Having said this, Yang Zhen paused for a moment before continuing: "To be honest, boss, the starting point of our tank force is still relatively high compared to most countries. I have worked hard and taken advantage of the changes in the international situation.
The basic performance of the acquired equipment is generally much higher than that of some unprogressive Japanese tanks."
"In addition, some targeted combat training methods and plans have been formulated specifically for the performance of the Japanese tanks. Therefore, on the battlefield, our tanks have basically never suffered a big loss since their formation, and can even be said to be victorious in every battle.
I never missed a beat. I worked hard back then, but I was afraid that the little money I had earned would be lost, so I tried my best to get the most advanced tank in the world."
"These new types of equipment have indeed achieved considerable advantages on the battlefield. The Type 97 tanks previously manufactured by the Japanese, or their improved versions, are far from their opponents. In last year's battle, our armored troops fought against the Japanese armored troops.
The results have shown this."
"But victorious battles have also brought about another result, which is that the growth of the armored forces has been too smooth. Having never suffered a defeat or experienced too many setbacks, it is easy for the troops to develop a sense of pride and complacency. From then on,
Judging from this battle, it is obvious that the troops have developed a sense of arrogance and extravagance, and always think that they are the best in the world and are not afraid of anyone."
"In this battle, although we did not receive precise information about the Japanese army mobilizing new tanks to join the battle, the Japanese army deployed two tank regiments and more than 100 tanks. Our army sent a regiment of troops to fight. In addition to being arrogant,
, I can't think of any other reason to explain it."
"If we put all our strength into it from the beginning, then even if there will be losses in this battle, it will never be serious. What is this? This is pride and complacency. To put it more seriously, it is arrogance. This battle is won.
This result should actually be said to be a fluke. If Wang Minggui hadn’t reacted so quickly, we would have probably suffered even greater losses in this battle.”
"The Japan we are facing now is the weakest among the great powers. Boss, you have studied abroad. You know this much better than me, a person who has never seen the world. This is just a semi-feudal, semi-feudal system.
The comprehensive national strength of capitalist countries is only a half-grown child compared with that of Western powers."
"Although the Japanese army's combat effectiveness is tyrannical and its infantry tactics are painstakingly advanced, even if you look at the world, it can be said to be quite advanced. But this does not mean that their comprehensive national strength has truly reached the point where it can support their huge appetite. Its technical equipment
Manufacturing and productivity are incomparable to those of other Western powers."
"From the current point of view, the Japanese are indeed our strongest opponent. But how does the real strength of the Japanese compare with the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and Germany? What if we are complacent and arrogant because we have defeated the weakest opponent?
. Then when facing more powerful opponents in the future, we will pay a greater price."
"The Japanese can make good tanks, but their limited national power and the geographical environment of the country have led to different priorities in arms investment, making their production capacity limited. But what about other opponents whose national power is far superior to the Japanese? We
Can you still be so at ease?"
"This battle is an experience for us, but it is also a lesson. With this stick, we can wake up many people who are still silent and defeat an enemy that is now considered the most powerful enemy in history for us. But for this
From the perspective of the world, it is still a dream for a weak opponent."
"A defeat is not terrible. The key is to learn lessons and get the lessons we should have accepted long ago. Growing too smoothly will only harm an army and not benefit it. Whether it is the Red Army in the past or the Eighth Route Army today
, the New Fourth Army, or the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, which army has emerged step by step from countless setbacks and hardships?"
"Numerous difficulties and hardships, instead of defeating our army, have forged our steel-like army into an indestructible piece of good steel. I believe that this setback will have a certain impact on the combat plan.
, but it will only make our armored forces more mature so that they can deal with more powerful opponents that may appear tomorrow."
"The country cannot grow, and the water cannot be normal. It is impossible for us to predict who the next enemy will be, but we must be mentally prepared in this regard. The most important thing is to let them all have a fever of 50 degrees in their heads, and be able to
Be completely sober and stop thinking that I am the best in the world."
The boss understood what Yang Zhen said in front of him, but the words behind him made him frown: "The more powerful opponent you are talking about? Is it the southwest, or some other opponent? Comrade Yang Zhen, are you going to
The future situation is far from ideal.”
The boss's words made Yang Zhen shake his head slightly and said: "Boss, it's hard to say. Maybe today's allies may become enemies in the near future. Things are unpredictable. Who can see our future clearly?
The direction of the country? The interests of the country are above all else. This sentence is not only for Westerners, but also for us."
"Boss, today our opponent is the Japanese. But what if tomorrow our opponent is the Soviets or the Americans? We have seen the strong industrial production capabilities of the Americans and the Soviets today. But what if one day, for
For the interests of the country and the nation, we have to fight a limited local war with the Americans or the Soviets."
"Facing a powerful enemy, the industrial production capacity is dozens or even hundreds of times that of the Japanese. One month's tank production is equivalent to Japan's production in several years. The United States can continue to design and manufacture more powerful equipment according to the development of the war situation.
The two countries of the Soviet Union will suffer big losses if they are still so arrogant."
After Yang Zhen's words fell, he was replaced by the boss's silence. After a long time, the boss said: "What about the current battle situation? The two tank regiments on the Tongzhou battlefield have basically lost their combat effectiveness and will not withdraw to rest.
It’s no longer possible. Faced with the vacancy they left, how should we make up for it?”
"Tongzhou is the gateway to the east of Beiping. Since ancient times, there has been a saying of one level, two areas, and three areas. Although the current strategic position is no longer as important as it was in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it is within easy reach of Beiping City. To capture Tongzhou,
This means that the east gate of Peking has been opened."
"Judging from the strength that the Japanese army invested in the Tongzhou front line before, they are preparing to defend the Tongzhou, Daxing, Nanyuan, and Huangcun front lines. And this intensity is quite large. In addition to the original independent mixed brigade, now
The main force of the 59th Division has been added."
"The current posture of the Japanese army is that after the front-line and second-line defenses were successively broken through by our army, they have withdrawn the focus of the western front defense to the periphery of Peiping, and after the arrival of the 110th Division and the 59th Division,
A complete line of defense was formed around Peiping."
"Judging from the number of Japanese troops around Beiping, at least now they are preparing to defend Beiping. In this way, if they still fight for Tongzhou according to the original plan, the investment will require a lot of force. If Beiping cannot be captured in a short time, then
We will have a large number of troops dragged into various battlefields around Peiping."
"The troops we can invest in other battlefields will be greatly reduced. Especially in Jizhong and southern Hebei, the troops invested will inevitably be greatly reduced. This will not only delay the progress of the war on the southern front, but may even be used by the Japanese army.
Defeat them one by one. Comrade Yang Zhen stationed heavy troops under the fortified city, which has been a taboo for military strategists since ancient times."
Yang Zhen did not answer the boss's rhetorical question. After staring at the map for a long time, he said: "I will transfer two more tank regiments from the Northeast, and I still have one regiment in hand, plus two independent tank battalion reserves.
, haven’t yet entered the battlefield.”
"But I don't think it's time to invest in reserves yet. As for when they will join the war, at least I haven't considered it yet. Since the tank troops can't be relied on in the short term, then we can use infantry to fight. Isn't it possible to win the battle without tanks before?
?Why can’t we fight without the support of tanks now?"
"I have painstakingly acquired so much modern equipment in order to better train the troops, minimize the casualties of the troops, and eliminate more enemies. But we must not feel that we are helpless without the cooperation of tanks and aircraft.
There will be no such thing as a war."
"Since there are no tanks to fight, we have to use infantry to attack. I don't believe that our infantry will not fight without the cooperation and support of tanks. I will personally decide when the transferred tanks and reserve troops will be put into the battlefield.
Take control. As for the battle on the Tongzhou front line, we will focus on investing infantry and artillery first."
"But the worries you mentioned, boss, I have actually thought about it for a long time. Although we originally planned to use feint attacks to distract the Japanese troops on the battlefields around Peiping, it is not practical to use Peiping's important strategic location to distract the Japanese troops.
Launch an offensive campaign."
"But after the battle started, the situation has changed. The Japanese army has now reinforced two divisions at once. It can be said that two-thirds of its troops in Hebei are concentrated around Peiping. Its troops in the deep Jizhong
On the plain, only one Seventeenth Division remains. Under this situation, we are following the original battle plan, and I am afraid that there will be a fire from behind."
"If the diversionary force we invest is not enough, we cannot completely weaken the Japanese troops around Peiping. Once the Japanese troops in Peiping and the Japanese troops in Peking and Tianjin attack at the same time, they will launch a pincer offensive behind us. Then our troops heading south to Jizhong will
Instead, they fell into the Japanese encirclement."
"Once the Kwantung Army sends troops to reinforce North China at this time, or the Shanxi First Army moves out of the Zhengtai Railway, even just one division will come and strike at our flanks. The Japanese army has not yet figured out our strategic intentions before, and in addition
Because of the importance of Peiping, we have been increasing the number of defenders in Peiping."
"If they are completely clear about it, they will shrink and stick to the two key points of Peking and Tianjin. After the main force of our army moves south and deep into central Hebei, they will use our army's lack of strength at these two points to launch a counterattack across the board based on Peking and Tianjin.
If the Tianjin-Luxury railway line is closed, our way back will be in danger."
"Now that our army's east-west front-line intersecting cluster has launched an attack, it means that our full-line strategic intention has been launched and we cannot remain hidden. Under this situation, with Okamura Neji's ability and sense of smell, he is very likely to
We will adjust and re-deploy the entire line. This guy has the nature of a wolf and a fox at the same time, which is both ferocious and extremely cunning."
"But once we cannot seize the current situation of the Japanese troops around Peiping, almost all of them are fighting outside the city. We can deal with the enemy troops outside Peiping before they shrink across the board, and once they are allowed to shrink back into the city of Peiping. Unless we take the risk of attacking Peiping, our follow-up
The war situation is likely to become passive."
"Boss, I'm afraid that the battle situation will take a 180-degree turn by then. We will be defeated or even surrounded and annihilated. Whether we like it or not, we must pay attention to the Peking battlefield again. So I think that now