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At 10 o'clock in the morning on May 20, at the eastern suburbs of Xin'an County, colorful flags were flying, gongs and drums were roaring, and salutes were roaring. The expansion and establishment meeting and military parade ceremony of the 136th Division of the 18th Army of the National Revolutionary Army was held here.

On the rostrum, the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army sat majestic in the center of the rostrum, next to Zhang Yunfei, Fang Zheng, Liu Dazhu and other groups of senior executives of the 136th Division sat next to the commander-in-chief.

Zhang Yunfei and others smiled and looked full of spring breeze, and they looked happy.

The 136th Division Infantry Regiment was attended by today's military parade. The rest of the troops did not participate in the military parade. Zhang Yunfei did not want to show his full strength. The rest of the troops were responsible for vigilance around their respective stations to prevent the Japanese from suddenly attacking.

Although the expansion was not made public, it was only informed within the Eighth Route Army and among the top leaders of the Kuomintang, just in case, if the Japanese get intelligence and send troops to invade, they will have several other regiments defending and alerting the outside.

The soldiers of the First Infantry Regiment were wearing brand new Eighth Route Army uniforms, all of which were equipped with Japanese equipment, and stood neatly in the predetermined area. The latest developed and mass-produced AK-47 rifle was not exposed to everyone.

According to the process of the expansion conference, the first thing is to say is the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army that the 136th Division was officially established today, and Zhang Yunfei was officially appointed as the commander and chief of staff of the 136th Division, Fang Zheng was the political commissar, and Liu Dazhu was the deputy commander.

After the commander-in-chief was announced, Zhang Yunfei also delivered a speech on behalf of the 136th Division. The content of the speech was mainly to support the headquarters' decisions, obey the headquarters' command, and kill more Japanese in the future to achieve greater results.

After Zhang Yunfei finished speaking, he loudly announced that the military parade had officially begun.

As soon as Zhang Yunfei's words came to an end, the soldiers of the battalion and company lined up in the front line, led by the chief and deputy company commander, lined up in an orderly square formation, walked over with neat steps, proudly and proudly.

When he walked to the front of the rostrum, the chief and deputy company commander of the first company shouted in unison: "Look to the right."

The soldiers behind shouted loudly, "One, Two." Then, with a blink of an eye, all their eyes were aimed at the rostrum, and saluted towards the rostrum. At the same time, all the start-up steps were changed to a more powerful and steadily walk.

The Type 38 rifle carried on the shoulders and put the bayonet on them, took them off from the shoulders, and held them in a slanted and powerful manner in front of them, with uniform movements, and the bayonet emitted a dazzling cold light in the sun.

Seeing this scene, the commander-in-chief was deeply shocked and couldn't help but stand up from his seat, took the lead and clapped, muttering, "What a mighty teacher."

Seeing the commander-in-chief taking the lead and applauding, the rest of the people also applauded, and thunderous applause suddenly erupted in the entire scene.

At present, more than a dozen infantry companies walked neatly from the front of the rostrum, and at the end was the direct artillery company of the regiment. Twelve Type 92 infantry cannons pulled by war horses were divided into two rows, each with six gates, and walked neatly from the front of the rostrum.

Seeing so many cannons, the reporters next to the rostrum picked up the cameras and took a quick photo. The commander-in-chief on the rostrum also turned his head to Zhang Yunfei next to him, "No, not bad."

At present, the weapons and equipment of the China ** team are still very backward. Let’s not talk about the Eighth Route Army. It is basically difficult for a regiment to have infantry artillery. Generally, there are only a few mortars and there are very few shells. Every time a war is fought, the regiment commander must be specially approved to have a few shells.

**A little better, but not many regiments are equipped with twelve infantry artillery. Only the infantry regiments among several direct divisions of the Central Army can be equipped with more than a dozen infantry artillery.

When I saw a main regiment of the Eighth Route Army, which was famous for its backward equipment, the companies in front of me were all equipped with Japanese equipment. I was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, the last artillery company that came out the finale was equipped with twelve Type 92 infantry cannons, and the reporters picked up their cameras to take photos.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yunfei's mouth showed a smug smile, and thought to himself, what would happen if they knew that I had an artillery regiment equipped with hundreds of Type 92 infantry artillery?

A few days later, major newspapers across the country posted the official establishment of the 136th Division on the front page. During the military parade, several mighty photos were even placed in a very conspicuous position in the newspaper.

For a time, streets, alleys, teahouses and restaurants across the country, from high-ranking officials to peddlers and barons, were talking about this matter. Most of the citizens had great hope for the 136th Division. Such a mighty army hoped to build another military achievements and hit the Japanese hard.

Especially when he learned that the Wolf Fang Special Forces was a special combat squad of this unit, Zhang Yunfei was the division commander and chief of staff of this unit. The 136th Division, which was established, had its prestige in the minds of the Chinese people.

In Wuhan, Chairman Jiang's mood is very complicated at this moment, with mixed worries and joys. What is worrying is that ** has another team with strong combat power; what is joyful is that China has another team of tigers and wolves, and this unit is a number he personally granted.

Not to mention Chairman Jiang's mood, at this time, a newly issued newspaper was placed on the desk of Soichi Teshi's desk in Peking and the North China Front Army Command.

Shiuichi Teraen read the newspaper several times. The report of the newly established 136th Division of the Eighth Route Army published in the headlines made Shiuichi frown and look worried.

From the information disclosed in this newspaper, it can be seen that although the newly established 136th Division is not large in number, it is well-equipped, full-day equipment, and a large number of Type 92 infantry artillery. Such equipment level can be comparable to the field troops of the Imperial Army.

What's even more annoying is that this unit is located in Shanxi and will be the enemy of its North China Front Army. The commander of this unit is Zhang Yunfei, who has repeatedly shamed the empire.

Teraunuchi Shouchi said to Naosaburo, the Chief of Staff next to him with a gloomy face: "Kun Tobu. What do you think of this newly established team of the Eighth Route Army?"

Naosabu Kobe thought for a moment and said with a solemn look: "Commander, I don't think we can underestimate this team. I have a premonition that he will cause us a lot of trouble in the future."

When Teruchi Suichi heard Naosaburo's answer, he said with anger: "Baga, we must destroy this army as soon as possible to see how many troops we can mobilize in North China."

"Commander, we can currently mobilize not many troops in North China. Our North China Front Army has 8 divisions and one ** Infantry 1st Brigade. Currently, 5 divisions participate in the Xuzhou Battle. The remaining three divisions and the ** Infantry 1st Brigade need to defend Shanxi, Rehe, Suiyuan, Pingjin and other vast areas. There are only the 14th Division and the ** Infantry 1st Brigade stationed in Shanxi."

After listening to Naosabu Kobe's answer, Soichi Teruchi walked to the huge map with a serious expression and looked at it for a long time before saying to Naosabu Kobe: "How is the Fifth Division currently being repaired in Shandong?"

"The Fifth Division is currently resting in Jinan. After breaking through from Taierzhuang, there are only more than 2,000 people left in the entire division. At present, more than 20,000 new recruits have been added. The number of people has reached about 25,000. You can go to the battlefield at present."

"Yoxi, order the Fifth Division to finish the rest and go to Zhangjiakou to form a force of attacking the 1st infantry brigade of Datong." Soichi Tezuchi ordered happily.

"Hi, I'll go and convey the order immediately." Naosabu Kobe immediately stood attentively and bent down.

"In addition, when will the 20 infantry divisions collected by the Empire land in China?" asked Shouichi Desou again.

"Commander, according to the latest news from the base camp, these 20 divisions will land in China in early July. There are about five divisions incorporated into our North China Front Army, and the remaining divisions will be incorporated into the East China Front Army and the Central China Front Army." Naosaburo Kotobu said.

"Yoxi, after these five divisions landed in China, we will be sure to wipe out all the Chinese army in North China." Soichi Tetani was a little overjoyed.

In fact, Soichi Tetani seriously underestimated the strength of the Zhongzhao team on the North China battlefield. Currently, there are Northwest Army, Shanxi Sui Army, Central Army and Eighth Route Army in the North China battlefield, with more than one million people. It is only because these armies belong to different forces and camps, and lack the spirit of unity and coordinated combat, that they were beaten so miserably by more than 200,000 troops of the eight divisions of the North China Front Army.

If these armies can be united, even if the Japanese have added five divisions and more than 100,000 people, they will not be unable to fight. The key is how to guide these troops, unite and fight the Japanese together.


Chapter completed!