The second time was the Battle of Xuzhou.
After capturing Shijiazhuang and conquering Shandong, the Japanese army intentionally stopped expanding the scale of the war against China.
It was the unauthorized actions of the North China Front Army and the East China Expeditionary Force that caused the main force of the Japanese invaders to be out of sync with the actions at the base camp.
During the September 18th Incident, the Japanese army mobilized insufficient forces in a short period of time and scattered them everywhere, giving Jiang Li every opportunity to defeat them.
In this battle of Xuzhou, the strength of the Japanese army was very impressive at first glance.
But in real terms, compared with the five or six million Central Army troops in the fifth theater, they don't have much advantage.
In addition, the Japanese army attacked cities and plundered territory all the way.
In just over half a year, they attacked Dabei, Hebei, and even Nanjing in Shandong Province in the Republic of China.
Coupled with the inability of the Central Army to fight, the Japanese army developed a contempt for the Central Army. heart.
Underestimated the resistance that might be encountered in the Battle of Xuzhou.
If we defeat Taierzhuang in one go and force Xuzhou, forget it.
But this time the Central Army fought extremely tenaciously.
Because this time the action of the main force of the Japanese army turned into an out-and-out military adventure.
The number of more than 200,000 Japanese troops is not that large, but the main force of the front army is out of touch with the more than 20,000 Japanese troops who launched the Taierzhuang battle.
In the final analysis, the base camp was not fully prepared.
To support a battle of hundreds of thousands of troops, all the food and ammunition consumed were not fully prepared, which delayed the main offensive of the Japanese army, causing the main Japanese reinforcements to be blocked from the periphery and unable to rescue Sakamoto, who was surrounded near Taierzhuang.
Setani detachment.
Logistical problems, coupled with the bombing by the Northwest Air Force, directly caused the Setani detachment to abandon more than a dozen tanks and armored vehicles.
Due to lack of fuel, quite a few cars are no longer able to function as before.
The heavy artillery was also self-destructed and abandoned on the battlefield, along with some of the cars.
The reason why the Setani Detachment, the Sakamoto Detachment, and the Taierzhuang Expeditionary Force were able to be surrounded and annihilated in such a short period of time was ultimately because they did not have enough ammunition.
Otherwise, with the desperate resistance of nearly 20,000 Japanese troops, it would have been absolutely impossible in a short period of time.
Can't chew it off.
Even if the opponent is barely surrounded and annihilated, the death ratio between the two sides will never be nearly 2:1 now.
You must know that in the later stage, the Setani detachment was surrounded and annihilated, and most of the Sakamoto detachment's operations were based on using more troops to defeat fewer troops, and the opponent almost ran out of ammunition and reinforcements, so that the casualty ratio was brought back.
Before encircling and annihilating these two groups, the ratio between the two sides had always been maintained at more than four to one.
After the Northwest Army announced its entry into the fifth theater early in the morning, Terauchi Touichi made certain arrangements to prevent the front army from suffering a huge blow, but several detachments near Taierzhuang were not so lucky.
All in all, strategic mistakes will have serious consequences.
This can be seen from the losses directly caused by the two spontaneous actions of the Japanese army.
As for some of the protagonists described in later movies, they behaved independently in the military, disobeying orders at every turn, and beating those above them.
However, in reality, such generals are often killed by enemy troops or shot by their superiors on the battlefield.
"The losses of the Japanese army this time are not small, and the casualties of the North China Front are not small this time.
It is really an opportunity for us."
Zhao Tieshu said with some pity, "But we got an advantage over that guy Zhang Zhibang, and we took advantage of it again this time."
"Things are not that simple.
It is true that the North China Front suffered heavy losses this time, but the situation may not be as optimistic as expected.
The war potential of the Japanese army is not something we can compete with now.
Even if we win one or two battles, the overall disadvantage will still be It cannot be changed.
The original long-term war policy cannot be changed at will.
At present, defense is still the main focus."
From a military perspective, Zhao Tieshu cannot be said to be wrong, but Jiang Li needs to consider everything.
After several battles, the fallen soldiers need to be replenished, and replenishment is one aspect.
Another more important reason is that with the expansion of the Japanese occupation area, the fall of Shandong, Hebei, most of Shanxi, Jiangsu, and part of Anwei, a large number of refugees poured into the area controlled by the Northwest Army.
At this time, the central government, which had moved to Wuhan, was simply unable to take care of these ordinary people.
Although certain measures have been taken, most of them have an attitude of letting the Japanese army fend for themselves in response to the rapid attack.
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At this time, the number of refugees pouring into Henan from all directions reached millions.
If we include those who fled across the river from Shanxi to Shaanxi, this number will only gradually increase as the Japanese army advances step by step.
If these people are allowed to fend for themselves, how unfair it would be to the civilians in this troubled world.
The significance of a regime's long-term existence does not lie in how powerful it is militarily or how good its reputation is outside, but in its ability to Do you always put the safety of the people under your control first?
The pressure to rescue these millions of refugees is not as great as it is for the northwest at this time.
After all, the main grain-producing areas have now become war zones.
In the northwest, the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has begun in the past two years.
In terms of promotion, self-sufficiency is not a big problem, but raising an army of millions to meet war consumption while also providing food rations for hundreds or even tens of millions of war refugees is no more difficult than conducting a Battle of Xuzhou. lower.
This is why Jiang Li decided to continue on the defensive.
In addition, through the current situation, Jiang Li's original idea of pushing the Japanese army southward has become further strengthened.
The industrial scale that gradually emerged in the northwest, as well as its rapid growth in the war, gradually improved its ability to cope with the Anti-Japanese War.
Even the output of strategic materials such as steel and oil will increase to a level that is enough to compete with the Japanese army within a few years. .
Jiang Li was worried that the rapidly rising Northwest Army would pose too great a threat to the Japanese army, resulting in the Japanese army not going south as it had in history.
As for the Northwest Army, the will of the whole country to fight cannot be suppressed by Jiang Li alone.
The situation is irreversible, but these victims have given Jiang Li some inspiration.
After all, the resources in the northwest are limited.
If more of these resources are used to resettle victims, then relatively fewer resources will be used on the battlefield.
The resources required to rescue hundreds or even tens of millions of victims every year are astronomical.
At this time, the labor force in the northwest was still too scarce.
Of course, the northwest is not yet capable of rescuing these refugees free of charge at this time.
Jiang Li's intention is to follow the old routine of immigrants from the northwest who settled in the border area and provide relief with work.
Utilize this labor force, which was extremely cheap during the war, to push the infrastructure in the northwest, along the coast to Henan, and even to Shanxi to a higher level.
The military-industrial situation will take time, but relatively speaking, the construction period of some light industries is shorter.
Henan supports 500,000 to 600,000 Central Plains Field Corps operations, and the supplies consumed every month are astronomical figures.
Military uniforms, military shoes, military knives, and some simple mechanical parts can also be obtained from some nearby hardware factories in Henan.
It is relatively more convenient than transporting them from the northwest.
Opening some small and medium-sized light factories in Henan can also be stable.
The situation in Henan.
Henan's molybdenum ores, aluminum ores, and some small and medium-sized mineral deposits also need to be mined.
In short, things that seemed inoperable before now have some opportunities.
If part of the resources in the northwest can be transferred to refugees, these refugees can be transformed into infrastructure construction in the northwest and Henan.
Lay a solid foundation for the take-off of subsequent industries.
At the same time, it can be exchanged for the Japanese troops going south, which is relatively worthwhile.
After all, if all the Japanese military power were poured into the land of the Republic of China, the losses to the Republic of China would undoubtedly be greater.
Moreover, after missing the precious opportunity of World War II, it would not be so easy for the Republic of China to extend its influence as far as possible to Southeast Asia.
The red leaders in the northwest have begun to gradually rectify the politics of the northwest, and have begun to gradually cut off some redundant feudal bureaucracies in the northwest.
In fact, everyone who rises in the chaos has merit.
At least the politics in the northwest have begun to look clear now.
After all, most people in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China were hardworking and hardworking.
"Outside of the line, our Central Army fought bloody battles.
Later, with the cooperation of the Northwest Army, they completely annihilated more than 20,000 Taierzhuang invaders and won a great victory in Taierzhuang."
"Celebrating the great victory in Taierzhuang" "Celebrating the Lunan Victory" At this time, firecrackers were going off all night in the city of Xuzhou, and the news of Taierzhuang's victory spread to the three towns of Wuhan.
The center, which had been shrouded in the dark clouds of the Japanese army, felt proud at this time.
Almost every house in the three towns of Wuhan was flying the national flag.
The Great Victory of Taierzhuang is hung at every street corner, laying the foundation for our army's second phase of the War of Resistance.
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Celebration, with red cloth and black banners celebrating various major victories.
All government agencies and offices have national flags and white cloths printed with information about Xircom at their entrances.
All newspapers published newspapers about the victory of the war.
All party and government agencies, anti-war and national salvation groups, and factories sent trucks equipped with loudspeakers to lead military bands and singing teams around every street in the city.
At around six o'clock in the evening, the party held at the Zhongshan Park Stadium pushed the atmosphere to a high point.
The torch parade, attended by more than 50,000 people, stretched for more than ten miles, and the entire three towns of Wuhan seemed to be boiling.
At this time, similar celebrations were held in Guangzhou, Changsha, Chongqing and other places.
"The international audience will also be moved by the spirit of our army's arduous war of resistance, and it will also help us restrain the enemy."
After the large-scale celebration ceremony, Chairman Chiang made this speech at the meeting.
Out of optimism for the Xuzhou War Zone, after the Taierzhuang Battle ended, Chairman Chiang ordered the Fifth War Zone to unite and forge ahead, increase the pursuit of the Japanese army, and strive to annihilate as many enemies as possible in southern Shandong and expand the results of the war.
During the battle in Taierzhuang, various Central Army units in southern Shandong also harassed the Japanese troops to a considerable extent.
The 29th Division of the 55th Army blew up many parts of the Dawenkou Railway and derailed Japanese trains.
The 81st Division attacked Dawun again at night.
At the airport, eight Japanese enemy planes were blown up.
Later, they attacked Yanzhou at night and wiped out part of the Japanese army.
Such operations of varying scales totaled hundreds of times, which not only caused considerable casualties to the Japanese army, but also greatly harassed the Japanese army's logistics.
In view of all aspects of intelligence, the Wuhan government believes that it is quite feasible to regain Zaozhuang and Linyi even if the Japanese army's logistics are greatly troubled.
At this time, a unit of the Northwest Army was already rushing toward Yixian and Zaozhuang.
With the Northwest Army taking the lead, the Central Army in the Fifth War Zone can relatively dispatch more troops to the direction of Linyi.
Victory often goes to some people's heads.
Previously, they relied on their relatively superior forces to fight defensively and counterattacked, which was pretty good.
The logistics of the Japanese army were also seriously affected.
At this time, the Japanese army shrank its defense line and the main force of the front army was making new arrangements.
However, the Japanese army started a defensive war based on its own positions, even the 20th Army Corps, which was relatively well-equipped in the Central Army.
The main force also suffered a bloody blow in Linyi.
Moreover, Tang Enbo always avoided attacking difficult situations.
After the initial setback, he reported the situation in Linyi to Li Zongren and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Army, as well as other units participating in the Taierzhuang Battle and the Lunan Battle, suffered considerable losses.
While waiting for news from the Northwest Army, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi also sent a message to the headquarters after some consideration.
According to the report, it is recommended to avoid attacking fortified positions.
The army line of the fifth theater is too long, weak everywhere, lacks heavy weapons, and does not have the ability to attack fortified positions.
It was planned to deploy only a small number of surveillance troops on the encirclement front, and assemble the main forces in locations that are convenient for maneuver.
While destroying traffic behind enemy lines, small units were used as guerrillas to lure the Japanese troops into a decisive battle outside their positions.
"I didn't expect that the position held by the Japanese army was so strong.
When the German weapons division led by Director Zhang surrounded and attacked thousands of Japanese troops in Shanghai, they failed to capture the Japanese position.
I should have learned a lesson.
This time It is really shameful to make the same mistake and cause unnecessary disaster to nearly a thousand soldiers.”
When Li Zongren received the battle report from Linyi, he couldn't help but sigh.
In fact, the gap between the two armies during the Anti-Japanese War was wider than some people imagined.
In all large-scale battles, the Japanese army was basically the attacker.
As the defender, the Chinese army relied on its own positions and suffered several times the losses of the Japanese army, but it could only retreat with hatred.
It does not mean that the Republic of China's army will be able to defeat a certain number of Japanese troops if it is really several times the enemy's army.
For example, let's attack the positions held by the Japanese army.
The disparity between the two sides will only widen.
The losses will only become more severe.
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This is also the reason why Jiang Li opposed some optimists in the Northwest Army.
Even the Northwest Army, unless it has a considerable advantage, still has a slight chance of winning when attacking the Japanese positions, but the loss is not something the Northwest Army can accept at this time.
"If you don't give it a try, how can you know the depth of the Japanese army?
Linyi cannot be attacked now.
Now it depends on how the Northwest Army is fighting in the direction of Yixian and Zaozhuang.
The Northwest Army has mobilized only a part of the Sichuan Army this time.
In addition, they are all direct descendants of the Northwest Army headquarters, and their combat power is considerable.
If there is a breakthrough on the Northwest Army's side, we will Relying on their superiority in military strength, we can further expand our results," Bai Chongxi said, "But speaking of it, we always follow the Northwest Army to pick holes, but this time the propaganda about the Taierzhuang Battle has pulled the Northwest Army aside.
I don’t know what Jiang Li thinks.
It’s hard to say whether he will continue to be a gunman for us.”
"I have only met Jiang Li once in Luoyang.
Since the last military meeting in Luoyang, I have analyzed this person.
Based on his past deeds, his desire to resist the war is quite sincere, and he is not like Wuhan.
Some people maliciously speculate that, I think, as long as.
If there is an opportunity, the Northwest Army will take advantage of it and tear off a piece of flesh from the Japanese army."
Speaking of this, Li Zongren smiled.
In terms of military, he may not be as good as Bai Chongxi, but in these years of presiding over the Guangxi clique, he has always served as a leader.
Li Zongren is the leader, so he naturally has his own merits.
At least in terms of employing people and grasping the overall situation, Li Zongren is better than Bai Chongxi
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