Fengtian Security Command.
Under Gao Jianwu's initiative, after half a month of intelligence preparation and sandbox production, the Brigade Commander, Gao Jianwu, Ding Wei, Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and others began a simulated sandbox war game.
"The Blue Force has a maritime combat force consisting of 4 aircraft carriers, 2 battleships, 7 cruisers, 15 destroyers and several naval aviation units in the Pacific Fleet.
and 25 fighter squadrons of the Fifteenth Air Group of the Royal Air Force's Far East Air Command, consisting of more than 300 Hurricanes and Spitfires, plus four bomber fleets, consisting of 50 Lancaster bombers.
Forming the Malay Peninsula’s absolute sea and air superiority. "
"The Blue Army has assembled 200,000 troops.
The main force is the 14th Group Army, which consists of the 15th Army (5th and 7th Indy Divisions, 81st West Africa Division), the 4th Army (17th, 20th, 23rd, and 26th Indy Infantry Divisions) and 254th Indy Tank Brigade), the 33rd Army (2nd Native Infantry Division, 36th Indy Infantry Division), and then the 19th, 25th Indy Division and 50th Tank Brigade were placed under the command of the Far East Command.
The basic establishment of each infantry division is composed of 3 infantry brigades, 3 artillery regiments and support troops, with a strength of approximately 13,600. It has 36 18-pounder (84mm), 36 4.5-inch (114.3mm) guns and 48 2-pounder (40mm) anti-tank guns and 3 brigade anti-tank companies. and a divisional tank-cavalry regiment, each with 28 light tanks and 44 armored personnel carriers.
Each tank brigade is composed of three tank battalions and one infantry battalion. Each main tank battalion has 4 tank squadrons. The squadrons are subordinate to 4 detachments. Each detachment is equipped with 2 "Sherman" tanks and 2 "Firefly" tanks. , the tank brigade has more than 190 main combat tanks.
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Each corps also has a heavy artillery regiment with 16 6-inch (152 mm) howitzers, and the group corps has a heavy artillery regiment with 16 8-inch (203 mm) howitzers.
As mentioned above, the Army has more than 700 tanks of various types, more than 500 armored transport vehicles, and more than 1,400 artillery pieces. The Army also has an absolute advantage in firepower.
The Blue Army uses the 4th Army as the main force on the western front, and the 33rd Army, the 19th and 25th Indy Divisions, and the 50th Tank Brigade to form an eastern group, responsible for the main attack force on the eastern front of the peninsula, and the 15th Army serves as the general reserve. , using Sandun and Songkhla as the general logistics base and air force base to complete the final preparations before the battle.
In the first stage, the Blue Army took advantage of the sea and air superiority of the Pacific Fleet and used the Royal Marines to seize the two outlying islands and ports of Langkawi and Georgetown as naval bases and supply ports that could receive a steady stream of logistical supplies from South Asia and Australia.
The defenders on Langkawi and Georgetown islands each have no more than two guard regiments, one 75mm mountain artillery battalion and one 105mm howitzer company. Facing dual pressures from aerial bombardments and naval gun attacks, the port position is expected to be no more than It was saturation bombed within 2 hours and lost all its artillery and most of its heavy machine gun firepower. "
Li Yunlong started the war game on a large sand table model, acting as the blue team's attacker, and Ding Wei, who acted as the red team's defender.
Li Yunlong started the game first.
"The Red Side, the National Army, is currently divided into 4 military regions, with 80 security regiments, 15 artillery regiments, 7 air defense battalions, 4 Japanese armored tank battalions as the main field force, and 20 reserve regiments, with a total strength of More than 300,000.
Each guard regiment consists of 3 infantry battalions, a 4-piece 75mm mountain artillery battalion, a 6-piece 90mm/81mm mortar company and a 6-piece heavy machine gun company. Each guard regiment has approximately 2,500 troops.
The reserve regiment consists of 3 infantry battalions and a heavy machine gun company of 4 mortars and 6 heavy machine guns. Its number is roughly the same as that of the guard regiment.
The artillery regiment usually consists of two 75mm mountain artillery (field artillery) battalions and one 105mm howitzer battalion. Three artillery regiments are equipped with 36 150mm howitzers. The air defense battalion consists of 1
It consists of two 25mm anti-aircraft cannons, with a total of more than 880 barrel guns and more than 500 mortars.
The four Japanese tank battalions have more than 100 Type 95 and Type 97 tanks. There is currently no air force or navy, only a coast guard consisting of more than 10 patrol gunboats.
In terms of firepower, it is at an absolute disadvantage. "Ding Wei followed Li Yunlong's words and started the red side's defensive operations.
"Due to the huge disparity in strength, in the first stage, the red side adopts the tactic of comprehensive contraction of defense. First, the main force withdraws from the big cities, leaves the cities along the east and west coasts, and disperses into battalions to carry out mobile operations.
On the two islands of Langkawi and Georgetown, the main force of our red side retreated back to the mainland to retain its effective strength, leaving behind battalion-level troops, which were broken into pieces and dispersed in company and platoon sizes to conduct guerrilla operations in the mountainous areas of the central island, harassing and exhausting the blue army. "
"Due to the small depth of the peninsula, the main force of the Red Army left more than 20 guard regiments and 10 reserve regiments, and moved to mountainous areas and jungles for mobile operations and guerrilla operations to contain the Blue Army and ensure that it could not effectively occupy the vast mountainous areas. The remaining main forces were in Before the war, all were transferred to the Dutch Sumatra on the other side of the strait for focused defense.
Since the island is not owned by the Blue Army, relatively speaking, the Blue Army has no reason to attack, leaving room for the Red Army to change and strengthen. "
Ding Wei made a full retreat in response to Li Yunlong's attack. Judging from the strength of the scene, there was nothing wrong with Ding Wei's strategy of trading space for time.
"In the second phase, the Blue Army attacks on the east and west fronts. As the Red Army abandons its defense, the Blue Army's east and west fronts make rapid progress. It is expected that it will take one month to complete the occupation of the east and west coasts and cities along the highways. The contact battle will give the Red Army Fang casualties ranged from 3 to 5 regiments.
Since the main force of the Red Army has not been wiped out, the Blue Army adopts important node defense, that is, garrisoning divisions and brigades in the central city. The 17th Indy Infantry Division is stationed in Paliwen, the 20th and 23rd Indy Infantry Divisions, and the 254th Indy Infantry Division. The Tank Brigade is stationed in Kuala Lumpur (Geelong), and the 26th Indy Infantry Division is stationed in the Lion City. The 26th Indy Infantry Division is stationed in Kuala Ting, and the 19th Indy Infantry Division is stationed in Kuantan.
The 33rd Army, the 15th Army and the 50th Tank Brigade form two mobile combat corps. The 33rd Army and the 50th Tank Brigade are based in Batu Ga and are responsible for clearing the northern area with the Kualalong garrison. The 15th Army is based on soft The government is responsible for the cleanup of the southern area for the station.
The size of the troops dispatched for each sweep shall not be less than one integrated division, and they shall cooperate with the direct support of the navy and air force.
Among them, the 254th Indy Tank Brigade and the 50th Tank Brigade are the core, and an armored transport vehicle infantry brigade is mixed into two mechanized combat corps. They carry out focused strikes within a range of 200 kilometers in a single day. For regiment-level attacks within the region, The above-organized red troops can be destroyed upon discovery.
In the early days, the Red Army's troops were highly centralized. Through reconnaissance aircraft searches and early clearance, it was expected that the Red Army would suffer losses of 5-8 regiments, reducing the centralized organizational scale of the Red Army's combat forces. "
Li Yunlong already had in-depth research and practical experience in long-distance assault operations by large mechanized corps. This move of his hit the red side's weakness, lack of air support, and lack of effective means to fight tank troops.
Ding Wei, the brigade commander, Kong Jie and others were suddenly made lose temper by the tactics of Li Yunlong, the two mechanized combat corps.
At this stage of the war, it is not surprising that half of the troops remaining on the peninsula were lost. After all, all the troops on the peninsula were at a disadvantage in terms of combat strength. In the early days, the Red Army troops had not been severely beaten, and commanders at all levels did not attach great importance to the value of guerrilla warfare. There should be Many commanders choose to fight to the death.
Only in the face of huge losses will they accept reality.
"The remaining troops of the Red Army further dispersed their operations, implemented guerrilla operations below the battalion level in the jungle, replenished ammunition and supplies, and replenished ammunition and personnel for the peninsular guerrilla combat forces through small-scale smuggling from Sumatra Island.
Carry out night raids on large-scale traffic arteries, counter-reconnaissance warfare and sparrow warfare against blue army posts.
Relying on the reliable mass base of rubber plantations and banana plantations, approaching the city, they launched a protracted guerrilla war against the small-scale Blue Army units, using dispersed operations to continue to increase the Blue Army's casualties.
Because there are many tropical jungles on the peninsula, the Blue Army cannot completely wipe out the Red Army who dispersed the guerrillas.
The red side will fight on in the jungle.
At the same time, mass protests began in the occupied areas. "
Ding Wei's counterattack was limited. After everyone's discussion, it was concluded that if there was no external interference, this guerrilla war would have to persist for at least five years to achieve significant results. The guerrilla war could launch more than ten effective operations every month, annihilating two Blue Army units. If there are 300 people, the Blue Army may suffer two to three thousand casualties in a year. Of course, considering the combat capabilities of both sides, the Red Army's casualties will not be less than those of the Blue Army.
If it can continue, and the Blue Army has suffered more than 10,000 casualties in five years, but there is no hope of annihilating the Red Army, then this war will basically return to the negotiation table.
"The Blue Army began to attack Sumatra, the Pacific Fleet tightened its blockade of ships passing through the strait, and the Air Force began to attack military targets in Sumatra.
At the same time, the joint Dutch army launched a joint operation, deploying the 15th Army and the 50th Tank Brigade to cooperate with 3 to 5 divisions of the Dutch army and a task force to conduct landing operations in Sumatra.
The coalition forces were divided into two groups, one landing from Dumai and the other landing from Kuala Dan. The first phase of the strategic goal was to occupy the coast of the strait, cut off military support to the peninsula, and occupy the Sumatra oil fields.
Due to the strong port defenses, the coalition forces broke through most of the port fortifications after more than a month of bombing, and then the landing force forced a landing with the support of aerial bombing and naval artillery.
Bombing and naval artillery destroyed the Red Army's artillery support. Facing the counterattack of the Red Army's ground forces, the landing troops completed the shoal landing at the cost of one infantry brigade. After transporting the artillery and tanks ashore, the Red Army could only retreat steadily.
In these two positional battles, the red side's defensive forces were invested, with no less than six infantry regiments and at least two artillery regiments. The battle ended with the red side losing all its artillery and more than half of its infantry. "
Li Yunlong's hypothesis is not groundless. The progress of the war is likely to turn into a dispute between multiple subjects. To this extent, Huang Qingyuan and the others may have to face more enemies.
"Facing the aggressive offensive of the Blue Army, the Red Army withdrew from the coastal cities of Malacca, and the main force retreated into the mountains and west coast development that the Blue Army was temporarily unable to control.
Sumatra is about 1,700 kilometers long from north to south and 200 kilometers to 300 kilometers wide from east to west. It has great depth and opportunities for strategic maneuvers.
Taking advantage of the continuous concentration of immigrants, the number of Chinese in Sumatra has exceeded 10 million, and the total number of other ethnic groups is more than 7 million. They have a demographic advantage, laying the foundation for the continuation of the war.
If the Blue Army leaves the coastal areas and pursues into the mountains, it will use guerrilla warfare by destroying communication lines, harassing and attacking logistics supplies, and attacking the leading troops in night battles to continuously attack the Blue Army.
Taking into account the Blue Army's air superiority and artillery superiority, the war was conducted in tropical jungle areas as much as possible to reduce the impact of the Blue Army's air superiority.
Since the war is likely to continue for a long time, in order to ensure strategic initiative, the red side uses a large area of tropical rainforest as its living space. The complex and changeable tropical rainforest terrain and climate make the blue army's clearing work unfeasible.
At the same time, of course, the tropical rainforest is also a huge test for the red side. To this end, small groups of troops at the regiment level and below must be trained to survive in the complex and dangerous environment of the tropical rainforest.
At the same time, the original infantry weapons arsenal should be broken into pieces, and a small arms and ammunition arsenal should be built in the mountainous area in the central part of the island to support the self-sufficiency of light weapons and ammunition for surrounding troops.
In addition to locally excavating and producing part of the raw materials for the arsenal, large-scale overseas supply of raw materials must also be carried out, and fishing boats, speedboats, etc. are used in small quantities and multiple times to counter the blockade.
Train the mobile warfare capabilities of the main force, cover the movements through the tropical rainforest, and once you seize the opportunity when the Blue Army's troops are isolated, quickly concentrate your forces to launch a decisive battle in a local area at night.
The main field force must have the ability to march more than a hundred miles day and night, so that troops with a radius of 100 kilometers can be concentrated within two or three days. At least a cluster of 3 to 5 regiments can be concentrated to carry out night attacks on the blue army's prominent brigade-level surging troops. , even if they cannot succeed, they will fight until dawn and then retreat.
Through guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, they continued to attack the Blue Army, forcing the main force of the Blue Army to huddle along the
There are several cities along the coast. "
Ding Wei's response made Li Yunlong frown. According to the restrictions of the Blue Army, the Blue Army coalition that can land on Sumatra Island can only be about 8 divisions at most, which is absolutely inferior in terms of strength.
If the red side disperses, it will not be easy for the blue army to capture traces of the red side's troops in 470,000 square kilometers of land.
Since the Chinese have an absolute advantage on the island, the red side has enough supporters to provide food and other necessary supplies to survive.
As for weapons and ammunition, through scattered small arsenals, the basic supply of rifles/machine guns, grenades, mortar shells, etc. can be ensured.
Huang Qingyuan and the others have long made plans to be self-sufficient in light weapons. The machine tools and equipment for producing infantry weapons and ammunition are scattered at least dozens of times on the island, and each place can supply the consumption of one or two regiments.
This weapons manufacturing network cannot be destroyed by the Blue Army in the short term.
Therefore, in response to the endless attacks of the Blue Army, even if Li Yunlong has air superiority, he can call for air support during the day and form an absolute suppression of the Red Army. But now that Ding Wei does not appear during the day, it will be a night battle and a melee. The air force has the advantage It's like it's useless.
Li Yunlong thought for a long time before further giving the next combat strategy.
"The Blue Army formed a quick response attack group, with brigades and regiments as the basic units, and sent trained locals to the front line to conduct reconnaissance, looking for arsenals and Red Army troop locations.
Through a large amount of intelligence work, the red camp and arsenal will be identified, and then rapid response attack groups and air forces will be dispatched to gradually destroy them. Since intelligence personnel training and reconnaissance require a lot of time, this tactic is expected to take 2 years to establish intelligence personnel and networks. In the early stage, we did not alert the enemy and collected intelligence secretly.
On the surface, the troops still maintained a focused attack strategy to confuse the red side.
In this way, the Blue Army can destroy more than 50% of the Red Army's weapons and ammunition supply and field troops within at least 3 years.
By concentrating tracked personnel carriers and light tanks, and introducing American jeeps as high-mobility tools for the troops, the rapid reaction attack group has the ability to travel 200 kilometers to 300 kilometers of rural roads in a day, using mobile warfare to counter mobile warfare. "
"So what's the timeline of both sides now? How long has the war lasted when the war has progressed to this intense stage?" Gao Jianwu asked.
His question seemed irrelevant, but Li Yunlong realized that the early battle on the Malaysian Peninsula would have to last for at least two years. After the torment of landing in Sumatra, it would take at least three to five years to really see any results. In other words, this war will not last until the end of the war. The current appearance may be five or six years old, or seven or eight years old.
The brigade commander's eyes flashed, "In other words, even without our direct participation, Huang Qingyuan and the others can persist until the final victory. It is difficult for the Blue Army to support such a large-scale war in the Far East for so many years. Regardless of the casualties Even the war and military expenditures cannot support it.”
