Two hundred and fortieth eighth chapter is bound to win
However, Yang Zhen still had the old habit of comparing his ideas with maps. Fortunately, for this battle plan, the central government, at Yang Zhen's request, tried every means to obtain and mobilize a group of inspectors for the advancing army. Maps of Harr, Rehe, Hebei, Shanxi and Suiyuan.
Although we have not obtained a nationwide military map, this kind of thing generally does not exist, and there is no place to do it now. Let alone the central government, I am afraid that even the current National Government does not have a detailed nationwide military map. There has never been a real military map. The National Government that unified China had no time or energy to draw a national map.
However, the central government tried every means to use underground connections. From the Military and Political Department of the Nationalist Government in Chongqing, it obtained a large-scale replica of the military map of all North China drawn by the Nationalist Government before the July 7th Incident when it was preparing for the Anti-Japanese War, as well as a probably It is a national civilian map surveyed by Americans and published by the Commercial Press, the most accurate country in the country.
The national map published by the Commercial Press was just fine, but the military map of North China that the Nationalist Government spent a lot of effort to draw brought considerable convenience to Yang Zhen in explaining his ideas. Although this map It is not aerial surveying and mapping, but it is a rare and accurate map in China in this era.
Knowing that Yang Zhen likes to describe his combat ideas and plans with reference to maps, and as soldiers, it is always easier to understand and accept comparisons with maps. While Yang Zhen was concentrating on thinking, they had already ordered people to send these maps to Especially the military map of North China hung up.
Although there are still some places in these maps that are not very clear, it does not matter. After all, the surveying and mapping technology in this era is not very developed, and the entire North China belongs to different spheres of influence. Northern Chahar and Jehol fell into the In the hands of the Japanese army, drawing a map was not an easy task.
It was absolutely impossible for the Japanese army to allow the Chinese army to enter the area they controlled to draw maps. At that time, the three major forces in North China were quite wary of the Central Army entering their territory. Not only would they not provide assistance, they would even prevent and restrict them at every turn. , coupled with some bandit armed forces and various local armed forces in Taihang District and Beiyue Mountains, it is already very good that this map can be drawn like this.
After all, at this time, not only did there not be the technology of later generations, but also the stable conditions of later generations. With this map, Yang Zhen's thinking became clearer. He was such a person. When stating his thoughts, he compared The clearer his map, the clearer his topics and ideas will be.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Yang Zhen's approach has always been praised by people who like to design some new gadgets and weapons with his own hands, as well as engage in education. He is privately called one of the three monsters No. 1. For this kind of behavior of his subordinates, he secretly opens his own As a joke, Yang Zhen refused the Political Department's request to investigate and just laughed it off. In fact, he liked his subordinates very much for being able to make such a joke with him.
After listening to Yang Zhen's thoughts and hesitations, the two old commanders could only shake their heads and smile bitterly. They were political commissars, but the commander was very clear and quite understanding of the reasons for Yang Zhen's worries. However, In his opinion, this result was caused by Yang Zhen's excessive appetite. As long as he controlled his appetite, this problem was not unsolvable.
Regarding the old commander's opinion, Yang Zhen hesitated for a long time and then shook his head and said: "Two old chiefs, this is not a matter of one's ability. According to the equipment of the Anti-League, the terrain of Chabei is similar to that of Chanan. Compared with the Chabei area, it is more conducive to giving full play to the advantages in equipment. Compared with the mountainous areas in Chanan, I prefer to fight with the Japanese army in the wild in the Chabei area."
"Injuring ten of his fingers is worse than cutting off one of them. Our army is attacking Chabei. Regardless of whether the Japanese army is willing or not, they must reinforce the Chabei area. Because when our army marches into Chabei, the Japanese army will not only face challenges to its rule in the Chabei area. The threat, more importantly, is that our army occupies Chabei, and its Zhangjiakou line northwest of Pingjin will be directly under the front of our army. As long as we are willing, we can go south to seize Zhangjiakou, Pingjin line, or even Datong at any time."
"So whether the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia are willing or not, they are bound to come out in full force. This creates an opportunity for our army to annihilate one or even most of the enemy in the field. The Japanese army is indeed capable of fighting in the field. It is extremely strong, but if you stick to one place, the threat will be greater, lure the snake out of the hole, and use our army's advantage in armored forces, which will be more conducive to our army's annihilation of the enemy."
"To be honest with you two veterans, I am not willing to fight a tough battle unless it is absolutely necessary. Not only is the Japanese army very capable of holding on, but once there are solid fortifications to rely on, it will be very difficult to encircle and annihilate them, and the sacrifice will be much greater." , and the areas they occupy are all our flesh and blood compatriots. During the battle, these people may be used as human shields by the Japanese army at any time. We have encountered this situation more than once in the Northeast, so we should avoid using the same weapon as the rat."
"The most critical thing is that the mountainous terrain in the Cha'nan area is not suitable for our army to take advantage of its own mechanized operations, but it can take advantage of the Japanese army's advantage in fortifications. Judging from the limited intelligence, in order to prepare for the Soviet attack, the Japanese army A large number of fortresses and fortification groups have been built north of Zhangjiakou. Coupled with the terrain restrictions, our army may be trapped here for a long time. In this way, our army's original advantage has turned into a disadvantage."
"Perhaps during our army's westward advance, the Japanese North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army will be dispatched. However, as long as our army deploys its forces correctly and takes advantage of our tank and mechanized troops, it is not impossible to win. As long as our army seizes the opportunity If we can encircle and annihilate most or part of the Japanese garrison in Mongolia before the Japanese reinforcements arrive, the initiative will be firmly in our hands."
Seeing Yang Zhen's confident look, the commander smiled and said: "Comrade Yang Zhen, it is a good thing that you are confident, but things on the battlefield have always been ever-changing. Have you ever considered that in my case? When the Japanese army marched into the Chabei area, the Japanese garrison in Mongolia did not move out. However, when our army attacked Suiyuan, they went directly north from Datong, taking advantage of the fierce fighting in the Guisui and Baotou areas with the main force of our army to cut us off in one fell swoop. The army’s retreat.”
"It's not impossible. If you want to capture Guisui and Baotou, no matter how reluctant you are, you still have to fight a tough battle with the Japanese army. If the Japanese army uses Baotou, Guisui to hold back our army, and the main force of the Mongolian army comes out of Datong to detour us. When the time comes, we will face a flanking attack from both the front and the rear."
"Comrade Yang Zhen, you know very well that based on the mobility of the Japanese army, even if our army conducts large-scale raids on the railway lines in Shanxi and Hebei, it will not be able to delay the Japanese army's actions for too long. Whether it's the ability to march in mountainous areas or the ability to conduct long-distance raids, they are far superior to our army."
"And when we destroy the railways, we can only say that we destroy the Japanese army's ability to mobilize troops through railway lines. As the main cities and strategic locations in the Japanese-controlled areas, the Japanese army has stored a large amount of food, ammunition, and supplies in Pingjin, Zhangjiakou, and Datong, and They still have a considerable number of cars in their hands, and even if we destroy railway lines in various places, we cannot completely cut off their supply of materials."
"Once the Japanese army quickly adds reinforcements to the battlefield, the entire war situation may deteriorate at any time. The troops in the pass are not able to bear such a battle at the moment, and the total number of troops of the Anti-Japanese Alliance is limited and cannot invest too many troops at once. We still That sentence, in this case, still needs to be carefully considered."
"And you just said that this kind of combat puts pressure on your logistics. Your troops are now so mechanized. Once the fuel is exhausted, it means losing combat effectiveness. You should also know that your tanks, Without the supply of fuel, a car is basically a pile of scrap metal. We Sichuan people have a saying that we can't have a full meal without a pound of rice. My gay brother will bite off more than he can chew."
It can be said that he spoke sincerely to the old commander. Yang Zhen thought about it and finally shook his head and said: "Old commander, I understand what you said, but this cannot be solved with caution. On the one hand, it can only achieve the tactical goal, and It is an extremely unstable tactical goal. On the one hand, it is to achieve a complete strategic goal. Old chief, you tell me which one I should choose."
"Whether a stable communication line can be established not only involves whether the internal troops can receive support from the industrial base and food base in North Manchuria, but more importantly, it also affects whether the Northeast Anti-Japanese Base Area can be fully developed. You must know , with various industrial constructions in full swing, we are not only lacking soldiers, we are also in urgent need of a large number of workers, and even the most basic agricultural population is lacking."
"Because in my plan, I will not only build Northern Manchuria into an industrial base, but also a food base. The land in Northern Manchuria is rich and is black soil. Once developed, the food production here will be enough to supply all the people in the pass. The needs of major strategic areas, but now we are faced with a serious lack of population and can only stare at large areas of fertile land without being able to develop it."
"Do you know why we have found out that there is an oil field in the Qiqihar area that is large enough to supply the country's oil needs, but it has been unable to be developed? In addition to some military reasons, the most fundamental reason is a serious lack of corresponding resources. Manpower.”
"According to incomplete statistics at the end of last year, the current agricultural population shortage in Northern Manchuria is in the millions. Not counting construction and technical workers, but based on the factories currently being built, the basic industrial population shortage alone is around 150,000. This does not include the demand for forestry workers and the mining industry."
"Large-scale industrial construction requires a large amount of wood. The Greater and Lesser Hinggan Mountains, Wanda Mountains, and Zhangguangcai Mountains in Northern Manchuria have enough wood to meet the needs of the whole country. However, we are unable to carry out large-scale construction because of the lack of effective manpower except for Japanese prisoners of war. Large-scale development, as well as the mining industry, except for Japanese prisoners of war and die-hard elements of traitors, there is a serious shortage of labor."
"As for soldiers, with our full support, the shortage is minimal, but the shortage of reserve soldiers is also around 500,000, and with continuous conscription and the provision of industrial workers for industry, our agriculture
The population can only be maintained at the most basic standard for a long time."
"Our most fundamental goal in opening up the communication lines, in addition to using the industry of northern Manchuria to feed back the battlefield inside the pass, is to mobilize a large number of people to migrate from the occupied areas to the northern Manchuria area. Once a large number of people migrate, they will not attract the attention of the Japanese army and intercept almost all the people.
Impossible. Once the Japanese army discovers the migration of hundreds of thousands or even millions of people, the consequences will be disastrous, so we must establish a stable transportation line to ensure the safety of population migration."
Having said this, Yang Zhen looked back at the North China battle map behind him, gritted his teeth and said: "Besides, I am bound to win this battle in Guisui and Baotou, even if I have to pay a certain amount of sacrifice, I will not hesitate to do so."
, because this is related to whether our army's weapons and equipment can be truly developed for a long time to come."