Speaking of this, Xiangyue Qingsi paused for a moment, and still glanced at the division commanders with a smile. Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, she continued slowly: "Central Army, Shanxi-Sui Army, Eighth Route Army
, these three troops are like three brothers. After the death of their parents, they all wanted to be the boss. They used to fight often and fight to the death. After the imperial army came, they united to defend their homeland. Their unity can last
How long it will take is worthy of study. If we support one of them to be the boss of Shanxi, will this person take the bait? Will he cooperate with the imperial army to fight the other two? It is worthy of in-depth study!"
At this time, these division commanders all fell into deep thought. Because they had experience in this area, they established the Manchukuo National Defense Force in the Northeast, with a number of 150,000 people. During the imperial army's series of battles and suppression of the Manchurian resistance forces,
It played a role as an auxiliary force in the occupation of Rehe, the Battle of Songhu and other battles. Now the reorganization work of the Manchuria National Defense Force is going very smoothly. I believe that after eliminating the mediocre and strengthening training and education, the Manchurian National Defense Force will be directly commanded by outstanding officers of the imperial army.
, will become a powerful force that assists the imperial army in defending Manchuria and conquering North and Central China.
Feeling that the generals had been given enough time to think, Xiangyue Qingsi stood up, walked to the map, and said: "According to the orders from the base camp and the North China Front Army's battle plan, the primary task of this Shanxi Front battle is to open up the
Tong-Pu Railway, gather and annihilate the main force of the China Army in Shanxi, and finally attack east and west with the Second Army, cooperate with the 14th Division to capture Henan, eliminate the main force of the China Government's First Theater, and then move south to attack Wuhan."
Speaking of this, Xiangyue Qingsi suddenly felt a little dazed. The tragic situation of the elite 21st Brigade and the Chahar Dispatch Corps immediately emerged in her mind. An uncontrollable thought came to her mind, can this combat plan be realized?
Shaking her head to get rid of the ominous thoughts in her mind, Xiangyue Qingsi regained her composure and calmness and continued: "In order to achieve this goal, the First Army decided to divide this campaign into three stages. The first stage,
First, clear out the areas around Taiyuan and the Jinzhong and Xinkou areas. Why do this? Because the experience of capturing Taiyuan twice tells me that when we attack the Chinese government army and the Jinsui Army, the Eighth Route Army always makes trouble with us and ambush us.
The vanguard troops cut off our transportation lines, tried every means to destroy traffic, and held us back. When we attacked the Eighth Route Army, the Chinese government troops and the Jinsui Army generally did not actively rescue and cooperate. Especially the Jinsui Army, basically
You must know that Shanxi is Yan Xishan's hometown, and the Eighth Route Army now occupies a larger territory than him. It is worth pondering what kind of mentality he has. Therefore, the name of our army's first attack is Shape
North and south means that people think we are going to attack north but in fact we are attacking south. The purpose is to eliminate the Eighth Route Army in these two areas, at least drive them away from the railway line so that they cannot interfere with our next operation.
The specific deployment is: 1. Use the 109th Division to stay in Taiyuan and defend southward along the Zhengtai Line to prevent the independent divisions of the Eighth Route Army in the central and southeastern Shanxi areas. The 129th Division will cross the Zhengtai Line to reinforce;
The regiment was in the center and attacked north along the Tong-Pu Railway, with the target of Xinkou. The 6th Division and the 20th Division swept the area east of Fenhe River and west of the Tong-Pu Railway, captured Yuanping, and outflanked the Xinkou area; with the 8th Division
The 25th Division swept through the area east of Tongpu Railway, north of Zhengtai Road, west of Taihang Mountain, and south of Wutai Mountain. They detoured around Wutai and Dingxiang and attacked Xinkou. They formed an encirclement with Xinkou as the center and eliminated it.
The 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army in this area must at least drive them to the north of the Inner Great Wall. After completing the task, the 25th Division will defend the Xinkou line to prevent the Eighth Route Army in the north from going south to attack our army. Second, capture Xinkou
After that, the main force of our army quickly retreated to the Taiyuan and Yangquan areas, and used the 22nd Division stationed in Handan to attack Shexian and Licheng, attracting the attention and cover of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi and the Chinese government forces in the area.
Our army's actions. The 20th Division attacked southward along the Tongpu Railway, occupied Qingxu, Qixian, and Pingyao in sequence, opened up the Taiyuan to Pingyao section of the Jinpu Railway, and relied on the Tongpu Railway to attack from west to east. The Sixth Division,
The 109th Division went south from Yangquan and captured Pingding, Xiyang, Heshun, and Liao County. The 109th Division was responsible for guarding the communication line from Yangquan to Liaoxian. The 6th Division captured Liao County and then moved west to capture Yu
She, cut off the connection between the Eighth Route Army Independent Division and the 129th Division, and block the retreat route of the main force of the Eighth Route Army Independent Division in the central Shanxi area. The First Division and the Eighth Division went south from Zhengtai Road and attacked Jinzhong. After achieving their goals,
Push to the south. In this way, our army formed a second encirclement circle east of the Tongpu Railway, west of the Taihang Mountains, south of the Zhengtai Line, Pingyao, Yushe, and north of Liao County, and annihilated the main force of the Eighth Route Army's independent division in this area, completely
Destroy the resistance regime in the region."
After a pause, Xiangyue Qingsi glanced at her colleagues. She felt that everyone was listening attentively and had fascinated faces, so she felt a little self-appreciative. Also, her plan was much more detailed and clever than the plan drawn up by General Judai Terauchi.
More, it is deeply in line with Sun Tzu's art of war in China, and is in line with the tactical essentials of modern warfare that relies on rapid maneuvers on communication lines, large detours, and large encirclements, so it is naturally foolproof.
Of course, this was a combat meeting of the First Army, and Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi was not so superficial. He continued to indulge himself in his planning and deployment. He continued: "After completing the first phase of the campaign, the Eighth Route Army will suffer heavy losses.
, their base areas were encroached upon by me, and most of the main force was wiped out. Even if they could escape, our army's defense line has been established and we have a foothold in Shanxi, so we are not afraid of their harassment. Next, we entered the battle.
The second stage is to use coercion and inducement. The target is the main force of the Shanxi-Sui Army in Yan Xishan in western Shanxi. The specific deployment is as follows: use the Sixth Division to outflank Huozhou along Yushe, Wuxiang, Qinxian, and Qinyuan, and use the Second Division to outflank Huozhou.
The Tenth Division went south along the Tongpu Railway and directly attacked Jiexiu, Lingshi, and Huozhou. After the two divisions captured Huozhou, they raided the areas west of the Fen River, north of the Xinshui River, and east of the Yellow River to defeat the Shanxi-Sui Army.
The main force: use the First Division to detour along Taiyuan, Fangshan, and Linxian, and use the Eighth Division to detour along Fenyang, Zhongyang, and Liulin to sweep the Luliang Mountains. This time, we will attack Yan Xishan's Shanxi-Sui Army
Most of the main force will be eliminated in the encirclement. The best way is to force them to surrender, at least to force some of them to surrender and become the local security forces of the imperial army to help us defend railway lines and highway lines and deal with the Eighth Route Army."
As she spoke, Xiangyue Qingsi's voice rose unconsciously, as if she wanted to vent all the grievances of being starved in Taiyuan these days: "In the third stage of the campaign, the sword is aimed at northern Shanxi and the Tongpu Railway is opened.
After completing the second phase of the mission, our army has controlled the hinterland of Shanxi north of Huozhou and south of Xinkou. The 109th Division, the 25th Division, and the 20th Division were left to consolidate the occupied areas, establish local government, and organize
The local security forces. The 1st, 6th, and 83rd divisions concentrated on Xinkou and Yuanping, launched the battle on the northern section of the Tongpu Railway, and faced the imperial army and Manchurian National Defense Force troops moving south from Datong, and Li Shouxin's cavalry troops from the north and south.
, completely open up the Tongpu Railway. The specific deployment is: the first division starts from Yuanping, moves north along the Tongpu Railway, and captures Shuozhou. The sixth division starts from Yuanping, captures Daixian, Fanzhi, and Lingqiu, and opens up the
Road transportation in Laiyuan. After the Eighth Division arrived in Dai County, it went north to Ying County and Hunyuan to join forces with Datong's troops moving south. At this point, all the transportation trunk lines in the northern Shanxi area were opened. The fourth stage of the campaign was to attack Huanglong directly, which is also where we are.
The ultimate goal of this battle is to take southern Shanxi directly and drive the main force of the Chinese government forces entrenched in Zhongtiao Mountain across the Yellow River. The specific deployment is as follows: 1. The 109th Division will cooperate with the 22nd Division and the
The first division of the 14th Division from Xinxiang swept through southeastern Shanxi and captured Changzhi and Jincheng; the second division, the First Division, the Sixth Division, and the Eighth Division completed the third phase of their missions, and the defense force moved southward from Datong, with vehicles
It moved to Taiyuan, marched hand in hand with the 20th Division, went south along the Tongpu Railway, and captured Linfen and Houma. Then, the 6th Division captured Xinjiang, Jishan, and Hejin, and moved south from Hejin to capture Wanrong and Linyi, preparing to attack Yuncheng from a flank.
, the Eighth Division captured Jiangxian and Yuanqu, the First Division, and the Twentieth Division went straight to Yuncheng. After taking Yuncheng, they rested for a few days, and under the cover of the aviation force, launched the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain and captured Zhongtiao.
Mountains, drinking horses from the Yellow River!”
Xiangyue Qingsi became more and more excited as she spoke these last few words, almost howling.
The Chief of Staff of the First Army, Major General Hashimoto Gunma, was so excited that he stood up first and bowed his head and said "Hai". A group of division commanders, brigade commanders and chiefs of staff followed suit and stood up, bowed their heads and said "Hai".
Xiangyue Qingsi waved her hand and asked the generals to sit down. She also returned to her seat and sat down. She took a sip of tea and said slowly: "The key to this battle is to attack in separate areas and divide and conquer. Our army attacks the Eighth Route and lets Jin
The Sui Army and the Central Army stood by and watched, attacking the Shanxi-Sui Army and leaving the Central Army unable to rescue them. The Eighth Route Army was unable to rescue them. If they waited until they had dealt with the Shanxi-Sui Army and then attacked the Central Army, they would be left alone. Once the Central Army was driven out of Zhongtiao Mountain
, then our strategic situation will be greatly improved."
After listening to the battle plan, Major General Yano Otozaburo sighed in his heart. General Judai Terauchi, Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe, and Lieutenant General Kiyoshi Kozuki were indeed the pillars of the Imperial Army. This campaign plan was drawn up tightly and watertight. It not only contained military
Thoughts, as well as political thoughts, are not only the use of tactical norms, but also the summary of experiences and lessons learned from fighting the North China Army, which can be regarded as a model.
Out of the sense of responsibility of a senior imperial general and the fear of being annihilated by the 30th Regiment of the 4th Brigade of the 8th Division and the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Division, Major General Yano Otonzaburo could not help but remind Xiang Yueqing.
Lieutenant General Si: "Your Excellency, Commander, there should be no problem in the first, second and fourth phases of the campaign, because the attack area in the first phase is not large, and the Eighth Route Army can be caught unawares. They will definitely think that our army will inevitably go south.
When attacking the Central Army, all they could think about was how to contain our army. Therefore, it was very easy for our army to attack and mop up the enemy. However, Yan Xishan's Shanxi-Sui Army passed through the battles of Pingxing Pass, Niangzi Pass and Xinkou. Their vitality was severely damaged and they were extremely afraid of our army.
, there should be no problem. The southern Shanxi area defended by the Central Army is suitable for our army's mechanized troops to fight, and the capture of Yuncheng is not a big problem. The key to the problem is the battle in the northern section of Tongpu Road, which should be the defense area of the Eighth Route Army's elite troops, the Third Division of the Eighth Division
The 10th Regiment was severely damaged at Yanmen Pass. Although our army still has troops stationed in some areas of the northern section of the transportation line, they have been compressed into strongholds. Not only are the railways interrupted, but the roads are actually inaccessible. This should be the most important place for the Eighth Route Army of the Communist Party of China.
Elite troops are on the move. When you encounter such troops, you must be extra careful. They are very courageous. I feel that it is not appropriate to divide the troops for a mopping up of three divisions. If the troops are divided, it will be easy for the enemy to take advantage of them."
When Major General Otonzaburo Yano said this, the commander of the First Division Kawamura Kyosuke and the commander of the Eighth Division Lieutenant General Nishi Yiichi felt their hearts pounding, as if the piles of broken pieces outside Yanmen Pass and Langfang appeared before their eyes.
Kawamura Kyosuke took two sips from the water glass and asked in a low voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, do you have any information about China Instructor Liu Yimin's unit? Where is this unit now?"
Xiangyue Qingsi shook her head.
Kawamura Kyosuke's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
Xiangyue Qingsi was amused in her heart and comforted her: "Kawacun-kun, don't worry. Although instructor Liu Yimin has escaped from Tianjin and is missing for the time being, he has definitely not come to Shanxi. Think about it, he was taken away from Tianjin
With so much supplies, transportation alone is a big problem. He can't cross the Pinghan-Han Line and can't get here."
After hearing this, Kawamura Kyosuke's expression became lively.
Lieutenant General Nishi Giichi and Lieutenant General Kawamura Kyosuke have different ideas. He is now full of anger and is eager to find the Chinese army that ambush the 30th Regiment and Cavalry Company for revenge. Without even looking at the change in Lieutenant General Kawamura Kyosuke's face,
Lieutenant General Xi Yiyi angrily asked Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi: "Your Excellency, Commander, have you found out the numbers of the troops that ambush the imperial army at Yanmen Pass last time? I want to find them and become the broken warriors of the 30th Regiment.
Let’s take revenge!”
Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi glanced at Lieutenant General Kawamura Kyosuke's face, and said to Lieutenant General Nishi Yiichi: "It has been found out that it was the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army of the Communist Party of China that did it. The division commander is Lin Biao. This time we are in Xinkou
The main purpose of the regional battle and the battle in the northern section of Tongpa Road is to eliminate them. Last time, they despicably ambushed us with a sneak attack, which was unfair. Can Mr. Nishi Yiichi do the same this time and ambush them? I want to see,
Who is more powerful, our veteran division of the Kwantung Army or the 115th Division, the backbone force of the Communist Party? Xiyijun, I am optimistic about the 8th Division!"
Lieutenant General Nishi Yiyi stood up and saluted Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi, and shouted loudly: "Thank you for your trust, Commander. The Eighth Division will live up to your high expectations, catch up with the 115th Division, defeat them, and destroy them."
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Xiangyue Qingsi's eyes were full of admiration. She said "yo" a few times, and then read out several rigid rules of the temple's general Touichi, stressing again and again that this battle is not trivial. If it succeeds, Shanxi may become a stable place for the imperial army.
If they fail, the interests of the Japanese Empire in North China will be seriously damaged. All troops are required to strictly implement the orders of General Terauchi Hisashi, do a good job in reconnaissance and confidentiality, and quickly launch operations to achieve the campaign objectives.
After the combat meeting, just like Nishio Hiszo's style, Lieutenant General Kozuki Kiyoshi also took a group photo with the generals, treated the generals to a meal, and then urged them to return to their base and start operations quickly.
The first shot of the large-scale and extremely brutal anti-mopping operations between the army and the people in North China was fired by sniper Liu Bin.
Because the Japanese army did a good job of keeping secrets before the war, although it was delayed waiting for supplies, the Japanese army moved extremely quickly after deploying. By the time Liu Yimin collected all the intelligence, the hundreds of thousands of North China Front troops had already been deployed.
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Luo Yan reported that this time the Japanese army changed their temper and became extremely cautious and cunning. The signals and commands changed very quickly. A squad sent by the Second Teaching Brigade to Dexian for reconnaissance spent the whole night in covert observation near the gate of Dexian and thought they had grasped the situation.
The next morning, I wanted to disguise myself as Japanese troops and go to the railway line for reconnaissance. Unexpectedly, I encountered a Japanese patrol. Not only did the passwords not match, but the troop liaison signals were also wrong. The Japanese patrol did not hesitate at all.
Shots were fired immediately, and only two people from a reconnaissance squad came back.
The situations reported by Luo Yan are all new, which shows that the Japanese have learned their lesson. Terauchi Shouichi has become cautious and smart, and would rather accidentally kill his own soldiers than let the Chinese army take advantage of them.
Liu Yimin saw that the Japanese troops were extremely powerful and had been deployed in place, so he called Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, and Zeng Zhongsheng to analyze the enemy's situation.
Judging from the current enemy situation, the old Japanese soldier Shouichi in the temple is going to play big this time. Not only have they deployed heavy troop groups in Shandong and Shanxi, but they have also not spared the Pingjin area, Jizhong, and Jidong. They even deployed two troops in Jizhong.
The division cooperates with two independent mixed brigades, as well as Qi Kuiyuan's traitor troops. Moreover, Handan's 22nd Division can join the battle at any time. Jizhong is in danger!
Once the Japanese army completes the sweep of Jizhong, the next step will be to sweep southern Hebei. Even if they do not sweep southern Hebei, the strength of these three divisions and two independent mixed brigades is also a huge strategic reserve force that can support Shanxi or Shanxi at any time.
Fighting in Shandong and Henan. The Ping-Han Line and Jin-Pu Line have been basically repaired. The Japanese army has accelerated its troop deployment. Reinforcements can be arrived at any place in North China within a short time. If the roads are open again, it will be more convenient for the Japanese army. With the addition of Japanese aircraft
Having already controlled the skies over North China, there is still a huge combined fleet that refuses to leave. The purpose is obvious, which is to use superior firepower to attack the Chinese army that dares to confront the Japanese army.
This is the case in Jizhong and southern Hebei, and Luxi is not optimistic either. The Japanese Second Army not only placed a 21st Division here, but also placed an independent mixed fourth brigade, and Nishio Juzo still has in his hands.
There is a 108th Division, which is independently mixed into the 13th Brigade as a reserve team. It can not only quickly reinforce Western and Northern Shandong, but also reinforce Jizhong and Southern Hebei at any time. In other words, from Peking and Tianjin to Taiyuan and Jinan,
The Japanese army has formed a circle of heavy troops, cooperating with each other to fight at any time. Such a powerful force is extremely inconsistent with historical facts. It seems that the Japanese occupation of Tianjin completely awakened the Japanese high-level officials.
Looking at other places in Shandong, there are elite Japanese troops responsible for mopping up the troops. Judging from the posture, Nishio Juzo is determined to uproot the resistance in Shandong this time.
The key issue is not yet here. With the strength and firepower of the teaching division, Liu Yimin has not yet paid attention to the Japanese troops staying in Jizhong and Western Shandong. As long as there is a chance, the independent mixed divisions in the Western Shandong direction will be divided into the 4th Division and the 21st Division.
The division is a gift given to the instructor by Shouichi of the temple. Just divide it into groups and eliminate them one by one. The key to the problem is when to fight and where to fight. If we attack now, not only will the heavy Japanese army turn around and surround the instructor immediately,
Mentor, can't save the current war situation. The effect of hitting hard will be more obvious when the Japanese army launches a large-scale attack and becomes entangled with our army in the direction of Shanxi and Xuzhou.
Several people discussed for a long time, and finally, Liu Yimin decided to adopt the method of advancing when the enemy invades Jizhong. When the enemy launched a large-scale raid on Jizhong, he concentrated the main force to reinforce Jizhong, recruited various armed forces in Jizhong, captured various counties in Jizhong, and beat up the Japanese.
If they are afraid, let them sneak back obediently and stick to the Peiping, Tianjin and Jinpu lines, and the Pinghan line, and consolidate the base areas in central Hebei and southern Hebei. As for when to go south to Shandong or capture Shijiazhuang, they must wait until the Japanese army turns into a pot of porridge in Shandong and Shanxi.
If there is a crisis on the Jinpu Line in the Xuzhou direction, attack the Jinpu Line, destroy the enemy's 21st Luxi Division or the Fourth Independent Brigade, and attract the Japanese troops on the Jinpu Line to return for reinforcements. Once the Japanese troops return for reinforcements, the main force of the division will take advantage of the situation and move south.
Shandong, expand in Shandong and create the Shandong base; if the situation in Shanxi is in crisis, lure the 23rd Brigade stationed in Shijiazhuang to attack southern Hebei, choose a battlefield to kill him, capture Shijiazhuang, cut off the Zhengtai Road, and force Shanxi to return reinforcements to the Japanese army. In one sentence
, the Japanese devils are killed one by one, and each one is destroyed. Since the army is newly equipped with tanks, it should try its skills on the North China Plain and use the heads of Japanese devils to lay the foundation for the birth of our army's first armored unit.
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After making up his mind, Liu Yimin ordered Zeng Zhongsheng to lead the staff office to immediately formulate an anti-mopping up plan for central Hebei Province, ordered Luo Yan to lead the reconnaissance battalion to conduct reconnaissance on the Jinpu Line, Pinghan Line, Deshi Line, and Hanji Highway, and ordered the three sniper brigade to
A squadron immediately dispatched, concealedly entered the Dexian area, and conducted sniper guerrilla warfare against the Japanese troops in Dexian.
After receiving Liu Yimin's order, Wang Tongsheng led the sniper brigade that was already on standby and immediately set off for De County. Although he only had 320 people and knew that there was a Japanese division stationed in De County, Wang Tongsheng was not afraid. It's a joke, look at all his soldiers.
What kind of equipment, each person has a war horse, each person has an August 1 automatic rifle, a shell gun, and each team leader has a Type 97 sniper rifle. The division commander was worried and added a rocket launcher group to each team. This way
Our troops are ranked first in the world, so why are they afraid of little Japs? What’s more, they are fighting sniper and guerrilla warfare?