The third part of the bloody and fire war of resistance, the tenth chapter, the third section of the war drums

"In accordance with the order of the National Revolutionary Military Committee, the Theater Command decided to organize an operation in North China, the purpose of which was to destroy the Japanese North China Dispatch Army entrenched in North China and to recover Hebei and Pingjin. The 71st Army, the 72nd Army, the 74th Army, the 108th Army, the 53rd Army, the New Eighth Army, the 112th Army, the 19th Provisional Army, the 3rd Green Army, the 4th Green Army, the Theater Guerrilla Corps, the 129th Division and the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, the Jizhong Column of the New Fourth Army, the 1st Independent Tank Division, the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Independent Tank Brigades, and the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Rocket Artillery Regiments. Whole\Ben\Small\Say\Net

Since the beginning of the war, this offensive was the largest number of troops, the largest scale of weapons and equipment, the largest scale of logistical support, and the total strength, including the Northern Route Army, reached 1.5 million, 3,400 tanks, 2,900 armored vehicles, 250 rocket artillery, 27,000 artillery, the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th divisions of the Air Force, and the Sino-US Joint Flying Team, a total of 2,300 fighters, responsible for providing air cover. ”

With Xu Zuyi's explanation, an optimistic and excited mood suddenly rose in the venue, this concentrated equipment is unprecedented, before the Anti-Japanese War, the whole team could not get such technical equipment, but in just six years, the first team can organize such a large-scale attack.

"At present, the Japanese North China Dispatch Army has 22 divisions, six brigades, three tank divisions, and four independent tank brigades, and it is predicted that in the next two months, reinforcements from about eight divisions will arrive, with 2,400 tanks and 300 to 600 aircraft, with a total strength of about 350,000 to 400,000, and in addition, it must be taken into account that when the situation is critical, the Northeast Kwantung Army will enter the pass in a big way, and according to the information we have obtained, the Kwantung Army currently has about 500,000 to 600,000, However, unless the Kwantung Army completely abandons the Far East and Ménggu, the Kwantung Army can dispatch up to 200,000 troops, with an unknown number of tanks and an unknown number of aircraft.

At present, the deployment of the Japanese army in North China is that on the eastern front, in the Cangzhou area, the Japanese army has assembled the 3rd Division, the 8th hún brigade in the Pingjin area, and the western front, Gu Shoufu group, and the Japanese army has assembled two divisions in Shijiazhuang, the 26th division and the 3rd hún brigade; To the north of the Cangshi Highway on the central line, the Japanese army assembled two divisions, the 122nd Division and the 71st Division. The 16 divisions of the main force of the Japanese army, all tank units, were assembled north of Pingjin and on both sides of the Great Wall.

According to the current situation, the theater command decided to set up four operational groups in the eastern, central, and northwestern regions, of which the northern front combat group army was commanded by General Peng Dhuai, commander of the 18th Group Army, and General Fu Zuoyi, deputy commander of the Eighth Theater, was the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, with jurisdiction over the Sixth Group Army, the Seventh Group Army, the new Fourth Column, the 86th Army, the 94th Army, the 35th Army, and the Ninth Army, with a total strength of 400,000.

The Western Front Group, commander-in-chief, deputy commander of the North China Theater, General Tang Enbo, under the jurisdiction of the 31st Group Army, the 22nd Group Army, the 3rd Army, the 71st Army, the 72nd Army, the 53rd Army, with the 3rd Independent Tank Brigade, the 2nd Rocket Artillery Regiment, the 3rd Regiment, with a total strength of 400,000, the combat mission is to attack Beiping on the Yanping-Han Line.

Luxi Group, commander-in-chief General Wei Lihuang, has jurisdiction over the 14th Group Army and the New Fourth Army Hebei Central Column. The Luxi Group was responsible for operating west of the Pinghan Line, withdrawing the Japanese army and threatening the flank of the enemy in Shijiazhuang.

Eastern Front Group, commander-in-chief, deputy commander of the theater General Sun Lianzhong, under the jurisdiction of the 23rd Group Army, the 36th Group Army, the 1st Group Army, the 19th Army, the 10th Fourth Brigade, and the 4th Rocket Artillery Regiment. The combat mission was to occupy Cangzhou and then attack Tianjin.

General Du Yuming, commander-in-chief of the Central Line Group and commander of the 50th Group Army, has jurisdiction over the 1st Mechanized Group Army, the 5th Group Army, the 2nd Group Army, the 50th Group Army, the 51st Group Army, the 1st Independent Tank Division, the 5th and 6th Independent Tank Brigades, and the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Rocket Artillery Regiments. The combat mission was to destroy the Japanese forces north of the Cangshi Highway, and then it was decided according to the situation on the eastern and western fronts.

Theater Reserve, 24th Group Army, 49th Group Army, 52nd Group Army, New 1st Army, New 6th Army, 3rd Green Army, 4th Green Army, 74th Army, 112th Army, New Eighth Army.

All of the above units are under the controlled command of General Zhuang Jihua, commander of the North China Theater of Operations, and under the guidance of Bai Chongxi, deputy chief of general staff, the representative of the base camp. ”

After Xu Zuyi read out the order, he closed the file, put it in front of Zhuang Jihua, and returned to his seat. This is just a rough battle plan, and it is also the result of discussions between Zhuang Jihua and Bai Chongxi and Xu Zuyi in the past two days.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a decisive battle, a decisive battle that will determine the future of the country and the nation," Zhuang Jihua stood up, propped his hands on the table, and his voice was loud, but his mid-air was a little insufficient: "The policy of this operation is to advance gradually, not to be impatient or impatient, I believe everyone can also see that the focus of our attack is on the middle line." Okamura Ningji deployed very few troops south of Pingjin, and besides, except for Shijiazhuang in the south of Pingjin, it was not a strong city, and his calculation was to let our army attack Pingjin, and the main force would first break through our northern route army, and then go south to attack the enemy inside and outside with Pingjin. ”

Speaking of this, the corners of his mouth lù a hint of mockery, walked to the front, and stood in front of the generals: "Let's just let him have some sweet dreams, of course we can't go according to his plan, in the first stage after the battle begins, General Tang Enbo will be responsible for encircling and annihilating the enemy in Shijiazhuang in the shortest possible time, General Sun Lianzhong will be responsible for encircling and annihilating the enemy in Cangzhou, and General Du Yuming will be responsible for encircling and annihilating the enemy army north of the Cangshi Highway."

It should be noted that this battle is likely to be conducted under the condition that both the enemy and the enemy know each other, and the battle of northern Hubei and Xuzhou, and the battle of Shandong will not happen. Okamura Ninji is a cunning guy, and he won't easily put in the main force.

The first stage of this battle was to encircle and annihilate the Japanese front-line troops, and General Okamura Ninji deployed the main force too far, and once our army broke through the Japanese defense line, the main Japanese forces north of Pingjin would not be able to reinforce in the future, and the southern front troops would be surrounded by our army. In the initial stage, our army's tactical movements should be fast and fierce, and we must dare to continue fighting, and before the Japanese reinforcements arrived, we must encircle and annihilate the enemy on the front line from Shijiazhuang to Cangzhou, and then make adjustments according to changes in the situation.

One point should be particularly noted: Before the recovery of Shijiazhuang and Cangzhou, all troops were not allowed to approach Pingjin, and the troops on the Western Front could only hit Baoding as far as possible, and were not allowed to attack Baoding until Shijiazhuang was conquered.

The so-called fast means that the breakthrough is fast and the cutting is fast, but the northward advance is slow; The second important point of this operation is coordination, this operation is a super-large-scale operation, in order to achieve victory, all units must cooperate closely, take the initiative to cooperate with friendly forces, and report any situation during the battle, any concealment may lead to the defeat of the battle. ”

After Zhuang Jihua briefly finished talking about the main points of this battle, he asked Bai Chongxi to speak, Bai Chongxi stood up with a smile on his face, and walked to the front like Zhuang Jihua.

"I believe that you all understand the importance of this battle, and the base camp sent me to the North China Theater of Operations, which has never been done before, which fully shows that the chairman attaches great importance to this battle. In this battle, our army has an absolute advantage in both strength and equipment, so as long as the tactical principles formulated by Commander Zhuang are followed, victory will definitely be guaranteed in this battle. ”

Bai Chongxi's words were very brief, in fact, there was not much to say, this meeting was a mobilization meeting, according to his discussion with Zhuang Jihua, the attack should be launched after the chūn festival, Zhuang Jihua was unusual, and announced the composition of each group more than a month in advance, once the news came out, Okamura Ningji could almost know where the main direction of attack of the squadron was without thinking.

But Zhuang Jihua told him that there was nothing, in fact, even if Okamura Ninji sent the main force, it was exactly what he wanted, the key was the time of the attack, as long as the time could be sudden, he would still be able to surprise the army.

After Bai Chongxi finished speaking, Zhuang Jihua stood up again: "The biggest problem that plagues us now is logistics, although the logistics department has tried its best, but due to the long logistics route, the materials still have not been able to meet the minimum requirements for launching an attack. Xu Chonghuai, Lin Huaibin, do you have a solution? When will the operational needs be met? ”

Xu Chonghuai and Lin Huaibin stood up when they heard this, Xu Chonghuai looked straight ahead with his eyes, and replied in a loud voice: "Report to the commander, transport weapons and ammunition from the southwest to Wuhan, and then from Wuhan to the front line, the route is thousands of kilometers long, and the logistics department has a total of 13,000 trucks, of which 7,000 are transporting weapons and ammunition from Guizhou in Yunnan, 1,000 are transporting materials from Sichuan to Sichuan, and 4,000 are transporting from Wuhan to the front line, including railway transportation, Commander, this is the operation of 1.5 million people, 13,000 cars, On average, each car has to transport more than 100 soldiers' war materials, including food ammunition, and the carrying capacity of a car is five tons, that is, 5,000 kilograms, and the average is 50 catties per soldier. In addition to food, bullets, and grenades, the transportation capacity has been overwhelmed, but in addition to this, there are artillery shells, fuel, clothing, and we have even mobilized the air force. ”

Zhuang Jihua's face was ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "I know your difficulties, but the war requires that you must complete the task of transporting materials before the offensive is launched, and if you can't complete it, you can say it now." ”

"Report to the commander, before coming to the meeting, I checked the situation of our unit's ammunition, and now our department only has an average of seven bullets per soldier, and the default bullet is serious!" Zeng Suyuan, the commander of the 41st Army, suddenly raised his voice.

"Report, our department still lacks two regiments and tents, and the brothers can only sleep in their hometowns, in addition, there is also a shortage of ammunition, with an average of 16 bullets per soldier, two grenades, and only one bullet per machine gun." Chen Lie, commander of the New 14th Army, also raised his voice.

Subsequently, generals at all levels reported that there was a serious shortage of ammunition and insufficient grain reserves, and Qiu Qingquan reported that there was a shortage of oil and artillery shells. Zhuang Jihua's eyes swept over the venue, and the venue was suddenly silent, and he slowly walked to Xu Chonghuai's side.

Xu Chonghuai's face was calm: "I know, the various parts are nervous, but I can't help it, I've done my best." ”

Zhuang Jihua looked serious, walked up to him, approached him and said, "I know you have no way, so today we have to find a way for you." Half of the battle depends on logistics. ”

Bai Chongxi's god is also severe, the problem of logistics is very serious, this is only the troops of the original North China Theater, as well as the troops of the northern front, and the troops of the northern front are even more difficult. The entire northern front troops, the best equipment is the Central Army, followed by the New 11th Army of the Eighth Route Army, they are all Soviet-made equipment, Fu Zuoyi's combat effectiveness is very strong, but the equipment is poor, if they want to go north to Ménggu, they must be redressed. In addition, the Eighth Route Army on the Taihang Mountain, Zheng Fǔ promised to provide them with a batch of supplies, which also needed to be transported.

"Li Zhilong, tell me about your plan."

Bai Chongxi is a little strange, Li Zhilong is the director of the Political Department, what does it have to do with logistics, can he solve the logistics problem? Can you conjure up a truck or a train?

"Yes." Li Zhilong stood up, walked to the front very habitually, took out a chart from his briefcase, and hung him in the location of the original map.

"In the report, I envisioned that at present, the logistics of the entire theater is under the unified management of the logistics department, but at present, the number of troops in the theater is as high as 1.5 million, and there will be many omissions in direct management, so I have divided it into three regions according to operations, eastern, central, and western, and implemented zonal management. In this way, the requirements of each ministry are directly reflected in logistics, so that omissions can be reduced, and more detailed plans can be formulated to supplement them in a timely and rapid manner.

Secondly, our capacity can also be tapped, which can be deployed more efficiently, in addition, there are three drivers per car, and people take turns to drive. There is also an unreasonable distribution of trucks, 7,000 vehicles from Guizhou, Yunnan to Wuhan, which looks good, but 3,000 vehicles from Wuhan to the front line is a little too little, this ratio should be 6,000 vehicles to 4,000 vehicles, why? Chongqing's output is twice that of Yunnan and Guizhou combined, and the use of materials from Yunnan and Guizhou to supplement the Jiangnan Theater and the Jianghuai Theater, and the use of materials from Sichuan to supplement the North China Theater, and the Air Force mainly airlift supplies from western Yunnan, so that the efficiency can be increased by 40 percent.

Thirdly, we can also add some cars, the 1st Mechanized Army and the 5th Army, as well as the various reorganized troops, have automobile regiments, which are currently idle and can be put into rush transportation.

Finally, and most importantly, we also have a lot of manpower, and there are a lot of wagons, donkey carts, carts, carts in the people, and we can take advantage of that. Now is the agricultural slack, mobilize the people not to delay the agricultural time, so I have sent a telegram to the Hubei Provincial Party Department, the Henan Provincial Party Department, and the Shandong Provincial Party Department to quickly mobilize and organize a front line of 5 million people to implement the principle of slicing transportation and rush to transport materials.

By taking the above four measures, I believe that within a month, we can rush to transport at least 80 percent of the materials needed for the operation. ”

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