After the Kwantung Army launched an offensive on the eastern and western fronts, the general strategic intentions had been fully revealed, and its main direction of attack was the Rehe Western Front, which Feng Tian was worried about. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info This is not difficult to analyze for Feng Tian, who pays close attention to the intentions of the Kwantung Army.

The Kwantung Army mobilized the strength of four divisions and two brigades to launch an offensive on the western front, which was nearly a dozen miles apart, and any army along the way breaking through the defensive positions of the garrison of the Northern Volunteer Army would inevitably bring serious consequences.

Feng Tian can see the most unfavorable situation, and the Kwantung Army is not stupid, of course he knows where it is most advantageous to attack.

Once there was a breakthrough in Rehe, the four divisions and two brigades of the two armies joined forces and penetrated directly into the hinterland of the Northland. At that time, the Kwantung Army could also send troops north from the north of the river, cross the Great Wall, and divide all the two sections of the northern land, and the eastern no-man's land built by Fengtian would lose its value.

The most important thing is that once the Kwantung Army opens the gap, it will continue to send more troops.

Feng Tian believes that the Kwantung Army will not only have these troops on the surface, and they will decide whether to increase their strength according to the progress of the war.

Fortunately, Fengtian deployed heavy troops in Rehe in order to deal with the most unfavorable situation.

Even so, Feng Tian did not dare to guarantee that he would be able to block the attack of the Kwantung Army.

Because, whether or not you can hold Rehe does not depend on how many troops are deployed by Fengtian, the Northland Volunteer Army only has a total of ten main battle divisions, and this time the defense is almost all used.

Therefore, whether the Kwantung Army broke through the defensive line built by the Northland Volunteers in Rehe depended on how determined they were.

If the Kwantung Army made a new low and fought to the death with the Northland Volunteers, Fengtian would have almost no effect, and finally obediently retreated westward.

Since the September 18 Incident, the Japanese have been preparing for further wars of aggression against China, and judging from this military action, the Japanese have already expanded their armed forces.

Consider that during World War II, the total number of Japanese troops reached 7 million, which is a terrifying number.

On 14 July, major urban media reported on the war in Northeast China on their front pages under the headline: War Breaks Out Again in Northeast China.

What is strange is that the Northland Volunteer Army did not release the news to the public, but it was the first to be published by the mainland media.

The article specifically mentions the Rehe exchange of fire, in which the Northland Volunteers ambushed a search team of the Kwantung Army.

The follow-up report was even more detailed, and even the troops dispatched by the Kwantung Army were also revealed.

According to well-informed sources, the Kwantung Army's action was to retaliate against the Provocation of the Kwantung Army by the Northland Volunteers in the early stage.

Previously, the Northland Volunteers brutally killed, causing the demise of several armies such as the Second Division of the Kwantung Army, and the Kwantung Army suffered heavy losses. Now, old and new accounts are counted together, and the Northland Volunteers must pay for their actions.

The article also revealed a more important inside story, the Kwantung Army deployed two first-class divisions and two second-class divisions, as well as several brigades and regiments in the north of Mukden, with a total strength of nearly 100,000 people.

On the central front, that is, the eastern battlefield of Rehe, the Kwantung Army gathered more than 50,000 troops, and even, on the western front of Rehe, the Kwantung Army gathered more than 40,000 or 50,000 troops.

In this battle, the Kwantung Army dispatched the largest number of troops in history, trying to eliminate the Northland Volunteers in one fell swoop.

This news is undoubtedly a giant bomb that shook the whole country. People's first reaction was that this time the Northland Volunteers were in trouble, and they were afraid that it would be difficult to block the attack of the Kwantung Army.

In the past, the Beidi Volunteer Army under the leadership of Feng Tian did achieve a lot of achievements, but it was all a single advance of the Kwantung Army. This time is different, the Kwantung Army adopts a group attack, and a local armed force that has only been formed for a few years will be the opponent of the Kwantung Army?

No matter how fast Fengtian develops, I'm afraid no one believes that the Northland Volunteers are enough to resist the attack of such a powerful group.

Feng Tian also saw this news.

What Feng Tian saw was different from what others understood, and the information displayed between the lines of these words strengthened Feng Tian's judgment.

First of all, the Northland Volunteers did not disclose the information to the outside world, so who has the energy to know these inside stories. There were almost no inhabitants along the route of the Kwantung Army's attack, and the Northland Volunteers had already evacuated the inhabitants there a few years earlier.

Therefore, it is not possible for reporters to go deep into the battlefield to obtain first-hand information.

The suddenness of the war dictated that there was no other way unless the reporter obtained information from the Northland Volunteer Army or the Kwantung Army.

In Feng Tian's view, the so-called well-informed people were nothing more than deliberately leaked by the Kwantung Army, otherwise, it would be impossible for anyone to find out so clearly.

The current media cannot be faster than later generations, it is okay to fool others, and if you want to fool Fengtian, it is probably worse.

Judging from the authenticity of the news, the troops in the eastern Mukden direction are generally quite true. However, there is a big difference between the deployment of troops on the Rehe battlefield and the information held by the Northland Volunteers.

This news weakened the forces in the western battlefield of Rehe and strengthened the forces in the eastern battlefield of Rehe.

Is the source wrong, or is it intentional?

More importantly, most of the ordinary military operations are hidden, so how can it be revealed to the outside world?

Obviously, this move of the Kwantung Army was playing tricks and had a certain purpose.

Others may not be able to see it, but it can't be hidden here in Fengtian, which confirms Fengtian's judgment, the Kwantung Army seems to want to break through from the Rehe West Front, which is also the offensive line that Fengtian is most worried about.

In fact, the Northland Volunteer Army has roughly estimated the total number of troops dispatched by the Kwantung Army this time, which is probably more than 200,000 troops.

In any case, the pressure on the top of the Northland Volunteer Army is enormous.

Even Feng Tian himself, I'm afraid he didn't expect that the Kwantung Army would spend so much money and use so many troops.

It can be said that this is already the limit of the forces that can be used in the Japanese country.

For Feng Tian, who knew the entire strategic intentions of the Japanese very well, this was obviously a bit absurd.

Could it be that in order to vent their anger, the Japanese people completely abandoned the mainland strategy?

If the Japanese really dare to fight with the Northland Volunteers, and after this battle, the Japanese will almost go bankrupt, and what qualifications do they have to continue to dominate Asia?

What is the state of the domestic economy in Japan, Feng Tian knows best in his heart.

During the Great Depression of this world, the products of Japanese and Japanese domestic enterprises could not go out, the silk fabrics were impacted by the dragon that sealed the sky, and the mainland market was monopolized by the products of the north, which was really worse.

The Kwantung Army launched a war of aggression and dragged Japan into the quagmire of war, and although it occupied the northeast, it did not benefit at all. Therefore, the economy of the Japanese country in this life is even worse than in the previous life.

Moreover, due to the war, the huge military spending weighed down the cabinet.

This is even worse for the Japanese domestic economy.

To put it mildly, in order to meet the needs of the war, the Japanese government really had no tricks at all except to oppress the people in the country.

Feng Tian even maliciously guessed that after using so many troops, after this battle, if the Kwantung Army still did not achieve its military goals, would the Japanese Emperor call on the people to change to one meal a day on the basis of two meals a day?

Oh, unlucky Japanese people!

Therefore, seeing through this kind of bluffing trick is really not worth mentioning in Feng Tian's eyes.

Of course, this cannot be said that the Japanese increased their troops on a large scale for no reason, just to scare the Northland volunteers.

Its purpose is nothing more than opportunism, perhaps when the Northland is chaotic, take the opportunity to launch an offensive and easily defeat Fengtian.

After thinking through Guan Qiao, the conspiracy of the Japanese army was clear at a glance.

As soon as the news came out, the people of the Central Plains held various activities one after another to protest against the continued aggression of the Japanese army and demanded that the Nationalist Government immediately take military action to resist the aggression of the Japanese army.

However, the government's response seems to have been somewhat numb, ignoring the calls of the people.

Even, the police were dispatched to suppress the protests of the people.

The government of the Republic of China did not move, but Yan Xishan in Shanxi was anxious and called in a hurry.

"Hey, it's amazing, Xiao Riwei is crazy, and he used so many troops at once. Brother Feng, can you bear it this time? If the number of troops is insufficient, I will send a division here to support it. ”

Yan Laoxi has always been very picky, but this time he actually opened his mouth to support the strength of a division, which shows that he is really in a hurry.

The Northland Volunteer Army is the north gate of Shanxi, and once the North Volunteers can't withstand the attack of the Kwantung Army, the north gate of Shanxi will be opened.

It was precisely because Fengtian was blocked in the north of Shanxi that Yan Xishan was very relieved to place his troops in the east and south of Shanxi, and took Fengtian's suggestion to set up a fortress in the eastern pass to resist the possibility of the Japanese army entering Shanxi from the direction of Hebei.

The northern part of Shanxi is not fortified, and if the sky cannot withstand the attack of the Kwantung Army, Shanxi will be ugly.

Yan Xishan was able to open his mouth to say such things, Feng Tian was very satisfied, and comforted: "Brother Yan, don't worry, the Kwantung Army can't do anything to me, it's okay to scare others, if you want to scare me, it's still early." ”

Hearing Feng Tian say this, Yan Xishan really admired Feng Tian, he was still so calm after being like this.

However, Yan Xishan was still worried that Feng Tian would underestimate the enemy, and said: "Brother Feng, my old man knows that you can fight, but this time is different, the Kwantung Army is really good, more than 200,000 troops, my brother has only been developing for a few years, how can he bear it?" ”

Don't complain that Yan Xishan is worried, outsiders don't know how much the real strength of the Northland Volunteer Army is, and they can only judge from the time of development that the Northland Volunteer Army can't stop the attack of so many troops of the Kwantung Army at all.

"Brother Yan, don't worry, although I don't have the ability to attack the Kwantung Army, if the Kwantung Army dares to invade the Northland, see how I clean them up. 200,000 troops is a lot, but in my eyes of Fengtian, it is a chicken and a dog. ”

Feng Tian was so arrogant, Yan Xishan's position was speechless. (To be continued.) )