After a large number of puppet troops were mobilized from Shandong to participate in the war and the local puppet troops in Shanxi were disarmed, in order to win over these puppet generals to serve them, Okamura Neiji personally made a heavy promise to them, and at the same time, the entire Japanese-occupied area
A large number of adjustments were made to the deployment of the puppet army. Almost all the original deployment of the puppet army was disrupted, and all the puppet army structures were also dismantled to pieces.
The Japanese army reorganized the Puppet Security Army in Hebei into the Seventh Front Army of the Wang Puppet Peace Army, and all of them were transferred to Jiangsu for garrison. The Puppet Manchukuo Army that withdrew from Rehe into the Pass was reorganized into the Puppet Security Army.
stationed in Hebei, replacing the original pseudo-security forces and serving as the front-line garrison in Hebei.
The puppet troops deployed in the Jiangsu and Anhui areas are being mobilized to Shandong and Hebei, especially the puppet troops in Jiangsu. In addition to leaving the Wang puppet government with incomplete equipment and only a thousand Mannlicher rifles handed over by the Japanese army,
In addition to the guard divisions with more than ten Danish Madsen light machine guns to decorate the facade, all the remaining puppet troops were transferred. Even Li Changjiang's troops, who had just surrendered to the enemy, were transferred to the Jiaodong Peninsula.
Puppet garrisons, security teams and other local puppet troops in various places were either disarmed on a large scale or changed their defense positions. This time the Japanese army disrupted the puppet army's organization on a large scale and adjusted the puppet army's deployment, which caused great trouble to the enemy's work.
, causing a considerable amount of intelligence failure.
The Japanese army not only prevented these puppet troops from being infiltrated by the underground organizations of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, but also used the territory and other promises to firmly control all the puppet troops in their own hands, and directly controlled the immediate superiors of these puppet troops and the Wang puppet government.
The Ministry of Military Affairs and Government was reduced to nothing.
Wang's puppet government, which had been working hard, had appointed officials, made promises, and stuffed enough gold bars, ended up with a bunch of freeloaders in the newly established Military Senate, and only a few puppets that were barely obedient.
All the troops were transferred away by the Japanese army.
Especially the new puppet troops who surrendered to the enemy, because they all surrendered to the enemy in an organized manner, their combat effectiveness far exceeded the miscellaneous puppet troops originally recruited by the Wang Puppet Government. The Japanese army used these miscellaneous armed forces to gain territory that they had always desired, and to expand their troops and equipment as a temptation.
, completely disintegrating and disintegrating the puppet army.
These puppet troops were originally a miscellaneous force that was squeezed out. Not only were they replenished with food, ammunition, military pay, recruits, etc., they were also discriminated against. They were even often sent to fight in the most dangerous places. They suffered heavy losses. It was not that their designations were revoked.
It means that the equipment and soldiers cannot be supplemented at all.
In the Hebei-Cha War Zone and the Sulu War Zone, there is no direct line unit of the Central Army. It is either a miscellaneous unit like the 69th Army that was later incorporated, or a miscellaneous unit like the Northeast Army that was not welcomed in the first place. Among these miscellaneous units
Among the troops, they all believed that this was a deliberate attempt by some parties to consume their strength. In China these days, only those with guns are the most powerful.
In addition, most of those officers were warlords. They had always resorted to any means to protect themselves. They were faced with the situation of being marginalized and forced to be cannon fodder. Their desire for a territory in their hearts was stronger than anyone else.
, whether serving Chongqing or surrendering to the enemy as a puppet army, territory and troops are their first choice.
The Japanese army took advantage of this to lure these puppet generals into selling themselves as thugs, especially the puppet troops who were newly transferred to Shanxi from former motley crews. Under the temptation of territory and additional soldiers and equipment, it can be said that they
It's quite hard work.
Okamura Neiji's strategy of using China to control China has achieved quite good results at least this time. These puppet troops are much more dedicated in action than the local puppet troops in Shanxi who often work hard. As for After both the puppet troops and the Kannai troops are harmed, whether the Japanese army will fulfill its previous commitments is another matter.
Anyway, these puppet troops are fighting under the guns of the Japanese army. They themselves are participating in the war so hard for their own survival and with the intention of grabbing territory. When they are like those who are like tarsal bones, the so-called enemy behind the enemy lines of the Chinese Communist Party Armed, after both sides suffered losses on the battlefield, it was okay for the Japanese army to admit its original promise. How dare these guys have any different opinions if they don't admit it?
Having lost the capital to bargain with the Japanese Imperial Army, this group of people could only be obedient. For Neiji Okamura, who had many years of military consultant career in the ranks of the Chinese Beiyang warlords and had a thorough study of Chongqing's military and political system. To put it bluntly, the highest authorities in Chongqing were very proficient in these methods of dealing with miscellaneous troops without having to learn them.
Use the territory as a temptation to lure miscellaneous troops to work for you. After these guys' troops are crippled and have no capital, they will either adopt mixed methods and directly annex them, or cancel their designations and give up those troop commanders. With a casual job to support themselves, these Japanese Imperial Army can do the same.
Once these disobedient puppet troops are wiped out, it’s not up to you to decide what to do. Even if you replace the disobedient army commanders with the officers who serve the imperial army wholeheartedly, it’s just a piece of cake. That's all.
Okamura Neiji wanted to use these helpless people, who actually wanted nothing but promotion and wealth, and turned the troops in his hands into armed groups for his own benefit, but he was also more wary in his heart. In fact, As the saying goes, people who are not of my race must have different minds. The Japanese are much more single than the Chinese.
But now, Okamura Neiji has indeed fulfilled his promise. He did not transfer these people to fight against the Chongqing side. Instead, he transferred them to the Shanxi battlefield and used their combat effectiveness over ordinary puppet troops to fight against the anti-Japanese armed forces behind enemy lines. In the battle, as for the southwestern Shanxi area that faced the Second War Zone, not a single soldier was sent.
It is obvious that Okamura Neiji did this in order to use China to control China, make full use of the Chinese people's internal disputes, and let the Chinese fight against themselves, so as to save the North China Front, which has already used its maximum strength, and free up its hands to deal with northern Shanxi. The well-equipped Resistance Alliance on the battlefield.
He also knew very well that if these puppet troops who were organized and surrendered to Japan were used to fight against Chongqing, not only would it be difficult for the Japanese army to play the role that the Japanese army hoped they could play, but the Japanese army would also need to devote a large part of their energy to watching them and guarding against them. These people rebelled on the battlefield.
But it is extremely suitable for dealing with the CCP's armed forces behind enemy lines and the puppet troops who are unwilling to fight in Chongqing. The internal political struggle of the Chinese people makes these puppet troops unable to sweep away the troops of the 18th Group Army. If there are any concerns, it can greatly reduce the pressure on the Japanese army.
Faced with the development and changes of the situation, the Taihang Military Region and the Taiyue Military Region are now actively carrying out anti-mopping operations. Considering the actual situation, the two base areas decided to adopt the old method, picking out the soft ones first, attacking the puppet troops first, and then attacking them one by one. A tactic to weaken the effective strength of the Japanese army.
Taking advantage of the fact that these two puppet military divisions had just been transferred to the battlefield in Shanxi, and the terrain and people's sentiments were all unfamiliar, they were killed in one fell swoop. Their total strength was only more than 10,000 people. The so-called Pseudo-Peace-Foundation Army Division was formed, and then turned around to deal with the main force of the Second Front Army.
Both the boss and the deputy commander-in-chief believed that as long as these two puppet divisions were eliminated first, the Japanese army's raid on the base area would have broken an arm. Although the remaining Japanese army had much stronger combat effectiveness, it could not stand on a single tree and lacked troops. It has always been a considerable weakness of the Japanese army.
In addition, the Japanese army will disarm the local puppet troops who are familiar with the geography and people's sentiments. It is difficult for the Japanese troops transferred from outside to do anything in a short period of time. Even if the Japanese army continues to launch a large-scale sweep regardless of the situation, without the cooperation of the puppet troops, it will be Several base areas got some breathing time.
In the telegram, the boss hoped that the Anti-Alliance troops in northern Shanxi could mobilize part of the artillery to support them. Most of the military officers of these two puppet military divisions were from the Northwest Army. They were not only good at defensive operations, but also had a combat style that was far from the best. They are much more powerful than the local miscellaneous puppet troops in Shanxi, and their equipment is also far better than those in Shanxi.
Without the support of artillery, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. Although these soft persimmons are also soft persimmons, but compared with who else, compared with the Japanese army, the equipment, combat effectiveness, and soldier quality are indeed very poor, but compared with the original Shanxi Compared with the local puppet troops, these puppet troops are likely to become troublesome hedgehogs.
The current base areas of the Guan Nei Army, except for the Jinsui Military Region, are seriously lacking in artillery and attack firepower. In the Taihang and Taiyue Military Regions, although the number of light and heavy machine guns is relatively sufficient, the ammunition reserves are currently insufficient. The entire army has less than fifty mortars. The number of doors and cannonballs is also insufficient.
There are only five mountain artillery pieces that have been organized by the advancing army and that were retained after last year's anti-mopping operations. But now there are only more than 20 mountain artillery shells in the entire army. All the artillery shells captured by Yang Jicai in Taiyuan were transported to the Shanxi-Suiyuan and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei areas. The two major military regions, Taihang and Taiyue, which are fighting on the periphery, have not been supplemented.
Although the headquarters has transferred a batch of captured artillery shells to Taihang, it lacks corresponding enough artillery. Moreover, this batch of artillery shells is mainly used to deal with the terrain of Shanxi. The Japanese troops stationed in Shanxi are equipped with the largest number of 92 infantry artillery shells, field artillery shells and The number of mountain cannons is not very large.
In total, there are currently five Type 41 mountain cannons that can be produced on that day. The number of usable artillery shells is extremely short. Although there are more than ten infantry guns and rapid-fire artillery in total, the shells have been consumed by last year's anti-mopping up, and this time The amount of consumption in the battle was extremely short. The two major military districts combined had less than 60 rounds of infantry artillery shells. As for the rapid-fire artillery shells, all the embers had been consumed.
Improving the firepower of the troops left behind in the pass has become the boss's biggest concern. To deal with these former puppet troops, he is not worried about the ability of the troops left behind or the commander's ability to grasp combat opportunities. What he is most worried about is the firepower. Whether it can Meet the need to eliminate these two puppet military divisions in the shortest possible time.
Faced with this situation, the boss and the deputy commander-in-chief know very well that attacking the puppet troops first is indeed the best way at the moment, but the key lies in whether they can do it quickly and free up their hands in a short period of time to deal with other aspects. Once the enemy forces are held back by the puppet troops of these two divisions, under the premise of concentrating superior forces to annihilate the enemy, the consequences of the two base areas with empty rear defenses will be disastrous.
The two puppet divisions, heavily supplemented by the Japanese army's use of weapons captured in last year's Zhongtiao Mountain battle, now have one Czech-made light machine gun in the squad and a grenade launcher in the company, and six Daku-made water-cooled Maxim heavy tanks in the battalion.
Machine guns, each regiment is equipped with four mortars, the division has four mountain guns, and two 20mm Ouligan cannons, one battery each.
The entire army has the same Liao 13 rifles, Czech-made rifles, Belgian rifles, and Dagu-made shell guns. Each regiment also has a pistol company equipped with Dagu-made MP 18 submachine guns. Its equipment level is no better than that of Chongqing.
The excellent Central Army is only one division away, and can even be said to be quite sophisticated.
Moreover, all the members of the army are veterans of more than one year. There are even those who served as soldiers during the Central Plains War and are still soldiers now. Their combat effectiveness is quite good. If used to fight the Japanese army, they should be able to be said to be a powerful force.
It's a pity that this unit has now become a helper for the Japanese to kill Chinese people.