After saying this, the boss paused and said: "Since the end of last year's battle, taking into account the development and changes of the situation, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region has mobilized a group of capable county armed forces from various divisions, plus an independent cavalry regiment directly under the Hebei-Chahar Military Region.
Establish a railway public security force to be responsible for the protection of railway lines."
"I see that the battlefield around Peiping has ended. It is completely possible for this railway public security force to take over the security work along the railway and withdraw the two brigades originally responsible for road protection. In addition, one or two brigades transferred from Peking
Brigade, in this way, we can mobilize three to five brigades from around Peiping and put them into the battlefield in central Hebei."
"Although the total force strength is not too large, the strength of more than 10,000 troops in the five brigades can still play a certain role in easing the pressure on the use of troops in the entire Jizhong battlefield. Even if it cannot be used on the main battlefield for the time being,
But it can also be used on some secondary battlefields or auxiliary battlefields to reduce the pressure on the Anti-Alliance."
"These brigades are from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. They were newly formed units by upgrading local armed forces before the campaign was launched. Except for some of the backbones, most of them have not been trained in the war. Nothing can be made without polishing it, and these troops should also be
We were beaten and beaten. We can’t always stay in the rear and watch our brother troops fighting hard in the front.”
"The growth of any army is achieved through battle after battle. No matter how long the training is, it cannot cultivate real combat effectiveness. Only after being tested by blood and fire can the true combat effectiveness be cultivated.
Cultivate a force with excellent work style. I think it would be better if they go south and get some experience."
Regarding the boss's words, Yang Zhen was a little bit dumbfounded. It wasn't that he didn't believe in the brother troops, but the real old troops in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Military Region, the main force that had been tested in the war. They were all on the battlefield in Shanxi right now, fighting with Shanxi-Suiyuan.
, the Taiyue Military Region cooperated with the First Army to fight fiercely, preventing the Japanese troops in Shanxi from leaving the Taihang Mountains eastward, and protecting the flanks of the Hebei battlefield.
Judging from the current battle situation in which part of the Japanese army in Shanxi has been wiped out, and the remaining troops are all huddled in major cities, the Shanxi battlefield is still quite successful. But this situation also means that except for some troops, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei and Shanxi-Hebei-Lu
Most of the main forces in the Henan Military Region are themselves contained on the Shanxi battlefield.
The old troops fought fiercely with the Japanese army in the Shanxi battlefield. The remaining troops in these two strategic areas were newly formed and had not yet been tested. These brigades were the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. Before the war, considering that the main force would be mobilized,
A second-line force formed because the rear cannot be left empty.
Except for some cadres and backbones transferred from the old army, most of them are local armed forces newly formed last year. Although the equipment is good, it lacks actual combat experience. He is not opposed to putting the new army into actual combat training, but at present, Jizhong
The extremely cruel battles on the battlefield are not very suitable for training new troops.
If all these new brigades, which have not yet been tested in combat, are put into combat in central Hebei, it will not only be a bit of a rip-off, but even at a critical moment, these new troops who lack actual combat experience are likely to delay things. But the boss
Now that we have spoken, it would be inappropriate if we disagree.
After careful consideration of all aspects of the battle situation, Yang Zhen finally agreed to the boss's request. However, in terms of the direction of training, after careful consideration, Yang Zhen decided to put Lu Gongbao on the front line. At present, there are no more than one brigade.
The remnants of the 66th Brigade were handed over to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei troops heading south.
Yang Zhen chose to hand over the front-line battle situation in Lugongbao to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei troops going south that the boss was preparing to mobilize. He still had certain considerations. The remaining enemies in Lugongbao were no longer less than an infantry brigade. In addition to half a heavy machine gun squadron,
There is no heavy firepower except three heavy machine guns and a mortar.
The most critical thing is that the remaining Japanese troops are trapped in Lugongbao and are short of food and ammunition. Their combat effectiveness is not very strong, and it has fallen to the bottom. It can survive until now because Du Kaishan, who has never increased its troop investment, invested
The military strength is never sufficient.
Although this Sixty-sixth Brigade is much inferior in terms of combat effectiveness and equipment compared with the regular field divisions of the Japanese army, it is a complete brigade after all. Du Kaishan said that there are two regiments, but in fact the total is only
With the strength of one and a half regiments, even with the cooperation of tanks, it still seems somewhat lacking in strength to deal with the Sixty-sixth Brigade.
It wasn't that Du Kaishan was careless, but that he really wasn't interested in the Sixty-sixth Brigade. As soon as they fought, Du Kaishan discovered that this brigade was different from the Japanese troops they had fought against in the past, both in terms of attack will and fighting qualities.
.Not only is the equipment very poor, but the quality of the soldiers is also very questionable.
Among the soldiers of this brigade, there are not many real young adults. They are generally concentrated in their thirties or even forties. Some of the soldiers are obviously underage. Some are old and some are young.
Small, very disproportionate, young soldiers aged 16 or 17 accounted for a large part.
The originally small backbone and elite of the brigade were basically exhausted during the few hours of hard fighting when they broke through the Ziya River defense line and attacked the flanks of the river. The remaining old, weak, sick and disabled
, the combat effectiveness is almost worlds apart from that of the elite Japanese army.
Facing such a Japanese army, Du Kaishan, who was used to seeing the elites of the Kwantung Army, couldn't get over it. Originally, according to his plan, he had to recruit an additional regiment. But after the battle, he was immediately interested.
If there is a shortage, we will just use the existing troops to peel off the skin layer by layer.
However, although the remnants of the 66th Brigade are still hanging on, after four days of fierce fighting, the remaining troops have been divided into two halves. Their real strength, which is not much, has long been exhausted. At this time, let
It is a relatively good opportunity to practice with the new troops. It is not a problem to train the troops, but if possible, you still have to pick the soft persimmons.
As for these newly formed brigades, Yang Zhen is familiar with them. The old foundation of these brigades was actually formed last year when the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region established various military divisions of the Hebei-Chahar Military Region.
An independent regiment and a brigade directly under it. It is said to be a newly formed unit, but it is not considered to be new soldiers. It is just that since its formation, it has not been on the battlefield because it is a local unit.
These brigades all use Type 38 rifles. Each squad has a Type 96 or crooked light machine gun. The battalion has six Type 92 heavy machine guns. The regiment has Japanese-made 90mm mortars.
The brigade artillery has four Type 41 mountain guns and eight German-made IG 18-type 75mm infantry guns. Although it mainly uses Japanese weapons, the equipment is generally pretty good.
With the end of the Battle of Stalingrad and several major battles on the Soviet-German battlefield in 1943, the Anti-Japanese Alliance used their own submachine guns and food to exchange more and more German-made light weapons from the Soviets. At present, except for Shandong
In addition, the main forces in the remaining major regions are all equipped with German weapons and light equipment, and no longer have Japanese weapons and equipment.
Especially in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, which is close to the water and on a first-come-first-served basis, the main force has two MP 40 submachine guns per infantry squad, one MG 34 or 42 machine gun, and all 98K rifles for the infantry, two for each infantry company.
Rocket launchers. The battalion has 60 guns, the regiment has recoilless guns and 82 mortars, and the brigade artillery battalion has mountain guns and infantry guns.
The original Japanese weapons and miscellaneous weapons and light weapons have basically been handed over to local troops or used as inventory. The Japanese weapons used by these brigades were built using the equipment replaced by the main forces. The Japanese weapons of the entire Anti-Japanese Alliance
All ammunition has now been discontinued. The Anti-Japanese Federation has transferred all the stocks of Japanese weapons and light weapons and ammunition to various troops in the customs.
Not only the troops within the customs are equipped with a large number of second-hand German equipment obtained from the Soviet Union. Even the anti-alliance forces, in addition to the old troops, the newly formed troops are equipped with submachine guns, which have been mainly made by themselves, instead of being equipped with German MPs.
40 submachine gun. The submachine guns originally prepared to be equipped with self-made submachine guns were taken away by the Soviets.
The Soviet army suffered huge losses on the Soviet-German battlefield, and the amount of light weapons lost was even more astonishing. In the Battle of Stalingrad, the Soviet army lost more than 2.4 million people. This does not include the losses in other directions on the Soviet-German battlefield during the same period.
.Only half of the Soviet troops used to fill holes in the entire Stalingrad battle were even equipped with light weapons in one division.
Although the manufacture of Soviet-style light weapons is simple, no matter how simple the weapon is, it still requires a lot of manpower and material resources to produce. With the main focus still on heavy weapons, the production and manufacturing of this light weapon is
It's quite a bit too busy.
The current output of Soviet light weapons is far less huge than what Yang Zhen knew in that period of history. Excessive manpower consumption has also had a fatal impact on the military industry. In the situation where the number of heavy weapons production workers must be guaranteed
However, facing the huge consumption of light weapons, the Soviets had a headache.
Although the Soviets tried every means to increase production, there was no shortage of various weapons and equipment from rifles to pistols, from submachine guns to machine guns. The Soviets, who had suffered excessive battle losses, were really overwhelmed. Even during the Battle of Stalingrad, the Soviet Union
The situation on the German battlefield has also been alleviated to a certain extent for the Soviets. However, light weapons will always be the most expensive equipment on the battlefield.
Although a large number of German light weapons and ammunition were captured, the calibers were different after all, which would undoubtedly cause considerable logistical trouble. As the production of light weapons could not keep up with the expansion and attrition of the troops, the Soviets turned their attention to
Some of the weapon calibers are common to your own.
So while the Battle of Stalingrad was still going on, facing the gap left by the huge loss of light weapons, the Soviets immediately proposed that the Anti-Japanese Alliance manufacture 200,000 submachine guns for them. They also stated that they would exchange German trophies in the future.
, you can reduce the food quota and increase the proportion of light weapons.
Faced with this request made by the Soviets, Yang Zhen expressed his refusal at the time. What a joke, under the circumstances that the Anti-Japanese Alliance still had to meet the needs of itself and the internal forces, and its own output was not very high, how could it be possible?
With such a large production capacity, how could they provide the Soviets with so many submachine guns at once?
Yang Zhen said that all the Soviet-style light weapons in stock in the Anti-Japanese Alliance, mainly those Soviet-style light weapons captured by the Mongols, could be transferred to the Soviets. He could also consider increasing the supply of some submachine guns as appropriate, but with the number of 200,000, the Anti-Japanese Alliance could not
I really can't take it out.
Although the submachine guns of the Anti-Japanese League are currently only allocated to non-front-line combat troops such as logistics, guards, and art troupes, as well as artillery, communications, medical and other non-front-line combat personnel in combat troops. In the Anti-Japanese League, they are no longer the mainstay of front-line infantry.
Equipment, but given the huge demand for troops within the customs, this quantity is really unable to meet.
In the eyes of Yang Zhen, who had not yet thought that this was a small move he had made privately and the chain reaction it would cause, the Soviet Union's request was purely blackmail. Although they said that their light weapons losses were too large, if their production capacity was fully utilized, they would still be completely
It can meet the needs. At this time, making this request to the Resistance Alliance, which has insufficient military capabilities, is purely an excuse and blackmailing itself.