Age of Conquest Reborn

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. As far as the current war situation on the Korean Peninsula is concerned, there is no doubt that our army will fully occupy it. It only depends on the length of time!"

"However, because of this, I doubt that the Battle of Mokpo is going on fiercely. The Japanese resistance is very tenacious, and the Japanese troops gathered at the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula are doing their 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 is not over in more than ten days 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 commander, a clear timetable be given to the Southeast Mobile Corps to end the war on the Korean Peninsula within a time limit and send troops to the front line in North Manchuria. Otherwise, if the Japanese troops in western Liaoning, Western Manchuria and even the Far East are deployed, the deployment will occur.

If there are changes, we will be passive! This is just my personal opinion for teachers’ 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.

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Zhao Yuhe was a little embarrassed. He just spoke happily. His words were a bit fierce. According to the ability of the division commander, he should have noticed this problem a long time ago. What he just said was actually denying the division commander's remarks about the Northern Campaign.

The overall idea of ​​the second stage.

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

We also need to defend Busan, Gwangju and other places, and use them in wood

The strength of the Japanese troops in Mokpo will not exceed 50,000 to 60,000. Even if the number of troops continues to increase, the strength of the Japanese army in Mokpo will not exceed 80,000. We have absolute air supremacy and artillery support from naval warships. What do you think?

Doesn’t Ma Chaoyang have the ability to capture Mokpo?”

Zhao Yuhe walked along with the light of thought flashing, and Tang Qiuli continued: "Therefore, we can judge that Ma Chaoyang's delay in taking Mopu has his own plan, and the purpose is to concentrate on the Korean Peninsula.

The main force of the Japanese army in the southernmost part was attracted to the Mokpo line. Through the superior sea and air firepower, a large number of Japanese troops were killed and effective, so that the defensive strength of the Japanese army in Busan and Gwangju 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

, is Lian

Taking Busan, Gwangju and other places to cut off the Japanese army's retreat to the mainland, and in order 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 at Mokpo!"

"Therefore, the Battle of Mokpo cannot be ended in a short time, and we do 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.

decision, and be 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 regain the Northeast is after the end of the Korean Peninsula Campaign!" Isn't that the division commander talking to himself?

Conflict? Zhao Yuhe expressed his confusion without any concealment.

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 is over will become an unimportant factor!"

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

At this point, Zhao Yuhe suddenly understood, "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 is over. The Southeast Mobile Corps can be invested as the largest campaign corps.

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, Yu He can teach you. He ordered Han Tie to occupy Gaizhou and Anton. After that, he left three brigades of troops behind and refrained from attacking Fengtian for the time being. The other three

The brigade troops immediately turned east and entered the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. Together with the Southeast Mobile Corps troops, they quickly eliminated 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.

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Starting from June 20, the Marine Corps set out from the Shandong Peninsula with more than 100,000 troops to completely annihilate the two main divisions of the Kwantung Army's Seventh Army in the battle of Lushunkou, and in the battle of Zhuanghe in Bayuquan, they completely annihilated

Kwantung Army

Most of the divisions of the Seventh Army and more than 80,000 Manchu volunteers. After two battles, there were very few Japanese troops left in the Liaodong Peninsula. Therefore, this was the case in the subsequent battles to capture Gaizhou and Anton.

of ease.

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 results of the concentrated annihilation of the enemy were huge.

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.

On the front line, let the Marine Corps concentrate on annihilation.

, created an opportunity. Secondly, the second line of defense built by the Seventh Army of the Kwantung Army, that is, the Bayuquan to Zhuanghe defense line, also invested all the remaining troops of the Seventh Army and the American Volunteer Team here, and also provided South Korea with

The iron troops concentrated on annihilation and created opportunities.

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.

When losing air superiority, 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 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 South 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 commanding ability, but for his political methods. He is a guy who has more politician 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 deep roots and a long history, 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 were also reflected in the strategy of suppressing the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces at that time. Nanjiro's overall strategy of "seven points political, three points military" 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 has dropped sharply to more than 16,000, which is a period of 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 of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army for a long time. In the end, he took "in order to stabilize the situation in Manchuria"

, made outstanding contributions", and left office with dignity and returned to China.

(To be continued)