Chapter 843: Clearing up the remnants of Japanese puppets and resting plans
As the materials and equipment of Kenji Doihara left in Xinxiang were counted out, Leng Feng realized that he had made another fortune.
This batch of materials and weapons and ammunition was prepared by the 1st Army for Kenji Dohihara, nor was it completely prepared for him. A large part of it was prepared for the Pinghan Line to fight southward.
Simply put, it is to make preparations in advance to attack Wuhan.
Kenji Doihara had already started this work in advance, occupying Xinxiang in February, and then driving all the Kuomintang troops in northern Henan to Shanxi or simply rushing into the Taihang Mountains.
Then we began to prepare the next combat plan. At that time, the General Staff of the First Army and Kenji Doihara both judged that there were two directions of combat. One was Xuzhou, which opened up the Jinpu Road and advanced north and south, and would gain a solid rear. The second was to raid Wuhan along the Pinghan Line.
At that time, it was a bit risky to raid Wuhan, but at that time, it was relatively easy to cross the river during the Yellow River. However, the Japanese military's public security war in northern Henan consumed a lot of his energy. In addition, the base camp itself did not agree with the plan to raid Wuhan, and then everything was stranded.
The headquarters launched the Battle of Xuzhou, which gave Kenji Doihara a glimmer of hope. In fact, the commander of the 1st Army, Kazuki Kiyoshi, opposed the intervention of the 1st Army.
But the old guy Tsunouchi, the Teraunuchi, was long dissatisfied with his usual lip service. The price of being bullied is that he was unlucky and was defeated.
Kenji Doihara carefully prepared a large amount of combat supplies, weapons and ammunition, as well as food and medicine, and some of them were purchased or robbed through other channels.
These things were kept by Kenji Doihara for his own efforts. As a result, he was so unfortunate that he actually encountered Leng Feng. Not only did he fall into a siege, but he even lost his lair.
The frame of Conghu's air defense battalion has been built. Conghu also served as the battalion commander of the air defense battalion. He drew more than a dozen officers and soldiers from the Yasha Battalion as grassroots officers, and then drew twenty technical non-commissioned officers from the officer workshop, and then began to recruit soldiers.
One weapon and equipment is in place, Taisho 11th-style 75mm anti-aircraft gun. This model of anti-aircraft gun New First Army has had it and has experience in using it, so it is easy to get started.
There are twelve doors in total.
The 14th-year-old 105mm anti-aircraft gun of Taisho is quite powerful. Although it only has four gates, in addition to flying planes, it can also attack tank armor and heavy armor.
The Japanese existing tanks and armored vehicles have almost no ability to fight back in front of it, so there is no need to say that even the latest Su Ai 26 is not his opponent.
Sixteen anti-aircraft guns, each of which requires almost one platoon of manual operations, as well as heavy trucks, ammunition trucks, and fuel trucks.
These air defense weapons made Leng Feng feel a little suspicious. The Japanese army has already seized air control. Why should they try their best to defend the air? Could it be that because of Xinxiang, a field airport?
This seems to be the only reason that can be explained.
But why is the equipment not received by the troops and placed in the weapon warehouse? This is a bit strange. If this is replenishing equipment, where is the troops that need to be replenished?
If you have to find a reasonable explanation, these weapons and equipment should be prepared for attacking Wuhan, or a longer-term plan.
To be honest, the 11th-year 75mm anti-aircraft gun of Taisho is old and has average power. It has almost no threat to high-speed aircraft. If used for flat shooting, ground combat may have a greater effect.
In addition, it is ammunition. Most of the New First Army is made of Japanese weapons. The capture of this part is undoubtedly a huge surprise for Leng Feng.
Here we reserve the ammunition replenishment required for at least one of the main elite Japanese divisions to fight continuously for one month.
There are tens of millions of bullets, 40,000 shells, grenades, gunpowder, etc., and the number is very considerable, as well as other military supplies, military uniforms, helmets, armed belts, kettles, blankets, first aid kits, etc.
Of course, there are also very precious radio stations. There are at least two 50-watt radio stations, and there are more than a dozen other power stations.
These are not easy to buy military radio stations.
In short, this gain made everyone in the New First Army headquarters feel that their pace was three points lighter when walking, and everyone had a happy smile on their faces.
"Military throne, tonight, the president of Xinxiang Chamber of Commerce and local gentry set up a welcome dinner to celebrate the recovery of Xinxiang. This is an invitation, so please welcome you to attend." Guo Weiquan brought a gold-plated red invitation from outside.
"Oh, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, is it that Nie Haifeng?"
"Yes, it's Nie Haifeng. This person is not as powerful as the Japanese on the ground in Xinxiang. Kenji Doihara once visited him in person." Guo Weiquan said.
"This Nie Haifeng does not live in the city. He has a manor outside the East City, with hundreds of acres of land, built a cannon tower, and has a capable team under his command, which is not weak in equipment. The Japanese wanted to ask him to serve as the president of the Xinxiang Region Maintenance Association. He did not agree, but did not refuse."
"It sounds like this is still a character."
"When the First Army was stationed in Xinxiang, Nie Haifeng was closer to Ming Gong, and the two had a good relationship."
"It seems that your intelligence is collected more solidly." Leng Feng smiled slightly, saw Liang Dong and Yang Rui walking in together, stood up and walked over.
"Martial!"
"Sit down, sit down and say, look at my office, do you think it's a poor boy who fell into a gold and silver nest and became a rich man?" Leng Feng threw a pack of cigarettes to Guo Weiquan and asked him to help him disperse it.
"Mr. Xie, this is camel cigarette, American goods."
"It was Dai Yunong who asked Shuyi to bring it to me. He is quite concerned about his friends." Leng Feng smiled slightly and explained.
"It turned out that it was given by Boss Dai, so it won't be a waste of time."
"It turns out that although we are regular troops, we are fighting guerrillas everywhere. We settle down in every place and have a good rest. Now that we are ready, we can finally take a breath."
"Military throne, northern Henan is located on the Yellow River impact plain, with a flat terrain. Although it is rich in resources, it can be guarded without any danger. It is really not a good place to be a base." Yang Rui stood up and said first.
"Haha, Yang Rui's straightforwardness was clear from the beginning, and he said it well." Leng Feng smiled, "However, on the terrain, it is quite unfavorable for the Japanese mechanized troops here, unless our weapons and equipment exceed the other side, but it is impossible in a short period of time. My plan is to rest for three months to half a year in northern Henan, and then make a decision on the situation between the Japanese army and the country. How about it?"
"Okay, the military captain has a good idea."
"I agree that the troops are fighting continuously. Although the officers and soldiers do not say anything, their physical fatigue can be seen and they must rest. Our team has been fighting. A considerable number of people have not undergone regular training and many problems need to be solved. It is time to rest."
"Today is a small meeting. The troops are resting, demarcation of defense zones, expansion of troops, and reorganization of the troops. We still need to wait until the meeting is held later to discuss and decide. The current task is to clear the remnants of the Japanese and puppets, reach the Yellow River in the south, to the Taihang Mountains in the west, to Anyang in the north, to temporarily use the Zhang River as the boundary. All the Japanese and puppets in northern Henan must be wiped out without any remnants, and the time is limited to half a month!"
"Is half a month too hasty?"
"According to the current progress, half a month is enough to destroy the remaining Japanese troops entrenched in northern Henan. If the remaining small fish and shrimps are not allowed to be wiped out within half a month, they can only take their time." Leng Feng explained, "It should not be difficult to pull out all the Japanese strongholds in northern Henan within half a month."
This is not difficult. The Japanese army's strongholds are fixed. They now have only two roads. It is basically impossible to either run or defend.
"The Luxi Minjun gave us great help in the previous stage. I decided to take out one-fifth of the ammunition seized this time and give it to them, and give them five radio stations and a batch of weapons and equipment."
"Military, isn't it a bit too much? One fifth of the ammunition is two million bullets, as well as radio stations and weapons and equipment?" Long Yingqin murmured in a low voice.
"You, you can't count this way. We and Luxi are both prosperous and prosperous. If they are stronger, will our right wing be safer?"
"I support the decision of the military captain. We cannot just look at the immediate interests. If we want to rest for three months in northern Henan, we need a period of stability and need to cooperate with each other. The two families are always stronger than the other." Guo Weiquan said clearly.
"When we do this, will there be any objection from the above?"
"This heaven knows the earth knows, you know me, as long as we don't say it, and if General Fan doesn't say it, even if he knows it, what can he do without evidence?"
"The Sichuan Army and the Third Army each have one million bullets, two radio stations and some weapons. I plan to convince General Sun Zhen to station the Sichuan Army in Yuncheng."
"Unless the Japanese army increases troops in North China on a large scale, our right wing will be very safe." Xie Jiyuan showed a hint of admiration. This arrangement means that he has found two solid allies for the New Army, who can still block bullets.
"We are in the northwest of our Taihang Mountains, a natural barrier. After the New Year, the Japanese army fought in Shanxi and were seriously injured. If we want to cross the Taihang Mountains and attack us, it is probably a dead end."
"Only in the north, we need to deal with it head-on, which is relatively less pressure. We can also train troops in actual combat, so we will be much safer, and it also blocked the Japanese army's plan to attack Wuhan along the Pinghan Line. It can be said that it will kill multiple shots in one fell swoop. The Wuhan Military Commission will also agree with our plan."
Leng Feng thought to himself that the New Army occupied northern Henan, and there were also western Shandong civilians, Sichuan Army and the Third Army. It was basically impossible for the Japanese army to attack the Pinghan Line. In this way, there was no need for the Gardenkou to break the dam, at least there was no need to do so now.
To be continued.
Chapter completed!