On the morning of December 11, the Ming army did not make much changes on the Korean Peninsula, except for the 2nd Army, which changed the direction of the attack. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After all, this place is too small, so small that it doesn't allow the big army to play any tricks.

The Ming army still dispatched hundreds of bomber sorties to carry out various targeted bombing of areas controlled by Japan.

However, the weather began to change in the afternoon of this day, and the darkening sky caused the Ming army to stop taking off their planes, and also gave Japan more respite.

"It looks like it's going to snow." Looking at the sky, Zhang Jianjun raised his head and sighed to a group of officers around him: "The weather forecast is not accurate, although it has been sunny for two days, but this snow should still fall." ”

The weather conditions affect the take-off of the air force of the Ming Empire, and the bombing effect of the Giant Spirit God 1 bomber bombing at high altitude in this weather is not very good, if it is worse, even the Lei Gong 1 dive bomber can not be dispatched.

"Send a telegram to the Air Force and let them take off as many Leigong-1 dive bombers as possible to interfere with the actions of the Japanese army. It is necessary to create more trouble for the Japanese before the rain and snow come. He withdrew his gaze from the distant sky and commanded.

"Yes!" The officer in charge of liaison with the Air Force behind him hurriedly stood up and saluted, then turned and walked in the direction of the telegraph room.

Zhang Jianjun frowned, because the change in the weather had ruined his mood. He knew that it was impossible to continue to fight the Japanese army at this time, so he could only wait for the weather to improve before making plans.

And if this snow falls for two days or even longer, then the Japanese army may gather more troops and arrange a tighter defense system to resist the Ming attack.

However, he really did not have the means to allow his troops to fight in heavy snowy weather conditions, which could be more difficult than storming the Japanese lines.

All he had to do now was wait, wait for the possible snow to stop, and wait for the cloudless weather when the snow stopped.

At that time, he could gather more air forces to bomb the Japanese army in front, and he could also gather more tank troops to launch a ground assault on the Japanese army.

In the other direction, Yang Zizhen also saw the dark sky, and his troops were maintaining a high-speed attack posture, so the snowfall was more deadly for his plan.

In order to ensure that their attack had air cover, and in order to take the city before the snow fell and stabilize their position, the 2nd Army had to attack as quickly as possible to reach their target position.

"Send a telegram to the Air Force and ask them to send planes as much as possible to cover our attack." Looking at the sky that had darkened in the distance, and looking at the clouds overhead, Yang Zizhen opened his mouth and instructed Li Zhijian.

The 2nd Army really needed to get the air force to clear the way for its own forces, at least to take out the Japanese fortifications in Hamhung and Dingping, and prepare for a possible siege battle that would break out next.

Similarly, more Ming army troops have to rush in heavy snowy weather, which is also a huge test for the entire Ming army's logistics and transportation system.

The most obvious example is the current situation of the 2nd Army, whose supply line has turned at a right angle, has the longest kilometers, and is attached to the mountainous area, so the safety factor is very low.

"We are in a very awkward position, close to the terminal of the farthest supply line on the road, but not at the port of sea ......," Liu Zhijian said to his commander, looking at the map.

"Yes, and I've heard that the Navy has suffered a loss, and the task of covering the transportation does not seem to be going well, and it is unlikely that the Navy will be able to replenish it in the short term." Yang Zizhen reluctantly accepted such a sentence.

"We have to take Dingping and Hamhung before the heavy snow comes, if we can't do it, we will lose." Liu Zhijian touched his chin and spoke.

"You are very right, it is not only us who loses, but the Ming army on the entire Korean Peninsula is humiliating enough." Yang Zizhen agreed and said his thoughts.

Then he added: "We will not lose the war, we will lose the face of our 2nd Army, and if we don't do it well, we will be named and criticized, and even the military power will be withdrawn." ”

Liu Zhijian was convinced by his words, and the latter agreed and gave orders to the officers of the air force liaison to mobilize the air force as soon as possible to bomb Dingping and Hamxing, destroying the two cities.

"Let the 2nd Panzer Corps and the 2nd Panzer Army of the Praetorian Guards speed up the attack, we have no time to waste." After arranging the bombing mission of the Air Force, Yang Zizhen began to urge his ground troops again.

Liu Zhijian didn't say much, and hurriedly sent the news to the headquarters of these two troops in accordance with Yang Zizhen's order. The content of the message is very simple, capture Dingping and Hamxing before dark.

The location of these two cities is very close, so it can be said that they are really close together. The distance in a straight line is less than 10 kilometers, but they are all very large cities.

The local Japanese army also received a telegram from Miyamoto Arihito, ordering them to hold these two places to ensure the smooth withdrawal of the 5th Army to the south.

More than 10,000 Japanese troops were setting up fortifications in Dingping and Hamxing, and they tried to hold on to the area, frustrating the Ming army's attempt to encircle the 5th Army.

Compared with the Japanese troops encountered by the Ming army before, the combat effectiveness of these 10,000 Japanese soldiers is stronger, and they can be regarded as a rare elite among the rear garrison troops.

Therefore, after receiving the order, the Japanese troops here did not retreat like the Japanese troops in other areas, but steadily deployed their defensive positions, preparing to fight to the death with the Ming army.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Mo Dongshan's unit followed behind the Janissary armored unit and crossed the upper warehouse, where he had just received another new Iron Ox armored car belonging to their platoon, and was also supplemented with a new driver.

Sitting in his armored car, looking at the corpses of Japanese defenders lined up on the side of the road waiting to be buried, he indifferently lit a cigarette.

Accustomed to seeing corpses, he has developed immunity to this sight. Next to the armored car behind him, there were recruits who followed the armored car and couldn't help but retch, and the veterans sat on the armored car and let out a laugh.

In the village on the other side, there are trucks resting in the clearing, and there are 100 mm self-propelled howitzers whose cannons have not yet been leveled. Although the Ming army has been equipped with the updated No. 2 150 mm self-propelled howitzer, the No. 1 self-propelled howitzer is still in service on a large scale in the army. (To be continued.) )