However, Yang Zhen understood it, but he still wisely did not continue to talk about this topic. For him, the so-called overall view has already made his ears prickly in later generations. To have an overall view, this One point is true, but this overall view means not to hurt your own roots.
As a soldier, he considers not only the gains and losses on the national battlefield, but more importantly the gains and losses on his own battlefield. Although the whole country is a game of chess, he is definitely not the kind of person who will do whatever it takes to preserve his strength. But right now For him, there is really no need to capture Xinjing. In his opinion, there is really no need to hurt one's own roots for the so-called few political points.
After thinking about it, Yang Zhen changed the topic and turned to his biggest purpose of coming to Rehe this time: "Commander, political commissar, old chief, the main purpose of my coming this time is to talk to the two old chiefs. Let’s talk about the next operational arrangements for the two armies after the Battle of Jehol.”
"Judging from the current situation on the Rehe battlefield, as long as we act quickly and roughly resolve the war in Rehe before the Japanese North China Front intervenes, we will have complete control over the initiative in this battle."
"With the current equipment and strength of the advancing army, compared with the Japanese independent garrison in Rehe, the main force of the Kwantung Army cannot devote too many troops to the Rehe battlefield for the time being. As long as we seize the opportunity, we can seize the opportunity to get ahead of the Japanese troops in other directions. Before getting involved, we are basically very confident in dealing with the Japanese troops west of Chengde to Chifeng as long as we don't make too many mistakes ourselves."
"I came here this time just to discuss with the two old chiefs the next step of the marching army's operations after the Ning-Chi battle, and at the same time the division of labor with the Anti-Japanese Alliance in the next step. My suggestion is that after the battle, , the advancing army will use its existing forces to move in place along the outer Great Wall line to defend the interior of the pass, and at the same time expand westward."
"After this battle, my suggestion is that under the condition that our army's casualties are not large, and that ammunition, food and other supplies, as well as air cover are provided by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, after the Battle of Jehol, the advancing army In addition to deploying part of the force to the west to compete with the Japanese and Mongolian troops for the Duolun line, the main force mainly adopts a strategic deployment of defense to the south."
"As for the Kwantung Army stationed in the puppet Fengtian Province, it will be handed over to the Anti-Japanese Alliance. After the Linxi War is over, the Anti-Union forces currently fighting in Linxi will transfer some armored units and directly affiliated artillery units to the Anti-Japanese Alliance. March into the establishment and support the advancing army in operations."
"At the same time, in order to speed up the battle of Jehol, we have mobilized some bomber units and assembled at Linxi Airport. We will officially provide air support for the advancing army starting tomorrow. The key now is how to defeat them in the shortest possible time. The Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe must at least ensure the smooth flow of the Rexi Passage."
"Two old chiefs, I think that in this battle, we should go eastward and the attack line should stop at the railway line from Yebaishou to Chifeng. The two mountains of Nurul Tiger Mountain and Qilaotu Mountain should be used as natural barriers to protect the safety of our army's transportation lines. , As for the development to the west, the focus is to expand in the direction of Duolun in Chahar in the west, and attack the Mongolian garrison on the front line in Duolun."
"As long as we do not pose a superficial threat to the communication line between the Kwantung Army and the Japanese Army in North China in the Western Liaoning Corridor, as well as the puppet Fengtian Province area, the area where the Kwantung Army currently rules in the northeast, the Kwantung Army will maintain heavy pressure on our army in the north.
Under the circumstances, we will not send too many troops to participate in the fight for the territory of Jehol."
"Compared with the Kwantung Army, which is surrounded by enemies on three sides and has the smallest strength among the enemies around us, the Mongolian garrison army with the smallest strength at present can be the main target of our army's next operation. At the same time, it can also be used after the troops complete their training.
, cooperate with the Guan Nei troops to attack the Japanese and puppet troops in the mountainous areas of northern Hebei, especially the Beiyue area, and strive to connect the Beiyue area with the base areas of Rehe."
"Of course, we don't want to completely solve the Mongolian garrison. We just compress them into large and medium-sized cities such as Guisui, Datong, Zhangjiakou and other large and medium-sized cities to ensure our army's communication lines. If we fully solve the Mongolian garrison,
It is bound to cause shock to the entire Chinese dispatched force of the Japanese army."
"If the Japanese army mobilizes heavy troops from other battlefields in the pass and reinforces the Mongolian army, it will be a great threat to us, especially the First Army stationed in Shanxi and the Japanese mixed brigades stationed in the Pingjin area. If the Japanese army is in the second stage
If we mobilize heavy troops from other directions, the situation will be unfavorable to us. Our troops are currently staying in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and the various units in the Central Hebei Military Region, with their current equipment and strength, it will be difficult to hold them back for a long time."
"My suggestion is just one sentence: Get out of the way of big cities and roads, occupy both sides, try not to capture big cities occupied by the Japanese army unless necessary, but use local armed forces and militia to blockade and monitor large Japanese strongholds, and be able to
We can detect them in time as soon as the Japanese troops leave the city."
"At present, to capture large and medium-sized cities, firstly, it is difficult for us to defend them under the full counterattack of the Japanese army. Secondly, capturing large and medium-sized cities with a large population is also a burden to our army economically. Thirdly, it is this kind of city.
The Japanese army had a large number of troops, developed transportation, and often built solid fortifications."
"Not only would it be difficult for our army to succeed in a forceful attack, but it would also be easily mechanized and controlled by the Japanese army, which could quickly mobilize troops to counter-encirclement. If the Japanese army wants big cities, then just give them to them. As long as the countryside is
If the control is firmly in our hands, the initiative will always be in our hands, unless the Japanese army is able to transport supplies by air. If the Japanese army goes out of the city to carry out raids, it will give our army an opportunity to annihilate part of the enemy in the field."
Having said this, Yang Zhen stood up and walked to the map hanging on the wall of the advancing army headquarters and said: "So I suggest that the attacking line of the advancing army should be the line from Chengde to Chifeng as the final attack stop line, but the Redong area
Nor can we allow the Japanese army to establish a stable position."
"We should adopt the tactics of cannibalization and send small troops to use guerrilla warfare to disperse the strength of the Japanese army, eliminate the basic Japanese and puppet regime, and compete with the Japanese army for actual control of the Redong rural area in order to prepare for the next development in the future.
Good foundation. Didn’t the chairman say that our strategy should be to surround the city with the countryside? I think this sentence is also applicable to the current Rehe battlefield."
"And our focus in the next step should be to go west and south, that is, develop westward and defend southward. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese and puppet troops in Chahar in the west is relatively weak, especially on the Duolun front line. They mainly use the puppet army
The Mongolian army is the main force. The combat effectiveness and equipment of the puppet Mongolian army cannot be compared with the puppet Manchu army and even the puppet security forces in the pass. Their military quality at all levels is even worse. After the battle of Keshiketeng Banner,
The Puppet Mongolian Army, which suffered huge losses, also had insufficient strength."
"In the next step of operations, the advancing army will move westward with part of its forces, focusing on the Chabei front line, especially the Duolun front line. In addition to broadening the communication line and increasing room for maneuver, it can also use the puppet Mongolian army as the enemy to train We will improve the combined capabilities of the troops, and at the same time launch defense and vigilance to the south, and cooperate with each other on the battlefields inside and outside the pass, so as to strive for a favorable opportunity for the advancing army to rest and replenish after the battle is over."
"At the same time, the Anti-Japanese Alliance will deploy a strengthened division equipped with armored troops on the line from Linxi to Keshiketeng Banner, and from Kailu to Tongliao. These two lines will deploy a reinforced division equipped with armored troops, as well as some cavalry units and aviation units, to attack the puppet Manchukuo Jilin and Fengtian. The pressure from the Japanese and puppet troops prevented them from advancing westward."
"Although the population base of Rehe is not as large as that of the provinces within the Pass, and compared with Fengtian and other places in the east, the population is also much smaller, but with a population of several million, it can still afford to expand the army by tens of thousands. In this regard The advancing army has rich experience, and I believe that with our propaganda capabilities and level, we will have no problem completing the task of expanding the army."
"As for your deployment of the Jehol Battle, I am not familiar with the situation, and my actual command ability is far from that of the commander. I will not make an evaluation, nor can I provide any suggestions. However, I think There will be no problem for the Anti-Japanese Alliance to provide logistical support for the advancing army."
"In a word, if the advancing army needs anything, just ask. Whatever you need here, I will give it to you without any delay. In addition, I hope that the advancing army can open a field airport in the paddock to facilitate the generals. The sick and wounded will be transferred to the Anti-League base areas for treatment. At the same time, it will be more convenient for the Anti-League troops to supplement the advancing army before the road is completely opened."
"Two old chiefs, under the situation that the raw materials for making parachutes still need to be imported, using a large amount of parachutes to airdrop materials is undoubtedly a huge waste. At the same time, relying entirely on airdrops will also cause a lot of waste on the materials themselves. Therefore, I hope that the advancing army can gather some personnel and build a simple field airport within the paddock that can at least be used during the day."
Yang Zhen's views and suggestions on the next step of the battle were agreed by the two leaders of the advancing army. If the resistance alliance is the main force in the east, it will put pressure on the Kwantung Army and contain the main force of the Kwantung Army from advancing westward, while the advancing army will expand westward. , and at the same time launched defense and vigilance to the south, cooperating with the troops of the Jidong Military District and Beiyue District in the pass to contain the Japanese troops in the pass from leaving the pass.
Strive for a certain period of rest and training for the troops to increase the combat capabilities of the troops, especially the cooperative combat capabilities of infantry and artillery. If this can be implemented, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial to the next development of the troops. On this point, the two veterans It's cool, especially the commander who agrees very much.
As long as the situation in Rehe is stabilized and the Kwantung Army cannot participate, relying on the favorable terrain along the Great Wall outside the southern part of Rehe and concentrating part of its forces to block the Japanese army's intervention in Rehe, judging from the current equipment and strength of the advancing army, it can still completely Of course, the premise is that the Kwantung Army cannot mobilize a large number of troops to participate.
If the main force of the Kwantung Army is unable to concentrate its forces to advance westward, then relying solely on the strength of the Japanese garrison in Mongolia and taking into account the Suiyuan and Chanan areas, even if it concentrates part of its main force of the 26th Division to advance eastward, It will not pose much of a threat to the advancing army.
Moreover, judging from the personality and character of the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth War Zone of the Nationalist Government stationed in Suixi, he will never be indifferent to the eastward transfer of the main force of the Mongolian garrison. Although the deputy commander-in-chief does not have many troops, he has The combat effectiveness of its armies has greatly weakened the Mongolian garrison on the battlefield. Comparing the results of the two armies, the Mongolian garrison's chances of winning are not very great.
As long as he persists in Suixi, the main force of the Mongolian garrison will not be able to move eastward to participate in the war. Even if he and his troops will not take the initiative to participate in the war, as long as they are placed wherever they are, the Mongolian garrison will not hesitate to move the main force eastward. Coupled with the coordination of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Military Region, which has undergone a fundamental change in strength compared to before, and a considerable number of troops have already completed the re-equipment, the advancing army still has a high chance of winning in the Chabei area.