Anti-Japanese War: I have a million soldiers and you call me a division commander?

That night!

Ge Dayong rushed back from the Eastward Column.

"Master!"

In Yuan County, in a room at the headquarters of the 1st Independent Division, Chu Feng, Ge Dayong, Wang Tiezhu and Li Mingqiang gathered together.

Except for Uncle Zhao Wu who is still in Hong Kong Island, the core management personnel of the Independent 1st Division have gathered together.

"Tiezhu, please introduce us to the battle plan you have formulated."

Chu Feng didn't waste any words. He lit a cigarette and said to the Chief of Staff Wang Tiezhu beside him.

"Okay, Commander!"

Hearing Chu Feng's words, Wang Tiezhu nodded immediately and said, "We have formulated three battle plans. After our review and screening just now, we have confirmed the second battle plan."

As he spoke, Wang Tiezhu walked to the battle map.

"Everyone is already aware of the deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops, so I won't elaborate on it."

Wang Tiezhu pointed at the battle map and said, "First, let's look at the Japanese and puppet troops coming from Shanxi Province. They are all currently stationed in Yuanping."

"We're implementing a chicken-and-egg plan. Once it's launched, the 40,000 puppet troops here, according to our General Staff's estimates, could lead to at least 20,000 puppet troops revolting on the battlefield."

"That is to say, before the battle begins, the number of puppet troops will be reduced by about 50%."

"Even if the Japanese react and draw personnel from the First Army, with the current strength of the First Army, they can only draw over 10,000 people. In this way, the Japanese puppet army will only be around 60,000."

"So we will be deploying the First Brigade, the Guards Regiment, the First Artillery Regiment, and the local garrison regiments from the six counties here, totaling 6 people."

After hearing Wang Tiezhu's words, Chu Feng and the other two nodded slightly.

Thirty-five thousand people fighting against 60,000 Japanese and puppet troops, this sounds a bit arrogant, the numbers are not equal.

But don’t forget that the combat effectiveness and firepower of the Independent 1st Division are much stronger than those of the Japanese and puppet troops.

Not to mention 70,000 Japanese and puppet troops, even if there were another 10,000, we would still fight them.

It’s not arrogance, it’s confidence!

"Iron pillar!"

Chu Feng suddenly spoke up at this time and said, "What are you going to do with these people who revolted on the battlefield?"

"Incorporate them into the army? Or send them back?"

Hearing Chu Feng's question, Wang Tiezhu was stunned. It was obvious that he didn't know how to answer this question.

"Master, what do you mean?"

Wang Tiezhu pondered for a moment, looked at Chu Feng and asked.

"I suggest that we incorporate the rebel forces into the six local garrison regiments."

"Six regiments, digesting more than 20,000 rebel troops, and all weapons and equipment are ready."

"We have Liu Yiyun's First Brigade and the Guards Regiment at the front."

"These puppet troops who came out of the uprising must be eager to achieve great things and are most eager to show themselves."

"It might be a bit of a problem to play against the wind, but it should be no problem to play with the wind."

Hearing Chu Feng's words, Wang Tiezhu nodded vigorously and said, "Okay, Commander!"

"Ok!"

Chu Feng smiled and stretched out his hand, saying, "Tiezhu, continue!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Tiezhu spoke again, "Secondly, there are the Japanese and puppet troops in Yungang City, namely the Mongolian garrison and the puppet Mongolian army."

"I have already contacted the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army troops still operating behind enemy lines, as well as the new troops we have developed, will all be concentrated in places like Qingshui River and Liangcheng."

"If the Japanese and puppet troops want to break through here, their number will certainly not be too large, at most only about ten thousand people. It is enough to leave it to these troops."

"We are preparing to mobilize the main force of the Mongolian Army, the 2nd Brigade, along with the Reconnaissance Regiment, the 2nd Artillery Regiment, and three Internal Guard Regiments, totaling 25,000 men, to launch an attack on them."

"The core of the Mongolian Army is the 26th Division. As for the three pseudo-Mongolian Army divisions, they are nothing to be afraid of!"

"Liu Yiyun has fought against the pseudo-Mongolian army before. They are just a bunch of rabble, and their fighting ability is not even second-rate."

Chu Feng and the other two nodded in agreement with Wang Tiezhu's words.

"This time, the core of our operations will be the two permanent divisions of the Kwantung Army in Zhangjiakou, and the main force of the North China Front Army in the Eastward Column."

"As for the Kwantung Army, we will deploy the 3rd and 4th Brigades, along with the 3rd and 4th Artillery Regiments, 3 garrison regiments, and 3 internal security regiments, for a total of 47,000 men."

"In terms of numbers, we have about 9,000 fewer men than the two divisions of the Kwantung Army."

"But in terms of firepower, we crushed the two divisions of the Kwantung Army."

"As for the 110,000 Japanese puppet troops in North China, we've calculated that out of the 70,000, at least 30,000 of them will revolt on the battlefield if the chicken-and-egg plan is implemented."

"That is to say, at that time, the Japanese and puppet troops in North China only had 80,000 people."

"Even if they urgently dispatch a group of people, the number will not exceed 100,000."

"The troops we have deployed here include the 5th Brigade, the Heavy Tank and Armored Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade, the 5th, 6th, and 7th Heavy Artillery Regiments, as well as the five local garrisons of the Eastward Column, one Internal Security Regiment, and two Air Defense Regiments, totaling 70,000 people."

Wang Tiezhu paused, looked at Chu Feng, and said, "In addition to that, I plan to incorporate the more than 30,000 puppet troops who revolted into the five local garrison regiments and the internal security regiments."

"In addition to the above troops, we have 20 remaining internal security regiments and local garrison regiments, totaling about 40,000 people."

"Add to that our recruit base, the recruits being trained by various units, and the engineering brigades, etc."

"These add up to about 80,000 people."

"That's 120,000 men. As instructed by your division commander, I will incorporate these new recruits into the 20 local garrison regiments, the internal security regiments, and the engineering brigade."

"Once the main force begins fighting, they will work together with the logistics troops to take over the defense of county towns and townships and eliminate bandits and stubborn enemies."

After five or six months of development, the army has grown to 20 troops, which was the size of the last expansion.

Today, the main force of the Independent 1st Division, combined with local forces, has a total number of over 300,000.

"Ok!"

After hearing Wang Tiezhu's words, Chu Feng and the other two nodded again, indicating that they approved of this arrangement.

Wang Tiezhu's voice rang out again, saying, "We haven't made any plans for the 1st Air Brigade's operations. Instead, we'll let the 1st Air Brigade make its own decisions based on the actual situation!"

"This is acceptable!"

Chu Feng nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with this arrangement. However, after thinking about it, he said, "Tie Zhu, there is no need to organize all the internal security groups."

"How about this? Replace the internal security regiments assigned to the battle with the garrison regiments."