"Hey, Mr. Teacher, there is good news in the delivery room that you have been promoted! Why do you have time to come to my place today?"
As soon as the two met each other, Li Yunfeng was full of teasing.
Since the end of August, the First Military Factory allocated a division's equipment to the 386th Brigade!
The combat effectiveness of the brigade has jumped from the main force of the former enemy headquarters in Shanxi to the absolute main force of the 18th Group Army. As a result, the commander himself was promoted to the chief of staff of the 129th Division in early September, a proper deputy division-level military position!
"Didn't you say that every time I come to your door, I either have something to do or give someone away? This time, you gave someone away!"
Hearing this, Li Yunfeng tilted his head!
Speaking of giving away people, the teacher in front of me is familiar with the situation. From Sun Desheng, the cavalry company commander at the beginning of the year, to Yan Shuangying, Zhang Chu, Li Dabenshi, Fang Tianyi, etc. a month ago, the entire Eighteenth Army has protagonists Almost all the roles in Halo were hollowed out by him!
"Fengzi, how about I give you a division?"
After speaking, Li Yunfeng was calm and calm, his expression unchanged, but the monk behind him looked dumbfounded.
Are you kidding me?
A division!
More than 10,000 people!
This is equivalent to nearly 20% of the total strength of the 18th Army before its reorganization!
Although since the July 7th all-out war broke out, the 129th Division, the former enemy headquarters in Shanxi, has expanded its territory with the help of its commander-in-chief; but you must know that the base areas of the 18th Army in Shanxi are all concentrated in the barren Shuozhou, Xinzhou, etc. In the northwest Shanxi region, where the terrain is steep and sparsely populated, it is not easy to recruit soldiers.
But now, the teacher who faced the commander-in-chief said that he was a division, which was almost one-third of the total strength of the 18th Army in Shanxi!
Of course, this is just the monk’s one-sided idea!
In other words, it was a reasonable logic based on his cognitive level half a year ago without knowing the current situation of the 18th Division Army!
That's right, nothing else! It’s the 129th Division where my brother belongs!
Forget about the blood-in-the-peeing condition you had at the beginning of the year! Just thinking about it makes me cry! Taking the main force of the 771th Regiment Division as an example, although each soldier can be assigned a medium-level rifle or a 38-level rifle, the maximum ammunition capacity of each soldier's magazine does not exceed 15 rounds; squads, platoons, and even third-level rifles cannot be obtained. They have produced decent heavy firepower weapons; the only support firepower that they can see in the past is the machine gun platoon directly under the regiment, which consists of two Type 92 heavy machine guns, a grenade launcher, and a 55mm caliber small steel cannon.
As for Li Yunlong's new group, don't mention it!
When we first took over at the beginning of the year, the entire regiment had less than ten light machine guns and not a single heavy machine gun. The soldiers had either old-fashioned Hanyang-made ones or old sleeves!
At this point, the two of them could not even share a gun. Among the three battalions under the regiment, except for the first battalion, the second battalion was all equipped with unopened large blades and red tassel spears. As for the third battalion, they could only use their bare hands because the former enemy There are no decent cold weapons in the headquarters' inventory.
At this difficult time, fortunately Li Yunfeng appeared!
Giving guns and cannons again!
Even after the unit captured Taiyuan and became the North China Front's top enemy, it greatly relieved the 18th Army, with the 129th Division as the main force, and it would follow the defense forces from time to time to pick up the slack!
Nowadays, the opponent's influence in North China is far beyond that of the Jin-Sui Army, which is huddled in southwestern Shanxi and lingering;
As for the Central Army's defeat in the battle in southern Hebei, after the 74th Army was reorganized into the Chinese Defense Force, the previous base areas such as Yangquan, Jincheng, and Luliang were also transferred to the other side for defense. Since then, they have withdrawn from the Three Jin Dynasty, and the main combat areas have been designated in the northwest, With Huazhong! Therefore, they are not their opponents.
To sum up, the strength of the Eighteenth Group Army is now second only to Li Yunfeng's Chinese Defense Force and the North China Japanese Army led by Okamura Neiji; the largest base area among them, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Base Area, has a total strength of at least 100,000!
Having said that, but...
"Teacher, are you sure that your division can enter the gate of our Chinese Defense Force?"
Li Yunfeng pointedly raised the question!
Hearing this, the brigade commander smiled helplessly and shook his head: "According to your standards! I am afraid that less than one battalion of this division can meet the requirements of the Chinese Defense Forces."
It's not that Li Yunfeng deliberately made things difficult, but that during the founding period of the National Defense Force, he had already formulated strict recruitment standards in order to fully realize the mechanized combat of large corps!
Height, health, body shape, etc. are even the most basic; two of them are the most demanding:
First, they must have primary school education or above; second, they must have military or actual combat experience.
These two thresholds alone are enough to eliminate 99% of the Chinese people today!
This attracted a large number of young students and young men of appropriate age who had a strong desire to join the Chinese Defense Force, and they all secretly regretted and beat their chests.
Because of this, the size of the National Defense Force has always been only six regiments, one-third of which were adapted from the original 74th Army!
Of course, without exception, they are all selected after passing two hard thresholds! The rest who failed to pass the test were all transferred to the garrison!
Thinking of the Garrison Corps, the brigade commander seemed to have found a treasure and hurriedly spoke:
"If you can't put it in the National Defense Force, you can put it in the Garrison Corps! Although my division is not as knowledgeable and experienced as the National Defense Force, it is not a problem compared to the zero-threshold Garrison Corps!"
"Teacher, what happened? Are you so eager to give it to me?"
Hearing this, the teacher shook his head helplessly and immediately told Li Yunfeng the whole story truthfully!
Actually, it’s just two words! No money!
Different from the National Defense Force and the Central Army, which are self-sufficient and rich in products, and have stable tax and foreign exchange income, although the 18th Group Army represented by the 129th Division has basically achieved self-sufficiency in supplies, the expansion rate of the troops is too fast, especially in Shanxi. In the Chaji Military Region, a new regiment can be built almost every three days!
With such a nearly crazy expansion rate, although it is far superior in scale to the National Defense Forces, Shanxi-Sui Army, and even the North China Japanese Army, the actual combat effectiveness of a new regiment is even far inferior to that of a battalion of an old regiment!
In addition, in order for the new troops to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, each base area had to break up the veterans of the old regiments and put them into each regiment to help and train new recruits. As a result, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, which has an army of 130,000, now only has 20,000 quite intact. The veteran establishment was formed, and the rest were all dismembered into companies, platoons, and squads, and even individuals became squad leaders at the lowest level of the recruit ranks!
Of course, as long as there is enough time and equipment, and after a few actual battles, these new recruits will also become veterans; by then, it will not be a problem to surpass the Japanese troops stationed in North China, which is less than 100,000!
Can! Money! A recruit is equal to a labor force, and a labor force is equal to a piece of money and grain! Two hundred thousand recruits equals two hundred thousand grains and grains!
The situation in the Holy Land at the rear is not bad except for the Central Army, which is watching eagerly from the side. It is not a problem to open up wasteland for self-sufficiency!
But the troops located in occupied areas in North China and Central China are different!
Gangcun Ningci's blockade policy and large-scale raids made it impossible for the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to concentrate on production. Seeing that late autumn had arrived, many troops did not even prepare cotton clothes or rations for the winter!
If things continue like this, we won’t be able to survive this deep winter without waiting for the Japanese to come over!
Immediately, each base area began to produce and support itself, while increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, while vigorously downsizing, and releasing the labor force back to the people as much as possible!
But even so, the various departments are still under a lot of pressure!
Especially in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, which is adjacent to Shanxi, the situation has almost reached a critical point. So after the brigade commander went to the rear holy land to ask for instructions, the ministry decided to assign a division to the adjacent Chinese Defense Forces!
In this way, on the one hand, the economic pressure on the base area is relieved, and on the other hand, the wealth does not flow to outsiders. The defense force is our own family!
"Fengzi, don't worry! Although the division assigned to you is not all veterans, most of them joined the army after July. Everyone has completed the three-month recruit training and only needs one or two actual combats. We can completely form combat effectiveness! Although it is incomparable to your defense army in the short term, it will not be a problem to be incorporated into the garrison and fight against the Japanese army in North China!"
The brigade commander considered every word, his eyes fixed on Li Yunfeng with an eager look on his face!
"What's the ratio of veterans to new recruits?"
"About one to two! Veterans can account for one-third of this division!"
Seeing Li Yunfeng take the initiative to ask, the brigade commander knew that there was a way to do this!
"Let's do this! I'll accept all of this division according to the order! Mr. Kuangxin will make a screening according to the standards of our Chinese Defense Force, and separate those that meet my requirements into a battalion! The rest will be assigned to the garrison as they are. Team! I will appoint the team leader! You can watch the rest!"
"No problem! Within a week, I will bring this division, oh! No! Garrison Corps to Taiyuan!"
"Don't worry about that! Teacher! It happened that in mid-August I made a cooperation agreement with the Central Army! They can allocate several troops to fight with me. I will be responsible for the equipment, training, and combat rights. The composition of the troops, logistics, and wages , the placement of retired soldiers is under their control! Every year I will transfer a special amount of money to them! So this newly formed garrison will be established in accordance with the cooperation agreement of the Central Army! Monk! "
"arrive!"
"Call the Finance Department and ask for 300,000 silver dollars! Cash! Send it to the headquarters now! Call the General Affairs Bureau again and send 1,000 carts of rice and 200 carts of pork to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region! By the way, next year's spring plowing The seeds are also sent over!"
"yes!"
After finishing speaking, before the brigade commander could recover, the monk was already striding away.
"Fengzi, this isn't appropriate! Right now, Gangmura Neji is eyeing you. There will definitely be a war in North China before the end of the year! At this critical juncture, you give us all the supplies, food and wages, and you..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Yunfeng shook his head and interrupted:
"It's true that there is a war in North China! But it's not Okamura Neji who's on the scene!"
"Isn't it Okamura Neji?"
Hearing this, the brigade commander became interested and looked at the other party with suspicion.
Suddenly, I don’t know what to think of, and my brain’s expression changed like a lightning strike:
"Kwantung Army!"
"As expected of the division chief of staff! With your vision, it's not a problem for you to become a military commander!"
"It has nothing to do with the Army Commander or Chief of Staff! Looking around, the top brass of the North China Front Army was severely damaged, so it is expected that they will not engage in war in the short term; the Central China Front Army fought fiercely in Wuhan, but there is no conclusion yet. As for the division stationed in North Korea, it is far away and beyond our reach! So! , the large number of so-called troops transferred from the mainland to North China this month are actually the Kwantung Army!"
As the brigade commander spoke, his eyes flashed with sparkle from time to time, and he immediately sat upright and waited solemnly:
"Fengzi, what do you need us to do?"
"Nothing is needed, just train well!"
Li Yunfeng shook his head, but there was still something he hadn't said, even if the other party couldn't help him much!
This time the Kwantung Army came with force, and it was clear that they were targeting themselves!
With the current strength of the 18th Army, it would be better to say that it is a sheep entering the tiger's mouth if it rushes in to help him!
Just like the combat troops on the east and west fronts during the battle against Bantian United in Pianguan half a year ago.
"But Fengzi, the Kwantung Army is not a good enemy! If you don't take action, I'm afraid the number of troops will not be less than 100,000! And there will definitely be large-scale bombers to assist in the fight! Your air force has just started, I'm afraid the scale You can’t defeat the enemy!”
As he said that, the brigade commander frowned!
There is no doubt that with the numerical advantage and increasingly developed equipment conditions, the Chinese army is no longer in the difficult situation of lacking guns and artillery a year ago in terms of land warfare.
Especially after adding the powerful defense force, the strength of land combat has basically reached the same level as the Japanese army!
But for the Air Force and Navy, it’s hard to tell if it’s true!
Especially the Navy. The Battle of Jiangyin a year ago completely wiped out the entire Navy's fortune!
Now in the battle of Wuhan, the Army has been worried for several months without naval support along the Yangtze River!
As for the Air Force, although Gao Zhihang and others, known as the Four King Kongs, have been assigned to Li Yunfeng, fortunately, the meager foundation is still there, and the Japanese army will not be able to take advantage for a while!
But the situation is different when it comes to the National Defense Forces. The Air Force is still in its infancy. The preparation office has been working for half a month so far. The four pilots have just become familiar with the new Hellcat fighter jets. The corresponding ground support mechanism has just been established. The Kwantung Army aviation force can only I’m afraid I’ll suffer a loss!
But Li Yunfeng didn't care at all! He looked confident and didn't seem to take the opponent's air force into consideration at all.
Come to think of it, it might have something to do with his rumored to be unique and mysterious fighter!
"Teacher, if you really want to help me, why not pull the troops to the coast of the Yangtze River as soon as possible! Don't be tough with the Japanese, just open up base areas behind enemy lines like Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei!"
After hearing this, the brigade commander was suspicious: "Open a base along the Yangtze River? Fengzi, according to your analysis, the Central Army may not be able to withstand Wuhan?"
"They must not be able to withstand it anymore! The reason why the Kwantung Army has not issued the order to attack is because they are waiting for the war in Central China to be completely over! Taking Wuhan is a sign of their attack!"
"But there are hundreds of thousands of troops guarding Wuhan!"
"Have you never heard of such a sentence, Brigadier!"
"?"
The brigade commander stared at Li Yunfeng in confusion.
“Barriers are often conquered from within!”
"You mean there is a traitor in the top brass of the Central Army? If so, we must report this to the Military Commission immediately!"
"Do you think the president doesn't know? The Central Army is not good at fighting, but Dai Yunong is still good at collecting intelligence! But compared to this, regarding joint operations, sir, I suddenly have a new idea!"
Suddenly, Li Yunfeng remembered something and tilted the corner of his mouth slightly to the right, with a mischievous evil smile!
"Ah sneeze!"
In Xinzhou City, Li Yunlong suddenly sneezed!
