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

Through interrogation of the highest-ranking Japanese squadron leaders among the prisoners, the three leaders of the Eighth Red Army learned that the 1st independent mixed brigade was originally just the enemy's vanguard, followed by two elite permanent divisions. Now Hu Weidong also

I can't help but feel a little nervous. Although the Eighth Red Army has fought and won consecutively since it advanced into North China, almost every battle has a huge military advantage of several times or even more than ten times. Moreover, the Red Army's Fifteenth Army, which has obtained a large number of heavy weapons after seizing the Fengtai Warehouse, is relatively weak.

The highest level is the brigade (the Battle of Tanggu was a beating of a drowned dog, which cannot be regarded as a normal battle, and at that time, the Fifth Division only had one brigade of soldiers capable of fighting.) The first-level Japs often have the same obvious advantage in firepower.

It is naturally very easy to win, but even so, the cumulative casualties of the 15th Red Army exceeded 40,000, which shows the strong combat effectiveness of the Japanese army. What they have to face next are at least two full Japanese permanent divisions.

The total strength will never be less than 50,000. The 15th Red Army does not even have twice the strength advantage, nor can it have the huge firepower advantage it did when it bullied the Japanese Army.

And just a few days ago, the headquarters of the Eighth Red Army had just received a piece of information saying that Xue Yue, who had been staying in Shanxi until now, suddenly moved to Baoding with an army of 200,000. This undoubtedly made Hu Weidong even more uneasy. Although it was

The current strength of the 15th Red Army, even though Xue Yue has 200,000 troops, is difficult to defeat. However, the 15th Red Army is also not absolutely sure to defeat Xue Yue's regiment. If it fights with the two permanent divisions of the Japanese army first, it will definitely win even if it can

His vitality was severely damaged. I am afraid that Xue Yue will not let go of this opportunity to add insult to injury. After all, the Xi'an Incident has not happened yet, and the two sides are still hostile...

However, if you avoid fighting and retreat, there will also be big problems. First of all, it will definitely be disadvantageous politically. Although the achievements of the 15th Red Army can be fully explained to the people of the country, there are still rhetoric every year, especially in the Republic of China; and the other is that

The maintenance of hundreds of cars and tanks cannot be completed in a day or two. If we retreat now, we will have to abandon them all. These are hundreds of vehicles! What's more, there are no less than a hundred tanks among them, even Hu Weidong

Those from future generations are reluctant to part with them, let alone others...

The 15th Army of the Communist Party of China (the famous "Zhensong Army", formerly the Henan Bandits) that was stationed in Shaanxi Province took advantage of the opportunity when the main force of the 15th Red Army was far away to invade western Henan, which made Hu Weidong even more worried about the Kuomintang.

The other side stabbed the enemy at a critical moment. Just when Hu Weidong was in trouble, the radio station at the legion headquarters suddenly received an urgent secret report from a comrade on the secret front who risked being exposed. Hu Weidong was overjoyed when he read the message, "'

"The Guangdong and Guangxi Incident', the wait is finally here!"

On May 12, 1936, Hu Hanmin, the nominal leader of the Cantonese clique (the real power was attributed to Chen Jitang), died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. Chiang Kai-shek immediately took the opportunity to announce five suggestions: first, cancel the semi-independent status of Guangdong and Guangxi; second, send someone to replace him

Hu Hanmin's position in the Guangdong Provincial Government was reorganized into the Guangdong Provincial Government; third, the former Cantonese figures were willing to work in Nanjing. Those who were unwilling were funded by the central government to go overseas for inspections; fourth, the division commanders of the Cantonese Army were uniformly appointed by the Military Commission

; Fifth, cancel the Guangdong currency and unify it with legal currency. These five suggestions are intended to return Guangdong power to the central government. As soon as the five suggestions came out, they immediately caused a strong backlash from Chen Jitang. Unwilling to sit still and wait for death, Chen Jitang immediately contacted Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of the New Guangxi Clique.

They decided to jointly send troops to the north to fight against Chiang Kai-shek.

Compared with history, Chiang Kai-shek was in a worse situation at this time. Not to mention the losses of the Red Army during the two years of encirclement and suppression, there are still four to five million troops stranded in the north. Therefore, it is obvious that Chiang Kai-shek will definitely let Xue Yue lead troops to the south.

Returning, this caused a series of butterfly effects. Not only could the Red Fifteenth Army safely confront the two permanent divisions of the Japanese army in the Jizhong Plain, but it also had more reason to fight than before, because after Jiang Jun left,

If the 15th Red Army leaves again, neither the 29th Army, nor the Jinsui Army, nor Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army will be strong enough to compete with the two permanent divisions of the Japanese army. By then, there will be tens of thousands of elite Japanese troops that no one can control.

In the rage of chasing the enemy, there is no guarantee that some tragedy will not occur. If he cannot defeat him, Hu Weidong will not blindly do it, but now it is not completely impossible to win. In this case, Hu Weidong will definitely give it a try.

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Zhang Hao once again supported Hu Weidong's decision, but he was not a political commissar for nothing. After his reminder, Hu Weidong suddenly realized that the scale of this battle was too large. If he made the decision without consulting the central government, once the fight was over,

No, then the responsibility is too great. Even if the fight is good, it seems to be disorganized. Moreover, with the foresight and military genius of a great man, maybe he can point out some problems that Hu Weidong and the other three are not aware of.

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In the telegram sent on behalf of the former committee, Hu Weidong pointed out six major advantages of the Red Army in this battle: First, our army has more troops than the Japanese army; second, our army's firepower is stronger than the Japanese army (the Japanese prisoners did not tell the truth, Hu Weidong's opinion of the 12th Division

We don’t know much about the details of the regiment, so we naturally use the general establishment of a permanent division to estimate the strength of the 12th Division.); third, our army’s tactics are better than those of the Japanese army; fourth, our officers and soldiers have more combat experience than the Japanese army.

Rich; fifth, compared to the Japanese army, our army is fighting on the inside; sixth, the Japanese army's aircraft cannot participate in the battle, but our army's aviation can, and the air superiority is on our side.

The disadvantages are mainly reflected in two aspects: first, the military quality of our individual soldiers, such as shooting skills, is not as good as that of the Japanese army, especially in the technical arms; second, the quality of our army's grassroots military commanders is not as good as the Japanese army.

Judging from both aspects, the Red Fifteenth Army's chance of winning is significantly higher than that of the Japanese army. Compared with guerrilla warfare, annihilation warfare can not only destroy more enemies, but also capture much more weapons and ammunition. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for fighter jets.

It would be a pity not to fight.

The reason why Hu Weidong said it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is because there are currently several conditions that cannot be met for a long time after the Anti-Japanese War breaks out in full force: first, the air supremacy belongs to our army; second, the enemy has no reinforcements; third, the Japanese army

There is no puppet army to lead the way. When the Anti-Japanese War breaks out in full, without these three conditions, even a Japanese regiment will be more difficult to deal with than a standing division now. Because during the Anti-Japanese War, there were Japanese airfields, brigades, and even squadrons everywhere in the occupied areas.

After a large-scale enemy is surrounded, they can call for aircraft support. The more troops you have, the greater the losses caused by bombing, and reinforcements that are not less than twice the number of the enemy being surrounded will arrive in a short time, making the battle more difficult.

It is difficult to end it quickly, which in disguise increases the threat of the Japanese Air Force. And with the puppet army as the leading party, it will not be as easy as it is now to set a trap for the Japanese...(..Your support is mine.

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