Chapter 944: Nothing More than That
As for the Japanese attack, the firepower can be considered equal. Although the long-range artillery is inferior, the number of rapid-fire artillery is the majority, and the military strength is huge. It is understandable to choose to use strengths and avoid weaknesses, and launch an attack at night. Let’s not talk about this for now, but after the subsequent partial breakthrough by the Japanese, the entire Japanese army’s dispatch completely went astray.
The Japanese fought too loosely! And it is too "bullying the weak and fearing the strong". German military textbooks in 1906 mentioned that the distance between infantry should be about 2.5 meters. It can be expanded when necessary, but the maximum cannot exceed 8 meters. Otherwise, the offensive force commander will not be able to gather the troops and fight. If you hit it, it will turn into herding sheep!
And what is the current situation of the Japanese? Although their commando team was very tight-knit, there was no connection between the various commando teams. After the troops penetrated the surface defense line, they did not consolidate and expand the breakthrough, but chose to continue deeper! Well, go ahead. After all, the Japanese are human beings too. You are not a superman who wears his underwear backwards. How many weapons you can carry and how long you can continue to fight are all limited by manpower. The material aspect determines that you cannot fight far!
Why were the German Stormtroopers able to break through in history? Do you really think it depends solely on the firepower in the hands of soldiers and a simple combined force? That's just opening a gap. Rear artillery support and the follow-up of a large number of troops are indispensable. A steady stream of reinforcements tearing apart the opponent's defense line, expanding the breach, and even shaking the defense line is the right way to solve the opponent's defense. And what did the Japanese do?
Perhaps they have fought too many battles with the Russians, and the Japanese also believe that other countries' armies, like the Russians, are slow to react, lack subjective initiative, and have weak firepower. Once a breakthrough is made, the entire front can be shaken, right? In fact, this is half correct. The armies of more than 90% of the countries in the world are like this, which certainly did not include Germany, France and Britain at that time! Otherwise the war would have ended long ago!
The Japanese pursue excessive attack speed and choose to bypass rather than destroy most of the support points. According to common sense, it is okay to bypass a few support points that cannot be broken through. That is called flexibility, but you Want to bypass most support points and crush the opponent's defense? Then there are only two possibilities. One possibility is that the opponent is a fool and cannot arrange the support points, so that most of them are ineffective. Another possibility is that the attacker is daydreaming. The Germans are obviously not the first type of people, so the Japanese can only be the second type of people!
The war has been going on for several months. If at this time, the Germans still come up with a line of defense that can be penetrated by just one wave of attacks from the opposite side, then the German army would have been defeated long ago. Although it was a non-key area, in the armored forces With the air force playing an increasingly important role, the German defense line is also rising. It doesn't matter if a hole is opened in the defense line. It's okay for the Japanese to create several channels. But none of these are fatal!
Akiyama Yoshiko has already discovered some of these problems. For example, those bunker groups are in very good positions, which greatly limits the deployment of the troops. But why did Akiyama Haogu still choose to go around? Because they discovered that after penetrating several lines of defense, the German defense line was an open area. The Japanese's idea was very simple. If they could penetrate the defense line as soon as possible and then assemble in the open area,
Then it doesn't matter whether you continue to tear the defense line apart or develop in depth. The German defense line seemed to have a chance to be penetrated if a night attack was used. Therefore, Yoshiko Akiyama, who did not trust his own firepower preparations, wanted to be clever.
However, when Akiyama Yoshiko did this, he fell directly into the trap of Major General von Seeckt. The German defense force consisted of 2 divisions, followed by a reserve division, while the Japanese army had 4 divisions. In terms of organization, A standard Japanese division was larger than a German division. Probably about 3,000 more people. If the German army, which is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength, just defends step by step and stays on the defensive line, the defense line may be able to be held, but the result will definitely not be good. After all, the support firepower of both sides is about the same, and they have many more people than you, so the cost of holding on is also high. It's relatively big.
Hans von Seeckt could become the father of the "100,000 Wehrmacht" in history, and he definitely had some ability. Therefore, based on the battlefield situation, he came up with a plan similar to elastic defense. In fact, no matter which line of defense it was, the number of German troops was not large, and the weapons they deployed were not powerful. If someone looks at Sekter's defense setup at this time, he will find that his defense line is more like a set of points that are relatively close together, rather than a continuous line of defense.
Sekt had no intention of keeping the enemy out of their positions. He concentrated most of his heavy weapons, mobile forces, and armored battalions assigned to him behind the battle lines. The purpose was to wait for the Japanese troops to pass through the defense line and then deliver a heavy blow when the Japanese troops regrouped. If the Japanese attack steadily and peel off the support points on the defense line step by step, then Seckert's method will fail. After the overall defense line is shaken, the three Japanese armies will advance together, and the German army will not have any chance. Then Seckett can only be honest. Fighting with the opponent, but now it seems?
It seems that the Japanese wanted to take advantage of the situation and only removed a few blockade points. The openings opened were not large enough and the troops were too scattered. Besides, except for the troops in the temple who had sufficient fire support, the other troops lacked accompanying artillery. If In this case, it plays into Sekter's hands! If the Japanese attack step by step, although it is slow, artillery and subsequent reinforcements can keep up in time, but now? The Japanese army that pursues speed will naturally have problems elsewhere!
"Okay, we've already won half of the battle, it's up to us to see the rest!" Sekter said energetically. "Ignore the slowest army for now and let them move slowly in the trenches. The fastest one can block it at the last line of defense. We need to gather most of the elite troops to meet the British tanks. And another Japanese army behind." Sekter quickly ordered.
"Do we need to contact the reserve team?" asked an adjutant next to him.
"The reserves are still needed. Let them prepare, but there is no need to use them yet." Sekter thought for a while and said. The current situation is that the German army has certain advantages at the operational level, but how is it doing at the tactical level? But it’s hard to say. He now needs to leave enough reserves to deal with emergencies. After all, if the troops used to contain Suzuki Takao are unable to stop him, this reserve team will be needed to seal the gap.
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