He did not agree with Yang Zhen mobilizing some troops into North Korea, believing that there was no need for this at all. At the same time, he also thought that Yang Zhen's division of troops in North Korea would only further disperse Guo Bingxun, who was already insufficient troops, walked to the wall and said in front of a large map hanging on the wall: "No. 1, at present, the North Korean army only has 19 and 22 divisions. The number of troops under its command can be said to be the smallest among the various strategic groups of the Japanese army. ”

"Judging from the position of Korea in Japan's overall strategy and the current situation, as long as our army does not enter Korea in a big way, the Japanese army stationed in Korea will not send troops to reinforce the Kwantung Army at all. This is especially true under the circumstances that our army is currently in the actual control area of East Manchuria, which is already adjacent to its jurisdiction. I am afraid that the North Korean army will be wary of a repeat of last year's events, and there will be no time to reinforce the Kwantung Army. ”

"Moreover, the border between China and North Korea is dominated by lofty mountains and mountains, and at the same time, it is basically high mountains and dense forests. With the exception of a few locations, most of the area is covered by primeval forest, and even hundreds of kilometers are uninhabited. Not to mention the roads needed for the operation of large troops, there are not even many small roads. ”

"Except for the infiltration of small units, they can only conduct guerrilla warfare, and they cannot conduct large-scale corps operations at all. Needless to say, just the supply has always been, and the vast majority of the troops are very settled. Unless they have been trained to survive in the wild, the large corps will be starving and starving when they enter that kind of terrain to fight. ”

"Under these circumstances, even if the North Korean army wants to support the Kwantung Army, it will not have the ability to do so after the Xintu railway is cut off. I still build YÌ with Tao Jingfei Department, and make key deployments along the Tumen River. The main force is ready to support and respond to the defensive operations that Liu Changshun's troops are about to undertake. ”

"As for the current situation in Ximan, since it has entered a critical moment. I think it is better to let Du Kaishan's headquarters attack, so as to ensure that the strength of our army north of Xinjing is sufficient, and form a sufficient high pressure on the Japanese army in Xinjing. On the outskirts of Xinjing, together with Xinjing, there was a complete division of the Japanese army, the remnants of two divisions, plus nearly 10,000 so-called soldiers in the countryside. ”

"With Wang Xiaoming's infantry alone, even if it is accompanied by a division under Ma Chunsheng's department, it is difficult to form a high-pressure situation against the Japanese army. Especially at present, most of the heavy weapons of Wang Xiaoming's department have been transferred to Chen Hanzhang's department on the Western Front, and he is relatively lacking in heavy firepower. ”

"At present, the large-caliber artillery of Tao Jingfei's department is only one company of the Taisho 4th 150mm howitzer with the closest firing range among the current 150-caliber artillery of our army, and one company each of the 105-millimeter cannon company of the 14th Taisho type of the Japanese system. Except for the two 107 rocket artillery companies and one 122 rocket artillery company, all the rocket artillery has been transferred. ”

"The rest are 75-mm mountain field guns, as well as 12 100-mm howitzers, and Japanese-made Type 91 field guns. Under the situation of insufficient heavy firepower, it is difficult for Wang Xiaoming's current firepower to make breakthrough progress in the face of a defensive circle with a large number of strong fortifications and a firepower density like a fire hedgehog. ”

"If his side can only go around the periphery, then our intention to distract the Japanese army will be difficult to achieve. At the very least, it would make the Kwantung Army think that their so-called Xinjing defensive circle was unbreakable and there was no need to increase its troops. If this really happens, then for us, at least tactically, it will be a defeat. On the contrary, it is necessary to pay heavy casualties, which is really more than worth the loss. ”

Regarding Guo Bingxun's three questions, Yang Zhen smiled and said, "Old Guo, Xinjing is not going to take it down. But the more fierce our offensive in that direction, the more troops we can contain the Kwantung Army from committing to the Western Manchurian battlefield. In this way, the pressure on Wang Guangyu and Chen Hanzhang's troops in the next battle can be greatly dispersed. ”

"Although the Kwantung Army Command has now withdrawn from Shinjing, and has evacuated most of the Japanese civilians in Shinkyo except for the soldiers in the countryside. However, the importance of Shinkyo to Japanese colonial rule in Tohoku remained undiminished. The Japanese will spare no expense to ensure that Xinjing is not lost. ”

"Just because we don't take the new capital doesn't mean we don't take some of it. However, the current tactics adopted by the Japanese army do not mean that they are waiting to be beaten. After so many years of fighting with the Japanese army, when have we ever seen a Japanese army that can only be beaten passively? ”

"The reason for the delay was that the Japanese army had not yet figured out the key offensive objectives of our army, and now they were waiting for the results of the heavenly operation. Once their plan succeeds, after a man-made flood cuts off the rear route of our army, especially the supply of food and ammunition, they will definitely fight back in the direction of Xinjing with all their might. ”

"Because at least for now, they can't afford to risk losing Xinjing. Therefore, judging from the current situation, as long as our army puts on a posture that it is determined to win Xinjing, then no matter whether their heavenly action is successful or not, even if the Kwantung Army does not want to move, the Japanese army base camp will force him to do it. ”

"Lao Guo, don't forget, now the entire reserve of the Kwantung Army is concentrated in a trapezoidal shape and deployed around Siping Street and along the Zhongchang Railway. Among them, the areas south of Xinjing, along Huaide, Lishu and Siping Streets, are the key areas for the deployment of various reserves of the Japanese army. ”

"The Kwantung Army's counterattack forces invested in the West Manchurian battlefield this time, especially in the Tongliao direction, mainly from Changtu, south of Siping Street, and even from the Kangping direction. The troops deployed between Xinjing and Siping Street did not draw even a single infantry wing. ”

"And judging from the distance between Xinjing and Siping Street, even if we are paralyzed by the middle and long railway lines. However, once there was a need in the direction of Xinjing, the reserves deployed by the Kwantung Army around Siping Street could also reach Xinjing within three days judging from the Japanese army's ability to force a march. ”

"This deployment of the Kwantung Army has clearly told us that they will definitely not give up the fight for Xinjing. At the same time, Siping Street was the largest railway junction between Xinjing and Mukden, and the Japanese army gathered heavy troops here, definitely not to ensure the safety of the Kwantung Army headquarters that moved here. ”

"Deploying heavy troops in this section, they just want to take advantage of the transportation advantages here, and they can go north to reinforce the Xinjing battlefield when needed, and they can also reinforce the Ximan battlefield at any time to the west. The Japanese army wants to kill two birds with one stone, so why don't we make good use of their mentality of being the first to kill two ends of the mouse? ”

"Therefore, the more fierce the offensive of our army in the direction of Xinjing, the more Japanese troops can be contained in the direction of Xinjing. And this part of the Japanese army, as long as our army's offensive in the direction of Xinjing continues, then they will not dare to move in any direction. In this way, I conservatively estimate that I can contain the strength of at least two divisions of the Kwantung Army reserve. ”

"As for taking Xinjing, I don't think it's necessary. However, in order to effectively attract Japanese troops, I think it is completely possible to first take the urban areas north of the Xinjing Yuma River, especially the industrial areas in the north. However, we must control the rhythm, Xinjing's political and economic burdens, we still can't afford to carry it for the time being. ”

"This is also the reason why I transferred Wang Xiaoming to replace Ma Chunsheng as the Xinjing side. Ma Chunsheng does have a certain level of tactics, but he is a wild horse, and his overall concept is also a little worse. In addition, he himself is good at going sideways, and once he can't control it, it is easy to cause unnecessary losses and passivity. ”

"Wang Xiaoming is a cadre who has been tested by guerrilla warfare in the northeast for many years, and his personality is steady and enterprising. Tune him over, and you will control the rhythm very well. At least I don't have to worry about it, he will ignore the instructions of his superiors and take risks to do things that endanger the overall situation. ”

"And Wang Xiaoming's department, which has arrived in Jilin, is also the closest part of our army to the Xinjing battlefield. Having him take over the battle on the Xinjing side will save us a lot of time and energy. It also avoids the waste of a lot of body and energy when our army is on the march. We are moving our mouths here, and the cadres and fighters below are going to break their legs. ”

"Second, the current situation does seem to be more flowering, but in fact, after Liu Changshun's troops switched to local defense, our forces have mainly shrunk to the two major battlefields of Xinjing and Ximan. As for Tao Jingfei's entry into North Korea, it is just a bluff. ”

"I don't have that much appetite to reach into North Korea when we haven't established ourselves yet. Lao Guo, the Korean Army, which only has two divisions under its command, is indeed far inferior to the Kwantung Army in terms of strength and equipment. But don't forget, the Kwantung Army and the Korean Army have always been in a state of mutual dependence since their formation. ”

"In the 918 Incident, the Kwantung Army was short of troops, and the first reinforcement was the North Korean Army. Even before the order of the Japanese high-level, he acted on his own. During the battle between Japan and the Soviet Union at Zhanggufeng, the Kwantung Army also reinforced a large amount of supplies and ammunition of the Korean army, as well as heavy firepower units, without any orders. ”

"With this lesson from the past, we must be on guard. If the Kwantung Army is not able to fight in Dongmanchuria, or even Xinjing, the reinforcement of the Korean army connected to its mountains and rivers will not need even more than one division, and our situation in Dongmanchuria will become uncontrollable. Therefore, I transferred Tao Jingfei's unit into North Korea in order to distract the attention of the North Korean army. It is only when we turn into their bellies that they will not act without scruples. ”

"Lao Guo, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, there is nothing wrong with preparing a few more hands. As for the fact that they are there as a pretense, they can be quickly called back at any time if necessary. Now the main trunk lines of the Xintu Railway are in our hands, and if necessary, the Guò Railway can be quickly transferred to other battlefields. ”

"As for Du Kaishan's department, it is the only force we have that can be mobilized now. After Ma Chunsheng's division was transferred to the west, and with the addition of the original troops in the direction of Shuangshan and Zhanyu, although our total strength on the Tongliao battlefield was still lower than that of the Japanese army, we had an absolute advantage in terms of firepower and equipment. ”

"And the Kwantung Army is now carrying out the destruction plan against the Nenjiang and Songhua River dams, although it has suffered some losses, once it is allowed to succeed, the consequences for our army will be quite severe. However, it has also attracted all its air forces in disguise, and our army can give full play to our air firepower. ”

"He Umezu Mijiro wants to give us a salary from the bottom of the kettle, and this hand is really vicious. But he tied his hands and feet in disguise, and came to a cocoon to bind himself. Almost all of its air forces were chained to the banks of the Songhua River. This makes our army have an absolute advantage in firepower in the West Manchurian battlefield. So I think it's not too late for Du Kaishan's department to devote itself to the front line at this time. ”

"If it is put into action now, it can only contain the last mobile force of our army in the Tongliao battlefield. I have been thinking for a long time about whether Du Kaishan's subordinates really invested in the Tongliao battlefield. I think it is still going to be used as a reserve force on the battlefield of West Manchuria, which is more appropriate under the current circumstances. At the most critical moment, it became the last straw that crushed the entire offensive of the Japanese army. ”