui, there would basically be two mountain artillery battalions. After originally supporting the four legions, there were only 24 75 mortars left. Another one was captured from Hu Zongnan in the Hanyang Town battle.

The battalion has 36 guns, so it is basically two medium-sized mortar battalions."

Liu Yimin said: "You can set up a field artillery battalion, a flying thunder artillery battalion, or add another 75th mortar battalion. But the mountain artillery of the 13th Division does not need to be handed over. In the future, each division will be equipped with mountain artillery. Your task now is to train.

It is necessary not only to train the cadres and soldiers of the artillery regiment, but also to train the artillery of each division and regiment. In the future, the artillery regiment will be equipped with heavy artillery, and the existing mortars will be transferred to each division. The flying thunder cannon has been tested in actual combat and its effectiveness

That’s right. You must urge each division and regiment to deploy thunder cannons to help them train. From now on, each main regiment will add a mountain artillery company, a mortar company, and a thunder cannon company to effectively strengthen its firepower."

Wang Shanzhu said: "Commander of the Army, how many cannons are needed?"

Liu Yimin smiled: "Of course, it is impossible now, but it will be possible in the future. The Japanese have a lot of artillery, howitzers, cannons, field artillery, mountain artillery, infantry artillery, there are many! Let's kill one of his artillery regiments,

An artillery regiment can be born. Now that we have such a large base area, we have sufficient sources of troops. You must seize the time to train. It is best to organize the militia and select the backbone for training. I hope that your artillery regiment can be launched as soon as the time is ripe.

As soon as the backbone, manpower, and artillery of five or six artillery regiments are in place, there will be five or six artillery regiments. I wonder if you can complete the mission?"

The people mentioned all had green eyes and loudly reported to ensure the completion of the task!

After driving away Wang Shanzhu and Ding Zhuodong, Li Chang said mysteriously: "Legion Commander, I have to give you some advice."

Liu Yimin felt funny when he saw Li Chang's mysterious look, so he said, "Go on, I'm listening!"

Li Chang said: "The common people have two fears when telling their sons about their daughter-in-law. One is that they are afraid that the daughter-in-law they tell is too ugly, which will offend the son. The other is that they are afraid that the daughter-in-law they tell is too handsome, which will take away the child's strength. You are married now, Tang

Xingying is so beautiful, so you should take it easy. I heard from the comrades who attended the room that you did it 7 times a night, which kept many people in the legion department from sleeping all night. God, are you really the God of War? I

I admire you so much!”

Before Li Chang finished speaking, Luo Ronghuan burst into tears from laughter and was wiping his glasses.

Liu Yimin was so angry that he hit Li Chang's buttocks and kicked him. Li Chang grinned in pain, covered his buttocks and hid while saying: "I'm doing this for your own good. You are young. You will have a long life in the future. Take it easy."

Come on! Only I, Lao Li, dare to advise you like this, you must know a good heart!"

Liu Yimin went up and wanted to kick Li Chang's ass again. Li Chang hurriedly hid behind Luo Ronghuan and shouted: "Don't keep kicking me. I was drunk and I almost regretted not going to the house inspection. But those

The division commander, political commissar, chief of staff, and director of the political department all went to listen after they sobered up. Go and kick them!"

After laughing and having enough trouble, Liu Yimin said to Luo Ronghuan that he would pay more attention to these bachelors in the future and find them a mother-in-law, which would save them a whole day of poverty and trembling.

Li Chang immediately said: "Let me declare first that my wife asked the Kuomintang to kill me. If I don't get married, I will have to avenge my wife before talking about it. I'm not in a hurry, don't worry about me."

Liu Yimin looked at Li Chang with narrow-minded eyes: "You said this! Don't regret it in the future!"

Li Chang immediately said: "Of course, if the regiment commander and political commissar can find me a girl like Comrade Tang Xingying, I will too."

Luo Ronghuan smiled and said: "You guys, your thoughts are too beautiful! Aren't you afraid of laughing to death while dreaming?"

Li Chang scratched his head: "That's right, how can we compare with the commander of the army? The commander of the army can eat white buns, and we can eat steamed buns. But we can't be too ugly! I don't care, mainly because I'm afraid that others will laugh at them.

Legion commander and political commissar.”

When he came out of the artillery regiment, Luo Ronghuan kept smiling, which made Liu Yimin's face feel hot. He had to say: "Political Commissar, I think we can fix the time for the military parade. The three-day technical competition will be April 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st."

Flag presentation and commendation will begin at 7 a.m. on the same day, and the military parade will be held on time at 10 a.m. What do you think?"

Luo Ronghuan thought for a moment and said: "It's okay, but the Fourth Division and the special forces have just returned, so it's a bit unfair to them."

Liu Yimin said: "It doesn't matter, this is just the first competition, there will be more opportunities in the future. By the way, remember to invite comrades from the 25th Red Army and the 27th Red Army to observe and let them give more opinions. The two of us

Let’s report to the chairman and others first, and when the time comes, ask them to present the flag and award the award.”

Luo Ronghuan nodded in agreement. The two of them went directly to the central station.

Vice Chairman Zhou was negotiating with Zhang Qun and others. Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan met with the Chairman and Commander-in-Chief Zhu and reported the time for the flag presentation and review. Both the Chairman and Commander-in-Chief Zhu agreed and said that all central government officials would be there by then.

The people of Xi'an can also be allowed to observe the ceremony during the review. The two of them should go back and prepare carefully. They must let the people of Xi'an appreciate the majesty of our workers' and peasants' Red Army.

Liu Yimin felt that the cavalry regiment had been upgraded to a division. Li Chang of the artillery regiment was very senior. If it was not upgraded, it would easily dampen the enthusiasm of the cadres and soldiers of the artillery regiment. He asked the chairman and Commander-in-Chief Zhu whether the artillery regiment should also be upgraded to a division.

Please include the heavy machine gun regiment, please consider it.

The Chairman discussed with Mr. Zhu and agreed to set up an artillery division. However, as other legions did not yet have artillery regiments, the artillery division of the Seventh Army was used as a fire support force for the entire army and was deployed and used uniformly in wartime.

Liu Yimin immediately said: "It's absolutely possible. Not to mention the artillery division, any division of the Seventh Army can be incorporated into other units according to the orders of the Military Commission. In the future, we will also try to capture more and strive to equip the other armies with artillery regiments."

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As soon as they said this, both Mao Zedong and Zhu De burst into laughter. After they finished laughing, Mao Zedong said meaningfully: "I applaud your ambition. What our Red Army wants is the success of the revolution and the establishment of a new China. When we win,

I'm afraid the artillery is not just one division, but a question of several divisions, it would require dozens of divisions."

Liu Yimin thought to himself, not only is it a tactical artillery, but when we get pregnant, we will also build a strategic artillery!

After saying goodbye to the chairman and boss, on the way back to the Corps Headquarters, Luo Ronghuan said: "Commander of the Corps, we now have seven infantry divisions and one cavalry division. We will add an artillery division, that is nine divisions."

It’s too much, isn’t it? Is this still a legion?”

Liu Yimin said carefully: "Vice Chairman Zhou is negotiating with Zhang Qun. Chiang Kai-shek will definitely reduce the establishment of our army. Let's put up a shelf first so that we won't suffer during the negotiation. Later, we will expand the army and use several independent divisions as the main force."

The division is fully staffed and is training and preparing for war. In the future, I will lead a large army on the battlefield and beat the Japanese until they vomit blood. How can we do it without this army?"

Luo Ronghuan stopped talking, and the two men urged their horses forward and returned to the legion headquarters.

On April 18, the Seventh Red Army held a grand technical competition in Xi'an.

The competition events are divided into two categories: team and individual. The individual events are mainly about the five major infantry skills such as shooting, bombing, assassination, demolition, and soil work. The collective events are mainly about formation, shooting, 10 kilometers of cross-country running with 20 kilograms of load, armed swimming, and enemy fire.

There are events such as off-campus movement, squad attack, and company confrontation. Shooting is divided into five categories: artillery, machine guns, submachine guns, rifles, and pistols. After the various events were detailed, there were so many, there were as many as 86. Finally, after three days of hard work,

, the top three in each project are all born, waiting to be commended.

At 5 o'clock in the morning on the 21st, the units of the Seventh Red Army drove towards the playground of the original 17th Route Army in Xi'an in divisional units.

A podium was set up on the playground, and a banner was hung, which read about the flag presentation ceremony of the Seventh Army Corps of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the commendation ceremony for heroes and models.

Zheng Yan led the comrades of the Army Radio Station to the playground early, set up loudspeakers, and kept playing the "March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" and "The Military Song of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" to welcome the heroes.

The arrival of the troops.

Jingjing led the reporters from Legion News, holding cameras and chasing troops one after another to take photos and conduct interviews.

At 6:20, under the command of Cai Zhong and Zeng Zhongsheng, the 11th Division, the 12th Division, the 13th Division, the Only Division, the Only Second Division, the Only Third Division, and the Only Fourth Division were all in place, in order of establishment.

Arranged in order, field artillery, mountain artillery, mortars, and heavy machine guns were all placed in front of the team, looking mighty and majestic.

Six party committee members, Liu Yimin, Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, Feng Dafei, Zeng Zhongsheng and Wu Zheng, stood in front of the team, waiting for the arrival of the leaders.
To be continued...