Yang Zhen walked to the map, clicked on the latest enemy-friendly situation map on the Shanxi map and said: "First, the key direction was chosen wrong. Even if he annihilated the left detachment first, it would not have much impact on the overall situation. At most, it would be
They have opened up a route from northwest Shanxi to attack Taiyuan. Once the war is delayed, too many of their troops will be attracted."
"Second, I now very much doubt that the main force of the left detachment is no longer on the front line. Chen Hanzhang has concentrated a large number of troops in this direction, which is likely to be a waste of resources and time. In the entire defense posture, proactive
This opened up a gap that the Japanese army could take advantage of. Because of the weakening of forces in other directions, it created a very rare fighter opportunity for the Japanese army."
"Our army in the Northern Shanxi battlefield equipped with a large number of trucks and tanks is indeed very mobile. But Lao Guo, there are mountains upon mountains, and there are mountains and terrain everywhere. It is spring now, and the roads have been opened up a lot.
, the roads throughout northern Shanxi are muddy. Coupled with the poor road conditions themselves, it has a considerable impact on the mechanization capabilities of our army."
"The most critical point is that these thousands of Japanese troops are currently neither stationed in Ningwu nor Shenchi County, nor are they close to the Tongpu Railway. Although they are constantly fighting for food, their stationed locations are changing every day. But
The area of its activities has never left the mountainous area between Ningwu, Shenchi, and Shuo County. This suspicion is very intriguing in itself."
"Such a small area and a barren mountainous area. After the Japanese army's winter raids last year, how much food can be supplied to so many Japanese troops? Thousands of Japanese soldiers, not just dozens of people in various Japanese strongholds,
Even a dozen people. The amount of food required every day is not a small amount."
"There are still many places in this area that were raided repeatedly by the Japanese army last year. In fact, the population in many areas was either exterminated or forcibly moved outside the mountains. Many areas in these counties are now dozens of miles away.
It is uninhabited. We want to mobilize some food from Jinsui to reduce the pressure on our army's logistics supply, but it is quite difficult."
"What's more, the Japanese army only controlled the county town and the highway before the war? Do so many people have to open their mouths to eat, or do they have to be full to ensure combat effectiveness? How much food does he have to grab to meet the needs? The Japanese army knows very well that the troops do not have enough to eat.
, will affect the combat effectiveness of the troops."
"This is an easy calculation of addition and subtraction, and we can easily get this number. But the local armed forces in Jinsui on the front line have never seen the Japanese army transport food from Ningwu County, nor have they found any
From the nearby Shenchi, Wuzhai transferred a grain of grain to this Zuojian detachment."
"The degree of mechanization of the Japanese army is low. They rely solely on mules, horses and manpower, and they also need to carry ammunition. How much supplies and food can the left-center detachment carry when they set off? We cannot think that this Japanese army will not survive without
If we are attached to the puppet army, we can devote half of our troops to transporting food during the march. You must know that the food that can be consumed by thousands of people for a long time is definitely not a small amount."
"Even if the Japanese army has always been accustomed to sending troops to seize food, this area was the key area of the Japanese army's raids last winter. Even if the Japanese army has always ignored the life and death of the Chinese people, how could they easily seize food under such severe circumstances?
To get enough food for thousands of people to survive?”
"Again, in the northwest of Shanxi where the countryside is controlled by us, it is difficult to raise enough food, not to mention the Japanese who only control the county. The Japanese will not eat black beans, let alone sorghum.
In other words, even if the Japanese troops on this front line rob all the food, they will not be able to meet their own needs."
"But now the left center detachment, under the situation that the local food cannot meet the needs and there is no external food transfer, neither advances nor retreats, it is always nailed to this line. I think the move they took is either
They are consciously luring our troops to attack. Because once our troops attack easily, the overall defense line will open up a gap."
"Either there is another possibility that the Zuojian detachment is grabbing food everywhere and is showing something consciously. Or it is simply an empty city strategy, taking measures against our army when the original strategic direction has lost its meaning.
A confusing situation. Its real target is not in northern Shanxi at all."
"After the Jining battlefield has become a foregone conclusion, and when the northward march has no effect and will also bring danger to himself, his main force has left the mountains between Ningwu, Shenchi, and Shuoxian. Stay.
What is here can only be their small force bluffing to attract our attention, otherwise it will be difficult to explain the current situation."
"That is to say, the Zuojian detachment is now alone in northern Shanxi. It has no ulterior motives, or it is just a cover. It may even be an empty plan against us. Lao Guo, we have been fighting the Japanese army for so many years.
When have we ever seen them doing useless work? In the current situation where the Japanese army is in urgent need of large-scale reinforcements, thousands of troops are just placed at our lips. Are the Japanese full of food?"
"Lao Guo, unless your Japanese army has a secret grain depot built in advance during last year's raids on this front line, which can provide a large amount of food supplements in a short period of time. Otherwise, the main force of the Zuojian detachment is not here at all. Right now.
The posture they showed was bluffing with us."
"Some time ago, our army's strategic focus was on Datong, and to stabilize the situation in northern Shanxi before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements. At the same time, too many scouts were assigned to Yang Jicai, which affected the army's tactical reconnaissance capabilities. Now it is unfamiliar to itself.
In zone operations, in the absence of sufficient reconnaissance means, it is likely that the specific movements of this left detachment will not be identified."
"On the Ningwu and Shenchi lines, although the county is controlled by the Japanese army, the countryside is all controlled by the Jinsui Military Region. Logically speaking, based on the strength of the control of the base area by the Guannei troops, even if it is impossible to determine the direction of the Japanese army's action
, but it is not difficult to find out the number of Japanese troops and their stationed locations."
"But now we still can't figure out the specific movements of this Zuojian detachment, and we don't even know where it is stationed. Lao Guo, do you think this situation is normal? What if this Zuojian detachment is really up to something?
If so, what is their true intention? This is the most important thing."
"And judging from the current situation on the battlefield, the entire Japanese army is deployed in a cauldron situation. In addition to the left middle detachment in Luxi, there are too many troops on both wings, but the frontal center line is from Yanmen Pass to Taiyuan. There are no heavy troops along the way. This situation is average
No commander would adopt such a posture on the battlefield. This is a standard posture for tactical defense, but it is abnormal when used strategically."
"What I am most worried about now is not only the northern Shanxi battlefield, but also the subsequent development of the entire Shanxi battlefield. Several Japanese divisions are currently hoarded around various base areas of our army. If they use some of the troops that have been mobilized around the battlefield to attract
The attention of our army may be to contain the main force of our army."
"Then we suddenly mobilized a large number of troops to launch large-scale raids on Taihang, Taiyue, Beiyue District of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Province, and various base areas of our army in northwestern Shanxi. We first cut off the internal troops that cooperated with our army, and then concentrated our forces on
Attack our northern Shanxi and check the southern battlefield."
"The Japanese army's reinforcements going north this time, whether in the battlefields of northern Shanxi or Chanan, their logistics supply lines must pass through our base areas behind enemy lines. When Yang Jicai retreated, he almost blew up all the large and small bridges on the entire Beitong-Tongpu Railway.
At present, the Zhengtai Railway has also been completely paralyzed. The Japanese army participated in the northern Shanxi campaign and it is almost impossible to use the railway for supplies."
"But it uses highways for supply, and all supply lines must pass through our base areas behind enemy lines. Especially the Shanxi battlefield, whether it is east or west of Tongpu Road, must pass through our army's activity area. And our army's existing equipment in the pass
and strength, it is not as good as fighting a tough face-to-face battle with the Japanese field divisions. But Lao Guo, cutting off the enemy's supply lines and paralyzing their communication lines is exactly the strength of our brother troops in the pass."
"With Yang Jicai having wiped out all the food, ammunition and other combat supplies stored by the Japanese army in Taiyuan, Shanxi itself was no longer able to support the Japanese army's large-scale combat supplies. All food, ammunition, and heavy equipment were only
Able to transport supplies from the outside world.”
"Our army has begun to clear the wilderness in northern Shanxi. In addition, the local area in northern Shanxi is barren and the people are poor. All materials except coal are heavily dependent on foreign countries. Especially after Datong has been captured by our army, the Japanese army simply cannot
Solve the problem of supplying food and ammunition."
"All materials and ammunition needed by the Japanese army to counterattack northern Shanxi can only be transported from Hebei. Once the logistic supply lines of our various bases are cut off, their combat capabilities will be greatly reduced, at least in a short period of time. It may even affect the entire Japanese army's combat operations.
, all failed."
"This situation is not unfamiliar to the Japanese army in North China. During the Battle of Xinkou, our army's continuous ambushes behind enemy lines once put the Japanese troops on the front line into trouble. The scale of this northern Shanxi battle is far greater than
The Japanese army, which had suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Xinkou that year, would not be wary of our army repeating its old tactics and once again resorting to large-scale guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines to paralyze its logistical supply lines."
"Also, with the strength of one division and two brigades currently deployed by the Japanese army in northern Shanxi, although it is impossible to recapture northern Shanxi, they can use the terrain and surrounding situations to form a group and contain our army on the battlefield in northern Shanxi, so as to
Judging from the comparison of the enemy's and our forces in northeastern Shanxi, there are no problems at all."
"At the same time, if the Japanese army deploys these three divisions in Taihang, Taiyue, and various base areas in northwestern Shanxi, and has not yet invested in the front-line divisions in northern Shanxi, it will take advantage of the opportunity of the main force of our army in the battlefield in northern Shanxi to be attracted by the Japanese army in northeastern Shanxi.
First, carry out a large-scale sweep of our army's base areas in Shanxi in order to open up their supply lines."
"And take advantage of the opportunity that the current main force of the Guannei troops has either been integrated into the advancing army, or has suffered heavy losses in last year's sweep and has not recovered yet. First defeat our army's Guannei troops, eradicate the possible threats behind them, and cut off
The ability of the brother troops within the pass to cooperate with our army eventually made our army an isolated force in northern Shanxi."
"Lao Guo, if the Japanese army attacks our brothers' troops in the pass first, this will be a fatal threat to our army. This will be a drain on our army. Once the Japanese army adopts this combat posture, will our army go south or stick to northern Shanxi? Go south for rescue
, with the current strength of our army, it is difficult to mobilize enough troops to fight southward while entangling the Japanese army in northeastern Shanxi."
"And if our army goes south for rescue, it will inevitably invest a lot of troops in the entire Shanxi battlefield. Then our army will have no troops to mobilize, and the entire rear area will be completely empty. By then, Suiyuan, Chahar
Everything in depth is under the gunpoint of the Japanese army."
"If we don't go south, are we going to watch the brothers' troops in Guan Nei being defeated? Are we going to watch the Japanese army's plan of first cutting off the branches and then cutting off our trunk succeed? When the base area is completely reduced to enemy-occupied territory, we in northern Shanxi will
When our army becomes truly alone, how can we allow it to calmly mobilize its forces to defeat us in one fell swoop?”