Major General Zuo Majiu is very cunning and extremely cautious in his actions. Although he has direct orders from the commander of the North China Front, he never underestimates the enemy and always moves extremely slowly. Once there is something around him,
If there is any abnormality, immediately occupy the nearby hilltop and organize defense.
Wang Minggui, who is responsible for the defense of the entire northern Shanxi area west of Tongpu Road, previously focused on the direction of Datong in the entire northern Shanxi battlefield. Moreover, this left detachment is extremely cunning, like a cunning fox, and has never been willing to take a step easily. It is stationed there
The location has been uncertain, wandering back and forth between Shenchi, Ningwu and Shuoxian.
In addition to sending small groups of troops to continuously harass the north and rob food and supplies everywhere, the main force refused to take a step northward beyond the Great Wall. It also did not conduct any troop division activities. The entire army huddled together. Moreover, it was not equipped with any puppets.
The army never stays in one place for two nights in a row. It would rather drag thousands of troops through the mountains all day long than rest in one place.
Wang Minggui concentrated his forces several times, but he still failed to capture the opportunity to capture the left center detachment. This left center detachment was like a fang inserted into the entire front line of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, making it impossible to find anyone when you wanted to fight.
If he doesn't pull it out, letting him wander between the two wings of the Inner Great Wall is a very dangerous thing.
This time, as the war situation was about to change, Chen Hanzhang made great determination. He first concentrated his superior troops and firepower and tried to pull out this poisonous fang before the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack. He stabilized the battle situation in the northwest of Shanxi Province and concentrated on dealing with Taiyuan.
and the emergence of new Japanese reinforcements.
At the same time, concentrate most of the troops and focus the defense on Hunyuan, Yingxian and Guangling in northeastern Shanxi. And concentrate some troops to cross the Inner Great Wall and attack the strategic points between Guangling and Lingqiu, Pingxingguan and Wei Che.
Launch an attack on the front line of the Ridge. Attract the main force of the 69th Brigade from the source to the direction of Lingqiu, reducing the pressure on Du Kaishan before advancing.
Chen Hanzhang used attack instead of defense on the western front to attack the left detachment first, and put his main force on the deployment on the eastern front, which made Yang Zhen a little uneasy. What he was worried about was not the enemy troops that had already entered northeastern Shanxi and Chanan.
.These are all Japanese troops on the surface, there is nothing to worry about.
The Japanese troops that have already deployed will not have a big impact on the northern Shanxi battlefield. As long as Du Kaishan completes his move south and completely seals the junction of Chanan and northern Shanxi battlefields, although the number of troops invested is not large, it will be completely sealed.
It covers the entire battlefield from Chanan to northern Shanxi, the last weak spot.
Moreover, although the number of reinforcements that the Japanese army has put in is large, these forces alone cannot change the situation of the war. What he is more worried about is the 21st Division that the Japanese army has not yet invested in the front line, and the 15th Division that is being replenished on the Shimen front line.
The final movements of the divisions, including the 32nd Division currently still in Taiyuan.
The direction in which these three Japanese divisions, which have not yet appeared on the battlefield, will be deployed in the end, is what worries Yang Zhen the most. Yang Zhen is not very worried about investing in northern Shanxi. What worries him most is this
Two of the three Japanese divisions will be put into mopping up several bases behind enemy lines in Shanxi by Okamura Neiji.
These nails placed at the junction of Hebei and Shanxi provinces and around Taiyuan are always a hidden danger. If they take the opportunity to sweep Taihang and the northwestern Shanxi region, or even encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, go straight to the Yellow River and attack the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border area, then it will be a big threat to the current situation.
However, the war situation had a drastic effect on the situation.
Especially the 21st Division, which has been changed to light equipment and is now fully equipped. It is another dangerous factor to appear on the battlefield in northern Shanxi when the two armies are in a stalemate. Although the Japanese army has invested two brigades in the northern Shanxi battlefield,
A level detachment, a division-sized detachment, but these troops Okamura Neiji should know very well that there is simply no way to save the northern Shanxi battlefield.
The time they arrived was a little too late. If the Japanese troops had arrived three to five days earlier, and if Yang Jicai had not raided Taiyuan, the time for the 32nd Division to arrive on the battlefield in northern Shanxi would have been delayed.
It took several days. The battlefield in northern Shanxi will definitely not be like this now.
I'm afraid that the Japanese army in Datong will still resist stubbornly, and the Japanese army outside will have a large number of reinforcements. Even if Chen Hanzhang gets two divisions brought by Wang Minggui, and a division and a brigade from the advancing army, he will probably have to withstand extreme internal and external forces by then.
A lot of pressure.
But now Datong has been captured. Although this thousand-year-old city has been reduced to ruins, northern Shanxi is now firmly under control. And after all the enemies in Suiyuan have been eliminated, the remaining enemies in Chaxi no longer pose a threat.
, the entire supply line from northern Shanxi to the northeast has actually been opened.
Although this route is a bit long and there is no railway to rely on. After all, the supply line has been completely opened. In addition, a large number of combat aircraft transferred by the Anti-Japanese Alliance to the battlefields in northern Shanxi provide reliable air support. Only by the fact that it has advanced to Shanxi
It is difficult for this part of the Japanese army in the Northeast to have a decisive influence.
Moreover, as Du Kaishan's entire army moves south, the entire chanan and northern Shanxi battlefields have actually become one. Now that the Japanese army wants to counterattack northern Shanxi, relying on the troops currently invested, if these three divisions do not join the battlefield, they will not be able to do so.
Save the situation. Neji Okamura should not be unable to see this situation.
If the enemy in northeastern Shanxi launches an attack first, and then follow-up troops join the battle one after another, this has become the most unfavorable fueling tactic for itself. With the strategic qualities that Okamura Neiji has shown before, as well as the strength of the Japanese senior generals and staff,
Ability, he will not fail to see the dangers of the entire deployment.
But what exactly is Okamura Neji doing? Although the intelligence transferred from the central government is not very comprehensive, the key points are still very clear. Yang Zhen always feels that these Japanese troops who were placed on the second line by Okamura Neji are not
It would be so leisurely to sit back and watch the fierce battle in northern Shanxi, and even lack the strength to change the unfavorable situation, and just bask in the sun on the Pinghan Line and around Taiyuan City.
It is precisely because there are still three divisions, especially the fully-staffed 21st Division that has not yet determined the direction of its final investment, that Yang Zhen is a little worried about Chen Hanzhang's deployment. This is a fully-staffed division.
A division is not a division like the 15th Division that has lost most of its strength and has become half disabled.
And judging from the previous Zuojian operation, its actions are extremely cunning. Its true combat intention is not yet clear. If Chen Hanzhang attacks Lu Xi's Zuojian detachment first, once the war is delayed, it will have a negative impact on the entire war situation.
Adverse effects.
If Okamura Neiji uses this left detachment as a trap to attract the attention of the surrounding Anti-Alliance forces, and add the troops on the east side of the road, the Anti-Alliance forces will have no time to pay attention to the 32nd Division around Taiyuan plus the four
The first part of the 11th Division launched an attack on the Jinsui Military Region. Coupled with the 21st Division, which was very likely to sweep away Taihang, these two wings were in danger.
Moreover, Yang Zhen had a vague feeling in his heart. Given the development trend of the entire Suiyuan and Northern Shanxi battlefields, is the main force of the Zuojian detachment really opposite Wang Minggui? Judging from the current situation, this possibility
It's not very big. Okamura Neiji would not place such a lone army in Guanlui Mountain in northwest Shanxi at this time.
Guo Bingxun did not agree with Yang Zhen's worries. The entire battle situation in North China, although there were so many more Japanese troops, now northern Shanxi was already in control. Relying on the mountains of northern Shanxi and the current equipment of the Anti-Japanese Alliance
, Under the current situation that the entire front line in northern Shanxi and Chanan has been completely connected, there should not be any big problems.
The only problem is that after the 48th Division reaches the front line of Zhangjiakou, the price paid for Zhangjiakou will be much higher. Guo Bingxun's opinion is to follow Chen Hanzhang's method. Concentrate superior troops and firepower to attack the left center first.
Detachment. It is still a wise choice to remove the fangs inserted in the front.
But Guo Bingxun somewhat disagreed with Chen Hanzhang's concentration of armored troops to deal with the Zuojian detachment. All the operations of the Zuojian detachment were in mountainous areas. Chen Hanzhang mobilized so many armored troops, but instead restricted his actions to the highway.
This will undoubtedly leave a large number of holes in the entire deployment.
Regarding Guo Bingxun's thoughts, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "I'm not criticizing Chen Hanzhang. This Zuojian detachment only has a few thousand troops. Even if we guard them with one force, it won't have much impact on the battle situation. If it were me.
, I will focus my main attention on the 69th Brigade in Ludong first."
"The location of the Sixty-ninth Brigade is the junction of the Japanese army's deep defense line and the starting point for its attack on our defense line in northeastern Shanxi. If this Sixty-ninth Brigade is defeated first, as the entire Chanan important town and provincial capital, the Ping-Tianjin area
Zhangjiakou, which is the northern barrier, will be strategically completely surrounded by our army."
"Zhangjiakou is the gateway to the Pingjin region and an important town outside the Great Wall. If Zhangjiakou and the Pingsui Railway along it are controlled by the Japanese army, even if our army controls Chanan and northwest Hebei, it will be difficult to stand. Unless our army is here
, investing a lot of troops to defend it."
"But if Zhangjiakou is in the hands of our army, the entire Chanan to the Ping-Tianjin line will be shaken. If our army is willing, we can directly penetrate Ping-Tianjin. Once the Ping-Tianjin area is shaken, the Japanese rule in North China will also be shaken. This result
, with Neji Okamura’s ability, it’s impossible not to see it.”
"At the same time, if the 69th Brigade is defeated by our army, it will be equivalent to the door of Hebei being completely opened by our army. No matter how unobstructed our army is, once it breaks out of the horse pass, it will be close to the Jizhong Great Plains.
It is very close. When our army is in northern Shanxi and Chanan's army is pressed, the battlefield will completely shift from our army's inner line to the Japanese army's inner line operations. This will be a challenge to the Japanese army's strategy of supporting war with war.
and a fatal blow. Therefore, no matter how strong the 69th Brigade is, its current position is where the Japanese army must save it."
"If Chen Hanzhang concentrates his forces to attack the 69th Brigade first, the Japanese army will inevitably rescue them. By encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao, the entire Japanese army can be deployed on the second line. The enemy's situation is still unclear and they can be mobilized as soon as possible. At least the enemies of Taiyuan will be mobilized as soon as possible.
Get mobilized first.”
"Then through large-scale penetration and roundabout operations, the entire situation in Northeast Shanxi was completely disrupted. No matter what Okamura Neiji's thoughts were, they were completely disrupted from the root. Let Okamura Neiji
He has put up such a posture that no matter what the plan is, he has no choice but to put it down first. To hit a snake, you have to hit it with seven inches, so what's the point of picking five inches?"
"I have no objection to Persimmon picking on the weak first, but it depends on the time and the situation. Although he also launched some tactical attacks on the Eastern Front, the number of troops invested was too small and was not enough to completely conquer this lake.
With so much confusion, it is difficult for Okamura Neji to feel a real threat."
"These tactical counterattacks launched by Chen Hanzhang in northeastern Shanxi are more to coordinate Du Kaishan's troops who are marching south from Conghuade and Shangdu, and will eventually fill the weak spot of our army in Chanan and northern Shanxi battlefields. The real intention
, It’s not about focusing on this line. I can’t say that Chen Hanzhang’s deployment is wrong. But Chen Hanzhang first decided to fight the left detachment, and I think it’s really inappropriate.”