In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.
The bad rainy weather has gradually come to an end. This morning, Professor Zhu Kezhen has told Yue Weihan with certainty that tomorrow afternoon at the latest, this wave of rainy weather that has been raging for many days will be over. But I don’t know why, Yue Weihan’s
But I suddenly felt a faint uneasiness in my heart.
Why are you uneasy? Because the performance of the Kwantung Army is quite abnormal!
The encirclement and suppression of the 4th Group Army only showed a determined attitude at the beginning. Later, after the Chinese Air Force urgently airdropped military supplies, the Kwantung Army seemed to ignore it and only ordered more than 20 mountain divisions to defend the pass.
Go to various traffic arteries outside the mountain, and then there will be nothing more to do.
Furthermore, in the past half month or so, the Kwantung Army has launched a large-scale attack on the four fields. When the fighting was at its fiercest, it even approached Tianjin and almost destroyed several incomplete divisions trapped in Tianjin City.
The regiment was rescued, but at the critical moment, the 8th Army commanded by Commander-in-Chief Li made a beautiful maneuver and forced the Kwantung Army back.
However, from Yue Weihan's perspective, he could naturally see that the Kwantung Army did not try its best!
Regardless of these waves of attacks, the Kwantung Army invested a lot of tanks and heavy artillery. The largest attack involved 8 tank divisions and 18 heavy artillery brigades, with more than 2,500 tanks and more than 2,000
The heavy artillery participated in the attack, but the Tiger heavy tank, which existed as a strategic weapon, never showed up again!
This is a bit strange. Doesn’t the Kwantung Army know the strategic position of the North China Plain?
Doesn’t this old devil like Okamura Neiji know the threat that North China Airport poses to the four northeastern provinces!?
This is obviously impossible. Yue Weihan has been dealing with the old devil Okamura Neji for more than a day or two. No one knows how difficult this old devil is than Yue Weihan. In terms of fighter capture ability and tactical command ability, Okamura
Ningci may be slightly inferior to Yue Weihan, but in terms of strategic vision, he is by no means inferior to Yue Weihan, even more so!
Back in North China, had it not been for the short-sightedness of the Japanese base camp and Hideki Tojo, who transferred Okamura Neji out of North China at the most critical moment, it would have been really unknown whether Yue Weihan would have been able to hold on to the Taihang base area, because of Okamura Neiji
The Sino-Japanese friendship policy that is vigorously promoted is by no means as harmful as the massacre policy advocated by Tada Shun and others.
Therefore, with how powerful Okamura Neiji is, it is impossible not to see the threat that North China poses to the four eastern provinces!
Unless, Okamura Neiji already has a weapon to counter the Chinese Air Force, such as... the me262 jet fighter!
However, Yue Weihan soon overturned this assumption. The me262 jet fighter is not a Tiger heavy tank. Even though Germany now controls the entire Europe, its industrial manufacturing capabilities and resource integration capabilities have been completely improved compared to history.
It is also impossible to build too many jet fighters in a short period of time.
Until now, the German Air Force is still at a clear disadvantage in the Mediterranean battlefield. Although jet fighters are majestic in air battles, they are not many in number. With only a few hundred jet fighters, it is impossible to suppress the dozens of American and British Allied forces.
There are hundreds of thousands of piston fighters. At least for now, it is absolutely impossible for Germany to provide jet fighters to Japan.
"Boss, do you think the old devil Neji Okamura's behavior is a little abnormal?" At some point, Mr. Li had already stood next to Yue Weihan.
Ever since the confrontation between the Four Fields and the Kwantung Army in East Hebei, General Li's military talents finally had a stage to show off. The bold insertion of the 8th Armored Division three days ago was praised by Yue Weihan as a stroke of genius, forcing the Kwantung Army to retreat in one fell swoop.
The armored cluster brought Tianjin out of danger, and Mr. Li has increasingly revealed the heritage and temperament of a famous general.
Yue Weihan smiled and said: "Why, you also think that the Kwantung Army did not try its best?"
Mr. Li nodded and analyzed: "The Kwantung Army's recent attacks may seem rapid, but they obviously lack stamina. The direct manifestation is that the armored clusters are somewhat out of touch with the infantry divisions, and the follow-up of logistics support is somewhat slow, so I
Judgment, either the quality of the Kwantung Army was too poor, or the top brass of the Japanese army clearly had no intention of making a large-scale westward advance."
Yue Weihan nodded and said quietly: "The Kwantung Army is an elite Japanese army, and its quality is not bad."
"That's because Umezu Yoshijiro or Okamura Neji are unwilling to march westward." Mr. Li said flatly.
"I think so too." Yue Weihan nodded and added, "But the reason is quite hard to think about."
Mr. Li immediately fell silent. Although he is an unparalleled military genius, especially with an almost beastly intuition for large-scale battles, he is still subject to the limitations of this era, unlike Yue Weihan who traveled from later generations.
, and have a deeper understanding of the coordinated operations of the navy and army.
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Shanhaiguan, the frontline headquarters of the Kwantung Army.
Tamura Yoshitomi, deputy chief of the general staff of the Kwantung Army, reported the weather forecast to Okamura Neji: "Your Excellency, Marshal, according to the forecast of meteorological experts, this wave of rainy weather will end tomorrow evening. In other words, starting from the morning of the day after tomorrow, the China Air Force
This will provide air cover for ground troops in North China."
Okamura Neji just nodded when he heard this and didn't say anything.
Next to him, Mitsuo Nakazawa said: "Fortunately, most of the tank divisions and heavy artillery brigades of our Kwantung Army have returned to the Western Liaoning Corridor. Now, dozens of radar base stations in the southeastern branch of Yanshan and the Western Liaolang have been basically completed. The China Air Force
I’m afraid it won’t be that easy to send out bombers to deal with our tanks and heavy artillery units again.”
"Still can't take it lightly." Okamura Neiji suddenly waved his hand and said, "The radar base station can only help our Kwantung Army aviation force to give accurate warning in advance, but it cannot directly transform it into air force combat power. Therefore, once the China Air Force carries out large-scale operations at any cost,
The cluster bombing is still enough to severely damage our armored cluster and heavy artillery cluster."
"Marshal, please rest assured." Mitsuo Nakazawa suddenly lowered his head and said, "The tank troops and heavy artillery troops of all the front armies stationed in Shanhaiguan have all been hidden in underground bases or dense forest bases. Not only can they support the front line of Shanhaiguan at any time, but also China alone
Air Force reconnaissance planes are difficult to spot."
"Yo Xi." Okamura Neiji patted Mizuo Nakazawa on the shoulder and said happily, "Nakazawa-kun, as long as you persist for two more months, the fortifications in the Liaoxi Corridor, the southeast branch of Yanshan Mountain, Changbai Mountain and Huanbo Bay will be destroyed.
All the groups will be completed, and Manchukuo will truly become impregnable by then, haha."
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Just after noon the next day, the rain really stopped, and the dark clouds shrouding the sky finally showed signs of dissipating.
Yue Weihan was eager to explore the specific movements of the Kwantung Army, and immediately ordered the 1st Aviation Division and the 4th Aviation Division to dispatch 8 reconnaissance aircraft from Peking Nanyuan Airport and Qingdao Cangkou Airport respectively to conduct aerial reconnaissance in Shanhaiguan, Liaoxi Corridor and Liaodong Peninsula.
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Just over half an hour later, shocking news came back from the front!
Eight reconnaissance aircraft of the 1st Aviation Division and the 4th Aviation Division were accurately intercepted by dozens of Zero fighter jets before they could enter the Northeast airspace. The eight reconnaissance aircraft were caught off guard and outnumbered, and were shot down one after another. Two of the pilots parachuted out.
They succeeded and were rescued, but the other six pilots slept forever in the ice and snow outside the customs.
"Brothers, I'm taking the first step. One day I'll conquer Dongying Island, don't forget to burn incense sticks for me!"
"Hahaha, I killed two Zero Fighters and made a profit. Long live the Republic of China! Long live the ***!"
In the communications room, the fierce slogans shouted by two of the pilots before they died for their country echoed for a long time, deafening them.
Yue Weihan silently took off his military cap and saluted the standard military salute toward the northeast. Behind Yue Weihan, all the senior generals and staff members took off their hats in solidarity.
After half a minute of silence, Yue Weihan hurried back to the combat hall.
Now, Yue Weihan has understood everything. All eight reconnaissance planes were accurately intercepted and killed by Japanese aviation. This can only show one fact, that is, the Kwantung Army has built a large number of radar base stations in the Northeast, and has radar early warning.
, any actions of the Chinese Air Force in the Northeast airspace and over Bohai Sea will be undetectable!
In an instant, the questions that had troubled Yue Weihan for many days were solved.
Why didn't the Kwantung Army attack with all its strength? Because from the beginning, Okamura Neiji had no intention of capturing the entire North China!
Okamura Neiji never thought about eliminating the threat of the Chinese Air Force to the Northeast by controlling the entire North China. Instead, he took another approach and built a large number of radar base stations. In this way, he could not only effectively weaken the threat of the Chinese Air Force, but also
This can avoid the risk of the Kwantung Army's heavily-armed group being surrounded and annihilated by the Chinese army because it goes too deep.
It's amazing. Neji Okamura, an old devil, can only do it if he doesn't take action. Once he does, he's got a big move!
I originally thought that the Kwantung Army would take advantage of this extremely long-lasting rainy weather to launch a large-scale attack. Unexpectedly, Okamura Neiji took advantage of this rare opportunity to build a radar base station group, and may even build radar base stations near Shanhaiguan and the Liaoxi Corridor.
A large number of fortifications have been built. No, with Neji Okamura’s character, this is probably an inevitable result!
Once this speculation is established, then the four fields will completely lose the possibility of counterattacking the Northeast from land!
After pondering for a moment, Yue Weihan gave the order decisively: "Send the order, the two early warning aircraft staying in Myanmar will go north immediately!"
With the cooperation of ground radar, the Kwantung Army aviation force is like having clairvoyance. The Chinese Air Force will be at a huge disadvantage if it wants to compete with them in the Northeast airspace. Only by transferring two early warning aircraft to North China can it improve slightly, but there are only two
Setting up an early warning aircraft is obviously not enough to change the current unfavorable situation.
It seems that Siye should also try to urgently import a batch of radar equipment from the United States and Britain and build radar stations on the frontier of North China. Otherwise, the Chinese Air Force will not be able to accurately and timely grasp the movements of the Japanese aviation forces, while the Japanese aviation forces can accurately and timely grasp the movements of the Japanese aviation forces.
Mastering all the actions of the Chinese Air Force would lead to asymmetric air combat.
After all, the Chinese Air Force has its limits, and it is impossible to dispatch a large fleet of aircraft to bomb the Northeast every time.
If fewer fighter planes are dispatched, they will inevitably be strangled by the superior force of the Japanese aviation force. If a large fleet of planes is dispatched into the Northeast every time, the effect may not be good, and the cost will be too high, because the fuel consumption of Air Force fighter planes is quite astonishing.
The current maritime transportation capabilities of the Chinese Navy are still quite insufficient.
After thinking for a while, Yue Weihan said to General Zuo: "In this way, we will mobilize capable personnel from the special operations division and the anti-war alliance, form several special teams, and first parachute into Yanshan, and then Qiao Zhuang will enter the Northeast to conduct reconnaissance. We must find out clearly.
Did the Kwantung Army build military fortresses near Shanhaiguan and the Liaoxi Corridor? There are also radar stations."
"Yes." Mr. Zuo stood at attention and immediately took the order.
General Wei Lihuang asked again: "Zhongshu, do you still want to assemble the troops as planned and prepare to attack Shanhaiguan?"
"No." Yue Weihan suddenly raised his hand and said, "The war situation has changed, and the original battle plan has been cancelled. Before the new battle plan is communicated by the headquarters, all group armies must maintain the current defense posture, and unauthorized assembly is strictly prohibited! Armored divisions and
The heavy artillery division must pay special attention to concealment to avoid being bombarded by Japanese aviation."
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Another two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Shanhaiguan, the frontline headquarters of the Kwantung Army.
"Hai, Umezu-kun, please rest assured that everything is normal on the Shanhaiguan front line!" Okamura Neiji suddenly lowered his head, put down the phone and then said to Tamura Yoshitomi, who was standing solemnly in front of him, "Tamura-kun, is there any unusual movement of the China Army this morning?"
"The Chinese troops in the eastern Hebei region have not made any unusual movements." Tamura Yoshitomi shook his head, and then added, "However, Ttech reported that a group of Chinese people with suspicious identities are currently operating near Xidianzi, and Ttech suspects that they are very
They may be agents of the China Army. Are the main divisions dispatched to cooperate with the encirclement and suppression?"
"China agent?" Okamura Neji suddenly smiled.
Immediately, Okamura Neiji took out another scroll from the drawer and slowly unfolded it on the desk. It was the original work of Tang Yin, a great master of the Ming Dynasty, "Hundred Beautiful Pictures". Okamura Neiji unfolded the scroll while looking at Tamura Yoshitomi.
Said: "Tamura-kun, have you ever heard of the Chinese idiom 'a picture of a poor dagger'?"
"Hai." Tamura Yoshitomi suddenly lowered his head and said, "Jing Ke, the famous ancient Chinese warrior, assassinated the Qin Dynasty. He took the map and presented it to the King of Qin. He sent the map, but the map was poor and the dagger was seen. Unfortunately, he failed."
"Haha, Tamura-kun is so knowledgeable." Okamura Neiji picked up the magnifying glass and said while admiring Tang Yin's authentic works, "Now, our Kwantung Army and China Army have already revealed their plans, and the cards of both sides have been laid out.
Now that it’s on the table, it’s up to us to see how the cards are played, but judging from the cards alone, our Kwantung Army already has a clear upper hand.”
After saying this, Okamura Neiji said again: "So, let those China agents let the people from the Special High School do their work. They are just a few agents and can't make any waves. There is no need to waste precious manpower on them.
The first task of all main divisions is to seize the time to repair the fortifications. It is best to complete the completion of the Liaoxi Corridor fortifications group half a month in advance!"
"Hai." Tamura Yoshitomi suddenly lowered his head and said, "Marshal Your Excellency, your wisdom is far inferior to that of the Chinese!"