Wang Xuexin's plan to attack Northeast China was a matter of strategic direction. In order to keep it secret, only a few people at the headquarters and Wang Xuexin knew about it. Li Yunlong and other regiment leaders did not know about it, so of course they could not make preparations in this regard.
However, Wang Xuexin also considered these issues.
Not only Wang Xuexin took it into consideration, but the chief was also worried about it.
When Wang Xuexin was working on repeating rifles and half-track vehicles on the front line, and now he bought a "Sherman" from Yingjiang, the commander immediately understood that Wang Xuexin was planning to invade the Northeast.
"This Wang Xuexin is quite interesting!" The leader laughed and said: "Each of these equipments are treasures for us. We didn't dare to think about them before, but this guy picked them up easily!"
"Yes!" The chief of staff looked at the situation reported by Zhang Zongping and compared the pictures of the equipment. He couldn't help but feel a little ashamed: "Each of these equipments are either replaced with things, or they are self-developed or the entire production line.
Bring them all in! They all seem to be justified, but stacking them all together... is scary enough! If this guy Xiao Dongbei is allowed to develop for a few more years, there will be nothing to do with the Japanese!"
The leader shook his head and said: "Let alone a few more years of development, I see, it will be difficult for the Japanese at this level!"
"Oh, what do you mean?" the chief of staff asked doubtfully, and then immediately thought of Wang Xuexin's previous mention of attacking the Northeast, and said in surprise: "What does the chief mean, Xiao Dongbei plans to attack the Northeast?"
The chief nodded slightly, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and said: "If it is just defense, it is enough to concentrate all resources on developing as many repeating rifles as possible. These equipment are obviously not for defense, but for defense.
attack!"
The chief of staff thought about it carefully and felt that this was really the case.
If we want to defend the defense line of Daqingshan, Luliang Mountain, and Zhongtiao Mountain, developing repeating rifles is undoubtedly the best choice.
As long as the repeating rifle is equipped with enough bullets and enough bullets, then all of them can be sent to the infantry on the defensive line.
By then the Japanese planes, tanks, and artillery will be basically useless.
When the Japanese attack in large numbers from the gap, our army will get out of the way, and even Yuncheng can be lost...The plain area is not suitable for infantry combat.
Let them pile mechanized troops and artillery tanks inside.
After the enemy enters, you can then use the advantage of the repeating rifle to conduct a surprise attack on the narrow exit position at night or attack the enemy's transportation and supply lines.
It can be said that as many devils as they come, they will die, just waiting to be surrounded.
Now, Wang Xuexin is not doing this. Instead of concentrating resources on developing repeating rifles, he is developing half-track armored vehicles, fighter planes and tanks at the same time.
Although these gadgets are useful in defense, they are just icing on the cake.
However, the chief of staff hesitated for a moment and asked: "But chief, our army has only now formed three undersized mechanized regiments in the direction of Daqingshan. The total strength is only more than 7,000 people. Isn't this a little short?"
The commander chuckled and replied: "Chief of Staff, it is wise to say that soldiers are more valuable than elites. In the past, our army had miscellaneous equipment and inconsistent tactics to deal with the Japanese. If three regiments could defeat one large Japanese army, it was considered good.
The comparison of forces must be calculated as five to one to achieve a draw!"
Having said this, the leader couldn't help but frown and clenched his fists fiercely, as if he felt sorry for the soldiers who had died in the previous battle.
However, his brows soon relaxed and he said with relief: "Now do you think this will still be the case? Although these three regiments only have more than 7,000 people, they not only have a unified 'three-three' tactic but also
They can cooperate, and their equipment is much more advanced than the Japs. How many Japs do you think these three regiments can be worth?"
The chief of staff pondered for a while and said: "If we consider tactics and equipment, these three regiments of our army do have the advantage. However, the shortcomings of these three regiments are the lack of training in their new tactics and the serious lack of equipment training. I'm afraid...
...cannot exert the combat effectiveness we expected. I estimate that it can withstand twice as many Japanese soldiers, right?"
There is nothing wrong with the chief of staff's analysis. Although it is a bit conservative, considering that the Eighth Route Army has been engaged in guerrilla warfare in the past, it has little application against fighter aircraft, half-track vehicles, tanks, etc.
Although theory and training are already underway at this time, it is still unknown how much proficiency and synergy will be achieved, and it is unreliable to guess too high.
But the leader didn't think so. He shook his head and said: "I think the combat effectiveness should be one to three. That is, our group of 7,000 people can at least be worth as much as 20,000 Japanese soldiers!"
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"Is it worth so much?" the chief of staff expressed doubt.
The commander analyzed: "First of all, the elite Kwantung Army stationed by the Japanese in the northeast has been almost emptied. Most of them have been replaced by recruits transferred from China. Most of them don't even have combat experience. Of course, they can't deal with these three soldiers of our army.
The elite soldiers of each regiment form an advantage!"
The chief of staff was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
He did not consider this. The Japanese Kwantung Army was no longer what it used to be.
As the battle progressed, the Japanese veterans were exhausted bit by bit on the front battlefield and in the rear of the Eighth Route Army. The Japanese troops on the front line were seriously insufficient, and the elite Kwantung Army had already split up reinforcements and sent them to the front line for emergency response.
In addition, another batch was transferred to the Pacific battlefield, and another batch was transferred to the Southeast Asian battlefield...
At this time, the Kwantung Army still had the same designation, but its combat effectiveness and equipment were completely different.
Under such circumstances, the Japanese were inferior to the Eighth Route Army in terms of combat experience, and of course there was no advantage.
"Secondly!" the leader continued: "Secondly, our army is the main attack, and it is also a mechanized force. In this way, our army can choose the enemy's weak points to attack. Do you understand what this means?"
The chief of staff nodded.
Of course he knew the advantages of offense over defense. This was also the essence of "blitzkrieg". If the chief of staff at this time did not know this, then he, the chief of staff, should not do it.
To put it simply, the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army can use their fast mobility to pick out the weak, that is, which Japanese army is weak, which army is worse, which army is less, the Eighth Route Army will use it as a breakthrough to launch an attack...
After such a calculation, the chief's statement of one to three is not an exaggeration.
but……
The chief of staff said: "Doesn't this require a lot of intelligence work? In addition, a large number of special forces must be deployed behind enemy lines. Otherwise, firstly, we will not know where the enemy's weaknesses are, and secondly, we will not be able to occupy traffic arteries in advance to ensure the rapid attack of mechanized troops.
It’s hard to get up quickly! But the situation in the Northeast..."
The chief nodded.
The situation in the Northeast is indeed not optimistic. During this period, the anti-alliance forces have basically been wiped out by the Japanese. At the same time, Mao Xiongna signed a non-aggression agreement with the Japanese to prevent the newly trained anti-alliance forces from leaving the country...