Chapter 142: Disagreements within the Japanese Army
In the eyes of the North China Front, such a move is a choice that only a madman would make. Although the Japanese act most of the time, they are more like a group of madmen. In terms of their crazy enthusiasm to gamble on the national destiny, the world
There really is no one from that country who can compete with the Japanese.
In the words of later generations, the only way for the Japanese to solve troubles is to create more troubles. This is a nation that easily suffers from a fever of 40 degrees. When it comes to crazy energy, at least on this earth, there is no one who can compare with it.
They are similar nations. Behind their extreme low self-esteem is extreme madness. At this time, they actually use the word mad to describe their opponents, which is extremely funny.
Although it is a bit funny, the North China Front Army, or at least their chief of staff, Lieutenant General Anda 23, still stubbornly believes that if the Anti-Japanese Alliance, which has now arrived in Rehe, wants to go south and enter the Pass, it will definitely take a crazier person to do it.
Because no one in their right mind would take this risk when there is a powerful enemy around them, unless they no longer want their so-called base area.
And from the fact that this army can go from nothing to defeating the Kwantung Army in a short period of time, in addition to the support of the United States and the Soviet Union behind it, it shows that their commander is not a madman. If he is such a useless person,
Normal people would not grow to such an extent in such a short period of time.
The North China Front Army insisted that the Anti-Japanese Alliance would never easily leave the Kwantung Army and go south before it completely defeated the Kwantung Army. This was because it not only involved fighting south, but also needed to face the entire North China Front Army, more than a dozen divisions.
In addition to the regiment, there are a large number of independent mixed brigades with hundreds of thousands of troops. If they go south, they will have to mobilize all their troops to have a chance of winning.
More importantly, they simply cannot support such a long supply line. Previously in Manchuria, they could fight on the back of their so-called base areas, which could be regarded as internal operations. The problem of supply is not a big problem. But if they
Heading south, how can they support such a long supply line?
According to the intelligence transferred from the Kwantung Army, they currently not only have a large number of artillery, all automatic weapons, but also a large number of tanks. They have the support of the United States and the Soviet Union, and it is not difficult to obtain these heavy equipment, but
It is not an easy task to make these modern equipment operational. It does not mean that having a tank means it can achieve combat effectiveness. This also requires a lot of fuel and technical support.
Tanks need fuel to move, and guns need ammunition. When a large number of troops go south, the supplies required are almost astronomical, and it is such a long distance. And from their so-called base area in Northern Manchuria, to
In the vast area of Western Manchuria, the railway only reaches Tongliao.
According to Japanese military operations, supply lines cannot be far away from railway lines and water transportation routes for 300 kilometers. Once this range is exceeded, it will be difficult to meet supply needs. And the establishment of field depots cannot solve transportation problems. This is true for the Imperial Army, which has strong national support.
, they can support such a long supply line for the Anti-Japanese Alliance with zero industrial base.
What's more, if they go south to the Pingjin area, except for the Luanhe River line, they will be in a mountainous environment. The limited railway lines only pass through Tongliao. The Yechi Railway to the south is controlled by the Kwantung Army. Here
With such terrain, their supply lines may be even more unsustainable. China is not Europe, and there are not so many roads for them to travel through.
The Soviets behind them are overwhelmed now. Even if they have a large number of trucks at their disposal, do they have so much gasoline to make those trucks run? There are also a large number of tanks and combat aircraft, which all require a large amount of fuel.
Only oil can make it run.
Therefore, basically the entire top brass of the North China Front, headed by Lieutenant General Anda 23, all believe that they have reached Rehe, which is adjacent to the area under the jurisdiction of the North China Front in the west, and is already within easy reach of the Anti-Japanese Alliance on the southern front. Part 2
A main target is definitely the Kwantung Army-controlled area in southern Manchuria. As for North China, some detailed tactics may be adopted, but it will definitely not become the main target.
Regarding the judgment of the North China Front Army, Yoshimoto Teiichi, who was present at the Kwantung Army, strongly disagreed. His view was very clear. The move to seize Western Manchuria in the previous stage of the Anti-Japanese War was to prepare for the next step into the customs. Otherwise, in the national
The situation is complex, the human resources are not abundant, and there are few mineral resources in Ximan, so it is not worth the high price they pay to fight for it.
Their main goal in seizing Western Manchuria is to enter the Pass in the next step and open up the connection with the mainland of China in the Pass. In order to use the huge manpower and material resources in the China Pass to support their current front. In Yoshimoto Teiichi's view, the future
The reason why the Anti-Japanese Alliance terminated operations in several battles despite already being in an extremely favorable situation was not because there was a problem with their high-level command, but the key factor was the limitation of their military strength.
The excessively long front line and the fierce combat capabilities of the Kwantung Army have made it unsustainable to use effective forces on the battlefield. With the total population of Northern Manchuria, how large a force can be formed as a staff officer of the Kwantung Army?
Long, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi still knew it well.
Even if they drink poison to quench their thirst and mobilize soldiers to fight at all costs, their population is still there. Unless they are willing to risk even the food production to maintain the most basic survival basis and devote all their strength to general mobilization. Otherwise, they can mobilize
The military strength is still quite limited.
It has happened many times that due to insufficient troops, follow-up offensives can only be given up when the battle situation is favorable. This is unacceptable to any army. However, when the actual population of the area under its control is limited, it is necessary to
By continuing to expand the total number of troops, opening up connections with mainland China has become its only and inevitable choice.
Moreover, after losing Western Manchuria, all the strength of the Kwantung Army has shrunk to Southern Manchuria and Eastern Manchuria. The strength density of the Kwantung Army in the entire area south of Xinjing is already quite high. Under this situation, the Anti-Japanese Alliance
If we want to use the usual large-scale detours and maneuvers before mobilizing the Kwantung Army's forces and then solving them one by one, there is basically no room for use.
They are thinking of attacking South Manchuria. Even if they can seize the entire Northeast except Fengtian, Jinzhou and Andong provinces, the price they pay may not be worth the loss. Moreover, even if they can open up the seaport, for them, not only will there be no
Meaning, it will distract their forces.
The Bohai Sea, now surrounded by Japanese-controlled areas, is Japan's inland sea. Japan, which has a powerful navy, will not give them any chance to open up connections with the outside world. On the contrary, they have to beware of the Japanese army, which has a powerful navy and can attack them from behind at any time.
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It can even be said that the price to be paid when fighting for Southern Manchuria will be an unbearable price for the Anti-Japanese Alliance, which although the controlled area is large, but the population base is still not enough to support a large army. Kanto
The army is not a scarecrow, nor is it the cowardly Chinese army. Even if it loses the battle, it will bite off a piece of flesh from its opponent.
Moreover, although the communist army in North China is already struggling under the successive sweeps of the North China Front Army, the North China Front Army has not been completely eradicated. These troops, which have extremely strong survivability and can survive without supplies, can resurrect at any time. Even if they have already
We are unable to cooperate with them in the battle from the front, but we should still be able to wreak havoc behind the North China Front Army and contain the strength and energy of the North China Front Army.
Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi analyzed politics, military, economy, population and other aspects. The Kwantung Army still believes that the next step of the Anti-Japanese Alliance will be to launch an offensive into the Kwantung. As for Manchuria, they should still focus on defense. Because defense is relative to offense
Generally speaking, it will save a lot of troops and resources.
His feeling was not unfounded, because after comprehensive analysis based on the intelligence collected by the Kwantung Army and the information sent back from the frontiers of the confrontation with the Anti-Japanese Alliance, he still believed that the Anti-Japanese Alliance would not have a major attack in Manchuria in the short term.
Action. If so, they would not start building a large number of fortifications in the confrontation zone.
In order to make up for the lack of manpower, they even mobilized local people to participate in the construction of fortifications. In order to speed up the process, they used a rare large amount of explosives to blast on the frozen soil in Manchuria to solve the problem of frozen soil. From this situation
It seems that if they are not trying to recuperate, then they are trying to cover up the situation.
Divert the attention of the Kwantung Army and prepare for the next attack. This is not the first time they have adopted this method. The Kwantung Army has suffered losses and gained experience. However, Yoshimoto Teiichi believes that they have achieved the previous stage of the battle.
It has its own strategic goals, but it also needs time to cultivate its voice. It will not launch an attack for at least three to five months. During this period of time, the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army can also prepare.
But for the warning of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi, except for General Okamura Neiji, who said nothing in the North China Front, the rest of the people were quite dismissive. And they believed that even the next offensive target of the Anti-Japanese Alliance was
Pointing to the area controlled by the North China Front Army, the North China Front Army is now ready.
The 26th Division has all arrived at the Sunit Right Banner, and the Xianghuang Banner has been deployed along the line. The Independent Second Mixed Brigade has also moved north to Duolun, Zhenglan Banner, blocking the Anti-Japanese Alliance's westward approach to Suidong.
Troops directly under the front line of Ping-Tianjin also mobilized troops to station in Zhangjiakou.
Shanxi's First Army dispatched a considerable number of troops to go north and stationed on the Datong line to take over the defense of the 26th Division. It also mobilized troops from the already stable southern Shanxi to go north and deploy them along the Tongpu Railway. In the Hebei and Pingjin areas,
A large number of troops have been assembled on both sides of the Peace Line in the Ping-Tianjin area and can go north to support at any time.
At the same time, the so-called Pingxi and Pingbei base areas of the Communist Army, which were originally active south of the Pingzhang Line, have been greatly reduced in strength after repeated raids by the North China Front Army. The so-called Jidong base area has been almost completely defeated. If the Anti-Japanese Alliance moves south
, has lost all support.
Moreover, the North China Front Army has mountainous terrain that can be used for defense, and coupled with the heavy concentration of troops, if the Anti-Japanese Alliance really wants to poke this hornet's nest, it will get nothing except losing troops and generals. What the Kwantung Army cannot do does not mean that the North China Front Army
It can't be done either. Coupled with the favorable terrain that can be used, and the foundation laid by this year's sweep of North China, the North China Front Army is confident that the Anti-Japanese Alliance's attack on North China will be a bloody blow and the troops will be destroyed.
The most critical thing is that once the Anti-Japanese Alliance really chooses to go south, not only will they face an external battle form that is completely different from the internal battle in Manchuria, but also a long supply line that must be guaranteed. In addition to the lack of railway lines and waterways that can provide supplies at any time,
Understandably, the Anti-Japanese Alliance will never take such a big risk to fight south.