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Chapter 403: Wuhan¡¯s concerns

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    In fact, it was not just Chief Li who was worried about the situation of the 61st Army. Chairman Chiang and Commander Bai who were far away in Wuhan were all attracted by the fighting in the direction of Mengcheng. Everyone was worried that the 61st Army would be attacked by a large group of soldiers.  The Japanese invaders, who were like hungry wolves, surrounded them, and in the end they gnawed away even the dregs.

    It¡¯s no wonder that the big guys in Wuhan are worried. The main reason is that the enemy the 61st Army is facing is unusual. If it is only a B division like the 13th Division and the 101st Division or a second-line garrison division, Jiang  The Chairman and others won¡¯t be too worried.

    But now, in addition to the Third Division, the Japanese army on the front line of Mengcheng also has the Sixth Division and the Ninth Division. These are the most elite first-class divisions of the Japanese army. This is really difficult to deal with.

    Regarding the Japanese Type A Division, Chairman Chiang and others trembled when they mentioned it. The impression these Japanese elites left on the top brass of the national army was so profound that it even formed an unforgettable psychological shadow.

    The number of Category A divisions is not large, only 17 at full count. It mainly refers to the 17 standing divisions in Japan before its full-scale invasion of China, including the "Guards Division" and the 1st to 20th  divisions, but does not include the "Thirteenth Division", "Fifteenth Division", "Seventeenth Division" and "Eighteenth Division". The reason is that these four divisions were once disarmed in 1925.  They have all been rebuilt, but they are far behind the other 17 divisions in terms of combat effectiveness and other aspects, so they can only be called Class B divisions.

    Although there are not many Type A divisions of the Little Devils, they are all veterans of the Japanese military, with rich combat experience and strong equipment.

    Many of these troops are "familiar faces" on the Chinese anti-Japanese battlefield, such as the 5th Division commanded by Itagaki Seishiro and the 6th Division commanded by Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, both of which are capable of stopping children from crying in China.

    Although in some film and television dramas, the fighting qualities of the Japanese army are often seen as being poor.  Often one or two anti-Japanese heroes can wipe out a group of Japanese soldiers.

    Therefore, many people have been misled by these anti-Japanese dramas. Many people think that the real battlefield is like that. Ruffians can fall in love and be heroes at the same time. Holding high the anti-Japanese flag and gathering a group of hidden heroes full of hatred can hand grenades.  He can blow up planes and tear up Japanese soldiers with his own hands!

    But the real anti-Japanese battlefield was not like this, especially their Class A division, which once made the Chinese army doubt their lives!

    Different from the large number of three-unit garrison divisions that existed in the late Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese Army's Type A divisions were all standing divisions organized under the 4-4 system. Each division had a strength of between 20,000 and 28,000.  , including the reserve army, there are less than 30,000 people.

    The Class A Division includes veterans who have experienced the baptism of the Russo-Japanese War and World War I. After forming the army, they have experienced almost all major battles on the Chinese battlefield. Their combat effectiveness is at the forefront of the Japanese army, and they are the elite combatants of the Japanese army.  .

    These Japanese divisions have one thing in common, that is, their individual combat capabilities are very fierce.

    As a soldier on the battlefield, shooting and personal skills are the most basic abilities, and they are also the basic standard for measuring the strength of a soldier's combat ability.

    Although Japan is a small country with few resources and its soldiers¡¯ ammunition reserves are not comparable to those of Western powers such as Britain, France, and the United States, it is willing to spend a lot of money on training. This is obviously not comparable to the Chinese army.

    Even for elites like the Kuomintang Central Army, the training limit is only fifteen rounds of ammunition per person. No more bullets will be available. The national power is limited and there is nothing we can do.

    But the Japanese army shoots 150 rounds per person. Over the years, every soldier in the Japanese army has a very strong shooting level. Although there is no organized sniper unit in the army, the shooting level of many soldiers is no worse than that of professional snipers.  The only thing missing is a professional sniper rifle, that's all.

    Before the Battle of Songhu, the British sent military observers to the battlefield to observe the troops of both sides. Finally, they gave a relatively fair evaluation of the Japanese army's combat level. The shooting level of the Japanese soldiers was A-level, which was better than the front-line soldiers of the British Empire at that time.  .

    "This is just what the observer said to save the face of the British military. In fact, the Japanese military's shooting level is not just better than the British, but much, much better. The two are not at the same level at all.

    In terms of combat will, the Class A Division can also be said to be the strongest presence in the Japanese army. For example, at the end of the Battle of Taierzhuang, the Setani Detachment of the Japanese 10th Division and the Sakamoto Detachment of the 5th Division faced the Chinese army.  Despite the heavy attack, they were still able to cooperate with each other, and finally broke through the encirclement and retreated to the Zaozhuang area.

    And even if the battlefield situation was passive, the two Japanese armies could still launch counterattacks in Shuangshantanshan and other places.stall the Chinese army's offensive.  Facing the Japanese troops who had suffered heavy casualties and retreated hastily, the Chinese army still had a difficult time fighting.

    Secondly, the equipment of the Japanese Army's Type A Division cannot be competed by the general national army. Perhaps compared with Western countries, the equipment of the Japanese Army may not be good enough, but compared with the Chinese Army on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War, it still has an overwhelming advantage.  .

    Take the Japanese equipment in the Songhu Battle as an example. At that time, a Category A division had four infantry regiments, an ordnance regiment, a heavy artillery regiment, and a heavy infantry regiment.  The division has 650 light and heavy machine guns, 108 artillery pieces, 24 combat vehicles, 20 tanks, and nearly 1,000 transport vehicles.  Each infantry company assigned to it had at least six machine guns and six grenade launchers.

    Another example is the Itagaki Division, known as the "Flower of the Imperial Army". The division has 28,000 soldiers, of which there are less than 10,000 riflemen. The rest are technical units such as "machine gunners", "grenadiers" and "tankmen".  The Japanese army's firepower level was an overwhelming advantage even when faced with the most well-equipped Chinese army in the early stages of the war.

    In comparison, the so-called German armorers of the Chinese army are simply not worth mentioning, because the German armorers of the Chinese army are light-armored divisions at best, lacking heavy weapons such as heavy machine guns and infantry cannons, and there are so few armored vehicles that they can almost be ignored.

    Even the number of war horses, rifles, and small artillery was far less than that of the Japanese army. Except for a small number of basic weapons and rifles, which were imported from Germany, most were domestic imitations.  The strength to compete with each other.

    Faced with such a powerful Class A division, if the Chinese army wants to compete with it, it is conservatively estimated that 150,000 soldiers will be needed to go into battle together, and this will be without the support of the Japanese air force and navy.

    Take the Battle of Songhu as an example. At that time, the Japanese army only had a few hundred thousand people on the front line in Shanghai, but the Chinese army assembled 800,000 people in Shanghai to fight against the eight Japanese divisions.

    Although Li Guoyao's troops are not weak in strength, they have created many military miracles in just a few months, and many of their elite Japanese troops have been lost to their mishandling.

    But even so, Chairman Chiang and others did not believe that the 61st Army had the strength to compete with the Japanese Army's Type A Division, regardless of terrain and weather conditions.

    Moreover, even if the 61st Army had the ability to counter the Japanese Type-A Division, it did not use it indiscriminately, because there are currently three Japanese Type-A Divisions on the front line of Mengcheng, and there is also a half-disabled 13th Division.

    More importantly, during this period, the Japanese aviation force continued to send a large number of fighter planes to reinforce the battle on the front line of Mengcheng. In comparison, the 61st Army was not only at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength, but also inferior in weapons and equipment.  Once the support of aircraft and tank troops is bitten by the Japanese army, it seems to be foreseeable that the entire army will be annihilated.

    Of course, as the leader of a country, Chiang Kai-shek did not pay much attention to the life and death of a motley army, but the current position of the 61st Army was too important for him to ignore it.

    Mengcheng County is not only related to the retreat of hundreds of thousands of troops in the Fifth Theater, but more importantly, it is also related to the success or failure of another combat plan of Chairman Chiang.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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