Today's first update, everyone has been waiting for a long time......

At 10 o'clock in the morning of 20 May, at the recruit training base in the eastern suburbs of Xin'an County, colorful flags fluttered, gongs and drums were noisy, and salutes were roaring, and the inaugural meeting and military parade ceremony of the 136th Division of the 18th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army was held here.

On the rostrum, the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army sat majestically in the center of the rostrum, and a group of high-ranking officials of the 136th Division, including Zhang Yunfei, Fang Zheng, and Liu Dazhu, sat next to the commander-in-chief.

Zhang Yunfei and the others were smiling, full of spring breeze, and the whole person looked beaming.

Today's parade was attended by the 136th Division Infantry Regiment, and the rest of the troops did not participate in the parade, Zhang Yunfei did not want to show all his strength, and the rest of the troops were responsible for guarding around their respective stations to prevent the sudden sneak attack of the little devils.

Although this expansion was not made public, it was only reported within the Eighth Route Army and among the top echelons of the Kuomintang, but just in case, in case the little devils got the information and sent troops to attack, they also had several other regiments on the periphery to defend and guard.

The soldiers of the First Infantry Regiment today wore brand-new uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, all of them were armed and equipped, and stood neatly in the predetermined area, and the newly developed and mass-produced AK-47 rifles were not exposed to everyone.

According to the process of the expansion meeting, first of all, the commander-in-chief, on behalf of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, announced that the 136 th Division was formally established today, and formally appointed Zhang Yunfei as the commander and chief of staff of the 136 th Division, Fang Zheng as the political commissar, and Liu Dazhu as the deputy division commander.

After the commander-in-chief was announced, Zhang Yunfei also delivered a speech on behalf of the 136th Division, the content of which was mainly to support the decision of the headquarters, obey the command of the headquarters, and kill more devils in the future to achieve greater results.

After Zhang Yunfei finished speaking, he loudly announced the official start of the military parade.

As soon as Zhang Yunfei's words fell, the soldiers of the first battalion and one company at the front, under the leadership of the chief and deputy company commanders, lined up in a neat phalanx, marched with neat steps, and walked over majestically and with high spirits.

When they walked to the front of the rostrum, the chief and deputy commanders of the first company shouted in unison: "Look to the right." ”

The fighters in the back shouted together, "One, two." Then with a brush, all eyes were on the rostrum, and the salute was paid in the direction of the rostrum, and at the same time, the starting walk was changed to a more powerful and powerful positive walk.

The Type 38 rifle with the bayonet on his shoulder, which was on his shoulder, was taken off his shoulder together, and he held it obliquely and forcefully in his hand, facing the front, his movements were neat and uniform, and the bayonet shone dazzlingly cold in the sun.

Seeing this scene, the commander-in-chief was also deeply shocked, and involuntarily stood up from his seat, took the lead in applauding, and muttered in his mouth: "What a mighty army." ”

Seeing that the commander-in-chief took the lead in applauding, the rest of the people also applauded, and suddenly the whole scene erupted in thunderous applause.

More than a dozen infantry companies in the front walked neatly in front of the rostrum, and at the back was the artillery company directly under the regiment, which was drawn by war horses, and the 12 Type 92 infantry guns, divided into two rows of six guns each, walked neatly in front of the rostrum.

Seeing so many cannons, the reporters next to the rostrum picked up their cameras one after another, and the commander-in-chief on the rostrum also turned his head to Zhang Yunfei next to him and said, "Not bad, not bad."

At present, the weapons and equipment of the squadron are still very backward, not to mention the Eighth Route Army, it is basically difficult for a regiment to have infantry artillery, generally only a few mortars, and there are still very few shells, and every time there is a battle, the regiment commander must approve a few shells.

[***] is slightly better, but there are not many regiments equipped with twelve infantry guns, and only infantry regiments in several descendant divisions of the Central Army can be equipped with more than a dozen infantry guns.

I was a little surprised to see that the main force regiment of the Eighth Route Army, which was known for its backward equipment, and that the companies in front of it were all equipped with armaments, but I did not expect that the last artillery company that appeared in the finale was actually equipped with 12 Type 92 infantry guns, and I was deeply shocked, and the reporters picked up their cameras one after another to take pictures.

Seeing this scene, a smug smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Yunfei's mouth, and he thought to himself, what if I let them know that I also have an artillery regiment equipped with hundreds of Type 92 infantry guns?

A few days later, the news of the official establishment of the 136th Division was published in the front pages of the major newspapers across the country, and several powerful photos were even placed in a very conspicuous position in the newspapers at the military parade.

For a time, the streets and alleys all over the country, teahouses and restaurants, from high-ranking officials and nobles, to peddlers and pawns, were talking about this matter, and most of the people had great hopes for the 136th Division.

In particular, when I learned that the Langya Special Combat Team was a special operations unit of this unit, and that Zhang Yunfei was the division commander and chief of staff of this unit, the 136th Division, which was only established, had a prestige in the eyes of the Chinese people.

In Wuhan, Chairman Jiang's mood is very complicated at the moment, with mixed joys and sorrows, and the worry is that there is another team with strong combat effectiveness; Happily, China has another tiger and wolf division, and this unit is still the number awarded by itself.

Without going into detail about Chairman Chiang's feelings, at this time, in Beiping, at the headquarters of the North China Front, a newspaper that had just been issued was already on the desk of Shouichi Terauchi.

Terauchi Shouichi read this newspaper several times, and the report on the newly established 136th Division of the Eighth Route Army published on the front page of the newspaper made Terauchi Shouichi frown and worried.

It can be seen from the information revealed in this newspaper that although the newly established 136th Division is small in number, it is well-equipped, fully equipped with weapons, and a large number of Type 92 infantry guns, and this level of equipment can be comparable to that of the field troops of the imperial army.

What is even more odious is that this army is stationed in Shanxi and will be the enemy of its North China Front, and the commander of this force is Zhang Yunfei, who has repeatedly humiliated the empire.

Terauchi Shouichi said with a gloomy face to the chief of staff next to him, Naosaburo Gangbe: "Gangbe-kun." What do you think of this newly formed team of the Eighth Route Army? ”

Gangbe Naosaburo thought for a moment, and said with a solemn face: "Your Excellency Commander, I don't think we can underestimate this team, I have a hunch that he will bring us a lot of trouble in the future." ”

Terauchi Shouichi heard Tsunabe Naosaburo's answer, and said angrily: "Yaga, we must exterminate this army as soon as possible, and see how many troops we have in North China that can be mobilized." ”

"Your Excellency Commander, at present we can not mobilize many troops in North China, our North China Front Army has a total of 8 divisions and one Reading Infantry 1st Brigade, currently 5 divisions and regiments are participating in the Battle of Xuzhou, the remaining 3 divisions and the 1st Reading Infantry Brigade need to defend Shanxi, Rehe, Suiyuan, Pingjin and other vast areas, and only the 14th Division and the 1st Reading Infantry Brigade are stationed in Shanxi."

After listening to Gonbe Naosaburo's answer, Terauchi Shouichi walked to the huge map with a solemn face and looked at it for a long time before he said to Gangbe Naosaburo: "How is the Fifth Division currently being repaired in Shandong?" ”

"At present, the Fifth Division is resting in Jinan, and after breaking through from Taierzhuang, there are only more than 2,000 people left in the entire division, and a large number of more than 20,000 recruits who have just been recruited from the mainland have been replenished, and the number has reached about 25,000 people, and they can now go to the battlefield."

"Yo Xi, order the Fifth Division to finish its rest and recuperate, go to Zhangjiakou, and form an east-west flank attack with the 1st Brigade of the Reading Infantry in Datong." Shouichi Terauchi happily ordered.

"Hey, I'm going to deliver the order right away." Naosaburo Gangbe immediately bent over.

"Also, when will the 20 infantry divisions recruited by the empire be able to land in China?" Shouichi Terauchi asked again.

"Your Excellency Commander, according to the latest news from the base camp, these 20 divisions will be successively landing in China to fight in China from the beginning of July, and about five divisions and regiments will be incorporated into our North China Front Army, and the rest of the divisions and regiments will be incorporated into the East China Front Army and the Central China Front Army." Gonbe Naosaburo said.

"Yo Xi, after these five divisions land in China, we will be sure to wipe out all the Chinese troops in the entire North China." Shouichi Terauchi was a little forgetful with joy.

In fact, Terauchi Shouichi seriously underestimated the strength of the [***] team in the North China Battlefield, which currently has the Northwest Army, the Jin Sui Army, the Central Army and the Eighth Route Army, with more than one million people. It was only because these armies belonged to different forces and camps and lacked the spirit of unity and coordinated operations that they were beaten so badly by more than 200,000 people from eight divisions and regiments of the North China Front.

If these armies can be united, even if the little devils add five more divisions and regiments, more than 100,000 people, it is not without the strength of a war, the key is how to guide these troops, unite as one, and fight devils together.

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