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Text Chapter 8 Yoshimoto Teiichi¡¯s point of view

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    Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi insisted that under the circumstances that Tongliao has been completely lost, the 14th Division has been completely destroyed, and the 7th Division has been inexplicably wiped out, the Kwantung Army can either encircle and annihilate the enemies on the Linxi battlefield, or deal with  The enemies on the Tongliao battlefield have missed their opportunity.

    The 7th Division was inexplicably completely defeated in a short period of time. Most of the troops resisted the encirclement and annihilation. The Tongliao battlefield and the Linxi battlefield were actually connected in a line. Under this situation, if the Kwantung Army still wanted to  To maintain the original plan, it is necessary to increase the strength of at least two more divisions, but this number is currently unbearable for the Kwantung Army.

    At the same time, the headquarters of the Sixth Army was successfully attacked by the enemy, and the first military headquarters in the history of the Japanese Army to be surrounded and annihilated appeared. It is very likely that the Kwantung Army's next combat plan is no longer secret to the Anti-Alliance.  As far as the Kwantung Army is concerned, since the current fighter opportunity has been missed, judging from the reaction ability and speed of its opponents, it will never be recovered.

    What is even more shameful is that with the Sixth Army Headquarters being successfully attacked by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, no matter whether Lieutenant General Hisao Tani is dead or alive, the first soldier in the history of the Japanese Army will be captured or killed in battle.  Commander, although this news has been kept secret by Linxi battlefield commander and below, it will undoubtedly have a considerable impact on morale.

    At present, the two division commanders on the Linxi battlefield have all sent telegrams, taking the initiative to request a retreat. The two main division commanders on the front line have mainly requested a retreat. This is the first time in the history of the Kwantung Army, and even the entire Japanese Army. For the two  Yoshimoto Teiichi is still clear about the character of a division leader.

    He knows very well that these two are quite capable people, and they are not the kind of people who are greedy for life and afraid of death. He can make these two people request a retreat for the first time. I am afraid that the situation on the Linxi battlefield is definitely not as optimistic as everyone here imagines.  , to say that the crisis is not that serious yet, but to say that optimism is probably far behind.

    At the same time, Yoshimoto Teiichi believes that the current series of actions taken by the Anti-Japanese Alliance are obviously aimed at the Tongliao battlefield. The sudden westward withdrawal of enemy troops in the eastern Shuangliao and Lishu lines shows that the enemy has seen through the Kwantung Army's true purpose.  Tongliao, and are ready to continue to invest troops in the battlefield of Tongliao.

    Because by now, the true purpose of the Anti-Japanese Alliance's offensive has been exposed. The Kwantung Army has grasped the current true intentions of the Anti-Japanese Alliance and clearly knows that in order to ensure that their strategic goals are achieved, whether it is Tongliao or Linxi, they will definitely  It is impossible to lose it, and they must increase their strength on the two battlefields at all costs.

    Under this situation, if the Kwantung Army continues to attack, even if it can defeat its opponent, it will suffer heavy losses. What's more, the Kwantung Army currently does not have enough troops to adjust as the battlefield situation changes.  The hundreds of tanks on the battlefields of Tongliao and Linxi, as well as the aviation force that could be increased at any time, also hung over his mind like a dark cloud.

    There is a serious lack of effective anti-tank weapons. The latest Type 97 tanks equipped by itself are no match for the improved anti-Soviet tanks. The loss of air superiority has caused the anti-Union aviation to pose a huge threat to the Kwantung Army ground troops.  , and caused heavy casualties.

    The number of new fighter jets is too small, the old fighter jets are no match at all, and the lack of ground anti-aircraft firepower makes the Kwantung Army almost helpless in the face of the Anti-Alliance's air superiority. At present, except for artillery, the Kwantung Army can barely keep up with the Anti-Alliance.  , in terms of heavy equipment, the Kwantung Army is no longer an opponent of the Anti-Japanese Alliance.

    Facing the Anti-Japanese Alliance equipped with hundreds of tanks and a large number of aircraft, heavy artillery and other heavy weapons, if the current Kwantung Army wants to eat one of them, the price it will pay will be huge. Once this happens, for  The impact of the empire's decision to move southward is quite far-reaching.

    Of course, the Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, who also has a new important responsibility, also put forward reasons for terminating the operation in terms of material supply. The Kwantung Army has just established a supply supervisor responsible for the strategic supplies of the entire Kwantung Army, and this supply supervisor is  It can be said that this Yoshimoto Sadichi also serves as the chief of staff, which can be said to be a heavy responsibility.

    It's just that Chief of Staff Yoshimoto, who was overwhelmed by the war situation at the moment, had no energy to take into account the establishment of a supply prison. He completely left the task of establishing a supply prison to the commander who had just arrived from Japan and took office. He had a dark eye on the entire situation in Manchuria.  The supply surveillance chief of staff, Colonel Kiyohide Takada, and chief of staff Yoshimoto Teiichi, have no time to take care of this matter now.

    But for Yoshimoto Teiichi, even though he is the chief of staff, he still has a good understanding of the current material reserves of the Kwantung Army. The shortage of heavy artillery, ammunition and fuel makes the Kwantung Army ineffective on the battlefield.  Balanced fire support has been greatly compromised.

    Especially the number of shells of the legal 155 howitzer, which is the backbone of heavy artillery fire support, has been insufficient, and the originalThe prepared mountain and field artillery shells, also due to the large number of southward transfers before the war, have made the inventory unable to last for too long, and the replenishment of oil has continued to decline throughout the war.

    In Western Manchuria, the main combat area of ????this battle, due to the lack of railway lines, the Kwantung Army relied more than ever on roads and Kacheng supplements for this battle, especially the Linxi theater, which was lost in Kulun and Tongliao.  After the Dazheng Railway was cut off, the nearest railway line was more than 500 kilometers away.

    Now the two divisions on the Linxi battlefield can only rely on the road from Chifeng to Linxi for all material replenishment. The number of trucks and gasoline is seriously unable to meet the needs, and the continuous air strikes by the Anti-Japanese Alliance have made the front line  The number of supplies arriving is decreasing every day.

    The impact of the American sanctions on the current Japanese army has been fully demonstrated, especially the oil embargo, which has begun to have an impact on the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army. Most of the existing oil stocks have been allocated to the Navy and the Southern Army, as well as to  With some reserves left, the Kwantung Army would get less and less share, and it would be impossible to maintain operations for a long time.

    Not to mention the current shortage of fuel supply, even if there is sufficient supply, the Kwantung Army still lacks a sufficient number of trucks. The total number of trucks currently owned by the Kwantung Army is less than 2,000, but these less than 2,000 trucks will still be needed in the future.  In order to ensure the use in other directions, it is impossible to allocate all of them to Linxi battlefield.

    Even if the Kwantung Army transferred them all, the Kwantung Army would not have enough fuel for them to use. A considerable part of the more than 700 trucks currently deployed on the battlefield in Western Manchuria were lost to the Anti-Alliance air strikes. At present,  The supplies Linxi battlefield receives every day are less than half of the required amount, and sometimes even this standard cannot be met.

    At present, the two divisions on the Linxi battlefield have exhausted the embers of supplies they originally carried. Due to the low population density, they are simply unable to raise funds on the spot. Some first-line regiments have begun to kill horses or reduce supplies. For  The use of ammunition is also strictly restricted.

    Even some combat squadrons in the Thirteenth Division can only guarantee one meal. It is stipulated that each infantry must not consume more than thirty rounds of ammunition per day, and the artillery must not consume more than five rounds of artillery shells per day. The anti-alliance firepower on the opposite side is  It was still extremely strong. If someone fired ten rounds of artillery shells, the two divisions on the Linxi battlefield combined could barely fire back five rounds.

    With the loss of the Wengniute Left Banner, all supplies can now only be transferred through Chifeng. This makes the already overloaded supply line even more difficult to bear the supplies of the two divisions. Under this situation, the battle can barely be maintained.  It is already extremely disadvantageous.

    The most critical thing is that after the 7th Division was defeated on the battlefield of Alukorqin Banner, the two divisions on the battlefields of Linxi and Bahrain Right Banner have lost their flank cover, and the loss of Wengniute Left Banner has caused the entire Linxi and Bahrain Right Banners to lose their flank cover.  The two divisions on the western battlefield were already semi-surrounded.

    If the two divisions lurking in the dark together with the Anti-Japanese Alliance take this opportunity to seize the northern mountainous area of ??Chifeng, or the so-called advancing army that cooperates with them attacks and advances eastward to destroy the Yechi Railway, or takes advantage of their strength to seize Chifeng, then these two  This division is in danger of being completely surrounded.

    Even if the Kwantung Army can defeat the resistance in Tongliao by then, the two divisions on the Linxi battlefield were surrounded and annihilated. This exchange is impossible for the Kwantung Army, not to mention that now that the fighter plane has been missed, now  The Kwantung Army has no chance to encircle and annihilate the resistance alliance in Tongliao.

    It was precisely because of the situation on the entire battlefield that Yoshimoto Sadakachi believed that the fighting must be stopped immediately, and at the same time, the existing troops should be strengthened to defend the front lines of Chifeng, Jianping, Beipiao, Kangping, Changtu, and Lishu to prevent the resistance from continuing.  Go south, and at the same time ensure the security of Jinzhou and Fengtian provinces, the empire's most important industrial, energy and special mineral deposit bases in Manchuria.

    As long as the southward operation of the base camp is completed, or the local mobilization is completed, a large number of troops can be mobilized to supplement the Kwantung Army. By then, the empire, which has solved the problem of oil and some urgently needed mineral resources sources, will rely on its strong national power to crush the anti-Union pressure.  .

    For the current Kwantung Army, as long as they hold Rehe, block the confluence channel between the Anti-Japanese League and its internal troops, and block their access to Fengtian, they can still be trapped. As long as they are not allowed to enter Fengtian and they occupy Western Manchuria, they will be  Because the troops and materials were dispersed to the maximum extent, it was more beneficial to the Kwantung Army.

    Yoshimoto Teiichi believes that it is difficult for the Anti-Japanese Alliance to support long-term operations with the foundation of Western Manchuria. If the Anti-Japanese Alliance wants to control Western Manchuria for a long time, then let alone ammunition and weapons and equipment, even the required food, fuel and other survival supplies, they will  They can only rely on replenishment from their so-called old base areas.

    The Kwantung Army, which lacks a sufficient number of trucks, strategically supplementsThe supply capacity is indeed not strong, but in the Western Manchuria region where there are no railways, the Anti-Japanese Alliance still needs a large number of trucks to transport supplies by road if they want to replenish supplies. In wartime, they can barely maintain it at all costs, but replenishment will take a long time.  , it is also a heavy burden for the Anti-League.

    Although the Anti-Japanese Alliance can use the Sitao Railway and the Tao-Ang Railway to transfer materials to the Tongliao line, the rest still needs road transportation. Western Manchuria is so vast that even the Kwantung Army can hardly afford the consumption of long-term transportation.  The number of troops garrisoned in Western Manchuria before the war was quite limited, so how could the resistance alliance, whose foundation was far inferior to that of the Kwantung Army, be able to afford it.

    With the technical capabilities of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, I am afraid that they do not have the ability to lay railways at all now. Even if they want to switch to railway transportation, they are unable to do so. In an area as vast as Western Manchuria, they may only continue to use expensive truck transportation, and Kanto  The army is currently short of gasoline, but the Anti-Japanese Alliance, which can only rely on imported oil to fight, has sufficient fuel.

    The Soviets are now unable to provide them with gasoline. As for the Americans, their hands are still a little too long. So what if they have a large number of American trucks with excellent performance. Without oil, they are nothing. Now that the Anti-Japanese Alliance has occupied Western Manchuria, then  Just leave it to them,
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