Chapter eight hundred and fourteenth sharpening the gun
Speaking of this, the old commander couldn't help but sigh: "Judging from the intelligence transferred from the central government, my old subordinates are amazing. Except for the fact that they don't have a navy, the rest of their equipment is better than that of the people before the July 7th Incident." The government army is much stronger. In last year's autumn battle, they dispatched hundreds of aircraft, more than a hundred tanks, and a large number of heavy artillery to cooperate with the battle."
"One of their divisions, according to the organization they reported to the central government, each division has three infantry regiments and one artillery regiment. In addition to the mortars and infantry guns belonging to the infantry regiment, only the artillery of more than 75 mm belongs to the division. There are thirty-six guns, and the total strength of the entire division reaches nearly 20,000 people. The number of guns is more than the number of people. If the artillery of the entire division were added together, our previous entire army would not be able to match it."
"In last summer's battle, they consumed tens of thousands of artillery shells on just one local battlefield in one day and night. If it were you, me, no, any unit of the entire army, they would not be able to win this kind of battle no matter how hard they try. They raised the stakes, and now they have promised that as long as we reach the territory of Jehol, all ammunition and supplies will be supplied by them by air."
"Old fellow, they are now well-armed and wealthy. Their troops and equipment cannot be compared with our old superiors. When it comes to the results of the war against Japan, we old superiors should be ashamed. Several main divisions are fighting for these few In the year, no one has achieved great results in the summer battle last year. Old subordinates, I don’t want to mention this again."
After listening to the emotions and worries of his old comrade-in-arms, the equally experienced political commissar could only smile bitterly. The contrast between the troops transitioning from guerrilla status to regular combat was too great. Infantry and artillery coordination, as well as ground-air coordination in the future, would not be suitable for the original It is indeed a considerable challenge to rely solely on infantry for combat, and rely more on explosive troops for critical battles.
Now, with the strong support from the Northeast, the army's equipment has made great progress. In addition to the lack of heavy artillery, it has a complete range of wild mountain artillery, infantry artillery, and mortars. The number is not small, and the artillery shells are also sufficient. However, the coordination of infantry and artillery Ability is indeed a considerable test for commanders at all levels.
After all, although this batch of equipment was large in quantity, it did not take long to transport it. The combat mission time specified by the central government was too tight, but the combined training of the troops had just begun, and the frequent raids by the Japanese army had seriously reduced the strength of the troops. There is not much time for synthetic training.
Among the several military regions that received equipment transferred from the Anti-Japanese Alliance, except for the Shanxi-Suiyuan Military Region, which took advantage of the geographical convenience of being backed by the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, it was easier and faster to change equipment. Hebei is still in the Taihang area, and you have to pass through multiple Japanese blockades to reach northern Shaanxi.
No matter whether a large amount of equipment was transported from under the nose of the Japanese army, each unit had to cross the Japanese blockade and go to the Jinsui Military Region to change equipment. After the change was completed, they had to cross the Japanese blockade without letting the Japanese notice it. It is not an easy thing to return and at the same time keep all this strictly confidential.
Coupled with the interference caused by the Japanese army's frequent raids in retaliation for last year's Hundred Regiment War, this major change of equipment, in addition to the Shanxi-Sui Military Region completing all changes at the beginning of the year, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the 129th Division began to change at the latest It was not until the end of last month that all the re-equipment work was completed for the troops.
If the Japanese army in North China had not focused its main energy on the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain in May, judging from the intensity of the Japanese army's raids and blockades of various base areas in North China since the end of the Hundred Regiments War last year, I am afraid that the replacement work would not have been completed by now, even if In this way, the training of artillery and some technical arms has not been completely completed so far.
It's okay to say that infantry weapons are type 38 rifles, crooked light machine guns, type 92 heavy machine guns and grenades. They are also one of the main weapons used by troops in various base areas in North China. For the 18th Group Army troops who are extremely short of equipment and ammunition. , whether it is the old Hanyang-made rifles brought by the troops during the reorganization, or the Central Army's abandoned Chinese and Czech rifles collected when crossing the Yellow River eastward, or the imitation 38-type rifles of the Jinsui Army, all comers are accepted.
Even when the 29th Army retreated, they discarded the Liao 13th rifle, the poor-quality Daku, the rifle machine gun made in Zhangqiu, and the old sleeves collected from civilian armed forces. The only ammunition they had was used up. There is no place to look for Italian-made rifles. These broken weapons don’t even have spare parts. I can’t put them down.
There are even many places where the armed forces are equipped with Dupulong, a homemade pistol that fires one bullet at a time. When the Beiyang warlords retreated, they abandoned various old rifles with different calibers and no ammunition, and even more Not to mention the Japanese-made Type 38 rifles, crooked-handle light machine guns, and Type 92 heavy machine guns that were much more sophisticated than domestically produced weapons.
Since crossing the Yellow River eastward and joining the anti-Japanese battlefield, I have captured a lot of these equipment. I am very familiar with them. Compared with artillery weapons, these infantry weapons are easier to master, but artillery and other technical arms are not so good. After fiddling with it, without long-term study and training, it is simply impossible to develop combat effectiveness.
If this old comrade beside me hadn't thought far enough, last year when the central government mobilized troops from major strategic areas to be airlifted to the Northeast, it requested the Anti-Resistance Alliance to train a group of artillery backbones for major strategic areas. If there are not enough personnel to use them, let alone being unable to complete the tasks assigned by the central government, the entire army may become a joke.
Fortunately, there is still less than half a month until the launch of the campaign assigned by the central government. For synthetic training, such a small amount of time is certainly a bit tight, but it is still enough time to sharpen weapons before the battle. I hope these cadres can use this time to Mature as quickly as possible.
Although he knew that it was far from the time to be optimistic, the veteran political commissar thought for a while and persuaded the old comrade who looked somewhat worried: "Brother, don't be too aggressive about this matter." There is still half a month left before the final time for launching the campaign issued by the central government."
"Although half a month is not too much time, I think we can use this half month to strengthen the training of cadres at all levels. Although time is a bit tight, I want to simply conduct infantry and artillery coordination training. There is still enough time to sharpen the weapons before the battle, and at the same time, make final adjustments and additions to the organization of the troops."
"And didn't the Central Committee say in the telegram that the main strength of the Japanese army in Jehol in this battle is to be dealt with by the Anti-Japanese Alliance. They have concentrated more than 100,000 heavy troops in that direction, as well as a large number of tanks, heavy artillery and aviation. With these modern weapons and the judgment of the strength of the Japanese army in the direction of Jehol, I think this battle should not be difficult for them."
"As for us, the central government has clearly instructed that the operation to go north to Jehol is to clear out the Japanese and puppet forces in the countryside, cut off contact with the Japanese and puppet troops in various places, and restrain the Japanese North China Front in Hebei from going north for reinforcements. According to this operation plan, our The main combat targets are puppet troops and a small number of Japanese garrison troops."
"Although the combat effectiveness of the puppet Manchu Army in Rehe is much stronger than that of the puppet security army in North China, and the centripetal force is relatively strong, under the current situation in the Northeast, the puppet Manchu Army may not be too stable mentally. Otherwise, The Kwantung Army would not have disarmed most of the puppet Manchukuo army when the summer campaign of the Anti-Japanese War was intensifying last year and the front line needed a lot of reinforcements."
"Even the puppet Manchukuo army transferred to Rehe has sent a large number of Japanese military advisers to strictly control it. Even the heavy weapons have been confiscated, and the distribution of ammunition must be controlled in the hands of the Japanese army. Under this situation, I think With our current situation of sufficient ammunition, there is no big problem in completing the tasks assigned by the central government."
"Old man, the strength of the Anti-Japanese Alliance is much stronger than ours. Whether it is equipment or the quality of large-scale combined operations, it is much higher than ours. Didn't you once say that the kind of battle they fight? Can't fight? If you are inferior to others, you are inferior to others. There is nothing to be embarrassed about in front of the brothers."
Speaking of this, the veteran political commissar smiled bitterly and said: "Compared with the main force of the 115th Division and the Shandong Column, at least our main force has now completed the change of equipment, and the ammunition reserve is now extremely sufficient. I'm afraid they are the best. The most troublesome thing is that the deputy commander-in-chief would not have rushed to Shandong in person."
"This time the various military regions in North China are reloading, the main force of the 115th Division and the Shandong Column, due to limited transportation lines, have only replaced two regiments of light weapons. In terms of ammunition distribution, the central government tried its best to transport less than eight One hundred thousand rounds, plus the 500,000 rounds of ammunition airdropped by the Anti-Alliance Aviation Forces stationed in northern Shaanxi at the risk, the total number of the two added together is only 1.3 million rounds of ammunition."
"Now they are required to contain two infantry divisions, three independent mixed brigades, and a large number of heavy artillery under the extremely complicated situation among China, Japan and China, and the Kuomintang army has initiated frictions many times. The Japanese Twelfth Army of Tanks cannot go north for reinforcements, so I’m afraid it won’t be that easy.”
"Even though the central government has ordered the Third Division of the New Fourth Army to go north to cooperate with them, the situation and pressure they face are still much more difficult than ours. In any case, our equipment this time has been fundamentally changed. Although it cannot be compared with the Anti-Japanese Alliance, it can be regarded as more than enough. At least the shortage of ammunition has been effectively alleviated."
Hearing the words of encouragement from this old comrade, the old commander nodded slightly, but then shook his head and said: "Just do your best, no matter what, I have taken over the heavy burden and faced the remaining Japanese troops." We have a small number of independent garrison troops and puppet Manchukuo troops. If we don't fight well, we will really have no face to see anyone, let alone have any way to explain to the central government."
"You are right. Although the remaining time is a little tight, there is not a little room for maneuver. Half a month is still barely enough to only train infantry and artillery coordination tactics, but we also need to add the newly formed new During the adjustment of the brigade-level organization, each unit also needs to get familiar with each other, and time is also very tight. Now we can only sharpen our guns as much as possible during this final moment of sharpening our guns in battle."