China Strategy Guide

[sveint]

How to defend China

The following is a "play it safe" strategy. The goal is to delay the Japanese and make sure they can never split or surround us, nor capture the interior.

General pointers:
Build forts in all cities, don't build airfields
Cities without resources are worthless
Cities with resources allow you to survive

Troop deployments:
Singing: Abandon
Langchow: 1 corps
Kungchang: 1 corps - if in danger, retreat SOUTH before the battle
Yenen: Dig in and hope for the best, withdraw to Kunghchang if attacked in force
Sian: MUST be held, get 1 corps in here at start
Homan: Early defense for Sian, gather all the corps that are nearby here
Ichang: Empty and send the troops north to Sian/Homan
Chengtu: Leave as is
Yunan: Empty, send troops to Chungking
Chungking: Send troops to Sian
Kunming: 1 corps, send troops south
Changsa: Gather forces here for defense, retreat to Chungking when forced to
Hengchow: 1 corps
Kweilin: 1 corps
Wuchow: 4 or 5 corps, be sure to anbandon the city and retreat north if in danger

[sveint]

Personally I prefer to add the following (this is more risky):

When (or if) Japan attacks in force (usually Yenen, Homan or Changsa), consider counter-attacking where they are NOT attacking. If Japan attacks in the north, attacking in the south, and vice versa. This may very well scare Japan into weakening their offensive thrust.

[Alikchi2]

What would you reccomend if Sian was taken?

[sveint]

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[sveint]

What would you reccomend if Sian was taken?

Dig in. [;)]

Seriosuly, I hope no forces are split off north of Sian, if so they are lost. Either way, mass troops in Chungking, with some troops in Kunming. Kunming takes a long long time to march to so the Japanese are unlikely to come that way. If they do you can reinforce from Chunking.

[maybee]

Curious about Yunan. If you choose to eninforce Chungking, Burma/India is wide open. The next thing you know you are starving.