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Text Chapter 268: Don¡¯t hit a snake five inches

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    Major General Zuo Majiu is very cunning and extremely cautious in his actions. Although he has direct orders from the commander of the North China Front Army, he never underestimates the enemy and advances rashly. His movements are always unusually slow and slow. Once there is someone nearby,  If there is any abnormality, immediately occupy the hilltop and organize defense.

    Wang Minggui, who was responsible for the defense of the entire northern Shanxi area west of Tongpu Road, had previously focused on the Datong direction of the entire northern Shanxi battlefield, and this left detachment was extremely cunning, like a cunning fox, and was always unwilling to take a step easily.  The location has been uncertain, wandering back and forth between Shenchi, Ningwu, and Shuoxian.

    In addition to sending small groups of troops to continuously harass the north and rob food and supplies everywhere, the main force refused to take a step northward beyond the Great Wall and did not conduct any division of troops. The entire army huddled together and was not equipped with any puppets.  The army never stayed in one place for two nights in a row, and would rather drag thousands of troops through the mountains all day long than rest in one place.

    Wang Minggui concentrated his forces several times, but was still unable to seize the opportunity to capture the left center detachment. This left center detachment is like a fang inserted into the entire front line of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, making you unable to find anyone when you want to fight.  If he doesn't pull it out, letting him wander between the two wings of the inner Great Wall is a very dangerous thing.

    This time, as the war situation was about to change, Chen Hanzhang made great determination. He first concentrated his superior troops and firepower, striving to pull out this poisonous fang before the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack, stabilize the battle situation in the west of Shanxi and northwest, and concentrate on dealing with Taiyuan.  and new Japanese reinforcements.

    At the same time, concentrate most of the troops and focus the defense on the front of Hunyuan, Yingxian and Guangling in northeastern Shanxi. Also concentrate a part of the troops to cross the Inner Great Wall and attack Pingxingguan and Weiche, the strategic points between Guangling and Lingqiu.  The attack was launched on the front line of the ridge, attracting the main force of the 69th Brigade from the source to the direction of Lingqiu, reducing the pressure on Du Kaishan before advancing.

    Chen Hanzhang used attack instead of defense on the western front to attack the left detachment first, and put his main force on the deployment on the eastern front, which made Yang Zhen a little uneasy. What he was worried about was not the enemy troops that had already entered northeastern Shanxi and Chanan.  , these are all Japanese troops on the surface, there is nothing to worry about.

    The Japanese army that has already deployed will not have a big impact on the northern Shanxi battlefield. As long as Du Kaishan completes his move south and completely seals the junction of Chanan and northern Shanxi battlefields, although the number of troops invested is not large, it will be completely sealed.  The last weak spot between Chanan and the northern Shanxi battlefield.

    Moreover, although the number of reinforcements the Japanese army has now invested is large, these forces alone cannot change the situation of the war. He is more worried about the 21st Division that the Japanese army has not yet invested in the front line, and the 15th Division that is being replenished on the Shimen front line.  The final movements of the divisions, including the 32nd Division currently still in Taiyuan.

    The direction in which these three Japanese divisions, which have not yet appeared on the battlefield, will eventually be deployed, is what worries Yang Zhen the most. Yang Zhen is not very worried about investing in northern Shanxi. What worries him most is this.  Two of the three Japanese divisions will be put into mopping up several base areas behind enemy lines in Shanxi by Okamura Neiji.

    These nails placed at the junction of Hebei and Shanxi provinces and around Taiyuan are always a hidden danger. If they take the opportunity to sweep Taihang and northwest Shanxi, or even surround Wei and rescue Zhao, go straight to the Yellow River and attack the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border area, then it will be a threat to the current situation.  The war situation has had the effect of pulling the firewood out of the cauldron.

    Especially the 21st Division, which has been changed to light equipment and is now fully equipped, appears on the battlefield in northern Shanxi during the stalemate between the two armies. It is another dangerous factor. Although the Japanese army has invested two brigades in the northern Shanxi battlefield,  A level detachment, a division-sized detachment, but these troops Okamura Neiji should be very clear that there is simply no way to save the battlefield in northern Shanxi.

    The time they arrived was a little too late. If the Japanese troops had arrived three to five days earlier, and if Yang Jicai had not raided Taiyuan, the time for the 32nd Division to arrive at the battlefield in northern Shanxi would have been delayed.  After a few days, the battlefield in northern Shanxi will definitely not look like what it is now.

    I'm afraid that the Japanese army in Datong will still be stubbornly resisting, and the Japanese army outside will have a large number of reinforcements. Even if Chen Hanzhang gets two divisions brought by Wang Minggui, and a division and a brigade from the advancing army, he will probably have to withstand extreme internal and external forces by then.  A lot of pressure.

    But now Datong has been captured. Although this thousand-year-old city has been reduced to ruins, northern Shanxi is now firmly under control. After all the enemies in Suiyuan have been eliminated, and the remaining enemies in Chaxi no longer pose a threat.  , the entire supply line between northern Shanxi and the northeast has actually been opened.

    Although this route is a bit long and there is no railway to rely on, after all, the supply line has been completely opened. In addition, a large number of combat aircraft transferred by the Anti-Japanese Alliance to the battlefields in northern Shanxi provide reliable air support.  It is difficult for this part of the Japanese army in the Northeast to play a decisive role.?Influence.

    Moreover, with Du Kaishan's entire army moving south, the entire chanan and northern Shanxi battlefields have actually been integrated. Now that the Japanese army wants to counterattack northern Shanxi, relying on the troops currently invested, if these three divisions do not join the battlefield, they will not be able to do so.  To save the situation, Okamura Neji should not be unable to see this situation.

    If the enemy in northeastern Shanxi launches an attack first, and then follow-up troops join the battle one after another, this has become the most unfavorable fueling tactic for itself. With the strategic qualities shown by Okamura Neiji before, as well as the strength of the Japanese senior generals and staff,  Ability, he will not fail to see the dangers of the entire deployment.

    But what exactly is Okamura Neji doing? Although the intelligence transferred from the central government is not very comprehensive, the focus is still very clear. Yang Zhen always feels that these Japanese troops who were placed on the second line by Okamura Neji,  They would not just sit back and watch the fierce battle in northern Shanxi leisurely, or even lack the strength to change the unfavorable situation, but just bask in the sun on the Ping-Han Line and around Taiyuan City.

    It is precisely because there are still three divisions, especially the fully-manned 21st Division, that has yet to determine the direction of its final investment. Yang Zhencai is a little worried about Chen Hanzhang's deployment. This is a fully-manned division.  The division is not like the 15th Division, which has lost most of its strength and has become a half-disabled division.

    Moreover, judging from the previous Zuojian detachment, its actions were extremely cunning, and its true combat intention is not yet clear. If Chen Hanzhang attacks Lu Xi's Zuojian detachment first, once the war is delayed, it will have a negative impact on the entire war situation.  negative effect.

    If Okamura Neiji uses this Zuoma detachment as a trap to attract the attention of the surrounding Anti-Alliance forces, and add the troops on the east side of the road, the Anti-Alliance forces will have no time to pay attention to the 32nd Division around Taiyuan plus the four  The first part of the 11th Division launched an attack on the Jinsui Military Region, and together with the 21st Division, which was very likely to sweep away Taihang, these two wings were in danger.

    Moreover, Yang Zhen has a vague feeling in his heart. With the development trend of the entire Suiyuan and Northern Shanxi battlefields, is the main force of the Zuojian detachment really opposite Wang Minggui? Judging from the current situation, this possibility  It's not very big. Okamura Neiji would not place such a lone army in Guanlui Mountain in northwest Shanxi at this time.

    Guo Bingxun did not agree with Yang Zhen's concerns. Although there were so many more Japanese troops in the war in North China, northern Shanxi was already in control. He relied on the mountains of northern Shanxi and the current equipment of the Anti-Japanese Alliance.  , now that the entire front lines in northern Shanxi and southern Chanan have been completely connected, there shouldn't be any big problems.

    The only problem is that after the 48th Division reaches the front line of Zhangjiakou, the price to fight for Zhangjiakou will be much higher. Guo Bingxun's opinion is to follow Chen Hanzhang's method, concentrate superior troops and firepower, and attack the left center first.  Detachment, it is still a wise choice to remove the fangs inserted in the front first.

    However, Guo Bingxun somewhat disagreed with Chen Hanzhang's concentration of armored troops to deal with the Zuojian detachment. All operations of the Zuojian detachment were in mountainous areas. Chen Hanzhang mobilized so many armored troops, but instead restricted his actions to the highway.  This will undoubtedly leave a lot of holes in the entire deployment.

    Regarding Guo Bingxun's thoughts, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "I'm not criticizing Chen Hanzhang. This Zuojian detachment only has a few thousand troops. Even if we guard them with one force, it won't have much impact on the battle situation. If it were me,  , I will focus my main attention on the 69th Brigade in Ludong."

    "The location of the Sixty-ninth Brigade is the junction of the Japanese army's deep defense line and the starting point for its attack on our defense line in northeastern Shanxi. If this Sixty-ninth Brigade is defeated first, as the entire Chanan important town and provincial capital, the Pingjin area  Zhangjiakou, the northern barrier, will be completely strategically surrounded by our army. "

    "Zhangjiakou is the gateway to the Pingjin region and an important town outside the Great Wall. If Zhangjiakou and the Pingsui Railway along it are controlled by the Japanese army, even if our army controls Chanan and northwest Hebei, it will be difficult to stand unless our army is here  , and invested a lot of troops to defend it.¡±

    "But if Zhangjiakou is in the hands of our army, the entire Chanan to Pingjin line will be shaken. If our army is willing, we can directly penetrate Pingjin. Once the Pingjin area is shaken, the Japanese rule in North China will also be shaken. This result  "

    "At the same time, if the 69th Brigade is defeated by our army, it will be equivalent to the door of Hebei being completely opened by our army. Once our army, no matter how unobstructed, is able to defeat the Horse Pass, it will be close to the Great Plains of Central Hebei.  It is very close. When our troops in northern Shanxi and Chanan are suppressed, the battlefield will completely shift from our army's internal lines to the Japanese army's internal lines. This will be a challenge to the Japanese army's strategy of supporting war with war.  and a fatal blow, so no matter how strong the 69th Brigade is, it is in a position where the Japanese army must save them.???.  "

    "If Chen Hanzhang concentrates his forces to attack the Sixty-ninth Brigade first, the Japanese army will inevitably rescue and encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. The entire Japanese army can be deployed on the second line. The enemy's situation is still unclear at the moment and can be mobilized as soon as possible. At least the enemies of Taiyuan will be mobilized.  Get mobilized first.¡±

    "Then through large-scale interludes and roundabout operations, the entire situation in northeastern Shanxi was completely disrupted. No matter what Okamura Neiji's thoughts were, he completely disrupted them from the root. Let Okamura Neiji  Such a posture means that no matter what the plan is, he can only put it down first. If you want to hit a snake with seven inches, what's the point of picking five inches? "

    "I don't object to Persimmon picking on the weak first, but it depends on the time and the situation. Although he also launched some tactical attacks on the Eastern Front, the number of troops invested was too small and was not enough to completely conquer this lake.  It¡¯s difficult for Okamura Neji to feel a real threat despite the confusion.¡±

    "The tactical counterattacks launched by Chen Hanzhang in northeastern Shanxi were more to coordinate Du Kaishan's troops who were marching south from Conghuade and Shangdu, and to eventually fill the weak spot of our army in the Chanan and northern Shanxi battlefields. The real intention  , instead of focusing on this line, I can¡¯t say that Chen Hanzhang¡¯s deployment is wrong, but Chen Hanzhang decided to fight the Zuojian detachment first, and I think it is really inappropriate.¡± The book was first published on 17K Novel Network.  See genuine content!
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