Wang Guangyu put his finger on Xinjing, southeast of Qiqihar: "Although we are not yet able to capture Southern Manchuria, or even Jilin Province, Xinjing is the location of the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army, and it is also the so-called Once Xinjing, the capital of the puppet Manchukuo, is lost, it will mean that the Kwantung Army's rule in the Northeast has been completely defeated by us."
"Chen Hanzhang's troops' actions in Qiqihar, judging from the topography, are not just targeting the areas west of the Greater Khingan Mountains. Attacking from Qiqihar can certainly advance westward into the Xing'an provinces, but it can also outflank Xingjing and cut off the medium- and long-distance railway lines to the east. .”
"If Chen Hanzhang's troops attack eastward from Qiqihar and penetrate directly into Qian'an, Huaide, and Changling, the troops attacking from the front and the troops on the eastern front will cooperate with each other. Not only Xinjing, but also the Kwantung Army is currently deployed in echelons. The heavy military groups north of Xinjing are all likely to be surrounded by our troops."
"In view of the importance of Xinjing to the Kwantung Army and the overall consideration of the terrain of the two theaters, I think as long as we hide the true strategic intentions of Chen Hanzhang's troops, as for other actions, it is not necessary to deliberately conceal them, but it is appropriate Making some noise can attract the attention of the Japanese army."
After saying this, Wang Guangyu hesitated for a moment and then said: "No. 1, I have always had an idea, I don't know whether I should say it or not. You see, our intention in this battle is to open up land connections with the pass, that is to say By reaching Rehe, this strategic intention is basically realized."
"Judging from the report forwarded from the headquarters, the Guan Nei troops have guerrilla bases in Chengde, Fengning, Luanping, and Qinglong in Renan. As long as we hit Renan, we have basically completed the mission. From the current situation in Guandong Judging from the military deployment situation, the Japanese military forces are currently concentrated on the front of Xinjing."
"In the main combat areas of our army, the main force of the Japanese army is only one, the 23rd Japanese Division, which is currently resting and reorganizing in the Bahrain Left Banner, Bahrain Right Banner, Alukorqin Banner, and Zalut Banner. As long as we head-on the Kanto area north of Xinjing, The army is restrained by a heavy army group, making it impossible to send reinforcements to the west. There is not much resistance to us completing the entire combat plan before reaching Jehol."
"The real focus or the big battle should be the North China Front Army in the south and the Mongolian garrison army on the western front when they arrive in Rehe. I'm afraid there won't be any big battles on the entire western front before arriving in Rehe. No. 1, Do you think our current strategic deployment of falsely attacking Xinjing, attracting a large number of Kwantung Army troops, and using a main force to attack southwestward is a bit too conservative? Should we make some adjustments to the entire combat plan?"
"Before arriving in Rehe, in the first stage of the campaign, the four divisions, one armored brigade, and one cavalry brigade currently deployed in Lingxi are fully sufficient to face a half-disabled 23rd Division. , except for deploying an additional division to seize Taonan and Zhanyu after the campaign is launched to ensure the flank direction of the entire campaign, there is no need to increase the number of troops at all."
"Do you think that in the first phase of the battle, Chen Hanzhang's troops were used eastward in the direction of Xinjing, in conjunction with Du Kaishan and Wang Xiaoming in the frontal attack, and Tao Jingfei and Liu Changshun's troops on the eastern front, taking advantage of our army's mechanization advantages? Make every effort to encircle and annihilate the heavy Japanese troop group deployed north of Xinjing, recapture Xinjing, and remove the banner of the Kwantung Army's rule in the Northeast."
"As for the western front, when our army reaches the Rehe line, Chen Hanzhang's troops will have enough time to move south. We have a large number of cars on hand, and we can also use the railways in enemy-occupied areas. If necessary, A large number of troops can be quickly transported to any direction at any time."
"No. 1, it's not my fault. Several divisions accounting for one-third of our army's strength, as well as a large number of armor and heavy artillery units, are used in one direction. There is only one Japanese division that needs to be dealt with in the entire combat area. Seems like it’s a bit of a waste.”
"On the Xinjing front line, a large number of heavy Japanese troops have been deployed, and the transportation lines are well developed. As long as the Japanese heavy troops are deployed wherever they are, to put it bluntly, we will not be able to attack the remaining areas wherever we want, let alone seize Xing'annan. Province and Xing'anxi Province, it is not impossible to seize the entire Jilin Province."
"The most important thing is not to eliminate the heavy Japanese army group. If we don't fight, the Kwantung Army will be completely damaged. Even if we open up the communication line, if we can't leave too many troops for defense, the communication line will be destroyed at any time. There is a possibility of being cut off by the Japanese army again, especially the Jehol area, although it is under the jurisdiction of the Puppet Manchukuo, it is the gathering point of Japanese forces from three directions."
"There is the North China Front on the Beiping line to the south, and even Beiping is where the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front is. To the west, on the Chahar line, there is the Japanese Mongolian garrison. To the northeast, there is Southern Manchuria, which is heavily guarded by the Japanese army. It cannot be fought. The Kwantung Army is exhausted, and as long as they are willing, our lines of communication are in danger of being cut off again at any time."
Wang Guangyu's suggestion is good. Similar ideas were mentioned by Guo Bingxun as early as when he was formulating the combat plan. Using the Anti-Japanese Alliance to equip a large number of tanks and chariots, and gaining air supremacy in the frontline areas, the Kwantung Army could be deployed in Xinjing. The biggest blow was to the main force in the north.
However, Yang Zhen had other ideas about whether to eat now or severely damage the Kwantung Army's heavy troop cluster deployed north of Xinjing. It was already the end of June, and it was less than half a year before the Pacific War broke out. If the Kwantung Army was so damaged, would the Japanese army use all their strength when they went south, like the history they are familiar with?
Although even according to the history he knows, the Japanese army did not mobilize too many troops from the Kwantung Army in the early days of the Pacific War, but in subsequent operations, a large number of Kwantung Army troops were mobilized. The veteran division caused serious casualties to the U.S. military in the Pacific.
In the middle and late stages of the Pacific War, the Kwantung Army almost became the reserve warehouse of the Japanese army. Almost all the troops transferred to the domestic and southern battlefields for reinforcements came from the Kwantung Army. Three years later, the entire Kwantung Army had almost become an extra-large new army. Corps, if you let the Kwantung Army shed too much blood now, wouldn't that be giving the Americans an advantage?
Moreover, severely damaging the Kwantung Army now will definitely have a huge impact on the entire process of the Pacific War. China has been fighting Japan, a modern industrial power, alone for five years. It is time for the Americans to let the Americans in the early stages of the Sino-Japanese War It's time for the country that has injected countless nutrients into Japan's war machine to save a little more blood.
The most important thing is that the Japanese army is now at its peak. If you injure the Kwantung Army, the Japanese army will in turn inflict injuries on itself, and even if it inflicts injuries, you may not be able to solve it. The Japanese army was deployed north of Xinjing and in several Japanese divisions in depth. The Japanese army had no weak brigade. This was Yang Zhen's greatest experience on the battlefield in recent years.
Judging from the combat effectiveness shown in the battle between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Japanese army, Yang Zhen knew that the national army in the Guanhai battlefield was not unjustly defeated. Faced with such a well-trained and well-equipped army, Yang Zhen used the existing equipment to fight With this situation, the national army in the pass can be considered as trying their best.
Since the summer battle the year before last, the Anti-Japanese Alliance has fought so many battles. Among the rescued labor prisoners, almost all the troops and factions in the pass include the Central Army, the Sichuan Army, the Guangxi Army, the Guangdong Army, the Yunnan Army, and the Shanxi-Sui Army. Army, Northwest Army, and all domestic armed factions, as long as they appear on the anti-Japanese battlefield, they can almost be found among the captured personnel.
But the technical and tactical level of these armies, judging from the captured personnel, except for the Central Army, which can barely cope with it, the other armies are simply incomparable with the Japanese army. Most of the local armies are what the Central Army calls miscellaneous. The basic tactical training of the army is still at the level of the civil war. These troops fought bravely in the war, but their efforts and gains are not directly proportional.
Even as a person from the future who knows the combat characteristics and weaknesses of the Japanese army, what he has brought out is far from Wu Xia Amon's resistance. After putting in a lot of hard work in training, the real technical and tactical level can only barely match that of the Japanese army. Even if they work hard, there is still a certain gap between the quality of grassroots commanders and the middle and lower-level officers of the Japanese army.
Faced with the Japanese army's extremely fierce fighting style and well-equipped army, even if the strategies and tactics are used successfully, the casualties in a big battle and fierce fighting will be astronomical. The Japanese army with a good reserve system and mobilization system can continuously He is constantly being supplemented by soldiers who have undergone rigorous training, but he does not have the confidence to do so.
It is still unknown whether the communication within the customs can be truly successful. Once there are too many casualties in the first stage of the battle, and it is difficult to replenish one's own troops, then the unlucky one will really be himself. What could the Anti-Japanese Alliance do to resist the possible crazy counterattack by the Japanese army?
Although after the end of the operation last autumn, at the suggestion of the headquarters, the headquarters used the seized weapons, as well as the weapons eliminated by the troops, and used the various military divisions that had been established. Young and middle-aged people serving in the military are allocated five days per month to carry out general military training, in order to minimize the military training time for soldiers of appropriate age after they are drafted into the army.
At the same time, at Yang Zhen's request, military courses were also set up in various middle schools and above, and basic officer education was carried out, including map surveying, the use of light and heavy weapons, and basic infantry command. During the winter and summer vacations, for All male and female students of school age must be sent to various military units for rigorous military training.
After these students graduate, in addition to entering higher education and entering some newly opened secondary vocational and technical colleges, the rest will be a huge group of reserve officers. In two or three years, with only a short training, these young students will become You can become a qualified military officer as quickly as possible.
Despite countless efforts, this is just the beginning. It will take a long time to truly take shape. Without enough time, it will be difficult to train a large number of qualified reserve soldiers in a short period of time. The Anti-Japanese Alliance does not have the confidence of the Japanese army. Once it causes too many casualties during a battle, it will be quite passive in subsequent battles.