Chapter 740: Otozaburo Yano's plan

Tang Qiu left the front line of Shanhaiguan, for all the brigade commanders who participated in the combat meeting, right? Suspicion is the greatest encouragement, this is an undefeated god of war, a brilliant record, has penetrated into their hearts, at the same time, they are also proud, the division commander can personally go to the Shanhaiguan front, explain the importance of here, a few days of losses, the Kwantung Army's superior strength and firepower brought by the huge pressure, swept away.

Tang Qiuli was secretly frightened by the huge casualties of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, such a main force corps could not collapse just now, next, Feng Jiwu reported the news that a large number of reinforcements were about to arrive at the meeting, and the venue was boiling.

In particular, the commanders of the two artillery brigades of the Niangziguan garrison corps jumped up, and in the past few days, they have been holding back the fire in their stomachs, and they have been pressed by the artillery of the little devils to be unable to raise their heads, and the casualties of the troops are not counted, and they are forced to adopt the method of constantly changing the artillery positions, and the ability to support the artillery fire on the front line has been reduced to the lowest point.

No way, as soon as the artillery is fired here, the heavy artillery of the little devil will come to the door immediately, we are a cannon to deal with seven or eight guns of the little devil, this time it is okay, there are four artillery brigades, especially Zheng Yong, the commander of the first artillery brigade, that is a great expert in artillery warfare, the predecessor of the artillery of the independent division, within the artillery system of the independent division, Zheng Yong's name, no less than Tang Qiuli, not only the artillery brigade commanders are happy, but the air defense brigade commander is also so excited that his face is full of red light, and two air defense brigades came at once, looking at the little devil's plane, and dared to blatantly bomb at low altitude.

The happy atmosphere of his subordinates affected Feng Jiwu, he slammed the table, and said: "Well, all brigades should pay attention, our reinforcements are coming soon, use the little money you are hiding and tucking, don't always cry to me and ask for soldiers, tomorrow, give the little devil a full-line counter-assault, punch him hard, pay attention to one point, the assault distance should not be too far, in order to prevent the artillery fire of the little devil, and quickly withdraw after a hit, and also, the anti-artillery holes of each position must be reinforced overnight, and you will arrange it when you go back, Zhenbang and the commander of the second brigade of your corps will stay for a while. ”

After Feng Jiwu finished speaking, he turned his face to Tang Qiuli and said, "Commander, what other instructions do you have?" Tang Qiuli stood up and said with a smile: "How do you instruct, I am not here during this time, you are not fighting very well, as soon as I interfere, I will mess up the overall deployment, let go of leisure and not enjoy, and find guilt?" By the way, an order was announced, the new 1st Brigade of Dingbian was transferred to the new 6th Brigade, and it was incorporated into the battle sequence of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, Commander Feng, you have added another person. ”

There was a burst of laughter at the bottom, the division commander did not interfere, it was the absolute trust of all the commanders, the trust of all the troops participating in the battle, after the meeting, Feng Jiwu and Sun Zhenbang and his second brigade commander, the three of them studied together to recover the battle plan of the 337 heights of the Montenegrin defense line tonight.

Tang Qiuli did not participate, he wanted to let go of Feng Jiwu, his mind had already turned to the follow-up battle, the whereabouts of the reinforced troops was the biggest problem, Tang Qiuli had a plan, using the reinforcements, in the Shanhaiguan area, to give the Kwantung Army troops a heavy blow, the fighting method is still the usual ambush warfare, at least let the Kwantung Army troops bleed, if it is not a last resort, Tang Qiuli will never fight a hard-hitting, hard-fought and attritional positional war.

Nearly 200,000 troops, concealing their whereabouts, so that the commander of the Kwantung Army did not find that reinforcements were coming, this was the key to winning the follow-up battle, and after thinking carefully for a while, he issued an order to Le Yiqin, commander of the independent division air force: "Commander Le Yiqin of the Dingbian Air Force, all the fighters of your unit should immediately join the Shanhaiguan battlefield to ensure that the Japanese reconnaissance planes could not fly over the eastern Hebei area, and the bombers should be loaded with new aerial bombs and prepare for war 24 hours a day. ”

As for the new type of bomb, it is the napalm bomb "Buddha Light", with two air defense brigades joining the anti-air operation, Tang Qiuli can rest assured, otherwise, with the independent division aviation team's little family background, it is really not enough to toss, with the experience of annihilating the Itagaki division regiment last time, he knows the terrain from Suizhong to Shanhaiguan well, and it is not difficult to choose a suitable ambush site.

Liaoxi Peninsula, the beautiful coastal city of Xingcheng, the headquarters of the southbound troops of the Kwantung Army, Lieutenant General Otozaburo Yano, deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, is presiding over a military meeting, the stars are twinkling in the room, and the senior generals of the Kwantung Army are sitting in danger, right? The expressions, the typical arrogant and arrogant faces of Japanese soldiers, the faces of several major generals were still pale, and the sea breeze blowing in from a few large open windows could not blow away the smoke from the house and the sweat from their foreheads, it seemed that the meeting had been going on for a long time, and the atmosphere was not very pleasant.

Lieutenant General Otozaburo Yano, since receiving this appointment, has had his right eyelid jumping, and he has been in China for many years, and he has discovered that there is a folk proverb that "wealth jumps with the left eye, and disaster jumps with the right eye." Who does not know why, if it were not for the chief of staff Hideki Tojo, who happened to be transferred back to China and went to the base camp to report on his work, this post of commander of the southbound unit would not have fallen on his head.

In the Japanese military circles, which pay the most attention to qualifications and origins, especially in the Kwantung Army, which has been operating in Manchuria for more than 20 years, he pays more attention to his family background, and with his background and qualifications, family background, in the face of division commanders who are almost all from famous families, have outstanding military achievements, have deep qualifications, and have the same military rank as him, Yano Otozaburo is full of bitterness.

With more than 300,000 troops, additional naval and air forces and a large amount of artillery fire, fighting for five days and paying the lives of more than 50,000 soldiers, it still could not shake the blocking position of the Shina army on the opposite side, and a small six-strand river made the Kwantung Army troops, known as the "flower of the imperial army", stop moving, and the headquarters and the general staff of the base camp sent several telegrams a day to urge the results of the battle.

Just now, Lieutenant General Otozaburo Yano, in his capacity as a commander, decided to change the operational deployment and continue to attack the positions of the opposing Shina army with half of his strength to attract the attention of the Shina army, while the other half of his troops made a detour to the north, opened a breakthrough from the direction of Lingyuan, and entered the Pingjin area of North China.

The main point of this is to use the blank area of the defense of the Chinese army in the East Mongolian region north of Lingyuan, pass through Lingyuan, Shuiquan, and Pingquan, and then go south to capture Shanhaiguan, and encircle the Chinese army on the front line of the Liugu River in the western Liaoning region, and then continue to move south to relieve the siege of Tianjin, which can also reduce the losses of the troops and avoid a frontal attack.

This is a plan to kill two birds with one stone, Lieutenant General Otosaburo Yano, after formulating the battle plan, his face is full of pride, full of ambition, to create an unprecedented record in the area of western Liaoning and Pingjin, in all fairness, this guy is still very strategic, and he also has vision, and he can see the exact direction of the breakthrough at a glance, Lingyuan to the area of East Mengning City, it is indeed a soldier of Feng Jiwu, Yano Otozaburo's battle plan, once implemented, will pose a great threat to the entire defense line of Feng Jiwu's corps.

He could not help but consider the consequences of being flanked by the Japanese army before and after, and the only feasible plan was to retreat to the front line of Zunhua and Tangshan and establish a new blocking line to ensure the smooth progress of the Tianjin Campaign.

After the battle plan was formed, Yano, on the one hand, reported to the General Headquarters of the Kwantung Army and the General Staff of the Base Camp, and on the other hand, began to make pre-war preparations, convening a meeting of all senior officers above the rank of brigade commander to implement the plan.

The reason is very simple, the Kwantung Army's southward troops received the order to enter the Pingjin region of North China as quickly as possible, and together with the imperial army holding Tianjin, flank the main force of Tang Qiuli's troops in the Chinese army, and encircle them in the periphery of Tianjin, and then completely annihilate them, otherwise, the Kwantung Army would not have taken out one-third of its troops, and the entire air force, the huge strength of a naval fleet, to attack the Shanhaiguan defense line, what is needed is time, and the Tianjin North China Army, which was besieged by the superior forces of Tang Qiuli's troops, has reached the most critical juncture.

Lieutenant General Otozaburo Yano, who was subjected to collective opposition, was stunned on the spot, and the common saying "stick a cold ass with a hot face" is the most appropriate way to describe his mood at this time, and all the generals do not want to serve as the troops of the surprise attack plan of Lingyuan, so it is very faceless, cowardly work, and they can't beat the troops of the North China Independent Division head-on, just like the people of China, using a despicable way, which is a great shame for the Great Japanese Imperial Army that advocates the decisive battle of the main force.

Yano Otozaburo didn't want to dwell on these trivial issues, he wanted to find out the fundamental reason for opposing such a clever battle plan, and several veteran division commanders said in a tone of lesson: "Remind Your Excellency Commander that at present, the North China Imperial Army needs time, and there is no more than ten days for Your Excellency to waste. ”

Several young and vigorous brigade commanders were even more unceremonious, "Your Excellency Commander, I'm afraid that by the time your troops reach the periphery of Tianjin, the more than 400,000 imperial troops in North China have all been shattered, and have you found that the route from Lingyuan to Pingquan is all rugged mountainous all the way?" What to do with heavy equipment, how to ensure the transportation of baggage? You don't think that with the rifles and light and heavy machine guns in the hands of the infantry, you can wipe out the hundreds of thousands of troops on the outskirts of Tianjin, do you? Quite a few words"

There was a burst of laughter, which made Lieutenant General Otozaburo Yano so angry that he almost fainted, but before he could get angry, the combat meeting was deadlocked, so he had to wait for the reply of the Kwantung Army Headquarters and the General Staff of the base camp in a silent atmosphere before making a decision.

(To be continued)

Chapter 740: Otozaburo Yano's plan