Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

In late April 1942, the confrontation between China and Japan in China seemed to have died down.

Although the Chinese Expeditionary Army has supplemented six garrison divisions, the garrison divisions are formed on the basis of independent mixed brigades in China, supplemented by a large number of recruits, and are mainly used in rear security warfare, which has not shown obvious results .

On the other hand, due to the continuous transfer of elite divisions of the Japanese army to the combat sequence of the Southern Army, the pressure on the national army on the frontal battlefield was greatly reduced, and the two sides seemed to have reached some tacit agreement.

The Japanese army did not take the initiative to attack, and the national army did not initiate opposition. Both sides took advantage of this rare opportunity to recuperate and prepare for war.

In contrast, the Eighth Route Army in North China mainly focused on digesting the newly opened base areas, and at the same time, because of the disaster in the base areas, they had no ability to forge ahead.

After the formation of two garrison divisions in North China, the North China Front Army also adjusted its troop deployment.

The 69th Division was established in Linfen on the basis of the independent No.16 mixed brigade. Ishihara Waner considered that its combat effectiveness was insufficient and could not cope with the complex and changeable situation on the southern front. Immediately, the 69th Division was transferred to Beiping for army training. The Independent Ninth Mixed Brigade, originally stationed around Peiping, was transferred to Linfen.
At the same time, the 36th Division in Fenxi added two supplementary brigades, the 110th Division in Shimen added four supplementary brigades, and the Zhengtai Online Independent Fourth Mixed Brigade added two supplementary brigades.

The 59th Division was established in Jinan on the basis of the Fifth Independent Mixed Brigade, which continued to be responsible for the defense around Jinan, and at the same time added two supplementary brigades to the 32nd Division.

After Wanji Ishihara took office, he immediately made a decision in line with his style. He aimed at the 108th Division and the 41st Division, which had relatively intact strength during the sweep, and ordered the two divisions to select three Elite infantry brigade.

Two of the infantry brigades were added to the independent 35st mixed brigade stationed in Anyang, and four infantry brigades were added to the divisions of the [-]th Division along Xinxiang and Kaifeng.

It is not known how Shimomoto Yaxiong reacted, but according to the report of the personnel stationed in the 41st Division, Isamu Terauchi slapped the table during the meeting.

Yuu Terauchi never imagined that Ishihara Wanji had just taken office and transferred the supplementary troops from the base camp to the First Army and the No.12 Army, and then cut the knife on the outstanding 41st Division as the direct division of the dispatched army , Not to mention not getting the slightest benefit, but needing to draw blood.

However, the order issued by the North China Dispatch Army Command was resolved, and Isamu Terauchi also received such a reply from Moritake Tanabe in private.

As the head of the army, how could Isamu Terauchi swallow this breath, and secretly launched a meeting of officers mainly from Osaka and supplemented by personnel from other regions. In addition to the Japanese troops from the 41st Division, there were also many participants from the 108th Division. Japanese military officer.

As the leader of the group, Terauchi Yong called on the members of the group to actively respond to Shangfeng's order, and actively applied to bring "elite soldiers" to the south to support friendly troops, and to actively develop the territory and expand the business.

The combat capabilities of these "elite soldiers" are already unknown, after all, taking on combat missions is just a side job.

In a secret camp outside Handan City, many Japanese military officers gathered, each holding a booklet in his hand.

"The previous group was too scattered, and there was even a phenomenon of competing for development sites among ourselves, so that the Eighth Route Army took the opportunity to lower prices. This phenomenon is not good. We must unite and have the same goal!"

Yuu Terauchi said rather sadly that this expression made him more uncomfortable than Ishihara Waner's blood draw from the 41st Division. The officers present also nodded frequently, expressing their deep agreement that they had indeed suffered this loss before.

But there is no way to say it clearly, and we can only communicate with the Eighth Route Army alone, which has led to the Eighth Route Army's dominant position in the seller's market.

"In the next period of time, I will establish a more formal organization with a strict organizational structure and a guiding program!"

"The brochures in your hands should be carried with you, and you must study them all the time. Comrades, colleagues, only in this way can we become bigger and stronger!"

Although Yuuchi Terauchi is short, his voice is unusually loud, and his face is flushed strangely, obviously in a state of extreme excitement.

The Japanese military officers present were all confidant members of the group, and each of them seemed to be bleeding from chicken blood. They watched Isamu Terauchi's speech with admiration, and did not notice that the content of the speech seemed to be a bit off.

On the other side, regarding the adjustment of the Japanese army's strength, the Eighth Route Army is also adjusting its strength.

Due to the expansion of the base area, what followed was that the troops of the Eighth Route Army could no longer change their stations as frequently as before.

"Boss, although the results are gratifying, the problems brought about are not small, especially the problems in the two military regions of Taibei and Hebei!"

"The current situation is that the outer base area is too close to the Japanese army's transportation line. If the troops are scattered and stationed as before, the troops will be too scattered. Once the Japanese army makes a move and we are not allowed to react, they will break through the outer base area!" Chief of Staff Teng said.

The boss nodded when he heard the words: "Then what do you think?"

"The comrades in the staff office have repeatedly deduced that the two military regions should concentrate their main forces on the border with the enemy like the troops in the Tainan Military Region, forming a long-term confrontation situation. The base area in the hinterland should be mainly elite troops and local armed forces. !"

"The Taibei Military Region can deploy its main forces to the south of the Zhengtai Line and north of Xiyang and Zanhuang Counties, relying on the mountains, build fortifications and fortifications to form a tight line of defense!"

"The main force of the Southern Hebei Military Region needs to be divided into two divisions, one is deployed south of the Shide line, Xinhe, Jixian, and Zaoqiang are north of the old city, and the other is deployed along the Fuyang River in the west of Julu. , beware of the Japanese army on the Ping-Han line!"

"The defense line that the Southern Hebei Military Region needs to deploy is too long, but the corresponding main forces are gathered on the front line. Even if the Japanese army attacks the base area, they can directly let the troops on the front line support each other, which is faster than dispatching troops from the rear!"

After Chief of Staff Teng finished speaking, he waited for the boss's opinion: "The method is feasible, but it requires too much manpower and material resources. But in this way, the base area in the rear can develop with peace of mind!"

"That's right, now whether it's our Taihang base or southern Hebei base area, there are cement factories, wood processing factories, and mines, and the people are freed from spring plowing, just mobilize manpower and material resources!" Chief of Staff Teng said.

"Just do it like this. The staff office will send out instructors, but we still need the two military regions of Taibei and Hebei depending on the actual situation!"

Have I named Terauchi Yusuke's group before, does anyone know?