The random arrow plan was finally approved. This news made the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Defense Force, General Cai E, who was on the front line, very happy. This was obviously really good news, and he and the Northeast Defense Force had already made thorough preparations for this.
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After the Central Military Command's telegram was issued, Cai E couldn't wait to convene a plenary meeting of frontline commanders and summoned Zhang Zizhong, Fu Zuoyi, Liu Yazhao, Wei Lihuang and others.
At this time, the command headquarters of the Northeastern National Defense Force has been moved to Seoul, relying on Incheon Port, Incheon Airport and multiple railway lines for supplies and reinforcements. The total number of troops in the entire army has expanded to 1.7 million, with 11 air force divisions under its jurisdiction, and other local forces available for deployment.
There are 4 coastal air force divisions, and the navy is coordinated by the Central Combined Fleet, which itself has a Korean patrol fleet under its jurisdiction.
The entire army is equipped with 11,000 light tanks, 13,300 barrel artillery pieces, 2,748 rocket launchers, and a total of 15,700 infantry armored vehicles and amphibious armored vehicles.
U.S. General Matthew Ridgway said that the terrain in southern Korea is too complex, and even wheeled vehicles cannot pass through most places, and many roads marked on the map are simply impassable.
The Northeastern Defense Force also faces the same problem, but the Imperial Army has a large-scale and extremely high-level engineering force. By supporting the North Korean government in the north, it recruits a large number of Korean migrant workers to be responsible for road construction. On the one hand, it builds roads, and on the other hand, it can only rely on large-scale
airdrops and air transport to increase supply delivery.
In this third Sino-Japanese War, Song Biao fully learned the lessons learned by the Americans in the Korean War. The entire war was in and out of combat and repair.
The work is moving forward step by step in a very steady manner, without any intention of rash advancement.
In the past few months, the Northeastern National Defense Force has built five large-scale military airport centers in Seoul, Incheon, Gwangju, Jeonju, and Cheongju in southern Korea based on the military airports left by the Japanese army, and deployed five air force divisions to station them.
Coupled with the existing three major air force airports of Jeju, Wonsan, and Sinchon, Japan has achieved layer upon layer of circular suppression in the north, making it impossible for the Japanese army to prevent effective large-scale air force offensives and defensive battles.
The frontline commanders and chiefs of staff of each group army took special planes and trains to Seoul one after another, and then drove to the general headquarters. Only the Fourth Group Army led by General Chen Wu had a deeper defense line and had exchanged fire with the Japanese army many times on the front line. Military Intelligence
In case of urgent inconvenience, Deputy Chief of Staff Xu Wei came to attend the meeting, and others such as Fu Zuoyi, Wei Lihuang, Zhang Zizhong and others arrived at Seoul Airport one after another.
Everyone arrived on the morning of April 17th. When they arrived at the general headquarters, they rushed directly to the conference room. Wei Lihuang and the newly promoted chief of staff of the Second Army, Bai Chongxi, were the first to arrive, and their tasks were also completed the earliest.
, they basically don’t have much to do behind the scenes. At most, they serve as a reserve force and a stable defense.
Things were turning, and now it was finally Fu Zuoyi's turn to lead his first group army into battle. Fu Zuoyi was naturally very happy and arrived early on a transport plane. After arriving at the general headquarters, he seemed quite high-spirited.
Fu Zuoyi happened to meet Zhang Zizhong and Wei Lihuang at the door of the conference room. When he saw the two, he enthusiastically took Chief of Staff Liu Yazhao forward to shake hands with them, his face glowing.
When shaking hands with Zhang Zizhong, Fu Zuoyi couldn't help but smile and said: "Brother Chenchen, although our Second Army will be the main force in this battle, your Third Army is also full of elites. If our two armies join forces to attack from both sides,
, then defeating the enemy is in sight, and it is easy to turn over!"
Zhang Zizhong smiled, pointed at Fu Zuoyi and said jokingly: "You are too proud, don't lose Jingzhou by being careless here."
Fu Zuoyi laughed and defended: "How dare I be careless? It's just that it took me a whole year before it was my turn for the Second Group Army to attack across the board with the main force. I have been holding back for a whole year and I can't wait."
Zhang Zizhong agreed: "I feel the same way, I should give birth to a good brother."
Having said this, he invited Fu Zuoyi to enter the conference room together, and added: "The commander-in-chief may have to wait for me inside for a long time, so I'd better go and see the commander-in-chief first!"
"That's fine!"
Fu Zuoyi replied, and Zhang Zizhong invited Wei Lihuang and others to go with them. Soldiers are judged by their achievements. Compared with the two of them, Wei Lihuang's qualifications were relatively low, but in the previous Seoul offensive, he made great achievements in one go.
When we arrived in Jeollanam-do, many people felt that they could have won a big victory if they had changed themselves, but they were not sure whether they could win so beautifully.
Today, when everyone sees Wei Lihuang, they also have a lot of admiration.
Fu Zuoyi also took a deep breath in his heart. Wei Lihuang's record really put a lot of pressure on him. Under the surface of pride, he actually had a very strong desire for competition in his heart.
He wanted to fight a very beautiful decisive battle in the southeast and completely drive the Japanese army out of the Korean Peninsula.
Entering the conference room, Fu Zuoyi and others saw Cai Ezheng, Chief of Staff Liu Gengyun and others discussing issues in front of a large map. An adjutant came forward to report that they had arrived. The two army generals Cai Ezheng and Liu Gengyun turned around and saw them.
Everyone, the final decisive battle against the Japanese army is about to be officially launched at this time, and everyone's interest is very high.
"You guys came so fast!"
Cai E sighed in praise and invited Fu Zuoyi and others to sit down first.
Fu Zuoyi and Zhang Zizhong came forward together to salute and report, and then sat down in their respective positions. Since everyone who should come has arrived, Cai E and Liu Gengyun no longer discuss alone.
Cai E had a battle order officially signed by the Central Military Headquarters and the Imperial Emperor. He read the general order and informed everyone present that the official date of the decisive battle was in mid-May. The specific battle time would be notified urgently three days before the war.
After reading the battle order, Cai E took off his reading glasses again. The Imperial Army lieutenant generals and major generals present said: "Now that all conditions are mature, matters in the southeast theater will not be delayed any longer.
, the first, third, fourth, three group armies launch attacks from three areas at the same time, and they must use lightning
Unable to hide its influence, with more troops, investment in light and heavy weapons, and the large-scale advantage of the air force, the Japanese East Asia Expeditionary Force was divided into six regions. With the support of the air force and the headquarters, each department took turns to annihilate the Japanese army and completely wipe out the Japanese army.
The expulsion from the Korean Peninsula laid an important foundation for the subsequent landing operations on the Japanese mainland."
Having been the Minister of Land and Resources for many years, Cai E is much calmer this time than when he was young. When he was young, he could be considered a steady person, but he often made some slightly impatient actions, which was very strange and seemed very strange.
Steady, but occasionally he will suddenly do something less than steady.
Today's Cai E is much better in these aspects. After all, age has brought him not only his aging body and his ambition, but also lessons, experience, connections, knowledge, honors, mistakes..., veteran
Senior generals always have the advantage of senior generals.
Cai E said something calm and steady, and was thinking about something in his mind. The others were particularly energetic and had been waiting for the final decisive battle for a long time, hoping to drive the Japanese army into the sea as soon as possible.
There is a way to war.
One of the biggest differences between the Third Sino-Japanese War and the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1911 lies in the contrast in strength between China and Japan. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1911, the empire had just been established and the national power was still weak. Facing an industrial country,
Japan and the empire can only adopt an overall strategy of seeking a quick victory at all costs and exerting all their strength.
During the current Third Sino-Japanese War, the strengths of China and Japan are not at the same level at all, and Japan's inherent shortcoming is that its war resources seriously need to be imported from overseas. This allows China to fight a war based on mutual loss of strength.
The gradually advancing circular blockade battle eventually blocked the Japanese troops to death on the home island.
Strategically, China's strategy is the right way.
In terms of tactics, China takes full advantage of its military industry, national science and technology, and military resources to actively promote the progress of new tactics. It can not only fight the key points of the armored mechanized army and linear penetration blitzes, but also can fight multi-point attacks with random arrows.
In battle, you can also use multi-line division in tactical planning and focus on encirclement and annihilation.
Relying on its strong military industrial strength, the empire has prioritized ensuring that the 1.7 million troops of the Northeast Defense Force replace M35 assault rifles across the board. Especially in the Southeast Campaign and Ryukyu Campaign, whether it is the Central Military Headquarters or the frontline headquarters, the unified understanding is that
The role that armored forces can play in these two battles is limited, and more focus is needed on the offense of army infantry.
Before World War II, the Army mainly had two combat systems, one was the combination of traditional artillery and infantry, and the other was the combination of mechanized armored vehicles and infantry. After World War II, both mechanized infantry and traditional artillery needed to be combined with the Air Force and Army.
Combined with aviation.
The Imperial CSKA has made very in-depth explorations in these three systems. Jiang Fangzhen, Liu Gengyun, Han Chunlin, Liu Yazhao, Su Bin and other three generations of military theory experts, old, middle and young, have also continued to study the traditional artillery system of the Imperial Army.
Han Chunlin made great contributions, especially as a link between the past and the future. He retired to the second line and served as the deputy dean of the Central Military Academy. He has been committed to the research of multi-arms theory and also advocated "new comprehensive theory" in the field of traditional artillery and infantry.
The main core idea of Han Chunlin's "New Integration" theory is to advocate the diversification, integration and lightweight of individual light weapons, with stronger firepower and lighter weight, and to pursue concentration and advantage in regional firepower, rather than simply letting soldiers
Pursuing a longer strike range and striking farther targets is the work of mechanized troops, aviation troops and artillery. What soldiers have to do is to focus on the front line to take advantage of regional firepower points and rely on the advantages of the entire system to eliminate opponents.
With the support of this theory, the Imperial CSKA has developed a large number of new individual weapons in the past two decades, including rocket launchers, grenade guns, assault rifles, M33 special sniper rifles, etc.
The status of artillery in the Imperial CSKA has declined to a certain extent compared to the past, but it can still maintain a world-class level. The development and service of new light howitzers and howitzers have been relatively smooth. The development and service of rocket launchers have been in progress in these few years.
It has been accelerating over the years.
The army is a system, and its entire equipment setup is highly scientific.
With the large-scale service and improvement of large-caliber mortars such as 105\120mm, the 75mm light howitzer has lost its original advantage as a barrel artillery. The empire began to install the M1930 105mm caliber towed light on a large scale
Howitzers and M1933 120mm towed light howitzers, these two types of howitzers are the backbone of the Imperial Army's artillery force.
Like the situation in the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula, it is more difficult for large-scale mechanized troops to penetrate. It is all mountainous, and the main Japanese garrison is also on high ground. It is impossible for tanks and armored vehicles to attack from the bottom of the mountain to the mountain.
In such a situation, the entire army's tactics must return to the traditional combination of artillery and infantry. In large-scale positional battles, artillery is a branch that is more constrained. The indiscriminate bombardment of artillery can easily complicate the frontline terrain.
As it becomes muddier, infantry can effectively utilize these complex secondary terrains, which is a great obstacle for tanks and armored vehicles.
Why are low-caliber artillery being gradually phased out? In addition to the development of mortars, a very important problem is that the range of low-caliber artillery is too short and cannot effectively cooperate with tanks. If you want to use artillery and tanks to cooperate in combat, you have to deal with the artillery.
The range requirement will be very high. It must effectively cover the opponent's rear and artillery positions, rather than bombarding the front line indiscriminately.
Also in mountainous areas, as long as the opponent's defenses are strong enough and a complete defense system is established, the role of artillery can easily be limited, unless it is a large-caliber heavy howitzer, and this large-caliber heavy howitzer
It is also difficult to move forward in mountainous and hilly areas.
Therefore, the decisive battle in the southeast theater of the Korean Peninsula must still rely on infantry as the main body. The main attack with infantry will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. In terms of tactical planning, we can only adopt the strategy of "encirclement without annihilation, which will consume its food and grass".
Classical tactics, this is the most classic chapter in Chinese military philosophy, cut off the enemy's food and grass and wait for the enemy to die.
In order to realize such a plan, it is necessary to carry out strong attacks in key areas, break through the opponent's most critical lines of defense, seize the most critical high ground, and use tank divisions to penetrate as much as possible in areas where armored troops can be used, and finally achieve the goal of defeating the opponent.
The Japanese army divided and encircled it, used counterattack as defense, and used defense as offense, which wasted the Japanese army and forced the Japanese army to take the initiative to launch an offensive to break out of the encirclement.
At this moment, General Cai E, as the commander-in-chief of the Northeastern National Defense Force, is most worried about four words - arrogant soldiers will be defeated.
Especially during this period, Cai E also clearly felt the change in this proud mentality.
Cai E was silently thinking about many things. In the past few days, he had been thinking of some way to make the troops calmer and more stable, and to adjust the mentality of the soldiers.
He was silent for a period of time before asking his adjutant to distribute the combat plans sent to each group army by the Joint Operations Staff of the Central Military Headquarters. The commanders and chiefs of staff of each group army each had a copy.
In the past few months, each group army has been intensively preparing new combat plans, but for the entire Northeast Defense Force, the most important work is the construction of basic projects and defense lines, including airports, radars, roads, and ports.
Improve facilities and repair railway bridges to ensure that the army is ready for subsequent operations.
During this period, the Japanese army was also frantically stepping up preparations, trying to use the special terrain in southeastern Korea to block the Northeast Defense Force and prepare for future counterattacks. Regardless of whether the Imperial Army believed that the Japanese army still had a chance to counterattack, at least Japan
citizens believe it.
For the Japanese people, all difficulties are temporary. The Imperial Japanese Army still has the opportunity and strength to defeat China. All they seem to lack is some luck.
I have to praise the Japanese base camp for doing a very good job in propaganda work, which has greatly stabilized public opinion in Japan. However, once the Southeast Theater and the Ryukyu Islands are lost, the Chinese air force will fully cover the Japanese mainland and carry out comprehensive bombing of Japan.
How will the Japanese base camp explain all this?
In fact, in the next few weeks, fighter planes taking off from Jeju Island will carry out targeted large-scale bombings of Japanese military factories. This should cause a headache for the Japanese military base camp, right?
Zhang Zizhong and Fu Zuoyi, the commanders and generals of each group army, opened the detailed battle plans and read them carefully. The grand strategy of the Sino-Japanese War had long been determined by the emperor and the Central Military Department as a blockade war that gradually eroded consumption, and they and
Army General Cai E was just a tactical executor.
The "Random Arrow" plan issued by the Central Military Commission is itself a collection of various plans proposed by various group armies and the Northeast Defense Force. However, the tactical direction is more detailed, and all detailed arrangements have been systematically distributed.
As long as it can ensure the implementation is in place.
A soldier's duty is to obey orders.
Cai E waited quietly for the frontline commanders to read through their respective combat plans. The military department has made a lot of preparations. If the group armies and the Northeast Defense Force still think there is anything inappropriate, they can do so within a week.
Propose with the Central Military Headquarters, but the task must be completed, and when and which positions each group army must capture, supply transportation and other logistical support work, prisoner arrangements, etc. will be stipulated.
Various necessary requirements can be added. Failure to complete the requirements of the combat plan is a dereliction of duty.
According to the plan of the Central Military Headquarters, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Group Armies will launch an attack on the Japanese army in the southeast battlefield at the same time. The 1st Group Army will indeed be the main force, and the focus will be on the 1st Group Army to launch the attack from Qingyuan County.
, occupied Boeun County, Sangju, Gumi, and finally the same
The Third Group Army joined forces in Daegu, while the Second Group Army and the Fourth Group Army were both operating on the sidelines. They launched penetration attacks from the north and southwest to attract the Japanese army to disperse their forces, allowing the First and Third Group Armies to occupy the superiority in strength, encircle and annihilate the Japanese army, and cut off the various departments of the Japanese army.
the connection between.
To put it simply, the "Chaos Arrow Plan" planned by Liu Gengyun and Jiang Fangzhen is to attack in two directions and outflank them in two directions. They will conduct encirclement and annihilation battles against the main force of the Japanese army in six areas, cut the Japanese army into six sections, and encircle and annihilate two units. As long as
four way
If one step of the offensive is successful, it can effectively cut off the Japanese army's supply capacity in the entire theater. After a war of attrition lasting one to two months, a general offensive will finally be launched to annihilate all remaining Japanese forces on the Korean Peninsula.
Cai E waited in silence for more than ten minutes, until all the commanders had read the battle plans in their hands. Then he looked at each other with Chief of Staff Liu Gengyun beside him in a tacit understanding, and then said: "Everyone, I am Cai E.
Beaten for a lifetime
There is no other secret to winning Japan's battles. No matter whether the enemy is weak or strong, it must be taken seriously. Japan's strength has always been the desperate service and bravery of its middle and lower-level officers. The southeastern theater is full of mountains, which can be used by our armored forces.
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The margin of victory is very small, so this battle is destined to be mostly hand-to-hand bloody fighting from the beginning, and heavy sacrifices are unavoidable. I hope that you will all be fully prepared and that no arrogant soldiers will be defeated. This time, the emperor personally sent me a telegram
, the Battle of the Southeast is not
But there are mistakes. Now the overall situation is extremely favorable to us. As long as we don't make low-level mistakes, we will be able to sweep away the Japanese army. If you still make mistakes under such circumstances and lose due to arrogance and mistakes in war preparation, you must be punished.
Severe punishment."
After a pause, he coldly picked up the tea cup next to him and drank tea, and then added: "The emperor's intention is very clear. Regardless of the empire, the military and the cabinet, the country has made all efforts for you.
If you succeed, you will be a generation of famous generals who will go down in history. If you fail, you will be the people who missed the opportunity.
The sinners of the clan, the scum of the Central Army of the Empire who have thousands of troops but are not even as good as the thieves and bandits. Whether it is serious or not, you weigh it yourself. Don’t think that sitting in this position will definitely lead to success. If you will be successful during this period of time,
If you dare to be negligent, there will be no regrets."
Cai E is not a rude person like Chen Wu, but he can be regarded as a very tough old man. He fought against the emperor for the cavalry. Moreover, his qualifications, reputation and achievements in the army are not comparable to Liu Gengyun's.
, let alone Fu Zuoyi and others here.
He said these words with a straight face and so ruthlessly, which still put a lot of pressure on everyone present.
If another person were replaced, two tougher senior army generals such as Zhao Tingzhu and Zhang Yahu, the effect would probably be even greater. "Prestige" is still a very powerful thing within the army.
These senior generals are actually very powerful and can handle the situation very well. Fu Zuoyi and Zhang Zizhong are not even qualified to lift shoes in front of them. They are one level lower than Jiang Fangzhen, Cai E, Zhao Tingzhu, Zhang Yahu and Chen Qicai.
It’s Zhang Jun,
Liu Gengyun and Han Chunlin, as well as Zhang Xianren, Xiao Xingheng, Wang Tingzhen, Wu Luzhen in the early years... This group has basically retired. The remaining five, Jiang, Cai, Zhao, Zhang and Chen, all have very high military merits and reputations, and their role is to serve in the National Defense Forces.
Zhongzhen Field.
To put it bluntly, when Cai E was promoted to lieutenant general in the Army, none of the military commanders here was a colonel. Zhang Zizhong's qualifications were relatively advanced, and he was only a lieutenant at that time.
It is true that Cai E did not bang the table and shout loudly, but his cold face and harsh words made even Fu Zuoyi and Zhang Zizhong feel unable to sit still, while Cai E continued to glance around indifferently.
In fact, Cai E was also very worried.
He went to inspect Chen Wu's Fourth Army a few days ago and discussed the Southeast Campaign with Chen Wu. Chen Wu fought very hard against the Japanese army. Although Chen Wu's record during that period was very good, the Japanese army's
That brave and desperate formation still left a very deep impression on Chen Wu.
Chen Wu's advice to Cai E was to suppress the situation and be more fully prepared. If a bloody battle started in the southeast theater, the casualties might be very high.
In addition to Chen Wu, Emperor Song and Zhao Tingzhu also sent messages to Cai E, telling him to be careful of the Japanese army's use of the special terrain of the mountain war zone to launch a desperate counterattack.
Especially the emperor's telegram made Cai E nervous.
Seeing the silence in the conference room, Liu Gengyun said to Zhang Zizhong: "You all should express your stance!"
Zhang Zizhong stood up immediately and said: "Please rest assured that the commander-in-chief and the chief of staff, we will do our best to never let the Japanese army slip through the net."
Fu Zuoyi, Wei Lihuang and others also stood up in a hurry and expressed their stance together: "Commander-in-Chief Cai and Chief-of-Staff Liu please rest assured."
Liu Gengyun smiled and said: "It is precisely because of our uneasiness that the Commander-in-Chief and I have to hold this meeting. There is definitely no problem with your ability, there is no problem with our military deployment and preparation, and there is also no problem with the tactical planning and design.
What I am more worried about now is that I am afraid that you will underestimate the enemy because of your previous consecutive victories. Fighting on the ground, the Japanese army is not our opponent at all and will not even give us shoes.
Well equipped, this is not an exaggeration, but they are still very powerful when fighting in the mountains, they have certain specialties, and they dare to fight hard, so we must be cautious. Strategically, we can despise Japan. There is nothing to fear from little Japan.
Tactically, we must attach great importance to Japan, strive to use up all our talents and energy in every battle, and strive to fight every battle beautifully."
"yes!"
Fu Zuoyi and others agreed again.
Chief of Staff Liu Gengyun then motioned for everyone to sit down and added with emotion: "Everyone, most of you are my students and former subordinates. Let me say a few more words here. Commander Cai and I have never been in the military throughout our lives.
There is a defeat. Now that this battle is over, we will officially retire. Therefore, I hope you will be cautious, strive to show your talents, be more cautious and fully prepared, and give Commander Cai and I the opportunity to retire with dignity.
Bar."
He and Cai E are quite a bit like you playing the red face and I playing the bad side, one is hard and the other is soft.
After listening to Liu Gengyun's words, Fu Zuoyi, Wei Lihuang, Liu Yazhao and others felt quite emotional. Time is not forgiving, and the senior generals have finally come to leave CSKA. If they really wait for them...
With his departure, the era of the Continental Army may have come to an end.
Nowadays, in the Central Military Headquarters, the status of the Navy and the Air Force has been unprecedentedly improved. Although the Army won a victory over Seoul in the previous series, it still cannot be compared with the Navy's several major victories. The focus of the country's attention is indeed on the Navy and Marine Corps.
The establishment was also expanded again and again, and the plan of a large navy was finally succeeded by Chen Houfu and his group.
Cai E actually had this sense of crisis, but he had suffered losses from the cavalry before, and it was not convenient to say anything now. He and Liu Gengyun said: "We won't talk about other gossip, let's seize the time to talk about the tactical plan.
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Liu Gengyun nodded slightly, stood up and walked to the wall with the command map hanging on it, picked up the baton and pointed at the location of Daegu, and said to everyone: "This time the random arrow plan is a two-pronged attack and a two-pronged attack strategy.
Pursuing rapid advancement at the overall strategic level, occupying Daegu, and cutting off the Japanese frontline dispersion positions and the headquarters
The First Army and the Third Army should rush to Gumi to join forces within a week of the start of the campaign. The focus of the Japanese defense is in the Seongju and Chilgok areas in the upper reaches of the Nakdong River. It is expected that the decisive battle will occur here.
The battle turned to a large-scale offensive and defensive battle. The terrain here was extremely unfavorable for our army's motor vehicles.
To this end, our army has adopted a new type of equipment, which is to remove the turret structure on the basis of the light tank T15 and erect only a heavy machine gun. By greatly reducing the weight, it can ensure the rapid advancement of this armored vehicle.
If the road conditions are suitable, although infantry fighting vehicles can pass, forward insertion and deployment without tanks should be considered.
Due to the combination of the situation and the narrow road conditions, the Central Military Headquarters ordered to abandon the main combat status of armored fighting vehicles. This means that the damage to the frontline troops will be relatively heavy, and the Air Force will provide more support, and the Navy will also provide more support in the near future.
A more comprehensive and frequent blockade of the Straits was implemented to prevent Japan from providing adequate supplies to Japan's dispatched troops."
The commanders listened quietly to Chief of Staff Liu Gengyun's explanation, and they were already prepared in their hearts.
Because the terrain is too complex, the process of continuing to advance eastward is not suitable for mechanized combat at all. Even the advancement of MT22 light tanks has become very difficult. For this reason, an extreme method can only be adopted to remove the turrets of some retired T15 tanks.
Dismantle it and reduce the weight as much as possible to make it an armored vehicle that can travel freely in this complex mountain environment.
Of course, the Imperial CSKA is not afraid of this kind of terrain. It can only be said that fighting in such terrain will greatly narrow the gap between the Imperial Army and the Japanese army. In order to enhance its equipment and tactical advantages, the Empire's main countermeasure is still
The equipment of assault rifles and rocket launchers has been strengthened, including the use of unique equipment such as tracked rocket launchers in the finalization of rocket launcher vehicles.
In addition, the empire transferred more tasks of storming Japanese bunkers and defensive lines to the Air Force, with the Air Force's G2\205 attack aircraft taking on this important task. The main ground attack weapons were aviation rockets, incendiary bombs and
25mm caliber aviation cannon.
This random arrow battle is mainly based on the cooperation of the air force and infantry. However, this combat method has only been practiced several times in Fujian before. The Central Military Department is not very sure about this. If the actual results are not very satisfactory,
In the end, we can only continue to rely on the brave struggle of soldiers and the frontline command of grassroots officers.
It is too late for Liu Gengyun to deal with these things now. All he can do is to distribute the combat tasks in a more detailed manner. No matter how the commanders of the group army execute it, no matter how many sacrifices and casualties they have to pay, Daegu must be captured.
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and the Third Army must complete the rendezvous in Gumi within three days after the launch of the operational plan, plus the strength of 14 new infantry regiments, forcibly break through the Japanese defense lines in Chilgok and Seongju, and capture Daegu within a week, otherwise
, the entire Ranjian plan will fail.
Before this, Liu Gengyun and Cai E had discussed various remedial measures if they failed to break through Daegu. There were still many ways, but they hoped that such a situation would not occur.
Another thing worth paying attention to in this random arrow plan is that the two airborne divisions of the Air Force will be dispatched, but the wartime command of these two divisions is still handed over to the Northeast Defense Force, with Cai E personally commanding and dispatching.
Will definitely participate in the Battle of Daegu.
After explaining all the combat plans to the army lieutenant generals, Liu Gengyun put down his baton, walked back to the conference table, and said: "The battle of Daegu is of great importance, and our army must not make any mistakes. In addition, there are also
One thing, the Ministry of Military Intelligence has confirmed the latest news. The Japanese army may have used chemical weapons in the southeast theater, and the Air Force sank a supply ship in the Korean Strait.
Japanese chemical weapons were also found in the ship. The Central Military Commission has issued a warning to the Japanese army through some channels. If the Japanese army uses chemical weapons, we will inevitably use chemical weapons to retaliate. At present, some poison gas bombs have been transported to Jeju Island and may be used at any time.
We can launch a retaliatory war, but we still have to take all precautions as much as possible to prevent the Japanese army from jumping over the wall and using poison gas bombs."
Hearing these words, everyone was not very surprised. There had been rumors that the Japanese army might use chemical weapons. When Seoul was captured, some mustard gas bombs were found in the Japanese ammunition depot.
Chemical warfare is not terrible. As long as the degree of prevention and alertness are high, the troops are unlikely to suffer serious trauma. The Imperial Army has long-term research and investment in this area and is not afraid of fighting chemical warfare with any country. Moreover, the Empire can
Air strikes on the Japanese mainland are a great advantage, but also a pressure that is difficult for Japan to withstand.
Because it is related to the success or failure of the entire campaign, this combat meeting lasted for a long time. Cai E, Liu Gengyun and the commanders of the following group armies discussed it for nearly two hours. The situation on the front line was ever-changing. Wei Lihuang and others
It is impossible to stay in Seoul for a long time. We will take the opportunity to return to the garrison tomorrow and have another meeting to discuss it in the evening.
It wasn't until around midnight that the commanders and chiefs of staff of each group army went back to rest. Before Fu Zuoyi was about to leave, senior army general Cai E suddenly asked him to stay alone.
After all the other generals, including Liu Gengyun, left, Cai E and Fu Zuoyi were left in the conference room. Cai E personally stood up and made a cup of hot tea for Fu Zuoyi, and invited Fu Zuoyi to sit down with him and talk about something.
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Fu Zuoyi took the teacup in a hurry and said, "How dare you trouble the commander-in-chief."
Cai E said: "You are the first among the disciples of the Emperor, and you are also the first among the first to be promoted to the rank of colonel and general. Now you may also be the first to be promoted to the rank of general. From this we can see that the emperor and
Chief of General Staff Chiang Kai-shek of the Military Department loves you so much."
Fu Zuoyi was very proud of this in his life, but in front of Cai E, a senior general of the older generation, he did not dare to be arrogant. He immediately replied humbly: "I owe you the emperor's love and I can't repay you."
, I can only die to serve on the battlefield."
Cai E nodded slightly, feeling that it made sense, and then said: "Since you have such a consciousness and know that the emperor treats you very kindly, you must seize the opportunity this time. Among all the generals, I think you are the only one who is the best."
Having the highest arrogance is both a good thing and a bad thing
To be honest, the First Army you led is not the elite ace of the Imperial Army. Compared with the Japanese army, I think it has no advantages except for being well-equipped. Therefore, to lead such an army to fight the most difficult battle, you must be the most important.
Be cautious."
Fu Zuoyi felt slightly uncomfortable and continued to reply: "What the commander-in-chief said is true."
Cai E looked solemn.
He had not visited the First Army to inspect, but Liu Gengyun had been there, and he complained quite a bit when he came back. Liu Gengyun felt that the First Army was a bit slack. It was true that Fu Zuoyi was rigorous in running the army, but Liu Gengyun had never seen it from above.
What I felt at the bottom was another kind of indescribable impatience.
Such a discovery made Liu Gengyun feel very bad.
So throughout the whole day, Cai E carefully observed Fu Zuoyi and Liu Yazhao, and his basic judgment was that Fu Zuoyi himself underestimated the enemy.
At this point, there can be no major changes in equipment and soldiers, and the commander is also fixed. The only difference is in the mentality of the commander and soldiers, whether they can withstand difficulties and whether they dare to fight.
The spirit of daring to fight is very important.
Senior generals such as Cai E, Chen Wu, and Zhang Yahu were very concerned about the mental state of the troops. Maybe Fu Zuoyi himself thought that his troops had no problems and were eager to fight and make achievements, but in Cai E's view, he underestimated the enemy and was impetuous.
For senior generals like Fu Zuoyi, Cai E couldn't say something too harsh. He could only tell Fu Zuoyi again: "You must be careful and don't make mistakes. It doesn't matter if you lose your reputation and military prestige. The Emperor's You can't afford to lose your feelings. When using troops, you need to be brave and cautious, so don't look down on the Japanese army. In certain areas and under certain circumstances, they are still very powerful."
Fu Zuoyi still nodded silently, but he felt that Cai E and Liu Gengyun were a little too worried. Maybe they were both old, eager to retire, couldn't afford to lose, and their mentality was too conservative.
Cai E saw that he seemed to have accepted his suggestion, so he stopped there and asked Fu Zuoyi to go back and rest early, and take an opportunity to return to the First Army's Qingzhou garrison tomorrow morning.
Fu Zuoyi has always been recognized as a very strict lieutenant general in the National Defense Force. He is extremely strict in military training, upright in running the army, and is also known for his decency and stern conduct. He has done in-depth research on field warfare, especially defensive warfare, and has won the respect of senior officials such as Jiang Fangzhen and Chen Qicai. Others praised it, and the Emperor of the Song Dynasty also favored it.
People always change.
As his reputation, qualifications and connections grew, Fu Zuoyi himself felt quite like the first general under senior generals. He thought so, and the people below him generally felt this way, especially After the two previous great victories, Fu Zuoyi became even more proud.
In front of people like Cai E, he is still very restrained, but this is actually not the real him. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)