In Peiping.
By this time, the North China Front Army Headquarters had also learned about the fall of Tianjin.
After learning that the Duzuo Regiment staying in Tianjin did not have time to destroy the supplies hoarded at the docks and stations, and even a dozen bombers parked at Zhangguizhuang Airport were snatched away by the other side, Anan Weiji became furious because of these The supplies fell into the hands of the Chahar Independent Regiment, which undoubtedly made the situation of the North China Front even worse.
"Watari Sakon, this loser!" Anan said with hatred, "Now we are in big trouble."
"Hai!" Kasahara Yukio said after a heavy pause, "The imperial army has hoarded a large amount of supplies at the Tianjin pier and train station. Now all these supplies belong to the Chahar Independent Regiment. What's even more annoying is that Zhangguizhuang Airport has no With enough time to destroy it, the aviation force of the Chahar Independent Regiment can directly enter Zhangguizhuang Airport and attack the imperial army at close range, which makes the situation faced by the imperial army even more dangerous!"
"It doesn't matter." Kanemitsu Keijiro shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Zhangguizhuang Airport was robbed intact, and even a dozen attack aircraft parked at the airport were robbed. It was not enough to change this situation. After all, the aviation force of the Chahar Independent Regiment did not have attack aircraft. The efficiency of bombing by fighter jets alone can be said to be very low. And the dozen or so attack aircraft that were snatched away by them lacked supporting aerial bombs. , and basically it can only be used as a decoration.”
After listening to Kanemitsu Keijiro's analysis, Anami Yuki and Kasahara Yukio felt slightly better.
As Kejiro Kanemitsu said, because Tianjin is a port city and has a warehouse function, it has accumulated a large amount of materials. However, these materials are basically coal, cotton, ore and other materials shipped to Japan, or from Japan. There are very few industrial products, weapons and ammunition shipped from the mainland.
As for the reason, it is actually not complicated.
Because during this period, the weapons and ammunition produced by Japan's local arsenals were almost without exception allocated to the newly formed Far East Front Army. The weapons and ammunition allocated to the North China Front Army were very few. The only weapons and ammunition they had were , had long been transported back to Peiping by Anan Weiji and distributed to the troops.
Therefore, although the Chahar Independent Regiment obtained supplies from Tianjin, it did not improve its sustained combat effectiveness at all. From this point of view alone, the loss of Tianjin only made it more difficult for the North China Front Army to break through, but the North China Front Army did not I didn't plan to break out, so there was no real impact.
After a slight hum, Anan Weiji asked again: "Jin Guangjun, please analyze the future direction of the battle."
"Hai!" Kanemitsu Keijiro said after a heavy pause, "So far, the 110th Division has entered the east of Tongzhou and has begun to repair fortifications with the help of the Grand Canal. In another two or three days, By the end of the day, the defensive circle around Peiping can be formed. Due to insufficient troops, the imperial army is certainly unable to counterattack, but it is absolutely impossible for the Chahar Independent Regiment and the North China Eighth Route Army to break through the imperial army's circular defense circle in a short time. !”
Kasahara Yukio also continued: "This is an obvious thing. If the Chahar Independent Regiment planned to attack by force, they would have fought along the Ping-Han Railway yesterday, and would never go around in a big circle to attack Tianjin! Therefore, Chahar Independent Regiment The Ha'er Independent Regiment did not attack by force yesterday, and it is even less likely to attack by force today or in the future."
"Hai!" Jinguang Kejiro said after a heavy pause, "Obviously, Xu Rui intends to trap us to death! This is also in line with the consistent purpose of the Eighth Route Army. Although Xu Rui is different from other Eighth Route Army commanders, he is more cunning. It is even more impossible to make a loss-making business, so the Chahar Independent Regiment will definitely adopt a long-term siege tactic!"
"Suoga." Ananwei nodded a few times and said, "If the two sides really form a stalemate, what will happen in the end?"
"This depends on whether the Imperial Army can cut off the Chahar Independent Regiment's logistics supply line!" Kaneko Keijiro said, "If the Imperial Army can successfully cut off the opponent's logistics supply line, even if it is only partially cut off, it will be enough to cause Chahar If the Chahar Independent Regiment loses its long-lasting combat capability, then the first one that cannot support it must be the Chahar Independent Regiment!”
"Yo Xi!" Anan Weiji asked again, "In other words, it depends on the outcome of the logistics battle."
"Hai!" Kanemitsu Keijiro said, "The next step is the battle of logistics support!"
"Yo Xi!" Anami's eyes flashed with an inexplicable fierceness, and he said in a ferocious voice, "If you say that, it's time for Machida-kun's special operations brigade to take action!" After saying this, the old devil said Then he turned to the adjutant behind him and said, "Call the special operations brigade station immediately and ask Machida-kun to come to the headquarters."
"Hai!" The adjutant nodded heavily and turned around to make a call.
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When he received the call from the headquarters, Machida Ryuji was in the large playground at the station, giving lectures to more than 100 special operations team members of the special operations brigade.
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Two months ago, in the battle for food in the Ulanqab League, Machida Ryuji once again escaped death and narrowly escaped with his life from the Langya Brigade. This was already the first time after Heitani and Baotou. The third time since then!
After the breakout, Machida Ryuji was recalled to Peiping by Anami Weiki to rebuild the special operations brigade.
Because in the previous battle, only Machida Ryuji's special operations team died, so he sent a telegram to Chiyoko Inoue in China, and Chiyoko Inoue sent him a dozen more ninja team members, and then Machida Long Er also selected more than 100 veterans from several elite divisions of the North China Front Army to rebuild the special operations brigade.
After two months of hard training, the entire special operations brigade has basically taken shape.
Of course, if you want to grow into an elite special forces team like the Wolf Fang Brigade, it still takes time, and it also requires actual combat training, because the real elite cannot be trained, but can only be shot one by one on the real battlefield, so Machida Only then did Long Er decide to engage in an actual battle to enhance the combat effectiveness of the special operations brigade as much as possible.
As a result, he had just assembled his troops when the combat order came down.
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In Chongqing, the ** headquarters.
Bai Chongxi was talking to the sand table: "From the current point of view, the closing of the O-shaped encirclement circle is inevitable, and the encirclement of the North China Front Army is an indisputable fact! Now, there are only two situations in which the North China Front Army can avoid being captured by Chahar The tragic ending of the complete annihilation of the Independent Regiment and the Eighth Route Army."
Chen Cheng couldn't wait to ask: "Brother Jiansheng, what are the two situations?"
Bai Chongxi held out two fingers and continued: "First, immediately mobilize the Kwantung Army to enter the pass and launch a fierce attack on the Chahar Independent Regiment from Shanhaiguan. It must be pointed out that the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army at this time is not actually very tight. If the Kwantung Army If the main force of the army can return reinforcements in time, we can still break this encirclement."
"However, the problem is that the Kwantung Army may not return for reinforcements." Chen Cheng frowned and said, "If the Kwantung Army was willing to rush to the rescue, they should have rushed to the rescue as early as when the Chahar Independent Regiment left Zijin Pass. However, what is puzzling is that, The Kwantung Army watched helplessly as the North China Front was in trouble and remained indifferent!"
He Yingqin shook his head and said: "I'm afraid the Kwantung Army is powerless. After all, the Kwantung Army is also facing strong pressure from the Soviet Red Army, isn't it? Once the main force of the Kwantung Army enters the Pass, the Soviet Red Army will take the opportunity to launch a large-scale strategic counterattack. The Far East battlefield will be There is a possibility of corruption, a consequence that Japan cannot bear."
Chairman Jiang waved his hand and said, "Is there a second possibility?"
Bai Chongxi spread his hands and said: "The second possibility is that the Chahar Independent Regiment runs out of military supplies before the North China Front Army and falls into a dilemma of running out of ammunition and food. In this way, it is entirely possible for the Chahar Independent Regiment to turn defeat into victory!"
Chairman Chiang asked again: "So Jiansheng, how high is the possibility of this?"
Bai Chongxi replied: "According to the information provided by the military commander, the North China Front Army of the Japanese has approximately 20 days of ammunition reserves for operations. Considering that they are engaged in defensive operations, there will be a certain saving in ammunition consumption, so there is no problem in persisting for a month. Yes, but the supplies carried by the Chahar Independent Regiment can last for more than ten days at most, so if the supplies from Baotou cannot be delivered to Tianjin in time, the Chahar Independent Regiment will be in trouble!"
Chairman Chiang said: "That is to say, it is already a logistics dispute, right?"
Bai Chongxi said: "Basically it's a logistics battle. If the Communist Party can overcome the difficulties and transport the second batch of ammunition from Baotou to Tianjin in time, then the enemy's North China Front will be the last to die. On the other hand, if the Communist Party cannot do it in time, Send the second batch of ammunition to Tianjin, and Xu Rui’s Chahar Independent Regiment will be destroyed!”
Chairman Chiang then asked: "So, can the second batch of ammunition be delivered in time?"
"It's hard to talk about this." Bai Chongxi shook his head and said, "Because there are two factors involved here. One is whether the government can mobilize enough civilians, and the second is whether the little devils can cut off this logistics supply line. How determined is it? If the number of civilians is not enough, and the determination of the Japanese is strong enough, then it will be difficult for ammunition to be transported to the Tianjin battlefield in time."
Chen Cheng suddenly asked: "Brother Jiansheng, wouldn't Xu Rui not know the importance of the logistics supply line? Wouldn't he send a large force to protect this logistics supply line?"
Bai Chongxi looked at Chen Cheng like an idiot, shook his head and said, "Brother Cixiu, don't you think that the tanks, artillery and aircraft of the Chahar Independent Regiment can run on their own without refueling? So, if Xu Rui sends a big If the troops protect the supply line, it will only accelerate the consumption of supplies. At that time, the supplies that the civilian team has worked hard to transport may not be enough for the consumption of the escort team. As for the small troops, from Baotou to Tianjin, thousands of miles away, they must be protected everywhere, and they can be protected. ?"
Chen Cheng's face turned red after being snatched away by Bai Chongxi, and he did not dare to speak easily again.