Yang Zhen walked to the map, clicked on the latest enemy-friendly situation map on the Shanxi map, and said: "First, the key direction was chosen wrong. Even if he annihilated the Zuojian detachment first, it would not have much impact on the overall situation. At most, it would be They have opened up a route from northwest Shanxi to attack Taiyuan, and once the war drags on, too many of their troops will be attracted."
"Second, I now very much doubt that the main force of the left detachment is no longer on the front line. Chen Hanzhang has concentrated a large number of troops in this direction. It is very likely that he will miss the point and waste resources and time in vain. In the entire defensive posture, proactively It opened up a gap that the Japanese army could take advantage of, and because of the weakening of forces in other directions, it created a very rare fighter opportunity for the Japanese army."
"Our army in the northern Shanxi battlefield equipped with a large number of trucks and tanks is indeed very mobile, but Lao Guo, there are mountains upon mountains, and there are mountainous terrains everywhere. It is spring now, and the roads have been opened up a lot. , the roads throughout northern Shanxi are muddy, and coupled with the poor road conditions themselves, it has a considerable impact on the mechanization capabilities of our army."
"The most critical point is that these thousands of Japanese troops are currently neither stationed in Ningwu nor Shenchi counties, nor are they close to the Tongpu Railway. Although they are constantly fighting for food and changing their stationed locations every day, The area of its activities has never left the mountainous area between Ningwu, Shenchi, and Shuo County. This suspicion is very intriguing in itself."
"In such a small area and a barren mountainous area, how much food can be supplied to so many Japanese troops after the Japanese army's winter sweep last year? Thousands of Japanese soldiers, not just dozens of people in various Japanese strongholds. The amount of food required by even a dozen people every day is not a small amount."
"There are still many places in this area that were raided repeatedly by the Japanese army last year. In many areas, the population was either exterminated or forcibly moved out of the mountains. Many areas in these counties are now dozens of miles away. It is uninhabited, and it is quite difficult for us to mobilize some food from Jinsui to reduce the pressure on our army's logistical supply."
"What's more, before the war, the Japanese army only controlled the county town and the highway. So many people had to open their mouths to eat. They had to eat to ensure their combat effectiveness. How much food they had to grab to meet their needs. The Japanese army knew very well that the troops would not have enough to eat. , will affect the combat effectiveness of the troops."
"This is an easy addition and subtraction to calculate. We can easily get this number. However, the local armed forces in Shanxi and Suizhou on the front line have never seen the Japanese army transport food from Ningwu County, nor have they found any From the nearby Shenchi, Wuzhai transferred a grain of grain to this Zuojian detachment."
"The degree of mechanization of the Japanese army is low. They rely solely on mules, horses and manpower, and they also need to carry ammunition. How much supplies and food can the left-center detachment carry when it sets off? We cannot think that this Japanese army will not be able to survive without If we are attached to the puppet army, we can devote half of our troops to transporting food during the march. You must know that the food that can be consumed by thousands of people for a long time is definitely not a small amount."
"Even if the Japanese army has always been accustomed to sending troops to seize food, this area was the key area of the Japanese army's raids last winter. Even if the Japanese army has always ignored the life and death of the Chinese people, how could they easily seize food under such severe circumstances? To get enough food for thousands of people to survive.”
"As I said before, it is difficult to raise enough food in the northwest of Shanxi where the countryside is controlled by us, not to mention the Japanese who only control the county. The Japanese will not eat black beans, let alone sorghum. In other words, even if the Japanese troops on this front line rob all the food, they will not be able to meet their own needs."
"But now the left center detachment, with local food unable to meet its needs and no food transferred from outside, neither advances nor retreats, and remains stuck on this line. I think the move they took is either They are consciously luring our troops to attack, because once our troops attack easily, the overall defense line will be open."
"Either there is another possibility that the Zuojian detachment is grabbing food everywhere and is consciously showing something, or it is simply an empty city strategy, taking measures against our army when the original strategic direction has lost its meaning. It is a confusing situation, and its real target is not in northern Shanxi at all."
"After the Jining battlefield has become a foregone conclusion, and when the northward advance has no effect and will also bring danger to himself, his main force has left the mountains between Ningwu, Shenchi, and Shuoxian, leaving behind What is here can only be their small force bluffing to attract our attention, otherwise it will be difficult to explain the current situation."
"That is to say, the Zuojian detachment is now alone in northern Shanxi. It has no ulterior motives, or it is just a cover. It may even be an empty plan against us. Lao Guo, we have been fighting the Japanese army for so many years. When have we ever seen them doing useless work? Under the current situation where the Japanese army is in urgent need of large-scale reinforcements, thousands of troops are just put on our lips. Is it possible that the Japanese are full of food?"
"Lao Guo, unless your Japanese army has a secret grain depot built in advance during last year's raids on this front line, which can provide a large amount of food supplements in a short period of time, otherwise the main force of the Zuojian detachment is not here at all. Right now The posture they showed was bluffing with us."
"Some time ago, our army's strategic focus was on Datong, and to stabilize the situation in northern Shanxi before the Japanese reinforcements arrived. At the same time, too many scouts were assigned to Yang Jicai, which affected the army's tactical reconnaissance capabilities, and it was unfamiliar to itself. In zone operations, in the absence of sufficient reconnaissance means, it is likely that the specific movements of this left detachment will not be identified."
"On the Ningwu and Shenchi lines, although the county is controlled by the Japanese army, the villages are all controlled by the Jinsui Military Region. Logically speaking, based on the strength of the control of the base area by the Guannei troops, even if it is impossible to judge the direction of the Japanese army's actions , but it is not difficult to find out the number of Japanese troops and their stationed locations."
"But now we still can't figure out the specific movements of this Zuojian detachment, and we don't even know where it is stationed. Lao Guo, do you think this situation is normal? If this Zuojian detachment is really up to something. If so, then what is their true intention is the most important thing."
"And judging from the current situation on the battlefield, the Japanese army is deployed in a cauldron situation. With the left middle detachment in Luxi, there are too many troops on both wings. However, the frontal center line is from Yanmen Pass to Taiyuan without heavy troops. This situation is average. None of the commanders would adopt such a posture on the battlefield. This is a standard posture for tactical defense, and it would be abnormal to use it strategically."
"What I am most worried about now is not only the northern Shanxi battlefield, but also the subsequent development of the entire Shanxi battlefield. Several Japanese divisions are currently hoarded around various bases of our army. If they use some of the troops that have been mobilized around the battlefield to attract
The attention of our army may be to contain the main force of our army."
"Then we suddenly mobilized a large number of troops to launch large-scale raids on Taihang, Taiyue, Beiyue District of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, and various base areas of our army in northwestern Shanxi. We first cut off the internal troops that cooperated with our army, and then concentrated our forces on
Attack our northern Shanxi and check the southern battlefield."
"The Japanese army's reinforcements going north this time, whether in the northern Shanxi or Chanan battlefields, their logistics supply lines have to pass through our base areas behind enemy lines. When Yang Jicai retreated, he almost blew up all the large and small bridges on the entire Beitong-Puzhou Railway.
At present, the Zhengtai Railway has also been completely paralyzed, and the Japanese army is participating in the northern Shanxi campaign, and it is almost impossible to use the railway for supplies."
"However, it uses highways for supply. All supply lines must pass through our base areas behind enemy lines, especially the Shanxi battlefield, whether east or west of Tongpu Road, must pass through our army's activity area, and our army's existing equipment in the pass
and strength, it is not as good as fighting a tough face-to-face battle with the Japanese field divisions, but Lao Guo's ability to cut off the enemy's supply lines and paralyze their communication lines is exactly the strength of our brother troops in the pass."
"With Yang Jicai having wiped out all the food, ammunition and other combat supplies stored by the Japanese army in Taiyuan, Shanxi itself was no longer able to support the Japanese army's large-scale combat supplies. All food, ammunition, and heavy equipment were only
Able to transport supplies from the outside world.”
"Our army has begun to clear the wilderness in northern Shanxi. In addition, the local area in northern Shanxi is barren and the people are very poor. All materials except coal are heavily dependent on foreign countries. Especially after Datong has been captured by our army, the Japanese army simply cannot
Solve the problem of supplying food and ammunition."
"All the materials and ammunition needed by the Japanese army to counterattack northern Shanxi can only be transported from Hebei. Once the logistic supply lines are cut off by the armed forces in our base areas, their combat capabilities will be greatly reduced at least in a short period of time, and even the entire Japanese army's combat operations will be affected.
, all failed."
"This situation is not unfamiliar to the Japanese army in North China. During the Battle of Xinkou, our army's continuous ambushes behind enemy lines once put the Japanese troops on the front line into trouble. The scale of this battle in northern Shanxi is far greater than
The Japanese army, which had suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Xinkou, would not be wary of our army repeating its old tactics and once again resorting to large-scale guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines to paralyze its logistical supply lines."
"Furthermore, the Japanese army currently deploys a division and two brigades in northern Shanxi. Although it is impossible to recapture northern Shanxi, they can use the terrain and surrounding situations to form a group and contain our army on the battlefield in northern Shanxi.
Judging from the comparison of the enemy's and our forces in northeastern Shanxi, there are no problems at all."
"At the same time, if the Japanese army deploys these three divisions in Taihang, Taiyue, and various base areas in northwestern Shanxi, and has not yet invested in the front-line divisions in northern Shanxi, it will take advantage of the opportunity of the main force of our army in the battlefield in northern Shanxi to be attracted by the Japanese army in northeastern Shanxi.
First, carry out a large-scale sweep of our army's base areas in Shanxi in order to open up their supply lines."
"And take advantage of the opportunity that the current main force of the Guan Nei troops has either been incorporated into the advancing army, or has suffered heavy losses in last year's sweep and has not yet recovered its strength. To first defeat our army's Guan Nei troops, eradicate the possible threats behind them, and cut off
The ability of the brother troops within the pass to cooperate with our army eventually made our army an isolated force in northern Shanxi."
"Lao Guo, if the Japanese army attacks our brothers' troops in the pass first, this will be a fatal threat to our army. This will be a drain on our army. Once the Japanese army adopts this combat posture, will our army go south or stick to northern Shanxi and go south to rescue?
, with the current strength of our army, it is difficult to mobilize enough troops to fight southward while entangling the Japanese army in northeastern Shanxi."
"And if our army goes south for rescue, it will inevitably invest a lot of troops in the entire Shanxi battlefield. Then our army will have no troops to mobilize, and the entire rear area will be completely empty. By then, Suiyuan, Chahar
Everything in depth is under the gunpoint of the Japanese army."
"If we don't go south, we will have to watch the brothers' troops in Guan Nei being defeated. We will have to watch the Japanese army's plan of first cutting off the branches and then cutting off our main trunk succeed. When the base area is completely reduced to enemy-occupied territory, we in northern Shanxi will be defeated."
When the army becomes truly alone, let it calmly mobilize its troops to defeat us in one fell swoop." This book was first published on 17K Novel Network, read the original content first!