If it weren't for the lessons learned from last year's battle, the Kwantung Army would have maintained a huge strength in the entire South Manchurian depth, no matter how tight the front line was. Since the start of this campaign, the Kwantung Army has deployed three divisions in Shenyang City and the surrounding Liaoyang and Anshan as the alert forces for Shenyang and the periphery.

At the same time, high-density troops were also deployed on the eastern and western sides of Shenyang, as well as in the depth of the front. After the anti-Japanese interspersed troops fought Fushun, they immediately urgently transferred back more than 30 Type 88 antiaircraft guns from the front line and deployed them in the fortified areas built on the east and west fronts of Shenyang after the end of last year's battle to be used as antitank guns.

With intensive anti-tank firepower and the power of the meat bullet offensive, more than 30 American-made M-3 light tanks and dozens of half-track vehicles were destroyed by the Anti-Japanese Union that broke into the Tanglin area on the outskirts of Shenyang. Coupled with the insufficient number of troops invested by the Anti-Japanese Federation and the insufficient continuous attack, the Kwantung Army finally allowed the Kwantung Army to contain the offensive of the Anti-United Nations, and I am afraid that Umezu Mijiro will move again.

As a result of this raid, the Kwantung Army changed its previous overall posture of attacking and defending each other on the northeastern battlefield with the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and changed it to shrink the defense of the whole army, and significantly strengthened the second-line defense deployed in the Faku, Kaiyuan, Xifeng, and Tieling triangles. Relying on the fortified area between the two armies, it could not be defended, and at the same time, the defensive force in the mountainous area of eastern Liaodong was greatly increased.

However, in the face of a huge mountainous area in eastern Liaodong and the continuous use of tanks to carry infantry by the Anti-Japanese Union, a small area of shallow depth and detour was adopted. The Kwantung Army tried its best to combine the tactics of using the air cover as a starting base from a mountainous area that was not suitable for tank combat, and suddenly penetrating in a large depth and going straight to the strategic key targets and cities of the Kwantung Army, but it was unable to deal with it.

It is only possible to constantly change the terrain in the eastern mountains, where all anti-coalition tanks may pass, at great cost. And digging anti-tank trenches wherever they can be built, and desperately strengthening anti-tank fire. When the anti-tank guns were really insufficient, they even adopted a large number of meat bullet tactics to deal with the anti-United Nations tanks in the split battle.

Although the American-made M-3 tank has weak armor and is too tall, no matter how many shortcomings there are, there is no doubt about one thing, its cross-country ability and maneuverability are quite excellent. Although it is impossible to climb mountains as a tank, its excellent cross-country and maneuverability make it possible to pass through many routes even under the special terrain of the mountainous areas of eastern Liaodong.

In the Eastern Front of the Northeast Battlefield, in addition to the use of T 34 tanks as the main force interspersed with shallow depth. Often taking advantage of the excellent cross-country ability and maneuverability of this light tank, from the countless mountain paths in the mountainous areas of Liaodong, as well as the dry or frozen riverbed in winter as a passage, suddenly from east to west interspersed with a large depth interspersed.

Although these M-3 light tanks suffered considerable losses in the interspersed battle due to their weak armor and the usual defects of gasoline engines. On the battlefield on the outskirts of Shenyang, the Japanese army used the fortified area as a support to destroy more than 30 flat-fire antiaircraft guns, which was equivalent to the loss of an integrated battalion. But this tactic also made the Japanese army really feel the threat of the flanks.

It's just that this kind of interspersed combat is limited by terrain, and it is impossible to take large-scale armored assaults. The forces that can be put into combat can only be light tanks with strong cross-country ability. So it seems that the threat is quite large, but in the high-density deployment area of the Japanese army, the impact on the entire battle situation is limited.

It mainly played the role of disrupting the rear of the enemy's army, disrupting the enemy's in-depth deployment, and dispersing the strength of the Kwantung Army. At the same time, the passive was turned into an active one on the Eastern Front, so that the Kwantung Army could not launch an active offensive against the Eastern Front, which was also under-strengthened. In order to disintegrate the Kwantung Army's relatively weak Eastern Front in the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the flank of the frontal battlefield may pose a threat.

However, due to the influence of the overall strength of the Anti-Japanese Federation in the Northeast Battlefield and the shortage of troops on the Eastern Front, this kind of interspersed lack of sustained stamina. Although this kind of large-depth interspersed tactics also played a significant role, it did not have a decisive impact on the entire battle situation.

Even so, the entire Eastern Front became the most headache for the Kwantung Army. Privately, the Eastern Front is called the cecum of the Kwantung Army. Abandoning the entire mountainous area of Liaodong was absolutely unacceptable for the Kwantung Army. That not only means that the Kwantung Army's last ground communication channel with the North Korean Army will be completely cut off.

And the entire South Manchurian industrial base will lose the barrier on the flanks. When the time comes, the Anti-Union will be condescending, and you can fight as much as you want. At the same time, abandoning the mountainous area of eastern Liaodong means giving up the two major industrial cities of Fushun and Anshan, as well as coal and iron producing areas such as Benxi Lake and Miyahara. Luda, the most important military port of the Japanese army in the northeast, is also facing the threat of resistance to the United Nations.

However, the frontal front is also facing the continuous impact of the anti-coalition tank clusters, and the front line is frequently tightened. In depth, it is necessary to maintain sufficient troops to deal with the tactics of the Black Tiger from time to time in the Anti-Japanese Federation. The vast mountainous area of Liaodong has invested too many troops, which has caused the loss of one at the expense of the other.

Especially in the face of the tank cluster offensive adopted by the Anti-Japanese Federation in the northeast battlefield in order to make up for the lack of troops, the already stretched anti-tank firepower is even tighter. The eight-eight-millimeter anti-aircraft gun had a long firing range, and it was indeed powerful as an anti-tank weapon. However, this kind of anti-aircraft gun, which was temporarily rerouted and originally served as an air defense in important areas, was too cumbersome.

Not only is it difficult to deploy in the mountainous areas of eastern Liaoning, but it cannot be used as mobile defensive firepower, so it can only be used in fixed firepower points. In the mountainous areas of eastern Liaoning, except for a few major roads, most areas still rely on infantry anti-tank weapons. Among the other anti-tank weapons, the Type 94 rapid-fire gun poses almost no threat to the anti-United Nations tanks.

The Type 1 anti-tank gun and the Type 97 anti-tank gun can destroy the M-3 light tank at close range, and at the same time, it is also very mobile. However, in addition to the lack of numbers, the T34 tanks and British infantry tanks against the Anti-United Nations are still not powerful enough. As for the new anti-tank guns, the Kwantung Army was armed with fewer of them.

The anti-Japanese anti-Japanese infantry and tank coordination tactics allowed the Kwantung Army to try to take advantage of the mountainous terrain of Liaodong and use the old-fashioned 94 and 97 rapid-fire guns, and the method of ambush was very much more than worth the loss. In the anti-union assault battle in the mountainous areas of eastern Liaodong, the infantry is generally used under the cover of tank artillery fire, tearing through the breakthrough and clearing along the mountains on both sides, after opening the passage for the tank. The tank is a tactic that carries the follow-up infantry, or cooperates with the half-track vehicle to break through at high speed to the intended target.

On all routes, infantry in half-tracks or military jeeps cleared the way ahead and cleared the Japanese anti-tank ambush positions that might exist in the mountains on either side. Moreover, on the mountainous terrain on both flanks of the tank, there are infantry to follow and cooperate. Even if a pre-set anti-tank ambush position is set up, these anti-tank guns usually only have a chance to fire one shot.

Under the tactics adopted by the Anti-United Nations, although the Kwantung Army tried to adopt ambush tactics on the battlefield in Liaodong many times, it made use of the terrain as much as possible so that its backward anti-tank guns could engage the tanks of the Anti-United Nations at the closest distance, so as to contain the tank tactics of the Anti-United Nations.

But apart from a few successes, for most of the time, it was of little use, and he also took in a large number of infantry, and at the same time dispersed his forces even more. The strength of the anti-tank guns, which were already insufficient in number, was further weakened.

On most fronts throughout the Liaodong campaign, and for most of the time. With the exception of some roads with fixed firing points, the Kwantung Army could only rely on infantry to risk death and use Type 99 anti-tank mine attacks. For a multi-circuitous cluster of anti-union tanks, there is little that can be dealt with.

In view of the opportunity of the previous Anti-Japanese Union to take advantage of the main force of the Kwantung Army and be attracted to the Siping line, the Kwantung Army suddenly fought out of the eastern mountainous area and swept through Fushun, Anshan, Shenyang and other major industrial cities in South Manchuria. The entire South Manchurian industrial base almost didn't get a lesson from the pot. Although the defense has also been strengthened in the mountainous areas of Liaodong, it has always been helpless against the new tactics adopted by the Anti-Japanese Union.

After almost repeating the mistakes of the past, he could only continue to reinforce a large number of troops from the front facing the mountainous area of Liaodong. In this way, the frontal forces in depth were weakened, and conditions were created for the anti-coalition to concentrate tank troops and surprise from the front. Under the condition that the Kwantung Army had an advantage in total strength, it was fortified everywhere and passive everywhere. Not to mention the reinforcement of the Kannai battlefield, even if it is in a situation of taking care of itself.

According to the current situation in the Northeast Battlefield, that is to say, at least so far, the Anti-Japanese Union has basically achieved the strategic goal originally envisioned in the Northeast Battlefield. The tactics painstakingly studied by Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun before the war were basically successful in the Northeast Battlefield, effectively making up for the tension and lack of troop input.

When they received the task of recovering Jizhong, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun repeatedly calculated the use of troops. Such a large-scale two-front battle even requires an even distribution of forces. It is not only the first experience for the Anti-Japanese Federation, but also a rather severe test for Yang Zhen, as the top military commander of the Anti-Japanese Federation.

From the beginning of accepting the task, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun have been repeatedly weighing the use of troops. Although the central government gave nearly a year to prepare, the time was still a bit stretched to prepare for such two large battles at the same time. Moreover, the main difficulties are basically concentrated in the expansion of the troops.

The expansion of the armed forces is not a simple matter, still less can the rapid large-scale expansion of the armed forces be carried out with sufficient weaponry and new troops. Weaponry and new recruits are only the most basic things needed for the expansion of the troops, and there are many real basic things needed for the expansion of the troops.

A large number of qualified commanders at all levels, a sufficient number of staff officers and political workers, and veterans who are used as the backbone are the real foundation for a large expansion of the army. Without these foundations that truly enrich a unit, no matter how large the number of expanded troops is, it will be difficult for them to meet the needs of their real combat effectiveness.

In particular, the Anti-Japanese Federation has been expanding year after year, and the vast majority of commanders at the grass-roots battalion and company level lack the experience of precipitating in one position. There are even a considerable number of cadres who have only three years of military experience and have become company commanders or even cadres with the rank of deputy battalion. However, this does not mean that these promoted cadres can really meet the requirements of their positions in their own abilities.

Despite the strict, even harsh, training system and standards. In addition, the adoption of the shadow unit expansion model and the method of bringing one principal post to several deputy posts to train new cadres in leading and commanding the troops can basically be regarded as ensuring the quality of the grassroots cadres needed for the expansion of the troops, and can meet the needs of the partial expansion of the troops.

However, the overall number of cadres is constrained by the low level of education of the troops as a whole, and the speed of training cadres is still unable to meet the quantitative requirements brought about by the continuous expansion of the number of cadres. Under such circumstances, under Yang Zhen's insistence, although the Anti-Japanese Federation continued to expand year after year. However, in terms of the overall number of expansions, it still maintains a relatively cautious attitude.