There's a reason why the Army's morale wizards are so excited, and although the border area is in a semi-blockaded state, it has not been affected in the slightest in terms of intelligence acquisition.

Thanks to the excellent intelligence network, the boss knows the excellent performance of the aviation rockets in the Battle of Nomenkan.

Before the advent of rockets, aerial bombs and cannons were the main weapons used by aircraft for ground attacks.

Of the two weapons, the cannon is more accurate but too powerful. Unless it is a special land counterpart, it cannot effectively kill a solid target.

Aerial bombs, although powerful enough, are difficult to aim and are less efficient to use.

Even though some aircraft can use the dive bomb delivery method to improve the accuracy, this bomb delivery method has high requirements for aircraft performance and piloting skills, and it is difficult to popularize it on a large scale.

In the battle with Xiao Ri, aviation rockets were mounted under the wings of the two fighters of the I-15 and I-16 fighters in the north.

Not only did they achieve good results in the air and bomb many enemy planes, but they also stunned the devils on the ground.

After the end of the war, the Kwantung Army also specially collected the wreckage of its own fighters and tanks, and the amazing destructive power made them think that they had developed an aerial gun with a caliber of more than 40 mm in the north.

At present, Huang He is leading the Weapons Experiment and Research Bureau in the border region to advance the fine tradition of our army by more than 10 years.

With such advanced weapons in our air force, everyone is naturally happy from the bottom of their hearts.

"Xiao Huang, I remember you just said that our Type 41-1 aviation rocket doesn't have a name yet, right?"

"Why don't you just call it the Red Sun? The birth of the red sun, on the one hand, indicates that it will come out of the night and move towards dawn, and on the other hand, it will bring a devastating blow to the enemy like the scorching sun! ”

As soon as the name Red Sun came out, it was immediately widely recognized by everyone present, and it also saved a lot of brain cells for a certain name.

In the end, the desperate war fox, the army morale wizard and Huang He jointly made the decision to officially determine the name of the Type 41-1 aviation rocket.

Over the next period of time, all participants completed the assessment project.

In addition to the first four, 287 comrades passed the test, with a passing rate of an astonishing 97 percent.

Although the more pilots, the better, but now there are not enough fighters. The Yellow River is now dying of sorrow, and he secretly made a decision in his heart to go to the Military Industry Bureau to shake people after the meeting.

It is necessary to rush before the start of the Battle of Nakajo Mountain, so that each soldier has his own car.

After the assessment, there was a group photo session, and due to the number of pilots, everyone was divided into six batches to take a group photo.

The Desperate War Fox and the Army Morale Wizard sat at the front, the later positions were the Director, Principal Chang and Huang He, and finally the cadets who were standing or stepping on the stool.

"Comrades! Over the Motherland! I'll leave it to you! ”

"Persist in fighting to the end! Fight for your country! It's a glorious thing! ”×291

The outstanding graduates of the first Border District Aviation School are about to go to the battlefield.

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The time came on 5 May, and early this morning, the director of the bureau took a correspondent to the Border District Weapons Experiment and Research Bureau.

As soon as the car stopped, he jumped directly from the passenger seat. After briefly explaining a few words to the comrades on duty at the door, he rushed into the gate with a radio on his back

Coming to the door of the office, the director kicked the door open, quite a bit of commando momentum.

"I'm really convinced! Look at your place, I can't contact you for any big things! ”

"I've brought the radio station back to you, and I've transferred a correspondent, and I'll send a telegram when I have something to do in the future! I'm a dog when I run to you again, and I don't know if I think I'm your deputy. ”

Seeing the other party's panting appearance, Huang He quickly got up and poured a glass of water. He didn't speak, just stood silently and waited.

Sure enough, there was a short break. The director immediately began to talk about today's business, he took out a piece of paper and a map from his pocket and said:

"This is a telegram sent by the ideological crusaders in the morning, the pressure in the southwest capital is a little strong, and today we officially asked for help from our Eighth Route Army."

"But the tone is so disgusting, and the whole telegram looks very obscure."

"If it weren't for the strength of the troops now, I would be the first to oppose the dispatch of troops!"

I have known the director for so long, and it is the first time that Huang He has seen him scolding. He picked up the telegram on the table and read it carefully, and after a while, his brows furrowed and he squeezed out a Sichuan character.

The other party is still those old tricks, standing on the righteousness and asking their own side to send reinforcements.

It can be said that there is no growth at all, it is nothing more than to consume your strength if you send troops, and use the power of public opinion to stink you if you do not send troops.

But now this trick is indeed a strategy to kill two birds with one stone, after the north signed a neutrality treaty with Xiaori, even the border area has been affected.

After thinking for a moment, Huang He patted the director on the shoulder and said comfortingly:

"Forget it, don't worry about them. We are not fighting against the devils for those moths, but for the suffering people. ”

"And the troops themselves also have the idea of attacking the First Army of the North China Front, and in a sense, supporting the other side can be regarded as an unexpected help."

"Although this ally may not be powerful, it can play a role more or less. And as far as I know, there are still a few good troops on the side of Nakajo Mountain. ”

After hearing Huang He's words, the director nodded helplessly. After receiving the request for help, the border region made several demands, and directly ordered the 1st Air Division to make pre-battle preparations.

Now that the support is a foregone conclusion, they, the military workers, can only continue to produce and wait for the outcome of the war.

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After the director left, Huang He opened the map he had just brought with him, which showed enemy movements collected by the intelligence services in recent months.

Zhongtiao Mountain is located in the southwest of Jin Province, across the north bank of the Yellow River, with ravines and undulating mountains.

It is trending northeast and southwest, with high in the east and low in the west. It is a strategic point in North China with the three mountains of Taihang, Luliang and Taiyue.

This mountain range is bordered by the Fen River valley on one side and the Yellow River on the other. It can be said that it is the natural barrier of Jin, Henan and Shaanxi provinces, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

For the Chinese army, relying on the Zhongtiao Mountain Advance can harass the enemy and contain the strength of the North China Front. Retreat can be defended by danger and actively defended.

With such a good geographical location, it stands to reason that the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain should be very stable. But for the upcoming battle, the Yellow River was pessimistic about the defenders of Guozhu.

The first reason is because this so-called Oriental Maginot is actually nothing but the surface, and its real defensive capability is not as good as one percent of the original.

Except for a few simple trenches and communication trenches dug at the front line and some forts, the other areas can be said to have been only superficially worked.

Those important military points such as transportation arteries, passes, command posts, military supply lines, and crossings of the Yellow River basically lacked fortifications and troop deployment.

The military advisers laughed angrily when they came to inspect the site, and they had to touch the Maginot Line at this level.

Although the Maginot Line was bypassed again, the ground was a machine-gun fortification and artillery fortification containing armored reinforced concrete, and even a 420-mm mortar could withstand two pieces.

Underground, there are command posts, food pantries, ammunition depots, ambulance stations, power stations, filtration and ventilation rooms, etc.

A total of about 5,800 permanent fortifications for various purposes were constructed along the entire defensive line, with a density of 15 fortifications per kilometer of frontage. There were also passageways connecting the fortifications, which could even be opened to traffic.

This Zhongtiao Mountain does not dig the mountain and does not defend against artillery, and can only rely on the soldiers to fight with the devil.

The second point is naturally a temporary change of commander, which is a taboo for soldiers.

The original supreme commander of the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line was the tiger general of the Five Tiger Generals, who had been well defended from the beginning of the garrison in 1938 until March this year, and repelled thirteen enemy attacks.

However, due to his repeated refusal to carry out bald orders, he was placed under semi-house arrest when he went to the southwestern capital some time ago to report on his duties, and the person who replaced him was the chief of staff of the military council.

If you can change some points, forget it, but there is a mother-in-law.

Not to mention that this product has not fought any major battles so far, the attitude of fighting on two fronts on the first day of his tenure is disgusting. Fighting back against bandits to drive the enemy, he doesn't have this ability at all, and he doesn't want his face.

The third reason is because the micro-manipulation master went online and directly drained the defenders.

Originally, the defense line of Zhongtiao Mountain was jointly responsible for the Guoguo troops and the Eighth Route Army, both of which were indispensable, and one inside and one outside complemented each other.

With one side resisting the enemy's main force in the front, and the other fighting guerrilla warfare in the enemy-occupied area to cut off supplies, the two sides will inevitably have contacts and communication in this process.

Beginning in 1939, the master of micro-operation used the reason that the devil had not made any achievements in Zhongtiao Mountain in recent years, and constantly transferred the main forces on the original defense line.

The most typical of these was the Fourth Army, several of which were successively transferred to the south of the Yellow River. This is the main force of the defensive line, and it is simply a self-cutting arm.

In fact, the real reason is very simple, it is nothing more than the tacit understanding with the Eighth Route Army, the two sides communicate frequently, and the communication lines are closely connected and can go directly to the base area.

But it is clear that this level of micro-manipulation is not the limit. Over the next two years, the defenders changed their guards.

All the main forces of the Second Army, the Fifth Army, the Fourteenth Army, the Seventeenth Army and the Seventy-sixth Army of the Thirty-sixth Army were all gone.

In other words, the troops that had been conscientiously holding out in Zhongtiao Mountain for three years were all replaced from the highest commander of the theater to the front-line combat officers and men.

Although two army groups and some miscellaneous troops totaling 200,000 people were put together, even a military blind knew that the defense of the Eastern Maginot was much inferior to before.

These new units that have changed their defenses are not only poorly equipped, undertrained, and low in combat effectiveness, but they have not even been able to figure out their shape.

Even if you change to a genuine Maginot Line, it is estimated that it will be pierced by devils because of internal problems.

According to intelligence, since April, the devils have been increasing their troops and transporting equipment to cross the river south every day, which looks like they are going to cross the Yellow River in Fengling.

It stands to reason that a normal commander must send a large number of troops to reconnoiter to see what the enemy's motives are, so as to make a corresponding defensive strategy.

But the chief of staff of the Military Council is good, he patted his head and gave three plans.

The first plan was for the main forces to retreat to the south bank of the Yellow River and directly consolidate the river defenses.

Although he retreats without a fight, he will be poked in the backbone by the people of the whole country. But it is good to preserve their strength and harm their allies for their own benefit, which is very much in line with their style of acting.

The second plan is to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to attack first to break his offensive.

This is the choice of a real man, if you can cooperate with the current Eighth Route Army and the Jin Sui Army, there is a high probability that you can eat the six divisions of the devil and fight a big victory.

It's difficult, but it's not impossible.

The third plan is to adopt mobile tactics, change the inner line into an outer line of operations, and rely on the terrain to block attacks.

This style of play is also good, it is a tactic that the Tiger General has used for three years. Although the current defenders are not very good, they at least have the strength to fight.

But as a result, according to the intelligence. The defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain did not choose any of them, and directly divided the troops on the entire defense line, and set up an ancestral long snake formation.

The defensive line is 300 miles long, and in the absence of roads, horses, and air supremacy, such a deployment is clearly a passive posture of being beaten.

Moreover, the deployment of troops is too unreasonable, the eastern section of the defense line is wide in depth, even if it is raided, space can be exchanged for time, and the pressure on the defending troops is relatively small.

The situation in the western sector was the opposite, where the depth was narrow and once the war began, it was a decisive battle, and the Fourth Army, which had previously been the most combat-ready in battle, was at the top.

Theoretically, troops capable of fighting tough battles should be deployed in the western sector, but the chief of staff of the Military Council put the most passive combat units in the most critical position of the defensive line.

What's more, as a traverser in later generations, the Yellow River knew a situation that was not clear to the border area, that is, at this time, the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain were already anxious because of the problem of military supplies.

The troops were short of food and combat supplies, and the Fifth Army in the Western Sector in particular was facing an army-wide famine.

The ability of preserved fruits to collect grain is not very good in itself, not to mention that it is necessary to give priority to replenishing the descendants, and the miscellaneous army is not a person compared to the central army.

The few grains had to be transported by the defenders themselves to the various crossings of the Yellow River.

The farthest forward position is 100 miles away from the ferry, and there is a high risk of being attacked by devils on the way.

So, the defenders went straight to the pendulum. Not only did they sell their small number of weapons and ammunition, but they even started a lollipop business in the barracks.

In order to survive, the commander of the Fifth Army could only watch as his business grew bigger and bigger, and his military discipline became worse and worse.

A good military camp has been made into a miasma, like a market. Many of the people who come in to do business are traitors, and even the spies of the devils in the later stage can come and go freely.

As a result, Xiao Ri was very clear about the deployment of the Fifth Army, and the location of the headquarters, communications center, hospital and arsenal was well understood.

Once a battle starts, there is a high probability that the defenders' chain of command will collapse. The enemy's Tegaoke, who is in charge of espionage activities, is stupid, and has never seen such an easy task.

Huang He pinched his eyebrows, then hung the map on the wall. In such an unbearable environment, now we can only see how the deputy commander-in-chief turns the tide.

This situation is really speechless

(End of chapter)