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In fact, the Japs' combat plan was far from simple.
However, we must first introduce the Japanese adjustments. Shortly after Xu Rui and the others returned to China, in order to integrate the armed forces in various Chinese battlefields in order to achieve the highest efficiency with the lowest allocation of resources, the Japanese base camp decided to transfer all of China's More than one million Japanese troops were organized into the Chinese Condemnation Army.
This is no different from the original history.
However, the selection of the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Condemnation Army has changed. Historically, the first commander-in-chief of the Chinese Condemnation Army was Nishio Hisao, but in this time and space, Nishio Hisao has already been pissed to death by Xu Rui. , naturally it is impossible to crawl out of the grave to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Condemnation Army, and now he has become Shun Tada.
The composition of the Chinese Condemnation Army is basically the same as in the original history. It consists of the North China Front Army, the First Army, the Twelfth Army, the Thirteenth Army, the Twenty-first Army, and the Third Flying Regiment!
The commander of the North China Front was Anan Weiji, who had just been transferred from China.
Anami Weiji was reused because of his outstanding performance in the Tokyo Plague.
By the way, the plague in Tokyo was eventually controlled by the Japanese. Except for the six core districts, the outbreak did not occur in a dozen peripheral districts, nor did it spread to the periphery of Tokyo. However, even so, it still caused Japan In addition to the deaths of more than one million people, the economic losses were inestimable.
But to say that this plague has shaken Japan's national foundation is a bit exaggerated.
Let’s get back to the subject. Anan Weiji is an old devil who doesn’t have a bright mind, but he has a very tough character and is very militant. The motto he believes in is: only offense is the best defense!
Although the Sino-Japanese war has entered a stalemate stage, the Japanese army is not only mired in the Chinese battlefield, but also inextricably locked up with the Soviet Red Army in the Far East. In addition, Tokyo has just suffered a major plague, which has caused great damage to the national power and People's livelihood is in decline. Under this situation, the Japanese government really cannot support offensive operations at the strategic level.
After all, Anan Weiji had been the deputy chief of the army. Of course he knew this situation.
But Anan Weiji did not give up because of this. If we can't fight offensive operations at the strategic level, we can always do it at the tactical level, right
Therefore, not long after he took office, and even in spite of the firm opposition of the North China Front Chief of Staff Yukio Tatehara, he directly bypassed the staff and instructed the Chief of Operations Section Keijiro Kanemitsu who followed him to formulate a machete plan. Prepare to eradicate Fu Zuoyi's tribe first, then detour through the Hexi Corridor and then pass through Qinghai, detouring behind Chuankang!
It must be admitted that Keijiro Kanemitsu, who was entrusted with the important task by Anami Yuki, is still of some standard. Let’s not talk about anything else. At least this little devil must have read the history of China’s Yuan Dynasty, because he drafted the so-called scimitar plan and chose the route. , exactly the same as the route taken by the Mongolian cavalry to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty.
Although this attack route is long and the logistics supply line is very easy to be attacked or even cut off by the enemy, there are two sides to everything. If there are disadvantages, there must be advantages. The advantage of taking this route is that it can avoid the heavy troops of the National Army. The frontal defense line of the garrison will not encounter much resistance along the way.
Of course, this scimitar plan is definitely a strategic battle plan, so Anan Wei has never thought about realizing this plan at once. What he wants to do now is to realize the first step of it, to eradicate Fu Zuoyi in the Hetao area. This In this offensive battle, the real target of the Japanese army was Fu Zuoyi.
As the old saying goes, there are three things a new official should do when he takes office. Anand Weiji attached great importance to the offensive he launched after he became the commander of the North China Condemnation Army, and even sent his best confidant to the Condemnation Army Headquarters. The section chief of the combat section, Kanemitsu Keijiro, was also sent to Taiyuan, Shanxi, to supervise the battle.
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At this time, Kanemitsu Keijiro was in the headquarters of the First Army in Taiyuan.
In just two months, Kanemitsu Keijiro has been promoted from a small lieutenant to the rank of major. However, such a rank is still small in front of First Army Commander Yoshiki Ando and Chief of Staff Nobuchi Kushibuchi. Therefore, even though they knew that Kanemitsu Keijiro was Anami Yuki's confidant, the two of them did not pay much attention to the little devil.
Kushiyuan Xuan raised the question directly: "Jin Guangjun, since the target of this combat operation is Fu Zuoyi, why did you gather heavy troops on the line from Luliang to Yuncheng?" After a pause, he said sarcastically, "Jin Guangjun Don’t you want to invade the east and invade the west, cross the Yellow River to the west and occupy Yan’an?”
"Of course not." Kanemitsu Keijiro said, "Through these two years of fighting, General, you should be very clear that the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army is actually far superior to that of the National Army. The Japanese not only have heavy troops stationed on the west bank of the Yellow River, but also have more troops on the east bank. There is a lot of guerrilla activity, so it is not easy to cross the Yellow River westward."
After a pause, Kanemitsu Keijiro continued: "If we force the crossing, we will definitely suffer heavy losses!"
"Then I don't understand." Kushiyuan Xuanyi said teasingly, "Since we are not planning to cross the Yellow River west to capture Yan'an, why are we still gathering heavy troops on the line from Luliang to Yuncheng?"
Jinguang Keijiro said in a deep voice: "There are two purposes, to contain the enemy, and at the same time to paralyze Fu Zuoyi."
After a pause at this point, Kanemitsu Keijiro turned to Ando Yoshiki and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, you have been deployed from Guangzhou to Shanxi for more than half a year. I must have heard of a theory, right?"
Ando Jili frowned and said, "Jin Guangjun, tell me what you have to say."
"Hai." Jinguang Kejiro paused and said solemnly, "Fu Zuoyi's army is called Qilu and a half by Yan Xishan, implying that he has close ties with the Communist Party. In fact, there are indeed a large number of people in Fu Zuoyi's army. There are many police officers serving, and the two companies have already communicated with each other at the intelligence level."
"Of course I know this." Andojili said impatiently, "So what?"
Kanemitsu Keijiro said in a deep voice: "The Japanese are not the Kuomintang. They will not inflict trouble on their allies at critical moments. Therefore, if the imperial army gathers heavy troops to attack Fu Zuoyi's headquarters, the Japanese will definitely fight to save them. Not only the entire Shanxi Eighth Route Army The guerrillas will come out in force and launch a frenzied attack on the Imperial Army's logistics line, and the Eighth Route Army's river defense troops stationed on the west bank of the Yellow River will most likely go north to reinforce the Hetao. In this way, the Imperial Army will be trapped in a three-front battle."
Andojiri frowned and said, "Since it's just a diversion, it seems there's no need to assemble so many troops, right?"
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Kanemitsu Keijiro said solemnly, "Judging from the performance of the Eighth Route Army, their commanders should all have superb tactical vision. If the First Army does not gather enough troops on the west bank of the Yellow River, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deceive the top leaders of Yan'an, in which case the whole plan will be aborted."
After a pause, Kanemitsu Keijiro continued: "Your Excellency, Commander, Your Excellency Anan attaches great importance to this stage of combat operations, and this stage of combat operations will directly determine the success or failure of the entire Scimitar Plan. Therefore, it is still Commander, please cooperate with us fully, I beg you for everything!”
After finishing speaking, Jinguang Kejiro paused again.
Kanemitsu Keijiro knew that he could not convince Ando Yoshiki with his soft words, so he had no choice but to move out the boss behind him, Anami Yoshiki. Anami Yoshiki was not only the new commander of the North China Front, but also the chief of staff of the Imperial Army. Prince Inumiya Zaihito and the confidants of Army Chief Juichi Terauchi must also be wary of Ando Yoshiki.
Seeing Kanemitsu Keijiro carrying out Anami Yuki, Ando Yoshiki's expression changed slightly.
At that moment, Ando Jili said in a deep voice: "Jin Guangjun, please tell Lord Anan that our First Army will strictly implement the orders of the front army and dispatch at least two divisions to the front line of the Yellow River to strive to return the Eighth Route Army to the front line. The attention of Fu Zuoyi's troops was attracted, creating an opportunity for the Mongolian army to completely annihilate Fu Zuoyi's troops."
"Hai." Kanemitsu Kejiro said with a heavy pause, "Thank you very much, Commander, for your cooperation."
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At the same time, at the headquarters of the 35th Army in Wuyuan.
Fu Zuoyi is convening a meeting of his major military officers. The theme of the meeting is the abnormal movements of the Japanese army.
After the main officers attending the meeting had arrived, Fu Zuoyi said: "There is news from Baotou that the cavalry group of the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia has completed its assembly. It seems that there will be a major combat operation. In addition, according to the information provided by Yan'an, the Japanese army in Shanxi has also Frequent mobilization is carried out on the front lines to Luliang, Linfen and Yuncheng."
After a pause, Fu Zuoyi continued: "There are various signs that the Japanese army is afraid of attacking the rebels in Yan'an. If nothing unexpected happens, the breakthrough point chosen by the Japanese army should be on the line from Luliang to Yuncheng. The cavalry group of the Mongolian army will It is also possible to cross the Yellow River from near Jiuyuan and go south, flanking the Eighth Route Army."
It has to be said that Fu Zuoyi's judgment was fundamentally biased.
However, this cannot be blamed on Fu Zuoyi, because he lacks sufficient intelligence support. Although the government can collect a large amount of information on the mobilization of Japanese troops through the power of the masses, it does not know much about the movements of high-level Japanese troops. As for the strength of the Military Command Bureau, it is not known at all. It cannot cover such remote areas.
It is precisely because of this that Fu Zuoyi made a serious misjudgment.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qijie, the deputy commander of the 35th Army, immediately said: "Military seat, our Northern Route Army was able to gain a foothold in Hetao so quickly, and the political work was carried out so well, especially with the common people. Being able to have such a harmonious relationship is a big help to us. Now that the government is in trouble, we have to help them no matter what."
"There's no need for you to say it." Fu Zuoyi snorted. He still has a good feeling about politics, and he still has a bottom line that he sticks to, that is, he will never do anything that is not good for the country or the nation. Unlike Yan Xishan, he only has interests in his eyes, and he even does not hesitate to collude with the Japanese for personal gain.