People are shining their swords, secretly helping the Iron Triangle in Northwest Shanxi

Chapter 311 The 98th Army was mobilized and left (please subscribe)

North China Front Chief of Staff Tanabe Moritake and Deputy Chief of Staff Seizo Arisu left Tada Shun's office with helpless expressions.

Although they discovered the problem, Shun Tada was still the commander of the front army, and they could only obey the order.

After returning to the chief of staff's office, Tanabe Moritake and Arisu Seizan discussed.

They began to contact the 33rd Division stationed in Yuanqu City and the 27th Division troops in Jiangcheng and Yangcheng areas.

At the same time, their message was also sent to the Shunwangping puppet army, asking them to be more vigilant.

At ten o'clock in the evening on June 41, [-], the base camp issued an order.

The commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, was re-elected as military counselor and concurrently served as the principal of the Army Noncommissioned Officer School.

The original commander of the National Defense Force, Yoshio Iwamatsu, was transferred to the First Army to serve as commander.

At this time, Yoshio Iwamatsu had already arrived in Jin Province. As the order from the base camp was issued, Yoshio Shinozuka took over the handover that night.

Yoshio Iwamatsu officially took office as commander of the First Army.

The result of this Zhongtiao Mountain battle made the base camp very dissatisfied.

They want to change the North China Front Army and the First Army, thereby changing their absolute control over the North China region.

At this time, the little devils had already made a crazy decision. They wanted to go south to fight against the beautiful country, the sun never sets and other great powers.

A battle of this scale will definitely require a large amount of combat materials.

Under such circumstances, the Japanese base camp naturally hopes that the occupied area controlled by the North China Front can continuously deliver supplies to them.

Even if the occupied areas such as North China cannot transport combat materials, they are not willing to see another defeat here.

That is to say, at the same time that the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, was replaced, the Little Japanese Base Camp began to discuss the matter of arranging Okamura Neiji to serve as the commander of the North China Front Army.

Okamura Neiji can be regarded as a relatively capable general in the Japanese army. He has a certain vision in both tactics and strategy.

When he served as the commander of the 11th Army, he achieved astonishing results in several battles, and he can be said to be a famous general in the Japanese army.

It stands to reason that with the military exploits Okamura Neiji has achieved, even if he leaves the position of commander of the 11th Army.

Even if you are not promoted to a military rank, you can still be transferred to a unit of the same level.

However, he was directly transferred to the Military Senate to serve as the so-called Military Senator, which is a sinecure among sinecures.

Up to now, Okamura Neji has been on the bench for more than a year!

With his qualifications and military exploits, it would be very easy for him to serve as the commander of the North China Front.

But as of now, the base camp has not been completely finalized, even though everyone knows that Neji Okamura is the most suitable candidate!
The reason is very simple. When Okamura Neiji was the commander of the 11th Army, he sang the opposite tune several times.

He even directly disobeyed the orders of the then Chief of Staff, Prince Zain!
In the Little Japanese Army, the highest commander of the army is the Chief of Staff.

Prince Zai Ren, who was the chief of staff at that time, was an absolute veteran. Even the little devil Tian Huang had to call him uncle.

Okamura Neiji and Prince Zai Ren went against each other, and he won the key battles every time, which made Prince Zai Ren very dissatisfied.

Therefore, he was directly transferred from the position of commander of the 11th Army to sit on the bench of the Military Senate, where he sat for more than a year.

When Sugiyama Gen became the chief of staff, Okamura Neji was promoted to general due to Tenhuang's intervention not long ago.

The influence of Prince Zain is still there, so it will take time for Okamura Neiji to serve as the commander of the North China Front at the base camp.

However, Yoshio Shinozuka was directly removed from his position as commander of the First Army, and Yoshio Iwamatsu became the commander of the First Army, which was quickly completed.

Iwamatsu Yoshio is completely inferior to Shinozuka Yoshio in all aspects of his abilities. Although he has served as a lieutenant general's division commander, he does not have much experience in commanding operations.

However, Yoshio Iwamatsu knows this place very well, can speak Chinese fluently, and is also proficient in many dialects.

He has an intelligence background, and this time the base camp arranged for him to serve as the commander of the First Army, which was also a targeted deployment.

From the perspective of the base camp, Okamura Neiji serves as the commander of the North China Front. With him taking command, there will definitely be no problem in the North China regional operations.

The First Army and other units can be left to Okamura Neiji to command.

As the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu is not commanding troops in combat. He has a special mission.

The task given by the base camp to the First Army Headquarters is to actively negotiate with Yan Laoxi and strive to draw Yan Laoxi to the Jaap camp.

Iwamatsu Yoshio and Chief of Staff Hanatani Masaru will not be in charge of combat affairs. They are mainly responsible for winning over Yan Laoxi.

At the same time, the base camp also gave the North China Front the main task, which was to attack the Eighth Route Army with all its strength, thereby solving the security problem in the occupied areas.

Yan Laoxi's Jinsui Army is among their targets, so the little devils will not conduct too large-scale operations against the Jinsui Army.

Of course, Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun's 201st Division are exceptions. This unit will definitely be completely annihilated.

It can be said that there are big problems in the North China Front at this time, and Tada Shun is about to be dismissed from his post.

The new commander has not been finalized for a long time. The First Army has been replaced, but their army headquarters does not have the ability to command operations.

Front Army Chief of Staff Tanabe Moritake and Deputy Chief of Staff Arisu Seizo discovered the problem. However, due to Tada Shun, they were unable to mobilize troops on a large scale.

The Japanese and puppet troops continued to implement Shun Tada's strategy of driving sheep into the pen and catching them all in one fell swoop.

But before the encirclement was completely formed, they still had many loopholes.

For example, here at Shunwangping, they are building artillery positions, but there are not enough troops nearby to protect them.

There are more than 2000 little Japanese in the two reinforced brigades, which looks like a lot of troops.

However, these more than 2000 little devils need to undertake related regional defense tasks and cannot be near Shun Wangping at any time.

The 33rd Division needs to be stationed in Yuanqu City, and the 27th Division is also responsible for the defense from Jiangcheng to Yangcheng.

There are loopholes here in Shunwangping. Once attacked by a strong force, they will suffer heavy casualties at any time.

At this time, the 201st Division had established contact with the independent detachment, and Li Yunlong began to return to the eastern part of Zhongtiao Mountain in the early morning of June [-].

However, at two o'clock in the morning on the [-]th, a message was sent from the First War Zone Commander's Department.

Wu Mianzhi's 98th Army troops should withdraw to the NA area to strengthen the river defense positions in the NA area.

The 201st Division continues to stay in the west of Zhongtiao Mountain, and there is obviously a problem with the commander's arrangement.

After all, although the 201st Division is an A-type division, they are still under great pressure when facing numerous Japanese troops.

With the support of the 98th Army, they can also reduce the pressure. However, if they leave, the 201st Division will be almost alone.

If Wei Junru continued to serve as the commander-in-chief of the First Theater Zone, such an arrangement would certainly not be made.

But at this time, Wei Junru had been dismissed from his position as commander of the First Theater Zone after the battle at Zhongtiao Mountain.

Jiang Mingsan, who like Wei Junru is known as one of the five tiger generals who accompany the principal of the capital, takes over as the commander-in-chief of the first theater.

Jiang Mingsan is known as the "Flying General". He is good at mobile combat and has rich experience in commanding offensive operations.

In a series of battles against miscellaneous armies from various places, a series of very amazing results were achieved.

However, 37 years later, he is mainly responsible for the defense of the northwest region and has no experience of commanding troops in combat.

For many years in the northwest, Jiang Mingsan was known to be greedy and lustful!
This time Wei Junru was transferred and Jiang Mingsan became the commander-in-chief of the first theater.

His mind is not on commanding operations, but on using his position to gain sufficient benefits.

Considering that most of the troops currently responsible for defending the south bank of the Yellow River suffered casualties, he specially transferred the 98th Army to strengthen the river defense forces.

For Jiang Mingsan, Zhongtiao Mountain was lost in the hands of Wei Junru. What happens here in the future has nothing to do with him.

What he has to do now is to hold on to the river defense position on the south bank of the Yellow River with all his strength to prevent the Japanese troops from crossing the river.

The more than 98 troops of the 1th Army can be mobilized to ensure the safety of the river defense positions.

Of course, the 201st Division is under the Second War Zone Commander's Department, otherwise, Jiang Mingsan would also be transferred here.

After receiving the order, Commander Wu Mianzhi began to say goodbye to Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun.

After all, they, the Shaanxi Army, have nothing to rely on. Once they are labeled as disobedient and disrespectful, they will definitely be dismissed from their posts and their designations will be revoked.

Chen Ziyun personally saw off the 98th Army troops, and he was so angry that he almost cursed his mother in public.

People like Jiang Mingsan only care about the immediate interests of their own one-third of an acre of land, without any long-term considerations at all.

The 98th Army staying in Zhongtiao Mountain can better contain the Japanese troops.

However, Jiang Mingsan only thought about strengthening the defense of the river defense position, and did not consider that the 98th Army could fight better if it stayed in Zhongtiao Mountain.

After the 98th Army left, there were only 201 Division troops here in the west of Zhongtiao Mountain.

Chen Ming felt unspeakably depressed in his heart. He seemed to have changed some things, but he seemed to be unable to change anything.

But he himself also understood that Chu Yunfei's troops had done a lot of disobedient things.According to usual practice, such troops have long been reorganized.

Even if Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun, Fang Ligong and other officers were not arrested, at the very least they would have to be dismissed from their posts.

But because Chen Ziyun had a system in place, they were barely able to be self-sufficient.

And relying on the system's continuous rewards, they also achieved results again and again.

Therefore, all parties turned a blind eye to their disobedience of orders.

If it were another army, they wouldn't be treated like this.

"The chief of guard has been transferred and left. The current commander of the first theater is Jiang Mingsan."

"This flying general is definitely not as good as the tiger general, Chief Wei."

"By sending the 98th Army away, you can see his combat vision."

"In the future, the first theater may not be able to provide us with strong support."

At four o'clock in the morning, here is the division headquarters of the 201st Division.

Chu Yunfei summoned Chen Ziyun and other officers together, and said with a serious expression on his face.

In the past, the First Theater and the Second Theater continued to provide them with various supports. The development of the 201st Division to its current level is also related to their support.

If Wei Junru leaves the first combat zone, Jiang Mingsan may not provide more support.

"We have to prepare for the worst, and we may even lose contact with the Jinsui Army and be unable to obtain supplements from the second theater."

"Next we need to be completely self-sufficient. Otherwise, once the Japanese and puppet troops block us and surround us, it will be a fatal blow."

"While the Japanese and puppet troops have not completely completed the blockade, we must try our best to inflict heavy damage on them and seize various needed supplies."

"In this battle at Shunwangping, we must maximize the results."

"The 33rd Division of Yuanqu City is the sharp sword that the little devil has arranged for us."

"This sword cannot be too sharp, otherwise it will pose a threat to us."

"Of course we can also turn them into broken swords. If the Japanese army sends stronger troops over, our threat will be even greater."

Chen Ziyun came to the map and said with a serious expression on his face.

Currently in the 201st Division, Chen Ziyun is still serving as the infantry and artillery commander.

The deputy division commander is Hao Shiwen, but in this unit, Chen Ziyun is second only to Chu Yunfei.

Even Chu Yunfei usually unconditionally supports any decision made by Chen Ziyun.

"What Commander Chen said is absolutely true. Next, we will try our best to be self-sufficient!"

"Master, do we need to increase our combat strength for this battle?"

"Now that the 98th Army has withdrawn, the 33rd Division poses a great threat to us. We must take the opportunity to give them a certain blow."

Chief of Staff Fang Ligong immediately agreed, and then he looked at Chu Yunfei and asked for instructions.

Chu Yunfei stood up and came to the map. He looked at the location of Yuanqu City with a thoughtful expression on his face.

After a moment of silence, Chu Yunfei made arrangements directly.

The field supplementary regiment directly under the division headquarters was reorganized into the first field supplementary regiment and incorporated into the first brigade.

The Special Forces Regiment, renamed the Guard Regiment, is responsible for the division's security work.

At the same time, Hao Shiwen, the deputy division commander and commander of the [-]nd Brigade, went to each village to form security teams with officers and soldiers who had recovered from injuries.

In addition, Chu Yunfei directly contacted the Second War Zone Commander's Department and directly applied for the designation of two supplementary regiments.

"Each village organizes a security team to assist non-combatants in protecting the rear during combat."

"The main force of the division is responsible for combat operations. The three brigades are organized into two field regiments and one field supplementary regiment."

"At the same time, we will find ways to continue to expand the artillery force to ensure that each brigade can be assigned an artillery regiment to conduct independent operations."

"There is a lot to do here in Zhongtiao Mountain, and we can gradually stabilize here."

After Chu Yunfei pondered for a while, he directly issued the order.

He himself is also capable, and he knows the situation at hand better than anyone else.

"Yes, Master." Everyone immediately stood up and agreed.

In the following time, the 201st Division and the independent detachment began to secretly prepare for combat.

At the same time, the 33rd Division in Yuanqu City had received news one after another.

Lieutenant General Sakurai Shozo, the commander of the division, stood in front of the map and looked at the location of Shunwangping with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Currently, the 33rd Division is stationed in Yuanqu City, and its troops are deploying defense forces towards the north.

Zhongtiao Mountain is divided into two by the 33rd Division. Of course, their security division has less than 2 troops, so there are still loopholes in such a blockade.

This is also the reason why Li Yunlong was able to command a small group of troops directly from the east to the 201st Division headquarters.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, according to the judgment of the Front Army Headquarters, the enemy may launch an attack on Shun Wangping in the near future."

"The Ishii brigade we deployed here may have difficulty ensuring the safety of Shunwangping."

"Based on the previous attacks on Li Yuanzhen, we need to strengthen the strength of the Ishii brigade."

"Otherwise, once Shun Wangping is attacked, Ishii Brigade will not be able to respond."

In Yuanqu City, here is the headquarters of the 33rd Division.

Colonel Chief of Staff came to the division commander Sakurai Shozo with the telegram and reported directly.

After Shozo Sakurai heard the report, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

The 33rd Division is just a security garrison. Their total strength is more than 9000, close to 2.

But in addition to three infantry regiments of 1 people, they also have 2000 heavy troops and a search brigade of hundreds of people.

There are more than 3000 artillery and engineers, and the remaining about [-] are completely non-combatants.

Now they not only have to station themselves in Yuanqu City, but they are also responsible for the defense of Hengling Pass and other areas.

This force is obviously not enough, especially since they may be attacked by Chu Yunfei's troops and Li Yunlong's troops in the east and west areas at any time.

Originally, troops were sent to advance the defense of Shunwangping, but Sakurai Shozo was very dissatisfied.

Now he still needs to continue to strengthen the defense forces here. He has almost no extra troops to deploy.

"As for the 27th Division, can their Tanaka Brigade increase its strength and be responsible for supporting and ensuring the safety near Shunwangping?"

"The areas such as Jiangcheng and Yangcheng where they are stationed do not pose many threats. The 27th Division is also a field division."

"With their capabilities, more troops can be deployed here."

Shozo Sakurai looked at the chief of staff and asked directly.

"Your Excellency, the Chief of Staff of the Front Army, and His Excellency the Deputy Chief of Staff sent a message, hoping that we can strengthen the defense of Shunwangping area at the same time."

"After all, there are 24 artillery pieces here. As long as the artillery position is completed and the artillery is stationed in the position, it can effectively suppress the enemy troops."

"So before that, they hope that we can have defense troops on the left and right sides of King Shun Ping, with a total strength of 4000 people!"

"According to the latest news, the Tianzhong Brigade of the 27th Division has increased its strength. They have 2000 people stationed northeast of Shunwangping."

Chief of Staff Colonel Sakurai looked at Shozo cautiously and immediately answered.

Sakurai Shozo frowned and pondered for a while. He mobilized hundreds of engineers and heavy troops to the southwest of Shunwangping to reinforce the Ishii brigade.

The arrival of these engineers and baggage troops will allow the Ishii brigade to assemble a force of 2000 troops.

Of course, their combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as that of infantry. Sakurai Shozo has the idea of ​​​​dealing with errands.

At this time, the First Puppet Independent Artillery Regiment in Shunwangping was still building artillery positions. They wanted to set up artillery positions on high ground.

The 24 Feng-built field guns must be deployed on high ground so that they can conduct shelling from a high position.

The puppet army of 1000 to [-] people is always busy. Of course, there must be so-called advisers among these puppet troops.

These Japanese advisers are the ones who can really direct artillery operations.

Even the commander of the puppet army does not have this power!

(End of this chapter)