Chapter 168: The Poisonous Plan to Drain Your Wages
Having said this, Wang Guangyu clicked on the map and said: "Moreover, Lao Chen's location is not far from the straight-line distance from our deployment at the Wangyemiao Aviation Advance Base. During the battle, they can get our troops deployed in the west
Full support from the theater. Although aviation support cannot play a decisive role, it can significantly weaken the Japanese army's combat capabilities."
"Of course, if the headquarters is determined to use special bombs to bomb the Japanese army's marching sequence, it can even destroy most of the Japanese army's combat effectiveness. Therefore, the situation of Lao Chen's lone army breaking in is just a superficial phenomenon. The headquarters is aware of this situation.
I feel that the situation at Lao Chen’s place was probably caused consciously by the headquarters.”
"Tongliao and Kailu are important transportation areas for the Japanese army in Western Manchuria. Losing this place is equivalent to the Kwantung Army losing the entire Western Manchuria. For the Kwantung Army, Western Manchuria's strategic location, resources, and population
and grain output, although they are far inferior to those of Eastern Manchuria and Southern Manchuria.”
"But losing this place will further weaken the Kwantung Army's control over the Northeast. And the most important thing is that once Kailu and Tongliao are lost, the flanks from Xinjing to Fengtian will be exposed to the muzzles of our army's guns
Under this, the entire Jilin and Fengtian Kwantung Army will never have peace."
"The headquarters asked Lao Chen to ignore the follow-up troops and attack this line with all his strength. I'm afraid it was consciously to attract the attention of the Japanese army here and ensure the combat operations of our place and the Rehe advance army. Although Lao Chen's place is not like ours
They are all mechanized, but each has a brigade of tanks and cavalry. And the number of artillery is much stronger than ours."
"For the Japanese army, Lao Chen's place is a solid piece of hard walnut. As long as our air support is effective, even if some unexpected situations occur, there will be no big deal with Lao Chen. If the Kwantung Army concentrates its forces and wants to eat
I'm afraid they don't have such a good appetite for Lao Chen at the moment."
"It's just No. 1. The current situation that Lao Chen is in can't be seen from the capabilities of the Kwantung Army's combat staff. If the Japanese army's combat staff is at this level, can they still swallow half of China in one breath? Don't they?
You know, Lao Chen’s so-called soft persimmon is just superficial? Is it actually a hard bone?"
Regarding Wang Guangyu's doubts, Yang Zhen did not answer him immediately. Instead, he walked back to the table and picked up an enemy situation report and handed it to Wang Guangyu. Wang Guangyu took it and looked at it. It was the same report issued by the headquarters that he had read before.
Information about the Japanese army mobilizing large numbers of bombers and entering various airports south of Xinjing.
But regarding this intelligence, Wang Guangyu shook his head and said: "No. 1, these don't mean anything. Even if the Japanese army mobilizes a large number of bombers to carry out air strikes along the railway lines and highways in our base area, our aviation force will not
It’s not a vegetarian. The Japanese army tried to use bombers to change the situation of the war, but I’m afraid they made the wrong idea.”
"Our aviation has always had the upper hand in the competition with the Kwantung Army's aviation. Even if our own aviation is not included, we have a complete number of anti-aircraft guns of various calibers, and our air defense capabilities are not comparable to those before.
The bombers they want to rely on to change the situation of the war are probably wishful thinking."
"Even if we step back 10,000 steps, their bombing will not be greatly interfered with. But according to the number of trucks our army has, even if the railway line is blown up by them, there is no need to worry too much about our transportation being affected. Leave.
Railway lines, our army has not completely lost its mobility."
Yang Zhen shook his head at Wang Guangyu's judgment and said: "You underestimate the madness of the Japanese army. Who said they even stopped bombing Chongqing and mobilized such a large number of bombers just to destroy the railway behind us?
Lines and arsenals? Lao Wang, you think too simply."
"Since the launch of this campaign, all our current strengths have been exposed. The Kwantung Army has a general understanding of our current military strength and strength. Judging from the character of the Japanese, they will still be wishful thinking of simple
Use bombers to cut off our army’s lines of communication and destroy our military industry?”
"When Ma Chunsheng's troops were rushing to cross the Songhua River, they discovered a large amount of explosives planted by the Japanese army on the embankment of the Songhua River. And since the war began, the Japanese army has used long-range artillery fire to continuously bombard the embankment on the north bank of the Songhua River. At the same time,
, they seized a large number of Japanese rubber boats and other river crossing equipment in Buyeo and Yushu."
"Judging from the information obtained by the Intelligence Department from Fengtian, after the aviation troops were transferred to the Northeast, the Kwantung Army specifically ordered the Fengtian Arsenal and Japanese factories to produce large quantities of 100 kilograms, 200 kilograms, and even 500 kilograms of super large tanks.
Equivalent bomb. What I have said, you should understand the true intention of the Japanese army in mobilizing so many bombers."
Hearing Yang Zhen's words, Wang Guangyu turned his eyes back to the map behind him in surprise. He thought for a long time and then said: "No. 1, you are saying that the Japanese army is preparing to use a large number of troops after their attempt to blow up the embankment and release water was foiled by our army.
The bombers forcibly blew up the embankments on both sides of the Songhua River and created a man-made flood in the northern Manchuria area."
"If this is the case, the entire front we are currently on will turn into a swamp. Except for Du Kaishan's troops, the remaining troops of our army will not only be unable to support Lao Chen, but they will also lose themselves because they are trapped in the mud.
Attack capability. Even under the impact of floods, our troops will suffer greater losses than on the battlefield."
"No matter how advanced the weapons we have built, they are too weak in the face of the power of nature. If the Japanese army intentionally caused a large-scale flood, our tanks, heavy artillery and other weapons and equipment would probably be lost."
Like you said, our troops will be severely damaged."
"The Japanese army's move is to use floods to obtain things they cannot get on the battlefield. Our own industry has just started, and tanks and cars are temporarily unable to be produced. The production of artillery is also due to technology, equipment, and raw materials.
The output is also very low. More importantly, not only for equipment but even for the most basic military raw materials, we are also heavily dependent on foreign countries."
"Now that the Soviet-German war has broken out, the Soviet army has too much to take care of itself. It is almost impossible for our army to obtain supplementary equipment in a short period of time through foreign aid. The most important thing is that once our army loses too many troops in the flood,
With the current population in the base area, it will be difficult for us to recruit enough troops to replenish the troops."
"If we lose too much equipment and troops, it may be difficult to recover in a short period of time. Even if we recruit enough supplementary soldiers, the training of new soldiers, the training of cadres, and the replenishment of equipment will all take time. Don't worry about the Japanese army by then.
We have the initiative on the battlefield and there is no problem even if we restore the original situation."
After Yang Zhen's words, Wang Guangyu finally understood why the 23rd Division was passively taking the beating and determined not to fight back. They were hoarding strength and taking advantage of the fortifications and terrain around Linxi.
He was consuming his own strength little by little, hoarding strength for the final counterattack.
As for the Kwantung Army, if their plan is really what No. 1 said, they decided to use water to replace troops and use artificial floods to cut off the connections between the various departments of the Anti-Japanese Alliance currently breaking through in the south of the Yangtze River, allowing a lone army to break into the battlefield in Western Manchuria.
situation, the chance of winning is much greater when counterattacking.
It's just that the Japanese army is preparing to use water to replace troops and turn the entire north of Xinjing into a marsh. In that direction, there are not only a large number of anti-alliance troops, but also two more divisions of the Japanese army. Although one of them has now been
He was beaten to half a disability, and the other one also suffered one-third casualties, but after all, there are still a large number of troops who are still holding on.
By doing this, don’t the Japanese know what a rat-defying weapon is? This tactic is purely a tactic of killing a thousand enemies and damaging eight hundred. Although it may cause considerable, or even very heavy, losses to the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
But for the Japanese army themselves, there may not be any good results. Digging embankments and releasing water is a double-edged sword.
After hearing Wang Guangyu's doubts, Yang Zhen shook his head slightly and said: "Their target is not just the Songhua River section north of Xinjing. They also have the Nen River and the main stream of the Songhua River. I'm afraid they are all included in their plan.
.They not only want to use water instead of troops to solve the current dilemma. They also want to use floods to further weaken our sustained combat potential."
"Right now, the main streams of the Nenjiang River and the Songhua River are at a very high water level. And because the Daxinganling and Changbai Mountains in the upper reaches of the two rivers have received heavy rains, or even continuous heavy rains, the water level is very likely to rise further. The current water level is very likely to rise.
The water levels of the Songhua River and the Nen River are already at the highest levels in the history of the two rivers."
"The most unfavorable thing for us is that the main flood peak of the main stream of the Songhua River has not yet come down. Moreover, the Nenjiang River and the Songhua River have risen almost at the same time, causing the water level of the Songhua River to rise further. What I am most worried about now is that the flood peaks of the two rivers will catch up.
If the flood control reaches one level, the flood control pressure on the entire lower reaches of the main Songhua River will be unprecedented."
"At this time, the Kwantung Army dispatched a large number of bombers to carry out large-scale bombing on the embankments at key locations on the two rivers. Not only the front lines, but also our base areas will become a swamp. And in this way, it will be a wasteland for us.
To say so is to draw fire under the cauldron."
"By then, not only Harbin, Qiqihar and other major cities in the base area will be submerged in water, but the military industrial bases we are currently building will also be completely destroyed. More importantly, after this man-made flood, we will
Quite a few grain-producing areas have experienced crop failure."
"The Japanese army's true bombing intention was not the upper reaches of the Songhua River above Fuyu. I have a feeling that, in addition to the Nen River, the location where they would attack was most likely the lower reaches of the Songhua River below the Sancha River.
Or abandon the Nen River and concentrate aircraft to bomb the dams in the upper and lower reaches of the Songhua River."
"It's just that the headquarters is still confused about the direction chosen by the Japanese army. Feelings are inevitable, but they cannot completely replace intelligence and situation analysis and judgment. The entire Songhua River and Nen River basins are so large that they can threaten us.
Too many.”
"All the Japanese troops have mobilized are so-called heavy bombers with long range and can cover the entire Liangjiang Basin. Exactly where they plan to attack is a headache for us. Even the key points of defense are difficult to find. Now for
As far as we are concerned, what we are facing is a situation where everything will be lost if we are not careful.”