The baton in Yang Zhen's hand moved from Bohai Bay to Dezhou and continued: "Boss, during the Battle of Songhu that year, the Japanese army took advantage of the energy and elite of Chongqing to put it on the frontal battlefield of Songhu, and the flank protection was extremely weak. The sudden landing at Jinshanwei almost outflanked the dumplings of hundreds of thousands of troops on the frontal battlefield of Songhu, which can be a lesson for us. ”

"There are many examples of frontal battles, and I still say that they fought well. Although many battles were not defeated, the lessons were also a lesson for us. The Qin people did not have time to mourn themselves and later generations mourned them, and later generations mourned them without learning from them, and also made future generations mourn for future generations. ”

"The lessons that our ancestors have exchanged for us with the experience of blood, we descendants must experience in our hearts. Although I personally have many different opinions on the command of the frontal battle. But I still say that the good ones should be learned, and the experience should be learned. Let's not wear new shoes and go back to their old ways. ”

"Once our army now forces a sustained offensive regardless of fatigue, regardless of casualties, regardless of the supply lines that have been stretched to the extreme. The main force of our army was attracted by the Japanese army on the front line to the northwest of Shandong and southern Hebei, and the Japanese army inserted a knife on the flank of our army by landing, so the whole battle situation changed dramatically. ”

"Even if the two major battlefields of our army in the north and south will not only be divided by the Japanese army, but the supply lines of the southbound troops will be cut off. At the same time, our army's southward combat units are also in danger of being wiped out. The two bosses landed in a sneak attack battle, which was no stranger to the Japanese army, and was even quite good at it. Especially now, they still have a firm grip on China's coastal sea supremacy. ”

"Although most of the coastline of Bohai Bay is muddy tidal flats, it is not geologically suitable for landing operations. However, the whole Bohai Bay is flat, but the terrain is quite favorable. And most of them are not suitable for landing operations, which does not mean that there is absolutely no suitable place. ”

"Nearly half a century since the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese Navy, which has been active in the Bohai Bay all the year round, can definitely be said to be well aware of the situation in the entire Bohai Sea. Not to mention the Bohai Bay with Tianjin, the largest seaport in North China? It can even be said that it understands better than the Chinese. If they want to launch a landing operation against us, they are absolutely sure in their hearts where they can carry out the landing operation. ”

"And now amphibious landing operations, infantry directly ashore is very rare. As long as there is a channel and the water depth is sufficient, the landing craft can even drive directly to the beach. The Japanese Navy has amphibious battlefields and landing ships. As long as they want, they can land anywhere in the entire Bohai Bay, where they see fit. ”

"Now, according to the current situation of our army, as well as the comparison of the strength and tactics of the two armies, I have decided to adopt a coercive posture against Texas, the gateway to the northwest of Shandong. Put on a posture of approaching Jinan and sweeping Shandong. Attract the Japanese reinforcements to the Shandong battlefield as much as possible, so as to avoid the situation of our army being attacked by the enemy on its back. ”

"Seize the time to capture Tianjin on the northern front and cut off the passage for the Japanese army to re-enter North China on the northern front. According to the changes in the entire battle situation, it is divided into two nodes, north and south, and the battles are all places that the Japanese army must save. Let the Japanese army focus on the two battlefields of the north and south when considering landing operations. Instead of concentrating forces, a breakthrough will be implemented on our flanks. ”

"At the same time, a mobile defense was adopted along the Bohai Bay, and some troops, mainly armored mechanized units, were deployed at several key points along the Jinpu line. Once the Japanese army launched a landing operation with a force while reinforcing it head-on, it would attack with all its armored forces. ”

"Although I am not sure whether the Japanese army will carry out a landing operation at this juncture and launch a surprise attack on our flank. But these things, I, as a commander, have to take into account. With insufficient troops, I could only find a way to distract the Japanese reinforcements as much as possible, and then use mobile defense on the Eastern Front as much as possible. In the case of limited troops, we should make the best use of the forces at hand. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen paused for a moment before he said: "As for going south to seize Dezhou, or even the entire area north of the Yellow River in Shandong. The two bosses, the current anti-United Nations southbound troops, are really no longer moving. It's not that I, Yang Zhen, will accept it when I see it, it's because the current situation of the troops can no longer allow us to continue to go south. ”

"Now the casualties of all participating units are also 30%. The divisions generally have only 60 percent of the combat strength and only 50 percent of the troops. All kinds of mechanized equipment, in addition to the fact that the losses are not light and the replenishment is difficult. The rest were not only badly damaged in battle, but themselves generally in need of major repairs. The troops were already unusually exhausted, and desperately needed even a brief respite. At present, the overall strength of the troops, even if it is a defensive battle, is very reluctant, let alone offensive. ”

"All the supplies that were originally stored in Chahar and Jixi have been exhausted. As the distance of the troops to the south increased, and the distance from the rear increased, the supply lines were already overwhelmed. An infantry division needs more than 200 tons of ammunition and other supplies every day, in addition to food. ”

"At present, in addition to food, most of which can be met in Jizhong, the rest of the materials need to be transferred from the northeast. By the time the battle had been fought, the entire supply line had been stretched to the extreme, and the entire supply line was overwhelmed. If we continue south, the entire supply line will not only be extremely fragile, but also in danger of collapsing at any time. ”

"The most critical thing is that in the northeast battlefield, we are still carrying hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army, and we are really unable to send any ground troops into the customs at the moment. This battle was different from last year, in which Jinbei and Suiyuan were only auxiliary battlefields, and the number of troops invested was relatively limited. Throughout last year's battle, our main battlefield was mainly in the northeast. ”

"And in this battle, we, who are responsible for the main combat tasks of the two major battlefields, have really put all our strength into it. At present, in the entire northeastern base area, the total number of troops left behind is less than 10,000. Except for the new recruits, there were no field troops in the whole base area. ”

"Boss, it's not that I don't want to settle the matter in one fell swoop and completely solve the North China problem, let alone the kind of person who accepts it when he sees it. It's our power, which has really been used to the extreme. If we continue to move south, the strength of the entire front will be at least under the current situation, and in addition to replenishing the troops to 70 percent, at least five integrated divisions will need to be invested. ”

"But at least for now, the Anti-United Nations has been unable to transfer the strength of any division to enter the pass. Such a large-scale two-front battle is itself a test for us. In the deployment and adjustment of troops, it is necessary to be precise to every division and even every regiment. Otherwise, if we are not careful, not only will we not be able to make progress, but we may both be exhausted. ”

"If the anti-coalition forces in North China are on the defensive, the whole line will be put on the defensive. Can you trap the enemy in Texas and use the Texas battlefield to attract Japanese reinforcements as much as possible. It is very important for our defensive operations in the near future. ”

"Targeting the Japanese in at least one place would greatly save us the amount of troops we had invested in defense. From Tianjin to the mouth of the Yellow River, the entire Bohai Bay was too large for the Japanese army to land. In addition to the southern Hebei and Hebei borders, we have no way to defend the airtight. ”

"If you can't attract the attention of the Japanese army to a certain place. Unless we mobilize heavy troops, we will defend the coastline of several hundred kilometers from Tianjin to the mouth of the Yellow River with high density. Otherwise, with the current strength, then our entire defense system will not have any effect. Even if we take a mobile defense, it will cost a lot of troops. ”

"Modern warfare is a three-dimensional war. Ground, air, and sea complement each other. We are fighting against an army with a large navy and considerable experience in landing operations. Especially fighting along the coastline, if we forget about the enemy's navy, even one that is already in decline, we will make a fatal mistake. ”

"This is also what I am most dissatisfied with about Du Kaishan. He was too light on the enemy, and he really became a trapped beast when the enemy of Texas had become a trapped beast. When he swept through the Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area, he would not take the opportunity to sneak attack him. He even regarded the entire Japanese army in Shandong, and even the entire Japanese army, as nothing. ”

He only saw the scattered enemy troops on the ground, and saw the decline of the Japanese army in the entire North China Battlefield at the moment, but he ignored that there was still a long coastline on his flank. On his couch side is a modern navy that still controls China's coastline. ”

"There are so many things that he overlooked in this battle. The basket is all in the mouth, this mouth is not good, and there is a danger of losing the whole plate at any time. If he Du Kaishan can't even see this danger, then he is not qualified as a strategic commander. ”

When the words fell, Yang Zhen sighed slightly in his heart. There are things that can be said and things that cannot be said. The reason why Du Kaishan made Yang Zhen so angry was in addition to those superficial reasons. There is also a very important reason, he is too sharp and does not know how to restrain.

He gave him the Eastern Front, but did not give him the Western Front, which was more suitable for his commanding characteristics. It's because there is less cooperation with the brother troops here, so you can poke out the basket a little less. Don't get too stiff with your brother troops, and leave a way back for your future.

Du Kaishan is a pure military man, and he is not interested in politics and those things. This man was born a warrior, but politically he was very mentally retarded. Yang Zhen sometimes doesn't understand, it stands to reason that this guy is also a veteran oiler, why is he so insensitive to some aspects of things?

If Wang Guangyu or Chen Hanzhang had been replaced in this matter today, they would not have done such a thing as him. It may be possible to send a division to help suppress the formation, but such a blatant direct attack, when there is no need at all, snatch food from other people's bowls, neither of them will do this.

In such matters, it is necessary to take into account the feelings of the fraternal troops. Everyone is a soldier, and there is arrogance and backbone in their hearts. At that time, people did not ask you for help, and there was no need to help in the situation at that time, and your superiors did not deploy you to support. When people are fully capable of solving the situation themselves, it will hurt to do so.

The most important thing is that if he really takes the overall situation as the starting point, in order to solve the remnants of the Japanese puppet army in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area as soon as possible, it will be okay to do so. But Yang Zhen knew very well that this guy's starting point was not like this at all. His approach is good to say is to help the brother troops speed up their progress, but if it is not good, he is stealing credit.

Of course, with Yang Zhen's understanding of this guy, the reason why he did this was definitely not to grab merit but to vent, this guy's eyelids are still so superficial. In terms of his character, he will not look at the little fish and shrimp left in the southern Hebei region at all. He swept through southern Hebei, including the siege of Cangzhou City, and in that situation, it was this guy who was venting his anger.