Yang Zhen walked to the front of the map, clicked on the latest enemy situation map on the map of Shanxi, and said: "First, the key direction is wrong, even if he preemptively annihilates this left detachment, it will not have much impact on the overall situation. At most, it opened up the route from the northwest of Jin Province to the direction of Taiyuan. And once the war drags on, too many of their forces will be attracted. ”

"Second, I now suspect that the main force of this left detachment is no longer on this line. Chen Hanzhang concentrated a large number of troops in this direction, and it was likely that he would be in the air, wasting resources and time in vain. In the entire defensive posture, take the initiative to open up the gap that the Japanese army can use. Because of the weakening of forces in other directions, the Japanese army was given a rather rare fighter. ”

"Our army in the northern Shanxi battlefield, which is equipped with a large number of trucks and tanks, is indeed very mobile. But Lao Guo, there are mountains and mountains, and there are mountains everywhere. It is now spring, the roads have been largely civilized, and the roads in the entire northern part of Shanxi are muddy. In addition to the already bad road conditions, it has a considerable impact on our army's mechanization capability. ”

"The most critical point is that these thousands of Japanese troops are now neither stationed in Ningwu and Shenchi counties, nor are they close to the Tongpu Railway. Although they are constantly grabbing food, they are also changing their positions every day. However, the area of its activity has never left the mountainous area between Ningwu and Shenchi and Shuo County. This suspicion is very intriguing in itself. ”

"It's such a small area, and it's a barren mountainous area. After last year's Japanese winter sweep, how much food could be used to supply so many Japanese troops? Thousands of Japanese troops, not dozens or even a dozen of them in the various strongholds of the Japanese army. The amount of food needed every day is not a small amount. ”

"There are still many places in this area, which were repeatedly swept by the Japanese army last year. Even in many areas, the population was either exterminated or forcibly relocated out of the mountains. Many areas of these counties are now uninhabited for dozens of miles. We want to mobilize some grain from Jinsui to reduce the pressure on our army's logistical supply, but it is still quite difficult. ”

"What's more, before the war, only the Japanese army in the county seat and along the highway was controlled? Does so many people have to open their mouths to eat, or do they have to eat enough to ensure their combat effectiveness, and how much food does he have to grab to meet his needs? The Japanese army knew very well that the lack of food for the troops would affect their combat effectiveness. ”

"It's an easy addition and subtraction method to calculate, and it's easy for us to come up with this number. However, the local armed forces of Jinsui on the front line never saw the Japanese army transporting grain from Ningwu County, nor did they find that they had transported a grain of grain from the nearby Shenchi and Wuzhai to this left-room detachment. ”

"The Japanese army's mechanization range is low, relying only on mules, horses and manpower, and when it still has to carry ammunition, how much supplies and food can this left detachment carry when it sets out? We can't think that this Japanese army, without being assigned to the puppet army, can devote half of its strength to transporting food while marching. You must know that the amount of food that can be consumed by thousands of people for a long time is definitely not a small amount. ”

"Even if the Japanese army has always been accustomed to grabbing grain in columns, this area was the focus of the Japanese army's sweep last winter, and even if the Japanese army has always disregarded the lives and deaths of the Chinese, how can it easily grab enough food for thousands of people to survive under such a grim situation?"

"Again, in the northwest of Jin, where the countryside controls the county, it is still difficult to raise enough food, not to mention the Japanese who only control the county seat. Japanese people don't eat black beans, let alone sorghum. In other words, even if the Japanese army on this line ran out of food, it would not be able to meet its own needs at all. ”

"But now this left detachment is in a situation where the local food cannot meet the needs and there is no food to be transferred from abroad. But if they don't advance or retreat, they will always be nailed to this line. I think that the hand they have taken is either consciously luring our army to attack. Because as soon as our army lightly attacked, the overall line of defense opened up a gap. ”

"Either there is another possibility, that is, this left detachment is grabbing grain everywhere, and it is consciously revealing something. Or it is simply singing empty city plans, and under the condition that the original strategic direction has lost its meaning, it has adopted a confusing posture against our army. Its real goal is not in Jinbei at all. ”

"After the Jining battlefield was a foregone conclusion, under the circumstance that the northward advance not only had no effect, but would also bring danger to himself, his main force had already left the mountains between Ningwu, Shenchi, and Shuoxian. It is only their small forces that are bluffing and attracting our attention, otherwise it is difficult to explain the current state of affairs. ”

"That is to say, this left detachment is now hanging alone in the north of Jin, either with other intentions, or it is a cover there, and it may even be singing empty city plans with us. Lao Guo, we have been fighting the Japanese army for so many years, when have we ever seen them do useless work? At present, when the Japanese army is in urgent need of a large number of reinforcements, putting thousands of troops on our lips like this, are the Japanese having enough to eat? ”

"Lao Guo, unless your Japanese army has a secret grain depot built in advance during last year's sweep on this line. It can provide a large amount of food replenishment in a short period of time. Otherwise, the main force of this left detachment would not be here at all now. At the moment, they are bluffing with us. ”

"And our army's strategic focus some time ago was on Datong, and before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, to stabilize the situation in northern Shanxi. At the same time, too many scouts were transferred to Yang Jicai, which affected the tactical reconnaissance ability of the troops. Having been fighting in an unfamiliar area and lacking sufficient means of reconnaissance, it is likely that it was not possible to ascertain the specific movements of this left-wing detachment. ”

"The first line of Ningwu and Shenchi, although the county control zhì is in the hands of the Japanese army. But the countryside can be controlled in the hands of the Jinsui Military Region. Logically speaking, even if it is impossible to determine the direction of the Japanese army's movements, it is not difficult to ascertain the number of Japanese troops and the places where they are stationed. ”

"But now it has never been figured out, and the specific movements of this left-hand detachment have not even been figured out, and even the location of its stationing. Lao Guo, do you think this situation is normal? If this left-hand detachment really played any tricks, then what were their real intentions? That's the most important thing. ”

"And judging from the entire situation on the battlefield at present, the entire deployment of the Japanese army has become a cauldron situation. Coupled with the left detachment of Luxi, there are too many troops on both flanks, but the middle line of the front is from Yanmen Pass to Taiyuan, and there are no heavy troops along the way, and this general commander will not put on such a posture on the battlefield. This is a standard posture for tactical defense, and it is not normal to use it strategically. ”

"What I am most worried about now is not only the Northern Shanxi Battlefield, but also the subsequent development of the entire Shanxi Battlefield. Several divisions of the Japanese army are currently hoarding around various base areas of our army. If they use some of the forces that have now been mobilized around the battlefield to attract the attention of our army, or to contain the main forces of our army. ”

"Then a large number of troops were suddenly mobilized to launch a large-scale sweep against our Taihang, Taiyue, and Beiyue districts of Shanxi, Chahar, and Hebei, as well as various base areas of our army in the northwest of Shanxi. First cut off the Guannai troops that cooperated with our army's operations, and then concentrate their forces on the battlefields of our northern Shanxi and southern Chasan with all their might. ”

"The Japanese army is going north to reinforce this time, whether it is in the northern Jin Dynasty or the southern Chanan battlefield, its logistics supply line must pass through our base areas behind enemy lines. When Yang Jicai retreated, he blew up almost all the large and small bridges on the entire Beitongpu Railway. At present, the Zhengtai Railway has also been paralyzed. The Japanese army participated in the operation in northern Jinbei and was almost unable to use the railway for supplies. ”

"But it uses road supplies and all supply lines have to pass through our base areas behind enemy lines. In particular, the Shanxi battlefield, whether it is east or west of Tongpu Road, has to pass through the area of our army's activities. However, the existing equipment and strength of our army in the Guannai are somewhat inferior to the tough battles fought face-to-face by the Japanese field divisions and regiments. However, Lao Guo, cutting off the enemy's supply lines and paralyzing his communication lines is precisely the strength of our brother's troops in Guannai. ”

Under the condition that Yang Jicai had swept away all the food and ammunition and other combat materials stored by the Japanese army in Taiyuan, Shanxi was no longer able to support the large-scale combat supply of the Japanese army. All food, ammunition, and heavy equipment can only be transported from the outside world. ”

"Our army has begun to clear the walls and fields in northern Shanxi, coupled with the barren land and poor people in northern Shanxi, all materials except coal are dependent on the outside world. Especially after Datong had already been captured by our army, the Japanese army simply could not solve the problem of food and ammunition supply. ”

"All the supplies and ammunition needed for the Japanese army's counterattack in northern Jinbei could only be transported from Hebei. Once the logistical supply lines are cut off from the armaments of our various base areas, their combat capability will be greatly reduced at least for a short time. Even the entire combat operation of the Japanese army fell short. ”

This situation is not new to the Japanese army in North China. During the Battle of Xinkou that year, the continuous ambush warfare of our army behind enemy lines once put the Japanese army on the front line in a difficult situation. The scale of the Battle of Northern Jin is far greater than the Battle of Xinkou that year. It is impossible for the Japanese army, which has suffered heavy losses, not to guard against the repetition of our army's old tricks and to once again paralyze its logistical supply lines with large-scale guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. ”

"And at present, the strength of one division and two brigades deployed by the Japanese army in northern Jinbei, although it is unlikely to recapture northern Jinbei. However, taking advantage of the terrain and the surrounding situation, holding together to contain our army in the northern battlefield of Jinbei, judging from the comparison of forces between the enemy and us in northeastern Jin, there is no problem at all. ”

"At the same time, if the Japanese army deploys these three divisions around the base areas of Taihang, Taiyue, and northwest Shanxi, and has not invested in the front line of northern Shanxi for a long time, it will take advantage of the opportunity that the main force of our army in the northern Shanxi battlefield is attracted by the Japanese army in northeast Shanxi, and first carry out a major sweep of our army's base areas in Shanxi, so as to open up its supply lines."

"And take advantage of the opportunity that the main force of the Kannai troops is either incorporated into the advance army, or suffered heavy losses in last year's sweep, and has not yet recovered its vitality. First defeat our army's Guannai troops, eradicate the possible threats behind them, and cut off the ability of the Guannai brother troops to cooperate with our army, and finally make our army a lone army in northern Shanxi. ”

"Lao Guo, if the Japanese army first strikes at my brother's troops in the Guannai, this is a deadly threat to our army, and this is a drain on our army. Once the Japanese army adopts this combat posture, will our army move south or stick to the north of Jin? To rescue in the south, it is difficult for our army's existing forces to mobilize sufficient troops to fight in the south under the condition of entangling the Japanese army in the northeast of Shanxi. ”

"And if our army goes south to rescue, it will inevitably invest a lot of troops in the face of the entire Shanxi battlefield. Then our army is already empty of troops when there are no troops to adjust, and the entire rear is already empty. At that time, Suiyuan and Chahar were all under the guns of the Japanese army. ”

"If you don't go south, will you watch the Guannai brothers' troops being defeated? Seeing the Japanese army's plan to cut off the branches first and then cut my main trunk succeeded? When the base area is completely reduced to an enemy-occupied area, and our army in northern Shanxi becomes a lone army in the true sense, let it calmly mobilize troops to defeat us in one fell swoop? ”