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. Originally, and taking advantage of the Japanese army's shift of focus to the battle of Changsha, they took advantage of the situation and launched a щww..lā attack on Baotou.
Although Baotou was not recovered in the end, several alliance flags were still recovered.
This was also a rare classic example of Japan taking the initiative and regaining 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 stayed in 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 not suffer any serious damage. Problem, and once the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia are severely damaged, it will 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 took a step forward and said, "May I ask, Chief Fu, if you have any proof for the judgment you just made?"
"Argument?" 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 do the deduction 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 sand table is an achievement, and it will be enough for them to brag about for a lifetime! At that moment, several senior counselors 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 35th Army he had seen from the war history data. It had a total of three divisions and one cavalry regiment. It was originally There was a 7th Cavalry Division, but it was a pity that it had been disabled in Hetao, and hundreds of its remnants were also recruited by Xu Rui.
Seriously, this is one of the reasons why Xu Rui decided to help Fu Zuoyi.
You must be kind. If you take advantage of others, you must give them something in return.
As for the Japanese army, almost the main force of the troops stationed in Mongolia was 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. 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. The 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 Mongolia, 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 pressed against 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 on the left wing, and the 101st Division was stationed in Xin'an Town on the right wing. They are like each other's horns. In addition, the newly formed 32nd Division is stationed in Wuyuan County, and the cavalry regiment serves as the general reserve force, which can advance, attack, retreat or defend. Fu Zuoyi's troop formation is 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, 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 Wuliang Suhai and return to Xin'an. On the north side of the town, this formed a favorable situation for Xin'an Town to attack 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 withstand the Japanese army's pincer attack in Mongolia with one division.
After several days of fierce fighting, Xin'an Town was still lost.
However, Guo Jingyun was really strong. Although Xinan Town was lost, he quickly built a new line of defense in Beigedu, 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 then 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 be unable to hold it, but the main force of the 35th Army will also be consumed. Although the Japs' losses will increase accordingly, the Suiyuan Army has completely lost its ability to fight back.
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, no accidents or miracles will occur. Once any unexpected situations or miracles occur, 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, and use Beige Du, Long Victory and Harmony to win the first line. It is the first line of defense in the periphery. It does not need to be defended for a long time. It only needs to be defended for five days. Then, the second line of defense from Shengfeng Town to Bayantaohai Town will be defended for another five days. Finally, it will be retreated to Wuyuan County and held 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, it is very difficult for the 101st Division to hold on for three days in the face of the Japs' superior artillery fire. 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 flashed across 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: "Captain 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 want to or not."
"Spike Brigade?!" Several combat 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 convinced. 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 various corners of the battlefield in brigades or even squadrons, how can they be destroyed?"
Fu Zuoyi and Ye Qijie's eyes immediately returned to Xu Rui, because this was indeed a problem. If the Japanese didn't concentrate their artillery, the Langya Brigade couldn't attack them one by one, right? Putting aside the issue of time, do you really think that all the little devils are stupid and will not strengthen the vigilance of artillery positions after suffering a loss
"Then find a way to get the little devils to gather the artillery." Xu Rui said as he gathered together 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.
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.