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

The purpose of Su Zheng's establishment of the Huben Military Academy is to build a strong officer corps and cultivate his own direct forces and officers.

This seems a bit like following the chairman's approach.

The Chairman was the president of the Whampoa Military Academy, and this was a very important opportunity for him.

It was with the support of the president of the Whampoa Military Academy as a springboard that the Chairman was able to rise rapidly in his future career and reach the pinnacle of power.

The reason why the Chairman was able to control so many of the Central Army's direct troops and have many students and officers admire and follow him was because of his identity as the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy.

You know, most of the officers trained by the Whampoa Military Academy... later became the backbone of the Central Army and the Chairman's confidants.

It can be said that the Chairman’s current status is largely due to his tenure as the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy.

Now Su Zheng is also serving as the principal of the Huben Military Academy, also for the purpose of training capable officers, but he is different from the chairman.

The Chairman used the officers trained by the Whampoa Military Academy for his own use.

But the officers that Su Zheng was training at the Huben Military Academy were to be used in the fight against Japan.

The pattern and purpose are different.

So although it seems that Su Zheng is following the chairman's old path by establishing the Huben Military Academy, in fact, the essence is different.

The Huben Military Academy served the revolution and the anti-Japanese war.

As the Huben Military Academy continued to grow and develop, it gradually became famous in the Eighth Route Army.

As a result, some officers of the Eighth Route Army, such as Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and Ding Wei, wanted to come to the Huben Military Academy to study as students.

Therefore, in the future, the Huben Military Academy not only trained officers for the Huben Regiment, but also trained officers and commanders for the Eighth Route Army.

Of course, this is another story.

Now the purpose of the Huben Military Academy is to train capable commanders and fighters for the Huben Regiment.

After the founding ceremony and opening ceremony of the Huben Military Academy, Su Zheng, Dongfang Wenyin, Chen Yi and others went to the Huben Regiment Field Hospital for the opening ceremony.

The Tiger Guards Field Hospital had already been built and put into use...but Su Zheng chose to unveil it today.

Field hospital.

Su Zheng stood at the door of the field hospital and said loudly: "Now... I declare... the Tiger Guards Field Hospital is officially established!"

As they spoke, Su Zheng and Dongfang Wenyin removed the red cloth hanging on the horizontal plaque with the seven words "Hu Ben Regiment Field Hospital".

clap clap clap...

Everyone present applauded.

"Come on, Captain Su... let's take a photo!"

Afterwards, Wu Xiaojin took photos of everyone as a souvenir.

With the establishment of the Tiger Guards Field Hospital, it means that the Tiger Guards' logistics support capabilities have become stronger and have sufficient strength to ensure the safety of the soldiers' lives.

Today is a double blessing for the Tiger Guards.

Su Zheng and Dongfang Wenyin were also in a good mood.

What a good day.

After the unveiling ceremony of the field hospital.

Dongfang Wenyin looked at Su Zheng and said with a smile: "Su Zheng, congratulations, our Tiger Guards have reached a new level!"

Su Zheng said with a smile on his face: "Yes; it's not easy!"

It’s really not easy.

It is truly a miracle that the Tiger Guards were able to grow to such a scale under such harsh conditions of the War of Resistance.

Now, the Huben Military Academy and the field hospital have been established one after another, which means that the Huben Regiment has entered a period of rapid development and started to build a modern and high-quality force.

This is absolutely very important to the Tiger Guards.

In the following days, training of various battalions and units of the Tiger Guard Regiment continued.

After such a long period of training, the tank infantry battalion, artillery battalion and air force combat unit have already formed combat effectiveness.

At the same time, the construction of the Xinzhongcun base is also progressing rapidly and steadily.

The Tiger Guards got a good opportunity to develop... However, for the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, a crisis quietly emerged.

A brigade quietly appeared around the Eighth Route Army headquarters...

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Chapter 529: A Shocking Crisis at the Eighth Route Army Headquarters! The Boss is in Danger! (First Update, Please Subscribe)

The Eighth Route Army headquarters was in the mountainous area of ​​the Taihang Mountains.

It can be said that the terrain of the entire mountainous area is complex and the situation is unpredictable.

This is also the reason why the Eighth Route Army set up its headquarters in the Taihang Mountains, in order to better hide the headquarters' traces.

Therefore, even though the Japanese knew that the Eighth Route Army headquarters was in the Taihang Mountains, they did not know where exactly.

Catch the thief first to catch the king.

Yoshio Shinozuka also tried several times to wipe out the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

For example, Yamamoto Ikki had previously planned to raid the Eighth Route Army headquarters, but it was disrupted by Su Zheng.

This is a great example.

In Yoshio Shinozuka's view, as long as all the officers of the Eighth Route Army headquarters were wiped out, it would be easier to destroy the Eighth Route Army.

However, the whereabouts of the Eighth Route Army headquarters were erratic, which always made Shinozuka Yoshio difficult to grasp, which was very frustrating.

Furthermore, there are many Eighth Route Army troops around the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

There are three main regiments in the Guards alone, so it is extremely difficult to completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

But this good thing fell on the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade.

The 1939th Independent Mixed Brigade was a combat unit formed in Shanxi Province in January 1. It was affiliated with Yoshio Shinozuka's 1st Army and stationed in Taiyuan.

Currently, the commander of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade is Major General Kenkichi Ikegami.

The entire 9th Independent Mixed Brigade consists of four battalions.

They are:

The 38th Independent Infantry Battalion, commanded by Colonel Saburo Aono.

The 40th Independent Infantry Battalion, led by Lieutenant Colonel Katsumi Horiuchi.

Independent Infantry 873rd 68th Battalion, led by Colonel Daiichi Koizumi.

The 70th Independent Infantry Battalion, led by Lieutenant Colonel Ohnogi Ohno.

There was also a baggage train.

The total number of troops is probably more than 5,000.

It can be said that the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade is a combat unit with very strong combat effectiveness.

Just today, the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade, led by Major General Kenkichi Ikegami, accidentally entered the Taihang Mountains and unexpectedly discovered the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

Kenkichi Ikegami was also a character. He was from Yamaguchi Prefecture and was the second son of farmer Kiyozo Ikeno.

Graduated from Yamaguchi-cho Enlightenment School.

1893年7月25日毕业于陆军士官学校第4期工兵科，随后被授予工兵少尉军衔，任工兵第5大队附。

After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War of 5-, Kenkichi Ikegami served as the squad leader of the th Engineer Battalion.

On December 1900, 12, Kenkichi Ikegami graduated from the 20th class of the Army University and served in the General Staff. He was a member of the General Staff and an attaché of the General Staff. He also went to Germany to study at his own expense and was awarded the Third Class Order of the Golden Kite.

It was for this reason that Kenkichi Ikegami was appointed as the major general commander of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade.

At this time, Kenkichi Ikegami led the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade and appeared in the Taihang Mountains.

Soon, the Japanese soldiers in charge of reconnaissance discovered the location of the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

However, he did not know that this was the Eighth Route Army headquarters, so he quickly came to Chi Shangjing Xianji and said, "Report to the general, we found an Eighth Route Army station ahead."

Ikegami Kenji was stunned and asked, "What? We are deep in the mountainous area with complicated terrain, and we can actually find the Eighth Route Army's base?"

"All troops should rest on the spot and be alert"

"Come on... take me to see it!"

Afterwards, the Japanese scouts took Kenji Ikegami to a hillside to observe the Eighth Route Army's base.

At this time, the situations of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade and the Yamazaki Battalion were very similar.

At the beginning, the Yamazaki Battalion accidentally entered the heart of the Eighth Route Army base, discovered the Eighth Route Army's arsenal and field hospital, and rashly launched an attack.

In the end, Su Zheng's troops suddenly attacked and launched the Battle of Lijiaopo, which shocked the entire Eighth Route Army.

The same is true of the current 9th Independent Mixed Brigade.

The 9th Independent Mixed Brigade accidentally entered the Taihang Mountains and unexpectedly discovered the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

Under normal circumstances, if such a large force as the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade entered the Taihang Mountains and the Eighth Route Army base, it would definitely be discovered.

After all, this is the territory of the Eighth Route Army.

Moreover, the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade also has a large number of troops.

Such a large army marching forward would certainly cause quite a stir.

Even if it was not discovered in other areas of the Eighth Route Army base, it should have been discovered within the defense zone close to the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

After all, the Eighth Route Army headquarters has three main regiments.

The main troops are close to the Eighth Route Army headquarters, and these three main regiments should have noticed it.

However, the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade now appeared on the outskirts of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, so it can be said that Kenkichi Ikegami was lucky.

In the past two days, the two guard regiments in charge of the Eighth Route Army headquarters have been redeployed and changed their locations.

During this period of redeployment, a gap appeared between the defense zone and the garrison.

That is, the movement between defense zones will create certain defense zone gaps, making it impossible to monitor the troops emerging from these defense zone gaps.

It was under such circumstances that the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade passed through the gap in the defense zone and approached the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

To put it simply, the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade took advantage of the loophole.

When the two guard regiments of the Eighth Route Army headquarters were redeployed, the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade took advantage of the opportunity, evaded the reconnaissance guards in the guard regiment's defense zone, and approached the Eighth Route Army headquarters directly.

This is a very dangerous thing.

At this time, the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade took advantage of a loophole and entered the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army as an organized unit.

Kenkichi Ikegami was extremely lucky as he discovered the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

At this time, we are halfway up the hill.

Ikegami Kenkichi was observing the Eighth Route Army's base through a telescope. Then a smile and anger appeared on his face. He said, "Yoshi... Yoshi, I don't think this is a simple base for the Eighth Route Army!"

"According to my analysis, this is most likely a division-level or even higher-level Eighth Route Army garrison."

The adjutant next to him, Ito Nilang, asked, "General, how did you know?"

Ikegami Kenkichi smiled and said, "I have been observing for quite a while and can see many officers coming in and out of this garrison, which shows that this garrison is not simple."

There are no military ranks in the Eighth Route Army.

The uniforms they wore were all the same.

To determine whether an Eighth Route Army soldier is an officer, one needs to judge from several aspects.

The first thing to do is to see if you have a shoulder bag.

Because Eighth Route Army officers usually carried a shoulder bag to store official documents.

In addition to the feature of the shoulder bag, another thing to look at is the guns used by the Eighth Route Army.

The guns used by ordinary Eighth Route Army soldiers were Type 38 rifles or Hanyang rifles.

If the gun used by the Eighth Route Army cadres or leaders is a Mauser pistol, also known as a box gun.