The Sun Lianzhong Department of the 1st Cavalry Group Army continued to stay in Mongolia and joined the Central Plains Front Army's operations against Lake Baikal; the Ma Bufang Department of the 2nd Cavalry Group Army joined the Northwest Front Army's combat series; the Ma Zhanshan Department of the 3rd Cavalry Group Army joined the Northeast Front Army's combat series. Ma Zhanshan served in the Heilongjiang War of Resistance
, he happens to be relatively familiar with the terrain.
The Zong Shaohua Department of the 1st Armored Group (i.e. the 1st Armored Group) joined the Northwest Front series, the Zheng Dongguo Department of the 2nd Armored Group joined the Central Plains Front series, and the 3rd Armored Group joined the Northeastern Front series.
The Jin Xibin Department of the 1st Artillery Group (1st Artillery Group) joined the Northeast Front Army combat series; the 2nd Artillery Group Sun Yuanliang Department joined the Central Plains Front Army combat system, and the Xiao Junhu Department of the 3rd Artillery Group joined the Northwest Front Army combat series.
As for the Air Force, the 1st and 2nd Strategic Air Divisions remain stationed and do not cooperate with operations in any direction. They serve as the entire strategic deterrent force against the Soviet Union. Among the 8 air force divisions, the Gaozhi Aviation Department of the 1st Air Force Division and the Maobangchu Department of the 4th Air Force Division cooperate with
The Northwest Front Army operates; the Chen Qingyun Department of the 2nd Air Force Division and the Lin Weicheng Department of the 5th Air Force Division cooperate with the Central Plains Front Army; the Shen Dexie Department of the 3rd Air Force Division and Liu Muqun Department of the 7th Air Force Division cooperate with the Northeast Front Army.
In the south, only two divisions, the Wang Shuming Department of the 8th Air Force Division stationed in the capital (Nanjing) and the Wang Lixu Department of the 6th Air Force Division stationed in Guangzhou, remained.
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March 11, 1942, around 1 p.m., Dihua, northwest China, conference room of the frontline headquarters of the Northwest Front of the Chinese National Defense Forces.
Although the weather in Dihua is still a bit cold in March, the conference room of the Northwest Front Point is full of spring. Gui Yong, Chief of Staff of the Front Army, came to the conference room early in the morning and directed the orderlies to prepare tea, ashtrays and documents.
, this is the largest military operation of the Northwest Front since its formation.
It was an important meeting, and in addition to the troops of the Northwest Front, there were also the heads of the two armies of the Southwest Front, the head of the 2nd Cavalry Group, the head of the 1st Armored Group, the head of the 3rd Artillery Group, as well as the 1st Air Division and the Air Force.
Leader of the 2nd Division.
Although Gui Yongqing himself is also a three-star general, and his position is still "Shangguan", he is not proud at all. Among the people participating in the meeting, there are quite a lot of fierce men, and they are not ambiguous at all when fighting.
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Just when the conference room was almost fully decorated, Du Yuming, commander of the 21st Group Army, arrived at the door of the conference room with his deputy commander, chief of staff and five main division commanders.
Du Yuming graduated from the first batch of Huangpu, and Gui Yongqing also graduated from the first batch of Huangpu. They were classmates. Before Wu Aihua became president, he and Gui Yongqing had known each other. After they both joined the National Defense Force, they met three to five months apart.
If you want to meet in person, there are indeed many more meetings and trainings for the National Defense Forces.
However, Gui Yongqing is four years older than Du Yuming, and Gui Yongqing has studied abroad in German military schools twice. In addition, Gui Yongqing was the captain of the National Army Teaching Corps very early. Therefore, when the National Defense Forces were reorganized, Gui Yongqing
Yongqing served as the chief of staff of the Northwest Front Army.
The chief of staff of the National Defense Force is similar to the chief of staff of later generations. His power is very great. Unlike other armies of this era, the chief of staff mostly handles chores. For example, the chief of staff of the Japanese army's division is the chief of staff.
General, and the chief of staff is often a colonel. From the perspective of his affiliation, he is just a decoration.
The former Chief of Staff of the National Army did not have the power, because in the warlord era, most of the troops were "private armies" in nature. Even within the National Army, "factions" would form if they were just a little bit like a person, and they paid attention to personal loyalty. But the troops of the National Defense Force, Shangguan
It can be mobilized at any time, with iron-clad camps and flowing officers and soldiers. What matters is loyalty to the country and the nation. Even if you want to be loyal to an individual, you can only be loyal to Wu Aihua.
"Hello, Chief of Staff!" Du Yuming saw Gui Yongqing and immediately raised his hand in salute.
"Hello, Chief!" Others did not have the opportunity to call "Chief of Staff", so they could only call "Hello Chief," because the official position was two levels lower, third or fourth.
"Hello, comrades!" Gui Yongqing hurriedly returned a standard military salute. He studied military in Germany twice, and Gui Yongqing's military appearance is quite standard.
"Chief of Staff, I want to have a nice drink tonight." Du Yuming immediately started to cheer after seeing the greeting.
"Hey, Du Guangting, why don't you miss me for a drink!" At this moment, Xu Xiangqian of the 22nd Army came over with his men.
"Hey, Xu Xiangqian, you are the master in this vast desert in the northwest. How can you attack my autumn wind?" Du Yuming, named Guangting, Xu Xiangqian, and Gui Yongqing are all "Huangpu Phase I".
"Haha, Chief of Staff, you see, this Shanxi man is like a local rich man, not upright at all." Du Yuming said with a smile.
"Everyone, please take a seat, the commander will be here soon." Gui Yongqing stepped aside and said.
More than a dozen people from the two armies had just taken their seats. Ma Bufang of the 2nd Cavalry Army, Zong Shaohua of the 1st Armored Army, Gao Zhihang, Commander of the 1st Air Division, Mao Bangchu, Commander of the 4th Air Division, etc. came to the venue one after another.
This was the last meeting of the Northwest Front before the formal war against Soviet Russia. Cadres from all group armies at division level or above were present. There were a total of 43 division commanders. There were 27 other group army and front army leaders above division commanders, plus the front army staff office.
There were nearly a hundred people in the entire meeting, including heads of departments such as the Operations Department, Intelligence and Communications Department, Equipment Department, and Logistics Department, as well as conference secretaries.
"General Bai Chongxi, Deputy Chief of General Staff, is here!" the orderer at the door sang loudly when everyone was almost seated. As soon as the meeting ended on March 9, Wu Aihua sent Deputy Chief of General Staff Bai Chongxi to the Northwest Front Army and sent Deputy Chief of Staff Bai Chongxi to the Northwest Front Army.
Chief of the General Staff Gu Zhutong was sent to the Northeast Front Army, and Director of the General Staff Fu Lin was sent to the Central Plains Front Army to strengthen the command force at the front.
"Bah bang bang..." Everyone stood up immediately to welcome Bai Chongxi and front army chief Zhang Binxian and General Yang Aiyuan to the scene.
"Comrades, the meeting is now underway." Zhang Binxian sat down and looked around the venue. He saw that no one was absent, and no one was in bad military discipline. Similarly, there were no smokers. Everyone was sitting upright, which made Zhang Binxian very satisfied. "Please ask Deputy General Staff Officer
General Chongxi of Changbai is speaking! Everyone is welcome!"
"Bah bang bang..." The applause rang out warmly. People within the National Defense Forces were very convinced of Bai Chongxi's appointment as deputy chief of staff.
Bai Chongxi pressed his hands down, "Comrades, on March 9, Commander-in-Chief General Wu Aihua held a meeting in the capital to formally establish the China Wartime Base Camp. President Wu Aihua said that in this World War II, we have three levels of goals; the first goal,
Recover the lost territory; the second goal is to destroy Japan; the third goal is to establish the world's number one power and great power.
President Wu Aihua particularly emphasized: If you are willing to fight, you will perish, but if you are afraid of war, you will perish! You must take action when it is time to take action. If you do not take action when it is time to take action, you will suffer the loss and you will eventually perish! When World War II broke out, the whole world became one, and that is the Chinese nation.
The best time to take action. If we miss this opportunity, we will regret it for life. At the same time, I
Those of you sitting here will also feel sorry for our children and grandchildren! Our generation will be tired, suffer a little, and sacrifice a little to earn a little more family property and a little more territory for future generations. I think that when I am old, I will die peacefully.
! Comrades, the president is not afraid of hardship, fatigue, or sacrifice. Now it is time for us to take action!"
"My visit to the Northwest Front this time was arranged by the president and the wartime headquarters, but I am not here to command the war. Which of the comrades sitting here is not a general with great achievements in hundreds of battles! Isn't he better at fighting than me?
The purpose of my coming here is to be a good waiter for everyone. If you have any difficulties in combat, go to your group army commander or your front army commander. If they can't solve it, you can go to me! My speech is complete, haha, Zhang
Commander, continue."
Bai Chongxi's words are not modest. To a certain extent, he may not have these division commanders and group commanders who know how to fight. The reason is very simple. In the past, the Gui Army or the National Army mainly output firepower as rifles and a small number of machine guns and artillery.
Human command is very important; however, the National Defense Force is a highly mechanized, firepower-intensive, and three-dimensional strike force. It is a force with artillery, tanks, and aircraft that work together. Bai Chongxi has no experience in commanding such a force.
If we say that the army in the past was about commanding good people, but today's army is about commanding good things and making full use of all kinds of equipment and materials to reduce the sacrifice of soldiers and achieve the greatest results, this is the command art of the new army.
"Next, I announce this attack mission against the Soviet Union!" Zhang Binxian glanced at the audience again and heard everyone's ears pricked up, nervous and excited. He was very satisfied with the effect, "This time our front troops are attacking the Soviet Union!"
The Soviet Union's operation was divided into three combat directions. The Northern Attack Group was composed of the 22nd Army, the 9th Army, the 1st Armored Division, and the 9th Artillery Division. It was codenamed: Shanying Group. The group commander-in-chief Xu Xiangqian and deputy commander-in-chief Su
Zhizhen; Middle Line Attack Group, consisting of the 21st Group Army, 16th Group Army, 4th Armored Division, and 3rd Artillery Division, codename: Lion Group, group commander-in-chief Du Yuming, deputy commander-in-chief Qian Minghui; Southern Attack Group
The regiment is composed of the 10th Group Army, the 2nd Cavalry Group, the 4th Armored Division, and the 6th Artillery Division, codenamed: Kuangfeng Group, group commander-in-chief, Huang Jie, deputy commander-in-chief Zhang Li; the 4th Group Army is the reserve force of the entire army.
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"The attack launch time is 8:00 a.m. on the 12th! Now let's adjourn the meeting!" Once the tasks were assigned, there were not that many tasks to talk about.
In fact, everyone knew more about the arrangements of the troops and chief officers of each attack group before the meeting, because their troops were stationed there. For example, the 22nd Army was originally stationed in southern Xinjiang, but it was separated from the 22nd Army a month ago.
The 10th Army Group exchanged venues. Everyone knew that there might be a war, and each Army Group's attack direction would be different.
Making such an arrangement is not something the military chief can say. It requires the staff department to repeatedly consider the complexity of the combat area, the combat opponent, and the pairing between one's own military chiefs. This pairing is based on one's own strengths.
Hit him short!
At the same time, the Central Plains Front Army and the Northeast Front Army were also holding combat meetings to arrange combat missions.
The war is about to break out!
ps: There is still one update left as planned this month, so I will try to make up for it tomorrow. After that, the King’s school will almost open, and every day’s courses are full. The King still promises: an average of 2 updates a day, 62 updates in 31 days a month.