Having said this, Ma Chunsheng paused for a moment and then said, "No. 1, the water volume of the Songhua River is increasing rapidly, and the scouring of the levees is very strong. The levees here are basically made of earth, although the construction is very strong.
But after all, it cannot be compared with the Shiqi levee. With heavy artillery and aircraft bombing above and floods scouring below, we cannot hold on for too long."
"If the Japanese army continues to use heavy artillery bombardment, even if we dismantle all the explosives, the North Bank embankment may not be able to withstand the long-term heavy artillery bombardment. Once the Japanese army succeeds in their conspiracy, not only we will suffer great consequences"
The losses, and the losses of the people in Buyeo can only be even more severe."
"We have troops in the south, which can grasp the situation of the levee at the first time, and the communication between our superiors and subordinates is also extremely convenient. As long as the levee is in danger of bursting, we can retreat north to the north of the Yangtze River at any time, without any big consequences.
It’s all in vain, but what about the people here?”
"No. 1, we can't just watch the little devil break the embankment and release water, harming our people and troops. In this kind of thing, we always strike first to gain advantage, and then we suffer disaster. We have no way to dig up the south bank of the embankment and release water to flood it.
The Japanese and puppet troops in Nong'an, because there are not only little Japs in Nong'an, but also more of our compatriots."
"No. 1, let's use a defensive weapon. Otherwise, tooth for tooth, eye for eye is what I would rather do. I don't believe that the Japanese heavy artillery regiment position at Qingshan Pass can defend our aviation and reconnaissance forces."
Even if we are hit hard, we can still prevent this huge flood."
"But although we can't retaliate in kind, it doesn't mean that we can't cross the river now and completely cut off the Japanese army's conspiracy to destroy the embankments and release water. Anyway, these two broken villages in Buyeo, even with the addition of artillery, engineering, supplies and other supporting troops,
The actual strength is already less than half of the 28th Division before the battle started. It would be too wasteful to hold down the strength of our three divisions. This 28th Division does not have such a big reputation."
"Now we can take advantage of the fact that although the current volume of water in the Songhua River is very large, but before the flash floods in the upper reaches have subsided, we can concentrate some of our troops to cross the river and make an assault southward. Although one division plus two regiments may not be able to penetrate deep into the Japanese army's establishment
No matter how deep the defense in Nong'an is, it cannot change the overall situation, but I think it will be no problem to seize the south bank of the Songhua River and establish a circular defense position to protect the Songhua River embankment."
Regarding Ma Chunsheng's idea of going south in advance, although Yang Zhen nodded slightly, he did not express his position immediately but said: "Old Ma, there is no major problem in going south first, but have you ever considered that you can go south in advance?"
Crossing the river one by one, if the battle in Buyeo cannot be ended for a long time, this move is likely to cause the entire battlefield to be disconnected."
"If you don't do it well, you will easily be surrounded by the Japanese army. When the time comes, the main force in Jiangbei will be unable to move south to support you, and you will be in danger of facing a desperate battle. The Songhua River is not only a natural chasm for the Japanese army, but also for us.
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"Furthermore, your troops going south are only one division and two regiments, and heavy equipment will not be able to cross the river for a long time. Facing the Japanese army south of the Yangtze River, it is likely to form a situation of lone troops going deep, and the Seventh Division in the middle
The distance between the main force and the 26th Regiment of the Ninth Division heading south on the Tao Laizhao line is obviously too large, making it extremely easy for the Japanese to take advantage of it. Don't forget that there is a mixed Japanese regiment on the line from Gaojiadian to Halahai in Nong'an.
of military strength.”
"In addition, your heavy equipment may not be able to cross the river for a long time, and the flat terrain in Nong'an and Dehui is very unfavorable for you to carry out defensive and offensive operations without the cover of heavy firearms. You must know that Jiangnan is The Japanese army has worked hard for a long time on the second line of defense, and the various fortifications are mostly permanent and semi-permanent fortifications."
"And you must be mentally prepared. Once our troops enter the territory of Nong'an, the straight-line distance from Xinjing is less than 100 kilometers. This distance can be called close at hand strategically. Once our troops enter the territory of Nong'an, The Japanese army is bound to mobilize multiple arms to launch a crazy counterattack, and the intensity of its counterattack is likely to be unprecedented."
"As a commander, it is a good thing to have an adventurous spirit, but before taking a risk, you should not just think about the best in predicting the battle situation. You must not only think about the good side, but also have a number of possible problems in mind. "Having a spirit of adventure does not mean acting blindly."
"The game between the enemy and ourselves on the battlefield is a combination of contingency and inevitability. It is full of inevitability and has a lot of contingency. Only when we are fully prepared for the emergencies we may encounter on the battlefield, will we not Sometimes I fall into passivity.”
"When I say these words, I don't mean to disagree with your suggestions and ideas. Of course, I don't want you to be like an old lady with small feet, a mother-in-law. I just hope that you will think more and be more careful when considering problems. Being careless and overly optimistic will lead to big trouble."
Yang Zhen did not veto Ma Chunsheng's proposal, but gave some reminders about the changes in the battle situation that would be caused by his early crossing of the river. In response to Yang Zhen's words, Ma Chunsheng shook his head and said: "No. 1, these are the things you are worried about. I know very well, but if I temporarily set the distance southward within ten kilometers and do not leave the artillery cover of our army in Jiangbei, I think there should be no problem."
"I sent one main division and two regiments south to defend along the south bank of the Songhua River. Under the cover of firepower from the north bank, I calculated based on the comparison of the combat effectiveness of our main division and the Kwantung Army's standing division. Although I attacked a The division's certainty is not too great, but it can completely withstand the multi-arms counterattack of the two Japanese divisions during the defensive battle."
"Also, those rubber boats and simple rafts will definitely not be able to get over heavy artillery and tanks, but they can get over some lighter Japanese Type 41 mountain guns, 92 infantry guns, flat-fire guns, and 120mm heavy forced machines. There is still no problem with firing the artillery, and we can disassemble the 107 rocket launcher, transport it across the river as a single soldier, and then reassemble it."
"Although these artillery are not as good as heavy artillery, they still have enough firepower to accompany the team, especially the 107 rocket launcher. The firepower coverage of one gun is equivalent to that of a field artillery battalion. Although the range is slightly shorter, it is easy to disassemble and carry , of course, this is if we do not leave the fire cover on the north shore."
"Of course, if the headquarters can tilt towards us in terms of aviation ground support, we may go deeper south. Although the heavy artillery unit cannot cross the river for the time being, with the support of aviation, I think we can cooperate on the ground and air They are still superior to the Japanese army in this respect."
"Coupled with the 82 and 60 mortars, 57 recoilless rifles, rocket launchers and large-caliber machine guns at the regimental level of our army, our firepower configuration is at least not weak. According to the current equipment configuration of our army It seems that even if we are separated from the cover of the Jiangbei artillery group, the heavy firepower at the division level and above may not be as good as the Japanese army, but the firepower configuration below our regiment is still higher than the Japanese army."
"No. 1, you have said many times that our current equipment is up, but we cannot develop the habit of relying on firepower. I think as long as we make certain arrangements in artillery, we may not really have the strength to continue going south. , at least pushing the defense line to the north of Nong'an County, there shouldn't be any big problems, and we won't suffer too big a loss."
"As for the Japanese regiment deployed on the line from Gaojiadian to Halahai, as long as our army crosses the river in advance, I'm afraid they won't have the chance to go north. Everyone knows that no matter how important Tao Laizhao's position is, It is far less important than Nong'an, the northern gate of New Beijing."
"The senior officials of the Kwantung Army will not ignore Nong'an County and continue to reinforce Tao Laizhao when we have already crossed the river. If this Japanese regiment goes north to counterattack us, then I can only wish for it. One of my Seventh Division will defeat one of his regiments." The strength is still there, and I really don’t pay much attention to the Japanese regiment deployed there.”
"On the contrary, I am a little afraid that they will not come, because as long as we deal with this regiment, we will be equivalent to inserting a knife deep into the entire second line of defense of the Japanese army north of Xinjing, and this knife only needs If we want, we can directly insert the sharp knife into their hearts at any time."
"And judging from the strength of the entire Japanese army deployed in Nong'an and Dehui, as long as this regiment is defeated, the entire Japanese army in Nong'an and Dehui will no longer have the strength to threaten the Taolaizhao Railway Bridge, unless they don't want Nong'an and Dehui. These two are the northern gates of Xinjing.”
At the beginning of Ma Chunsheng's words, he said that he would not leave the range of artillery fire on the north bank when going south. That is to say, the purpose of going south this time was to protect the embankment on the north bank of the Songhua River from being bombarded by Japanese artillery fire. But what he said later revealed that After working on it for a long time, this guy still didn't want to stop within the artillery range of the north bank after crossing the river, but wanted to continue southward.
Perhaps in his opinion, there is really no suspense about the battle in Buyeo. It is enough to deal with the remaining troops of the 28th Division with the 2nd Division and the 11th Division. With the overall situation in the rear being decided, it is enough to deal with the remaining troops of the 28th Division with the Seventh Division. The division should make a breakthrough in the middle, and place an infantry regiment on each flank to protect its flanks. Even if they can't take out a handful and hit Xinjing directly, at least they can break through the second line of defense of the Japanese army in Nong'an.
At that time, after the Second Division and the Eleventh Division have completed the battle in Fuyu, not only will there be much less resistance going south, but they can also take advantage of the opportunity that the Japanese troops in Nong'an and Dehui were attracted by the troops of the Seventh Division heading south to cross the river head-on from Fuyu County. Reunited with the second division remaining in the Qianguo territory, it can penetrate directly into the enemy's flank in Nong'an to the east and shake its overall defense.
At that time, in cooperation with the main force of the Ninth Division moving south from Yushu, even if they cannot go straight to Xinjing in one go, it will not be a problem to defeat the Japanese troops in Nong'an and Dehui. This guy's head can turn fast enough, and it can be said that he can definitely keep up. The battlefield situation was changing and developing, but he didn't know whether No. 1 could agree to his plan.