Now that they don't have to pay their own money, they can get a batch of relatively cost-effective artillery pieces in a short period of time. The Japanese Army is naturally quite satisfied. Not only did the Japanese Army use this batch of artillery pieces to completely replenish the Kwantung Army's losses last year, it also provided a batch of equipment.
It was supplemented to the Chinese Expeditionary Army and the Southern Army in the Kwantung Pass. It even established an additional reserve for the Kwantung Army.
After acquiring a large number of new artillery pieces, the Kwantung Army recovered much faster than the Anti-Japanese Alliance originally expected. Several additional heavy artillery regiments were even formed. In order to prevent the Anti-Japanese Alliance from moving south to Xinjing,
Most of the newly added artillery units were placed on the front line of confrontation with the First Column.
As the most important frontline commander, Du Kaishan is under a lot of pressure, and Yang Zhen is also aware of this. But if jade is not polished, nothing can be made, and how can you see a rainbow without going through wind and rain? Du Kaishan, Wang Guangyu, and Chen Hanzhang are the three people who Yang Zhen values the most.
The three military commanders were also deliberately trained to be senior commanders responsible for first-level operations of the group army.
The reason why Du Kaishan is placed on the center line where the enemy has the largest number of troops is the same as that of Wang Guangyu, who is solely responsible for the task on the western front. It is to let them experience as much as possible so that they can mature as soon as possible so that they can take on the tasks assigned by the headquarters in the near future.
A more important burden...
As the Anti-Japanese Alliance develops faster and faster, the scale of the battle becomes larger and larger, and more and more troops and services are participating in the war. I and Guo Bingxun do not have three heads and six arms, and they are no longer able to take into account the overall situation of the entire battlefield and train several
Command at the corps level is already imperative.
Compared with Wang Guangyu, who has a wide range of tactics, Du Kaishan is more like Yang Zhen because he is good at making surprise attacks and likes to take advantage of the sword. Although he is a bit competitive, he is definitely not reckless.
I can more or less see my own shadow on my body.
But compared with Wang Guangyu's stability and maturity, Du Kaishan often has a worse overall view than Wang Guangyu, and his overall strategic vision is slightly inferior. However, Du Kaishan's overall view is worse, not as good as Wang Guangyu and Chen Hanzhang. But in
In terms of toughness, especially the flexibility of tactics, he is even better than the two of them.
This guy is the kind of person who becomes more courageous the more frustrated he is. The worse the situation is, the more surprising he can do. He is the kind of person who even if you beat me half to death, I will still find a way to bite off a piece of your flesh. This is also
Why did Yang Zhen transfer Du Kaishan as the commander of the ace column, the First Column, after Wang Guangyu was transferred? This was the reason why he and his First Column were placed in the main direction of the confrontation with the Japanese army.
In addition to adding more burdens to Du Kaishan and accelerating his growth, the main reason is to use his increasingly courageous character to fight against the Japanese army on the opposite side. The two cities are far away from Xinjing, the core area of the Japanese rule in the Northeast.
The straight-line distance is not far. Opposite the twin cities is naturally the direction where the Japanese army focuses its defense.
As the key direction of the confrontation with the Japanese army, this guy who is full of tricks and damaging moves is placed here. Even if the Japanese army concentrates its forces to launch a surprise attack, the troops will not suffer heavy losses. However, the situation in Du Kaishan in front of us makes
He was somewhat surprised.
Looking at the somewhat haggard Du Kaishan in front of him, Yang Zhen stood up without using the prosthetic guard, but poured him a glass of water with his own hands before speaking: "Old Du, how did you end up like this? What you look like now,
But he is not like the bold Du Kaishan I know, there is nothing in the world that he dare not do, and he seems to be able to face everything with ease."
Taking the water handed over by Yang Zhen, Du Kaishan raised his head and hesitated for a moment, and finally said with a wry smile: "No. 1, I am looking for you this time just to discuss with you whether we can transfer the divisions belonging to our column.
Except for the Second Division deployed in the Nenjiang Military Region, all of them will be transferred back to me."
"In the past two months, I have been assigned to command the divisions of the fourth column, as well as several brigades from military regions and some local troops fighting at the front. However, the divisions under my own column have all been assigned to the staff.
I was transferred to the back to watch the battle. I, the commander of the first column, am commanding troops organized by the fourth column. What is this?"
"This is not a self-organized unit, and it is always difficult to command. As you know, there is no major war here. Battles on the scale of battalions, companies, and even regiments occur almost every day. The Japanese army has deployed in front of us.
A heavily-armed group, this is not our own army, and we have too many worries when commanding it."
"Especially when they were transferred before they were fully familiar with the troops, and the ones who were transferred to replace them were basically new troops with little combat experience. When the new troops arrive, I, the column commander, have to keep an eye on them from the front. Okay?
, I just got familiar with the army and got some experience, and then I was transferred again."
"And I heard that the headquarters plans that next month, in addition to the 15th Division, the remaining three divisions of the Fourth Column will also be withdrawn. The next step to be transferred to me is the Hejiang Military Region Brigade.
Two security brigades that have just been expanded from the Shelf Regiment, and two brigades temporarily formed by several military divisions under it."
"As the commander of the column, I have become the commander of the air force. Except for a few regiments of artillery, engineers, anti-aircraft artillery, automobiles and other units directly under my command, the field troops have no basic troops at all. A division can be transferred here for three or two months.
Not to mention being transferred out and replaced with a new unit, now it has been changed from the main force to a local force."
"When the main force of the four columns is there, it's okay. But the Hejiang Military District Brigade and the Garrison Brigade are both units that have just completed their expansion. There is still a certain difference in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness compared with the main force. We are here with the Japanese army.
The key part of the confrontation is Harbin behind the Twin Cities. If the Japanese army launches an attack one day, it will be very detrimental to the entire war situation."
Listening to Du Kaishan's complaint, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Why is it that in handling the command relationship, I am a bit reluctant and unable to manage things smoothly? I am timid. This is not like your style, Lao Du.
Why is it that your own troops are so handy that other troops cannot command them? Or is it because the division commanders of other troops who come up to fight do not listen to your command? I think this kind of thing will not happen in our troops."
"After that unit is equipped and trained, that unit will be transferred to the frontline for combat rounds, so that the newly formed units can accelerate the running-in and gain practical experience. This is what the headquarters decided after the end of last year's battle.
The plans we made cannot be changed because of certain things.”
"Lao Du, you are now a senior military commander. You can't always think about the area in front of you. Our army does not use columns as the basic organizational unit, but divisions as the basic organizational unit. In the organization of the Anti-Alliance Forces
Among them, the subordinate units of the column are not fixed during the war, but are temporarily assigned by the headquarters depending on the combat needs."
"In peacetime, the column is mainly responsible for the management and training of each division. Originally, according to my plan, the first-level command structure of the column was only established during wartime and was abolished in peacetime. During non-combat periods, the training and management of each division were handled by the headquarters.
Directly responsible. During wartime, field column headquarters are established according to different combat directions and scopes to direct the attached troops to fight."
"But considering that the scale of the army is getting larger and larger, the training and management work of a dozen or even dozens of divisions all overwhelm the headquarters, and the pressure on the headquarters is too great. Therefore, four column headquarters were established, each responsible for four
The division's daily training and management work. At the same time, some of the troops formerly directly under the headquarters will be delegated to each column."
"As a senior commander, you know the plans and arrangements of the headquarters. And as a senior cadre, especially a military commander, you have to get used to fighting with different organizations and even unfamiliar troops. Some time ago, the headquarters made such a big decision
The purpose of re-allocating troops and converting brigades into divisions is to make our cadres at all levels accustomed to combined command operations."
"Do you think that changing a brigade to a division is as simple as changing the name? Although there is a word difference between division and brigade, the content is completely different. When a brigade is changed to a division, the entire force and firepower distribution will be different.
Changes and adjustments. The headquarters is very determined to re-adjust the force and firepower distribution under the condition that the original brigade-level organization has been improved."
"At the same time, during wartime, the same headquarters will adjust the organization of each division of your first column based on the training and garrison conditions of each division. Maybe in wartime, your first column will be subordinate to the second column, the fourth column, or even the third column.
Several divisions, or brigades in that military region. So as a senior commander, you must be accustomed to commanding troops of different structures."
"Besides, the headquarters has other motives for withdrawing the divisions of your column from the front line this time. The development and production of new weapons at the headquarters are almost completed, and each division will be fully equipped with automatic weapons. In other words, the two we are currently using
All miscellaneous small arms with different calibers will be replaced with new automatic rifles, squad light machine guns and general purpose machine guns."
"In the plan of the Chief of Staff, the four divisions of your first column will be the first batch of troops to be re-equipped. Therefore, in addition to the second division deployed in Nenjiang, your first column will be
All were transferred north to the Fujin Comprehensive Training Base for refitting."
"In addition to replacing all light weapons with new weapons, each regiment will add a flamethrower company and an anti-aircraft machine gun company, the division's air defense company will be upgraded to an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, and each battalion will add a recoilless gun platoon. The original
The heavy machine gun company of the regiment will also be replaced by a general machine gun company. The Type 92 infantry artillery company formerly affiliated to the regiment will all be replaced by a 120mm mortar company."
"At that time, not only the three divisions of your first column will return to the organizational structure, but also the second division, which is currently under the command of the Nenjiang Military Region, will also be transferred back. The headquarters has decided on this new type of organization. The current four divisions of your first column,
In addition to being the first batch of troops to change their uniforms, they will also conduct pilot trials on tactical application."
"At the same time, based on the current situation that the military production status has been completely reversed, the headquarters is also considering placing each column directly under the rocket launcher battalion. The 107 rocket launcher will be expanded from the current one to two battalions, and a 122 rocket launcher will be installed at the same time.
The battalion will be expanded into a directly affiliated rocket artillery regiment. In addition, other technical arms such as engineers will also be strengthened."
"In addition to completing the replacement of light weapons, the divisions of your first column will also conduct combined exercises with the newly formed armored forces and aviation units of the military region. In addition to actual combat training, there is another main reason for transferring the troops of the fourth column.
It is to temporarily take over your defense and free up a few divisions from the first column to go north to participate in combined warfare training."