News from the North China Front soon reached the base camp in Tokyo.
At this time, the Kwantung Army's preparations were already in full swing in secret.
The Japanese base camp got inspiration from the Thirty-six Strategies and adopted the method of increasing and reducing troops. It continuously mobilized armored forces and elite troops from the Central China battlefield and the North China battlefield to the three eastern provinces. As of now, there are a total of eight tank divisions.
and fifteen infantry divisions completed their assembly.
Within the next half month, the rest will be assembled.
This time, the Japanese base camp mobilized a total of twelve tank divisions and twenty-five infantry divisions, which was two more tank divisions and five infantry divisions than Rommel expected.
Even the designation of the rapid strike group has been drawn up. This strike group will be composed of twelve tank divisions and twenty-five infantry divisions. Its specifications will be parallel to the Kwantung Army, and its official designation is the Far East Front Army.
The commander of the front army will be concurrently appointed by Japanese Army Chief of Staff Kanin Miyazahito.
Yamashita Tomofumi will serve as the Chief of Staff of the Far Eastern Front and Commander of the Tank Corps.
This means that General Yamashita Fengfumi will actually serve as the commander of the Far Eastern Front!
This is undoubtedly a very rare breakthrough for the Japanese base camp, because it is equivalent to handing this huge rapid strike group to Yamashita Fengfumi. However, in terms of seniority, this position will not be Yamashita's turn anyway.
Lieutenant General Fengwen is here, so a general must be sent over anyway.
Of course, it should be noted that the Far East Front also has a hidden command structure.
This hidden command organization is the German Advisory Group, and Rommel is the commander behind the scenes! Because after this period of contact, Yamashita Fengfumi has been completely impressed by Rommel’s profound military theoretical attainments, and for Rommel’s military success in the Nordic battlefield
Yamashita Fengfumi was even more impressed by his performance.
However, in order to deceive the enemy as much as possible, the Far Eastern Front Army Headquarters did not go to Harbin, but stayed in the Japanese base camp to work. After receiving the telegram from the North China Front Army, the Japanese base camp immediately conveyed the news to the same
The Far Eastern Front headquarters in the building.
At that time, Rommel was finalizing the details of building a pontoon bridge.
Although the blitzkrieg plan drawn up by Rommel has been approved by the Japanese base camp, it is only a relatively rough plan, and many details in it need to be refined.
For example, for the pontoon bridge on the Heilongjiang River, Rommel only gave an approximate time in the previous plan.
When making decisions, this approximate time can be used as a basis for judgment, but when preparing, you cannot be careless, but must be accurate to the hour. Not only that, but you must also leave a margin and make an emergency plan.
The floating bridge cannot be erected within the specified time, what should I do then?
There are many issues like this, and they all need to be detailed one by one.
That's why there is a saying that the chief officer's words and the staff's legs were broken. It's just that the two chief officers, Yamashita Tomofumi and Rommel, did everything themselves and did not leave everything to the combat staff below.
After receiving the telegram from the adjutant, Yamashita Fengwen couldn't help but change his face slightly.
Although Yamashita Fengwen had never fought against Xu Rui, he destroyed the Dameishan base area built by Xu Rui himself, so he never dared to underestimate Xu Rui's ability. He learned that Xu Rui made a public speech and wanted to lead the troops.
Counterattacking Peiping, Yamashita Fengwen couldn't help but feel his heart tightening suddenly.
Yamashita Mongbun instinctively felt that something was going to happen!
Xu Rui has never fired anti-aircraft cannons. Since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Xu Rui has made few public speeches, but as long as he speaks, he will definitely fulfill it! Whether it is the beheading of Okamura Neiji or the murder of Nishio Hisao
The threats he made and the assassination operation he carried out to assassinate His Majesty the Emperor by sneaking into Tokyo last year were all fulfilled without exception.
The situation was serious, so Yamashita Fengwen immediately came to see Rommel with a telegram.
Compared with Yamashita Fengfumi's worries, Rommel didn't pay much attention to them.
When it comes to fighting, Rommel was the one who directly fought with Xu Rui, and Rommel also admitted that Xu Rui's response in the Soviet-Finnish war surprised him. They were in Xu Rui's situation.
Even though he is in a position, he may not dare to resort to a plan of destruction like his. Based on this alone, Xu Rui is enough to become his strong enemy.
But this did not prevent Rommel from making a clear judgment on the entire Far East war situation.
This is the gap between Rommel and Yamashita Fumi. In terms of tactical command alone, Yamashita Fumi is actually completely capable of commanding a blitzkrieg. Even if his command is not as skillful as Rommel's, it won't be too different. But if combined with strategic vision and fighter aircraft
Capture and other factors, Yamashita Fengfumi was not the least bit worse than Rommel.
"Yamashita-kun, don't worry." Rommel waved his hand and said calmly, "It doesn't matter whether Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment really wants to attack Peiping or is just making false threats."
Yamashita Fengwen snorted lightly and said blankly: "Doesn't it matter?"
"Yes, it doesn't matter." Rommel's tone was still calm, and he added, "Let's assume that Xu Rui means what he says and he really wants to counterattack Peiping. Then let's ask Mr. Yamashita to make a judgment. Based on the Chahar Independent Regiment
With our troops and weapons, how likely is it to capture Peiping? How long will it take?"
Yamashita Fengwen really calculated it carefully in his heart, and after a long time he said decisively: "If it is Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment alone, the possibility of taking Peiping is less than 10%, but if there are Fu Zuoyi's
If the Sui Army and the main force of the Eighth Route Army in North China cooperate, the possibility of taking Peiping will be more than 60%!"
After a pause, Yamashita Fengwen continued: "As for the time, it will take about six months, because according to the intensity of the fighting on the Chinese battlefield, the ammunition reserves of the North China Front Army can last for about six months, as well as the food reserves in Peiping City.
It can last for about six months, so the six-month estimate is basically credible.”
"Okai, that's enough." Rommel shrugged and said with a smile, "Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment will need at least six months to capture Peiping, but our Far East Front only needs less than a month.
, you can destroy the Eastern Cluster of the Soviet Far East Front, so Xu Rui will never have the chance to capture Peiping."
After a pause, Rommel continued: "Taking a step back, even if Xu Rui unexpectedly captures Peiping in one month, it won't be a big deal, because even if Peking is lost, even if North China is lost, for the Japanese Empire,
, it is still bearable. As long as the Far Eastern Front destroys the Soviet Far Eastern Front, North China can be recaptured in a snap."
"Suoga." Yamashita Fengwen said with deep understanding, "General Rommel, I understand."
Rommel smiled slightly and said: "Then, let me continue with the preparations."
"Hai!" Yamashita Fengwen said seriously, and then said to the several combat staff standing around him, "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you hurry up and do what you should do."
Several combat staff officers left one after another and went back to their intense work again.
Yamashita Fengwen's eyes crossed the office window and cast into the distant void.
Xu Rui, Xu Rui, you threatened to counterattack Peiping, is it true, or is it just a false threat? If it is true, how can you rely on to attack Peiping? Just rely on the Chahar Independent Regiment in your hand?
We know that there is not only a distance of more than 500 kilometers between Baotou and Peiping, but also passes through several defense areas of the First Army and the Mongolian Army.
More importantly, between Baotou and Peiping, there is also the Taihang Mountains!
Taihang Mountain is not only a big mountain, but also a natural military barrier!
When the imperial army invaded Shanxi three years ago, they had to pay a high price to cross the Taihang Mountains. Now, if the Chahar Independent Regiment wants to cross the Taihang Mountains, it will not be easy.
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In Baotou, the headquarters of the Chahar Independent Regiment.
Leng Tiefeng has returned, and the simulated confrontation between the Soviet Army Command Headquarters Special Task Force and the Langya Brigade has ended successfully. Overall, the results are pretty good. In terms of combat effectiveness alone, if the Soviet Army Special Task Force wants to compete with
The Wolf Fang Team was naturally weak in its challenge, but compared to the early Wolf Fang Team, it was no less powerful.
Leng Tiefeng took the enamel tea cup and drank all the warm water in it, then wiped his lips and said, "Old Xu, where are you going?"
"Here!" Xu Rui tapped the map with his finger and said, "Tonight, you will lead the Langya Brigade and rush there. There will be a transport team heading to Guisui later. You can take a ride to Guisui.
Sui, but we still have to rely on you to walk the more than 300 kilometers from Guisui to the destination, so time is very tight."
"Nothing." Leng Tiefeng said, "It's only seven hundred miles or two days."
Xu Rui nodded, then turned to He Shuya and said, "Bookworm."
He Shuya, who was standing next to him, immediately straightened up and said, "Yes."
Xu Rui continued: "Then it depends on your second battalion. At the beginning, most of the little devils would not believe that we really dared to attack Peiping, so they would inevitably be in a hurry. But after the initial panic, Anami Weiji and Ando Yoshiki
These two old devils will react soon, and by then the pressure on your Second Battalion will immediately increase."
After a pause, Xu Rui added: "There is even a possibility of being attacked by something!"
"Please rest assured, Commander." He Shuya responded loudly, "With our Second Battalion here, Zijingguan will never be lost!"
"Very good." Xu Rui nodded and continued, "I will build up a lot of momentum in Baotou these two days, try my best to create the illusion that our Chahar Independent Regiment has not completed preparations, and buy time for your movement and surprise attack.
, but the war is fierce and dangerous, and any situation may arise in actual combat. You have to grasp the critical moment yourself."
Leng Tiefeng and He Shuya stood at attention at the same time and responded with a loud yes.
