"This is really going to kill me." After reading the battle report, Zhao Zhi immediately had the idea of banging his head against the wall. What the hell did Wang Yaowu do? The 74th Army is still a military-level organization in name, but its actual strength has long been compared with
The two armies of the group army have similar structures. Moreover, Zhao Zhi
It also provided support to the 74th Army with American equipment capable of equipping two divisions. A few days ago, Zhao Zhi received a telegram from Wang Yaowu saying that the 74th Army was ready to respond to the Kwantung Army's southward march. Only a few days later, it was defeated by the Kwantung Army.
The army was pushed back to Binzhou and even lost Dongying.
Jeju Island has been recaptured by the Japanese army. If there are no more Jiaodong, Zhao Zhihe's mercenaries, and the more than 300,000 mixed troops, they will really become a lone army without roots. It is only Zhao Zhi who is fighting against the Japanese army on Kyushu Island.
To pave the way for follow-up actions, only by attracting as many Japanese troops as possible to Kyushu Island, Zhao Zhi ordered the Jewish troops heading north to Jiaodong to cross the sea and land in order not to be empty, otherwise the waste of people and money would outweigh the losses.
It is obvious that the Kwantung Army came south for Jiaodong. Zhao Zhi had previously sent a telegram to Wang Yaowu, suggesting that the 74th Army should stick to the current defense area and not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. As long as the 74th Army can hold on to Jiaodong for more than 3 months, Zhao Zhi will
There was enough time to completely turn Kyushu Island into a big battlefield. Now it seems that Wang Yaowu did not listen to his own opinions. Otherwise, how could the well-equipped 74th Army be pushed back to Binzhou by the Kwantung Army heading south to defend Binzhou.
"Immediately send a report to our Jewish Legion in Yangquan, ordering them to launch a blitzkrieg at Shijiazhuang, and then go east from Baoding and attack Cangzhou." Zhao Zhi looked at the map. The only troops currently available on the domestic battlefield are those who have been gathering in
If the 20,000 Jewish troops in Yangquan could not make the Kwantung Army divisions that went south to besiege Binzhou turn back to rescue Cangzhou, the 74th Army might lose control of Jiaodong, and perhaps the 74th Army would be further defeated by the Kwantung Army.
The 20,000 Jewish troops in Yangquan alone were obviously not enough, and Zhao Zhi, who was forced to do so, prepared to activate the Spark Troops who were resting and recuperating. The Spark Troops were scattered throughout Hebei for rest and recuperation from dawn to dusk. In Zhao Zhi's overall plan, there are still
This is not the time to use them, but
The current situation no longer allows Zhao Zhi to leave the Spark Force to rest and recuperate. "Immediately contact the Spark Force. After Shijiazhuang was blitzed by the Jewish troops, the Spark Force took over the harassment of Shijiazhuang and tried to cut off the transportation of Japanese and puppet troops in Hebei as much as possible."
Supply lines.”
"Sir, we have just contacted the troops heading north from Myanmar. The forward troops have arrived in Anyang." The combat staff handed Zhao Zhi a message, which was sent by the troops heading north from Myanmar. A sudden heavy rain in Henan caused the roads to become wet.
The slippery and muddy roads have made the troops heading north miserable. The tanks and armored vehicles are better off, but the trucks carrying soldiers and supplies can only move forward at a snail's pace now.
The house was leaking and it was raining continuously. The news that the troops heading north were delayed in Anyang by the heavy rain made Zhao Zhi's mood extremely bad. One bad news after another made the situation faced by Lei Lei even worse. Zhao Zhi ordered the number of troops heading north to exceed 150,000.
There are also a large number of tanks and
Attack equipment such as the Stalker armored vehicle was the bargaining chip that Zhao Zhi used to fight the Japanese army on Kyushu Island. But now they were delayed in Anyang by the heavy rain. Not to mention arriving in Jiaodong on time, Zhao Zhi wanted them now.
It may be impossible to rush to Binzhou to support the 74th Army.
What should we do? The problem has been placed in front of Zhao Zhi, and his staff officers are all waiting for Zhao Zhi to make an idea. It's not that these combat staff officers don't want to contribute, but that they really can't find any possibility of breaking the situation. The Kwantung Army mobilized two troops at once.
When a division went south to Shandong, its purpose could only be for Jiaodong. As long as Jiaodong was recaptured,
Completely cutting off the retreat of all Thunder troops on Kyushu Island. Japanese landing troops have appeared in Kitakyushu. As long as they control the Kitakyushu Bay connected to Honshu Island, the Japanese troops on Honshu Island will continue to come over. The Thunder Plan
The landing battle on Kyushu Island that had been going on for so long could only end in failure.
"Sir, can we contact the National Government and the Kuomintang? After all, they also have their own troops in Shandong. All the supplies and equipment we previously received from the Japanese army were given to them for free. At this time,
It's time for them to take action." Someone among Zhao Zhi's combat staff finally spoke up. Thunder's troops on the domestic battlefield in China are already stretched thin. Judging from the current situation, contacting the National Government and the Kuomintang is undoubtedly the best choice.
"Then send them a report, saying that as long as we send troops, our Thunder will send weapons and equipment that can equip an art weapon regiment or two Japanese artillery regiments." In the current crisis, Zhao Zhi had to speak with a straight face.
benefits. Along the way, the troops heading north frequently fought against the Japanese and puppet troops along the way, and the weapons and equipment seized were also
After saving a lot, it was no problem to scrape together the equipment to equip two infantry regiments. "Wait a minute," Zhao Zhi suddenly stopped the intelligence staff officer who was going to the telecommunications room to send a report, "Immediately check our Burmese
The mercenary troops are resting somewhere, I almost forgot that we still have Burmese troops in Shandong."
When the staff officers gathered together heard Zhao Zhi mentioning the Burmese mercenary troops, they all showed a look of shame. Not only Zhao Zhi had forgotten that Thunderbolt had tens of thousands of Burmese mercenaries in Shandong, but also they
The staff officers also completely forgot about it. If Zhao Zhi hadn't suddenly remembered this matter, I'm afraid no one among the dozen or so staff officers present would have mentioned it.
"Yes, we still have one in Shandong
There are tens of thousands of Burmese mercenaries, how could I forget about them." The intelligence staff hurriedly rushed to his information box. All the intelligence and information received after leaving Jiaodong were in that box. It didn't take much effort, but he was full of smiles.
The intelligence staff officer grabbed a few pieces of paper and ran away.
Come back. "Sir, this is the intelligence we received a week ago. The Burmese mercenary troops retreated to Tai'an after severely inflicting heavy losses on the Jining garrison, and rested in the Laiwu area. That would be the time when we were facing the coalition forces of the 6th and 20th Divisions.
I just forgot about it."
"In a week, they should be almost rested. Contact them immediately and order them to march north to Weifang. The Zibo front line will be on standby. If the Kwantung Army troops continue to move south, they will be blocked at the Weifang front line." Zhao Zhi
Leaning over the map
The distance from Laiwu to Weifang was calculated above. The calculated distance is longer than the distance of the Kwantung Army from Dongying south. However, the Burmese mercenaries are all Burmese natives who are good at mountain marching. As long as they use their full strength, they should be able to defeat the Kwantung Army.
Arrive before breaking through Weifang.
It was not that there were no Thunder troops in Jiaodong, but only 10,000 Jewish troops and soldiers were left in Jiaodong by Zhao Zhi.
00 reserve mercenaries parachuted from Burma, this is Zhao Zhi's last mobile force in Jiaodong. Before the Kwantung Army really sets foot in Jiaodong, he cannot reveal all his family fortune at once. "Give Yan Wu Dao."
Send a report asking him to stop training the Korean People's Army and immediately assemble troops to march to South Gyeongsang Province to intercept and prevent the Japanese army from continuing to send troops from North Korea to cross the sea and land on Kyushu Island." The distance given by the US fleet
The deadline had only passed for 7 days, and Zhao Zhi had to prepare to mobilize all available troops.
Letting Yan Wudao help train the Korean People's Army was something Zhao Zhi had agreed to. Kim Il-sung was worthy of being the founder of the Kim Fat family. The Korean People's Army, which originally had less than 30,000 people, had already grown in size through Kim Il-sung's efforts.
The scale was expanded to more than 100,000 people. 100,000 people is equivalent to the strength of 6 Japanese divisions. It is impossible to drive away the Japanese army from North Korea, but it is possible to fight with the Japanese army in North Korea.
While Yan Wudao was training new recruits, the mercenaries under him were not idle either. They were attacking the Korean Japanese troops in all directions. The Korean civilians mobilized by the Korean army just relied on their own hands and legs to continuously attack them.
The weapons and ammunition seized by the mercenary troops were sent to the training camp. By the time Yan Wudao last contacted Zhao Zhi, the Korean People's Army already had weapons and equipment capable of equipping 40,000 people. Of course, this batch of weapons and ammunition also contained
There are those materials provided by the Soviet Union to support the Korean People's Army.
The 40,000-strong People's Army that has been equipped with weapons plus the Jewish troops commanded by Yan Wudao is equivalent to the strength of four to five divisions of the Japanese army in Korea. There are four Japanese division-level troops in Gyeongsang, Korea.
The South Road is tossing. I believe that if the Korean and Japanese troops try to mobilize troops to cross the sea again, I am afraid that
There was also some difficulty. Zhao Zhi threw away the pencil in his hand and looked at the map in silence. After a rough calculation, Zhao Zhi actually mobilized more than 300,000 troops in North Korea and Shandong to cooperate in the battle in order to ensure the smooth operation of the Kyushu Island battlefield. Zhao Zhi
I still don't know if these decisions are worth it.
Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing's first reaction after learning that Thunderbolt had landed on Kyushu Island to fight was to send a telegram to persuade Zhao Zhi to leave Kyushu Island immediately. Although Kyushu Island is Japanese territory, its depth is not as deep as that of China or Myanmar. Thunderbolt
What he is good at is long-distance raids or blitz operations. Both raids and blitz operations require deep areas. If Zhao Zhi really wants to open a battlefield on Kyushu Island, maybe Thunder's mercenary troops will lose their tactical advantage.
Now it seems that Chiang Kai-shek's proposals are not all useless. Zhao Zhi himself was too optimistic. At the same time, he also overestimated the combat effectiveness of the Youth Army and the 74th Army. Although the Youth Army and the 74th Army have been equipped with American ordnance, even if the Thunder is against
They have conducted periodic training, but after all, they were born in Japan, and their fighting style is still in their bones. Being forced to retreat by the Kwantung Army is already the best result. If they do not retreat in a deadly fight, the 74th Army will most likely be defeated.
The Kwantung Army failed in encirclement and annihilation.
"That's it. The most important thing is to fight the battle in front of us first." After receiving the information from the forward scouts that the 23rd Division's large forces had appeared, Zhao Zhi ordered his staff to pack up and prepare to face the 23rd Division.
The preparations for the Korean battlefield and the Shandong battlefield are too far away from here. What Zhao Zhi needs to do is to first kill the 23rd Division that has appeared, and then regain control of the rhythm of the Kyushu Island battlefield to ensure that he and his mercenaries can survive.
The day the U.S. fleet appeared in Japanese waters.