During this trip to the Northeast, the Chief of Staff of the Military Commission was quite satisfied with the military construction in the Northeast. As for Lieutenant General Stilwell, under Yang Zhen's firm opposition, it was naturally impossible to achieve his goals. For this man
During his trip to the Northeast, Yang Zhen warmly welcomed him, but he didn't nod.
At this time, Washington did not agree with the Anti-Japanese Alliance sending troops to India, and believed that it was better for the Anti-Japanese Alliance to stay in the Northeast to fight. After all, on the Chinese battlefield, the Kwantung Army led the Chinese dispatched troops, accounting for half of the entire Japanese Army. No matter where they were transferred,
Neither direction is what Americans want to see.
Washington did not want the nearly 2 million Japanese Army forces that had escaped from the tie to turn into a big stick and hit him on the head. Even Washington would not be able to accept that even Northeast China would fall into the hands of the Japanese army again, let alone
What's more, the Japanese army is allowed to use its forces to deal with itself? What's more, on the Korean Peninsula, there is a North Korean army that is constantly expanding its organizational structure.
The clear attitude of the United States made the U.S. Army Lieutenant General, who wanted to take advantage of China's internal situation to find some opportunities to realize his ambitions, ultimately left Northeast China empty-handed in disappointment. As for Washington's opposition, Yang Zhen
It was as expected.
With the Japanese army already invading Australia, the Americans would not be so stupid as to allow the hundreds of thousands of well-equipped Kwantung Army troops in the Northeast to take a moment of respite and turn their heavy troops in other directions.
For the Americans, the more Japanese troops the Chinese can hold back on the battlefield, the more advantageous they will be.
Especially the Kwantung Army, which is still the largest strategic group of the Japanese army, the Americans hope not to transfer any soldiers from Northeast China to other fronts. Everyone hopes that the stick will hit other people's heads and not their own heads. So the United States
Although people repeatedly urged the Anti-Alliance to launch an offensive in early 1943, they rejected Stilwell's request for the Anti-Alliance to send troops to India.
The White House is very dissatisfied with this man's practice of going to the Northeast without consulting Washington. Moreover, the protests in Chongqing also made the Americans very angry. The Americans will not tolerate any interference from the Chinese at this time.
When it came to the war against Japan, the overall situation of the war emerged.
After giving this hasty lieutenant general a severe reprimand, let him return to Chongqing immediately, do what he should do, and do not try to have any private contact with Yan'an or Harbin. After receiving a letter from the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
After receiving the telegram, this man could only return to Chongqing unhappy.
But not long after this man returned to Chongqing, the U.S. Army Air Corps formed a huge inspection group and came to the Northeast. The purpose of this U.S. Army inspection group was completely different from Lieutenant General Stilwell's purpose of coming to the Northeast.
, was to discuss with the Anti-Japanese Alliance the matter of the U.S. Army Air Force stationed in Northeast China to participate in air strikes against Japan.
It was just that the person who received them at this time was no longer Yang Zhen. Half a month after Stilwell returned to Chongqing, that is, the Chief of Staff of the Military Commission Yang Zhen made a detailed report to the central government. Yang Zhen also received
After receiving a telegram from the central government, the work was temporarily handed over to Li Yanping, who immediately returned to Yan'an to study the strategic goals for four to three years.
After receiving the telegram from the central government, Yang Zhen originally wanted to report it himself, but after much consideration, he finally took Guo Bingxun with him. As for Yang Jicai's marriage, he couldn't take it into consideration now. He even agreed to go to his parents' place.
The matter of eating has never been fulfilled, so I can only give up.
After Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun arrived in Yan'an, Yang Zhen discovered that the commanders of several major strategic areas in North China were basically in place. Even the main commanders of the New Fourth Army in northern Jiangsu, except for a deputy commander and chief of staff, stayed behind in northern Jiangsu.
In addition, all other senior cadres also arrived in Yan'an.
Originally, the central government wanted to hold a meeting after the situation behind enemy lines in North China was opened, because the Japanese and puppet blockade was basically quite difficult. However, after the battle in 1942, the entire Shanxi-Suiyuan and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu
During this period, the strength of the Japanese army's blockade was far less than before.
In addition, various base areas in North China, including the headquarters of the New Fourth Army in northern Jiangsu, have established airports for light aircraft to take off and land in accordance with the requirements of the central government. Jinsui and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, which directly border the northeastern base areas, simply established an airport.
An airport suitable for transport aircraft to take off and land.
In addition to stationing some fighter jets and light bombers in Yan'an, the Anti-Japanese Alliance also dispatched a squadron each of C-47 transport aircraft and light transport aircraft. If necessary, they can also obtain support from the Anti-Alliance aviation units stationed in Rehe and Chahar.
Support. For this meeting, the Anti-Japanese Federation sent planes to bring all the princes to Yan'an, which greatly shortened the round trip time.
The journey that used to take one month, or even several months, has now been shortened to a few hours. Although the risk is greater, the speed is greatly accelerated. However, except for the New Fourth Army coming to the Northeast, it requires a longer flight time over enemy-occupied areas. Shandong
, Shanxi, Hebei and Luyu actually don’t spend much time flying over enemy-occupied areas, and the risk is not high.
Yang Zhen had already met most of these princes who were on one side. Only a few leaders from the Shandong Military Region and the Taiyue Military Region were meeting Yang Zhen for the first time. Especially the famous marshal Yang Zhen, who was both military and political.
This was the first time we met. As for the senior commanders of the New Fourth Army who came to Yan'an, they were basically his old subordinates in southern Anhui, and they were quite familiar with them.
I saw the political commissar who had been separated for two years, the military commander who had been transferred back to Yan'an for a meeting and study, and several other senior cadres. Except for a few people, most of them met Yang Zhen again, who had led him out of danger.
They were overjoyed. Especially the army commander was very excited after meeting Yang Zhen again.
On the first night when Yang Zhen arrived in Yan'an, several military cadres who brought the New Fourth Army to Yan'an for a meeting stayed at Yang Zhen's residence until they talked for most of the night before going back to rest. The army commander who returned to Yan'an with his wife also complained
Why didn't Yang Zhen notify them when he got married?
However, after a short period of excitement, Yang Zhen had to consider the reality. After seeing the two veterans Yuan Tingjin and Jin Jin who had been separated for only a few months and had returned to their respective bases to take charge of work, Yang Zhen was also shocked.
.When they were in the Northeast, the two old coaches managed to maintain a strong body, but they became extremely thin in such a short period of time, and they were obviously in a state of malnutrition.
After talking to several veterans, Yang Zhen discovered that with the subsequent effects of the severe drought in 2004, the situation in 2003 was still not optimistic. Whether it was the two major base areas of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei or Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan.
The food situation is already quite serious. The Taihang Mountains and Wutai Mountains, which were already barren and not rich in products, were even more miserable during the famine period.
Since the beginning of winter last year, the amount of snowfall in the southeastern Shanxi Province, which barely managed to survive the severe drought of 2002, has continued to decrease significantly. In some areas, even a drop of water did not fall throughout the winter.
In the southeastern Shanxi region, this year's spring drought has initially been exposed. The situation in southern Hebei and Hebei, Shandong and Henan has become even worse.
The damage caused by the 41-year sweep of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region has not yet been fully recovered. Although the drought in 2014 was not as severe as in Henan, the harvest in 2016 was also quite pessimistic. Moreover, the western Hebei and Pingxi regions
This year also saw a quite serious spring drought.
Facing the grim situation in the North China base area, Yang Zhen frowned deeply. He finally understood why the central government wanted to regain Jizhong, which had been completely occupied by the Japanese after the Japanese raids in 2001.
District. Without the food supply base in central Hebei, life in various base areas in North China, especially in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, was very difficult.
The central government didn't know that fighting this battle would probably be very painful. However, the situation in various base areas in North China forced the central government to make up its mind to fight this battle and completely alleviate the food problems in various base areas in North China. This call was
The heads of the major strategic areas came to Yan'an for a meeting. In addition to participating in the rectification movement, the most important thing was to mobilize the major strategic areas to coordinate and participate in the war, striving to completely solve the problem of food shortages in the two major base areas in North China.
However, the central government's intention is not to capture Pingjin for the time being. After all, the military has zero experience in such a big city attack. The central government believes that directly launching an attack on Pingjin will tie up a large number of troops under the fortified city, which is not conducive.
Adopt a strategy of annihilating the enemy through movement.
The chairman's intention is to isolate Pingjin, regain Jizhong, alleviate the food shortage in the base areas behind enemy lines in North China, and strive for an early recovery. At the same time, he will use this war to express some attitudes to certain aspects in the country. In order to alleviate the possible domestic problems after the dissolution of the Comintern
huge political pressure.
After several discussions with the chairman and detailed research with senior leaders in major strategic areas, Yang Zhen finally made up his mind to fight this battle in accordance with the central government's intentions. However, in the first half of 2003, it was too late to prepare for this battle.
.Moreover, the Anti-Japanese Alliance is far from finished recuperating and recuperating, and it is not possible to invest too many troops at this time.
After study, the Central Committee decided that the North China campaign would be dominated by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu and Shandong Military Regions would coordinate the operations. According to the division of labor between the Central Committee and the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region was responsible for
Send people back to Jizhong to disperse activities, mobilize the masses and collect enemy information, and reorganize and train the troops left behind in Jizhong.
And dispatched capable cadres to return to the Central Hebei District to restore the intelligence system and prepare for the next battle. In this matter, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region took the lead. At the same time, the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Military Region dispatched the Hebei-Luyu Military Region
, the troops of the Southern Hebei Military Region deployed along Jinpu Road and Pinghan Road.
The Shandong Military Region, with the main forces of the Central Shandong Military Region and the Southern Shandong Military Region, deployed along the southern section of the Jinpu Railway, and implemented close surveillance on the Shandong section of the Jinpu Railway and the Sulu junction. Once the battle started, a large-scale attack on the Jinpu Railway was carried out.
Various departments of the New Fourth Army carried out close surveillance on the Japanese troops in Central and East China.
In the first half of 1943, the Anti-Japanese Alliance was responsible for secretly hoarding ammunition and supplies in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Pingxi and Beiyue Districts, and completing the final training work. It was prepared to cooperate with the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region after the autumn harvest in the second half of 43.
As well as the Jinnan Military Region and the First Section of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, they launched a recovery operation in the central Hebei Plain area.
In terms of strategic guidelines, the plan was formulated quite quickly, but in terms of specific tactical applications, it was never settled, and it became a grinding situation. There were still considerable differences of opinion in all aspects, especially in the
There are different opinions on the investment of troops and equipment, as well as many aspects.
Regarding the central government's next strategic requirements, Yang Zhen's attitude was very clear. In order to reduce casualties and speed up the process of the battle, and buy time to prepare for the follow-up counterattack of the Japanese army, it is still necessary to mobilize as many tanks and heavy artillery units as possible to participate in the battle in order to get ahead of the Japanese army.
The combat mission was largely completed before reinforcements arrived.
During the research stage of the battle, Yang Zhen raised an extremely important issue. That was the issue of keeping the anti-Japanese troops moving south from the Northeast into the customs confidential before they were fully launched. In particular, the large number of armored and heavy artillery troops moving south, as well as the security and security of a large number of baggage.