Chapter 305: Southern Han Beacon Fire (2)

In the constant battles with the Japanese army, the Snow Fox Army also mastered a law, there were few changes in the Japanese army on the battlefield, and the tactical aspect can be said to be relatively dull, and there were no tricks at all. All along, it has relied on strong military strength to fight hard and fight hard, and military warfare has pinned all operational hopes on weapons.

It cannot be denied that in the confrontation between the two armies, the quality of weapons is the key to determining victory or defeat, but he is only the key, not the only inevitability. The Chinese Art of War says: "Soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent." "In the final analysis, the army is first and foremost a human being, and it is the people who operate the weapons, not the weapons that manipulate the people, and in the battlefield in war, talent is the decisive factor.

Xue Ru took the elimination of the living forces of the Japanese army as the criterion, which is to implement this concept, if the Japanese army does not even have troops, it is useless for him to occupy anywhere, can he occupy a city with a group of artillery and hundreds of aircraft? This time, the Japanese army concentrated four or five divisions and attacked in four directions, just to let the Southern Han take care of one thing and lose the other, and achieve the goal of occupying the Southern Han Dynasty.

Since every battle with the Snow Fox army was a failure, the Japanese army learned that Xue Ru's army was cunning and cunning, and it was impossible for a small number of troops to win. General Terauchi Shouichi, who commanded the attack on the Southeast Peninsula and Southeast Asia, specifically asked the three army commanders who attacked the Southern Han to be careful and careful so as not to fall for the tricks of the Southern Han.

Both Imamura Jun and Iida Shojiro, including Tanaka Kuichi, adopted a tactic, that is, to attack with a heavy army group, not to give the Southern Han army a chance to use tricks. This kind of thinking still stays on the strength of equipment and the superiority of weapons, and there is no change.

It's a pity that Terauchi Shouichi didn't understand a truth, a trick is a trick, he doesn't matter how big or small, he can use a strategy against one person, and he can use it against ten people and a hundred people, even if he uses it against ten thousand people or a hundred thousand people, he won't be able to use it because of the change in the number of people.

The so-called big plan and subtotal depend on the user's mind and handwriting, and how big the scale is. Just like stealing things and burglary, it depends on how big the house is, the difference is that the security facilities and guards are strict, and it doesn't matter how much money you plan to steal, according to different environments, you can use different methods, stealing is stealing, not robbing.

It looks like the reason is very simple, but this is a question of high and low theory, and it is precisely the Japanese army that has failed at this height. The Japanese military, including all the Japanese people, made the most fatal mistake, which was arrogance. Throughout World War II, the Axis powers made the same mistake of thinking too highly of themselves and believing that they were strong enough to conquer the world.

But none of them thought about the key issue of population, geography, and so on. Japan has a population of 100 million and an army of no more than 10 million, but they want to annex China, which has a population more than four times that of Japan, and in the end they try in vain to swallow Asia, which has a total population of more than 10 times their total population and a geographical area of more than 100 times or even hundreds of times that of Japan.

The population of the Southern Han was only 10 million, and the army was less than 20 percent of the Japanese, which was hardly a problem in Japan. They have not been attacking in advance, for fear of attracting interference from the Western world and sabotaging their battle plan to seize the whole of Southeast Asia. Second, he also believed that as long as the offensive began in an all-round way and the navy, land and air forces were dispatched, there would be no way for the Southern Han Dynasty.

But have they ever thought about a question? The Japanese army did surpass the Southern Han by 20 times, but it did not attack the Southern Han Dynasty, it was the strength of the whole of Japan, and the attack on the Southern Han was only one-twentieth of their troops, that is, it was the same as the Southern Han.

What is it? It is a matter of strategic height. Japan's self-confidence was over-inflated, so that they did not consider the war from the perspective of the whole situation, and defeat was doomed.

Attacking the Southern Han from the south was commanded by the commander of the 16th Army, Lieutenant General Jun Imamura, who had also just become the commander of the army, and the 6th Division of the Wuhan Campaign performed well, this time the troops were expanded and the war expanded, and Jun Imamura was promoted to lieutenant general as the commander of the 16th Army, and there was only one 2nd Division below, why is this? It is Japan that is also using the number to increase confidence.

In the eyes of other countries, it was the strength of an army, but the military establishment of the Japanese army was different, Yamashita Fumi's 25th Army was a mixed brigade of five divisions, with a strength of more than 110,000 troops, but Imamura's 16th Army only had a 2nd Division of Maruyama Masao, and the 15th Army commanded by Iida Shojiro from the west side was the 33rd and 55th divisions.

In order to quickly occupy the southeast peninsula and cut off the passage of the Chinese side, and to despise the British army and the Indochinese army, Iida Shojiro divided his forces, and the 55th Division attacked Burma from the territory of Thailand, directly attacked the core of the British army, attacked the port of Yangon in the south, and attacked Mandalay in the north, cutting the Burma railway from it to achieve the goal of complete control of Burma.

Chen Dong asked his troops to bury the Japanese army in Herian, it was he who made full preparations for this operation, and the generals of all armies were happy that Xue Ru no longer hid his strength, they didn't know why, Miss Queen always kept them a low-key secret, and did not let the Japanese army know the strength of the Southern Han army.

However, this time an order was issued, asking all armies not to delay time, to eliminate the devils in the shortest possible time, and to achieve victory in the defense war. The Japanese army was a division, and it did not attack in a dispersed manner using wings and brigades as in the attack on China, but the entire division and regiment concentrated together to attack forward.

It's really hard to end the fight quickly. However, the Snow Fox Army, which is known for its strange tactics, doesn't think it's anything, and it's just a little bigger. The light weapons of the Southern Han army are first-class, and the heavy weapons have not been very good, which is related to the comprehensive national strength.

Nanhan could not make it itself and relied entirely on imports. Although Japan did not achieve the goal of blockading the ports of Nanhan, it was necessary to purchase money. How could the newly established Southern Han have any money, if it weren't for the rogue general Hu Wansong and the bandit commander Ma Biao who were frantically plundering outside, the Southern Han would probably have no money.

The internal construction has also recently opened the channel for people's livelihood, and the export of products has made a profit, allowing Nanhan to tide over the difficulties. However, the rush for quick success will inevitably lead to the failure of heavy industry and other industries, so neither will heavy weapons. The only strength was still invested in the research and manufacturing of the air force and navy, and the armored forces and heavy artillery units of the Southern Han Dynasty were also nominally weak and weak.

More than 300 planes are the entire strength of the Southern Han Dynasty, and it is said that it is an air force flight group to cooperate with all sides, but the strength of the navy is too poor, so Ouyang Sari asked the armies to solve it by themselves. The air force can only provide them with air protection and the Japanese army to fight for air supremacy, and also assist the navy in combat, so the ground should not expect the air force to support the battle.

For this reason, in addition to the Fourth Army, the three army commanders of the four armies immediately convened a staff meeting to mobilize the minds of generals and officers of the armed forces at all levels to study their own special tactics.

Chen Dong was the Eighth Squadron, which had been operating with the special combat team, and in the past few years, he has become a commander commanding tens of thousands of troops.

For this reason, after the stabilization of the Southern Han Dynasty, when the army was adjusted, a very important person left the front line to command the troops, which made everyone very strange.

Liu Yuanshan became the Minister of National Defense, Ouyang Sari became the deputy chief of the General Staff, and three special people appeared in the Southern Han military, Lai Changwen, who first followed Xue Ru, left the army and transferred to the local area and became the Minister of Communications of the Southern Han Dynasty. But it is strange that Dai Zong, who was most trusted by Xue Ru, also left the army, and although he did not retire, he did not hold any military positions, which is strange.

Just when everyone was speculating about why Dai Zong fell out of favor, the news announced by Xue Ru surprised these generals in the army, and it can be seen that Dai Zong is still the queen's most trusted person.

Xue Ru announced the establishment of the Southern Han Military and Political University from Heyang, with Xue Ru as the president and Dai Zong as the vice president, and also as the director of teaching. This reminds everyone of a place "Whampoa Military Academy", which is the foundation of the chairman's beginnings, and what is the relationship between Xue Ru and Dai Zong as the vice principal.

However, the military academy recruited all young soldiers and junior officers, and military instructors were hired from abroad through Taylor, Cadol, and Duko. This made these veterans understand that in a few years, the Southern Han army will have a big change, and those new officers will be the mainstay.

If you can't create a brilliant record at this time, you won't have face in the future. Like Qiao Han, Chen Dong, Du Heng, and Ding Fenglun, the four major commanders of the Southern Han Army, how could they not know that the Southern Han Military and Political University is a modern military school, and they don't know what to learn, but Xue Ru announced that if the war is not tense, senior generals will also go in to study.

Several armies studied their own tactics, and at the same time proposed to Zhao Wufu of the General Logistics Department the materials and equipment they needed. Chen Dong was very ghostly, he knew that these tactical problems had to be solved by the queen, he secretly rushed back to Snow City to see Xue Ru, and after talking for a few hours, he left satisfied.

Seeing him leave, Xue Ru wanted to laugh, Chen Dong didn't know that Ding Fenglun was also very smart, and he had come here in advance, of course, he listened to Her Majesty's advice and ran back to prepare. Xue Ru had these confidences to let go of the three army commanders in command, and it was for this reason that he let go.

Heron is a small town, and the nearest place to him, Rong City, is the southernmost seaport of Southern Han, which is under construction and has not yet been put into use, only small merchant ships and fishing boats are here. Due to the appearance of the Japanese fleet, the war broke out, and according to the government notice, the people of Rong City temporarily moved to the interior, and a port city that was beginning to emerge was deserted and deserted, and there was no one.

The Japanese 2nd Division, under the command of Maruyama Masao, with the 4th Wing as the vanguard, the 16th Wing as the rearguard, and the 29th Wing in the middle, protected the artillery wing and the division headquarters to advance as a huge group as a whole, and occupied Rongshi on the fourth day of the attack.

Looking at the empty Rong City, Maruyama Masao was a little puzzled, why didn't the Southern Han defend it, and how many places could they retreat if they left them in this way?

Because there was a seaport, he could get supplementary supplies to attack forward, leaving the baggage wing and a supplementary regiment to defend Vinh City, and he commanded a large army to move forward to prepare for an attack on Thanh Hoa, which was another newly built seaport city in the Southern Han. The 2nd Division was intended to occupy the coastal areas of the Southern Han Dynasty, and its tactics were no different from those of fighting against China.

On the other hand, the 33rd Division had already attacked Shacheng and north along Langcheng to attack Sangnu, the scientific and technological center of the Southern Han Dynasty. If Sangnu is captured, it will be a fatal blow to the Southern Han.

Commander Imamura Jun of the 16th Army was full of ambition, and this time he wanted to let the other generals understand that he was better than them and strive to be the first to enter Hanoi. Although the naval attack from Ha Long Harbor is much closer, Nam Han will also make every effort to block the coastal direction.

The Japanese army has been fighting for a long time between land and sea, and no one will obey the other, and this is a separate battle between the navy and the army, and of course they must compete with each other. Opposite him was the 2nd Army of the Southern Han Dynasty, and Chen Dong was going to defend the 33rd Division in the direction of Shacheng, so they could only have the strength of one division on this side. In order to smooth the offensive and solve the Southern Han in one fell swoop, the Japanese army invested all its important forces in the direction of the Southern Han, and the 55th Division attacked Burma, on the contrary, it was much weaker.

While departing from Sakae, Maruyama Masao received news that the 55th Division, Takeuchi Hiroshi, had captured the Burmese town and routed the British defenders. Among the Burmese government, the army represented by Aung San against British colonial rule relied on the imperial army and attacked the British army with the support of the Japanese army, and the local Burmese supported the offensive smoothly.

What made Imamura anxious was that the troops attacking Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong were even more powerful along the way, and the British, French and Dutch armies were defeated all the way. The Japanese army swept through Southeast Asia almost within a dozen days of the start of the war. The 25th Army had begun to attack Manila, and the American army was indeed vulnerable, and it was only a matter of time before the whole of the Philippines was captured.

Compared with the attack on the Southern Han Dynasty, the speed was very slow, and Terauchi Shouichi ordered the attacking troops to speed up, and the expansion of the occupied area was too fast, and the number of troops was seriously insufficient. The attack on the Southern Han Dynasty occupied more than 100,000 troops, and let them end it as soon as possible so that they could draw troops to other places.

For the territory of the Southern Han Dynasty, one or two divisions were sufficient, but Terauchi Shouichi invested four divisions and one brigade, which was a clear waste of military power. Also in operation were two marines and two marines.

Imamura had to get the 2nd Division to speed up the attack, and he asked Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao to command his troops not to stop at Sakae and attack north. Imamura, who has no long memory, has never fought with Snow Fox, and he doesn't know that the city that Snow Fox gave up is so easy to occupy?

If it was Okamura Ninji, he would definitely give up there because there was no one in Rong City, and he would not leave troops to guard it, since there was no one to guard him, what would he do?

Unfortunately, Imamura did not know that he left behind the baggage wing and the supplementary regiment, and led his troops to the front to attack Thanh Hoa.

Chen Dong, who set up his headquarters in Qinghua, received the report and said to Jin Dongyu, the chief of staff beside him: "What's the matter, I'll just say that Maruyama Masao must be obedient, and order Zhang Hu to keep the devil, and I will give him three days to destroy the 2nd Division, and you command here, and I will go to the 4th Division to deal with the bastard of Sakurai Province." ”

Kim Dong-woo, a native of Northeast Korea, said with a smile: "Great, don't worry, I'll beat Maruyama Masao to death in exchange for rice." ”

Chen Dong smiled: "Forget it, you North Koreans still exchange rice, and dog meat has long been used as a dish." ”

Jin Dongyu pouted: "I haven't eaten dog meat for a long time, it's better to be in Guangxi, there are few dogs here." ”

Chen Dong glared at him: "Don't always think about eating dog meat, eat devil meat, it seems that there are more Japanese dogs on the Korean Peninsula." ”

Kim Dong-woo said: "I said commander, will Her Majesty the Queen counterattack North Korea, then you have to fight for it, the second army will take the lead, and I will invite you to eat authentic dog meat sauce at that time." ”

"Okay, don't say it, I'm going to drool, let's hurry up and defeat these devils, I heard Ouyang say that Miss has this plan."

Chen Dong left Thanh Hoa and rushed to Shacheng, where the 33rd Division had already attacked Langcheng, if it crossed the front of Langcheng, it was Sangnu, the fourth division Zhao Jinsheng Chen Dong was not at ease with him, this kid had never commanded a big battle, and he didn't know if it would work. The things prepared this time are all in his place, and the battle that determines the outcome cannot be lost to Qiao Han, this kid. Just because of his advanced Yuebei, he still said that he was the first army, the Southern Han army was the first, and what happened to Lao Tzu's second army? made other generals call him the second child every day, what the hell is it, if he doesn't win quickly, and then he compares to Ding Fenglun, then he will really become the second child.

In the Yunhui Mountain area south of Langcheng City, on the side of the road leading to Langcheng, in a temporary headquarters on the hill, Zhao Jinsheng shouted: "How is Chief of Staff Wang preparing, let's just look at this time, I am the division commander Many people are not convinced, what is the name of Zhao Squadron when you see me, can I be the squadron leader?" Let them see that Lao Tzu is also a major general and division commander. ”

Chief of Staff Wang Dongkui said with a smile: "What's the hurry, if the devil doesn't take this road, let's wait!" ”

Zhao Jinsheng said: "Impossible, they have a tank squadron and an artillery wing, where will they go?" Let the regiments pay attention to the devils. ”