Although this period of hesitation was quite short for Yang Zhen, despite this huge pressure, Yang Zhen knew that he had to bear it no matter what. This battle started from the entire battle plan to all the details. It was formulated by him.
The planning and implementation of this campaign was also carried out by him despite the opposition of almost everyone. Many people thought that his appetite was too big, so this battle was carried out by the central government and the Anti-Japanese Alliance itself. , there are not many people who support it, and there are many people who oppose it.
Even in the Anti-Japanese League itself, except for Li Yanping and Guo Bingxun who were his staunch supporters, the commander-in-chief and the current chairman of the Northeast People's Government all held objections, especially the chairman who believed that such a large-scale The war has put too much pressure on the economy and will affect the ongoing industrial construction in Northeast China.
With the internal opposition so loud, now it has reached the most critical moment. Even if he grits his teeth, he must persevere. Yang Zhen is not out of anger, but for the real development of Northeast China in the future. This war against the Anti-Japanese Alliance is not only We must fight, and we must win.
But at this juncture, Yang Zhen needed someone to push him and tell him that if he persisted for the last five minutes, victory would eventually belong to him. Since the launch of this battle, there have been continuous objections from all sides, giving him The pressure it brings is too great.
When Yang Zhen asked Guo Bingxun this question, he was actually asking himself this old comrade who cherished his heart. At the same time, he was also constantly asking himself. When Guo Bingxun answered his question, Yang Zhen had already given the answer in his heart. , but he still needs to let Guo Bingxun push him, and he also needs to listen to Guo Bingxun's advice.
It's just that although the final answer in Yang Zhen's heart is not much different from Guo Bingxun's answer, Yang Zhen did not make the final decision at the first time. He still has to think about it again. The adjustment of the entire battle situation still needs to be made in the future. That aspect should be improved as much as possible.
As the commander-in-chief of a large army, he cannot only consider the current war situation. Many of his ideas must also consider the overall situation after the war, especially the so-called assistance from the Americans. Up to now, it is still lip service but not real. Since the launch of the campaign, the Anti-Japanese Alliance has not received a single aircraft, a single tank, or even a drop of gasoline or a ton of steel.
Of course, it does not count that some of the equipment and supplies were seized by the Soviets before the war and are now returned. Now that the troops are almost exhausted, how can we avoid greater losses as much as possible and prepare for the post-war war? Considering the situation is what Yang Zhen needs to consider most. If the losses of the troops are too large, what will happen even if the territory is captured? It is not the same as having no troops to defend.
After pondering for a long time, Yang Zhen looked at Guo Bingxun's calm face, pondered for a while and said: "Old Guo, just follow your plan and come up with a systematic plan. But in terms of Siping, we can't do it now. If we keep fighting like this, I think we can make some adjustments in some details."
"Although we paid a certain price for the Harvest Plan, both the troops who responded directly and the troops who implemented the plan suffered heavy losses. One of the main divisions participating in the war suffered two-thirds casualties, and dozens of tanks and dozens of aircraft were lost. , the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region also suffered nearly half of its casualties."
"The paratrooper division we invested suffered one-third casualties. The price we paid cannot be said to be heavy. However, we caused considerable casualties and losses to the Kwantung Army in the hinterland of southern Manchuria, and completely destroyed the Kwantung Army. Disrupted the deployment of Japanese troops in the hinterland of southern Manchuria."
"Moreover, we have snatched out all the Chinese workers and technicians in Fengtian, Fushun, Benxihu, and Anshan, and escorted all the Japanese technicians and workers back to Northern Manchuria. Although we have not carried out large-scale measures on various industrial and mining enterprises, Large-scale damage, but all equipment that can be dismantled in a short period of time has been dismantled."
"Japan's industry in southern Manchuria has basically been paralyzed, especially the iron and steel industry in Fengtian and Miyahara. The military industry in Fengtian has basically been paralyzed. Dozens of ammunition machines at the Fengtian Arsenal have all been dismantled. , a large amount of military raw materials in stock were also disassembled and brought back."
"Lee Myung-bak's troops also blew up all the Japanese ammunition and weapons reserves that could not be carried before they evacuated. Judging from the materials reported by him, the Japanese army lost tens of thousands of various ammunition in the Fengtian Arsenal alone. tons, dozens of newly manufactured mountain field guns, and nearly a hundred infantry guns and rapid-fire guns stored there were all brought back by our army."
"There is also an ammunition depot stored by the Japanese army in Liaoyang, which was also blown up by our army during this operation. In this operation, we blew up all the ammunition stored by the Japanese army except the Liaoxi and Liaodong peninsulas, and the Fengtian Arsenal The destruction also brought the Japanese ammunition production to a standstill, making it impossible to resume production at least in a short period of time."
"And our air strikes on the North Korean railway lines also caused heavy losses to the ammunition transported by the Japanese army from North Korea to the northeast. Lao Guo, you are right. It is not just us who are struggling now, the Japanese army is also struggling, and our troops have suffered casualties. It was heavy, but the Japanese army's losses were even more heavy than ours. Our front-line combat troops were severely understaffed, and the Japanese front-line combat divisions suffered even greater casualties."
"Judging from the current overall situation on the battlefield, the Kwantung Army's current ammunition replenishment has already caused certain problems. The firepower of the Japanese artillery on the front line has dropped by one-third. Judging from the confessions of captured Japanese prisoners, its The use of ammunition in combat has been severely restricted."
"Whether it is a fake show or a fake show, since we are going to do it, we should try our best to do the trick as much as possible. The two independent tank battalions that have been withdrawn from the Chadong battlefield will immediately stop their rest and recuperation and put them all into it. These slow-moving iron women, the terrain around Siping is just suitable for these guys to exert their power, and their advantages of strong skin and thick flesh."
"Order our troops in Rehe to launch an attack on the Japanese forward positions in Nuruerhu Mountain, and tell Lee Myung-bak to do a good job, and make more noise, the better. But I asked him to remember one thing, absolutely not If I cause too many casualties, he can also organize some small troops to go deep behind enemy lines to launch a surprise attack on the enemy forces in Zhangwu, Xifuxin and Jianping."
"Since the Rehe battlefield is now under our command, there is nothing to be embarrassed about. You draft a telegram to the two veterans of the Advance Army, requesting that the command authority of the Rehe Army be returned and go deep behind enemy lines to mobilize the masses. Fighting this kind of guerrilla warfare and raiding warfare is their strength."
"In addition, don't we still have more than thirty German-made 150 howitzers? Although the number of shells is a little less, at least they can scare people. Give the artillery an order to receive these artillery pieces. From the teaching team, some people were transferred to form an artillery regiment and headed to the Siping front line, and these thirty or so heavy artillery were also put into it, and the rest were allocated to the Jehol battlefield."
"Give the aviation force an order to allocate some of the fighter jets responsible for air defense in the rear as appropriate, and move them to the direction of Siping to participate in ground air strikes. Tell them that the aircraft must be mobilized, but there must be no loopholes in the rear air defense, and they cannot be mobilized. When the planes come, I will deal with them, but if there is a gap in the air defense of the rear industrial area, even if only one bomb falls, I will still want their heads."
"Also tell the equipment department to ask Xiong Dazhen to take his division chiefs to several arsenals and personally take charge. All production of light weapons and ammunition will be temporarily stopped. At present, we have enough reserves of light weapons and ammunition. With annual consumption, stopping production now won’t kill anyone.”
"Let him urge the departments of the Northeast People's Government in charge of military industry to concentrate on the production of artillery shells that currently have a lot of holes, high-explosive aerial bombs, napalm bombs, especially German-made 150mm howitzers, 100mm howitzers, etc. Five-millimeter howitzer shells, American-made 75-mm mountain gun shells.”
"The production and manufacturing of artillery shells with a relatively large inventory, as well as 57mm anti-aircraft artillery shells and other artillery shells that are not urgently needed, have been temporarily stopped. The production and imitation of several armor-piercing projectiles have also been stopped first. All efforts have been concentrated to first Go all out to produce high-explosive grenades for tank guns that are most urgently needed at the moment."
"The total number of tanks that the Japanese can put into action on various battlefields is very few. At most, they are some light armored vehicles. Armor-piercing bullets are basically useless. Some troops are facing enemy field fortifications because There is a lack of high-explosive grenades, so we can only attack with armor-piercing projectiles."
"Using armor-piercing bullets to fight field fortifications is wasteful and lacks sufficient power. Moreover, even if the Japanese army invests new tank units on the battlefield, our current inventory is enough. Why produce so many armor-piercing bullets now? The most important thing now is Produce the high-explosive grenades we most urgently need."
"And you tell him that Lee Myung-bak bought so many raw materials from several arsenals in Fengtian, which is enough for our maximum production capacity for two months. There are tens of thousands of tons of raw materials for making artillery shells and bombs alone. There are propellants used to make guns, so much equipment, and a large number of skilled workers."
"With so many good conditions, the production capacity has not yet been fully operational. What does the military industry department do? Now it has the nerve to call for military industry production all the time. The production has reached its limit. The output of ammunition cannot increase, and the inventory of raw materials is insufficient. "
"This Fengtian arsenal can produce thousands of rifles, hundreds of light and heavy machine guns, nearly 10 million rounds of bullets of various types, and nearly 100,000 rounds of artillery shells of various calibers in the hands of the Japanese every month. How did it get into our hands, so many days? The past has passed, but nothing has been produced until now. Can Xiong Dazhen make it past that?"
"The military industry department has indeed been handed over to local management, but all factories have military representatives sent by their equipment departments. Most of the factory leaders and chief engineers are either his seniors or juniors. In general, there are no twists and turns. Is it possible to build a relationship? Let him reassure me and don't focus on building relationships and talking about their relationship as brothers."
Yang Zhen was somewhat dissatisfied with the huge production capacity of the Fengtian Arsenal in the hands of the Japanese after arriving in Northern Manchuria. As a result, the military production capacity has not been greatly improved. There are so many raw materials. , the production of artillery shells has been slow to increase.
In the face of huge consumption on the battlefield, because the output of the arsenal cannot meet the needs on the battlefield, the logistics department has begun to use the most basic strategic reserves that cannot be easily used. This is undoubtedly a difficult thing for Yang Zhen to accept. matter.
If these workers and industrial equipment snatched from Southern Manchuria can be utilized in a short period of time, the ammunition production capacity of the Anti-Japanese Alliance will at least double. Especially the output of artillery shells that are most urgently needed at the moment will definitely be more than doubled. Above, but with the urgent need for artillery shells on the front line, the huge production capacity contained in these workers and equipment has not been realized for a long time. It is not surprising that Yang Zhen is dissatisfied.