Chapter Forty-Seven: Heavenly Furnace Talk
In that time and space, the reason why Xue Yue was able to become the god of war against Japan was the most successful thing about the use of the "Heavenly Furnace Tactics". And the results achieved by this "Heavenly Furnace Battle Method" are very terrifying even today, and more than 80,000 devils died under Xue Yue's move. It can be said that in the middle of the Anti-Japanese War, it was precisely because of the existence of Xue Yue that the Chinese war situation fell into a stalemate for a time, which completely bankrupted the Japanese army's strategy of quick victory.
The "Anti-Japanese Military God" was not called casually, and the "Heavenly Furnace Tactics" was definitely not obtained out of thin air, it was the result of Xue Yue's careful consideration, and it was a targeted combat strategy that he came up with after meticulously studying the Japanese army's combat methods and methods. The results of the perfect implementation of this tactic were built on the basis of the Japanese army's eagerness to make meritorious contributions and complete the encirclement of Chongqing at an early date, and it was precisely because of this mentality of the Japanese army that Xue Yue lured the Japanese army into the depth step by step, so that the superiority of the national army in strength could be fully brought into play, so that a small encirclement circle could be formed from point to line, and even encirclement and annihilation of the devils trapped in the "heavenly furnace."
On the battlefields in northeastern Jiangxi and southwestern Zhejiang, so far, except for the performance of the Fourth Army, which has suffered a few deflated divisions in a row, the Scholar Army has firmly occupied the upper hand on several battlefields. Among them, the proudest thing is that Li Hanxun's Second Army and Zhang Da's Third Army surrounded and completely annihilated the 8th Mixed Independent Brigade through close cooperation, and captured its brigade commander, Major General Mizuhara Yoshishige, alive. Capturing alive an officer at the level of a Japanese general, there has been a precedent before the Cadet Army, and the first unlucky one is Kenji Dohihara.
The news that Mizuhara Yoshishige was captured alive is not widely known because of the deliberate low-key nature of the Scholar Army and the blockade of the media by the Japanese army, and what Xue Yue knows is that the Scholar Army has severely defeated a Japanese army. Therefore, for the fierce battle between the Cadet Army and the Japanese army, he suggested that the Japanese army should be as if it were in depth, and then rely on the defenders' understanding of the terrain and topography to surround and annihilate it. Xue Yue thought so as a matter of course and put the Xuebing Army on the weak side, but he didn't know that this time the battle was initiated by the Xuebing Army, and it was a multi-tasking move.
Speaking of happiness, Xue Yue asked his adjutant to bring the map: "Brother Ouyang, let's study the map carefully, I think it's okay, you can achieve greater results in this battle!" ”
The wine is good, and the two of them, who were still calling each other commanders, immediately called each other brothers and became intimate, as if the incident had not happened a few months ago.
The adjutant took the map and spread it out on the wine table. Everyone else left in amusement, and all that was left was some high-ranking generals on both sides or their respective henchmen. Xue Yue picked up a chopstick, drew from Shangrao to Yingtan, and said: "Take the Eagle Line as an example, if we lure in a large number of Japanese troops, then we can give full play to the advantages of the mountains in northern Fujian and the water areas around Panyang Lake, disperse the troops and push them into the mountains and water network areas respectively, lure the Japanese to divide their troops, and turn the plain battle into a mountain war and a water network war." As long as they entered these two areas, the Japanese maneuver advantage would no longer exist, and these two areas would be helpful for ambushes. The guerrilla column of our Ninth Theater was active in the area around Panyang Lake, and as soon as they entered here, the Japanese would become blind and deaf. The mountainous areas of northern Fujian have always been known for being easy to defend and difficult to attack, and by taking advantage of the mountainous situation here, we can launch a fairly large-scale battle according to the situation, and if we win, we will fight hard, and if we can't win, we will run......"
After Xue Yue finished speaking, one of his henchmen immediately praised him: "Commander Gaojian, this is indeed a combat plan that can give full play to the advantages of our army, and if the Japanese dare to enter our preset battlefield, then they will definitely be greeted head-on." ”
A few people from the Cadet Army smiled bitterly when they heard this. If it is the Ninth Theater or other national army units, Xue Yue's arrangement is indeed a good means to promote his own strengths and contain the strengths of the Japanese army. However, it is not suitable for the Cadet Army, which is more mobile and relies more on good terrain to exert combat effectiveness. The concept of army building of the Cadet Army is completely inconsistent with the current trend of army building in China, and other armies in the country rely on a large number of people, while the Cadet Army relies on more flexible mobility and stronger chariot and artillery units than the Japanese army.
The reason why Li Hansoul was able to completely annihilate the 8th Mixed Independent Brigade in Yingtan was because of the ability of the Jiguang tank to attack fortifications.
"It seems that Xue Yue still doesn't know the real situation of our student army at all, it's strange, why did he want to take back the three original Fujian divisions such as the 60th Division? No, maybe it's just the mere intention of the highest authorities? Xue Yue didn't seem to realize this yet? Ouyang Yun thought like this, and it was not good to refute Xue Yue's point of view head-on, and said: "Entering the northeast of Jiangxi, we are already fighting across the border, and then marching to the depth controlled by your army, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right?" ”
The implicit meaning of his words is actually to put forward the control of Northeast Jiangxi in disguise, Xue Yue doesn't know if Lu Dao didn't understand this meaning, or he completely gave up Northeast Jiangxi. He waved his hand and said very generously: "Brother Ouyang, I don't like to hear what you say, what is a cross-border battle?" Isn't the Cadet Army China's army? Everything is to expel the Japanese invaders, you can march into the northeast of Jiangxi, I am too late to be happy? If your army can really gain a foothold in the northeast of Jiangxi, to be honest, then the combat surface of our ninth theater will be quite narrow, and this is a good thing for us that we can't ask for? Speaking of this, he remembered something and asked: "When your army entered the northeast of Jiangxi, what it did would not be purely to eliminate the Japanese invaders, right?" If my guess is correct, do you want to divert the flames of war and choose a place outside the control area to consume the Japanese army's strength? Brother Ouyang, to be honest, you don't do this very kindly?! ”
After all, northeast Jiangxi is the jurisdiction of the Ninth War Zone, and the reason why Xue Yue took the initiative to give up Shangrao and Yingtan, whether intentionally or unintentionally, after all, ensured that the two places were free from the war, and this battle launched by the Xuebing Army basically disabled these two places. Although Xue Yue said that he did not mean to be embarrassed, his tone was already unhappy. Perhaps, he thinks that Ouyang Yun must at least say hello to himself before starting this war, right?
Ouyang Yun could only smile bitterly when he heard this, he thought about it, and felt that Taiwan's combat operations would start in the next two days, and there was no need to keep this matter secret, so he said: "Brother Xue, you really wronged me, I actually had no choice but to do this." The reason why we want to take the initiative to attack this time is actually to cover up our combat operations in landing on Taiwan. Brother Xue, I really treat you as a big brother, this matter was originally a top secret, but in order to clear the suspicion of extending the war, I can't care about it. In order to attract the attention of the Japanese army and make it slack off in the direction of Taiwan, we must launch a campaign of an unusually large scale. As for why he chose northeast Jiangxi, there are two reasons, one is that compared with southwest Zhejiang, the Japanese army here has relatively few troops, and the combat power is not good; Another reason is that once Yingtan is mastered by the Japanese army, the threat to Fujian is too great. Let's do this to kill two birds with one stone. You can rest assured that since Ganbeibei has been taken back, we will transfer jurisdiction to you. Brother Xue, speaking of which, you and I are actually grasshoppers tied to a rope. If the territory of your army is lost, our army will be surrounded by the Japanese on three sides, and once we lose Fujian and Yueqiong, then your army will also face the encirclement of the Japanese army on three sides, so the two of us are in a group, and the two fists are in one place, so as to ensure the safety of both sides. Brother Xue, as you said, we are all anti-Japanese teams, and we are all resolute in fighting devils, so whether it is in northeastern Jiangxi or ......"
Before he finished his words, Xue Yue had been calmed by the confidential information he revealed, Xue Yue interrupted him and asked, "You just said that you sent troops to Taiwan?" ”
"Yes."
Xue Yue looked at him, blinking his eyes, with an incredible expression, and if Ouyang Yun wasn't in front of him, he would definitely exclaim: "This kid is crazy!" Taiwan is relative to the existence of Japan itself, and the student army dares to send troops to Taiwan with such a little strength-" made him think about it immediately, and had to admit that if the student army wants to firmly hold Fujian and Yueqiong, then sending troops to Taiwan is a clever move. He is not clear about the defense situation of the Japanese army in Taiwan, and he does not know the scale of the troops dispatched by the Cadet Army, but think about it, as long as there is even one Cadet Corps on the island of Taiwan, it is impossible for the Japanese to relax their minds -- how can the so-called side of the couch allow others to snore, that's what it means, right? He looked at Ouyang Yun again, and his eyes changed.
Although this kid is young, he is very strategic! Thinking about the previous victories of the Xuebing Army, he believed more psychologically.
From this point of view alone, if we lose any place, it will certainly create a plan for your army that is most suitable for our army's operations. "It is not the first time that a Japanese general has been captured alive again, but because of the Japanese blockade of news, the media communication of the student army has been blocked by some domestic forces, so this news is not widely known.
He said: "This step is a good step, and even if Taiwan loses the war, it will still be able to buy time for you to run your current jurisdiction." Well, you're right, the dependence between our two places is indeed very high, it can be said that it is the difference between the left hand and the right hand - Brother Ouyang, the Ming people don't say dark words, what are you here for this time? ”
After Xue Yue said this, he glanced at a few of his subordinates around him, and when everyone saw this, except for Zhao Zili, the others immediately retreated with interest. On the side of the Xuebing Army, Ouyang Yun didn't even say hello, and Chen Shichang took everyone away.
Ouyang Yun's trip to Changsha can be regarded as getting to the point.