"Hankou Airport was bombed, Huangpo Airport was bombed, 38 planes were lost, the material warehouse at Hengjiekou was bombed, Wuchang Port was bombed, and the Jichuan Brigade of the 53rd Wing of the 17th Division, which was moving to the front line, was bombed,..."

There was a hint of anxiety in Kinoshita's tone, the Chinese Air Force frequently dispatched to bombard the troop assembly places and material warehouses indiscriminately, the material assembly or the troop assembly, not to hide a machine gun or a person, there are countless Chinese eyes around, there is no way to hide it. /。 qВ５、cOm/

The Japanese army has been fighting in advantageous conditions for a long time, and its air defense capability is very poor, and many troops have almost no air defense awareness. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the main force of the Japanese Air Force was transferred to the south, but the strength of the Chinese Air Force was weak, and the main force was mainly Chennault's Air Force Volunteer Corps to aid China, and Chennault was responsible for supporting the Burma operation, but a year later, the strength of the Chinese Air Force rose sharply, the United States provided China with 200 planes of various types, and the aircraft factories in Sichuan and Yunnan produced more than 500 planes of various types.

However, this large-scale air raid was the first large-scale sortie of the Chinese Air Force after the Battle of Wuhan, and it was precisely this that caused the Chinese Air Force to attack before, so when formulating the battle plan, only two air force teams were proposed, but the first attack by the Chinese Air Force wiped out most of the planes of these two teams on the ground.

Anan Weiji looked at the loss report in the past few days, and felt a little irritated in his heart, from the idea to the present, there are quite a few objections within both Nanjing and the Eleventh Army, and the previous objections only stayed on the lack of troops, and now they have increased the lack of air power.

"We have to attack in advance," Anan stood up, looking very resolute.

Kinoshita Yong chuckled in his heart, now the troop assembly has not been completed, and the materials have not been completed, he is a little worried, but he also knows Anan Weiji's character, so he tactfully advised: "Commander, I am afraid that our intentions have been detected, according to the intelligence, General Shina has made adjustments, the Southern Front China Army is shrinking, and the four group armies are assembled ...... the Northern Front." ”

"Kinoshita-kun, don't worry about this," Anan Wei interrupted Kinoshita's words with a few nonchalant waves, and he said confidently: "General Shina made a mistake, his purpose was to induce our army to reinforce Xinyang, disperse our army's offensive forces, and at the same time induce our army to act according to his plan, we can't be fooled by this." ”

"Although China has air superiority, the people of China will not fully use this power," Anan Wei stood up as he spoke, he walked to the window, the headquarters outside the window that was originally full of green trees and beautiful scenery has now been in shambles, the buildings that have been blown up, the houses that have been burned down, and the green lawn is covered with mud, and Anan's voice suddenly lowered when he saw this: "Kinoshita-kun, take a look." ”

Kinoshita walked to the window and stood side by side in front of the window with Anan Yuji, looking at the scene outside the window, the worry in his heart was even stronger, and Anan's voice was also worried: "The power of the empire is limited, I am afraid that we will no longer be able to seize air supremacy, what if we sit back and watch the general of Shina reorganize the army, half a year or a year later?" ”

Kinoshita was silent, he could not answer, at the beginning of the war, the Tokyo General Staff believed that the combat effectiveness of a brigade of Japanese troops was equivalent to that of a division of Chinese troops, and now this judgment proved to be as ridiculous as the defeat of China in three months.

Ordinary Japanese may still be cheering for the successive victories of the Japanese army, but as senior generals, Anami Yuki and Kinoshita Isamu have become aware of Japan's decline, and the logistics are becoming increasingly difficult, and the new recruits are getting younger and younger, some of whom are even less than 18 years old. On the contrary, Japan's enemies, China, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union, all have huge resources and manpower, except for China, the other three countries have far more industrial strength than Japan, even if industrial, China vigorously developed industry during the war, and now its industrial capacity can not be underestimated.

"So we must attack now, defeat General China, and deter the China Army, otherwise our army will be unable to survive under the attack of the three war zones in China, Kinoshita-kun, cheer up, we must defeat General China, we must achieve victory."

"Hello!" Kinoshita Yong was shocked, he only now understands that Anan is not unaware of launching such a large-scale attack, and the strength of the Eleventh Army is insufficient, but he has no choice, he must defeat the five theaters, conquer Yichang, deter the nine theaters and the three theaters before General Shina completes the army, and ensure the stability of the war situation in Central China in the next few years.

"Please rest assured, Commander, I will do my best." Kinoshita tried to muster up as much courage as he could, and replied loudly.

"Let's start, order all units to attack according to the plan, order Takahashi, shrink the defense area, hold Xinyang, and not pursue at any time." Anan's tone was stern: "General Shina is good at retreating and fighting a decisive battle, this time we will do what he wants, his three army groups on the northern front, let him wait for the imperial army there." ”

Anan's tone had a hint of mockery in it, but Kinoshita Yong didn't think so: "Commander, when the southern front is critical, General Shina will not put the three group armies on the northern front and do not move, he has two choices, go south, or simply attack Xinyang, Xinyang is likely to be lost." ”

"Takahashi-kun built three lines of defense in Xinyang, the core position is all reinforced with reinforced concrete, the Chinese army wants to attack, it is bound to pay a great price, the general of the Chinese is likely to go south, but the three group armies go south, with the traffic in the Tongbai Mountains, it is absolutely impossible to do it without a week. In this week's time, we have broken down the southern front of China, just in time to meet these three army groups. Kinoshita-kun, war is an adventure, and we in the Yamato nation are taking risks every step forward, from the Sino-Japanese War to the Russo-Japanese War, we are not taking risks that time. ”

Kinoshita was silent again, Anan Yuji said well, Japan has been taking risks since its development today, and every adventure has brought Japan's national prestige to a higher level. And for this venture to succeed, Japan will continue to prosper for the next hundred years.

On 14 March, the commander of the 6th Division, Kanda Masaka, commanded the 6th and 17th Divisions to advance along the east bank of the Han River, while the 13th Division, the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade, and Yamamoto's troops attacked Zhongxiang along the Zhongjing Highway; The 104th Division and the 2nd Mixed Brigade were dispatched from Guangshui, stabbing obliquely towards Anlu and attacking the flank of the 33rd Army; The 39th and 58th Divisions dispatched from Yingcheng and attacked the 60th Army along both banks of the Dafushui River.

The actions of the Japanese army were as always, fierce and fast, and in half a day, they swept through all the peripheral positions, and Zhong Xiang, who was defended by the 106th Division, was directly under the targets of the Japanese troops on both lines. The 39th Division and the 58th Division under the command of the commander of the 39th Division, Tsumida Laishiro, also quickly engaged Situ Fei's 184th Division, and Situ Fei led his troops to fight and retreat, retreating to the Dahongshan area. On the right flank, Feng Zhi'an commanded the 77th Army to abandon the county seat of Anlu, and the main force moved to the preset position in the north of the city.

"Anan is still in vain, so he can't hold his breath." Zhuang Jihua scoffed, the air force had only been dispatched for a few days, and Anan had launched an attack in a few days.

Xu Zuyi smiled faintly, and then shook his head slightly, but He Wei smiled: "The commander is right, Anan Weiji doesn't have much combat experience, and he only went to the battlefield at the age of 51, but he fought well in the first battle, and he led five brigades to defeat the five divisions of the Jin army, and he may regard our army as the Jin army." ”

"Then let him be happy for a while." Zhuang Jihua didn't care: "Are Song Xilian and Sun Zhen in place?" ”

"The 22nd Group Army arrived with all its troops and hid on the line of Qijian Peak and Tianbaozhai north of Dahong Mountain. Except for the 40th Division, the rest of the troops of the 36th Group Army also secretly arrived at the predetermined position and concealed themselves on the front line of Yangjiawan and Gubingzhai. Commander, let's fight that way first. ”

He Wei now admires Zhuang Jihua's choice very much, and the choice of this position shows that Zhuang Jihua has a strong foresight for the development of the battle situation. The position of the 22nd Group Army and the 36th Group Army can echo the 33rd Group Army to the left and strike at the 104th Division dispatched from Guangshui, and to the right can echo the 60th Army to attack the 39th Division and the 58th Division dispatched from Yingcheng. This arrangement is simply a trap for Anan Weiji, waiting for him to get in.

"The Sixth Division and the Thirteenth Division, the two main forces have gone to the 49th Group Army, it seems that Anan only wants to get back the previous field, then we will plan it," with Zhuang Jihua's combat experience, he saw through the purpose of Anan Weiji's deployment at a glance, and when he said this, he shook his head and said very regretfully: "This Anan is still too greedy, if it were me, I would use one division to contain the 60th Army, one brigade to contain the 33rd Group Army, and the rest of the troops to deal with Lan Yundong, so that we can deal with it, Much more difficult, I'm afraid. ”

Xu Zuyi smiled dumbly, Zhuang Jihua's confidence is getting stronger and stronger, and now he is still in the mood to judge the opponent's battle plan. He stood up and said: "Cultural Revolution, I propose to strike at the 39th Division and the 58th Division in the middle of the road, these two divisions are the third division and regiment, participated in the second Changsha operation, the total strength is only more than 20,000 people, our two group armies, plus the 60th Army, the total strength of 240,000, is ten times that of him, and once the elimination of Sukita Lai Shiro, the entire front of the Japanese army will be divided, and then we can choose." ”

"The seat is the seat," Zhuang Jihua nodded frequently, and said appreciatively: "My choice is also him, but I have to wait to see what other actions Anan has, in addition, people are just starting to get excited, and they can't pour cold water, so let Du Yuming cooperate again." Speaking of this, he looked at Xu Zuyi a little strangely: "You say, it stands to reason that Anan only knows that we intend to hold on to Dahong Mountain, you say, will he directly attack Dahong Mountain?" ”

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