Chapter 919: The Great Attack (1)
The train to Kunshan ...... "Kuqi ~ Kuqi" has been replaced with an internal combustion engine head, and the locomotive is followed by a section of carriages. Outsiders could not see that all the carriages contained only a huge long box.
Inside these boxes are huge rockets with their heads painted bright red......
At Kunshan Airport outside Shanghai, rumbling planes are constantly taking off and landing. The airfield, after an emergency expansion by the engineers of the Second Corps, has been extended to be able to take off and land multiple large transport aircraft at the same time.
The ground crews on the ground were busy loading and unloading the rockets that were constantly being delivered, and these huge weapons of destruction with sleek lines were counted one by one and then sent to storage.
And in the hangar inside the airport, a large number of tiger moths are thoroughly inspected here. The maintenance personnel are busy surveying every part of the tiger head moth, and they refuse to let go of even a screw.
At Kunshan Second Airport, a large number of Tiger Shark fighters are constantly taking off and landing here. With the advent of the Japanese air forces, almost all of the air power that the Wehrmacht can now use is concentrated here.
In addition to the air force of the Korean Theater and several other military regions, all the air force units of the North China Theater directly under the General Headquarters of the National Defense Forces are concentrated here.
The vigilant warriors and the planes constantly making the transition make everyone realize that a big war is about to begin.
The news was tightly sealed, and all of them were canceled and they were asked to return immediately. The tank units were rushing towards Shanghai, and the artillery of the East China Military Region began to enter positions.
The three corps under the Second Army Corps also began to enter the third-line positions in full, and the tank units also entered with the army at night. At this time, even the Japanese army was stupid, but they felt the murderous momentum of the Wehrmacht in front of the position.
However, the Army Air Force, which was constantly rushing from Turkey, gave the Japanese army a little more confidence, and the Wehrmacht, which had a comprehensive operation, was even more imposing.
How it will be fought, no one knows. But it was clear to all that this gigantic operation was undoubtedly the largest military operation since the founding of the Wehrmacht.
Whether it is operations in the Korean theater of operations. Or the Battle of Jinmen cannot be compared with this battle. Everyone in the entire Second Army Corps and even in the North China Theater believed in one thing: to take Shanghai, it was just an order.
Of course, the Japanese troops opposite the Second Army also believed that they had air superiority, and it was not as easy for the Wehrmacht to take down their positions as easily as before.
The confidence of the Japanese army came from the entire flying division that came to the emergency support.
It was supported by the newly formed Japanese 3rd Flight Group. The group leader of this flying group is Lieutenant General Toshinort Kinoshita. And in order to be able to grab more wreckage this time, the Japanese side has shed blood.
In addition to the 18th and 83rd independent flight squadrons, the remaining 16th flying squadrons, 25th flying squadrons, 44th flying squadrons and 90th flying squadrons were all equipped with the most advanced fighters of the Japanese army - Ki-43 type fighters!
In other words, there are now more than 250 Type 1 fighters of the current Japanese Army stationed in Shanghai. That's why the Japanese troops on those positions were so confident that the Wehrmacht could not easily break through their positions.
But. If they knew that there were more than 500 tiger sharks on the second airport in Kunshan and more than 100 tiger moths on the first airport in Kunshan, they didn't know how much confidence they could maintain.
"General Toshishi, please rest assured, these fighters are the most advanced fighters in our army now! And the navy has also sent aircraft carriers, and it is conservatively estimated that we have at least more than 400 fighters of all kinds! ”
Lieutenant General Toshitoshi Kinoshita, the head of the 3rd Flight Group, who came over, directly gave Shunroku Hata the bottom of his heart.
"This time. It is a concerted action of our Army and Navy. I don't believe what else those people can make waves! Kinoshita Min snorted disdainfully: "I have already retrieved the battle report from the navy, and these fighters of the Chinese dolphin do have merit." But in terms of flexibility and maneuverability, there is still a gap with our latest fighters. ”
"So, Your Excellency Toshishi Hata doesn't have to worry about this at all." Kinoshita said proudly: "I will tell those Chinese dolphins that the Great Japanese Imperial Army should not be humiliated!" ”
Shunroku Hata nodded, affirming Kinoshita's words. He has also seen the combat situation of naval aircraft today, and it is true that the fighters of the Wehrmacht are a little stiff in terms of flexibility.
And all the time. The Wehrmacht has never had three hundred warplanes on the battlefield at one time. There are only more than 100 planes and 200 planes one after another.
According to the judgment of the Japanese Army Intelligence Department, the Wehrmacht should have reached a bottleneck in the production of aircraft. And it is believed that the Wehrmacht now has a maximum of about a thousand warplanes.
At least 500 of these fighters were placed in the Korean theater to defend against a sudden Japanese counterattack. And the rest. It is also necessary to defend the imperial capital, the seat of the current coalition government.
The rest were assigned to other military districts. To put it bluntly, the intelligence obtained by the Japanese army showed that the Wehrmacht opposite them was now able to mobilize only about 300 fighters at most.
The Japanese received the correct information, but it was delayed. Now the aircraft production capacity of the coalition government is behind the integration of human and material resources from various places. It has reached a monthly output of more than 600 aircraft.
The entire Wehrmacht Air Force has more than 1,600 warplanes, and this number is constantly being refreshed. Shunroku Hata and others are even more unclear. It was not the elite of the Wehrmacht Air Force who were fighting them yesterday.
In fact, those are just pilots who have just stepped into the battlefield for a short time. They all graduated from aviation schools and experienced the battlefield under the guidance of several Wehrmacht veterans.
The encounter with the Japanese army was something that no one expected, so it caused a certain amount of panic, jerkiness and losses. If it were the elite of those air forces, I dare not say that it would be possible to completely annihilate the Japanese army, at least retreat with all its might.
"Early tomorrow morning, our plane will take off. The tiger shark is used as an escort, and the tiger moth is used as a sweeping force...... "Liu Cui, commander of the Air Force of the South China Military Region, personally arrived in Kunshan and began tactical arrangements.
"Tiger Shark explores the way first, be sure to trap the Japanese army in the sky over Shanghai......" Liu Cui kept drawing on the drawings with his fingers, these airspaces are tomorrow's combat areas, and each brigade has a clear arrangement for where it goes.
Once the tiger moth is manufactured, it is evaluated in detail in the user manual. As a wooden fighter, due to its weight, the Tiger Moth has a great advantage in climb speed and bomb load.
But also because of its wooden structure, it is far inferior to the tiger shark in terms of defensive capabilities. Even if the tiger shark is shot, as long as it does not hit the vital point, it can always forcibly fly back or make a forced landing.
But once the tiger moth is hit, the chance of the fuselage catching fire is extremely high. Fortunately, the speed of the tiger moth is very fast, as long as it does not fight with the enemy for a long time and bite the tail to refrain from fire, then it is not much dangerous to just intersperse the assault in a short time.
“…… After the operation of the Tiger Moth, the ground forces would begin a full-scale offensive against the Japanese army. After a pause, Liu Cui said in a deep voice to the backbones of the various Wehrmacht Air Forces in front of him: "Our first wave of attacks is to destroy all the underground fortifications on the Japanese positions and ensure the smooth deployment of the ground troops!" ”
As he spoke, Liu Cui pulled open his collar and sneered: "After the tiger moth comes back, it will immediately launch a second wave of attacks, and in this gap, the tiger shark must clean up all the Japanese air force!" ”
"And you still need to give me a fleet to keep an eye on the Japanese, they are the main ones in our battle!" Liu Cui's fingers slashed at the port in Shanghai.
"Judging by yesterday's battle, the Japanese aircraft carrier must have arrived in Shanghai! Boys, your second wave goal is to sink Lao Tzu! ”
"Yes!!"
Within the forward headquarters of the third line position, the Second Army Corps was also urgently convening a military meeting. The commander of the tank and armored division who had already rushed to the position was also impressively listed, and the commander of the Second Army Corps, Yan Chenghan, kept drawing his fingers on the map, and the direction of attack was established one by one.
Subsequently, the commander of the artillery division was called in to talk, and left half an hour later. The artillery commanders of the East China Military Region also received direct orders from the commanders of the theater of operations, and all the artillery and even the coordinates were adjusted.
In the imperial capital, Navy Commander Shen Honglie walked back and forth in the office of Tu Mengben, commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces. Tu Mengben looked at the nervous naval commander and smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Chengzhang, don't shake it." I'm nervous......"
"Can I not shake?! What about aircraft carriers! What about aircraft carriers!! "Ever since the Japanese used aircraft carriers to attack the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor and sank the British Prince of Wales and the Counter Strike in Southeast Asia, Lao Shen has been full of yearning for aircraft carriers.
It is a pity that the aircraft carrier that the United States promised to the Wehrmacht cannot be delivered now. They have now just experienced huge losses in the Pacific Fleet, and they themselves are short of warships.
"Damn! This time, Liu Cui's kid really did his job beautifully, and when he came back, Lao Tzu took him to visit the Bada Hutong! "Okay, Shen Honglie, who is anxious to get the aircraft carrier, has begun to do whatever it takes.
As soon as he thought of being able to get an aircraft carrier, the commander began to adjust his principles. Including the style of never going to the land of fireworks.
Tu Mengben didn't say anything in his mouth, but he only had one sentence in his heart: If Liu Cui's kid doesn't come down, come back and break his dog's leg! If he dares to follow Uncle Chengzhang to the Bada Hutong, Lao Tzu will still break his dog's legs!
Liu Cui didn't know that there was now a person in the headquarters of the National Defense Force in the imperial capital who thought that after he succeeded, he was going to take him to visit the Eight Great Hutongs regardless of the respect of the general.
Liu Cui didn't know that his commander-in-chief had already set two rules. If he breaks one, he will not be broken once......
ps: That pit daddy!! China Southern Power Grid stopped the electricity for me for a day, but fortunately, there is electricity in the notes and can be coded...... Now it's finally calling me...... This bunch of bastards......