Chapter 472: Battle Shandong

Originally, Han Yunhua thought that the total strength of these more than a dozen infantry divisions was only more than 300,000, and the chances of winning against the Japanese army of more than 300,000 were not great, after all, the commander of the Japanese army this time was not Tada Jun or Binshan Yuan, but Okamura Ningji, who had the most far-reaching strategic vision and the sharpest tactics in the Japanese army.

Moreover, Okamura now has 13 infantry divisions and several strategic and technical divisions in his hands, and his troops are sufficient, his morale is high, and his combat effectiveness is extremely terrifying. In addition, the Japanese army had just experienced a major rout, and hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out in just two months, which was tantamount to a thunderbolt for the Japanese army, which had always been conceited and proud. Therefore, at this time, the Japanese army, whether it was an ordinary soldier or an officer, was holding back their anger in their hearts, and they all hoped to fight with Han Yunhua's department as soon as possible, and then be ashamed. Under the effect of the mentality that the mourning soldiers will win, the Japanese army is bound to win this battle.

However, Han Yunhua's side had to fight, and if he didn't fight the troops, he could be preserved, but there was no reason to continue to stay in the area north of central Hebei, and with Chiang Kai-shek's character of preferring to humiliate foreign countries rather than domestic slaves, it was very likely that he would forcibly take back the Beijing-Tianjin area regardless of the constraints of the actual situation, and then Okamura Ninji would probably take back the Beijing-Tianjin area in its entirety at a very small price. Therefore, strategically, this battle must be won, and only after it can it continue to occupy the Beijing-Tianjin region. Only by fighting can we deter Xiaoxiao, and only then can we ensure that the Eighth Route Army and ** will not be looked down upon by the national government.

From a tactical point of view, the Japanese army in Shandong has always been constantly provocative and arrogant, thinking that the continuous influx of reinforcements into Shandong can immediately counterattack North China. In addition, the infantry regiment of the 1st Field Division is now surrounded by the Japanese army, so the soldiers are unwilling to fight this battle, and it is more likely to cause low morale.

At the same time, Han Yunhua knew that the current expansion of various units was very strong, and the troops were uneven, and their combat effectiveness was definitely much worse than expected. Through the investigation of the Ministry of Intelligence, Han Yunhua learned that the Japanese army transferred this time are all new units that have just been formed, these little devils are all recruits who have just joined the army for less than half a year, and most of the troops have never been on the battlefield, so it is okay to use this opportunity to train soldiers.

The reason why the Inner Ancient Military Region was able to rise in such a short period of time was that it played a very important role in replacing training with battles. Therefore, whether from a strategic point of view or from a tactical point of view, this battle is imperative.

After strategic deployment, Han Yunhua divided all the troops into three clusters, the first cluster was composed of the 300th Division, the Ninth Division, and the 10th Division, and was unified under the command of the former enemy headquarters composed of Yang Chengwu, Cao Lihuai, Mo Wenye, and others, and the goal of the first group was to directly attack Dezhou along the line of Hengshui, Longhua, and Wang Tong. The second cluster was composed of the 1st, 11th, and 12th divisions of the field, and the second cluster was to attack the Linqing area from the Nangong and Qinghe lines. The third cluster is composed of the 7th Field Division, the 21st Division, and the 22nd Division, and the offensive route of the third cluster is along the line of Dongguang, Dadan, and Zhaizi, directly attacking Leling, Qingyun, Yangxin, Wudi and other places in northern Lubei, and then the three clusters are surrounded by troops in Dezhou. As for Han Yunhua himself, he led the remaining three infantry divisions as the general reserve of the entire army, from which he commanded the overall operation.

Of course, the actions of the squadron could not hide from the eyes of the Japanese army, and Han Yunhua did not plan to conceal the whereabouts of his troops, because once the battle escalated to the level of division and brigade or even the level of the group army, it would be very difficult to hide from the opponent. In addition, the Japanese army has now built a new aviation group, and more than 30 reconnaissance planes alone are equipped, and most of Hebei is under the supervision of Japanese planes.

Jinan, Shandong. Headquarters of the North China Front of the Japanese Army.

It has been a full month since Okamura Ningji arrived in Jinan, and he also has a certain understanding of the current situation of the Japanese army, and now the two main forces of the North China Front Army have almost rested, and the First Army originally stationed in Shanxi has also recovered a certain combat effectiveness after more than a month of replenishment, but because the First Army has suffered a great loss of vitality after all, a month is not enough to fully recover its peak combat effectiveness, so the First Army was transferred to the Lunan area by Okamura Ningji as the general reserve of the whole army.

Sitting in his office, Okamura Ninji's brows furrowed, and the news from the front line became more and more surprising, and the team's actions became more and more unsettling. Although their original plan was to force the squadron to fight a decisive battle with their front army, the attitude shown by Han Yunhua's department was diametrically opposite, not that Okamura Ninji was cowering as he thought, but that it looked very refreshing.

The suspicious Okamura Ninji did not think that Han Yunhua could not see the tactics of the front army, otherwise he would not have put General Terauchi Shouichi, General Binshan Yuan, and General Tada Jun into a desperate situation, and he was not worthy of being called China's military god. Now that Han Yunhua has insight into the battle plan of the front army, why did he take the initiative to send it, things are abnormal and demonic, which makes Okamura Ning suspicious.

Lieutenant General Tsuchihashi, the commander of the 12th Army Corps on the side, asked suspiciously: "Your Excellency, is there something wrong, hasn't there been news from Tegaoke that the people of China have taken the bait, so are you worried about the combat effectiveness of the imperial army?" ”

Okamura Ninji sighed and said: "Tsuchihashi-kun, you are too underestimated of the Chinese army, and even more underestimated Han Yunhua, the general of the Chinese branch, he can bī return to China with Terauchi Shouichi in disgrace, bī killed His Excellency Binshan Yuan, some time ago, he killed His Excellency Tada Jun on the battlefield, and only one officer above the major general of the entire Northern China Front Army escaped, we must not be careless about such a person." Then he said: "It's not that I don't believe in the fighting power of the imperial army, but the performance of the people of China this year has far exceeded our expectations, according to my estimates, the war is going on at this point, both the empire and the relatively much backward China have reached the point of exhaustion, otherwise the empire would not have been able to adopt such an extremely risky strategy and tactics as declaring war with the United States to continue such a war." But now the people seem to have a new vitality, and the combat effectiveness of their troops has generally improved, whether it is the bayonet fighting technique or the accuracy of the sè attack, or the tactical literacy has been greatly improved, especially the command level of their officers has changed dramatically, it seems that they have all undergone a formalized military education, but there is no lack of traces of peasant command, which is very suspicious. What worries me the most is that the renewal of their weapons and equipment does not seem to be much worse than that of the empire, and its Saibei industrial area has already reached a considerable scale, although it is not enough to maintain the combat needs of all the troops of the Chinese people, but it can meet the battle of Han Yunhua's department, so I am not optimistic about this Shandong battle. ”

"Nani, Your Excellency, do you think the Imperial Army will be defeated like the battle some time ago?" Tsuchihashi asked with some surprise at one point.

"No, this time the imperial army will not lose, but it will not win, the people of China are not aiming to fully occupy Shandong this time, they only want to keep the battle line between the two sides on the border between Shandong and Hebei, and even hope to advance a little into Shandong. But they will never go deep into the hinterland of Shandong, because the people of China are not monolithic, and their internal contradictions have not been eliminated. Okamura Ninji is worthy of being a Chinese expert, and even more worthy of being touted by the Japanese as a rare famous general in terms of command and combat, and he pointed out the most serious difficulties that he is facing now.

In the eyes of the Japanese, Okamura Ninji is synonymous with both wise, insightful, decisive, strong-willed and other qualities, and Okamura Ninji, who has come to China several times, is very clear about the filthiness between these political parties in China, and the Japanese have never given up the political yò surrender to the national government, so for the national government fǔ inner ... [This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading!] ］