But since the Battle of Shanxi, their strength has developed rapidly. In the subsequent Battle of North China, their strength once again expanded to two to three times its original size.
At the end of the North China Campaign last year, they had a large-scale armed conflict with the Kuomintang¡¯s Shanxi-Sui Army.
The result was that they dispatched an army of less than 100,000 people on the front and defeated the Jinsui Army in just a few days.
In the end, the leader of the Kuomintang came forward to mediate, and the matter was resolved. "
Having said this, Yoshijiro Xiangzu added: "By the way, in this armed conflict, these three regiments were the main force of the Eighth Route Army."
"Really? Those are all very powerful opponents? I want to know, what is the combat effectiveness of the Jinsui Army?"
Guderian asked at this time.
He needs to know the level of the opponents that the three opposing regiments can defeat easily, so that he can judge the combat effectiveness of the enemy on the opposite side.
Hearing these words, Xiangzu Meijiro couldn't help laughing, and then said: "Their combat power, there are some capable troops, but they were exhausted in the previous battle with us.
Most of the remaining troops are a ragtag group of people with little combat effectiveness at all. "
After finishing speaking, he continued: "However, don't underestimate their combat effectiveness just because their opponents are relatively weak.
In the previous Battle of North China, their three regiments with a strength of more than 30,000 people withstood the continuous fierce attacks of three reorganized divisions of our Kwantung Army, and their fighting will was terrifying. "
Guderian nodded slightly and said: "In short, the opponents we encountered are all stronger opponents, right?"
"Yes, if you want to fight those opponents who are not strong enough, you can go to the battlefield in southern China. The national army there is very poor in combat effectiveness. I think you will lead the troops to break through to the direction of Maginot there. The exhilarating feeling of defeating hundreds of thousands of French troops.¡±
Guderian chuckled and said: "No, the French and British were running too fast, and my armored forces couldn't catch up."
Just as he said this, Sakonzhi brought the chat between the two to the main topic.
He tapped the map hanging on the wooden board with the commander in his hand and said: "The current situation is how we break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line on the opposite side and how to deal with the enemy's troop deployment at this time.
The enemy's current situation actually has a variety of attack options. They can even choose to besiege Jinzhou City.
Our army in Jinzhou City only has more than 30,000 people. Although we have a solid defense line, there is still a certain risk of being breached by the enemy. "
Guderian stood up at this time, walked to the front of the map and said: "First of all, the first point is that it is impossible for the enemy to attack Jinzhou City.
We have very solid defenses on the periphery of this city. Even if the enemy's troops surrounding Jinzhou City are armored troops, they will not be able to break through Jinzhou City's defenses in a short period of time.
Secondly, although the enemy's troops successfully detoured back to the rear of our army.
But they must not have carried large artillery, because on the road they were traveling on, large-caliber artillery could not be transported, and even carriages found it difficult to move.
Many of the enemy¡¯s weapons and equipment were transported by the air forces of the following Fourth Army.
And they may not be able to airdrop large-caliber artillery.
In the end, what we need to worry about is how to break through the enemy's blockade and preserve the main force. "
¡°As he said this, he actually already had a rough idea of ????the battle in his mind.
Their main task this time is not to break through the Tashan defense line on the opposite side, it is just a means to achieve their goal.
What they really want to do is to preserve these main forces so that they can safely retreat to the Northeast.
To achieve this, their means are not limited to breaking through the Tashan defense line.
They can choose to take a circuitous route into the mountains on the flanks. Although some roads will be spared and large weapons and equipment and armored divisions will not be able to pass, it can still ensure that the troops can leave safely.
Guderian continued: "Our ultimate goal is actually to preserve the current elite armed forces.
In addition to breaking through the Tashan defense line, we can also break out from the mountains on the flanks. The enemy has not yet deployed troops here. Part of our infantry force can march from here, discarding all unnecessary supplies and baggage.
Secondly, the seaside will also be a road for us to retreat.
Our aircraft carrier formation is not far from here. When the two aircraft carrier formations arrive, they will be able to cover our evacuation using transport ships.
Although the enemy has powerful air power, it lacks naval power. They cannot stop our retreat on the sea.
Our real mission is actually to wait for the arrival of the aircraft carrier formation, allowing us to gain air and sea supremacy, rather than rushing to break through the enemy's defense line.
However, the enemy on the opposite side is coming fiercely. If we don't attack them, they will try their best to attack us. Not only that, the enemy troops chasing us behind will also bite us like a pack of evil wolves. We, don't let us escape this area. "
Guderian analyzed calmly, and with his analysis, the situation on the entire battlefield seemed to become much clearer.
They have been fighting on the ground before, but they have ignored the power of the navy.
In fact, according to the original plan, naval support should have arrived two days ago.
However, the contradiction between the Japanese Navy and the Army is deep. Although this time they reluctantly passed a resolution, allowing the Navy to dispatch two aircraft carrier formations to support them.
But the two aircraft carrier formations actually wandered on the sea for two more days, dilly-dallying, and it would take until tomorrow night, or even the early morning of the day after tomorrow, to arrive here.
This is why, when everyone was thinking about solutions, they intentionally or unintentionally ignored the navy.
Although the Japanese Navy had tricked them many times, this time, Tojo Hideki himself had urged several times and made harsh words at the same time. If they could not reach the target area within two days, they would have to let the Navy Ministry Various high-ranking officials were sent to the military court.
In addition to Tojo Hideki¡¯s anger, the Emperor also personally issued an edict urging the two Japanese Navy aircraft carrier formations to march as soon as possible so as not to delay the Kwantung Army¡¯s ground operations.
Due to pressure from all aspects, the Japanese aircraft carrier formation, which was originally moving like a meander on the sea, began to sail towards the Bohai Bay at full speed.
The configuration of these two Japanese aircraft carrier formations is very luxurious. They are not only equipped with a large number of anti-aircraft weapons, but also equipped with more aircraft. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com