Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

The Tainan Division 279 of the frontline governs Ludongnan, Lidongnan and Shexian County. The regular combat troops of Division 2300 include more than 1400 people in the 1400th Regiment, more than members of the cadre regiment of the st Division, and more than cadres of Shexian County.

There are more than 800 people in various departments of the divisional agencies and subordinate transportation departments, coal and iron mines and other public units, as well as 12000 people in local guerrilla forces such as county brigade and district squadron.

Tainan Second Division governs Pingshun, Linxian, Cixi, Huixian and other places. The 281st Regiment has more than 2400 people, the 280th Regiment has more than 2600 people, the supplementary regiment has more than 2200 people, the Second Division has more than 1400 people, and Cixi has more than 1000 people.

The agencies directly under the Second Division, the Tainan Military Region Forward Command, and the 1000th Division Headquarters are actually one organization with three brands, but the personnel composition is more substantial. The scattered personnel add up to more than people.

There are also more than 15000 people in the county brigade and district squadron.

In addition, the artillery regiment and heavy mortar company directly under the military region are located in Pingshun. The 29th regiment has more than 2000 people and is responsible for garrisoning in Wuyi and Wu'an. There are more than 8000 local guerrilla troops in the two places.

There are more than 2000 personnel in the agencies directly under the military region on Yama Mountain, including internal security companies, guard companies, farm personnel, and security departments in various factories.

The Internal Guard Company is affiliated to the Ministry of Enemy Industry and is specifically responsible for counter-espionage work in the base area. It has branches in each county. Resource mining plants are distributed throughout the base area, but processing factories are mostly concentrated in the rear. The security departments of these mines and factories It takes up quite a bit of staffing.

Zhou Weihan saw the clue at a glance, looked at the submitted materials, shook his head and said: "Isn't this right? Why do I feel that there is still a lot missing in the middle!"

Xing Zhiguo said: "There is no way to do this. The headquarters has repeatedly issued orders for the policy of better troops and simpler administration, but there are more than 700 people in the two units of the Factory Management Office and the Market Management Office alone. These are only management personnel, not including security personnel." , these personnel are logically on the streamlined list.”

"The superiors are very strict, but the stalls in the base are so big that these managers simply hide most of them!"

Zhou Weihan nodded when he heard this and calculated in his mind that the Tainan Military Region's regular combat troops were about 1942 people, which was about the same size as in .

Prior to this, the Fifth Regiment of the Tainan Military Region was transferred to Yanzhou, and the Tainan Cavalry Regiment was also transferred to the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region. On the contrary, the artillery regiment was later transferred back.

In contrast, the personnel establishment of the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region is more complex, with four subordinate military divisions, that is, four new brigades.

The New Fifth Brigade also serves as the Zhangbei Military Division. The defense area governs the five places including Magidong, Cheng'an, Linzhang, Wei County, and Daming. It borders the New Ninth Brigade of the Southern Hebei First Division to the north and borders the Zhinan Military Division across the Zhangwei River to the south. , to the east is the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army that is lingering in the Daimyo area.

The directly-affiliated troops include the Third Regiment, the Independent Third Regiment, the Jinan Jigan Regiment, and the Ridong Jigan Regiment, with a number of about 8000.

The New Second Brigade is also the Zhinan Military Division. The defense area covers the four counties of Neihuang, Qingfeng, Nanle, and Guancheng. The New Second Brigade has jurisdiction over the 42st Regiment, the 6000st Independent Regiment, and the nd Regiment, with more than combat troops.

The main goal is to pin down the remnants of the First Independent Mixed Brigade in Anyang, defend the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army on the north bank of the Zhangwei River to the north, and guard the New Eighth Army stationed in Chaocheng to the east.

The New Third Brigade also served as the Northern Henan Military Division. The defense area included Huaxian, Junxian and four counties including Puyang and Dongming. In the second half of 1942, it expanded to Yanjin, Changyuan and Fengqiu in the south. It is a guerrilla zone.

The military division headquarters is located in Puyang. The troops under its jurisdiction include the Fourth Regiment, the Fourth Independent Regiment, the 38th Regiment and three independent brigades, with a number of about 7000 people. The New Sixth Brigade also serves as the Southwest Shandong Military Division, with Dingtao, Caoxian, and Chengwu counties as the core, stably developing Jinxiang, Shanxian, and Yucheng, and actively moving closer to the Huxi base area.

It has the New First Regiment, the Second Independent Regiment, the Southwestern Shandong Cavalry Regiment, the 36th Regiment, the 37th Regiment, and the 41st Regiment, with a strength of nearly .

The Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region has directly affiliated cavalry regiments, assault regiments, and 39th regiments. The other 39th regiment is stationed in Zhencheng, the 35th regiment is stationed in Heze, and the 40th regiment has been undergoing training in Heze due to heavy casualties in the defense battle of Heze.

In addition, the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region also has a directly affiliated tank company. The artillery regiment has nine artillery companies, as well as a heavy artillery battalion, a 105 howitzer company, and an American mountain artillery battalion.

After careful calculation, the regular combat forces consisted of 20 infantry regiments, three independent brigades, two cavalry regiments, and an artillery unit with nearly a hundred artillery pieces, totaling nearly people.

"The number of regular troops is still too small. When the Hebei-Luyu Military Region was reorganized last year, the number of combat troops was 25. Such a large territory involves too many people. counties, these people Once dispersed, they won’t go anywhere!” Zhou Weihan said in a deep voice.

Zhao Gang pointed out the key point in one sentence: "The fundamental reason is still the food problem. How can we feed more combat troops without food in hand? If the Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area can solve the food harvest problem this year, it will be a relief. Otherwise, we will have to rely on other Blood transfusion at the base!”

"Old Zhao, Old Xing!" Zhou Weihan looked at the two of them.

When Zhao Gang saw Zhou Weihan's expression, he said bluntly: "Don't be shy, wool cannot be harvested by a family. You have 50 million kilograms of grain transported away. There will be no more!"

"Look, that's not what I meant!" Zhou Weihan said thoughtfully: "It is imperative to expand the army. I just thought that if the defense area is too large, it may not be a good thing. At least now it is a burden!"

"The Zhangbei Military Division is isolated to the north of the Zhangwei River. Originally, I thought of letting Wu Qin rely on the local advantages to bring in more food. It worked to a great extent, but a long stream of water cannot save the situation!"

"I'm wondering whether to give up the Zhangbei military division. The southern Hebei base area is the best developed and has high grain output. What do you think about exchanging the land for grain?" Zhou Weihan asked.

Zhou Weihan also had a sudden idea. Instead of holding Zhangbei in his hands, it would be better to hand it over to the Southern Hebei Military Region. On the one hand, it could free up some troops and exchange for a batch of food.

This idea quickly grew in Zhou Weihan's mind, but this matter was not something Zhou Weihan could decide by himself. At the very least, he needed to discuss it with Tan Lin first, and then report it to the headquarters for negotiation.

"Old Zhao, Old Xing, I'm afraid I have to leave early. Tan Lin has sent several telegrams urging me to go back. I can't stay in Tainan anymore!"

"You make up your own mind about the formation of the three columns, but Ding Wei also has the 279th and 281st regiments that I want to take with him!"

Zhao Gang became anxious when he heard this, and Zhou Weihan waved his hand: "Don't be anxious yet, we are not taking you away with empty words, the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region will exchange it for two regiments!"

"As for Ding Wei, he can't live well in Tainan. Rather than letting him mess around here, it's better to transfer him to the field force!" (End of Chapter)