mtl008 Chapter 336: Reorganize 5 Field Columns and Meet Huangpu 1st Class
Chapter 336: Reorganize 5 Field Columns and Meet Huangpu 1st Class
Ding Wei has a large number of troops at his disposal. If broken down, those with purer colors who are expected to receive the gold star during the awarding of ranks were picked out first.
Gao Qing is the commander of the First Column, and his troops are all veterans. This unit can be said to be the purest version of the New First Regiment.
He has a tough style and can overcome difficulties. He is the nail in Ding Wei's coffin and specializes in fighting against evil ways.
Zhang Dabiao served as the commander of the Third Column. He was fierce in combat, had strong impact and a strong desire to attack.
He is considered Ding Wei's confidant. He dares to fight and has a good sense of the overall situation.
In "Bright Sword", Zhang Dabiao, as Li Yunlong's staff officer, served as a division-level staff officer and was quite methodical in tactical arrangements.
He is not only good at throwing hats, but also has a good learning ability. In the most recent battle, he showed some signs of mechanized warfare. He is a corps-level figure worthy of training.
Kong Jie of the Second Column, according to the original development, would at most be a corps commander.
He was appointed as the commander of the column in advance, which gave him more experience. He was more stable but less far-sighted. It was difficult for him to become a corps-level figure. The best result was to be a deputy corps-level figure, able to train troops and fight.
When it comes to giving advice and designing strategies and tactics, he is quite poor. Old Kong is a blockhead with a pure mind.
The remaining three column commanders had less experience. Wang Tao, Zhao Gang and Kong Yong were all battalion-level cadres, and Zhao Gang tended to be a civilian.
To be honest, I'm afraid these three can't control the situation.
Wang Tao and Kong Yong were better off, after all, they had been through war. Zhao Gang was still suitable for political work, so they considered replacing him with Shui and taking over the Songhua River Column.
This time, 6.4 people were brought in, and a lot of cadres were also brought in, and there are indeed suitable candidates.
Zhou Baoguo, commander of the Far East 88th Brigade and a former representative of the Anti-Japanese United Army, was active in the Soviet Union and welcomed the victory of the war.
My position is not high, I am a lieutenant colonel brigade commander in the Far East Army, but my qualifications and experience are legendary enough.
The unit is stationed in the Songhua River area, which is indeed in line with reorganization.
Zhou Baoguo was appointed as the column commander and Zhao Gang as the deputy commander, and they reorganized the troops.
The 88th Independent Infantry Brigade is quite legendary, and its first battalion is headed by the famous Mr. Jin.
Zhao Gang was a man of strong principles and could work with anyone. He gave up his position as column commander and became the column's political commissar, concurrently serving as the head of government affairs for the Mudanjiang area.
The two columns of Wang Tao and Kong Yong reorganized and took the lead in preparing for the battle.
The two men do not have enough qualifications, so they can only rely on military merits, which can eventually help them get the rank of major general.
The ceasefire order was placed before them, but the National Army did not really want a ceasefire. After taking over a large amount of supplies from the occupied areas, they had a surplus of 10 billion US dollars.
With money and guns available, it's hard to imagine how they could lose in such a favorable situation.
They had a large number of American and Japanese weapons and a military strength of over 400 million.
No matter how you look at it, they will never coexist peacefully with the Eighth Route Army, which only has over one million soldiers. Even if Xipi is willing to form a coalition government, his soldiers will not agree.
The current military strength in Northeast China is insufficient. Two armies cannot possibly fight against more than 200,000 Eighth Route Army soldiers, and there is also a wavering Ding Wei.
Mr. Du reported to Nanjing that it was necessary to send more troops to increase the strength of the national army in the Northeast.
The application was submitted in December, but the response was delayed until January of the following year.
There are two reasons. The most important reason is that they were afraid that the Soviets would turn against them, so they did not dare to deploy too many troops at once.
With the big boss backing him up, he urged the Far Eastern Army to leave the Northeast before he dared to deploy troops into the three provinces outside the Great Wall where the situation had already been opened up.
Another reason is that they didn’t take the Eighth Route Army outside the Great Wall seriously. The Nanjing War Command wanted to first pacify the key areas of North China and Central China, then deal with the mountainous areas, and finally push forward to the Northeast.
A strategy of first closing the border and then closing the border was formulated, which delayed Du Yum's request for additional troops for a lot of time.
It was not until the end of January that the New First Army and the New Sixth Army were mobilized to enter the Northeast and assigned to the Security Command.
As the overall offensive was going smoothly and the U.S.-equipped division had unparalleled combat effectiveness, the two ace units were transferred here as a priority, with the New First Army and the New Sixth Army being the first to be supplied.
They planned to use these two ace troops to secure victory in the Northeast.
With two trump cards, known as the five main forces of the national army, Mr. Du's ambition once again flourished.
Different from ordinary American-equipped divisions, these two are pure American-equipped units. They are elite troops selected and trained, and have experienced the great counter-offensive in northern Myanmar. They are real elite troops.
The most powerful forces today are definitely the Eagles. The New First Army and the New Sixth Army, which are equipped with American weapons and have undergone systematic training, are second only to the American soldiers. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are ranked second.
Mr. Du held two sharp weapons in his hands, a sword and a dragon-slaying sword. To be honest, he wanted to touch them.
What did you touch?
Of course, we have to fight Ding Wei again. As long as we destroy his elite column, the entire Northeast will be within our grasp.
Mr. Du, who wanted to take action for a while, decided to wait until his troops were in place, then immediately advance northward along the railway line and re-attack Siping.
Isn't Zhang Dabiao's column powerful? Then we will start with him and challenge Ding Wei's most elite column.
Order the 22nd Division of the New Sixth Army and the 52nd Division of the 2nd Army to advance toward Liaodong along the railway line.
The target was Tieling, Panshan, Liaozhong and other counties, in the name of taking over the county towns and clearing out the Eighth Route Army.
The American-equipped troops pressed northward, and cars poured out of Fengtian one after another. They ignored the armistice agreement and decisively launched an offensive.
A large number of American artillery, under the cover of a slow-moving barrage of artillery fire, took the initiative to provoke trouble.
You see, it was Mr. Du himself who violated the ceasefire agreement, so a counterattack shouldn't be a problem, right?
Four battalions of American-equipped troops entered the Zhangwu area, and the artillery fire they displayed opened the eyes of many Eighth Route Army soldiers.
All they saw was a ball of fire coming, and the ground was crackling with flames. The soldiers who were still hiding behind the fortification walls had no time to dodge and were swept away by the flames.
What kind of weapon is this?
The company commander in charge of defense had never seen one before. Someone in the team explained: "This is an American incendiary bomb, which is different from the Japanese artillery shells. It is useless to hide in the trenches. If you are hit by sparks, you will be injured. Disperse quickly."
The incendiary bombs fired by the 120 heavy mortars scattered all over the place with each shot.
The soldiers burned by the flames rolled in the snow, grimacing in pain.
The garrisoned companies dispersed hastily to reduce the possibility of being engulfed by flames.
Just four battalions dared to attack the county town where the Eighth Route Army was stationed. Here, the 7th Brigade and the 1st Division directly under the Manchurian Allied Forces Command were formed to encircle the area.
Brother Biao intends to fight a war of annihilation in Zhangwu to destroy the prestige of Mr. Du’s American-equipped troops.
Since entering the Northeast, the continuous defeats in battles have caused his personal prestige and the morale of his troops to plummet.
The American-equipped division was invincible, and the national army was strong, becoming a thorn in everyone's heart. Of course, Ding Wei's column never looked down on the American-equipped division, and easily defeated it.
We can't always rely on Ding Wei to boost morale. As the commander-in-chief and the number one commander, we must win a few victories to restore the morale of the troops.
The elite troops of the National Army were indeed quite capable. With only four battalions of less than two thousand men, they managed to withstand the siege of a brigade and a division and fought from evening until four in the morning.
The nearby 52nd Army of the National Army also sent a separate regiment to provide support.
One can't help but wonder how Ding Wei's column managed to wipe out the 89th Division. The American-equipped troops had strong firepower and seemed to have no problem defending with all their might.
Once the 52nd Army comes to support, the encirclement and annihilation battle will become a joke. How can we boost morale?