The leader thought over and over again and finally agreed to Wang Xuexin's battle plan.
This is mainly because the combat plan proposed by Wang Xuexin is indeed feasible... Before this, if the Eighth Route Army did not have anti-ship missiles, it would have been unthinkable, and there would be no need to consider it at all, and it would be rejected directly.
But with the advent of anti-ship missiles, the Japanese warships were no longer a threat, and the coastline was completely exposed to the front of the Eighth Route Army... This was a rare opportunity, and if we didn't seize it this time, there would be no next time.
The reason is that the Japanese at this time did not know that the Eighth Route Army had developed anti-ship missiles. They thought that the coastline was covered by warships and they did not need to deploy defenses, thus exposing a huge loophole.
Now, if the Eighth Route Army uses anti-ship missiles but does not take advantage of this loophole, the Japanese will be prepared to fill this loophole next time.
On the other hand, the temptation to recapture Dalian and Fengtian and hold them is too great:
Needless to say, recapturing Dalian was equivalent to the Eighth Route Army using 100,000 troops to surround the Japanese Kwantung Army with 700,000 troops.
100,000 surrounded 700,000, and the quality of these 100,000 troops is generally low. On the other hand, the enemy's 70 are mostly elites. Even so, it seems incredible that they can surround.
But it is indeed possible in actual combat.
The reason is that more than half of this encirclement was achieved by Mao Xiong's more than 1 million Far Eastern Front troops. Wang Xuexin was just taking advantage of them and then using 100,000 Eighth Route Army troops to "seal" them at key positions.
As for Fengtian, if it can regain and hold it, it will form a complete line of defense from Chifeng to Fengtian and then to Dalian.
What's more important is that before this, the Eighth Route Army's ammunition supplies had to be transported from the Taiyuan Arsenal. If Fengtian, which has two arsenals, is captured, the problem of guns and ammunition can be solved on the spot. The logistical pressure will undoubtedly be reduced a lot, and it can also
Make full use of the production capacity of these two arsenals: the two arsenals are fully activated to produce guns and ammunition. Use these guns and ammunition to arm millions of people in Fengtian, and soon form a military force that cannot be underestimated!
Moreover, if this plan succeeds, it will not be a "spark" that starts a prairie fire, but a "fire" that will set off a rising tide of resistance throughout the country!
"This is taking a blow from the bottom of the cauldron!" said the chief of staff: "Although you may have to pay a heavy price if you lose, but if you win... it will take the backbone of the Japanese!"
The leader nodded, then clenched his fist and made up his mind: "Let's fight like this! If we don't enter the tiger's den, how can we catch the tiger's cubs? This time, we will give the Japanese a big hit!"
So the plan was settled.
Only Wang Xuexin and the headquarters knew about this plan, and everyone else thought it was to attack Fengtian.
In fact, the plan to fight Fengtian is also a secret. Not many people know about it... There are too many secrets in this battle, and they are layered one after another.
On the surface Wang Xuexin was preparing to fight Fengtian, but in fact he was preparing to fight Dalian.
It’s just that other people can’t see it without handling it:
If you are just attacking Fengtian, there is no need to send missiles to the front line. This thing is more suitable for long-range strikes, and cannons can be used for siege warfare.
But attacking Dalian requires a large number of missiles, and these missiles must be modified into anti-ship missiles.
At the same time, every time the Eighth Route Army advanced forward, engineers and soldiers organized civilians to build railways at the rear, and the captured locomotives and carriages were all protected to prevent them from being blown up by the Japanese.
What is more important is the intelligence personnel's instigation of rebellion within the puppet army and their mobilization of the people: If the main attack is Fengtian, the main instigation and mobilization is in Fengtian, but now that we want to attack Dalian, we must focus on Dalian.
However, this aspect is under the command of the headquarters and does not need Wang Xuexin to worry about.
On Li Yunlong's side, after receiving the order, he and the New Second Regiment rushed towards Dalian non-stop.
Yingkou is only more than 200 kilometers away from Dalian. If we force a march, we can get there in two days.
The actual speed was much faster than this. The Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment coordinated with each other and advanced more than 100 kilometers in just half a day... This is not representative. The main reason is that the Japanese troops in the coastal areas are too few.
, in some places there are only three or five Japanese soldiers leading a company of puppet troops. There is no need to fight in these places. Most of the puppet soldiers surrendered with the heads of the Japanese soldiers, or the intelligence personnel instigated them to rebel early in the morning. The Eighth Route Army has not yet
When they arrived, they sent correspondents to contact the Eighth Route Army.
If a few places are still holding on, Li Yunlong will leave one or two "Shermans" and add a company of half-tracks to attack... The reason why he keeps "Shermans" is because they run fast and can fight.
After finishing, I immediately went to chase the main force.
As for the T44 and T34, Li Yunlong didn't bring them with him at all. He left them all in Yingkou.
Li Yunlong said this: "T34 and T44 are used to deal with the Japanese Tigers. Is there a Tiger in Dalian? If the Japanese have warships there, will they still deploy Tigers along the coast? If it weren't for us,
Why bring them with you? Isn’t it enough trouble to repair all the way?”
Li Yunlong can be said to be a rare sober person in the world.
Usually after receiving the order, the troops want to bring all their equipment and crush the enemy, so that they can fight happily!
But Li Yunlong knew that suitable equipment is the best equipment. T34 and T44 are suitable for fighting Fengtian but not for long-distance attacks, so fighting Dalian is a matter for "Sherman".
Fighting like this all the way, we encountered decent resistance from the Japanese when we reached Jinzhou.
Jinzhou is the throat of Lushun and the Dalian Peninsula. This peninsula is surrounded by sea on three sides and only a small area in the north is connected to the Chinese mainland. This small area is Jinzhou. Its narrowest point is only 7 kilometers, which is equivalent to the gateway of Dalian and Lushun.
Originally there were no Japanese troops stationed here, because they had never worried about the safety here: the narrowest point is only 7 kilometers, but the longest range of warships and naval guns is 20 kilometers, which means that only one warship can attack it if necessary.
This chokepoint is sealed and can protect Dalian and Lushun from enemy attack.
Under such circumstances, wouldn't it be a waste if we still deploy our troops here?
Not only were there not many Japs in Jinzhou, but there were not many Japs garrisoned in Dalian and Lushun. There was only one brigade of more than a thousand regular Japs troops in these two places, and there were also three puppet military camps.
But because there is a large shipyard and Port Arthur here, and these two places are very important, many disabled and disabled Japanese soldiers are arranged to manage it here, and there are also many Japanese "pioneering groups" doing business and living in this area.
As soon as Shizue Sasaki heard that the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army were heading south, he hurriedly armed all disabled soldiers and the "Pioneering Group" and hurriedly organized a line of defense in Jinzhou.