Fu Zuoyi was preparing to evacuate Wuyuan. Xu Rui was not surprised by this, because in the original time and space, Fu Zuoyi finally led his troops to evacuate from Wuyuan, and then waited for the main force of the Mongolian army to leave Wuyuan, and then took the opportunity to counterattack and recapture Wuyuan.
It turned out that the Japanese army shifted its focus to the battle of Changsha and took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack against Baotou.
Although Baotou was not recovered in the end, several alliance flags were still recovered.
This was also a rare classic example of the Chinese army taking the initiative to attack and regain its territory during the eight-year war of resistance. For this, Fu Zuoyi also received a Blue Sky and White Sun Medal.
However, in Xu Rui's view, Fu Zuoyi can play better.
Because the situation of the troops stationed in Mongolia was actually very bad at that time. If Fu Zuoyi had defended Wuyuan for another half month and waited until the troops stationed in Mongolia were exhausted before launching a counterattack, not to mention annihilating the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia, he would have suffered absolutely no serious damage.
problem, and once the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia were severely damaged, it would be easy to recover Baotou and even the entire Suiyuan.
In the original time and space, everything has become history.
But in this current time and space, there is still room for redemption.
At that moment, Xu Rui stepped forward and said, "May I ask, Chief Fu, if you have any evidence for the judgment you just made?"
"Demonstration?" Fu Zuoyi said, "Of course, the staff department has conducted war games no less than ten times, but there is no difference in the final wrestling results."
Xu Rui then said: "Sir Fu, can you conduct the rehearsal again? And can I command the 35th Army, and then the senior staff of the 35th Army will command the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia?"
When several senior staff members of the 35th Army heard this, they were immediately eager to give it a try.
Xu Rui's record is there. The senior staff of the 35th Army will never dare to dream that they can overwhelm him in terms of record. However, defeating Xu Rui on the sandbox is an achievement, and it is almost enough for them to brag about for a lifetime! In the current few days
The senior counselors all looked at Fu Zuoyi with eager eyes, hoping that Fu Zuoyi would agree quickly.
Fu Zuoyi actually wanted to see Xu Rui's war game skills, so he nodded and said, "That's fine."
At that moment, Ye Qijie ordered the combat staff of the headquarters to place the war games representing the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia and the 35th Army on the simulation sand table one by one.
Xu Rui took a closer look and found that Fu Zuoyi was not hiding anything. The strength displayed on the sand table at this moment was almost the same as the Thirty-fifth Army he had seen from the war history data. It had a total of three divisions and one cavalry regiment. Originally, it was
There was a 7th Cavalry Division, but it was a pity that it was disabled in Hetao, and hundreds of its remaining troops were recruited by Xu Rui.
Seriously, this is one of the reasons why Xu Rui decided to help Fu Zuoyi.
You must be kind and kind. If you take advantage of others, you must give them something in return.
As for the Japanese army, almost the main forces of the troops stationed in Mongolia were concentrated, including Kuroda Shigenori's 26th Division, Abe Kihide's independent mixed second brigade, plus Baba Masaro's cavalry group.
In terms of military strength alone, Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army has the upper hand.
Because the Thirty-fifth Army has more than 50,000 people, while the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia has less than 30,000 people, and because the 26th Division is a three-unit garrison division, the independent mixed second brigade only mobilized three
An infantry brigade, Masahiro Baba's cavalry group originally had two cavalry brigades, but Xu Rui's fourth cavalry brigade had been beaten to half a disability.
Of course, this is only a comparison at the level of military strength. Actual combat effectiveness is completely different.
By this time, a Japanese infantry brigade could basically defeat a National Army division.
Fu Zuoyi's Thirty-Fifth Army may be better, and the strength of each division is 15,000 people, but they can barely compete with the Japanese army in a single unit, but it is absolutely impossible to defeat the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia head-on.
, and the actual manifestation on the battlefield was that 30,000 Japanese troops suppressed 50,000 Suiyuan troops.
In terms of troop deployment, the 35th Army relied on the terrain of Wuyuan County and set up a pin-shaped formation. The newly formed 31st Division was stationed in Bayantaohai Town as the left wing, and the 101st Division was stationed in Xin'an Town as the right wing.
They were like each other's horns. In addition, the newly formed 32nd Division was stationed in Wuyuan County, and the cavalry regiment served as the general reserve force, which could advance, attack, retreat or defend. Fu Zuoyi's troop formation was still very good.
Unfortunately, the little devil did not fight this battle according to Fu Zuoyi's vision. Fu Zuoyi's combat deployment was based on the premise that the Japanese army spread out along the Babao Highway. If the Japanese army really spread out along the Babao Highway, they would hit
Bayantaohai and Xin'an Town, these two heavily garrisoned corners, would collide and cause bloodshed.
But Kuroda Shigenori did not do this. After the 26th Division advanced to Xin'an Town, he did not continue to move forward, but stopped. At the same time, he ordered the independent mixed second brigade to leave the road and bypass Wuliangsuhai to return to Xin'an.
On the north side of the town, this formed a favorable situation for Xin'an Town to be attacked from the north and the south.
In other words, Fu Zuoyi originally wanted to use a pair of hard horns to fight against the Japanese's iron fists.
But in actual combat, it became Fu Zuoyi's horn to face the two iron fists wielded by the Japanese alone. Although the 101st Division is an old unit that has been tested for a long time in battles, Guo Jingyun is a rare and fierce member.
General, but it is simply wishful thinking to use one division to withstand the Japanese army's pincer attack in Mongolia.
After several days of fierce fighting, Xin'an Town was still lost.
However, Guo Jingyun was really strong. Although Xin'an Town was lost, he quickly built a new line of defense in Beige, barely blocking the attack of the 26th Division. In addition, Fu Zuoyi urgently mobilized a regiment from the 32nd Division.
, a new line of defense was built near Changsheng on the north side of Beige Du, which prevented the 101st Division from being attacked from both sides, and thus stabilized the line of defense.
The current situation is basically like this. The situation of the 35th Army is indeed not good, but it is far from the edge of collapse. There is no problem in holding on for at least three to five days. If it performs well, it can hold on for ten days and a half.
It's not impossible, but if nothing unexpected happens, Wuyuan will definitely fall in the end.
What's worse is that if you retreat at that time, you may not be able to retreat.
And this is the only reason why Fu Zuoyi decided to give up Wuyuan now.
Because if you retreat now, although you will suffer losses, at least the main force of the 35th Army will be preserved. If you fight the Japanese in Wuyuan until the end and then withdraw, not only will Wuyuan not be able to defend it, but the main force of the 35th Army will also be consumed.
Although the Japs' losses would increase accordingly, the Suiyuan Army had completely lost its ability to counterattack.
Comparing the two, it is obvious that the latter suffered greater losses, and Fu Zuoyi still has a vision.
That’s why I say that Fu Zuoyi’s choice was not wrong, or even very correct.
But as I said just now, there is a premise for this, that is, there will be no accidents, or no miracles. Once an unexpected situation occurs, or a miracle occurs, the result will be different. Fortunately, Xu Rui
He is a man who is very good at creating miracles, and he is also confident of creating another miracle in Suiyuan.
At that moment, Xu Rui said: "As far as I know, the Japanese army in Mongolia only has half a month of food and ammunition reserves left, so we might as well seize this point to make a fuss about the North Ge blockade, long-term victory and peaceful victory."
It is the first line of defense on the periphery. It does not need to be defended for a long time. It only needs to be defended for five days. Then, it will be the second line of defense from Shengfeng Town to Bayantaohai Town. It will be defended for another five days. Finally, it will retreat to Wuyuan County and be defended for another five days.
By now, the troops stationed in Mongolia will have run out of ammunition and food."
While talking, Xu Rui grabbed the war chess and put it on the sand table.
"This is just the most ideal result." A combat staff officer picked up a war chess piece representing the Japanese artillery unit, placed it on the front of Beige Blockade, and then pushed the three main regiments of the 101st Division back a lot.
Then he continued, "Actually, in the face of the Japs' superior artillery fire, it is extremely difficult for the 101st Division to hold on for three days. As for the newly formed 32nd Division, it is already theirs if they can hold on for two days.
It’s the limit.”
Xu Rui smiled slightly and suddenly said: "But what if the Japanese have no artillery?"
While talking, Xu Rui took the war chess piece representing the Little Japanese Artillery from the sand table.
Then, Xu Rui pushed the war games representing the three main regiments of the 101st Division back to their original positions.
When Fu Zuoyi saw this, a flash of light immediately flashed in his eyes. Kill the Japanese artillery?
Several combat officers who participated in the war game were stunned. After a long time, one of them said: "Commander Xu, aren't you just messing around? How can this little devil's artillery be eliminated?"
"Of course the Japanese artillery will not disappear on its own." Xu Rui smiled slightly and saw an extra soldier placed outside the sand table, so he took the soldier and placed it on the Japanese artillery position, and said, "
However, my Wolf Fang Brigade will help them realize this noble wish, whether they are willing or unwilling."
"Spike Brigade?!" Several operational staff members participating in the show looked stern when they heard this.
They suddenly remembered that the guy standing in front of them at this moment was the founder of the Wolf Fang Brigade.
However, these senior counselors were not so easily persuaded. Soon, one of them said: "Even if the Langya Brigade is good at beheading operations, the problem now is that the Japanese artillery is not concentrated in one place.
, but are distributed in every corner of the battlefield in brigades or even squadrons, how to destroy them?"
The eyes of Fu Zuoyi and Ye Qijie immediately returned to Xu Rui, because this was indeed a problem. If the Japanese did not concentrate their artillery, the Langya Brigade couldn't attack them one by one, right? Let's not talk about the time issue.
Do you think that the little devils are all stupid, and after suffering a loss, they will not strengthen the alert of the artillery positions?
"Then find a way to get the little devils to gather the artillery." Xu Rui said while gathering the artillery units scattered in various positions of the 35th Army. In fact, the 35th Army also has artillery, but most of them are
Mortars are not large in caliber, but there are many of them, more than thirty of them.
Seeing Xu Rui's action, Fu Zuoyi's brows immediately frowned.
Because Xu Rui was planning to use the artillery unit of the 35th Army as bait.
