[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 669: The Japanese Army's Reaction (Ask for Subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

Shame can only be washed away with blood, this is the mantra given to him by Tada Jun's first instructor, he has a reason to stay, unless he screws off the head of that hateful Shina, otherwise he will feel regretful even if he goes back and is promoted to Lu Minister, so he knows that Aiko Sato and others are innocent, but Tada Jun did not intercede for them. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

On 26 November, the North China Front convened a meeting of senior officers, which all officers at the rank of major general and above must attend.

At the meeting, Tada Jun made a detailed report on the previous period of operations, and at the same time made a rare self-criticism at the meeting.

Among them, the Fifth Division, the Tenth Division, and the 12th Army stationed in Shandong were directly reprimanded by Tada Jun as incompetent, and Lieutenant General Norihide Abe, the commander of the 26th Division, who had made meritorious contributions to the rescue, was evaluated by Tada Jun as the bravest and most tactically commanding senior commander in the Japanese Empire.

At the meeting, Senior General Tada Jun read out the order of the base camp on the readjustment of the combat units of the North China Front, and the commander of the North China Front Army after the adjustment was still held by Tada Jun, Chief of Staff Yukio Kasahara, and Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Hirata Masatsu, and the headquarters was set up in Beiping.

After the adjustment, the North China Front Army still had jurisdiction over the First Army, the Second Army, and some directly subordinate troops. The commander of the 1st Army was still the newly appointed Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, but the chief of staff was replaced by Major General Suzuki to Major General Miyamoto Kazuro, and the headquarters was located in Taiyuan. The First Army has the 20th, 36th, 37th, 41st and 109th Divisions, as well as the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 9th Independent Mixed Brigades, the 1st Armored Vehicle Wing, the 1st Light Tank Wing, and the 1st Independent Mountain Artillery Brigade.

In addition, in order to enhance the combat capability of the First Army, it was decided after consideration by the base camp to transfer the 3rd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade stationed in Manchukuo to the command of the First Army of the North China Front Army stationed in Shanxi.

The commander of the 2nd Army was Lieutenant General Iida Sadagu, and the chief of staff, Major General Suzuki, led by Major General Michi, and the headquarters was located in Jinan. The Second Army is under the jurisdiction of the 21st, 32nd, and 35th Divisions, as well as the 6th and 10th Independent Mixed Brigades, as well as the 2nd Armored Vehicle Wing, the 2nd Light Tank Brigade, the 2nd Independent Mountain Artillery Brigade, and the Army Signal Corps.

The troops directly under the Front Army are the 5th Division, the 10th Division, the 26th Division, the 33rd Division, and the 7th and 8th Independent Mixed Brigades.

In addition, upon Tadajun's application, the base camp decided to send 45 infantry brigades to North China again, and at the same time transfer a batch of tanks from China to the North China battlefield to deal with the chariot groups of the Chinese people.

After the readjustment, the strength of the North China Front has been greatly enhanced, not only has the total strength of the troops increased considerably, but most importantly, the artillery units of the front army have increased markedly. This battle in the Pingjin area made Tada Jun clearly realize that the Chinese troops, who had been trained in the war for more than two years, had fully adapted to the war and were no longer as vulnerable as they were at the beginning of the war.

Whether it is the Nationalist Government or the Eighth Route Army, the combat effectiveness of its troops has been markedly enhanced. The Suicha Military Region is just that, this army has always been so strong, and the front army is used to it. However, this time, the China War Zone actually took the initiative to launch an attack on the imperial army on the Xinkou front, and although it failed to completely drive the imperial army out of Shanxi, according to the news fed back by these two divisions, the combat effectiveness of its army has also become significantly stronger, which is not good news for the front army.

Tada Jun had a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of Ma Zheng's subordinates this time, and such a unit that was capable of annihilating the combat units at the level of the Imperial Brigade and Division at every turn could only attribute it to the fact that the enemy was too strong, and would not think that they were too weak.

However, in the face of the Nationalist Government's counterattack in the Second World War Zone, Tada Jun could not turn a blind eye. I remember that during the Battle of Xinkou, it was also the Second War Zone under the leadership and command of Yan Xishan, when Yan Xishan commanded more than 30 infantry divisions plus two artillery brigades, but he could not resist the strength of half of the Fifth Division, and was beaten by Itagaki Seishiro and lost his armor. In just two and a half years, this unit was able to take the initiative to launch a counterattack against the Imperial Japanese Army, which made Tada feel a crisis.

In addition, when defending Beiping City, General Tada Jun also saw the power of the artillery of the Eighth Route Army, which was no worse than that of the North China Front, and even surpassed, so he forced Tada Jun to strengthen the strength of the artillery unit.

In addition, the armored strength of the North China Front must also be strengthened, compared with the North China Front two years ago, the armored strength of the three tank wings at this time is already very strong. However, the development of the Eighth Route Army was faster and more fierce than that of the Japanese Empire, and the Chinese people proved that they were stronger than the Front Army in terms of armor with their strength, so when he first took office, Tada Jun asked the Japanese military top to form a larger armored force, so the Japanese army top brass decided to form the third tank division.

However, what people didn't expect was that this chariot division had not yet been formed, and almost all the equipment fell into the hands of Ma Zheng's subordinates. At the thought of the three hundred or dozens of chariots, Tada's heart was dripping blood.

In order to form this third division of the chariot, he used almost all his connections in the army, which was also the secret weapon he was going to use to deal with Ma Zheng's department, but he didn't expect to cheapen Ma Zheng in the end. It is completely conceivable that after having so many combat vehicles, Ma Zheng's department will train what a powerful armored force it will be.

More importantly, now that this batch of equipment has fallen into the hands of Ma Zheng's subordinates, in order not to put the front army at a disadvantage in the next battle, the front army must form more armored units to fight against Ma Zheng's subordinates, which in Tadajun's view is completely lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot.

Fortunately, the base camp also realized the crisis this time, so it did not embarrass the North China Front in this regard, not only reinforced 50,000 or 60,000 new soldiers, but also allocated a large number of heavy weapons.

After this adjustment, Tada Jun was pleased to find that the total strength of the front army had exceeded 450,000 from the original 400,000 to 450,000. It doesn't take long for Tian Jun to know that these are all on paper now, and plans are plans after all, but they are different from actual combat effectiveness.

Although the base camp has decided to vigorously reinforce the front army, but separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, even if the action is fast, there is no time to complete this major replenishment. If the speed is slow, I am afraid that the troops may not be able to receive this batch of equipment and soldiers in half a year.

At present, the front army has only 11 divisions and 220,000 other troops. Even if you add the puppet armies from all walks of life who cooperate with them, the total strength is only 400,000. In this battle, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses and lost at least 30,000 soldiers, which means that the front army was only about 370,000 at this time.

The 370,000-strong army does sound like a very strong military force, but if it is scattered in Beiping, Tianjin, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, and the provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu, then this army is a bit weak.

The lack of troops suffocated Tada, and it would be dangerous if the Eighth Route Army and the Nationalist Government's troops in North China united to attack the front army at this time. Therefore, for the North China Front, the future is bright, but the road is tortuous and bumpy.

Therefore, in the midst of the cries of revenge, Tada Jun decided to completely reduce the strength of the front army in the short term, and only retained more than ten counties and districts in Shanxi, such as Taiyuan, Fanzhi, Pingyuan County, Wutai, Dingxiang, and Xinkou, and gave up all other places.

At the same time, part of the territory in eastern Hebei was given up to cope with the pressure of Ma Zheng's department. In addition, Weixian and other places in Hebei Province also gave up, and concentrated their troops mainly along Pinghan Road and Zhengtai Road to ensure the safety of major cities in the Pingjin area, waiting for domestic replenishment.

But before that, Tada Jun still needs to solve a big problem, that is, he must find a way to redeem the captured more than 10,000 Japanese overseas Chinese, otherwise he will not be able to explain to those big families and ordinary people in the country. (To be continued.) )