Regarding Guo Bingxun's doubts, Yang Zhen did not answer him immediately. Instead, he leaned down and carefully looked at the map in front of him, looking at the red line that marked the progress of the center line offensive. He hesitated for a long time and said: "Old Guo, you stay here
Stay here while I go to the Twin Cities. Also, tell the aviation force to prepare a plane to be on standby at any time."
After that, Yang Zhen looked at Guo Bingxun, who was hesitant to speak, but looked a little worried, and smiled and said: "Lao Guo, don't worry. Although Wang Xiaoming's offensive was temporarily frustrated, given Lao Wang's character, this setback is not a big deal.
It will last too long. As for Liu Changshun, although he only has two divisions, the attention of the enemy in front of them is attracted by Wang Xiaoming and Tao Jingfei."
"Moreover, the mission of Liu Changshun and Tao Jingfei is mainly to attract the attention of the Japanese troops on the Eastern Front, preventing them from aiding the West and the nearest land connection between the Korean Army and the Kwantung Army. As long as they are there, even if they do nothing, the Eastern Front
The Japanese army would not dare to march westward. While you are here, just pay attention to the battle situation on Wang Xiaoming's side."
"Now that the battle has begun, Ma Chunsheng's mission of cooperating with the Intelligence Department to confuse the Japanese army has been completed. Judging from the current situation on the battlefield, Ma Chunsheng's mission has been completed well. In this way, I will take Ma Chunsheng with me. If possible.
, I will leave Ma Chunsheng behind to unified command the operations in the twin cities."
"Actually, Ma Chunsheng is probably the most suitable candidate to go to Nanxing'an or stay in the Shuangcheng first line to replace Du Kaishan. This guy is quite good in terms of flexibility and adaptability. His tactical use can be based on
The environment is different and we can adjust and change quickly.”
"Not to mention the weird and changeable tactics, in the relatively complex terrain of the Nanxing'an front line, he is undoubtedly a suitable candidate to deal with the Japanese army. But this guy is good at everything, except for the two points above, he is too courageous
If you give him a long enough bamboo pole, he will dare to pierce it. If you put it too far away, it is really unsafe."
"It's just a pity that he has always been the chief of staff and has never served as a division commander, let alone independently commanded operations as a division commander. There are not many opportunities to stand alone, and he lacks experience in commanding large corps in operations. Even as the commander of the Mudanjiang Military Division,
When he takes office, he mostly directs infiltration and counter-infiltration operations."
"Relatively speaking, his experience in coordinating the overall situation is still a bit lacking, and his experience in actually commanding troops is also slightly insufficient. Transferring him to the front line in Nanxing'an may affect the progress of the war situation. Otherwise, Ma Chunsheng will be transferred to Nanxing'an to replace Wang Guangyu.
It would be a pretty good choice.”
Yang Zhen discussed with Guo Bingxun in Harbin to transfer Du Kaishan to the Nanxing'an front line. At that time, the headquarters had been moved to the south bank of the Lalin River. However, Du Kaishan at the Hot Spring Castle in Fuyu was extremely angry because of the setback in the war.
Big, I have dropped my hat several times.
Unlike Chen Hanzhang and Wang Xiaoming's front line, the Fuyu front is either mountainous or flat plains. Although there are natural lakes, swamps, wetlands, etc. as barriers, the terrain is relatively simple. And Chen Hanzhang is on the Qianguo front line.
, although there are many lakes and swamps, there are always roads that can be used.
As for Du Kaishan's offensive in Fuyu, the terrain is relatively flat. However, his attack route is located in the river network area on both sides of the Lalin River. Although the rivers in the northeast are not as dense as those in the south of the Yangtze River, they are not conducive to the use of tanks.
.Especially in the absence of military pontoons, the use of tanks as the main assault force has been greatly restricted.
Especially at this time, the Lalin River is in the flood season, and not only the river surface is wide, but the water flow is also quite large. After the first wave of troops landed, the transportation speed of subsequent large troops was relatively slow.
Coupled with the interception of long-range artillery fire by the Japanese army, it also caused a disconnect in the use of front and rear troops.
The attack was launched from the front in Shuangcheng. The combat areas were located in the Seventh and Ninth Resistance Alliance in Fuyu and Yushu respectively. It was also considered the first-class main division. After breaking through the Japanese front-line positions on the south bank of the Lalin River, they faced the Japanese Seventh Army.
The division's nearly frantic counterattack resulted in a complete setback in the offensive.
After most of the day's attack, the two divisions' troops had made the most progress only 20 kilometers deep into the scheduled combat area. Moreover, the most of the day's battle had caused heavy casualties to both divisions. The Seventh Division was only in the afternoon battle.
, which cost nearly a thousand casualties.
The Ninth Division, which was responsible for the task of forcibly crossing the territory of Yushu, encountered the most stubborn Japanese resistance on the entire front when it broke through the Japanese front-line positions. Due to the crazy resistance of the Japanese army, its leading group failed to break through the Japanese army when it broke through the Lalin River line.
A front-line position. However, because several bridgeheads on the south bank of the river were finally determined after repeated battles, the heaviest price was paid for the entire front line to break through the Japanese front-line defense. An entire reinforced battalion was disabled during the forced crossing.
After landing and developing in depth, the 26th Regiment, as the leading regiment of the Ninth Division, suffered two-thirds of its casualties under the Japanese army's crazy counterattack, almost regardless of casualties. After fighting for most of the day, facing the Japanese army, it was just a
It was really hard for Du Kaishan to accept that a first-class main regiment of half a regiment and a first-class main division suffered such heavy casualties.
What annoyed him even more was that at dusk, the 33rd Regiment of the 11th Division, the second echelon, was the last to cross the Lalin River. When crossing the river, it was suddenly attacked by Japanese long-range artillery fire. All three pontoon bridges were hit.
The two buildings were blown off on the spot, leaving them bare on the river. At this time, the troops crossing the river suffered more than 200 casualties.
On one of the pontoons, a truck loaded with ammunition that was crossing the river also exploded due to the concentration of artillery fire. Not to mention the entire truckload of artillery shells, all were lost. The infantrymen who were crossing the river also suffered dozens of casualties due to the explosion of the artillery shells.
people. An anti-aircraft artillery battery position deployed on the north bank of the Lalin River to protect the ferry was also lost during the shelling.
Although the first kick to open the door went smoothly, the follow-up operations went unfavorably and the troop casualties were considerable. While it made Du Kaishan quite depressed, it also made him somewhat impatient. The result of the battle made Du Kaishan
I feel very useless.
Du Kaishan angrily threw the triangle plate and red and blue pencils in his hand on the map, picked up the telescope on the table, walked to the hiding place, raised the telescope, and looked towards the place ahead where there was dense gunfire.
Observing the battle situation, he was thinking about where to start adjusting his deployment.
Seeing that Du Kaishan was obviously a little impatient, Yi Dangping, the political commissar who was just brought in to partner with him before the battle started, looked at this lawless guy as he came up and said in a deep voice: "Old Du, you are a military commander, Yue
At this point, you have to calm down more and more. If you can't calm down, how can the commander below calm down?"
"The Fuyu front line is the connection between the Japanese 28th Division and the 7th Division's defense area. Once Fuyu is lost, the northwest direction of Xinjing will be unsafe for the Japanese army. And the elm tree is the barrier to the north of Xinjing.
Without the natural barrier of the Yushu water network area, it would be difficult to defend Xinjing. After we broke through the Japanese army's first-line defense, we expected that the Japanese army would fight back desperately."
"Lao Du, I understand what you are thinking. And the current situation is not without any favorable factors for us. Think about it, our current casualties are not light, and the casualties of the Japanese army with inferior equipment can only be greater. Now
We have repeatedly fought with the Japanese army here, consuming their effective strength. Although we will pay a certain price, the order is that when we capture Xinjing in the future, we will get twice the result with half the effort."
"Isn't No. 1 always saying? Even if the Japanese army cannot be injured during the battle, it should not be regarded as a rout. A rout is not as good as an annihilation battle. It is better to cut off one finger than to injure ten of the enemy's fingers. In
In battle, you must have the spirit of preferring to kill a chicken with a machete, rather than kill a cow with a knife. Your previous deployment was exactly in accordance with the daily requirements of No. 1."
"Our military quality may still lag behind the Japanese army to a certain extent, but our weapons and equipment are already a whole generation ahead of the Japanese army. Now, although it is difficult to completely defeat the 7th Division, we may have to pay a high price.
.But there is no hope at all.
"If we can defeat the 7th Division in this battle, it will only be more effective for our next battle. Lao Du, you are a military commander. I think you know this better than me. But we are
When deploying, the more this happens, the more caution you need to be careful."
"But Lao Du, there is one thing that you may not be happy to hear. But as your political commissar and partner, I think I still want to say something. I think you made a mistake in positioning your strategic goals from the beginning.
I understand your mood, Lao Du, but judging from your overall deployment, is your appetite a bit too big, Lao Du?"
"Your original intention is good. As long as the Japanese 7th Division on the west bank of the Kacha River is defeated, there is no danger to defend from Fuyu and Yushu to Xingjing except for the Second Songhua River. Xingjing is
The heart of the Kwantung Army's rule in the Northeast is like a ripe fruit in front of our army, easily accessible. But you have forgotten the saying of our ancestors, which is to bite off more than you can chew."
"Use two divisions to outflank from both wings, and at the same time use the 11th Division as the second echelon to press forward from the front. We want to put the entire Japanese 7th Division into our pockets in one breath. Generally speaking, if we just
For two to three wings, your deployment should be considered very good."
"The idea of a large-scale annihilation war is a good one, but your pockets are suddenly so wide open that you want to put all the main strength of the entire 7th Division into it. The Japanese commander is not a fool. Could it be that he doesn't see it at all?
Come up with your strategic intentions? I think it is basically impossible. If the senior commanders of the Japanese army are such idiots, how can they occupy most of China in two years?"
"You must know that once you seize Sanchahe to Yushu County, the entire 7th Division's defense area will be completely divided into three parts. Moreover, the departments to the west of Dongdahuanggou are in danger of being encircled. In addition,
We launched an attack from Wuchang in the east, and three divisions commanded by Wang Xiaoming have entered Shulan. To the west, the Second Division and the Seventh Division, which are fighting fiercely with the 28th Division, are surrounded by enemies from both sides and are besieged on all sides."