The current situation is incomparable with that of the original Battle of Hailar. As long as the Anti-League turns its back, relying solely on what they call the current strength of the Mongolian People's Army and the poor combat effectiveness they showed in the Battle of Hailar. The two anti-League forces
With sufficient supplies, the division can sweep across the entire Outer Mongolia.
Although the Anti-Japanese Alliance does not yet have the strength to eat up the entire Kwantung Army in one go, it will not take much effort to wipe out these so-called Mongolian People's Army cleanly and completely. Especially this regime that relied on foreign bayonets to establish
The stability is not strong.
As the deputy commander of the Field Army and the commander of the Nenjiang Military Region, Wang Guangyu knew very well that if the headquarters made up its mind to break away from the Soviet Union, according to the current strength of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, it could regain this forcibly divided land at any time. At this time, the senior officials of Outer Mongolia
, I’m afraid I’m more worried about the Anti-League rebels,
As the top commander of the roundabout force, Wang Guangyu knew very well that when the roundabout force broke through the national border and passed through Mongolia, the hearts of these Mongolians were probably higher than that of the Anti-Japanese Alliance themselves. Who knew that this uninvited force would
It is simply not an armored group that they can compete with. Should they move westward or southward? They are afraid that the other party will take advantage of the fact that the backers behind them are stuck in the quagmire and cannot extricate themselves, and retake this artificially created country that was divided by them.
Shortly after breaking through the national border, the so-called Eastern Cluster of the Mongolian People's Army sent a cavalry regiment along the entire march route of the roundabout troops. They followed them from a distance but did not dare to fire a single shot. Even the roundabout troops overran them.
At several border points, they exchanged livestock products from the Soviet Union at high prices, and even took the equipment and supplies stored in these strategic points, but the cavalry regiment did not make any response.
This also proves that these Mongolians have a guilty conscience. As long as the Anti-Japanese Alliance does not advance westward, they will be thankful. Who still has the courage to take the initiative to provoke the Anti-Japanese Alliance? As for material losses, these Mongolians believe that they can still afford the losses.
Also, for these guys, the so-called maintaining independence is far more important than those materials.
If the supplies are gone, they can be replaced or bought again. If the country is lost, wouldn't there be nothing left? The senior leaders of Outer Mongolia know very well how solid their regime is. So although Wang Guangyu may be a little worried
, the Mongols would intentionally leak the direction of the outflanking troops to the Kwantung Army in order to use the Kwantung Army to contain the anti-alliance operations.
After all, as a senior commander, the analysis of the enemy's situation on the battlefield still needs to be considered from many aspects. But for him, this worry is not very strong. After all, the so-called Mongolian People's Republic at the moment still has responsibilities.
Can't afford to fall out with the Anti-League.
After thinking carefully for a while, Wang Guangyu called over the commander of the first division, the two brigade commanders, and the director of the logistics department who followed the troops. He only explained two issues: First, after entering Outer Mongolia, Wang Guangyu called over
More than 30 Soviet-made trucks were seized, and all the more than 8,000 bags of flour left by the troops were taken away. In addition, the spare capacity of the trucks was used to bring as many cattle and sheep as possible.
Although there are many troops in the roundabout army, tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, and tens of thousands of bags of flour, even if they are opened to eat, they cannot eat that much in one sitting. Even if they have an excellent appetite, they can eat and drink.
Even the young and middle-aged men could not eat so much in one go. Killing one cow would be enough to feed a whole camp, and a few bags of flour would be enough for each cow. After this tooth-beating ceremony, more than half of the flour and cattle and sheep were left.
However, considering that the compressed dry food and instant noodles carried by the troops can only guarantee basic nutrition, and eating too much is really uncomfortable. This time when we enter Xing'anxi Province and fight in places like Rehe where there is not much food production, we can ensure that
It is necessary for soldiers to have hot meals. So bring as much as you can.
Anyway, the troops currently have no shortage of transport trucks. Including the Soviet trucks captured when they entered Outer Mongolia, they have a surplus of vehicles. It would be a pity to throw away these trucks, and it would be a waste of fuel to take them away. Although Soviet-made trucks have average performance, their carrying capacity is not as good as
The troops currently use American-made trucks, but their fuel consumption is as high as that of Soviet-made tanks.
Before the main force breaks through Xing'annan, the supply of oil is basically a luxury, so it is not a good thing to bring these oil tigers. Originally, Wang Guangyu was still thinking about whether it was in the spirit of "I can't take them away, then you"
Don't even think about staying. I have no way to deal with you now, but there is no problem in bleeding you. Let's put a fire on these Soviet-made trucks that are of little use to us.
There is no need to think about it now. These Soviet-made trucks are still a good choice for pulling flour. Anyway, there is no overloading at this time, and there is no need to consider whether the use of these extra trucks will be reduced due to overloading.
Life span. Anyway, these trucks don’t have many if they are there, and they are few if they are missing. Load all the remaining flour and take it all away. Since you can’t eat it, just drive around.
As for the remaining trucks, sheep can’t be cooked without good seasoning, because most of them don’t like to eat it because of the smell. But cows are good things. Especially the cattle in these grassland areas, they taste better without being trained.
Eat. Bring as much as you can. Anyway, those trucks sitting idle are a waste, right?
Of course, Wang Guangyu has no intention of taking this batch of supplies for himself. Most of them, he plans to transfer to the internal troops. Although eating too much compressed dry food may cause heartburn, it is better than eating nothing. The Soviet flour is rough.
A little, but it’s better than that stuff with black beans. Not to mention the troops in the customs, many of them have actually run out of food, and they don’t even have black beans to eat.
Second, in view of the current severe shortage of food for the troops leaving the customs in the pass, in order to replenish some supplies and food for the troops leaving the customs as soon as possible, Wang Guangyu is planning to temporarily adjust the original force of the 23rd Division to attack first, and then divide one unit to go south to fight with the troops inside the pass.
The troops leaving the customs united with the domestic action plan. After crossing the border between West Ujimqin Banner and Abaga Banner, the main force continued to forcibly intersect and detour between Linxi and Lindong in accordance with the predetermined goal.
At the same time, a motorized infantry battalion strengthens two infantry companies, two tank companies, an armored vehicle company, and a cavalry battalion. Plus six fuel trucks. It is also equipped with a battalion of armored brigade self-propelled assault guns and a car-pulled 107
The rocket launcher company, plus a fully motorized towed 23rd anti-aircraft artillery company and a twin-mounted 14mm anti-aircraft machine gun company formed a rapid detachment. It forced its way to the paddock through Keshiketeng Banner and attacked the Fengning front line.
The main purpose of this roundabout detachment is not to entangle and fight with the Japanese and puppet troops along the way. Their only purpose is to collect the 6,000 bags of flour captured in Mongolia. In addition to leaving 1,000 bags,
The rest will be handed over to the troops inside the customs. Except for one truck carrying flour, all the other vehicles will accompany the troops that will be separated in the territory of Keshiketeng Banner.
According to Wang Guangyu's idea, after this roundabout detachment delivered the materials to the hands of the troops leaving the customs, it was temporarily placed under the command of the troops leaving the customs. First, it was to strengthen the attack capabilities of the troops leaving the customs in order to lay a solid foundation for the next battle.
Second, it is also to reduce the casualties as much as possible for the troops leaving the customs.
After explaining his thoughts to his subordinates, Wang Guangyu looked at his watch. According to the scheduled plan, the entire army will have less than an hour to rest. At this time, each unit is seizing the time to make final adjustments and maintenance of equipment, and the logistics department is also
Final ammunition distribution is underway.
More than 20 refueling trucks were lined up in a row, replenishing fuel for tanks, armored vehicles and cars. After hesitating, Wang Guangyu decided that the original rest and recuperation plan of the entire army would not change, and it was better to set off on time. Anyway, it was already
There is less than an hour left, so instead of rushing, the troops should take a good look at their equipment.
After all, after entering the country, the troops will advance all the way to attack the predetermined target, and there may be no or very little time for rest. Long-distance attacks require extremely high maintenance of vehicles. It is always good if they can be maintained for a while. If it happens again
If the original mechanical failures occurred frequently, it would be tantamount to a disaster for the campaign.
Wang Guangyu had just finished explaining to several division and brigade commanders, but he was called aside by Logistics Minister Ren Guang, who was a little excited. Wang Guangyu, who originally wanted to explain in detail to several senior commanders, was studying the plan after crossing the border in detail.
Seeing that the logistics director was very resolute, he could only leave the follow-up work to Yi Jianping, and he returned to his car with the logistics director.
Looking at the somewhat excited Logistics Minister, Wang Guangyu was a little dissatisfied with his old partner when he was the commander of the 1st Division: "Old Ren, if you have anything to say, just say it, I am adjusting the battle plan here. So are you, brother.
You are a veteran, and you also know the disciplines and regulations of the army. If there is anything, can't you just handle it yourself?"
Ren Guang didn't care about Wang Guangyu's dissatisfaction. He rubbed his hands and said, "Commander, the battalion commander from the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region just came to me and told me that they found a man less than five kilometers west of Hongdal.
It turned out to be a logistics warehouse for the Soviet army and the Mongolian army."
"They found out through interrogating the prisoners that that was where the Soviets replenished equipment for the Mongolian army after the Battle of Hailar. There was also a secret military warehouse of the Soviet army there, too. Check it out.
Is there anything good? We don’t carry much gasoline, and the headquarters doesn’t know when it will be replenished. Of the dozens of gas trucks we have, half of them are already empty.”
Regarding Ren Guang's words, Wang Guangyu thought about it for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, you can take a cavalry company and an armored vehicle company for a trip. In addition, I will train those two hundred people who will follow our troops for the Guan Nei troops."
Artillery cadets and 200 drivers, as well as 300 cadets from the Armored Corps Headquarters will be given to you."
"These people can't go to the battlefield for the time being. Let them work as porters with you. But I can only give you an hour. The troops cannot stay here for too long. We don't want those Soviet-made light weapons.
We have enough food on hand, and we don’t have that much transportation capacity. The main thing is to find gasoline. If we can’t take the rest, we will blow it up.”