Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

He currently has the 1st Independent Division, the 3rd Independent Division, the 1st Cavalry Division, as well as a large number of local troops developed during this period.

If we had relied on this small number of troops in the past, we would never have dared to stop the two Japanese regiments.

But it's different now.

The Kwantung Army's combat effectiveness was deteriorating. Li Tianyou's West Manchuria Military Region currently had over 30,000 troops available. Even if one excluded the newly formed local forces, the 1st Independent Division, the 3rd Independent Division, and the 1st Cavalry Division alone totaled over 20,000 troops. Since they weren't about annihilating the Japanese forces, merely stopping them, Li Tianyou felt confident.

The Independent 1st Division and the Independent 3rd Division of the Ximan Military Region were formerly the Northeast Detachment, which were originally field troops of the Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region. Their weapons and equipment were also very good.

Marshal Lin turned to Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun and said, "Wang Qiuyun, Wei Hongjun.

"arrive."

"From the Second Column, send one brigade to block the Japanese 126th Division. Send another brigade to block the Independent Guard Unit coming from Jilin. Concentrate the rest of your forces to quickly destroy the 79th Independent Mixed Brigade. Can you do it?"

"Make sure to complete the mission."

Even though Marshal Lin has not appeared on the front line for seven years.

But a man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree, and Marshal Lin's power is still strong.

Marshal Lin gave the order, and no one dared to neglect it. Of course, Marshal Lin was also adapting, after all, he had never fought a battle of this scale.

Chapter 611 Big Appetite

"Commander, shouldn't we make more specific arrangements?"

After the meeting, everyone immediately went back to gather the troops.

Xiao Jinguang asked Marshal Lin.

Lin's style of warfare was that of a very cautious and meticulous commander, who considered every aspect. Many people mocked Chiang Kai-shek for his tendency to micromanage, but in reality, Lin also favored micromanagement. It was simply that there was a disparity in their abilities, and a significant difference in the organizational capabilities of their armies. Consequently, Lin's micromanagement often resulted in unexpected victories, while Chiang Kai-shek's always resulted in defeat.

But this time, Marshal Lin's battle deployment was completely different from before.

Only the strategy was formulated in the general direction, but no specific tactics were formulated in great detail.

That's why Xiao Jinguang was confused.

The same is true for Chen Yun.

This was Chen Yun's first time partnering with Marshal Lin in a battle. He had only heard of Marshal Lin's battles before.

Marshal Lin shook his head.

"Seven years have passed, and the troops have changed a lot. I need to see the situation of these troops and the level of their commanders.

What are the characteristics of Coach Lin’s use of players?

One is that only the most talented are promoted. Under Marshal Lin, as long as you are capable, your talent will basically not be buried. Even many cadres with seriously insufficient qualifications can be promoted and used by Marshal Lin as long as you are talented.

This was particularly evident in the Northeast Field Army and the Fourth Field Army.

Many junior officers, under Marshal Lin's favor, became column commanders. If they were in other military regions or other field armies, it would be difficult for them to stand out like this. But under Marshal Lin, they rose to higher levels step by step.

Another feature is that it is used well.

Marshal Lin preferred to use cadres he was familiar with, cadres who were easy to use. Of course, this wasn't unique to Marshal Lin; many other cadres employed this way. Because they were familiar with them, they knew how to use them.

But now that Marshal Lin has arrived in the Northeast, the cadres here have neither of these two qualities.

Very strange.

In particular, the former 8th Column of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Army currently holds the largest number of troops in Northeast China. However, the 8th Column is a relatively new force. While Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun were veterans of Marshal Lin Biao, they were only battalion- and company-level officers when Lin was corps commander. Lin Biao's only impression of Wang Qiuyun is that she was a skilled commander who lured the enemy, but that's all. He remains unclear about Wang Qiuyun's actual command capabilities.

Because I haven't seen it with my own eyes.

Marshal Lin, a general with a certain obsession with cleanliness, believed that seeing is believing. Wang Qiuyun had performed well in the War of Resistance, but Marshal Lin still needed to investigate her performance.

Except for Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun, the same was true for other cadres of the 8th Column.

Their qualifications are too shallow, they all emerged during the Anti-Japanese War.

Marshal Lin was not familiar with their abilities, nor with them personally. Therefore, Marshal Lin only made a rough deployment of the battle plan this time, and did not interfere with the specifics of how the battle would be fought.

Because Marshal Lin wanted to see the abilities of these generals.

At the same time, we should also look at the combat effectiveness of these troops and the level of their grassroots commanders.

The main factor was the ability of the cadres of the Second Column. This was because Li Tianyou was familiar with Lin and Shuai. Although the two had never fought together before, Li Tianyou came from the Baise Uprising and later served in the Red Third Army.

However, after the reorganization of the Eighth Route Army, Li Tianyou was in the 115th Division. Whether it was the Pingxingguan Battle or the later Guangyang Ambush, Li Tianyou was a general that Marshal Lin trusted very much. Later, both of them were injured and recuperated in the Soviet Union, so they had more contact.

Together with Liu Yalou, the three of them had a very good relationship when they were in the Soviet Union.

"But what if something goes wrong?"

Xiao Jinguang was still a little worried.

After all, this was the Northeast Field Army's first major battle, and if anything went wrong, it wouldn't be a good thing for Marshal Lin. Perhaps someone would mock him for having rested for seven years and no longer knowing how to fight.

Marshal Lin did not answer immediately.

Instead, he kept looking ahead, and after a while he said, “It’s better to have problems now than later.

"Comrade Lin Biao is right. If problems arise now, we can still correct them. If problems arise during a larger-scale battle with the Kwantung Army, we will be in real trouble.

Chen Yun supported Lin Shuai's idea.

Lin Shuai and Chen Yun both had the same idea, so Xiao Jinguang didn't say anything.

"Old Wang, what do you think we should choose?"

"Be conservative."

Wang Qiuyun was still very cautious this time.

In the past, they had developed independently, but this time they were fighting under Marshal Lin. Wang Qiuyun didn't want Marshal Lin to have any opinion of him, because Marshal Lin was the "idol" of the officers and soldiers of the First Corps like Wang Qiuyun. Wang Qiuyun pointed to the map and said, "We have to deal with enemies from three directions this time. The strongest one is the 126th Division, and the weakest one is the independent garrison from Jilin. So my idea is to use the strongest 126th Brigade in the column to block the 81th Division, and Comrade Tang Fan will lead the 79st Regiment to block the independent garrison in the Jilin direction. The column will leave one regiment as a reserve, and all other troops will be put into the battle to encircle and annihilate the th Independent Mixed Brigade."

"Lao Wang, this is our first major battle in Northeast China. What will the commander think? I'm too conservative.

A conservative style of play has its advantages, but Wei Hongjun does not agree with it.

Who is Marshal Lin?

Although I am a very steady and cautious person, I really like those brave and courageous warriors. Look at how "Whirlwind Commander" Han Xianchu rose to prominence in Northeast China.

Wang Qiuyun frowned.

He looked up at Wei Hongjun and said, "Then let's have a fierce fight?"

"Ok.

Wei Hongjun nodded.

With Wei Hongjun's support, Wang Qiuyun looked at the map again and said, "We have enough troops now. Let the 126th Brigade block the 79th Division, the th Brigade move south to encircle and annihilate the independent guard detachment in the Jilin direction, and the st Guard Brigade and the rest of the column will all be deployed in the battle to encircle and annihilate the th Independent Mixed Brigade."

Wang Qiuyun has enough confidence to say this.

Just over a month earlier, the Second Column had been established, already numbering 5.4 men. Over the past month of fighting, the Second Column's strength had not diminished, but had actually grown. After capturing those county towns and annihilating large numbers of puppet Manchukuo troops and police, they recruited students from Northeast China. Of course, some puppet Manchukuo troops also surrendered, and Wei Hongjun, after screening them, incorporated some of these troops into the Column. As a result, just over a month later, the Second Column's strength now exceeded men.

"Okay. I'll follow the 79th Brigade south, and you'll go north to command the battle with the th Independent Mixed Brigade.

"Nogou-kun, what's wrong with you?"

1945 7 Month 16 Day.

Yoshio Hongo, commander of the Kwantung Army Defense Force, was furious.

In this battle, Yoshio Hongo, as the commander-in-chief, mobilized a division, a mixed brigade, two infantry regiments, an independent garrison, a puppet Manchukuo infantry brigade, and four puppet police battalions, a total of more than 30,000 Japanese and puppet troops.

Overall, I am still full of confidence.

The beginning was also very smooth.

The Eighth Route Army troops previously active in Changchun and Harbin were losing ground. However, after the third day of fighting, the situation took a turn for the worse. All the troops deployed were blocked by the Eighth Route Army.

What frightened Hongo the most was that the Eighth Route Army troops not only did not withdraw, but actually concentrated their forces to encircle the 79th Independent Mixed Brigade in the direction of Harbin and the 57th Independent Guard Unit in the direction of Jilin.

Then they launched a fierce attack, as if they were going to wipe out the 79th Independent Mixed Brigade and the 57th Independent Guard Corps.

Telegrams requesting assistance from the 79th Independent Mixed Brigade and the 57th Independent Guard Unit came every few minutes.

It was because the Eighth Route Army's offensive was too powerful.

独立混成79旅团，是关东军在1945年1月份才开始组建的部队。这个独立混成旅团下辖只有4个独立大队，和以前5个独立大队的混成旅团相比少了一千人左右。

The hastily formed mixed brigade showed how weak its strength was, just by looking at its officers.

In the past, the commanders of mixed brigades stationed in the interior of China were all major generals. Most of the battalions under them were commanded by colonels, with a few commanded by lieutenant colonels. However, the commander of the 79th Independent Mixed Brigade was a colonel, and the highest rank of the battalion commanders was a major, with the rest commanded by captains.

It can be seen how short of officers the Kwantung Army was when it expanded its troops in 1945.

With such a shortage of officers, one could only imagine the quality of the new recruits. They were suddenly ambushed by the Second Column's concentrated force of over 2000 men. How could they possibly resist? An hour after the ambush, fewer than Japanese troops remained in the encirclement.

The same situation applies to the 57th Independent Guard Team in the Jilin direction.

This unit was only formed in May 1945, just two months ago. Wei Hongjun led the 5th Brigade to lure the enemy deep into the territory and suddenly surrounded the 57th Independent Guard.

Yoshio Hongo was anxious.

Call the 126th Division immediately.

He expressed dissatisfaction with the commander of the 126th Division, Takehiko Nomizo.

"You're only twenty miles from the 79th Brigade. But you're not moving. What do you want to do?"

Listening to Hongo Yoshio's complaints, Nomizo Takehiko said angrily, "It's easy for you to say that, Hongo-kun. Why don't you come and see for yourself? Do you know how powerful the firepower of the Eighth Route Army facing us is? The Eighth Route Army troops blocking us now have more artillery firepower, light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and Zheng-style canisters than our division."

Takehiko Nomizo also has a look of hatred on his face now.

Although he had heard that the Eighth Route Army was very powerful, he never expected it to be so powerful.

The 126th Infantry Regiment, the forefront of the 277th Division, was immediately overwhelmed by the Eighth Route Army. This was due to the fact that after the exchange of fire, the 277th Regiment was suddenly attacked by the 277th Brigade, leaving it unprepared. After the 277th Regiment stabilized, it engaged the 37th Brigade in close combat. Unexpectedly, it was suppressed by the th Regiment.

The 37th Regiment had more mortars, more light and heavy machine guns, and more grenade launchers than the 277th Regiment.

After the fight started, the 37th Regiment directly beat the 277th Regiment and made it unable to raise its head. Although the 37th Regiment was formed after the th Column, its offensive capabilities were among the best among the main regiments of the th Column.

He was excellent at fighting tough battles.

Seeing the unfavorable situation on the front line, Nomizo Takehiko immediately sent the division's artillery to help. Unexpectedly, the 126th Brigade also brought its own artillery regiment to the battle, and the two sides engaged in a firefight, with the th Division gaining no advantage at all.

Nomizo Takehiko found it hard to believe.

Is this really the legendary Tubalu?

Although the 126th Division was not an elite division of the Kwantung Army.