Chapter 46
"Young Master, the training of heavy artillery is slow. Currently, the heavy artillery trained can only be equipped with 72 heavy cannons.”
Qian Mingxue said helplessly. Although he didn't understand these cannons, he didn't need to train them. It didn't matter if he knew how to fire cannons or not. What was important was that he was in charge. The training naturally included the first batch of artillery training.
Looking at Qian Mingxue, who was in his fifties, Zhao Wenbin was also very helpless. He had no one under him! This was the most helpless thing for him. He had to start from scratch and do everything himself.
It was still alright for the army now. He knew how to use the weapons and cannons of the army. Now, he was a little worried about the problems of pilots in the future. He graduated from the Army Command College. He didn't know how to fly a plane even if you asked him.
"For now, let's form these people into an army! With 72 heavy cannons, he could form a heavy artillery regiment. However, the heavy artillery training could not be neglected. You will continue to be in charge of the recruitment of heavy artillery soldiers. In addition, you will have to step up your training.”
The training time for the heavy artillery was different from the training time for the field artillery. Moreover, the heavy artillery that Zhao Wenbin trained was not ordinary heavy artillery. These heavy artillery would use a variety of heavy artillery with a caliber of 120 and below 305 mm, so their training tasks were much more arduous.
Then, Zhao Wenbin looked at the generals.
"Everyone! This battle is of utmost importance to us. The reason why the Japanese army was able to provide three full divisions and all the weapons and equipment was that Japan had begun to use the resources in the northeast. So, as long as we win this battle, we will have a chance to catch our breath within half a year. At the same time, the Japanese army will not be able to produce such good weapons and equipment in a short period of time.
And we also have the foundation to dominate a region!”
Zhao Wenbin paused for a moment when he said this. He walked to the map behind him, pulled open the curtain that covered the map, picked up the baton, and poked it on the map. He said in a deep voice,"And if we lose, only death awaits us! All our previous efforts will be for naught.”
Everyone below listened quietly. They knew that this battle was of utmost importance, and it concerned their life and death. The Japanese had two A-type divisions, and they were the excess A-type divisions, with a total strength of more than 60,000 people.
These 60,000 Japanese soldiers were like a mountain pressing down on their heads. If they were not careful, they might be crushed into pieces.
"Now, let me give you the mission. At present, the First and Second Infantry Regiment were stationed in Mudanjiang, and the Third and Fourth Infantry Regiment were stationed in Harbin. The 5th Infantry Regiment was stationed in Crane City.
The 6th Infantry Regiment was stationed in Linkou County, the 7th Infantry Regiment was stationed in Jixi County, and the 8th Infantry Regiment was stationed in Jidong County.
Now the main attack points of the Japanese army were in Mudanjiang and Haer Bin. We are fighting to the death in this battle, so dispersing our forces like this is just our own way of thinking. Therefore, I have decided to temporarily abandon He City and transfer the 5th Infantry Regiment back to Haer Bin. At the same time, the 6th, 7th, and 8th Infantry Regiment will be transferred to Mudanjiang."
Zhao Wenbin's battle plan was a rough plan that the command center of the Infinite War Machine had given him.
After a series of data analysis, Infinite War Machine concluded that it was impossible for Zhao Wenbin to defeat the two Japanese divisions at the same time. The only way was to defend one place and then attack another.
Therefore, Zhao Wenbin decided to defend the Haer Bin area. Three infantry regiments, more than 9,600 people, defended against the 30,000 Japanese army's offensive. In Mudanjiang, there were five infantry regiments and more than 16,000 soldiers attacking the Japanese First Division.
However, how they were going to attack was a matter of strategy.
The military meeting lasted for an unusually long time. It finally ended after a full four and a half hours. All the generals walked out of Zhao Wenbin's command center with solemn expressions and quickly returned to their respective troops to prepare.
"Young Master, this battle is going to be difficult for us! There are a total of 60,000 Japanese soldiers, and we only have eight infantry regiments, which is 25,600 people. Even if we set up a heavy artillery regiment with a few thousand people, it would not even be 30,000 people.”
Old Man Li sighed.
The difference in strength was too great. After the Japanese army suffered a loss, the Kwantung Army headquarters directly dispatched two regular divisions, the 1st Division and the 2nd Division. More than 60,000 Japanese troops directly attacked their 20,000-strong anti-Japanese army. The situation could be said to be very critical.
"We just have fewer people than them! But in terms of firepower, we are actually not bad. In the southwest direction of Halbin is an endless plain. That is not a place we should defend, and there is no danger to defend. It's not worth our defense.
However, in the southeastern region was the Old Grandmother Mountain, which was a deep mountain and mountainous area. I also said at the meeting just now that we should give up on Haer Bin Urban area and lead the Japanese army to Old Grandmother Mountain, Pine Peak Mountain, and Daqing Mountain. We will rely on the mountain to block the Japanese army layer by layer.
Huang Goudan's mission was not to destroy the Japanese army, but to delay them! As long as we can stall the Japanese, we will win.
In Mudanjiang City, I've personally gone to take a look at the terrain here some time ago. The southwest region was a flat land. The only thing we can rely on is the Mudanjiang River. Coincidentally, the Mudanjiang River has already been thawed.
The ice in winter is gone. We can rely on Mudanjiang to stop the Japanese army first and then consume their strength and morale. When the time is right, we will send out another troop to attack from his flank, split the 1st division, and defeat them!”
As Zhao Wenbin spoke, the expression on his face became increasingly solemn. The 30,000-strong Japanese Army Division was not a simple Japanese Army Division. It was an over-organized Japanese Army Division.
He had no choice but to take it seriously. Moreover, this battle was too crucial. If anything went wrong, all their previous efforts might be in vain.
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