"Our mountain fortifications at Tumenguan are not a big problem. There are basically rock formations several meters thick. The problem lies in other reinforced concrete structure bunker fortifications. Our fortifications are only one meter thick and embedded with 300 mm steel plates, which can withstand the Japanese heavy artillery brigade. The regiment’s few 240mm heavy cannons can fire directly without any problem, but if the Japanese aviation also participates in the battle and carries more than a thousand pounds of heavy bombs, then our outer bunker fortifications will not be able to support it for long!”
"So, I think it is necessary to increase the air defense force at Tumen Pass. The air defense battalion of the 1st Guard Brigade should be expanded into an air defense regiment. If the commander has the conditions, he can add a batch of large-caliber anti-aircraft guns there. ..."
At the meeting, Wang Zhitao, commander of the New 1st Division and chief of staff of the military region, was making a preliminary analysis of the situation between the enemy and ourselves.
After learning about the Japanese's movements, Liu Yu urgently held a high-level meeting of the military region to discuss the possible situation and countermeasures.
Lao Wang also rushed back from Yangqu.
Hearing this, Liu Yu nodded decisively and wrote it down in his notebook.
I heard Lao Wang continue to say: "I think that the Japanese army seems to be pressing down on the border, but in fact their initial target may not be the two gates of Tumen Pass and Shiling Pass."
As he spoke, he took the command pole and clicked it at Xinkou and Shimen: "There are currently two divisions in Xinkou and Shimen. With so many troops deployed in these two places, from an offensive point of view It makes no sense at all, because the terrain around Tumen Pass and Shiling Pass cannot allow the army to deploy. If they use the refueling tactic, even if all four of their divisions are filled in, they may not be able to defeat these two fortresses. Even if they are allowed to After capturing Tumen Pass or Shiling Pass, how many remaining troops do they have to face our three reorganized divisions who are waiting for help?"
"I don't think that old devil Tada Shun is that stupid, so I have reason to believe that the Japanese troops' current deployment to our east and north is not for offense, but for defense or containment! Block our way out and put our Attract troops to these two places, and then open gaps from other places!"
With that said, Wang Zhitao knocked on Han Xinling's position again: "The real danger is here! It's not that I lack confidence in our brother troops, but combined with objective conditions such as troop equipment and daily training, if the enemy's 20th and 36th Division regiment, as well as the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade heading north, the Taiyue Column may not be able to sustain it!"
"So my opinion is that once the battle starts, we cannot let the enemy lead us by the nose. We should first concentrate our superior forces and annihilate the 20th and 36th divisions in the shortest time, and then turn back and attack Xinkou in the north. enemy!"
"The reason is first of all that these two divisions are currently alone and cannot receive direct reinforcements! Secondly, they have been blocked by us in the logistics channel for several months. In addition, during our Hundred Regiments War, they and the First A battle was fought in the war zone and ammunition was consumed. Although several transport planes have recently broken through the blockade of our aviation forces and airdropped some supplies to them, the supplies are simply a drop in the bucket."
"Looking at our side, if we choose to fight the 20th Division, the teacher commander and the old brigade commander can directly give us reinforcements, so overall, this group of enemies is currently the easiest to deal with."
"The last point is that the Japanese 20th Division is the only one among all the permanent divisions that has not been severely damaged so far. Even its two supplementary wings have a very high proportion of veterans. Yes. Said, if there are no problems with its logistics, then it is currently the most powerful division of the Japanese army, bar none! So, kill him while he is sick! If this 20th Division can be destroyed, it will definitely have a negative impact on the entire Japanese army. It’s a huge blow!”
"As for why we need to attack Xinkou after the battle is over, it's because there is no heavy artillery brigade here at Xinkou, so look for the weak!"
As soon as Lao Wang finished speaking, everyone else laughed.
Only Liu Yu did not smile. Instead, he stared at the areas on the map such as Central Hebei, South Hebei, and the Hebei-Shandong border, frowning tightly.
His military qualities are not bad, and he also has memories of past lives.
I remember that not long after the Hundred Regiments War in the Original Spacetime, that bastard Shun Tada launched a retaliatory sweep and implemented the "Three Lights Policy."
At this time and space, due to the appearance of Liu Yu, the strength of the Eighth Route Army was greatly enhanced, and the First Army of North China was beaten by Liu Yu to five tuberculosis and seven injuries. Therefore, after Tada Shun took office, so far he has not launched a large-scale raid against the Eighth Route Army.
But this time, judging from his posture, he was about to take action.
On the front, 200,000 troops were used to contain the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Shanxi area, and in the rear, troops were mobilized to sweep away places such as central Hebei, southern Hebei, and western Shandong.
First, he would destroy the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines. After stabilizing the rear in a short period of time, he could calmly mobilize his troops. The Eighth Route Army in Shanxi would have a decisive battle!
The more Liu Yu thought about it, the more possible it became.
Then, he expressed his thoughts.
When Lao Wang and others heard this, they were also stunned.
Looking at the map again, with their war IQ, the picture immediately appeared in their minds.
If the Eighth Route Army is still as poor as before, it can avoid the enemy's sharp edges and go into the mountains to fight guerrillas. But the key is that the Eighth Route Army now has three major industrial bases that have begun to take off. How can they be willing to give up? There must be a head-on confrontation with the Japanese army.
If the decisive battle was placed two years later, no one would be afraid, but Shun Tada was not a fool, and he was obviously unwilling to give the Eighth Route Army more time to develop.
It is unrealistic for the main force of the Eighth Route Army to march out of the Taihang Mountains to reinforce the brother troops behind enemy lines. I am afraid Tada Shun is waiting for this scene.
Fight the Japanese on the North China Plain with an unobstructed view, unless all the commanders of the Eighth Route Army are crazy.
But is it possible to just watch the brother troops behind enemy lines being wiped out by the Japanese?
Seeing that everyone was silent, Liu Yu pondered for a while, and then said: "I think it is better to follow Lao Wang's point of view and attack the 20th Division and the 36th Division first. These brats have restrained a lot of our troops in the south. If we can If we kill them in a short time, both us and the teacher will be able to mobilize a large number of troops to reinforce in other directions!"
"Submit our ideas to the headquarters and suggest that they find ways to provide some material support to the brother troops behind enemy lines in the near future. As for us, we cannot just wait for the devils to take action and order the special operations brigade to go south and sneak into Linfen and Xiang Fen, Houma, Yuncheng and other places to monitor the movements of the 20th Division. The staff immediately started to formulate a combat plan. Once we discover that the 20th Division is leaving Yuncheng and heading north, we will beat up the son of a bitch!"
"Destroying the 20th Division will defeat his three-pronged siege strategy. We will have no worries about our retreat! At that time, we will have the initiative whether to go east to reinforce Jinzhong or go north to attack Xinkou!"
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Things were just as Liu Yu expected. Two months later, on March 7, 1940 in this time and space, Tada Shun mobilized the 108th Division, the 35th Division, the 1st, 5th, 6th, and 10th Divisions of the North China Front. An independent mixed brigade was formed, and the 27th Division was seconded from the Kwantung Army, plus 2 groups of the North China Security Army (brigade-level establishment, each group had 2-3 regiments), with a total of 120,000 troops, to attack our Jizhong, Jinan, and Luxi and other anti-Japanese base areas carried out large-scale sweeps like dragnets.
On the same day, the Japanese 5th Division, 110th Division, and 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade left Shimen and arrived at Tumen Pass. At 4 o'clock that afternoon, the 1st Field Heavy Artillery Brigade bombarded Tumen Pass.
On March 8, the 3rd Division left Shuozhou and attacked Shenchi.
On March 9, the 14th Division attacked Shiling Pass, while the 2nd Division headed east out of Dingxiang to attack Wutai.
On the same day, the 20th Division and the 1st Field Heavy Artillery Brigade left Yuncheng and headed north along the Tongpu Railway.
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At this time, Liu Yu was in Yu County, watching the airborne drill of the airborne regiment.
After more than three months of emergency training, there are now no non-combat attrition in the parachute training of the airborne regiment.
It's heartbreaking to say that the first time the whole group went skydiving, 11 soldiers were killed and even more had their legs broken, mainly because they were nervous and didn't grasp the time to open the parachute properly. Sometimes it is because of bad luck that after opening the parachute, you were too close to others, and the two people bumped into each other and the parachute rope got tangled.
Looking at the blooming umbrella flowers in the sky, Liu Yu's eyes were sharp.
He already knew the movements of the 20th Division, and now he was just waiting for these reckless people to come and die!
