The formation of tactics does not mean that victory will be achieved immediately, because at this time, the Battle of Ganbang has become a complete war of attrition.
The Battle of Ganbang may become a protracted war and a war of attrition. Both the Chinese Supreme Command and the Third Expeditionary Army Headquarters headed by Sun Liren have a clear understanding of this. This is because Ganbang is too important. The country used to be the arsenal base of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia. It was relying on these arsenals that Koizumi Minichiro was able to produce enough weapons and equipment to arm the huge National Independence Army, and was also able to create new tanks, fighter planes, battleships and China is engaged in confrontation, so if these arsenals fall into the hands of the Chinese army or are destroyed, it will be a devastating blow to the Japanese army in Southeast Asia.
The Japanese army was absolutely unwilling to give up Ganbang. On the contrary, the expeditionary Third Army was naturally bound to win.
Regarding the Battle of Kambang, China actually has another option, which is to give up the initiative and only fight a purely defensive battle. The advantage of this is that it can reduce the investment of manpower and prevent the Japanese army from expanding the Battle of Kambang. It can still play a role in containing the Japanese army and preventing the Japanese army from using excessive force in the battle to seize the island. However, because the Japanese army overreacted at the beginning of the Battle of Kambang, this allowed the Chinese decision-makers to more clearly understand that Kambang was in danger. The importance of the Japanese army, therefore, China's strategic purpose naturally changed.
In the words of Gu Zhutong who reported to the Supreme Command: The excessive reaction of the Japanese army made us feel that maybe we underestimated the importance of Ganbang; we believe that since the Japanese army desperately wants to recapture Ganbang, it means that there must be more powerful people after Ganbang. Value targets, considering that most of the Japanese army's arsenals, shipyards and aircraft factories in Southeast Asia are located in the area east of Kambang, what we can conclude now is that it must be because the Japanese army thought that our attack targets were these arsenals, so They want to stop them at all costs; in this case, we feel that we should seize this opportunity and take advantage of the situation to destroy these arsenals to cut off the Japanese army's ability to regenerate in Southeast Asia.
"Cut off the regeneration ability of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia", this sentence is really good. Ouyang Yun and others' ambitions were immediately ignited. From this moment on, if they had only hoped that the Malan Battle would prevent the Japanese army in Southeast Asia from seizing the opportunity, If they had used their full strength in the island battle, they now have greater hopes for the Malan Battle. The strategic purpose has changed. Naturally, the war preparation level must also be improved accordingly. On the day when Gu Zhutong's telegram arrived in Chongqing, Ouyang Yun convened a meeting. At the meeting, he gathered everyone's strength and made a decision to transfer five more divisions from Chongqing to the Malay Peninsula. At the same time, Tielin Fei was asked to transfer at least one more fighter aviation division and one medium-range aviation division. Used to support the operations of the Third Expeditionary Army.
The strength advantage of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia is too great. Therefore, although the Supreme Command gritted its teeth and increased its support for the Malan Battle, they still know how the Malan Battle will turn out and whether the Third Expeditionary Army can finally win the battle of Gan Bang. Winning the battle requires some luck.
The occurrence of the man-eating mosquito incident is undoubtedly the best symbol of luck being on the side of the Third Expeditionary Army. Therefore, when the relevant report was sent to Chongqing, everyone from the Supreme Command, from Ouyang Yun to the ordinary staff officers, believed that, It's time to see the outcome of the Battle of Gan Bang.
"Opportunity, there is no better opportunity than this. Hurry, find Li Ziwen immediately. This is a good subject for political propaganda. Even mosquitoes know that targeting the Japanese is not the end of Japan." Ouyang Yun In his office, he excitedly said to Pan Meiren.
Then, he stopped in front of the map, used a magnifying glass to find the place name Ganbang on the map, squinted at it, and said, "You can contact Tielin Fei later. I have something important to see him."
"We need to increase air force support." Pan Meiren had already finished contacting Li Ziwen and put down the phone to ask.
Ouyang Yun replied: "While his illness is killing him, it is a God-given opportunity. It is necessary to make an all-out effort. By the way, help me call Mr. Deng over. It's time for them to launch the Xinghua Volunteer Army."
Turn your attention back to Gan Bang.
After more than two months of bloody war, Gan Bang no longer has any of its original appearance. If you look down from the air on this famous meat grinder, you will find that it looks like a meat grinder that fell into the dense forest. Like an active volcano, not only is there no vegetation, but it also emits billowing smoke from time to time.
"For both China and Japan, it was impossible to build any more fortifications in Kambang at that time, because if you go deep into it, you will find that the entire land of Kambang has been covered with too much artillery fire. The ground was covered with loose soil, and today, three months after the Battle of Kambang, when our film crew set foot on this land, we could still easily pick up a handful of soil with our hands, and we It is easy to find one or two or even more shrapnel from the soil. If we are more careful, we will find some dark brown particles in the floating soil. There is no doubt that these are the human blood after seeping into the floating soil. A special product formed by condensation..."
The above text comes from the commentary of the large-scale war documentary "The Battle of Kambang" filmed by China Central Radio and Television. Through this text, it is not difficult for people to discover the brutality of the Battle of Kambang at that time.
Yes, at the end of the Battle of Ganbang, it was impossible for China and Japan to build any more defensive fortifications. All they could do was to mobilize other troops to fill them when their frontline troops were about to be unable to support them. And if they If they find that the situation on the front line is so bad that they don't have time to increase their troops, they will not hesitate to direct their own artillery to launch indiscriminate bombardment, directly covering the entire battlefield with dense artillery fire...
The turning point of the Battle of Ganbang came from the man-eating mosquito incident that occurred in Xiaoling Heights, because it was the man-eating mosquitoes that helped the Chinese defenders in Xiaoling Heights to eliminate enemies several times their size and remove them from the defensive battle in Xiaoling Heights. Only after they were liberated from the world did they have the possibility of becoming extraordinary soldiers.
In addition, in the later stages of the Battle of Kambang, China also dispatched a surprise force, the Xinghua Volunteer Army.
Regarding the use of the Xinghua Volunteer Army, the Supreme Command originally planned to let them exert influence in the areas controlled by the Chinese side on the Malay Peninsula to form a local armed force with the Malays as the main force to assist the Third Expeditionary Army in controlling the area. However, Because the Battle of Kambang suddenly took a turn, and the officers and soldiers of the Xinghua Volunteer Army strongly requested to join the battle, it still got the opportunity to fight in the later stages of the Battle of Kambang.