And if the troops leaving the customs transport food from other directions, they suffer from a lack of transportation tools. How can they collect a sufficient amount of food just by carrying it on their shoulders? Not to mention a Jidong Army Division whose terrain is mainly mountainous, the entire Shanxi Province
Chaji Military Region, where do you go to collect so many livestock?
What's more, as the army equipment came up, the demand for animals to carry heavy machine guns, infantry guns, mortars and mountain artillery also increased greatly. In order to get the horses needed to carry equipment during this outbound battle, in addition to Jinsui
In addition to the military regions relying on geographical convenience, the other military regions can be said to have tried their best.
Although the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is close to the mouth of the country where horses are abundant, due to the blockade of the Japanese army and the extremely limited number of horses produced in the mountainous areas, the horses raised can only be given priority to artillery and combat troops. There is no way, who can let the two military regions
The territory is vast, and the troops in the area are relatively large, but the entire army does not even have a car.
The few cars occasionally seized in ambushes before could only be burned or blown up due to lack of gasoline and drivers. Although Tubal Road is extremely eager for modern means of transportation such as cars, reality is reality. Guerrilla warfare also requires
If you are looking at a car that has a huge target and can only travel on the highway, isn't that tantamount to asking for death?
After the Jidong Army Division secretly gathered the troops in the Jidong area, they lost everything and could only raise a number of donkeys, which are abundant in the Jidong Mountains, for the army. Although it solved part of the problem of the shortage of livestock, among the troops that left the customs, all
Donkeys accounted for a large proportion of the livestock carried.
Due to the lack of livestock, most of the horses originally equipped by cadres at the regiment level and above in the army were transferred to the material transportation department in order to ensure the transportation of ammunition. Among the troops leaving customs at the moment, all the cadres at the regiment level who passed through Jidong
The mounts are all donkeys.
Domestic animals like donkeys are different from horses. Horses can be trained to adapt to the battlefield environment. However, donkeys cannot. As long as they are needed, they will not care whether you are on the battlefield. As soon as a donkey's temper gets angry, he will still give you a slap in the face.
Enough to expose your whereabouts.
In addition to the lack of transportation capacity, the efforts of the troops leaving the customs to raise part of the food in Rehe were also due to the Japanese and puppet troops' creation of no-man's land and the merger of villages and tribes. In addition, the local food production in Rehe was really limited.
, and basically no food was obtained.
With the lack of food itself, the lack of effective means of transportation, and the difficulty of raising food locally, it is not surprising that the troops leaving the customs consumed the food they carried in a short period of time. The campaign was only launched a few days ago
By that time, most of the troops leaving the customs had run out of food.
The severe situation of the Guan Nei Army made Wang Guangyu frown deeply. The only good news about the Guan Nei Army's change now is that the current main force of the 23rd Division has not appeared in Rehe.
The troops fighting were mainly based on the original ninth independent garrison of the Japanese army stationed in Rehe, as well as the puppet Manchukuo military police.
Looking at the telegram in his hand, Wang Guangyu thought about it for a while, and then called back to the headquarters, hoping that the headquarters could provide some airdrop food supplies to the customs troops. At the very least, it would allow the troops to maintain their basic combat effectiveness. He had also experienced the same hardships
Wang Guangyu knows the feeling of starvation all too well. It is uncomfortable to march and fight on an empty stomach.
What's more, he also knew that the Wangyemiao Airport and Aershan Airport that the headquarters seized after the 23rd Division withdrew southward had stockpiled a large amount of ammunition, food, medicine, gasoline, and even uniforms and other combat supplies. At the same time, in Qiqihar
On the front line, thousands of pack horses and horses used to pull heavy weapons were also prepared for the customs troops.
Not counting the supplementary supplies that are ready to be airdropped to the customs troops at any time, the transport aircraft used for airdrops alone include twelve C-46 transport aircraft with excellent performance and the largest anti-joint transport capacity at present, as well as all Japanese-style 97 transport aircraft.
In order to ensure the combat effectiveness and supplies of the troops leaving the customs, the headquarters has made great efforts. These supplies and transport aircraft have been prepared long ago, and can be airdropped at any time as long as the needs of the troops leaving the customs are received.
Although horses cannot be airdropped, ammunition, food, and medicine can all be airdropped. Moreover, before the departure of the troops inside the customs, the headquarters mobilized a group of elite soldiers and special equipment. Each regiment-level unit of the troops leaving the customs has
It is not difficult to prepare an airborne controller and a dedicated radio for airdrop.
After the telegram was forwarded to the headquarters, Wang Guangyu's heart calmed down. According to the current equipment and strength of the troops leaving the customs, although there may be some setbacks in the early stage due to changes in the enemy's situation, judging from the current battle situation
, although it cannot be said to be invincible, the hope of victory is still quite high.
As Yang Jicai said, the mountain warfare and mobile warfare capabilities of the Guanneri troops are still quite strong. Although food is in short supply now, ammunition is still sufficient and the equipment is well-equipped. The most important thing is that the artillery far exceeds the number of Japanese troops who attack.
Puppet Army. As long as the principle of concentrated firepower and military strength is implemented, the Guan Nei troops should make a difference in this battle.
However, how to solve the problem of food for the troops leaving the customs is Wang Guangyu's biggest headache. Airdrops can only temporarily solve some difficulties, but they are not a complete solution to the problem. With tens of thousands of troops, everyone eats the horse and chews the cake.
It is simply unrealistic to rely on the limited airdrop supplies of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The Anti-Japanese Alliance does not have that many transport planes, nor that many parachutes. If all these supplies rely on air transportation, the consumption of gasoline alone will affect the next battle.
Moreover, the Rehe battlefield is nearly 800 kilometers away from the nearest Wangye Temple Airport on the Aershan front line, which is almost at the limit of the combat radius of the P-39 fighter jets deployed by the Anti-Japanese Alliance in the western battlefield. And Tongliao and Kailu along the line
On the front line, a large number of Japanese aviation troops were concentrated.
Although these Type 97 fighter jets equipped by the Japanese aviation force have become outdated in competing for air supremacy with the Anti-Alliance aviation force, there is still no problem in shooting down unarmed transport aircraft. Without fighter cover, the cost of airdrops from unarmed transport aircraft alone will be high.
It's huge. At least the Anti-League cannot afford such a loss right now.
Unless the headquarters can mobilize P-40 fighter jets with a relatively large combat radius to escort the transport aircraft. However, most of the P-40 fighter jets in the aviation force that have already formed combat effectiveness are concentrated on the center line, east line, and west line that require longer ranges.
The deployed fighter jets are still mainly P-39 fighter jets.
As the deputy commander of the field army, Wang Guangyu obviously considers the problem more comprehensively than the other column commanders. Under the circumstances that air transportation is currently unsafe and has insufficient transportation capacity, Wang Guangyu feels that at least in a short period of time,
The plight of the troops leaving the customs still needs to be solved on their own. They have arrived at the Sino-Mongolian border and are the closest troops on the entire eastern front to the troops inside the customs.
If there are no more problems with the armored brigade, the entire army will ensure high-speed movement. Judging from the current strength of the Kwantung Army deployed on the Sino-Mongolian border, and the straight-line distance of more than 100 kilometers, I will break through from my current position to Kshik
Tengqi, the front line of the paddock, twenty-four hours is enough. In other words, twenty-four hours is enough for me to replenish a batch of supplies for the troops leaving the customs who are about to run out of food.
Now for Wang Guangyu, what he is most worried about whether he can achieve his goal is whether the tanks of the armored brigade will have any problems and hinder the actions of the entire army. As for the Kwantung Army Border Guards and the Puppet Manchukuo Army that may be encountered along the way,
, as well as the combat effectiveness of the puppet Mongolian army in Chahar, was not yet in his eyes.
In his opinion, the main force of the Japanese army in Puppet Manchuria has already been attracted by the fighting to the north. As for his next combat goal, although the 23rd Division is deployed on the Linxi line, the 50th Division is just to the north.
The First Division was being attacked from two sides, so it was impossible for him to focus too much on Rehe.
Without the participation of the 23rd Division, the strength of the Kwantung Army's border garrison was not yet in his eyes. On a flat terrain like the Horqin Grassland, Wang Guangyu really did not believe that they could withstand his own infantry.
, a joint attack of multiple arms including cavalry, equipment and artillery.
As long as this so-called national border is broken through, no one in the entire Chabei region until Linxi City can slow down his attack speed. With the advantage of his mechanized cavalry group, he can catch up before the 23rd Division can react.
There is no problem in getting to Linxi line.
The Japanese army has painstakingly built the border war-ready road along the so-called national border, which will become a sharp knife to divide themselves. As for whether the 23rd Division will detect the troops' roundabout actions in advance, Wang Guangyu is not worried. The radio of the roundabout troops has been continuously
While maintaining silence, the routes chosen were almost all within Outer Mongolia, dozens of kilometers away from the national border.
Outer Mongolia's vast territory and sparse population meant that its roundabout actions would not be easily discovered by the Japanese and puppet intelligence organizations on the other side of the border, which were keeping an eye on the border. And now the Japanese army's attention was attracted by the fighting to the north.
Perhaps they thought that the Soviet army, which was too busy to take care of itself at this time, was no longer able to have any so-called ambitions in Manchuria, and even the usual aerial reconnaissance was stopped.
Under this situation, although the roundabout troops were delayed for nearly a day due to one reason or another, Wang Guangyu did not think that the Japanese army would be aware of their roundabout actions during the delay. Unless it was the high-level officials of Outer Mongolia.
Consciously leaked the whereabouts of his troops to the Kwantung Army.
This may not be impossible. During the Battle of Hailar, whether it was unintentional or intentional cooperation between the Mongolian army and the Kwantung Army, it was the main reason why the 23rd Division was able to escape. But now, in
When the giant behind him was caught in a precarious situation and couldn't take care of himself, Wang Guangyu didn't think that this group of people still had such courage.
Although it is not impossible, the possibility is not great. As long as these people are not fools, they should still have this kind of insight. They should know that the consequences of falling out with the Anti-League are not gone temporarily.
They can afford it in the background.
You know, not counting the depth now, just on the Aershan line, which is only separated by a river from them, there are several divisions of the Anti-Japanese Alliance and hundreds of combat aircraft. These strengths may be for the Kwantung Army.
It's nothing, but for Outer Mongolia, which has a population of only over 700,000, it may not be that simple. Although they are currently fighting the Japanese army, they may not have the strength to move westward as long as they resist Lenovo.