Chapter 302 The battle situation is like a chessboard
Commander Okamura Neiji's idea of replacing defense with offense, Yoshimoto Teiichi believes that there is nothing wrong with it. The enemy has a large number of tanks and is extremely mobile. There are also a large number of so-called armed forces behind enemy lines to support them on both wings.
The division's logistical supply lines were disrupted.
Pure defense can only be passively beaten everywhere. For a long time, the entire Shanxi First Army could only run exhausted. Instead of defending, they used offense to defend, concentrating the elite divisions of the Imperial Army to attack north, and containing the offensive that was the main force in the entire Shanxi battlefield to resist the alliance.
.Use the inner Great Wall as a natural barrier to block the mobility of the anti-Union tank group.
As long as several important passes of the Inner Great Wall are in the hands of the empire, the terrain there is enough to prevent the Anti-Japanese Alliance tank troops from making a rapid advance. With several divisions advancing in tandem, Northeastern Shanxi and Northern Shanxi coordinate with each other to fight steadily, without giving the Anti-Japanese Alliance any chance.
Any fighter plane that cuts through roundabouts.
At the same time, they used the newly recruited Peace Army of the Nanjing government, these former motley crews who had been marginalized by Chongqing, eager to gain territory, and mobilized these people to carry out raids on the Communist Army base areas in North China. It can be said to be a classic of using China to control China. These Nanjing government
If you use the army to fight the Chongqing side, you have to worry about their mutiny. There is absolutely no problem in dealing with the Communist army.
Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi believed that these actions of General Okamura were a stroke of genius. However, the differences between Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi and General Okamura Ningji happened exactly after entering northern Shanxi with Denai Great Wall. Okamura Ningji
The plan for this time was to use the two wings to hold back the main force of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and use the 32nd Division in the middle to advance northward and penetrate directly into the rear area of the northern Shanxi battlefield from Datong to Jining, cutting off the entire supply line of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. To attack Shanxi
The anti-alliance departments in the north carried out a large-scale encirclement.
However, Yoshimoto Teiichi believed that after entering the north of the Inner Great Wall, one should never underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. The three lines should join forces to fight steadily. Little by little, they would consume more with the Anti-Japanese Alliance and strive for long-term continuous combat capabilities. It is necessary to maintain the coercive posture of the army to suppress the situation and force
He did not dare to go south.
It won't be long before they themselves will be overwhelmed by the huge logistical burden. By then, they will be short of guns and ammunition, and cannot even guarantee the most basic food supply. Facing the fierce offensive of the North China Front, they will win without a fight.
It's unlikely, but it can avoid all risks.
At the same time, it can also alienate its relationship with the Soviet Union and weaken its capital to obtain long-term external supplements. Even if the Soviet Union delays the supplies passing through their country for a month, it will be a respite for the Imperial Army on the entire North China battlefield.
opportunity.
The current situation is that Okamura Neiji, as the commander of the North China Front, is a little too eager for success, and his appetite is obviously too big. Yoshimoto Teiichi uses the Kwantung Army's experience gained with blood, and what he talks about can be said to be a mature way to seek for the country.
.The two sides continued to have lawsuits over telegrams, and Lieutenant General Tetsuzo Ide, commander of the 32nd Division, received two completely opposite telegrams.
Although he is now the commander of the Japanese First Army in North China, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi has not completely separated from the role of chief of staff. He is still worried about the performance of the anti-alliance alliance on the entire battlefield. In private, he still has lingering fears.
When discussing with the Chief of Staff of the First Army, he couldn't stop praising him.
Taking advantage of the high mobility of tanks, they bypassed the defense lines of the two Japanese divisions in Suidong and Chaxi. They forcibly detoured from the flanks, climbed over steep mountains that in the eyes of all armies in the world were not suitable for tank marches, and penetrated into the hinterland of Suiyuan.
Before the North China Front could react, in a short period of time, it used its powerful tank group offensive to sweep across Suiyuan and invade northern Shanxi in one fell swoop.
Using a small force with the cooperation of the so-called enemy forces behind the enemy's rear, they launched a sneak attack and captured Taiyuan. They held back the reinforcements mobilized by the empire for several days. This created great convenience for their offensive on the entire northern Shanxi battlefield.
As a result, Datong, the gateway to northern Shanxi, was captured in a short period of time.
And swept the entire northern Shanxi, with the forward pointing directly at the line of the Inner Great Wall. It even crossed the Inner Great Wall several times and seized several important counties inside and outside the Ningwu and Beitongpu Railway Great Wall. Its entire battlefield deployment and adjustment was like a
The game is like a well-conceived chess game. When placing the stones, almost every move is the most fatal part of the North China Front.
On the Western Front battlefield, the Anti-Japanese Alliance continuously displayed these moves. Even as an enemy, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi had to admire him. In Yoshimoto's opinion, the entire combat plan of the Anti-Japanese Alliance in this battle was abnormal.
Meticulousness, steady attack and bold assault work together to achieve miraculous results.
The entire combat operation is like an antelope hanging its horns in the art of war. It not only leaves you nowhere to be found, but also makes you defenseless like mercury pouring down the ground. It stabs you in the waist and attacks you where you must save it. It often takes you by surprise and makes you unable to defend yourself.
You are confused and passive in the overall strategic deployment.
Especially the use of tanks and mechanized troops, in Yoshimoto Seiichi's opinion, is no worse than the previous Germans. Its use in battles has almost subverted the entire world military history. Tanks are not suitable for mountain combat, and even more so.
Not suitable for climbing over mountainous terrain.
If he could be an opponent, Yoshimoto Teiichi really wanted to meet the man who planned the entire campaign and have a good talk with him. Although he had the Kwantung Army intelligence department in his hands, he found out from the files of the 731st Army that
There were photos of the two top military officers of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. But Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi really wanted to meet these two real people.
It is precisely because of the overall analysis of this battle by the Anti-Japanese Alliance from a staff perspective. Coupled with the experience gained from long-term combat with the Anti-Japanese Alliance during the Kwantung Army period, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi ignored Okamura Neji many times.
The general's original plan gave Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo the order to proceed steadily.
And if Okamura Neiji really accepts all the suggestions he made, he will really hit the soft underbelly of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The terrain of northern Shanxi is intertwined with basins and mountainous areas. If the Japanese army marches hand in hand in the mountainous areas, it will really make the Japanese army attack the enemy.
It was difficult for Chen Hanzhang to find a fighter plane.
At the same time, once the war drags on for a long time, just as Yoshimoto Teiichi predicted, the Anti-Japanese Alliance will be overwhelmed. Long-term reliance on road transportation will consume huge amounts of fuel and will completely overwhelm the Anti-Japanese Alliance's logistics transportation lines.
Almost all the required combat materials need to be transported thousands of miles from the northeast.
Now that there are no highways and most roads are in extremely poor condition, the price paid is not only fuel, but also time. Moreover, the huge consumption of ammunition in the two battlefields has also made the anti-alliance military industry department feel somewhat overwhelmed.
The heavy load and reserves of raw materials are declining at an unprecedented speed. If the war is delayed, the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese Alliance on the battlefield in northern Shanxi will become increasingly passive.
Not only did Yoshimoto Seiichi clearly see the real weakness of the Northern Shanxi Resistance Forces, he even clearly judged the serious estrangement between the Resistance Alliance and the Soviet Union over the seizure of US and British aid equipment. If the Japanese army really followed his plan
If the suggestions are implemented, Chen Hanzhang will probably have even more headaches.
It's just that although his point of view is correct, the real decision-maker, General Okamura Neiji, cannot adopt it. As the commander of a strategic group under the North China Front, Yoshimoto Teiichi can certainly regain northern Shanxi in a leisurely manner. But now he is bearing the burden of
General Neji Okamura, who was under huge pressure at the base camp, was unable to do so.
The Anti-Alliance forces have been used to their limit, but the Japanese troops who are now reaching out everywhere have also used their forces to their limit. The base camp is actively planning an attack on Australia to completely destroy the U.S. counterattack base in the South Pacific. In order to ensure the safety of the absolute defense circle,
Be fully prepared.
But now the strength of the base camp in Southeast Asia is obviously insufficient when the Southern Army is also planning to attack India. The base camp is urging Okamura Neiji three times a day to stabilize the war situation in North China as soon as possible and ensure that Shanxi and Hebei, as well as
Bac Ninh Railway Safety.
General Hata Shunroku, the commander of the Japanese dispatched army in Nanjing, also repeatedly warned Okamura Neiji that the reinforcements he dispatched were risk-takingly drawn from various theaters. While the army still had strength in Chongqing, it also needed to ensure important grain and cotton production areas.
Under the conditions in East China and Central China, we cannot fight outside for a long time.
Under the huge pressure from both sides, how can Okamura Neji still fight steadily? The plan to contain the two wings and directly penetrate Datong in the middle is the most stable plan that Okamura Neiji can think of under the current conditions.
It's a way of playing. If we follow Yoshimoto Seiichi's idea, I'm afraid the base camp won't agree at all.
In fact, for the front-line commander Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo, he actually believed in the judgment of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi. The air power of the Anti-Japanese Alliance in Taiyuan World War I caused the loss of nearly one-third of his 32nd Division. In
It took Taiyuan a long time to recuperate before barely regaining its strength.
Although the Japanese army currently has two field divisions concentrated in northern Shanxi, which is equivalent to a division detachment, plus two brigade-level detachments, it can be said that they are well-equipped soldiers. However, Ide, who was bombed outside Taiyuan, almost did not fail.
Tetsou is actually not very optimistic about the prospects of General Okamura's plan.
The premise of being able to quickly break through Ruyuekou before was that he strictly implemented the orders of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi, which made him firmly believe that Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi's judgment was correct. In the midst of two contradictory orders,
Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo really wanted to fully comply with Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teichi's request.
But he did not dare not disobey the order of General Okamura Neiji, commander of the North China Front. Although General Okamura did not directly remove his power, he could use the base camp to pack his bags and get out. And after returning to the homeland,
Even the Military Senate, known as the general's nursing home, would not let him in.
Looking at the Yingxian city wall opposite and listening to the intensive gunfire in the city, Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo gritted his teeth and dispatched two more squadrons from his left wing security force and put them into Yingxian County. For Ide Tetsuzo
Lieutenant General Tibet said that no matter whose order is executed next, taking Ying County and opening the passage to the north is the most important thing to do at the moment.
At this moment, Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo did not know that on his left wing in the northwest mountainous area of Yingxian County, two regiments of the 10th Division were seizing the time to conduct final pre-war training and hoard ammunition and other combat supplies.
On the other hand, there were blood-red eyes staring at his every move.
Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo, who was dizzy after being constantly urged by Okamura Neiji and being sent steady telegrams by Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teichi, still had no final solution to the two squadrons transferred into the city.
After the battle, the 32nd Division used what was later called the most foolish move in the Yingxian battle.
Eager to seize Yingxian County, he explained to General Okamura Neiji. When repeated increases in troops could not completely resolve the battle, he deployed the last infantry brigade on his left wing and deployed a squadron to Yingxian County.
In the midst of a battle.
They concentrated an infantry brigade and searched for two squadrons of the regiment, and launched an attack to the northeast of Yingxian County, trying to open up a northward passage bypassing the county seat of Yingxian County despite the delay in taking it. At the same time, as soon as possible
They defeated the defenders in the northeast and cut off the last enemy force around Yingxian County.