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"What's the situation with the 177th and 178th Divisions?"

At the meeting of senior generals of the 88th Army, Xu Le spoke first, saying that these two divisions already existed and were not newly created for Xu Le!

Jiang Feng replied: "After the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance, the 177th Division was incorporated into the 38th Army, which was later expanded into the 38st Corps, and soon reorganized into the 31th Army Group, which was under the command of Commander Yan of the Second War Zone. Not long ago, the guerrillas launched the Hundred Regiments Campaign, carried out large-scale harassment on the Zhengtai Railway occupied by the devils, and achieved great results, and the 4th Army Group supported this.

In the Guangwu Campaign that just ended, the 17th and 177th Divisions under the Fourth Army suffered heavy losses, with more than 5000 officers and soldiers killed or wounded. However, the morale of the troops was still high, and they cooperated with friendly forces to recapture Zhengzhou.

The 177th Division is a force with rich combat experience and is as fierce as wolves and tigers! According to the latest report, the 177th Division is already approaching our army and is expected to join forces with our army in seven days! "

Xu Le was overjoyed. With such a fierce army, if he could provide them with powerful weapons support, they would be invincible.

"What about the 178th Division? What's their situation? How far are they from our base?"

Jiang Feng changed a file and said, "The 178th Division was expanded in Chengdu by the 47nd Brigade and the Supplementary Regiment of the 104th Division of the former 2th Army. It is a genuine Sichuan Army. After the reorganization, it rushed to Changzhi to participate in the Dongyangguan Battle and blocked the attack of the Japanese 108th Division. In that battle, the 178th Division suffered about 2000 casualties, while the Japanese suffered 1000. With such a casualty ratio, it is not an exaggeration to say that the 178th Division is the ace of the Sichuan Army."

Seeing that Jiang Feng was having trouble speaking, Liu Quanhua asked impatiently, "Old Jiang, what's the problem with this? Why are you so hesitant?"

Jiang Feng then continued: "The 178th Army to which the 47th Division belongs also belongs to the Fourth Army Group!"

Xu Le was also a little surprised. The Fourth Army was commanded by Commander Yan. The 177th and 178th Divisions were both brave combat units and were considered the ace forces of the Second War Zone.

Although the expansion of the troops was basically done by replenishing nearby, Commander Jiang's trick directly took away Commander Yan's two ace divisions, and it was legitimate.

I'm afraid Commander Jiang has long known about the relationship between Commander Yan and him. If this is the arrangement, Commander Yan will have no way of grievance and can only suffer the loss silently!

It can be said that this was a two-birds-with-one-stone move, as it not only satisfied the expansion of the 88th Army, but also weakened Commander Yan's power at the same time!

The most important thing is that this transfer did not weaken the defense capabilities of Shanxi Province!

Xu Le: "Let's not worry about the past. As the saying goes, Sichuan and Kang are one family. No matter whether it is the 177th Division or the 178th Division, once it is in my hands, it is my Xu family army! How long will it take for the 178th Division to arrive?"

Jiang Feng: "The 178th Division is poorly equipped and can only march on foot. It is expected to join our army in 10 days!"

Xu Le nodded: "Well, make preparations for the reception, we will all be one family from now on. The focus of this meeting is on the future organization of the 88th Army. The previously drawn up plan is completely useless. Jiang Feng, you are the coordinator of the General Staff and you know the operations of the troops best. Do you have any practical suggestions?"

Although Jiang Feng was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the 88th Army this time, he will not actually be directly involved in the military affairs of the 88th Army. His focus will be on the General Staff to control the overall situation. In actual terms, his power is much greater than that of a Chief of Staff.

He had already summarized the battle reports sent by the troops, and he spoke directly: "According to the summary reports of each regiment, our army's original division, brigade and regiment structure is not suitable for wartime response. Many times, the orders issued will delay the best combat opportunities due to multiple twists and turns. So I suggest that the troops be reformed and organized from division to regiment and from brigade to battalion, which can enhance the coordination of the troops."

At this time, Wang Dafu also spoke up; "Old Jiang is right. I also pointed this out in this report. The division headquarters is in charge of unified coordination, and the regiments are directly involved in the operations. The role of the brigade headquarters is minimal and may even delay the operations. So my suggestion is to abolish the brigade level."

Fang Yue, chief of staff of the 388th Brigade, also expressed his agreement. Their brigade commander is Liu Quanhua, who is a complete battle maniac. He would leave the brigade headquarters at any time and lead his troops to the front line.

In fact, he was the one who coordinated the 388th Brigade, and the brigade commander was just a figurehead.

The 387th Brigade has not yet had a chief of staff, and all military power is in the hands of Wang Dafu. This has led to Wang Dafu being too busy and making it difficult for him to give a perfect summary of the battle.

As for the political commissar, he basically has no control over military operations, so he did not participate in this meeting!

In response to everyone's suggestions, Xu Le expressed his approval. He must have thought of this. After all, he was a person from the previous life, and many future changes could be learned from him.

The current organization of the National Guard is generally as follows: the army group is composed of 2-3 armies, the army is usually composed of 3-4 divisions (brigades), the division (brigade) is usually composed of 3 regiments, the regiment is usually composed of 3 battalions, the battalion is usually composed of 3 companies, the company is usually composed of 3 platoons, and the platoon is usually composed of 3 squads.

At the regimental level and above, there are also a few units that directly command two subordinate units. For example, the previous 176th Division had only two brigades in its formal organization, and each brigade had only two regiments.

After the end of the Wuhan Campaign, the National Guard Army underwent organizational adjustments. Some units had three regiments directly under the division headquarters. The purpose was to facilitate the issuance of orders and coordinate operations.

However, there was no reform of the brigade and battalion structure. Even though there were dozens of independent brigades, the brigade headquarters directly governed the regiment.

In fact, the small transition from brigade to regiment level seems meaningless. Coupled with the rapid expansion of the Tang Dynasty army, the brigade commanders have become the "window-siders" among the officers and have no right to speak.

If Xu Le wanted to fully transform his troops from motorization to mechanization, the reform of divisions, brigades and battalions was a necessary step. Taking advantage of the expansion of the 88th Army, he decided to carry out a major overhaul. Commander Jiang gave him enough power anyway.

Xu Le took a sip of water and took out the plan he had prepared overnight and read it. Of course, the words were written by Xu Da, as he was too lazy to change them himself.

"What I mean specifically is to divide our army's divisional structure into three types: armored divisions, mechanized infantry divisions, and light mechanized infantry divisions.

装甲师下辖5个团，分别是2个装甲团、1个机械化步兵团、1个炮团、1个防空团；

机械化步兵师同样下辖5个团，分别是1个装甲团、2个机械化步兵团、1个炮团、1个防空团。

The Light Mechanized Infantry Division consists of four regiments, three light mechanized infantry regiments and one artillery regiment.