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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2372 Recovering the Liaodong Peninsula

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    After following Tang Qiuli for many years, he has been the counselor of the central military affairs. Under the words and deeds of his division commander, Zhao Yuhe has also developed the habit of not blindly following and thinking independently. He will carefully weigh every order given by his division commander and add his own opinions.

    For example, now, the division commander's words were obviously well thought out, but Zhao Yuhe still had to put forward his own opinion, "Commander, I think your idea just now is a bit limited. The opportunity to launch a comprehensive campaign to regain the Northeast is based on  I'm afraid it's not appropriate to focus on the Southeast Mobile Corps. Considering the current war situation on the Korean Peninsula, there is no doubt that our army will fully occupy it. It only takes a short time!"

    "However, because of this, I doubt that the Battle of Mokpo is going on fiercely. The Japanese army is resisting very tenaciously, and the Japanese army gathered at the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula is doing its best to reinforce Mokpo. When will the Southeast Mobile Corps solve the Japanese army on the Korean Peninsula?  The time is not certain yet. If it doesn¡¯t end in more than ten or twenty days, wouldn¡¯t it mean that our army of more than one million people are waiting for the war to end? "

    "Therefore, I suggest that in the name of the division command, the Southeast Mobile Corps be given a clear timetable to end the war on the Korean Peninsula within a time limit and send troops to the front line in Northern Manchuria. Otherwise, if the Japanese troops in western Liaoning, Western Manchuria and even the Far East are deployed,  Change, we will be passive! This is just my personal opinion for the teacher's reference!" Zhao Yuhe said clearly.

    Tang Qiuli had a smile on his face, appreciating Zhao Yuhe's words very much, "Yuhe, you have made great progress. You can start from the overall battle situation, find the key points, and then deny my plan. Not bad!" He nodded repeatedly.  .

    Zhao Yuhe felt a little embarrassed, he just talked happily.  The words were a bit fierce. According to the division commander's ability, he should have noticed this problem a long time ago. What he just said was actually denying the division commander's overall idea about the second phase of the northern campaign.

    Tang Qiuli laughed and said, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about! I'm not that fragile yet. When my subordinates raise different opinions, they get furious. Yu He, look" He walked towards the large military display on the wall.  map.

    "As far as the current Mokpo battlefield is concerned, Ma Chaoyang has concentrated four brigades from the Southeast Mobile Corps and three brigades from the Marine Corps. Seven brigades total more than 100,000 troops. This is equivalent to the strength of the Japanese army gathered in the area, and the Japanese army  It is also necessary to defend Busan, Gwangju and other places. The number of troops used in the direction of Mokpo will not exceed 50,000 to 60,000. Even if the number of troops continues to increase, the Japanese strength in Mokpo will not exceed 80,000. We have absolute certainty.  With air superiority and artillery support from naval warships, do you think Ma Chaoyang is incapable of capturing Mokpo?¡±

    Zhao Yuhe walked along.  With a flash of thought, Tang Qiuli continued: "Therefore, we can judge that Ma Chaoyang's delay in taking Mopu has his own plan. The purpose is to attract the main force of the Japanese army concentrated at the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula.  On the Mokpo front line, through superior sea and air firepower, a large number of Japanese troops were killed and the defensive strength of the Japanese troops on the Busan and Gwangju front lines was reduced to a minimum. "

    "Yuhe, don't forget that the troops of the Southeast Mobile Corps attacking Kunshan are three brigades with more than 50,000 troops. Now, there has been no fierce battle at the port of Kunshan. The troops have landed and are quickly heading south. Ma Chaoyang's goal  , to seize Busan, Gwangju and other places to cut off the Japanese army's retreat route to the mainland, and to block possible reinforcements from the Japanese mainland. Ma Chaoyang has a big appetite and wants to gather and annihilate the main force of the Japanese and Korean garrison forces in Mokpo  First line!¡±

    "Therefore, the Battle of Mokpo cannot be ended in a short time, and we will not limit the time. This is what you are worried about, but don't forget that the troops of the Southeast Mobile Corps attacking Incheon are nearly 70,000 in four brigades.  After clearing out the Japanese troops from Incheon to the northeastern border, the troops of these four brigades can focus on the North Manchuria area. Therefore, the time to launch the campaign to regain the Northeast will not be delayed because of the Battle of Mokpo.  Determined and affected!¡±

    Zhao Yuhe was obviously not completely convinced by Tang Qiuli's words. He remembered that the division commander had just said, "The best time to launch the campaign to recapture the Northeast is after the end of the Korean Peninsula Campaign!" Isn't that the division commander talking to himself?  contradiction?  Zhao Yuhe expressed his confusion without any secret.

    This time, Tang Qiuli's answer was very simple. He said: "The battlefield situation is changing rapidly. The so-called best time is not absolute. If the main force of the Kwantung Army in western Liaoning and western Manchuria decides to retreat to the hinterland of Northeast China,  , then, the campaign to regain the Northeast will be launched immediately, and the main force of the Kwantung Army must not be allowed to retreat to the hinterland of the Northeast. At this time, whether the Korean Peninsula Campaign ends will not become an important factor! "

    Tang Qiuli felt that it was necessary to have a clear analysis with his chief of staff of the overall layout of the northern campaign and any changes that may occur at any time, so as to avoid having too many doubts in his mind during execution.

    At this point, Zhao YuheHe said cheerfully, "Division Commander, I understand that if a full-scale campaign to regain the Northeast is launched, it would be best after the campaign on the Korean Peninsula ends. The Southeast Mobile Corps can be used as the largest campaign corps and be deployed on the battlefield.  , no matter which direction you press, it will completely change the situation of the battle. The best is not necessary!¡±

    Tang Qiuli laughed again and said: "By drawing inferences from one example, Yuhe can teach you. He ordered Han Tie to leave three brigades of troops after occupying Gaizhou and Andong, and not to attack Fengtian for the time being. The other three  The brigade troops immediately turned east, entered the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, and joined forces with the Southeast Mobile Corps to quickly deal with the Japanese troops north of Incheon! We should also give Ma Chaoyang some time!"

    On the evening of June 24, the Marine Corps captured the important towns of Gaizhou and Andong in the Liaodong Peninsula respectively. At this point, all the Liaodong Peninsula areas had been recovered. The battles between Gaizhou and Andong went very smoothly. The Japanese troops defending the two places  The garrison had less than one regiment and was a second-rate transport force with very low combat effectiveness. The Korean Railway troops conquered Gaizhou and Andong in less than three hours with extremely small casualties.  .

    Starting from June 20, the Marine Corps, with more than 100,000 troops, set out from the Shandong Peninsula to annihilate the two main divisions of the Kwantung Army's Seventh Army at the battle of Lushunkou, and to annihilate the two main divisions of the Seventh Army of the Kwantung Army at the Battle of Zhuanghe in Bayuquan.  Most of the divisions of the Seventh Army of the Kwantung Army and more than 80,000 Manchurian volunteers. After two battles, there were very few Japanese troops left in the Liaodong Peninsula. Therefore, only in the subsequent battles to capture Gaizhou and Anton  It will be so easy.

    In just four days, the Marine Corps swept across the Liaodong Peninsula and wiped out more than 50,000 enemy regular troops and more than 80,000 Manchurian volunteers. The progress was so fast and the concentrated annihilation of the enemy achieved huge results.  Tang Qiuli was surprised.

    After thinking deeply, Tang Qiuli believed that there were several reasons why the Liaodong Peninsula campaign went so smoothly. First, the Kwantung Army Commander-in-Chief Nanjiro's mistake was to concentrate the main forces of the Seventh Army at Lushunkou.  The first line creates opportunities for the Marine Corps to concentrate on annihilation. Second, the second line of defense built by the Seventh Army of the Kwantung Army, namely the Bayuquan to Zhuanghe line of defense, also combines the remaining units of the Seventh Army and the American Volunteers.  The entire team was invested here, which also created an opportunity for Han Railway's troops to concentrate on annihilation.

    After summarizing, Tang Qiuli believed that the reason why the Kwantung Army troops in the Liaodong Peninsula were destroyed so quickly was because of the mistakes made in the tactics and campaign deployment of the Kwantung Army headquarters. First of all, they should not stick to the line of Lushunkou. Secondly, the remaining forces would be concentrated.  In the wild, trying to use the Qianshan Mountains to block the advancement of the Marine Corps.

    With the loss of air supremacy, defending against enemies in the wild without solid fortifications and being killed by powerful ground and air firepower is a doomed outcome. If the Kwantung Army's Seventh Army does not defend Lushunkou, but relies on important positions in various parts of the Liaodong Peninsula  If they launch successive attacks on cities and towns and fight a large-scale town defense battle, the casualty price paid by the Korean Marine Corps will be staggering, and the speed of advancement will inevitably be severely delayed, and the fighting will not be successful.  As easy as it is now.

    If after the Battle of Lushunkou, the Kwantung Army Headquarters could learn a lesson and not deploy a field blocker line from Bayuquan to Zhuanghe, the remaining Japanese troops, plus more than 80,000 suicide bombers, relying on town-by-town defense would be enough for Korea.  The iron has been chewing for a while, and the damage to the towns will be huge. Now, the main towns in the Liaodong Peninsula have returned to the hands of the independent division troops almost intact. This can be regarded as the biggest gift to Tang Qiuli!

    The successive missteps of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, puzzled Tang Qiuli, but after thinking about it carefully, he was relieved. In history, the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, although in the Japanese military circles,  Although he has high qualifications, his military talents are extremely mediocre. Nanjiro is not known for his military command skills, but for his political methods. He is a guy who has more political qualities than military qualities.

    During his tenure as the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, he used superb political skills to deprive the Kwantung Agency, the original Japanese colonial agency in Northeast China with a long history and deep roots, of its authority and place it under the leadership of the Kwantung Army.  He took control of the military and political power in the Northeast and became a veritable emperor of the Northeast.

    This person's political methods are also reflected in the strategy of suppressing the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces at that time. Nanjiro's overall strategy of "seven political points and three military points" caused heavy damage to the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance, and its military strength dropped from the initial level.  The population of more than 58,000 people dropped sharply to more than 16,000 people, which was at a low ebb.

    Because of this, even though there were many criticisms of Nanjiro's military command ability in Japan's domestic military circles, he still sat on the throne as the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army for a long time. Finally, with the words "to stabilize the situation in Manchuria"  , made outstanding contributions" and left office with dignity and returned to China.

      (To be continued)
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