But the boss's words made Yang Zhen breathe a sigh of relief. What he was most worried about was that the central government asked the Anti-Japanese Alliance to continue to move south to seize northern Henan for purely political reasons. It was not that he was unwilling to implement the central government's orders, but that he wanted to
Judging from the current situation of the troops, it is no longer possible to carry out a large-scale southward operation in the short term before receiving reinforcements.
The boss had the same idea as him and had made suggestions to the central government, which made him really relieved. In any case, the troops who have been fighting for nearly two months can get some breathing space. At least it can
Carry out certain rectifications to solve the situation where the troops suffer serious casualties in continuous operations as much as possible.
After the boss nodded, although the central government had not yet given a reply, Yang Zhen stopped the advance of all other departments except Tao Jingfei's troops on the battlefields of Tianjin and Jidong, and switched to defensive orders across the board. Hundreds of thousands of Tianjin citizens were waiting for food. Over there
The war will continue regardless of Yang Zhen's will or not.
Moreover, Tianjin must be captured as soon as possible to restore the food supply to Tianjin citizens and ensure that Tianjin does not suffer a large number of starvation deaths due to the siege. However, on the current Tianjin battlefield, although Tianjin’s outer defense line has been broken through, the Japanese army in Tianjin is resisting abnormally.
Due to his tenacity, progress in each department was quite slow.
However, compared to the slow progress in the Tianjin battlefield, the situation in the Jidong battlefield is still good. The entire Jidong battlefield has now captured Tangshan and is advancing along the Beining Railway to Tanggu. The Jidong Army, which cooperates with the action, is divided into two regiments and is in the Anti-Japanese War
Under the command of a division, they entered the outskirts of Qinhuangdao.
The Kwantung Army, which was originally stationed in the eastern Hebei region, has withdrawn to Shanhaiguan with its overseas Chinese. Except for Qinhuangdao and Changli, where some puppet troops are still entrenched, all other areas in the eastern Hebei region have been liberated. The entire eastern Hebei region has been liberated.
, there were no more Japanese soldiers, and the remaining puppet troops were just lingering.
In response to the changes and developments in the current war situation, Yang Zhen held a meeting in Hejian with cadres of the Anti-Union Division and above from all other departments participating in the war except for the Tianjin battlefield on the northern front, and the military and political chiefs of the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region, Bohai Navy Region, and Central Hebei Military Region among the fraternal forces.
Attend the first phase combat summary meeting and the second phase combat deployment meeting.
Yang Zhen convened this meeting at this juncture after careful consideration. The current situation has undergone a fundamental change. With the entire army shifting to a defensive posture, some things must be finalized after meeting with frontline commanders.
.Especially regarding the deployment of troops on the entire front, many things cannot be generalized.
After receiving Yang Zhen's notice, Du Kaishan on the Eastern Front and Chen Hanzhang on the Western Front did not dare to delay any further, and immediately took their subordinates with them from their respective stations to Hejian to attend the meeting. The commander of the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region and Bohai
The commanders of the military regions also came from the headquarters of the southern Hebei and Hebei-Shandong border military regions respectively.
However, compared to Chen Hanzhang, who was very calm, and other people who attended the meeting, Du Kaishan, who had not received any reply to the telegram on the 1st since entering the Hebei, Shandong and Henan areas, felt somewhat uneasy and uneasy in his heart.
Even the commander of the Bohai Navy Region who came to Hejian County in the same jeep with him saw the uneasiness on his face.
Du Kaishan, who knew what he had done, was still very clear-headed. He knew that his intrusion in the Hebei, Shandong, and Yu districts might have caused some trouble. No. 1 did not receive any reply to the telegram he sent.
The dissatisfaction of No. 1 has been explained. Although there was a reason for the incident at that time, Du Kaishan knew that he might not be able to escape.
However, after seeing Du Kaishan, Yang Zhen was not as angry as he imagined. His face was just calm and calm, and he did not show any anger. However, the calmer Yang Zhen became, the more he didn't know what No. 1 was thinking.
Du Kaishan's heart has always been high. He is not afraid of No. 1's anger, but is afraid of No. 1's silence. He feels this comment deeply.
During last year's battle, Liu Changshun was slow to move, which put Chen Hanzhang, who was executing roundabout maneuvers, under tremendous pressure for a long time and facing the threat of a three-sided war. No. 1 personally rushed to the front of the Western Front to point out, and he also had this expression at that time, which made people
I couldn't see any anger in him.
But as the battle was going on, Liu Changshun was suddenly transferred back to the base area. He was quickly transferred back from the front line and went to Chahar to replace him. Moreover, since returning to the base area, Liu Changshun never led troops again, and was directly killed.
He was sent to the Soviet Union to study and lost the opportunity to lead troops.
With this lesson learned, although No. 1 did not get angry, the calmer he looked on the face, the more Du Kaishan was worried. Although the mistakes he made were not as big as Liu Changshun's, they were not.
It's relatively small. And the situation is far more complicated than Liu Changshun's mistake at the time. He never mentions this number now, so he doesn't know what consequences are waiting for him.
Although Du Kaishan suppressed it as much as possible, the anxiety in his heart was still somewhat reflected on his face. Although Yang Zhen knew Du Kaishan's nervous expression, he didn't even look at him. He didn't let it go.
How can this guy calm down his angry heart by letting him be nervous for a while?
Yang Zhen left Du Kaishan aside and ignored him, which actually made Du Kaishan feel even more uneasy. Fortunately, with Yang Zhen's usual habit, once the meeting started, he would go straight to the topic vigorously and resolutely, and he would never go off topic.
There is never a word of nonsense in what I say.
Whether it is Chen Hanzhang, Du Kaishan, or all the cadres at division level and above who participated in the meeting, they all know Yang Zhen's customary requirements. When it comes, they have already prepared a summary of the first phase of the operation. In this
On one point, no one dares to violate it.
After listening to the brief and concise reports from cadres at all levels, Yang Zhen stood up after pondering for a moment, walked to the large combat map hanging in the headquarters, picked up the baton and said: "Based on the current overall situation and our
The current situation of the army. The front commander has made up his mind and the entire army will immediately shift to a full-line defense state."
"The entire defense of the army is divided into two clusters, east and west, with the highway from Hengshui to Nangong as the dividing line. The east cluster is based on Ningjin, Wuqiao, Gucheng, and Zaoqiang as the front left defense area. Qingyun and Leling's horses are
The north bank of the Jiahe River serves as the right wing defense area. It is responsible for the defense from the east of the Hengnan Highway to the Bohai Bay."
"The East Cluster cooperates with the Bohai Navy District and is divided into two lines of internal and external operations. The East Cluster is responsible for blocking and suppressing the enemy in Dezhou, while the Bohai Navy District troops are responsible for monitoring the enemy east of Dezhou. They also use their familiarity with the terrain to attack the enemy.
The entire Bohai Bay is under close surveillance."
"The Western Cluster takes the line from Ji County to Gaoyi as the front line of defense. The key defense focus is along the Pinghan Railway, as well as the Ningjin, Zhaoxian, and Shulu triangle areas. The troops of the Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Military Region are responsible for the entire southern Hebei District and Hebei Shandong Province.
Monitor and defend the area. And implement close monitoring of the battlefield in eastern Henan."
"Considering that our army currently has insufficient strength, except for the Hebei-Shandong border area, the entire defense focus is the Hebei-Shandong junction. In the Hebei-Shandong-Henan area and the southern Hebei area, our army is mainly responsible for in-depth defense. The front line of Hebei-Shandong-Henan area
The main tasks of the military region troops and the Bohai Navy region troops are to monitor the Japanese troops within their respective jurisdictions and provide intelligence support."
"If the Japanese army launches a full-scale counterattack in the direction of southern Hebei or the Hebei-Shandong border, the troops of the two military regions will mainly not engage in concentrated battles with the enemy, but avoid the frontal enemy. After the enemy's brigade has passed, they will harass and cut off the enemy's rear.
The tasks of the enemy's supply lines and the main combat tasks are still the responsibility of the two major groups of the Anti-Japanese Alliance."
"I hope that the different organic units in our various battlefields will be closely connected in operations. In the second stage of the campaign, whether we can achieve our ultimate goal depends on the cooperation of our various units. Not only strategically, but also
The most important thing about mutual support and cooperation is tactical cooperation. Although it cannot be said to be seamless, it must be as closely connected as possible."
"At the same time, taking into account the current status of our troops and the number of follow-up reinforcements that the Japanese army may invest, I decided that in addition to using a force at the front to defend key areas, mainly along roads and railways, the main force will adopt mobile
For defensive tactics, the main forces, especially armored forces, are deployed in deep second-line positions."
"The key areas on the front line I'm talking about, the West Cluster refers to the Ping-Han Railway and the Ningnan Highway. As for the East Cluster, it's Jingxian on the front of Dezhou and Wuqiao and Gucheng on the two wings. There are two major clusters in the east and west.
We must strictly abide by their respective key areas, adjust their respective deployments, and make a trapezoidal configuration."
"We currently do not have that many troops to establish a large-depth defensive position in the vast area from the Pinghan Line to the Bohai Bay. Moreover, no army in the world will be stupid enough to conduct a single battle on such a long front.
A balanced defense. Therefore, my determination is still to focus on front-line focused defense and deep mobile defense operations."
"In addition, all armored forces currently fighting on the battlefield in central Hebei are temporarily under the unified command of the front commander. The First Armored Division strengthens an independent tank regiment and is stationed in Shenxian County, and the strategic focus is southern Hebei. The Second Armored Division and an independent tank regiment are stationed in Qinghai
County, the armored brigade that arrived later was assigned a tank regiment, and the second cavalry brigade was assigned to the Xinhai area."
"The aviation force must speed up the construction of field airports in Dacheng, Fenghuadian, Xianxian, and Boye. Expand the aviation combat base to the east and south as much as possible. Send aircraft to the Bohai Sea from Dagukou to the Yellow River mouth.
Bay, and implement close monitoring around the clock."
"Engineering troops at all levels should speed up the maintenance of bridges on various rivers in the entire Jizhong battlefield and erect pontoon bridges on each river to ensure the ability of troops to travel quickly during wartime. Especially the Hutuo River, Fuyang River, Zi
Whether the number of bridges on the Ya River can ensure the efficiency and speed of our army's passage is extremely important to our second phase of operations."
"My request is very simple. In important areas and main defense areas, each key area must ensure that there are three pontoon bridges available for troops to operate, regardless of whether there are bridges or not. The traffic capacity of the pontoon bridges must be at least one that can ensure that the troops can move in the shortest time.
The standard for moving a division within the time required, along with all the heavy equipment it carries.”
"Mobile defensive operations require very high mobility of our troops. Although the rivers in Jizhong are not as good as those in the south, they are still high to a certain extent. Although these rivers can become natural barriers for our army, they also hinder our army.
The actions of mechanized troops. If the troops cannot operate at a high speed, there is no need to talk about mobile warfare."
"The Jizhong Military Region will provide the necessary supplies. However, I require that within three days, at least two pontoon bridges be erected on all rivers that cannot be crossed, in addition to the original bridges. All key defense areas,
We must ensure that the troops can arrive at any location within 24 hours."
"The logistics department must stockpile at least enough food and ammunition for three days at various strategic points in the shortest possible time. Ensure that all vehicles participating in the war have sufficient fuel to ensure the mobility of the troops. Ammunition, fuel,
If there are any deficiencies, I will hold the leaders of the logistics department accountable."