Chapter 698: The stars gather together for a combat meeting
Outside Heze City.
Zhou Weihan ordered the accompanying assault regiment and artillery battalion to be stationed outside the city, and then entered the city with Tan Lin and several guards.
Heze seemed to be extremely lively after the New Year. The local people did not seem to realize that the war was coming. Some businesses in the city did notice the abnormality and secretly began to hoard supplies. However, they were soon found by the inspection team under the Economic Section.
"The people live and work in peace and contentment, have enough food to eat, and don't have to worry about the suffering of war. This is the paradise of the people. How could the Japanese army destroy it?" Zhou Weihan couldn't help but sigh while looking at the prosperous scene in Heze.
"Yes, this change was very obvious in the period before and after the year before and after. Since Heze was recaptured by our Eighth Route Army, the Japanese aircraft at Xinxiang Airport have never stopped bombing the counties in southwestern Shandong. The people in the cities have
There are casualties, but the situation in Heze is slightly better, and there are anti-aircraft machine guns that can be used for air defense!"
"But the situation is much better now. Since the outbreak of the Pacific War, the aircraft of the Third Flying Group of the North China Expeditionary Force have been transferred away. Even the fighters and bombers at Xinxiang Airport and other places have been transferred away. The Japanese army is no longer able to make reservations for our base area.
Bomb the target!" Tan Lin said with a smile.
Zhou Weihan nodded after hearing this. He knew this situation. Since the July 7th Incident, the Sino-Japanese War has entered its fifth year. Although the Japanese army still has the advantage in weapons and equipment, the ground troops have continued to suffer casualties as veterans.
, the combat effectiveness of each division has declined significantly compared with the beginning of the war.
The most overwhelming advantage was the Japanese Army Air Force. Even though the National Government first had Big Brother and then the Americans supported the formation of the aviation force, it was still numerically suppressed by the Japanese army.
Before the formation of the Tainan Military Region Flying Team, the Eighth Route Army avoided Japanese aircraft every time a war started and had no power to fight back.
Thinking of this, the corners of Zhou Weihan's mouth turned up slightly. The Tainan Military Region Flying Team has been hidden for nearly a year and a half since its establishment in 1940.
Among them, the Tainan Military Region and the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region faced several bloody battles. Even though the members of the flying team requested combat many times, Zhou Weihan did not order the flying team to fight.
Except for Terauchi Isamu, who had some speculation about the existence of a flying unit in the Eighth Route Army because the Eighth Route Army often purchased aviation gasoline, the rest of the Japanese army had not yet received information.
Nowadays, except for a few reconnaissance aircraft, all the fighter jets and bombers of the Japanese army have been deployed at various airports in North China. As long as they do not visit several important Japanese towns, the Tainan Flying Team poses little threat in the skies over North China.
"I think we can let the flying team show off this time and inflict heavy damage on the Japanese army at the critical moment!" Zhou Weihan suddenly said this.
Tan Lin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and immediately understood what Zhou Weihan meant, and then said: "You still have to be careful. In areas such as Central China and South China where the national army has been in confrontation for a long time, the Japanese army still has an organized flying team. There is no guarantee that this time
I will fight with the army!"
The two rode horses to the headquarters compound, and after handing the horses over to the monk and others, Zhou Weihan saw a familiar face coming towards the office of the deputy chief of staff.
"Zhou **, Political Commissar Tan!" Lou Peiwen immediately saluted with a military salute.
"Reporter Lou?" Zhou Weihan looked at Lou Peiwen, who was wearing an Eighth Route Army uniform, and was stunned. Isn't this a spy sent by the military commander? How come he got into the Eighth Route Army?
"Zhou **, you should no longer call me reporter Lou, you should call me comrade Lou Peiwen!" Lou Peiwen clearly saw Zhou Weihan's surprise, and then reminded her.
The two nodded to each other without saying anything more. After the two entered the room, the deputy chief of staff was standing in front of the military sand table. The entire sand table covered the topography of the entire Hebei, Shandong and Yu regions, with the positions of each regiment marked on it.
Defense areas and important fortifications, including the Japanese defense areas in the Liangpu area and the New Eighth Army defense areas in Chaocheng, Guancheng, and Fan counties, were all clearly marked.
This military sandbox was drawn up after Heze was recaptured by the Eighth Route Army. It is usually placed in a separate conference room, and no one below a certain level has the right to view it.
"Chief of Staff, what's going on with that reporter?" Zhou Weihan said what he was worried about.
"Haha, don't worry. It's true that Comrade Lou Peiwen was originally a military commander, but she officially joined our Eighth Route Army after the year. After visiting the base area, she took the initiative to confess her identity and posted that she wanted to join the Eighth Route Army. The Intelligence Department has already
It has been strictly reviewed, so you don’t have to worry about that!”
"Then Lou Peiwen has lost contact with Juntong?"
"Why have we cut off contact? She joined our Eighth Route Army on the assignment of Dai Chunfeng, the military commander. Isn't it just a matter of course?" The deputy chief of staff had a warm smile on his face, which immediately dispelled Zhou Weihan's doubts.
"Comrades from the Luxi Military Region will not arrive until the afternoon. You have arrived just in time. Now the Japanese army's movements are getting louder and louder. There is no intention of hiding it at all!" The deputy chief of staff continued: "This is conveyed by Li Yunlong.
A piece of information was handed over by Kuroshima Morita on his own initiative, please take a look!"
Zhou Weihan received a document from the Deputy Chief of General Staff, which was more than a dozen pages long. It also contained a Japanese offensive route map, which clearly marked the number and number of the Japanese offensive troops, as well as their weapons and equipment.
, as well as supply points set up along the line.
"I just don't know if it's true or not. If Kuroshima Morita revealed it on purpose and swayed us all the way, we would be passive!" Tan Lin said.
"This is possible, but when the soldiers come to block the water and cover up the soil, the little devil is still Wang Xiaoer celebrating the New Year. Every year is not as good as the previous year. Who is afraid of who can't be seen even after a fight!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
In the afternoon of the same day, Yang Yong, the first member of the Luxi Military Region and the commander of the third teaching brigade, Brigadier Han, the first member of the Liangshan Military District and the commander of the seventh teaching brigade, and Brigadier Deng of the fourth teaching brigade stationed in the Huxi base area.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At the same time, Jing Dagang, the new second brigade of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region and the chief of the Zhinan Military Division, Wang Yigong, the new third brigade and the chief of the North Henan Military Division,
Wu Qin, the commander of the fifth brigade concurrently serves as the commander of the Zhangbei Military Division, and Li Yunlong, the commander of the new sixth brigade concurrently serves as the commander of the southwestern Shandong Military Division, and others are all in place.
The people present are all senior generals of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, and the lowest ranking cadres are brigade-level cadres of the Eighth Route Army. If nothing unexpected happens, according to the normal promotion process, by the time of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army, they will be at least the division and brigade level of the field force.
, by the second field period, it was at least the first level of the column.
If everyone present can live until the grand conferment in 1955, military ranks will be assessed based on seniority and military exploits. Li Yunlong’s seniority will be at least two stars. Because Jing Dagang and others missed the Agrarian Revolutionary War, if there is any major event later,
As for the record, two stars are guaranteed. If there is no chance, there is a high probability that it will be one star.
Tan Lin has long military experience and seniority within the party. He has experience in both the military and local government. His ranking should be at the top of three stars or at the bottom of four stars.
As for Zhou Weihan, although he also missed the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he participated in the student movement in the early 1930s and joined the party before the July 7th Incident. This is also a considerable qualification.
During the Anti-Japanese War, it showed great success. Under heavy siege by the Japanese army, it gradually grew stronger with a basic regiment with an unstoppable trend, and finally opened up the Tainan base area.
Later, he tried to turn the tide. When the Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area was jointly besieged by the Japanese army and stubborn armed forces, the main force was forced to withdraw to western Shandong. When the regime in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area suffered a devastating blow, he led the Tainan Military Region to turn the tide.
The main force marched eastward into Hebei, Shandong and Henan and rebuilt the Hebei, Shandong and Henan base areas...
The major events listed above cannot be described by the number of enemies annihilated, but by saving the base area from danger, supporting the building from falling, and shaping a strong army belonging to the Eighth Route Army in the flames of war. These experiences will be recorded in Zhou Weihan's
in your personal file.
When the deputy chief of staff saw all the participants gathered, he said directly: "Let's go to the war room!"
Everyone did not sit down and gathered around the military sand table. Before everyone arrived, the deputy chief of staff, Zhou Weihan and others combined the Japanese military intelligence submitted by Kuroshima Morita to conduct a battlefield rehearsal on the sand table in advance.
"The situation now is very clear. This time, there are seven lines of Adei Japanese troops in the raids on our southwestern Shandong base area and even the entire Hebei, Shandong and Henan regions, with four main and three auxiliary forces!"
"Four Lords, the first Japanese army is the 38th Infantry Regiment of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army and a mountain artillery brigade transferred from central China. There are twelve 75 mountain artillery pieces, and a total of nearly 4,000 Japanese troops. Currently, there are
From Kaifeng, we will transfer to Shangqiu, and then we will go north from Shangqiu and join the appeasement army to attack our base area in southwest Shandong!"
"Although this group of Japanese troops is not large in number, it comes from one of the 17 standing divisions of the Japanese army. It is a serious Class A division. Its combat effectiveness can be compared with that of the Japanese fifth division that fought at Xuanguchi in the past.
He is a formidable enemy and should not be underestimated!" the deputy chief of staff said with a frown. After speaking, he looked at Li Yunlong: "Li Yunlong, you are under a lot of pressure!"
"Hey, Chief of Staff, I've long wanted to meet the Japs' Class A Division!" Li Yunlong chuckled, without the slightest hint of sadness on his face, but rather eager to try: "The combat effectiveness of our Southwest Shandong Military Division is not bad either.
, when it comes to the level of weapons and equipment, they are not inferior to these little devils at all. I want to see what level these little devils are, even if they are made of steel and iron, I can smash them to pieces!"
"Okay, what I appreciate most about you is your morale that even the King of Heaven doesn't look down upon. I'm waiting to see how your Southwestern Shandong Military Division performs!"
"Yes, Chief of Staff, just wait and see!" Li Yunlong responded loudly.
"The second Japanese army is the 83rd Infantry Regiment of the 21st Division of the Japanese Army starting from Xuzhou, plus two infantry brigades. They also carry 12 mountain cannons and number nearly 6,000 people. They will use the Huxi base area as a breakthrough
, drove straight in all the way, first went to the city to fight, and then joined the first Japanese army in Dingtao, with the final target directed at Heze!"
"Yesterday, comrades from the New Fourth Army reported that the Japanese troops of the 21st Division have begun frequent mobilizations. In order to support our Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, comrades from the New Fourth Army will take the initiative to make some movements in northern Jiangsu and northern Anhui. However,
It’s hard to say what kind of effect it can achieve in the end!”
"The third Japanese army is part of the 35th Division. There are about 5,000 troops, including two artillery brigades. They will send troops from Lanfeng. They will pass through the city first and point directly at Dongming. They will coordinate with them.
Those fighting are the remaining Japanese troops of the Independent First Mixed Brigade in the Liangpu area, attacking our Eighth Route Army armed forces in Dongming from the north and south. After occupying Dongming, they will attack Heze from the east!"
"The fourth Japanese army is the 211th and 212th Infantry Regiments, Search Regiment and Artillery Regiment under the 32nd Division of the Japanese Army in Yanzhou. Their strength has reached nearly 9,000 people. It is the largest force among the many Japanese troops!
"
"The Japanese army's main target is the Luxi Military Region, and troops will be sent to Tai'an and Yanzhou!"
"Now let's talk about which troops of Sanfu are the enemy. The Japanese troops of the 35th Division in Xinxiang will send troops from Jun County and Hua County. The real number of Japanese troops is about a thousand, but they are disguised as local puppet troops.
It looked like the Japanese army was mingling among them, and they were attacking the Northern Henan Military Division in an attempt to contain the strength of our Northern Henan Military Division!"
"The Japanese First Independent Mixed Brigade in Anyang also followed the same routine... trying to contain the combat troops of our Zhinan Military Division!"
"Also participating in the war is the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army located in the Daming area. This puppet army will cross the Zhangwei River and attack the Zhennan Military Division!"
The deputy chief of staff took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and everyone present except Zhou Weihan, Tan Lin, and Li Yunlong began to whisper.
Otherwise, the Japanese combat troops mentioned by the Deputy Chief of General Staff just now are too detailed. Not only the numbers of the Japanese troops participating in the war, their weapons equipment, but also the Japanese offensive route are clear.
In the past, before the war with the Japanese army, the Eighth Route Army tried its best to investigate the Japanese attacking troops, but it never went to this level of detail. It was as if the person who produced this intelligence participated in the Japanese army's combat meeting.
The deputy chief of staff seemed to have sensed everyone's doubts. Everyone present was a senior general of the Eighth Route Army, so the deputy chief of staff did not hide it and directly explained the source of the intelligence.
"These are the Japanese combat deployments obtained by our spies lurking inside the Japanese army. Do not inquire about the rest, and do not leak it to the outside world!"
Zhou Weihan remained silent throughout the whole process, but now he spoke: "This time, the little devils really tried their best. Not counting the puppet troops who assisted in the battle, the Japanese army alone had at least 26,000 people. This is the strength of a Japanese division.
Ah, the number of artillery is even seven artillery brigades, with at least 84 mountain field guns!"
Although the Japanese army's large-scale raids on the Hebei, Shandong and Henan base areas involved three divisions and an independent mixed brigade, each Japanese army had its own occupied area, and it was impossible to dispatch all its troops. Only 26,000 troops could be gathered.
The people had already forced themselves out without caring about the danger behind them.
"This is to wipe out our Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop. Are the little devils not afraid of fires in the rear?"
"Why, if you have an idea, you can tell me!" said the deputy chief of staff.