On the battlefield in western Liaoning, this collision between the two armies, who both adopted the same tactics, is destined to be a passionate and fierce battle. And the outcome of this collision will not only determine the relationship between Redong and Liaoxi.
Who has the upper hand in a local war zone? In some aspects, it can even influence the direction of the entire war situation to a certain extent.
In fact, compared to other battlefields, even if there is a temporary setback, there is room for relaxation. On the battlefield in western Liaoning, no one can afford to lose on both sides. Once Lee Myung-bak loses the battle, not only will the Jiujin Pingping in western Liaoning be completely lifted,
The threat to western Liaoning can also threaten the retreat of the Chanan and Ximan battlefields.
They even forcibly entered Rehe to cut off the connection between the two major battlefields of the Anti-Japanese War. The supply lines of the entire Western Front battlefield were in danger of being cut off. Once the supply lines of the various departments participating in the Anti-Japanese War in the northern Shanxi battlefield were cut off, even food would be lost.
The battlefield in northern Shanxi, which needs the annexation provided by the Northeast, is in danger of complete collapse at any time.
For the Kwantung Army, once the counterattack in Western Liaoning and the Redong battlefield is defeated across the board, it will not only lose the two major coal mines of Fuxin and Beipiao, but also the entire Western Liaoning. What is even more dangerous is that the anti-
After the alliance enters western Liaoning, it can threaten Jinzhou and cut off the Beining Railway to the south.
To the east, they can directly penetrate into Fengtian, cooperate with the Siping frontal battlefield, and completely complete the encirclement of the Kwantung Army on the Siping battlefield. If they are more courageous, they can even threaten Yingkou. The entire Liaoning battlefield is also in danger of complete disintegration and collapse.
Although at this moment on the battlefield in western Liaoning, the amount of troops invested by both sides is the smallest among all battlefields. However, this small battlefield has a crucial position in the entire battle. Whether it is Lee Myung-bak on the anti-alliance side or Guandong
The army's Jiujin can't even afford to lose.
Whether it is for Lee Myung-bak, who has the rank of senior colonel, or for Jung-in, who has the rank of lieutenant general, this battle is neither fair nor unfair. It can only be won but not lost. Because if you lose, you will not only lose.
They themselves, or the entire war situation on their respective sides.
When Yang Zhen placed Li Mingbo, the deputy commander of the column, on the Jehol battlefield, he put a lot of effort into this node position. Although this guy seemed careless on the surface, he was bold but not hasty and careful.
, cautious and not too hesitant.
Putting Li Mingbo in this position, Yang Zhen wanted to use this characteristic of his to firmly contain the Japanese troops of the two divisions in the western Liaoning battlefield. Even Yang Zhen had been paying attention to maintaining the command of the two veterans of the advancing army.
He had complete authority and never interfered with the command of the two veterans, nor did he mobilize the advancing troops without authorization.
After the overall situation of the Rehe battlefield was decided, he changed his previous style and placed the two brigades of the advancing army in Rehe under the unified command of Lee Myung-bak, responsible for fighting the Japanese army in western Liaoning. He extended his hand to the advancing army and took the initiative to ask for command authority.
This is the only time in this battle.
However, in this battle, although the goals are different, the tactics are completely the same. The two armies have obvious advantages and disadvantages. Who will have the last laugh? It can only depend on which one is on the battlefield.
The commanders of the army are better able to grasp the opportunity of fighting, and their actions are more covert.
In terms of the concealment of the operation, Lee Myung-bak clearly took advantage. Thanks to the Japanese army's large-scale forced settlement in the Rehe battlefield last year, especially in the Redong mountainous area. The entire Nuruerhu Mountain area in the north of Jianping,
Except for group tribes, there is usually no human habitation within dozens of miles.
This battle was another area where the two armies faced each other, and the few ordinary people who were there had already fled the battlefield. The Anti-Japanese Alliance mobilized them to evacuate, or simply moved the group tribes to Northern Manchuria as a whole. The Japanese army
Then they simply used bayonets as a means of coercion and forcibly moved all the people to the western Liaoning area.
Except for a few people who have fled into the deep mountains, the Nuruerhu Mountain District, which has a small population, has now become a large, blank area. Although this situation has brought considerable impact on the supplies of both sides.
It also undoubtedly brings certain convenience to the mobilization of troops by both the enemy and ourselves. At least there is no need to worry about the news of troop mobilization leaking out.
Although the Japanese army's policy of returning villages to villages and merging households caused great trouble to the advancing army's operations in Rehe last year, the large number of local puppet regimes in rural areas that were abolished due to the return of villages to villages and households also brought difficulties to its intelligence work.
A certain amount of trouble. The scope of activities of the spy organization it established has shrunk severely.
After all, those spies also need to eat. Once the scope of activities exceeds a certain distance of the group tribe, they will simply not be able to maintain their activities for a long time. And no one is a fool. In such a clean mountainous area, if an ordinary person suddenly appears, I am afraid that
You will be treated as a spy immediately.
After the Japanese army sent a large number of plainclothes agents to try to get behind the Anti-Japanese Defense Line, but failed to return, they could only learn from the Anti-Japanese Alliance and send a large number of reconnaissance troops to obtain the required intelligence. This was not efficient.
It was too high to meet the intelligence needs of the Japanese army. Especially under the circumstances of shrinking troop strength, it was even less able to meet the timeliness and accuracy of intelligence.
The Kwantung Army adopted a blockade policy in Rehe last year, but they did not expect that this year it would lock their own hands and feet. They gave a 50% discount to their intelligence system. The small number of anti-alliance reconnaissance troops who went deep into this area,
It is true that one cannot stand due to lack of supplies, but it also ties one's own hands and feet in disguise.
But at present, the large number of no-man's land created by the Japanese army in the north of Jianping has brought considerable convenience to Lee Myung-bak's actions. He can calmly mobilize his troops and cross the no-man's land created by the Japanese army to reach the designated deployment location without having to
I was worried that my whereabouts would be tracked and leaked by Japanese spies.
At the same time, the advancing army under the command of Lee Myung-bak was a master of concealed march operations in the mountains. This kind of action of inserting behind the enemy's back in the confrontation zone between the two armies can be described as practice makes perfect. Several classic ambush battles that year were fought in this way.
Lee Myung-bak paid great attention to this advantage of the advancing army and handed over the ambush and northern defense to the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
The task of penetrating the enemy's depth and setting up a mobile ambush was handed over to the two brigades of the advancing army. They wanted to use the advantages of the advancing army to create something deep in the Japanese defense line and disrupt the enemy's deployment.
, creating opportunities for the anti-alliance operations in the north. Lee Myung-bak's deployment can be said to have brought into play the greatest advantages of two forces with different structures.
In order to concentrate its forces in preparation for this attack, the Japanese army continued to shrink in the local area, which also gave Lee Myung-bak a great opportunity. In fact, in the final preparation stage of the battle, Jiujin Jinhei actually gave up in order to concentrate his forces.
In the entire Jianping area, most of the strongholds are except for the two supporting points of Jianping County and Sidaoyingzi Mountain.
Before the two armies launched their attack, except for the main points surrounding the confrontation between the two armies, most of the remaining areas had formed a gap in military strength. In Washizu Jinhei's view, as long as these two points are captured and controlled, even if they give up temporarily
It is also suitable for the Japanese army to exchange the mountainous areas of Jianping front line for Xinhui County, a bridgehead that threatens the entire Redong and Xing'an regions.
In addition, although the Nuruerhu Mountain District became a confrontation zone between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Japanese army, the key defensive areas of the Japanese army were still the Yebaishou and Chaoyang lines. At the forefront, the entire mountainous defense line was centered on Jianping County, and in the northeast direction was
The Sidaoyingzi Mountains are connected to Beipiao as a turning line, and to the south are connected to Ye Baishou in a straight line, forming a defense system that is almost like a right-angled triangle.
In the west of Yebaishou, Jianping County and Sidaoyingzi Mountain form a straight line, becoming one side of this triangular defense posture. The entire defense posture unfolds along the eastern foot of Nuruerhu Mountain. Jianping County is just right
A central point at the base of this triangle seems to be an extremely important strategic location in the overall defensive posture of the Japanese army at Nuruerhu Mountain.
However, the Japanese army has limited troops, and the focus of defense is on the line from Fuxin to Beipiao. In the Nuruerhushan theater, the focus of defense is on the three points of Sidaoyingzi Mountain, Yebaishou, and Beipiao. Located in
Although the location of Jianping County, the middle point of the base of the triangle, is important, it does not have many defense forces along with the mountainous areas on both sides.
Jiujin Qianping's original intention for making such a deployment was that once Jianping County was in danger, the troops deployed on both wings could quickly reinforce it at any time. And if the Anti-Japanese Alliance opposite him wanted to use roundabout tactics, no matter what
No matter which direction you move from the two wings, you will be attacked from both sides.
This deployment was made by Lieutenant General Jiujin Qinhei after he painstakingly studied the anti-alliance tactics. He also had to focus on ensuring the frontline security of Fuxin, Zhangwu, and Beipiao, and only two divisions were somewhat stretched.
Logically speaking, Lieutenant General Washitsu Jinhei's deployment should not have any big problems.
Lieutenant General Jiujin Qinhei, who did not have enough troops to defend such a large area, could only adopt a combination of point and surface deployment. His position was placed in the deep position between Ye Baishou and Chaoyang, Chaoyang and Beipiao.
Along the railway, the entire troop deployment still adopts the characteristic of focusing more on the rear.
As for Jianping County, which is more than ten kilometers north of the county into the mountains and is the area controlled by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, it forms two point-like deployments with the Sidaoyingzi Mountains in the northeast that can be alternately covered. In this direction, Jiujin
Lieutenant General Qian Ping initially hoped to use one point to lead the way, so as to ensure the depth of security to the greatest extent possible when the military strength was unsustainable.
However, in order to launch an offensive, he also transferred most of the troops deployed on the front between Jianping and Sidaoyingzi Mountain between Ye Baishou and Chaoyang. The original front between Jianping County and Ye Baishou and Chaoyang was also changed.
It has become a point. The entire defense line leaves a large number of defensive gaps for Lee Myung-bak to take advantage of.
In fact, there is nothing too wrong with his deployment. As long as he has a fairly timely grasp and understanding of the actions of the Anti-Alliance, that is to say, he must grasp the enemy's situation quickly and respond to the enemy's attacks in a timely manner.
Penetrating attack. As long as the reaction speed is timely, a large number of troops can be saved.
In terms of tactics, it is not a problem to have a mobile force in hand and strike after the attack. As soon as the enemy moves its deployment, it will naturally open up a gap for itself to counterattack. This is in the case of insufficient troops, with limited strength.
An appropriate means of defending a vast area with military force.
But the premise of this deployment is to judge and grasp the enemy's deployment and actions, and it must be as accurate as possible. Without this premise, his deployment means that he can only stick to Jianping County and Sidaoyingzi Mountain.
point, and completely abandoned the forefront of the confrontation area.
As a result, the Kwantung Army returned to villages and merged households in the Redong area last year. In addition, after Lieutenant General Jiujin Zhenping took office, he strengthened security in the area under his control. That is to say, he once again completely merged villages and households. However, he
The eyes and ears of the group were limited to the surrounding tribes, which in turn weakened its intelligence collection capabilities in disguise. Under the condition that the reconnaissance and security forces dispatched provided limited intelligence, this undoubtedly created a problem for the counterattack organized by Jiujin Qianhei.