Sword: Heart of Iron

Chapter 20: New Soldiers Training, Pingxingguan Battle
At dusk, all units of the Temporary 1st Brigade were reorganized.

As the number of troops increased, everyone had his own little ideas. After some mobilization, the county and township militia added nearly two thousand people.

Although the Japanese bayonet was already hanging over his head.

But since ancient times, it has been difficult to be both loyal and filial.

There are still a small number of people who choose to stay in the county for various reasons.

But that's enough.

Those who choose to join the 1st Temporary Brigade are all men of steel who are determined to fight the Japanese.

Compared with the size of the troops, Wang Feng prefers the purity of the soldiers.

In addition, due to time constraints, the conscription work was only carried out in the county town for one afternoon.

A total of more than 700 people were recruited.

If the veterans of the original 414th Regiment and the reserve forces of the militia were included, the size of the st Temporary Brigade expanded to more than people in just a few hours.

The current organization of the First Brigade is as follows.

The regiment under Zhang Hu's command is still the absolute core force of the entire army.

It is composed of three infantry battalions, a heavy firepower reinforcement company, and a reserve company directly under the regiment.

All are fully staffed.

A total of 1,700 people.

Wang Feng selected the villagers' militia layer by layer and added all the soldiers with better military qualities to the regiment.

You can see it in the System panel.

The anti-infantry lethality of an ordinary Jinsui Army infantry standard regiment is 50.

A regiment with such luxurious configuration can cause 70% damage to infantry.

Compared with the first group, the configuration of the second group seems to be more poor.

The basic configuration is the same, with three infantry battalions.

But it is still in short supply.

There is no extra group reinforcement configuration.

The entire group consists of 1,200 people.

In the terms of the game, the first group is the main group in the decisive battle.

The second regiment is a line-filling infantry regiment.

There are actually deep reasons behind such a distorted organization.

The overall military strength of the Japanese army is too strong, far exceeding all the current domestic forces.

Even Chiang Kai-shek's most proud German-equipped division could only barely compete with the Japanese army.

But it was only twice.

If the entire strength of the temporary brigade is evenly distributed between the two main regiments, it will create a moderate effect.

I'm afraid no group can play well.

Besides, Wang Feng also has a powerful weapon on the battlefield - a three-dimensional combat map.

With the help of this powerful plug-in, the Japanese army's command flaws can be clearly discovered.

At critical moments, we need a strong force that can fight tough battles to carry out combat missions.

In addition, there is a brigade-level direct reserve battalion, headed by Kong Zhiyong, with more than 300 people under its command, which also has staffing vacancies.

Due to the shortage of manpower, this reserve force also has to undertake the task of transporting logistical supplies.

In addition, there are brigade mortar companies, infantry artillery companies and other units.

After the transformation, the average combat data of the Temporary 1st Brigade has far exceeded that of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's infantry benchmark brigade of the same level.

The only drawback is that the troop level is too low.

Only level one.

On the system panel it is called - the mob.

The sun sets in the west, and the setting sun is like blood.

Outside Lingqiu County.

Chu Yunfei was riding on a fine horse, leading the 358th Regiment's staff, and was seeing Wang Feng off.

"Brother Wang, you and I have known each other for a long time. We are parting ways today and I don't know when we will meet again."

Wang Feng pulled the reins of his horse and said: "Brother Yunfei, a real man should be in the blue sea in the morning and in the dark. The Japanese invaders invaded China, and a general should die on the horse's hide, which is a worthy death." "See you next time, we will fight side by side."

Chu Yunfei grinned: "Brother Wang, please march with confidence. My 358th Regiment will provide cover for you on both sides."

Wang Feng clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you very much!"

"drive!"

After bidding farewell to Chu Yunfei, Wang Feng pulled the reins of his horse, turned around and joined the temporary brigade.

Fang Ligong was standing beside Chu Yunfei, looking at the troops going away and the flags fluttering in the setting sun, and couldn't help but sigh.

"General Wang is truly a talented general. If all our lieutenant generals were like him, there would be no need to worry about the Japanese invaders not being annihilated..."

Chu Yunfei smiled calmly: "Compared to these, I admire his courage and strategic vision more."

"If it weren't for my brother who penetrated into the belly of the Fifth Division and destroyed the supply lines many times."

"How could our army hold on to Lingqiu for such a long time?"

"Okay, quickly return to the headquarters and organize the troops to evacuate!"

……

At dawn, the troops temporarily marched to Pingxingguan.

The garrison checked the relevant documents, confirmed the information with their superiors, and approved the release.

At noon, they officially marched to the temporary base allocated by the Second War Zone Command.

As soon as I landed, Zhao Fangyuan came hurriedly holding a telegram.

"Commander, the 33rd Army Headquarters is calling!"

"read."

"This is a telegram to the First Brigade Command. After three days of rest in Lijiazhuang, we will immediately rush to Tuanchengkou area to resist the invading enemy..."

After reading the telegram, Zhao Fangyuan frowned and said, "Commander, we have just completed the reorganization. Most of them are new recruits. The troops have not yet received formal training. Are we going to fight again so soon?"

Wang Feng was also a little distressed.

If they were sent to the battlefield at this time, facing the Japanese army with extremely high military literacy, they would probably have little chance of winning.

"Go down and prepare. Take advantage of these few days of rest to train the most basic discipline. Tactics and other things can be put aside for now."

At all times, military discipline must be put first.

Zhao Fangyuan put his heels together, stood at attention and saluted, "I understand!"

Sitting in the chair, Wang Feng began to recall the upcoming battle.

The Pingxingguan Victory, which was widely praised in previous lives, was just a small part of this battle.

In addition to the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army dispatched the Sixth Army Group, with a total of tens of thousands of troops.

However, the main defense direction of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was still the Yanmen Pass line on the west side.

At first, Yan Laoxi's battle plan was to let Itagaki Seishirō's Fifth Division into Pingxingguan to close the gate and attack the enemy.

But under the persuasion of his beloved general Sun Chu, he changed his position and guarded the Yanmen Pass.

The reason is also very simple.

The Japanese army has a large amount of heavy equipment, which is not easy to transport and must go south to Taiyuan by rail.

After experiencing the Datong Battle, Yan Laoxi's self-confidence suffered a great blow. After some hesitation, he gave up the original battle plan.

But history has proven that Yan Laoxi's idea this time was correct.

Itagaki Seishirō is an expert on China.

In his early years, he led a group of Japanese military staff and personally inspected the topography of the Pingxingguan area under the pretext of going to Mount Wutai to burn incense.

Knowing Pingxingguan can actually be used as the main attack direction.

Seeing the commander looking a little worried, Zhao Fangyuan couldn't help but persuade him, "Commander, there's news from the headquarters that the Japanese army's main attack direction is likely to be in the Yanmen Pass area, and Pingxing Pass is only a secondary attack, so I guess the pressure won't be that great."

Wang Feng shook his head: "You are wrong."

"A lot of people underestimated our opponents."

"Japan has been planning this war for a long time. Many Japanese generals know more about China's situation than we do."

"If you don't believe me, go take a look at the seized maps. They are even clearer than ours."

Zhao Fangyuan reacted: "Commander, you mean..."

Wang Feng waved his hand and said, "Go down and prepare. I'm afraid we will face a fierce battle next."

(End of this chapter)