In fact, Du Kaishan didn't need to worry about the Cha'nan battlefield at all. As the main force of the advancing army had reached the outskirts of Zhangjiakou and seized the important town of Guyuan outside the Great Wall, the Japanese troops in Zhangbei were already facing enemies on both sides. Not to mention that they had not moved north for a long time.
His ability to stab Du Kaishan meant that he was also under attack from two armies.
On the front battlefield of Cha'nan, although the two veterans who advanced did not make a big move, they adopted the tactics of continuous shallow, deep, roundabout and outflanking to separate the enemy in front of them from the main force behind them piece by piece.
By the time the Kangbao battlefield came to an end, the advancing army had defeated Guyuan and the main force of the independent mixed second brigade north of the Zhangbei line.
And adopted a series of continuous and bold tactics to penetrate behind enemy lines, cutting the 27th Division into four non-connected sections in one fell swoop. The two commanders who advanced into the army were veterans on the battlefield after all, and their ability to grasp the battle situation was absolutely outstanding.
First-rate. His battlefield control ability is also quite sophisticated.
During the offensive, although they fought against the Japanese army in the mountains on complex terrain, they always maintained a relaxed and orderly offensive posture. When it was time to boldly penetrate, they were absolutely not merciless. When it was time to shrink,
And absolutely no hesitation.
Although the fighting was not as exciting as Chaxi and Suidong battlefields with large-scale roundabouts, the two veterans' piecemeal tactics made it extremely uncomfortable for the Japanese army, which thought they relied on mountain defense. Especially the various departments of the advancing army, in
The extremely strong ability to fight independently in this battle caused the Japanese army to suffer a lot.
During the Battle of Guyuan, a regiment penetrated too far and was disrupted by the counterattacking Japanese army. It was surrounded by three three-head troops. This regiment did not panic after finding that it was surrounded by Japanese and puppet troops. It relied on the top of the mountain where it was located.
They organized resistance and fought with the besieging Japanese and puppet troops for a whole day and night.
Not only did it contain a large number of Japanese and puppet troops, preventing them from sending reinforcements to other battlefields, it also tore up a large number of gaps in the Japanese front. Finally, with the cooperation of the surrounding brotherly troops that had infiltrated, the surrounding Japanese troops were defeated in one fell swoop. This directly caused
The Japanese defense force on the Guyuan front line was insufficient, so the advance army took advantage of the situation to recapture it.
Although the location and terrain were favorable, after half a month of fighting, the Japanese army was shocked to find that their troops and defense lines were unknowingly divided into pieces. After the various strongholds on the front line were divided and encircled, they were miscellaneous.
It was swallowed clean.
The entire battlefield was torn into a mess by this tactic. A large number of nails were penetrated in depth, and the deepest one even reached near Zhangjiakou. The independent mixed second brigade on the front line was broken up bit by bit in this way.
After that, they were eaten one by one.
The offensive of the advancing army was like mercury pouring down the ground, almost pervasive. As long as a gap was opened in the defense line, it meant that more gaps would appear soon. The Japanese army did not even figure out the advancing army for a long time.
The key direction of attack is there.
By the time Lieutenant General Harada Kumakichi, the commander of the Japanese 27th Division in charge of the Chanan battlefield, realized something was wrong, the independent mixed second brigade had been eaten up. Even his 27th Division was divided into mutual
Four disconnected blocks. Even on the outskirts of Zhangjiakou, artillery shells from the advancing army fell.
The First Division of the Advance Army, which launched attacks on the front of the Lightning River and the front line of the Paddock, after capturing Duolun, followed the trend along the Chaohe River and Luanhe River Basin, and approached Xinyuan, Gubeikou and other key points of the Great Wall. It was different from those that had already been captured.
One column of the Chengde advance army met at Fengning.
Faced with the unfavorable battle situation in Cha'nan, Suidong, and Suinan, as well as the sudden enemy situation in northern Shanxi. After several efforts, Okacun finally restored radio contact with the 110th Division and gained a new understanding of the situation on the battlefield in Suidong.
Neji was almost helpless about the battle situation in front of him.
After completing the change of equipment and training, the powerful combat effectiveness of the Eighteenth Group Army exposed, Okamura Neiji felt extremely shocked. Although he knew that these communist troops were very important to the Japanese army when he was transferred to the commander of the North China Front Army.
Although the equipment is too inferior, it is a more tenacious opponent in terms of fighting will and survivability.
What's more important is that this unit's mountain warfare and ability to disperse and fight independently is no less than that of the Japanese army. In this battle, it adopted shallow and deep roundabout divisions supported by heavy artillery fire, as well as large-scale penetration attacks.
The tactics made the Japanese army even more uncomfortable in their first frontal battle.
Okamura Neiji did not expect that such a big change would occur in just a few months after these troops came out of the border. Instead of losing the original advantages, they became more flexible. And the original shortcomings
, and it was almost made up for quite a bit.
In particular, the adoption of a series of new tactics, in a short period of time, was riddled with holes in the defense line built by the North China Front Army based on the favorable terrain of the mountainous area. As a result, the Chanan battlefield was originally thought to be able to sustain defense for several months, but instead
It only took half a month and it was already in a state of collapse across the board.
The second independent mixed brigade, in less than ten days of fierce fighting, the entire mixed brigade was abruptly divided into seventeen separate independent structures that were not connected to each other. Then it was very leisurely and comfortable to be advanced into the army.
Eaten them one by one. When the 27th Division wanted to rescue them, they found that their position had also been driven into countless nails.
Even one-third of his own troops were wiped out by this tactic. Not to mention that the rescue team was independently mixed into the second brigade, which itself was also divided. This kind of tactics adopted by the advancing army
Although the progress of the tactics is slightly slow, the effect is quite obvious. The most important thing is that casualties and consumption of materials are greatly reduced.
The number of troops participating in the entire advance in the Chanan battlefield was higher than that in Chaxi, and the number of troops participating in the Suidong battlefield was more than double. However, after more than half a month of fierce fighting, the consumption of materials was only one-third of that on the frontal battlefield on the Western Front. The consumption of artillery shells
The quantity is only half. The mountain artillery shells and mortar shells that consume the most are less than 80% of those on the frontal battlefield on the Western Front.
Facing the old Eighth Route Army who had changed his appearance and changed into something he almost didn't recognize. Coupled with the war situation on the Western Front that made him even more anxious, Okamura Neiji deeply felt that his biggest mistake was to underestimate him.
The speed at which the opponent's capabilities and military literacy improve.
At the same time, he still made mistakes in judging his opponents' strategic intentions. What was even more wrong was that he underestimated their determination and courage. They actually dared to take large-scale measures without gaining an absolute advantage in frontal combat.
No rear penetration.
Let the tanks climb over the steep Yinshan Mountains, ignore the battlefield that is still fiercely fighting in the front, and penetrate directly into the rear of the entire Suidong battlefield in Suinan. They are even bold enough to break in alone, regardless of the dependence of a large number of tank troops on logistics.
, penetrated into northern Shanxi and hit the northern gate of Shanxi. If Datong, the important town in northern Shanxi, was lost, then the entire Shanxi would be within its attack range.
Although I was very cautious, I still underestimated the enemy's combat effectiveness. I did not expect that the enemy's combat effectiveness from the northeast would be so strong. The 26th Division was independently combined into the 9th Brigade.
Being wiped out in such a short period of time, the 110th Division could not protect itself.
The most important thing is that when it comes to the quantity and quality of the enemy's weapons and equipment, the North China Front Army and those bastards from the Kwantung Army are even more wrong. Those guys from the Kwantung Army didn't just keep guaranteeing that the bandits they called were only old-fashioned
Soviet-made tanks? But where did the new tanks that appeared on the battlefield come from?
It is not that I have never seen the Soviet T-26 tanks. The Soviets provided a large number of T-26 tanks to the Chinese government forces, and the Chinese dispatched troops also fought with them on the battlefield in China. But those new models that the Anti-Japanese Alliance appeared on the battlefield
Yeah, where did the tank that even the 75mm cannon feels like it's being tickled come from?
Moreover, on the battlefield on the Western Front, excluding the new enemy tanks currently appearing on the battlefields in Suinan and Northern Shanxi, the number of tanks invested by the enemy on the front alone far exceeds the number of tanks provided by the North China Front based on the Kwantung Army.
Judgment based on the number of tanks. Are these tanks made by themselves?
Of course, Okamura Neiji now also knows that he cannot hold the Kwantung Army accountable. To solve the dilemma faced by the current war situation, what is needed most is reinforcements, not to hold anyone accountable. The most important thing is to face the Kwantung Army.
It is not within his own power as the commander of the front army to hold the front army commander and General Umezu Yoshijiro, who is deeply rooted in the entire military world, accountable.
But what troubles him most now is that the North China Front Army, which has been stretched to its maximum strength, can find reinforcements. The three divisions directly under his North China Front Army have all been transferred to the front line. The remaining troops directly under the Front Army have been transferred to the front line.
There are several independent mixed brigades. Unless you don't even want Pingjin and Jizhong Plains, you will have no troops to mobilize.
Chanan and Suiyuan can be given up when necessary, but the Jizhong Plain and Pingjin must not be given up. Once the troops are reduced and the North China Communist Army has retreated to the mountains, they will immediately make a comeback. Once these extremely survivable forces are allowed to
If these guys re-enter the Jizhong Plain area, the results of last year's large-scale sweep will probably be wiped out.
After the cavalry group, the 26th Division, and the independent 2nd Mixed Brigade were all destroyed one after another, the Mongolian army was almost wiped out. The 69th Division organized by the First Army is currently trapped in Jining, and the 3rd Mixed Brigade
The regiment was divided from Datong to Jining. The Thirty-sixth Division stationed in Changzhi and the independent Fourth Mixed Brigade in Yangquan also had to protect the Zhengtai Railway.
Unless the North China Front really intends to completely abandon the Zhengtai Railway and abandon the entire Shanxi Province, these two armies will definitely not be able to mobilize even a single squadron. After the Sixty-ninth Division and the Forty-first Division were transferred, the only thirty-three troops stationed in Yuncheng
The Seventh Division also needs to defend the entire southeastern Shanxi region.
What we are facing is not only the Chongqing First War Zone across the river, but also the hundreds of thousands of main troops of the Second War Zone currently retreating to southwest Shanxi. If the 37th Division is deployed, it will be equivalent to the entire southwestern Shanxi.
We must give up. The entire Shanxi garrison, and the only 41st Division that could be dispatched, was tightly entangled by the communist army in the southeastern Shanxi region. Within a short period of time, it was impossible to assemble at all.
As for the three divisions of the Twelfth Army, plus three independent mixed brigades, they must also ensure the front army's control of Shandong, contact the security along the Jinpu Railway, the main artery in North China and Central China, and maintain control of Chongqing in Henan and across the river.
On the one hand, there is pressure from hundreds of thousands of troops in the theater. The number of communist troops on the battlefield in Shandong is the largest in North China.
The first part of the 15th Division transferred from Central China was restrained as soon as it arrived in Datong. The 69th Division is currently trapped in the Jining battlefield and cannot escape. Where can we find reinforcements? For Okamura Neiji,
It is undoubtedly a headache now. Judging from the current battle situation, if a large number of reinforcements cannot be invested in a short period of time, the entire Shanxi and Cha'nan battlefields are in danger of collapse.