Compared with the Korean battlefield, which is starting to prepare, the Guanhai battlefield seems a little strangely calm. According to the unified deployment of the central government, in the first three months of 45 years, the main tasks of the Guanhai battlefield were to reserve ammunition and oil, as well as medicine. , food and other supplies.
The central government requires that in Hebei and Shandong, two years of ammunition reserves for the North China troops and one and a half years of ammunition reserves for the Anti-League troops entering the country must be ensured. Heavy weapons and ammunition must be guaranteed to be in accordance with the five bases of the Anti-League standards. Other supplies such as oil and grain must be guaranteed. , the quantity should be guaranteed for one and a half years.
On the Beining Railway, which has just completed emergency repairs, a large number of military trains are transporting supplies to the pass every day. At the most, 31 trains were sent from Sujiatun Station in Shenyang to the pass in less than 24 hours. A military train was launched to transfer supplies. The Shenyang Arsenal, which had completed emergency repairs, also activated its full production capacity and made every effort to manufacture the required weapons and ammunition.
According to the existing inventory and weapons organization, there is no need to manufacture 79 bullets and Japanese-style bullets at the moment. In this decisive battle in South Manchuria, the Japanese-style light and heavy weapons and ammunition captured, mainly mountain and field artillery shells, were enough to be used by the troops within the customs for several years. The 79 bullets that Yang Zhen obtained from the Soviet Union were enough to meet the needs of the customs troops for three years.
The entire northeastern arsenal only needs to manufacture ammunition used by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, ammunition for heavy weapons, bullets used in some German submachine guns, and maintenance and refurbishment of captured Japanese heavy weapons. The rest is full production and manufacturing. , various aerial bombs and air-to-ground rockets.
In view of the large number of captured Japanese weapons, at the request of the central government, Yang Zhen has terminated the plan to exchange light weapons with the Soviets in addition to German-made submachine guns and machine guns. In order to save precious food to make up for the lack of production in the customs, relieve the pressure in the customs Food pressure.
The largest grain-producing area in the entire North China base area is the Jizhong Plain in Hebei Province. Although Shandong's grain output is not small, it is still not expected until the summer grain of 2005 is available. The entire winter of 1944 and the spring of 2005 alone The Jizhong Plain cannot meet the needs of the troops and a large number of agencies within the customs. The food gap in the middle needs to be transported from the northeast to the customs to supplement.
After taking over the main force of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, Mr. Lin was very determined. At the same time, the central government also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity when the main force of the Anti-Japanese Alliance entered the border to open up connections with the main force of the New Fourth Army in northern Jiangsu. On the basis of stabilizing the Shandong Liberated Area, Shandong The liberated areas are completely connected with Huaibei, Northern Jiangsu, as well as the central Jiangsu and Huainan base areas.
The central government's intention to sweep across the two Huaihe Rivers is not only a strategic need, but also the current overall situation of the entire Jianghuai region. The two base areas of Suzhong and Huainan, located south of the Huaihe River, have been greatly reduced by the Japanese army to Huainan, and a large number of troops have been added. In eastern Anhui and behind the Huaihe defense line in northern Jiangsu, the pressure suddenly doubled.
Although the morale of the local puppet troops was already unstable, under the premise that the Japanese army's strength increased greatly along the Jianghuai line from Shouxian in the west to Funing in the east. It turned out that Central Jiangsu and Huainan were relatively stable, and the two major enemy rear areas The situation in the most affluent base area among the base areas has taken a turn for the worse.
On the one hand, the Japanese army continued to increase its troops and build fortifications along the Huaihe River. On the other hand, in order to collect enough food, ensure the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army in central China, and eliminate the threats behind the Huaihe River defense line, they continued to organize large forces to attack the two lines of Jinpu Road and In northern Jiangsu and central Jiangsu, large-scale sweeps were carried out in turns.
The originally relatively stable situation in the entire Jianghuai region has taken a turn for the worse in a short period of time. The Huainan and Suzhong Military Regions have entered the most difficult stage. However, considering the overall strategic situation, it is unrealistic to temporarily withdraw the two military regions southward.
In order to cope with the New Fourth Army troops in the two base areas of Central Jiangsu and Huainan, as well as the overall strategic needs, the central government is making plans to launch the Jianghuai Campaign.
Taking into account the huge consumption during the battle, the current task of the North China Army is to rush to repair the Jinpu Railway south of the Yellow River, build bridges on various rivers north of the Huaihe River, ensure wartime logistical supplies and troop mobility, and hoard strategic materials to ensure
The supply of ammunition and materials during wartime. Before being transferred into the customs at the same time, the anti-alliance forces that had just concluded the Southern Manchurian Campaign also needed a period of rest and replenishment.
While the troops were still in the preparation stage, in order to coordinate and support the two major base areas of Huainan and Central Jiangsu, they engaged in almost continuous mopping up operations with the Japanese army. The aviation troops transferred to the battlefield in Guannei by the Anti-Japanese Federation did not care about the fatigue after a big war.
, took the lead in ending the rest and entering into battle.
Continuously air-dropped ammunition and supplies to the two major base areas, and dispatched attack aircraft groups to carry out aerial fire strikes against the Japanese mopping up troops. However, ground operations could not be launched for the time being. The troops transferred to the north of the Huaihe River can now do
What they did was to continuously carry out fire attacks on the Japanese positions south of the Huaihe River.
At the same time, a large number of troops were mobilized to the north of the Huaihe River as a bluff to contain most of the Japanese troops along the Huaihe River. However, Mr. Lin, as the commander-in-chief of the Jianghuai campaign, was still very cautious about the Jianghuai campaign that the central government was planning to launch next. The Jianghuai area is not the Northeast, where the water network is
Vertically and horizontally, the river channels are as dense as a spider web.
In addition, after the Huayuankou burst its embankment, the Yellow River diverted the Huaihe River into the sea, and a large amount of water from the Huaihe River had no place to vent. The entire Huainan area was full of lakes. Under this kind of terrain, could the heavy-armed troops of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, especially the armored troops, be able to survive?
Mr. Lin is very worried about playing a role.
The situation along the entire Huaihe River is also quite complicated. The area west of Shouxian County is the newly established 10th War Zone in Chongqing. There is a group army of the main force of the Guangxi Clan, as well as a group army each of the Sichuan Army and the Northeast Army. At the same time, the situation in the eastern Anhui area is
It is also relatively complex.
The two countries and three parties are mixed together. If a large-scale roundabout tactic like the Hebei battlefield is adopted, it may affect the domestic political situation. If northern Jiangsu is chosen for the assault, the river network will be too dense. At the same time, the main strength of the Japanese army and
Firepower is also deployed in this direction.
For this reason, during the preparations for the campaign, Mr. Lin kept flying to the Northeast to study and discuss with Yang Zhen the next battle situation of the central government. Yang Zhen, who himself was in trouble, felt that Mr. Lin was his second mentor when he returned to this era.
Especially if you are a military mentor, you can only gather your energy and discuss it together.
The entire Jianghuai campaign faced countless rivers and small rivers, and the terrain was densely covered with rivers. This was also the first time for Yang Zhen. Although in the Hebei campaign and the Liaozhong battlefield, the Anti-Japanese Alliance had also faced areas with dense rivers. But rivers like the Jianghuai area
This was his first experience in such a dense place.
Compared with East Anhui, where the terrain is better, but the three parties are entangled and the situation is relatively complicated, there are more rivers in Northern Jiangsu where Mr. Lin has planned the main attack direction. Even the area south of Yancheng can be described as countless. Without the use of armored troops
, will inevitably affect the assault speed of the troops. If armored troops are used, there will be a lot of constraints on the terrain of this battlefield.
After studying for a long time, Yang Zhen believed that tank troops should still be used. However, the armored troops should be equipped with a large number of engineers and bridge-building tools. Yang Zhen suggested that if northern Jiangsu is chosen as the breakthrough point, each tank can carry a certain amount of bridges.
bridge tool.
At the same time, among the tanks invested, you can choose from the American-made M3 and M5 light tanks, as well as the British-made Crusader cruise tank, the German-made Panzer III tank, these light tanks and tanks with less overall weight.
The heaviest Panzer IV and T-3-4 tanks serve as the second-line echelon.
In terms of the choice of the main attack direction, Yang Zhen carefully suggested to Mr. Lin that he should not choose the direction of northern Jiangsu as the main attack direction. Instead, he should adopt the tactics of advancing east-west, attacking from both wings, and centripetal attack. If you have concerns about choosing Wandong as the direction of the attack,
If so, then the main direction of attack on the Western Front can be placed on the Huainan Railway, where the Japanese army is currently focusing its defense.
Although there is currently a group army with the main force of the Guangxi faction in Anhui, its garrison area is mainly in the Dabie Mountains. In the plain area of eastern Anhui, the control force is relatively weak. In Hefei and the area east of Chao County, except for some insurgents,
There are no other troops besides the wandering armed forces carrying their banner.
This area is the scope of activity of our Huainan Military Region. Whether it is from the mass base or the topography, it is okay to choose this direction as the western route. And this line is far away from the battlefield in Guannei, where the commander-in-chief of the Japanese invaders
Nanjing, where the headquarters is located, is only a few hundred kilometers away.
Once a breakthrough is opened from this direction, Japanese troops will be mobilized on a large scale, which can create favorable fighter opportunities for subsequent operations. Although there are many rivers in this direction, and they are also located in the east extension of the Jianghuai hills. But the more
This kind of terrain is more conducive to the suddenness when the battle is launched.
Yang Zhen's meaning and idea is that during the interleaving operation, it is enough to avoid the main control area of the Ten Theater Zones located in the Dabie Mountains in western Anhui. There is no need to take too much into consideration. If during the interleaving process, Chongqing takes action against the interleaving troops,
I am afraid that the Americans who now have control over the source of their arms will not agree.
And with the current mentality of Chongqing, they may not really take action. Maybe they will not be happy to sit on the mountain and watch the battle launched by the central government. Therefore, Yang Zhen’s advice to Mr. Lin is to quickly intersperse the two wings.
Finally, adopt the tactic of centripetal attack. The focus of the attack will be on the Japanese troops south of the Huaihe River and along Jinpu Road.
Although the entire defense posture of the Japanese army seems to be the key direction in northern Jiangsu, in fact it is still focused on Jinpu Road and Huainan Road. As long as Mr. Lin can encircle the Japanese army's West Group between Jinpu Road and Huainan Road, the direction in northern Jiangsu will be
The enemy is now in a position where it is difficult for a tree to support itself.
Compared with Mr. Lin, who has abundant troops at his disposal after integrating the troops of the Huaibei Military Region and the troops of the Shandong Military Region that can go south to fight, the Japanese army is fighting on three fronts. Not only the troops of the Central Jiangsu Military Region and the Huainan Military Region are also constantly carrying out counter-mopping operations.
Combat.
Even in the Chongqing area to the west of the Japanese-occupied area, they also need to send troops to defend. In the Dabie Mountains in western Anhui, there are also three group armies from Chongqing. Although they are local miscellaneous forces, the Japanese army is still quite wary of the Guangxi clique's combat effectiveness.
Regardless of whether the Tenth War Zone will use this fighter plane to take the initiative to attack, the Japanese army must leave some troops in western Anhui to ensure the safety of the entire left wing of the Huaihe River defense line.
What Yang Zhen means is that in this Jianghuai battle, the first difficulty is to ensure the speed of the armored troops' advance in the water network area of the Jianghuai River. The second point is to separate the connection between the Japanese Jiangsu cluster and the East Anhui cluster. As long as this is done
Two points, then there won't be any big surprises in this battle.
But the key problem might appear in the final stage. If the Ten Theater Districts take advantage of the Japanese army's defeat to seize territory, it may be a troublesome thing for Mr. Lin in the end. As for the Ten Theater Districts in the early stage of the campaign, including Chongqing, they will sit back and watch the tiger.
The idea of fighting may be more possible.
When discussing the overall idea of the Jianghuai operation with Mr. Lin, Yang Zhen suggested that Mr. Lin should make some targeted deployments on the left wing to avoid being passive as a whole. If necessary, he could withdraw to the north.
The Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army, which was active in eastern Henan, followed the move south and was deployed on the left flank of the entire battlefield.