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Chapter 426 Commander: That’s called the 59 modification!
A war involving hundreds of thousands of people is extremely complicated, especially when it involves large-scale military operations, which is a huge test for the military commanders on both sides.
Yu Ye sent people to deliver weapons and equipment, which were quickly distributed to various troops. Since there had been no large-scale replacement of weapons before, the headquarters had already considered the possibility of replacing weapons in the future, so each grassroots unit was equipped with a small number of Type 56 submachine guns and Type 56 semi-automatic rifles.
First, it serves as a supplement to the firepower of machine guns. After all, the firepower density of these automatic and semi-automatic weapons is much better than that of old sleeve and bolt-action rifles. Second, it allows grassroots soldiers to become familiar with the use of these firearms in advance, so that they can immediately form combat effectiveness once large-scale replacement is completed.
Now that more than 56 Type submachine guns have been distributed to grassroots soldiers, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army has more than doubled.
The team's firepower density did not increase linearly, but exponentially. If the soldiers had some concerns in their hearts about fighting the Japanese head-on before, now with the 56 rifle in their hands, they would dare to fight even if the king of heaven came.
Compared with the soldiers' heroic spirit, the commander, who usually fought in a bold and aggressive style, appeared to be very cautious in the command center. He carefully analyzed every piece of intelligence and studied the movements of each Japanese army.
According to the commander, the combat style can be bold, aggressive and aggressive, but one must be cautious when doing battlefield analysis.
Because once a wrong decision is made, countless lives will be lost.
"Commander, our intelligence shows that Ningji Okamura mentioned in several meetings that he wanted to cross the Yellow River and attack Xi'an directly. Our team has also observed that the Japanese have indeed shown signs of crossing the Yellow River on a large scale in the past five days."
"impossible!"
The commander rejected it outright.
"This is a trick by the devils to confuse the enemy. The purpose is to make the national army guarding Zhongtiao Mountain relax their vigilance. Please let our comrades in Henan Province pay attention to it. I suspect that the devils who crossed the Yellow River have returned again."
The commander made his own judgment decisively.
"Hey! Commander, you are really amazing! Our comrades in southern Shanxi sent us intelligence, saying that a large number of Japanese invaders entered Shanxi from north of Luoyang.
However, from what we know, there are no Japanese troops of this size stationed in that direction."
The division commander was also confused after receiving the information from his comrades in the base.
"My friend, that's it. These are the Japanese who crossed the Yellow River. They are using a strategy of confusing the Nationalist army. The Japanese who formulated this battle plan must have read our Chinese military tactics. Isn't this a classic strategy of pretending to build a plank road while secretly marching through Chencang?"
The commander gave his own analysis.
"Commander, should we notify the Nationalist troops guarding Zhongtiao Mountain?"
"We have to notify them. We can't just watch these Chinese troops get attacked by the Japanese, but we don't know whether they will accept our notification or not.
After all, their leader now is not Commander Wei.
Commander Wei is now under house arrest. With his previous experience as a lesson, I'm afraid Old He may not listen to us."
The commander sighed.
In fact, before the Japanese launched their largest-scale military operation against Zhongtiao Mountain in southern Shanxi, they had already launched 13 large-scale attacks. Each time, the Chinese army relied on the cooperation between the Eighth Route Army and the National Army to repeatedly repel the Japanese attacks.
It is for this reason that Commander Wei was called the Seventh Route and a Half and was suspected by the southwest.
Now his successor will naturally want to avoid this situation from happening, and the intelligence and analysis from the Eighth Route Army will most likely not be taken seriously.
"We will still do what we should do, and the rest depends on their own luck."
The commander also sighed.
"Commander, the Japanese have basically figured out the battle deployment and characteristics of each army of the National Army through the previous 13 attacks. I'm afraid the situation this time is particularly dangerous."
"Yes, if I were the commander of the Japanese, in addition to ambushing a large number of troops by crossing the river, I would also make good use of the advantages of the air force and armored forces.
I will send a large number of elite troops to attack the headquarters of various Kuomintang units by airborne and rapid advance, causing them chaos and thus providing an opportunity for the large forces to advance.
Once the main force begins to advance, I will let the air force quickly bomb the Kuomintang positions, and then the tanks will quickly advance and quickly tear open a gap.
When the Nationalist army is in disarray, it is a good time for the infantry troops in the rear to reap the spoils.”
The commander put himself in Okamura Yasuji's position and imagined how his enemy would fight this battle.
"Plane, tank..."
The commander was mumbling something.
"If we want to achieve the strategic goal of attacking from both sides, the National Army's formation must not collapse. We can't do anything about the planes, but we can stop the advance of the Japanese tanks."
The commander suddenly had an idea and his eyes were filled with a bright light.
"Old buddy, we also have a tank unit. Let's go and see our own tanks?" The commander invited the division commander.
"Okay, I've wanted to see it for a long time."
The teacher readily agreed.
After completing the arms escort mission, Sun Desheng stayed at the headquarters as requested by Yu Ye, ready to accept the dispatch of the headquarters leaders at any time.
While waiting for orders, Sun Desheng began to repair and maintain these tanks to keep them in the best condition at all times.
The commander and the division commander were surprised when they saw the five tanks produced by Yu Ye from a distance. It is one thing to hear about them on paper, but it is another thing to actually see them in person.
The more than 30-ton steel behemoth was squatting there, and it gave off a sense of oppression enough without needing to say anything.
"Which one of you is the leader of this tank unit?"
Before the commander came close, a loud voice came over.
Sun Desheng was wiping the mud off the tank tracks. When he heard the sound and looked over, his heart suddenly tightened.
Oh my God, I actually saw the commander!
"Report to the commander, Sun Desheng, the commander of the cavalry battalion of the independent regiment, reports to you!"
Sun Desheng quickly saluted.
"I know you. I personally approved the organization of your cavalry battalion."
The commander looked at the Eighth Route Army's own tanks and felt very curious. He looked around.
"How do you name this model of tank?"
"Commander, Minister Yu said that this model needs your personal name, so it will be called Type 59 modified for now."
"Since Minister Yu has said so, let's call it the 59th revision!"