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Chapter 231: Situation in Jin Province

However, Xu Le was not in a hurry to inspect and accept this naval military base. In fact, there was nothing good to see there. It was originally used for temporary training.

Even if the warships were brought out, due to the geographical factors of the Yellow River, it would be impossible to take the navy out from Fenglingdu.

There's no harm in letting those marines have a few more days of physical training.

Xu Le had more important things to do, which was that the expansion of the Taiyuan Army Airport had been completed, and only the runway was added, so the construction period would not take too long.

"Everyone, the troops have been resting for two months, and the Japanese have also rested for two months. It's time to move, otherwise the Japanese will forget the existence of our 88th Army!"

At the military meeting, Xu Le spoke with a sinister smile on his face. People who were familiar with Xu Le knew that their young marshal was going to make trouble, and it was not a serious matter.

Jiang Feng spoke first: "Before deploying the next combat mission, let me first report the situation of the various forces surrounding our 88th Army!"

Afterwards, Jiang Feng came to the huge map and began to explain: "First of all, it is our 88th Army. Because of the recovery of the Nantongpu Railway, we have given up the road transportation in southwest Shanxi.

Now the jurisdiction of our 88th Army is mainly Puxian, Yanxian, Fenxi, and the railway line from Yuci County to Linfen. The rest of the area mainly belongs to the Second War Zone, followed by the guerrillas in the mountainous area.

Our main force is divided into three parts: the armored division and artillery brigade in the Xinzhou area, the motorized infantry division in the Niangziguan area, and the mechanized infantry division in the Queshu Valley area. Including the security brigade and two reserve regiments of our headquarters, the total strength of our 88th Army is currently around 4 people.

Next is the general deployment of Japanese troops around us: In the Battle of Taiyuan, the 36th Division, the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade, the 2nd Tank Brigade and the 3rd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Japanese Army were completely wiped out by our army, and the 15th Division was dispersed into other units. The numbers of these five units have been revoked.

As for the rest of the participating troops, most of them were also severely damaged by our army. After this period of adjustment, the Japanese troops in the Xinkou area currently mainly include the 36th Division, the 37th Division, the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade and the 16th Brigade.

The Japanese 26th Division, 27th Division, 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade and 4th Brigade were stationed in Yuanping and Gang County behind Xinkou.

Further north, in Ningwu County, Shuo County and Datong, the 21st and 22nd Divisions were the main units.

Having said that, Jiang Feng paused and took a sip of water.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Le asked, "Except for the 26th Division and the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, the rest are old rivals. And their artillery units are basically useless. Didn't the Japanese send new support troops?"

Jiang Feng put down the water cup and continued to explain: "We'll talk about this later. Now let me talk about the Niangzi Pass area.

The Japanese army has completely withdrawn from the Taihang Mountains area. The troops are mainly stationed in Jingjing County and Shijiazhuang, 15 kilometers to the east. They are mainly composed of the 110th Division, the 17th Division, the 32nd Division, the 48th Division and the 116th Division. There is also a cavalry unit, which should be the 4th Cavalry Brigade directly under the Japanese North China Front Army.

The last two lines of defense are to the east of Liao County and to the south of Jincheng. They are currently being defended by troops from the Second War Zone and are being confronted by the 28th and 40th Divisions of the Japanese Army.

This is the approximate distribution of military forces in Shanxi Province today!

Now I will answer the question raised by the young marshal just now. I mentioned before the three tank divisions reorganized by the Japanese army. According to reliable intelligence, the 3st Tank Division is already on the way from the Kwantung Army, and its destination should be the Niangziguan Defense Line.

The intelligence also said that the 3rd Tank Division seemed to be moving, but it was not clear whether it was in our area.

The last point is what the guerrillas told us. The Lu Province guerrilla division they led sent us intelligence that the Japanese army's several ports in Lu Province have been very busy recently, and transport ships have been going out to sea one after another. I guess they are transporting equipment and troops back to Japan. Their purpose is probably to integrate the existing troops and strengthen our surrounding defenses. "

Seeing Jiang Feng finished speaking, Liu Quanhua couldn't help but sigh: "The Japanese in the Xinkou and Niangziguan area have 11 divisions and 5 brigades. Even if the current Japanese divisions do not have 4 regiments, if all are calculated with 3 regiments, the Japanese troops we are facing are at least 30.

And what about his second battle zone? There are also two defense points, but there are only two Japanese divisions guarding them. These little Japanese really think highly of us!"

Wang Dafu couldn't help but joked, "Come on, everyone knows you, Lao Liu. Now the whole army calls you Lao Niu. The Niu in Niu Mowang means "Niu". They say you are like a cow seeing a red cloth, and you rush forward desperately. Even 30 devils may not be worthy of your Lao Liu's attention!"

"Ha ha ha ha...."

Everyone burst into laughter. If the other troops knew Liu Quanhua's temper, they would never let him be a division commander. How could someone rush into a battle without caring about his life?

All I can say is that your courage is commendable, but if you want to achieve your combat objectives, you can't be so reckless.

But it was different in the 88th Army. A purely mechanized force faced the Japanese semi-motorized and conventional infantry. What they needed was momentum. Only by charging forward could the unit's combat results be maximized.

Although they are also division commanders, Lu Biao and Dai Ming dare not do this. Perhaps it is because they arrived late and have not yet fully adapted to such a luxurious way of fighting.

At least Lu Biao and Dai Ming would not follow Liu Quanhua's example and personally board the helicopter to serve as scouts.

This approach is not advisable. After the battle of Queshu Valley, Xu Le fined Liu Quanhua one year's military salary as a punishment.

"Alright!" Seeing the cheerful atmosphere, Jiang Feng interrupted reluctantly, "Liu Division Commander, if you want to fight the devils, there are plenty for you to fight. What I just said was only the confirmed unit numbers, and did not include the devil's garrison troops and puppet troops in various places.

In the Battle of Taiyuan, except for a small number of Japanese troops, most of them retreated in an orderly manner, otherwise we would not have been able to annihilate only 4 enemies.

The Japanese army must know that it is impossible to stop us with the current strength, so Japan will most likely send reinforcements from its homeland.

Therefore, don't underestimate the Japanese army just because we won the Taiyuan Campaign. According to my estimation, within two months, the Japanese around us will undergo a huge change, and their overall strength will be greatly enhanced!"

Lu Biao and Dai Ming were the ones who had experienced the most painful lessons with the Japanese. Hearing this, they couldn't help but nodded silently.

Even though their men are now equipped with automatic weapons, countless cannons and tanks, they have never relaxed their awareness of the Japs.

Xu Le saw that the atmosphere was a little strange, and said with a smile: "The Japanese have gone to great lengths to deal with us, but our 88th Army is also growing stronger, and even faster than the Japanese! How we fight this battle depends on you commanders. What I can guarantee you is that no matter how you fight, I will not run out of ammunition!"

Just the words "there is no shortage of ammunition" immediately restored everyone's spirits.

Almost all armies in the world are not afraid of fighting. What they fear most is running out of ammunition. Without ammunition, what's the point of fighting? Using your body to resist? Using rocks to smash?

Jiang Feng had already sorted out the documents he had just explained, and looked at Xu Ledao; "This is the situation around us. Although we can't rush to break through Jin Province, we can still give the Japanese some pain. We can't let them live too peacefully! I believe the young marshal has an idea, so tell us about it!"