Glorious Mission 1937

Chapter 670: Pre-war Deployment

North China. Zhangjiakou. Former enemy headquarters.

Wei Lihuang sat at the main seat, followed by Boss Zhu, Xu Hu, Yang Yi, Yang Aiyuan, Li Wensheng and others in sequence. Everyone's expressions were dignified and a little excited.

Wei Lihuang didn't keep the senior officers here waiting too long, seeing that almost all the familiar faces had arrived, so President Wei stood up and said, "Everyone, I just received a telegram from the Commissioner that the Military Commission has agreed that our army Combat operations, order our army to attack the Japanese army immediately!"

"Papapa!!!" As soon as Wei Lihuang's voice fell, there was warm applause in the conference room.

"His grandma, finally waited for the counterattack, my hair is all white, hahaha!" It was Li Yifeng who spoke. This guy was a famous jerk when he was in the eighth war zone, and now he is also a thorn.

"Big Beard Li, you're only 35 years old. Where's your white hair? I think your hands are itchy after not fighting for half a year?" Xu Hu scolded with a smile.

"Old Xu, you know Lao Li, there is no way, who made our Lao Li born to be a war fighter, if there is no war, I feel like a cat's paw scratching my heart, it's really uncomfortable!"

"Hahaha!!!" Everyone in the conference room was amused.

"Okay, stop joking, you've all read the battle plan, and are you clear about your respective combat missions?" Wei Lihuang stopped Li Yifeng from playing tricks, and asked.

"It's clear!!!" The senior military officers present said in unison.

"Well, repeat the respective combat missions! Li Yifeng will start from you!"

"Yes"

“报告总座。我北方集群9个整编师、2个骑兵师、2个装甲师、2个炮兵师合计35万人由哈尔滨出发，兵分两路夺取双城、扶余、松原，兵锋直指敌伪统治中心新京。”李逸风大声说道。

"Very good! Remember, Songyuan is a tough bone. There are 4 divisions of the Japanese army and 2 infantry divisions of the puppet army. The 10,000+ people who were appointed before failed to take down Songyuan after fighting for half a year. Now it's up to you It's over!" Wei Lihuang said.

"President, don't worry, even if Songyuan is a tortoise shell, I will crush it if I lose my front teeth!" Li Yifeng said loudly.

"Next!"

It was Li Wensheng who stood up and spoke: "Reporting to the general manager, the 8 reorganized divisions, 3 armored divisions, and 2 artillery divisions of our Zhongbei Group, a total of 25 people, attacked from Shuangliao. The main purpose was to seize Siping, an important transportation hub for the Japanese and puppets. Cut off Changchun The traffic artery between Shenyang and Shenyang, cooperate with the northern cluster to seize Xinjing."

"Remember, Siping is a matter of success or failure in this battle. It is difficult to occupy where it is. It is even more difficult to hold it. You must concentrate more than half of the main force on Siping. Make sure that none of the Japanese and puppet troops in Xinjing will escape!" Wei Lihuang loudly road.

"Yes!"

"Next!"

起身说话的是施剑飞：“报告总座，我中央集群15个整编师、3个骑兵师、2个装甲师、2个炮兵师、1个防空师共计45万人，主要任务是出赤峰。占朝阳、盘锦，最终夺取沈阳！”

"Jianfei, your department has the heaviest task. Although the ruling center of the Japanese and puppet is in Changchun, their troops are mainly stationed in Shenyang, because that is the most important stronghold connecting the inside and outside of the pass. According to reliable information, the Japanese and puppet troops are the least in Shenyang. You have assembled 30 elite troops, plus the Japanese army has been operating in Shenyang for 11 years, and built a large number of permanent strongholds and fortifications, so what your department is facing is the Japanese puppet army built with elite troops and reinforced concrete. It's an iron wall." Wei Lihuang said.

"President, please rest assured. The committee member once said that I, Chen Feng, fight elites. I look down on elites who are not devils. I have the same attitude today. I believe that in front of the heroic Chinese army, any invaders Resistance is futile, Shenyang belongs to China, it must be!"

"Okay, courage is commendable, we look forward to your good news!" Wei Lihuang said.

"Next!"

It was Mr. Liu Bocheng who got up and spoke: "Reporting to the general manager, the 18 reorganized divisions, 2 armored divisions, 5 artillery divisions, and 1 air defense division of the Pingjin Group have a total of 45 people ready for combat. The main task of our department It is to cooperate with the naval forces to seize Beiping and Tianjin, open China's foreign exchange window, and eliminate the main force of the North China Front Army."

"Ming Zhao, your army is twice as strong as the Japanese army, and all of them are composed of the main force of the former Eighth Route Army and the elite under the command of the commissioner, with the surprise support of the navy. If you command properly, you should be able to win a decisive victory soon. But you Pay special attention to this old bastard Okamura Neiji, I fought against this old bastard on the front line in Wuhan, his combat command level is very high, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one general in Japan, you have to be careful of this person!" Wei Li Huang said.

"President, please rest assured, I am no stranger to this old devil Okamura, I will give him a surprise!"

"Next!"

It was Zhang Jingjun who got up and spoke: "Reporting to the chief, the 8 reorganized divisions, 4 artillery brigades, and 2 armored regiments of our southern group have all assembled. The main task of our department is to capture Xuzhou from south to north, and then break into southern Shandong. area, and then wiped out the Japanese 12th Army and seized the entire Shandong Peninsula."

"What your department has to face is only an army of the Japanese army. The total strength is only more than 9 people. It can be said that there is no suspense about the outcome. Because Lunan is mountainous, it is difficult for artillery and armored troops to march, so the heavy artillery and armored troops equipped by your department There are fewer armored units. But you don't pay special attention to the Japanese reinforcements in places like Jiangsu and Anhui."

"President, please rest assured!"

Wei Lihuang got up and concluded: "The Military Commission allocated a total of 180 million troops to us for this battle, and then there were 40 Soviet Red Army to cooperate with us in the battle. Now your five clusters have mobilized 5 million troops from the campaign command. The commander only has 175 people left in the 1st Division and 2nd Brigade, and these 5 people will still defend Zhangjiakou, so don’t think about reinforcements. I tell you that there is no reserve team or reinforcements in this battle. If you fight, you will win. If you live, if you lose, you die! Do you understand?"

"understand!"

"Okay, now that you understand, proceed according to the original plan, and launch a full-line attack on the Japanese army on time in two days. I will wait for your good news in the headquarters!"

"Yes!"

The large-scale assembly of the Chinese army certainly cannot be hidden from the Japanese side. In fact, Wei Lihuang did not hide it. The mobilization of millions of troops was carried out in the open. He just wanted to let the Japanese side know their actions. It is to create a tense atmosphere for the Japanese and puppet troops.

Neiji Okamura urgently called General Umezu Yoshijiro of the Kwantung Army and proposed to meet in Peiping. At the same time, Okamura also submitted a report to the base camp on the merger of the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army.

But it is a pity that although Okamura Ningji said many reasons in the report, because the new cabinet has just been established, there are too many things to deal with, so his report was ignored at all.

However, out of concern about the current situation, General Umezu Yoshijiro took the time to visit Beiping. The two discussed the frequent mobilization of the Chinese army, and finally agreed that the Chinese government was making a big move this time. Lose the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army.

Neiji Okamura and Yoshijiro Umezu conducted a detailed discussion and comparison of the current strengths of China and Japan, and the conclusions they reached were not good for Japan, because news from various places said that the number of the Chinese division level that was transferred this time was There are more than 80 at most. In addition to infantry divisions and cavalry divisions, there are also a large number of armored divisions and artillery divisions.

As for Japan, even though the puppet army has a total strength of more than 160 million, it only has 5 artillery brigades and 2 tank divisions. How can this compete with the Chinese army.

无奈之下，冈村宁次只好和梅津美治郎大将给大本营发报，请求作战指导，希望大本营能将拱卫日本皇宫的战车第5、6师团以及野战炮兵第11、12、13、14旅团调到中国战场。

The base camp also knows that the situation of the Japanese army on the Chinese battlefield is very bad, especially the Japanese army in North China. Not only has the defense area been compressed to about half of the previous one, but the enemy's strength is as many as several million. The base camp also wants to Remove as many troops as possible to replenish the Chinese battlefield.

However, because the Chinese Air Force fighter planes and American carrier-based planes have visited Tokyo many times, the security of Japan’s homeland has been seriously threatened, and most of the domestic elite troops have been transferred to various battlefields. To protect the safety of Tokyo, after several considerations, the base camp only agreed to transfer the 11th and 12th Field Artillery Brigades and the 5th Brigade of the [-]th Tank Division to the Chinese battlefield.

At the same time, the base camp also decided to send all the troops of the four newly formed divisions to China to make up for the shortage of troops in the North China Front Army.

This is all that the headquarters can do. With the disastrous defeat of the navy, the main task of the Japanese side from top to bottom is to restore the combat effectiveness of the navy, and most of the funds are invested in the construction of warships.

The Japanese are well aware of the importance of the navy. As an island country, the sea is a natural barrier. If there is no protection from a strong navy, Japan will not even have the minimum retreat in case something happens in the future. Therefore, many people including Emperor Hirohito Everyone urgently requested the newly appointed Navy Joint Fleet Commander, Admiral Koga Mine, to regain his strength and restore the navy's combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

Koga Mineichi made a request to add 5 aircraft carriers and 4 battleships, and the base camp has already agreed.Therefore, during this period of time, all eyes of Japan turned to the navy, and part of the military expenditure originally used for the army was also transferred to the navy, which greatly affected the army's military expansion plan.

On the contrary, the Chinese government is vigorously expanding its army. Ships of weapons and industrial equipment have been transported from the United States to China and Nanyang. Now, apart from the Huaxia Arms Company in the United States, there are as many large and small arsenals controlled by Chen Feng. There are hundreds of them, tens of thousands of rifles and tens of millions of bullets per day. In addition, heavy artillery, tanks and combat aircraft can be produced. The only thing that cannot be produced is naval ships.

However, the naval base of the Nanyang Territory is experimenting with the production of small frigates and supply ships. The drawings have been finalized and it is expected to be completed and launched next year. (To be continued..)