According to Okamura Ninji's requirements, this is the first and so far the only special operations brigade of the Japanese North China Front, in addition to mastering the skilled use of various equipment of the Japanese army from the 92nd infantry gun to the bottom. He is also familiar with the combat methods of the Anti-United Nations, and is proficient in mastering and using the standard weapons of the Anti-United Nations.

As early as after the end of last year's battle, Okamura Ninji had a very strategic vision to foresee that in the near future, the communist army that would enter the northeast and move south would be the main enemy force of the North China Front. Therefore, in his opinion, the primary opponent of this special form of combat force will be the Northeast Communist Army.

The Northeast Communist Army's operational concepts, combat modes, and weapons are something that this unit must be familiar with and master. In this way, when fighting that strong opponent, we can play the role that the Front Command expects them to play. This idea and train of thought coincided with his colleague in the northeast, the commander of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Mijiro.

However, compared with the North China Front Army that buckled the ropes, the Kwantung Army was much more generous. It is directly organized according to the wing and is based on a search wing. However, compared with the Kwantung Army's large establishment and strength, the North China Front, a special operations force, has more of its own characteristics.

The North China Front also had to face the situation of the troops of the 18th Group Army in the major strategic areas of North China. I know very well that these are like maggots on the tarsal bones, and they can't be torn off if they are glued. And like weeds, they can't be cut down and killed. Maybe you won't fight a big battle with you in adulthood, but it will make you never have peace.

Once it is allowed to fight out of the mountain, it will be like mercury pouring into the ground, almost pervasive. As long as they get a foothold somewhere, don't think about a safe opponent in the whole perimeter. Compared with the Northeast Communist Army, which is much better equipped than them, Okamura Ninji is actually more difficult to deal with at the root.

At the same time, this special operations unit is also required to be proficient in mountain warfare and anti-guerrilla warfare, and on the basis of the original situation, in the light of the development and changes in the situation, it should further strengthen the study of the 18 th Group Army and master the tactics of dealing with the 18 th Group Army, especially the tactics of their hateful bullshit guerrilla warfare.

In addition, it is necessary to be proficient in the German and medium-made light weapons used by the Eighteenth Army. Except for more than half of the officers who must be proficient in Chinese, the rest must be able to understand at least Chinese. All habits should be in accordance with the habits of the Chinese, especially the Anti-Japanese Federation. That is to say, if they do not speak, they must not be seen that they are not Chinese.

The headquarters at all levels of the 18th Group Army must have the ability to go deep behind enemy lines and behead them. The Mashiko Advance Team, which formed the backbone of this unit, was deeply impressed by the blows inflicted on the headquarters of the 18th Group Army and the various formed units under it during the 41-year sweep.

So compared with the opponent of the Kwantung Army, it is only against the Anti-Alliance. The unit formed by the North China Front Army is more changeable in tactics and more difficult to train. However, the scope of application of combat literacy and tactics is also much broader. However, compared with the Kwantung Army, which has fought against the special forces of the Anti-United Nations many times and has unforgettable experience, their training level is also somewhat offset.

After more than a year of painstaking training, although it does not have the equipment and systematic training methods of the reconnaissance brigade directly under the former Anti-Japanese Alliance, which has been expanded into the Special Operations Command of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The real level of combat is also far from the technical and tactical level, and at most it is an enhanced version of the Scout.

But after all, where is the elite old foundation of the Japanese army, and with the penetration of the Japanese army into China for nearly half a century, the language and customs of the Chinese are not bad. In addition to painstaking selection and training, the infantry tactics of this elite Japanese army against the United Nations have also been quite mastered.

He is also proficient in fighting and marksmanship, and can skillfully use the standard weapons of the Anti-United Nations and the 18th Group Army. All members of the team have been trained in airborne. Although he only has the most basic parachute capability, he is familiar with airborne operations after all. 100% of the team members can ride horses and drive military vehicles such as cars and motorcycles.

Not only are they proficient in mountain warfare, infiltration warfare, sabotage warfare, and night warfare, but their communications personnel also have a certain level of radio signal monitoring and judgment, and their ability to fight independently is quite strong. Some of them are not only fluent in Chinese, but also in the dialects of Hebei and Shanxi.

However, although they are also well-trained, their superior, Okamura Ninji, and Umezu Mijiro, who formed the same unit almost at the same time, are a commander of the North China Front Army and a commander of the Kwantung Army, and there are some differences in the use of the so-called special forces under their respective subordinates.

Compared with Okamura Ninji, maybe it's the different position he once occupied, maybe it's the degree of loss. As the commander of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Mijiro was much more generous in his use. As soon as the troops finished their training, they were thrown into the battlefield by him. Confrontation with the depth of the United Nations base area, infiltration and sabotage.

Although these unqualified students suffered heavy losses on the battlefield, they also achieved some results. Although when trying to penetrate deep into the fire hedgehog-like anti-coalition defense line, the cost is not proportional to the gain. However, in terms of use, it is much more generous and bold than the North China Front.

Comparatively, Okamura Ninji seems to be a lot smaller. Even if he was trapped alone in Beiping City, he was not willing to send this army to Beiping to escort him. However, under the situation that the decline of the Jizhong battlefield is becoming more and more obvious, this army, which was originally regarded as a treasure by Okamura Ningji, was not willing to be transferred to participate in the battle when the Beiping battlefield was the most dangerous, and was finally sent out by Okamura Ningji. He is about to lose all his capital, and he really can't care about the preciousness of this army.

It's just that this force is stationed in Tianjin, just around Jizhong. Under the current battlefield situation, in order to reach the battlefield in Jizhong, it can be said that it has gone through a lot of hardships. At present, it is so easy to get from Tianjin, which has been tightly sealed by the Anti-Japanese Federation in addition to the coastline, and can even be said to be impassable, to Jizhong, which is actually not far away in a straight line.

These Japanese soldiers could only risk being shot down and flew from Tianjin to Qinhuangdao by plane. Then he took a train from Qinhuangdao, secretly arrived in Lushun and took a few submarines, taking advantage of the last opportunity before the Bohai Bay was frozen, and secretly landed at night from the wolf mounds in the Bohai Bay at the weak point of the entire defense area of the Jilu Border Military Region.

Then keep the communication silent, and secretly go west. Taking advantage of the fact that the troops in central Hebei were in the recovery period and the troops of the Bohai Naval Region were mainly concentrated around the Cangzhou battlefield, they carefully avoided all villages, and adopted the method of resting during the day and marching at night, and crossed the Tianjin-Pudong Railway north of Qingzhou.

It's just that the Japanese army's transport planes in Tianjin are limited in number and air capacity. Even if Qinhuangdao is far from Tianjin, the straight-line distance is not far. However, under the situation that fierce air battles broke out on a large scale almost every day, and the air routes were not safe, Okamura Ninji only airlifted more than 300 people despite his painstaking efforts and best efforts. The original plan to mobilize the entire establishment could only be put on hold for the time being.

However, this Japanese special force was able to land on the front line of the weakest defense of the entire Bohai Naval Region with more than 300 people, and crossed the entire jurisdiction of the Bohai Naval Region without being detected. Of course, it's not that their own abilities are really that outstanding, and their penetration ability is really that strong. Hundreds of kilometers are traversed in the so-called enemy-controlled zone without being detected by enemy troops.

Of course, there is painstaking training, and the military quality cultivated has a certain relationship with camouflage ability. However, under the circumstance that the population of the Jilu border area is not sparse, no matter how well they disguise themselves, it is impossible for them to have no flaws. Even if the troops of the Bohai Naval Region have not received special training, they are not without a single clear-eyed person.

They were able to touch Ren Qiu smoothly, except for the unusually tight planning and the camouflage on their bodies. The most important thing is that thanks to this Japanese army, several Chinese played a key role. It is precisely by relying on these Chinese to lead the way that they can touch Jizhong relatively smoothly.

And these people are none other than others, one was dealt with for engaging in corruption and openly taking concubines, and was transferred to Yan'an to study before being equipped. After simply assassinating his political commissar, he ran to Tianjin with his henchmen to openly defect to the enemy, and he was also the biggest traitor since the 77 Incident and the eastward advance of the 18th Group Army, Xing Renfu, the former commander of the Hebei-Lubian Military Region.

As well as the former commander of the Hebei-Shandong Border Military Region's hardcore subordinates, Yang Zhenghou, the former commander of the Third Division of the Hebei-Shandong Military Region, Chen Zifang, the head of the Special Service Regiment of the Third Division, and Zhang Ziyuan, the former commander of the First Regiment of the Garrison Brigade of the Hebei-Shandong Military Region. These people were specially selected by Okamura Ninji to carry out this mission.

Xing Renfu was the former commander of the Hebei-Shandong Border Military Region, and the Bohai Naval Region was formed by the merger of the Hebei-Shandong Border Military Region and the Qinghe Military Region after his defection. Although certain adjustments have been made in the allocation of cadres and the establishment of troops. However, in consideration of the troops' familiarity with their own combat areas and the need for replenishment and reorganization, they have generally not made much changes.

Before the merger of the Hebei-Shandong Border Military Region with the Qinghe Military Region, the scope of its jurisdiction stretched from the Jinpu Railway and the canal in the west to the entire Bohai Bay in the east. It starts from the Duliu Alkali River in the Jinnan area in the north, reaches the Tuxiao River in the south, and faces the former Qinghe Military Region across the Yellow River. Its jurisdiction is just on the circuitous route of Du Kaishan, including Cangzhou, which is the jurisdiction of the Hebei-Shandong Border Military Region.

After Du Kaishan's main force attacked the Hejian battlefield, the connection between its rear and the Tianjin battlefield was ensured by the troops of the Bohai Naval Region, that is, the former Hebei-Lubian Military Region. That is to say, the flank protection of the entire battlefield west of the Tianjin-Pudong Railway, as well as behind Du Kaishan, is actually responsible for the former Hebei-Shandong Border Military Region.

Moreover, in order to participate in this battle, in accordance with the order of the central authorities, the Shandong Military Region merged the former Hebei-Lubian Military Region with the Qinghe Military Region to form the new Bohai Military Region. Some of the main forces were also transferred and upgraded and reorganized into two main brigades. It is specially used in the Cangzhou battlefield to cooperate with the anti-union brother forces. That is to say, most of the troops left behind in the former Hebei-Shandong Border Military Region are local armed forces with relatively poor combat effectiveness.

Before Xing Renfu defected, he not only served as the commander of the Hebei-Lu Border Military Region on the line from Cangzhou to Jinghai. He participated in the creation and fought here for many years, and he is quite familiar with every grass and tree here. And before he rebelled, he had lived in Wangzi Island in Xinhai County for a long time.

After the mutiny, he led a part of the mutinous troops to operate around the wolf's mound, trying to win over more people to mutiny. Although he did not succeed in the end, his familiarity with the Jilu Border Region was that of ordinary cadres, even if it was not comparable to most of the cadres of the former Jilu Border Military Region.

The entire area under the jurisdiction of the Jilu Border Military Region north of the Tuxiao River is the weakly defended area of the Jilu Border Military Region, and the place can be used for concealment. There can be food raised, the combat effectiveness of the troops there is poor, there will be a key control area for the troops of the Anti-Japanese Federation and the Bohai Naval Region, the mass base there is relatively poor, and the control of the local anti-Japanese armed forces is poor, and he is quite clear.