kvmb Chapter 303: 7 and a half roads are worthy of my Ding Wei’s attention?
Chapter 303: 7 and a half roads are worthy of my Ding Wei’s attention?
After receiving separate instructions from the headquarters, Ding Wei smiled and roughly understood the meaning.
The Kwantung Army is like a lean camel that is bigger than a horse. It can be used to nibble at a small scale, but it is not suitable for the entire military region to rush forward with 300,000 troops.
I recognize Ding Wei's strength very much. I think we should prioritize protecting the rear area and only consider the areas outside the Great Wall after resolving the threats.
The only threat in the rear that was worthy of his attention was the 35th Army. Apart from the elite troops of the Suiyuan Army, he did not take the rest of the Ma family army, cavalry divisions, etc. seriously.
Sun Desheng's headquarters was in Guisui. In addition to two cavalry divisions stationed in the Mengjiang area, the headquarters also had 2-3 infantry regiments.
It is also equipped with a Type 97 medium tank company, 22 Japanese tanks, and 7 armored vehicles, forming an armored support company.
After Ding Wei had the T34 and fast tanks, more than one hundred medium tanks were eliminated and used to enhance the armored strength of each column.
The thin-skinned tanks cannot hold up on the front line, but they are a dimensionality reduction attack in Suiyuan. The Suiyuan Army lacks anti-tank weapons and can basically do nothing about it.
Back then, the Japanese cavalry group had already made many Nationalist troops helpless when it came here. Now that Sun Desheng's column has also been deployed here, it has also made things equally helpless.
The 22nd Army in Yulin is likely to be more inclined towards the Sui-Re-Cha Military Region and may even revolt and surrender.
They were not impressed by the policies of the Eighth Route Army. They had a main force, the 86th Division, which was very close to Sun Desheng. The two sides conducted two coordinated exercises and recognized each other's combat effectiveness.
When Wang Chao was here before, he established a lot of connections and took away the newly formed brigade in one go.
Sun Desheng was a man with high standards, a hot temper, and a willingness to fight to the death.
But after seeing the Yulin troops, he was very satisfied with the quality of the soldiers here. They were simply natural cavalrymen.
He recruited more than 1600 people at once and organized them into a cavalry regiment. He personally organized and trained the cavalry regiment and was responsible for its training.
There is really no war, and I am almost getting angry.
"Commander, there is news from the military district."
The signalman delivered the message to Sun Desheng at almost the speed of a 100-meter sprint.
News from the military district, the commander finally remembered him again?
"Tell me quickly, what does the commander want? Do you want us to go to the front line to fight the Japanese?"
Sun Desheng didn't care about the dust on his hands and grabbed the signalman's body, leaving two clear handprints.
"Commander Sun, you are too excited. You have even scratched my new uniform. The military district has ordered our troops to prepare and assemble their forces."
"What's next?"
"There is no next step."
The correspondent looked innocent. He confirmed again and again that it was really just this one sentence.
The cavalry column assembled and prepared its forces, but there was no plan for the next step of the battle.
What is the commander up to?
"Notify all units to assemble in Suiyuan area and prepare for combat in advance. All my mobile support firepower is on standby."
The Cavalry Column had two cavalry divisions active in Suiyuan and one cavalry division fighting in Tongliao.
Sun Desheng newly organized three cavalry regiments and two infantry regiments. The troops must be deployed in a dispersed manner, otherwise one city cannot support so many people.
The grassland area is vast and sparsely populated. It is better near the Hetao Plain because there are large tracts of arable land and sufficient food and fodder can be obtained.
Relying on the people's farming and the army's help in military settlement, it is known as the Jiangnan on the Frontier.
Ding Wei also had this consideration in placing Sun Desheng in Suiyuan. If he were placed in the mountainous area, he would not be able to feed tens of thousands of war horses.
Being close to the plains, it was easy to obtain war horses and train cavalry. Both Han cavalry and Mongolian cavalry were good at fighting the Japanese.
The column's troop assembly alarmed the soldiers in Yulin and Sui West, who quickly reported the matter to their superiors, and also alarmed the Soviet motorized infantry regiment stationed in Outer Mongolia.
Sun Desheng had nearly 2 troops at his disposal, including more than 8000 cavalry troops with good mobility.
The artillery they had was not bad either, all of them were captured Japanese artillery and Soviet field artillery.
It has a long range, strong firepower and very good combat effectiveness.
The movement of the cavalry column made the troops in Sui West nervous. The elite forces led by the 35th Army were stationed in Baotou, close to Suiyuan.
The two sides were nominally friendly forces, fighting together against the Japanese invaders. But in reality, they had already begun to confront each other, not interfering with each other.
"The Eighth Route Army's strength has improved by leaps and bounds. They are no longer the same as they once were. A main column under Ding Wei makes me feel like I'm facing a formidable enemy."
Mr. Fu scowled, but then his brows relaxed. This was an opportunity to ask Shancheng for military equipment and weapons.
Hu Shoushan had 30 elite troops stationed in Guanzhong, equipped with a large number of Soviet weapons, and they were extremely elite.
It would be fine if we could transfer two divisions here.
The Ma family's army is large in number and difficult to control, so we might as well take this opportunity to strike them down.
The two infantry regiments fighting in northern Hebei had no room for development at all, and Mr. Fu felt a little frustrated.
After all, he is the spokesperson for Suiyuan, and he has ended up like this.
I can't fight, and I can't win the fight.
Once the war starts, Ding Wei's planes can quickly support the battlefield. A cavalry column can probably penetrate the 35th Army.
Does the rear area still need attention?
Very stable.
As soon as May arrived, Dezi surrendered and the weather in the Northeast became warmer, but there was still snow in Heilongjiang Province.
The Japanese soldiers, who were just about to change out of their winter clothes, were shocked. It was summer in the south, so why was it still snowing? This was a bad omen.
The color white is associated with death. Does it foreshadow the end of the Kwantung Army?
The traitors in Harbin found a shaman and prayed for the nobles in person, hoping that they could avoid the crisis.
It's 1945 now, so don't be superstitious about so-called rope skipping. No matter how powerful the gods are, can they withstand a 122mm howitzer?
The Allied forces captured Berlin, and the news spread like wildfire, as if the war had been won, making all the soldiers and civilians who were fighting the war excited.
Ding Wei saw a business opportunity. At this moment, the war in Europe had just ended and a large number of German weapons had been confiscated.
The mountains of weapons and equipment will definitely not be used up. There is no need to think about the heavy weapons, as they will definitely be looted and divided up by the Allies. However, there is a chance to consider the huge amount of light weapons.
Ding Wei prefers the MG42 general-purpose machine gun and assault rifle. It would be even better if he could get a few Leopard tanks or Type assault guns.
There are also bombers and 88mm anti-aircraft guns. The remaining 105 and 150mm howitzers are also good, provided that they can be purchased.
Among his subordinates, Zhou Weiguo studied in Germany. I wonder if he has any connections.
We have to try this out, go over there via the Trans-Siberian Railway and see if we can buy some second-hand weapons and equipment.
Artillery, tanks, and airplanes, even if they are unusable, can be brought back and replaced with parts and kept running.
The Americans are rich and powerful, and they don't care about these things. The Soviets have their own system and are unlikely to want light weapons.
The captured German weapons were as worthless as cabbages, and were being prepared to be dismantled and melted down.
Zhou Weiguo's armored division was almost reorganized. With Ding Wei personally watching over it, he asked him to take a few people and immediately set off to the west.
Whatever the case may be, at least go check it out.