But the only thing that Brigadier General Ross can do is to analyze how much loot the Japanese army may transport to China. It can basically be said to be a pile of waste paper. As the guy said, the British division is different from the general
The country's division system is different, and their establishment is not fixed. There are brigades under divisions, but the establishment of this brigade is not fixed.
Not only the infantry is not fixed, but the technical arms are also not fixed. For example, on the battlefield, they often have an organization of five-sixths brigades and one-quarter battalions. In fact, this organization is the leftovers of two armies from other countries on the battlefield.
The remnants of the army, or a temporary army formed by drawing troops from several armies.
This kind of mixed force is a common practice in wartime. However, in other countries, it is just a temporary detachment with basically no formal designation. Only the British came up with such a designation that makes it difficult for opponents and allies to judge.
.At first glance, this army seems to be a complete force, but in fact it is not that at all.
As for their regiments, they are only equivalent to battalions in other countries. Regiments generally only have one battalion. The entire organization is in a mess. When I first encountered it, I thought that their divisions were quite large, just like the armies of other countries. After detailed contact,
Only then will you discover that this is not the case at all.
Their infantry division with three infantry brigades is basically no different from the three-regiment divisions of other countries. The division has four artillery regiments, which at first glance has quite strong firepower. In fact, it does not count the attached artillery, there are only three
An artillery battalion and an anti-tank artillery battalion.
Moreover, the establishment is not fixed, and is constantly being adjusted as the war progresses. Last month, there may be two artillery regiments under its jurisdiction, and this month it may be equipped with three. By next month, it may be one or two artillery regiments.
There simply won’t be one at all. After half a year, perhaps one infantry division will have five or six so-called battalion-level artillery regiments.
Fortunately, waste paper is waste paper, but this situation played a role in Yang Zhen's calculation of the number of trophies transported by the Japanese army to Tianjin. Although it was only based on several standing Australian and Indian infantry divisions of the British army in Southeast Asia,
Including a complete British infantry division that was later mobilized, the standard standing establishment was calculated.
This did not include the strengthened artillery by the British army and the artillery on Singapore Island. But after some calculations, this overall figure also surprised Yang Zhen. Even if one-third of them were captured by the Japanese army and transported to the Chinese battlefield,
Then the threat to the Anti-League is quite great.
The most critical thing is these twenty-five-pound guns. Whether the British army in Southeast Asia is equipped with special No. 9 armor-piercing bullets. If equipped with such armor-piercing bullets, it is still unknown how powerful it is. Even if you never believe it on the battlefield
There is such a thing as good luck, pointing to God, but Yang Zhen still prayed to some extent that the British army would be stingy.
In fact, the Japanese swept through Southeast Asia. In the battles of Malaya and Singapore alone, the number of British artillery captured reached more than 900, more than 2,000 machine guns, and more than 12,000 cars. In addition, in the battles of Malaya and Singapore, the number of British artillery captured reached more than 900.
The equipment of the Dutch East Indies army captured in the Dutch East Indies amounted to thousands of artillery pieces of various types. In Singapore alone, hundreds of anti-aircraft guns were captured.
A group of sheep with a group of sheep fighting against a group of hungry wolves will only end up with all the sheep being eaten by the wolves. Except for the fact that the US military in the Philippines fought tenaciously, the defeat was due to the cutoff of foreign aid caused by the general environment. In Malaya
, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies, the Japanese army basically swept away the fallen leaves in the autumn wind.
British, American, and Dutch-made rifles and machine guns alone can arm more than a dozen divisions. This does not include a large amount of ammunition, as well as various vehicles and aircraft. Only part of them are transported to the Chinese battlefield, and the rest
The Japanese still have to keep it to build a puppet army in Southeast Asia. Otherwise, if all the heavy equipment in this batch of equipment is transported to the Chinese battlefield, it will only cause Yang Zhen even more headaches.
However, although the enemy's situation, especially the huge changes in the Japanese army's equipment, made many senior cadres of the Anti-Japanese Alliance a little worried. However, when the combat plan was finalized, after repeated discussions with Guo Bingxun, Chen Hanzhang, and the commanders and political commissars of the advancing army, Yang
Zhen still chose Chadong as the main direction of attack.
When Chen Hanzhang chose a candidate to succeed him in breaking through the 26th Division's defense line after leading his troops to carry out a large-scale detour, the candidate he proposed was quite surprising to Yang Zhen. Among all the ranks of the Anti-Japanese Alliance's columns,
Among the cadres, he actually chose Liu Changshun, who was better at defense and said he was immovable under a volley of artillery fire, rather than Liu Changshun, who was good at offense.
The reason he chose Liu Changshun was very simple. Facing the Japanese army's deep and multi-layered defense posture, the frontal offensive should be more robust, and the entire army should be as coordinated as possible. Once the enemy is underestimated and advances in any direction, other directions cannot
Following up, the assault force is in danger of being encircled. Choosing Liu Changshun to replace him can coordinate more closely with the southern front.
And compared with other first-level commanders of the column such as Wang Guangyu, Du Kaishan, Wang Xiaoming, Tao Jingfei, etc., Liu Changshun is the person who has the most exposure to armored tactics among all the first-level commanders of the column, except Chen Hanzhang. When the armored force was first established, it was
Conduct training and reorganization within his jurisdiction.
However, considering that Liu Changshun is not very sensitive to grasping fighter opportunities and is often hesitant and has some innate weaknesses in his character, Chen Hanzhang suggested that Ma Chunsheng be transferred to the position of chief of staff to cooperate with Liu Changshun to make up for his shortcomings. This can ensure that he does not make rash advances.
, but it will not lose its fighting chance because it is too stable.
As the key formation force of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the armored force received considerable attention at the beginning. In order to ensure the smooth formation, Liu Changshun, as the commander of the Production and Construction Corps at the time, was responsible for the logistics support work during the formation of the entire armored force. He often went to the training base, as long as
When he had time, he studied tactics with Chen Hanzhang. Therefore, Chen Hanzhang believed that Liu Changshun was no stranger to his research on armored force tactics.
For the candidate proposed by Chen Hanzhang, Yang Zhen finally agreed after hesitation. However, Yang Zhen did not agree with the candidate for chief of staff. Ma Chunsheng is a wild horse and cannot be controlled by Liu Changshun. He has a strong grasp of fighter aircraft.
, but the overall capability is too poor.
This was very obvious in the previous stage of the battle. He is still qualified as a division commander, but it is not enough for him to assist Liu Changshun in grasping the overall situation. Once this guy gets out of control, Liu Changshun can do nothing about him. Let Ma Chunsheng match up with Liu Changshun.
, a little too risky.
Finally, at Guo Bingxun's suggestion, Ouyang Jishan was transferred to serve as political commissar of the westward march, Wang Minggui as chief of staff, and Yang Jicai as director of operations. These three people were assigned to team up with Liu Changshun to carry out frontal assault missions. As for the southern cluster, Yang was not needed.
Zhen was worried and advanced to the commander of the army. His old leader was enough to shoulder this heavy responsibility.
As for the battle in the Northeast, Du Kaishan, who was transferred to the commander of the Western Manchuria Military Region at the end of December, served as the commander of the Western Manchuria Cluster, and Tao Jingfei was appointed as the deputy commander, responsible for commanding the operations in the direction of Tongliao. Wang Guangyu was transferred to the center line, responsible for the entire New Delhi
He is responsible for the combat command of the front of Beijing. He is responsible for the front and two wing operations. The entire eastern front operation is under the unified command of Wang Xiaoming.
The reason why Du Kaishan is placed on the front line of Tongliao is because this direction plays a connecting role in the entire battle situation and is a very critical position. What is needed is not only stability, but also the ability to grasp the battle situation. Du Kaishan boldly
Be big but not rash, be steady but not conservative. When it is time to make big moves, you will never follow the rules. When it is time to be restrained, you will never act rashly.
Although his overall view is slightly worse, his judgment of the entire battlefield situation is quite keen. In terms of tactical command, he has definitely reached the point of ease of control. Especially in the use of artillery firepower, it can be said that he has reached the point of proficiency.
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At this point, even Wang Guangyu, whom Yang Zhen values most, cannot compare. Among the first-level military officers of the entire Anti-Union Column, only Chen Hanzhang can compare with him. Du Kaishan, who has regained his family, has become mature.
He has become a lot more mature and his character has become much more stable. If in the past Du Kaishan was a sword that was too sharp and too hard, it could be said that Du Kaishan now is soft yet strong.
Yang Zhen placed him here. His responsibility was not only to attack the Zhongchang Railway from the west and outflank the retreat of the Xinjing Kwantung Army defenders. Another point was that if Liu Changshun's command performance in Chadong was disappointing, he would not be able to complete it.
Du Kaishan can immediately take over the command of the combat tasks assigned by the headquarters. Placing this fierce general Du Kaishan here is to prepare for use at the most critical time.
In the ensuing battle, it turned out that Yang Zhen's move was the finishing touch in the entire battle. After the detour troops set off, Liu Changshun was unable to make progress in the breakthrough that Chen Hanzhang had opened on the front, further expanding the battle situation, and the entire investigation team was unable to make progress.
Under the situation of stalemate on the Eastern battlefield.
It was Yang Zhen who quickly mobilized Du Kaishan to replace Liu Changshun, who ensured that the battle achieved its goal. Otherwise, the Yinshan Mountains had been crossed, but due to the delay in completing the breakthrough and opening the gap in the frontal battlefield, Chen Hanzhang, who was unable to get the coordination and support of the frontal assault troops, was very
They may be surrounded in Suidong.
Yang Zhen took great pains in deploying cadres, but the deployment of troops basically followed the plan reported to the central government. The Westward Group consisted of the 1st Armored Division, the 1st Armored Brigade and three independent tank battalions, the first and second cavalry.
brigades, three infantry divisions, three heavy artillery regiments directly under the headquarters, the only Japanese-made 150 cannon regiment directly under the headquarters, and two rocket artillery regiments.
The Western Front is the top priority, so although it is only equipped with three infantry divisions, it has concentrated two of the three cavalry brigades of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. In addition to the configuration of technical arms such as armored troops, it is the largest among several directions.
.Long-range firepower is also the strongest direction. It contains the Japanese cannon with the longest range among all the artillery of the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
The Southern Front Combat Group consists of four infantry divisions, the main force of the advancing army, equipped with two heavy artillery regiments and a rocket launcher regiment. It is divided into unified commands by the commander of the advancing army and the political commissar. Its main attack direction is the front line of the mountains in Malaysia, and beyond the Great Wall.
From Zhangjiakou in the south to Chengde.
The Western Manchuria Strategic Group consists of three infantry divisions, an armored brigade, a mountain division, the Korean Independent Division, a column of the advancing army, a rocket launcher regiment directly under the headquarters, an artillery regiment directly under the headquarters, and two tank battalions, from Tongliao to Zhongchang
Attack on the front line of the railway. The main task is to outflank the rear of Xingjing and launch an attack on the entire territory of Jehol.
The group is divided into two parts. The Rehe battlefield is commanded by the deputy commander of the Advance Army. Its strength is a mountain division of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the Korean Independent Division, a column of the Advance Army, and a direct artillery regiment. The main task is to seize the Qilaotu Mountain
It covers the entire territory of Jehol to the west and protects the flanks and rear of the southern front troops.
The central line group consists of nine infantry divisions, one armored division and an armored group composed of two independent tank regiments, commanded by Wang Guangyu. The eastern group consists of four infantry divisions, commanded by Wang Xiaoming. It is deployed in Linxi, West Manchuria
The three infantry divisions to Rehe were commanded by Tao Jingfei and served as the entire strategic reserve for the southern and western fronts.