Dawang Village.
In the base camp of Guitian.
The two replacement squadrons and the artillery squad that he had been looking forward to had arrived.
The infantry unit under Kameda's command was complete again.
In the past two days, official news had also arrived.
In order to eliminate the enemies of Thousand Bull Mountain, the First Army had already planned to transfer a field army to take full responsibility.
Currently, the field battle regiment had already left Yanmen Pass.
They only needed two days to reach Thousand Oxen Mountain.
The field army was not something that the garrison troops that Guida was in could compare to.
The unit that Guida was in was only responsible for defending.
They were not the troops under the main division, but the garrison teams that the Japanese had specially formed to control the occupied areas.
The biggest difference between the army and the field troops was the soldiers 'fighting strength and will to fight, and the difference in weapons and equipment.
In terms of military strength, a garrison exploration team only had seven to eight thousand people.
If it was a field exploration team, there would be at least ten thousand people.
There were fewer cavalrymen and artillery equipped with large-caliber field heavy artillery. At the same time, there were not many supply troops.
The garrison regiment under a garrison exploration team only had about 3,000 soldiers.
There was no field artillery unit, nor was there a supply unit. There were only artillery squadrons and supply squadrons, and there were not many trucks and pack horses.
The number of light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers they were equipped with could not be compared to the field army.
But even so, the Japanese soldiers in the garrison were still stronger than most of the troops of the flower families.
The higher-ups in Shanxi attached great importance to the extermination of Qianniu Mountain.
The results of the aerial reconnaissance showed that the defense of Thousand Bull Mountain could not be underestimated.
With thick walls and cannons, it could be called a military fortress.
Because of this, the Japanese had their eyes on Thousand Bull Mountain.
As long as they captured it and sent a troop to station there, it would be a good military base.
At the same time, it would also be convenient for them to go deep into the Daxing Mountains and sweep through them.
In order to welcome the arrival of the field battle regiment.
Kameda's superior, the Japanese garrison regiment commander, Tomotaku Masao, who was stationed in Youxian County, which was closest to Qianniu Mountain, was also preparing to hold a grand welcoming ceremony in the county.
Therefore, the captains of the three infantry units stationed outside would all go to the county to participate.
Guitian placed great importance on this opportunity.
However, he did not forget his work. He called his deputy captain over and explained the defense work in detail before immediately heading to the county.
The commander of the garrison regiment was also a colonel.
However, in the Japanese army, there was still a difference in status between those with the same military rank.
The ones with the highest status were the regimental commanders of the permanent divisions, and they were known to be the candidates for general.
It was just like how the regiment commanders of the Japanese's permanent divisions at the beginning of the war would become major generals in just a few years.
The regimental commanders of the field battle regiments were also the regimental commanders of the elite troops.
The garrison regiment commander was also a lieutenant, but he didn't dare to provoke the field regiment commander at all. Moreover, he had to curry favor with him.
If the Japanese officers in the garrison were to be transferred to the field troops, they would be promoted.
Therefore, the Japanese in You County naturally attached great importance to the upcoming field battle regiment. After receiving the news, they began to prepare for the welcoming ceremony.
At the same time, he also requested that all the traitors in You County, big and small, must prepare condolences.
The security of You County was also being strengthened. The number of Japanese and puppet soldiers patrolling the streets had also doubled.
The Japanese's actions were obvious.
Chen Ping 'an also received the news immediately.
Li Wanchun also knew many details and sent the information directly to the mountain.
This time, the Japanese's Yoshino Regiment, which belonged to the 4th Brigade, had come to attack Qianniu Mountain.
The regimental commander was called Yoshino Jiro. He graduated from a military university with the rank of colonel.
Yoshino Jiro had four brothers, including Yoshino Jiro. The one with the lowest military rank was the colonel, and Yoshino Jiro's elder brother was the lieutenant general.
Moreover, Yoshinoya was also a minor aristocrat of the Jiapenji family. Yoshino Jiro's father was also a general of the Jiapenji family.
It was a family of generals with outstanding achievements.
Even though the Yoshino Regiment was not the trump card regiment of a permanent division, their deployment was no different from the trump card regiment.
The independent exploration teams of the Japanese were a type of combat force that was independent of the regular divisions.
The strength of an independent exploration team was also greater than that of a regular exploration team.
Some of them had as many as 15,000 soldiers.
This time, the Yoshino Regiment that came to attack Qianniu Mountain had specially strengthened a field artillery battalion. It was equivalent to having two field artillery battalions.
At the same time, they also strengthened a squadron of chariots.
The Japanese's reconnaissance aircraft also discovered that although Qianniu Mountain was easy to defend and difficult to attack, the mountain was not steep and was very flat.
The tanks could go up the mountain directly.
They had strengthened the tank squadron and the heavy artillery battalion so that they could suppress Thousand Oxen Mountain with firepower and attack Thousand Oxen Mountain through the tanks.
This was all in Li Wanchun's intelligence.
It was obvious that Li Wanchun, as the town maintenance guild leader, didn't have the ability to gather such information.
Chen Ping 'an immediately thought of the 18th Army. Obviously, this information was specially given to him by the 18th Army.
The strengthened Yoshino Regiments now had 5,000 soldiers.
They were definitely not to be trifled with.
At the same time, in order to cooperate with the Yoshino United Army, the 72nd Division of the 7th Division of the Imperial Association Army, which had more than 10,000 people, also followed the Yoshino United Army to Thousand Cattle Mountain.
At that time, Chen Ping 'an would not only be facing the Yoshino Regiment, but also the 72nd Division of the Imperial Association Army.
There was also a special description of Yoshino Jiro in the intelligence report.
Yoshino Jiro had joined the Hanaka Family at the beginning of the war and had participated in two battles. His fighting style was very tough. It only took him a year to be promoted from the captain of the lieutenant to the commander of the regiment.
A few months ago, he had commanded his regiment to defeat two main divisions of the Jinsui Army.
Yoshino United was also very strong, and they were good at fighting with tanks and aircraft. They had a tacit understanding of infantry and artillery.
They were definitely the elite troops of the Japanese.
Tomorrow, the Yoshino United Army and the 72nd division of the Imperial Association Army would arrive at Youxian.
After reading the entire report, Chen Ping 'an took a deep breath and said to Zhou Weiguo,""This little devil doesn't give us the chance to grow at all.”
If the warriors on Thousand Bull Mountain wanted to grow into elites, they would need at least five days.
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