The expeditionary force began to dominate Southeast Asia by recruiting defeated soldiers

On June 27, the reorganization of all columns was basically completed.

其中一、二两个纵队都是师级别的纵队，下辖3个步兵团、1个辎重团、一个山炮团、1个重炮营、一个轻坦克营、一个反坦克连、一个自行高炮连。每个纵队算上后勤人员共有1万3千余人，下辖重武器60mm迫击炮132门、81mm迫击炮36门、75mm山炮36门、105mm榴弹炮24门、37mm拖曳反坦克炮12门、M15自行反坦克炮12辆、M5A1轻型坦克24辆。

According to Zhang Chi's requirements, in terms of large-scale organization, such an infantry column can fight against a three-unit division of the Japanese in terms of heavy artillery, and the nearly 200 mortars at the regiment and battalion levels can completely suppress the Japanese's sporadic Type 92 infantry guns and grenade launchers.

班组级别，人手一支的M1加兰德半自动或15响M1A1卡宾、30响M3冲锋枪、一喷一大片的温切斯特霰弹枪近战更是全面压制只有九九步枪和九九轻机枪的鬼子分队。

The additional M5A1 light tank battalion provided armored cover for the infantry units. In this era without chemical armor-piercing shells, in addition to the Type 38 75mm field gun and 75mm anti-aircraft gun, the Japanese's direct anti-armor firepower only had 37mm anti-tank guns.

而最新的M5A1轻型坦克炮塔正面装甲近45mm，炮盾51mm，这意味着其炮塔在远距离是免疫鬼子的37战防炮的。（鬼子37穿甲弹没有放钴、钼、钨，都给海军拿去给大和号造穿甲弹去了）

这样，单个步兵纵队完全能在正面战场上1对1打赢一个鬼子师团，或是在防守中1对2抗住2个师团的猛攻。

Whether you want to implement the traditional "hammer-anvil" tactics or a two-pronged armored assault pincer attack, in addition to infantry, you must also have the spearhead of the attack - the armored forces.

郝猗快速纵队就是这样一支部队，其配备了1个108辆M5A1轻型坦克和M22轻型坦克的轻装甲团，1个54辆M8轻自行火炮的机动炮团，1个3300人全员搭乘M3半履带车的摩托化步兵团，1个36辆M13自行防空炮的防空营，一个编入大量威利斯小吉普和道奇大吉普的摩托化后勤团。

Hao Yi's entire fast column can carry out high-intensity rapid marches as long as there is a road, and all the soldiers' food, drink and sleep can be solved in the vehicle. Although the total strength is less than 1 people, its combat effectiveness and mobility far exceed those of the other two infantry columns.

As for the newly established artillery column, in addition to two 36-gun 105mm artillery regiments, Zhang Chi also directly equipped it with 36 White Eagle 155mm M1 heavy howitzers that were airlifted (the picture is at the end of the chapter, the author said). However, Zhang Chi soon discovered that even if it was towed by an M3 half-track vehicle, this 6-ton giant produced by the Rock Island Arsenal was difficult to transport on the poorly maintained roads in North Pegu.

Although Zhangchi, which has no shortage of rubber, has equipped all these cannons with large-diameter rubber tires, once it rains, the muddy roads will still make it difficult for these heavy cannons to move.

If towing doesn't work, then switch to self-propelled artillery.

然而战雷系统中，白鹰科技树上的【M109 155mm自行火炮】却在IV级，距离研发出来至少还有20多万经验，至于白鹰二战常用的【M7‘牧师’105mm自行火炮】（图在下章作者说）却根本不在科技树上。（游戏里M4A3 105谢尔曼代替他的位置了）

However, Zhang Chi was inspired by the idea of ​​modifying the M7 Priest by removing the turret of the M3 'Lee' medium tank and installing a 105mm gun.

于是手里有了钱的张弛直接购买了54辆M4A3（105）坦克，然后拆掉炮塔，用12mm的钢板在车体上焊接了一个敞篷战斗室，最后把空运来的36门 155mm全部吊装了上去，改成了155mm履带式自行火炮。

After being equipped with a tracked chassis, although the weight of the artillery reached more than 30 tons, the track's passability on muddy roads was amazing. As a result, the artillery column of the "Mountain Cannon" directly had a 155mm self-propelled heavy artillery regiment, which made the other column commanders envious.

Zhang Chi did not incorporate the remaining 18 M4A3 (105) tanks into the combat unit. Instead, he removed the turrets, installed electric winches or small cranes, and converted them into rescue tanks.

The maximum distance from the Xinwangping base to the Myitkyina front is nearly 250 kilometers.

There were only roads along the route, no railways. All the light and heavy tanks and self-propelled artillery units had to be tracked to reach the front. Based on Hans's experience fighting on the Eastern Front, Zhang Chi was prepared for the possibility of losing a large number of tracked vehicles due to mechanical failures along the way. (During long-distance motorized marches, wheels have a much lower failure rate than tracks, so in the future, small countries will need large eight-wheeled vehicles rather than main battle tanks.)

To this end, he had already ordered Kang Huojian from the Logistics Department to set up multiple maintenance and preparation points in the towns he passed by on the road, and stockpiled a batch of spare parts such as tracks, engines, transmissions, and leading wheels. The task of this batch of rescue tanks was to tow the stranded tanks to the maintenance and preparation points, or to directly perform on-site repairs on some tanks with minor problems.

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In addition to the four newly expanded columns, Zhang Chi, the nominal commander of the 212th Division, is actually the group army commander and has many troops under his direct command. In addition to several agricultural reclamation and construction regiments, Zhang Chi currently has the following troops under his direct command:

Xiaodongbei’s 3300-man guard regiment.

The internal security force consists of 2200 people, all composed of synthetic personnel, serving as the security department for officers at all levels.

全部由合成人坦克手担任车长的编有72辆M4A3（105）中型坦克的独立坦克团，以及同样的36辆金币载具谢尔曼管风琴坦克编成的自行火箭炮营。

An independent air defense column composed of 108 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns airlifted by the White Eagles and 200 20mm Oerlikon machine guns.

In addition, there is an independent air force and a naval force led by his nephew Zhang Guangjun.

Therefore, even though the three great King Kongs expanded their forces, Zhang Chi still firmly controlled the entire army by relying on his direct command of the troops and his control over military pay, ammunition, food, and the appointment and dismissal of officers at all levels.

However, this round of large-scale military expansion, especially the purchase of various gold vehicles and the exchange of synths, also consumed the several tons of gold that Zhang Chi had accumulated in recent times.

Even though he still has hundreds of millions of dollars in White Eagle banknotes and tens of millions of dollars in cash, he has no gold at all.

In other words, gold is more of a financial reserve and does not participate in actual circulation. The currencies used by the people of Kejian State and Yunnan Province in their daily lives are mostly legal tender, dollars, and white eagle green notes.

Otherwise, the gold swallowed up by the relaxation system would be enough to cause an economic tsunami.

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In order to seize the gold from the Japanese, to occupy the first big city to enhance the reputation of the committee, and to obtain more system research and development points, the attack on Myitkyina is already on the verge of being launched.

On June 28, senior military officers from various units gathered at the Xinwangping Base to discuss the next combat plan.