After explaining Wang Minggui's thoughts, Du Kaishan looked at the map and pondered for a long time, but suddenly raised his head and said to Wang Minggui, who was looking at the map of northwest Shanxi to straighten out his battle ideas: "Old Wang, the line between Kangbao and Huade has already been reached.
Divided, the Japanese troops on the Huade front line were left with less than one regiment."
"I still have an entire division in my hands that has not been used. Let alone a regiment, even if there is another regiment, there is no need to worry at all. You said that under such a favorable situation, we are waiting for Kangbao County to get it
What’s the point of coming down? Isn’t this a waste of time?”
"In this case, Lao Wang, don't wait for Kangbao County to be captured. You immediately rush to the front line of Ciying Temple and let the westward marching troops gather there. As soon as the troops complete the assembly, you will set off immediately. As for Su Yingqi, tell him to let him
He is just northeast of Kangbao waiting for his new troops to take over."
"As for the final battle on the Kangbao front line, I asked the deputy commander of the 21st Division to take over the command. Taking Kangbao now is no longer to open up the westward passage. At most, it is to protect the flanks of Chaxi and Suidong battlefields.
, completely separated the Japanese troops in the Chanan and Suidong battlefields. There is no point in advancing westward reinforcements and waiting for Kangbao to be completely resolved."
"Yang Jicai, let him sleep for a while first. After the troops are assembled at Ciying Temple, I will send a car to send him there directly. After this period of time, he will not have much chance to sleep. On the battlefield
A commander cannot do without a clear head."
"But Lao Wang, before you set off, I have one more thing to say to you. Although after arriving in northwest Shanxi, how to fight depends on you, the front-line commander. But I suggest that you arrive at the reserved battlefield.
, instead of relying on the mountains to defend, we should rely on the mountains in northwest Shanxi to fight a mountain offensive against the Japanese army."
"Northwestern Shanxi is all mountainous. How many roads there are in the middle for the troops to detour. The troops of the Jinsui Military Region know it, and the Japanese army may not know it. Defending will only allow us to give up the initiative on the battlefield. We must defend and wait for the attack, and cooperate.
Mu Changqiu, who is facing Datong, fighting an offensive battle will reduce the pressure on the use of our troops."
"Our firepower is superior. Even if some of the troops are divided and surrounded by the Japanese army, there will be no problem in persisting for a period of time. On the contrary, it will allow us to fully mobilize the Japanese army's forces and at the same time attract the Japanese army's attention from around Taiyuan to you.
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"This can be regarded as covering Yang Jicai's rescue operation within a certain range. Although the northwest line of Shanxi is under the control of the Shanxi-Sui Military Region. Pianguan County, including the county seat, is under the control of the Shanxi-Sui Military Region.
But I'm still a little worried about the pressure he may face."
"The main force of the 15th Division whose location has not yet been identified, as well as the follow-up reinforcements that the Japanese army may mobilize, make people worried about his operation. The delay in completely cutting off the Zhengtai Railway means that the Japanese army can at any time
According to changes in the war situation, troops will be mobilized from other battlefields to reinforce Shanxi."
"If we can't attract some of the Japanese army's attention from around Taiyuan, Yang Jicai's rescue operation may be in serious trouble. Maybe if the people are not rescued, we will probably bring this army in. Mu Changqiu
If what happened to him happened to him, the result would probably be even worse."
Wang Minggui had no objections to Du Kaishan's proposal to set off the westward march troops early. In fact, according to his opinion, when Du Kaishan made up his mind to adjust the deployment, he should take action immediately. But dispatching that troop and mobilizing supplies and vehicles were all
It takes time to prepare. The original Liu Changshun, despite the orders from his superiors, had no plan in this regard at all.
This is the experience left by the ancients. The troops of the two divisions, plus the attached artillery, armored troops, and strengthened equipment adjustments. Now plus the rescue force commanded by Yang Jicai, the total is two and a half
If the division's troops want to reach the designated location in the shortest possible time, they can only rely on full motorized advancement.
If we had to march entirely on foot, the day lilies would have been cold by the time we reached the front line of killing tigers. With so many troops, plus the fuel, ammunition, food needed for Chen Hanzhang, as well as the same things the troops needed for their own operations.
Materials. This requires at least mobilizing the frontal battlefield on the Western Front, and 80% of the trucks can meet the needs.
Fortunately, Du Kaishan sequestered a battalion and a half of a truck regiment from the headquarters to transport reinforcements. Otherwise, after allocating so many trucks, the transportation force on the frontal battlefield on the Western Front would no longer be able to meet its own needs. The battle against the troops left behind on the front was incomparable.
The maneuverability will have a great impact. It will even directly affect the troops who stay to fight and encircle and annihilate the 110th Division.
The reason why Du Kaishan set the time at six hours before was not because he was completely worried about what kind of burden the remaining Japanese troops on the Kangbao front line would cause to him. More importantly, he had to consider dispatching such a large number of trucks.
, the impact on one’s own mobility.
But after the newly reinforced division arrived and seized these trucks, the problem of insufficient cars has been improved to a certain extent. While waiting, Wang Minggui had long thought that there was no great need. Attack a minute earlier,
Chen Hanzhang's dilemma could have been solved a minute earlier.
As for his intention to enter northwest Shanxi, Wang Minggui had no intention of staying there and passively defending, waiting for the Japanese attack. If he were that kind of rigid person, he would not have mobilized without authorization from the military chief.
Troops will reinforce Kang Bao and will not launch a general attack in advance.
Both of them were resolute and resolute people. Since they had planned to start action in advance, Wang Minggui did not delay and immediately rushed to Ciying Temple where the troops were gathering. As for the Crusader tank battalion that was promised to be allocated to Yang Jicai, it is actually in Baimiao now.
Ganzhu Temple in the back is on standby.
As early as after receiving the telegram from the headquarters, Du Kaishan had already considered the requirements for the tank's mobility to perform this task according to the headquarters' order. The Matilda II tank and the T-26 tank currently deployed on the frontal battlefield on the Western Front, one mobile
The ability is too poor and the requirements for combat terrain are too high. Except for the front, the armor on other parts of the armor is too thin.
Moreover, excluding the heavy battle losses in the past, the T-26 tanks currently equipped by the 1st Armored Brigade can only be reduced to two battalions, and their strength is no longer enough to divide the troops. Considering the Matilda II tanks, the movement speed is too slow.
If reinforcements were assigned, it would affect the speed of the troops. So Du Kaishan requested the headquarters to transfer to him a battalion equipped with Crusader cruise tanks assigned to the advancing army.
After receiving Du Kaishan's request, Yang Zhen thought carefully and finally approved his request. The battalion stationed on the Shangdu River line as the general reserve force of the advancing army immediately rushed to the Ganzhu Temple line to stand by.
The two old commanders who were advancing on the army over there also happily let go after learning about the mission assigned by the central government.
The straight-line distance between Shangdu River and Ganzhu Temple is less than a hundred kilometers, and the terrain is conducive to the rapid maneuvering of tanks. When Yang Jicai received the order and returned to the Baimiao headquarters, the battalion had already gone through two hours of forced
The army rushed to Ganzhu Temple and stood by. Otherwise, would Du Kaishan have agreed to his request so readily?
Wang Minggui rushed to the front line of Ciying Temple, waiting for the mobilized troops to assemble. Du Kaishan, who stayed in the Baimiao headquarters, was constantly considering adjusting his deployment according to the changes in the current development of the war situation. After Wang Minggui launched a general offensive in advance,
The last remaining resistance of the Japanese 26th Division had been completely disintegrated in less than half an hour after Yang Jicai returned from the Kangbao front line.
The commander of the 26th Division, Lieutenant General Kenshiro Shibayama, was stunned by the shell and captured in a collapsed bunker. The chief of staff of the 26th Division and the commander of the 26th Infantry Regiment were killed. The entire Sunit
, the fighting in Zhengxiangbai Banner has completely subsided. At this time, the 21st Division has moved westward and is forcibly intersecting the highway between Huade and Shangdu.
Now that the 26th Division has been completely resolved, it means that the worries of the entire frontal battlefield on the Western Front have been completely relieved. Facing the changes in the battle situation in front of him, Du Kaishan had nothing to hesitate. He immediately followed the changes in the battle situation and reorganized
Deployment adjusted.
Although there was some hesitation, Du Kaishan brought in the 31st Division newly transferred from the headquarters and had just been transported by road. He replaced the 21st Division that was cutting off the road from Huade to Shangdu and attacking north of Huade.
Directly inserting into the battlefields around Huade, completely encircling the main force of the Japanese 110th Division on the Huade battlefield, and containing the Japanese troops on the front line of Shangdu.
The reason why Du Kaishan was hesitant was because the 31st Division was one of the largest new divisions formed before this battle, consisting of partially upgraded local armed forces, additional recruits, and a battalion transferred to the advancing army.
.It turns out that the old anti-alliance forces could only use one company from each of the main divisions as the backbone.
Although the entire division is fully manned and equipped with all kinds of weapons. Although the division's artillery does not have a 100mm howitzer battalion, there are two divisions with mountain artillery battalions and a field artillery battalion, which is not much different. And as the final formation
division, the regimental artillery of this division has been strengthened compared with other units.
Each regiment also has an additional infantry artillery company consisting of four German-made 75mm infantry guns. This organization is unique in the entire army. The only drawback is that most of the soldiers in this division have not
On the battlefield, the entire division generally lacked combat experience, and the number of veterans was not large. Under such circumstances, Du Kaishan did not dare to transfer them to the main battlefield.
But this division is currently the most complete division on the frontal battlefield on the entire Western Front. Du Kaishan cannot let this division leisurely serve as a reserve force in the rear while other troops are suffering casualties. Du Kaishan has also done this before.
I thought about dismantling this division, leaving only one skeleton to be transferred to the rear for reinforcement, and all the remaining troops were replenished to other divisions to supplement the casualties.
It's just that his idea was firmly opposed by Political Commissar Ouyang Jishan. In the current situation where the casualties of the troops are not light, Ouyang Jishan does not object to the approach of downsizing the organizational structure and enriching the front-line combat troops. But this kind of direct transfer of a
Ouyang Jishan did not agree at all with the new editor's approach of disrupting the order and adding supplements to each division.
A newly formed division was dismantled as soon as it arrived on the battlefield. This clearly shows the distrust of this unit. It will have a considerable impact on the morale of the cadres and soldiers of this division. You let the cadres and soldiers of this division
, how can you still hold your head up in front of your brother troops in the future?
Moreover, the troops have come step by step from the newly formed troops, and the old troops did not fall from the sky. If you disrupt the organization and replenish it to other troops without even giving them a chance, what does it mean?
It is true that the new troops are inferior to the old troops in terms of combat experience, but they are not necessarily inferior to the old troops in terms of combat effectiveness.