Wanquan, temporary command post of the 3rd Flight Group.

Looking at Kuroe Yasuhiko, who was like a lost dog, the newly appointed Lieutenant General Sugawara Michidai angrily threw the battle report to the ground, and he only felt that there was a nameless fire burning in his heart.

Before taking office, the old devil also made a special appointment with Kinoshita Toshi, who had been relegated to China, and learned in advance about the situation of the North China Front Army and the general strength of the enemy's air force from the other party's mouth.

But I never expected that even though I had sufficient preparations in my heart, I still underestimated the strength of the Eighth Route Army.

Thinking that in the coming days, there would be bigger and more messes on the horizon, Sugawara Michidai's expression became extremely hideous.

Why?

Obviously, he has done a good job in the First Flight Group, and he is about to go to Southeast Asia with the army to pick the fruits of victory, why do he have to come to the Republic of China to wipe the butts of others.

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and the old devil simply poured the anger in his heart on his subordinates.

"Heijiang Shaozuo, I need your reason to flee without a fight, otherwise no one will be able to save your life."

"There are five squadrons, and there are not even half of the fighters that have successfully returned home! Our third flight group is also the home of a total of eighteen squadrons! If you continue to send it like this, sooner or later you will have to be reduced to a flying regiment by your superiors! ”

"As the front-line commander of this operation, how can you still have the face to return to the command post to report to work? Why didn't you lead your team to launch the Jade Crush Charge? ”

Faced with the barrage of scolding from his superiors, Kuroe could only lower his posture again.

He first returned the documents on the ground to the other party's hands, and then carefully explained to his lieutenant general:

"Your Excellency, Commander, at that time, dozens of Spitfires of the Eighth Route Army were attacking my formation. The samurai are really powerless when they are inferior in quantity and quality! ”

"On this piece of information, there is information we have gathered at the cost of our lives."

"Those key data are very important for the entire Third Flight Group, so please take a closer look at them first."

As soon as these words came out, Sugawara Michidai immediately became extremely serious.

Unlike Kinoshita Toshita and others, who became a monk halfway, he is one of the few high-ranking generals in the army aviation system, so he naturally knows the importance of the information in his hands.

After a few moments, the old devil finished reading.

At the same time, a visceral sense of powerlessness remains.

"Damn, what the hell is going on? Why is the performance of Type 1 and Type 2 warfare still inferior to the fighters of the Eighth Route Army? ”

"Those are not Spitfires at all, the British's planes could not be so advanced! If Obi-Ying had this kind of strength, Herman Goering would have changed his name to Meyer long ago. ”

"In my experience, the enemy must have tried to blind us with a similar appearance."

After a babbling analysis, Sugawara Michidai began to think about a way to break the game again.

In order to support the southward expansion policy, the first and second flight groups, as well as the navy red deer, have sent a large number of troops and fighters to Southeast Asia.

At present, their North China Front can be described as isolated and helpless. The existing fifteen squadrons were all the chips of the 3rd Flying Group.

When the number of troops is insufficient and the quality of individuals is backward, launching another group attack is self-defeating.

If you still want to break the situation at this moment, you can only pull the air force of the Eighth Route Army to the same starting line.

"Heijiang Shaozuo, I can not execute you. But in the days that follow, you will have to personally lead the team to carry out the mission and complete the tactics I have arranged with quality and quantity. ”

"I will divide the remaining squadrons into forty-five groups and attack large and small county towns except for military important places with high frequency and few sorties."

"There aren't many planes in the Eighth Route Army, so let them experience the feeling of exhaustion. The 16-character formula for guerrilla warfare is very good, and we use it as well. ”

In fact, Sugawara Michidai's tactical arrangement can be seen as an upgraded version of Kinoshita Toshitoshi a few months ago.

At that time, in order to contain the energy of the 1st Air Division, the latter sent nearly three flying teams to attack Luoyang City for a long time, in an attempt to use the lives of ordinary people to make the Eighth Route Army throw a mouse.

It's just that the old devil never expected that the nascent air force would have the ability to defeat the First Flying Regiment head-on.

Sugawara Michidai's plan was even more ruthless, and he scattered all his troops and sent them to the whole of Shanxi, which was quite a kind of meaning of changing families if he didn't agree with him.

In this way, the 1st Air Division must allocate a large number of troops to defend, after all, it is impossible for the Eighth Route Army not to care about the lives of the common people.

What's more, the planes are not so easy to encircle and suppress, even if the performance of the fighters of the North China Front Army and Army Aviation is backward, but more than 100 planes are determined to sabotage, which can definitely make any force in the Republic of China anxious.

Hearing this, Kuroe Yasuhiko's eyes immediately lit up.

The above plan allows all pilots to minimize the probability of engaging the enemy. If you're lucky, you might even find an opportunity to blow up a few field airfields.

"Hey!"

"I will not let you down this time, and I will resolutely obey the order!"

After solving the immediate problem, Sugawara Michidai took out a folder from the drawer in front of him, which contained a long-planned plan.

According to common sense, this kind of relatively confidential stuff should not be shown to a young man who is a full-time combatant.

But the current Third Flying Group is in ruins, and the middle and high-level generals were almost beaten to a fault by the Eighth Route Army, and even the First Flying Regiment did not have a major general commander.

In desperation, the old devil could only discuss with the ace pilot in front of him.

"Heijiang-kun, I am ready to make a formal proposal to the base camp in the near future. Let a few flight schools in the rear train a group of fast pilots to support the North China battlefield. ”

"The current situation of the army aviation is very embarrassing, and there is a generation gap between us and the enemy in terms of technology. Moreover, the number of enemy fighters has always remained more than twice that of ours. ”

"Sooner or later, we will be forced to death by the enemy."

As soon as these words came out, Kuroe Yasuhiko, who was an elite of the Army Aviation, only felt a chill down his spine, he never expected that his lieutenant general would actually make such a decision.

The meaning that the other party wants to express is very simple, that is, to cultivate a group of cannon fodder to assist the frontal battlefield.

After all, in the circles of air warfare, there has always been an accepted theorem.

That is, there may be a gap in the performance of the fighters of the same period, but this gap can be completely made up by the pilot's personal ability or exquisite tactics.

But once there is a generation gap, it can only be piled up with human life.

Seeing that his subordinates did not speak, Sugawara simply continued to talk about his plan.

"If one for one doesn't work, then we'll change three for one. If you can't change three planes, then five planes will be replaced by one. ”

"After the first and second types of combat are installed, we will have a large number of idle Type 97 fighters. Instead of letting them get moldy and insect in the warehouse, it is better to pull them to the battlefield to exert their residual heat. ”

"It is not difficult to train a pilot quickly, and a month of cramming education is enough for a zero-based soldier to learn to drive and shoot."

The old devil said that five for one is not five Type 97 fighters fighting one Spitfire. Instead, four old fighters were used as bait, giving one of the first or second types of combat a chance to surprise the attack.

After listening to the words of his superiors, Kuroe Yasuhiko's mood can be described as mixed.

It's not that he found out in his conscience that he couldn't bear to use his compatriots as cannon fodder. It's that Sugawara Michidai's idea is a bit ahead of his time, and even goes against the training purpose of the Army Aviation.

After all, from the early days of their establishment, they have been taking the elite route, emphasizing quality over quantity.

Now that the army is suddenly about to explode, this change is more or less unaccustomed.

However, Kuroe knows one thing very well, and that is that the opportunity for the implementation advocated by Lieutenant General Sugawara Michidai will definitely be supported by the base camp.

This has served in the Army Aviation Headquarters, and has also served as the principal of the Shimo-Shizu Army Flight School, and is inextricably linked with all the high-level officials of the Army Aviation.

In addition, Lieutenant General Toshitoshi Kinoshita, who served as the principal of the Tokorozawa Army Flight School, it is estimated that the entire project will be approved at an unbelievable speed.

Those people in the base camp will not feel sorry for the lives of ordinary soldiers.

If you can fight the Spitfire of the Eighth Route Army with old-fashioned fighters and insignificant costs, the top brass of the army will definitely raise their hands in agreement.

"Hey!"

"Your plan is perfect, and we will surely be able to defeat all enemies."

After a short period of rabbit death and fox sorrow, the long-term brainwashing of militarism occupied the high ground of Kuroe Hohiko's IQ. There was a hint of fanaticism in his eyes, and he trumpeted the leader's plan.

It seemed that the conversation was a little happy, and Sugawara Michidai gave a name to the future troops.

"Let's call it the Army Righteous Sky Commando! This name will definitely leave a strong mark in the history of the world's military! ”

At this moment, Kuroe suddenly thought of the Spitfire fighter with more than forty red stars engraved on it.

As the super ace pilot of the Eighth Route Army, that monster shouldn't use a quick rookie to brush up his achievements, right? How can a master not have his own arrogance.

Should?

No way?

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Fengzhen, the command post of the cavalry group with the 26th Division.

"Hey!"

"General Gangcun is right, this time he will definitely not hesitate, and he will definitely launch an attack within the specified time!"

In the communication room, Lieutenant General Otozaburo Yano and Lieutenant General Kazusaku Nishihara held the telephones and kept bowing their heads.

Due to the delay of the two to launch an attack, Okamura Ningji, who was furious, finally decided to go out in person and rushed from Beiping to Jining to supervise the battle.

"I don't want to say it a second time."

"I have fulfilled all your requests. Basically, it has achieved the goal of asking people to give people and cannons to cannons. ”

"If something goes wrong in the next battle, Yoshio Iwamatsu will be the best fate for you, and I won't even give you a chance to go to the reserves!"

"Hey!"

After hanging up the phone, Nishihara Kazuse directly incarnated as a face-changing master, changing his previous groveling. He held his head high and puffed out his chest like a peacock with a successful courtship.

"Yano-kun, look at what I'm talking about, only crying children can eat candy."

"If we keep procrastinating, our superiors will find a way to dispel our worries. You see, now, the command has not only replenished our forces and part of the artillery, but even the affairs of the enemy's air force have been resolved. ”

"If it weren't for the fact that Lu Hang couldn't hold out for too long, I really wanted to delay until December to launch a general offensive."

Hearing his colleague's words, Otozaburo Yano nodded happily.

The previous worries are now solved, and the only thing that needs to be dealt with is the city wall of Datong County.

Although they don't have enough pipes to destroy the city walls, the Imperial Alliance and loyal samurai who don't want money are enough. As long as you bring enough explosives packs, there is always a chance to break through the walls.

As if thinking of something important, Otozaburo Yano solemnly reminded:

"Nishihara-kun, your cavalry group is often mainly mobile warfare, and lacks experience in attacking fortifications and large-scale positional warfare."

"In this battle, you must strengthen the defense of artillery positions. The Eighth Route Army is extremely proficient in infiltration and interspersed tactics, and the other side will most likely send troops to attack your artillery positions in a roundabout way. ”

"There is one more thing, we must widen the cordon circle, and guard troops must be arranged for several kilometers around the field command post, and we must not stumble because of carelessness."

Strictly speaking, this battle was the first time that the cavalry group fought against the Eighth Route Army.

Considering the performance of the other party in the previous battle with Qilu and a half, Yano Otozaburo still told again and again with some unease. After all, the two of them are now grasshoppers on a rope, one is both glorious and one is lost.

The seriousness of his comrades-in-arms made Nishihara Kazuce nod solemnly.

Half an hour later, the two devil lieutenant generals checked the battle plan and the detailed attack route again.

"Pass my orders! The 14th Cavalry Wing, the 71st Tank Wing, and the 1st Cavalry Artillery Wing launched an attack on the left flank of Datong according to the predetermined plan! ”

"The direct combat team and rapid-fire artillery squadron are in reserve!"

At the same time as Nishihara Kazusaku gave the order, Otozaburo Yano was not far behind.

"The herald, the 11th, 12th, and 13th Wings of the Independent Infantry, the 26th Wing of the Independent Field Artillery, and the 27th Wing of the Independent Mountain Artillery, launched an attack on the main position of Datong."

"Give me one breath to break through the defense line of the Eighth Route Army! Be sure to take Datong within three days! ”

"Hey!"

(End of chapter)