Glorious Mission 1937

If you want to say what can boost morale the most now, it is undoubtedly a victory, a hearty victory.Now, the national government that has been hit hard is obviously unable to undertake this historical mission. Although Yan'an has developed its strength and has the determination and confidence to dominate the world, it cannot compete with the Japanese under such circumstances. As for the World War II area Yan Xishan from China and He Jian from Hunan did not have this strength, so Chen Feng could only shoulder this heavy burden without hesitation.

This battle must be fought, and it must be won but not defeated. Chen Feng wants to let all the people in the country see that Japan's invasion attempt is impossible to achieve.Their ambition is just a dream. In the end, together with the whole of Japan, they are the whetstones for the rise of the Chinese nation, and will eventually be swept into the garbage dump of history.

Cruel wars test people's souls, poor families produce filial sons, and national disasters show loyal ministers.Wars of aggression will only educate the Chinese people, make them more conscious and united, and ultimately turn the crisis of national demise into a turning point for national rejuvenation.The traitors and puppet troops headed by Wang Jingwei are just a small group of sinners who can't see hope. They can't see the hope of national rejuvenation, they can't see the dawn of victory in the War of Resistance, and they fell in the darkness before dawn. These people don't deserve sympathy. , They are sinners of the Chinese nation.

Wang Jingwei is a very politically savvy person. He will not be ignorant of what traitors are, what traitors are, and what happens to traitors.So why was he willing to risk his disgrace and not hesitate to leave a bad reputation for thousands of years? All this is inseparable from his strong desire to be a leader, that is, he tried to rely on the support of Japanese imperialism to take Chiang’s position and realize his “recovery” among the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China. The dream of supreme leadership in government.

The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was the greatest patriotic self-defense war in which the Chinese people fought heroically against foreign invaders for national independence and liberation in the past century.At a critical moment when the survival of the Chinese nation is uncertain, any patriotic politician and conscientious Chinese should closely link their own destiny with the destiny of the nation.Lao Jiang is such a person, and most of the military and government officials of the Nationalist Government are such people.The princes in Yan'an are such people, the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas who fought bloody battles in various battlefields in North China are all such people, of course Chen Feng is also like this, the entire Eighth War Zone behind Chen Feng and the soldiers and civilians in the entire Saibei Province are all such people, so It is the most correct choice to raise the knife out of the scabbard and raise the whip.

Even though he had already decided to give the little devil a ruthless fight, Chen Feng had to think a lot about how to fight this battle.The Japanese army has always regarded the eighth war zone as the biggest threat to northern China, so the Japanese army has long operated two lines of defense in North China to guard against Chen Feng's troops.The first line starts from Jingle County in Shanxi, and then passes through Xinkou, Dingxiang, Wutai, Lingqiu, Laiyuan, Taohua Town, Dabao Town, Zhulu, Xiahuayuan, Huailai, and Yanqing Huairou. The Japanese army stationed a total of three divisions and two mixed brigades, which was also the first line of defense for the Japanese army to block the attack of the Eighth Theater.

The starting point of the second line of defense is Gujiao, west of Taiyuan.Then it passes through Taiyuan Shouyang, Yangquan, Jingxing, Shijiazhuang, Dingxing, Laishui, Zhuozhou, Gu'an, and Langfang.Then, with Langfang as the node, the north can reinforce Beiping, and the south can become the northern gateway of Tianjin.On this line of defense, the Japanese army deployed 3 divisions and 3 mixed brigades, which were also backup reinforcements for the first line of defense.

With these two lines of defense, even with an army of 60 or [-] troops, Chen Feng's troops would not dare to easily use troops against the Japanese army.Otherwise, it would not be beautiful to fall into the siege of the Japanese army.

After learning about Chen Feng's thoughts.Dozens of senior staff officers above the lieutenant colonel of the Eighth Theater Staff Headquarters huddled in the combat command room for a whole week.A total of three battle plans were drawn up for Chen Feng to choose from.

The first battle plan is to seize the battle of eastern Jidong, including the entire Rehe Province and eastern Jidong, and concentrate the main force of the 52nd Army and the newly established 61st Army in accordance with the battle plan of the General Staff.At the same time, concentrate all fighter planes and armored forces in the theater, use new fighter jets to contain the new Japanese fighter planes, and then imitate the German tactics of blitzing Poland, use b47 strategic bombers to clear the way, and bomb all the strategic points of the Japanese army in Jehol, and then armored The troops made a surprise attack in the center, and captured the entire East of Jehol with lightning speed, and cut off the passage connecting the Japanese Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army, making it impossible to connect the end to the end.

The second battle plan is to annihilate the first Japanese army stationed in Shanxi. The tactics of the staff are arranged in this way. The whole battle plan is divided into four stages. The first stage is to concentrate the 4nd Army and all the troops in the theater. The cavalry unit and more than half of the artillery launched the largest attack on the Japanese and puppet troops in the Pingjin area, creating the illusion that the Eighth Theater had recovered Beiping.In the second stage, the 52th Group Army, which was stationed in Shanxi, went out of Yanmen Pass and Ningwu Pass to attack the Japanese army on the front line of Xinkou, aiming to contain the Japanese First Army stationed in Shanxi and prevent it from fleeing eastward.

The third stage is to quietly concentrate the armored forces in Yu County, and suddenly rush to Jizhong when the battle is most tense.Jizhong is the largest plain in North China. It is very suitable for group charges of armored forces. Moreover, Yu County is not far from Baoding, the capital city of Hebei Province. Afterwards, advance by surprise, Baoding should be captured soon, and then the army will go south to attack Shimen, completely encircling the First Japanese Army in Shanxi on the Shanxi Plateau.

The fourth stage is to close the door and beat the dog. As long as Shimen is taken down, the retreat of the first army stationed in Shanxi will be cut off. As long as the attack is fast, it is entirely possible to annihilate it in Shanxi.

In comparison, Chen Feng still felt that the second battle plan was more feasible. Although the first half of the first battle plan had a high probability of success, the second half was very dangerous, even though it could cut off the two major groups of the Japanese army. However, at the same time, he placed himself between the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army, and was likely to be attacked by these two heavy-handed groups. .

Although the second battle plan has to go through four stages, it fully considers the strength comparison between the enemy and the enemy, and also considers the terrain's restrictions on various arms, so the feasibility is relatively high.More importantly, the main purpose of the eighth war zone's southward operations is to boost morale, and the actual results are the most convincing.Although the first battle plan is not bad, but after success, it can only take the initiative in strategy, which will be of great help to the future battle situation. In the long run, the benefits of the first battle plan will undoubtedly be more.

But to say that the short-term results are not great, and the second combat plan has a very clear goal from the very beginning, that is, to completely wipe out the Japanese First Army stationed in Shanxi in North China. With an army of [-], this result is enough to shake the whole of Japan.Therefore, even for the sake of the current situation, Chen Feng could only choose the second battle plan.

Chen Feng is quite satisfied with the quality of the senior staff members of the General Staff Department. Although the instructors of Saibei Military and Political University are not very high, they have cultivated quite a few talents. After all, the huge library is not just a decoration.

After Chen Feng finished revising some details of the second battle plan, he quickly summoned the chief officers of the 5 group armies and other directly subordinate troops to hold a battle meeting to prepare for using troops against Japan.

After receiving Chen Feng's order, the main officers of each unit did not dare to neglect, and immediately set off for Saibei.

Soon, the war machine of the Eighth Theater was activated again. This time, it was different from the past. This time, the Eighth Theater almost came out in full force. Although it was still the 52nd Army that was in charge of the first phase of operations, it was supplemented by the First Air Defense Division and the Army Aviation Corps. The 1rd Brigade, 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade, 8st Field Artillery Brigade, and a large number of local troops, judging from the firepower alone, the Second Army was at least equal to [-] Japanese divisions.

Li Wensheng's 40th Army was still in charge of the second stage, but it also assisted a large number of technical arms, including armored forces, air defense forces, artillery, cavalry, and aviation, with a total strength of more than 12.

The troops responsible for the third phase of the offensive consisted of 4 infantry divisions and 4 armored divisions, as well as a large number of aviation units and special forces. The four infantry divisions are the Guard Division of the Eighth Theater, the 101st Division, the 222nd Division, and the Seventh Independent Division. These are the only four reorganized divisions retained in the Eighth Theater. Each division has more than 4 people after strengthening , In addition, it is the only 3 infantry divisions in the eighth war zone that have all changed their outfits. The soldiers use ak4 assault rifles with extremely strong combat effectiveness, plus 47 armored divisions and the main force of the northern air force. It is placed in Asia, even if it is placed in Europe, it is a first-class combat corps.

In addition, at the same time as the second stage of tactics began, Chen Feng ordered Shi Jianfei's 61st Army and the 59th Army transformed from the Mongolian National Salvation Army to attack the eastern grassland and Rehe at the same time. Only Li Yifeng's 49th Army remained in the eighth theater. The group army did not have any combat missions, and was used by Chen Feng as the reserve force of the whole army.

In this battle, the eighth theater of war used all the best troops, using infantry, cavalry, artillery, armored troops, engineers, supply troops, aviation, air defense, medical, radar, and information troops, and nearly 50 troops. Apart from not participating in the battle, other arms participated in the battle. This is the most use of troops since the formation of the Eighth Theater Army. (To be continued..)