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The Kwantung Army was known as the elite among the elite. It had more than a dozen Type A divisions that remained in the Northeast region to compete with the Soviet Far East Army.

No matter what the situation was like on the domestic battlefield, these elite troops remained in the fortress cluster and always deployed defenses against the Far East Army.

This is also the fundamental reason why Ding Wei dared to touch the sick cat's whiskers.

No matter how many people the Kwantung Army has or how strong its combat capability is, its primary task is to guard against the Far East Army.

The Russians have deployed millions of troops on the border, which is no less than the Kwantung Army.

A single move can affect the entire body. Once there is a suitable opportunity, they will not be constrained by the so-called Soviet-Japanese non-aggression treaty and will definitely go to war without hesitation.

Ding Wei's two columns and a cavalry detachment pressed into Chabei and Rehe, which was equivalent to fighting against the marginal troops of the Kwantung Army.

It is impossible for the enemy to withdraw three or five divisions at once, leaving loopholes in the defense.

Even though the Japanese had hundreds of thousands of troops, there were not many mobile forces that could be mobilized to compete with Ding Wei.

Destroying their mobile forces turned the Kwantung Army into a stagnant state.

This is a strategic layout, not a tactical contest. Ding Wei watched the domestic battlefield very carefully. In addition, he is a time traveler.

Knowing that at this critical juncture, the biggest headache for the Japanese is not Ding Wei, but the increasing number of US warships and planes in the Pacific.

Be determined to be the last straw that breaks the camel's back and gain the greatest benefit.

Ding Wei, Zhou Weiguo, Wang Chengzhu and Duan Peng set out from Wucheng and were the first to arrive in northern Hebei.

Wang Tao's Fifth Detachment won the first battle, seized abundant supplies, and wiped out the puppet army.

The military strength in northern Hebei is insufficient, so it is suitable for the troops to take root in the base area and then press forward to eastern Hebei, waiting for an opportunity to cut off the connection between the Kwantung Army and the North China Expeditionary Army.

Wang Tao learned that the commander was coming to the detachment and arranged for personnel to contact him in advance. It was not until Ding Wei's convoy arrived in the northern part of Peiping that the two sides met.

Watching the former guards grow up step by step, Ding Wei also felt gratified.

Taozi is a man with great talent for combat, otherwise he would not have been the only one to accompany him when he first entered the headquarters to study.

The learning atmosphere at the headquarters is good. By following Ding Wei into the Anti-Japanese University, Wang Tao can also learn some real skills.

Later, by chance, I did not go to the headquarters, but followed Ding Wei to join the independent regiment.

Then one person's success led to the promotion of all his subordinates. Ding Wei is now the commander of the Sui-re-cha military region. All his subordinates have been promoted.

If things had developed normally, Taozi would at most be a battalion commander.

"Commander, the Fifth Detachment is doing well. There is no need to worry. The Japanese are scared by our beatings and are hiding."

Ding Wei had heard about the battle of Chaobai River. It was a good fight. Although it was against the puppet army, the spoils were rich and the losses were minimal. It was a victory worth counting in the military region and could be taken out separately for other troops to analyze and learn from.

"I sent the Fifth Detachment into North China not only to strike at the Japanese and puppet troops in the region, but also for important strategic purposes."

"Keep your eyes on the direction of Shanhaiguan and push into eastern Hebei. Cooperate with friendly forces in the area to expand the base."

Once the relationship between the Japanese army in North China and the Kwantung Army was cut off, the Japanese army's logistical problems would be further aggravated.

The situation of the war cannot be reversed by one or two battles. All the soldiers can do is spit on the enemy's path of retreat.

Give the broken bricks and tiles another kick to make them break faster.

The Fifth Detachment firmly occupied northern Hebei, and only then did the main force on the front line dare to fight the Japanese with all their heart.

Ding Wei did not stay here, but rushed into the mountains without stopping to join up with his two major columns.

The front-line command center has been set up and the communications between various departments are kept intact.

The pressure of blocking the front line was not great. On the one hand, there were enough troops at hand, and the fortifications built relying on the mountain terrain achieved twice the result with half the effort.

On the other hand, the weapons and equipment in our hands are powerful enough. We have guns and cannons, so we are not at all inferior to the Japanese when fighting against them.

In the past, the Japanese used Type 38 rifles, while we had old-style homemade rifles. The range alone was twice as bad, and our ammunition reserves were only a fraction of theirs.

After firing two shots, the bullets were all used up. There was no other way except to fight with bayonets and rush forward with courage.

This was also the reason why the early days of the War of Resistance were difficult. There were no weapons, no bullets, let alone artillery.

When the weapons and equipment in the hands of the veterans are updated, the combat effectiveness they demonstrate is immeasurable. At least Ding Wei believes that they have combat effectiveness that is superior to that of the Type A division.

A veteran who has been through hundreds of battles, he has rich battlefield experience and is very skilled in fighting.

Especially the soldiers who came from the snow mountain grassland period are elite soldiers selected from hundreds of miles away.

If they were allowed to get sophisticated weapons and equipment, the consequences would be predictable. In terms of faith, the Eighth Route Army's faith was pure, and the Japanese devils' perverted and extreme Bushido spirit had to stand aside.

Gao Qing repeatedly reported one point through the battlefield telephone: there was no pressure, no pressure on defense.

Fearing that Ding Wei would adjust his tactics and pull the First Column back, he ate up the weapons and equipment of the Second Column, all of which were Japanese weapons, with Japanese and Soviet artillery.

If we don't do a good job of killing the Japanese's arrogance, wouldn't it be undermining the effectiveness of our weapons and equipment?

They are all battle maniacs, racking their brains to fight.

"Da Biao, what about the devils of the Kwantung Army? I heard that their scalps are tough and they can get up even if they are chopped to death?"

Zhang Dabiao disagreed. He didn't brag in front of the commander and to be honest, he didn't feel it was that tough.

If they were chopped with a sword, they would bleed; if they were stabbed in the heart with a bayonet, they would die. Each of the Japs was like a shaman, with a desperate attitude, even more ferocious than the Japs in North China.

Although the Kwantung Army fought fiercely, the casualties of the troops were not heavy, and they used light firepower to kill a large number of Japanese invaders.

The Japanese soldiers who charged with bayonets felt no pain after being shot by submachine guns and continued to die in wave after wave. This was a good quality that the Japanese soldiers of the North China Expeditionary Force did not possess.

Let Zhang Dabiao summarize it. They are all about the same.

If we get the same weapons, we will always be the ancestors of the devils.

This is in line with Zhang Dabiao's character. Elite? I fight against the elite.

What's the point of playing against a bunch of miscellaneous cards?

The Third Column was well led, with strong combat effectiveness and abundant manpower. It was worth it that Ding Wei gave it a separate Soviet tank armored company.

There will be more good stuff when the second batch of supplies from Brother Lao Maoanov is delivered.

Ding Wei has ordered his men to distribute the reserve ammunition and artillery shells. The two columns are engaged in blocking operations and will receive a huge amount of ammunition.

2 artillery shells of various types, 300 million rifle and machine gun bullets, and the rest of the grenades, mines, etc. are in ample supply.

The consumption on the front line was replenished instantly, and there was even a slight surplus.

As long as the troops are given enough ammunition, it will not be a problem to hold on along the mountain.

The Japanese and puppet troops' first wave of offensive was blocked, so they retreated in disgrace and stationed in the nearby area, waiting for the arrival of the 23rd Division.

Hou Gongjun didn't want to see a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers hanging around in front of him, so he decided to take out the Kwantung Army's trump card, the Mechanized 23rd Division, to solve the problem in the Northwest region in one fell swoop.