SFS Chapter 381: One table of food was prepared, and two tables of guests came
Chapter 381: One table of food was prepared, and two tables of guests came
Both sides mobilized their troops quickly, knowing full well the tense situation on the battle line.
On the one hand, Brother Biao sent an urgent telegram to Ding Wei, and on the other hand, he mobilized the main column to assemble in the southeast of Fengtian.
He considered many aspects before attacking the Fan Corps and the Guards Corps.
In terms of troop strength comparison, taking Jinzhou first will be beneficial to the entire war situation, as it means that no one of Fengtian's 30 troops can escape.
The key lies in whether troops will be sent to North China.
It was estimated that Mr. Fu was unwilling to get involved in the Northeast, and he would not send troops to support Jinzhou.
Then Ding Wei's attack on Jinzhou could serve as a shot in the arm to stimulate the battlefield in Northeast China.
Force the national army to go out of the city to provide support and annihilate them in the wild.
Brother Biao has always been considering fighting an annihilation war between Shen and Jin, letting the national army leave the city and fight in the wild.
But they never considered sending troops to North China.
"Prepare the car, Chief of Staff, bring your notebook, and come with me to Fuxin."
Ding Wei's front-line command post was in Fuxin, and all the troops at his disposal were already pressing towards the Liaoxi Corridor, including five independent columns plus two columns and three independent divisions of Jireliao, and Commander Zhong's 2th column as a reserve.
There was an anxious mood in the headquarters.
Various orders and battle reports were transmitted frequently.
The command also needs to pay attention to the offensive situation of each unit, the required ammunition, logistical supplies, and the condition of the wounded.
The North China troops were marching outside the Great Wall. The first to learn the news was the Jireliao Military Region, which immediately informed the two persons in charge outside the Great Wall.
The eastward-moving corps of North China's military forces is pressing towards Shanhaiguan. There are troops setting up blocking lines along the way, but the impact is limited.
Brother Biao brought the chief of staff to Fuxin and saw Ding Wei leisurely eating melon seeds.
"The battle on the front line has already begun. The Eastward Army Group from North China is pressing towards Jinzhou. This battle cannot be fought this way. We cooked one table of food, but two tables of guests came. Once the troops in Shenyang are dispatched and attack westward to cut off the logistics line, the situation will be unfavorable to our army."
Among the North China Corps, Shenyang Corps and Jinzhou Corps, the weakest is definitely the Jinzhou Corps.
Whether sending troops to Suiyuan and Rehe or besieging Shenyang, they are all strategies with high returns and low risks.
Only attacking Jinzhou, where Fan’s corps is located, would offer the highest benefits but also the greatest risks.
Jinzhou is located between North China and Northeast China, and is the link between the two places.
Once Jinzhou is captured, none of the 30 troops of the Shenyang Corps will be able to escape and they can all be wiped out.
But at the same time, the risk of attack is also relatively high.
We have to face attacks from two groups of troops in North China and Northeast China.
Ding Wei’s meaning was very clear, he would clean up one pile and Brother Biao would clean up another.
Each of them has more than 300,000 field troops. As long as it is not a siege, there is a 900% chance that they can defeat the other side.
There are five independent columns, plus three field columns. The North China Eastward Corps has several armies, at most four or even five.
How many troops does Jinzhou have? Including the able-bodied men, there are only enough to support four armies.
The two corps together have the equivalent strength of nine armies.
There is really no pressure for 8 columns to fight against 9 armies.
As for the Shenyang front, there were 9 columns of Brother Biao, which were 1:1 with the National Army's troops.
Siege warfare is a bit risky, but is it difficult to fight outside the city?
This is not just preparing one table of food for two tables of guests, this is opening a buffet, and we can accommodate no matter how many guests come.
The only risk is that the Shenyang Corps will move westward and cut off the troops' logistics.
I wanted to advise Ding Wei to play it safe and not attack yet.
But after listening to Ding Wei's analysis, Brother Biao felt that the time had come, and if he didn't fight, it would be difficult to completely defeat the Shenyang Corps.
Let’s fight!
The offensive of the front-line troops was fierce, but the city defense of Jinzhou did not seem as strong as imagined.
The outlying outposts were quickly taken down.
Zhang Dabiao personally took charge of the task and completed the cleanup of the Dalingh River line with only one column of troops.
All the bunkers and fortifications built by the national army were destroyed, and they were forced to retreat into the city.
The situation is not good, and Niang Xipi is getting anxious.
He kept urging the Shenyang Corps to attack westward, and flew to Shenyang personally to supervise the dispatch of troops.
Even if he scolded him in person, it would be of no use. The captain of the guard had a very clear attitude: he would not send out any troops, and he would definitely not send any troops. He was determined to defend the important city.
There was no other choice but to urge Liao Xiazi's Corps, which had five elite armies under his command, to advance westward to aid Jinzhou.
Blind Liao’s skills are quite good.
When I first heard that they were discussing abandoning Shenyang and evacuating, I happily found Niang Xipi and prepared to analyze the situation for him.
Leave the city from somewhere, then go to Yingkou and escape by boat.
He is proficient in sea transportation, and it was shipped by sea at that time.
As a result, after the two of them talked, they decided not to retreat or transfer, but to send troops westward.
Immediately, my mother criticized me in my heart, saying this is nonsense.
"Why. Are you scared?"
"He Ding Wei only has five or six columns, equivalent to the strength of five divisions. I will give you five armies, which will fully enable you to carry out the westward assault."
Blind Liao was extremely reluctant, knowing full well that the chances of winning a field battle outside the city were low and that most of the elite troops of the national army had already been lost.
They don't have much of an advantage in equipment or manpower.
Besides, the columns under Ding Wei's command are not easy to defeat, and any one of them is comparable to the New Sixth Army in its heyday.
Go to Jinzhou for support?
I think he is going to Jinzhou to die.
Due to the old man's face-to-face order, he had no way to refuse and began to order five armies to leave Shenyang and implement the east-west advance tactics.
At this moment, there are several columns of troops stationed in the southeast of Shenyang to block Liao’s Corps.
Blind Liao also understood that charging directly into the encirclement of the column was tantamount to committing suicide.
The troops turned around and launched a fierce attack on Zhangwu.
It was announced that the logistics line of the East China Field Army would be cut off.
At this moment, Ding Wei's vanguard troops had approached the vicinity of Jinzhou.
The two columns of Zhang Dabiao and Kong Yong were the first to take position and block the Dalingh River line.
The artillery directly under the column was mobilized to fire at the Kuomintang fortifications.
At the same time, 200 fighters and bombers were mobilized to cooperate with the column attack.
The fortifications in Jinzhou were in tatters, and the troops left behind in Jinzhou were not the main force. Mr. Fan was very knowledgeable and well aware of his critical situation, so he placed the main elite forces in Huludao.
You can evacuate from Huludao Port at any time.
Look at the state of the national army. How can it support a war of decisive level?
Liao Yaoxiang turned into a master of slacking off, avoiding the blocking column in the direction of Jinzhou and leading the main force in his hands to attack Zhangwu.
There are not many defenders in Zhangwu, and they are definitely not able to stop the hundreds of thousands of troops of Liao’s army.
What impact will the capture of Zhangwu have on the entire battle situation?
The artillery of Ding Wei’s column was almost reaching the gate of Jinzhou.
Its weak fortifications could not withstand the artillery bombardment at all. No artillery regiment was specially mobilized. The city wall was blasted open by the howitzers and field artillery directly under the two columns.
The charge horn resounded through the sky, and the first wave of companies poured into the city, followed by the T34 tanks.
The high-raised gun barrel spewed out fire snakes, and with one shot, it broke the blue sky, white sun flag planted on the city gate.
Next, let Zhang Dabiao take charge of the street fighting, with intensive firepower and continuous mortar firing.
Like combing your hair, use artillery to comb the defense area over and over again.
The gunfire was dense, with the sounds of light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns continuing.
A large number of bazookas appeared and blasted the street fighting fortifications built by the Kuomintang army.