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In fact, there is very little difference between the motorized infantry regiment and the mechanized infantry regiment, and all infantry are equipped with Type 63 armored vehicles.

The difference is that the former's artillery battalion is equipped with medium-caliber towed howitzers and rocket launchers, which are more suitable for mountain marches and combat.

The latter's artillery battalion is equipped with large-caliber self-propelled artillery, which is more suitable for combat on plains!

The previous infantry squads were rather mixed, with each squad equipped with a Type 1 light machine gun and a Type 81 1mm mortar. This not only resulted in a shortage of assault troops, but also caused the mortars to be unable to continue to exert their firepower due to lack of manpower.

Therefore, in this adjustment, the mortars were withdrawn from the infantry squad, and each platoon was given a mortar squad with a total of two mortars, which were also transported by a Type 2 armored vehicle.

That is, each infantry platoon has 3 infantry squads and 1 mortar squad.

Each company has three infantry platoons and one 3 rocket launcher platoon.

Each battalion has 3 infantry companies and 1 artillery company.

每个机步团拥有3个步兵营、1个坦克营、1个炮营和1个防空连。摩步团则是缺少1个坦克营。

炮兵旅的编制倒是没有变动，和以前一样，4个66式152毫米加榴炮营、2个63式130毫米火箭炮营，外加74式和72式高射炮营各一个。

[Only frontline combat units are counted, guards, communications, logistics, etc. are not included. ]

The reduction of the anti-aircraft battalions of each division slightly increased the mobility of the troops.

However, according to the future deployment changes of the Japanese, the 88th Army will definitely face Japanese fighters and bombers in the future, so an additional air defense regiment directly under the army was established. Its main task is to ensure the safety of the military airspace, so the probability of movement will be much smaller.

配备2个72式85毫米高射炮营和1个74式37毫米高射炮营，共54门高射炮。

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This is an adjustment of the original troops, followed by the arrangement of new troops.

We already have two armored divisions, and we will not increase them for the time being. We will add two mechanized infantry divisions, one motorized infantry division, and one artillery brigade.

Something unexpected happened to Xu Le again. When he reported the expansion of the troops to the Military Commission, he originally had an attitude of giving it a try.

After all, they are now the regular army of the Tang Dynasty, and it would be best and legitimate to be able to obtain a number.

It is also an explanation to my subordinates.

Who would have thought that the Military Commission would agree so generously and even specially formulated a set of expansion guidelines, as if treating Xu Le's troops as a special forces unit.

All expanded units of the 88th Army, whether divisions, brigades or regiments, all start with 1, 101 or 201, with a unique number consisting of the type of arms plus a number.

For example, Guo Die's 2nd Armored Division, even those who don't know can tell at a glance that this is the second armored division established.

For example, the 178th Motorized Infantry Division lacked the 664th Regiment, which was replaced by the newly formed 101st Motorized Infantry Regiment from the reserve. The reserve troops had been trained for a year, and as long as they participated in an actual combat, their combat effectiveness would soar directly, and would not lower the combat level of the entire division.

In order to facilitate troop management, in addition to retaining the number of the 176th Division, Xu Le re-arranged the numbers of the original troops.

Why not cancel the 176th Division? Because this is the soul number of Xu's army. As long as this number exists, Xu's army will never fall.

It is also a commemoration of the former commander Xu Xiao by the former members of the Xu family army.

原机步666团、机步664团、机步667团、机步665团分别更改为机步1团、机步2团、机步3团、机步4团。

The original 520th Motorized Infantry Regiment and 521st Motorized Infantry Regiment were changed to the 102nd Motorized Infantry Regiment and 103rd Motorized Infantry Regiment.

原炮团番号则是将炮1团、炮4团、炮2团更改为自行炮1团、自行炮2团和自行炮3团。

The designation of the 3rd Towed Artillery Regiment was changed to the 101st Artillery Regiment.

The original 177th Mechanized Infantry Division was renamed the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division, and the 178th Motorized Infantry Division was renamed the 101st Motorized Infantry Division.

The 1st Artillery Brigade and the 1st Aviation Brigade will remain unchanged, and the navy that has not yet been established will not be organized.

The Guard Brigade and the Air Defense Regiment are both independent organizations, and the two long-term reserve regiments are not included in the regular organization.

The reorganization of the troops greatly increased the convenience of command for superiors.

However, the Military Commission's privilege of giving Xu Le the right to form an independent army was not unconditional. Unless under special circumstances, the Military Commission would not interfere with any of Xu Le's normal military operations.

No matter how Xu Le expanded the army, the military expenses had to be borne by Xu Le himself.

As for the Air Force and Navy, the Military Commission is responsible for half of the military pay, but when the rest of the Tang Army needs help, Xu Le needs to send the Air Force to assist.

Xu Le never expected the Military Commission to pay for military expenses, and he even hoped that the Military Commission would not pay, because he did not want his subordinates to feel that way, otherwise some things would be difficult to deal with in the future.

As for the Air Force assisting friendly forces when necessary, if the time really comes, he will dispatch fighter jets to help without the other side asking.

The united front is no joke, we are serious about fighting the Japanese.

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Then there are the three new divisions and one brigade:

机步2师，下辖装甲6团、机步5团、机步6团和自行炮4团。

机步3师，下辖装甲7团、机步7团、机步8团和自行炮5团；

摩步102师，下辖摩步104团、摩步105团、摩步106团和炮102团；

The 2nd Artillery Brigade has the same organization as the 1st Artillery Brigade.

[Note: Independent troops are not part of the normal organization and command system. They have their own special military organization and command system and are commanded by superiors one level higher. There are three main types: independent regiments, independent brigades, and independent divisions.]

[The current security brigade consists of 8 battalions, which is not a normal organization and can be increased at any time as needed.]

All the officers of the new troops were promoted from the existing troops. In addition, there was an officer training class temporarily established by military adviser Wei Li. By the time the training of the recruits was completed, all the officers would be able to graduate and take up their posts.

The commander of the 2nd Armored Division is Wang Yuanguo, the former chief of staff of the 176th Armored Division, and his rank has been promoted from major general to lieutenant general. The commander of the 1st Armored Regiment, Major General Xiao Qiming, will take over the latter's position as chief of staff, while the position of commander of the 1st Armored Regiment will be taken over by Zhu Zhaolan.

In just one and a half years, he was promoted from a second lieutenant platoon leader to a colonel regiment commander. There are probably not many people in the entire Tang Dynasty who can do this except Zhu Zhaolan.

Although Xu Le, the army commander, had some influence in this, most of the wealth was accumulated by Zhu Zhaolan through his own military achievements.

Colonel Tao Zhongtian, deputy commander of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division, was appointed commander of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division and his rank was promoted to major general.

Major General Fang Yue, the Army's operations staff, temporarily assumed the post of commander of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division;

The commander of the 102nd Motorized Infantry Division is Major General Ju Siqi, former deputy commander of the 101st Motorized Infantry Division.

The commander of the 2nd Artillery Brigade is Zhang Xingjie, former colonel and commander of the 176th Armored Division's Air Defense Regiment;

Yu Zhuoyu, the colonel commander of the Air Defense Regiment of the 177th Mechanized Infantry Division, who was also disbanded, was appointed as the commander of the independent air defense regiment.

The rest of the regimental commanders were promoted from deputy regimental commanders or regimental chiefs of staff of their original units, and some were promoted from the battalion commander level.

In short, there are still a small number of vacancies, but it will not affect the normal training and combat of the troops.

There is one last step in this troop adjustment, which is to strengthen the 176th Armored Division. The 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment will be equipped with more powerful infantry fighting vehicles, and the anti-aircraft guns of its air defense company will also be replaced with self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, making it the strongest division of the entire 88th Army.

[So far, Xu's Army is still a vague military title, belonging to the former 176th Division veterans. There will be a very reasonable reason to use this name later! ]