When the Japanese base camp decided to cooperate with the German army in an east-west attack to destroy Soviet Russia, the purpose was relatively simple. It just hoped to exchange more military technology and weapons support from Germany. However, in just half a month, the Far East Army had not yet been reorganized. After that, the Chinese battlefield has undergone earth-shaking changes. Let alone Ribayashi Tadamichi's Qinling Raiders. After the Xuebing Army entered Chongqing, the army was actually sentenced to death. Its destruction was actually only a matter of time. The most distressing thing for the Japanese base camp is that due to the failure of the Xuzhou air battle, the aviation force stationed in China suffered heavy losses. This directly resulted in its ground forces in central and eastern China having to fight under the suppression of the Chinese Air Force. The combat environment was unprecedentedly harsh. Therefore, once The brave and skilled Imperial Army, the second strongest army in the world, suddenly seemed to be incapable of fighting. It lost one battle after another, and each defeat was worse than the last. The twenty-three armies would be completely destroyed. Eleven The Japanese army, as well as the vassal Korean Co-Prosperity Army and the Peace Army were in danger. In Central China and East China, the Japanese army's hard work for more than three years seemed to be in danger of collapse overnight. Tojo Hideki could not calm down. At one time, the old Japanese even mobilized the North China Front Army, The Kwantung Army went south to rescue the Chinese army and had the idea of a decisive battle. However, after Hohhot was captured by the Chinese army and Liangfu's entire army in Mongolia was destroyed last month, the old Japanese realized that without the support of the aviation force, no matter how many ground troops entered central China and the East China region were no different than death, so I had to break my teeth and swallow blood. I had to consider the suggestions of a group of young staff officers from the General Staff Headquarters to open up the Far East communication lines as soon as possible to welcome the German army southward.
Tojo Hideki made this decision a little late. Fortunately, Umezu Yoshijiro and Okamura Neji were quite capable. Although they couldn't think of a place to go with him, Takeharuji wanted to enter the Soviet Union from Outer Mongolia all the way, but he waited. After preparations have been made, if the purpose is to open up the Far East transportation line, it is naturally much faster to go through Outer Mongolia than to go through Vladivostok. However, Momotake Haruyoshi's road is originally considered a branch road, and the military strength is relatively weak. It seems that it is not difficult to achieve a rapid breakthrough. Of course, for Hyakutake Haruyoshi, this was an opportunity for his war talents, so after receiving the order, he did not mention any difficulties and accepted it very happily. Hyakutake Haruyoshi was not blindly confident, he When he served as the head of the Harbin Agency, a secret service agency directly under the Kwantung Army, he was famous for his ability to detect enemy secret messages. It was precisely because of this experience that he mastered a large amount of intelligence about Soviet Russia and Outer Mongolia. Therefore, he was confident that he could Fifty thousand soldiers defeated the National Defense Forces of more than 300,000 people in Outer Mongolia. Another September 18th incident.
In order to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, Hyakutake Haruyoshi ordered the troops to speed up their march while trying to avoid contact with Inner Mongolia and the Chinese army. "One day, we will fight back from where we were. By then, it will be the day of the subjugation of the China Army." In the order. When giving this order, he was worried that avoiding contact with Inner Mongolia and the Chinese army would cause misunderstandings among the soldiers and damage morale. He said,
No matter what he was afraid of, even though he tried to avoid it, the ones who were supposed to come still came. "I am sure there are only more than 10,000 people." He asked the communications staff who came to report the news. The communications staff responded in the affirmative and said: "Major General Xiaoshan requested the headquarters. Immediately provide tactical guidance, Your Excellency, and please make a quick decision."
Hyakutake Harukichi looked forward, suddenly waved his hand vigorously and said: "Send the order, the whole army speeds up. More than 10,000 Chinese people dare to stop my 50,000-strong army. The Chinese people despise us so much, we will teach them a painful lesson." .”
"Hai." His general, Zuo, replied loudly. Immediately, the same order was passed on. Soon, the entire Japanese army moved quickly and rushed towards the area where the forward troops were located.
About thirty kilometers away from where Hyakutake Harukichi is, in a temporary tent, Ding Yi is sitting on a foldable pony, discussing the battle situation with a few subordinates over a map.
Ding Yihui's appointment as the commander of the paratroopers was related to the fact that all the backbone of the paratroopers came from Langya. When the paratroopers had just appeared, parachute was included in the training subjects of Langya, so Ouyang Yun was When I decided to form a paratrooper unit, I naturally thought of drawing the key members from Langya to form an instructor group and build the skeleton of the paratrooper unit. Any trainee from Langya can be used as a parachute jumper and let them serve as paratroopers. The paratroopers are instructors and responsible for command, which can be said to be tailor-made.
Ouyang Yun just decided to use paratroopers. The main purpose was to make up for the lack of strength in the Far East Expeditionary Force. With the cooperation of the Air Force, he used the mobility of paratroopers to divide and annihilate scattered enemy forces. The secondary purpose was to train troops and hope that the paratroopers would It can pass the test of war and become a standing regular military force. Now, because the main force of the Japanese Far East Army has moved to Vladivostok and entered the Soviet Far East, the target for actual combat training of the paratrooper force has naturally fallen to Hyakutake Haruyoshi.
Originally, out of caution, Ouyang Yun wanted to command remotely to ensure that the paratroopers would not suffer major battle losses and affect the normal "development" of this unit. Now, because the number of Chinese troops in the northwest is actually Having surpassed the Japanese army, he no longer had this worry, so he let go completely and instructed Ding Yi to let go of the command: "Don't be afraid of sacrifice, but the sacrifice must be valuable. Paratroopers are a brand new branch different from traditional infantry. Your mission this time is not How many Japs were annihilated, but to figure out what the paratroopers should do to play the role of a sharp edge..."
"Blade" is undoubtedly the most appropriate description for the paratroopers. Ding Yi understood this clearly. He scrapped the original battle plan, divided the army into two, and led one of his troops into Inner Mongolia first, and blocked the Baiyun area. On the only way that Takeharu Yoshibe must pass,
Ambush the Japanese vanguard force, this is the second step of the new combat plan that Ding Yi personally participated in formulating. The purpose of this step is to lure the main force of the Japanese army into a larger ambush circle, and if the Japanese army is fooled, then the second batch of troops will Parachute drop was carried out behind the Japanese army, and a front and rear attack were carried out.
Hyakutake Harukichi was fooled as expected, and Ding Yi took his staff to recheck the details of the battle plan, and then issued a series of orders.
His eyes turned to Hyakutake Haruyoshi. He had just advanced with the main force for about an hour and a half when a report came from Major General Koyama from the front, saying that the Chinese army that ambushed him had escaped, and asked if he would take advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack.
As soon as he received this telegram, Hyakutake Haruyoshi, out of his instinct to engage in intelligence work all year round, immediately realized that the Chinese army had sent a reconnaissance force to monitor the headquarters' actions. Then, he called the released reconnaissance force to verify that this was the case in the surrounding area. After dispatching the Chinese army, he called Xiaoshan back and asked him to launch a counterattack on the spot, and the stronger the counterattack, the better: "...the main force is on the way, so fight boldly and don't worry about the Chinese counterattack."