After Yang Jicai pondered for a moment, he pointed to Taiyuan on the map: "I can now conclude that the 32nd Division has been in Taiyuan. It is definitely not just resting and replenishing, but is on standby and hoarding ammunition. They are waiting.
, after our army has verified the location of the Zuojian detachment, in order to protect the base of our army in northern Shaanxi, we will take the initiative to attack and open up the entire gap behind us."
"Our biggest advantage now is that the Japanese army may not be aware that the main force of our Jinsui Military Region is rushing back at night. Most of its troops have already arrived in northern Shanxi. What I mean is to use our army to attack Baode and Pianguan.
To control the front line, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Military Region dispatched no less than two brigades of troops to secretly move southward."
"The rest of the main force should be hidden and waiting in northern Shanxi. In other words, when we attack this left detachment, we should not use the main force of the Jinsui Military Region. Delay the Japanese army as much as possible. We found that the main force of our Jinsui Military Region has returned to northern Shanxi.
Time. Otherwise, all the main forces of our Jinsui Military Region will go south, but it will be easy to alert the enemy and make the Japanese army change its original strategic intentions."
"But the main force of the Jinsui Military Region should not go south, and should stay in the northern Shanxi area and wait secretly. And we will deploy the two regiments currently in Shenchi and Ningwu, and add a column from the Jinsui Military Region currently in northern Shanxi.
A public and highly publicized search south."
"With the strength of one column from Jinsui, plus the strength of the two infantry regiments of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and the strength of the two Jinsui brigades that secretly detoured from the Pianguan and Baode lines, I think it is enough to encircle and destroy the Zuojian detachment.
And no matter what Okamura Neiji’s true intention is, even if the 32nd Division’s next move is to advance westward, these troops plus the troops currently remaining in the northern Shanxi base area will be enough to deal with it in a short time.”
"The most important thing is that once our troops move south, I estimate that the left detachment will show up on its own. It will even make a bluff movement to the west, allowing us to find it conveniently. Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat too many of our troops.
The troops were attracted to move south, where could Okamura Neiji find enough openings for him to take advantage of?"
"Through a series of battle processes since the start of the battle, Okamura Neiji has figured out the combat effectiveness of our army. In addition, the Japanese army transferred our army's old opponent from the Kwantung Army, the former Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, Yoshimoto Sadataka
He will serve as the commander of the First Army. He knows very well that under the intensive defense of our army, it is almost impossible for them to recapture northern Shanxi, or even the entire Suiyuan."
"Even if northern Shanxi can be recaptured, with the combat effectiveness and equipment of our army, the price paid by the Japanese army may be unbearable by the North China Front Army and even the entire China Expeditionary Force. It was with this view that Okamura Neji decided to
Determined to change its past practice of swarming in and deploying troops one after another."
"By raiding our base areas behind enemy lines, and even using the attack on northern Shaanxi as bait to attract our troops to disperse their forces, mobilize our troops outside the front line of the Great Wall. Then we will use Shanxi's mainly mountainous terrain to adopt the roundabout tactics commonly used by the Japanese army.
, defeat our army one by one."
"Since he is willing to take out a brigade-level detachment to take this risk, he will never let us big fishes be in danger of decoupling. I think no matter what his true intention is, it will never change.
Zong, luring us to divide our forces is his ultimate goal."
"So, my suggestion is to take advantage of the fact that the Japanese army may not have control of the main force of our Jinsui Military Region and has returned to northern Shanxi. With the first section of our Jinsui Military Region currently stationed in northern Shanxi, go south to find fighter planes to encircle and annihilate this left detachment. And Shanxi
The main force of the Sui Military Region is secretly deployed on the front line of Hongtao Mountain."
"But this deployment must be as hidden as possible. If the Jinsui Military Region can ensure that such a large-scale force will not be exposed in a short period of time, the hidden standby location can even be moved southward to within the Great Wall, or even
You can consider sending the troops directly south to the Yunzhong Mountains to wait secretly."
"Whether the 32nd Division is preparing to outflank our troops going south, or use this gap to penetrate the left flank of the battlefield in northern Shanxi, the main force of the Jinsui Military Region can give it a hard blow on its flank. The Japanese army is not here to play with us.
Is it a trick to attack the north with a single blow? Why can't we treat others in their own way and treat them the same way? Let's do it to them again? "
"We have to do enough to lure out the 32nd Division. But Commander Chen must keep at least a considerable number of reserves as mobile troops. Because at this time, there is still a second division at the junction of Shanxi and Hebei.
The 11th Division. I estimate that when our troops go south to attack, the 21st Division should start taking action."
"As for the battlefield in Northeastern Shanxi, I suggest that we invest more troops. Not only should we attack instead of defend, but we should also beat the Sixty-ninth Brigade, Wuuchi Detachment and Mountain Village Detachment to pieces, and completely tear them apart in Northeastern Shanxi.
The triangular situation formed. If he can take the lead in annihilating one of them, I am afraid it will be Okamura Neji who is anxious. The bait has been eaten, and he will have to use his old capital."
"In a word, we still need to make preparations. But we still have to carefully consider how to do it. It seems that the Japanese army is deliberately muddying the water in order to fish in troubled waters. But I think if we do enough
After preparations have been made, it is not certain who will be the fish caught."
Yang Jicai's idea made the boss deep in thought. But Chen Hanzhang shook his head slightly after thinking about it for a while. This plan at least looked good to him. But it made people feel unconstrained and not very safe.
It felt like his vision was a bit too narrow. The calculations were precise, but the considerations were not comprehensive. At least he did not take into account the current situation of the troops in the Jinsui Military Region.
With just two regiments of his own, plus a two-brigade column and two brigades in the Jinsui Military Region, it is indeed not a big problem to capture the Zuojian detachment. But in the case of mountain combat
, no one can guarantee this progress. Once the war drags on and the 32nd Division really moves westward, it is likely to have serious consequences.
The 21st Division is working hard to replace equipment suitable for mountain operations and increase the configuration of mules and horses. It is certain that this 21st Division will not invest in other aspects. In the Chanan battlefield, the Japanese army has mobilized the 48th Division to participate in the battle.
Under the circumstances, the 21st Division could only be placed on the Shanxi battlefield.
It is really worrying whether the remaining troops of the Jinsui Military Region alone, even with the two transferred brigades, can hold back a division when they have to deal with thousands of Japanese troops. And they are transferred away
The main force of the two main brigades of the Jinsui Military Region secretly went south to the front line of Yunzhong Mountain to wait in hiding. But what if the Japanese army also committed all the 21st Division to the battlefield in northwestern Shanxi?
Moreover, just one column and two brigades in the Jinsui Military Region, plus the strength of the two brigades drawn from the main force, may not fool Okamura Neiji. On the contrary, it disperses the originally weak strength of the Jinsui Military Region.
He turned his troops that were originally clenched into fists into a slap, and it was a slap that leaked air.
The most critical thing is that a brigade in the Jinsui Military Region, including directly affiliated teams and non-combatants, has only more than 3,000 troops. The two newly formed brigades left behind only have more than 2,000 troops. This is not yet
Consider whether the newly formed troops' ability to cooperate with each other in combat meets the standards and requirements.
The four brigades invested according to his idea totaled no more than 10,000 troops. These troops, even if the two full regiments of the Anti-Japanese Alliance are added, must not only deal with the main force of the left detachment, but also have to deal with the main force of the left detachment when necessary.
At that time, it was probably not enough to stop the 32nd Division. It might even be because the troops were dispersed and used, which dispersed the already insufficient strength and delayed the encirclement and annihilation battle against the Zuojian Detachment.
It can even be said that with the troops of the Jinsui Military Region in northern Shanxi, plus the troops staying in the base area, it will be very difficult to capture the main force of the Zuojian detachment. If the 32nd Division also participates, even if it is to dispatch one detachment of troops
, I am afraid that even if all the main forces of the Jinsui Military Region are included, it will be difficult to win.
Yang Jicai's abacus was very good, which Chen Hanzhang did not deny. But Chen Hanzhang believed that Yang Jicai missed one point, and that was the number and structure of the main force of the Shanxi-Sui Military Region. In other words, was the strength of one brigade as good as he imagined?
That quantity. This was the most fatal factor in his thinking.
The Jinsui Military Region is located in the northwest of Shanxi. Its insufficient population and poor resources have made the development of the troops of the Jinsui Military Region slower than that of other regions. In addition, the troops of the Jinsui Military Region were transferred back to northern Shaanxi and transferred to Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei.
The overall strength of the military region's partial forces is the weakest among the military's major strategic regions.
Although its weapons and equipment have been fully renovated by the Anti-Japanese Alliance and after the main force of the advancing army moved north, it has become the best in all major strategic areas of the entire army in the pass. However, due to the limitations of the population and resources in the area, its number of soldiers is seriously insufficient and it is difficult to develop successors.
The fatigue is quite obvious.
If it hadn't been for the 120th Division that dispatched troops to Hebei Province in the past few years and recruited more than 10,000 recruits, I'm afraid the development of strength would have been even worse. Even if the central government did not hesitate to weaken its own defense forces and transferred reinforcements. And the central government withdrew to Shanxi from last winter.
Among the troops of the Central Hebei Military Region who were resting in the Sui area, three regiments were transferred to the Shanxi-Sui Military Region to supplement them, and their number of troops was even smaller.
But even in order to prepare for this battle, the central government spared no effort to replenish troops for Jinsui. However, the limitations of the layout made the troops of the Jinsui Military Region always insufficient. After reorganization and expansion, the entire army only had five columns and twelve columns.
Brigade zero three cavalry regiments.
Of course, the whole army looks very impressive, but in fact, except for the 1st and 3rd brigades, which are used as fist troops, and have three complete infantry regiments under their jurisdiction, all the other brigades are
It is a two-corps organization. After excluding non-combatants such as teams directly under agencies at all levels and art troupes, the actual number of front-line combat troops is even smaller.
Among the five columns, the one used as a fist force is the most well-equipped and well-organized. It has four infantry brigades and one cavalry regiment, but the total number of the entire column is only 15,000. The remaining four columns
Both are composed of two infantry brigades and one directly under the eighteen-gun artillery regiment.
The average number of each of these four columns is less than 8,000, including the direct-affiliated teams. There are twelve brigades of the main force going out to fight on the Great Wall, plus the directly-affiliated artillery and cavalry, the total number of the entire army is less than 50,000.
The remaining 50,000 people can be mobilized, which is already the maximum amount of troops that the Jinsui Military Region can mobilize.
Among these five columns, the one used as the backbone and fist had the heaviest task in the entire Baotou battle. However, the four main brigades under its jurisdiction suffered the same number of casualties during this outbound combat operation.
The largest of the several columns of the main force of the Jinsui Military Region.
Not counting the expanded new recruits, the remaining combat effectiveness of the four brigades in the entire column is less than half of what it was before the troops were dispatched. Grassroots cadres such as companies and platoons have suffered huge losses. As the main force in the offensive, the 359th Brigade is the main force in the Jinsui Military Region.
One third of the casualties were lost, and combat effectiveness was lost within a short period of time.