On the battlefield in western Liaoning, this collision between the two armies, who both adopted the same tactics, is destined to be a passionate and fierce battle, and the outcome after this collision can not only determine the relationship between Redong and Liaoxi. Within a local war zone, who has the upper hand can, in some aspects, even influence the direction of the entire war situation to a certain extent.
In fact, compared with other battlefields, even if there is a temporary setback, there is room for relaxation. On the battlefield in western Liaoning, no one can afford to lose on both sides. Once Lee Myung-bak loses the battle, the Jiujin Pingping in western Liaoning will not only be completely lifted The threat to western Liaoning can also threaten the retreat of the Chanan and Ximan battlefields.
They even forcibly entered Rehe to cut off the connection between the two major battlefields of the Anti-Japanese War. The supply lines of the entire Western Front battlefield were in danger of being cut off. Once the supply lines of the various departments participating in the Anti-Japanese War in the northern Shanxi battlefield were cut off, even food would be lost. The battlefield in northern Shanxi, which needs the annexation provided by the Northeast, is in danger of complete collapse at any time.
For the Kwantung Army, once the counterattack in Western Liaoning and the Redong battlefield is defeated across the board, it will not only lose the two major coal mines of Fuxin and Beipiao, but also the entire Western Liaoning. What is even more dangerous is that the anti- After the alliance enters western Liaoning, it can threaten Jinzhou and cut off the Beining Railway to the south.
To the east, they can directly penetrate into Fengtian, cooperate with the Siping frontal battlefield, and completely complete the encirclement of the Kwantung Army on the Siping battlefield. If they are more courageous, they can even threaten Yingkou, and the entire Liaoning battlefield is also in danger of complete disintegration and collapse.
Although at this moment on the Liaoxi battlefield, the troops invested by both sides are the smallest among all battlefields, this small battlefield has a crucial position in the entire battle, whether it is Lee Myung-bak on the anti-alliance side or Guandong The army's Jiujin can't even afford to lose.
This battle is neither fair nor unfair to Lee Myung-bak, who has the rank of senior colonel, or to Seohei, who has the rank of lieutenant general. They can only win but not lose, because if they lose, they will not only lose. They themselves, or the entire war situation on their respective sides.
When Yang Zhen placed Li Mingbo, the deputy commander of the column, on the Rehe battlefield, he put a lot of effort into this node position. Although this guy looked carefree on the surface, he was bold but not hasty and careful. , cautious and not too hesitant.
Putting Li Mingbo in this position, Yang Zhen wanted to use this characteristic of his to firmly contain the Japanese troops of the two divisions in the western Liaoning battlefield. Even Yang Zhen had been paying attention to maintaining the command of the two veterans of the advancing army. He had complete authority and never interfered with the command of the two veterans, nor did he mobilize the advancing troops without authorization.
After the overall situation of the Rehe battlefield was decided, he changed his previous style and placed the two brigades of the advancing army in Rehe under the unified command of Lee Myung-bak. They were responsible for fighting the Japanese army in western Liaoning. He reached out to the advancing army and took the initiative to ask for command authority. This is the only time in this battle.
However, in this battle, although the goals are different, the tactics are completely the same. The advantages and disadvantages of the two armies are quite obvious. Who can win the last laugh can only depend on which one is on the battlefield. The commanders of the army are better able to grasp the opportunity of fighting, and their actions are more covert.
In terms of the concealment of the operation, Lee Myung-bak clearly took advantage. Thanks to the Japanese army's large-scale forced settlement in the Jehol battlefield last year, especially in the Redong mountainous area, the entire Nuruerhu Mountain area in the north of Jianping was Except for group tribes, there is usually no human habitation within dozens of miles.
During this battle, the two armies faced each other again. The few civilians who had fled the battlefield had long since fled the battlefield. The Anti-Japanese Alliance mobilized them to evacuate, or simply relocated the tribes as a whole to Northern Manchuria. The Japanese army Then they simply used bayonets as a means of coercion and forcibly moved all the people to the western Liaoning area.
Except for a few ordinary people who fled into the deep mountains, the Nuruerhu Mountain District, which had a small population, has now become a large, blank area. Although this situation has brought considerable impact on the supplies of both sides, It also undoubtedly brings certain convenience to the mobilization of troops by both the enemy and ourselves. At least there is no need to worry about the news of troop mobilization leaking out.
Although the Japanese army's policy of returning villages to villages and merging households caused great trouble to the advancing army's operations in Rehe last year, the large number of local puppet regimes in rural areas that were abolished due to the return of villages to villages and households also brought difficulties to its intelligence work. It is a certain trouble. The scope of activities of the spy organization it established has shrunk seriously.
After all, those spies also need to eat. Once the scope of activities exceeds a certain distance from the group tribe, they will simply not be able to maintain their activities for a long time. And no one is a fool. In such a clean mountainous area, if an ordinary person suddenly appears, I am afraid that You will be treated as a spy immediately.
After the Japanese army sent a large number of plainclothes agents to try to get behind the Anti-Japanese Defense Line, but failed to return, they could only learn from the Anti-Japanese Alliance and send a large number of reconnaissance troops to obtain the required intelligence. This was not efficient. It was too high to meet the intelligence needs of the Japanese army, especially under the circumstances of shrinking troop strength, and it was even less able to meet the timeliness and accuracy of intelligence.
The Kwantung Army adopted a blockade policy in Rehe last year, but they did not expect that this year they would lock their own hands and feet. They had discounted their intelligence system by 50%, and the small number of anti-alliance reconnaissance troops that went deep into this area, It is true that one cannot stand due to lack of supplies, but it also ties one's own hands and feet in disguise.
But at present, the large number of no-man's land created by the Japanese army in the north of Jianping has brought considerable convenience to Lee Myung-bak's actions. He can calmly mobilize his troops and cross the no-man's land created by the Japanese army to reach the designated deployment location without having to I was worried that my whereabouts would be tracked and leaked by Japanese spies.
At the same time, the advancing army under the command of Lee Myung-bak is a master of concealed march operations in the mountains. This kind of action of inserting behind the enemy's back in the confrontation zone between the two armies can be described as practice makes perfect. Several classic ambush battles that year were fought in this way. Lee Myung-bak paid great attention to this advantage of the advancing army and handed over the ambush and northern defense to the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
The task of penetrating the enemy's depth and setting up a mobile ambush was handed over to the two brigades of the advancing army. They wanted to use the advantages of the advancing army to create something deep in the Japanese defense line and disrupt the enemy's deployment. , to create opportunities for the anti-alliance operations in the north, Lee Myung-bak's deployment can be said to have given full play to the greatest advantages of two forces with different structures.
In order to concentrate its forces in preparation for this attack, the Japanese army continued to shrink in the local area, which also gave Lee Myung-bak a great opportunity. In fact, in the final preparation stage of the battle, Jiushi Jinping had actually given up in order to concentrate his forces. In the entire Jianping area, most of the strongholds are except for the two supporting points of Jianping County and Sidaoyingzi Mountain.
Before the two armies launched their attack, except for the main points surrounding the confrontation between the two armies, most of the remaining areas had formed a gap in military strength. In Washizu Jinhei's view, as long as these two points were captured and controlled, even if they gave up temporarily, It is also suitable for the Japanese army to exchange the mountainous areas of Jianping front line for Xinhui County, a bridgehead that threatens the entire Redong and Xing'an regions.
In addition, although the Nuruerhu Mountain District became a confrontation zone between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Japanese army, the key defensive areas of the Japanese army were still the Yebaishou and Chaoyang lines. The entire mountainous defense line at the forefront was centered on Jianping County, and in the northeast direction was The Sidaoyingzi Mountains are connected to Beipiao as a turning line, and to the south are connected to Ye Baishou in a straight line, forming a defense system that is almost like a right-angled triangle.
In the west of Yebaishou, Jianping County and Sidaoyingzi Mountain form a straight line, becoming one side of this triangular defense posture. The entire defensive posture spreads along the eastern foot of Nuruerhu Mountain, while Jianping County is exactly A central point at the base of this triangle seems to be an extremely important strategic location in the overall defensive posture of the Japanese army at Nuruerhu Mountain.
However, the Japanese troops had limited strength, and the focus of defense was on the line from Fuxin to Beipiao. In the Nuruerhu Mountain War Zone, the focus of defense was on the three points of Sidaoyingzi Mountain, Yebaishou, and Beipiao. Although the location of Jianping County, the middle point of the base of the triangle, is important, it does not have many defense forces along with the mountainous areas on both sides.
Jiujin Qianping's original intention for making such a deployment was that once Jianping County was in danger, the troops deployed on both wings could quickly reinforce him at any time. And if the Anti-Japanese Alliance opposite him wanted to use roundabout tactics, no matter what No matter which direction you move from the two wings, you will be attacked from both sides.
This deployment was devised by Lieutenant General Jiujin Qinhei after painstakingly studying the anti-Japanese alliance tactics. He also had to focus on ensuring the frontline security of Fuxin, Zhangwu, and Beipiao. The strength of only two divisions was somewhat stretched. Yes, logically speaking, Lieutenant General Washitsu Jinhei's deployment should not have any major problems.
Lieutenant General Jiujin Zhenping, who did not have enough troops to defend such a large area, could only adopt a combination of point and surface deployment. His position was placed in the deep positions between Ye Baishou and Chaoyang, and between Chaoyang and Beipiao. Along the railway, the entire troop deployment still adopts the characteristic of focusing more on the rear.
As for Jianping County, which is more than ten kilometers north of the county into the mountains and is the area controlled by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, it forms two point-like deployments with the Sidaoyingzi Mountains in the northeast that can be alternately covered. In this direction, Jiujin Lieutenant General Qian Ping initially hoped to use one point to lead the way, so as to ensure the depth of security to the greatest extent possible when the military strength was unsustainable.
However, in order to launch an offensive, he also transferred most of the troops deployed on the front between Jianping and Sidaoyingzi Mountain between Ye Baishou and Chaoyang. The original front between Jianping County and Ye Baishou and Chaoyang was also changed. The entire defense line has become a point, leaving a large number of defensive gaps for Lee Myung-bak to exploit.
In fact, there is nothing too wrong with his deployment. As long as he has a fairly timely grasp and understanding of the actions of the Anti-Alliance, that is to say, he must grasp the enemy's situation quickly and respond to the enemy's attacks in a timely manner. Penetrating attacks can save a lot of troops as long as the reaction speed is timely.
In terms of tactics, it is not a problem to have a mobile force in hand and strike after the attack. As soon as the enemy moves his deployment, it will naturally open up a gap that can be used for counterattack. This is in the case of insufficient troops, with limited strength. An appropriate means of defending a vast area with military force.
But the premise of this deployment is to judge and grasp the enemy's deployment and actions, and it must be as accurate as possible. Without this premise, his deployment will mean that he can only stick to Jianping County and Sidaoyingzi Mountain. point, and completely abandoned the forefront of the confrontation area.
As a result, the Kwantung Army returned to villages and merged households in the Redong area last year, and after Lieutenant General Jiujin Qianping took office, he strengthened security in the area under his control. In other words, he once again completely merged villages and households, but he was The eyes and ears of the group are limited to the surrounding tribes, which in turn weakens its intelligence collection capabilities. Under the condition that the reconnaissance and security forces dispatched provide limited intelligence, this undoubtedly creates a problem for the counterattack organized by Jiujin Qianhei. , first cast a shadow.