On February 23, the 3rd Division of the Japanese 10th Army completed its movement from Fengxian and Nanhui to Jiaxing and Jiashan. However, the 10th Independent Tank Brigade and the 10th Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade of the 10th Army only moved forward to Songjiang.
, joined with the Japanese 18th Division, and seemed to be holding on to Songjiang.
At 6 o'clock in the evening on the 23rd, the Japanese 3rd Division, 107th Division, and 117th Division were gathered on the front lines of Huzhou, Jiaxing, and Jiashan. Among them, the 117th Division mainly defended Huzhou and Changxing, and the 107th Division mainly defended Jiaxing.
In the case of Jiashan, the 3rd Division is located in several towns about five kilometers behind Jiaxing, providing reinforcements to the above two divisions at any time.
As a result, the Minhang, Fengxian, and Nanhui lines became a vacuum zone for the Japanese army.
However, the Japanese army's deployment of troops this time was actually not that smooth, because they were powerfully harassed by the "China Small Force", especially the baggage troops, which suffered serious losses.
At 7 pm on the 23rd, the East China Field Army combat order of the National Defense Forces was officially issued:
The Sixth Army is responsible for solving the three Japanese divisions on the front line of Changxing, Huzhou, Jiaxing, and Jiashan; operational requirements: total annihilation; campaign launch time: 4 a.m. on the 24th.
The Second Group Army set off immediately and advanced to Haining to hide and wait.
The Fourth Army is the reserve force of the entire army and continues to be stationed in place.
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The three armies of the National Defense Force, with 450,000 people and huge armored and artillery units, roared with motors, rolled wheels, and flew dust all the way from Guangdong and Fujian to northeastern Zhejiang. The momentum was very huge, which was very consistent with the tactical requirements of "high-profile northward march". Also because
In this way, it is absolutely impossible to keep the Wehrmacht's march secret.
In Guangdong and Fujian, when people saw how strong the National Defense Forces were, everyone had happy and satisfied smiles on their faces.
Although the "Fengqing Bureau" of the National Defense Force has very strong intelligence and counter-espionage capabilities, it is impossible to catch all the spies from all over the world in Fujian. Therefore, the intelligence of the National Defense Force's troop dispatch was released almost immediately
It was placed on the desks of political figures and military commanders from various countries. Among them, how come the Japanese intelligence personnel were missing.
However, no matter how powerful these intelligence officers are, apart from standing on the roadside to welcome the National Defense Forces passing by like ordinary people, they seem to have no use for the spy skills they have mastered. Infiltrating the National Defense Forces? This may be the most difficult task in the world.
Everyone can see the situation of ordinary troops, and they can guess it even if they can't see it. This kind of information is meaningless; special forces, such as the air force, navy, lightning, swordfish, radar, military industry and other departments, as long as they can access
For key technology positions, before entering this position, everyone must sign a "confidentiality agreement" and commit to confidentiality obligations. If you cannot do so, then do not enter. But once you enter, you must fulfill corresponding obligations.
For example, if you ask for leave and go out from the barracks, you must be accompanied by at least one person. After returning to the camp, you must write down the details of your outing, including who you met, what you said, and what you did.
One person has to write, and what they both write must be consistent.
Some people may ask, is it possible to string two people together? Of course it is possible to string two people together, but the National Defense Forces are not helpless. If they go out with the same people every time, this in itself is a problem.
The confidentiality work of the National Defense Forces is mainly handled by two departments. One is the secret "Fengqi Bureau". Almost every marine regiment has an intelligence agent, and the proportion of intelligence agents in special departments is higher; the other is the overt intelligence agent.
Political Department. Although Wu Aihua abolished the position of "political commissar" in the army due to various reasons, the "political department" of each army has always been retained. The political department is responsible for ideological and political review of army cadres and soldiers. Political Department
The work of this unit of the Ministry is only responsible to the higher-level Political Department and not to the military chief. The Political Department's assessment of an officer and the military chief's assessment of his subordinate officers will jointly determine whether the officer is qualified and promoted.
Important indicators. Another important indicator is command ability, leadership ability and military exploits.
Of course, this kind of assessment by the Political Department will not lead to the Red Terror. If it really involves dealing with an officer, it must be based on evidence and facts, and it must be tried by a military court (gendarme) or a joint trial by three superior officers. If
If the officers or soldiers who are dealt with are dissatisfied, they can appeal to a higher level or even to the General Political Department (Military Police Headquarters).
This kind of military management system that combines the experience of later generations has made the incidents of proactive leaks of secrets by the National Defense Forces almost extinct, and the infiltration of hostile forces has become impossible. The outside world's understanding of the National Defense Forces is mostly "from a distance" and very few "details".
The National Defense Forces rumbled into the Yangtze River Delta, making the Japanese intelligence department anxious like ants on a hot pot. However, no matter what they did, they could not obtain the most accurate information about the National Defense Forces.
Therefore, when the forward troops of the National Defense Forces arrived in Deqing, especially after the main force of the National Defense Forces and the Japanese troops all arrived in their respective areas, the reconnaissance troops of the Chinese and Japanese armies inevitably collided.
Before the big war breaks out, small wars continue. This situation is very similar to the world history after World War II.
Since the main forces of the three group armies all arrived near Deqing on the evening of the 20th, under the orders of the Secretary, the division-direct reconnaissance battalions, regiment-direct reconnaissance companies, battalion duty reconnaissance platoons, company-direct reconnaissance squads, etc. of each main division have launched division-direct reconnaissance battalions.
As the leading commander, they gathered together, and then according to the reconnaissance range designated by Nosi, they took advantage of the night and penetrated into the Japanese-controlled area.
Don't underestimate this force. One division is equivalent to one reconnaissance battalion, plus 3 reconnaissance companies, 9 reconnaissance platoons, and 27 reconnaissance squads. According to the principle of three to one (artillery and armored forces have not yet set up reconnaissance troops)
), the total number of scouts in a division adds up to 4 reconnaissance battalions. The size of more than 3,000 soldiers is also the size of a standard regiment in any country and region.
There are a total of 15 marine divisions in the three armies of the National Defense Forces. This initiative of the scouts is equivalent to sending nearly 50,000 elite troops into the areas controlled by the Japanese army.
Although most of these scouts go into battle lightly and cannot carry heavy weapons such as 75mm mountain cannons, 60-pounder and mg42 squad machine guns are standard equipment.
When encountering a Japanese division or brigade-level unit, the scouts may retreat, but any Japanese army below the brigade level and these wolf cubs of the National Defense Force will not fail to bite them hard.
In fact, the instructions given by Nosi on what to do when the reconnaissance troops encounter the enemy after going deep behind enemy lines are to "act accordingly, act according to your ability, fight quickly and leave quickly, ride on the wind, and call for air support when necessary."
"Damn it, it's going to be a lot easier for the little Japs now." Many teachers and commanders heard similar sighs after hearing Nosi's arrangement.
Sending out scouts to harass the enemy before the battle and disrupt the enemy's general headquarters is definitely a stroke of genius by Nosi!
The artillery and armor of the Wehrmacht are obviously stronger than those of the Japanese. When the two armies are facing off, the scouts are not very useful (it is impossible for the Wehrmacht to let soldiers actually go up to fight with bayonets). So, this force is equivalent to one-tenth of the Wehrmacht.
Whether and how to use the troops in the decisive battle between the two armies will test Ye Si's decision-making ability.
Of course, it is not necessary. This is the choice of most mediocre commanders; however, Wu Aihua's subordinates, even those with mediocre qualifications, have become cunning and cunning after several years of conscious "training".
Therefore, when the Wild Division was established, Xia Zhongqing felt that when the two armies faced a decisive battle, how to use the direct forces of each unit might play a special role in the battle.
Directly subordinate forces, at the group army level, there are guard regiments, armored brigades, heavy artillery brigades, and rocket launcher brigades. Guard regiments generally cannot be used, while armor, heavy artillery, and rocket launchers are decisive forces on the battlefield and cannot be used alone.
The division has more strength, including guard battalions, reconnaissance battalions, air defense battalions, rocket launcher battalions, engineer battalions, supply battalions, etc. Similarly, the guard battalions cannot be moved, and the air defense battalions must ensure the safety of the division's howitzer regiment and headquarters, and cannot be moved either.
, the engineer battalion must cooperate with the Marine Regiment in its operations. It originally has a mission, and the baggage battalion has its own mission and cannot be moved. The only one that can be used is the reconnaissance battalion. Then think of the fact that the regiment has a directly affiliated reconnaissance company, and the battalion has a directly affiliated reconnaissance platoon.
The company has a direct reconnaissance squad, and the total number of scouts in the entire unit is quite large.
As the top commander of the Wild Division, Xia Zhongqing only made suggestions about how the scouts should be used, and the specific combat plan was formulated by the staff department.
Jiang Baili, the chief of staff of the Wild Division, is worthy of being the best military strategist of this era. As soon as he heard Xia Zhongqing's suggestion, he immediately understood that there was a lot to be done here. If the scouts are used properly, the National Defense Force will be the same.
A group army can even play a more important role than a group army.
As the idea was perfected, Jiang Baili became more and more excited. Oh my god! 50,000 powerful scouts going deep into enemy-occupied areas would definitely be a nightmare for the Japanese army!
If the Japanese army wants stability in the rear, should they use 50,000 troops to encircle and suppress them? Or should they use 100,000 troops to encircle and suppress them? If they use 50,000 troops to fight 50,000 people, Jiang Baili knows that the Japanese army will definitely beat a dog with meat buns and will never come back;
If we spend 100,000 to carry out encirclement and suppression campaigns, do we still need to fight this battle? How many 100,000 Japanese troops there are! Besides, can 100,000 restrain the hands and feet of these wolf cubs? It is obviously very difficult.
Scouts, called scouts in the past armies, were mostly outstanding in martial arts, agile, able to see all directions and listen to the troops' top soldiers from all directions. When scouts go out, if there is no other specific instructions from the superior officer, then their fixed tasks are two
, the first is to infiltrate the enemy and find out the enemy's size, equipment, food, grass, garrison and other information, which is equivalent to a "pathfinder"; the second is to prevent the enemy from infiltrating our side, so that the enemy can't figure out the true and false, or it can be used as a counterattack.
Our military's warning is equivalent to a "safety isolation zone".
Therefore, this kind of small-scale collision between the enemy's and our own armies is the fate of the scout or scout.
On the evening of February 20, Ye Si convened a meeting with the commanders and deputy battalion commanders of the reconnaissance battalions of each division to arrange combat tasks; during the day of the 21st, with the reconnaissance battalions of each division as the leader, they temporarily reorganized all the reconnaissance battalions of the division and established "
"xxx Division Wartime Reconnaissance Group", the reconnaissance battalion commander also serves as the regiment commander. The company commanders of each company in the reconnaissance battalion are automatically promoted to the "wartime battalion commander". The scouts of each division are organized into 4 battalions. If the company commander is not enough, the deputy company or company commander will be appointed.
Platoon commander was temporarily promoted.
At 10 o'clock in the evening on the 21st, 15 "wartime reconnaissance groups" of the three major armies walked out of the divisions' stations and disappeared into the night of Jiangnan. From then on, they began their creative journey in the world's military history...