"Send a telegram to Anshan again, so that Zhang Zuolin's 17th Division can spot the opportunity and take the initiative to attack. Don't stay in Anshan all the time. Most of the Japs' troops are already concentrated here in Gaizhou. There must be many troops in the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula.
If there are some gaps, we can exploit them." Yuan Su added.
"But, Commander, the Japanese Army over at Lushun still has an 18th Division that has not moved?" At this time, a staff officer quickly reminded him.
"Since he hasn't moved now, he obviously won't move in the short term. The 18th Division was the force originally planned to attack Qingdao. This time the Fifth Division rashly launched an attack on us. Its purpose is nothing more than to attack Qingdao.
Put pressure on us in order to prevent us from regaining Qingdao through diplomatic means. They think that as long as they can achieve their goal, the 18th Division will continue to go to Qingdao to complete the original mission. Therefore, the 18th Division will definitely not do it for a while.
Help in the battle in Liaodong." Yuan Su said analytically, and he was quite confident about this.
Of course, once the Japanese army discovers that the war in Liaodong is in trouble, it will definitely be forced to mobilize the 18th Division and even more troops to join the war. But this is all a matter for the future, and naturally it will happen now
The purpose is to take advantage of the opportunity when the person "feels good about himself".
"I got it, I'll arrange the telegram right away." Du Yu did not question Yuan Su's decision and nodded in agreement.
"Arrange for me to send the encrypted message to Chen Gongtai's division headquarters, and give him one day to come up with a combat plan for attacking Dandong." After taking a deep breath, Yuan Su issued the order again.
After hearing Yuan Su's order, everyone in the staff room showed varying degrees of astonishment.
Previously, the 17th Division stationed at the Anshan Defense Line was allowed to wait for an opportunity to strike first, which already required great risks. Now, the 10th Division of the Central Yang Army at the Hadabei Defense Line was actually asked to take the initiative to formulate a combat plan to attack Dandong, which not only required more responsibilities
The risk has even completely reversed the positions of the offensive and defensive sides.
Of course, this does not mean that flexibility cannot be achieved on the battlefield. On the contrary, what is most needed on the battlefield is flexibility. However, once the positions of the offensive and defensive sides are reversed, the current situation will have to consider the political and diplomatic consequences. Britain and France have already
Clarifying their position will support Japan in the overall situation. At this time, the Western powers can still teach Japan a lesson in private and urge Japan to end the war as soon as possible. However, the Chinese ** team takes the initiative to expand the scale of the war, which may anger the Western powers.
, I’m afraid the consequences will be disastrous.
What's more, Dandong is an important transportation area connecting Liaodong to North Korea. Whether it can be defeated or not defeated, it may not be of any benefit to China's current war situation. Perhaps the negligence of the Japanese garrison will have a negative impact on Dandong.
garrison, the 10th Division could launch a sneak attack to capture this place in one fell swoop, but then the Japanese army could easily mobilize troops from North Korea and Port Arthur to launch a counterattack. By that time, it would be equivalent to provoking more Japanese troops to join the war.
The fifth division alone is enough to overwhelm the Liaodong defense line. When the 18th, 19th, and even 20th divisions all swarm forward, how can they still hold on with a mere 70,000 troops?
"Commander, this is too risky. If nothing else, let's just say that if the trouble breaks out, the 18th Division of the Japanese Army will directly go into battle and quickly seize the back roads of Hada Monument and Anshan. It will be very big for us.
There's something wrong." A staff officer quickly advised.
"Yes, although Japan himself does not dare to expand the war rashly now, we cannot push the envelope too far. Even if we want to take advantage of this, we should do it in a cyclical and gradual manner. If we attack Dandong all at once, the situation of both China and Japan is huge.
There is no room left." Another staff officer also hurriedly agreed.
Yuan Su is very aware of the qualifications of the staff officers around him. Even his direct descendants are people who lack actual combat experience. As for the other staff officers, they either have just graduated from the military academy and were assigned here not long ago, or they were temporarily promoted from below.
It cannot be said that these people have no ability at all, it is just that their abilities need to be refined.
The staff officer's concerns are only based on one-sided factors. From a normal thinking mode, they are indeed reasonable. But war is like the wind and clouds, changing all the time, and those who lead the war need to look behind the situation to see the situation.
Just like pushing away the clouds and mist.
The reason why he made such a decision was to reverse the roles of offense and defense.
It is impossible to achieve final victory by defending on the battlefield, not to mention that as the saying goes, "The best defense is offense."
Furthermore, since everyone knows that Japan does not dare to expand this war easily, then he must seize this point and escalate the war situation as soon as possible, even if the troops invested by both sides are only tens of thousands of people on hand.
But in name, an upgrade in momentum can also have a huge impact.
The staff officer was worried about the combat effectiveness of several divisions of the Japanese Army, but what Yuan Su focused on was the supply of logistics materials that Japan had prepared for this war. He believed that the logistics resources of the Japanese Army that now support the fifth division's operations would
Basically, they are the standing resources of the Lushun headquarters. Once the war escalates, the corresponding material consumption will expand. At that time, even the part of the materials prepared to attack Qingdao will have to be temporarily requisitioned.
If Japan mobilizes more troops to fight in Liaodong, it will cause more consumption of materials.
Not only that, in the face of Japan's increase in troops, the Beiyang government will also increase its troops. Compared with one fighting at home and the other fighting overseas, the logistical advantages will soon be revealed. Based on Japan's current situation
Today, we still have to deal with the burden of the European battlefield. Even if we include North Korea and Taiwan, we will only be able to make ends meet in the end.
Of course, fighting a logistics war is only a long-term plan. The most important purpose of Yuan Su's initiative to attack Dandong this time is to disperse the pressure on Gaizhou and make the Fifth Division realize that the Chinese Army will not
They were stupid enough to only stick to their own positions; the second was to test the limits of the Japanese army's determination to expand the war.
If the Japanese army immediately mobilizes the 18th Division or the 19th and 20th Divisions to come for reinforcements because of the attack on Dandong, it means that Japan is really prepared to expand the war. At this time, the United Front Work Command and even the Beiyang Government
Fu should promptly adjust its strategic thinking on the Liaodong battlefield and be ready to launch a full-scale war at any time.
In addition, public opinion can further seize Japan's handle and spread rumors domestically and internationally.
Previously, the staff officers were worried that the escalation of the war would force Britain and France to increase pressure on China. This was actually completely baseless. Britain and France wanted to win over China to join the Allies and provide manpower and material resources to support the European war. At the same time, they did not want Japan to waste resources.
Judging from China's attitude towards China, once the Liaodong War escalates, Britain and France will be even more anxious to mediate the war. Since this war was started by Japan itself, the responsibility naturally lies with Japan itself.
"Right now, we need to relieve the pressure on Gaizhou as soon as possible. The best way is to take the initiative to attack areas of strategic value on the Japanese side. In short, you don't need to ask anything else. Just follow my instructions immediately." Yuan Su said decisively,
He doesn't have the time and grace to give detailed explanations to these staff officers now. He hopes to guide these staff officers through facts so that they can be trained.
Everyone looked at each other in shock. Faced with Yuan Su's strong persistence, no one dared to say anything more.
However, in everyone's mind, they secretly left a bad impression on Yuan Su. He was headstrong and refused to listen to advice. Some people even couldn't help but worry about this battle. If there were any shortcomings, this was related to the fate of the country and the nation.
When it comes to matters of honor and disgrace, who should bear the responsibility?