NOVEL NEXT Chapter 32
It is true that as Koiso Kuniaki said, Jinzhou could no longer be defended.
If their Second Division had successfully arrived in Jinzhou, it might be no problem to hold Xie Ning here for ten days or half a month.
After all, Jinzhou City is an important town in the Northeast, far from being comparable to Pingquan and Chaoyang.
But with only one infantry brigade with 6,000 troops, they simply could not defend it.
What's more, they were invaders and could not get help from the people in the city.
They could not get supplies and personnel replenishment.
This is particularly important.
In addition, there is no advantage in equipment.
It can be said that the weather, the terrain, and the people are all at an absolute disadvantage.
However, relying on the complex terrain of Jinzhou, it took the First Division three days to successfully recapture Jinzhou.
However, the Second Division did not reinforce Jinzhou as planned.
Therefore, the Second Division was not attacked by the Japanese army.
The Battle of Jinzhou was unusually smooth.
Jiang Fan thought that it would take some effort to take down the important town of Jinzhou.
Unexpectedly, it was beyond his expectations to take it down so easily.
Of course, this was also because Xie Ning fought too fast along the way.
More than 30,000 soldiers from the 8th Division, the 14th Mixed Brigade, and the 33rd Mixed Brigade were annihilated one after another.
The Kwantung Army was not the Kwantung Army of its peak period.
The total number of troops in their hands was barely over 100,000.
They wanted to dispatch heavy troops to defend Jinzhou, but they were powerless.
"Finally, we have taken Jinzhou. It is time to consider moving the base.
But we still have to upgrade it first."
Level 3 base is a hurdle. The first two levels are just novice bases, not complete bases.
Only after level 3 can the real strength of the base be demonstrated.
So the current task is to increase the number of troops as quickly as possible and reach 10 million funds as soon as possible. After completing the base upgrade, we can consider going to Jinzhou.
It is a pity that Jiang Fan did not use the trump card of the Third Mechanized Infantry Division. If the Second Division insisted on going south to reinforce Jinzhou.
The Second Division held them back, and the Third Mechanized Division could have severely damaged or even annihilated the Second Division.
Maybe then we can further seize Shenyang.
However, the Japanese were obviously scared and did not dare to reinforce.
But it doesn't matter. In the near future, when we recover the three northeastern provinces, they will eventually be useful.
"Next, we can let the 1st and 2nd divisions also undergo mechanization and reorganization to match the 3rd division.
Then we can form a tank armored division and a heavy artillery division, equipped with more powerful artillery.
The Northeast has a well-developed railway network, and it is completely possible to equip it with larger caliber heavy artillery.
And this way the funds can almost reach the standard for upgrading."
In many battles, heavy artillery has been of great use.
For example, the Battle of Jinzhou this time.
If there were no 203mm heavy artillery, it would not be so easy to break through the defense of Jinzhou.
Although the 155mm artillery is very powerful, it is still limited in power.
This also reflects the role of large-caliber heavy artillery in a certain war in later generations.
Jinzhou has been taken, and that side can be handed over to Xie Ning.
Now just focus on developing the base.
On April 10, a piece of news shocked the country.
"The Red Alert Corps successfully recaptured the important town of Jinzhou and annihilated tens of thousands of enemies."
After many days, the Red Alert Corps once again entered the public eye.
This time, the impact was much greater than before.
What is Jinzhou?
This is a transportation hub connecting the inside and outside of the Great Wall. It is the southern gate of the entire three northeastern provinces. Its importance is self-evident. The strategic significance of recapture Pingquan, Chaoyang and recapture Jinzhou is completely different.
This means that the Red Alert Corps has begun to counterattack the three northeastern provinces.
And it was taken so quickly.
How can this not be shocking.
Both Zhang Hanqing and the Chairman knew the strength of the Japanese army. Even if the Chairman sent his most elite Central Army, he dared not say that he could recapture Jinzhou.
As for Zhang Hanqing, let alone.
The Northeast Army has lost its foundation and a large amount of heavy equipment. Its morale is low and its military is unstable.
Relying on themselves, there is no hope of recapture the Northeast in this lifetime.
A new force may be born in the Northeast.
So this time the Chairman sent a special envoy again.
Even if he can't win over Cheng, and also express his sincerity.
Anyway, Jiang Fan is in the Northeast, and the Kwantung Army is eyeing him covetously, but it can't threaten his core interests.
Perhaps the appearance of Jiang Fan will truly disintegrate the Fengtian Army.
This is what he is happy to see.
This time Jiang Fan chose to meet the special envoy sent by the chairman.
And when he knew his identity, it surprised Jiang Fan.
Because the one who came was none other than one of the chairman's confidants, the current Minister of Military and Political Affairs, He Yingqin.
Jiang Fan didn't have a good impression of this person.
He led the signing of the He-Mei Agreement and the Tanggu Agreement, which were humiliating agreements. He is also a firm supporter of the chairman's policy of pacifying the country before resisting foreign aggression.
Selling out national interests for their own interests is one of the people Jiang Fan hates the most, and there is no difference between him and a traitor.
Jiang Fan didn't have a good face for this person.
After a little politeness with him, he got to the point.
Sure enough, it was the chairman's old trick-sugar-coated bullets.
"Mr. Jiang has made outstanding contributions. He not only annihilated tens of thousands of Japanese invaders, but also recovered important cities one after another. There is hope for the recovery of the Northeast in the future.
The Red Alert Corps is unparalleled in combat power and is the world's iron army.
The chairman also cherishes talents, so he ordered me to bring a letter of appointment and sincerity."
After that, he handed the letter of appointment and a bill to Jiang Fan.
When he saw the contents of the letter of appointment, he was not surprised.
Governor of Rehe Province, Commander-in-Chief of the Rehe Garrison Army, rank Lieutenant General of the Army.
At the same time, the Red Alert Corps was reorganized into the 36th Army, which has three infantry divisions under its jurisdiction.
In addition, the bill can be exchanged for 5 million oceans. The salary of the 36th Army is also paid by Jinling, etc.
Seeing these contents, Jiang Fan's mouth outlined a trace of���Smile.
Does the chairman really think he is a fool?
PS: After the base is upgraded, the Red Alert equipment system will be added, and it will also be equipped with weapons from World War II and even later. Jinzhou and the level 3 base are the real beginning, so the previous plots were written relatively quickly, and there are no side plots.
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