Chapter 207: Zhou Weiguo’s Fifth German-equipped Troops—commander Yan’s Total Mobilization To Resist Japanese Invaders
“The superiors and the Military Commission have already issued the order. Shanghai here will also become a new battlefield in the near future to engage in operations with Japanese Troops! Of course, the specific situation still depends on the battle situation in Beiping. Although German-equipped troops’ support operation has appeared now, those German-equipped troops were not dispatched by our Central Army side, so the situation is still unknown for the time being!”
“However, the Military Commission side has also begun deploying Central Army troops to carry out support operations, and issued a death order to the remnants of the 29th Route Army to immediately carry out new combat defensive works for resisting Japanese Invaders in the areas where they are withdrawing, and Taiyuan side is also similarly preparing for pre-war combat mobilization!”
“So the current situation is extremely turbulent! And impossible to predict accurately!”
“Therefore, your Independent German-equipped Reinforced Regiment will act on orders at any time and join the upcoming new warfare, but you will also be separated from the 583rd Regiment under the 292nd Brigade of the 98th Army Division of National Revolutionary Army Troops to become a new German-equipped troops unit. In other words, your Independent German-equipped Reinforced Regiment will become the backbone force for forming the 5th German-equipped Division domestically, and you, the Regiment Commander of this Independent German-equipped Reinforced Regiment, also have a great chance to become the Division Commander or Deputy Division Commander of the 5th German-equipped Division!”
“So do a good job!”
“Zhou Weiguo!”
When the battle in Beiping attracted great interest and attention from major cities, especially the Foreign Public Concession side, and stirred the national morale for resisting Japanese Invaders,
Zhou Weiguo also learned from Xia Chuzhong of his 98th Division that he had a great chance to be promoted to a higher-ranking officer general,
and also learned that Shanghai side would also become a new battlefield at any time, and would engage in an intense, even tragic, operation with the Japanese Army,
his mood also surged with excitement.
“Yes! Division Commander! Defend the country is the duty of us soldiers, and resisting the invasion of Japanese Invaders is even more the responsibility of us soldiers, so I will definitely train the troops under my command into outstanding German-equipped troops!”
Then, Zhou Weiguo immediately saluted a military salute and responded loudly.
“Good! Then wait for the arrangement of the new establishment!”
Xia Chuzhong of the 98th Division also nodded in satisfaction and responded.
Subsequently, the two of them also chatted about other matters, as well as the establishment situation of the new 5th German-equipped Division that was about to be reorganized.
And at this time,
on the Taiyuan side,
Commander Yan was also frowning in his Taiyuan Headquarters,
and closely paying attention to the battle situation in Beiping.
“German-equipped division troops? Repelled Japanese Army attack? Stationed in Beiping City?”
“When did the Central Army dispatch such elite German-equipped division troops to station in Beiping City right under my nose, and I knew nothing about it?”
“However, after the battle situation in Beiping City begins, I am afraid that my Taiyuan side will sooner or later have an unavoidable war with the Japanese Army. The Japanese Army’s ambition and wolf’s ambition have already been fully demonstrated!”
“It seems that the pre-war total mobilization on my side still needs to be carried out immediately, otherwise once the Japanese Army marches over to my side, there will be no time for mobilization!”
“Moreover, I am not very optimistic about those German-equipped division troops. You know, the Japanese Army is now gathering at Fengtai and other places, with subsequent large armies continuously arriving. The German-equipped troops in Beiping City are probably not many, and once facing such a massive Japanese Army attack, they probably won’t be able to hold fast for long!”
After Commander Yan finished reading all the latest battle situation reports about the German-equipped troops in Beiping,
he also muttered to himself.
And at this time,
he had also received a notification from the Military Commission side in the morning,
appointing him as the Commander of the Second War Zone, to command the troops of two group armies. The Commander of the 6th Group Army is his capable general Yang Aiyuan, the Deputy Commander is Sun Chu, and the Commander of the other 7th Group Army is Fu Zuoyi.
In addition to these two group armies, the troops nominally under the Second War Zone’s deployment also include Tang Enbo’s 13th Army.
So after sighing and muttering to himself,
Commander Yan immediately convened a military conference and began the total mobilization operation for resisting Japanese Invaders across the entire Taiyuan region, and even the entire Northwest Shanxi also began total mobilization.
