The current situation is no longer comparable to that of the original Battle of Hailar. As long as the Anti-League turns its back, relying solely on what they call the current strength of the Mongolian People's Army and the poor combat effectiveness they showed in the Battle of Hailar, the two anti-League With sufficient supplies, the division can sweep across the entire Outer Mongolia.
Although the Anti-Japanese Alliance does not yet have the strength to devour the entire Kwantung Army in one go, it will not take much effort to wipe out these so-called Mongolian People's Army cleanly and completely, especially for this regime that relied on foreign bayonets. The stability is not strong.
As the deputy commander of the Field Army and the commander of the Nenjiang Military Region, Wang Guangyu knew very well that if the headquarters made up its mind to break up with the Soviet Union, according to the current strength of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, it could regain this forcibly divided land at any time. At this time, the senior officials of Outer Mongolia , I’m afraid I’m more worried about the Anti-League rebels,
As the top commander of the roundabout force, Wang Guangyu knew very well that when the roundabout force broke through the national border and passed through Mongolia, the hearts of these Mongolians were probably higher than that of the Anti-Japanese Alliance themselves. Who knew that this force would come uninvited? It is simply not an armored group that they can compete with. Whether they move westward or southward, they are afraid that the other party will take advantage of the backing behind them to fall into the quagmire and be unable to extricate themselves, and retake this artificially created country that they split.
Shortly after breaking through the national border, the so-called Eastern Cluster of the Mongolian People's Army sent a cavalry regiment along the entire march route of the roundabout troops. They followed them from a distance but did not dare to fire a single shot. Even the roundabout troops overran them. At several border points, they exchanged livestock products from the Soviet Union at high prices. The equipment and supplies stored in these strategic points were even taken away, but the cavalry regiment did not make any response.
This also proves that these Mongolians have a guilty conscience. As long as the Anti-Japanese Alliance does not advance westward, they will be thankful that there is still the courage to provoke the Anti-Japanese Alliance. As for material losses, these Mongolians believe that they can still afford the losses. Also, for these guys, the so-called maintaining independence is far more important than those materials.
If the supplies are gone, they can be replaced or bought again. If the country is lost, then nothing will be left. The senior leaders of Outer Mongolia know very well how solid their regime is, so although Wang Guangyu may be a little worried , the Mongols would intentionally leak the direction of the outflanking troops to the Kwantung Army in order to use the Kwantung Army to contain the anti-alliance operations.
After all, as a senior commander, the analysis of the enemy's situation on the battlefield still needs to be considered from many aspects, but for him, this worry is not very strong. After all, the so-called Mongolian People's Republic at the moment still has responsibilities. Can't afford to fall out with the Anti-League.
After thinking carefully for a while, Wang Guangyu called over the commander of the first division, two brigade commanders, and the director of the logistics department who followed the troops. He only explained two issues: First, after entering Outer Mongolia, the More than 30 Soviet-made trucks were seized, and all the more than 8,000 bags of flour left by the troops were taken away. In addition, the spare capacity of the trucks was used to carry as many cattle and sheep as possible.
Although there are many troops in the roundabout army, tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, and tens of thousands of bags of flour, even if they are opened to eat, even if they are taken and taken, they cannot eat that much in one sitting. Even if they have an excellent appetite and can eat and drink Even the young and middle-aged people cannot eat so much in one go. Killing a cow is enough to feed a whole camp, and a few bags of flour are enough for each cow. After this teeth-beating ceremony, more than half of the flour and cattle and sheep are left.
However, considering that the compressed dry food and instant noodles carried by the troops can only guarantee basic nutrition, and eating too much is really uncomfortable, this time when they enter Xing'anxi Province and Rehe, a place where food production is not large, we can ensure that It is necessary for soldiers to have hot meals, so bring as much as you can.
Anyway, the troops currently have no shortage of transport trucks. Including the Soviet trucks captured when they entered Outer Mongolia, they have a surplus of vehicles. It would be a pity to throw away these trucks, and it would be a waste of fuel to take them away. Although Soviet-made trucks have average performance, their carrying capacity is not as good as The troops currently use American-made trucks, but their fuel consumption is as high as that of Soviet-made tanks.
Before the main force breaks through Xing'annan, the supply of oil is basically a luxury. It is not a good thing to bring these oil tigers. Originally, Wang Guangyu was still considering whether it was in the spirit of "I can't take them away, then you" Don't even think about staying. I have no way to deal with you now, but there is no problem in bleeding you. Let's put a fire to these Soviet-made trucks that are of little use to me.
There is no need to think about it now. These Soviet-made trucks are still a good choice for hauling flour. Anyway, there is no overloading at this time, and there is no need to consider whether the use of these extra trucks will be reduced due to overloading. Lifespan, anyway, these trucks don’t have many if they have them, and they will be few if they don’t. Load all the remaining flour and take it all away. Since you can’t eat it, just drive around.
As for the few remaining trucks, sheep can’t be cooked without good seasoning, because most of them don’t like to eat it because of the smell of mutton, but cows are good things, especially those in grassland areas. They taste better without being driven. You can bring as much food as you can. It would be a waste to have those trucks idle anyway.
Of course, Wang Guangyu has no intention of taking this batch of supplies for himself. He plans to transfer most of them to the internal troops. Although eating too much compressed dry food may cause heartburn, it is better than eating nothing at all. The Soviet flour is rough. A little, but it’s better than that black bean thing, not to mention the troops inside the customs. Many of them have actually run out of food, and they don’t even have black beans to eat.
Second, in view of the current severe shortage of food for the troops leaving the customs in the pass, in order to replenish some supplies and food for the troops leaving the customs as soon as possible, Wang Guangyu is planning to temporarily adjust the original force of the 23rd Division to attack first, and then divide one unit to go south to fight with the troops inside the pass. The exiting troops followed the domestic action plan, and after crossing the border between West Ujimqin Banner and Abaga Banner, the main force continued to forcibly make a detour between Linxi and Lindong in accordance with the predetermined goal.
At the same time, a motorized infantry battalion strengthened two infantry companies, two tank companies, an armored vehicle company, a cavalry battalion, plus six fuel trucks, and was equipped with a battalion of armored brigade self-propelled assault guns, and a car-pulled 107 The rocket launcher company, plus a fully motorized towed 23rd anti-aircraft artillery company and a twin-mounted 14mm anti-aircraft machine gun company formed a rapid detachment, passing through the Keshiketeng Banner and forcibly advancing towards the paddock and the Fengning front line to attack.
The main combat purpose of this roundabout detachment is not to entangle and fight with the Japanese and puppet troops along the way. Their only purpose is to capture the remaining 6,000 bags of flour in Mongolia. In addition to leaving 1,000 bags, The rest will be handed over to the internal troops. All trucks carrying flour, except for one, will accompany the troops that will be separated in the territory of Keshiketeng Banner.
According to Wang Guangyu's idea, after this roundabout detachment delivered the materials to the hands of the troops leaving the customs, it was temporarily placed under the command of the troops leaving the customs. First, it strengthened the ability of the troops to attack difficulties in order to lay a solid foundation for the next battle.
Second, it is also to reduce the casualties as much as possible for the troops leaving the customs.
After explaining his thoughts to his subordinates, Wang Guangyu looked at his watch. According to the scheduled plan, the entire army will have less than an hour to rest. At this time, each unit is seizing the time to make final adjustments and maintenance of equipment. The logistics department is also
Final ammunition distribution is underway.
More than 20 refueling trucks were lined up in a row, replenishing fuel for tanks, armored vehicles and cars. After hesitating, Wang Guangyu decided that the original rest and recuperation plan of the entire army would not change, and it would be better to set off on time. Anyway, it was already
There is less than an hour left, so instead of rushing, the troops should take a good look at their equipment.
After all, after entering the country, the troops will advance all the way to attack the predetermined target. There may be no or very little time for rest and recuperation. Long-distance attacks require extremely high maintenance of the vehicle. If it can be maintained for a while, it is still good.
If the original mechanical failures occurred frequently, it would be tantamount to a disaster for the campaign.
Wang Guangyu had just finished explaining to several division and brigade commanders, but he was called aside by Logistics Minister Ren Guang, who was a little excited. Wang Guangyu, who originally wanted to explain in detail to several senior commanders, was studying the plan after crossing the border in detail.
Seeing that the logistics director was very resolute, he could only leave the follow-up work to Yi Jianping, and he returned to his car with the logistics director.
Looking at the somewhat excited Logistics Minister, Wang Guangyu was a little dissatisfied with his old partner when he was the commander of the First Division and said: "Old Ren, if you have anything to say, just say it. I am adjusting the combat plan here, and so is your brother.
You are a veteran, and you also know the disciplines and regulations of the army. If anything happens, you can just handle it yourself."
Ren Guang didn't care about Wang Guangyu's dissatisfaction. He rubbed his hands and said, "Commander, the battalion commander from the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region just came to me and told me that they found a man less than five kilometers west of Hongdal.
It turned out to be a logistics warehouse for the Soviet army and the Mongolian army."
"They found out through interrogation of the prisoners that that was where the Soviets replenished equipment for the Mongolian army after the Battle of Hailar, and there was also a secret military warehouse of the Soviet army there. Check it out.
Is there anything good? We don’t carry much gasoline, and the headquarters doesn’t know when it will be replenished. Half of the dozens of gas trucks we have are already empty.”
Regarding Ren Guang's words, Wang Guangyu thought about it for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, you just take a cavalry company and an armored vehicle company for a trip. In addition, I will train the two hundred people who will follow our troops for the Guan Nei troops."
Artillery cadets and 200 drivers, as well as 300 cadets from the Armored Corps Headquarters will be given to you."
"These people can't go to the battlefield for the time being. Let them work as porters with you, but I can only give you an hour. The troops cannot stay here for too long. We don't want those Soviet-made light weapons.
, We have enough food on hand, and we don’t have that much transportation capacity. We mainly look for gasoline. If we can’t take anything else, we will blow it up.”