After receiving this telegram from Ouyang Jishan, Yang Zhen was so angry that he almost smashed the table into pieces. What happened to Liu Changshun? He had repeatedly issued orders to him to immediately mobilize a division of troops to quickly seize Kangbao.
, Shangyi front line, to reinforce the direction of Jining. However, he only sent one regiment to the direction of Kangbao to handle errands.
Does he think that his reinforced regiment with only more than 4,000 troops can defeat an army that has had two infantry brigades removed, but its basic strength is still there. There are still more than 5,000 troops in total, and there are solid fortifications to rely on, and
An independent mixed brigade reinforced with large amounts of artillery?
Or did he think that Chen Hanzhang's two infantry regiments and one tank regiment could capture the important town of Datong in northern Shanxi while fighting against the surrounding Japanese troops from all sides. By doing this, he couldn't even count it as an errand. What was Liu Changshun thinking in his head?
?To say that he is short-sighted is a good thing.
However, although he was furious because of Liu Changshun's overt and treacherous behavior, Yang Zhen immediately calmed down. He did not immediately transfer Du Kaishan to replace Liu Changshun, but asked someone to immediately find Du Kaishan and hand over Ouyang Jishan's telegram to him.
He didn't pay any attention to Du Kaishan.
Yang Zhen is not in the mood to talk to Du Kaishan and ask him to take office immediately. The most important thing for Yang Zhen now is how to adjust the plan of Chen Hanzhang's department according to the development and changes of the situation to avoid Yi Liangpin's death.
The troops were trapped under the fortified city of Datong, delaying the development of the entire war situation and handing over the initiative to the Japanese army.
Liu Changshun's delay meant that he, the closest available reinforcement to the entire Suinan battlefield, was the last to launch the operation. If Liu Changshun started taking action now, it would probably be difficult for him to arrive in a short time. Although Ouyang Jishan
Wang Minggui and Wang Minggui have taken certain measures to make amends, but it is difficult to recover the lost time.
Based on the fact that the currently scheduled reinforcements would probably not arrive within the expected time, Yang Zhen made certain adjustments to the combat plan for the detour troops. He ordered Chen Hanzhang to adjust the deployment immediately so that Yi Liangpin would not continue to fight with Jining.
The Japanese troops were dead. They blocked Jining's eastward reinforcement road, made way for the southern exit, and opened the road for Jining's Japanese troops to withdraw to Fengzhen.
If the Japanese Sixty-ninth Division chooses to withdraw from Fengzhen to the south when the eastward advance is no longer possible, first defeat Chen Hanzhang in Fengzhen and regain contact with the Japanese army on the same line in Datong. Then concentrate the effective forces of him and Yi Liangpin,
Taking advantage of the fast movement of its mechanized cavalry troops, they adopted the tactics of flanking attacks from both sides and fought a battle of annihilation along the route from Jining to Fengzhen.
Or there is no need to wait for reinforcements on the frontal battlefield on the Western Front, and arrive at the Jining battlefield to join the battle. After the reinforcements arrive at the Xinghe line, directly let go of the encirclement in the east and let them advance eastward. Yi Liangpin's command can cooperate with the reinforcements, and
Completely annihilate them in the field battle.
In the current Jining city, with the main force of the 69th Division entering the city, a large number of Japanese troops have gathered. In addition, Jining's city wall is not much worse than Datong. And the Anti-Japanese Alliance is in the entire Suinan battlefield
Under the premise that the troops cannot complete the siege operation in a short period of time, it is not in the interest of the current Anti-Japanese Alliance to fight a stalemate with the Japanese army.
No matter when the reinforcements arrive, they should try their best to avoid fortified operations. This is Yang Zhen's consistent thinking. Yang Zhen told Chen Hanzhang to think of more ways to mobilize the Japanese troops out of the city and use the impact of the tank and cavalry mechanized clusters to annihilate them in the field.
This Sixty-ninth Division is currently more beneficial to the entire Suinan war situation.
Use the impact of the armored cluster to eat up the Sixty-ninth Division in the shortest time. In order to stabilize the entire Suinan battle situation as soon as possible, so that the troops can free up their hands or quickly go south for reinforcements. They are currently in Datong.
Mu Changqiu, who was fighting hard on the outside, could go east and penetrate directly behind the Suidong battlefield to complete the encirclement of the 110th Division and completely resolve the Suidong battle situation.
At the same time, Yang Zhen told Chen Hanzhang that a main division and a brigade of the advancing army from the Cha'nan battlefield were advancing westward. After the arrival of these two troops, they will directly reinforce the Datong battlefield. At the same time, the headquarters will be further strengthened, and the aviation force will be in Suinan and Shanxi.
North's participation in the war.
However, before the reinforcements arrive at Xinghe, the Sixty-ninth Division must not be allowed to move eastward. Because once the Sixty-ninth Division arrives at Xinghe, reinforcements from the 110th Division can be made to the northeast. To Xinghe east of Jining
direction, it can directly outflank the flanks of Cha'nan battlefield.
There are five divisions on the front battlefield on the western front, so there is no need to worry for the time being. But if the 69th Division reaches Xinghe, it can directly contact the Japanese troops on the Zhangjiakou front line. If their attack direction is not eastward
Shangyi, but penetrate Zhangbei along the line of the Outer Great Wall, then the flanks of the entire Chanan battlefield will be completely exposed.
After issuing the adjustment order to Chen Hanzhang, Yang Zhen personally drafted a telegram to Ouyang Jishan. In the telegram, Yang Zhen sent a reply to Ouyang Jishan. In the telegram, Yang Zhen except for special cases
Apart from two words, nothing was said.
In other words, Yang Zhen adopted a tacit attitude towards the private adjustments made by Ouyang Jishan and Wang Minggui without the consent of the military chief. Because Yang Zhen knew very well that if reinforcements could not be added to the Kangbao front line in a short time,
Then the Kangbao front line can only be an offensive that is not worth the gain. Whether the Kangbao front line can be successful is directly related to the speed and efficiency of reinforcements to the Suinan battlefield.
Although the compensation methods adopted by Ouyang Jishan and Wang Minggui were somewhat inconsistent with the regulations and orders, they did their best. The key issue now is that judging from the current battle situation, Liu Changshun is no longer suitable.
Continue to command the frontal operations on the Western Front.
After sending the telegram to Ouyang Jishan, Yang Zhencai called Du Kaishan and asked him if the headquarters transferred him to the Western Front to replace Liu Changshun. How should he handle the current war situation? He also had plans for the subsequent development of the war situation.
What's the plan? In the past few days, Yang Zhen thought it was enough for Du Kaishan to think clearly.
Facing the sharp gaze in Yang Zhen's eyes, Du Kaishan hesitated for a moment and then said: "No. 1, from the current point of view, although Ouyang Jishan and Wang Minggui's approach violates our regulations, it is also the only way they can currently do it.
They have done a very good job as far as the duties of political commissar and chief of staff are concerned."
"Although Lao Liu's ideas are somewhat stubborn and lacking in overall perspective, from his position, it cannot be said that they are all wrong. Encircle and annihilate the 26th Division, and completely encircle the 110th Division.
, and it is indeed the focus of the entire Western Front war situation."
Before Du Kaishan could continue speaking, his words were directly interrupted by Yang Zhen: "I'm not asking you about your treatment of Ouyang Jishan and Wang Minggui, and you don't need to defend Liu Changshun. What I'm asking you is, based on your
My point of view, how to deal with the current war situation on the Western Front. Don’t play tricks on me, don’t be afraid of offending others.”
Du Kaishan was stunned by Yang Zhen's words. When he mentioned Liu Changshun, the coldness in No. 1's words shocked him. He knew that Liu Changshun would probably be completely relegated to the sidelines from now on. At least from now on.
From now on, he will no longer appear on the battlefield.
As early as after receiving the telegram from Ouyang Jishan, Du Kaishan clearly understood that Liu Changshun was deceiving the headquarters and No. 1 by only transferring a reinforcement group to Kangbao. Du Kaishan had already guessed that Liu Changshun was probably going to be in trouble.
Because it’s not just a leader with a distinctive personality like No. 1, who can hardly tolerate his subordinates doing this.
Even if you change anyone, as long as they are not the kind of military chiefs who are not in vain, can not command the troops below, but can control the troops more tightly. Even those warlords will never tolerate the actions of their subordinates. What's more,
, in a well-organized anti-alliance alliance?
That's why he wanted to defend Liu Changshun and fight for Liu Changshun as much as possible. After all, we are all old brothers who rushed out of the Japanese bacterial warfare base together. As the military commander of the frontal battlefield on the Western Front, Liu Changshun must have done this.
He has his own plans.
But No. 1 interrupted his words directly, obviously not wanting to hear any words of defense for Liu Changshun. He knew that No. 1 was really angry. Even if No. 1 thought about the old relationship again, besides betrayal, this kind of relationship had already touched the heart.
The bottom line behavior of No. 1 is also unacceptable to No. 1 no matter what.
According to the current attitude of No. 1, after being transferred back to Northern Manchuria, Liu Changshun can have a vacant position as deputy chief of staff at the headquarters, which is probably a good result. Maybe it is not impossible to fight to the end. Thinking of this, Du Kaishan
He let out a long sigh in his heart and gave up the idea of continuing to defend Liu Changshun.
After thinking about it, Du Kaishan said: "No. 1, actually I heard the deployment you just made. I think the best way at the moment is to implement it according to the plan you have made. But there is one thing that I think we should pay attention to.
Shanxi's First Army has three divisions, two independent mixed brigades, one thirty-sixth infantry regiment and one Fenxi detachment."
"Even with most of the First Army's troops, they still have to control other parts of Shanxi and ensure the security of the Tongpu and Zhengtai lines. But I think they can at least deploy another division, even in a short period of time
Within this period, we can also organize an independent mixed brigade."
"At the same time, for the Japanese troops in Shanxi and the hinterland of North China, the Zhengtai Railway allows the Japanese troops to quickly reinforce the Shanxi battlefield at any time. In other words, if our army invests heavy troops in the direction of Datong, the focus of the entire North China battlefield will be concentrated on Chanan and
Northern Shanxi."
"Of course, these two battlefields are actually the same battlefield. Compared with Suiyuan, the North China Front Army and the Japanese base camp will never give up on Chanan and northern Shanxi. Chanan is the gateway to the Beijing-Tianjin region, and northern Shanxi is not only the gateway to Shanxi
The gateway is also a overlooking point of the Hebei Plain."
"Once Shanxi is lost in northern Shanxi, it will be difficult to defend Shanxi. If Shanxi cannot be defended, our army can cross the Taihang Mountains and penetrate directly into the Hebei Plain at any time. Although the terrain of the Taihang Mountains is far more steep than the mountainous areas in the northeast, it has been since ancient times
It has been the natural barrier of the Hebei Plain since then."
"But as China's main east-west transportation channel since ancient times, the Taihang Mountains have many passes for us to use. Moreover, the entire Taihang Mountains, Wutai Mountains, and Hengshan Mountains are the main bases of our army in North China. When we cross the Taihang Mountains to fight, it is almost equivalent to fighting in the
Fighting on the inside."
"We know this very well, and the Japanese army knows it even better. So no matter what, they will not easily give up northern Shanxi or even the natural dangers of Shanxi. When the Sichuan army came out to fight in Sichuan, the first battlefield was the World War II zone. Although I have never been to northern Shanxi
, but I still know the topography and topography of Shanxi very well, it is really a river and a mountain inside and outside."
"For us, if we occupy northern Shanxi, it will directly threaten the entire Shanxi. If we occupy Shanxi, then Henan, Hebei, and even Shandong will be threatened by our army. In other words, compared to the current situation of running fast in small steps and taking a steady and steady approach.
On the southern battlefield, our move to seize Datong made the Japanese army really feel threatened."