Just when he was fighting vigorously, he was transferred back to the headquarters at this time. His old partner Tao Jingfei didn't know the reason why he was transferred back. But he still understood that obeying orders is a bounden duty, and he was confused and didn't know what mistake he had made.
, Du Kaishan, who had been replaced, returned to the headquarters on the plane that sent Tao Jingfei to replace him. Yang Zhen, who received him in person, only handed him the battle plan drawn up by Chen Hanzhang and had no time to deal with this guy.
Looking at the battle plan in his hand, Du Kaishan was really dizzy this time. He really couldn't figure out what No. 1 was going to do. Aren't Chen Hanzhang and Liu Changshun commanding the Western Front there? Why did he let himself see the battle plan on the Western Front? Could it be that
Asking myself to replace Chen Hanzhang? It's impossible. Chen Hanzhang is not himself, so he won't make mistakes easily.
Du Kaishan, whose main combat direction is Jilin, according to the confidentiality regulations of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, did not know that Chen Hanzhang was about to command an armored cavalry group to launch a large-scale and deep penetration operation in the direction of Suidong and Suizhong. He thought he was
He was transferred back to the headquarters and ordered to familiarize himself with the war situation in Western Manchuria in the shortest possible time. It was Chen Hanzhang who made some mistake and needed to be replaced.
Du Kaishan, who was confused and confused about the situation, looked at the busy No. 1 and No. 3, but he did not dare to ask the headquarters what it meant to transfer him back from the front line at this time. He could only hold it in confusion.
I studied and pondered the battle map and the battle plan drawn up by Chen Hanzhang by myself.
Du Kaishan, who was carried back to the headquarters, was confused. After receiving the order from the headquarters, Chen Hanzhang immediately handed over the command to Liu Changshun. He also transferred Wang Minggui and Yang Jicai back to his headquarters. As for the encirclement and annihilation of Sunit
The tasks of the Japanese troops in the Right Banner and Zhengxiangbai Banner were given to the unified command of the division commander and political commissar of the 17th Division.
After describing his next frontal battle plan and ideas to Liu Changshun in detail, Chen Hanzhang, who was somewhat worried, went to talk to Wang Minggui and Yang Jicai alone, and personally drafted a top-secret telegram to the headquarters before taking a plane and rushing to the headquarters.
The roundabout troops assembled in Sunit Left Banner.
At this time, the roundabout troops assembled there had already been prepared. The two tank regiments of the 1st Armored Division, 180 tanks, 60 armored vehicles, 340 half-track armored vehicles, 300
A huge armored mechanized cluster consisting of 3 American-made IWC trucks has been prepared long ago.
The T-26 tanks among the two tank regiments of the 1st Armored Division have all been replaced by BT-7 tanks in accordance with Chen Hanzhang's request. The trucks of the division's infantry regiment had also been transferred by the Soviet Union and the British long ago.
Replaced with a German-made half-track armored vehicle.
The division's artillery regiment and anti-aircraft artillery regiment have been modified using Italian tanks, and all equipment has been received. The entire division is now fully manned and well-equipped. If field refueling trucks and logistics support trucks are not included, the entire division has
All are mechanized.
As for the two cavalry brigades, in addition to their own mounts, the headquarters made great efforts to provide the two cavalry brigades with a batch of supplementary horses before departure. Although it did not reach the point where each person had a spare horse, the subordinates
Each of the four cavalry battalions has a hundred spare horses. Whether the horse power can be guaranteed during a long-distance attack is very critical.
The equipment of the Fifth Division has also been adjusted accordingly according to the mission. In addition to replacing all the Soviet-made GAZ trucks in the division's automobile battalion with American-made Dodge ten-wheel trucks, the headquarters has also supplemented the division with a large number of packhorses.
The first-level command organizations are all equipped with an American-made jeep and a German-made officer's command vehicle that was converted into a radio vehicle.
Although most of the U.S.-made equipment in early March was withheld by the Soviets, some were still given to the vehicles. In addition to the 30 jeeps given to the advancing army in the first batch of 100 jeeps, the remaining 70 were
They were all strengthened by Yang Zhen into the roundabout force. There were also twelve German-made officer command vehicles exchanged from the Soviets.
In addition to the original structure, the artillery regiment of the division also added a 150mm heavy mortar battalion. The engineer battalion added two more companies to the original three companies. Together with the regiment's engineers
Company, the division's engineer organization actually reached eight companies.
The Thirteenth Automobile Regiment, which serves as the fifth transportation division, is also fully equipped with the latest American-made Dodge ten-wheel trucks and IWC five-ton trucks. All the automobile soldiers in the regiment have at least one year of military service.
The above veterans. And each car is equipped with a co-pilot.
Not only the fifth division, but also the cavalry, all participating troops have an American-made jeep for each regiment. The regimental-level command structure is equipped with radio vehicles. The entire army wears German-made steel helmets with sufficient ammunition. The entire army
Everyone was holding back their energy and wanted to fight the Japanese army decisively.
These troops and a large number of attached equipment have been assembled in the Sunit Left Banner. All equipment has been fully overhauled and has reached its best condition. Considering the needs of combat, in addition to fuel trucks, the 1st Armored Division's
Each tank is also equipped with two spare oil drums.
According to Yang Zhen's request, the roundabout troops relied on the supplies they carried. The entire army did not include fuel and artillery shells. They could guarantee self-sustainability for at least fifteen days without relying on airdrops of supplies from the rear. There was no way.
, it is difficult for such a large force to meet the supply needs in the planned combat area.
It is precisely because of the fact that the Daqingshan guerrilla base area and the Shanxi-Sui Military Region suffered heavy losses due to frequent raids by the Japanese army, making it difficult to support the supply of such a large force. And the entire Suiyuan area is barren and the people are poor, and the food output is
Not much. Before outflanking the troops and attacking, the Anti-League tried their best to bring an extra batch of supplies.
Among the supplies they carried, there were also a batch of weapons and ammunition for the Daqingshan guerrilla detachment, as well as gas masks. During the continuous sweeps launched by the Japanese army last year, the Japanese army used poison gas on a very rare scale, which was the reason for the failure of the anti-sweeping operations in various base areas in North China.
One of the main reasons.
There were a large number of Japanese-made gas masks and a large amount of anti-gas equipment seized in the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and the Kwantung Army's gas warfare had nowhere to play its role. But the battlefield inside the Kwantung was different. Whether it was the troops of the 18th Group Army, the New Fourth Army, or the Nationalist Government's army, the anti-gas warfare
There is almost a serious shortage of equipment.
However, whether in the attack and defense on the frontal battlefield or in the sweep of the battlefield behind enemy lines, the Japanese army always regarded poison gas warfare as their trump card. The large-scale use of chemical weapons has become a common phenomenon for the Japanese army on the Chinese battlefield. It is also true that
These chemical weapons caused considerable casualties to the squadron.
Many failed battles were not because the squadrons were not brave, nor because the Chinese were afraid of death. In addition to some command problems, the reason for the failure of many battles was due to these chemical weapons. There was a lack of anti-gas equipment, and even the most basic replacement towels
The lack of even the necessary anti-virus knowledge has brought an unbearable price to the squadron and the Chinese people.
The central government had previously requested the Anti-Japanese Alliance to allocate some gas masks to various base areas behind enemy lines. However, the Anti-Japanese Alliance's own reserves at that time simply could not meet the needs. Even though Yang Zhen allocated some from the combat troops, they could not meet such a large demand.
Demand quantity. After the Soviets sold a batch, the dilemma was roughly solved.
This time, the Anti-Japanese Alliance specially transferred 2,000 German-made gas masks transferred from the Soviets to the Daqingshan guerrilla detachment. On the Soviet-German battlefield, although everyone had the ability to conduct gas warfare, they all had large-scale
With the ability to retaliate, no one used them without knowing it. For the Soviets, these gas masks were of no use on the Soviet-German battlefield. They might as well take the opportunity to gain something from the Anti-Alliance.
The Soviets not only handed over all the captured German gas masks to the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but also paid 300% of their own inventory at the end of January for five million U.S. dollars, 5,000 tons of wheat, 10,000 tons of corn, and 3,000 tons of meat.
Thousands of gas masks and a batch of anti-gas equipment were all sold to the Anti-League.
After the arrival of this batch of supplies, Yang Zhen not only re-equipped the advancing army, but also handed over many parts to various bases in the pass. Before the roundabout troops set off, Yang Zhen allocated two thousand weapons according to the current strength of the Daqingshan guerrilla detachment.
They were handed over to the outflow troops to be carried and transferred to the Daqingshan Guerrilla Detachment.
After arriving at Sunit Left Banner, Chen Hanzhang held a combat meeting to deploy the combat plan. At 4 o'clock in the morning on the 26th, he detoured through the group, with the 1st Armored Division's 1st Tank Regiment and the 1st Cavalry Brigade as the left and right lead respectively, along the Outer Mongolia
The border troops were divided into two lines, starting from the edge of the Hunshandake Sandy Land and directly inserting the Siziwang Banner and Maoming'an Banner.
At this moment, the main force of the Japanese Mongolian Army is in the territory of Sunit Right Banner and Zhengxiangbai Banner, and is engaged in fierce battles with the anti-alliance forces that have broken through. In this direction, only after the battle of Keshiketeng Banner last year, they were beaten to a bare pole.
The commander-in-chief of the Puppet Mongolian Army, Li Shouxin, painstakingly collected a group of bandits from the Yinshan Mountains and reorganized two cavalry divisions of the Puppet Mongolian Army.
These had basically no combat effectiveness. The puppet Mongolian army, which was more than capable of disturbing the people, had seen such a large formation. Seeing the tanks rushing over the mountains and plains, they collapsed without even a decent resistance. Chen Hanzhang led the troops in roundabout ways, and all the way
They encountered almost no resistance. The trouble caused by these pseudo-Mongolian troops was not as much as the trouble caused by the terrain along the way.
The collapse of the puppet Mongolian army at the first touch actually increased Chen Hanzhang's worries. Because these defeated puppet troops were not worth his time to pursue. But these puppet troops were cavalry, but they could report to the Japanese army. With the efficiency of the Japanese army's actions,
, will not sit idly by and ignore it after learning the whereabouts of the outflanking troops.
Since most of its own forces are on the eastern front and the Suiyuan area is relatively empty, large-scale mobilization is unlikely. However, it will definitely adjust its defense posture according to changes in the situation. Especially
At least for now, it still occupies a favorable terrain.
If the Japanese army really seeks a decisive battle with him, Chen Hanzhang will not be anxious, but will also be very excited. With the troops and strength in his hands, even if he comes to a division, there is nothing to worry about. But what makes Chen Hanzhang anxious is that if the Japanese army goes ahead
Blocking the various passes of the Yin Mountains will cause great trouble for the detour troops' southward movement across the Yin Mountains, and may even delay the progress of the entire campaign.
Chen Hanzhang, who knew that time is victory and time is a fighter plane, did not order the pursuit of the puppet Mongolian troops who collapsed on the spot. Instead, he commanded the troops to gallop westward, except for a short rest for tank drivers and truck drivers to rest.
Didn't make any stops.
The grassland and Gobi landforms along this road lacked rivers, which also created innate conditions for the rapid assault of this intersecting force of the Anti-Alliance. The flat terrain of this kind of prairie and Gobi was perfect for the large-scale armored forces of the Anti-Alliance.
The development of deep penetration operations.
Although Chen Hanzhang also knows that this kind of terrain is only part of the terrain that he may encounter in this battle. The real test is still to cross the most dangerous Daqing Mountains in the middle of the Yinshan Mountains. But after all, this is a pair of Chen Hanzhang's intersecting troops.