Okamura Neiji believed that with the combat effectiveness and tenacious spirit of the Japanese army, coupled with his painstaking defense line and the mobilization of a large number of weapons and equipment, even if the 26th Division was encircled, relying on sufficient food and ammunition reserves, it would not be defeated in a short time.
The entire army would be wiped out within a matter of time. Okamura Neiji was well aware of this.
The area where the 110th Division is currently stationed is the gateway to the entire Suidong and northern Shanxi regions, and it also serves as the second line of defense in the Chadong region. It plays a connecting role in the entire Mongolian-Xinjiang war situation.
It can be said to be the throat of the entire Western Front battlefield.
If the 110th Division is mobilized to reinforce the 26th Division before the replacement troops arrive, once the 110th Division is entangled, the door to the entire northern Shanxi and Suidong regions will be wide open. Instead of taking the risk of mobilizing a
The 10th Division might as well take advantage of the Japanese army's control of the railway and mobilize the 36th Division for reinforcements.
Although the railway only reaches Jining, Jining is not far from Huade and Shangdu. With the Japanese army's marching ability, as long as the 26th Division persists for five to seven days, the 69th Division will definitely arrive at the battlefield.
Under such circumstances, abandoning defense and resorting to an empty city strategy is not a good solution to the problem.
Of course, the 110th Division, when the 26th Division is in a critical situation, does not have to wait for the 69th Division, a basin of distant water, to come to rescue the nearby fire. But the 110th Division must not be like this
Now that everyone is dispatching like this, the entire war situation will be in danger.
However, as the commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Force, Shunroku Hata could not accept the risk of a division being wiped out. He believed that although Okamura Neiji's suggestion was good, it could not quench the thirst of the nearer. When the Thirty-sixth Division
The regiment traveled thousands of miles to arrive, and the bones of the 26th Division were probably cold.
The battle situation waits for no one. Instead of waiting for the 36th Division in Shanxi to dispatch, it is better to directly mobilize the 110th Division stationed in Huade and Shangdu for reinforcements. As for the 36th Division, it can completely take over from the 110th Division.
Is the regiment on the frontline defense mission of Huade and Shangdu?
Facing Okamura Neiji's firm opposition, General Hata Shunroku told Okamura seriously that nearly five years had passed since the outbreak of the China War, and the entire China Expeditionary Force had not lost a single division. He didn't care about Okamura.
What is Neji's plan, but one thing is that this record must not be broken in his hands.
The most critical thing is that in the view of General Hata Shunroku, the Chahar area is barren and the people are poor, and the war zone is located in the desert, so it is impossible to raise local foster care. The current transportation capacity of the Pingsui Railway and Tongpu Line alone is
, it is difficult to ensure the supply of more troops stationed in Chaxi and Suidong areas.
Moreover, after last winter's large-scale raids, the communist troops in Shanxi and Hebei, which were hit hard, no longer have the power to carry out large-scale damage to the railways, but small-scale attacks have not stopped. The Tongpu and Zhengtai railways were attacked
Incidents are not uncommon, especially after the battle began, the activities of the communist army in Shanxi became more and more frequent.
At the same time, the Anti-Japanese Alliance's air raids on the northern section of the Tongpu Line, along the Zhengtai Railway, Pingsui Line, Jinpu Line, and Pinghan Line are also constantly increasing. In order to ensure the safety of these important railway lines, the Shanxi garrison should try their best to
Reduce. Especially for Tongpu Line and Zhengtai Line, safety must be strictly ensured.
Okamura Neji, who was interfered with by General Hata Shunroku and disrupted the entire plan, had no choice but to cooperate. He was the commander of the North China Front, and General Hata Shunroku was his immediate boss. Although compared to the Central and Eastern China
The independence of the Japanese army and the North China Front Army was stronger.
However, the status of General Hata Shunli in the army was far beyond his own. Knowing that the Anti-Japanese Alliance must have back-ups, Neji Okamura had no choice but to immediately mobilize the 69th Division of Northern Shanxi and immediately take advantage of the situation.
Train to Jining, and then rush to Shangdu, the front line of Hua De, to take over the gap in the defense line left by the 110th Division's attack.
However, it takes time for the 69th Division to rush from northern Shanxi to Huade and Shangdu. Even if they march by train, the railway only reaches Jining. The remaining distance requires the division to march on foot.
Although Ningji Murura mobilized a large number of cars, he definitely did not have the capacity to transport a division at the same time.
After the entire 110th Division was dispatched to rescue the 26th Division, and before the 69th Division arrived at Huade and Shangdu, the entire frontal battlefield of the Japanese army on the western front, the Japanese army had a gap in military strength in depth. From Huade to Zhuo
There are only a small number of Japanese and puppet troops in a large area on the front line of Fengzhen.
At this moment in northern Shanxi, although the main force of the Shanxi-Sui Military Region has left the Great Wall and is secretly advancing towards the Baotou area day and night. However, the troops of the Shanxi-Sui Military Region who stayed behind, with the cooperation of Taiyue, Taihang and the Yanbei District troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region,
As a result, the Japanese troops launched a large-scale harassment campaign against the northern section of the Tongpu Railway.
Even if the Japanese army in northern Shanxi received the order, it was not easy to successfully complete the assembly in a short period of time. Facing the adjustment of the Japanese army's deployment, Chen Hanzhang, who had been paying close attention to the development of the war situation, was keenly aware
The fighter planes to initiate roundabout operations have already arrived.
Although he knew that this was only a time difference, the Japanese army would mobilize new troops to plug the gap in the shortest possible time. But Chen Hanzhang did not hesitate at all, and immediately adjusted his deployment according to the changes in the situation. He ordered the frontline troops to immediately dispatch the 110th Division to entangle them.
Stay and protect the main force to encircle and annihilate the 26th Division.
At the same time, a report was sent to the headquarters. After a detailed report on the battle situation, he proposed that the detour troops can immediately launch detours. In Chen Hanzhang's view, with the dispatch of the 110th Division, the Japanese army no longer has a large number of troops in Huade and Shangdu.
.The puppet Mongolian army on the northern front is no match for the Anti-Alliance at all. At this time, it is the best time to take action.
After receiving Chen Hanzhang's report, Yang Zhen, who had moved his headquarters to Tongliao at this time to better command the overall situation, looked at the chaos of fighting in the Chadong area on the map. He pointed to Sunit on the map.
Regarding the war between the Right Banner and the Zhengxiangbai Banner, he said to Guo Bingxun: "Old Guo, do you think it's better to wait and see, or to dispatch immediately?"
"I think that the 110th Division has launched an attack across the board, and the Japanese army will definitely mobilize new forces to fill the gap left by the 110th Division. If we can start to make circuitous insertions before the Japanese army's new reinforcements arrive, then in
After crossing Yinshan Mountain, it is very likely that we will encounter new reinforcements from the Japanese army. I wonder if I will observe it and wait for the Japanese reinforcements to arrive before making any plans."
Hearing Yang Zhen's inquiry, Guo Bingxun shook his head and said: "No. 1, I think now that the 110th Division has been dispatched, it is the best time for us to dispatch. During this period of time, even if the Japanese army discovers our
We are conducting roundabout operations, but before new reinforcements arrive, they will not be able to deploy troops to intercept and block our actions."
"The most important thing is that we have now made the greatest progress in the Chadong area on the entire western and southern fronts. It can be said that the main attention of the Japanese North China Front has been attracted by our army to the white flags and white flags.
Within the territory of Xianghuang Banner. At this time, as Chen Hanzhang said, we can make a time difference."
"On the 1st, the distance from Sunit Left Banner to Bailingmiao and Siziwang Banners is hundreds of kilometers. If we don't take advantage of this time difference, once the Japanese army is alerted and their newly transferred divisions go north to station in Wuchuan and Taolin, then
It will have a considerable impact on our interspersed operations."
"From Wuchuan to Bailingmiao, the terrain of Sizizi Banner is steep. No matter where we choose, the entire route needs to cross the Yinshan Mountains. If we give up the chance of chaos caused by the current defeat of the Japanese army in Chadong. Once they stabilize their position,
, mobilize troops and rely on favorable terrain to hold on, then our large-depth penetration operation is likely to fail."
"Suidong is close to northern Shanxi and connected to the hinterland of Shanxi by railways. Once the Japanese army stabilizes from the chaos and becomes aware of our actions, they can mobilize the divisions of the First Army from the hinterland of Shanxi to go north for reinforcements and along the passes of the Yinshan Mountains
Deploy defenses and block our army's passage southward."
"Especially the Bailingmiao-Wuchuan Highway, which is likely to become the main road for our army to cross the Yinshan Mountains. The terrain here is steep, and the Japanese army does not need to invest too many troops. An infantry regiment can block our army's southward passage. And in
The journey across the Yinshan Mountains, under such complex mountainous terrain, can be said to be the time when our armored groups are most vulnerable."
"Judging from the reports of the reconnaissance troops airdropped to Daqingshan and Zhuozi Mountains at the beginning of the year, there are not many areas in the entire Yinshan Mountains that can be traversed by our mechanized cavalry groups. The best way is to start from Bailing Temple or Wulanhua
, passing through Wuchuan in the south, Centipede Dam goes straight into Sui."
"This was built by the local government of Suiyuan before the war. After the Japanese army occupied Suiyuan, there was an expanded road. Although the road conditions are a bit steeper, it can be used by our army to make a roundabout way and insert troops directly into Guisui. If the Japanese army is aware of our army's roundabout action,
It doesn’t take more than one regiment of troops to block our army. The No. 1 machine cannot be lost, and it will never be lost again.”
After listening to Guo Bingxun's suggestion, Yang Zhen frowned and stared at the map in silence for a long time, then turned his head and said: "Send a report to Tao Jingfei immediately and ask him to immediately detach a division from the reserve team and take a truck to rush to Zhengxiangbaiqi.
, strengthen the Western Front Cluster. At the same time, Tao Jingfei was ordered to rush to Du Kaishan's headquarters immediately, take over Du Kaishan's command, and let Du Kaishan report back to Tongliao headquarters."
"Tell Chen Hanzhang to hand over command to Liu Changshun. His entire roundabout operation must be launched no later than the early morning of the 26th. From now on, I can only give him six hours of preparation time. That is to say
, all preparations must be completed by twelve o'clock tonight at the latest."
"At the same time, tell him to give Liu Changshun a good warning. After he leads the team in a roundabout way, the Western Front battlefield may be under greater pressure. The Japanese army will never sit back and watch the 26th Division be wiped out. If the 110th Division
If the rescue fails, the Japanese army will mobilize reinforcements."
"The white flag is inlaid, and the yellow flag is the gateway to Huade and Shangdu, and Huade and Shangdu are the gateway to Suidong. Losing this place means that the gateway to Suidong is wide open. If our army takes advantage of the situation and goes straight to gather
Ning, not only cuts off the eastern section of the Pingsui Railway and the retreat route of the Japanese cavalry group, but can also penetrate directly into northern Shanxi."
"For the Japanese army, Suidong is connected with northern Shanxi by mountains and rivers. If Suidong is lost, northern Shanxi will be difficult to defend. And if northern Shanxi is lost, our army can overlook the entire Hebei Plain. Therefore, the Japanese army is bound to continue to invest in this direction.
force to avoid a chain reaction."
"Although the terrain of the triangular area between the White Flag, the Yellow Flag, and the Sunit Right Banner is much better than that of the southern line. It is mainly grassland, low mountains, and hills, but it is relatively complicated. Let Liu Changshun think about it carefully.
Let’s take a look at how to make use of the terrain here, make full use of the tank cluster in your hands, turn this triangle area into a meat grinder, and attract more Japanese troops. For Chen Hanzhang’s interspersed operations on the northern line, as well as in Suinan
Expand across the board to create a good condition.”