Chapter 350: You might as well bet bigger
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Speaking of which. γ. com text] Yang Zhen paused and said: "Lao Guo, the first army has all gone south. The commander-in-chief of the 1st Army promised me that as long as there was one presence in the 1st Army, the Japanese troops on the eastern front would not receive a single wagon of supplies. Although we don't expect the First Army to really achieve this goal. β
"But if the First Route Army can partially paralyze the Japanese army's railway line leading to the front line and cut off part of the supply of the Japanese army on the front line, especially the replenishment of gasoline and artillery shells, it will be quite beneficial for our next operation."
"Judging from the current deployment of troops and equipment by the Japanese army, they have already smashed the pot and sold iron to come out. Once the 8th Division is in danger, no matter how bold Umezu Mijiro and Shigeichi Hata are, they will not fail to save them. If the 11th Division poured out, then they would now be completely empty in the rear of Hulin and Raohe. β
"Lao Guo, since we have taken the initiative to attack, we have already gambled on the last game. So why don't we bet a little bigger? Stir up all the troops in the entire northeastern Manchurian region of the Japanese army. At present, the deployment of the Eighth Division has indeed caused us partial passivity, but isn't this purpose exactly what we want? β
"In the field battle, it drags them down step by step and weakens their strength. And the 11th Division, it is much better to lure it out than for us to attack hill by hill. β
Guo Bingxun over there heard that Yang Zhen had agreed to Tao Jingfei's contraction deployment before, and before he had time to breathe a sigh of relief, he was taken aback by Yang Zhen's plan. Who is Guo Bingxun? It can't be said that it is a roundworm in Yang Zhen's stomach, but he has been partnered with Yang Zhen for such a long time, and he generally starts with Yang Zhen's inner thoughts, and he can basically guess the ** of ten.
When Guo Bingxun found the location of Yang Zhen's construction of Tao Jingfei's shrinking defense line on the map, he immediately understood that Yang Zhen planned to let Tao Jingfei fight with the Eighth Division. Try to use the mountainous terrain in that area to weaken the vitality of the 8th Division and its subordinate units.
When Yang Zhen's words were halfway through, Guo Bingxun also completely understood his thoughts. He was planning to cut off the connection between the Eighth Division and the 29th Division after freeing up his hands on Du Kaishan's side, and using it to directly move from the spot to the southeast. At the same time, in cooperation with the troops attacking on the northern front, the Japanese army on the eastern front was stewed.
As for the reserve unit under the command of Liu Changshun, I am afraid that it is the main assault force in his plan. Not to mention the Japanese army, not to mention these reserves, even the people within themselves, not many people know about them. If the Japanese army grasps the error in its judgment of its own strength and equipment, and uses a powerful force to attack from the Rao River and go straight to the Tiger Forest, I am afraid that it will be a great surprise to the Japanese army.
This tactical idea is promising, but at the moment when the overall battle situation is still barely maintaining the initiative, is it too early to talk about these things? The first batch of 10 regiments formed by the Production and Construction Corps has not yet taken action, and the 10 regiments formed in the second batch are still stepping up training, and there is still a long way to go before they can participate in the war.
Even if it has been completed now, from Fujin to Raohe and then to Hulin, there are mountains and forests along the way, and a small number of plains are also large swamps. Let the armored brigade advance from this route, according to the current training of the armored brigade, this may not be possible.
After hesitating for a moment, Guo Bingxun still decided to pour cold water on Yang Zhen truthfully: "Commander, let Tao Jingfei shrink the defensive position, I agree with this." If necessary, we can abandon the county seat of Baoqing and shrink all our forces to the mountainous areas west of Baoqing. β
"But at this moment, the commander, it is a little too early to think about a full-scale counterattack. Now from the perspective of the overall battle situation, Wang Guangyu is the focus on the Western Front. On the eastern front, Du Kaishan is the top priority. As long as one of these two Japanese forces is not completely resolved, our counterattack will not be able to be talked about. β
"Commander, before the current battle situation is completely clear, it is better for the second phase of the troops of our production and construction corps to temporarily go south to the junction of Baoqing and Fujin to standby. Now for us, how to ensure that the front-line troops are sufficient is the key. β
"It is better to cut off one of its fingers than to hurt its ten fingers. Concentrate superior forces and annihilate the enemy's living forces. This is what you have repeatedly emphasized in the training course for cadres of the military region. Why have you forgotten about it now? While the enemy on the Western Front was still stubbornly resisting, we scattered our forces to attack everywhere. This is somewhat contrary to military common sense. "Commander, you can't chew too much. I understand your thoughts, but we have to be grounded in our current situation and the overall situation. Even if you want to simmer a pot of raw rice, you have to put the stove up first, right? You have to have enough firewood, right? Unless the counterattack on the 14th Division is interrupted, we simply will not be able to muster enough troops. β
"From Raohe to Hulin to outflank the rear of the 11th Division of the Japanese Army, this plan is very good. But have you considered the terrain there, and the road is located at the junction of the Wandarshan and the Ussuri River. There were swamps, mountains and forests everywhere, and the few roads that were there were were all under the control of the Japanese army's long-range artillery fire. Such terrain is simply impossible to achieve for an armored assault. β
"And even if the 11th Division is all dispatched to the west after Du Kaishan completes the intersperse, it will go west to solve the dilemma of the 8th Division. However, Hulin also has more than 1,000 troops stationed in a newly formed border garrison of the Japanese army. If the troops attacking on the northern front cannot seize Hulin County on time, wait for the 11th Division to react and retreat with all its strength after the 8th Division turns from defense to attack. The troops of the Northern Front, who are waiting for us to be alone, am afraid that it will be a disaster. The armored brigade is our only armored unit. β
"Commander, my intention is to first deal with the 6th Division on the Western Front, the 6th Division on the Central Front, and the 10th Division on the Eastern Front. The others waited until the end of these three parts, and after watching the exhibition of the shape shΓ¬ and the Japanese army adjusting the deployment of troops according to the battle situation, they were making plans. β
Regarding Guo Bingxun's construction, Yang Zhen said: "Old Guo, as the saying goes, take one step and look at three steps. Although the whole situation is not yet completely clear. Although the front line is somewhat insufficient, it is enough to increase the strength of ten regiments. One of our regiments is 3,000 men, almost the same as a wing of the Japanese army. β
"Although there is still a certain gap between the individual soldier and the grassroots commander, the firepower allocation at the regimental level has been better than the Japanese army as a whole. As long as we form a local superior force, we can still be sure of defeating the Japanese army. At present, although the 10th Division has not yet been completely annihilated in Baoqing and Boli, the overall situation has been decided. β
"Wang Guangyu on the Western Front, although it will take a while. However, after Yi Liangpin's detour, the enemy in the south of Yilan was already in a situation of being attacked from the belly. Our army has an absolute advantage in strength and firepower, and has already seized all the opportunities. If these two directions can be resolved, the entire front of the Japanese army will be divided into two large parts, east and west, by our army. β
"Lao Guo, I think it's time for us to think about a one-step battle plan. Think about it, what choice would the Eighth Division make if it learned that the part of the 10th Division left on the front line of Baoqing was annihilated or defeated by our army? It is to retract the line of Mishan, Muling, and Hulin and form a defensive whole with the 11th Division and the 29th Division. Or did they rely on the 11th Division behind them to continue westward? β
"As for the question of whether the armored brigade can attack from the Rao River. Lao Guo, the Germans began the French campaign in early May, in order to avoid the front of the Maginot Line of the French army. Using an armored corps, it made a detour from the mountainous Ardennes and managed to break through the French lines in one fell swoop. What the Germans can do, why can't we Chinese do it? β
"Although the line from Rao River to Hulin is mountainous, there are many rivers and large swamps. In the eyes of ordinary people, not to mention a large number of armored forces, even an ordinary infantry group may be difficult to make a large-scale breakthrough here. This is what the French say about the Ardennes. β
"Of course, you studied abroad in France and know a little bit about the terrain of the Ardennes. Although the Ardennes region is mountainous, the average altitude is only more than 200 meters, and there is no way to compare the complex Cheng dΓΉ with this area. But there is one thing you may forget about Lao Guo, although the terrain here is more complex than in the Ardennes, the traffic conditions are also better than there. β
"The Tiger Head Fortress, located in the territory of Hulin, was one of the most important fortresses of the Japanese army in the northeast, and it was also the main concentration area of its forces in the war against the Soviet Union. In order to ensure the mobilization of troops, the supply of materials and the transportation of heavy equipment in this fortress, the Japanese army built a large number of so-called national defense roads and railways. These roads crisscross from east to west and north to south. Although it was convenient for the Japanese army, it undoubtedly provided favorable conditions for our army to implement large-scale armored forces. β
"In the territory of Rao River and Hulin, although there are many rivers, except for the Muling River, the amount of water in many rivers is not very large, and tanks can completely wade through. Although the Wanda Mountain in the territory of Raohe is not short, the mountain is relatively gentle. I chose this place because of the terrain. β
"We believe that the terrain here is not suitable for armored assault operations, and I am afraid that for the more tactical Japanese army, this area will not be a favorable place for large corps to fight. Otherwise, they will mobilize heavy troops and go straight from the tiger forest to Fujin, which will cause us far more trouble than now. β
"Surprise and unpreparedness for attacking it is also an important reason why I chose this area that the Japanese army did not think was suitable for the operation of the large corps, and started the second stage. Swamps, rivers and mountains are not impossible for armored brigades that have completed training in complex terrain. If we can occupy Hulin, we will encircle the Japanese 8th and 11th Divisions at one time. β
As for the troops, I am ready to adjust the entire battle situation after Wang Guangyu completes the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese army in the southern area of Yilan. Turn Wang Xiaoming's offensive into a defensive position. Only one brigade and three divisional troops were left to form the ** Fifth Brigade to clamp down on the 14th Division. The rest of the troops, including the first column, were all transferred eastward. "In this way, our army will concentrate the strength of nine brigades, ten reserve infantry regiments, and one armored brigade on the Eastern Front. The total strength of our army will reach 70 percent of the total strength of our army, 120,000 people. With the addition of most of the artillery and all the armored forces, our army has an absolute advantage over the Japanese army in addition to air superiority on the Eastern Front, both in terms of strength and firepower. β
"I still say that the battlefield is a gamble. Since we started this gamble first, we might as well bet bigger. Seize the weakness of the Japanese army, and let's turn them upside down. β
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