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

"So according to my plan, our Tiger Guards must have at least 100,000 troops and strong logistical support capabilities before we can attack Dragon City!"

One hundred thousand people?

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This target number is quite a lot.

The development speed of the Tiger Guards was very fast. In just half a year, it grew from 20 people to a peak combat force of , plus a total of logistics personnel.

Such a development speed is already considered very fast.

However, Su Zheng’s goal now is to expand the Tiger Guards to 100,000 people... This target number is naturally shocking.

It can be said that...this is almost a difficult task to accomplish.

After all, it is impossible for the Tiger Guards not to engage in combat and war during their development process.

Once a battle or war begins, there will inevitably be casualties.

Combat casualties are inevitable in the development of the army.

For example, this time the Tiger Guards had grown to more than 14,000 people, and after a battle of Ping'an, only more than 5,000 people were left.

Furthermore.

When the Tiger Guards were developing rapidly and vigorously, the Japanese would certainly not sit idly by and do nothing. They would definitely try every means to curb the development of the Tiger Guards, encircle and suppress the combat troops of the Tiger Guards, etc. In this way, the reduction of the Tiger Guards' personnel was inevitable.

In addition, the 100,000 troops Su Zheng mentioned were front-line combat troops, not logistics personnel.

This means that for a combat force of more than 100,000 people, the logistics base must have at least 10,000 to 20,000 personnel.

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As a result, the Tiger Guards are under great pressure to develop.

In other words, under such a complicated anti-Japanese situation, it would be extremely difficult to develop the Tiger Guards into a regiment of more than 100,000 people.

Zhao Donghai looked at Su Zhengdao and said, "Captain, the situation in northwest Shanxi is very unfavorable for our anti-Japanese forces!"

"The living space of our Eighth Route Army is very small and the environment is very harsh. If we want to develop the army to more than 100,000 people, it will be very difficult!"

Liu Dazhuang also said: "Yes... At present, the troops in the surrounding towns centered on our base have almost developed!"

"Without a large influx of foreign population, it is not easy for us to develop the army and recruit soldiers."

Zhao Donghai and Liu Dazhuang are considered veterans of the Tiger Guards.

Especially Liu Dazhuang.

When the New 1st Regiment was broken up into smaller units to develop independently, Liu Dazhuang followed Su Zheng to Xinzhong Village to develop a base.

What they said were all real issues and were not meant to undermine morale or fighting spirit.

If a military unit wants to develop, it must take into account practical issues comprehensively.

Now the Tiger Guards have become a thorn in the side of the Japanese invaders, and they will inevitably suppress the development and survival space of the Tiger Guards, making the development and expansion of the Tiger Guards not so easy.

The living space is small.

Let alone development and expansion, even staying alive is a big problem.

on the other hand.

Just as Liu Dazhuang said, during these six months, the Tiger Guards continued to recruit, expand and develop, recruited a large number of patriotic young people, and continuously expanded the troops... This resulted in the patriotic young people in the Xinzhongcun base and surrounding towns being basically recruited by the Tiger Guards.

After all, the number of soldiers is limited.

During this six months...those patriotic and aspiring young people who would have joined the army have already done so, served their country, or even sacrificed their lives for it.

As for the remaining young people of military age who do not want to join the army to serve their country, no matter how they are recruited and promoted, the effect will be minimal.

To put it simply, the Tiger Guards developed too fast in the past six months, quickly consuming the potential of troops in the base and surrounding towns, and will inevitably develop very slowly in the future.

A good example... is that Ping'an County was a large county during the war, with a population of over 50,000, but the number of recruited soldiers was only over 1,000, which shows that recruiting soldiers is becoming increasingly difficult.

This was based on the fact that the Tiger Guards had recovered Ping'an County.

In short, it would be very difficult for the Tiger Guards to continue to develop at a high speed.

I don’t know how long it will take to grow to more than 100,000 people.

After all, combat casualties due to various reasons are inevitable.

Therefore, it is conservatively estimated that if the entire Tiger Guards Regiment grows to more than 100,000 people, combined with combat casualties and other reasons, it will conservatively grow to about 200,000, and finally there will be a total force of more than 100,000 to attack Longcheng.

Su Zheng listened to Liu Dazhuang and Zhao Donghai's analysis, nodded slightly, then looked at Zhou Weiguo and asked: "Zhou Weiguo, do you have anything to say now? I want to hear your opinion!"

Zhou Weiguo is now highly valued by Su Zheng.

Zhou Weiguo was not only the battalion commander of the third battalion, but also the deputy commander of the Tiger Guard Regiment.

This status is the same as Su Zheng’s previous position in the New 1st Regiment.

Su Zheng understood Zhou Weiguo's abilities and capabilities, so he would naturally entrust him with important tasks.

Zhou Weiguo thought silently for a moment, then said, "Old Liu and Old Zhao's analysis is correct!"

"If we want to develop rapidly, we must first solve two problems!"

"The first problem is the issue of troops!"

"Our Tiger Guards have already attracted enough patriotic young people in the northwest of Shanxi to join us. If we want to continue to expand, it will be very difficult!"

"Plus, the Japanese have already regarded us as a serious threat, so they will definitely chase us and intercept us. As our living space decreases, the number of casualties in combat will definitely be high."

"So even if our Tiger Guards can grow to more than 100,000 people, it will take a long time."

"The second problem is the capabilities of the logistics support system!"

"Although our Tiger Guards have strong logistical support capabilities, it would be very difficult to support a combat force of more than 100,000 people just by relying on Ping'an County and Xinzhong Village (Qian Li Zhao) base!"

"So solving the logistical support for our troops is also a problem!"

Indeed...a very simple truth.

Currently, the population of the Xinzhongcun base has exceeded 100,000, plus the more than 50,000 people in Ping'an County... This means that using 150,000 people to feed a force of more than 100,000 people is definitely not enough.

For a combat force of more than 100,000 people, even eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are big problems, let alone guns and ammunition.

If a unit does not have strong enough logistical support, its combat effectiveness will not be very strong.

After listening to Zhou Weiguo's analysis, Su Zheng nodded slightly and said, "Weiguo, you hit the core issue!"

"The problems mentioned by others, including Wei Guo, are actually the two problems of manpower and logistics. If these two problems are solved, the development of our Tiger Guards will not be a big problem!"

Zhou Weiguo, Lei Zifeng, Zhao Donghai, Sun Desheng and the others all looked at Su Zheng.

Since Su Zheng proposed the goal of developing the Tiger Guards to more than 100,000 people, there must be a response strategy.

After a pause, Su Zheng said in a deep voice: "So... I think our Tiger Guards should break up into smaller units and develop independently... or..."

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Chapter 505 The whole group is divided into parts and develops independently! The goal is people! (First update, please subscribe)

Break the whole into parts and develop independently!

This is the development strategy Su Zheng formulated for the Tiger Guards.

It's that easy!

Just eight words!

This is the same strategy that Li Yunlong used to develop a new regiment.

Hearing Su Zheng's words, everyone present was stunned.

They are all familiar with the strategy of breaking down the whole into parts and developing independently.

Because the independent battalion they originally belonged to was a unit that was developed independently by breaking up the whole into smaller units.

Su Zheng looked around at the people present and slowly said, "Break up into small pieces and develop independently. You should all be very familiar with this policy."

"We need to expand our Tiger Guards quickly. Now that we have recruited all the patriotic young people in the towns around where our troops are active, we need to expand our scope of activities!"

"As long as our range of activities is large enough, we can accept more new recruits and solve our manpower problem!"

After a pause, Su Zheng looked at everyone present and said, "The other issue is the logistics support!"

"In the process of breaking up into smaller units and developing independently, each unit must develop its own base to solve its own logistical problems."

According to Su Zheng's development plan, breaking the whole into smaller parts and developing independently is the approach to solving the problems of manpower and logistics.

Since it was impossible to rapidly develop the Tiger Guards by recruiting new soldiers from nearby towns, the entire Tiger Guards was broken up into small units and went to other enemy-occupied areas or non-enemy-occupied areas to develop independently and then rapidly expand the force.

Zhou Weiguo nodded slightly, looked at Su Zhengdao and said, "Captain... your splitting up into smaller units and developing on your own is indeed very good."

"How do you plan to arrange it specifically?"

Su Zheng: "Since we are breaking up the whole into parts and developing independently, then we must be breaking up the whole into parts and developing on our own in the battalion-level combat units!"

"First, the first battalion, the second battalion, the third battalion, the Sichuan Army Battalion, the elite battalion, the cavalry battalion, etc. are broken down into smaller units, with the battalions as combat units, and each develops independently."

"Among them, Zhou Weiguo's Third Battalion mainly developed in the current Ping'an County, while the other battalions and units chose their own areas and bases for development."

"My goal and mission are simple, and that is to rapidly develop and expand the troops!"

"As for the artillery battalion, tank infantry battalion, the fourth battalion, the air force combat unit, etc., they are directly under the command of the regiment headquarters."

The First Battalion, the Second Battalion, the Third Battalion, the Sichuan Army Battalion and the Elite Battalion, etc. are infantry battalions that can develop and act independently.

Although the cavalry battalion is a cavalry combat unit, it can still develop independently.

However, it is impossible for artillery battalions, tank infantry battalions and air force combat units to develop independently, so they naturally have to obey the unified command of the regiment headquarters.

Liu Dazhuang, Lei Zifeng, Zhou Weiguo, Li Deming, Zhao Donghai, Sun Desheng and others all nodded slightly.

If they develop independently, they will think that they can have great combat authority and fight whenever they want.

Very strong subjective initiative!

In this way, the Tiger Guards can be rapidly developed and expanded.

Lei Zifeng: "Captain, breaking up the whole into parts and developing in a nutshell... this can indeed allow our Tiger Guards to develop rapidly, not just in a certain area, but also in a wider range of activities. In this way, we can recruit more new soldiers and recruit more puppet troops!"

Zhao Donghai nodded and said, "Yes... This move is really amazing, Captain, you are really smart."

Divide into zeros.

Develop independently.

This is indeed a good strategy.

The development of the Xinyi Group is a good example.

At the beginning, Li Yunlong made a military order in front of the general to build a reinforced regiment within three months. It was also Su Zheng who proposed to develop independently and break up into small parts, which eventually led to the rapid development and expansion of the new regiment.

Now Su Zheng also wants to break up the Tiger Guards into smaller units and develop them independently.

Su Zheng looked at everyone present and said, "Our Tiger Guards' independent development and split-up strategy is different from the previous New 1st Regiment's strategy."

"When the new regiment was developing independently, it had to solve all the problems of weapons and equipment, personnel, and logistical support by itself!"

"But our Tiger Guards are breaking up into smaller units and developing independently. Our Tiger Guards can provide advanced weapons and equipment!"

"The arsenal of our Tiger Guards is always in operation, so a large number of M1 Garand rifles and M134 Gatling machine guns will be produced. So I will transport a batch of weapons and equipment to your troops after a period of time!"

"In addition to providing certain advanced weapons and equipment, the rest of the troops' food, drink, and toilet needs are all taken care of by yourselves!"

According to Su Zheng's plan, the equipment of the Tiger Guards Regiment should be gradually replaced to turn it into an elite combat unit with American equipment.

However, given the current production capacity of the Tiger Guards Arsenal, it would be extremely difficult to replace all of their equipment with American equipment in a short period of time, and the replacement can only be done gradually.

Before being equipped with American-style M1 Garand rifles and M134 Gatling heavy machine guns, the various battalions and units of the Tiger Guard Regiment naturally still used Japanese equipment.

Zhou Weiguo, Lei Zifeng, Zhao Donghai and others all nodded.

Since we have chosen to develop independently, we must plan to be self-sufficient in everything and it is impossible to rely entirely on the supply from the regiment.

After a pause, Su Zheng continued: "Of course, our regiment's logistics support system is still very strong, so in the early stages of the army's development, we can provide corresponding logistics support, such as ammunition, military pay, food, etc.!"

The reason why they dare to say such a thing is that the Tiger Guards are wealthy enough.

The logistical support capability of the Tiger Guards is very strong. Although it cannot supply and feed 100,000 troops, it should not be a problem to feed 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers.

Li Deming: "Captain, since we are going to implement the strategy of breaking up into smaller parts and developing independently, we will definitely rely on ourselves!"