Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has arrived at July 10th, 1930.
It was nearly three years since Japan invaded and occupied China.
Over these three years, there has been constant warfare, famine, bloodshed, and various forms of human depravity and perversion...
Wu'an Township, North China Field Army Headquarters.
Lin Feng stood in the courtyard, looking up at the azure sky, a faint smile playing on his lips: "It's time to take action against the Japanese devils!"
He spoke softly, but with great confidence.
Since the Independent Regiment was reorganized into the North China Field Army, everything has been on the right track.
With a total strength exceeding 80,000, the General Staff decided to establish the 11th Motorized Infantry Division, the 12th Armored Division, and the 13th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division, based on the existing ten divisions.
- 11th Motorized Infantry Division of the North China Field Army: Commander Ma Chenglong (Lieutenant General), Deputy Commander Chen Minghui (Major General), Political Commissar Xu Dong (Major General), Chief of Staff Wang Zhongbo (Major General)
[Comprising: the 41st Infantry Regiment, the 42nd Infantry Regiment, the 43rd Infantry Regiment, and the 44th Artillery Regiment; primarily equipped with Type 97 military sidecar motorcycles and Type 94 military trucks.]
- 12th Armored Division of the North China Field Army: Division Commander Zhang Hairong (Lieutenant General), Deputy Division Commander Li Zhenbang (Major General), Political Commissar Zhou Yongping (Major General), Chief of Staff Sun Xingye (Major General)
[Comprising: the 45th, 46th, 47th, and 48th Armored Regiments; primarily equipped with Type 94 ultralight tanks, Type 95 light tanks, and Type 97 medium tanks.]
- 13th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division of the North China Field Army: Division Commander Hu Bin (Lieutenant General), Deputy Division Commander Yang Weiwen (Major General), Political Commissar Zhao Junyan (Major General), Chief of Staff Sun Yaojie (Major General)
[Subordinate units: 49th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, 50th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, 51st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, 52nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment; Main equipment: Type 96 25mm anti-aircraft guns, Type 94 military trucks.]
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August 9th, 1930 (the 29th year of the Republic of China).
In the sweltering summer heat, the sun beats down relentlessly.
Headquarters of the North China Field Army.
A group of senior generals from the North China Field Army gathered together, and the atmosphere was particularly solemn.
The meeting was attended by as many as sixty people, all of whom were the most elite backbone forces of the North China Field Army.
Commanders of the following divisions: 1st Infantry Division (Zhang Xiaowu), 2nd Infantry Division (Lin Wenbing), 3rd Infantry Division (Zhou Quande), 4th Infantry Division (Sun Youyi), 5th Infantry Division (Yang Changlin), 6th Infantry Division (Hu Haifeng), 7th Infantry Division (Zhu Shixiong), 8th Infantry Division (Luo Dahai), 9th Infantry Division (Yang Desheng), 10th Artillery Division (Zhao Laogen), 11th Motorized Infantry Division (Ma Chenglong), 12th Armored Division (Zhang Hairong), 13th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division (Hu Bin)...
This demonstrates the immense scale of this conference.
"I now declare the military conference open!" Chief of Staff Chen Dahu, seated at the head of the table, slowly uttered these words.
"Swish swish swish!" All eyes fell on Chen Dahu.
"On July 22, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters issued the 'Battle Preparation Order' to the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, the 129th and 120th Divisions, and our North China Field Army. I'm sure everyone is already aware of the situation."
After looking around, Chen Dahu continued, "Last night, August 8th, headquarters issued the 'Campaign Operation Order,' which determined the campaign deployment and operational area."
"The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region deployed 10 regiments of its main force to sabotage the Pingding section of the Zhengtai Railway, focusing on the Niangziguan and Pingding sections. Simultaneously, sufficient troops were dispatched to disrupt the Beining, Jinpu, Deshi, Cangshi, and Pinghan railways surrounding the border region, blocking any enemy reinforcements that might attempt to reach the Zhengtai Railway."
"The 129th Division, with its main force of 8 regiments and an attached artillery battalion from the headquarters, will disrupt the Pingding-Yuci section, with a focus on destroying the Yangquan and Zhangjing sections. It will also carry out sabotage operations on the Pinghan, Deshi, Tongpu, and Baijin railways, as well as the Handan-Da and Lintun highways surrounding the base area."
"The 120th Division will launch a sabotage operation against the Tongpu Railway and Fenli Highway north of Pingyao. The deployment should be to place a large force north and south of Yangqu to block the enemy from reinforcing the Zhengtai Railway, and send two regiments to the area north and south of Yuci to cooperate with the 129th Division in launching sabotage operations against various enemy strongholds and transportation lines in the hinterland of northwestern Shanxi."
"Our North China Field Army's mission is simple: to coordinate with the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region's sabotage operations and block enemy reinforcements from the Zhengtai Railway."
"What!!!"
Upon hearing Chen Dahu read out the order, the entire North China Field Army was instantly shocked.
"Did I hear that right?!"
"They actually want us to fight in support of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region!"
"In terms of personnel, we have many times more than the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region!"
"In terms of weaponry and equipment, we're miles ahead of them. How could they assign us such a terrible mission?!"
"Isn't this blatant bullying?!"
"Exactly! Even compared to generals, we have a whole bunch of lieutenant generals and major generals, and they only have a few stars! Why should we be sent to provide auxiliary defense?"
"..."
The senior officers of the North China Field Army were immediately in an uproar, and everyone felt indignant.
"What's all the noise about?!" General Political Commissar Li Chenggang shouted angrily, and the entire command room instantly fell silent.
"Even though we put our own ranks on them, you're supposed to be people from other planets, yet you all look like middle-aged women at the market. Where's the demeanor of a general?! It's shameful!!!"
"Political Commissar, you know perfectly well the strength of our North China Field Army!"
Zhang Xiaowu, commander of the 1st Infantry Division, suppressed his anger and said, "They want us to cooperate with the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region's sabotage operation to block the Zhengtai Railway? That's nonsense. We can just send a few regiments over and finish the battle."
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