Chapter 117 Weaving baskets and baskets are all closed
The baton in Yang Zhen's hand moved from the Bohai Bay to Texas and continued: "Boss, during the Battle of Songhu, the Japanese army took advantage of Chongqing's energy and elites to focus on the frontal battlefield of Songhu, leaving the flank protection extremely weak.
.The sudden landing at Jinshanwei and almost outflanking hundreds of thousands of troops on the front battlefield of Songhu can serve as a lesson for us."
"There are many examples of battles on the frontal battlefield, and I still say that they fought well. Although the failure of many battles was not a crime of war, the lessons learned are also an experience for us. The people of Qin have no time to mourn for themselves and for others to mourn.
This will cause future generations to mourn and not take note of it, which will also cause future generations to mourn for future generations again."
"The lessons our ancestors have taught us through blood experience must be understood by our descendants. Although I personally have many different opinions on the command of frontal battlefield battles, I still say the same thing,
We need to learn from good things and learn from experience. We don’t want to put on new shoes and follow their old paths again.”
"Once our army launches a continuous offensive regardless of exhaustion, casualties, and supply lines that have been extended to the extreme, the main force of our army will be attracted by the Japanese troops on the front line to northwest Shandong and southern Hebei. The Japanese troops will land on our troops.
With a knife inserted into the flank, the entire battle situation will change drastically."
"In an instant, the two major battlefields of our army in the north and south will not only be separated by the Japanese army, but also the supply line of the troops going south will be cut off. At the same time, our army's fighting troops going south will also be in danger of being wiped out. The two bosses landing a sneak attack are terrible for the Japanese army.
They are no strangers to it, and are even quite good at it. Especially now that they still firmly control China's coastal sea control."
"Although most of the coastline of the Bohai Bay is muddy tidal flats, which are not suitable for landing operations geologically. However, the entire Bohai Bay is flat and the terrain is quite favorable. And most of it is not suitable for landing operations, which does not mean that
There is absolutely no suitable place for it.”
"For nearly half a century since the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1894, the Japanese Navy, which has been operating in the Bohai Bay all year round, is absolutely aware of the situation in the entire Bohai Sea. What's more, the Bohai Bay has Tianjin, the largest seaport in North China? It can even be said that it is better than China.
People also need to understand. If they want to launch a landing operation against us, they are absolutely sure of where they can carry out the landing operation."
"And now in amphibious landing operations, it is very rare for infantry to land directly ashore. As long as there is a channel and the water depth is sufficient, landing craft can even drive directly to the beach. The Japanese Navy has complete amphibious battlefields and landing ships. As long as they want to,
They can land anywhere in the entire Bohai Bay wherever they think is suitable."
"Based on the current situation of our army and the comparison of the strength and tactics of the two armies, I have decided to adopt a coercive posture towards Dezhou, the gateway to the northwestern part of Shandong. I have adopted a posture of approaching Jinan and sweeping Shandong. I will send reinforcements to the Japanese army as much as possible.
It is possible to attract them to the Shandong battlefield to prevent our army from being attacked from both sides."
"Seize the time on the northern front to capture Tianjin and cut off the Japanese army's access to North China on the northern front. According to the changes in the entire war situation, it is divided into two nodes, the north and the south, and they are all areas that must be saved by the Japanese army. Let the Japanese army consider landing operations.
At that time, the focus was on the two battlefields in the north and south, rather than concentrating our forces to carry out a breakthrough on our flanks."
"At the same time, mobile defense will be adopted along the Bohai Bay, and some troops, mainly armored mechanized troops, will be deployed at several key points along the Jinpu line. Once the Japanese army launches a landing operation with one force while receiving frontal reinforcements, the armored troops will be deployed with full strength.
Impact."
"Although I am not sure whether the Japanese army will carry out landing operations at this moment and launch a surprise attack on our army's flanks. However, I, the commander, must take these things into consideration. In the case of insufficient troops, I can only
We can find ways to distract the attention of the Japanese reinforcements as much as possible, and then adopt mobile defense as much as possible on the eastern front. Under the condition of limited troops, we can maximize the use of the troops at hand."
Having said this, Yang Zhen paused for a moment before saying: "As for going south to seize Dezhou, or even the entire area north of the old Yellow River route in Shandong. My two bosses, the current anti-alliance forces going south are really unable to win. No.
I, Yang Zhen, stopped when I saw the situation was good, because the current situation of the army no longer allows us to continue going south."
"Now among the participating units, 30% have the lightest casualties. The general combat effectiveness of each division is only 60%, and the combat effectiveness of the divisions is only 50%. In addition to the heavy losses of various mechanized equipment, it is difficult to replace them. The rest
Not only were the battle losses serious, but they also generally needed major repairs. The troops were already extremely exhausted and were in urgent need of even a short respite. The overall strength of the troops at the moment was barely enough to even fight a defensive battle, let alone
Attacked."
"All the supplies originally stored in Chahar and Jixi have been consumed. As the distance of the troops moving south becomes larger and larger, and the distance to the rear becomes larger, the supply lines are already overwhelmed. An infantry division only needs food every day.
In addition, more than 200 tons of various ammunition and other supplies are needed."
"Except for food, which can be supplied by Jizhong, most of the supplies need to be transferred from the northeast. Now that the battle has begun, the entire supply line has been stretched to the extreme, and the entire supply line is overwhelmed. If we continue to go south, the entire supply line will not only
It is extremely fragile and is in danger of collapse at any time."
"The most critical thing is that in the Northeast battlefield, we, who are still carrying hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops, are now unable to mobilize any more ground troops. This battle is different from last year. During last year's battle, northern Shanxi and Sui
It is only an auxiliary battlefield, and the troops invested are relatively limited. Throughout last year's battle, our main battlefield was mainly in the Northeast."
"As for this battle, we, who are responsible for the main combat tasks on the two battlefields, have really invested all our strength. Now in the entire Northeast base area, the total number of remaining troops is less than 10,000. In addition to new recruits,
, there are no more field troops in the entire base area.”
"Boss, it's not that I don't want to settle the matter in one fell swoop and completely solve the North China problem, nor am I the kind of person who just gives up when things get better. But our strength has really been used to the extreme. If we continue to move south, the strength of the entire front will be at least
Under the current situation, in addition to replenishing the troops to 70%, at least five reorganized divisions need to be invested."
"But at least for now, the Anti-Japanese Alliance can no longer mobilize the strength of any division to enter the pass. Such a large-scale two-front battle is itself a test for us. In the deployment and adjustment of troops, we must be precise.
Every division, even every regiment. Otherwise, if we are not careful, not only will we not be able to make progress on both fronts, but we may exhaust our vitality."
"If the anti-alliance forces in North China turn to defense across the board, can they trap the Texas enemy in Texas and use the Texas battlefield to attract Japanese reinforcements as much as possible? For our defensive operations in the near future, but
Quite crucial.”
"At least targeting the Japanese army in one place can greatly save the amount of troops we invest in defense. From Tianjin to the mouth of the Yellow River, the entire Bohai Bay has a large area for Japanese troops to land. In addition to southern Hebei and the Hebei-Shandong border,
There is no way we can keep it airtight."
"If we cannot attract the attention of the Japanese army to a certain place, unless we mobilize heavy troops and conduct high-density defense along the coastline of several hundred kilometers from Tianjin to the mouth of the Yellow River, otherwise with the existing strength, our entire defense system will
It won't have any effect. Even if we adopt mobile defense, it will still consume a lot of troops."
"Modern wars are all three-dimensional wars. Ground, air, and sea are all complementary to each other. We are fighting an army with a large navy and considerable experience in landing operations. Especially fighting along the coastline, if we forget
Against an enemy's navy, even a declining one, we would make a fatal mistake."
"This is also what I am most dissatisfied with Du Kaishan. He underestimates the enemy too much. He really thinks that the enemy in Dezhou has become a trapped beast. When he is sweeping through the Hebei, Shandong and Henan border areas, he will not take the opportunity to sneak attack on him. He will also destroy the entire Shandong army.
The Japanese army, and even the entire Japanese army, was regarded as nothing."
"He only saw the scattered enemy troops on the ground and the decline of the Japanese army in the entire North China battlefield, but he ignored that there was a long coastline on his flank. Beside his bed, there was
There is a modern navy that still controls China's coastline."
"During this battle, he ignored too many things. The baskets were all being closed. If the openings were not closed well, there would be a risk of losing everything at any time. He, Du Kaishan, could not even see this danger.
, then he is unqualified as a strategic commander."
After the words fell, Yang Zhen sighed slightly in his heart. There are some things that can be said, and some things that cannot be said. The reason why Du Kaishan made Yang Zhen so angry, in addition to the superficial reasons, there is another
The very important reason is that he is too sharp and does not know how to restrain himself.
I handed over the Eastern Front to him, but did not hand over the Western Front, which is more suitable for his command characteristics. It is because there is less cooperation with the brother troops here, and there are less opportunities to poke holes. Don't make the relationship with the brother troops too rigid.
, always leave a way out for your future.
Du Kaishan is a pure soldier and is not interested in politics. This man is born to be a warrior, but he is very mentally retarded when it comes to politics. Yang Zhen is confused sometimes. Logically speaking, this guy can be considered a veteran.
Born in Youzi, why are you so insensitive to certain things?
If it were Wang Guangyu or Chen Hanzhang who had done this today, they would not have done what he did. It might be possible to help or send a division to help suppress the situation, but taking such a blatant and direct action is not necessary at all.
Neither of them would do it if they didn't have it and snatched food from other people's bowls.
In this kind of matter, you must take into account the feelings of the fraternal troops. We are all soldiers, and we all have inner pride and backbone. At that time, you were not asked to help, and the situation at that time did not make it necessary to help, nor did your superiors.
Deploying you to provide support. Doing so would be very hurtful when the person is fully capable of solving the problem himself.
The most important thing is that if he really takes the overall situation as the starting point, in order to deal with the remaining Japanese and puppet forces in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan border areas as soon as possible, it would be fine. But Yang Zhen knows very well that this guy's starting point is not that at all.
That's right. At best, his actions are helping his brother troops to speed up their progress. At worst, he is trying to steal credit.
Of course, based on Yang Zhen's understanding of this guy, the reason for his doing this is definitely not to grab credit but to vent. This guy's eyesight is still so superficial. In terms of his character, the remaining little fish in the southern Hebei region
Xia, he won't take a fancy to him at all. When he swept through southern Hebei, including the critical battle of Cangzhou City, it was this guy venting his anger that he got into that situation.