Chapter 151 2. The Japanese troops in China were readjusted

In order to make the last struggle, at the beginning of 1945, the Japanese army base camp drew up the war guidelines for the first half of 1945. The basic idea of ​​this guideline is: continue to prepare for the decisive battle with the Allied forces, and step up the completion of the war in Japan and in the occupied areas of China. Defensive deployment, making the Japanese mainland and the Chinese-occupied areas the bases for decisive battles, is mainly to strengthen the strength and combat readiness of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the southeastern coastal areas of China, the areas around Shanghai, and Hainan Island, so that they can exert the greatest combat effectiveness when the Allied forces attack. The decisive battle.

On January 29, 1945, the Chinese Expeditionary Force issued an order to transfer to a new combat preparation in accordance with the guidelines and tasks proposed by the base camp. The 23rd Army was withdrawn from the 6th Front Army and placed under the direct control of the Chinese Dispatch Army, and it was ordered to complete preparations for fighting the Allied forces along the southeast coast of China before the end of March; and the 13th Army was ordered to complete the battle against the Allied forces in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in early summer. Prepare for combat; order the North China Front Army to complete preparations for fighting the Allied forces in Qingdao in early summer, and at the same time secure the North China occupied area; order the 5th Air Force to strengthen its preparations for fighting the Allied forces along the coast of China with the main force.In addition, the 6th Front Army was also ordered to secure the occupied areas along the Guangdong-Han and Hunan-Guangxi railways and serve as the main force for fighting the Chinese army.In order to realize the above-mentioned strategic deployment, the base camp has made the following adjustments to the troops:

Addition of 6 divisions: On February 28, the 133rd division was formed in Hangzhou and incorporated into the battle order of the 6th Army. On April 12, the 161st Division was organized and incorporated into the battle sequence of the 13th Army.On the same day, the 129th and 130th divisions were formed and incorporated into the battle order of the 23rd Army. On April 20, the 131st Division was organized in Shaoguan, Guangdong, and incorporated into the battle sequence of the 23rd Army. On April 29, the 132nd Division was formed in Dangyang, Hubei, and incorporated into the battle sequence of the 6th Front Army.

Addition of 13 independent mixed brigades: On February 10, the 92nd independent mixed brigade was formed based on the 12th Field Supplementary Team and incorporated into the 12th Army's battle order. On February 20, the 4th Field Supplementary Team was organized into an independent mixed 90th Brigade in Yangzhou and incorporated into the 13th Army's battle order. On February 25th, Detachment B was organized into the 62nd Brigade in Fuzhou, and Detachment A was organized into the 89th Brigade in Wenzhou; the 91st Brigade was formed based on the first part of the 11th Field Supplementary Team group.All the brigades mentioned above were incorporated into the 6th Army's order of battle.

On March 10, the 5th, 9th, and 10th field supplementary teams were organized into the 83rd, 84th, and 85th brigades, respectively, and incorporated into the 34th Army's battle sequence; on March 10th, the 1st and 2nd field supplementary teams The brigades were organized into the 81st and 82nd Brigades independently and mixed into the 20th Army's battle order. On March 30, the 86th Brigade was organized into an independent and mixed brigade in Baoqing, Hunan, and incorporated into the battle sequence of the 20th Army. On April 20, the 87th Brigade was organized into an independent and mixed brigade in Hengyang, and incorporated into the battle sequence of the 20th Army. On April 29, the 88th Brigade was organized into an independent and mixed brigade in the whole county of Guangxi, and included in the battle order of the 11th Army.

Addition of 13 independent garrison units (equivalent to brigades): On February 28, the 1st independent garrison unit was formed in Nanjing and incorporated into the 13th Army's battle sequence. On March 9th, the 3rd Independent Guard Brigade was formed in Beiping and brought under the direct control of the North China Front Army; the 4th Independent Guard Brigade was formed in Datong and incorporated into the battle sequence of the Mongolian Army; the 5th Independent Guard Brigade was formed in Yuncheng, Shanxi, And incorporated into the battle order of the 1st Army; organized the 6th Independent Guard in Zhengzhou, and incorporated into the battle order of the 12th Army; organized the 7th Independent Guard in Beiping, and incorporated it directly under the North China Front Army. In April, the 2nd, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th independent guard teams were formed.Among them, the 10th, 13th, and 14th Independent Guards were incorporated into the 12th Army's battle order, the 9th, 11th, and 12th Independent Guards were incorporated into the 43rd Army's battle order, and the 3rd Independent Guards were incorporated into the 20th Army's battle order. .

In order to strengthen the forces in Northeast China and North Korea, on May 30, 1945, the headquarters organized the 39th Division of the 34th Army and the 59th, 63rd, and 117th Divisions of the North China Front Army into the battle order of the Kwantung Army.The above-mentioned divisions moved to Northeast China between June and July. In addition, according to the order of the base camp on November 1, 1944, from January to March 1945, the 47th Division was transferred from Japan to southern Hunan Province and incorporated into the battle order of the 6th Front Army. According to the order of the base camp in December 1944, the 37th Division of the 11th Army was transferred to Vietnam in January 1945 and incorporated into the battle order of the 38th Army. On January 13, 1945, the base camp ordered that the 22nd Division under the command of the 11th Army be transferred to the Southern Army and incorporated into the battle sequence of the 18th Front Army.

On January 25, 1945, the base camp ordered that the headquarters of the 6th Kwantung Army be transferred to the Chinese Dispatch Army. On March 22, 1945, the 34th Army was formed in the Shandong area and incorporated into the battle order of the North China Front Army. On June 17, 1945, the headquarters ordered the transfer of the headquarters of the 34th Army to the Kwantung Army, and its units were incorporated into the battle sequence of the 6th Front Army. After the above adjustments, when the base camp announced its unconditional surrender on August 15, 1945, General Neiji Okamura was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese invaders (China Dispatch Force), and Lieutenant General Asaburo Kobayashi was the chief of staff.It has jurisdiction over the North China Front Army (under the jurisdiction of the 1st and 12th Armies, the Mongolian Army, the 43rd Army, and the Corps directly under the Front Army), the 6th Front Army (under the jurisdiction of the 11th, 20th, 13th, 6th, and 23rd Armies), and the aviation unit.There are a total of 26 divisions, 1 tank division, 22 independent mixed brigades, 11 independent infantry brigades, 1 cavalry brigade, 13 independent guards, and 1 special guard.