"The 9th Division and the 11th Division have arrived in Peiping, and the 29th Division and the 57th Division are on their way."
More than half a month later, in the North China Front Army Headquarters, a combat staff officer reported to Okamura Neiji.
The Eighth Route Army bombed the Japanese mainland, and the Japanese base camp and the Locusts were furious. In order to eradicate the threat, four divisions were directly transferred from the Kwantung Army to reinforce the North China Front Army.
There are also two divisions among them, which are Type A divisions and are one of the 17 permanent divisions of the Japanese army.
The other two divisions, the 29th Division and the 57th Division, are also elite units of the Kwantung Army.
Including these 4 divisions, the Japanese army has transferred a total of 10 divisions from the Kwantung Army to fight in North China.
The other six divisions were the 10th Division, 1st Division, 23rd Division, 25th Division, which were crippled, and the 24th Division and 28th Division, which were completely wiped out.
The 23rd Division, 25th Division, and 10th Division were transferred back to the Kwantung Army for additional rest.
The 1st Division has been assigned to the North China Front, and the 24th Division and the 28th Division have completely stayed in Shanxi.
Of course, right now the German and Soviet armies are fighting the Battle of Stalingrad.
The German army was about to reach Moscow, and the Soviet army had no time to take care of the Far East. That's why the little devils dared to mobilize troops to reinforce North China in the pass with such fanfare.
certainly.
The elite Kwantung Army of the Japanese army is still there, and two divisions have been mobilized from the mainland to garrison in Manchuria.
"Yoshi."
Hearing the news, Okamura Neji looked slightly happy.
These two divisions were afraid of being bombed halfway by the Eighth Route Army's long-range heavy bombers, so they only took a short train ride, and the rest came on foot.
It took more than half a month to walk several hundred kilometers from Manchuria, mostly at night, and finally arrived in Peiping.
With two fully armored divisions in hand, Neji Okamura suddenly felt more confident.
The combat effectiveness of the Japanese Army's Type A Division is not comparable to the combat effectiveness of other divisions.
"Order."
"The 9th Division went to Zhangjiakou to garrison."
"The 11th Division went to Shimen City to garrison."
Okamura Neji gave the order in a firm tone.
He originally applied to the base camp to transfer the 2nd Tank Division of the Kwantung Army to North China, but was severely protested by the commander of the Kwantung Army, General Yoshijiro Umezu.
Okamura Neji didn't succeed.
So many elite divisions of the Kwantung Army were wiped out or disabled when they arrived in North China, which made Yoshijiro Tomezu very angry.
Okamura Neiji didn't know when the Eighth Route Army would attack.
The 1st Division and the 26th Division defended the Zhangjiakou area, and the 40th Division and the 56th Division defended the Shimen City area.
These four divisions have all been crippled and are seriously short of troops. Although some troops have been replenished, they have not been fully replenished and are not at full strength.
And most of them are new recruits who have only been trained for half a year and have never been on the battlefield. They are full of bushido, but their combat effectiveness is not strong.
The Eighth Route Army's attack will most likely be from Datong to Zhangjiakou, and Shimen City to Baoding.
Form a pincer offensive towards Peiping, the command center of the North China Front.
Only by sending the newly arrived 9th Division and 11th Division to garrison in Zhangjiakou and Shimen City can Okamura Neiji sleep peacefully.
Each important military town is garrisoned by three divisions and will not be easily captured by the Eighth Route Army.
"Hi."
The combat officer lowered his head, turned around and went to convey the order.
"Yamamoto-kun, how is your guerrilla formation going?"
Okamura Neji turned around, looked at Yamamoto Kazuki, and asked.
"Your Excellency, General." Yamamoto Kazuki said, "At present, 50 guerrilla groups have been formed based on the 1st Division, 26th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division. I personally wrote the guerrilla manual.
, my special agents have arrived at various ministries with guerrilla manuals, became instructors of these guerrillas, and started training."
With the war approaching, Yamamoto Kazuki was unable to innovate the tactics of the North China Front in a short period of time.
But he convinced Okamura Neiji to form a Japanese version of the guerrilla force with the nature of a special force, similar to the Eighth Route Army's military work team.
Each division mobilized some elite troops and formed more than 10 guerrilla groups, which had little impact on the full strength of the elite divisions.
However, the impact on these crippled divisions was still relatively large, and their combat effectiveness was somewhat reduced.
"Where's Chen Feng?"
Okamura Neji asked:
"Have you found this person's whereabouts?"
"No!"
Yamamoto Kazuki shook his head:
"Several groups of spies and agents I sent to Taiyuan found no information about this person. He seemed to have disappeared from the world."
"and."
"The Eighth Route Army's prevention measures against spies and spies have obviously been upgraded. The spies and spies I sent out have gradually lost contact."
Yamamoto Kazuki's expression was solemn.
Those agents and spies who have lost contact have a high probability of being caught or shot.
But in order to obtain intelligence, Yamamoto had to send out spies and agents continuously.
The Eighth Route Army had thousands of heavy artillery pieces and 500 tanks, which came from the spies and agents sent out subsequently.
"Continue to send more spies and agents to Shanxi and Taiyuan."
Okamura Neji narrowed his eyes. He knew very well the role of intelligence in modern warfare. A piece of reliable intelligence might even turn the tide of the war.
"Hi."
Yamamoto Kazuki lowered his head slightly and said:
"The special agents who arrived in Zhangjiakou and Shimen City told me that recently, some Eighth Route Army scouts disguised as ordinary people appeared outside these two important military towns."
"In addition, the Eighth Route Army's aerial reconnaissance aircraft and fighter jets also frequently conduct aerial reconnaissance and bombing of the locust troops in these two areas."
Okamura Neji suddenly looked stern.
A large number of scouts and reconnaissance aircraft were dispatched to conduct simultaneous reconnaissance on both air and ground routes. Is the Eighth Route Army ready to launch an attack?
Even if the Eighth Route Army does not attack immediately, the time to attack is certainly not far away.
The Japanese army was not yet ready, and its troops and combat supplies were not all in place.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Order the transportation of troops and combat materials to speed up and complete it within five days according to the original plan."
"For the unfinished troops, the commander himself will perform a disembowelment to Tian Locust to apologize."
Okamura Neji gave the order in a cold tone.
If it weren't for the Eighth Route Army's aircraft, long-range heavy bombers would even be dispatched to bomb the railways and roads behind the Japanese army.
The Japanese army's troops and combat supplies could all be mobilized half a month ago.
"Hi."
Yamamoto Kazuki looked serious, turned around and walked out.
Looking at Yamamoto Kazuki's back, Okamura Neji turned around and stared at the map with a solemn expression.
Okamura Neiji knew very well that this battle must be the most difficult battle in his military career.
If he wins, he is the hero of the Japanese Empire.
If he loses, then he will be a bear of the Japanese Empire, not even a shit.
but.
Okamura Neji believes that he has no chance of winning.
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Taiyuan.
New regiment headquarters.
"Old Zhao, I still want to set up a heavy equipment synthesis camp."
Li Yunlong has been itching in his heart since he last heard about Boss Chen's concept of a heavy-duty synthetic camp.
Li Yunlong also heard the concept of special forces from Boss Chen. Li Yunlong has repeatedly achieved great success after forming the Sword Special Forces.
"Is this heavily equipped synthetic battalion really that attractive to you?"
Zhao Gang raised his eyebrows. In terms of the construction of the army, he is mainly responsible for political, ideological and life work.
In terms of military affairs, Zhao Gang still prefers traditional troops.
Infantry is infantry, artillery is artillery, and tank troops are tank troops.
The heavy-armed combined battalion established by Li Yunlong combined these artillery and infantry into a heavy-armed combined battalion.
Zhao Gang said: "However, practice is the only criterion for testing truth. You can first set up a few heavy-armed synthetic battalions to try. If the effect is good, our new regiment will reorganize them all, and then apply for the headquarters to promote it to the entire Eighth Route Army."
"That makes sense!"
Li Yunlong rolled his eyes slightly, nodded, and agreed with his tone.
Li Yunlong originally wanted to build this kind of heavy-armed combined battalion for the entire regiment, but it was too troublesome, and the troops would soon attack the Japanese.
After Zhao Gang's reminder, Li Yunlong thought that he could first build a few heavy equipment synthesis battalions as a trump card in his hand.
"How many do you plan to do first?"
Seeing that Li Yunlong was really coming, Zhao Gang's expression changed and he asked.
"Let's do six first."
"Each heavy-armed combined battalion has 2 infantry battalions, 1 tank battalion, 1 heavy artillery battalion, 1 air defense battalion, 1 transportation support battalion, 1 reconnaissance battalion, and 1 combat support battalion."
"A total of 8 battalions."
"The force size is equivalent to a division."
Li Yunlong expressed his inner thoughts to Zhao Gang.
"Then the combat effectiveness of our heavily armored combined battalion is incredible."
Zhao Gang's eyes lit up and he asked:
"How many troops does the infantry battalion have, and how many tanks and heavy artillery are equipped with it? If the latter two are regiment-level, our tanks, heavy artillery, and technical troops may not be enough..."
Li Yunlong said: "There are two infantry battalions, with a total of 5,000 people. The tank battalion is equipped with 24 tanks, the heavy artillery battalion is equipped with 24 heavy guns with a caliber of 105 mm or above, and the air defense battalion is equipped with dozens of 20 mm machine guns and a small number of 37 mm anti-aircraft guns.
If necessary, they can shoot at enemy infantry. Together with the transportation support battalion, reconnaissance battalion and combat support battalion, the total strength is about 9,000 to 10,000."
Zhao Gang suddenly realized that after all, this was a division, and it was also a heavy equipment division.
Of course, with the exception of infantry battalions, other battalion-level units cannot reach regiment-level size.
Now the new regiment has a total of 108 battalions. Every time Li Yunlong arranges troops, except for the combined battalion during wartime, each battalion is directly under the regiment headquarters. When Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang manage it, they feel their heads are too big.
In the past, one regiment commander and political commissar were in charge of three battalions, which was easy to do, but now there are 108 battalions. Just remembering the names of the battalion commanders of these 108 battalions requires some effort.