Tianjin small station, Siye frontline headquarters.
In the office, Yue Weihan was standing in front of the window admiring the snowy scenery outside the window. However, Deng Gong sat on Yue Weihan's big chair, and then opened the drawer and asked while rummaging through it: "Zhongshu, the last time Stilwell came from the United States,
Where is the box of Cuban cigars that I brought back? Where did you hide it?"
"Where else?" Yue Weihan said, "Didn't you take them all away?"
"No, at least there are two more." Mr. Deng's eyes lit up, "Take them out quickly."
Yue Weihan had no choice but to dig out an inconspicuous broken paper box from the corner of the filing cabinet, and then took out an exquisite iron box. When he opened the box, there was a cigar inside, and he said to Deng Gong: "That's it.
Just one."
"Is this the only one? Then I have to smoke less." Deng Gong said, putting the cigar into his pocket, and took out a pack of large Qianmen cigarettes from the other pocket, and then asked
Yue Weihan raised his head and asked, "Would you like to take one to relieve fatigue?"
"Forget it." Yue Weihan waved his hand. He never liked smoking and only smoked occasionally when he encountered difficult matters.
When Mr. Deng was about to light up a cigarette, the door of the office was pushed open. Mr. Zuo, with a solemn expression, had already walked in. He immediately saluted Mr. Yue Weihan and Mr. Deng and said: "General, political commissar, the 8th Group Army is calling.
The three infantry divisions advancing north along the Beijing-Fenghuang Railway, Shanfeng Highway and along the coastline were all attacked by suicide attacks by Japanese militants. Moreover, these Japanese militants were mixed with refugees from the Northeast, making it difficult to distinguish them.
, as a last resort, the troops had no choice but to stop."
"The troops have stopped?" Deng Gong didn't care about smoking at the moment and hurriedly walked to the map hanging on the wall.
"This is also expected." Yue Weihan just nodded and said calmly, "Japan's immigration project to the four eastern provinces has lasted for twelve years. In these twelve years, at least more than two million Japanese
People have already moved to the northeast, enough to cause big trouble for our counterattack plan."
"Hey, these thirty years have really been a turn of events." Mr. Deng scratched his head and said with a wry smile, "Back then, we used guerrilla warfare to deal with the Japanese army in North China, and now it's the Japanese's turn to use guerrilla warfare to deal with us."
"What the political commissar doesn't know is that the Japanese are much crazier than us Chinese." Mr. Zuo said with a bitter smile, "Reporting from the front line, the Japanese are not just simply harassing, nor are they just running away with one shot, but they are letting their old people and women
There are also children with explosives tied to their bodies and grenades in their hands to blow up our infantry fighting vehicles and troop transport trucks. It is a complete suicide attack!"
"Really?" Deng Gong said sternly, "The Japanese nation is really a crazy nation and a terrible nation."
"In Jinzhou, I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle!" Yue Weihan looked at the snowy scene outside the window and said quietly, "The suicide attacks by Japanese civilians effectively delayed the 8th Group Army's northward march, which bought Neji Okamura time.
, once the Kwantung Army's heavy force group rolls over from the east and west fronts, the situation of the 8th Army will be worrying."
"Yes." Mr. Zuo nodded and said with concern, "Although the armed helicopters are extremely powerful, after all, we have only formed one army aviation division, and there is no way we can effectively suppress the Kwantung Army's tank sea. Once Okamura
Ningji mobilized more than ten tank divisions to launch an attack at any cost, and the situation became dangerous."
As soon as he finished speaking, another major general staff member hurriedly entered, stood at attention and said: "General seat, Commander Li of the 8th Group Army has an urgent call!"
Mr. Zuo quickly stepped forward to receive the telegram. Mr. Deng, who was standing in front of the map, frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Old Zuo, has something happened on the Jinzhou front line?"
"No." Mr. Zuo shook his head, and then said to Yue Weihan, "General Manager, Li Yu put forward an extremely bold battle plan in the telegram, suggesting that the airborne division directly parachute into Manchuria and cut off the Siberian Railway! At the same time, bombers were dispatched to carry out bombing raids.
The railways on the east and west sides of Manzhouli prevent the Japanese and Russian troops from rapidly reinforcing along the railway lines!"
"Well, airborne in Manzhouli?" Yue Weihan suddenly turned around and strode to the map.
Deng Gong picked up a square ruler and measured the map, and said: "It is less than a thousand kilometers from Zhangjiakou Airport to Manzhouli, which is completely within the range of DC-3 transport aircraft and B-17 strategic bombers. However, if the Japanese army is on the Mongolian Plateau,
A large number of radar stations have also been built, so this long-distance large-scale airborne operation is very likely..."
Deng Gong's words stopped abruptly, but Yue Weihan and Mr. Zuo had already understood.
If the Japanese army also built a large number of radar stations in the eastern part of the Mongolian Plateau, then this airborne operation and bombing operation would be very dangerous, because the Mustang fighter jets have a limited range and cannot escort them all the way to near Manchuria. Once the transport aircraft and bombers are without fighter jets,
If escorted, it would be easy to be strangled by Japanese aviation.
General Zuo immediately spoke of another possibility: "However, if everything goes well and the Airborne Division captures Manchuria, it will be able to cut off the Siberian Railway in one fell swoop, a strategic transportation line related to the life and death of the Kwantung Army, and transport southward transportation from the Far East industrial base and from
It will no longer be possible for the large amounts of war materials shipped eastward from Europe to be delivered to the Kwantung Army."
"Especially oil!" Yue Weihan patted the map heavily and said in a deep voice, "Once the oil supply fails, the more than 3,000 tanks of the Kwantung Army will become decorations, and the more than 5,000 heavy artillery pieces will all become scrap metal.
Iron! And their mechanized infantry divisions will also be beaten back to their original shape, turning into primitive infantry divisions that can only march on their legs!"
The eyes of Mr. Zuo and Mr. Deng suddenly lit up. This was indeed the fate of Guan Gongjun!
Speaking of which, the Japanese have never had sufficient supply of crude oil. At the beginning of the war of aggression against China, they relied on supplies from the United States, Britain and other countries. Later, they occupied Southeast Asia and life became more comfortable for a while. However, the good times did not last long. With the combined fleet
was destroyed, and the shipping lanes in Southeast Asia were quickly cut off by the Allied navies.
Then, the Kwantung Army occupied the Far East of the former Soviet Union and obtained several small oil fields near Sakhalin Island.
However, with the growth of the Kwantung Army's armored clusters and the transformation of hundreds of infantry divisions into truly mechanized infantry divisions, the demand for refined oil has become greater and greater, and relying solely on a few small oil fields in the Far East has
It was obviously not enough. Fortunately, at this juncture, Japan and Russia finally reconciled, and thousands of tons of Coulomb crude oil was continuously imported into the Northeast through the Siberian Railway.
At present, the strength of the Kwantung Army's aviation force is still there. It dispatches bomber groups to forcibly bomb strategic targets such as steel plants, arsenals, oil refineries, and power plants in the Northeast. The cost is not high. After all, China is no better than the United States. The foundation of the air force is still too weak. The only
We simply cannot afford to lose dozens of strategic bombers.
Therefore, cutting off the crude oil supply to the Japanese military refinery became the first choice!
Once the airborne landing in Manzhouli is successful, neither the Coulomb crude oil transported eastward nor the Far East crude oil transported south will be able to enter the Northeast again, because the current Siberian Railway only has one port in Manzhouli connected to the Northeast. Once this port is cut off, this port will
It is simply impossible to open another crude oil channel in the middle of winter!
"Order, the 1st Aviation Division immediately dispatches a reconnaissance plane to reconnoiter Manzhouli!" Yue Weihan made a prompt decision.
Deng Gong thought for a while and then added: "Then order each aviation division to increase the number of take-offs as much as possible and consume the fuel of the Kwantung Army aviation force as much as possible. At the same time, order the special task force lurking in the Northeast to immediately find the oil refinery in the Northeast.
Do everything possible to blow it up, including at least a few product oil depots!"
With the issuance of orders one after another, Siye's tactical thinking immediately became clear.
In the complicated fog of war, Mr. Li relied on his keen intuition about fighter planes to capture the weaknesses of the Kwantung Army!
The Kwantung Army seems to be powerful, but in fact it is not without weaknesses. The turtle shell of Nanman Manchuria run by Okamura Neji seems to be indestructible, but in fact it also has a fatal weakness. This weakness is known as the industrial blood - crude oil! The Northeast underground base
It is actually rich in crude oil, but it is a pity that Japan does not have a geological expert like Mr. Li Siguang!
A few hours later, the aerial reconnaissance of Manchuria ended.
The result was exciting. The two reconnaissance aircraft encountered by the aviation company took off from Zhangjiakou Airport and were not intercepted by any Japanese fighter planes until Manchuria. This can only show that the Japanese army did not build a radar station on the Mongolian plateau! Yue Weihan immediately
Order the airborne division and special operations division to enter first-level combat readiness!
That night, the airborne division and special warfare division flew to Zhangjiakou Airport to assemble secretly.
At 7 a.m. the next day, more than 1,000 Mustang fighter jets from 8 aviation divisions in the four fields took off from Peiping, Qingdao, Baoding and Jinan airports at the same time. 200 Mustang fighter jets were loaded with heavy aerial bombs, forming six mixed formations and flew to respectively.
Air strikes were carried out in Jinzhou, Yingkou, Dalian and Fengtian.
The five major flying groups of the Kwantung Army aviation immediately rushed out to intercept.
When the fierce battle between the Chinese and Japanese air forces over Liaodong Bay was in full swing, more than 300 DC-3 transport aircraft loaded with more than 4,000 officers and soldiers of the Airborne Division and the Special Warfare Division and more than 300 tons of combat materials took off from Zhangjiakou Airport one after another, simply flying in the air.
After forming the formation, they flew directly to Manzhouli.
Manchuria is located in the rear area, and the Japanese army only stationed one guard regiment here!
Under the fierce attack of the airborne division, the Japanese garrison only lasted for four hours before collapsing. Manchuria was officially liberated. At the same time, the special operations division also guided the B-17 strategic bombers that subsequently took off to attack the east and west sides of Manchuria.
A large-scale bombing was carried out on the railway facilities at the end of the country, and more than a dozen bridge facilities were destroyed. It was impossible to repair them in a short time.