Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 676
Before the people present came, the leading cadres of the two military regions must have deduced the Japanese army's big raid. After Zhou Weihan came, he rehearsed the Japanese army's combat deployment on the military sand table. idea.

The deputy chief of the general staff asked to hear Zhou Weihan's thoughts, Zhou Weihan was not polite, and said directly: "Before I came, I had already sent a reconnaissance company into Shangqiu, Lanfeng, Kaifeng and even Xinxiang to disguise the situation of the Japanese army there. For the investigation, intelligence will come soon, and the authenticity of the Japanese military deployment that was handed over by the insider has yet to be confirmed!"

"But just looking at this combat deployment, except for the 32nd Division, which has nearly 9000 Japanese soldiers, the other Japanese troops can still handle it with the strength of our Eighth Route Army. At most, it can be delayed for a few days!"

"What I mean is that it is better to concentrate our forces and cut off one finger than to scatter our forces and get tired of coping!" Zhou Weihan said.

"Oh, then which route are you going to choose the Japanese army?" asked the deputy chief of staff.

"Let's choose the Japanese army of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army transferred from central China. Its main force is only one infantry regiment. The twelve artillery pieces accompanying the army are not enough to pose a threat to our army! Our department can dispatch three main forces At the same time, concentrate air firepower and ground firepower for three-dimensional firepower coverage, and strive to eliminate this group of Japanese troops within one day!" Zhou Weihan looked around at the people present after speaking, as if waiting for their opinions.

"It stands to reason that you pick soft persimmons, why did you choose a hard bone?" The deputy chief of staff laughed.

"That's right, if the battle situation becomes stalemate, the Japanese army from other roads will easily encircle them. Rather than occupying a city or a place, the Japanese army may be more willing to give priority to destroying a part of our army's main force!" Tan Lin also had a bold idea for Zhou Weihan. Create anxiety.

Li Yunlong grinned after hearing Zhou Weihan's idea, obviously agreeing with Zhou Weihan's idea from the bottom of his heart, after all, Li Yunlong will be the frontline commander who will do his part.

Li Yunlong just wanted to open his mouth to support, but was stopped by Zhou Weihan with a wave of his hand: "It's not bad to say that the Japanese army is tough, but we can analyze it carefully!"

"First, this group of Japanese troops came from central China, and they are not familiar with the situation in Southwest Shandong. The Japanese army in Shangqiu will definitely send more guides, but according to the content of the data, this group of Japanese troops is quite arrogant and has no Putting our Eighth Route Army in our eyes, we have not gotten along well with the Japanese army in Shangqiu these days, and even had disputes, this is our chance!"

"Also, comrades, take a closer look at the Japanese troops along the Longhai Railway, Xuzhou, Kaifeng and other places, after the Japanese troops dispatched, there will still be a considerable number of Japanese troops, but Shangqiu, Lanfeng and other places are extremely empty and have more than enough to defend the city. But if you want to send troops for reinforcements, you still need to weigh it!"

"At the same time, even if the Japanese army of the 35th Division attacking Dongming on the left wing and the 21st Division attacking the Huxi base area on the right wing were not blocked by our troops, in a short period of time, it would take at least a day to fight back with just two legs. Rush to the battlefield for reinforcements!"

"This is our chance. Before other Japanese soldiers react, we can eat up this group of Japanese soldiers!" Zhou Weihan said decisively, his tone full of confidence.

"If the plan is successful, then the main force of our army can be divided into two groups to support the brother troops on the left and right wings that are fighting the Japanese army. In this way, we will have a huge advantage in numbers, and the odds of winning will be greatly biased towards our side!"

After hearing this, the deputy chief of staff did not give an immediate reply, but instead closed his eyes and pondered for a while: "Well, this plan is feasible, but it must be done quickly. There is no need to consider the gains and losses of one city and one place in the two directions of Huxi and Dongming. There is a long strategic depth, and the national army's method of exchanging space for time is feasible. If the Japanese army is too strong, they can retreat at the camera, and perhaps choose a place around Dingtao and Heze to wipe out the enemy!"

The commander of this Japanese army from central China is Mitsuo Nakazawa, chief of staff of the division, and the rank of Dazuo. According to Neiji Okamura, this group of Japanese troops must obey the deployment of the 35th Division after they go north.

After participating in the combat meeting, this Japanese army was assigned to Shangqiu by the commander of the 35th Division, Kumayoshi Harada, and only the appeasement army accompanied the battle. The Japanese army in Shangqiu City, whether it was Araki Sadahiro or Kuroshima Morita, was also The rank of Dazuo, coupled with the successive failures in the battle with the Eighth Route Army, was obviously not taken seriously by Sanfu Nakazawa.

After seeing the combat deployment, normal people would definitely think that Kumayoshi Harada might be used as cannon fodder, but Mitsuo Nakazawa believed that this was a good opportunity to gain military exploits and show off the glory of the [-]th Division, and did not refute it.

But he uttered nonsense on the spot. Our imperial army will hit Tuba Road in southwestern Shandong severely in one fell swoop. I need the command right this time.

As soon as these words came out, it was tantamount to slapping the face of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade. The faces of Araki Sadahiro and Kuroshima Morita who attended the meeting suddenly pulled down, and they cursed their mothers secretly in their hearts.

Before the battle officially started, there was a rift between the commanders of the two sides. This first point was recorded in detail in the materials that Kuroshima Morita handed over. Obviously, Kuroshima Morita hated him to the bone.

Looking at the various armies of the Japanese army, the 32nd Division has the most troops on the surface, but the Luxi Military Region only needs to resist this route of Japanese troops. At the same time, it can rely on strategic depth to fight and retreat to the west. Much less stressful.

On the contrary, the Wuqin Third Regiment and the 35th Regiment in Dongming territory, which were the main force of the 40th Division and the Japanese army in the Liangpu area, were under the greatest pressure.

It's ridiculous to say that Wu Qin, a dignified member of the Zhangbei Military Division, has been stationed in Dongming County, which is under the Southwest Military Division.

Then everyone at the scene formulated several sets of combat plans based on the current situation. At the end of the meeting, the deputy chief of staff suddenly said: "Just now we just talked about how to deal with it, but we didn't say what specific deployment or how many troops to deploy. You can go back and arrange things on your own. Regarding the actual situation of the Hebei-Luyu Military Region and the Luxi Military Region, you know it well, and I probably know it now. Now give me a solid report, so that I and the boss can rest assured, right? "

When Zhou Weihan and Mrs. Yang from the Luxi Military Region heard the words, they looked at each other and smiled. It was obvious that the strength of the two military regions had increased considerably compared to before.

"Chief of staff, in fact, the staffing reported earlier is not very watery. At present, after the third brigade, the seventh brigade, and the first brigade of the civilian army in the Luxi Military Region have expanded their base areas, each brigade still has three infantry regiments. But each infantry regiment adds a battalion of infantry!"

"What I proposed at the meeting was that each regiment should have at least 2500 fighters. In addition, we would select soldiers from local armed forces and militias and form five core regiments with about 800 people. The weapons and equipment of the basic regiment are slightly inferior, but it is still no problem to play support!"

"Of course, this is what I said at the expansion meeting. I don't know how the brigade commanders implemented it, and whether there was an excess expansion in private!" Mrs. Yang from the Luxi Military Region said the last sentence somewhat ambiguous.

The people present looked at each other, and Li Yunlong and others couldn't help laughing.

Unlike the national army, the national army will only have empty pay and blood, while the Eighth Route Army's weapons, equipment and logistical supplies are updated partly by themselves, seized from the enemy, and partly by the allocation of superiors. The troops on the list, those that develop independently and are far away from their superiors, basically can only rely on themselves.

Previously, Zhou Weihan had all the regiments report their establishment, and he had sent the staff office to the regiments to conduct on-the-spot investigations. Taking Li Yunlong's new regiment as an example, the squad level did meet the standards, but when it comes to the company level combat units, the company headquarters Generally, there are ten to twenty extra heads.

The battalion-level combat unit has more personnel, and the regiment level simply does not hide it. The new regiment has been expanded in the name of a special agent company, a reconnaissance company, a guard company, a cadre company, a supply company, a tank company, and an automobile company. What's even more outrageous about the team is that there are more than 400 people in the Xinyi Regiment Supply Company, all of whom are equipped with weapons and equipment.

"Zhou Weihan, it's your turn. I know that whether it is the Tainan Military Region or the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, you have asked the people below to report the staffing number many times. Don't say you don't know!" the deputy chief of staff said angrily. .

"Chief of Staff, you have been in Heze all the time, what can you hide from your eyes?" Zhou Weihan laughed.

The deputy chief of the general staff was right about this point. Zhou Weihan had deeply imprinted in his mind the approximate number of people, weapons and equipment, and deployment of each regiment and battalion under each military division.

There are four military divisions and four new brigades under the jurisdiction of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region. The troops directly under the Shandong Southwest Military Division, namely the New Sixth Brigade, include the New First Regiment, the Independent Second Regiment, the Shandong Southwest Cavalry Regiment, as well as the directly affiliated team of the Military Division and the 40th Regiment , 41 regiments, with a strength of nearly 9000 people.

The Second Independent Regiment, the Cavalry Regiment, and the troops directly under the military division are stationed in Dingtao, the New First Regiment is in Chengwu, and the 41st Regiment is in Cao County.

The Zhinan Army Division, that is, the 42st Regiment, the 6000st Independent Regiment, and the [-]nd Regiment directly under the New Second Brigade have about [-] people.

The Northern Henan Army Division, namely the troops directly under the New Third Brigade, has four regiments and an independent fourth regiment, with the smallest number of people, only about 4000.

The Zhangbei military division, namely the troops directly under the new fifth brigade, has three regiments, the third independent regiment, and the southern Hebei basic regiment, with a number of about 6000.

There are also five infantry regiments directly under the military region, including the 35th, 36th, 37th, and 38th regiments stationed around Heze, and the 39th regiment stationed in Zhencheng. , Tainan Military Region Cavalry Regiment, newly established assault regiment, and American artillery battalion, the number of them is about 1500.

Calculating the strength of the entire Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, there are about 6000 people. This is only the main force, and there are no local armed forces that can be regarded as having a certain combat effectiveness.

After hearing Zhou Weihan's report, the deputy chief of staff nodded with a smile: "You don't have much water in it, and you have a lot of troops, but there are also many Japanese troops to deal with. Although Zhangbei, Henanbei, and Zhinan are not the main The battlefield, but part of the troops will be restrained by the Japanese army, this is a fact that cannot be ignored!"

"So I suggest that one or two main regiments be transferred from the Tainan Military Region to act as a reserve team. After all, this is a better chance!" said the deputy chief of staff.

"I do have this plan. What is certain at the moment is that my Taihang base area is not within the target of the Japanese army's sweep, but in order to prevent emergencies, I plan to temporarily transfer the fifth regiment and the 29th regiment of the Tainan Military Region. The troops in the first division and the second division of the south should still focus on defense against the Japanese army and the 27th army!"

"There are some things I still have to say, but the National Army and the Japanese army have reached an agreement in private. In the past two years, our Eighth Route Army has developed too fast. Both forces regard our Eighth Route Army as a serious problem, so we have to guard against it! "

"At the same time, several regiments from Tainan Division [-] can take advantage of this opportunity to attack the Ping-Han Railway, and even launch an offensive against Anyang County when the independent Japanese army invades our Zhinan base!" Zhou Weihan said in his heart plan.

"Okay, let's do it this way, let's hold the combat meeting here, and make preparations as soon as we go back. The Japanese army's scheduled attack time is four days later, and we don't have much time left!" The deputy chief of staff finally said.

As both the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region and the Western Shandong Military Region have a well-established leadership team, although the Deputy Chief of Staff is personally in command in Heze, his role is to coordinate the two military regions, and he does not have general and political power. Hold it firmly in your hand.

The story is divided into two parts. As a representative of the Japanese army, Huagu finally made a verbal agreement with Yan Laoxi after giving up a certain amount of benefits.

The Jinsui army promised not to take the initiative to attack, and the Japanese army would select some of the main force of the Japanese army around Linfen to secretly go northward to participate in the sweep of the Jinchaji base area.

The Eighth Route Army headquarters didn't know about this, but how could the boss and others turn a blind eye to the Japanese army on the southern front, predicting the number of Japanese troops in advance.

Therefore, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army ordered the troops under the Taiyue Military Region to move towards the bordering Japanese defense area openly, so as to contain the Japanese troops on the southern line and prevent them from boldly deploying troops.

At the same time, the headquarters also sent a telegram to the First Theater, indicating that the Eighth Route Army would launch an offensive against the Japanese troops on the southern front, and at the same time invited the national army troops in Zhongtiaoshan to attack together to regain the lost ground.

In the past, such important secrets were often visited by the deputy chief of staff in person. The reason was that there were too many moles in the Japanese army in the first war zone, and they were almost penetrated into a sieve.

Often important secrets were passed to Taiyuan just as soon as the Chief of the First Theater learned about them, and the acquisition of intelligence was subject to the Japanese army everywhere.

It was Political Commissar D's proposal to invite the national army to attack together to recover the lost ground, in order to pass through the first theater, so that the Japanese army would know in time the Eighth Route Army's plan to launch an offensive against the Japanese army on the southern front.

(End of this chapter)