Due to a slight shortage of troops, Yang Zhen carefully considered and submitted to the Central Committee for approval to incorporate the North Korean Division that was undergoing training into the Western Group for combat. Although this North Korean Division always participated in the Eastern Front during the first phase of the battle, it was
Did not undertake major combat missions.
And relying on the large number of Koreans living in the eastern front, a large number of soldiers were replenished in a short period of time. It was also the first unit among all the participating units to complete the replenishment after the first phase of the battle. And on the basis of new soldiers
, with Yang Zhen’s approval, the army also expanded.
The division's current establishment has been expanded from the original three regiments to two brigades and five regiments. The actual strength has reached the standard of two divisions. Although it is not equipped with automatic rifles and general-purpose machine guns, the entire division is uniformly equipped with
Japanese-made light and heavy weapons. Divisions have field artillery battalions and heavy mortar battalions, brigades have mountain artillery battalions and heavy mortar batteries, and regiments have infantry artillery batteries and rapid-fire artillery batteries.
Each battalion has six Type 92 heavy machine guns, four Type 97 90mm mortars, and two rocket launchers. Each infantry squad has one Type 99 light machine gun, two submachine guns, and a grenade launcher.
, the entire army is equipped with Type 99 rifles. Although the equipment is not as good as that of the main division of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, it is not far behind.
When the entire army underwent a major re-equipment, this division was not equipped with the standard equipment of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but with a full set of Japanese-style light division equipment. This was because it was considered that this division would often need to mobilize troops under many circumstances.
Entering the Japanese-occupied areas of v♀ Korea to conduct harassment operations, or entering Korea to conduct guerrilla operations, so the weapons, equipment and ammunition should be as common as possible with the Japanese troops.
Moreover, after the completion of the first phase of the battle this year, the Anti-Japanese Alliance used a large number of captured new Japanese weapons to re-equip the division's light weapons. All the divisions were equipped with Japanese-style 99-style weapons captured during the first phase of the battle.
Light machine guns and Type 99 rifles.
Although the firepower has not been greatly enhanced compared with the original, the performance of the weapons and equipment is much better than the 38-type rifles and crooked handles originally equipped by the division. However, Yang Zhen of the division has always regarded the light division as the
It was built to standard, so the division's artillery firepower did not increase.
However, the number of mortars suitable for mountain operations has increased. The division-affiliated artillery has added a division-affiliated heavy mortar equipped with eighteen Japanese 150mm mortars. In addition, among the division-affiliated artillery
, an anti-tank battalion with twelve two-pound guns was also added.
This division is currently the only light-armored division of the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the only full-time armored division. Its combat effectiveness is not weak, and it can be classified as the second-class main division of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Especially because it has been fighting in the eastern mountainous area since its formation, the division has been fighting in the eastern mountainous area since its formation.
The division is particularly good at mountain warfare. Currently, the division has no cadres from other ethnic groups. From top to bottom, they are all Koreans, and the centripetal force within the unit is also extremely strong.
Considering that the territory of Rehe is mostly mountainous, and the focus of this battle is in the west, plus some political considerations, Yang Zhen transferred the division with the largest number and organization among all the anti-union forces to Rehe.
River battlefield, enhance the strength of the Rehe battlefield.
It’s just that no one knows what Yang Zhen, the number one in the army, thinks. This division has actually reached the organization and strength of an army. However, it always appears as a division on the Anti-Alliance organization table.
Due to the expansion of the army, it was changed to the real Korean Army, and its designation was also changed to the Korean Division.
In this battle, except for the four divisions left by the headquarters to be deployed around Harbin as the general reserve force, almost all the Anti-Alliance and Advance Forces were dispatched. In addition to the new units that were still being formed due to lack of equipment, the Anti-Alliance forces
Aviation, armored, artillery and other technical arms were all deployed on the front line to participate in the war.
In Yang Zhen's words at the pre-war senior cadres meeting, this was a battle to sell iron. If it wins, the Anti-Japanese Alliance can get sufficient manpower and material support from the customs, and truly get rid of the current situation of fighting alone. If it loses, I'm afraid
There will not even be a way out. Therefore, this operation can only succeed but not fail.
The order of time when the battle was launched was first from the northeast, then the southern front, and the western front was launched last. The northeastern battlefield and the southern front started first, attracting the main attention of the Japanese army from Chadong. Twenty-four hours after the northeastern and southern fronts started,
, launched an all-out attack on the Chadong front line.
The operational goal of the middle line and western Manchuria area is to use a pincer offensive to completely eliminate the Japanese protrusion in Xinjing, compress the Japanese army to the Siping Street line, and capture the entire Rehe Province to create a stable rear for the entire western battlefield of this battle.
, and threatened the Beining Railway, the main artery of the Japanese army.
In the capture of Xinjing this time, Yang Zhen was very determined to bear the burden of Xinjing's hundreds of thousands of people. The overall defense posture of this protruding part against the central front of the United Nations was too great, and it was also far away from the north.
The distance between Manzhong Town and Harbin is also too close. This protrusion greatly restricts the situation of the center line.
Compared with the central line, Yang Zhen did not intend to go too deep on the eastern front. The offensive cut-off line on the eastern front is at the line from Xi'an, Dongfeng, Jinchuan, and Linjiang, and the offensive cut-off line on the middle line is at the line from Lishu to Xi'an. The offensive in the northeast
The overall goal is to further compress the area controlled by the Kwantung Army, expand the space of the base area, and seize as many grain-producing areas as possible in the Songliao Plain.
At the same time, it would contain and attract the main force of the Kwantung Army, and it would be impossible to reinforce the Japanese North China Front to the west. At least for now, Yang Zhen has no plans to go deep into southern Manchuria. This is because he will face a two-sided attack by the Kwantung Army and the North Korean Army, which will counter the pressure of the Eastern Alliance defense.
Somewhat too big.
Therefore, Yang Zhen decided to set the stop line of the attack at the handover of Fengtian and Jilin. There is a reason why the stop line was set here. From here, you can always go to the steel, chemical and other industrial towns in South Manchuria, Anshan, and Benxi Lake.
, Miyahara, Fushun carried out the threats.
The operations on the southern front in the Chanan direction were mainly to prevent the Japanese troops from Zhangjiakou to Pingjin from advancing westward to reinforce the Japanese and Mongolian garrison troops. They also seized the line from Da Ma Qunshan to Yanshan, and used the terrain to connect with the troops launching an offensive in Jehol to the east.
Form an overall defense line to ensure the smooth progress of the westward campaign.
All aviation forces, except for the combat troops who stayed in the base areas for air defense tasks, all other troops participated in the war. In addition to supporting ground operations, the focus was on the deep areas of the Japanese army in Jinpu, Tongpu, Beining, and the southern line of the Zhongchang Railway.
and air raids on flat-packed railways.
According to Yang Zhen's request, all units should start marching towards the offensive launch area on March 13th. Except for the western and southern front troops, who arrived at the combat area before the early morning of the 19th due to distance reasons, the rest
All troops must arrive at the combat area before dusk on the 18th, and final preparations for combat must be completed before sunset on the 19th. In the early morning of the 20th, all offensive forces must complete their full deployment.
In order to ensure the concealment of the troops' advance, the routes of each unit must strictly follow the routes selected by the headquarters. In particular, the units on the Western Front adopt regiment-based organization and advance one by one to formulate a method of gathering in the combat area.
The planned roundabout insertion of troops was set up at the junction of West Ujimqin Banner and Abaga Banner, which is a certain distance from the front.
Because the troops planned to make a large-scale roundabout penetration, except for the cavalry, are all motorized and mechanized troops with extremely strong maneuverability. According to the plan, the time for this roundabout penetration force to attack is 20 years after the full frontal attack on the Western Front.
Within four hours.
In order to keep it secret, this force will only arrive in West Ujimqin Banner and Abaga Banner on the 19th. But the most difficult thing currently facing is how to transport such a large number of troops and equipment by railway.
Mobilized and transported to the designated assembly point in Western Manchuria under strict confidentiality.
Especially the roundabout troops, although they are a mechanized cavalry group, it is impossible to rely entirely on mechanized marches for such a long distance from northern Manchuria to western Manchuria. This will cause considerable mechanical wear and tear on the tanks, and the troops will also be extremely tired.
It is best to take railway transportation within the base area and get off at the area closest to the front line.
Supplies and ammunition are easy to hide, but hundreds of tanks, a large number of cars, and heavy artillery are difficult to completely conceal. If the troops choose to march from Tongliao to the designated assembly area, they need to arrive at Taonan via the Taonan Railway
It enters the Sitao Line and heads west from Shuangliao to Tongliao.
However, the Sitao Line runs from the Dongliao River east of Shuangliao, which was the confrontation area between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Kwantung Army after the end of the previous stage of the battle. The Japanese military could clearly see the railway transportation in Shuangliao on the west bank of the Dongliao River using telescopes.
Once the Japanese army detects the movement of these tanks westward, the suddenness of the roundabout operations will be quite disadvantageous.
In order to ensure that a large number of tanks and vehicles of the 1st and 5th Armored Divisions arrived at the West Ujimqin Banner assembly area as secretly as possible. Yang Zhen personally took the map and measured it bit by bit. Finally, he made a decision on all participating troops on the Western Front and heavy equipment.
Instead of taking the Sitao Line, take the Tao-A railway transport. Get off at Xizhagar Banner Station. Use mechanized and motorized methods to arrive at the West Ujim Banner assembly area.
Although the transportation capacity of the Tao-A Railway is still relatively poor compared to the Si-Tao Railway. During last year's battle, this railway was also seriously damaged. Among all the railway lines in the Anti-Japanese Alliance base area, it was the most damaged after the seizure.
The most serious one was that almost all bridges and tunnels were blown up.
Although a large number of emergency repairs have been carried out, many routes have only been temporarily repaired, and most of the repaired bridges are still temporarily built with wood. The tunnels have only been cleaned and the battle-damaged rails have been replaced. For the battle-damaged tunnels, due to technology
The capacity is insufficient and reinforcement cannot be carried out.
In addition to relying on this railway to transport food and some supplies, the Ministry of Military Transportation did not consider using this railway to transport troops. It is because of this railway line that the road conditions so far are not ideal. On this railway line
, the train not only has a limited capacity, but also can only travel at a constant speed.
Transporting such a large number of troops and heavy equipment, plus a large amount of ammunition and supplies, is a heavy burden for this railway. However, this route is better in concealment, which is much better than taking the Sitao Railway. After several times
After careful consideration, Yang Zhen decided to use this railway to transport his troops back.
The 1st Armored Brigade and the three tank battalions, which attacked from the front, adopted the method of rapid passage at night and transported along the Four Tao Lines. This method was adopted to attract the attention of the Japanese army to the 1st Armored Brigade and to detour the troops.
interspersed actions to create maximum surprise.
The troops transferred through the Sitao Railway in this way can attract the attention of some Japanese troops and partially ensure the suddenness of the flanking troop movements. With the Taonan to Shuangliao section of the Sitao Railway so close to the Japanese frontline positions, such a large-scale
Railway transportation, even if it is confidential transportation at night, it is difficult to ensure that it will not be noticed by the Japanese army.
Using the vehicle transportation of the 1st Armored Brigade to attract the attention of the Japanese army and attract all the attention of the Japanese army to the Sitao Railway. Ensuring the transportation of the armored 1st Division and the 5th Armored Division via the Tao-A railway in a roundabout way can also be considered as another