After Yang Zhen clicked on the positions of several enemy troops on the map, he continued: "Among the Japanese armies in several directions, we can be responsible for containing the Kwantung Army. The North China Front Army will be our main opponent, but the Mongolian Army will
, it is a heavy burden for us. Although the Mongolian army is the weakest link among the three enemy forces, it is not something our Jinsui Military Region can currently compete with."
"I'm not saying that our fighting will is lost to the Japanese army, but that our troops still lack experience in using modern equipment on a large scale. We still lack the experience and experience to fight a head-on battle with the Japanese army face to face.
Necessary training, although the equipment of the Jinsui Military Region has been improved to a certain extent, it does not yet have the capability for such operations."
"The remaining troops in Taihang and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei still need to cooperate with us to contain the Japanese North China Front Army, and they have no time to spare. At the same time, the Pingjin area, Jinzhou, and the eastern Hebei area are all close to the sea. With this direction as the main breakthrough point, the Japanese army can attack from the sea at any time.
Without receiving a large amount of reinforcements, it will be difficult for our existing troops to meet the various combat needs."
"That is to say, if we choose this direction to attack, it seems that the route is the shortest, but when the powerful enemies around us look around, almost all of our active forces will be invested, and we will not even be able to retain our reserves. Three large blocks of enemy troops from four directions will make us
Once our attacking troops penetrate deeply, they will face being surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the terrain is extremely unfavorable to our attacking troops."
"Compared with choosing Hebei and Chanan as the breakthrough point, if we take the Mongolian Army as the main target and adopt defensive operations against the North China Front Army relying on the Yanshan Mountains as a natural defense position, attack to the west and defend to the south, then we will be on the battlefield
The pressure on the Japanese army will be greatly reduced, and at the same time, the combat conditions and geographical advantages that were originally beneficial to the Japanese army will be used to our advantage."
"We use part of our troops to carry out mobile defensive operations relying on the Yanshan Mountains and the Great Wall inside and outside, turning disadvantages into advantages. Once the Japanese army in North China launches a counterattack against our army, then I will stay behind in the strategic areas of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, Taihang, and Taiyue.
The troops can carry out offensive operations against the rear of the Japanese North China Front, disperse and contain the actions of the Japanese North China Front."
"At the same time, Chaxi and Suiyuan are located on the Mongolian Plateau. In addition to the Yinshan Mountains, most of them are grasslands and Gobi terrain, which is conducive to our army to implement large-scale armored clusters to quickly break through operations, and to give full play to our army's firepower advantage, while at the same time
With the main force of the Jinsui Military Region cooperating and containing some of its forces, our army can resolve the battle in the shortest possible time."
"And the biggest advantage of this direction is that we can avoid the situation of being attacked from both sides, such as the Yanshan Mountains, Dama Mountains, Nuruerhu Mountains, Qilaotu Mountains, and other major mountain systems, such as the northern Hebei and Pingjin areas as the breakthrough point.
Connected, they can become innate defensive positions that our army can use, and the advancing army is good at mountain operations. In such mountainous operations, we can maximize the advantages of our light troops."
"The most important thing is that we are fighting with our back to Outer Mongolia, which can avoid the situation of choosing the direction of our assault in northern Hebei and Chanan, where we are attacked from both sides. Now we have occupied the east and west Ujimqin Banner, as well as the Abaga Banner, Sunit Left
flag, confronted the Japanese and puppet troops across the Hunshandake Sands, and gained the starting point for the westward advance."
"In the battle of Keshiketeng Banner, we wiped out the main force of the Puppet Mongolian Army. Killing these local snakes will be very beneficial to our next battle. However, if we choose this direction, our entire battlefield will become a long snake. If there is a mistake in one direction of our formation, it is very likely that the Japanese troops attacking from the south and north of Shanxi will cut off our attack sequence."
"And the biggest weakness in this direction is that the supply line is too long. The movement of mechanized troops, the consumption of fuel and ammunition, and the extremely high requirements on the supply line. Such a long supply line is not only a heavy burden for us , is also quite fragile.”
"Even if we open up the connection between the Leshan-Sui Military Region, this line of communication is too long, and it is always under the threat of Japanese ground and air firepower. The two main directions of attack each have considerable advantages and disadvantages, and both are obvious. It has advantages, but it also has obvious disadvantages, so I have been hesitating about which choice to make.”
After Yang Zhen finished his statement, the boss thought for a moment and then said: "Then which direction do you prefer? After all, this time to open up the communication line, the battle is still based on your troops, and the true capabilities of your own troops, you all The top military commander should know best, so the central government wants to hear your opinions this time before making a decision."
After being silent for a long time, the brief hesitation in Yang Zhen's eyes quickly disappeared, and he turned to look at the several central leaders present with a firm gaze, and said firmly: "I still think our This plan is more suitable than the plan of advancing against the two old chiefs."
"First, when we form various technical arms, we always follow the one-to-two or one-to-three approach, that is, a tank must be equipped with or prepare at least three vehicle crews. My consistent requirement is that personnel should wait for equipment. , and there is no need for equipment and personnel. According to our current number of armored troops, as long as American and British tanks are in place, our troops can be rapidly expanded at any time."
"Now we already have a hundred of the latest Soviet T-34 medium tanks. Their firepower, mobility, and protection are not comparable to Japanese tanks. And by the end of this year or early next year, when American and British tanks are in place, we The existing two armored brigades can be expanded into two armored divisions and several independent armored brigades."
"In this way, our rapid assault capability will be greatly enhanced. We can use the Mongolian garrison as a whetstone to hone the tactics of our armored forces and their combat effectiveness. The terrain of this line is flat, which is conducive to us exerting our armored clusters. Best terrain for quick breakout capabilities.”
"Second, if we choose this direction, as I said before, it can reduce our pressure. Facing the Mongolian army, we don't need to invest all the main force. I can invest part of the force in Chanan and Liaoxi directions. Cooperate with our North China troops to ensure the safety of the assault troops' rapid advance on the flanks."
"Third, the most critical point is that as long as we can achieve the goal of this battle, we will not only open up the land connection with the pass, but also obtain a starting point for the next battle. At the same time, we can permanently relieve the central location and the river defense we face. Pressure, as long as we place some troops near the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, some parties will not dare to think of fighting against each other."
"My plan is to use one armored division, one armored brigade and five infantry divisions, plus two cavalry brigades, and strengthen some direct rocket artillery, heavy artillery, and a column of the advancing army as the main assault force, starting from Abaga Banner.
, Sunit’s left banner as the starting point, and all its strength was directed toward Shangdu and Chahar’s right-wing banners in the southwest.”
"After seizing the Fourth Prince Banner, use an infantry division, an armored brigade, and a cavalry brigade each, and advance a part of the army to attack the Darhan Maoming'an United Banner and seize Baotou. The main force will go south, capture Liangcheng, and return to Sui
, open up contact with our Shanxi-Sui Military Region in northwest Shanxi, and enter the Qiantao area."
"In addition to ground forces, we have prepared four fighter squadrons, three medium attack aircraft squadrons, two light attack aircraft squadrons, an electronic warfare aircraft squadron as air fire support, and four automobile regiments for this offensive, plus
Two transport aircraft squadrons serve as logistical support and have begun to secretly select storage points for supplies, fuel and ammunition in Abaga Banner."
"At the same time, with the strength of three divisions, in cooperation with the two brigades of the advancing army, they deployed along the entire line of the Qilaotu Mountains, and launched a feint attack towards the Duolun line with one force, attracting the attention of the Japanese North China Front, and
With the strength of three divisions, with the cooperation of the main force of the advancing army, we will launch across the entire territory of Rehe at the same time, launch an attack on Chifeng, and build defenses along the line of Nuruerhu Mountain."
"In addition to the Chanan and Rexi areas, we are preparing to organize nine infantry divisions, one armored division and one armored brigade in the Northeast to deploy on the spot around Xinjing to launch a large-scale offensive to disperse and contain the Kanto region.
The main force of the army, and six divisions were deployed on the Rexi and Fuyu front lines, respectively, as reserve forces in two directions, and two divisions were used as mobile forces, deployed on the Linxi front line in Western Manchuria."
"And now we are preparing to build a railway troop column, and have secretly imported a batch of steel rails from the United States, and are secretly surveying the railway line from Tongliao through Kailu, Bahrain Left Banner to Linxi, no matter which direction we choose as the main assault direction
, our railway must be built, but after deciding on the direction of the assault, whether to build it westward to the Sunit Zuo Banner or southward has not yet been decided."
"We are also preparing to concentrate a group of long-range aviation forces to carry out strategic air strikes on the Zhongchang Railway, Beining Railway, Jinpu Railway, and Tongpu Railway to disrupt the Japanese army's use of railway mobile forces, and use the main force of the Jinsui Military Region to conduct diversionary attacks around Datong, Etaiyue
The military region merged with the remaining troops from the Taihang Military Region to conduct a raid on the Tongpu Line."
"We have several captured Japanese super-large-caliber heavy artillery, but we cannot make the shells ourselves. After the captured artillery shells are consumed, they have been unable to be put into use. This time we have asked the Americans to provide material assistance at the end of the year.
Produce and manufacture a batch of artillery shells for us. If this batch of artillery shells can be in place before the launch of the battle, we are ready to put this batch of heavy artillery into combat in the direction of the mid- and long-distance railway."
"In order to carry out this operation, we are preparing to increase the artillery establishment of the advancing army and form two tank regiments for the advancing army. We are also looking for ways to adjust weapons and equipment for the advancing army. In addition, our next batch is preparing to prepare for the Jinsui Military Region.
We are transporting a batch of weapons and equipment by air."
"I hope that once we make up our mind, we can ask the central government to urge the Jinsui Military Region to form several field brigades as soon as possible. At the same time, we can ask the central government to coordinate the guerrilla detachment of the Jinsui Military Region in the Daqingshan area to cooperate with my early penetration reconnaissance and
The special operations forces conducted strategic reconnaissance of the entire Suixi area, destroyed Japanese military material reserve bases, and carried out beheading operations against Japanese military headquarters at all levels."
"This time we fight, we need the full cooperation of the North China Army and the Northwest Army. However, considering that the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the Taihang Military Region have suffered heavy losses in previous anti-mopping operations, I have been thinking about how to defeat them as quickly as possible.
Restore your strength.”
"I suggest that the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei and Taihang Military Regions should not take action for the time being. They should hibernate for a period of time, fully recuperate and restore their own strength. It will take three to five months to seize the time to restore their strength. If it doesn't work, withdraw the main force to the Shanxi-Sui Military Region.
, or the renovation of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region.”
"All the weapons and equipment we lack will be provided by us. All the Japanese equipment and ammunition we seized this time will be transferred to the internal forces at once. According to the current statistics, this batch of light and heavy weapons can form thirty to forty full-sized troops.
As for the Japanese weapons regiment and other supplies, they are all guaranteed by us. We only have one request, which is to let them recover in the shortest possible time."