Chapter 974 Formation of the Square Team
Rhine City.
Commander Felegin of the Guards Division is assigning tasks to his subordinates.
Sitting in the first place, Felegin said to his subordinates: "According to the requirements of the General Staff, our Guards Division will dispatch most of its troops from the Rhine City, New Frankfurt, Lusaka and other stations around the Rhine City to participate in this attack. In the military parade, due to the special circumstances of the Guards Division, our troops and the brother troops of the Central Military Region are the main force in this military parade. "
After the capital was moved, the division of the East African Military Region was also adjusted. The original Western Military Region and the Central Military Region were integrated into three military regions: the Central Military Region, the Eastern Military Region and the Western Military Region.
At the same time, the original Nile Military Region and Northern Military Region were reorganized into Northwest Military Region and Northeastern Military Region. Only the Southern Military Region did not change much.
The renaming of the Nile Military Region has a significant relationship with the area under its jurisdiction, which includes the Azande Plateau, the Nile Basin and other areas, so using the name Nile Military Region is obviously no longer in line with the actual situation.
Based on the location, it is more appropriate to use the Northern Military Region, but East Africa already has a Northern Military Region, so we simply form the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region based on the locations of the two military regions.
As a result, the number of military regions across East Africa has changed from five to six, and the extra eastern military region has evolved from the original central military region with the first town and city as its core.
A large number of jurisdictions in the eastern part of the Western Military Region were merged into the Central Military Region, but similarly the Southwest Province (Namibia) was merged into the jurisdiction of the Western Military Region. At the same time, the coast of Angola was also obtained by East Africa from Portugal, so the jurisdiction of the Western Military Region was not weakened.
The new Central Military District includes the Central Province (the provincial capital is the Rhineland City), Mitumba Province, Hesse Province, Swabia Province, Okavango Province, Hohenzollern Province, Bohemia Province, Tete Province and Saarland Province. Twelve provinces (eastern and southern Congo, all of Zambia, western Tanzania, most of Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, and parts of Angola), Lake Solon Province, Lunda Province and Kasai Province.
"The total number of troops participating in this military parade is more than 8,000, and there are many diplomats from various countries among the invited people. So if you embarrass me, I will definitely let you know what it means to be powerful!" Felegin almost gritted his teeth. said.
He knocked on the table and said: "My requirement for this exercise standard is that it cannot be worse than other troops. After all, the Guards Division is a garrison. The Guards Army is the face of our army. So much military expenditure is invested every year, so no matter what, it must be It is in line with the military appearance of the strongest army,”
Although Felegin said this, other East African troops may not be convinced by the statement that the Guards Division is the strongest army in East Africa.
There is no doubt that the military expenditure of the Guards Division ranks first in the army, but the establishment of the Guards Division is one corps, while other East African troops are less than half of those in East Africa. Especially after the South African War, many East African armies were downsized. back.
However, from the perspective of combat effectiveness, the various armies in East Africa are not convinced by each other, especially the ace units of each military region, especially those participating units that shined in the South African War.
Although the Guards Division also participated in the South African War, it was already at the end of the war when the Guards Division participated in the war, so the performance of the Guards Division was not recognized by other units.
At that time, East Africa had to be on guard against the British Royal Navy launching sneak attacks at any time. Since the first town was less than 80 kilometers away from the Indian Ocean, the Guards Division was naturally unable to act rashly. Only in the later stages of the South African War could the Guards Division mobilize troops. Go south to join the war.
"This military parade will be held on National Avenue in front of the Central Government Building. On April 27 this year, we officially started to enter the venue for rehearsal, so we only have two months to conduct targeted training. Each unit must select candidates with good looks and reasonable heights. The soldiers formed a square formation. "The square formation of the troops under review is divided into thirty-two square formations. The infantry square formation is in the pattern of twenty-five times fourteen plus two, with two leaders. Our Guards Division is mainly responsible for the infantry. Phalanx, six of which were responsible for the Guards Division."
This is also the specification of the military parade square of a certain major country in the previous life. Of course, East Africa still has to keep some of this military parade in order to prevent the military reform situation in East Africa from being revealed.
Therefore, this military parade mainly consists of an infantry phalanx, with some cavalry, artillery and naval force phalanxes. The artillery phalanx, as the main equipment display unit, is not equipped with car-towed artillery, but continues to be mainly towed by horses.
Similarly, it is impossible for the air force, armored forces, and rapid mobile forces to participate in this military parade. These are the core secret parts of East Africa's military reform.
Although the air force and armored forces in East Africa have not yet taken shape, they still have the strength to bring out one or two aircraft and tanks to participate in the military parade.
Felegin continued: "In other words, our Guards Division will send out 2,112 people, accounting for almost 25% of the total number of troops to be reviewed. It also shows that the Central Committee and the General The General Staff attaches great importance to our Guards Division, so no one is allowed to hold us back, do you understand?"
“Yes, division commander!” the junior officers of the Guards Division assured.
"Before April, all the troops to be reviewed will be assembled. In April, they will conduct training in the western suburbs. They will rehearse on National Avenue at the end of April. They will officially participate in the parade ceremony on May 1st. You go back and prepare. The meeting is dismissed now!" Because said.
While the Guards Division was preparing, other units of the National Defense Force were also preparing for the founding ceremony, such as all the units of the Central Military Region (the Guards Division also belongs to the Central Military Region), the 221st Division of the Eastern Military Region, the 312th Division of the Southern Military Region, and the 312th Division of the Western Military Region. 411, the 511th Division of the Northeast Military Region, and the 631st Division of the Northwest Military Region will all participate. This is basically the main force of each military region.
After the adjustment of the military regions, the numbers of the various units in East Africa also changed. The starting number of the Central Military Region was 1, the Eastern Military Region (formerly the Central Military Region) was 2, the Southern Military Region was upgraded to 3, the Western Military Region remained 4, and the Northeast Military Region (formerly the Northern Military Region) Military District) dropped to 5, and the Northwest Military District (formerly the Nile Military District) dropped to 6.
The importance of the East African land area can be basically seen from the military region numbers. Among them, 1 to 4 are undoubtedly the most important, and 5 and 6 are slightly less important.
The Southern Military District has changed from the original number 5 to 3. In addition to the annexation of the coastal areas of Mozambique, its resources are the most abundant in East Africa. There is also the British South African colony in the south that needs to be vigilant. At the same time, the French must be vigilant on Madagascar. (It was actually the colonies of South Africa and the French island of Madagascar that should be wary of East Africa.)
In this military parade, the only cavalry unit reviewed was provided by the 221st Division. Although East Africa has begun to form armored units, it still takes time, so East Africa still has a large number of cavalry units temporarily retained.
As for the naval review troops, it is not worthy of attention. After all, the navy cannot bring warships to the Rhine City and can only send a small number of personnel to form a foot formation.
At the same time, East African military academies such as Ferdinand Naval Academy and Hechingen Military Academy will also send teachers and students to form a walking team to participate in this event. These two schools are the cradle of East African navy and army commanders and also represent the East African army. s future.
This is basically the main force participating in the military parade of the East African military system. In addition to reviewing the military power of East Africa, other activities must be organized. After all, in addition to the military parade ceremony, the founding ceremony also includes the coronation ceremony, an important part.
(End of this chapter)