Chapter 350: Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight

Guo Bingxun believes that it is necessary to fight an operation on the scale of a division and capture some key areas. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Although it is beneficial to change the situation in North Korea on the whole, it will also consume the remaining troops in the northeast, and there is no vitality to recover. Guo Bingxun believes that before the end of the Jianghuai Campaign, which is scheduled to be launched by the central government, the northeast is still dominated by recuperation and recuperation.

The North Manchurian base area, with its own efforts, has long supported hundreds of thousands of troops and tens of thousands of off-duty cadres, and it has long been almost out of breath. If it weren't for Yang Zhen to take the lead, build a production and construction corps, and carry out large-scale development of the Sanjiang Plain. Basically, it has achieved self-sufficiency in military rations, plus some of it can be exported. The fragile economy of North Manchuria, as a whole, may have been on the verge of collapse long ago under such great pressure.

It is true that the Northeast is rich, and it is not false that the Northeast is the largest industrial center in the country. But all this is mainly concentrated in South Manchuria, which has almost no heavy industrial base except for a few light industries in Harbin. Even the Japanese, the development of North Manchuria, has just begun.

When the entire North Manchurian base area was established, the Great and Small Khing'an Mountains, Zhangguangcai Mountains, and Wanda Mountains were all primeval forests that covered the sky and the sun, except for the Japanese fortress groups and the small residential areas along the railway line. Even in the most densely populated Sanjiang Plain, swamps and wastelands occupy a large area.

The number of people in North Manchuria is also quite limited compared with that in South Manchuria. In a county like Fengshan, the combined population of the county is less than 20,000. The population of North Manchurian is mainly concentrated along the railway, as well as in the Songhua and Nenjiang river basins. Most of the rest of the region has a sparse population base.

Feeding hundreds of thousands of troops with such a weak foundation cannot even provide enough replenishment. In the words of the chairman of the Northeast People's Government, under the situation of the largest industrial construction in the shortest period of time and in China's history, the pressure on the entire North Manchurian base area can be imagined.

With a limited population, it is necessary not only to ensure sufficient soldiers, but also to train a large number of industrial workers to meet the needs of industrialization. The most important thing is to ensure that there are enough agricultural producers to ensure adequate food production. The people depend on food, and there is not enough food production, even if industrial construction is strong, it will not play any role.

If the common people can't eat enough, they are really going to rebel. When the time comes, not to mention expanding the troops and driving out the invaders, even the North Manchurian base area itself will be in chaos. Although at all costs, after opening up the connection with the Kannai, the population continues to move. However, the pressure on the entire North Manchurian base area is still quite huge, and the agricultural population is still decreasing.

Fortunately, the base area has always been trying to import tractors and pesticides at all costs. Even some light tanks that are no longer suitable for battlefield use, as well as captured battle-damaged tanks, have been converted into tractors for use, trying to increase the number of large livestock in rural areas. Even when necessary, the army did not hesitate to reduce the use of oil, and also ensured the use of agricultural oil during the spring ploughing and autumn harvest periods.

Engineers and even combat units directly under the General Headquarters were mobilized to make all-out efforts to build water conservancy facilities during non-combat periods. When the farming was busy, a large number of troops were also dispatched to the countryside to support the peasants. Even for a certain period of time, the cultivation of cash crops such as soybeans was completely stopped, and grain production was barely guaranteed by trying to ensure grain, and it did not decline in the past few years when the wind and rain were good.

However, the output of agricultural grain in North Manchuria, except for the Production and Construction Corps, is still stagnant in most areas. In the past few years, the entire North Manchurian old base area, although the industry has been overtaken by the latter. But in other areas, such as agriculture, it has reached the peak of affordability.

If it weren't for the fact that after the Anti-Japanese Federation swept through North Manchuria, it implemented strict all-round and unusually strict plan management, and maintained the stability of the renminbi at all costs. It is still managed in the same way as the original puppet Manchurian period, and I am afraid that the North Manchurian base area will have completely collapsed long ago under the triple pressure.

You must know that the central part of Jilin, which has been in a tug of war for a long time, and the vicinity of Xinjing, which is also the main grain-producing area in the entire northeast, did not completely recover until last year. The North Manchurian base area can be supported by a corner of the land, and it has now developed to the resistance of millions of people for so long. Yang Zhen's various early deployments can be said to be indispensable on one side, but the long-term overload in the North Manchurian region is also another aspect.

After the Kwantung Army retreated to South Manchuria, it was almost a three-foot squeeze, and the entire South Manchurian was tired of people's livelihood and the economy withered. As a major grain-producing area in northeastern China, South Manchuria, which used to produce several times as much grain as North Manchuria, actually had to transfer grain support from North Manchuria and Jilin after the war in order to survive the autumn grain harvest next year.

Judging from Jilin's recovery experience, Guo Bingxun judged that it would take at least a year for the entire South Manchurian to recover in all aspects except industry. At least in the counties of Kangping, Faku, and Changtu, which are the main grain-producing areas in South Manchuria, it is difficult to completely clear up the dense landmines and unexploded ordnance before spring ploughing.

According to the estimates of the engineering units drawn from the headquarters, the number of mines planted by the Japanese army in Changtu alone is more than one million. Despite the concentration of almost all of the sappers at the headquarters and the use of a variety of demining tactics, it is still unknown whether the mines and explosive remnants will be cleared before the spring ploughing begins.

After the Japanese army retreated to South Manchuria, in order to hold on to this most important territory for the Japanese. Instead of the previous attitude of disdain for the passive defense of landmines, a huge number of mines have been planted on the front lines of the confrontation between the two armies and in areas where there are insufficient troops. In addition to the huge investment of manpower and material resources, it also takes a lot of time to clear these mines.

At present, Guo Bingxun thinks that it is time for Beiman, which is still in fact and is actually responsible for the supply of the entire Northeast, to take a breather. At the very least, the amount of grain purchased, as well as restrictions on the movement of people, should also be relaxed slightly. In terms of some necessary economic policies, it is time to make adjustments. The scale of military production can also be appropriately compressed.

After all, the Guannei battlefield currently controls the vast majority of Hebei, Shandong, the entire territory of Chahar, Shanxi and Suiyuan, the northern part of Shaanxi and eastern Henan, and the North China base area of Pingjin, the most elite region of the entire North China. In terms of many materials, including food, it can still meet most of its own needs.

Based on the Japanese army repair factories in Jinan and the North Plains and the Taiyuan Arsenal in Shanxi, the Northeast will provide equipment and personnel, and the two arsenals in Zhangjiakou and Jinan, which are currently being expanded, will be able to satisfy some of their own needs, at least in terms of supplementing mortars and artillery shells in the mountains, and the Northeast will only make up for the shortage of food.

If the scale of the war is increased on the Korean battlefield, the subsequent response of the North Korean army is likely to cause the scale of the battle to be uncontrollable. Kwak Byung-hoon believes that the southern part of Korea is different from the north, and that the southern part of Korea is separated from the Japanese mainland by only a strait. If the southern part of Korea is lost, the entire west coast of the Japanese mainland will be directly exposed to the attack range of the Anti-Japanese Union.

As a barrier to the Japanese mainland, the Japanese base camp paid far more attention to the southern part of Korea than to the northern part of Korea. If an offensive is launched in central Korea, it is difficult to control the scale of the battle within the scope that the Anti-Japanese Union wants to control, taking into account the reaction of the North Korean army and even the Japanese base camp, as well as possible follow-up actions.

At present, except for a few remnants of bandits, the northeast has basically been cleared and the northern part of Korea has been occupied. The situation in the entire northeast has been completely eased, and there is no need to immediately occupy the southern part of Korea. At least until the troops are fully restored, there is no need for that at all.

At this time, a big fight is not conducive to the cultivation and recuperation of the entire Northeast. What's more, the main force of the left-behind troops has not yet been reorganized, and except for a few divisions on the Korean battlefield, most of the remaining troops are incomplete. The expansion of the Korean Independence Army is also far from complete. If you launch an offensive now, it is likely that because the offensive will be weak in follow-up, you will not be able to hurt yourself by fighting the tiger.

Guo Bingxun's intention is that on the Korean battlefield, it is more in line with reality to adopt the tactics of encroachment on the Korean battlefield by focusing on pulling out the point and gradually advancing to the south little by little. If it weren't for the fact that Yang Zhen had already made a decision on this matter, Guo Bingxun would not even agree with the frontline launching a division-level offensive.

However, if you don't agree, you don't agree, but Yang Zhen startled the snake and strategically mobilized the North Korean army as much as possible. Guo Bingxun is still very clear about the overall idea and intention of controlling the rhythm and intensity of the attack, so that he can be frightened and exhausted three times a day, so as to facilitate the next battle.

Although I don't know why No. 1 insisted on the current Korean Japanese army, in the face of the attack of the Korean cluster of the Anti-Alliance. As long as there is no full-scale attack, the confidence that it will only hold on to the mountains in the south of Korea and not a full-scale counterattack comes from there. Guo Bingxun, who has been cooperating with Yang Zhen for so many years and has already had a common heart, finally chose to support.

Since Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun, the two military leaders, and the actual second-in-command, have maintained a high degree of consistency in this matter. So the scale of this battle, even if he has a full stomach, Du Kaishan can only do it according to the intention of the headquarters.

Make up your mind at least until May, Yang Zhen, who is sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. In addition to paying close attention to the changes in the Kannai battlefield, more attention was paid to the US military in the Pacific theater. If the U.S. military fought too smoothly on the battlefield of Iwo Jima, wouldn't it be in vain for his hard work?

Du Kaishan's halter on the Korean battlefield was tied to death by Yang Zhen. In the Pacific Theater, in February 45, despite the fact that the Philippine battlefield had not yet been completely completed, the US military also began to attack Iwo Jima, a small island located in the middle of Saipan, which had been occupied by the US military, and the Japanese mainland.

And the start of the first offensive campaign launched by the US army against the Japanese army in four or five years also made Yang Zhen, who was afraid that he would be self-defeating, not only did not add a burden to the US army, but instead of adding a burden to the US army, he reduced the pressure of the US army's attack.

Originally, Yang Zhen thought that the U.S. military had reached an agreement with the Anti-Japanese Federation and had obtained the best base for air strikes against Japan. There is no longer a need to use the Mariana Islands, and the U.S. military, which is used as a base for bombing Japan, will not necessarily launch an attack on Iwo Jima as it knows its history.

In fact, the B-29 bomber group deployed by the US military in North Manchuria far exceeds the Northern Mariana Islands, which are deployed on round-trip flights and have almost reached the limit of such bombers, both in terms of number and scale. It is true that the US military's air raids against Japan have always been based in North Manchuria.

The current changes in the entire international situation have also given Yang Zhen some doubts, and even some confusion about the next strategic direction of the US military after the Philippine Campaign. After all, the current situation on the entire Asian battlefield has long ceased to be the history that I am familiar with.

With the rise of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation, the rut of history has gone far from the starting point. In this case, will some inevitable events in history appear again? The change of history, especially if you are the real controller of this change. This made Yang Zhen not as confident about the next strategic action of the US military after the Philippine Campaign.