Regarding Chen Hanzhang's request for instructions, Yang Zhen's answer was very clear. On the entire battlefield between Hebei and Shandong and Dezhou, all ministries must cooperate with the intersecting troops. Don't have too many scruples. You must have enough momentum, and the bigger the momentum, the better.
Good. But in the actual use of military force, we must grasp the degree of control.
Especially for the possible rapid reinforcement of the 48th Division on the Jiaodong Peninsula, we must be prepared. In the desperate situation of the Japanese army, there is no guarantee that they will not use the 48th Division, the division closest to the entire Hebei-Shandong border battlefield, to quickly
to carry out reinforcements.
In the telegram, Yang Zhen once again emphasized that the ultimate goal of this operation is not to completely eliminate how many Japanese troops there are, nor to seize the entire Shandong area. But it must break the backbone of the Japanese North China Front Army and make the Japanese North China Front Army
, and even the entire dispatched army, at least for a long period of time, lost the ability to counterattack Hebei.
If the progress of the war situation is possible, it is necessary to actually control northern Shandong to open up the direct connection between the current Hebei base area and the Shandong Military Region. At the same time, northwest Shandong must be firmly controlled to ensure that the southern Hebei region will serve as the bridgehead southward to eastern Henan in the future.
, security in the flanking direction.
As for which Japanese army to attack first after Tao Jingfei's troops arrive, Chen Hanzhang, the front-line commander, will make specific arrangements based on the actual situation. Whether to attack the enemy in Dezhou first, or to first deal with the two Japanese divisions on the battlefield east of Dezhou, Chen Hanzhang will make specific arrangements.
To make a decision, you no longer need to ask for instructions on everything.
Yang Zhen repeatedly informed Chen Hanzhang in telegrams that all participating troops in the entire Hebei-Shandong border battlefield, whether Tao Jingfei's reinforcements or Du Kaishan's intervening troops, including the Bohai Sea Region troops, were under the unified command of Chen Hanzhang, and all determinations were made by Chen Hanzhang.
Chapter 2 of Chen Han.
With the full support of No. 1, Chen Hanzhang adjusted his deployment very quickly. After receiving Yang Zhen's call back, Chen Hanzhang immediately issued the order. He ordered Tao Jingfei, who was rushing towards the Hebei-Shandong border, to unified command the entire Dezhou
All participating troops in the battlefield east of Texas carried out encirclement and annihilation of the 15th Division and the 120th Division on the battlefield east of Texas.
Chen Hanzhang, who mainly focused on taking care of the front of Dezhou and the battlefield west of Dezhou, felt somewhat overwhelmed. Tao Jingfei commanded two reinforcement divisions to arrive, and finally there was someone to help him share the responsibility. So he happily moved the battlefield east of Dezhou
The command was handed over to Tao Jingfei.
As for whether Tao Jingfei can enter the state in the shortest possible time, Chen Hanzhang is not worried. Since the start of the second phase of the battle, in accordance with Yang Zhen's request, Chen Hanzhang has reported the progress and situation of the entire eastern front cluster operation to Du Kaishan in Qikou every day.
Make a detailed briefing with Tao Jingfei of Tianjin.
Tao Jingfei and Du Kaishan also followed Yang Zhen's instructions and provided their own opinions on the development of the Hebei-Shandong border war situation every day. Especially Tao Jingfei, who was waiting in Tianjin, at Yang Zhen's request, not only had to put forward his own opinions,
You also need to come up with your own targeted plan.
As for the reason why Yang Zhen did this, Chen Hanzhang, as one of the senior commanders whom Yang Zhen valued most, still understands and understands it. This way, when the commander needs to be changed, the battle situation will not be affected by changing generals on the spot.
changes and developments.
After all, no one can say for sure what happens on the battlefield. If a senior commander in the front is sacrificed or other problems arise, it is not impossible to temporarily replace the commander. This can make the candidates who may take over at the rear be transferred.
When moving forward or changing the direction of combat, you will not be ignorant of the battle situation ahead.
Second, the use of this kind of battle situation report plus sand table operations can allow cadres at all levels to communicate with each other. This will prevent the troops waiting in the rear for some reasons from knowing nothing about the battle situation in the front. Let the troops in the rear grasp the front in advance.
The battle situation allows the troops to enter the state in the shortest time after entering the battlefield.
3. Through this method of mutual communication, the level and knowledge of commanders at all levels can be improved to a certain extent, and each other can find their own shortcomings. In particular, senior commanders can fully use this strategic level mutual communication to improve their own capabilities.
own abilities and knowledge.
This model also played a very important role in the development of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, which had insufficient senior commanders. During the 1943 campaign, Du Kaishan was urgently transferred to the front to replace Liu Changshun, and Tao Jingfei was urgently transferred to replace Du Kaishan. This time
During the battle, Tao Jingfei was urgently transferred to the Tianjin battlefield to replace Wang Xiaoming, who was transferred back to the Northeast due to the war situation. Both of them got into the situation immediately and did not have any impact on the command.
Although this unique model of training commanders in the Anti-Japanese War is a bit too cumbersome, it effectively makes up for the situation when the war situation is tense and there is not much time to improve the level of commanders through school training.
The shortcomings of the short training time for commanders at all levels.
Regarding the overall progress of the entire Hebei-Shandong border battlefield during this period, as well as the development of the entire war situation, although Tao Jingfei has never been able to visit the front line in person, he can still have a fairly comprehensive grasp. He handed over the command of the battlefield east of Dezhou to Tao Jingfei, and the battle
Chen Hanzhang is quite confident that the situation will not have any impact.
The two divisions commanded by Tao Jingfei, who had been on standby in Tianjin during this period and was also suffering from suffocation, moved very quickly. When Du Kaishan began to intersperse, they had already rushed to Qingyun and Nanpi. After receiving the
After Chen Hanzhang's telegram, Tao Jingfei, who had straightened out his command relationship in the shortest possible time, divided his forces into two groups.
One division that entered Nanpi was directly facing the 115th Division. The other division followed Chen Hanzhang's order and advanced covertly on Yanagawa Shinichi's retreat route north of Qingyun. Just as Yanagawa Shinichi began to retreat one after another
At the same time, this division had secretly arrived at the Yanwu line downstream of the Sinvsi River and west of Dashan Street.
Two regiments were deployed along the two wings of the old road of Sinusi River, preparing to carry out a two-sided attack on the retreating troops of the 120th Division. A reinforced battalion, equipped with an anti-aircraft machine gun company, was deployed along the Majia River south of Yanwu.
.To prevent the 120th Division from turning south and forcibly crossing the Majia River to escape after being frustrated in the siege.
Use the remaining two battalions to strengthen a 107th rocket launcher company, a heavy mortar company, and two 75th mountain artillery. After the main force of the 120th Division arrived at Yanjiujiu, they quickly seized Dongsanli and Camp Li.
Cut off the way back. From Yan's house to Dongsanli, encircle the 120th Division on all sides.
Of course, Tao Jingfei, who already knows the entire retreat plan of the 120th Division, will not let the 120th Division from Ningling to Qingyun retreat to the Yan family line too easily. He will personally command the troops one by one.
The division that the 5th Division was pressing forward, one of the three infantry regiments it belonged to, when pressing forward across the entire line, was pointing directly at the 259th Regiment located on the front line of Huangjia Town, which Yanagawa Shinichi had left to finish.
Tao Jingfei's thoughts are very clear. The current number of remaining Japanese troops in the entire battlefield east of Texas is not enough to use his two fully-organized infantry divisions, all of which are invested in a certain direction. Whether it is the 115th Division or the 120th
The Tenth Division, while the original troops still had a certain fighting capacity, did not need to devote all their efforts.
Especially to attack the ambush of the defeated troops of the 120th Division, dispatching two divisions at once, in Tao Jingfei's opinion, is really a fuss. After a comprehensive analysis of the remaining troops of the two divisions, as well as the entire battlefield
After realizing the situation, Tao Jingfei decided to divide his troops into two groups.
One division set up an ambush on the retreat route of the 120th Division and was responsible for dealing with the two regiments of the 120th Division. The other division cooperated with the original participating troops on the frontline battlefield from Ningjin to Leling to attack one by one.
The Fifth Division and the 259th Regiment of the 120th Division carried out a thorough encirclement and annihilation.
Lieutenant General Yanagawa Shinichi, who had multiple thoughts, sent a telegram to buy a special express ticket to hell for the remnants of his 120th Division. Lieutenant General Sugiura Eikichi and the headquarters of the 115th Division were suddenly attacked.
, which brought a more fatal impact to the 115th Division, which was already struggling.
The brains of the 115th Division were beaten to pieces. After the division headquarters was defeated and the overall command was lost, the entire front fell into chaos. In addition, the counterattack tactics continuously adopted by the Anti-Japanese Alliance in front of them prevented them from retreating smoothly.
.The various ministries, which were already at the end of their struggle, were basically in a situation where they were fighting independently.
The most critical thing is Lieutenant General Uchiyama Eitaro's latest order urging the 115th Division to speed up its retreat. Lieutenant General Sugiura Eikichi has just received it and has not yet had time to pass it on, let alone formulate a detailed retreat plan.
, the division headquarters suffered a devastating blow.
The anti-alliance troops who sneaked into his division headquarters adopted the tactics of fighting quickly and retreating quickly. After getting what they needed, they blew up all the communication equipment at the 115th Division Headquarters and quickly evacuated. Waiting until the approaching eight
After the troops sent by the 15th Brigade arrived, the entire 115th Division headquarters was in ruins, and there was not a single living person left.
This order followed his division headquarters and went to see their Amaterasu. It directly caused the troops below to be unaware of it. When the troops commanded by Tao Jingfei came over, they were still following the order.
With an order, he was desperately trying to get rid of the resistance forces that were too entangled with him, and was shrinking his troops extremely slowly.
The 115th Division, which had no way to contend with the resistance forces in front of them, was even tighter than the 120th Division. It was not that easy to retreat. The entire position between the two armies was intertwined.
There is you in the middle. The two armies are like two wrestlers, hugging each other tightly. It is not easy for anyone to escape.
In fact, in terms of situation, the actual situation of the 115th Division is worse than that of the 120th Division. Although the 120th Division is also intertwined with the anti-alliance forces in front of them in a canine shape. But overall
His vitality is still relatively intact, and the deep positions are still under his control. At least the combat system of each regiment is still roughly intact.
As for the 115th Division on the Ningjin front line, because it is located at the connection between the entire battlefield east of Dezhou and Dezhou, its position is far more critical than that of the 120th Division. From the beginning of this counterattack, they encountered
A reinforced division of the Anti-Japanese Alliance that faced it face to face continued to fight back with tenacious defense and tactics, repeatedly competing for every inch of land with the 115th Division.
The two armies fought back and forth on the battlefield that stretched dozens of kilometers from Zhudaokou in the upper reaches of the Sinusi River in the west to Citoubao in the east. The intensity of the fighting far exceeded that of the 120th Division. In the past month,
During the fierce battle, the entire front line was changing almost every day. Compared with the 120th Division on the Leling battlefield, the opponents they encountered were more difficult to deal with.
If you attack from the front, I will flank. If you attack from both wings, I will attack from the center. If you launch a group charge, I will directly cover it with artillery fire. On the Ningjin battlefield, the two armies are on the battlefield. It is like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing his magical powers. Various
Almost all the tactical means that could be used were used.