Anti-Japanese War: Developing on my own, I brought back a US-equipped division

At the same time, what makes Type A divisions different from other divisions is that they have extremely strong firepower.

In addition to the standard support artillery units belonging to the division, there are also artillery support units directly deployed and commanded by the division.

For example, the 2nd Division has a heavy artillery unit and a tank and armored vehicle unit.

This is something that other divisions are rarely equipped with.

The second aspect.

The individual combat capability of the soldiers of the Japanese Type A Division is definitely among the best in the Japanese army.

These Type A divisions have many veterans with rich combat experience.

Even for new recruits joining the Type A division, a lot of resources are allocated to training, such as training time, ammunition consumed during training, training instructors, etc. These are much better than other troops.

In addition, if a Type A division suffers combat casualties, priority will be given to logistical supplies such as weapons, ammunition, and new recruits.

It can be said that if an ordinary Japanese soldier wants to join the Type A Division, he must undergo at least six months of long-term and high-intensity training, and must be the best among them to become a soldier of the Type A Division.

Therefore, Type A divisions have always been composed of top soldiers, top equipment, and top combat effectiveness.

That's absolutely awesome!

However, the elite 2nd Division of the Kwantung Army's Type A Division was destroyed by the independent battalion.

What an incredible thing.

Takeshita Shun was completely stunned.

You know, a Type A division can basically sweep across half of China.

In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, a Type A division of the Japanese devils could directly defeat a dozen or even dozens of Nationalist divisions.

On the one hand, when the War of Resistance Against Japan broke out, the organization of the National Army was very chaotic.

A division does not have many soldiers, maybe only 7,000 to 8,000 or even 5,000 to 6,000.

The strength of an army in such a division is just over 30,000 men.

In other words, the strength of an army of the National Army is roughly equivalent to that of a Type A division.

Although the difference in troop strength is almost the same, in terms of firepower equipment, combat quality, tactical level, etc., an army of the National Army cannot compare to a Type A division.

Therefore, in such a situation, the Type A division can be in an overwhelming advantage when facing a dozen or even several divisions.

For example, during the Battle of Xinkou, half of the Fifth Division defeated more than 30 divisions of the National Army.

During the Battle of Xinkou, the 1th Division of the Type A Division, led by its commander Seishirō Itagaki, only had half the strength of the 15th Division, with the st Independent Brigade and the th Mixed Brigade cooperating with the th Division.

Under such circumstances, half of the Fifth Division directly defeated more than 20 divisions of the anti-Japanese forces totaling people, and completely broke their defensive line.

Half a division defeated an anti-Japanese force of more than 200,000 people. The gap in combat effectiveness was quite large.

The same was true in the Battle of Taierzhuang.

In the Battle of Taierzhuang, the Nationalist Army's anti-Japanese forces were a gathering of elite troops, with a total of more than 300,000 combat troops deployed in an attempt to completely wipe out the two Class A divisions of the Japanese devils.

In the end, though, it was victory.

But it was also a pyrrhic victory.

In the Battle of Taierzhuang, the National Army made a huge effort, mobilizing 5 troops, including the elite troops of the Central Army, to deal with the Japanese 10th and 5th Class A Divisions, a total of about troops.

More than 300,000 troops were fighting against a Japanese force of more than 50,000.

The disparity in troop strength reached 6:1.

The result of the final battle was that more than 2.5 Japanese soldiers were killed, and more than 1 Japanese soldiers were killed. The casualty ratio was :. ...

This was the best record and result that the anti-Japanese forces could achieve in the early days of the War of Resistance.

From the two major battles, the Battle of Taierzhuang and the Battle of Xinkou, it can be seen that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Type A Division was indeed very strong.

Therefore, Su Zheng's independent battalion's complete annihilation of the Second Division was a miracle in the history of the War of Resistance.

Quite incredible.

The most incredible thing is that the independent battalion achieved a casualty ratio of 1:2.3.

The number of soldiers killed and wounded was even less than that of the Japanese Second Division.

Such a situation is the result of the right time, right place and right people. With advanced weapons and equipment and favorable conditions, and the fact that the current Second Division's combat effectiveness is not as good as that of its peak period, the Second Division's combat effectiveness has declined... It is precisely because of these reasons that the independent battalion was able to fight such a beautiful battle.

To some extent, although an independent battalion has only more than 10,000 people, it is comparable to the elite 100,000-strong Central Army's direct troops.

It was precisely because he understood the combat effectiveness of the 2nd Division of the Type-A Division that Takeshita Shun was so shocked and unbelievable when he heard that the 2nd Division had been completely wiped out.

Takeshita Shun quickly looked at the Japanese lieutenant and asked, "Has the battle situation been confirmed? Did the independent battalion really win the final victory and completely wipe out the Second Division?"

The Japanese lieutenant nodded and said, "Yes, the outcome of the battle has been basically determined."

Hiss hiss hiss...

Takeshita Shun couldn't help but gasp, and said in shock: "I didn't expect... I really didn't expect the independent battalion's combat effectiveness to be so strong."

powerful!

too strong!

The strength of the independent battalion's combat effectiveness was beyond Takeshita Shun's expectations.

To be honest...Takeshita Shun is feeling a little regretful now.

I regret provoking the Independence Camp.

It's just too strong.

Takeshita Shun was not afraid of death, but facing such a powerful Eighth Route Army Independent Battalion, he was trembling with fear.

After a pause, Takeshita 3.0 suddenly remembered Yoshimoto Sadaichi and Okazaki Saburo, and quickly asked: "By the way... Where are General Yoshimoto and General Okazaki? Have they retreated to Ping'an County?"

The Second Division’s temporary command post was less than two kilometers away from Ping’an County.

According to Takeshita Shun's idea, if Yoshimoto Sadaichi and Okazaki Saburo wanted to retreat back to Heian County, it would not be difficult at all.

The Japanese lieutenant officer quickly said, "No... For the time being, we have not found General Yoshimoto and General Okazaki retreating to Ping'an County. Their current situation is uncertain whether they are alive or dead."

The life and death of Sadaichi Yoshimoto and Saburo Okazaki are currently unknown.

But Takeshita Shun's intuition told him that Yoshimoto Sadaichi and Okazaki Saburo were probably in great danger.

After all, the Second Division was wiped out, and Yoshimoto Sadaichi and Okazaki Saburo were probably not going to escape death either.

Takeshita Shun looked stunned, and slowly said: "Now the Second Division has been completely wiped out by the Independent Battalion. Next they will definitely surround Ping'an County!"

At this moment, a Japanese soldier ran in hurriedly and said, "Report to the Colonel, the Eighth Route Army troops were spotted outside the city..."

Chapter 439: Conquer Ping'an County! Su Zheng is made a marquis and a general! (Second update, please subscribe)

The Eighth Route Army's independent battalion reached the outskirts of Ping'an County.

Upon hearing the news, Takeshita Shun was stunned and asked quickly, "How many people are here?"

According to the information obtained by Takeshita Shun, the independent battalion had only more than 10,000 people.

Now that the Independent Battalion has completely wiped out the Second Division, it means that the Independent Battalion will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

After all, the opponent was the elite Second Division, not some ragtag division or puppet army unit, so Takeshita Shun felt that the independent battalion would suffer heavy casualties and losses, and would be unable to attack Ping'an County again.

As long as the independent battalion is unable to concentrate its forces to attack Ping'an County, Ping'an County can be defended.

Now the key is to see how many troops the independent battalion has left to attack Ping'an County.

The Japanese soldier quickly responded: "It seems that there are not many Eighth Route Army troops at our East Gate, probably more than a thousand."

More than a thousand people?

Takeshita Shun's face was solemn and he looked surprised. He was a little dumbfounded and said, "What? There are still more than a thousand people? How many soldiers does this independent battalion have? After completely annihilating our Second Division, there are still more than a thousand people left?"

This time, the independent battalion paid a heavy price in annihilating the Second Division, with nearly 7,000 casualties and a total of more than 3,000 casualties. Therefore, the remaining combat force is now only more than 2,000 people.

Appearing outside the city of Ping'an County were the independent battalion's vanguard troops attacking Ping'an County - the elite company and the Sichuan Army company.

The two companies originally had a combined strength of nearly 3,000 men, but now there are only more than 1,000 left, making it a unit with relatively minor casualties.

The other companies, such as the first, second, third companies and the cavalry company, suffered heavy losses.

There's no way around it, war is cruel.

Whenever there is war, there will inevitably be casualties, losses and sacrifices.

Su Zheng was determined to take over Ping'an County.

If he could capture Ping'an County, Su Zheng would be guaranteed to be granted a title of nobility and become a general in the future.

What makes Takeshita Shun depressed now is that until now, he still doesn’t know exactly how many people there are in the independent camp.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

But he doesn't understand the Independence Camp.

In Takeshita Shun's opinion, even if the casualties were 1:1, plus the more than people in the independent battalion now outside the city, then the conservative estimate is that the independent battalion has at least people.

Hiss hiss hiss...

Thinking of this possibility, Takeshita Shun couldn't help but gasp.

There are more than 20,000 people in one battalion.

It's really crazy.

It's incredible.

Now Takeshita Shun doesn’t know whether he can defend Ping’an County.

I have to say, I was really fooled by Takeshita Shun.

The independent battalion does have more than 20,000 people.

However, the number of frontline combat troops of the independent battalion was not more than 20,000, but only more than 13,000.

In short, the strength of the independent battalion has completely exceeded Takeshita Shun's imagination and expectations.

Takeshita Shun looked at the Japanese soldier and asked, "Does the Eighth Route Army outside the door have any heavy weapons?"

Japanese soldier: "No, we haven't found any heavy weapons yet."

Hearing this, Takeshita Shun's expression changed and he said, "If they are not carrying heavy weapons, then this means that they are not the main attack force of the independent battalion. They are most likely the vanguard force."

"It seems that the independent battalion still has a lot of main forces that have not been deployed... Given the current situation, Ping'an County is in danger!"

Takeshita Shun originally thought that since the Second Division was in Ping'an County, there would definitely be no problems.

However, unexpectedly, in less than three days, the Second Division was completely wiped out by the Independent Battalion.

This speed is really too fast.

This caught Takeshita Shun off guard.

Although there are more than 3,000 garrison troops in Ping'an County now, they are mainly puppet troops and have no strong combat effectiveness at all.

If the independent battalion dispatched several thousand combat troops, coupled with heavy artillery, tanks and other weapons, Ping'an County would certainly not be able to be defended.

As for the reinforcements to support Ping'an County, there is no news yet.

According to the telegrams and intelligence provided by Taiyuan, all reinforcement troops were blocked by the anti-Japanese forces, and it is still unknown when the reinforcements will arrive.

Therefore, the instructions and task that Yoshio Shinozuka gave to Shun Takeshita was to defend Ping'an County and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

But under the current circumstances, Ping'an County is very dangerous.

After all, Ping'an County is now isolated and helpless.

The only force that can support Ping'an County is the Army's aviation force.

Takeshita Shun looked at the Japanese lieutenant next to him and said, "Send a telegram to General Shinozuka Yoshio immediately and inform them of the situation in our Ping'an County!"

"All the imperial warriors of the Second Division have died for their country. Ping'an County is in danger. I hope Taiyuan can quickly arrange for aviation forces to support the airstrike on the independent battalion's position outside Ping'an County and help defend Ping'an County!"

"In addition, I hope that Taiyuan can arrange for reinforcements to arrive in Ping'an County as soon as possible, otherwise Ping'an County will not be able to be defended!"

"Hayi!"

The Japanese lieutenants went down one after another to send telegrams to Taiyuan.

Takeshita Shun once again asked Taiyuan for help.