More importantly, the impact of the restoration of Shanghai and the restoration of Tianjin are completely incomparable.
Although the liberation of Shanghai greatly improved the determination and morale of the entire Anti-Japanese War, it actually had little impact on the overall situation of the War of Resistance. In the end, under the crazy counterattack of Little Japan, Chahar The Independent Regiment finally had no choice but to abandon Shanghai.
However, the liberation of Tianjin will have a major impact on the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War. To put it at a minimum, after the liberation of Tianjin, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops in North China will be trapped in a tight siege! If the Japanese army cannot break this encirclement in a short time, then the destruction of the main force of the North China Front Army will be a high probability event!
This is only at a small scale, but at a larger scale, the liberation of Tianjin may even change the entire pattern of the Anti-Japanese War, help the Chinese *** team enter a strategic counterattack, and then completely drive the Japanese army out of Chinese territory! This result is very serious, and what makes Chairman Chiang and the senior advisers present feel depressed is that such a feat has nothing to do with them!
After a long while, Bai Chongxi was the first to come to his senses. First he breathed a long sigh of relief, and then said: "However, the fact that the Chahar Independent Regiment has regained Tianjin does not mean that everything is fine. The hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops trapped in the siege will not just sit back and die." , On the contrary, they will launch an even crazier and more ferocious counterattack!”
He Yingqin continued: "What's more, Tianjin, like Shanghai, is also a port city. The Japanese navy can directly bombard Tianjin from the sea, and even send gunboats directly into the Haihe River to assist its infantry in combat. Therefore, against the Chahar Independent Regiment, For me, the next battle to defend Tianjin is the real test of life and death!"
"This will indeed be a life and death test." Bai Chongxi nodded and said, "However, no matter what the final result is, the Chahar Independent Regiment has created a miracle. In any case, their attack is a classic! This is a complete subversion of traditional combat theory! At least it has subverted my understanding of war!"
Chairman Jiang's face became more and more embarrassed. Bai Chongxi, what do you mean by praising Xu Rui so much? But having said that, Xu Rui fought so beautifully in this battle, I can’t help but accept it! Starting from the attack in Youyu County, Xu Rui hit the little devil's weak point with every punch, and he was ahead of the little devil every step of the way!
Such a war genius turned out to be a **!
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At the same time, in Ulanqab.
Fu Zuoyi has moved his headquarters to Ulanqab.
As mentioned earlier, among the many senior generals of the Kuomintang, most of them were mediocre people like Hu Zongnan and Tang Enbo, but there were also real enterprising soldiers. General Xue Yue, who was known as the steel head of the Anti-Japanese War, was one of them. However, Fu Zuoyi , but has more offensive spirit than Xue Yue!
During the Anti-Japanese War, Fu Zuoyi's Sui Army took the initiative to attack the Japanese army the most times!
It is precisely because Fu Zuoyi has a strong offensive spirit that when he discovered that Xu Rui had a huge offensive plan, he immediately couldn't hold it back and went to the frontier position in Youyu County to question Xu Rui face to face. After answering, he immediately rushed back to Guisui happily and began to deploy a counterattack.
Fu Zuoyi wants to take this opportunity to gain enough benefits for his Sui Army!
However, Fu Zuoyi was still very rational and knew that his 35th Army did not have the conditions to counterattack North China, so he wisely set the counterattack targets at Chahar and Rehe provinces in eastern Suiyuan! As long as Chahar and Rehe provinces are captured, Suiyuan Province will completely become the rear area, and the resistance situation of the Sui Army will be greatly improved!
So far, the 35th Army's counterattack has been going very smoothly.
Naosaburo Okabe's troops stationed in Mongolia were obviously affected by the Chahar Independent Regiment's rebellion on the North China battlefield, and began to shrink their troops significantly. Even Zhang Bei gave up and just defended Zhangjiakou. Fu Zuoyi did not try to attack Zhangjiakou, but He happily accepted Zhangbei County, then waved his troops eastward and went straight to Duolun.
At this moment, Fu Zuoyi was watching several combat staff working on the map.
Suddenly there were rapid footsteps behind him. Looking back, he saw Ye Qijie striding in.
"General!" After saluting, Ye Qijie reported excitedly, "I just received the announcement from the Chahar Independent Regiment that they have regained Tianjin! This guy Xu Rui is really good! Tianjin is a big city. I originally thought that It took several days, but he never expected that before his main force arrived, he would capture Tianjin with just one Wolf Fang!"
"That's because there are eight ways to cooperate in Jidong!" Fu Zuoyi perked up after hearing this.
After finishing speaking, Fu Zuoyi turned his attention to the map again, and then said excitedly: "Now, the sea passage for the Japanese North China Front Army to withdraw eastward will be completely blocked. Then, the Chahar Independent Regiment will definitely send troops north Leave Tangshan, and then seize the natural barrier of Shanhaiguan. Once Shanhaiguan is captured, the North China Front will become a turtle in a urn!"
"Yes." Ye Qijie nodded, "I'm afraid this result is inevitable."
After a pause, Ye Qijie continued: "The troops from the Eighth Route Army's Hebei Reliao Anti-Resistance Base Area have already taken action and are raiding the stronghold artillery towers along the line from Tangshan to Shanhaiguan. Including the Japanese from Shanhaiguan, the entire Japanese army in Jidong has been beaten by the Eighth Route Army. They are huddled in various strongholds, not even daring to leave the gate."
Fu Zuoyi said in a deep voice: "The reaction of the Eighth Route Army was really quick."
"Who says it isn't?" Ye Qijie said, "In this case, as soon as the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment arrives, the Japanese strongholds along the line from Tangshan to Shanhaiguan will no longer be able to hold on. By that time, the North China Front Army will be completely surrounded! Unless the Japanese Kwantung Army comes in full force to help, the total destruction of the North China Front Army will be inevitable."
"Kwantung Army?" Fu Zuoyi's expression suddenly sank when he heard this and said, "This is indeed a hidden danger!"
Fu Zuoyi didn't know that the Japanese government had formed the Far East Front Army, and he didn't know that the Far East Front Army's blitzkrieg against the Soviet army was already imminent, so he was worried about the Kwantung Army's westward march into Shanhaiguan.
Ye Qijie said again: "Chief Commander, do you want to remind Xu Rui to strengthen the defense in the direction of Shanhaiguan?"
"It's good to remind you." Fu Zuoyi nodded and continued, "However, I always feel that Xu Rui cannot fail to consider the threat of the Kwantung Army. Otherwise, would he not be able to see such a big loophole?"
"That's true." Ye Qijie thought deeply.
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At the same time, the Japanese base camp in Tokyo.
The Japanese army has also received news of the fall of Tianjin. Like the Japanese headquarters, the loss of Tianjin also deeply shocked the senior generals and staff of the Japanese base camp!
Not only was it shocking that Tianjin fell so easily, but it was even more shocking to see the consequences after Tianjin fell!
"An extremely perfect blitzkrieg!" Looking at the attack lines left on the map, Rommel shook his head and let out a heartfelt admiration, "This is really an extremely perfect blitzkrieg. What's even more amazing is that this obviously It was just a tactical attack, but it actually produced strategic-level effects!"
Yamashita Fengwen frowned and said: "General Rommel, what kind of strategic level effect is it?"
"General Yamashita, haven't you seen it yet?" Rommel pointed to the map and said, "With the complete loss of Tianjin, the Chahar Independent Regiment's blitzkrieg is almost over. If nothing goes wrong, your The country's North China Front Army will be completely destroyed without any suspense, and the destruction of the North China Front Army will inevitably trigger a series of chain reactions, which will lead to the complete defeat of your army on the Chinese battlefield! Isn't this a strategic-level effect? "
The Japanese translator assigned to Rommel at the Japanese base camp was a fool and translated his words verbatim.
After hearing Rommel's words, the faces of Hanyuan Gong Zairen and the senior Japanese generals present looked ugly. Where are you from? Why do you seem to be gloating about your misfortune
Koiso Kuniaki couldn't bear it anymore and said with a dark face: "General Rommel, please pay attention to your position and your words. Please don't forget that your Germany is an ally of our Empire of Japan, and you yourself are the emperor. A friend of the Imperial Army, so you should consider issues more from the standpoint of the Imperial Army instead of gloating when the Imperial Army encounters trouble."
"Oh no no, General Xiaoji, I don't mean to gloat." Rommel said indifferently, "I'm just stating the facts. After Tianjin, the fall of Tangshan and Shanhaiguan will also be inevitable, because at this time The North China Front Army has no extra troops to rush to Tangshan. Therefore, the Chahar Independent Regiment will complete the O-shaped encirclement without any suspense. Your North China Front Army will be trapped in a tight siege. If there is no external intervention, the entire army will be completely destroyed. The result of doubt.”
"That's why we invited you here!" Even Xianyuan Gong Zairen couldn't help it at this time and roared, "The reason why we invited you here is to consult you and see if we can launch an attack on Su as soon as possible. Army's blitzkrieg? Rather than listen to you talk here, saying that the total annihilation of the Imperial Army's North China Front Army will be an undoubted result!"
Due to the persistence of Rommel and Yamashita Tobumi, the Japanese base camp has given up the idea of deploying troops from the Far East Front to assist North China, and has made up its mind to let the North China Front wait for reinforcements. Therefore, it is very necessary to launch a blitzkrieg against the Soviet army as soon as possible. The only way to solve it as soon as possible The Soviet Army and the Far East Front were able to free up their hands to rush for reinforcements.
After listening to the translation, Rommel showed a slightly embarrassed look on his face and said: "Your Royal Highness, I have no intention to offend you, but the preparations for the Far East Front are basically ready. In view of the critical situation in North China, General Yamashita and I are going to You can fly to the Tongjiang front line and launch a blitzkrieg against the Soviet Far East Army!"
"Yo Xi." Xianyuan Gong Zairen nodded happily. nt
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