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In fact, before Xu Xiangqian came, the Anti-League had already experienced how difficult this city was to fight. But now that Xu Xiangqian, who is better at large group operations and has experience in attacking cities, is the coach, the Anti-League itself is also stronger.
It has been greatly enhanced compared to the original, so the Anti-League team is still
He was eager to avenge his previous humiliation. Xu Xiangqian was originally one of the generals in the Red Party who preferred attacking the most, and he was somewhat proud of his seven battles and seven victories, so his thoughts were similar to those of his subordinates. He did not try to attack once.
He was unwilling to give in, especially after he learned the information about the Harbin garrison.
At this time, the number of Japanese troops stationed in Harbin exceeded 50,000, which should be said to be not small, and there were many defensive fortifications available. However, the main force of the defenders was two divisions mainly composed of Osaka people. The fighting will and the
The other Japanese divisions were far behind the boss, and the misdeeds of the 4th Division and the 104th Division of fleeing without fighting many times had long become a joke within the Red Party. Therefore, the Anti-Japanese Alliance generally believed that there was an opportunity.
Can be multiplied.
However, after receiving strict orders from the Kwantung Army Headquarters, the two Osaka divisions did not dare to flee without a fight again, and in their view, Harbin was not a city that was difficult to hold on to. Although Osaka people cherished their lives, a sure win
They are still willing to fight. Although the Osaka soldiers are relatively afraid of death, they are more mobile than the Japanese soldiers in other places.
Their brains and tactics are also more flexible. Once they are determined to fight to the death, it is really not that easy to deal with. Especially in defensive battles, the Osaka soldiers who have excellent technical and tactical skills and cherish their own lives are obviously better at using them than the Japanese in other places.
to reduce their own casualties. As a result, the Anti-Japanese Alliance's attack on Harbin suffered a heavy setback from the beginning.
Despite the cost of more than 20,000 casualties, they still failed to enter the city, while the Japanese casualties were less than 3,000. Such a disparity in exchange ratio was a heavy blow to those anti-Japanese soldiers who were proud of their consecutive victories.
A basin of cold water also brought the exciting "seven battles and seven victories" to an abrupt end. Xu Xiangqian also realized that no matter how many troops he had, as long as he did not control the air (note
1), it is still difficult to capture a large city with strong defenses. At the same time, the statement that "Osaka soldiers are not good at fighting" has been refuted due to the large number of sacrifices of the Anti-Union soldiers. However, the Osaka Division's fighting style is very different from that of most Japanese troops.
Even Xu Xiangqian didn't fully understand what his strength was until he fought and dealt with him many times.
After the first defeat since crossing the Songhua River south, the fatigue of the main force of the Anti-Japanese Alliance that had been covered up by high morale suddenly broke out. The number of sick people in the army also increased sharply. In addition, the Japanese army base camp was always crowded.
Never stopped heading east
Reinforcements were sent from the north. However, the medicine carried by the main force of the Anti-Japanese Alliance was much less than before because it was consumed too much in the attack but could not be supplemented by any capture. Xu Xiangqian had to give up the siege of Harbin. Fortunately, due to his effective command
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Gao Yuan also cooperated very well in Jiangbei, and Xu Xiangqian also came up with a clever plan of "attack first before retreating", which successfully confused the Japanese army. Thus, most of the troops were brought back to Jiangbei safely, while the Kwantung Army was busy "recovering the lost ground"
to lighten the base camp
Due to the culpability of the high command, there was no spare time to invade the North Manchu base of the Anti-Alliance. Therefore, the main force of the Anti-Alliance led by Xu Xiangqian also got a rare and long period of repair time.b President Deep Love bbhttp:mnxub
Although the Anti-Japanese War's continuous battles and victories did not last forever, Xu Xiangqian's "seven battles and seven victories" still wrote a rich and colorful chapter in the history of the Anti-Japanese War. He not only directly eliminated more than 100,000 Japanese troops, but also rescued millions
The population trapped in the occupied areas and snatched back a large amount of money, food, materials, equipment and talents are strengthening.
While increasing the strength of the base areas in North Manchuria, it also weakened the economic foundation of the Japanese-occupied areas in Northeast China. At the same time, the "Seven Wars and Seven Victories" of the Anti-Japanese Alliance also directly affected the in-depth development of the guerrilla war in South Manchuria. In addition, the Kwantung Army was due to the main force of the Anti-Union forces.
The fear deepened and more troops had to be used to prevent Xu Xiangqian from sending troops again.
Going south, this made their already insufficient troops even more stretched. To a certain extent, although the Japanese Kwantung Army tried its best to "recover" a lot of "lost ground", it was able to basically control only
Those are just large and medium-sized cities and major transportation lines. As for the vast rural areas in southern Manchuria.
Within a year, everything became dominated by the Anti-Japanese guerrillas. Due to these two factors, the Northeastern region, which had always been regarded as a rear base by the Japanese, almost became a burden that cost more than the income. This doubted the original
Japan, whose economy has become increasingly difficult to support due to the war of aggression against China, has further slipped into the abyss.
However, at that time, the greatest significance of the main force of the Anti-Japanese Alliance crossing the Songhua River southward was to force the Japanese base camp to further increase its troops to the Kwantung Army. Moreover, its strength was increased to 700,000. If the Japanese troops west of the Greater Khingan Mountains are also included.
Almost reached 800,000 people. Under this premise, the Japanese military department discussed how hard it worked before December 1938.
It can only increase the strength of the Central China Expeditionary Force to about 1 million, of which the total strength of the Japanese troops in Xuzhou will not exceed 800,000. Although this number is still large, compared with the Japanese who devoted most of their troops to the Central Plains battlefield, it is ten thousand.
The pressure on the Fifth Group Army and the Eighth Route Army is finally less, and both the difficulty of annihilating the enemy and the price required are also much less.
Even 800,000 is not so easy to swallow. The Red Party went all out this time and did not hesitate to risk more than 500,000 of the main force of the Eighth Route Army to cross the Yellow River south into the Central Plains. In addition, 300,000 troops and 15 troops were urgently mobilized in the Central Plains Border Region.
The main force of the group army is nearly 400,000, and the total strength is no less than 1.2 million. If necessary, troops can be recruited from Shandong. However, how to coordinate such a large army and belong to two major systems?
Unanimity has become a big problem. Fortunately, the great man has long thought about this. Although Zhang Hao lacks experience in military command, his qualifications, status and achievements are enough to be qualified for the post of secretary of the front committee. On this basis, let General Peng
The mobilization troops commanding the Eighth Route Army and the Central Plains Border Region are responsible for the western front, and the 15th Army Group Headquarters is responsible for the eastern front. This can avoid quarrels between the Eighth Route Army and the 15th Army due to issues of priority.
Note 1: Although considering the factor of mobility, the heavy artillery captured by the Anti-Japanese Alliance was directly transported back to the North Manchu base instead of taking it on the road. However, during this war, even the light artillery of the Anti-Japanese Alliance was destroyed by Japanese aircraft.
Air strikes destroyed many, not to mention heavy artillery with larger targets. With Xu Xiangqian's military genius, it was impossible to imagine this.