Tianjin small station, Siye frontline headquarters.
Seven days later, the special team that sneaked into the Northeast finally received news. After paying a great price, the special team finally found out that the Kwantung Army had indeed built a large number of fortresses in the Liaoxi Corridor and the southeastern branch of Yanshan. From the current progress Look, it will take more than a month at most to form a complete chain of fortifications.
In addition, the Kwantung Army did build a large number of radar base stations in the deep mountains and dense forests of the southeastern branch of Yanshan Mountain and in the military restricted areas of the Western Liaoning Corridor. Moreover, the defense of these radar base stations was very tight. The special teams tried to approach and destroy them several times, but with no results. It could succeed, but it would have resulted in the loss of two Japanese agents from the Anti-War Alliance.
In the combat hall, Yue Weihan frowned and was standing in front of the simulated sand table, meditating.
The truth of the matter is basically consistent with Yue Weihan's judgment. As expected, Okamura Neiji just made a false shot. On the surface, he put on a large-scale offensive posture, but in fact he was secretly operating the fortress fortification group. What's more serious is that Yue Weihan was completely betrayed by Okamura Neiji. He was deceived by this strategic feint. By the time both sides came to an end, it was already too late for Yue Weihan to try to remedy the situation.
General Wei Lihuang sighed: "Once the fortifications in the Western Liaoning Corridor and the southeastern branch of Yanshan are completed, this battle will not be easy to fight. The most optimistic estimate is that it can only be a war of attrition. If our army wants to crack this A turtle shell, if you don't fill it with 1.8 million officers and soldiers and ten or eight armored divisions, it's probably impossible."
Mr. Zuo shook his head and said: "I'm afraid. Even if we fill it with 1.8 million officers and soldiers and ten or eight armored divisions, we still can't break the tortoise shell of the Eastern Army. After all, compared with the Kwantung Army, our army has Neither the troops nor the equipment are dominant, and the air force has a certain advantage. However, due to the existence of ground radar, the Japanese aviation has greatly made up for the disadvantages of the aviation. If we really want to fight the Kwantung Army head-on in the Western Liaoning Corridor, our army will I’m afraid I’m going to suffer a big loss.”
Huang Jie said: "The Western Liaoning Corridor has been turned into a tortoise shell by the old devil Okamura. There are no railways or roads in the Mongolian Plateau. It is difficult for mechanized troops to carry out large-scale maneuvers. In my opinion, it is better to modify the combat plan and simply cross the Yellow Sea. Land in North Korea and then counterattack the Northeast from Changbai Mountain?"
"Changbai Mountain?" Deng Gong shook his head and said, "With Neji Okamura's wisdom, it is impossible for him to leave such a big loophole for us. If nothing unexpected happens, Changbai Mountain and even the Liaodong Peninsula are already covered with fortifications and radar base stations. Already."
"Then what should we do?" Huang Jie frowned and said, "The Western Liaoning Corridor is blocked, the Mongolian Plateau is blocked, and the Changbai Mountain is blocked. Do the four eastern provinces still need to counterattack?"
"Of course we have to counterattack!" Yue Weihan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly raised his head. After saying that, Yue Weihan looked around the generals with stern eyes and said loudly, "This time, we let the old devil Okamura Neji set up a trap. We will not suffer any loss. It’s small, but it’s not impossible to break open the turtle shell that the old devil has worked so hard to build.”
All the generals' eyes immediately focused on Yue Weihan.
Yue Weihan took the command pole from General Zuo, drew a big circle on the sand table, and said loudly: "We might as well consider the problem from the perspective of the Kwantung Army through reverse thinking. The reason why Okamura Ningshan has to take great pains to manage What is the reason for the fortifications and radar base station chains in the Western Liaoning Corridor and the Liaodong Peninsula?"
Huang Jie said without hesitation: "It goes without saying that we are afraid that our armored clusters in the four fields, with the coordination of the air force, will launch a large-scale counterattack from these two directions."
"That's good." Yue Weihan nodded and said, "But the Northeast's peripheral defense line is not only the Liaoxi Corridor and the Liaodong Peninsula, but also the Liaodong Bay, the Loess Plateau and the long border with Russia in the north. What do you think,
Will the Kwantung Army be so heavily guarded in these directions?"
"I'm afraid this is impossible." Mr. Zuo shook his head and said, "Whether it is manpower or material resources, it is impossible for the Kwantung Army to station heavy troops in these directions at the same time, let alone build fortifications on such a long defense line, especially in Liaodong.
In the Gulf of Liaodong, there is no need for the Kwantung Army to garrison heavily, because with the current force projection capabilities of our navy, there is no chance of winning by forcefully seizing the beach in Liaodong Bay!"
As analyzed by General Zuo, the Kwantung Army did not station heavy troops in Liaodong Bay, nor did it build strong fortifications in Liaodong Bay, but only built standard-strength coastal defenses, because the Kwantung Army and Okamura Neji were confident.
, if Si Ye really plans to forcefully seize the beach in Liaodong Bay, there will definitely be no return.
The reason is very simple. Liaodong Bay is right between the Liaoxi Corridor and the Liaodong Peninsula. Once attacked, the mechanized clusters in the east and west directions can definitely arrive within 24 hours for reinforcements. With the current poor troop delivery capability of the Chinese Navy
, the few troops that land will definitely be easily swallowed up by the sea of tanks of the Kwantung Army.
"No!" Yue Weihan punched the edge of the sand table with a heavy fist and said solemnly, "This time, we knew we couldn't do anything, but we still landed on the beach in Liaodong Bay! From the perspective of Sun Tzu's Art of War, this is consistent with
It has the element of surprise and surprise, and as for the Kwantung Army's sea of tanks, there are naturally armed helicopters to deal with them!"
"Armed helicopters?" Deng Gong said in astonishment, "Isn't it going to take another two months to form an army?"
"Then try to delay him for two months." Yue Weihan said calmly, "Didn't Okamura Neji take advantage of the bad weather conditions to deceive us for more than a month? This time we will also set up a battle, open up our posture, and make a big splash.
Fight it for two months and let each group army take turns to go into battle. How can we miss such a good opportunity for actual combat training?"
In the blink of an eye, more than twenty days have passed, and time has quietly arrived on New Year's Day in the 33rd year of the Republic of China (1944).
At this time, the anti-Japanese war situation across the country has undergone earth-shaking changes. Following the Japanese troops in Central China, the Japanese troops in North China have also been basically eliminated. At this point, several strategic transportation lines such as the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, Ping-Han Railway, Ping-Tianjin Railway, Long-Hai Railway, and Yangtze River Waterway
All have been connected, and ***'s logistical support capabilities have been greatly improved.
Since half a month ago, a large amount of weapons, equipment and military supplies from Myanmar have been continuously imported into Yunnan and Guizhou along the Burma Highway, and then passed through Western Hunan, and then went straight from the Xiangjiang River to Wuhan, and then took the Ping-Han Railway to Peiping.
, Shine’s logistics supply no longer relies on the navy’s maritime transportation.
The 2 million troops of the First Field Army began a large-scale change of equipment.
Chairman Mao, who was far away in Xi'an, also issued a New Year's Day proclamation to compatriots across the country and overseas Chinese, calling on all Chinese and overseas Chinese to take action to support the motherland's war of resistance with practical actions. In an instant, the Southwest, Northwest, and the recovered Central and North China regions
The people have launched vigorous large-scale production and construction movements.
At the same time, the battle between the four fields in the Western Liaoning Corridor also entered a climax.
In terms of infantry equipment and individual soldier quality alone, the Si Ye and the Kwantung Army are indistinguishable. Both armies can be called elite divisions that have experienced hundreds of battles. Under the same prerequisites of adequate logistical support and sufficient troops,
It is basically impossible for the two armies to decide the winner. In fact, no one gets an advantage in the battle.
Of course, the Kwantung Army, which was in a defensive posture, had solid fortifications to rely on and suffered far fewer casualties.
However, the Chinese *** Corps has an almost inexhaustible supply of troops. Often a division that has just been crippled today will be fully replenished overnight, and the additional recruits are actually nothing.
Rookie recruits, so the combat effectiveness of each infantry division has basically not been greatly weakened.
As time passed, Okamura Neji finally felt a faint sense of uneasiness.
Jinzhou, Kwantung Army frontline headquarters.
In the past few days, Okamura Neji has lost interest in playing Go with Mizuo Nakazawa, and he no longer takes out his collection of calligraphy, painting and curios to watch in public. More often, he just stands silently by the wall, looking at
Looking at the map and thinking deeply, his soldier's intuition told him that the actions of the Chinese *** team were extremely abnormal, and there must be an ulterior conspiracy hidden in it.
However, Okamura Neji couldn't think of any new tricks that his opponent to the south could come up with.
Okamura Neiji walked silently by the wall, looking at the map and lost in thought again. Suddenly, the deputy chief of the general staff, Tamura Yoshitomi, strode in. He immediately put his feet back and stood at attention and said: "Your Excellency, Marshal, across the Liaoxi Corridor
The China Army has changed its designation again, and is now the 8th Group Army of the Fourth Field Army!"
"Replacement again?" Neji Okamura's eyebrows suddenly became more and more frowned.
In the past twenty days, the Chinese troops on the front line in western Liaoning have been changing frequently. Although the offensive is extremely fierce, it looks more like actual combat training, and the Kwantung Army has become their compulsory training partner.
It's not like Okamura Neiji hasn't thought about taking the initiative to attack the Chinese *** team, but the problem is that the Chinese have also built many radar base stations in North China, and the Kwantung Army Air Force has simply left Manchuria.
Unable to compete with the Chinese Air Force, without the cover of aviation, how could the Kwantung Army's armored cluster dare to escape easily?
"Your Excellency, Marshal," Tamura Yoshitomi said, "The situation is very abnormal."
"I know it's abnormal." Okamura Neiji suddenly felt a little unreasonable and asked, "Has the special task force sent by the headquarters arrived in Myanmar?"
"We have arrived in Myanmar." Tamura Yoshitomi sighed, "But the news is from Chinese newspapers."
"What?" Okamura Neji frowned, "What's going on?"
Tamura Yoshitomi said: "As soon as the special team entered Myanmar, they were spotted by the vicious dog under Yue Weihan. Seventeen elite agents were captured by the Chinese before they had time to start their work."
"Baga." Neji Okamura said angrily, "Idiots, they are all idiots."
After that, Okamura Neiji tried his best to suppress his anger and ordered Tamura Yoshitomi: "Immediately call Marshal Umezu Yoshijiro and ask the commander to send another elite agent to organize a special task force. We must spy out valuable intelligence at all costs."
, I suspect that the China Army is likely to develop some strategic weapons in Myanmar."
"Strategic weapon?" Tamura Yoshitomi said solemnly, "What weapon?"
"Maybe it's a jet, maybe it's a nuclear weapon." Okamura Neiji said worriedly, "The Chinese people have received a large number of top scientists from the Red Soviet Union, in various fields of scientific research. As long as the Chinese people are willing to invest, in a short time
It is not impossible to produce results within time. If the Chinese develop jets or nuclear weapons, the empire will be in danger."
"Probably not." Tamura Yoshitomi said in shock, "Even if the Chinese accepted a large number of top scientists from the Red Soviet Union, their academic background is still too poor after all. With the current scientific soil in China, if they want to develop
Jets and nuclear weapons, I think it’s unlikely.”
"I hope so." Okamura Neji said, "So we must find out no matter what!"
When Okamura Neiji went to Germany as a missionary, he had already seen the power of jets. As for nuclear weapons, he had also heard vaguely about them. It was said that they were so powerful that just one nuclear weapon could kill someone in an instant.
Destroy an entire army group! If the Chinese really develop such a strategic weapon, there will be no need to continue this war.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.
For more than a month, the Communist Party of China was still taking turns with the Kwantung Army in western Liaoning. Later, two group armies in Yiye who had completed the change of equipment also joined the battle.
Under repeated attacks like "cutting flesh", the Kwantung Army actually managed to break through the two fortress defense lines of the Kwantung Army and pushed the front 20 kilometers forward.
In order to spy on intelligence, the Kwantung Army sent six special teams to Burma through various channels. However, without exception, they were all strangled by Ma Zhankui. The bad wolf Ma Zhankui was indeed well-deserved. With him in charge, the Japanese army
It’s almost impossible for spies to infiltrate Myanmar’s borders!
As time went by, Okamura Neji's inner uneasiness became more and more intense.
Just when Okamura Neji was having trouble sleeping and eating, a shocking news suddenly came from the European battlefield!
In a large-scale battle in the Balkans, more than 4,000 tanks of the German and Russian coalition forces were suddenly ambushed by nearly a thousand armed helicopters of the US military.
At that time, the air forces of both sides were fighting fiercely at high altitude, and the tank groups were also fighting fiercely. Then, these armed helicopters came out of the dense forest in the valley without warning. They quietly approached the battlefield at the height of the treetops. When Germany,
When the tank cluster of the Russian coalition discovered danger, it was already too late to leave the battlefield.
In the end, the 15 armored divisions placed at the forefront of the German and Russian coalition forces in the center were completely destroyed, and the 56 infantry divisions were also surrounded by the Allies. The 9 armored divisions and 37 infantry divisions of the Allied forces in the center took advantage of the situation under Patton's command.
The counterattack pushed the front more than 100 kilometers north at once, and the war broke out into Romania again.