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- Regarding the current Chinese Empire, Japanese Marshal General Prince Zain once commented this way - It is really incomprehensible for a country with such strength but not to expand its territory, and perhaps it really has no pursuit.
Such an evaluation can basically represent Japan¡¯s overall perception of the Chinese Empire.
The reason why Prince Zai Ren came to such a conclusion is precisely because China has chosen to avoid Japan and withdraw from the war several times. Therefore, Japan has never been afraid of China. What's the difference? Isn't it just a pedantic way of settling down in a corner and thinking that the country is in heaven?
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The Jeju Naval Battle caused an extremely strong shock to the upper echelons of Japanese society¡¯s military and political circles, because in the past half century, the main source of Japan¡¯s ability to maintain a strong superiority attitude toward China was its navy.
The Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War not only raised Japan's self-confidence to an unprecedented level, but also caused Japan to develop an extremely strong discriminatory attitude towards China, where the victors treat the losers with disdain.
Japan looks down on the Chinese race, and this kind of racial discrimination is from top to bottom. Even after the rapid rise of the Chinese Empire, the reason why Japan's discriminatory concept of China can be maintained to this day is that in addition to Japan's extremely conservative In addition to the strength of the right-wing forces, Japan's naval superiority and the influence left over from the Sino-Japanese War of 1884-1894 were the most important.
During this period, there was actually the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1911, but the outcome of this war was not clearly informed in Japan. Even most Japanese citizens believed that the navy continued to win a complete victory in that war, and the army also There is no defeat.
The consistent tactic of the Japanese base camp is to simply increase the enemy's casualties if they cannot cover up their own casualty reports for a long time. Japan's middle and lower-level officers also have this exaggerated personality. They like to publicize their achievements and increase the enemy's casualties. Report multiple times.
So in Japan at this time, if you ask any ordinary Japanese about the Sino-Japanese War of 1911, he will say that the China Army won a tragic victory with more casualties, and Japan after all cannot challenge the top three in the world. It is a great naval power, and the naval superiority is impossible for the Chinese to reverse.
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After the Battle of Jeju, the Japanese Navy completely ended its glorious history, leaving only two newly commissioned Yamato-class battleships, one Nagato-class battleship, one Kongo-class battleship, and the other two Kongo-class battleships took refuge in Incheon Port. , there is only one "good luck" aircraft carrier left, the Canglong.
Although the Japanese base camp, under the control of Admiral Fushimi Miyahiro, released a battle report that was more favorable to Japan, claiming that the losses of the Chinese navy and air force were more tragic, the upper levels of the Japanese military and political circles basically knew the truth.
Even for the hard-line invader Prince Hanwon Gong Zaijin - this war may have come to an end. All the Japanese army can do is to rely on the desperate fighting of the Japanese Army on the Korean Peninsula to regain the country of China. admiration, and based on this, he signed an armistice contract that was more beneficial to the Empire of Japan.
¡°These are the exact words of Prince Zai Ren, Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army Base Camp.
Because of this, the Japanese army began to hope that the upcoming Battle of Seoul would be the final battle of the Third War between China and Japan. As long as this battle was defeated or the Northeast Defense Force's attack could be resisted, Japan would be in this passive situation. signed an armistice agreement that was beneficial and decent to the Japanese Empire.
The reason why Japan has this illusion is that although China has been tough on Japan in the past two decades and focused on containing it, it has never really gone to war. From Japan's perspective, this is a Manchu-style , or they claim to be China-style weak and naive.
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China is so unreasonably naive.
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The real war is finally coming and is about to break out.
In order to defeat his opponent, Wei Lihuang made all the preparations that could be thought of in advance, and led the deployment to conduct more than forty meetings and consultations on combat plans. During this period, more than ten combat plans were formulated, although each one was different. Not much, mostly just constant adjustments to details, and such constant adjustments also show how in-depth and careful the preparation and study of this battle were by Wei Lihuang and many other generals.
Including part of the Northeastern Second and Third Army Groups and the newly arrived Japanese East Asia Expeditionary Forces Third and Fourth Fronts, the number of troops between China and Japan maintaining the confrontation between Seoul and Pyongyang has increased to 1.27 million, equivalent to half of the total military strength of the two countries on the Korean Peninsula.
As of early January 1940, the Northeast Army and the Central Military Headquarters had deployed 584,000 troops to the Hankai battlefield, including 13,400 tanks and other types of armored vehicles, 10,500 aircraft, and 2.3 million self-propelled artillery and other types of barrel artillery. Wanmen, truck?43,000 off-road vehicles
Except in terms of total force size, the Japanese army is completely at a disadvantage, but in the field of light weapons, the gap between China and Japan is very low. The main gap between the two sides is the scale of mechanization.
Just two days before the planned major attack, on this afternoon, Wei Lihuang summoned all the commanders of each division and brigade to his headquarters.
Almost all the elites of the empire are here.
After all the generals sat down, Wei Lihuang opened the telegram book with a serious expression and said: "Everyone, please stand up again. Here is your Majesty's telegram order."
Upon hearing this, Huang Baitao, Xue Yue and others hurriedly stood up. Although they were already a group of imperial generals with the rank of brigadier general and major general, under the imperial telegram, everyone seemed to be the same ones who took over the Central Military Academy from the emperor. Prospective Second Lieutenants of the Graduation Medal.
Wei Lihuang held up the telegram book and read: "The imperial hegemony is here, and you should fight for the nation."
After saying this, he closed the telegram book and signaled that the emperor's telegram order was as simple and direct as this, and then ordered: "Everyone sit down!"
The telegraph order is very simple and direct, but the listener's blood is boiling.
A soldier is a soldier after all.
The navy and air force have both shown their majesty and killed countless enemies. The army has only defended Kaesong for half a year without making any progress. The generals who have always believed that the army is the best in the world feel so embarrassed that they wish they could personally drive the tanks of their respective divisions tonight. Charge into battle.
Huang Baitao suddenly slammed the table and shouted: "Everyone, we are here to kill the enemy in one fell swoop. Let's fight hard."
Xue Yue and others all laughed in sympathy.
Wei Lihuang's expression was still serious, he was cold and silent, and all his subordinates could only continue to restrain their expressions and remain serious.
After putting away the telegraph book, Wei Lihuang glanced around his subordinates. In fact, these people were only two or three years younger than him. It was the most energetic moment in his military career. Everyone here was also the most energetic among him. There are many talented people who can be trusted, and there are also military wizards that even he admires.
After pondering for a moment, Wei Lihuang continued: "Our army has obvious advantages. In order to defeat the enemy this time, M35 assault rifles were also equipped in large quantities to several main divisions, especially the 35th Infantry Division. The predecessor of the 35th Division was The 305th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Division was adapted and expanded during the Sino-Soviet War. It is also an elite infantry division deployed by the empire in Jilin Province in Northeast China all year round. This time, our army¡¯s 3 armored divisions are the main assault force, and 3 infantry divisions cooperate with them. The 4th Division, the 14th Division and the 35th Division broke through from the center and were responsible for breaking the Japanese defenses on the front line. Commander Huang, Commander Guo, Commander Xue and Brigadier Cao, you two have the heaviest responsibility and can only succeed, not fail."
Huang Baitao, Guo Yuqian, Xue Yue and Cao Zhen nodded in agreement.
The specific tactical deployment has been discussed too much, and everyone must have memorized it by heart. Wei Lihuang does not want to emphasize it too much. This meeting is actually about two things. One is to inform the emperor of the order, and the other is to All ministries were ordered to formally prepare for war, and a full-scale attack would be launched at 7 a.m. two days later.
By then, the main force will be the 4th Armored Division, the 14th Armored Division, the 35th Infantry Division, and the 134th Tank Brigade as elites to attack the opponent. A total of 1,552 tanks, 1,148 infantry fighting vehicles, 1,037 tracked transport vehicles, and 344 reconnaissance vehicles vehicles, 155 rocket launchers and 248 self-propelled artillery pieces.
In terms of overall tactics, Wei Lihuang chose a simpler and more direct tactic, which is also the most conducive to taking advantage of the advantages of the mechanized armored group army. The elite directly penetrates forward, and the large troops pursue behind. The front is responsible for penetration, and the rear is responsible for sweeping. Everything and support, the two fronts and backs rush forward together, using their speed advantage to tear apart the opponent.
As for the rest, he left it to Fu Zuoyi's First Army, and he was only responsible for attacking all the way to the end. According to the Japanese defense layout and the terrain of southern Korea, he could basically fight all the way to Naju and Gwangju, across the sea from Jeju. , in the remaining battlefields in eastern North Korea, his Second Army can only act as a second-line force, and it is difficult to serve as the main force to sweep thousands of troops.
It¡¯s not that it can¡¯t fight, it¡¯s that it can¡¯t charge. Once the armored troops stop on the battlefield, there are not enough infantry around them to coordinate the protection operations. They are just the targets of a group of anti-tank guns. It¡¯s just that the Japanese army lacks suitable anti-tank guns.
With the organization and deployment of the Second Group Army of the Northeast Defense Force, either we don¡¯t fight, and when we fight, we have to rush to the bottom, the farther back we go, the smoother we go, and we fight until we run out of gas.
Wei Lihuang's general meeting was very simple, but after this meeting, the Second Army was like an engine that was suddenly pulled. It was about to immediately rush towards the enemy. Tens of thousands of artillery pieces were fired at once, bombing the Japanese army into pieces.
Almost at the same time, Army General Matsui Iwane, the commander-in-chief of Japan's East Asia Expeditionary Force, also held a "Final Showdown Meeting" in Seoul. From the intelligence and enemy deployment situation,Judging from this, Matsui Iwane expected that the enemy might launch a full-scale offensive within four to five days, requiring the entire army to strengthen the construction of fortifications and make anti-tank the most important task. Every effort must be made to organize and organize All manpower is used for anti-tank operations.
Matsui Iwane has always been regarded as one of the most talented military strategists in the Japanese military circles. He was promoted to active service in 1935 and briefly served as prime minister. Afterwards, he resumed active service and officially served as the commander-in-chief of the East Asia Expeditionary Force.
However, since he cannot gain the trust of the royal family, he can only be the puppet of the royal family in many matters. For example, he has always opposed the previous Jeju naval battle. Recently, he was falsely accused of being a puppet during the Jeju naval battle because of his opposition and resistance. , the Navy failed to receive full support from the Army Air Force, which led to the Navy's disastrous defeat.
Even though this statement was only spread among the lower levels of the Japanese Navy, Matsui Iwane was still under a lot of pressure. He tried his best to block the upcoming comprehensive counterattack of the Northeast Defense Force and create a barely acceptable environment for peace talks. .
As for whether he can finally stop this incident, he is not absolutely sure. He has never been able to verify the level of Chinese tanks and armored forces very clearly. Judging from his research on the Japanese Army's armored forces, He didn't think the situation was serious. What he was most worried about was the artillery unit and aviation unit of the Northeast Defense Force.
Although the number of artillery units on both sides is barely sufficient for a confrontation, considering the strange situation of Chinese self-propelled artillery, Matsui Iwane always feels that he will suffer a loss on this issue.
In this field of the aviation force, Matsui Iwane has thoroughly experienced the power of the Chinese Air Force, so much so that it is difficult for him to understand how China manufactures so many excellent fighters. Are they purchased from Germany, France, and the United States?
Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you fight a hundred battles without danger.
Matsui Iwane neither knows himself nor the enemy, so how can he survive a hundred battles without danger?
The tranquility before the war was terrifying and suffocating. The Japanese army had been trying to guess the exact time of the Northeast Defense Force's attack. However, unless they could convince the entire base camp to retreat, even if the information about the suitable attack was obtained by chance, it would actually be of no use. .
January 18, 1940.
7 am.
The 204th Air Force Division of the Imperial Northeast Defense Force took the lead in launching a counterattack. Although this is a war destined to be dominated by the Army, the Air Force will still play a decisive role. In modern warfare, air and land are no longer separated. .
Three air force divisions launched an attack at the same time. Under the cover of 17 fighter formations, J-5 Tiger Shark fighter-bombers and G-2 Tornado attack aircraft launched indiscriminate bombings against the Japanese army. After the first round of air attacks, they had been prepared for a long time. The rocket artillery troops began a second round of intensive bombing of the Japanese rear positions, followed by a rapid attack by mechanized troops.
In such a major offensive, the Imperial Army does not pursue large-scale covering strikes with artillery, because the more muddy and rugged the frontline positions are, the less conducive it is to large-scale attacks by mechanized group armies. Only rocket artillery units and air forces are needed to attack the enemy. Strike from the rear to contain the opponent's retreat.
Thousands of MT22 light tanks crossed the trenches and rushed straight across the long kilometers-long defense line. In the empire, this kind of tank was a light standard, but in Japan it was heavier than the 97th tank and had more defensive capabilities. Strong, the 25\37mm anti-tank guns equipped by the Japanese army have limited counterattack capabilities against the MT22 light tank. Even the 37mm anti-tank guns that have only begun to be installed at the first level of the Japanese infantry wing need to be within 500 meters to have a chance of penetrating the MT22. frontal armor.
The Air Force's attack aircraft and Tiger Shark fighter-bombers jointly carried out key strikes against the Japanese Army's rear, artillery positions and headquarters, ensuring attack power while maintaining the accessibility of the frontal battlefield, leaving a wide enough opening for the Army's large mechanized armored corps to attack. Depth.
Tank destroyers also began to act as self-propelled artillery, attacking with the self-propelled artillery battalion and counterattacking Japanese artillery positions according to commands along the way.
The Imperial Army's research on large-scale mechanized changes is the most in-depth in the world. After countless tactical exercises and research, the Army has clearly formulated the main offensive mode of the Army's mechanized armored corps. In all offensive settings, The most important link is not to destroy the Japanese artillery positions, rear areas and headquarters, nor to destroy the Japanese positions and fortresses, but to ensure the stability of ground traffic and to ensure the chain structure of the entire mechanized corps during its advance.
With main battle tanks as the vanguard, medium and light tanks as the left and right wings and middle troops, they protect infantry fighting vehicles, tracked transport vehicles, mechanized baggage troops, and self-propelled artillery as they advance with the army.
During the advance of the tank troops, the infantry did not attack the enemy around the tanks, but moved around the infantry fighting vehicles. This was also the rule of the empire.The military concluded after many drills that because the tank is in front, it attracts the most attacks. Even if the tank itself is not threatened, the damage rate of surrounding soldiers will be very high.
In addition, tanks must not stop during actual combat. They must move as fast as possible. If they stop, they will be easily attacked by individual anti-tank weapons. Therefore, coordinated operations with infantry fighting vehicles must be required, and they must be used when appropriate. Infantry protects tanks, rather than tanks protecting infantry.
For the U.S. Army, the German Army, and the Soviet Army, which are developing mechanized changes, the details of the mechanized changes may still be incomplete.
Details determine destiny.
In order to deal with China's tank troops and the torrent of steel, the Japanese army formulated various individual anti-tank combat plans, which were of no use in the face of the empire's mature mechanized combat theories and systems.
Japan will learn a lesson from its mistakes. It¡¯s not that the Chinese Empire doesn¡¯t like beating you, but if it wants to beat you, it will beat you until you can¡¯t move like a dead dog.
The empire's military reforms, theoretical systems, and development of military equipment have completely exceeded the capabilities of the Japanese army. As long as the empire did not move, once it launched a comprehensive counterattack, the Japanese army was as fragile as a layer of mud. Within half an hour, A thirty-kilometer-long gap in the defense line was torn open by the main force of the empire's two armored divisions.
Once the gap is opened, the full combat strength of the Imperial Army will be unleashed. Tanks will be responsible for breakthroughs, artillery will be responsible for encirclement and suppression, and infantry will be responsible for protecting tanks and artillery, clearing the battlefield, and coordinating operations. Such a special and mature system makes the Japanese army unable to resist.
The Imperial Navy¡¯s Central Aircraft Carrier Combined Fleet also arrived in the waters surrounding Incheon Port and dispatched carrier-based aircraft groups to attack warships and garrison troops in Incheon Port. It also dispatched troops to attack Japanese air bases in depth to contain the Japanese Air Force.
The Imperial Air Force dispatched a more advantageous attack fleet to carry out more rapid strikes at low altitudes against the Japanese rear positions and artillery positions.
This kind of joint offensive between the three armed forces is held every year in Rizhao, Shandong. Every detail of the attack has been studied and verified countless times. The Japanese army that encountered this complex system attack for the first time was like being beaten into a sieve. In Matsui Iwane It seems that the Japanese defense line, which is already as solid as iron plate, cannot effectively resist the attack of the Northeast Defense Force.
It is undeniable that the lower-level officers and soldiers of the Japanese army are still very brave and excellent, but this is really not a problem that can be solved by the efforts of the soldiers and lower-level officers and soldiers.
Although the Japanese base camp had signed a new order through Emperor Showa, allowing Matsui Iwane to "use chemical weapons against the Chinese," such a rapid defeat did not allow Matsui Iwane to use chemical weapons.
The steel torrent of the Chinese Army was invincible in some battlefields in eastern Korea. This sudden burst of power was completely incomprehensible to Matsui Iwane. Before he could figure it out, the Chinese Army's tank brigade had already invaded the East Asia Expedition Force. Seoul headquarters. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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