Compared with the affluence on the Chinese battlefield, those in the Pacific Ocean can see nothing but the sea and coconuts. They are hanging alone in the surrounding sea. Some of them cannot even drink fresh water. They may be targeted by the US military at some point.
, even the entire island of broken jade is far incomparable.
Judging from the personality and behavior of the man at the base camp who can never be called a grand prime minister, if he is targeted at this time, he will definitely not be transferred to the Dutch East Indies and Indochina, which are good places for the Southern Army. I'm afraid it's not India.
And Myanmar, that little island in the Pacific.
Except for the current crater of the North China Front, life in other parts of the Chinese battlefield is still very leisurely. Especially in China right now, except for the North China battlefield, other directions are simply a Feng Shui treasure land for making a fortune. These two newly appointed
The chief of staff does not want to be transferred to the Pacific Ocean to take a sea bath at this time, or to go to Southeast Asia to explore the tropical rainforest.
Therefore, after the two chiefs of staff of the army, Lima wisely kept their mouths shut after General Chun of the Harem issued the threat. Anyway, if Chongqing adds insult to injury at this time and loses the middle reaches of the Yangtze River to let others attack Nanjing, don't blame the 11th Army
No effort. Because the current Eleventh Army no longer has that strength to contribute.
Seeing the two aggrieved army chiefs of staff shut up under the threat of General Harem Jun, Okamura Neji wanted to express a few words and say a few words for the 11th Army, his old army. However,
After General Hata Shunliu shook his head slightly, he finally chose to shut up.
At this time, Okamura Neiji was still unclear. In order for him to retain his position as the commander of the North China Front, Hata Shunroku negotiated with General Harem Jun for a whole night before convincing General Harem Jun to support his idea and vetoed the original appointment of Okabe Naoto at the base camp.
General Saburo made the decision on his behalf.
As for the reason why Hata Shunroku tried to protect Okamura Neiji, it was because in General Hata Shunroku's view, although General Okamura Neiji suffered a huge defeat this time, he believed that this battle was not his fault alone. If the base camp can give him a
Without sufficient reinforcements, the North China Front Army would not have suffered such a defeat.
On the surface, this defeat is due to the poor command of Okamura Neiji, but the root cause may still have to be found at the base camp. Although General Hata Junroku's personality and character, he will never make this matter clear. This scapegoat Okamura
Neji had to continue to memorize it. But he still had to do what he should do as much as possible.
And no one is more familiar with the Hebei battlefield and the Communist army in the Hebei battlefield than him, the commander of the North China Front Army. It is not the right thing to change generals at this time. What's more, although the battle was defeated this time, the front army commander
Shunroku Hata still believed in the commander's abilities, so he had no intention of replacing him.
However, in this matter, although Shunroku Hata made Neji Okamura shut up. But in the direction of the main attack, Neji Okamura expressed serious dissatisfaction with the base camp. According to the opinion of the base camp, the main direction of attack should be
Along the Pinghan Road, cooperate with the flanking landing troops and the Jinpu Road heading north at the same time to deal with the Communist army on the Hebei battlefield as soon as possible, re-open the connection with the Kwantung Army, and contain the Communist army on the Shanxi battlefield from being able to leave the Taihang Mountains eastward.
Join the war.
General Okamura Neiji was very dissatisfied with this plan of the base camp. He insisted that the Pinghan Road can only be used as an auxiliary direction, and the real main attack direction should be on Jinpu Road. As for the Pinghan Line, it should only be used as a subsidiary direction, and
It must not be used as the main direction of attack.
Okamura Neiji believes that in this battle, although the base camp deployed a considerable number of troops, judging from the previous counterattacks against eastern Henan in the Chongqing First Theater Command, at least two to three troops must be retained on the battlefield in eastern Henan during this counterattack.
The strength of the division is to ensure the flank safety of all troops participating in the counterattack. If not, the main force of the First Army will have to stay in the eastern Henan area.
The security in the eastern Henan region is far less good than the base camp imagined. One division must be retained at the junction of Henan and Anhui. At the same time, facing the Shanxi Communist Army on the flanks, whose equipment is no longer what it used to be, a larger covering force is needed.
.The number of troops invested in the front line is far less than what the base camp imagined.
Taking the Ping-Han Line as the main attack direction not only has the above-mentioned problems, but also faces the fact that the attack distance is too long, and it is impossible to directly find the anti-alliance war situation of the main opponent in the Hebei battlefield. This problem does not exist in the direction of Jinpu Road, which is backed by the sea. The enemy
The army does not have a navy and cannot carry out landing operations.
At the same time, he painstakingly set up an overall situation on the Shandong battlefield, trapping the main force of the Communist army in Shandong in the Jiaodong Peninsula. Using Jinpu Road as the main attack direction can ensure that the rear will not be greatly disturbed. Rather than during the first phase of the battle, Shandong
The battlefield was disturbed by the communist army and the main force of the Twelfth Army was restrained from being used on other battlefields.
The most important thing is that in the view of Neji Okamura, since the base camp has decided to land in the Bohai Bay, using Jinpu Road as the main attack direction can better cooperate with the landing troops. Moreover, it has the advantage of mechanization and a large number of advanced equipment.
As for the enemy tanks, Okamura Neiji has always believed that it is better not to carry out large-depth penetration attacks as much as possible.
As for the Shanxi battlefield, just use a force to feign an attack and rescue the 36th Division. Don't worry too much. Fully restoring the Shanxi control area, for the current Chinese dispatched troops, there is no need or energy for the time being. Let China
It would be better for the people to fight for Shanxi themselves, and it would be better for the Japanese army to reap the benefits.
Okamura Neiji's attitude is very clear. The current requirement of the base camp is to re-open the ground connection with the Kwantung Army. So the battle on the Pinghan Line is a bit deviated from the combat goal. Under the current situation that Rehe and Chahar have been lost,
Peiping's strategic status has declined significantly.
Tianjin faces the sea and is adjacent to Jidong in the north. It is connected to the Beining Railway and the Jinpu Railway, and the transportation is far more convenient than Beiping. Moreover, if you choose the Jinpu Railway and Tianjin as the main direction of attack, you can also get the full support of the navy. According to Okamura Neiji,
The most important thing to do is to regain Tianjin and reopen the Tianjin-Puzhou Railway and Beining Railway.
The most important thing is that Okamura Neiji believes that the goal of this battle should be to annihilate the Communist army on the Hebei battlefield, rather than pursuing the capture of cities and territories. Only by annihilating the Northeastern Communist army on the Hebei battlefield can the entire Hebei be recaptured and held
and the Ping-Tianjin area. Moreover, as long as the Jin-Pu Road is opened and the communist army on the Jin-Pu Road is eliminated, the communist army on the Ping-Han Road will also find it difficult to stand.
Otherwise, even if we regain control of the entire Hebei and Pingjin line, it will be difficult to hold it. After all, it is impossible for the base camp to keep so many troops on the Chinese battlefield. Once the war is over, the base camp will withdraw some of its reinforcements. The North China Front Army alone will be unable to do so.
It is difficult to hold on to the Ping-Tianjin line and the Jin-Pu and Ping-Han railway lines at the same time with the surrounding enemy troops looking around.
As a veteran, Okamura Neji still has a sharp vision. He can see at a glance the real location of the base camp's deployment, which is not only to reopen the Jinpu Railway, but also to reopen the Pinghan Line and regain Peiping. This goal is to
Murura Ningji believed that based on the current strength of the enemy's army, the situation was a little too wide-open.
Originally, I always thought that when the battalion mobilized reinforcements for itself, it was always reluctant to mobilize enough troops for reinforcements at once. Moreover, it always seemed to have an excessive appetite. It refused to give up this place and refused to lose that place. As a result, I was always
Okamura Neji's inability to gather enough troops was the main reason for the failure of the first phase of the battle.
He did not know the ultimate purpose of the base camp in launching this battle. It was far from simply re-opening the ground connection with the Kwantung Army. He expressed considerable dissatisfaction with the base camp's deployment of this battle. He believed that the base camp mainly focused on the Ping-Han Line.
As for combat targets, I still have the old habit of having an excessive appetite.
Okamura Neiji insisted on using Jinura Road as the main attack direction, while Admiral Harem Jun insisted that the plan of the base camp must not be changed. The two people had opposite ideas, but neither of them wanted to bow their heads. This battle meeting lasted for three days in a row.
There was no result from the dispute.
What surprised Neji Okamura was that General Hata Shunroku, who had always refused to express his position and even tried to restrain him in many ways during the first phase of the battle, was uncharacteristically on his side this time.
He also personally communicated with General Chun of the Harem many times to persuade General Chun of the Harem to change his attitude.
General Harem Chun was persuaded, which means that the main direction of ground operations for the counterattack in North China has basically been decided. However, General Harem Chun also repeatedly told China to dispatch troops that this operation will focus on the overall interests of the empire.
All parties must cooperate fully.
The Army's plan has been finalized, but the Navy's plan has been delayed. The Navy's ability to provide valuable special marines and even more valuable tank units this time to cooperate with the Army is already commendable, and the same cannot be said for the Navy.
The contribution was small. However, the Navy was only willing to dispatch two aircraft carriers to cooperate in the operation, and repeatedly claimed that the two aircraft carriers would be withdrawn immediately after the Army completed the landing operation, which aroused dissatisfaction among all the senior Army generals present.
At present, the Army can devote all its resources to this counterattack with only more than 200 aircraft. In this landing operation, the Army also hopes that the Navy can shoulder the burden of fighting for air supremacy. However, the Navy is only willing to dispatch two aircraft carriers, and during the landing
The army evacuated immediately after the battle, which undoubtedly disappointed the army.
It's not that the Navy really doesn't want to work hard. After all, the base camp has decided to place the entire Jiaodong Peninsula under the management of the Navy after this battle. This makes the Navy quite tempted. In addition to several ports such as Qingdao, the Zhaoyuan Gold in Jiaodong Peninsula
Mine has always been coveted by the Navy.
It's just that the main force of the navy is at the Truk Island base in the Central Pacific, and there are only three aircraft carriers that can be mobilized from the mainland. The repatriation of ships from the Truk Island base in the Central Pacific is a quite risky move for the Japanese Navy.
The entire Western Pacific is now densely populated with American submarines.
The most critical thing is that in the Pacific battlefield, the U.S. Navy has invested more and more troops and has begun to counterattack. The Japanese Navy is already at a disadvantage and is really unable to deploy too many ships. Because no one knows
The Americans, who are not fighting island by island at the moment and often escape some important islands, will decide their next step.
In the vast Pacific, if the Americans want to penetrate key parts, they don't need to consider flank cover or being outflanked by the enemy. The powerful U.S. Navy can attack almost wherever it wants. The Japanese are not among them.
Maintain sufficient strength in the Pacific and Southwest Pacific battlefields. Perhaps the daring American fleet may one day directly attack the Japanese mainland.
Therefore, the number of troops that the Japanese Navy can deploy at the moment is really not too much. Especially the Japanese Navy believes that the enemy has no navy, and the only role of the warships to support the landing is to bombard the landing point. And there are no German troops on the front line of the Bohai Bay.
There is no use in sending too many ships to a permanent fortification group like those built on the Atlantic coast. A few old battleships plus a few destroyers are enough, but there is no need for aircraft carriers at all.