The reason why the existing troops of the 7th Division are in this situation is that, in Yang Jicai's view, except for the 7th Division, the troops that can be deployed on the front line are seriously insufficient at this time. We can only invest the original engineers, baggage, and other non-combat troops.
Going beyond the front lines to participate in the war...
From the current situation, Yang Jicai also judged that the original plan of the Japanese army in front of him was not to retreat or to wait for reinforcements, but to fight to the death. In other words, to ignore the heavy casualties he had suffered before, but to concentrate all available resources.
Concentrate your forces and launch the final blow.
When the Japanese army was in a desperate situation, it put non-combat troops such as baggage troops and engineers into front-line operations. In many cases, the habit and practice of using these non-combat troops as scapegoats did not matter to Yang Jicai or the entire Anti-Japanese Alliance.
It's not a stranger or someone I haven't been in contact with before.
In last year's autumn battle, the Anti-Japanese Army had encountered this kind of behavior many times. Yang Jicai was still very clear about the combat effectiveness of the Japanese engineers and baggage soldiers. Although these so-called baggage soldiers and engineers were non-combat troops, they were actually
Its combat capabilities are not much worse than those of the Japanese regular field troops.
Although they generally do not participate in combat when it is not necessary, the Japanese army often puts them into the front line to fill the shortage of troops when necessary. These so-called non-combat troops of the Japanese army are also troops that have completed full training. Their real combat effectiveness
, the gap with regular field forces is only in combined operations and equipment.
As for the use of basic infantry tactics, shooting training, and even hand-to-hand combat, they have completed all training. There is absolutely no problem in fighting as infantry when necessary. It's just that these Japanese troops do not usually go to the battlefield.
.Except when the Japanese army is on the verge of desperation and is in urgent need of additional troops, it will be strengthened into combat troops.
But although the current Seventh Division has suffered heavy casualties, it is still not in a desperate situation. The Japanese army's intention of pushing these non-combat troops to the front line is at least not as simple as it seems. What they did is obviously
It is necessary to strengthen the front-line troops.
The reason behind the Seventh Division's replenishment of front-line troops is definitely not simply that they want to retreat. So if they want to retreat, there is no need to replenish the front-line troops. Even compared to these engineers and baggage troops, the Japanese army
More emphasis is placed on regular field troops.
But if the Japanese army replaces regular troops with these non-combat troops, it is possible to stay and cover the transfer of field troops. However, after these heavy baggage troops and engineers arrived at the front line, the current Japanese regular infantry did not retreat, but just
Mixed with non-combat troops.
The Japanese army would definitely not put up such a posture because they wanted to stick to the defense. Otherwise, they would not have fully mobilized all the troops they could mobilize, including engineers, baggage troops and other non-combat troops that would not be put into front-line operations under normal circumstances.
Go to the first line of defense. Because this approach can only form a single line of defense without depth.
A single-layer, no-depth defense posture will usually cause the entire line to collapse as long as one breakthrough is made. Any troops with some experience and mobility will not adopt such a front-line push, with almost no depth of defense in the rear. But at the moment
The Japanese army is definitely not strong enough to assume such a dangerous posture.
Because the harm caused by the front-line defense is great, not only for the army with weak control. Even for the Japanese army, which has extremely strict battlefield discipline, it is the same in this regard. From just looking at the current situation
It seems that I have not observed that the Japanese army maintains a large number of troops in depth.
The current situation is that the Japanese army can be said to have brought all the troops that can be concentrated, that is to say, still mobile, to the front line. Therefore, in Yang Jicai's view, its current troop deployment is offensive at least on the surface. It is not at all.
Gou Zaihe reported the situation and approach of being unable to advance or retreat.
It's just that the Japanese army has formed such a situation, but it has delayed launching an attack and is just sitting there doing nothing. Is it caused by the chaos in the command system, or due to other reasons, or is it an illusion on the surface, but Yang Jicai is
Somewhat unsure.
Although Yang Jicai's judgment of the Japanese army's situation was completely different from what the frontline troops had previously reported. But looking at the almost defenseless Japanese army that was now on the offensive, Yang Jicai believed that this was the best time to take action.
Launching an attack unexpectedly, taking advantage of the current offensive deployment of the Japanese army, and countering the unprepared and unprepared posture of the allied counterattack. It can disrupt the entire deployment of the Japanese army, and you can also find fighters in the chaos to at least weaken part of the Japanese army's strength.
Reduce the pressure for the next encirclement and annihilation operation.
Moreover, in Yang Jicai's view, since the Japanese army has formed an offensive deployment. Although it has not taken action yet, it will be a matter of time to launch an offensive. Since sooner or later the attack will be fought, then if we don't take action first at this time, will we wait for the Japanese army to take action first and be passive?
Can't be beaten?
Needless to say, he also understands the principle of attacking first to gain strength and attacking later to suffer disaster. Attacking first disrupts the deployment of the Japanese army and creates a situation of fishing in troubled waters, and then decides the subsequent tactics according to the situation. It is just the lack of military strength that he also understands.
You can't eat a fat man in one breath. If you want to solve the problem, you must adopt a variety of methods.
With this discovery, instead of making Yang Jicai flinch, it actually strengthened his determination to take action. Since the Japanese army in front of him was not prepared for any on-site defense at all, if he took action first and disrupted it, he would undoubtedly be in trouble.
One step of action creates a pretty good fighter.
Yang Jicai made up his mind and quickly withdrew Gou Zaihe's headquarters. He looked at Gou Zaihe in front of him and pondered for a while, but did not give him an order first. Instead, he turned to the communications staff officer beside him and said: "Urge."
Call Su Yingqi and ask them to speed up their march."
"Also, when marching, they must pay attention to the deployment of artillery and cooperate with the artillery behind them. Let them ignore the small Japanese troops along the road and concentrate all their forces on a flank assault in the direction of Bala Chirud. If
Along the way, we encountered a large group of Japanese troops blocking the way, and used artillery fire to clear the way."
"Tell them not to worry about the artillery shells. The priority is to reach the combat area required by superiors in the shortest possible time and reduce their own casualties. In a word, all the artillery shells have been fired by me, but as long as the people are still alive
, we must rush to the designated area on time."
After explaining that the communications staff urged Su Yingqi to speed up the action, Yang Jicai turned to Gou Zaihe in front of him and said: "You are now ready to go to war. It is the preparation of the entire army, not a certain unit in your hand, or
It is the preparation of a certain force to go to war."
"But you have to remember, I'm not asking you to fight hard, as long as you cling to the less than two thousand Japanese troops in front of you before Su Yingqi and others arrive, and prevent them from getting away easily. I'm here
Organize all artillery fire from behind to cover your attack."
After explaining Gou Zaihe's mission in a few words, Yang Jicai stopped Gou Zaihe's attempt to say something and said: "I know that the number of troops you have now is only half of the enemy's. But I am not asking you to fight against the Japanese troops in front of you.
I still know how big my belly is now."
"What I ask you to do now is to cling to them, disrupt their deployment, wait for the main force of our army to arrive, and then annihilate the last possible enemy force in the entire Aruhorqin Banner in one go."
"Although we are currently at a disadvantage in terms of strength comparison, we have an advantage in terms of overall firepower. Divide your current troops into three parts and use roulette tactics to grind against them little by little. But be careful not to attack them easily.
The Japanese army attacked in depth to avoid being surrounded by the Japanese army, which still had superior strength. When Su Yingqi arrived at the front line of Butun Maodu, we launched a full-scale counterattack."
Having said this, looking at Gou Zaihe, who was still a little hesitant, Yang Jicai shook his head slightly in his heart, and at the same time, he clicked on the map and said: "Now from Bala Qirude to Aohan Yingzi, the Japanese army is indeed
Their strength is nearly twice that of ours. But they are distributed on two key points, which means that the actual total strength of the Japanese troops in front of you is only more than one-half of yours."
"And our absolute advantage in firepower has invisibly offset part of the Japanese army's advantage in military strength. Moreover, the Japanese army in front of us is now chaotically organized, with multiple arms mixed together. The combat effectiveness of each arm is uneven, and the coordination
Being unfamiliar has reduced part of its combat effectiveness."
"Based on this calculation, overall, the strength between the enemy and ours is roughly equal. After Su Yingqi arrived, against the enemy in front of Bala Qirud, under the cover of superior firepower, our strength was even slightly smaller.
Take a certain advantage.”
"And now on the other side of the Haihar River, in the area north of Kundu, our main force is coming here. As long as we can hold back this Japanese army and prevent them from running away, then we will usher in
The best fighter plane on the entire Aruhorqin front."
"I know the scruples and hesitations in your heart, but no matter how many times the strength of the Japanese army in front of you exceeds the current strength in your hands, I have only one thing to tell you. As long as the overall situation requires it, it doesn't matter even if we are all defeated. Fight.
If it's light, it's light. It's nothing. From the day we put on this military uniform, we should be prepared for today."
"Every one of us, every squad, every battalion and company, and even every regiment, is a partial part of the whole Anti-Japanese Alliance. In a battle, someone will always sacrifice a part to ensure the overall situation. We can't always think
Everyone eats meat, but someone still has to chew the bones.”
"For us now, as long as we can guarantee victory in the entire Western Manchuria campaign, what if we kill all the troops? Other troops can still fight to Japan to liberate all of China. I am not a political cadre, and I don't know how to speak.
What a big truth, but I know one thing: the local part must always obey the overall situation.”
"Don't say that we haven't reached that stage yet, but what if we get there? Even if this obedience requires all of us to sacrifice here, we must do whatever it takes to ensure the overall situation. As long as there are orders from superiors, we will always face strong enemies.
Not to back down, this is the way our soldiers should behave."
In order to convince this guy, Yang Jicai even risked his life and told him the answer that his superiors had not yet given. Because in his opinion, his superiors would definitely approve his request. Although he has not given an answer yet,
But the change of situation will make the superiors make a decision as soon as possible.
Telling it in advance now is just to enhance the confidence of the leader in front of him. Let him not have any hesitation or affect the progress of the entire battle for some unexplainable reasons. This man is too rigid.
and dogma, if the truth is told, it will easily cause him to worry about gains and losses on the battlefield.