Before the people present came, the leading cadres of the two military regions must have deduced the Japanese army's large-scale raids. After Zhou Weihan came, he also conducted a rehearsal on the military sand table for the Japanese army's combat deployment. At this time, he already had some thoughts in his heart.
idea.
The deputy chief of staff asked to hear Zhou Weihan's thoughts. Zhou Weihan was not polite and said directly: "Before coming, I have sent a reconnaissance company to Shangqiu, Lanfeng, Kaifeng and even Xinxiang to camouflage the situation of the Japanese troops there.
According to the investigation, there will be information coming soon, and the authenticity of the Japanese combat deployment submitted by insiders still needs to be confirmed!"
"But looking at this combat deployment only, except for the 32nd Division, which has nearly 9,000 Japanese troops, the other Japanese troops can still handle it with the strength of our Eighth Route Army, and it can delay it for a few days at most!
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"What I mean is that instead of spreading our troops and struggling to cope, it is better to concentrate our troops and cut off one of his fingers!" Zhou Weihan said.
"Oh, then which Japanese army are you going to choose?" asked the deputy chief of staff.
"Let's choose this Japanese army from the 16th Division of the Japanese Army transferred from Central China. Its main force is only one infantry regiment. The twelve artillery pieces accompanying the army are not enough to pose a threat to our army! Our department can dispatch three main forces.
Regiment, simultaneously concentrate aerial firepower and ground firepower to provide three-dimensional fire coverage, and strive to eliminate this group of Japanese troops within one day!" After Zhou Weihan finished speaking, he looked around the people present, as if waiting for their opinions.
"It stands to reason that everyone is picking on the soft persimmons, why did you choose the tough one?" the deputy chief of staff said with a smile.
"Yes, if the battle situation reaches a stalemate, the Japanese troops from other routes will easily encircle them. Rather than occupying a city or a place, the Japanese army would prefer to give priority to wiping out a main force of our army!" Tan Lin also expressed his disapproval of Zhou Weihan's bold idea.
Produce worry.
Li Yunlong grinned after hearing Zhou Weihan's idea. He obviously agreed with Zhou Weihan's idea from the bottom of his heart. After all, he, Li Yunlong, would be the frontline commander who was responsible for his duties.
Li Yunlong was about to open his mouth to support, but was stopped by Zhou Weihan with a wave of his hand: "It's not bad to say that these Japanese soldiers are tough, but we can analyze it carefully!"
"First, this group of Japanese troops came from central China and are not familiar with the situation in southwestern Shandong. The Japanese troops in Shangqiu will definitely send more guides, but the content in the information I read shows that this group of Japanese troops are quite arrogant and have no trace of anything.
We, the Eighth Route Army, have been paying attention. We have not been getting along well with the Japanese army in Shangqiu these days, and we have even had disputes. This is an opportunity for us!"
"Furthermore, comrades, take a closer look at the Japanese troops along the Longhai Railway, Xuzhou, Kaifeng and other places. After the Japanese troops were dispatched, there will still be a considerable number of Japanese troops. However, Shangqiu, Lanfeng and other places have unusually empty troops and more than enough to defend the city.
But if you want to send troops for reinforcements, you still need to think about it!"
"At the same time, even if the Japanese army of the 35th Division attacking Dongming on its left wing and the Japanese army of the 21st Division attacking the Huxi base area on the right wing are not blocked by our troops, in a short period of time, with only two legs, they will at least need to
It will take one day to rush to the battlefield for reinforcements!”
"This is our chance to eat this group of Japanese soldiers in one bite before the other Japanese soldiers react!" Zhou Weihan said decisively, his tone full of confidence.
"If the plan succeeds, then our main force can be divided into two groups to support the brother troops on the left and right wings who are fighting the Japanese army. In this way, we will have a huge advantage in numbers, and the chance of victory will be greatly favored by our side!"
After hearing this, the deputy chief of staff did not immediately reply. Instead, he closed his eyes and pondered for a while: "Well, this plan is feasible, but it must be fast. There is no need to consider the gains and losses of one city or one place in the directions of Huxi and Dongming. The base area
There is a long strategic depth, and the national army’s method of trading space for time is feasible. If the Japanese army is too strong, they can retreat at the right moment, and perhaps choose a place around Dingtao and Heze to annihilate the enemy!”
The commander of this Japanese army from central China was the division chief of staff, Mizuo Nakazawa, with the rank of left-wing military officer. According to Okamura Neiji, after this group of Japanese troops went north, they had to obey the deployment of the 35th Division.
After participating in the combat meeting, this Japanese army was assigned to fight in Shangqiu by the commander of the 35th Division, Harada Kumakichi. The only ones accompanying them were the pacification troops. The Japanese army in Shangqiu City, whether it was Sadahiro Araki or Morita Kuroshima,
With the same military rank of Dazuo, coupled with the successive failures in fighting the Eighth Route Army, it was obvious that Mitsuo Nakazawa did not take him seriously.
If a normal person had seen the combat deployment, they would definitely think that Harada Kumonaki was suspected of using him as cannon fodder, but Mitsuo Nakazawa believed that this was a good opportunity to gain military exploits and show off the glory of the 16th Division, and did not refute.
But he made wild claims on the spot that our imperial army would inflict heavy damage on Tubal Road in southwestern Shandong. I need the command right this time, and other unrelated people should not interfere. I can do the logistics well and wait for untimely remarks.
As soon as these words were spoken, it was tantamount to slapping the face of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade. The faces of Sadahiro Araki and Morita Kuroshima who were present at the meeting suddenly dropped, and they cursed secretly in their hearts.
Before the battle officially started, bad blood arose between the commanders of both sides. This first point was recorded in detail in the information submitted by Kuroshima Morita. It was obvious that Kuroshima Morita hated him to the core.
Looking at the various armies of the Japanese army, the 32nd Division apparently has the largest number of troops. However, the Western Shandong Military Region only needs to resist this group of Japanese armies. At the same time, it can rely on strategic depth to fight and retreat to the west. Compared with the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region,
In the military area, the pressure is much less.
On the contrary, the Wuqin 3rd Regiment and the 40th Regiment in Dongming were under attack by the main force of the 35th Division and the Japanese troops in the Liangpu area.
It is funny to say that Wu Qin, a dignified member of the Zhangbei Military Division, has been stationed in Dongming County, a subsidiary of the Southwestern Shandong Military Division.
Then everyone present formulated multiple combat plans based on the current situation. When the meeting was about to end, the deputy chief of staff suddenly said: "Just now we just talked about how to deal with it, but we didn't talk about the specific deployment or how many troops to deploy. This
You can go back and arrange things on your own. You have an idea of the actual situation in your Hebei-Luyu Military Region and Luxi Military Region. I probably have an idea now. Now I can provide you with a solid background, so that the boss and I can rest assured, right?"
When Zhou Weihan and Yang ** from the Luxi Military Region heard this, they looked at each other and smiled. It was obvious that the strength of the two military regions had increased significantly compared to before.
"Chief of Staff, in fact, the staffing reported previously did not have much water. Currently, our Luxi Military Region teaches the third brigade, teaches the seventh brigade, and the first brigade of the People's Army has expanded its base area. Each brigade still has three infantry regiments.
But each infantry regiment has an additional infantry battalion!"
"What I proposed at the meeting was that the number of combatants in each regiment should be kept at around 2,500. In addition, soldiers would be selected separately from local armed forces and militia teams to form five basic regiments with a strength of around 800.
The main group’s weapons and equipment are slightly inferior, but it’s still no problem to fight as a support player!”
"Of course, this is what I said at the expansion meeting. I don't know how their brigade commanders implemented it. Whether they have exceeded the expansion in private!" Yang ** of the Luxi Military Region said something a little bit in the last sentence.
Ambiguous.
The people present looked at each other, and everyone such as Li Yunlong couldn't help laughing.
Different from the National Army, which only eats empty pay and drinks soldiers' blood, the Eighth Route Army's weapons, equipment and logistics supplies are partly updated by themselves, captured from the enemy, and partly allocated by superiors. This is still
The troops on the list, those who develop independently and are far away from their superiors, basically have to rely on themselves.
Zhou Weihan had previously asked all regiments to report their establishments, and had sent staff offices to each regiment to conduct on-the-spot investigations. Taking Li Yunlong's new regiment as an example, the squad and platoon levels did meet the standards, but when it came to the company-level combat units, the company headquarters
Generally there are ten to twenty extra people.
The battalion-level combat units have more personnel, and the regiment level simply does not hide them. The new regiment has a special agent company, a reconnaissance company, a guard company, a cadre company, a baggage company, a tank company, an automobile company, etc., which have been expanded in name.
Team, what’s even more outrageous is that the new regiment’s baggage company actually has more than 400 people, all of whom are equipped with weapons and equipment.
"Zhou Weihan, it's your turn. I know that whether it's the Tainan Military Region or the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region, you have repeatedly asked people below to report the personnel establishment. Don't tell me that you don't know!" the deputy chief of staff said angrily.
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"Chief of Staff, you have been in Heze, what can be hidden from your eyes?" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
The Deputy Chief of General Staff was right about this. Zhou Weihan had a deep impression of the approximate number of people, weapons and equipment, and defense conditions of each regiment and battalion under each military division in his mind.
There are four military divisions and four new brigades under the jurisdiction of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region. The southwestern Shandong Military Division, the new sixth brigade, has a new regiment, an independent second regiment, a southwestern Shandong Cavalry Regiment, a team directly under the military division and the 40th Regiment.
, the 41st Regiment has a strength of nearly 9,000 people.
The Second Independent Regiment, the Cavalry Regiment and the troops directly under the military division are stationed in Dingtao, the New First Regiment is in Chengwu, and the 41st Regiment is in Caoxian County.
The Zhinan Military Division, that is, the troops directly under the New Second Brigade, has a regiment, an independent regiment, and a 42nd regiment, with a number of about 6,000.
The Northern Henan Military Division, that is, the troops directly under the New Third Brigade, has four regiments and four independent regiments, with the smallest number, only about 4,000 people.
The Zhangbei Military Division, the force directly under the New Fifth Brigade, has three regiments, the Third Independent Regiment, and the Jinan Basic Regiment, with a strength of about 6,000.
There are also five infantry regiments directly under the military region, including the 35th Regiment, the 36th Regiment, the 37th Regiment, the 38th Regiment and the 39th Regiment stationed in Zhencheng, each with a number of about 1,500 people. There are also tank companies and artillery.
Regiment, Tainan Military Region Cavalry Regiment, newly established assault regiment, American artillery battalion, the number is roughly around 100,000 people.
The total strength of the entire Hebei, Shandong, and Yu Military Region is approximately 36,000. This is only the main force, not local armed forces with certain combat effectiveness.
After hearing Zhou Weihan's report, the deputy chief of staff smiled and nodded: "You don't have much water in your body. You have a lot of troops, but you have a lot of Japanese troops to deal with. Although Zhangbei, Henan, and Zhinan are not the main ones,
On the battlefield, some of the troops will be restrained by the Japanese army. This is a fact that cannot be ignored!"
"So I suggest that we transfer one or two main regiments from the Tainan Military Region to serve as reserve forces. After all, we have greater certainty this way!" said the deputy chief of staff.
"I do have this plan. What is certain at present is that our Taihang base area is not among the targets of the Japanese army's sweep. However, in order to prevent emergencies from happening, I plan to temporarily transfer the 5th and 29th regiments of the Tainan Military Region.
The troops in the Southern Division 1 and Division 2 should still focus on guarding against the Japanese Army and the 27th Army!"
"There are still some things that need to be said. Is it possible that the National Defense Army has made a private agreement with the Japanese army? Our Eighth Route Army has developed too fast in the past two years. Both forces regard our Eighth Route Army as a serious threat and must guard against it!
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"At the same time, several regiments from the Tainan Second Division can take this opportunity to launch an attack on the Ping-Han Railway. They can even launch an offensive against Anyang County when the first mixed Japanese army invades our Zhinan base!" Zhou Weihan said in his heart!
plan.
"Okay, let's do it this way. Let's end the combat meeting here. Make preparations as soon as we get back. The Japanese army's scheduled attack time is four days later. We don't have much time left!" the deputy chief of staff finally said.
Since the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region and the Western Shandong Military Region both have well-established leadership groups, although the Deputy Chief of General Staff personally takes command in Heze, he plays a more important role in overall planning and coordination of the two military regions and does not have the authority of a general or political officer.
The power is firmly in hand.
The words were divided into two parts. As a representative of the Japanese army, Huagu finally made a verbal agreement with Yan Laoxi after giving up certain benefits.
The Jinsui Army promised not to take the initiative to attack, but the Japanese army would send some of the main Japanese forces around Linfen to secretly go north to participate in the large-scale raids to encircle and suppress the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area.
The Eighth Route Army headquarters did not know about this, but how could the boss and others turn a blind eye to the Japanese troops on the southern front and predict the route of the Japanese troops in advance.
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters ordered the troops of the Taiyue Military Region to move openly and openly towards the bordering Japanese defense zone, in order to contain the Japanese troops on the southern front and prevent them from boldly deploying troops.
At the same time, the headquarters also sent a telegram to the First War Zone, indicating that the Eighth Route Army would launch an offensive against the Japanese troops on the southern front, and at the same time invited the national army troops in Zhongtiao Mountain to jointly attack and regain the lost ground.
In the past, the Deputy Chief of General Staff often went to such important secrets in person. The reason was that there were too many Japanese moles in the first theater, and they were almost infiltrated into a sieve.
Often, major secrets were just learned by the First Theater District Commander's Headquarters and spread to Taiyuan in the blink of an eye. The acquisition of information was always restricted by the Japanese army.
The invitation to the national army to jointly attack and regain the lost territory was proposed by political commissar D. The purpose was to pass through the first theater and let the Japanese army know in time the Eighth Route Army's plan to launch an offensive against the Japanese army on the southern front.
