Having said this, Yang Zhen walked to the map and pointed at it and said: "But I estimate that with the Japanese army's usual combat style, it is inevitable to send out troops to bypass our army's flanks, especially the junction. Just like what you just said, boss,
This is the consistent combat style of the Japanese army."
"However, due to the terrain of northern Shanxi and the strength of our army deployed on the battlefield in northern Shanxi, their roundabout way of interspersing troops. Without the ability to solve logistical supplies, I am afraid that the number of troops invested will not be too much. He does not dare to use small troops.
, he cannot mobilize a large corps. The offensive he launches should still be based on frontal assault."
"In Chaxi and Suidong battlefields, our army has completed the final division and encirclement of the Japanese 110th Division, and is now launching an attack on the last strongholds of the 110th Division, Huade and Shangdu. To be completed,
After the Japanese troops in this unit are finally dealt with, the unit will immediately turn to the south without waiting for rest, and penetrate directly into Zhangjiakou from the left wing of the advancing army, completely sealing the gap between the Chanan advancing army and the northern Shanxi battlefield where the troops are relatively weak."
"On the Cha'nan battlefield, because before the war the Japanese army transferred the 33rd Division originally deployed on the Cha'nan front line to the Southeast Asian battlefield, on the Cha'nan battlefield, although our army's progress is not as fast as that of the Western Front
Dahe. However, they adopted the tactics of running fast in small steps and attacking steadily. They have approached Zhangjiakou from the northeast and north directions. They have also captured all the Rexi area, and the entire Cha'nan battlefield has been connected to a line.
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"Boss, in the face of the development and changes of the war situation. I have made up my mind to move to defense along the line of the inner Great Wall in northern Shanxi and Chahar along the line of the outer Great Wall after completing the capture of Datong and advancing the army to capture the Zhangjiakou line.
We will focus our main energy and troops on the battlefield in the Northeast. But in the battlefield in northern Shanxi, our army will continue to invest troops and equipment."
"Disperse the Japanese reinforcements transferred from other fronts as much as possible to reduce the pressure on our army on the Northeast battlefield and ensure that the Northeast battlefield can successfully achieve its strategic goals. Capture the Xinjing salient and cut off this
The Japanese army peered north to see the cancer in our base in Northern Manchuria."
"The area north of Yangwankou and Yanmenguan in northern Shanxi must be controlled by our army. As long as we control this line, the Northeastern base area can directly border Shanxi-Suiyuan and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, truly opening up the connection between our army's base area in the Northeast and
The connections within the customs and strategically play a role in echoing each other."
"In this way, we can not only protect the defense of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region at any time, and cooperate with the troops within the customs to defend the central location. We can also coordinate with each other's base areas in the entire Shanxi battlefield, turning the entire Shanxi into a stable base for our army in the North China battlefield.
.Completely dismantle the Japanese army’s idea of peeping into Shaanxi from Shanxi and outflanking our rear area from the northern flank.”
"As for the Japanese army, unless the Japanese army wants to completely abandon Shanxi, the focus of their troop investment in the North China battlefield can only be the northern Shanxi battlefield. Because they know very well that they cannot defend Shanxi, and we have a large number of mechanized troops.
If the army attacks from a high position, it will be difficult to hold Hebei. Compared with Chanan, the battlefield in northern Shanxi is even more critical for the Japanese army."
"Looking at the overall situation of the North China battlefield, after losing the Jizhong Plain, the entire Shanxi battlefield is also the province with the largest number of our troops in the pass, and the theater where we can invest the most troops. Taihang, Taiyue, Jinsui, Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei
Most of the jurisdictions of the four major base areas are within Shanxi."
"If they cannot expel our troops in northern Shanxi, once our troops inside and outside the pass truly join forces, it will be difficult for Shanxi to control it. It is probably because of this concern that most of the troops need to be invested in northern Shanxi
Due to the conditions on the battlefield, they made some concessions to the second theater in some aspects."
"Boss, they gave up the Fangshan line to the Jinsui Army because they hope that we Chinese will fight among ourselves so that they can benefit and reduce their pressure on the battlefield. Otherwise, at the beginning of spring, we will still fight with the Jinsui Army.
The army also fought a big battle and killed two Japanese divisions of the Jinsui Army in one go. It was so generous that it handed over Fangshan County, an important bridgehead for the westward advance, to the Jinsui Army."
"What I'm most worried about now is that the Shanxi king in the second theater really swallows the bait laid down by the Japanese army. He takes advantage of the thin military strength in the Jinsui and Taihang base areas of my current situation to expand their living space to the north and east.
At least relieve their pressure in recruiting troops and raising food."
"The hundreds of thousands of troops in the second theater, mainly the Shanxi-Sui Army, were compressed in more than a dozen counties in southwestern Shanxi. It is difficult to maintain both the living space and the material supply for a long time. And expanding the living space to the east has great consequences for
It was quite difficult for the Japanese army to fight. It was very difficult to maintain the status quo and not be annexed by the Japanese army. They were no match for the Japanese army."
"To put it bluntly, those dozen counties can't even provide many additional troops. The second theater of war in southwestern Shanxi is probably crazy about expanding its living space. Okamura Neji also saw this.
This is why we laid this bait to lure the King of Shanxi into conflict with us."
"Right now, I'm not worried about the reinforcements that the Japanese army has invested. What I'm most worried about is that this second theater, which has hundreds of thousands of well-equipped troops, can't resist the temptation of the Japanese army to throw out bait and seize the opportunity to dismantle our platform. Especially Shanxi.
In the northwest, our army is currently extremely empty, and for the second theater, it is like a piece of fat."
"I don't believe that the commander-in-chief of the second theater openly surrendered to the enemy. But I think it is still possible to take the opportunity to expand his living space. This Shanxi old man is very shrewd, but the Japanese are not stupid either.
They are very skilled in using China to control China. I don't believe that there is nothing special about the handover of Fangshan County."
"As for the number of Japanese reinforcements, I'm not worried. Although there are many Japanese reinforcements, their main target should still be northern Shanxi. Controlling northern Shanxi will not only threaten Suinan, but also attack the flanks of the advancing army.
Realize the threat. As long as their target is northern Shanxi, it will be much easier to handle."
"I am going to launch mobile defensive operations based on the favorable terrain in Chanan and northern Shanxi. After our army seizes the line from the Inner Great Wall to Zhangjiakou, even if the Japanese army comes with three divisions, we have nothing to worry about. The entire battle situation is
The initiative is completely in our hands."
"Also, although the main force of the Jinsui Military Region that went north only captured Baotou and failed to seize Guyang, the situation in Suixi as a whole has stabilized. There is no need for our army to continue to station a large number of troops in the Baotou area.
Garrison. I think it is now possible to mobilize some troops from the Baotou area and immediately return to the battlefield in northern Shanxi through the Pingsui Railway that has been opened to stabilize the base and prevent the second theater from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."
"As for the back-end work, I think the central government still needs to do it. After all, our previous cooperation with the back-end was very pleasant, and no conflicts broke out. Now that they have taken over the Guyang area first,
Then give it to them. We control Wudangzhao to the front line of Bailing Temple, and we guarantee that we can control the Maoming'an United Banner."
Regarding Yang Zhen's idea, the boss hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Comrade Yang Zhen, considering the needs of the united front work, seeking cooperation from the back cover, and the logistics supply problem of our army in Suiyuan, the central government has decided to move Suiyuan to Suiyuan."
The northern site was transferred to the Houtao side. From now on, the area controlled by us and the Houtao side will be divided by the line between Yinshan Mountain and the Dejiqin River."
After saying these words, seeing Yang Zhen's face change slightly, the boss said with a serious face: "Comrade Yang Zhen, I know the reason why you insist on winning Baotou. But have you ever thought about one thing? Baotou is far behind
The Tao was close at hand, and when the Japanese army controlled Suixi, they encountered many surprise attacks from the direction of the Tao."
"Although the Japanese army finally defended its outposts in Baotou and Guyang in Suixi, after several consecutive fierce battles, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties. The fact that the main force of the Japanese army garrisoned in Mongolia suffered losses repeatedly shows that the combat effectiveness of its troops is extremely high.
Strong. For us, it must not be underestimated."
"This time, Houtao did not initiate the fight for Baotou before us, but they took advantage of the Japanese army's shrinkage to seize Guyang. If we conflict with Houtao at this time, it will be very unfavorable for us. And according to Houtao,
Judging from the combat effectiveness demonstrated in fighting the Japanese army, if we confront them in the Suibei area, we will have to ensure a large number of troops throughout Suiyuan."
"This will put considerable pressure on the logistics supply of our army. The Suibei area is a Mongolian nomadic area, and the food output is very low. If our army wants to ensure control of Suibei, it must deploy a large number of troops. And the required
For logistical supplies, we can only rely on Suinan and northwestern Shanxi. This puts a lot of pressure on our army in terms of logistics. Moreover, a large number of troops are tied up in Suibei and Suixi, which is very detrimental to the further development of the battlefield in Guannei.
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"Instead of doing this, our army might as well fully control the southern foothills of Yinshan Mountain and the Suinan area. In northern Suizhou, it only controls the two counties of Wuchuan and Taolin. It relies on the Yinshan Mountain to launch defenses, with Suinan, northern Shanxi, and northwest Shanxi as the depth. This way
It is conducive for our army to shrink its troops and fully defend the front line from Baotou to Guisui. This is extremely beneficial to us both militarily and politically."
"Comrade Yang Zhen, the central government understands and supports your idea very well. However, given the current complicated domestic political situation and the close proximity of Baotou and the Eighth War Zone, is it appropriate to establish a steel industry base in Baotou? Baotou area and
We are facing each other across the river from Houtao, so close at hand.”
"Unless we take the risk of provoking a civil war and capture the entire Suiyuan area, there will be almost no defense depth in the entire Baotou area. Especially when Guyang was captured from behind and Baotou was almost surrounded from two sides, in
I think it should be carefully considered whether it is appropriate to build an industrial base there."
"Across the river from the Houtao side, and with the north unable to be recaptured for the time being, we built a huge steel industrial base in the Baotou area, putting meat on the enemy's lips. One of the enemy's artillery shells fell into the factory
, will cause irreparable losses.”
"Comrade Yang Zhen, the central government understands your feelings, but there are some things that we cannot act hastily. Especially now that the domestic political situation is in a very delicate situation, we must act with caution. And with the current situation on the battlefield in Guanhai, we simply cannot
It is impossible to put too many troops in Suiyuan."
"The most critical thing is that the Puppet Mongolian Army in Bailing Temple surrendered to Houtao after we captured Guisui and at the height of the Battle of Baotou. Our army had no time to look north.
If we lose, our army will lose the opportunity to seize the entire Suibei. If we want to retake the Bailing Temple front line, we can only openly break up with the back cover. This is politically and militarily unfavorable to our army.
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"In this case, why don't we take a step back? Give up the Suibei area, which is of little use to us at present, so that the back cover will be taboo against our army at this time. By not provoking trouble, we will have enough time.
, to build the Suinan area into a stable base for our army."