yòu annihilation of the river defense fleet

Seeing the two people in front of him, Chen Guangrong and Wang Ping, the chief of staff of Zuo Quan, slowly explained the entire battle plan to the battle map in front of him. The entire battle plan was centered on Zhenjiang and unfolded on the whole front.

On the huge battle map, the location of Zhenjiang City is clearly displayed in front of everyone. And in all these cases, the terrain around Zhenjiang attracted the attention of the three people without surprise. Seeing Chen Guangrong and Wang Ping's faces, a thoughtful look slowly appeared, and the corners of Zuo Quan's mouth quickly flashed a sneer. Then he spoke.

"Commander Chen, Commander Wang, you should also see that Zhenjiang is located in the Yangtze River waterway, and it has very important strategic value for the entire Yangtze River route and for the entire Central China region. And we set the action target on the important town of Zhenjiang for this consideration. ”

"Everyone is looking at it, the entire Zhenjiang City, east, west and north, is almost surrounded by the Yangtze River, just from the topography, it is very conducive to the attack of our army. More importantly, the U-shaped channel of the Yangtze River is also very beneficial for our artillery units to ambush the Japanese river defense fleet. After speaking, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan looked at Chen Guangrong and Wang Ping, who were already in deep thought, with a smile in mind.

"Chief of Staff, the Yangtze River waterway located here is really good for our year. The U-shaped waterway, as long as the Japanese river defense fleet is in the middle of the plan, is concentrated in this area. I guarantee that the artillery column will be able to concentrate its firepower in the shortest possible time and launch an artillery attack on the Japanese river defense fleet from three sides. At that time, even if the Japanese river defense fleet has fierce naval guns, it will become helpless in the face of the three-sided attack of our artillery units, waiting to be wiped out by our firepower..."After a short period of contemplation, Commander Chen Guangrong replied with a confident face.

Zuo Quan nodded, then turned his gaze on Wang Ping, and then asked, "Commander Wang, is there any problem with your Ninth Corps?" Can we assemble at least two armies on the riverside within two days and put on the posture that we are about to launch a river-crossing operation?"

"There is a question...."Faced with the rhetorical question of the chief of staff of Zuo Quan, Wang Ping said bluntly.

"I'm worried about the air power of the Central China Front of the Japanese army. I believe that as soon as the Japanese army discovers that our troops are showing signs of massing along the river, they will send a large number of combat planes to attack our assembled troops from the air. At that time, even if we don't attack, the casualties of the troops will be very huge..."

"This is an important issue and must be resolved, Commander Chen, what do you think?" Zuo Quan nodded and asked Chen Guangrong.

"Chief of Staff, when the time comes, the anti-aircraft artillery regiment under the artillery column can be assigned to Commander Wang and handed over to Commander Wang for command....As for the rest, it will be up to Commander Wang to settle it himself...."Chen Guangrong replied.

"An anti-aircraft artillery regiment, coupled with an air defense battalion directly under the corps, to a certain extent, can already serve the purpose of suppressing the air attack of the Japanese army. In this way, Commander Wang, in addition to Commander Chen, who is assigned to you as an anti-aircraft artillery regiment, you also have at least one division of troops, all of which will be dispersed in squads and platoons, and a large amount of smoke will be released throughout the entire combat area, and everything possible will be done to reduce the threat of Japanese air power to us..."Zuo Quan replied.

"Yes, Chief of Staff...."

"Since this is the case, the specific battle plan has been decided. Commander Chen's artillery column (lacking an anti-aircraft artillery regiment, a field artillery regiment was assigned to the Ninth Corps to launch a river-crossing operation), on the riverside, arranged a large encirclement for the Japanese river defense fleet, and strived to completely annihilate the Japanese river defense fleet that came to reinforce it in one fell swoop. The entire battle is commanded by you independently and directly, Commander Chen..."

"Commander Wang, your Ninth Corps, including the two artillery regiments assigned to you by Commander Chen, will serve as bait to attract the Japanese river defense fleet to come back for reinforcements. Of course, at the appropriate time, one or two divisions can also be sent to launch a tentative attack on Zhenjiang, so as to make this battle of crossing the river more realistic. ”

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and the military movement of a corps and tens of thousands of troops could not hide the all-pervasive Japanese intelligence personnel. Just when a large number of combat troops began to assemble towards the riverside, a piece of information was also transmitted to Matsui Ishine's hands at the first time.

Looking at the information in his hand, after several successive failures, it seems that Matsui Ishine has aged several years old. He asked the chief of staff in front of him, "Tanaka-kun, what does the East China Field Army want to do?" Could it be that after only a month's rest and recuperation, without the support of the air force and navy, they launched the battle of crossing the river...", "Hayi, through reconnaissance, it has been shown that the East China Field Army has indeed launched a campaign to cross the river through Zhenjiang. So far, more than 30,000 elites have assembled on the riverside on the other side of the Zhenjiang River. More importantly, among these assembled troops, we also found a large number of siege artillery...", Lieutenant General Tanaka replied with great certainty.

"Eight Grids, cunning man, can't you stop for a while? It's only been less than a month, and it's actually provoked another war, Yaga...."A burst of angry scolding, followed by it, spit out from Matsui Shigen's mouth.

However, as the commander of the Central China Front, he has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands. General Matsui Ishine still adjusted his state in a short period of time. Then, facing the chief of staff in front of him, he said with a serious face.

"Since people want to come and send him to death, then I, Matsui Ishone, will fulfill him and order that all the air units under the Central China Front will immediately enter a state of first-level combat readiness as soon as they receive the order. Then, with the squadron as a combat unit, it launched continuous air strikes against the assembly area of the East China Field Army. This time, I'm going to deplete all our reserves of aerial bombs, and I'm going to drive the cunning people back...."

"Hayi, Your Excellency the Commander is wise...."

However, just as Matsui Ishine, who had finished giving the order, was staying in the war room, waiting for the good news of the aviation unit, an incredible news reached his ears again.

"Your Excellency, Commander, something has happened....the 1st Light Bomber Squadron of the Air Force has failed in its sortie. On the other side of the Zhenjiang River, it was ambushed by anti-aircraft fire. Of the 12 planes that flew back safely, only five remained, and a full seven bombers were lost ...."

"In one sortie, seven bombers were lost. How is it possible, Tanaka-kun, what the hell is going on...."Matsui Ishone's face was immediately enveloped by a god of shock. After a brief hesitation, he asked.

"The specific situation is like this: cunning people, by the river, by various means, created a large amount of smoke, enveloping the entire battlefield. In order for our planes to accurately hit their targets in the thick smoke, there is no way to do anything but to drop low-flying bombs. And just as my squadron of bombers was cutting through the smoke and preparing to drop bombs. Dozens of anti-aircraft guns and hundreds of anti-aircraft machine guns, which were hidden on the ground, suddenly launched a rapid fire attack on our bomber squadron. In just one round of strikes, our bomber squadron paid the price of more than half of the losses, and in the end, it had to return in vain...", Lieutenant General Tanaka replied.

"I really didn't expect that the only aviation unit that our Central China Front Army could rely on would lose its role under such despicable and inferior means....Tanaka-kun, having lost air superiority, coupled with the absolute superiority in strength and artillery fire, is it just like this, watching people cross the Yangtze River...."Matsui Shigen said with a desperate expression.

For a while, the entire war room, as Matsui Ishone's voice fell, immediately fell into a deathly silence. And just when this solemn atmosphere is almost overwhelming. The voice of Deputy Chief of Staff Nakamura Daisa, who always appeared at critical moments, sounded in the war room like timely rain.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I have an idea...."

Seeing what was in front of him, he twice saved the Central China Front Army from danger. However, the battle plan put forward on the two occasions was, to a certain extent, the deputy chief of staff of the Central China Front, Nakamura Daisa, who was in the hands of the people and aggravated the losses of the Central China Front. General Matsui Ishone, who was forced to be helpless, could only speak helplessly.

"Nakamura-kun, what do you think, say it, let's analyze it together..."

"Hay... Your Excellency, our air superiority, under the despicable means of man, has been lost. However, we still have a huge advantage over the East China Field Army..."Nakamura Osa said under everyone's expectant gaze.

"What advantage....", the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Tanaka, asked rhetorically with an eager expression. At the same time, the eyes of almost everyone in the entire war room were attracted by Nakamura Daisa's answer. A pair of eyes, staring at the war room, I don't know when, Nakamura Daisa, who has become the protagonist, waiting for his answer.

"The Yangtze River River Defense Fleet....As far as I know, the Combined Fleet of our Great Empire left a detachment before going south, and this detachment is anchored at Shanghai Military Port as the Yangtze River Defense Fleet...."Facing everyone's suspicious gaze, Nakamura Osa kindly reminded.

"The river defense fleet, yes, the river defense fleet ....". In the entire war room, all the army commanders, including Matsui Ishone, had a hint of sudden realization on their faces. At the same time, a hint of surprise also appeared on the faces of a few people for the first time....

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