Chapter 215: Li Han's Concerns
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Next, Li Han planned to attack Chengde directly, of course, now he can't stop even if he wants to, he took advantage of the unpreparedness of the Japanese army, took the lead in launching an attack, and killed one-fifth of the troops of the Eighth Division in the first battle.
The Japanese suffered such a big loss, and they will definitely frantically retaliate against the security forces, and if they don't hurt the Japanese army, don't want to stop this battle.
For the vague concept of the great pain of the Japanese, Li Han's definition is to at least eliminate the main force of the Eighth Division, or even completely annihilate the Eighth Division.
If the Eighth Division was wiped out, even if the Japanese army transferred troops from the Kwantung Army, Li Han would use the vast territory of the two provinces to fight with the Kwantung Army Division.
He knew that the Japanese had transferred another division from the Kwantung Army, and the Kwantung Army had only five divisions in the northeast, including the eighth division, and if the eighth division was killed by himself and the Kwantung Army was transferring one division, then there would only be three divisions left in the three northeastern provinces.
In the Far East, the Soviet army was as high as more than 100,000, and it was also equipped with a large number of armored troops, and the number and caliber of artillery were completely inferior to the Kwantung Army.
If Japan transfers a few divisions from the country, I am afraid that Chairman Chiang in Nanjing and Chairman Song in Beiping will not be able to sleep.
However, Li Han felt that the probability of the Japanese transferring troops from the country was not large, and if Japan transferred troops from the mainland to the Republic of China on a large scale at this time, it was very likely to trigger a full-scale war between China and Japan.
Li Han never thought that his attack on the Japanese would trigger the butterfly effect of the Japanese army launching a full-scale war of aggression against China in advance.
Japan was able to develop from an island country to a great power, and the members of their ruling government were certainly not brainless people, even if some officials of the Japanese military department were very radical and crazy, but radical and crazy did not mean stupid and stupid.
During the period from World War I to World War II, the Japanese made adequate preparations in advance for every step they took and every event they provoked in the Republic of China, and although the outcome of the war was unpredictable, they at least came prepared, and it was impossible for them to suddenly make a decision that might affect the fortunes of the country because of some unexpected events.
Historically, three or seven years ago, the Japanese also deliberately provoked several incidents in North China, all of which ended with an apology or concession from the Nanjing government or the Beiping government.
Later, Song Zheyuan was also willing to apologize and retreat, and even when Beiping was occupied by the Japanese army, he still fantasized about peace talks with the Japanese army and keeping Baoding and Tianjin.
But this time the Japanese refused to accept it, why is that? The reason why the Japanese army was willing to give up this time because they were ready to occupy the whole of China this time was because they were ready for a full-scale invasion of China.
If they can easily annex North China, the Japanese will of course be happy to continue to use the method of cutting flesh with blunt knives to cut off the territory of the Republic of China piece by piece, and if they have to use force, they are also ready to invade China in an all-out way.
The thirties and forties of the 20 th century were an era of turbulence, and a large number of outstanding political and military talents appeared in various countries, and it was impossible for the game between countries to change their national policies because of a momentary hot-headedness.
Not only the Japanese, but also the Nationalist Government was making the same preparations, but China had been weak for a long time, resulting in the Nationalist Government always being at a disadvantage, and they could only passively choose war, thus losing the initiative in the war.
Just like Li Han, he also passively chose war, because if he didn't choose war, he would have to pay reparations and cede land.
It is already shameful enough that there is no horse stepping on Mount Fuji and bombarding the Yasukuni Shrine, and if you still grovel to the Japanese and cede the land to sue for peace, it will really be a dog.
If the security army and the Eighth Division go head-to-head, even if the Eighth Division is not completely annihilated, Li Han is sure to inflict heavy damage on it, but the key now is that his opponent is not only the Eighth Division.
Not counting the Kwantung Army in the northeast, there are more than 10,000 troops stationed in North China near Chichi, which makes Li Han very worried, although Song Zheyuan has 70,000 or 80,000 troops, but whether he will fight with the Japanese North China garrison army for himself, Li Han is not sure at all.
If he had put all his strength into the battle with the Eighth Division, the North China garrison army would attack Chahar from behind, and the Chahar, who had exhausted his main force, would not be able to block the attack of tens of thousands of Japanese troops.
Chahar, which he and a large number of provincial government officials have worked hard to develop, will surely return to the pre-liberation period one day, which is inevitably a bit more than worth the loss, unless it is the outbreak of a full-scale war of resistance, Li Han can not accept this outcome.
But if you want to block more than 10,000 Japanese troops, at least 10,000 troops will be left to defend Chahar, and the total strength of the security army is only about 55,000 people.
If 10,000 people are deducted, and only 40,000 people are sent to fight with 20,000 people of the Eighth Division, even if the Eighth Division can be defeated, I am afraid that it will be the result of both defeats.
However, there is never a perfect way in the world, and Li Han can only hope that he can defeat the Eighth Division as soon as possible, and then transfer the main force of the security army back to Chahar.
"Jin Long, you go and call Li Yong over." Li Han said.
"Yes! Throne! ā
A few minutes later, Jin Long took Li Yong to Li Han's office.
"Li Yong, I called you this time because I have a very important task entrusted to you, let me ask you first if you have the confidence to complete it." Li Han said to Li Yong.
The Special Service Regiment and the Guard Regiment are the two most elite regiments in the whole army, and with Li Han's special care, the total strength of each regiment has reached 3,000 people.
The average brigade-level troops of the national army are only about 3,000 people, in fact, Li Han also intends to train Li Yong and Jin Long as brigade commanders.
The guard regiment must have followed the military headquarters, so Li Han planned to leave the special service regiment to guard the Longmen Station, and if the North China garrison army wanted to attack Chahar, the fastest route was of course to fight directly from Beiping to Yanqing, but it was obviously impossible for them to send troops directly to Beiping.
Even if Song Zheyuan didn't want to offend the Japanese, it was impossible for him to allow more than 10,000 Japanese troops to pass through his jurisdiction.
Therefore, Li Han estimated that the Japanese would definitely choose to open the gate to attack Chahar from Longmen, the gateway to Chadong, and as long as Li Yong held out here for a few days, he would be able to transfer troops back from the Rehe front line to support the special mission.
"Junza, even if you open your mouth, the three thousand soldiers of my special mission group can't wait to fight the little devil."
Li Yong said with confidence that half of the original reconnaissance regiment of the special service group had the old background, and after Li Yong became the head of the special service regiment, he did not wait for the military department to replenish them with new recruits like other regiments, but directly began to dig veterans from various units.
Li Yong is an old qualification in the security army, and he has a good relationship with the brigade commanders of all divisions and brigades, and he has also given full play to his advantages, and he is not only poaching people in the security army.
The Jin Sui Army in Suiyuan and the 29th Army in the Pingjin area also had his figure, especially the 29th Army, which was the object of Li Yong's key care.
As the saying goes, 'the name of the person, the shadow of the tree', the Great Wall of the 29th Army, let the people of the whole country know its prestige, and at the same time, the 29th Army's broadsword team is also famous.
However, the equipment of the 29th Army is no worse than that of the Security Army, and the people are famous, and the troops that do not even have an official number to come to the Security Army have a feeling of people going to a low place, so if you want to poach people in the 29th Army, you must let the people who are poached get tangible benefits.
The only way the security forces did better than the 29th Army was in terms of the treatment of soldiers, and all the members of the security forces were paid directly to their respective accounts by the Department of Finance.
In this way, the soldiers can get as many silver dollars as they have in a month, and the food in the barracks is much better than that of the 29th Army, and even the food of the Central Army is not as good as that of the Security Army.
On the one hand, the Japanese army is well-equipped and well-trained, while many soldiers of the Chinese army are temporarily conscripted, and many of them have not undergone systematic military training or do not know how to fight at all.
On the other hand, the Chinese at that time generally did not eat well, did not dress warmly, and all of them had yellow faces and thin muscles.
The logistics supply of the Japanese soldiers is relatively in place, and the figure is generally an inverted triangle, with good arm strength and strong outbreaks. Compared with the two, the natural physical fitness is not good.
Therefore, Li Han has always asked the soldiers to eat with their stomachs open, because he believes that compared with weapons and ammunition, good food is the cheapest way to improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers.
In order to be able to raise his soldiers into big men and gain an innate advantage in fighting with little devils with bayonets, Li Han specially stipulated that soldiers must have meat every day.
Besides, when the soldiers are full, they have the strength to receive more intense training, and their combat effectiveness will improve faster.
It's just that every month, when Yan Zhonghua has always reported the military expenses of the security army, his face will involuntarily shake a few times.
Up to now, it is rare to see soldiers with yellow faces and thin muscles in the security army, all of them are muscular and big men with tiger backs and wolf waists, at least this appearance is not bad, and it has a natural advantage over Japanese soldiers whose height is generally no more than 1.6 meters.
And Li Yong took advantage of this to go to the 29th Army to poach people, although ordinary soldiers also have a strong sense of honor, but life oppresses them even more.