Chapter 191: Isn't the appetite too big
Anqing Airport, in the spacious dispatch room on the top floor of the newly built aviation building, Tokugawa Yoshitoshi looked at the busy ground staff at the airport with a cup of hot tea, as well as the guard troops who were out of the exercise not far away, his head gradually turned to the right, and he moved his eyes to the gate of a brand-new hangar.
At the door of the hangar, several high-powered trailers were spewing black smoke to tow out one after another Type 99C fighters. Nakajima Flying Aircraft Co., Ltd. restructured two new fighters according to the Type 99, of which the Type 99B focuses on air combat capabilities and defense capabilities, while the 99C appropriately enhances the armor protection of the fighter while taking into account both air and ground. After a frenzied reconnaissance yesterday afternoon, and after the air battle on the 25th, after discovering that the Cadet Corps had not built a front-line airfield in Jiangxi, Tokugawa Yoshitoshi decided to replace the Type 99B fighter and use the Type 99C for the battle.
"If Kenzo was driving a 99C at the time, then he wouldn't need to put the altitude so low, and in that case, his landline wouldn't have crashed, right?" Tokugawa Yoshitoshi was thinking sadly like this, and on the staff bench next to him, a young man stood up and reported to him: "Your Excellency, Commander Okamura has called and asked us to send reconnaissance planes uninterruptedly. In addition, he hoped that we would be able to prepare bombers of an air wing that would be ready to support their combat operations in Nanchang at any time. Your Excellency, the latest self-propelled tracked artillery of the Chinese people has appeared, and it seems that the scale is not small. β
Tokugawa nodded slightly, walked over and took the telegram, looked at it, and said, "Commander Okamura doesn't seem to have accepted the lessons of the Battle of Madang!" What is the strongest Cadet Army? Artillery units. Our aviation is the natural enemy of artillery, and if our bombers are on alert in the sky, will the Cadet Corps still dare to dispatch a huge heavy artillery unit? Shaking his head and putting the telegram down, he ordered, "What about Nakayama Nakasa?" Let him immediately follow the support plan we made last night! β
"Hello!"
At seven o'clock, Ouyang Yun was having breakfast, and Turmeric Yongxing rushed in and said, "Commander-in-chief, the Eighth Division is back." This battle is beautiful, look at it! After speaking, he handed the stack of photos in his hand to Ouyang Yun.
The photo was taken by a correspondent accompanying the army. Because of the dark weather, the imaging of the photos is not good, and many photos can only blur the image of an exploding fire and the scene next to the fire. Ouyang Yun quickly flipped through it and said, "It seems that the quality of our cameras is not good, but these are all scenes on the ice - those white flowers and water splashes?" β
"Yes, yes, I asked the brothers who served as observation posts in front, according to them, the little devil was completely stunned, have you seen these photos, they are all unstoppable and rushed directly into the river." As he spoke, he turned his head and said, "What about the German?" Didn't he question our command? It's time for him to take a look at the pictures. Little sir, what kind of expression did you say about Okamura Ninji? β
Ouyang Yun shook his head and said, "Don't get too carried away, this is just the beginning." Now that it's dawn, it's time for the little devil's fighter to go out again. With enemy aircraft watching from the sky, the effectiveness of our artillery is reduced by at least fifty percent. β
"Then use the 'missile'!" Connor interjected and walked in through the door.
Turmeric Yong said to him, "Connor, you came just in time, show you this!" As he spoke, he handed him the picture.
Connor took it and looked through it, looked up at the two in surprise and asked, "What is this?" β
"The results of our Eighth Division in Nanjin Kiln this morning. Connor, do you still think that artillery units can't defend themselves head-on? β
Connor was taken aback and asked, "Could it be that the gun carriage I saw outside is from the Eighth Division?" β
Ouyang Yun replied: "Yes! β
Connor's expression froze, and then he quickly flipped through the photos in his hand, found a few of them that were obviously splashing, looked at them seriously, and said, "I know the way, I know the way, you are taking advantage of the cold weather to dig traps." No matter how thick the ice is, it can't withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery! Oh my God, you guys are so insidious. I'm sure Okamura Ninji must be so angry that he vomits blood at this moment! After a pause, he looked at Ouyang Yun suspiciously and said, "But in this case, will Okamura continue to attack?" β
Ouyang Yun was about to answer, when a staff officer rushed out of the room next to him, and he shouted with a telegram in his hand: "Commander-in-chief, the 17th Division has called, the 11th Division of the Japanese Army has suddenly given up its plan to cross Panyang Lake, and is now marching rapidly along Panyang Lake to the southeast. Division Commander Arthur called to inquire about the next course of action. β
Jiang Huangyong took the telegram, glanced at it himself, then handed it to Ouyang Yun, and said, "Commander-in-chief, how about just letting the 17th Division accompany the 11th Division to march to Yugan?" β
Ouyang Yun shook his head and said, "No, it is the best choice for the Seventeenth Division to stay in Xiangshan. He walked to the map, drew his right hand along the Panyang Lake River system, and said, "It's only twenty-two today, and this cold weather should continue for a while." In that case, the ice surface of the Panyang Lake system will ensure the speed of our army's maneuver. The 17th Division stayed in Xiangshan, which could not only support Yu Gan, but also quickly insert it here-" He clenched his right hand into a fist and smashed it into Shahezhou Township and Wucheng Township in the northeast of Yongxiu County, explaining: "What is the purpose of our going north? Annihilate as many of the 11th Army as you can. So, whether it is Yugan or Nanchang, if you lose it, you will lose it, as long as you can encircle and annihilate the 17th Division and the 106th Division again, what if they occupy Yugan? Okamura Ninji still dares to counter-encircle us? Hmph, as long as Shangrao and Yingtan are still in our hands, at that time, the 11th Division and the 112th Division should consider breaking through! β
Jiang Huangyong's gaze followed his gestures in the Nanchang area, and after listening to him, he gasped and said, "Little sir, is your appetite too big?" These are two divisions! It's not two wings, we, how many of us are there in total? Moreover, the little devil's aviation force is always a threat, and if the air force does not reinforce it, I am worried that this will be counterproductive, which is exactly what Okamura Ninji wanted. β
Connor shook his head and said, "It's too risky. Even counting the guerrilla troops, you only have a total of 80,000 people, and you actually want to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army of nearly 50,000 people. I express my deep doubts. β
Jiang Huangyong: "Little sir, this battle is not impossible to fight, but there is a premise, the Air Force must send at least two divisions to participate in the war. A fighter division, a bomber divisionβ"
Ouyang Yun shook his head: "It is impossible for the Air Force to participate in the war, the two army aviation regiments of the Japanese army, plus the three aircraft carriers of the Combined Fleet, the total number of fighters should be about a thousand." How many fighters do we have in total? Well, the conditions are not yet ripe, and it is too early to talk about this, so let's focus on the tricks first! β