The brand-new East China Field Army In the blink of an eye, Nanjing City has been recovered for a full week. As time goes by, the entire Nanjing City has already returned to its pre-war prosperity. Of course, the battlefield outside Zhenjiang City has also been accompanied by
Fifty thousand elite Japanese troops surrendered and were completely wiped out.
The former headquarters of the Central China Front of the Japanese Army in Nanjing is the temporary headquarters of the East China Field Army at this moment. Commander-in-Chief of the East China Field Army Liu Hua, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wang Zhen, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan. Commander of the New Fourth Army Ye Ting, Chief of Staff Zhang Yunyi. Including commanders of various corps.
All the senior officers, including the officers, gathered together, waiting for the combat staff in front of them to tally up the final results of this decisive battle.
"It's over... Reporting to all leaders, all the results of the battle have been completely tallied. This is the final statistical result..." An excited exclamation sounded in the conference room. Immediately afterwards, a combat staff officer
A thick set of statistical results was handed over to his immediate superior, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan.
"Well, you guys go down..." Zuo Quan nodded and ordered.
Immediately, a pair of eyes immediately focused on the statistical results in his hands.
As the combat staff left, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua first spoke: "Chief of Staff, how is the situation...¨"
"Commander-in-Chief, Commander Ye took over. I just want to sum up this decisive battle in one sentence, that is, an unprecedented victory..."
"After this battle is over, there will be no more organized Japanese troops in the entire Central China region. The Japanese Central China Front has hundreds of thousands of troops. Except for two divisions that were dragged back to Hubei by Deputy Commander Chen Yi of the New Fourth Army, the rest have all disappeared.
, become history...¨" Zuo Quan replied with excitement.
"Tell me about the specific results..." Liu Hua nodded and reminded.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief...¨"
"According to the final statistics, in this decisive battle, we wiped out a total of five Japanese field divisions, two independent brigades, one local garrison brigade, and three local garrison regiments... plus some local troops
, a total of 180,000 Japanese troops were annihilated. Among these 180,000 people, about 60% were directly eliminated, totaling more than 180,000 people. The remaining personnel all became prisoners of war of our army, a total of 70,000
Five thousand six hundred and forty-eight people, including three major generals and 24 colonels..."
"Of course, this is only the number of Japanese troops eliminated. With the fall of Wang's puppet regime, Wang Jingwei voluntarily surrendered. During the entire decisive battle, except for 120,000 puppet troops, they became prisoners of our army without any major battles. In addition,
During this week, throughout Central China, the puppet white troops stationed in various places surrendered to our army. According to statistics from the Operations Department of the General Staff, so far, the total number of puppet troops captured by our army has reached an astonishing
180,000 people..."
There were 180,000 puppet prisoners. After hearing this exciting number, Liu Hua immediately showed a knowing smile on his face. Because, in his eyes, with these 18
With tens of thousands of prisoners, your East China Field Army can be further expanded, and then, in the shortest possible time, the entire field army can reach its scheduled full strength.
However, if the army wants to expand, besides personnel, the only thing left is weapons. Thinking of this, Liu Hua continued to ask: "Chief of Staff, what are the results in terms of weapons and ammunition?"
Zuo Quan seemed to be prepared for Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua's rhetorical question. A thick smile immediately appeared on his face. Then, he said directly: "Commander-in-Chief, you seem to have forgotten one thing. The whole Nanjing
The city is not only the location of the headquarters of the Japanese Army's Central China Front, but also the administrative center of Wang's puppet regime. It can be said that all the logistical supplies for the hundreds of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops in the entire Central China region come from Nanjing...¨"
"Because the city of Nanjing was captured with the cooperation of the puppet troops, the entire city was not disturbed by the results of the battle. Therefore, the large amount of war preparation materials stored by the Japanese army in Nanjing City, including a large number of weapons and ammunition, were all recovered intact.
into our hands. Coupled with the equipment seized by hundreds of thousands of people on the battlefield, it can be said that with the seizures in this battle, we will be able to raise another 500,000-strong army in a short period of time...¨"
"An army of five hundred thousand, my God, how many weapons are there..." As soon as Zuo Quan finished speaking, Ye Ting, commander of the New Fourth Army, couldn't help but exclaimed.
It turns out that although the total strength of the New Fourth Army at this moment has reached more than 100,000, in terms of weapons, in addition to its own seizures, there are also reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army in North China. However, in any case, the equipment of the entire New Fourth Army is different from other weapons of the CCP.
Comparing several armies, it is still the worst. At this moment, Commander Ye Ting was shocked to hear that the East China Field Army could equip an army of half a million people after just one battle. Then, he stared at a pair of gleaming eyes.
Eyes, waiting for the next words from Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua.
Seeing Ye Ting's gaze, Liu Hua certainly knew what the reason was. Then he continued to ask Zuo Quan: "Chief of Staff, has there been a call from the central government explaining the disposal plan for these weapons..."
"No, the central government requires us to handle these weapons and ammunition by ourselves. After all, the Eighth Route Army in North China and the Northeast Field Army in Northeast China, with the smooth commissioning of several major arsenals, can fully meet the needs of the two armies in terms of production capacity. In addition,
, the central government requires all combat units of our East China Field Army to reach full strength as soon as possible and form combat effectiveness..." Zuo Quan replied. It seems that the central government has a new layout, and we must make preparations in advance... Qian Hua pointed out.
He nodded. Then he suggested to Commander Ye Ting in front of him.
"Commander Ye, in order to win this decisive battle, all the commanders and fighters of the New Fourth Army have also made tremendous efforts. I just learned that although the equipment of the entire New Fourth Army is very complete, it is far from being standardized. Even the troops
The issue of military systems has not been completely unified. Therefore, my opinion is that the entire New Fourth Army has undergone a major re-equipment, and the re-equipment has been completely in accordance with the current proportions of various weapons in the East China Field Army. What do you think...¨"
"What I wish for..." As soon as Liu Hua finished speaking, Commander Ye Ting's face was enveloped by an exciting smile.
"Commander Liu, if the weapons and equipment of the New Fourth Army can reach the standards of the East China Field Army, I cannot guarantee anything else. Just from the combat effectiveness of the troops, it will definitely be at least 20% higher than before...¨"
After the New Fourth Army's problems were solved, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua immediately focused his thoughts on the problems that the Huandong Field Army needed to face.
"Chief of Staff: In this battle, the casualties of the troops were not large..."
"All participating troops, four field corps and two directly affiliated columns, had a total strength of 250,000 before the war. After continuous combat, except for the guard column and artillery column, which had slightly fewer casualties, the four field corps, especially the
The Ninth Corps under my personal command suffered a lot of casualties..."
"The latest statistics show that in this decisive battle, the total number of casualties in the entire army was 35,679 officers and men. 18,462 people were seriously injured and temporarily lost their combat effectiveness. 18,462 people were slightly injured and temporarily affected their combat effectiveness.
The number of those who were injured was 6,499. The number of those who were slightly injured and did not affect their combat effectiveness was more than 56,000..."
"In general, in this decisive battle, the attrition of various combat units reached an astonishing 60,000 people. However, it is fortunate that among these 60,000 losses, there will be 15,000 wounded. In the next
Within a month, one after another recovered from the field hospital and returned to the army... This can be regarded as a great blessing among misfortunes...¨" Zuo Quan reported.
"In other words, our direct losses in this decisive battle were 45,000 people... Including the 10th Corps that stayed in the base area, at this moment, there are only 20 veterans left in the entire army who can continue to fight.
More than 50,000 people..."
"More than 250,000 people, plus the 180,000 prisoners captured in this decisive battle, plus the puppet troops who will continue to surrender to our army in the future and some of the new recruits who are being trained in the base areas, within a month, we have raised five
150,000 people should not be a problem...¨" Liu Hua analyzed...
"The chief of staff immediately issued the latest order from the East China Field Army headquarters to the remaining units to reorganize all combatants in the army and replenish prisoners and recruits in the shortest possible time. One month later, I want to see that our East China Field Army has completely reached its true level.
Full establishment status. For the specific reorganization plan, the staff department must come up with a specific plan within one day, and then issue it..." Liu Hua ordered with a firm look on his face.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief...¨"
The latest establishment of the East China Field Army: the entire army has five combat corps, a guard column, an artillery column, and a logistics column...
Each combat corps has three main forces, a directly affiliated guard division, a directly affiliated howitzer regiment (36 K5mm howitzers), an engineering regiment, an air defense regiment, a field hospital, and a logistics supply regiment... ¨A total of 100,000
people.
The guard column has three guard divisions under its jurisdiction, a directly affiliated guard battalion, a field artillery battalion, an engineer battalion, and a logistics supply battalion... with a total strength of 35,000 people.
The artillery column has five heavy artillery regiments, a rocket launcher regiment, an air defense regiment, a directly affiliated guard regiment, and a logistics transport regiment... with a total strength of 15,000 people.
Each main force has three main divisions, a directly affiliated guard regiment, a directly affiliated field artillery regiment (36 field guns), an air defense battalion, an engineer battalion, a field camp, and a logistics supply battalion... ¨Total strength
Thirty thousand people...
Each main division has three main regiments, a directly affiliated guard battalion, a directly affiliated field artillery battalion (12 75-caliber field guns), an air defense company, an engineer company, and a baggage company...the total strength is 9,000
people.
Each main force regiment has three main battalions, a directly affiliated guard company, a directly affiliated mountain artillery company (six mountain artillery guns), an engineer platoon, a transport platoon, and a communications squad...
The total strength is 2,500 men.
Each main battalion has three infantry companies, a mortar company (six mortars), a guard platoon, and a supply platoon.
The total strength is 700 people. Each company has three infantry platoons, one heavy machine gun platoon (heavy machine gun platoon), one direct guard squad, and one baggage squad...¨The total strength is 180 people. Each infantry platoon has three infantry platoons.
Squad, a grenade squad... The total strength is 45 people. Each infantry squad has 12 people. It is equipped with Fengtian Arsenal's Chinese Type 1, two semi-automatic rifles, Fengtian Arsenal's improved crooked light machine gun, and Type 38
Nine rifles.
The grenade squad is equipped with three grenade launchers and three Type 8 semi-automatic rifles.!