Yang Zhen's judgment of the situation was very clear. Although he showed that he would not be too greedy for success, he also showed his stubbornness to a certain extent, making the boss shake his head in silence. After a long time, the boss said: "You,
You are always too confident. I can’t say you are wrong for being confident, but being overconfident is dangerous. Any accident can happen on the battlefield. If you don’t have enough reserves, how can you deal with accidents?”
"On the battlefield, as the top military commander, you must keep enough reserves in your hands. This is common sense that all battalion commanders know. Why are you so stubborn now? With hundreds of thousands of soldiers with the best equipment and training in the entire army,
Army, are you going to take this risk that you could have avoided?"
"As a battlefield commander, the most important thing is to keep a calm mind at all times. The situation on the battlefield does not remain unchanged. It will always undergo fundamental changes as the forces invested by both the enemy and ourselves change. As a commander,
When necessary, there needs to be a certain amount of risk-taking and even a gambling spirit."
"But I don't advocate taking the entire army to make a comprehensive gamble in such a large-scale battle. We can't do things where all the resources are used up. As a commander, you must be prepared for everything. You will
The whole situation is relying on the Kwantung Army to protect Nanman, which is really too risky."
"I admit that what you said is very reasonable. The perspective of analyzing the problem is also judging from the overall situation. But there is one thing, I don't know if you have seen it. It is precisely because of the importance of South Manchuria in the entire strategic pattern of the Japanese army.
The location may become the biggest variable in this battle."
"The Japanese army has not yet mobilized the main force of its Korean army. Once the main force of the Korean army crosses the Yalu River and joins the Northeast battlefield, or even directly outflanks your flanks from North Korea, what will you do then? With your current strength on the eastern front,
Even though we have favorable terrain to rely on, we are still at an absolute disadvantage."
"Don't forget that North Korea is connected with the mountains and rivers of the Northeast. In the Japanese invasion of China, the first one was the Kwantung Army, and the second one was the North Korean Army. Although you currently control the northeastern part of North Korea, the threat from the North Korean Army is still
It has not been completely resolved. The most important thing is that the North Korean army is still fully equipped."
"You have had more than one encounter with the Japanese army. Frontal assault and flanking detours are the Japanese army's consistent combat methods. If the Japanese army really uses the Korean army to forcefully detour to the east, what else will you do to deal with the situation? Your entire flank depth
, will all be exposed to the Japanese gunfire. I just want to know, what will you do then?"
Faced with the worry that could not be concealed in the boss's tone, Yang Zhen remained silent. Can he tell the boss that the current situation was created by him consciously? If the current situation was
When he launched the campaign, he still hadn't expected it, so the battles he had fought in the past few years would have been in vain.
He bluffed, using his past record against the Kwantung Army, to scare the Kwantung Army's top brass with four points, and invested six points with real power to utilize the Kwantung Army. In terms of mentality, he first weakened one layer of psychology. He firmly held the main force of the Kwantung Army.
In the Northeast battlefield, it puts itself into a passive position strategically and puts itself into a trap in terms of the use of troops.
Taking Southern Manchuria as the target of attack, the Japanese base camp not only dared not mobilize troops from the Northeast battlefield, but also focused at least half of its energy on the Northeast battlefield. This way, the Kwantung Army, the Japanese base camp's biggest strategy, was true and false, false and true.
The group is contained within the Northeast.
The stratagem, supplemented by large-scale armored cluster assaults, psychologically overwhelmed the Kwantung Army. The Kwantung Army had to hesitate again and again every time it took action, handing over the strategic initiative. This put the Anti-Alliance at a disadvantage in actual strength.
Being able to seize the initiative was the main tactic adopted by Yang Zhen on the Northeast battlefield.
In fact, when Yang Zhen made the plan, he had already taken into account the current total strength of the Japanese army. Including the forces that the Japanese army could mobilize in the short term, he had calculated them all. The remaining Japanese army in the mainland was
There are not that many troops that can be mobilized in a short period of time.
Although the Japanese army's war in the Southeast Asian battlefield has come to an end, it does not mean that they can rest easy. First, they must prepare for the counterattack of the American and British troops and deploy defensive forces in important strongholds in the South Pacific. Second, they must also consolidate the occupied areas and ensure the occupation.
stability of the region and preparations for plundering strategic resources.
Even the indigenous people in Southeast Asia welcome and cooperate with the Japanese army under the banner of liberation. The Japanese army also did a lot of preliminary work before invading Southeast Asia. But this does not mean that the current Japanese army can sit back and relax. According to the Japanese army's ongoing
Judging from the scale of the Burma operation and the New Guinea operation, even if these two battles are over, the Japanese army can deploy three divisions, which is already its limit.
So far, Japan has not yet carried out general mobilization. With its national strength, Japan simply cannot bear the impact of premature general mobilization on the economy and national strength. Coupled with the previous large-scale expansion of the Japanese army and the need for the navy to replenish its troops, the actual Japanese army
The troop replenishment is not as good as the boss imagined.
In fact, many of the divisions currently being expanded by the Japanese army were formed by an infantry regiment taken from the original four-unit division. There are also some that were expanded from the original independent mixed brigade. Among the supplementary troops, the two mobilized
There are a lot of veterans who have served.
Moreover, Japan has yet to implement universal national mobilization, and the speed and efficiency of troop replenishment are not high. After many expansions, the firepower of its divisions has not increased but declined. The strength of each division has also been compared with the Sino-Japanese War.
At the beginning of the outbreak, nearly half of the troops were reduced.
Although the combat effectiveness of most divisions has not declined on a large scale due to the reduction in strength, the independent combat capabilities of each division are far from what they were before. Including the Kwantung Army, at least half of the increase in strength is
It was re-established after the original division was split into two and mixed.
In the battlefield inside the pass, unless the Japanese army abandons any of the occupied areas such as Central China, South China or East China, the number of troops they can mobilize is limited. Even if the Japanese army is arrogant, they still need troops to stay in such a large occupied area. Now
Within the pass, except for ammunition, most of the military supplies of the Japanese army could only be supported by fighting. As a result, the Japanese army needed to keep more troops in various control areas within the pass.
Before the Anti-Japanese Alliance launched this battle, these situations were carefully calculated. Yang Zhen carefully calculated the number of troops that the Japanese army might invest. At the same time, he mobilized all internal resources to understand the Japanese army's presence in the entire Chinese battlefield and Southeast Asia.
Reserve forces in the Pacific theater.
Yang Zhen did this because he knew that his military strength was really unsustainable, but he had to fight this battle, or even fight it lightly. At least for now, the result is still acceptable.
The Kwantung Army always placed its main force south of Xinjing and around Siping Street, but did not dare to dispatch a single soldier to reinforce the Rehe battlefield.
Even in Chifeng and Chengde, at the most critical moment, not a single soldier was mobilized for reinforcements. When all the outer strongholds of Chengde were lost and a section of the advancing army had reached the main gate of Chengdeli, the Kwantung Army took the initiative to defend Chengde.
The remaining troops all withdrew from Chengde and voluntarily abandoned this famous city outside the Great Wall, which had been the provincial capital since the establishment of Jehol Province.
In order to shrink its troops and make every effort to ensure the safety of the puppet Jinzhou Province and the Beining Railway, the Kwantung Army withdrew its defense line in Rehe to Qinglong, Lingnan, Beipiao, and Chaoyang. Although two divisions were invested, it was always
Putting on a defensive posture, the two sides faced each other across the Laoha River and Nuruerhu Mountain.
Although artillery battles continued all day long, and fierce battles between small units on both sides occurred almost every day. However, there were never any large-scale military operations. Compared to the entire front, the Rehe battlefield is currently the calmest battlefield.
.It is obvious between the two armies that no one wants to stir up trouble at this time.
At this time, there is no such thing as psychological warfare, and feints are only in the early stages of the battle. How can Yang Zhen explain this situation to his boss? Tell the boss that he is scaring the Kwantung Army? If he says this, others will not be able to
Are you saying that you are so arrogant?
Yang Zhen didn't want to explain anything. The boss looked at Yang Zhen's solemn expression and didn't say anything. The two of them were quietly in the reception room, waiting for something. But this peace did not last long. Yang Jicai was there
All the tasks sent from Taiyuan had been completed, and the telegram requesting headquarters to assist in the retreat broke the peace in an instant.
After receiving Yang Jicai's telegram, Yang Zhen quickly adjusted his deployment. He ordered all aviation forces around the Shanxi battlefield to dispatch and immediately follow the predetermined plan to provide maximum fire support to cover the retreat of the Taiyuan troops. He ordered Chen Hanzhang and Wang Minggui to immediately mobilize their troops and march out of Shuo.
County, seize Ningwu to cover Yang Jicai's retreat.
The boss also ordered the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Second Division, the troops of the Southern Hebei Military Region and the two independent regiments of the Shanxi-Sui Military Region that had already entered the vicinity of Taiyuan, to immediately launch a diversionary attack behind the Japanese troops around Taiyuan. At all costs, the area around Taiyuan was already in a state of disarray.
Troops that were semi-sieged by the Japanese army and dismantled machinery and equipment were rushed out.
After receiving the telegram from the boss, the Second Division Headquarters of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei also mobilized the only regiment in hand to seize Xinxian County to cover the retreating train formation. At the same time, the Anti-Japanese Alliance was stationed in Yan'an, Jining, and Guisui.
All bombers capable of night flying were dispatched to launch a large-scale air attack around Taiyuan.
In particular, the Il-4 bomber group that had just been transferred from the Northeast was dispatched to launch a large-scale air attack on various positions of the 32nd Division in the east of Taiyuan City. Yang Zhen repeatedly warned that when the Japanese army only had the cover of field fortification groups,
Use napalm whenever possible.
At the same time, Yang Zhen ordered that when necessary, the sixteen remaining special aviation bombs in the entire northwest battlefield stored at Guisui Airport should be used. Looking at the words "special aviation bomb" written by Yang Zhen on the telegram, the boss hesitated.
After a while, he finally didn’t ask anything.
After receiving Yang Zhen's handwritten telegram, Chen Hanzhang without any hesitation immediately mobilized four cavalry battalions of the already assembled cavalry brigade, accompanied by a tank battalion and an infantry regiment, to forcibly carry out a large-scale attack from Shuo County to the Tongpu Railway.
Interspersed battles. The target is not just Ningwu, but to forcefully break through Yanmen Pass and penetrate directly into Guoxian County and Yuanping Line.
The aviation forces stationed at various airports in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, Guisui, and Jining also suspended support for other fronts. All bomber groups took off and headed towards the surrounding areas of Taiyuan City. Eight of the Il-4 bombers were hung with
Sixteen 500-kilogram-class air-fuel bombs, the so-called special aviation bombs written in Yang Zhen's telegram.
The reason why the boss wanted to ask was because he didn't know what these so-called special aerial bombs were. The boss thought that these so-called special aerial bombs were poison gas bombs commonly used by the Japanese army and were codenamed special bombs.
The boss knew very well that there were a lot of poison gas bombs seized by the anti-coalition forces.