Okamura Neiji's stubbornness made Lieutenant General Jun Harem very dissatisfied.☆→As the chief of staff of the China Expeditionary Force in charge of all Japanese troops south of Shanhaiguan in China, he insisted that the next offensive target of the Anti-Japanese Alliance could only be from Chacha
Choose between South or South Manchuria, and will never turn the target of attack to the west. That is not the best direction for the Anti-Union.
But he is only the chief of staff of the China Expeditionary Force. He has no ability to restrict the first-level strategic group chiefs like General Okamura Neiji. Since Okamura Neiji insists that the next target of the Anti-Japanese Alliance will be Suidong,
Chaxi, then let him persist. But for some things, as Okamura Neji's nominal superior, he still wants to say the ugly things first.
Facing the stubborn Neji Okamura, Lieutenant General Harem Jun said without any politeness: "Okamura-kun, since you insist that their next target is Chaxi and Suidong, it is not impossible for the dispatched troops to agree.
After all, Okamura-kun is the commander of the North China Front. Regarding the enemy situation you face, you, the commander of the front, have the most say in judging the situation."
"However, once your misjudgment results in the defeat of the North China Front Army in combat. The anti-Japanese armed forces break into Hebei and worsen the already stable public security situation in North China, unable to meet the needs of the base camp, then send troops
We will not bear any responsibility for this.”
"Now the empire's southward campaign is about to begin in full swing. North China is an important production base for strategic materials such as grain, cotton, coal, and iron ore. In the empire's overall strategy, it is second only to the industrial areas of Manchuria. Mr. Okamura,
I hope you can think carefully and don’t forget the lessons of General Tada Shun.”
"However, considering the importance of this battle to the stability of North China's security and ensuring the empire's control of this important economic region in North China, in addition to the mobilization of the original divisions stationed south of the Yellow River, the dispatched troops can be provided to
Supported by the North China Front Special Operations Forces.”
"It's just that this support will depend on the situation after the Eleventh Army has completed the new offensive against Changsha launched in response to the southward campaign. Okamura-kun dispatched troops directly under various units, and they still have to face hundreds of Chongqing troops in the south.
The army of tens of thousands, especially the six and nine theaters where their most elite are concentrated."
Regarding Harem Jun's reminder, Okamura Neiji said indifferently: "Harem Jun, I am the commander of the North China Front Army. Once the battle fails due to my judgment, the responsibility will naturally be borne by me, the commander, and
Sending troops has nothing to do with it. Moreover, all my judgments are based on the current overall situation, so I insist that my judgment is correct."
"Judging from the current situation, our opponent simply does not have the strength to seize the Beining line and capture the Shanhaiguan line in a short period of time. If we choose the Dongjiakou, Lengkou, and Xifengkou lines, we will face the Kwantung Army's pincer attack.
Choosing Zhangjiakou and Gubeikou as the breakthrough point, for them, the complex terrain there is what really limits their supply and combat effectiveness."
"Don't forget, the so-called Pingxi Base Area and Pingbei Base Area of the North China Communist Army are located in these high mountains. The North China Front Army has carried out multiple raids, but it has never been able to completely wipe them out. A very important reason is that this mountain
The depth of the land is too vast, and the lack of roads results in a lack of supplies, making the North China Front's sweep of it unsustainable."
"The Chinese people know their own history much better than we do. And the consumption of materials in modern war cannot be compared to when the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. Choosing Chanan as a breakthrough point, even if a breakthrough can be achieved, but the face
Facing the mountainous terrain, this breakthrough cannot guarantee long-term operations before the Beining-Ninh Railway is opened."
"The marching operations of large units are not the so-called guerrilla warfare of the North China Communist Army. The daily material consumption of a field division is far beyond what the barren mountainous areas in this area can replenish. Seizures alone cannot meet the needs. And all automatic
You have seen the consumption of their weapons and ammunition at the shooting range yesterday. With such a large amount of supplies and materials, in the absence of roads, I am afraid they will not be able to fight by relying on the mountain trails alone, and they will starve to death.
Lost it."
"Actually, everyone, I prefer that they choose Cha'nan as their breakthrough point. Because whether their target in this battle is Cha'nan or Suidong, they are facing a long supply line. And according to their current transportation capacity, such a long period of consumption will
It is very difficult to solve the oil problem alone."
"There are no railways available for large-scale troop movements, so cars can only be used to supply supplies along the road, and the supply lines are too long. Putting aside the problem of cars, the fuel required alone is an astronomical figure every day. And the people behind them
The Soviet Union, now that the German troops have reached the gates of Moscow, is in dire straits and is unable to provide them with large amounts of reinforcements."
"Facing a long supply line and lacking long-term combat capabilities, I think they have only one solution to this battle, and that is to do it quickly. That means they must achieve the greatest success in the shortest possible time.
Only by making progress can they avoid the collapse of their supplies. Without modern industrial support and without their own oil exploration and processing, they are destined to be unable to support a modern war for a long time."
"If they choose Cha'nan as their main assault direction, the North China Front only needs to hold on to various passes and rely on the mountainous terrain to block them layer by layer. It will be enough to drag down their supply lines by making them fall into an endless mountain battle.
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"When its material supplies were scarce, we concentrated all the divisions in the rear to recharge their batteries. With the cooperation and support of the Kwantung Army, we launched a full-line counterattack and annihilated all the troops that initiated the attack in Chanan and Rehe.
The mountains within the territory turned this endless stretch of barren mountains and ridges in northern China into a tomb for their burial."
"It's just a pity that we can see this, and they can see it too. It is precisely because of their own weaknesses that I insist that they will never choose the main direction of attack in Chanan, either South Manchuria or
Suidong. Apart from these two directions, they will not have a third choice."
"Based on the current situation in Manchuria and their current predicament introduced by Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi, I think the only direction they can choose is Suidong. As for Chanan, they will at most maintain a certain diversionary offensive to alleviate the situation.
They are behind the pressure of the westward group and coordinate operations in Manchuria, but this will definitely not be the main direction of attack."
"Everyone, my opinion is to form an independent second brigade, which will move northward from the current station in Zhangjiakou to Taipusi Banner and the Duolun front line. The 27th Division, currently concentrated in Tianjin, will all be transferred to Zhangjiakou and the Chicheng front line.
As the second echelon and mobile force, as well as ensuring the flank of the 26th Division."
"The 110th Division will be deployed in Huade and Shangdu as the second line of defense of the 26th Division. The First Army will deploy no less than an independent mixed brigade and enter the Fengzhen line and merge
At the same time, all major transportation routes out of northern Shanxi such as Shahukou were blocked. The communist troops in northern Shanxi were strictly blocked from leaving the customs and infiltrated into the Daqingshan area."
"Beiping's independent mixed 15th brigade and the first independent mixed brigade were launched along the Pingzhang Line to clear out the communist forces in the north and west of Pingping. The cavalry group of the Mongolian garrison in Baotou ensured that the troops arrived from Baotou to Guisui.
The railway line is open. Once the next offensive goal of the Anti-Japanese Alliance is to advance westward, Baotou will be abandoned on the spot and all will be reduced to the line from Guisui to Jining."
"All the heavy artillery units under the jurisdiction of the front army will go north, one will be deployed between Xianghuang Banner and Sunit Right Banner, and the other will be assigned to the 27th Division. The artillery units of each division on the front line must build sufficiently strong and sheltered field artillery units.
Position. Each artillery squadron must reserve at least six base numbers of artillery shells by February next year."
"Except for the heavy artillery, all the tank troops of the front army have also been transferred to the Mongolian garrison. As for how to use the Mongolian army, it depends on Lieutenant General Ichiro Shichida. But my suggestion is to use these
The chariot troops are organized into your cavalry group and are under the unified command of Lieutenant General Nishihara Issaku."
"The remaining divisions will not go north for the time being, and will concentrate all their rapid-fire artillery, combat anti-aircraft artillery, infantry flat-firing artillery, and all weapons with anti-tank capabilities to the 26th Division, the 110th Division and the Independent Second Division.
Mixed brigade. At the same time, apply with the base camp to develop a batch of anti-tank shells for wild mountain guns. And strictly order the front army's technical department to immediately produce a batch of anti-tank mines for each division on the front line."
"After arriving at the designated location, the divisions and independent mixed brigades preparing for the northern transfer immediately began to build no less than three anti-tank trenches within the immediate defense range. And in the Chaxi area, they relied on the mountains and hills at the eastern foot of the Yinshan Mountains.
, build large-depth overall fortifications.”
"Especially, each anti-tank firepower point must form a cross and three-dimensional deployment as much as possible. Especially at the front of the 26th Division, a minefield with a depth of no less than 500 meters must be laid out to form an integrated minefield. The front army headquarters will capture from this year's battle
Among the prisoners of war, 40,000 people were mobilized to speed up the construction of fortifications."
"The troops stationed along the Jinpu, Tongpu, and Pingzhang railway lines must strictly ensure the safety of the railways and make every effort to ensure the smooth flow of the railway lines during wartime. As much anti-aircraft firepower as possible must be deployed at key locations along the railway lines. As for the anti-aircraft guns directly under the front army
Except for the five squadrons that were strengthened for the First Army to strengthen the air defense along the Tongpu and Zhengtai railways, all the remaining anti-aircraft artillery squadrons were allocated to the 26th, 27th, and 1103 divisions.
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Speaking of this, Okamura Neiji looked at Lieutenant General Harem Jun who looked disapproving after hearing his deployment. Knowing that this junior from the Army Academy still stubbornly believed that the next main attack direction of the Anti-Japanese Alliance was still in the investigation.
Nan or Manchuria are very dissatisfied with their overall deployment.
However, he is the commander of the front army, and how he fights is his own business. But since Lieutenant General Chun Gong has promised to provide certain assistance, wouldn't he be at a huge loss? The North China Front Army has different combat objectives and terrain restrictions.
The number of anti-tank rapid-fire guns is not sufficient. In this case, it would be better to send troops to let out some blood.
"Lieutenant General Harem Chun, the North China Front Army still lacks heavy firepower, especially the number of anti-tank artillery. I hope that the headquarters of the dispatched army can allocate a division from the various divisions stationed in East China that are currently not at war.
A batch of anti-tank rapid-fire guns were reinforced for the North China Front."
"During this period, I hope that the Dispatch Army Headquarters can allocate a batch of ammunition, gasoline, and especially artillery shells to support the North China Front Army. If it is convenient, please ask the Dispatch Army Headquarters to allocate several car squadrons and subordinate squadrons to the North China Front Army.
The tank squadron is temporarily placed under the organizational structure of the North China Front."