This Yang Jicai launched such a large-scale comprehensive counterattack, but he did not ask for instructions from his superiors, and acted without permission from anyone. This is indeed quite excessive in the eyes of any commander. He was replaced by a grumpy superior and was dismissed on the spot. It's not impossible either.
Although Wang Guangyu also knew that as the Japanese army had begun to retreat, fighter planes were very rare. If they were slow to act, they would gain nothing. According to Yang Jicai's character, he simply could not accept this situation, but This kind of unauthorized action, which he considered to be hasty and even desperate, was also opposed by him.
As the top military commander of the entire Linxi battlefield, Wang Guangyu has to consider the entire battle situation, including the impact of changes in the battle situation in one direction on the overall situation, and Yang Jicai's request. It is not that he does not consider it, but he must be cautious when making a decision. Any Acting hastily will affect the development of the entire war situation.
This is the difference between the considerations of commanders in the strategic direction and commanders in the tactical direction. In Wang Guangyu's view, even if the Anti-Japanese Alliance launched large-scale radio suppression, the main force of the Seventh Division has been lost. You can't hide it for long.
Even if only more than a thousand Japanese troops escape after this division, it will not have a fatal impact on the next battle situation. However, the line from Bala Qirude to Aohan Yingzi is currently of great importance to the entire Linxi battlefield. In other words, if there is a mistake in this direction now, it cannot be made up for by annihilating these thousands of Japanese troops.
After listening to Yang Jicai's detailed report, Wang Guangyu's dissatisfaction did not completely subside. However, he did not get angry. Instead, he told Yang Jicai that the original ambush force was unable to continue since the main force of the Seventh Division had been defeated by it. There is no point in attacking westward and continuing to set up ambush.
The column has issued an order to attack the entire front line from Balaqirude to Aohan Yingzi. It turns out that the mechanized and cavalry units set up in ambush on the north bank of the Haihar River and north of Kundu had already launched an all-out attack an hour ago. In the direction of Balachirud, we forced a roundabout route.
At the same time, the main force of the regiment is equipped with a heavy mortar company, a company of 23 anti-aircraft guns, and a company of Soviet-made 76.2 mm field guns. They are also advancing on motorized vehicles and are heading towards Aohan Camp along the highway. They are marching in the direction of Zi. Judging from their traveling speed, they will arrive within an hour at the latest.
Wang Guangyu ordered Yang Jicai to unified command all the main forces that arrived. After encircling the Japanese troops in front of Balaqi, he must concentrate his forces to annihilate all the Japanese troops from Balaqirude to Aohan Yingzi in the shortest possible time. Ensure that the next operational plan of the headquarters and column is not affected in any way.
Hearing Wang Guangyu's long-awaited reply, Yang Jicai seemed very calm. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Commander, our department has completed the division of the Japanese troops in front of Bala Chirud, and has taken some measures. One of them has been completely annihilated, and the encirclement of the other has been completed, and the final encirclement and annihilation is underway."
"Judging from the current battle situation, there is no need for so many troops in the front of Bala Qirud, including the front of Aohan Yingzi. The actual situation now is that except for the direction of Aohan Yingzi, as well as the front of Bala Qirud In addition to the need for some security forces in the southeast direction, there is no need for the main force to intervene in the other directions."
"If we concentrate so many troops on the line from Balaqirude to Aohan Yingzi, it will only be a waste of our troops. I think instead of leaving part of the troops idle here, it is better to concentrate the cavalry and The tank troops forcibly detoured towards the front line of Wangye Temple in Wengniute Left Banner, seizing the Wangye Temple and cutting off the retreat route of the two Japanese divisions on the Linxi front battlefield."
"When the time comes when we attack to the northwest, we can cooperate with the frontal battlefield troops in Linxi to carry out front and rear pincer attacks on the Japanese army. If we attack to the northeast, we can directly penetrate into the direction of Kailu and cooperate with Commander Chen Hanzhang's operations in the direction of Tongliao. At that time, our army will You can firmly control the initiative of the entire Western Manchuria battlefield in your own hands."
"Commander, there is basically no suspense here in the 7th Division at the moment. However, we cannot hide this news for too long. Once the true situation of the Aruhorqin Banner battle is known to the Kwantung Army, we will definitely deal with it. Linxi’s frontal battlefield deployment adjustments.”
"In this way, our army can easily fall into a passive situation. I wonder if we can strike first and cut off the two Japanese divisions in front of the Linxi battlefield before the Kwantung Army understands the current situation of the Seventh Division. Contact the rear, concentrate all forces, use our tanks and firepower superiority to forcibly separate the two Japanese divisions, and then encircle and annihilate them one by one, or go north to support the Kailu operation."
Having said this, Yang Jicai was silent for a moment and then said: "If our troops are insufficient, I suggest you communicate with the headquarters and persuade the advancing army to temporarily give up the original idea of capturing and stabilizing the Rexi area, and move the entire front north to take over our army's flank. The defense of the rear and within the territory of Hexigten Banner, as well as the protection of the lines of communication between our army and the rear."
"Commander, in fact, apart from the political and symbolic significance of the current battle on the advancing army's side, there is actually no great necessity. The tens of thousands of troops in the advancing army are restrained by thousands of Japanese puppet troops in the Rexi Mountains. It is undoubtedly A huge waste, as long as we wipe out the main force of the Japanese counterattack, then the entire Rehe will be a meal for our army."
"Rehe is going to be captured, but there is no rush, so I suggest that the headquarters or the column communicate with the advancing army, and mobilize the main force of the advancing army to go north as soon as possible. They will train while cooperating with us in the battle, and at least take over our army's security in the rear. So that we can concentrate our maximum strength into combat."
Regarding Yang Jicai's suggestion on the phone to concentrate the original ambush troops and outflank the enemy's flanks and rear on Linxi's front battlefield, Wang Guangyu thought for a while but still said: "I will consider your suggestion, but I will give a reply at the headquarters. Before that, we must ensure that the Japanese troops in front of Bala Chirud are completely and completely annihilated."
"Remember, it is a clean and complete annihilation. If it is impossible to annihilate all, even if you let one person escape, I only ask you, the guy who messed up the entire battle plan of the headquarters and the column. There is one more thing you kid should remember, If you kill all your troops, even if you complete the mission, I will never spare you."
"The matter of mobilizing the advancing army to go north to join the war is not something I can decide alone. Even the headquarters cannot mobilize the advancing army to go north to join the war before obtaining the consent of the central government and the head of the advancing army. Your idea involves too much. The headquarters and I, as well as the advancing army, need to carefully consider this."
"I understand better than you the principle of speed in fighting. No. 1 and No. 3 also know it very well. The head of the headquarters is not as good as you on this point. But it takes time for the head of the headquarters to make this determination, so he will give a clear answer at the headquarters. Before that, you must keep calm."
"I won't talk to you any more. In short, I can only say one sentence. You guys have made it very clear to me. Without my order, you will never be allowed to act without permission. Your next move will affect the entire war situation in Ximan. You must not act hastily. If your unauthorized actions affect the development of the entire Western Manchuria war situation, you will become a sinner in history."
Putting down the phone in his hand, Wang Guangyu didn't care how his last words would make Yang Jicai feel over there. He looked at the map for a long time and said to Sun Wenjiu, the chief of staff beside him: "Old man, look at the current situation, what should we do? What to do? The original battle plans of the headquarters and the column were completely messed up by this kid's actions."
"Although I have to say the last sentence about this boy's performance after Wang Deyao's unauthorized attack, he did a great job, but now the two Japanese divisions in front of Lin Xi are still a certain distance away from reaching our full-line counterattack standard. , the distance to the rear is not far enough to meet our needs.”
"At this critical point, this guy swallowed the bait we originally used for fishing. Now that there is no bait, how can we proceed according to the original plan in the next step? What else can we do to urge the people on the front? The two Japanese divisions accelerated their attack."
"The Seventh Division is an entire division. He was forced to torment him all night and all morning, leaving only a skeleton. Now I am afraid that except for the remnants of the 28th Regiment, the remaining members of the Seventh Division I’m afraid that all the troops we sent will be lost in front of them.”
"Now this guy has defeated two Japanese regiments on his own, and he is still a little dissatisfied. He wants our troops who originally set up an ambush in Aruhorqin Banner to forcibly penetrate the Wengniute Left Banner and outflank the two Japanese divisions in front of Linxi. This little brat has given Qiu Jintang orders in disguise, and he hasn't had enough of it yet, and now he's actually ordering me."
"Why didn't I see it before? This guy is so capable. Not only did he reduce the 7th Division to nothing, but the remaining remaining troops could be defeated even though he had the upper hand. He divided the dumplings and made them. I really don’t know if this guy just got lucky or if he really has the ability to make extraordinary changes.”
I heard that although Wang Guangyu expressed some dissatisfaction on his face, he couldn't hide his appreciation in his tone. When I thought about it, he was still on his way back. He usually never praised others easily. He also expressed his praise to Yang Jicai in the phone call before returning. The comments made by Political Commissar Yi Jianping, who was highly praised.
Sun Wenjiu smiled and said: "Commander, you are a veteran. Do you believe that on the battlefield, luck alone can maintain victory in a battle, or a battle with such a huge disparity in military strength? In fact, Yang Jicai can achieve such a result. , I’m not very surprised.”
"Commander, I think the reason why he has achieved the current results is that he has received modern military education, knows how to comprehensively utilize modern equipment, and has mastered the results of modern infantry and artillery coordinated operations. He has received strict and systematic training in the military training team. Although modern military education is also a quick education, it is a systematic education after all."
"And because of his extremely high original cultural foundation, coupled with his hard work, he accepted modern military concepts much faster than our cadres who lacked education. His mastery of infantry and artillery coordinated operations, and the use of modern firepower Their ability far exceeds that of cadres who have not received similar education, and their acceptance speed is also much faster than that of our worker and peasant cadres."
"Actually, the battle from last night to this morning can be explained in just four words: making full use of firepower. However, these four words may seem simple and seem to be done by everyone, but in fact, they are based on the understanding of modern artillery. Application, especially on the premise of full understanding and mastery of large-scale synthetic gun groups."
"Anyone who can fight this kind of battle must have a full grasp of the range, lethality range, and firepower coverage of each artillery group currently equipped by our army. Without this foundation, even if he is given so many He doesn't know how to use the artillery."