This time, the First Theater of Operations transferred a group army that was originally responsible for the defense of the Yellow River to cross the Yellow River and go north to regain lost territory. Giving himself a newly formed division directly under the group army, the designated garrison area is Huojia County, which can make this division very happy. Although Huojia is closer to Kaifeng, which was occupied by the Japanese army, and the so-called base area of the communist army in the north, it is somewhat suspected of being used as a shield for others.

But the problem is that although Huojia is not as good as Boai County, which has coal mines, it is also one of the few rich areas in northern Henan. It is not only one of the main grain producing areas in northern Henan, but also the main cotton producing area in northern Henan. Under the vigorous and forcible promotion of the Japanese puppet army, it became one of the main opium producing areas in the Japanese-occupied areas of Henan.

Opium is that, that's black gold right now. As soon as you turn your hand to the big rear, it is several times the profit. Even as long as it is transported across the Yellow River, it is a large amount of wealth. Cotton can be described as platinum, and the profit of turning it to the rear is not much less than opium. In addition to the wheat and other grains here, as long as it can be stationed here, this will definitely be a rich source.

This division commander originally wondered how this kind of good thing, which has always been the only thing that has always been the only part of the Central Army, could fall on the head of his new division. Those troops of the Central Army, who can't fight for themselves, how can it be their turn here. Now I figured it out, and after doing it for a long time, it turned out that this was to let myself be a substitute for the dead ghost and a mine in front.

It's just that what makes this division commander even more depressed is that his unit is indeed a new division. But thanks to the three regiments of the division combined, there were more than 4,000 people. Although it is not as good as those central armies, it can be regarded as a fully equipped army. Although there was no artillery except for five eighty-two mortars. But the number of light and heavy machine guns and Hanyang-made rifles is still relatively sufficient.

At present, the Central Army in the First War Zone has all been reequipped with American weapons, Chinese-made Zhongzheng rifles, and Canadian light machine guns. Even some miscellaneous troops with some backgrounds have also been reequipped with some Italian equipment. Even himself, a miscellaneous new editor with no background, has borrowed a lot of light.

Although there was no new equipment such as Chinese rifles and Canadian machine guns, before the reorganization into the regular army, all kinds of home-made firearms of extremely poor quality when he was a security regiment in western Henan, as well as seven or eight old-fashioned rifles with calibers, were also replaced with weapons that had been eliminated by the Central Army.

Although there are no official rifles, American and Italian weapons and Canadian machine guns should not be expected. But at least the whole division of Hanyang-made rifles or Gong-made four-year 79 rifles is still one per person. In addition to two Czech light machine guns and one grenadier in each platoon, each regiment was also equipped with a Soviet-style water-cooled heavy machine gun manufactured by the Huayin Arsenal and five heavy machine gun companies. In addition to a mortar company, the division also had a small artillery company equipped with two 20-mm high-level dual-purpose guns.

In terms of equipment, although it is not as good as those units of the Central Army, as well as the Jin Sui Army and other units with backers, on the whole, it is at least medium among the miscellaneous troops in the First War Zone. But his own division was completely defeated in just three hours.

The opponent had only two regiments, five battalions to be exact. In addition to surpassing himself in firepower, he is even inferior to himself in terms of troops. But although there are two new words on the number, he is also a division that has completed full training, and he was defeated within three hours, which makes it difficult for this division commander who has become a prisoner to accept.

But whether this division commander can accept this outcome or not, there is always something wrong and must be dealt with. After receiving the telegram, Yang Zhen, after discussing with the boss, decided to adopt a cold treatment method. The division commander was ordered to give all the captured personnel of the division in the First War Zone as a gift and return all the weapons and ammunition.

At the same time, the unit was ordered to move to the defense on the front line of Huojia, and to cooperate with the main force of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region in the south, as well as several military subdivisions of the local Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, and the Seventh Division of the Taihang Military Region, and other local armed forces, to carry out the final clean-up of the remaining puppet army in the northeastern Henan region, as well as some local armed forces with complicated numbers. The most important thing is that all the bandits operating in this area must be eliminated in the shortest possible time.

However, in the telegram to the division commander, Yang Zhen also criticized the division commander very harshly. Yang Zhen's criticism was not because he accidentally defeated this new editor in the First War Zone and caused the so-called friction incident. Yang Zhen's criticisms were all made from a military point of view.

Yang Zhen believed that there were many problems in the command and deployment of this division commander in this battle. Although it seems that the defeat of one of the opponent's divisions within three hours is quite good, this does not mean that the division has no problems in the overall command and deployment.

When the unit went south to pursue the retreating Japanese troops, the overall formation of the troops was too disjointed. The encounter ahead was over, and the follow-up troops and heavy firepower led by the political commissar had not yet caught up. The number of enemy troops encountered this time was not large, only a division of 4,000 men, and the overall combat effectiveness was also very weak. If they are replaced with a fully equipped division, the Central Army, or the same number of Japanese troops, they will be the ones who will suffer.

This encounter with the troops in the First War Zone was indeed a bit sudden. After receiving the report from the reconnaissance unit at the front, this division commander did not have any fear of battle because the enemy was slightly outnumbered by himself. Moreover, not only did they defeat this division in the First War Zone in a short period of time, but they also terminated their headquarters at the beginning of the battle, which is also commendable on the table.

But Yang Zhen believes that these are not enough to explain the reason for this confused battle. From the time the battle began, the reconnaissance work was done too simply. The judgment of the face is not detailed, the grasp of the enemy situation is very unclear, and the commander's determination is somewhat too hasty. If the reconnaissance work had been done in a meticulous manner, this accident would not have occurred.

The most important thing is that Yang Zhen was very dissatisfied with the fact that in this encounter, the five battalions under his command faced an enemy force of no more than 4,000 people, and a formed regiment was run away. Judging from the battle situation reported by the participating units, although the opponent is a formed division, its overall combat effectiveness is not strong, and the number of front-line combat units is not large. In the face of such an opponent, he was actually run into a regiment, which made Yang Zhen very annoyed.

In Yang Zhen's opinion, it was not a big problem to fight a confused encounter battle and directly defeat a division in the First War Zone. However, Yang Zhen believed that the troops participating in this battle were too light on the enemy, both from reconnaissance before the battle to deployment on the battlefield. In the early stage, only three battalions of troops were invested, and only after discovering that the number of opponents exceeded the judgment, the subsequent two battalions were put into action.

As a result, a large part of the fighters were lost. Facing an opponent with no more than 4,000 combat effectiveness and poor equipment, he was also run out of a regiment. The light enemy strength revealed from the bones of the troops participating in this battle was the reason why Yang Zhen was very annoyed.

As for not knowing each other in the First War Zone, Yang Zhen did not say anything, let alone pursue any responsibility. Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, misunderstanding, this time is talking about something else, but it seems like something is going on with yourself. The First War Zone was stationed in northern Henan, that is, there was no prior notification and no people were dispatched to coordinate. Without knowing it, it is difficult to avoid some misunderstandings, and he is not guilty of punishing one of his main division commanders.

Of course, this battle easily defeated a division in the First Theater, and although the entire combat process was in Yang Zhen's eyes, the participating troops also had many problems from battlefield reconnaissance to deployment. But in fact, this battle, which can be described as devastating, did not make Yang Zhen underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Chongqing troops.

This time it was just an accident, and the opponent was nothing more than a new division with poor combat effectiveness and equipment. This division can only be regarded as third-rate in the operational sequence of the First War Zone. It is far from being able to replace the real strength and combat effectiveness of the army under the First War Zone, and even the entire Chongqing side.

If the opponent changes the elite of the Central Army, or the Northwest Army and the Gui Army, which have relatively strong combat effectiveness of the miscellaneous army, I am afraid that this battle will not be so easy. Put such a third-rate division in combat effectiveness and equipment at the forefront of the entire combat sequence. In addition to some of the habits inherent in Chongqing, I am afraid that this deployment of the First War Zone also has other intentions.

Maybe it's just to use this new division to get a feel for the true strength of your own troops. Anyway, this division that was only adapted from the Western Henan Security Regiment and the People's League, plus some miscellaneous armed forces, is not too much for the First War Zone, and it is not too little for them to be less. Even if it is completely annihilated, it will not bring any fatal damage to the strength of the entire First War Zone.

There are dozens of such miscellaneous troops in the First War Zone, large and small. The people's army, independent columns, and guerrilla columns pay tens of thousands of troops a month, and they don't care about anything else, and there are many troops that are used to plug the holes of the guns in the war. Being defeated by one of the so-called new editors will not hurt any vitality. On the contrary, we can use this excuse to create some political disputes.

As a high-ranking commander, in the case of a victorious battle, this military common sense of pursuing the remnants of the enemy will definitely not be unclear. Under such circumstances, they went north to seize northern Henan without reporting or sending people to contact them. I'm afraid that the meaning of this may not be explained by a simple land grab.

In the case that there is a possibility of encountering the Anti-Union at any time in the north, it is also a good choice to use this miscellaneous master to touch his own veins. Even if it causes political disputes, there is a scapegoat that can be used to carry the black pot. Regarding this practice in the First War Zone, Yang Zhen could only shake his head speechlessly.

In fact, after the return of the prisoners and weapons and equipment, this incident did cause a storm, and in some respects it was indeed very hyped up for a while. It's just a verbal lawsuit for a while, and as for the actual military operation, no one has crossed the thunder pool.

Chongqing knows very well that if a civil war is fought at this time, the Americans will absolutely not agree. The central government also took into account the situation at home and abroad, and did not take any drastic action. Apart from the war of words, the overall situation in northern Henan and Shanxi, the main areas of confrontation, was still very calm, and the war of words did not turn into a hot war.

The division commander, who was defeated in three hours, was not punished in any way after withdrawing his troops to Xiuwu. On the contrary, after being replenished with personnel and equipment, it was upgraded from a new division to a type B division, and it was stationed in Xiuwu on the spot. Although it was given a little benefit, it was still put on the front line as a shield.

However, promotion is promotion, but the three regiment commanders who started with him were replaced by two in the name of disadvantage in battle. As early as during the Central Plains War, the chief of staff, who had followed the division commander for many years, was also removed and replaced by someone from the Whampoa department. It is not far before this division, which was formed on the basis of the militia group in western Henan, but the officers at all levels are still dominated by local armed forces in western Henan, and it is not far before it will be completely annexed by the central army.

In this small storm, Yang Zhen did not deal with this matter personally. He handed over the matter of dealing with the First War Zone to the Central Committee and the Eighteenth Group Army. In fact, although this battle has completely ended, Yang Zhen, who still can't be idle, doesn't have the energy to deal with such a trivial matter at all.