In order to expand the military as much as possible, Yang Zhen drew on the experience of the American college student officer corps. In the upcoming World War II, the number of U.S. troops increased dramatically by hundreds or thousands of times. With only a few military academies, it was
It is simply impossible to train a large number of qualified officers in a very short period of time.
It was the Reserve Officer Training Corps established in various universities in the United States that trained a large number of qualified officers for the United States during World War II. As a result, there was no shortage of officers when the U.S. military expanded. It prepared the skeleton for the expansion of the U.S. military.
As long as it is filled with flesh and blood, a huge army will appear in front of everyone.
Although there are only a few internal universities in the base area, it is almost impossible to rely on local universities to train a large number of reserve officers like Americans do. There are only a few college students, and Yang Zhen is reluctant to let them go to the battlefield. But the junior high school and the national junior high school
The number of high ones is quite a lot.
Relying on these young students can effectively solve the problem of low cultural quality and difficult training of grassroots commanders. But again, all this requires a lot of time. Without enough time, it is impossible to complete these preparations. Especially
The training of a large number of commanders takes even more time.
If North Manchuria is lost, the Japanese high-level officials can still barely accept it. If the Anti-Japanese Alliance poses a threat to South Manchuria, which has built huge industries and has become the most important industrial and economic lifeline for the Japanese army to launch the war, then not only will they not be able to accept it,
It’s just the Kwantung Army.
The coal and iron resources in Benxi, Liaoyang, and Anshan, the magnesium mines in Dashiqiao, the molybdenum, lead-zinc mines in western Liaoning, and the huge industries are one of the most important industrial bases on which the Japanese army relies. Once the southern Manchuria industrial base is lost
, Japan’s domestic industry alone cannot maintain its war potential.
If the Japanese want to continue the war, then the industrial zone in southern Manchuria will be an extremely vital lifeline for them. And Yang Zhen is not arrogant enough to think that without involving the Americans, just rely on
With his current strength, he can completely defeat the Kwantung Army.
Yang Zhen is very aware of the overall gap between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Japanese army. Even describing it as a huge difference is a bit exaggerated. Not to mention that the industrial zone is under construction, even if it is completed, the current industrial strength of Northern Manchuria alone
It cannot be compared with Japan.
At present, a considerable part of the Japanese army's strength is still contained on the battlefield inside the Kwantung region, and neither Japan's entire national economy nor the entire Japanese people are in wartime shape. Once the Kwantung Army is severely damaged, the Japanese army will do whatever it takes to maintain its
The lifeline of Manchuria and Mongolia must be mobilized to fight back against the Anti-Japanese Alliance with the strength of the whole country.
At that time, even if they try their best to mobilize, the Anti-Japanese Alliance, which can only mobilize four to five million troops, will not be able to resist it. At present, the Anti-Japanese Alliance can only barely maintain its local advantage over the Kwantung Army, but considering the overall situation,
It can be said that there is almost no big difference between having this advantage or not.
The most important thing is that Yang Zhen does not want to go to the fire for the Americans. If it were not for the purpose of preparing for the future, using North China's huge human resources to supplement the already relatively depleted supply of troops in the base area. Yang Zhen would adopt active defense tactics this year, and
It is not for the Japanese to focus all their energy on themselves.
At least for now, we don’t hope that the Japanese will put the power to deal with the Americans on themselves. To fight against the entire Japan, Yang Zhen thinks that he does not have the strength. And without involving the Americans, Yang Zhen will not be able to use the power of World War II
A rare opportunity to build China's own modern industrial base.
If you want to draw Americans into the whirlpool of blood and fire of World War II as early as the history you are familiar with, the better it will be for you. If the Japanese army loses too much vitality at this time, it will be detrimental to your future.
The overall development is quite unfavorable.
Moreover, South Manchuria is not only about the Eastern Army, but also the Korean Army in the east, and the Japanese North China Front Army in North China in the pass in the south. If necessary, they may go north to join the war. If during the first phase of the battle, the troops cause trouble during the battle
Huge casualties. In the second stage, facing the almost certain crazy counterattack of the Japanese army, how can we continue to fight this battle?
For Yang Zhen, Xinjing, as the headquarters of the Kwantung Army and the capital of the Puppet Manchukuo, is indeed a flag for the Japanese army to rule the Northeast. But apart from this and its slightly important strategic position, it is nothing. If it were allowed
Yang Zhen would risk paying too heavy a price to seize such a city just for some symbols. He would never do it.
Taking Xinjing, the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, and the capital of the Puppet Manchukuo State will indeed be a great encouragement to the morale of the national resistance war. At the same time, it will also completely establish the name of the Anti-Japanese Alliance internationally. But for Yang Zhenlai
It is said that face cannot solve the fundamental problem.
Let Yang Zhen take tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of casualties, to exchange for a city that has no great significance except for its reputation. This price is a bit too heavy for Yang Zhen. For Yang Zhen, instead of paying a considerable amount
At the cost of attacking this heavily fortified city by the Japanese army, it would be better to concentrate on seizing the grain-producing areas of the Songnen Plain. This is of greater practical significance to Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhenke still clearly remembers the Soviet Union's previous lion's mouth. Especially now that the Soviet-German war has broken out, and after Ukraine, the Soviet Union's main grain-producing area, is lost, the Soviet Union's appetite will become bigger and bigger. In terms of its external relations,
With the transportation lines still relying on the Soviets, using this opportunity to seize the Songnen Plain, one of the most important grain-producing areas in the entire Northeast, would be even more attractive to Yang Zhen.
Regarding Wang Guangyu's suggestion, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Old Wang, you have a good idea and a broad vision. But have you ever thought that once Chen Hanzhang's troops were entangled by the Japanese army, they would be unable to fight on the Western Front?
What should we do if we provide all-out reinforcements? Or what should we do if we suffer too many casualties and lose the ability to continue fighting while encircling and annihilating the heavy Japanese army group north of Xinjing?"
"Old Wang, you are also a veteran, and you know the true combat effectiveness of the Japanese army very well. If we want to severely damage or even encircle and annihilate these divisions they deployed north of Xinjing, the price we have to pay will undoubtedly be very huge.
The capture of Xinjing is indeed of great significance. However, from a military perspective, it is not of great practical significance to us. Compared with a city in Xinjing, using this opportunity to seize the main grain producing areas of the Songnen Plain is of great significance to us.
The significance is far greater than seizing Xinjing."
"In fact, even if we cannot recapture Xinjing in this battle, as long as we maintain military pressure around Xinjing, the Kwantung Army's heavy force group will not dare to move in other directions. This is very important for our next operation.
, is the most advantageous. Although the Kwantung Army has been defeated by us many times, after all, its current strength still occupies a considerable advantage."
"Old Wang, we don't care about the gains and losses of one city or one place. We should focus on annihilating the effective strength of the Japanese army. It is naturally good to seize the opportunity to capture Xinjing. If there are no fighter planes, we should not force it. Let alone capture Xinjing.
As the main goal, we can’t eat a fat man in one bite.”
"The western front is mainly focused on attacking southward. As for the central and eastern fronts, during the feint, the main focus is on annihilating the effective forces of the Japanese army. Conquering cities and territories is not our main goal in a short period of time. Lao Wang still says the same thing
, there is no point in crippling our troops for the sake of Xinjing."
"Our biggest headache now is the problem of troop sources, which is also the main reason why the headquarters wants to complete the opening of the transportation line within the customs by the middle of this year. If we cannot solve the problem of troop sources, we will not be able to achieve real development and growth. The current situation in our base area
, Unless we give up all industrial construction, we will simply not be able to support the troop supply needs of our troops."
"Old Wang, I understand your thoughts, but we cannot rest on our laurels. In a word, we have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. Some goals look very good and quite tempting. But we
At present, we still need to focus on stability and act within our capabilities.”
There are some things that Yang Zhen said very thoroughly, but there are still quite a few words that Yang Zhen did not say. Because there are many things, Yang Zhen cannot say them. There is only so much that Yang Zhen can say, and the rest must be suppressed temporarily.
In my heart, some things cannot be explained clearly if I have to say too much. In many cases, being vague may be the best way to deal with it.
What else could he say? Tell the two people in front of him that at the end of the year, the Japanese will launch an air attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet and start a full-scale war with the United States. And the reason why he has reservations about this battle is for the reasons explained before.
In addition, they also plan to shed more blood on the Americans in the future war between the United States and Japan. More importantly, take advantage of this rare opportunity to get as many benefits as possible from the Americans?
These are things that Yang Zhen cannot say openly, and they are even more difficult for him to explain now. Because no one can accurately judge the situation in five months, especially the international situation that the Anti-Japanese League is still difficult to contact. If he now
Five months after the announcement, a bloody war lasting four years would break out between the United States and Japan. I am afraid no one would believe it. He had tried his best to explain the reasons that could be explained. But for things that could not be explained clearly, he could only temporarily
First think of a way to fool him.
Although many of Yang Zhen's words were vague, Wang Guangyu didn't get to the bottom of it after looking at Yang Zhen's slightly frowned brows. He knew that there must be something that No. 1 did not say, because he heard what No. 1 explained.
Among the reasons, many of them are obviously far-fetched. In some cases, they don't even make sense.
But out of his understanding and trust of Yang Zhen, Wang Guangyu did not ask too deeply. Because he knew that no matter what Yang Zhen's starting point was, he would not let the Anti-Japanese Alliance suffer. This time he gave up the opportunity to seize Xinjing.
, there must be a certain reason. He didn’t say it, maybe because he didn’t have the right time.
Wang Guangyu did not continue to insist on his opinions. Since the merger of the First Army and the Jidong Military Region, apart from the work he was in charge of, he rarely expressed his opinions on other issues, even operations. During this meeting, he seemed very silent.