The high-power radio station of the newly formed 6th Army began to be officially announced to the outside world through clear codes. From now on, the new 6th Army will be officially expanded to become the 43rd Army. The next day, major newspapers and radio stations across the country reported the matter in large lengths. At the same time, the newly established 43rd Army officially announced that it would recruit a large number of outstanding young people to join the army, and called on aspiring young people across the country to go to Shanghai, Hangzhou and other places. Join the 43rd Army to fight against the Japanese and defend the country. At the gate of the General Headquarters of the 43rd Group Army in Shanghai, a formal plaque has been hung, with more than a dozen large characters in block letters "General Headquarters of the 43rd Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army". In the large conference room of the headquarters, Ye Feng sat in the center of the rostrum and said with great enthusiasm: "Brothers, the 43rd Army Group has been officially established!" There was warm applause under the rostrum. The thunderous applause lasted for a long time! ? The meeting was attended by personnel at regiment level and above, and everyone was always excited. After the expansion into the 43rd Army, the strength of the army will definitely reach a higher level again, and the size of the army will also be expanded a lot. After announcing the official establishment of the 43rd Group Army, Ye Feng announced an expansion plan. The size of the newly established 43rd Group Army will reach more than 500,000 people and will have jurisdiction over the three armies of the sea, land and air force. As for the army, the size of the infantry divisions will reach 20, five mechanized infantry divisions, four tank armored divisions, and three artillery divisions. Together with auxiliary troops and guard troops, the number of the army will exceed 300,000. As for the Air Force, with Hangzhou Airport, Ningbo Airport, Shanghai Airport and Xuzhou Airport as bases, four air force divisions have been established, equipped with more than 2,000 aircraft of various types, of which fighters and bombers account for the majority. In addition, there are transport aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft and other aircraft. In terms of the navy, the size of the navy will be doubled based on the current navy, and the navy will exceed the size of 100,000 people. There are not only naval aviation units, but also Marine Corps and various auxiliary units. At the same time, the size of the fleet will be expanded. At present, the Navy already has the "Nuwa" aircraft carrier, various destroyers, frigates, etc. There are also dozens of submarines. With the massive increase in merit points in the "Nuwa" system, Ye Feng has thought clearly and will once again exchange for two American "Essex-class" aircraft carriers, and then exchange for several destroyers and frigates to expand the size of the fleet. In addition to further improving and expanding the Zhoushan Naval Base, construction of the Shanghai Naval Port will begin soon. This will bring the number of naval bases to two. Ye Feng read out the troop expansion plan, and everyone burst into thunderous applause again. Once this troop expansion plan is officially announced, it means that Ye Feng's troops will once again enter a period of rapid development, and large-scale recruitment will begin immediately. The expansion of the number of troops to 500,000 requires a large amount of weapons and equipment, but fortunately light weapons and equipment. Including Garand rifles, Thompson submachine guns, various light and heavy machine guns and other weapons, as well as matching ammunition, the Shannan County Arsenal can basically meet the needs of the troops, and there is basically no need to spend merit points to redeem them from the "Nuwa" system. In terms of heavy weapons and equipment, such as tanks, armored vehicles, 105mm howitzers, 155mm howitzers, etc., each factory can produce a large part of it on its own. Basically, only a small part needs to be exchanged. If there is no rush to equip the troops, the newly established troops will slowly wait for the heavy weapons and equipment produced by the factory to leave the factory, and if they are slowly equipped one by one, they may not even need to spend merit points to exchange. A large amount of merit points in the "Nuwa" system can be spent on the construction of the air force and navy. At present, Ye Feng has no way to produce aircraft, and the construction of the Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Factory has just been put on the agenda. The aircraft gaps needed by the five major air force divisions will be exchanged from the "Nuwa" system. As for the navy, with the production efforts of Ningbo Shipyard, some destroyers and frigates will be launched to equip the troops. Ye Feng is only preparing to exchange some destroyers, frigates, and some auxiliary ships from the "Nuwa" system. The exchange of two new aircraft carriers will cost a lot of merit points. In addition, with the expansion of large-scale construction, a large amount of industrial equipment needs to be exchanged, which requires a lot of merit points. Ye Feng was secretly happy. Fortunately, he had the foresight to start the construction of various factories early. These factories can already produce various weapons and equipment in large quantities. This will save a lot of merit points. Otherwise, Ye Feng's Don't even think about expanding the force to half a million at once, and don't even think about exchanging two aircraft carriers again. The founding meeting of the 43rd Group Army was held all morning. After the meeting, everyone was full of enthusiasm and energy and devoted themselves to their work. In Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, Ningbo and other major cities, overwhelming propaganda work has begun. A large number of recruitment advertisements are everywhere. This time, so many recruits need to be recruited. The newly established 43rd Army GroupEnough momentum. After sufficient publicity, in late August 1940, more than half a month after the liberation of Shanghai, major cities such as Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Jiaxing, Ningbo, and Shaoxing began to recruit troops. On the first day of recruitment, the recruitment points were extremely busy, especially the dozens of recruitment points in Shanghai. There were huge crowds of people since the morning. Everyone knew that the official recruitment started at nine o'clock this morning. Everyone came to the recruitment points early, and There was a long queue. A recruiting point near Baoshan. This recruitment point is located next to the street. It is relatively simple. There are a few tables and banners. There are a few off-road vehicles parked not far away. About an infantry platoon of soldiers is maintaining order. Ten people are responsible for recruiting. Several staff members also started working. The long queue began to move slowly. The staff carefully made a list of those who met the requirements and issued a stamped pre-registration voucher. There were careful instructions on the pre-registration voucher. You can go there with the pre-registration voucher. Relevant location copy. There are dozens of recruitment points in Shanghai, which are now equivalent to auditions. Those who get pre-registration vouchers only meet the preliminary conditions. There are also several check-in locations in Shanghai. The check-ups are much stricter and there are various inspections. Only after passing the re-election is a real recruit. Even in the relatively easy auditions, some are happy and some are sad. Those who failed sighed and looked frustrated. But when they got the pre-registration certificate stamped with a bright red seal, they were as happy as if they had won the first prize. Those young people who were still queuing up and waiting were somewhat nervous. Everyone found that even if it was pre-recorded, the elimination rate was almost half. Queuing up here early in the morning, naturally full of hope to join Ye Feng's army. In the middle of the team, several people were chatting, and while chatting, they moved slowly with the team. A burly man said to another young man next to him: "Brother, you are a student!" The gentle young man said: "I am a college student. I will graduate in one year. I heard that Commander-in-Chief Ye The army was recruiting. Several classmates and I hurried over from Wuhan. "You are college students. No wonder you look very scholarly," the burly young man said suddenly. The elegant young college student took a look at the burly man's strong muscles and asked curiously: "Brother, what do you do? From the accent, you seem to be from Shanghai." "Brother, you have good eyesight, I am a local from Shanghai. , but my family is from a rural area in the suburbs. I used to make a living on the docks of Shanghai, carrying bags and working as a coolie. I was often bullied by the little Japanese. This time I want to join the 43rd Army and kill the little Japanese. Jie Yi "Relieve the bad energy in my heart." There were a lot of people chatting in the whole team. Everyone came from all over the country, some of them were young people from Shanghai, and a large part of them were passionate young people from all over the country. Everyone has worked hard and traveled thousands of miles to come here with only one purpose, which is to join the army and go to the front line to kill the little Japanese. After the recruitment started, the recruitment points in major cities have been extremely popular. Fortunately, the number of new recruits recruited this time is relatively large. A large number of young people have realized their wishes and will join the 43rd Army. Come in the troops. The recruitment work lasted until early September and was basically completed. After careful selection, a total of more than 200,000 recruits were recruited. These recruits, plus the veterans of the newly formed 6th Army, the number has exceeded 500,000. people, basically meeting the number requirements. After the recruitment work is over, recruit training is naturally in full swing. In major cities, newly recruited soldiers are trained on the spot. In Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, Ningbo and other places, a large number of new soldiers will begin to complete their transformation. From students, farmers, coolies, traders and other roles, after three After months of recruit training, he gradually became a qualified soldier. This recruit training will last for three months. A large number of experienced veterans will serve as instructors for these recruits, leading them to conduct three months of training. After three months of basic military training, these recruits will be assigned to various force. After arriving in each unit, these recruits will also undergo professional military training. For example, after being assigned to the tank unit, they will learn to drive a tank and learn to fight with tanks. After being assigned to the artillery unit, they will learn to fire cannons and gradually grow into a qualified artillery soldier. Some soldiers who have performed well during recruit training and have relatively good physical fitness will be selected and will be fortunate enough to become an enviable pilot. Of course, tens of thousands of these 200,000 new recruits will be assigned to the naval force after three months of basic military training and become a glorious navy. A large number of new recruits and soldiers have begun training in full swing.Later, the infrastructure construction and the construction of major factories within the jurisdiction of the 43rd Army also began, and gradually became in full swing.