"Hay!" Rear Admiral Haneda bowed his head abruptly and said, "General, at present, the Yellow River Railway Bridge has been destroyed, and our fleet has been completely lost, resulting in the main force of our imperial army being unable to cross the river to the north to support Xinxiang. He believed that although our infantry could not cross the Yellow River, we could use transport planes to carry out airdrops.

You can directly put your troops on the periphery of Xinxiang, or even directly to Qinyang, which has been lost, and take the opportunity to capture Qinyang in order to cut off the retreat of the main force of the Chinese army! ”

"Airdrop?" Hatohiko Asakanomiya fell into deep thought, and after a while, he asked, "Has the Imperial Army of our Imperial Army trained airdrop paratroopers at present?" ”

"Hay! General Hui, in June this year, I said that the first batch of army airborne troops and naval airborne troops had already been trained by the Imperial Army, and so far five batches of airborne troops have been trained one after another. At present, the strength of our Southern Group Army has reached the size of a brigade and regiment, and the number of troops is about 5,000! Major General Haneda looked up suddenly.

"A brigade?" Hatohiko of Asaka Palace said suspiciously: "A brigade of five thousand people? Can you effectively reinforce Shingo's Shigedo detachment? Can the 6th and 27th Divisions be airdropped to Xinxiang? ”

Obviously, the imperial "military talent" of Asakanomiya Hatohiko did not understand the meaning of paratrooper special operations deep enough.

But as a subordinate, Major General Haneda still patiently took his surname, and paused and said: "General, the paratrooper airborne unit is only a special branch of troops used for special operations, and can be used to perform some special tasks, but it is obviously impossible to airdrop all the Sixth Division and the 27th Division to the north bank of the Yellow River. Second, even if we have enough transport aircraft, we can't do it, because all the warriors of the 6th Division and the 27th Division are from the army and lack airborne training.

If it were to be forcibly airborne, it would cause unimaginable non-combat attrition. Therefore, the Airborne Forces are at most capable of committing only 5,000 combat personnel. ”

"Huh! In this case, we will still not be able to effectively reinforce the Shigeto detachment and support Shingo. Hatohiko said with some dissatisfaction.

"General, although the paratroopers are small, their combat effectiveness is beyond doubt, because the paratroopers are all combat elites selected from various army departments. Even if they can't support Shingo's Shigeto detachment head-on, the paratroopers can play their due role! Major General Haneda said abruptly.

"Oh? Haneda-kun, then please tell me how the paratroopers can reflect the value of their existence and play their due role! Hatohiko said to the incense palace.

"Special operation, decapitation operation!" Major General Haneda said eight words with a cold expression.

"Decapitation?" Hatohiko Asakanomiya was obviously interested, and asked, "Haneda-kun, go on, what do you mean by the decapitation operation?" ”

"The General Headquarters of the 42nd Group Army, including its commander-in-chief, Zhang Mingyu!" Major General Haneda replied awe-inspiringly: "According to intelligence, Zhang Mingyu, commander-in-chief of the 42nd Group Army of the Chinese Army, came to the front line with the army, and it is estimated that he is not in Qinyang, which has just been lost, at the Laotianan station opposite us. ”

"Haneda-kun, Zhang Mingyu, commander-in-chief of the 42nd Group Army of the Chinese Army, came to the front line with the army, this can still be believed, but I don't understand, how do you know that Zhang Mingyu is in these two places, and not commanding the battle on the front line in Xinxiang?" Next to the commander of the 17th Division, Nakajima Kawaji was puzzled.

"With my judgment, in fact, the reason is very simple, if Zhang Mingyu personally commanded 100,000 troops to attack Xinxiang in Xinxiang, the Shigeto detachment would have been wiped out, and Xinxiang would have been lost. It can also be said that if Zhang Mingyu had not personally commanded the [***] squadron opposite us, the tragedy of the 48th Infantry Wing would not have happened. Major General Haneda said with a firm gaze.

"Haneda-kun, you're a little too alarmist! You are the ambition of the Changzhi man, and you will destroy the prestige of my imperial army.! Nakajima Kawaji was not very convinced, and Haneda told the story of the destruction of the 48th Infantry Wing, so Nakajima Kawaji's tone was a little unkind.

And Major General Haneda seemed to have not seen it, and said with a cold expression: "This is definitely not alarmist, this Zhang Mingyu can lead more than 100,000 troops of his subordinate 42nd Group Army to defeat General Okamura Ningji in North China, and can make the empire forced to abandon Beiping, and even the entire North China, just imagine if Zhang Mingyu is personally commanding the attack on Xinxiang and holding 100,000 troops, I am afraid that it would be good if the Shigeto detachment could hold on for a day." ”

"If it weren't for the fact that the leader of the Central China Campaign, Jiang, insisted on launching the Central China Campaign this time, I am afraid that Zhang Mingyu had already begun to march towards Tianjin Wei at this time, and within a year, the whole of North China would be completely lost." Seeing that everyone did not speak, Major General Haneda continued.

Nakajima Kawaji still wanted to argue, but at this time, Hatohiko Asakanomiya interrupted him and said directly to Major General Haneda: "Okay, Haneda-kun, tell me about your specific plan!" ”

"Hay!" Major General Haneda bowed his head suddenly, and immediately strode to the military map hanging on the wall, picked up the command pole on the side and pointed to the map and said: "General, please look, this is Qinyang, this is Laotianan Station, I suggest that the airborne brigade be divided into two combat wings, and airdrop them to Qinyang and Laotianan stations respectively, and the two airborne wings will raid the headquarters of these two places respectively, and they will retreat as soon as they succeed, no matter where Zhang Mingyu is, he will be killed by our airborne troops!" ”

"Yo Xi!" Hearing that he could kill Zhang Mingyu in one fell swoop, Hatohiko Chaoxiang was a little moved, if he could get rid of Zhang Mingyu, the henchman of the empire, in one fell swoop, then he would get the supreme honor and he would become the hero of the empire.

Thinking of this, Hatohiko of the Asaka Palace couldn't help but nod happily and said: "Haneda-kun, you are fully responsible for this matter, if you can kill Zhang Mingyu in one fell swoop, even if you sacrifice the entire airborne brigade, it is worth it!" But make sure you get it right at once! As long as Zhang Mingyu is killed, the siege of Xinxiang will be solved! ”

"Hay! Go for it now! Major General Haneda bowed his head abruptly, and then quickly turned and left.

………….

Outside Laotian'an Station, Zhang Mingyu said to Xu Wen and the others behind him: "Go back, you must strictly prevent devils from sneak attacks." ”

"Yes!" Xu Wen and a few others snapped upright, Zhang Mingyu turned around and got into the jeep, and as the driver stepped on the accelerator, the jeep started and galloped forward.

An infantry platoon in charge of the escort boarded the truck, which started slowly and soon disappeared into the billowing dust with the jeep.

Xu Wen saw the jeep that was gradually moving away, turned to Shen Jun, the deputy head of the regiment, and Hu Ming, the chief of staff, and said, "Let's go!" Back to the regimental headquarters! ”

The two chuckled lightly and followed Xu Wen as they strode towards the way they came.

The distance from Laotian'an Station to Xinxiang is about 45 kilometers, and Zhang Mingyu finally arrived at Xinxiang on the outskirts of Xinxiang after a two-hour bumpy ride in a jeep, because all units of the 42 nd Group Army had already occupied the Qinyang area and all the areas on the periphery of Xinxiang.

So at this time, there was only one Xinxiang City left that had not been taken, so Lai San, Ling Tianbao and others moved the joint headquarters of the three divisions to Xinxiangxiang.

When Zhang Mingyu arrived in Xinxiang, Lai San, Ling Tianbao and others were still in the headquarters to discuss the military situation.

In the past three days, the three divisions have taken turns to launch no less than dozens of attacks on the historic city of Xinxiang, but all of them have ended in failure.

Although the three infantry divisions have an absolute superiority in strength, Xinxiang City has been operated by devils for a long time, and the city defense fortifications are all permanent reinforced concrete fortifications.

It was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so the 42nd Group Army failed to make a contribution in successive onslaught for several days.

Speaking of the historical city of Xinxiang, Zhang Mingyu really knows a little about the late Shang and early Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou led 800 princes to form an allied army in the Muye War. In the history of the Three Kingdoms, the famous Battle of Guandu took place here.

Zhang Mingyu sighed while surrounded by guards, and strode to the outside of the Xinxiang Forward Headquarters. A soldier had already opened his voice and shouted: "The total seat is here!" It is not only to salute Zhang Mingyu, but also to remind everyone inside.

Hearing the voice of the guards, Lai San, Ling Tianbao and the others walked out of the command headquarters one after another.

Seeing Zhang Mingyu, everyone stood upright, and immediately said in unison: "General seat!" How did you get here? ”

"Hehe, the guard regiment has won a small victory on the edge of the Yellow River, and now the devil is no longer able to cross the Yellow River, I came this time to capture the old devil Shigeto Chiaki alive, and then split him alive!" Zhang Mingyu smiled awe-inspiringly: "What, don't you invite me in?" ”

"Oh! Total seat please! Lai San and Ling Tianbao hurriedly said.

"Haha!" Zhang Mingyu laughed loudly twice, and immediately took the lead in striding towards the headquarters.

After entering the headquarters, Zhang Mingyu first stood in front of the map hanging on the wall with his hands behind his back, stared for a while, and looked at the arrows that Zhang Mingyu had drawn with blue and red pencils.

After a while, he turned to the crowd and said, "Tell me about the current progress of the battle?" ”

"Total seat! The little devil has been running Xinxiang City for several years, and the surrounding city walls, including some private houses, have all been built by the devil into a large number of reinforced concrete permanent fortifications.

Due to the lack of strong assault weapons such as tanks and combat vehicles, it is very difficult to attack, and the direct mortar run is sometimes blocked by buildings, and the damage to the permanent fortifications of the devil is very limited. Some of the fortifications with permanent surnames simply cannot be broken, and they are even stronger than tanks. Ling Tianbao said with a bitter face.

"Yes! Headquarters, don't you know, the devils in the city not only built a large number of permanent fortifications, it is very likely that they have dug connecting tunnels under each fortification, and the firepower of the devils in the city seems to have been greatly strengthened! That machine-gun fire, it's so fucking dense that the Demomen don't even have a chance to blast! Lai San also nodded and complained.

"There is no unbreakable bunker in this world, and there is no city that cannot be taken! I still don't believe it, nearly three infantry divisions, 100,000 troops can't take down a city! Zhang Mingyu couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when he saw that everyone was talking about frustration.

It seems that these subordinates of his have fought a lot of battles with the wind, and they are afraid when they encounter difficult ones. This is not good, in the past, in the siege of the city, there were tanks on the ground and planes in the sky, and often the powerful low-altitude firepower bombarded the fortifications of the devil's position, and the infantry rushed up to clean up the battlefield.

In a short period of time, it seems to be a good thing, but over time, the troops will slowly develop a sense of dependence, not to mention that these generals under their own command are typical examples.

Without the cooperation of tanks and vehicles, it was impossible to fight even a tough battle, and more than 100,000 people surrounded a county town defended by less than 10,000 people, and they did not capture it for four or five consecutive days.

Although in modern warfare, the modernization of weapons and equipment has increased, but Zhang Mingyu has always believed that on the battlefield, it is still people who can really decide the victory of a campaign and battle, and weapons are secondary.

Zhang Mingyu demanded that the troops under his command must have a combat environment under various conditions, and even if they did not have armored units with strong firepower, they could still win the battle.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Zhang Mingyu immediately continued: "What's the matter, I listen to all the words to cheer up the little devils, you won't fight without tanks?" At the beginning, we didn't have planes or tanks, but the devils had planes and tanks, didn't we win the battle in the same way? Therefore, the most important thing to win the battle is people!

Look at you all like bears, I haven't seen you for a few days, where is the awesome energy on your body at the beginning? Don't you claim to be invincible? Is it invincible and invincible? Take some action, I want you to be like a wolf with sharp teeth that can tear apart all opponents, not a pack of toothless tigers! Do you understand? ”

"Understood!" Everyone stood up indignantly and shouted.

"Get it, go for it! Take Xinxiang City down to Lao Tzu, and give you two more days, if you can't take down Xinxiang, you can't capture Chongdo Qianqiu alive, Lao Tzu will take you all to the end! Feed the horses to Lao Tzu! Zhang Mingyu also stood up with an awe-inspiring expression and shouted at everyone.

"Yes!" Everyone said yes again, and immediately put on their steel helmets, turned around and strode out of the headquarters.

………….

Yucheng, General Staff of the Military Commission.

Chairman Jiang strode in surrounded by Wang Shi and the chief of the guard, and as soon as Chairman Jiang stepped into the meeting hall with his front foot, Wang Shihe and the chief of the guard opened his voice and said loudly: "The commission is here!" ”

Everyone present got up one after another, and Chairman Jiang strode in, raised his left hand slightly and said, "Everyone, sit down!" Sit it all down. ”

"Bang on the ground" Everyone brushed down again. After Chairman Jiang sat down, he looked around at the people present, and finally his eyes fell on Chief Bai on the left, and said in a gentle tone: "Jiansheng! You can give you a briefing on the readiness of our army and the current state of the 42nd Army! ”

"Yes!" Hearing this, General Chief Bai suddenly got up, looked around and said: "At present, all the troops in our First Theater have entered the predetermined positions and can launch an attack on the north bank of the Yellow River at any time, and the Ninth Theater and the Third Theater are also fully prepared, and they can launch a counteroffensive against the troops in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang at any time. ”

"Okay, now I'm going to give you a briefing on the situation of the 42nd Army." General Bai paused and said: "At present, the 42nd Group Army has successively captured Qinyang, Xiuwu and other counties after entering the city, and the main force of the 42nd Group Army is currently besieging Xinxiang County on the north bank of the Yellow River.

According to reliable information, the army had already assembled three to four divisions on the south bank of the Yellow River to reinforce the army north of the Yellow River, but because the Yellow River Railway Bridge in the Zhengzhou section of the Pinghan Railway was blown up by the air force division of the 42 nd Group Army, nearly 80,000 people of the four divisions of the army were all nested on the south bank and could not cross the river to the north. ”

As soon as Mr. Bai's voice fell, everyone present turned their heads and talked about each other.

Chairman Jiang waved his hand and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of our army's upcoming counteroffensive plan? Is there any good advice to say out loud. ”

At this time, General Chen stood up and said: "Commission, I think that the current situation is very clear, at least half of the troops of the Central China Army are attracted by the 42nd Group Army on the north bank of the Yellow River, if once the Army crosses the Yellow River and the 42nd Group Army has a fierce battle, then Kaifeng, Zhengzhou and other places will be empty, but the commission can order the troops of our first theater to quickly counterattack and recover Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, and even Luoyang and other places in one fell swoop!" ”

"Hmm!" Chairman Jiang nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand to Admiral Chen and motioned for him to sit down, and then asked, "What about you, do you have any other good suggestions and ideas?" ”

At this time, General He stood up and said: "I also believe that the current situation has clearly favored us, and the southward movement of the 42nd Group Army has greatly restrained the mobile strength of the Yue Army, and now the situation of the Yue Army in various parts of Central China is more than stubborn and not maneuverable.

In this way, an extremely favorable situation has been created for our army, and we can completely concentrate our superior forces, divide and surround the enemy, and defeat them one by one. ”

"Good, good!" Chairman Jiang smiled when he heard this, and nodded uncontrollably: "You are all full of confidence, I am very happy, at present, the officers and men of our army are united and their morale is high, and this battle will definitely be able to win and recover the land in one fell swoop!" ”

The chairman of the committee paused and said: "Now I order!" All theaters immediately launched operations to launch a counteroffensive against the pre-war areas, informing the front-line soldiers to fight bravely to kill the enemy, but those who have merit in killing the enemy will be rewarded! ”

"Yes!" Everyone sang in unison, agreeing in unison.

"That's it! Go ahead and prepare! Chairman Jiang waved his hand, then stood up and walked away with a cane.

(To be continued)