Age of Conquest Reborn

Major General Ma Chaoyang, the commander of the troops attacking the Korean Peninsula and the commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps, sent a telegram about the adjusted Mokpo battle plan. This made Tang Qiuli, the commander of the independent division who commanded the overall situation, very embarrassed. On the one hand, it violated his own plan.

The overall idea of ​​the northern campaign, on the other hand, is very tempting. It can consume all the potential forces of Japan on the Mokpo battlefield, which will have great benefits for future attacks on Japan.

It was precisely based on this that Tang Qiuli did not rush to deny Ma Chaoyang's new plan for the Mopu Battle. He was thinking and weighing over and over again, so much so that Liu Xinlan didn't even see the hot tea that Liu Xinlan handed to her, and there was a knock on the door.

As soon as he heard the sound, he saw the charming Liu Xinlan, holding a cup of hot tea with a smile, her eyes full of concern, "Have a cup of tea, relax, don't be exhausted!" Liu Xinlan said softly.

Tang Qiuli looked at his fiancée's pink face with admiration, took the hot tea, and winked at her. Liu Xinlan understood and went to open the door. Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe came in, holding a telegram in his hand, and nodded to Liu Xinlan with a smile.

, and then said: "Division Commander, I just received a telegram from Commander-in-Chief Tang of the Cross-Sea Campaign Command, regarding the previous opinions of Commander Ma Chaoyang of the Southeast Mobile Corps on adjusting the Mokpo campaign plan!"

"Oh!" The light in Tang Qiuli's eyes flashed. He really wanted to see Brother Qiuquan's opinion. He also needed to open up his own thinking from other aspects. He took the telegram and stood there without sitting down.

After reading the telegram, he did not speak but continued to meditate. Liu Xinlan exited the room obediently and closed the door tightly. This girl knew the rules. The division commander and the chief of staff were together. They had to study major battle matters and it was not convenient for her to be there.

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"Have you read the telegrams from Yu He, Ma Chaoyang and Commander Tang? What is your opinion?" Tang Qiuli raised his head and stared at Zhao Yuhe with bright eyes.

Obviously, Zhao Yuhe was well prepared. As the chief of staff, he had to give his opinion on the overall plan for the northern campaign. He said without hesitation: "It's just Commander Ma's new Mokpo battle plan. It's dangerous.

There are too many uncertainties and unknown factors, and it is not safe enough. However, Commander Tang’s subsequent telegram made up for these shortcomings, so my opinion is that this plan is feasible!”

"What's the reason?" Tang Qiuli's eyes twitched and he asked calmly.

Zhao Yuhe answered calmly after careful consideration: "The reason is as follows. Previously, the division commander could not quickly end the war on the Korean Peninsula for the Southeast Mobile Corps. He has been mentally prepared. To be more precise, our troops on the Mokpo battlefield, you

I don’t expect the North

As mentioned above, Commander Ma's new battle plan has two advantages. The more Japanese domestic troops are invested in the battlefield on the Korean Peninsula, the troops invested in the Northeast battlefield will be correspondingly reduced, which is equivalent to supporting

The upcoming campaign to recapture the Northeast!"

"Secondly, I was attracted by Commander Ma's bold idea, which was to use the Mokpo battlefield and the Japanese army's psychology of never wanting to lose the Korean Peninsula. Under the cover of absolutely superior sea and air firepower, we fought repeatedly with the Japanese army. After the battle,

, consuming a large amount of the Japanese army's effective forces, and further attracting reinforcements from the Japanese mainland, which is equivalent to consuming Japan's domestic war potential in advance. If all the Japanese troops are wiped out on the battlefields outside the Japanese mainland, those islands, Japan

What do people use to defend themselves?"

After saying this, Zhao Yuhe smiled and continued: "Commander Ma Chaoyang, it is precisely because of this that he came up with this battle plan, risky, but bold and novel. My personal opinion is that the twentieth

If the Ninth Corps goes north and joins the battlefield on the Korean Peninsula, you, division commander, can approve this plan!"

Tang Qiuli smiled bitterly and said: "Yuhe, I was almost moved by you, but have you ever considered that on the northern battlefield, in addition to the Japanese and Korean garrison troops on the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese Kwantung Army in the northeast, there are also

There is the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force in the Far East, with more than 500,000 troops. Once the directly affiliated corps begins a joint attack on the Kwantung Army's border garrison, Zai Ren will definitely be alarmed!"

"Zai Ren will realize immediately that we are going to cut off his retreat. At that time, Zai Ren will retreat at all costs. Even if it is possible to wipe out most of Deputy Division Commander Liu's East Point troops, as long as Zai Ren brings ten

With 10,000 troops withdrawing into the Northeast, what role does our plan of using three corps to contain the main force of the Kwantung Army outside the Northeast hinterland have? A large-scale battlefield will inevitably be in the Northeast hinterland. This goes against my plan.

The basic principle of the campaign is not to fight a big war in Northeast China!"

"On the other hand, if we attack the Japanese mainland in the future and the battlefield is within Japan, I will have no worries no matter how we fight. From this aspect, Ma Chaoyang attracted Japanese troops to come to the rescue and consumed them on the Mokpo battlefield.

The idea has lost its proper meaning!”

Tang Qiuli's rhetorical question pointed directly at the weaknesses of Ma Chaoyang's battle plan. In fact, at this time, Tang Qiuli was already inclined to deny Ma Chaoyang's new Mopu battle plan. However, he still had to go deeper with Zhao Yu.

And, weigh the pros and cons.

Zhao Yuhe gave a sly smile, which was obviously a rhetorical question to the division commander. He had already prepared for it, "Commander, I have also considered this issue after seeing the telegram. The Japanese army in the Far East is a heavily armed group. Once desperate,

What should we do if we withdraw into the Northeast? As you analyzed, Deputy Commander Liu’s East Point troops cannot completely annihilate them in the Far East!"

Tang Qiuli felt that there was something in Zhao Yuhe's words, so he raised his eyebrows and said, "Yuhe, why do you agree with Ma Chaoyang's new battle plan!"

Zhao Yuhe replied with a smile: "Commander, to be honest, your thinking has fallen into a misunderstanding regarding the overall idea of ​​the northern campaign!"

"Hahaha!" Tang Qiuli laughed and said, "It's quite new! Yuhe has seen what's wrong with me and is willing to hear the details!"

Zhao Yuhe knew the temper of the division commander and was not a paranoid person. He was very happy for his subordinates to put forward different opinions, so he said firmly: "Commander, the core part of your plan for the northern campaign is the battle to regain the Northeast. The battlefield will be outside the hinterland of the Northeast.

, Therefore, you are very worried about the uncertain factor of Japan’s Far East Expedition Force!”

"As far as the battlefield situation in front of us is concerned, leaving aside the battlefield on the Korean Peninsula, in the Northeast battlefield alone, the main force of the Kwantung Army was contained in western Liaoning, Western Manchuria, and the northwest border of Northeast China. It achieved the purpose you expected. The rest

, this is the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force!"

"Yes, I am just worried that if Zai Ren desperately retreats south and enters the Northeast, many major battles will be fought in the hinterland of Northeast!" Tang Qiuli did not shy away from his worries.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Yuhe continued: "Commander, this is your misunderstanding. The Directly Affiliated Corps is what you use to deal with the Kwantung Army Border Guards and the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force. The Directly Affiliated Corps has fourteen brigades under its jurisdiction.

There are more than 270,000 troops, and the Kwantung Army’s border garrison has only about 100,000 troops, scattered along a border line that is hundreds of kilometers long!”

"The Outer Mongolia Field Corps that is confronting it also has a strength of more than 230,000. Taken together, we have nearly 500,000 troops, which are used to deal with the Kwantung Army's border garrison of more than 100,000 troops. This is in line with your usual practice.

It is required that superior forces must be concentrated in every battle, but using nearly 500,000 troops to deal with the Kwantung Army's more than 100,000 troops, don't you think you think too highly of them? To put it bluntly, your thinking has fallen into a blind spot.

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Zhao Yuhe's words were intertwined and somewhat sharp. Tang Qiuli was stunned for a moment, and then his heart moved. His mind seemed to have opened a crack, and new things poured in. However, he did not express his position in a hurry, and just expressed his appreciation.

He looked at his chief of staff to encourage him and continued.

Zhao Yuhe also felt that what he just said was too direct, as if he was blaming the teacher. He stopped talking awkwardly and just met the teacher's eyes. There was no blame or anger, and he was not challenged on his authority.

Anger, some are just appreciation and encouragement.

Zhao Yuhe became bolder. What he said just now made his mouth dry. When he saw a cup of tea on the table, he picked it up and drank it in one gulp. "Sir, I'll tell you the truth!"

He put down the tea cup and said. Tang Qiuli smiled slightly and nodded.

Zhao Yuhe continued: "In fact, it is very simple. The directly affiliated corps only needs to use four brigades, with a strength of about 80,000 people, to attack front and back with the Outer Mongolia Field Corps and annihilate the Kwantung Army border garrison in the existing area. In addition,

ten brigade ten

A force of 90,000 people can completely attack the Kwantung Army's border garrison at the beginning. They can directly penetrate into the Heilongjiang area in northern Manchuria, march at the fastest speed, and block all the channels for the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force to withdraw into the Northeast!

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"And it is not difficult to do this. In the North Manchuria area, the Kwantung Army's garrison strength is empty. According to the intelligence office, the key points in the North Manchuria area are guarded by the Kwantung Army's second-rate garrison troops, supplemented by a large number of Manchukuo troops.

Army, I have nearly 200,000 troops. There are a large number of combat aircraft in the sky and a large number of tanks on the ground. They are crushing them all the way and will not affect the marching speed of the troops at all!"

"Also, Deputy Commander Liu's East Point troops can be ordered to launch a full-line offensive on the battlefield of the Breya Mountains. If Zain is unable to reduce the troops on the front, he will be unable to move in the Far East battlefield and will be directly under the main force of the corps.

Seizing all key points in Northern Manchuria is another joint attack campaign!"

"The battlefield is on the border of North Manchuria and even the Far East. It does not violate your principles. As for what you just said, if the battlefield is on the Japanese mainland, there will not be so many restrictions. What I want to say is that if the battlefield is on the Japanese mainland, there will be no

But if we can resist our troops, then we still need to fight one war after another. Commander Ma Chaoyang proposed on the Mokpo battlefield that the significance of consuming the Japanese army's effective strength lies in this!"

(To be continued)