Seeing that the new regiment was so powerful, Okamura Ninji also moved his mind to strengthen the first division.

A regiment of the Eighth Route Army has tens of thousands of people, equipped with first-class weapons, and can actually have such strong combat effectiveness.

So.

If a division of the Locust Army also has 40,000 or 50,000 people, is equipped with first-class weapons and has strong firepower, will it be able to burst out with stronger combat effectiveness?

A strengthened division regiment, can't it deal with a regiment of your Eighth Route Army?

Mitsuo Nakazawa also looked proud.

At present, the 1st Division, both in terms of strength and firepower, is second to none among all divisions and regiments.

Even the Fifth Division, which had just completed its mechanized reorganization, could not compare.

A division has four artillery wings under its jurisdiction, two of which are artillery wings and heavy artillery wings, and the firepower of this artillery wing alone is already stronger than four.

Since the 1st Division participated in the coup d'état during the 226 incident, the 1st Division was not reused.

Deployed in Manchuria, under the command of the Kwantung Army, where the northern borders of Manchuria were guarded against a possible Soviet attack.

Due to the rise of the Eighth Route Army, especially the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the fact that the Soviet-German war was in full swing, Japan and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact.

Therefore, the 1st Division was sent to Shanxi by the Japanese base camp to deal with the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

Nakazawa Sanfu is full of confidence, if he does not have military achievements, then he may stay in the position of the commander of the first division for two or three years before he can be promoted to the commander of a certain army.

But if his military exploits were sufficient, he could be promoted to the rank of commander of a certain army in just one year at most.

If you make some more military exploits and perform well enough, you will even be promoted to a general, become the commander of a certain front army, and reach the pinnacle of your life......

Although after the outbreak of the Pacific War, the elite units of the Kwantung Army were gradually transferred out.

But the Japanese base camp was ready to use the Kwantung Army as a strategic general reserve of the Japanese Army.

Seeing that Mio Nakazawa was confident, Okamura Ninji became more and more satisfied.

"Nakazawa-kun." Tanabe Moritake asked, "When will the personnel and weapons and equipment of the First Division arrive in North China?" ”

Okamura Ninji also looked at Mitsuo Nakazawa with expectant eyes and expressions.

The new regiment of the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Shanxi Province is like a bomb that can explode at any time, and it may explode at any time.

Li Yunlong is fighting with this person, and there are basically no rules and rules, and if he wants to play one out, Okamura can't guess his next move at all.

Only after the first division arrived in the northwest of Jin to see the new regiment, the devils, including Okamura Ningji, could breathe a sigh of relief.

Nakazawa Sanfu said: "Within five days, all the personnel and weapons and equipment can all arrive in Beiping." ”

The personnel and equipment of the 1st Division first entered the customs by train and arrived in Beiping.

Then start from Beiping along Pingsui Road through Zhangjiakou and other stations to Datong, and then go to the northwest of Shanxi.

"Yo Xi!" Okamura Ninji looked at Yusue Seizan and said happily, "Yousue-kun, the task of arranging the reception of the locust soldiers of the First Division will be handed over to you." ”

Once the first division attacked, it would be subordinate to the North China Front, and Okamura Ninji naturally had to do it in this regard.

"Hey!" Yousue Jingsan bowed his head, "Please rest assured, Your Excellency the General, I will definitely do a good job of entertaining the officers and soldiers of the First Division." ”

Nakazawa Sanfu said: "I'm not worried about this, I'm worried about whether my artillery unit can reach the northwest of Jin safely." ”

Last time, the 3rd Infantry Wing and the 5th Heavy Artillery Wing of the 1st Division were completely annihilated in Miaoergou, and it would be bragging to say that Nakazawa Sanfu had no fluctuations in his heart.

He also heard that the route and time of the 3rd Infantry Wing and the 5th Heavy Artillery Wing to the northwest of Jin Province last time were personally operated by Okamura Ninji.

The situation in North China is much worse than Mitsuo Nakazawa imagined.

Michiichi Miyano, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, was bombed while riding a large armored train in North China, and Lieutenant General Kosuo was shot down while riding a plane in North China......

The water in North China is very deep.

Nakazawa Sanfu didn't want his heavy artillery brigade to be killed by the Eighth Route Army halfway before it reached the northwest of Jin.

"Nakazawa-kun, please rest assured." Tanabe Moritake smiled slightly, "In addition to your 1st Division, the 21st and 35th Divisions directly under the Front Army will protect the 3rd Heavy Artillery Brigade to the northwest of Shanxi. ”

If the 3rd Infantry Wing and the 5th Heavy Artillery Wing had arrived in the northwest of Shanxi, the outcome of that battle would probably have been very different.

At that time, if the five divisions attacking the northwest of Shanxi Province could be equipped with 240 mm heavy artillery, their ability to attack fortified positions would increase exponentially.

In addition to the tunnel fortifications that the Eighth Route Army could barely bear, any thickened reinforced concrete bunker could not be carried at all.

It's a pity that the 5th Heavy Artillery Wing and the 3rd Infantry Wing were killed halfway through.

Mitsuo Nakazawa didn't want the 6th Heavy Artillery Wing and the 7th Heavy Artillery Wing to follow in the footsteps of the 5th Heavy Artillery Wing.

After all, the heavy artillery wing is also a strategic-level unit in the Japanese army, and it will not be used easily.

"Yo Xi!" Mitsuo Nakazawa nodded with satisfaction.

There is a division garrison in Datong in the north of Jin, plus the 21st and 35th divisions, as well as the 1st division, to protect the 3rd Heavy Artillery Brigade to the northwest of Jin, then there will be no problem.

"Also." Okamura Ninji also said, "In half a month, the 1,000 100-type submachine guns and 5 million rounds of submachine gun ammunition shipped from the mainland will be given priority to equipping your first division." ”

"Oh? Thank you, Your Excellency. Nakazawa Mifu's eyes lit up slightly, in this way, not only the artillery firepower, but also the infantry firepower of the first division will be much stronger.

Originally, Mitsuo Nakazawa also believed that Japanese soldiers should be equipped with bolt-action single-shot rifles, so that soldiers could practice their marksmanship hard and get the maximum results with the least amount of ammunition.

However, in the northwest battlefield of Shanxi, the Japanese army was frequently taught to be a man by the powerful firepower of the Eighth Route Army.

Some high-ranking Japanese military officials, including Okamura Ninji and Mitsuo Nakazawa, began to reflect on whether the concept of the Japanese army was wrong.

Soldiers in Europe and the United States have long been equipped with automatic firepower, while Japanese soldiers are still using bolt-action rifles from the First World War.

Although the Japanese army had developed a 100-type submachine gun, it was not equipped in large quantities.

In order to deal with the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, Okamura Ninji took great pains.

Okamura Ninji continued: "Nakazawa-kun, this time after your first division arrives in the northwest of Jin, you can appropriately attack the new regiment, but you must be cautious, mainly on defense, defensive tactics, I have already determined for you, supplemented by reinforced concrete pillboxes and turrets, and mainly defend the new regiment with tunnel tactics. ”

"Oh?" Nakazawa Sanfu's expression moved, "Tunnel tactics? ”

Before coming to North China, Mitsuo Nakazawa met with Jiro Ishikawa, the commander of the 10th Division.

Ishikawa Jiro spoke highly of the tunnel tactics, and when he learned that the First Division would be transferred to North China, Ishikawa Jiro also specially reminded Nakazawa Sanfu to be careful of the tunnel tactics of the Eighth Route Army.

So Mitsuo Nakazawa was impressed by the tunnel tactics and studied them.

Moreover, Nakazawa Sanfu knew that the last time the five divisions attacked the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Shanxi, the reason why the Eighth Route Army was able to defeat the strong with the weak was related to the use of this tunnel tactic.

When he was in Manchuria, Mitsuo Nakazawa also used weapons with Jiro Ishikawa and a group of officers of the Kwantung Army to review and deduce the battle of the 10th Division attacking Dagu Town.

The result is very surprising, under the circumstances of the artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army, sufficient ammunition, infantry firepower, etc., even if the cost of paying 10 times the cost of the defenders of the Eighth Route Army, it will not be able to capture the position of Dagu Town.

He thought to himself, it seems that Commander Okamura Ninji wants to use his own way to govern his body, and use the tactics of combining tunnels, pillboxes, and turrets to counter the new regiment.

"That's right, it's the tunnel tactic!"

Okamura Ninji raised his head and said:

"I'm not worried about the combat effectiveness of the 1st Division, the only thing I'm worried about is that the 1st Division suffered heavy casualties in the confrontation with the 8th New Regiment."

"The soldiers of the First Division are all warriors of the empire, the elite of the empire."

"Using this tactic can not only well curb the development of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, but also greatly reduce casualties and kill a large number of living forces of the Eighth Route Army."

Okamura Ninji was very good at studying tactics, and he was also extremely interested in the tunnel tactics of defeating the Japanese army in the northwest of Shanxi.

This time, Ninh Okamura uses magic to defeat magic.

Moreover, Okamura's combat style is bold decision-making, tenacious and fanatical, which is consistent with the combat style of the Japanese army.

This time, the main task of the 1st Division was not to attack but to defend, so Okamura Ninji was also ready to use tunnel tactics.

Nakazawa Sanfu said in a worried tone: "But in the last operation, the 10th Division also used tunnel tactics but failed, and was defeated one after another under the attack of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and even Major General Miura Saburo was broken." ”

"The reason for the failure of the 10th Division's tunnel tactics." Okamura Ninji pushed his round-rimmed glasses and said, "On the one hand, there is not enough experience in tunnel tactics, and on the other hand, there is not enough time. ”

"The first division of the full formation, the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army must not be defeated."

"Major General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Mongolian Army, is an expert in tunnel tactics, and he will send people to the engineer wing of your 1st Division to provide tactical guidance in this regard."

"In addition, I will also deploy some steel and cement to build more thickened pillboxes and turrets in the northwest of Shanxi, and cooperate with tunnel tactics to completely block the new regiment."

"Yo Xi!" Sanfu Nakazawa nodded heavily, "In this way, our First Division will be more confident in trapping the new First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army." ”

"Trapping the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army is only temporary, and when the locust army frees up its hands, it will definitely completely destroy them, and destroy them at any cost."

Okamura Ninji's eyes narrowed behind his round glasses, and he was full of murderous energy.

In less than two years, the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army grew from more than 1,000 people to nearly 30,000, an expansion of nearly 30 times, causing great casualties to the Japanese army.

If the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army is allowed to develop and grow, within a year or two, the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army will probably exceed 100,000.

And the terrifying combat effectiveness of the main force of the new regiment, Okamura Ninji has already deeply understood.

With the same strength, the Japanese army's Division A is not its opponent, whether it is infantry firepower or artillery firepower, it is not an opponent.

At that time, the North China Front was definitely no match for the North China Eighth Route Army, because the Eighth Route Army in other base areas was also developing rapidly, and the addition of a new regiment of 100,000 troops would be disastrous for the North China Front.

"Your Excellency, Commander, please rest assured."

Nakazawa Sanfu suddenly said: "This time, the opponent of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army is the First Division of the Locust Army, and Li Yunlong's opponent is my Nakazawa Sanfu, I will let the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army and Li Yunlong know the fate of opposing the Japanese Locust Army." ”

Although Mitsuo Nakazawa led the first division of the Japanese Army, and this division was outrageously strengthened.

But he didn't look down on the new group at all, but regarded the new group and Li Yunlong as equal opponents, and they were also fierce rivals.

Because the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army is also called the first regiment in China by the Chinese.

The weight of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army and its commander Li Yunlong is definitely a savior-like existence in the eyes of the Chinese people at present.

Although the battlefields were basically in Shanxi, the reputation of Li Yunlong and the new regiment had already been famous throughout the country, and there were often aspiring young people with ambitions and ideals who wanted to serve the country to join the new regiment in the northwest of Shanxi.

"Yo Xi!" Okamura Ninji said happily, "If there is a late monarch, immediately set up a banquet to entertain Nakazawa-kun." ”

The First Division is the only Class A division of the North China Front, and the treatment of Nakazawa Sanfu is naturally different from that of those second-line division commanders.

"Hey!"

There are three end essences bowing their heads.

……

Ten days later.

Dagu Town, the new regimental headquarters.

"The devils of the 1st Division set off by train from Beiping."

"The first car is the first infantry wing of the first brigade of the first division and regiment, and it will take the train along the Pingsui railway to Datong."

The information that the 1st Infantry Wing of the 1st Division had left Beiping Station was soon telegraphed by Boss Chen to the headquarters of the new 1st Regiment.

"It's finally here!"

In the regiment headquarters, Li Yunlong's eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression was fierce:

"Huzi, go and inform Political Commissar Zhao, Deputy Regiment Commander Xing, and Chief of Staff Wang to have a meeting at the regiment headquarters."

"Yes."

Huang Erhu immediately found Chen Baoshan, the correspondent of the regiment headquarters, and asked him to call with a walkie-talkie, and after about half an hour, all the personnel of the regiment headquarters were assembled in place.

"The First Division is here?"

As soon as Chief of Staff Wang Dehou entered the door, he couldn't wait to ask.

"I just received information from Boss Chen."

"The Devil's First Infantry Wing has already set off from Beiping Station."

Li Yunlong nodded and said.

"It's a pity." Xing Zhi said in Chinese with pity, "Now let's send troops to ambush the devil's infantry first wing, and we won't be in a hurry in time." ”

Like the situation where the devil uses a train to transport troops, it is still easier to ambush.

Of course, the premise is either that there are enough troops, enough firepower, or enough explosives, and detailed information on the Devil Train.

It only takes about ten hours for the devil's army to travel from Beiping to Datong, and the new regiment rushed to Pingsui Road from the northwest of Jin to ambush, and ten hours was definitely not enough.

In addition, according to the information provided by Boss Chen, the little devil has also learned well.

This time, the heavy artillery brigade of the first division was transported to Datong and then to the northwest of Shanxi in batches, so there was basically no chance to kill the devil heavy artillery brigade or one of the heavy artillery wings at one time.

Hehe, with a smile, Li Yunlong said: "Although our infantry can't arrive, don't forget that we still have a chance for air support." ”

The last time Li Yunlong used air support was in the Xinzhou Campaign in late August.

And it is already mid-to-late December, and it has been four months since the last time air support was used, and Li Yunlong is ready to play the trump card in his hand first.

(End of chapter)