Before adjourning the meeting, we had already discussed the battle line planning and the purpose of the war. Next came the specific details. These details included the cooperation between the main force and local guerrilla forces and special forces such as Fox Eyes and Langya, as well as heavy firepower and air force equipment. question, and for everyone in the Northeast Army, this meeting also has a very important topic. The Northeast Army brigade commander-level officers will be exchanged with officers of the same level from the fraternal units. The Northeast Army has just been merged into the army. Ouyang It was actually very taboo for Yun to make such an adjustment. Ouyang Yun understood this, so he not only communicated with Marshal Zhang in advance, but also explained it before announcing the adjustment: "All generals are veterans, and they are commanding operations. We all have rich experience, and we all know that tactics vary from person to person and from weapon to equipment. I heard that after changing uniforms, soldiers trained very actively, which is a good thing. However, shooting can sharpen your skills in battle and change your tactical thinking. But it is not an overnight success. In order to ensure that this operation can achieve the expected results and to minimize the casualties of the troops, that's why I thought of changing generals on the spot. Changing generals on the spot is a taboo, but for the sake of victory, I think we I can endure these labor pains. When Marshal Zhang made this suggestion, I promised him that in my eyes, Ouyang Yun, there is no such thing as the Cantonese, Fujian, or Northeastern clique. As long as I can lead the troops well, fight, and obey the military If you have good military discipline, then you are a good general and worthy of my trust."
The participating generals of the Northeastern Army had been reminded by Marshal Zhang about this matter before the meeting, and they were somewhat mentally prepared. No matter how sincere Ouyang Yun made this explanation, they also knew that Marshal Zhang had already agreed. The result is the same whether I accept it or not, so I plan for the future and actively express my approval.
Even if this matter was settled, Ouyang Yun immediately took out a list for everyone's reference. After the list was settled, Ouyang Yun said seriously: "After you go back, you must activate it within two weeks at the latest. I still say the same thing , the General Headquarters will not interfere with your combat operations, but there are two points please note. First, military discipline must not be violated, especially in mass incidents. Which front has a collective violation of discipline, from the highest commander to the officers involved? , everyone must be punished; secondly, our Xuebingjun is a whole, so I will never allow things to happen because of personal conflicts or factional conflicts."
In previous war preparation meetings, Ouyang Yun would not say such a thing, but the reason why he solemnly raised it now was because he was worried that there was a deep-rooted warlord mentality in the minds of the Northeastern military generals, which would affect the overall war situation in order to preserve their strength. things,
"Defeating little Japan and regaining the old mountains and rivers is not a matter for you and me, but a matter for all Chinese people. What are the advantages of our country compared with Japan? One is its vast territory and the other is its large population. Therefore, as long as He is a Chinese who cares about his country. No matter he is a beggar or a gentry, our army must unite with him. With their help, we will always have the advantage of good location and good people..."
The Xuebing Army once again made large-scale personnel adjustments and troop reorganizations, causing a certain degree of chaos. Ordinarily, this time was not suitable for launching a large-scale campaign, but the Japanese army's Qinling Operation was indeed worrying. Ouyang Yun had no choice but to do so. At this time Ordering to cancel the personnel adjustment plan would not only damage the prestige of the headquarters, but would also be too late. In order to minimize this negative impact, after discussing with Jiang Guangnai, Ouyang Yun and Jiang Guangnai decided to temporarily offset it with the structure of the front army.
Before the meeting ended, Ouyang Yun personally presented flags to the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Route Counteroffensive. Among them, He Zhengjiang was awarded the flag of the First Front Army heading north; Marshal Zhang was awarded the flag of the Second Front Army heading north; Li Tieshu was awarded the flag of the Third Front Army Going North; Shan Renxiong was awarded the flag of the Fourth Front Army heading north. After the flag-giving ceremony, the meeting was considered a success. After Ouyang Yun announced the adjournment of the meeting, he asked all the generals of the Northeastern Army and the Jewish Independence Army to stay, and then met with Jiang Guangnai and Ji Xingwen , Li Tieshu and Tie Linfei accompany them for a late-night snack. The late-night snack is fake, but helping Marshal Zhang to stabilize people's hearts is real. The Northeastern Army's mechanized combat capabilities are too poor. In order to ensure the sharpness of the second front going north, Ouyang Yun originally only wanted to recruit a Yu Tai. However, when discussing this matter with Stern, Stern took the initiative to ask for help, hoping to lead the army to the front line in person. Ouyang Yun was really worried about the combat power of the Northeast Army, and was even more worried that if the Northeast Army appeared Heavy casualties will have many sequelae, which will affect the formation of the coalition army and the coalition government in the future. Therefore, after careful consideration, he decided to let Stern serve as Marshal Zhang's deputy and add another Jewish division to the second front going north. In this way, the third The Second Front Army has seven divisions under its jurisdiction. The commander is Shaoshuai Zhang, the commander of the Eighth Army. The deputy commander is Stern. The chief of staff is Xuezhong. Except for the regular army of the seven divisions, the commander-in-chief of the Second Front Army is The headquarters also has jurisdiction over three guerrilla columns, a flying corps and two special forces, two special forces, one is a division-level special artillery unit, it has a rocket launcher brigade and a heavy artillery brigade, and there is also a wolf corps. Ya and Hutong plus a special operations brigade composed of elite soldiers drawn from the reconnaissance force of the former Northeast Army,
"Brother Hanqing, General Stern is very good at mechanized warfare. You should seek his advice in this regard."
"Stern, Commander Zhang has been dealing with the Japanese for many years and knows the Japanese combat habits very well. You should ask him for advice before performing the mission." Ouyang Yun said to Marshal Zhang and Stern respectively, acting as a lubricant. Role,
Of course, the commander-in-chief must be given face. Moreover, Marshal Zhang and Stern both have a certain understanding of Ouyang Yun's temperament and know that he does not like his subordinates to be careless in military affairs, so they both behaved very humbly and cooperatively.
Ouyang Yun did not have time to carefully examine whether they would do the same thing in front of them or behind their backs. He glanced at the Northeast Army, the Jewish Army and the generals, and said seriously: "After so many battles, our Xuebing Army has proven with facts that we The Xuebing Army is the nemesis of the little devils. This is the most proud thing about our army. It was obtained with the blood of thousands of our sacrificed soldiers. I hope you can not only maintain it, but also add another handful of fuel. , I have one final message for you, victory must ultimately favor the brave. Only by hard work can you gain, and only by trust can you gain friendship. Everyone, I will be waiting for your victory news in Guangzhou."
When the Gakuin Army was preparing intensively for war and preparing for a full-scale counterattack, coincidentally, the Japanese base camp in Tokyo and Hideki Tojo were also planning a new offensive. Hideki Tojo suddenly came up with this idea and three airports including Cebu in the Philippines were captured by Gakuin Pacific. Regarding the complete destruction of the fleet, after the destruction of three airports including Cebu, the Japanese aviation force in the Philippines has only one flying group in Manila. Although the US-led coalition withdrew from the Philippines, the local resistance did not stop, and these local Among the armed forces, the one that gave Masaharu Honma the most headache was a guerrilla force called the "Manila Volunteer Army."
After Guo Kui led the Second Expeditionary Army to land in the Philippines, he spared no effort to develop guerrilla armed forces. After more than half a year, the efforts of Zhang Liang and others finally paid off. Now, the guerrilla force with files in the Second Expeditionary Army has reached There are six branches, three of which have a size of more than 1,000 people, and the "Manila Volunteer Army", which is composed mostly of overseas Chinese, has a size of more than 3,000 people.
The mountainous terrain of the Philippine archipelago is very suitable for the survival of guerrilla armed forces. Masaharu Honma organized many clearing plans with little success. In the end, he had to rely on aviation forces to carry out air strikes. Now, because of the three airports in Cebu and the stationed aviation The troops suffered a devastating blow, and the Japanese aviation force in the Philippines was greatly weakened. It is now unable to effectively curb the activities of the guerrilla armed forces. Just the day before yesterday, the "Manila Volunteer Army" sneak attacked a large Japanese military station on Negros Island, not only causing damage to the garrison Nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers at the military station were killed and injured, and more than a hundred people were injured. They also burned a large amount of supplies stored in the military station and stole more than ten tons of gold and silver that the Japanese army had looted from various places. These gold and silver were originally intended for Honma to celebrate the emperor's birthday. The prepared items were already on the list of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and now they are suddenly looted. This will not only affect Honma, but will also be a heavy blow to the Ministry of War and Hideki Tojo.
Because of the smooth operation of the Qinling Mountains, Tojo Hideki was planning to completely regain control of the military. However, the occurrence of this bad incident made him worry that all his previous efforts and efforts would be wasted. In order to make up for this mistake, , he began to consider remedial measures, and finally focused his attention on the Qinling battle, and decided to win a beautiful victory before April 29 as a birthday gift to His Majesty the Emperor.
Hideki Tojo worked vigorously and resolutely. He made a decision in his mind and was ready to convene a meeting. However, before the meeting, an intelligence sent by the Army Deputy Secretary made him stop heading to the conference room. The intelligence came from Nariko Nakajima. The information provided by the Mei Agency stated that the Xuebing Army was strengthening its troops. Based on this, Nakajima Nariko judged that the Xuebing Army might be preparing for a major military operation and reminded the military department to pay attention.
Although the Qinling Battle achieved brilliant results and created a new situation, it also brought a lot of confusion to the Japanese army. Among them, the lack of troops was the most annoying to Hideki Tojo. For this reason, he repeatedly Miuchi proposed to Yoneuchi's cabinet to expand the army and increase the size of the army stationed in China. However, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi considered that the current size of the army had affected the empire's industrial production capacity and agriculture, so he refused to agree. In this case, Nakajima Nariko's This information was timely for Hideki Tojo. He believed that with this information, he would no longer have any reason to refuse when he proposed to expand the military base, because Japan simply could not afford to lose Nanjing and Shanghai.