The Far East Expeditionary Force is a general army formed by Jiaobenji to complete the "Northward Advance" strategy, and it is directly affiliated with the Japanese base camp.
The General Army is the highest organization of the Army in wartime. Its commander is generally of the rank of general and has several front armies (armies) under its jurisdiction.
The Foot Pot Chicken Army currently has 5 general armies, namely the Chinese Expeditionary Army, the Kwantung Army, the Southern Army, the Far East Expeditionary Army and the Aviation General Army;
Each general army has jurisdiction over several front armies (armies), and the front armies (armies) have jurisdiction over several divisions, brigades, etc.
The Far East Expeditionary Force (Northern Army) has the 36th, 37th, 38th, and 39th Corps, plus the directly subordinate 4th Tank Division, 5th Division, 6th Division, 3rd Flying Division, 4th Division, and heavy artillery. The Ninth Brigade, the Tenth Brigade, the Eleventh Brigade and other departments;
With a total strength of about 400,000, equipped with more than 1,200 aircraft of various types (hundreds were consumed in the early battle with the Black Bear), and thousands of tanks and armored vehicles of various types, it is a very powerful strategic force.
The commander is General Kozuki Seiji, the former commander of the First Army of the North China Front. General Kozuki Seiji was the biggest beneficiary of the northern strategy. He was originally dismissed due to conflicts with Terauchi Juichi, and returned to the country and retired to the second line;
When the Far East Expedition Army was formed, there was really no suitable candidate, so he happened to take the route of Tojo Senior Private and was re-appointed as the commander of the newly formed Far East Expedition Army. Due to the brilliant results, he was promoted to general due to his military exploits. .
This joint offensive between Black Bear and Huaxia is a severe test for Xiangyue Qingji. In the first stage of the battle for air supremacy, the aviation group lost more than 560 aircraft. Now the total army has less than 300 aircraft left. , air supremacy has fallen into the hands of the coalition forces.
The defense areas of the 37th Army are located in Khabarovsk Krai (capital Khabarovsk), Primorsky Krai (capital Vladivostok), Amur Oblast (capital Hailanpao), Sakhalin Island, and the Jewish Autonomous Prefecture. These areas are basically the outer northeast of China. , which is the area that the Eighth Route Army will recover in this operation.
The 37th Army is also the main front force of the Far East Expeditionary Force. It has jurisdiction over the 7th Division, the 11th Division, the 62nd Division, the 63rd Division, the 135th Division, and the 29th Independent Brigade, with a total strength of about 120,000 people.
Although the 37th Army is very low in organization, it is not weak in strength. There are two first-class divisions, namely the 7th and 11th Divisions;
The 7th Division, also known as the Asahikawa Division, was previously stationed in Hokkaido and was good at polar operations. It was the first division to be deployed to form the Far East Expeditionary Force. It had made great contributions in the previous battle against black bears. The extreme cold in the Far East The weather is an advantage for them. Not only is it not restricted, but they are also as comfortable as a duck in water.
This time they were fighting against the Eighth Route Army. In the first stage of the battle, they lost more than 3,000 troops, almost the strength of a regiment. The division commander, Lieutenant General Li Dengxingyi, was very unconvinced;
In his heart, he thought that Commander Asada Jiro was a little too high on his morale and destroyed his prestige. He sneered at his complaints with disdain that was palpable, which naturally could not escape the eyes of General Seiji Kozuki.
Kozuki Seiji was also very dissatisfied with Jiro Asada's cowardly performance and wanted to use Lieutenant General Kototo to suppress Lieutenant General Asada, so he started to talk:
"Liden-kun, you seem to disagree with what Asada-kun said. You can speak freely today, but there is no harm in saying it!"
Seeing that the commander allowed him to speak, Lieutenant General Li Teng stood up and said directly, regardless of whether he would bump into Lieutenant General Asada.
"Your Excellency Commander, gentlemen, the equipment of the Imperial Army and the Eighth Route Army are basically at the same level, and the strength of both sides is also equivalent. They still have the problem of fighting independently;
The strength of both sides was equal, but the results were one-sided. This can only show that the imperial army did not do a good job in tactical command, did nothing, was passively beaten, lacked the awareness of active attack, and was afraid of the enemy;
Forget about the Black Bears, they are traditional powers and their combat effectiveness has always been on the same level as the Imperial Army;
The Chinese people can't even protect their own country, and their will to fight is weak. I heard that in the pass, a brigade can chase a division of their government army.
There is a story about Tian Ji's horse racing in China that I find very interesting. The imperial army could use a bad horse to hold back the Black Bear Kingdom's Far East Army on the Western Front;
Then use one to block the Chinese and consume their energy. When the Eighth Route Army is exhausted, they will concentrate heavy troops and give the Chinese a thunderous blow, defeating the bad horse of the Chinese in one fell swoop.
Then turn around to defeat the Black Bear Army and win this Tian Ji horse racing victory! "
Lieutenant General Li Teng's proposal moved Xiangyue Qingji. To deal with two coalition forces that were not under each other and fought on their own, it was indeed more suitable to use Tian Ji's method of horse racing. First concentrate the troops to defeat one army, and the rest would be easy to deal with. He nodded in agreement and said:
"Yo Xi, Li Dengjun's suggestion is very good, we must focus on it and defeat it one by one!
It is said that persimmons are weak, so the Imperial Army will attack the Chinese first, and the 38th Army will be responsible for withstanding the main force of the Black Bear on the Western Front;
Concentrate the 37th Army, 39th Army, 40th Army and the directly affiliated troops of the General Army to launch a counterattack against China and eliminate the Chinese army in one fell swoop.
It takes enough time to mobilize the main force, so I need an elite force to withstand the Chinese attack. Who among you is willing to take on this important task! "
Lieutenant General Li Deng stood up with a whoosh and asked for orders:
"Your Excellency, Commander, I am willing to lead the 7th Division to stop the Eighth Route Army. The people are at the position!"
"Yo Xi, Mr. Li Deng is really a role model for our generation. He is brave enough to shoulder heavy responsibilities and dares to take on responsibilities!
I will strengthen the 10th Heavy Artillery Brigade directly under the General Army to you. We must withstand the Eighth Route Army for more than three days;
As long as we hold on for three days, when our main force is in place, it will be the end of the Eighth Route Army. Other units of the 37th Army will serve as the reserve team of the 7th Division, ready to support the 7th Division in operations at any time.
This war is related to the rise and fall of the empire. I hope you will unite sincerely and cooperate with each other to severely damage or annihilate the Eighth Route Army! "
All the old devils stood up and expressed their stance:
"Hi!"
The Eighth Route Army's attack force was divided into three groups. The armored column and the 101st Column were the center group. They set out from Khabarovsk and assaulted northward to recover the Khabarovsk Territory;
Columns 103 and 104 are left-wing regiments, assaulting westward to recover the Amur region where Hailanpao is located;
Column 105 is the right-wing regiment, assaulting eastward to recover the Primorsky Krai where Vladivostok is located;
Column 106 is a battle reserve. The former enemy commander-in-chief was personally served by Chu Xiong. He moved his headquarters to Khabarovsk, and the joint headquarters was still located in Shengjing.
After the Japs formulated a new strategy, they have been shrinking, leaving only a small number of troops to hold on to key points in Primorsky Krai and Amur Oblast;
The main force retreated striding towards the middle road, and seemed to be showing signs of abandoning the Amur Region and Primorsky Krai. This aroused Chu Xiong's vigilance. He stared at the map and said to Zhong Guoliang:
"Old Zhong, there is something wrong with the Japs. They have been shrinking and retreating in large strides, almost giving up all three areas on the left and right wings to us;
However, our center army's attack speed was too fast and it had already penetrated deep into the enemy's center defense area, and the distance between it and the left and right wing corps kept widening;
It's a very familiar smell, can you smell it? "
Zhong Guoliang thought for a while and then said:
"The Japanese are trying to lure the enemy deeper? Are they targeting our middle corps? Isn't this a common fighting method of our Eighth Route Army?
Use one unit to hold back the left and right wings, send the center corps to advance straight in, then use one unit to withstand the center army at a certain important position, and then concentrate heavy troops to surround our center corps from both wings. The devils are preparing to wrap up my center army's dumplings! "
I have to say that Zhong Guoliang is still very discerning and can see through the Japanese's intentions at a glance.
Chu Xiong nodded and said:
"The devils have experts! They are planning to use the tactics our Eighth Route Army is good at to deal with our Eighth Route Army, experts!"
After Chu Xiong finished speaking, he couldn't help but give the old devils a thumbs up.
