Chapter 185: The True Strategic Intentions of the Japanese Army
At present, the Japanese army is actually willing to use a division as bait. It is definitely not simple at this moment. It is just to lure them to fight, and it is as simple as pulling their deployment on a large scale. The Japanese army, which has always been stingy, is definitely not that generous.
.If they make a buck in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan battlefields, they will adopt an overall strategy of slowing down first and then rushing to expand their deployment on a large scale.
Just as Chai Shirong had judged, he used the 118th Division to hold back Chen Hanzhang's attack cluster in a short period of time, forcing the East Cluster to divide its forces. Then he continuously mobilized troops and adopted high pressure on the Zaonan battlefield. The East Cluster was now already
Under extreme pressure, they attracted the troops of their own West Group and East Group deployed in depth to prepare for anti-landing operations and went south.
For the Japanese army, the solution to the anti-Japanese coalition forces participating in the Zaonan battlefield is just to lay a wedge between the two major clusters of the east and west. Of course, it can deeply cut off the connection between the two major clusters of the east and west. But this is not enough for the Japanese army.
In other words, risks also coexist. Its deep-rooted troops are likely to face a pincer attack from its two major groups.
So they simply deployed two divisions directly in front of northwest Shandong. No matter which one the Anti-Japanese Alliance attacked first, the surrounding Japanese troops would sweep up and intersperse the two wings of the Anti-Japanese Alliance to implement counter-encirclement. Through the battlefields of Zaonan and Wei County, they came
Force yourself to fight decisively with them inside, and try your best to create conditions for their large-scale penetration by mobilizing your own depth defense forces.
Who said that the tactic of luring a snake out of its hole is just to kill the snake as soon as possible? If Chen Hanzhang's attacking troops are trapped in the direction of Zaonan, then he can encircle Wei and save Zhao. Through the Zaonan battlefield, he can continuously attract his troops to go south.
, especially the tank troops moving south to create conditions for attacks from behind. This should be the real purpose of the Japanese army.
Yang Zhen suddenly had a feeling that the second phase of the operation had been launched for nearly ten days, and the landing operation that the Japanese army would definitely implement on the Bohai Bay front line had not been launched. One was that it was very possible that the senior Japanese commander thought that the battle situation had not yet begun.
At the critical node, the landing battle has not yet reached the point of killing with one hit.
Another possibility is that the first phase of the battle has ended, and the Japanese army is already well aware of the troops and equipment invested by the Anti-Japanese Alliance in the Hebei battlefield. However, the second phase of the battle has been going on for such a long time, and the Anti-Japanese Alliance has invested in the battlefield.
The number of tanks on board is far less than before.
These never appeared on the battlefield after the second phase of the battle began. During the first phase of the battle, the tank units that left a deep impression on the Japanese North China Front Army, the entire Chinese dispatched army, and even the Japanese base camp were placed under the command of the Japanese army.
Officials are like thorns on the back.
Except for the relatively dense rivers in the west, most areas of the Jizhong Plain are flat. Even some rivers are in the spring dry season. The water flow is small and the water potential is gentle. Can the entire Japanese army reserve a landing site? It is a natural battlefield for tank cluster operations.
The non-appearance of these tank units means that whether it is a breakthrough in the center line or a landing on the flanks, it will face a full counterattack by the anti-alliance tank group. This is very likely to be quite a trap for the Japanese army. This is very likely
This was the main reason why the Japanese army never launched a landing operation.
The Japanese commander probably believed that all the armored forces of the Anti-Japanese Alliance that had not yet appeared on the battlefield should be deployed along the Bohai Bay to prepare for anti-landing operations. In this way, the Japanese Navy's bluff on the battlefields of Qikou and Tianjin was
It is easy to understand that the Japanese army has created such a situation on the Hebei-Shandong border battlefield in northwest Shandong.
At present, the Japanese army has made so many actions in the northwestern direction of Shandong, and its overall strategy should have been completely exposed. In order to mobilize its own forces on a large scale, and at the same time, in order to lure the armored forces that it has not invested, the main force has tried every means to lure them.
come out.
The Zaonan battlefield, located at the junction of the two major clusters, can affect the whole body. If there is a stalemate on the Hebei-Shandong border battlefield in northwest Shandong, we will inevitably continue to invest troops. The greater the pressure on the Zaonan battlefield, the cumulative investment of the Japanese army will be
The more troops they invest, the more likely they are to be deployed along the Bohai Bay, and the higher the main force of the armored forces that are preparing for anti-landing.
Coupled with the constraints of the two divisions advancing hand in hand on the Ping-Han Line, it is impossible for me not to mobilize the depth troops to go south. In this way, the depth of the line from Qikou to Shimen will be quite empty. Add to the Tianjin battlefield
, the entire Hebei battlefield formed a situation of being heavy at both ends and light in the middle.
At this time, the Japanese troops were landing from the Bohai Bay, and the Japanese troops in southeastern Shanxi were leaving southeastern Shanxi. They formed a pincer offensive on both wings behind the participating troops on the battlefield south of the Fuyang River. So the anti-alliance forces currently concentrated in southern Hebei and the border of Hebei and Shandong, Shanxi
The main force of the Chaji Military Region will face an entire deep encirclement by the Japanese army.
Now it seems that the Japanese army's intention is definitely not just based on the original judgment. It is as simple as defeating the two major clusters in the east and west of Hebei battlefield, plus the main force of the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu military region in the southeastern Shanxi battlefield. It has a huge appetite and even greater ambitions. Such a strategic plan,
Presumably the Japanese army really spent a lot of money.
Now it seems that the goal of the two Japanese divisions in the battlefield in southeastern Shanxi is very clear, which is to leave Maguan and Huangyuguan in the east. And if they want to achieve this goal, the follow-up actions of the Japanese army in southeastern Shanxi and even the entire northern Henan will definitely not only involve involving
The Japanese and puppet troops in the county are currently attacking Dongyang Pass. They should have other back-ups.
Chai Shirong is right. The Japanese army not only has field divisions, they also have newly formed independent brigades. Although the 18th Group Army on the Shanxi battlefield defeated most of the independent mixed brigades of the First Army, the Japanese army is the First Army.
The 3rd, 7th, and 10th brigades were reorganized, a total of three independent brigades.
At present, the Japanese army has indeed lost almost the entire North China battlefield except Shandong. But in many cases, bad things are not always absolute. When there are disadvantages in everything, it may not be without any benefits. They lost Hebei, Pingjin,
In Shanxi, the Japanese army, which no longer uses a large number of troops for garrison and mopping up, has also greatly increased its available mobile troops.
Although these three independent brigades are not preceded by the word "mixed" and do not have the artillery of ordinary independent mixed brigades, the Japanese army deployed a large number of independent artillery units in this battle. If the situation requires, the Japanese army can always use these three independent artillery units.
An independent brigade with light equipment was formed, and technical arms such as artillery were strengthened before being put into combat.
At present, the main force in the first theater of war that has just withdrawn from eastern Henan has suffered heavy losses. In fact, it has been unable to advance eastwards for a period of time. Under the situation that the pressure on the battlefield in eastern Henan has dropped sharply. The Japanese army can still use these three brigades at any time to replace the thirty
The Fifth or Thirty-seventh Division defended and mobilized these two brigades to go north.
Moreover, once the Japanese army captures Wu'an on the battlefield west of the Ping-Han Line, the 117th Division can also complete its turn to southeastern Shanxi. And the vacancy left by the central line can be filled by the 35th Division or the 37th Division.
, handing over the battlefield in eastern Henan to the three independent brigades. In this way, on the battlefield in southeastern Shanxi, the Japanese army formed a three-sided attack situation.
Of course, this does not necessarily mean that the Japanese army's move was to regain the entire Shanxi or to re-capture southeastern Shanxi. All their deployments in northern Henan should still revolve around the two divisions currently on the battlefield in southeastern Shanxi. As long as these two
Each division can leave Malingguan, cut off the Ping-Han Railway, and outflank the retreat of the Western Front Cluster. For the Japanese army, such a large-scale mobilization is still worth it.
Before thinking about Chen Hanzhang's report on the battle situation, the Japanese offensive on both sides of the Pinghan-Han Line in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region was significantly strengthened on the Wu'an line. The Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region's defense line in Wu'an dropped an average of thousands of bombs every day. Despite the measures taken
There was resistance at all levels, but the defensive operations of the troops of the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region felt increasing pressure.
Especially the 117th Division fighting west of Pinghan Road, after abandoning Zhouqu east of Pinghan Road, also changed its original tactics of mostly frontal assault. It split its two brigades and organized them into brigades.
, the tactics of combining multiple penetrations with frontal attacks brought great passivity to the defensive operations on the battlefield west of the Ping-Han Line.
The troops of the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region east of Pinghan Road organized troops and firepower many times in an attempt to seize the Japanese troops in one direction and fight a battle of annihilation. However, the Japanese troops responded quickly and cooperated with each other extremely carefully. Once one direction was surrounded,
The surrounding Japanese troops quickly reinforced themselves. Although they defeated a large Japanese detachment, they failed to change the passive situation on the entire battlefield.
At the same time, the 50th Division fighting east of Pinghan Road, after taking Quzhou, also used a regiment to bypass the Nanhe line and try to penetrate Xingtai. At present, the troops of the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region are on the Pinghan line, and
On the battlefield to the west, facing the danger of multiple attacks from the Japanese army, Yang Zhen's whole thinking suddenly became clear.
The 72nd Division is a noose the Japanese army puts around its neck, a noose used to attract its main force to move south. The Japanese army’s follow-up actions on the Zaonan battlefield and surrounding areas are bound to become bigger and bigger. The 118th Division
, the 100th Division, and the 48th Division currently deployed on the Shouguang front line will eventually be thrown into the battlefield.
As long as the two armored divisions deployed on the Jinpu Railway go south, the Japanese army's landing operation will begin. Its strategic intentions that have been hidden in northern Henan will also be unfolded across the board. If the Japanese army's strategic deployment is really what it judged
, then the possible landing location of the Japanese army can be completely determined to be Qikou.
My previous judgment that the Japanese army wanted to divide its eastern and western clusters, and then concentrate its forces to adopt frontal and flanking tactics to defeat the eastern cluster in one fell swoop and reopen the Jinpu Railway was a bit too limited. It seems that the Japanese army is so generous, not only
It’s a matter of reopening the Jinpu Line.
Judging from the overall strategic actions of the Japanese army directed towards its own rear, the Jinpu and Ping-Han lines, after several battles, the Japanese army had found the most fatal weakness of the Anti-Alliance forces, and also found the most effective way to use various tactics to deal with the Anti-Alliance.
Cut off the supply lines currently concentrated on the entire Hebei battlefield for the anti-alliance forces.
Nowadays, the firepower and equipment of the Anti-Japanese Alliance are getting better and better, but their dependence on the rear is also getting stronger and stronger. At present, a combat division consumes more than 100 tons of ammunition and materials every day on average. The armored forces only consume fuel every day during operations.
It was as high as more than 100 tons. In southern Hebei, all the anti-Japanese troops participating in the Hebei-Shandong border battlefield needed a large amount of ammunition and materials needed for the battle, except for some grain, to be sent south through the Ping-Han and Jin-Pu railway lines.
Once the Ping-Han and Jin-Pu railway lines are cut off, the firepower of all participating units of the Anti-Japanese War in the entire southern Hebei and Hebei-Shandong border areas will be reduced by several levels. And all tank units will be unable to move. In this way,
, the Japanese army can eat the anti-Japanese war troops one by one.
Especially the armored forces that pose the greatest threat to them can only be used as fixed firepower points or even a pile of scrap metal without the supply of fuel. On the contrary, the Japanese army can attack wherever and how they want. At the moment, the Japanese army is in Hebei.
All strategic feints in Luyu, Hebei and Lu border areas, including southeastern Shanxi, are all focused on this direction.