noffsinger Chapter 803: Tianlu tactics don’t work?
Chapter 803: Tianlu tactics don’t work?
Li Yunlong, Wang Meng and Zhao Gang stood in front of the map, looking at the blood-red scissors with worry.
It was obvious that the Japanese were better prepared this time, with a total of 200,000 troops, while Xue Yue of the Ninth War Zone had only 400,000 troops, and was obviously no match for the Japanese.
"Mengzi, do you think the Japanese are crazy? They suffered a great defeat in central Henan last year, so why are they here again?"
“I forced myself to do it!
The Japanese island is not a small place, and supplies are scarce, so they have always wanted to steal something from other people. Originally, they wanted to use China as their warehouse, destroy us within three months, and then use war to support war, plunder resources and attack other countries.
But we have dragged the Japanese down until now, disrupting their plans.
Later, these bastards couldn't hold back any longer. They needed oil, rubber and minerals for the war, so they attacked Pearl Harbor in the United States in an impulsive attempt to drive out all foreign forces in Southeast Asia and then monopolize Southeast Asia's resources themselves.
But they underestimated the war potential of the United States, and now they are surrounded and beaten by the United States Army in Southeast Asia! The sea transportation lines have been cut off, and the ships carrying supplies to the 600,000 Japanese soldiers left in Southeast Asia have been sunk one by one by the army, and the rubber and oil in them cannot be transported out. "
Zhao Gang seemed to understand and nodded repeatedly.
"So the Japanese decided to take a gamble and put all their bets on the battle between Hunan and Guangxi? If they can break through the traffic lines on the road, they can turn the whole game around?"
"Yes, the Japanese are gambling, but they don't even consider that even if they can penetrate the transportation lines, can they defend them? In short, they are gambling?"
What Wang Meng said was right. Italy surrendered, Germany was beaten everywhere, and it was stuck in China. It had no choice but to take a gamble.
If you lose, you will work in the sea, if you win, you will be a young model in the club.
The Japanese almost gambled their entire fortune, gathering the troops, weapons and equipment from central and southern China in Hunan and Guangxi, preparing to "successfully accomplish their goal in one battle"!
Originally, the China Expeditionary Army Command was planning to withdraw troops from the North China Front Army, but they found that the North China Front Army had been almost destroyed, with only a small number of troops left that could protect themselves. If they withdrew troops directly, the Independent Column might take advantage of the situation and sneak in.
Li Yunlong frowned and looked at a large stack of battlefield intelligence. He found that the Ninth Theater of the Central Army did not deploy troops on a large scale. They just stood in their original defense areas and prepared to resist step by step.
Little did they know that the successive victories of the world anti-fascist alliance were like a shot of anesthetic to the Central Army’s troops, and they began to fantasize about their post-war rankings.
From top to bottom, everyone is trying to find connections so that they can get more benefits when the merits are rewarded in the future. Even Chang Guangzhou thinks so, and is ready to win by lying down, waiting for the fruits of victory to fall on his head.
If the people at all levels had not been indifferent, how could the movement of hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers have been hidden from the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Blue Shirts Society? It's impossible!
This was because the lower-level officers discovered the clues and reported it immediately, but they ignored it.
"Mengzi, are all the Central Army turtles? Even if they crawl, they should make some noise, right? Is Xue Yue from the Ninth War Zone a fool?"
Wang Meng kept shaking his head and quickly interrupted Wang Meng.
"Old Li, this Xue Yue is no fool. He didn't get the title of God of War for nothing. Do you know his Tianlu fighting method?"
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang both shook their heads. Seeing good people, they should emulate them. This is their good style.
“The so-called Tianlu tactics are actually the idea of retreating to a decisive battle, luring the enemy deep into your territory, and then surrounding and annihilating them.
Simply put, it is to place troops at various scattered points in the combat area, like a spider web, and then use ambush, flanking attack, decoy attack, tail attack and other methods to consume the enemy's morale and manpower in stages.
Finally, drag them to the decisive battle area and annihilate them directly."
Li Yunlong looked at the map and touched his chin. The more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong.
"No wonder Xue Yue spread his troops over such a large area, like a transparent spider web.
But I think the key point of Tianlu tactics is to have superior forces. As far as the current situation is concerned, although the Central Army is equipped with a large number of American equipment, considering the difference in the combat quality of the soldiers, 40 versus 20. There is no obvious advantage, and there is even a slight disadvantage! "
Wang Meng also thought so. The M Army's aid is currently given priority to the Expeditionary Force and the Yunnan troops preparing to counterattack southern Myanmar. The troops in Hunan and Guangxi have not been replenished.
In this battle, leaving aside the army, the Ninth War Zone gathered more than 190 fighter planes of various types, but the Japanese mobilized more than 300 planes from the Third Flying Division.
Coupled with the technical gap between pilots and aircraft performance, the possibility of the Central Army's Air Force gaining air superiority is very slim.
In addition, the Japanese also assembled the four warships of Uji, Ataka, Seda and Hira from the Yangtze River Special Base Force, cruised and blockaded the Yangtze River, and could also bombard the Central Army on the bank of Xiangjiang River!
Moreover, they seemed to have overlooked the unusual movements of the Japanese in Guangxi. If the attack in Hunan was blocked, the Japanese in Guangxi would most likely advance towards Hunan from Guangdong and Vietnam!
Therefore, if Xue Yue still holds on to the idea of using one trick to conquer the world and uses the Tianlu tactics, he will probably not only fail to effectively kill the enemy, but will be eaten up bit by bit by the Japanese.
"Old Li, I agree with you. Although these people are annoying, their subordinates are all Chinese soldiers. Let's send a joint telegram, asking the Ninth War Zone and the Military Commission to be vigilant and gather superior forces to kill the enemy!"
"Yes, I agree! By the way, Lao Zhao, unite with the comrades of the Eighth Route Army and mobilize the people of Changsha and Hengyang to temporarily leave their homes. I don't think the Central Army alone can hold on!"
"Okay! I'll do it right away. I'll also use Pingshun Radio Station to closely report non-confidential enemy movements so that our people can be prepared!"
The three of them went about their respective business, and Wang Meng was now worried. He had been mentally prepared for Chang Guangzhou not to allow the army of the independent corps to go south to fight, but he never expected that he would not even allow the air force to enter the front line!
They are just two small airports, which can accommodate at most a hundred or so planes. How come they can't accommodate all of them?
The air force pilots of the Chongqing central government were all born by their parents and trained through takeoffs and landings. They are China's wealth. How could we have the heart to watch them die?
After Wang Meng and Li Yunlong finished drafting the telegram, he immediately called Lu Tianlong of the Air Force and asked their Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Air Divisions to be prepared and ready to move at any time!