Chapter 367 Advance to Hangzhou
After conducting military mobilization, the most important thing is the military's logistics support. What the Chinese Army Base Camp command needs to worry most is how to put a large amount of materials to the front line.
At present, the Japanese army has occupied Shanghai and its surrounding areas. Although it is in China, the Chinese army is in the position of a foreign army. There is no doubt about the strength of the Chinese army's combat effectiveness, but this strength is mainly reflected in the army's advanced weapon system, which must be supported by a complete logistics and material transportation system.
Fortunately, the party troops did not have time to destroy the main road when they retreated, otherwise it would be Wang Liwen's turn to have a headache. The Fifth Army was divided into three teams in front, middle and back, with thousands of motor vehicles rolling forward and moving very fast.
In just three days, the three heavy armored divisions of the Fifth Legion rushed forward 400 kilometers, heading straight from Sanming, Fujian to Nanchang, and finally entered the suburbs of Nanchang before night came.
The messenger sent out to be responsible for informing the army was already driving a military off-road motorcycle. With the documents, the scout passed through layers of guards and arrived at the commander in the commander of Wang Liwen's command vehicle. The other party refused our army's entry into the city, but approved us to stay in the suburbs of the city for three days."
"Three days? Has the other party made any request?"
"Report to the commander, no more."
"Okay, you go down first."
"yes"
Looking at the reconnaissance leaving, Wang Liwen felt thoughtful. The army's attitude was expected, and it would be enough to stay for three days. If the navy had not yet received a definite news, there would be no need to go inland around the caspian coastline and make a big circle.
After thinking for a while, Wang Liwen picked up the communicator and sent me the order, stationed in place, and rested for the day, we set off early the morning after tomorrow."
While achieving "motorization", the Chinese army also began to try "mechanization". "Mechanized" troops refer to highly synthesized troops whose main equipment is powered by internal combustion engines and turbines, tracks as maneuverable styles, and is characterized by accommodating a variety of advanced technologies.
The distinctive feature of the "mechanized" troops is their strong mobility. Since armored vehicles and artillery use tracks instead of rubber wheels, they can not only maneuver on urban roads, but also on complex terrains such as mountains, grasslands, and wilderness.
Therefore, Wang Liwen even considered not to advance too fast, which led to the early outbreak of war here, and then it would not be able to echo the Fifth War Zone troops of the Xuzhou Army.
At present, the most mechanized level is the eight main divisions under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Army of the Chinese Army. In addition to having super high mobility, the Fifth Army also has another distinctive feature, that is, its strong protection ability.
The on-board equipment of the "mechanized" troops have armor protection and a strong fire control system, which can achieve both offense and defense. In addition, the Fifth Corps, which has implemented mechanized marching, integrates all military branches and maximizes the power of military branches.
This kind of equipment that combines the "spear" and the "shield" into one, and the programming of the troops that combines various military services is the best combination of future wars.
Wang Liwen is naturally full of confidence in holding such a powerful weapon in his hand and does not have much concern about the upcoming war. However, it is indeed a big problem to pull the logistics supply line too long. If you rely solely on airdrops, you cannot meet the war consumption needs of the frontline.
He was already considering whether to establish strongholds and create temporary warehouses after occupying Hangzhou and Shanghai, and then rely on sea transportation to maintain logistics supply on the front. Compared with how to kill the enemy, material replenishment is more important, which is also the key to determining the outcome in the industrialized war.
The Chinese army has now taken the lead in entering the "mechanization" era, with a large reduction in wheeled vehicles. The number of tanks, armored vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles and tracked self-propelled artillery has increased significantly, and armored soldiers have become the main assault force of the Chinese army. Infantry fights in wheeled transport vehicles, and there is no pedestrian troops in the armored division.
As early as early 1933, in order to accelerate its own mechanization, a large number of "mechanized" infantry divisions and "mechanized" infantry brigades stood out from the motorized troops, and the "mechanized" infantry academy was also born in large cities such as Guangzhou and Dongguang.
At present, the Chinese army has established several mechanized armies, mechanized infantry divisions and mechanized infantry brigades. As far as the entire army is concerned, the number of "mechanized" troops has begun to exceed that of "motorized" troops. It took nearly ten years to achieve "motorized" troops from the Chinese army to the current semi-mechanization.
In contrast to mechanization, the early Chinese army's infantry was replaced by vehicles, with gasoline engines and rubber wheel vehicles, and all equipment was carried by vehicles. The "motorized" infantry division was composed of motorized infantry regiments, tank regiments, artillery regiments, engineers, communication corps and other corps.
The Chinese army had achieved large-scale motorization of the entire army eight years ago. The infantry regiment completely bid farewell to the "iron feet", and the soldiers' mobility all rely on riding vehicles.
A large number of military vehicles headed towards Hangzhou. At the same time, the Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Army and the Central China Expeditionary Army in Shanghai also divided into two groups, intending to advance together and eliminate the Fifth Legion of the Chinese Army entrenched in the Huangshan area.
Under the influence of young and powerful officers, the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army began to be unable to resist his anxiety, intending to annihilate the Fifth Corps of the Chinese Army before the Battle of Xuzhou, and then return to the north to attack the party's joint forces with the North China Expeditionary Army.
In the winter, the clouds are low and the north wind is howling. At dawn, there is a big and small snow. The houses bombed by enemy planes are filled with snow on the broken walls, and the bumpy roads are covered with silver. This ancient city, which is tightly shrouded by the Yin Ting of the War, is still full of vitality.
The vendors who made a living started to sell along the streets with the north wind, and the restaurants opened their shops early, fried with oil pans, rice noodles, Shandong-style Beijing cuisine, and various local flavors that were attractive to the warm north wind, floating and spreading in the city.
Among the bustling crowds on the streets were young students running everywhere, Chinese officers and soldiers who carried out military stroke disciplines, and more were refugees who ran out of the occupied areas of Shandong and southern Jiangsu.
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