In the telegram, Yang Jicai, who knew that there was not much time left for him, bluntly requested that at least one more battalion be added to the Kangbao battlefield within a short period of time. Otherwise, if the current battle situation continues, the Kangbao battlefield will be
The existing strength of the troops participating in the war is not only difficult to meet the needs of their superiors, but there is also the danger of being bitten by the enemy due to insufficient strength.
Especially the troops on the northern front, due to the huge disparity in strength and firepower, may even be defeated by the Japanese army. The strength of Su Yingqi's reinforced battalion cannot be compared with the two Japanese infantry brigades with superior firepower coverage.
Gain the upper hand when competing.
The troops on the northern front currently faced attacks from three sides. After nearly twenty-four hours of fierce fighting, more than half of the troops participating in the battle had been killed or injured. In order to ensure the stability of the battle line under the condition of insufficient troops, Su Yingqi had even sent troops to monitor the front line of Mandetang.
The last complete organic platoon was also engaged in frontal combat, and there was no longer a squad of reserve teams in hand.
If I had not quickly sent reinforcements to the 107th Rocket Artillery Company to the Northern Front this morning. Using the firepower density of the rocket launchers, I defeated several group charges of the Japanese army at the expense of shells. I am afraid that the Northern Front troops with more than half of the casualties would not be able to support it at this time.
, the position was overrun by the Japanese army.
Although it has withstood another day of crazy counterattacks by the Japanese army, the rocket launcher battery has now consumed two-thirds of the artillery shells it carries. The few remaining artillery shells will not be used until the most critical moment. At the latest
If the northern front cannot receive reinforcements before noon tomorrow, it will be really difficult to hold on.
Once the troops on the northern front are defeated and the commanding heights are retaken by the Japanese army, the battle situation of Kangbao is in danger of completely collapsing. If the battle situation of Kangbao collapses, although it will not affect the overall situation of the entire Western Front, it will be a waste of the entire Western Front.
Time is most urgently needed in the current war situation.
Yang Jicai, who knew the character of his acting commander, did not ask for a battalion of reinforcements. In fact, according to the current situation on the battlefield, on the surface, it seems to be as dangerous as a pebble. But for the anti-alliance forces,
But there is still no chance.
In order to regain the commanding heights of the Northern Front, Major General Kenkichi Ikegami invested almost all his capital on the Northern Front. In other words, although the Northern Front is currently in a dangerous situation, in other directions, due to insufficient Japanese defense forces,
Even though it was too much, it left Yang Jicai a very rare opportunity.
Yang Jicai has used the effective force at hand to the extreme. If he is given a regiment of reinforcements and even two tank companies, he dares to launch a full-scale counterattack on the southern and northeastern fronts now, and completely defeat this independent country in one go.
Mixed into the 9th Brigade.
But the reality now is that he no longer has any troops on hand to launch even a decent attack on the southern front. And he knows that his acting commander is too prudent, and at least the 26th Division has not been completely solved
Before, he was not a character who would invest too many troops at once in the direction of health protection.
He no longer had that extravagant hope. He only hoped to add a battalion of troops so that his millstone tactics could have the greatest effect. Although he lost a rare fighter opportunity, it was better than letting this independent ninth brigade.
It's much better to be free and at ease here.
After receiving Yang Jicai's telegram, Wang Minggui, who immediately felt that the battle situation on the Kangbao front line was extremely tense, rushed to the headquarters to find Liu Changshun and asked him to dispatch two battalions to reinforce the Kangbao battlefield. Although Yang Jicai only requested one battalion of reinforcements,
Wang Minggui's consideration is not just about mixing with the independent Ninth Brigade.
If the ninth independent mixed brigade can be completely defeated before the new order from the headquarters is issued, a very good situation will be created for the next battle. However, Wang Minggui's persuasion was still a failure and failed.
Change any situation.
Liu Changshun, the acting commander-in-chief of the Western Front, was still stubborn to deal with the remnants of the 26th Division first and defeat the 110th Division first, and refused to deploy any troops to reinforce the Kangbao front line. Liu Changshun not only did not send reinforcements, but instead
It is to ask Yang Jicai to immediately change his tactics and give up the current idea of continuing to attack.
Use the cover of night to immediately withdraw the troops deployed on the northern line in the direction of Kangbao. Join his main force and concentrate your effective forces to stick to the ninth independent mixed brigade. We will talk about other matters after the main force has withdrawn its hand.
The order given to him was to contain the Japanese and puppet troops in the direction of Kang Bao, not to completely defeat them in one go.
After hearing Liu Changshun's determination, Wang Minggui was so angry that he almost knocked his head to the ground. This acting commander was really whimsical. It was not allowed for Su Yingqi, who was short of troops, to retreat under siege from three sides and continuous Japanese charges.
Let Su Yingqi seek death on his own?
Besides, Yang Jicai's request for troops is not large. He only needs to increase the strength of one battalion. Is it true that not even one battalion can be spared from the entire Western Front battlefield now? The current strength of the entire Western Front does not include the detours commanded by Chen Hanzhang.
Interspersed with clusters, there were five divisions, one armored brigade, and several independent tank battalions on the front alone.
The additional division from the headquarters has now reached the front line with the white flag. The troops in Liu Changshun's hands are now quite sufficient. The reserve force in your hands now has the strength of two regiments. Not to mention a battalion, even if
Completely follow your plan to completely deal with the 26th Division first, but it won't be a big problem to detach another regiment.
Let’s not talk about the battle situation in Kangbao. Reinforcements are urgently needed. Commander Chen’s side has seized Fengzhen, and Yi Liangpin in the north is fighting a fierce battle with the 69th Division. Now Commander Chen is also in urgent need of reinforcements. You are always so focused on the present.
, is it really necessary to wait until Chen Hanzhang, who broke into the Suinan battlefield alone and was eaten by the Japanese army, will make this determination?
At present, the Jining cluster under the command of Yi Liangpin is facing not only the Japanese troops stationed locally, but also the entire 69th Division. Even with the support of tanks, insufficient troops have become the biggest shortcoming of the Jining battlefield.
In order to trap the 69th Division from retreating south to Fengzhen, or heading east into the Chaxi and Suidong battlefields, Yi Liangpin could only stick to the Jining Japanese army as much as possible.
But although the Sixty-ninth Division suffered heavy losses under Yi Liangpin's sudden attack, it was a reorganized division after all, and a skinny camel was bigger than an ox. The maneuverability of Yi Liangpin's unit was indescribable.
, but the number of infantry in hand was insufficient, so they could only fight in a stalemate with the Japanese army.
Once the Sixty-ninth Division breaks through Yi Liangpin's blockade, whether it goes east to join the Suidong battlefield or retreats south to recapture Fengzhen, it will have an irreparable impact on the entire Suinan war situation. Especially once it is separated from Ji
Ning's full force to break out of the encirclement to the south will bring a fatal threat to the war situation in northern Shanxi.
Even if the Sixty-ninth Division does not go south, but to break Yi Liangpin's interception and attack the country with all its strength, once it joins the Suidong battlefield, it will bring changes to the current battle situation. By then, the entire Sui
The battle situation in the east and west will become more complex and changeable.
Commander Chen was fighting in the heart of the enemy, surrounded by Japanese troops. He faced not only the Japanese troops in Suinan and Chaxi, but also the Japanese troops in northern Shanxi, and even the Japanese troops in the entire Shanxi. They did not have enough troops there, and once the surrounding enemies
The army besieged them from all sides, and the consequences were unimaginable.
Especially now, with the cooperation and guidance of the local armed forces in the Shanxi-Sui Military Region, Mu Changqiu did not choose to enter the pass through the Shahukou, which is far away. He also did not choose the Shengkou due north of Datong as a breakthrough point to enter the Datong Basin. Instead, he chose
In order to move closer to Datong and the Juiqiang Fort in the southwest of Fengzhen, the Great Wall on the side of Juimen Fort was used as the focus of the assault.
Compared with the Killing Tigers Pass line that runs through the mountains, the terrain around Juiqiang Fort is flat, which is more conducive to the assault of Mu Changqiu's armored cavalry group. Mu Changqiu's vision can be said to be quite precise in choosing this direction as the main breakthrough direction.
.Although the support available here is not as good as that of the Shahukou direction, which is equivalent to internal operations, it is closer to Datong.
Mu Changqiu took advantage of the Japanese army's attention and was hit by the opportunity to reach the front line of Jining and Fengzhen. From the relatively weak northwest flank of the Japanese army in Datong, he avoided the Japanese defenders in Liangcheng and directly tore open the Japanese army's wall fortress.
The Japanese defenses at Fort Shumen were weak. His tanks and cavalry groups rushed directly through the Japanese blocking line.
The troops divided into two routes and bypassed the northern and southern wings of Wuzhou Mountain without making any stops. With tanks as the forerunners, four regiments were left behind in the Shanxi-Sui Military Region, and with the cooperation of some local armed forces, the southern route had been forcibly inserted into Baima on the outskirts of Datong.
City, was fighting fiercely with the Japanese defenders of Datong.
The troops on the northern front, with the cooperation of a regiment from the Jinsui Military Region, rushed directly through the Japanese defense line in Gushan and directly reached the northern city wall of Datong. They adopted the tactics of continuous blasting under the cover of direct-aiming tanks and artillery, and the wall had already collapsed.
The northern city wall of Datong. The troops of one of its regiments, with the cooperation of the local armed forces of the Shanxi-Sui Military Region, have rushed into the urban area of Datong.
Although Mu Changqiu's breakthrough speed was quite fast, the Japanese army's reaction speed was also not slow. At almost the same time as Mu Changqiu's northern troops rushed into Datong City, Tianzhen, Gaoyang, Kouquan, and Yingxian counties around Datong
The Japanese troops in Guo County and Shuozhou mobilized in full force to reinforce the outskirts of Datong.
Although the local armed forces of the Jinsui Military Region around the Datong battlefield concentrated a considerable part of their forces to block the attack, due to insufficient equipment and training, they could only slow down the Japanese reinforcements as much as possible. The main force of the Jinsui Military Region had already moved north, and those who stayed behind
The elite troops also went north to cooperate with Mu Changqiu's intervention.
Those left behind in the base area in northwestern Shanxi are some local armed forces. Whether it is equipment or training, they are very different from the Japanese army. Although these troops tried their best to stop the attack, they had limited strength and it was difficult to gain time for Mu Changqiu to seize Datong.
Much time. At this time, the three reinforcement regiments from Beiyue District were still rushing towards the Sanggan River. The troops from Taiyue Military Region and Taihang Military Region were further away from northern Shanxi, and the enemy situation in the middle was more complicated.
Judging from the entire battle situation on the Western Front, Wang Minggui believes that the Suinan battlefield has reached the moment of life and death. If some reinforcements can be added to the Suinan battlefield within a period of time, at least the other troops mobilized by the headquarters in northern Shanxi and Suinan will be guaranteed.
Before the reinforcements arrived, they were surrounded by the Japanese troops that surged up from the surrounding areas.
The headquarters is currently coordinating all parties to provide reinforcements to the northern Shanxi battlefield. As long as these reinforcements can arrive, the northern Shanxi battle situation will replace the current Suidong and Chanan battlefields and become the core point of the entire western front battle situation. Then the entire Suinan battle situation will
and northern Shanxi battlefields will attract the main attention of the Japanese army. Suidong and Chaxi battlefields can be fought step by step.
When the time comes, we can make use of the terrain of northern Shanxi and the support of internal troops to use northern Shanxi as the main battlefield. This will ensure that the results we have obtained before can be maximized. Overall, the terrain of Suinan and the surrounding enemy situation should be considered.
The battlefields in Suidong and Chaxi are much more advantageous than now.