In a place like Northwest Shanxi, the Chinese army not only lacked equipment, but they also lacked supplies. Destroying a large group was already a rather impressive achievement.
As for wiping out a regiment…
This rarely happened even on the battlefield where the intensity of the war was higher. The island army would directly replace the regiment at the front line when the losses reached a certain level.
To annihilate a regiment, one could only achieve such an achievement under the conditions of encirclement and annihilation.
From the words of the county unit, it was very likely that the Chinese army had decided to mobilize their forces to eliminate the combat power of these two regiments. The boldness of this decision surprised Regiment 369.
There were two regiments of nearly 8,000 soldiers, and this was only a part of the Jinxi Island Army.
Even with the most optimistic estimation, the Chinese army would need to mobilize at least 40,000 soldiers to barely resist them.
As for crippling them and eliminating their threat?
Should he use 60,000, 80,000 or 100,000 people?
The 369th Regiment, which had been busy marching and lacked information channels in northwestern Shanxi, didn't know that the situation in northwestern Shanxi was in a mess.
Just based on the number of troops they had, the Chinese army had already invested more than 30 regiments in northwestern Shanxi.
In contrast, the 36th division of the island army was the main force, with the 3rd and 4th regiments as support, and the Huang Xie Army and the security regiment as the main force.
The island army had close to 40,000 soldiers. Although the Chinese army could not send 400,000 soldiers to defeat them, they could still maintain the overall balance.
At the same time, the Chinese army that was originally stationed at the rear was continuously reorganizing and moving to the front line, preparing to attack the island army head-on.
With the Chinese army attacking the Zhengtai railway and the island army launching a large-scale attack, both sides began bloody battles in the northwest, southwest, and southeast of Shanxi. The total number of soldiers mobilized had already exceeded 400,000.
As they were in the war zone, the 369th Regiment didn't know that the war in Jin Province had caused a huge sensation in the country.
North China had been peaceful for nearly two years, and the battles between the two sides had never exceeded the level of a division. The Chinese army's unusual action of taking the initiative to lift the lid not only shocked the island army and the North China front army, but also made the eyes of the entire country turn to this land.
The Chinese army was almost self-reliant in Jin Province. Even so, they still mobilized more than 200,000 soldiers. Even the national government in Chongqing was surprised.
Each regiment of the Huaxia Army had about 1,000 to 5,000 people. So far, more than 70 regiments had been engaged in fierce battles with the island army in Jin Province. It could be said that the Huaxia Army had already taken out all their resources in the face of the island army's unprecedented massacre.
Meanwhile, the 369th Regiment was having a heated discussion about the current situation.
"Regiment Commander, the news from the county brigade might not be reliable. We need to use more information channels to confirm it.”one of the officers suggested.
Gu Xun nodded." I know that. But if this news is confirmed, which means that our allies really intend to take down these two regiments, what should we do?"”
Everyone in the regiment headquarters fell into a state of nervous contemplation.
The two regiments did not even have as many people as the 369th regiment.
However, those with military knowledge knew that in the area between Wucheng Town and Fenyang, two regiments were basically the limit of the island army's strength that could be deployed in a short period of time.
As long as they could quickly eliminate the threat of these two regiments, the free Chinese troops would be able to immediately go north or south to provide support. They would continue to accumulate their advantage in numbers and wear down the island army's strength, finally resolving this round of sweeping.
"Guild Leader, I feel that if the news is true, we can provide appropriate support. Destroying the threat of these two regiments and freeing the forces of the other allied forces will also be beneficial to share the pressure on us.”
Fan Hai, the third battalion commander who had rushed to the regimental headquarters to attend the meeting, suggested.
The Second Battalion Commander Sun Biao calmly asked,
"How many troops do you think we should send to support them? From a soldier's standpoint, I agree to support our allies, but we should also give something in return.”
The regimental headquarters fell into a discussion of the details of the implementation. After listening to everyone's arguments, Gu Xun slapped the board.
"In principle, I support supporting our allies. Once there are two regiments in the area between Wucheng Town and Fenyang, and the news that our Chinese army is carrying out an anti-encirclement operation is confirmed, our army should immediately move out to support them, and the faster the battle is resolved, the better.”
"Therefore, I think we should mobilize all the main battle companies and eliminate those two regiments as quickly as possible.”
The other officers in the regiment headquarters either remained silent or nodded in agreement. In short, no one raised any objections.
Gu Xun also knew that he had to take care of some people's emotions, so he added,
"As for what we want, other than things like fighting and friendship that can't be eaten, a base that can settle down is a must. After the battle ends, we must make all our allies acquiesce to our presence!”
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