Chapter 25 Han Xing and Xue Yue discuss the army

Witnessing the 70th Army's defeat of Kamimura Mikio's 5th Brigade that rushed ashore, Han Xing's hanging heart finally let go, according to the current battle situation, Kondo Eiji's 11th Sentai and Uemura Mikio's 3rd Division and the 5th Brigade were exhausted, and they were at the end of their strong crossbows. Even if they finally rushed into the camp position, the recuperated 70th Army would not be able to spare them, and they were fully capable of beating them into the water again.

"Good! All right! This battle is well fought. I saw everything. ”

When Han Xing heard this, he was taken aback, how did it sound like Xue Yue's voice, why did he come.

Han Xing looked back, and sure enough, it was Xue Yue who came.

Before Han Xing saluted Xiang Yue, Li Jue, the commander of the 70th Army, took the first step, and made a standard military salute to Xue Yue, and then reported: "Commander-in-Chief Xue, Li Jue, the commander of the 70th Army, reports to Commander-in-Chief Xue." ”

Xue Yue waved his hand at him, with a smile on his face, which means needless to say, it means that the performance of your 70th Army is very satisfactory to me.

Han Xing saluted him again with a non-standard military salute and said, "Commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army, Han Xing, report to Commander-in-Chief Xue." ”

Xue Yue then gave a standard military salute to Han Xing, then held Han Xing's hand tightly, and said enthusiastically: "You don't need to introduce anything to me, I know everything." You've blocked this opening too well, and this battle is too exciting. The Southern Expeditionary Army, the Southern Expeditionary Army, you always arrive at the most critical moment, in the most critical position, and you have fought the most amazing victory. ”

Han Xing slapped him on the back once: "It's not all Chief Xue who commands well!" ”

Xue Yue is a pragmatic person, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but sink his face and said, "I said, Commander Han, don't you play with me a piece of soup dumplings." When have I led you, can you call me a leader? If I really led you, you might not be able to play so well. I just wanted to talk to you about the military? If you shoot like this, won't we be able to pull the proper military? ”

Han Xing smiled, and had no choice but to say, "I am willing to listen to Chief Xue's insults." ”

Outside the command post, there was a tense battle, and the officers and men of the 70th Army were beating the Japanese troops attacking the camp. From time to time, the sound of gunfire, fighting, and the cannon of the Southern Expeditionary Army reached the command post in bursts.

Xue Yue was calm and calm, and sat on the bench, facing Han Xing, who was also sitting on the bench, talking about military affairs.

Xue Yue asked: "Commander Han Xing, you have been behind enemy lines and on the front line again, fighting the Japanese army for nearly two years. What is your opinion on the peculiarities of the Japanese army's operations? ”

Han Xing thought for a while and said: "The characteristics of the Japanese army's operations are nothing more than six points, that is, fast, sharp, hard, dense, harmonious, and practical. ”

"Oh," Xue Yue became interested, "I would like to hear it!" ”

Han Xing said: "The so-called fast means that the Japanese army has amazing mobility and strong transportation capacity. When attacking, using the advantage of their own mobility, one division is often used as two divisions, and several units of the national army are fought in succession.

Taking the 14th Division of the Japanese Army as an example, in the Lanfeng area, in the face of the encirclement of the 100,000 troops of the National Army on all sides, it actually rushed left and right, and always kept a certain distance from the pursuing troops of the National Army.

Rui means that when the Japanese army attacked, the attack power was strong, and it broke through strongly under the cover of heavy weapons. The national army was invincible on all sides and was almost powerless to resist. Taking the Battle of Nanchang as an example, the Japanese army concentrated hundreds of artillery pieces and almost smashed the defense line of repairing water that the national army had carefully built for several months in just a few hours.

Hard, that is, the Japanese army often grits its teeth and holds on to death when defending, let you make a comprehensive assault, no matter how heavy his losses are, he just won't retreat. Taking the Battle of Pingxingguan as an example, the Nationalist army concentrated heavy forces to storm the Japanese divisions, and the Japanese suffered heavy casualties, but they vowed not to give up their positions. In the end, Japanese reinforcements arrived, and the Nationalist army was forced to retreat, unable to stop the Japanese army from continuing to advance.

Secret, that is, although the Japanese army does not have many troops when attacking, it will concentrate local superior forces to ensure absolute superiority in combat effectiveness in the main attack area. In many battles, in fact, the Japanese army was no less numerous than the national army, and the national army was not an opponent at all.

The so-called peace means that the Japanese navy, land, and air forces are very well coordinated in their operations, and the air force and navy have given great support to the army, which has greatly enhanced the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army.

Take the famous Battle of Wuhan as an example, half of the credit for the battlefield went to the Japanese navy and air force. If it weren't for the Yangtze River Fleet of the Japanese Third Fleet, which was along the Yangtze River, covering the ground forces, and advancing by water, it would have been difficult for the Japanese army to win the Battle of Wuhan.

In fact, the Japanese army's replenishment capability is far above that of the national army, and it is often able to replenish the battlefield in order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the front-line troops. Taking the Battle of Nankou and the Battle of Taiyuan as examples, the Japanese Fifth Division suffered heavy blows in the morning many times, but it was always able to quickly recover its strength by replenishing troops on the front line.

In the Battle of Taiyuan, the commander of the Fifth Division drove straight in, fighting while replenishing, so as to hold out until the end of the Battle of Taiyuan.

After that, the Fifth Division was able to participate in the Battle of Taierzhuang in the Battle of Xuzhou, which is really breathtaking. On the contrary, the national army does not have this ability, and once the front-line troops are damaged, they can only be transferred to the rear to rest for a few months before they can fight again. As a result, the available forces are significantly reduced. ”

Xue Yue nodded and said, "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years." If you only talked about the operational advantages of the Japanese army, then they are fast, sharp, hard, dense, harmonious, and solid, so can we destroy these advantages of the Japanese army? ”

Han Xing smiled and said, "Actually, the national army has long had the tactics of breaking the six advantages of the Japanese army. ”

Xue Yue was stunned for a moment and said, "Then, please tell me." ”

Han Xing said: "The so-called fast, the best way to deal with him is to destroy traffic. At that time, the general traffic situation in China was not good, and if there was a plan to destroy all roads and railways, blow up bridges, and destroy ferries, not only would the Japanese armored corps not be able to act effectively, but the mobility of the Japanese infantry would also be greatly reduced, and even horse-drawn carriages could not be used.

Chief Xue and the local government have been doing this for a long time.

The so-called sharp, the way to deal with him is to retreat. The Japanese army's sharpness actually relied on heavy weapons, that is, heavy artillery. As long as the Nationalist army took advantage of the mountainous terrain and retreated in a planned way while destroying the road, the Japanese heavy artillery could not effectively follow the infantry forward, and the Japanese offensive capability was greatly reduced.

Taking the Battle of Nanchang as an example, after the Japanese army used more than 300 artillery pieces to break through the Xiushui defense line, the artillery was not able to continue to follow the high-speed advance of the front-line troops, because it was very difficult to transport heavy artillery. Without artillery, the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was weakened by at least half.

In the Battle of Wanjialing, although the 106th Division was also equipped with an additional mountain artillery wing, because the small number of artillery shells it carried was exhausted, the artillery could not provide fire support, so it was not afraid at all, and was finally annihilated by the national army.

The so-called hard, the way to deal with him is to try not to attack, but to lure the enemy to take the initiative to attack, and we ambush and encircle. The defeat in the Battle of Nanchang shows that when we only have light weapons, we will not be able to have a decisive victory by storming the heavily equipped Japanese army, but will suffer heavy casualties.

Under field conditions, due to the need for attack, it was impossible for the Japanese army to stop and build strong fortifications, and once attacked, their defensive capability would be weakened a lot. In the Battle of Wuhan, Commander Xue annihilated the 106th Division, that is, put him in his hinterland, and then concentrated superior forces to annihilate him. Although the 106th Division built some field fortifications, due to the complex terrain and the rush of time, it actually played a limited role.

The so-called secret means that the absolute number of troops is also concentrated against the Japanese army, so as to ensure the balance of one's own combat effectiveness. Do not scatter your forces and resist each of them, as they will be broken by the Japanese army. At the same time, the frontal battlefield and the rear of the enemy line should cooperate with each other and echo each other from afar, forcing the concentration of forces to cause the Japanese troops to be empty in the rear.

The so-called peace means to break up the Japanese army's land, sea and air cooperation as much as possible. The aviation of the Japanese army needed to be weakened by our Air Force, the Air Force supported by the Great Powers, ground air defense forces and other means. As for the navy, it can also be hindered by such means as mine-laying, sneak attacks, land batteries, setting up obstacles, etc.

During the Battle of Wuhan, the mines of the Nationalist Army posed a great threat to the Japanese fleet, causing the battle to last for three months, leaving the Japanese Navy powerless.

The so-called reality is to lure the enemy as deep as possible, so that the supply line of the Japanese army will be broken, so that even if he has enough troops and supplies, he will not be able to effectively replenish them.

During the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese army had three large-scale increases in troops, but because the front-line Japanese army broke through too deeply, it was difficult to replenish troops. The 6th Division, for example, was even forced to rest for three weeks for every week of fighting, waiting for enough replenishment and supplies to be delivered before it could fight again.

Commander Xue has been working hard to create an effective way to defeat the enemy. Since Commander Xue asked me like this, he also asked me if I could see what Commander Xue did! ”

Xue Yue smiled and said, "It seems that the person who knows me is no better than Brother Han Xing!" Then he asked: "So, does the Japanese army have any shortcomings?" ”

Han Xing said: "Yes, yes, of course, no matter how elite a troop is, since it has its advantages, it must also have its shortcomings? ”

"Would you like to hear it?" Xue Yue said.

Han Xing said: "The shortcomings of the Japanese army are short, empty, empty, blind, and arrogant. ”

Xue Yue nodded and said, "Let's talk about it carefully." ”

Han Xing said: "Short means that the Japanese army is insufficient in China due to the limitation of national strength and supplies, and it is estimated that the maximum number of troops will not exceed 1.5 million. It is impossible for such a force to control the vast occupied areas in North China, Central China, and South China, and to fight fiercely with more than 3 million national troops.

Therefore, the Japanese army was simply unable to carry out too large-scale offensive operations during the stalemate stage, and it is expected that the number of troops dispatched in a single dispatch will not exceed 200,000. It is very difficult for a battle of this scale to cause one-time damage to the Nationalist Government. As long as the command is correct, the confrontation can continue, which will greatly deplete the strength of the Japanese army.

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