bookcurios Chapter 1127 Bringing People Here
Chapter 1127 Bringing People Here
Zhang Haiguang was promoted to commander of an infantry division, bringing more than 100 men with him from the original security brigade. It can be said that he and his old superior rose to power together.
From a security regiment to the regular army, that's a huge leap. The fact that they were able to get promoted speaks volumes about how dangerous and dangerous their work was, and how well they did it. It's not simply a matter of your superior recommending you; you'll get promoted. The personnel department will conduct thorough reviews, and only after passing these reviews can you move to a new position.
Zhang Haiguang's more than 100 men were all promoted from the security regiment to the regular army, and each of them had made a slight advancement compared to their original units. This is enough to show that he usually disciplined his troops strictly. Even the security regiment was treated almost like the regular army. Just as Ma Leizi said, the security regiment was also required to meet the same standards as the regular army under his command. Therefore, in the recent battles, the security regiment basically played a leading role and prevented the Japanese from making any progress, giving them a humiliating defeat.
Although Xu Mao repeatedly forbade factionalism, the army is precisely where factions form. Regardless of the general, everyone prefers to have a group of familiar people under their command. Only in this way can they understand the enemy's capabilities and assign them appropriate combat tasks.
So Ma Leizi turned a blind eye to Zhang Haiguang bringing over 100 people. Wasn't he the same way back then? We can't just allow officials to set fires while forbidding ordinary people from even lighting lamps.
If that's the case, my position as army commander won't be secure either.
"Wang Debao, I've gotten you everything you wanted. Our infantry division is different from the old security brigade; this is a real armored regiment. And unlike other infantry divisions, we've been equipped with two of them, plus some armored units from other units. You're essentially commanding three armored regiments in combat, so get to the front of the pack. If you delay my attack plan, I'll push you under a tank and crush you."
Behind a tank, Zhang Haiguang's booming voice rang out. Inside was Wang Debao, the commander of his armored regiment. Back in the security regiment, this guy had always been into tanks. He later spent a year at an armored officer's school and had now graduated. The instructors said he was perfectly capable, but that hadn't been proven on the battlefield.
"Commander, don't worry. With all these things we have, who can stop us on the road? Just that little Japanese soldier? I'm not trying to disgust them, but even without tanks, we can still charge through with our heavy armored vehicles."
Wang Debao looked disgusted when he thought of the types of tanks the Japanese had. "We've been fighting all this time, and we've seen the Japanese armored forces before. They can hardly be called armored forces. Tens of thousands of troops only have a dozen or so tanks, and because of fuel shortages, they can't accompany the entire army for the whole battle. They can only be brought in for a quick look around at the most critical moments."
Other Nationalist troops might have been afraid of these tiny infants, since they lacked the weapons to deal with them. But we were different. Take the simplest example: a volley of 12.7mm bullets from a heavy machine gun would turn the crew inside into corpses. Although the tank wasn't severely damaged, it was no longer able to move.
A few more men carrying rocket launchers came over and destroyed the thing.
Some Japanese departments have also compiled statistics showing that whenever their armored units appeared during battles with the 72nd Army, they were almost never able to survive; they were all wiped out by the 72nd Army.
Therefore, in some situations, their armored force commanders have stated that unless absolutely necessary, they will not engage in a direct confrontation with the 72nd Army's armored forces. The main reason is that the two sides are simply not on the same level. Japan is also a small country, and training a large armored force is extremely difficult; they cannot afford to have it all destroyed under such circumstances, as this would affect future strategy.
When the men of the 72nd Army heard the news, they almost laughed their teeth out.
With your flimsy, shabby tanks, what strategic impact could they possibly have?
To put it bluntly, it's because you've suffered so many deaths on the battlefield that you're afraid of our armored forces and dare not confront them head-on. And now you're making up so many reasons.
"Stop spouting nonsense. This time, we're going to be the ones carrying the load. Three divisions have come from the south, and that's just the beginning. We don't know how many more will follow. They're aiming to open up the Jinpu Railway, which is Japan's top priority in their operational plan. We're going to have to hold off three of their infantry divisions with just our single infantry division, without any support."
Zhang Haiguang wasn't worried about the three infantry divisions. His biggest concern was how many reinforcements the Japanese would send. If they sent too many, they would truly be overwhelmed.
"Commander, let me teach you a method. How did our army commander expand? We expanded from the 72nd Army to the 72nd Group Army, suddenly adding so many more units. Other units still need to train for a while, but our army commander filled them up immediately. There are twenty or thirty counties in the Lunan region. You have to ask our army commander for some authority. After arriving in the Lunan region, we won't add a single regiment to our regular army, but we must have security regiments. If we have 30 security regiments, what are you afraid of? Even if the Japanese send three more divisions, we can still hold them off."
Zhang Haiguang had been worried about this matter, but after hearing Wang Debao's words, his eyes lit up even more. He never expected that this kid, who only knew how to shout "kill!" on the battlefield, would be so quick-witted.
"You don't know anything! Your eyesight is limited; you can only see the southern Shandong region. Southern Shandong, eastern Henan, northern Anhui, and northern Jiangsu have been places that have produced emperors since ancient times. The local brothers are incredibly strong. If each county had its own security regiment, that would be a real mess."
Zhang Haiguang immediately expanded this idea, instantly extending it from one region to four. This area had historically been known as Huaihai Province, and indeed, as Zhang Haiguang said, many emperors came from this region, so integrating it would be quite exciting.