The recalcitrant army's counterattack on the external highway is a matter of survival... Only by opening this road can the recalcitrant army receive reinforcements from Yingjiang, otherwise they may be trapped to death by the Japanese.
Therefore, it can be said that the stubborn army has to do this.
But if a counterattack is launched from Chongqing, the nature will be completely different, that is, even the stubborn army believes that the empire is at the end of its war effort and is ready to take a share of the pie.
In fact, what Naosaburo Okabe was worried about was not the recalcitrant army. Even if they counterattacked, they would not be able to achieve anything with their showy attitude.
What Naosaburo Okabe is worried about is: If the stubborn army devotes itself wholeheartedly to this battle, then all the people in China will unite to fight the empire because of this battle... This is more than 400 million people,
If we unite together, even if the empire has three heads and six arms, we can't resist it, right?
Therefore, Naosaburo Okabe immediately issued an order: "We must give the stubborn army a head-on attack so that they can retreat before the difficulties!"
"yes!"
The result was that the Japanese sent more than 100,000 troops from Guilin via Liuzhou, and then suddenly attacked Guizhou and then went around to the other side of Chongqing.
Chongqing was shocked.
You must know that Chongqing's defense line has always been aimed at the north and east, but this time the Japanese invaded Chongqing from Guizhou, but they went around to the rear and attacked from the south. This area is the weak point of the stubborn army's defense line.
So they hurriedly mobilized troops to defend, but were beaten to a disgrace and suffered more than 20,000 casualties in just one battle.
As a result, Chongqing's original plan to send troops to counterattack no longer has this illusion: whether the family can be saved is a problem, but they still want to counterattack?
When the headquarters heard this information, they couldn't help but stamp their feet in anger.
"This stubborn army!" the leader scolded: "The enemy's concentration of troops to attack from your rear means that the troops in other directions are weak! Shouldn't you be more defensive at this time and take the initiative to attack? How could you win this battle?
You are so passive! You have wasted a great situation!"
The leader was right. The reason why the Japs launched this attack was not to wipe out the stubborn army in one fell swoop... The Japs also knew that this was impossible.
The purpose of the Japanese was to force the stubborn army to dare not counterattack.
What is the enemy's goal? The stubborn army should prevent the Japanese from achieving their goal!
Unexpectedly, the stubborn army lost tens of thousands of people after being frightened by the Japanese, and then they did not dare to move...
If the recalcitrant army really takes the initiative as the leader said, they will find that the enemy is actually an egg: it looks hard on the outside, but after breaking the shell, it will be empty inside.
Moreover, at this time, the Eighth Route Army's successive victories in the Northeast had set off a wave of anti-war craze across the country. If the stubborn army took advantage of this moment to fight out, they would get the support of the people wherever they went, and the fight would become stronger and smoother.
But the stubborn army did not do this, and still used heavy troops to defend Chongqing... From the principle of "offense is greater than defense", we can know that to defend a place, even if it is a mountain city like Chongqing, the number of troops required will be
Much more than offense!
The chief of staff sighed helplessly: "Forget it! It's not like we didn't expect this situation to happen. Moreover, the stubborn army launched a war on the external highway, which can be regarded as an explanation to the people, and they also have a reason not to counterattack.
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This sentence from the Chief of Staff expresses the attitude of the stubborn army in resisting the war at this time: the stubborn army is not really resisting the war, they just want to explain themselves to the people so that they will not be too unpopular.
This is a characteristic of warlords. They consider their own interests rather than the interests of the people and the country.
The chief had previously thought:
The Eighth Route Army won battles all the way and killed generals all the way, and they all reached Fengtian. Why did the stubborn army have the nerve to hide in a corner of Chongqing?
If you really do this, then haven’t the Chinese people seen through the nature of your passive resistance?
If they can't even keep the people's support, can the stubborn army continue to develop and compete with the Eighth Route Army?
However, despite all the calculations, the commander failed to realize that the stubborn soldiers were indeed attacking, but in a different direction: they were attacking the external highway, which was related to their own life and death.
They use this necessary war to perfunctory the people and win their support: You see, we are also fighting a war, we have sacrificed many people when attacking a certain place, and we have won battles on the external highway again and again!
"It doesn't matter so much!" the chief said with a stern face: "We are attacking our own and want the stubborn army to cooperate with us in attacking the Japanese. This idea is probably not practical!"
It is indeed unrealistic. The stubborn army hopes that the Japanese will use all their forces to attack the Eighth Route Army. How can they reduce the pressure on the Eighth Route Army in another direction?
Wang Xuexin had already expected this situation.
You must know that the stubborn army in history can still find various excuses not to counterattack under the urging of Yingjiang over and over again.
Who is Eagle Sauce?
That was the sponsor who sent all kinds of equipment and supplies to the stubborn army, even trained a dozen art masters for the stubborn army, and armed the expeditionary force on the external highway to fight the Japanese.
If the recalcitrant army dared to ignore the demands made by the benefactors and the recalcitrant army, what was the momentum created by the Eighth Route Army?
However, in the current situation, even the Eighth Route Army's own strength can deal a heavy blow to the Japanese. Especially if it can secure Dalian and defeat the Japanese Kwantung Army, the situation in China will be different.
At this time, Sun Erwei came over. He came up and said with a "hehe" smile: "Wang, I found the technology you need!"
"Oh!" Wang Xuexin just raised his eyelids and asked, "Tell me about it!"
Sun Erwei didn't say anything, he just handed Wang Xuexin a stack of information.
Wang Xuexin took it and saw that it was actually the latest CXAM air-to-air radar of the Yingjiang warship.
Sun Erwei said confidently: "I heard that you recently captured a warship from the Japanese, and also imported several destroyers from Mao Xiong... It is true that we cannot provide you with warships, but you know, Mao Xiong's
Warships don’t have such equipment, they even use semaphores and signal lights!”
Sun Erwei was right. At this time, Mao Xiong was very lacking in electronic equipment.
In fact, furry bears have always been weak in this regard, even in modern times.
During this period, Mao Xiong didn't even have a clear solution for fighter radio, let alone shipborne radar.
"If you have warships, you need radar, Comrade Commander!" Sun Erwei said: "I believe you know this, otherwise your warships will never be able to leave the port!"
Wang Xuexin nodded helplessly and flipped through the information... This is indeed the technology the Eighth Route Army needs. It is a long-wave radar that can detect enemy fighter planes a hundred kilometers away. It is the same as the one the Eighth Route Army bought from Yingjiang before.