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This problem Yang Jie mentioned directly points to a very important problem of the 88th Army, that is, its foundation is too shallow.
Now it can be said that the area north of the Yangtze River and south of the Huaihe River is the territory of the 88th Army, but it does not have that many troops to defend it.
Now for a cross-river battle, only five infantry divisions and two heavy artillery divisions were deployed. The Eighty-Eighth Group Army's territory was extremely empty of troops.
If Zhou Weiguo hadn¡¯t severely damaged the vitality of the Central China Expeditionary Force before, I am afraid that the crisis of the Eighty-Eighth Group Army would be very serious now.
But even if it doesn¡¯t happen now, a new crisis is coming soon.
Now the Fifth War Zone is having an increasingly difficult time facing the Central China Expeditionary Force. According to the intelligence obtained by the Eighty-Eighth Group Army, the little Japanese outside the customs are also showing signs of entering the customs again.
"If the Fifth Theater retreats as it did in history, the Japs will soon reach the north of the Huaihe River, which will be a potentially huge crisis for the Eighty-Eighth Group Army.
"Expansion of the army? I already sent a report to Xiaohui two days ago, asking him to start a large-scale expansion of the army in our territory. But even if it is an expansion of the army, they will not have the ability to attack in a short period of time. They just came out of the new barracks, It¡¯s okay to defend, but it might be a bit difficult to attack like a veteran! Now we urgently need veterans to fill the Eighty-eighth Army! Otherwise, without veterans as the foundation, the combat effectiveness of our Eighty-eighth Army will drop significantly!"
Zhou Weiguo is very clear about these things in his heart. Now is the time for the development of the 88th Army. If the combat effectiveness of the 88th Army drops significantly at this time, this is not good news.
"There is nothing we can do now!"
As Yang Jie and Zhou Weiguo walked, they continued: "If you want veterans, where can you find so many veterans? Last time, you and I gathered together the surviving wounded and remnant soldiers from the 31st Army and the 48th Army in the Fifth War Zone. It¡¯s already very risky. If we continue to dig out the remnant troops in other war zones, I¡¯m afraid we will be the target of public criticism!¡±
Veterans, who doesn¡¯t want veterans!
A strong warranty of a troops, and can ensure its combat effectiveness after filling the recruits, the veteran is very important.
And the reconnaissance force, sharp knife company, etc. in the army need veterans to serve, and recruits simply don¡¯t have that ability!
"No! I know there is a place where there are veterans, and there are nearly 100,000 veterans here! As long as we can take this place, we will have 100,000 more veterans! For our 88th Army, this can allow us The strength has been greatly improved in one stage!"
Zhou Weiguo turned around and looked at Yang Jie and said seriously.
"One hundred thousand veterans?"
Yang Jie also turned to look at Zhou Weiguo, with a flash of doubt in his eyes.
One hundred thousand veterans! This is incredible, if based on these 100,000 veterans, the combat effectiveness of the troops is guaranteed and the decline is not serious. Just relying on these 100,000 veterans can expand the army to 200,000, and this is still a conservative estimate. If used properly, it is not impossible that these 100,000 veterans can be expanded to 300,000. However, if the army is expanded to 300,000, the combat effectiveness of the army will increase. The decline is a bit serious!
"Yes! That's one hundred thousand veterans! Do you remember the soldiers who were captured in the Battle of Nanjing? According to the information provided by the Jiangzhe Consortium, the Japs captured 130,000 soldiers in the Battle of Nanjing. Many of these soldiers were It retreated from the Songhu battlefield and was thrown into the defense of Nanjing before it had time to repair.
There are still many troops in Nanjing who have not had time to withdraw. After the little devil captured them, he originally decided to kill them. It's just that at this time, I captured one of the little devil's alliance flags, and later I successively killed the little devil's division.
Therefore, the little Japanese did not have time to kill these prisoners of war. Later, the little Japanese did not kill them, but made them do coolies. It has been more than four months now.
Out of the 130,000 prisoners of war, more than 10,000 have died, and there are still a little over 110,000. But according to my calculations, after we take Nanjing, we may only be able to get about 100,000 veterans! "
Zhou Weiguo turned around again and said while walking.
Zhou Weiguo has a plan in mind for many things. This time he went south to cross the river to fight, mainly to rescue his father. But now this first goal has been achieved.
Next, Zhou Weiguo will implement his other goals. If he wants to rescue his father now and then retreat, Zhou Weiguo feels that it is a big loss.
And this time the little devil was caught off guard, coupled with the heavy fog. There was also the fact that the Little Japanese's third fleet did not react and had no time to move westward, which gave itself an excellent opportunity.
The next time the little devil is prepared, it may not be so easy.
And this time Zhou Weiguo also really saw the potential crisis of the 88th Army, so he decided to capture Nanjing and release these 100,000 veterans, which would have a great impact on his 88th Army.
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"Well! If these 100,000 veterans join, the strength of our 88th Group Army will be greatly increased. But why are there only less than 120,000 soldiers left from the previous 130,000 soldiers?"
"It's very simple! It's just the result of the torture and treatment by the little devils! Poor food, poor clothing, and a poor place to sleep at night. The bodies of these soldiers are getting worse day by day. As time goes by, naturally a large number of them will not be able to endure it. die.
¡°After we rescue them and recuperate their bodies for a month or two, that¡¯s it. I don¡¯t have much money in my hands, but I have a lot of food and nutrients in my hands. I can get as much as I want! "
Hearing Zhou Weiguo¡¯s words, Yang Jie nodded. He also understood the whole story.
"Chief, I wonder what you think of the current situation in the world?"
Zhou Weiguo and Yang Jie continued walking, while Yang Jie asked Zhou Weiguo his views on the world situation.
"The situation in the world? Mr. Soseki, do you have any opinions?"
Zhou Weiguo asked, squinting his eyes and looking at the sun above his head.
"I feel like a world war is about to break out again!"
Zhou Weiguo glanced at Yang Jie in surprise. He is indeed a well-known figure in the international military community! He actually saw it.
"how you said that?"
"The Spanish Civil War has been going on for almost two years now. During these two years, many countries around the world have been involved. Whether it is our old man in the north, the German army, or some other countries have Get involved.
The Treaty of Versailles¡¯ constraints on the German army can be said to exist in name only. In Asia, the little devils are also moving closer to the German army. Recently, bad news has spread within Chongqing government agencies.
In order to form an alliance with the little devils, the German army already wants to recall the military advisory group! All this information shows that countries around the world are already waiting for the next war to come.
And the Treaty of Versailles is likely to be the breaking point of this war! ¡± (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com