Rebirth of the Military Industry Power of the Anti-Japanese War

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At first glance, it seems very risky for Hu Weidong to do this. Although the tanks and heavy artillery are powerful, they cannot be completely reassured without the protection of infantry. If the 29th Army, which is difficult to distinguish between enemies and friends, suddenly attacks, the consequences will be disastrous. But Hu Weidong is right

How could this be completely unprepared? He asked Su Yu to send out all the free cars, which carried the strength of two main infantry regiments, and then sent a brigade to follow behind, plus Hu Lian's armor

The brigade has a total strength of more than 15,000 people, and its firepower is extremely powerful. Even if the entire 29th Army comes, it will not be easy to kill them. What's more, as long as it persists for a day or two, the large force of the Eighth Red Army will

When they arrive, they will be attacked from inside and outside. Even if the 29th Army really has 100,000 people, it will be unable to compete.

In fact, the current Song Zheyuan has long lost the vigor of the past. He only wants to preserve his strength, so how can he dare to take the initiative to cause trouble? However, Zhang Zizhong, who did not want to fight with the 15th Red Army, was very supportive of this. He also used Hu Weidong

The opportunity to send troops to Rehe wiped out all the Japanese and puppet forces in Chahar Province. Without the support of the Japanese army in Rehe, it was too easy to eliminate such a small number of people with the 38th Division's 30,000 elite troops. However, Zhang Zizhong regretted that,

Song Zheyuan, who did not want to anger the Japanese army too much, rejected his request to take advantage of the victory to send troops to Rehe to regain the lost territory, which made Zhang Zizhong feel a little depressed.

In Suiyuan in the west, Fu Zuoyi started earlier than Zhang Zizhong. With his outstanding talents and the strong strength of the 35th Army, Fu Zuoyi eliminated or forced the landing of 4 brigades of puppet troops without much effort. By collecting prisoners of war and surrendering troops, Fu Zuoyi

Fu Zuoyi not only made up for the losses suffered in previous battles with the Red Army, but also had stronger military strength than before. In addition, the entire territory of Suiyuan fell into Fu Zuoyi's hands, and the powerful force of the 35th Army became stronger...

Since the occupation of Fengtai, the Red Eighth Army's attrition (including non-combat attrition such as illness) has exceeded the 30,000 mark. Although only 5,000 or 6,000 of them are permanently attenuated, such as those who were killed in action, the more than 20,000 sick and wounded can only return home.

After going to the base area for repairs for a few months at most, most of them can recover and return to the army. But now, not only are these commanders and fighters unable to participate in the battle themselves, but they also need to be sent to take care of them. In addition, the technicians, students and experts that Hu Weidong brought away from Tianjin and other places add up to

With no less than 10,000 people, troops also need to be sent for protection, which gradually made the mobility of the Red Fifteenth Army tense. Therefore, although Hu Weidong had fought and won consecutively since entering North China, Hu Weidong's heart had been tense until the entire division withdrew from the Japanese air raids.

After reaching the range, he finally felt relieved, but Hu Weidong did not realize that the real test was about to come...

Due to the series of victories of the 15th Red Army since its advance into North China, Japan's top brass had serious differences on its strategy towards China. However, when the 15th Red Army once again launched an active attack on the Japanese-occupied areas, they captured Chengde, the capital of Jehol Province, and destroyed the Japanese army.

After the airport was easily built, the senior officials of the Japanese military quickly unified their opinions. Whether to "devour" China or "cannibalize" it can be discussed later, but this damn Red Army unit must be eliminated as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, not only will Japan become a laughing stock in the world, but the major forces that have a stake in Japan are also likely to have other ideas, and the consequences will be far more serious than the loss of tens of thousands of people...

As the 15th Red Army gained successive victories, the Japanese army's evaluation of it became higher and higher day by day. In order to ensure the complete annihilation of the 15th Red Army, they actually decided to deploy two full-strength (Note 1) permanent divisions and an independent mixed unit.

The brigade went into battle, and at the same time, 100,000 reservists were urgently recruited into active service in the country to replenish the standing divisions and independent mixed brigades that were not fully staffed at present. The research and development of various new weapons and equipment was also accelerated, so as to be prepared in case the control cannot be controlled.

Due to the scale of the war, preparations for a full-scale war of aggression against China had to be launched in advance.

Among them, the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade is currently the only fully mechanized force in the Japanese army, and its strength is obvious. Although the 4th Division has not participated in actual combat for a long time, it is after all the oldest established unit in the Japanese army.

One of the divisions, with well-equipped weapons and equipment, excellent training results, and its combat effectiveness should be trustworthy. Well, at least everyone thinks so now...

The 12th Division is even more remarkable. It is directly assigned a field heavy artillery brigade without adding additional troops. There are only 5 field heavy artillery brigades in Japan. In addition, the Shimonoseki Heavy Artillery Regiment

This special artillery regiment named after the place is also part of the 12th Division. In terms of firepower, it is even higher than the field heavy artillery brigade. It is worth mentioning that the Xiaguan Heavy Artillery Regiment is actually a

This fortress artillery unit was originally only affiliated to the 12th Division in terms of organization, and generally would not go into battle with the 12th Division's field troops. However, the Red Fifteenth Army impressed the Japanese top brass too deeply, and they also knew that Fengtai

How many heavy artillery were placed in the warehouse? In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, they actually transferred the Xiaguan Heavy Artillery Regiment to Manchuria and incorporated it into the field force of the 12th Division, and allocated the latest batch of heavy artillery and the necessary tractors.

They were given to the field troops of the 12th Division. As a result, the 12th Division was equipped with a total of 24 150mm heavy cannons, 48 ​​120mm heavy cannons, 24 150mm field cannons, and 48 105mm field cannons.

, 12 150mm howitzers, 36 105mm field guns, 12 75mm field guns, 52 75mm mountain guns, 24 Type 92 infantry guns, and 16 37mm battle defense guns. The artillery strength exceeds other units including the Guards Division.

Any Japanese division, if compared with the Sixth Division, which is the worst equipped, is at least ten times more powerful...

In addition, the three armies also strengthened special units such as tanks and anti-aircraft guns before the war in accordance with the Japanese practice. The total strength exceeded 60,000, and they had a total of various artillery (not counting grenades and mortars, but including anti-aircraft guns.)

With more than 600 vehicles, more than 200 tanks and armored vehicles, plus the air support of 2 flying wings, no matter how strong the Red Army is, it will never be an opponent, at least everyone in the Japanese army thinks so...

Note 1: Before the outbreak of the "July 7th Incident", the various divisions and independent mixed brigades of the Japanese Kwantung Army were in a state of dissatisfaction with their establishment. For example, a fully-staffed permanent division generally had at least 20,000 people, but at that time the Kwantung Army

Several divisions of the Japanese army had only 15,000 personnel because some of their soldiers were left behind in the mainland, and the actual strength was just over 10,000. However, during this period of time, the top brass of the Japanese army were quarreling, but they did not waste time.

In just over a month, tens of thousands of soldiers, a large amount of heavy equipment, and the fully-staffed 4th Division were transported to the Northeast, making the Kwantung Army suddenly have 4 full standing divisions with a total strength of more than 15

A huge armed force of tens of thousands (including non-combatants)...

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