Yang Zhen pointed to the positions of several enemy troops on the map, and continued: "Among the Japanese forces in several directions, the Kwantung Army can be pinned down by us, and the North China Front Army is our main opponent. It's just that the Mongolian army is a heavy burden for us. Although the Mongolian Xinjiang Army is the weakest link among the enemy forces on the three fronts, it is not something that our Jinsui Military Region can currently compete with. ”

"I'm not saying that our will to fight lost to the Japanese army, but that our troops, which now lack experience in the large-scale use of modern equipment. In a face-to-face battle with the Japanese army, we still lacked the experience and necessary training in this kind of battle. At present, although the equipment of the Jinsui Military Region has been improved to a certain extent, it does not yet possess the capability of this kind of operation. ”

"And the left-behind troops of Taihang and Jinchaji still need to cooperate with us to contain the Japanese North China Front with all their might, and they have no time to separate themselves. At the same time, the Pingjin region, Jinzhou, and eastern Hebei regions are all close to the sea, and with this direction as the main breakthrough, the Japanese army can get a large number of reinforcements from the sea at any time. It is very difficult for our existing strength to meet the operational needs of many aspects. ”

"That is to say, if you choose this direction to assault, it seems that the route is the closest, but the surrounding strong enemies are around, and almost all the living forces in our hands will be invested, and even the reserves cannot be retained. The three major blocks and four directions of the enemy force will make our army's attack force face the situation of being attacked on all sides once it penetrates. Moreover, the terrain is extremely unfavorable for our attack troops, so to speak. ”

"Relative to choosing Hebei and Chanan as the breakthrough points, if we take the Mongolian Xinjiang Army as the main goal, we will take defensive operations against the North China Front Army relying on the Yanshan Mountains as a natural defensive position. Attack to the west and defend to the south, so that we will have a lot less pressure on the battlefield. At the same time, the operational conditions and geographical advantages that were originally favorable to the Japanese army were used by us. ”

"We have used part of our forces to rely on the Yanshan Mountains and the front line of the Great Wall inside and outside to carry out mobile defensive operations, turning disadvantages into advantages. Once the Japanese army in North China launches a counterattack against our army, then our troops remaining in the major strategic areas of Shanxi, Chahar, Hebei, Taihang, and Taiyue can carry out attack operations on the rear of the Japanese North China Front and disperse and contain the actions of the Japanese North China Front. ”

"At the same time, Chaxi and Suiyuan are located on the Mongolian Plateau, and in addition to the Yinshan Mountains, most of them are grassland and Gobi terrain, which is conducive to our army to carry out large-scale armored cluster rapid breakthrough operations and give full play to our army's firepower advantage. At the same time, the main force of the Jinsui Military Region cooperated and contained part of its troops, so that our army could resolve the battle in the shortest possible time. ”

"And the biggest advantage of this direction is that we can avoid the situation of being attacked by the enemy in the abdomen and back as we choose the northern Hebei and Pingjin regions as the breakthrough point. The Yanshan Mountains, the Dama Mountains, the Nuruerhu Mountains, and the Qilaotu Mountains are connected by mountains and rivers, and they can all become innate defensive positions that our army can use. Moreover, the troops of the advance army are good at mountain warfare, and in this kind of mountainous warfare, we can give full play to the advantages of our lightly armed troops. ”

"The most important thing is that we are fighting with our backs to Outer Mongolia, so we can avoid the situation of choosing the direction of the assault from northern Hebei and southern Chanan. Now we have occupied the East and West Uzhumuqin Banner, as well as the Abaga Banner and the Sunit Left Banner, and confronted the Japanese puppet army across the Hunshandak Sands, and have achieved the starting point of westward advance. ”

"In the first battle of the Keshiketeng Banner, we completely annihilated the main force of the puppet Mongolian army. Defeating these landlords will be very beneficial to our next battle. However, if we choose this direction, our entire battlefield will become a long snake formation. Once there is a difference in one direction, it is very likely that the Japanese troops attacking from the south of Cha and the north of Jin will cut off our attack sequence. ”

"And the biggest weakness in this direction is that the supply lines are too long. The movement of mechanized troops, the figures for the consumption of fuel and ammunition, the requirements for supply lines are extremely high. Such a long supply line is not only a heavy burden for us, but also quite fragile. ”

"Even if the connection between the Jinsui Military Region is opened, this line of communication is too long, and it is under the threat of Japanese ground-to-air firepower at any time. Both main areas of attack have their own considerable pros and cons, both have obvious benefits, but also have obvious disadvantages, so I have been hesitant to choose. ”

After Yang Zhen finished speaking, the boss pondered slightly and said, "Then which direction do you tend to?" After all, this battle to open up the line of communication is still based on your troops. As for the true capabilities of your own troops, you, the supreme commander of the whole army, should know best, so the central authorities want to listen to your opinions this time before making a decision. ”

After being silent for a long time, the brief hesitation in Yang Zhen's eyes quickly disappeared, and he turned to look at the several central leaders present with a firm gaze, and said in a firm tone: "I still think that our plan is more suitable than the plan of the two old leaders of the army." ”

"One, when we are forming various technical arms, we have always been a belt two or a belt three. That is, a tank should be equipped with at least three or more crews. My always request is that I would rather have people and other equipment than equipment and other personnel. According to the number of armored troops we have, as long as the American and British tanks are in place, our troops can be rapidly expanded at any time. ”

"Now we have a hundred Soviet T three or four medium tanks, whose firepower, mobility, and protection are not comparable to Japanese tanks. And at the end of this year and the beginning of next year, the tanks of the United States and Britain will be in place, and we can expand the existing two armored brigades into two armored divisions and several independent armored brigades. ”

"In this way, our ability to quickly assault will be greatly enhanced. We can use the Mongolian garrison as a whetstone to hone the tactics of our armored troops and their combat effectiveness. The terrain of this line is flat, which is the best terrain for us to use the rapid breakthrough capabilities of our armored clusters. ”

"Second, if you choose this direction, I still say that sentence, which can reduce our pressure. In the face of the Mongolian army, we do not need to invest all the main forces. I can devote a part of my troops in the direction of southern Chan and western Liaoning, and cooperate with our troops in North China to ensure the safety of the flanks of the rapid advance of the assault troops. ”

"Third, the most critical point is that as long as we can achieve the purpose of this war, we will not only open up the land connection with the Guannai, but also make a starting point for the next operation. At the same time, it can permanently relieve the pressure on the river defense faced by the central location. As long as we put some troops in the vicinity of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region, certain quarters will certainly not dare to have the idea of copying in the same room. ”

"My plan is to have one armored division, one armored brigade and five infantry divisions, plus two cavalry brigades and some reinforcements of rocket artillery, heavy artillery, and a column of advance troops as the main assault force. Starting from the Abaga Banner and the Sunit Left Banner, we will make every effort to advance to the Shangdu and Chahar Right Wing Banners in the southwest. ”

"After seizing the Four Princes' Banner, with an infantry division, an armored brigade, a cavalry brigade, and a marching army, they advanced to the Darhan Maomingan United Banner and seized Baotou. The main force went south, captured Liangcheng and Guisui, opened up contact with the Jinsui Military Region in the northwest of Shanxi, and advanced to the Qiantao area. ”

"In addition to the ground forces, we have prepared four squadrons of fighters, three squadrons of medium attack aircraft, two squadrons of light attack aircraft, and one squadron of electronic warfare aircraft for this offensive as air fire support. and four automobile regiments, plus two squadrons of transport aircraft as logistical support. And has begun to secretly select stockpiles of supplies, fuel and ammunition in the territory of the Abaga banner. ”

"At the same time, with the strength of three divisions, with the cooperation of the two brigades of the advance army, it spread along the entire line of the Qilaotu Mountain Range, and launched a feint attack on the Duolun front line with one force. Attract the attention of the Japanese North China Front. With the strength of three divisions, with the cooperation of the main force of the advancing army, it simultaneously launched the whole line in the territory of Rehe and launched an attack on Chifeng. and build a defense along the line of Nurul Tiger Mountain. ”

"In addition to the Chanan and Rexi areas, we are preparing to organize nine infantry divisions, one armored division and another armored brigade in the northeast to launch a large-scale offensive around Xinjing to disperse and contain the main forces of the Kwantung Army. Six divisions were deployed on the first line of Rexi and Buyeo, serving as reserves in two directions. With the strength of two divisions as mobile forces, they were deployed on the Linxi line in West Manchuria. ”

"And right now we are preparing to build a railroad column, and we have secretly imported a batch of steel rails from the United States. The railway line from Tongliao to Linxi via Kailu and Bahrain Zuoqi is being secretly surveyed. No matter which direction is chosen as the main assault direction, our railway will be built. It's just that after setting the direction of the assault, it has not yet been decided whether to build to the west to the Sunit Left Banner or to the south. ”

"We are also preparing to concentrate a group of long-range aviation units to carry out strategic air strikes on the Zhongchang Railway, the Bac Ninh Railway, the Tianjin-Pudong Railway, and the Tongpu Railway, so as to sabotage the Japanese army's use of railway mobile forces. With the main force of the Jinsui Military Region, it carried out a containment attack on the surrounding areas of Datong. The remaining troops of the Taiyue Military Region and the Taihang Military Region carried out a sabotage battle on the Tongpu line. ”

"We have a few captured Japanese super-large-caliber heavy guns, but we can't make them ourselves. After the captured shells were consumed, they could not be put into service. This time we have already asked the Americans, on the basis of material assistance at the end of the year, to produce and manufacture a batch of shells for us. If this batch of shells can be in place before the campaign is launched, we are ready to put this batch of heavy artillery into the direction of the medium-long railway. ”

"To carry out this operation, we are ready to increase the artillery of the advance army, as well as to form two tank regiments for the advance army. He is also trying to find a way to adjust his weapons and equipment for the advance army. In addition, our next batch is preparing to airlift a batch of weapons and equipment for the Jinsui Military Region. ”

"I hope that if we make up our minds, we can ask the central government to urge the Jinsui Military Region to do its best to form several field brigades. At the same time, he asked the central authorities to coordinate the guerrilla detachment of the Jinsui Military Region in the Daqingshan area, cooperate with our reconnaissance and special operations units that had infiltrated in advance, conduct strategic reconnaissance of the entire Suixi area, destroy the Japanese army's material reserve base, and carry out decapitation operations against the Japanese army's headquarters at all levels. ”

"This time, we need the cooperation of the North China Army and the Northwest Army on all fronts, but considering the current Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the Taihang Military Region, they have suffered heavy losses in the previous anti-sweeping operations. So, I've been thinking about how to get them back to life as quickly as possible. ”

"I have built the Jinchaji and Taihang Military Regions not to act for the time being, and will temporarily lie dormant for a period of time, and make every effort to recuperate and restore their own strength. It will take three to five months to seize the time to restore strength. If it really can't be done, the main force will be withdrawn to the Jinsui Military Region, or the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region will be reorganized. ”

"All the weapons and equipment that are lacking are provided by us. All the Japanese equipment and ammunition we captured this time were handed over to the Kannai troops at one time. According to the current statistics, this batch of light and heavy weapons can form 30 to 40 fully equipped Japanese weapons regiments. As for the rest of the supplies, they are all guaranteed by us. We have only one request, and that is to restore them in the shortest possible time. ”

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