Chapter 163: Japanese Army Strategy in the Eyes of Yang Jicai
What Yang Jicai is most worried about now is that the Japanese troops in North China have joined the Rehe battlefield. This is the most dangerous thing in his eyes. Whether the Eighteenth Army's troops in the pass can contain the Japanese North China Front is still unknown. Now the Japanese troops in North China
Large forces have not been directly dispatched yet, but if the war situation continues to develop, who can guarantee that the Japanese army in North China will not dispatch the main force to move north?
The Japanese army is not monolithic. In addition to the traditional army and navy due to different strategic goals and competition for military expenditures, the army also has different disputes for interests. In addition to the Korean army and the Kwantung Army, due to traditional relationships and strategic positions
The common interests are closely united.
The relationship between the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army affiliated to the China Expeditionary Force is not too harmonious. As for the most basic reason for this, there is only one sentence: interest. As for interest, to put it bluntly, it is just one word money.
.Everyone wants to grab a piece of fat, but there is only so much fat. When everyone wants to take a bite of it, a certain amount of disputes will inevitably arise.
Of course, in terms of external affairs, especially in terms of policy towards China, the two are consistent. But when it comes to the distribution of interests between them, the two sides still get along somewhat and are not very happy. Just like when the Puppet Mongolian Army was formed,
The Chinese garrison in Tianjin and the Kwantung Army were trying to undermine each other, and both wanted to put their hands in it.
In particular, the Chinese garrison, which was very dissatisfied with the Kwantung Army's monopoly on Northeast China at that time, secretly undermined it several times in order to expand its sphere of influence, and even dispatched consultants to the formed Mongolian Autonomous Army. If the Kwantung Army had not used a large number of weapons and equipment from the Northeast Army captured in its hands,
To strike first is to gain the upper hand. It is not certain who will win this so-called Mongolian army.
Of course, in the end, the so-called Mongolian autonomous government was eventually assigned to the Mongolian garrison, which was affiliated with the North China Front Army. Although the Kwantung Army finally implemented this order on the surface, this result made the Kwantung Army, which has always emphasized the so-called integration of Manchu and Mongolia,
Feeling uncomfortable inside is bound to happen.
Because in the view of the Kwantung Army, the entire area beyond the Great Wall of China should be within its sphere of influence. Moreover, the so-called Mongolian Autonomous Government and the so-called Mongolian Autonomous Army were not only established by themselves, but even the weapons and equipment were
What he provided was poached by the Chinese Expeditionary Forces. Although the Kwantung Army said nothing on the surface, they were very dissatisfied in their hearts.
Similarly, the North China Front Army is also coveting the monolithic Manchukuo controlled by the Kwantung Army. They are always thinking about extending their power into Manchuria to gain some profits. Especially Rehe, the largest tobacco producing area in northern China.
, the North China Front Army has been keeping an eye on it since its formation. It's just that the Kwantung Army's control is too tight and it has been unable to reach in.
In addition, the Chabei area has always been considered by the Kwantung Army to be its own sphere of influence and has been controlled by various means, which makes the North China Front even more unhappy. At this time, not counting the unified deployment of its Tokyo base camp, it is simply using the Kwantung Army
When the military situation is unfavorable, they can participate in the fight for control of Jehol and seize a large financial source for themselves. The North China Front Army and even the China Expeditionary Force will also find ways to get involved.
Rehe is the largest tobacco producer in northern China. The tobacco produced in it is not only of excellent quality but also large in output. Coupled with the low-price acquisition policy adopted by the Kwantung Army, it is almost equivalent to no cost. Most of the tobacco produced in Henan, the main tobacco producer in North China, is still controlled.
In the hands of the Chinese army, Rehe was almost like a piece of fat and oily meat to the Japanese army in China in all aspects.
What is smoke and soil, also known as black gold, which is equivalent to black gold. Whoever controls Rehe has set up an endless, almost endless small treasury for himself. Even for the sake of profit, the North China Front Army controls Rehe
We will not sit idly by and ignore the situation.
And even if the North China Front Army does not participate in the war, it is not a pleasant thing for anyone to have such a large group of enemy troops behind them. Although the Japanese North China Front Army is relatively dispersed in its deployment, the Japanese army relies on the advantage of the railway transportation lines it occupies.
, and it is still very easy to mobilize troops consistently. And the most important thing now is the North China Front Army. Although the main divisions have not yet been dispatched, they have actually joined in.
The Japanese and puppet troops who were defeated by themselves and were affiliated with the Mongolian garrison army, as well as the Japanese and puppet troops currently blocking the front line of the Great Wall, were all Japanese troops affiliated with the North China Front Army. From this point of view, it has been shown that the two major Japanese armies
Although the strategic groups are infighting in their hearts, they are accelerating their cooperation out of their own interests and the so-called overall interests of the Japanese Empire. The Japanese army is now very likely to treat the inside and outside of the pass as a whole battlefield.
Although he has not been working at the headquarters for a long time, under Guo Bingxun's conscious leadership, Yang Jicai, who has a long-term vision, is very clear that the battle in Jehol is not only related to the Anti-Japanese Alliance or the Kwantung Army, nor is it the Kwantung Army itself.
This is a game, a game that is extremely important to the balance of power between the enemy and ourselves on the Sino-Japanese battlefield.
Once the Anti-Japanese Alliance and Kwannai forces merge, what kind of impact will it have on the overall layout of the Japanese army on the Chinese battlefield, and what kind of danger will it bring to the Japanese rule in North China? The top brass of the Japanese army should be very clear. Based on the Japanese
In terms of their consistent character, they will never let a dangerous situation go unchecked.
Rehe is close to Beijing and Tianjin. It has been the gateway to the North China Plain since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is now a hub connecting several major strategic areas of the Japanese army. Once Rehe is lost, not only the Japanese occupied areas in North China will be directly exposed to the artillery fire of the Anti-Alliance
Under the attack, the Beining Railway, the communication line between the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army, will be seriously threatened. This is absolutely impossible for the Japanese army to accept.
There are indeed certain conflicts between the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army, but they are just competitions for their respective interests. On the point of annihilating the Chinese anti-Japanese armed forces, the two sides have no different fundamental positions. If Rehe is lost, not only the Kwantung Army will be lost, but also North China.
The flanks of the Front also posed a serious threat.
Even the Beijing-Tianjin area, where the headquarters of the North China Front Army is located and its most core ruling area, will be directly exposed to the muzzles of the anti-Japanese armed forces. It is probably not only the Kwantung Army that feels the danger now, the North China Front Army will also have a thorn in its back.
feeling.
Also, once the Anti-Japanese League has opened up the direct connection with the customs, the Anti-Japanese League's equipment, personnel training level, especially its own military production capacity. In addition to the huge human and material resources in North China, and the expansion of operations across North China,
The Eighteenth Army will pose an extremely fatal threat to the Japanese rule in the Northeast.
Another thing the Japanese know very well is that no matter how the Anti-Union equipment is improved and how powerful the combat effectiveness is, there is a fatal weakness that the Anti-Union can never avoid. That is Southern Manchuria, which concentrates the main human resources of the entire Northeast. At least
It is still under the control of the Kwantung Army. The current so-called base area of the Anti-Japanese Alliance is located in Northern Manchuria, and its overall population base is the smallest in the entire Northeast.
For an army or a war, equipment is not the fundamental solution to the problem. Without a steady stream of additional soldiers, no one will use the best equipment. The only way is to defend South Manchuria and cut off the connection between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the customs.
With direct land connections, even if the Anti-Japanese Alliance had the upper hand for a while, it would not be able to change the situation in the entire Northeast.
Because the lack of effective recruitment of soldiers will be their most deadly threat. This threat is even greater than other aspects. It is basically impossible for a person to be able to carry a gun and fight without sixteen or seventeen years from birth.
Yes, some women who cannot go to the battlefield will also be thrown out in the meantime. By the time sixteen or seventeen years pass, the day lilies will have been cold for a long time. Then why fight? Everyone can just go and have children.
Northern Manchuria, where the so-called base area of the Anti-Japanese Alliance is located, has the least population resources and the smallest population base in the entire Manchuria. Even if the whole people are mobilized there, the number of soldiers to choose from is limited. As long as they are blocked to the north of the Songhua River,
If they are not allowed to enter southern Manchuria and Jilin, which are relatively rich in population, their strength will weaken little by little as they are depleted in battles due to the lack of effective recruitment of troops.
After the battle last year, the Kwantung Army re-formulated its overall strategy in response to the current situation in the entire Northeast. With the so-called Manchurian-Soviet border almost completely lost, the original strategic goal of advancing northward was naturally no longer mentioned.
In the current situation where the Kwantung Army has suffered repeated defeats on the battlefield, the goal of counterattacking Northern Manchuria and completely wiping out the Anti-Japanese Alliance is considered by many to be an extremely elusive goal.
The current commander of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Yoshijiro, is a relatively realistic person. Under this situation, the Kwantung Army made a plan to maintain the front line at the current location and protect the food-rich and densely populated Jilin to Southern Manchuria line. In Western Manchuria
, in an effort to protect the area south of the Nanxing'an line, the various blockades on the Anti-Japanese League base areas north of the Songhua River were intensified, especially the northward migration of the population. They tried to trap the Anti-Japanese League in northern Manchuria north of the Songhua River.
It is precisely with this understanding, coupled with its extremely important strategic location, that the Japanese army will not give up Rehe easily, and will do their best to ensure control of Rehe. Therefore, Yang Jicai feels that no matter from which aspect,
Sooner or later, the Japanese North China Front will intervene in the fighting in Jehol.
Although Yang Jicai was not very clear about the strategic goal of the Kwantung Army because of his location, he knew one thing clearly. Although the Japanese army had internal disputes of this kind and that, it was still consistent externally. Once the Japanese army integrated the Kwantung Army and
The two major structures of the North China Front are coordinating operations, and there is another change in this battle. And this change is likely to occur in the North China Front.
Although on the 1st, after the Battle of Jehol, the advancing army was allowed to rest for a period of time. But if the North China Front Army really sends troops, the rest period may not be too long. Under the current situation where the Anti-Alliance forces have been used to the extreme, even if
Commander Wang successfully eliminated the 23rd Division.
However, the main force of the roundabout troops that may join the Rehe battlefield, Chen Hanzhang's unit, will also need to contain a large number of Japanese and puppet troops in Fengtian and Jilin in the next operation. Especially the two Japanese divisions in Jinzhou are unable and unable to invest too much.
More troops entered the Jehol battlefield.
If the North China Front Army really sends troops to Rehe, I am afraid that the main force will be used by the advancing army. However, although he knows that some of the battles in the future will be fought by himself, Yang Jicai is somewhat depressed after being transferred away from the main battlefield. In his opinion,
Come on, Rehe is not the main battlefield after all.