Chapter 796 Lure and annihilate the Japanese River Defense Fleet
you Jiangjiang Defense Fleet
Seeing the excitement in front of Chen Guangrong and Wang Ping, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan slowly revealed the entire combat plan to the combat map in front of him. The entire combat plan was centered on Zhenjiang and spread across the board.
On the huge combat map, the location of Zhenjiang City was clearly displayed in front of everyone. In all these circumstances, the terrain around Zhenjiang, without any surprise, attracted the attention of the three people. Seeing Chen Guangrong and Wang Ping
A thoughtful look slowly appeared on his face, and a sneer flashed across Zuo Quan's lips. Then he spoke.
"Commander Chen, Commander Wang, you should have noticed that Zhenjiang is located on the Yangtze River waterway. It has very important strategic value for both the entire Yangtze River waterway and the entire central China region. And we will target Zhenjiang, the important town.
, it is out of this consideration.”
"Everyone is watching. The entire city of Zhenjiang is almost surrounded by the Yangtze River on three sides: east, west, north and west. Just from the terrain point of view, it is very conducive to our army's offensive. More importantly, the U-shaped Yangtze River channel is very convenient for our artillery troops to ambush the Japanese army on the river defense.
The fleet is also very advantageous." After saying this, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan looked at Chen Guangrong and Wang Ping, who were already deep in thought, with a smile.
"Chief of Staff, the Yangtze River Channel located here is really good for us. The U-shaped channel, as long as the Japanese Jiang Defense Fleet falls into the trap and concentrates in this area. I guarantee that the artillery column will be able to do it in the shortest possible time.
, concentrate firepower and launch artillery attacks on the Japanese Jiang Defense Fleet from three sides. By then, no matter how powerful the Japanese Jiang Defense Fleet is, it will be helpless in the face of the three-sided attack of our artillery force, waiting to be wiped out by our firepower.
....." After a short period of reflection, Commander Chen Guangrong replied confidently.
Zuo Quan nodded, then turned his gaze to Wang Ping, and then asked: "Commander Wang, is there any problem with your Ninth Corps? Can you assemble at least two troops by the river within two days?"
The strength of the troops is as if they are about to launch a cross-river operation..."
"I have a question..." Facing the rhetorical question from Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, Wang Ping said straightforwardly.
"I am worried about the air power of the Japanese Central China Front. I believe that as long as the Japanese army finds signs that our troops are gathering on the riverside, they will send a large number of combat aircraft to attack our assembled troops from the air. By then, even if we
If we don't launch an attack, the casualties of the troops will be very huge..."
"This issue is very important and must be resolved. Commander Chen, what do you think?" Zuo Quan nodded and asked Chen Guangrong.
"Chief of Staff, when the time comes, the anti-aircraft artillery regiment under the artillery column can be assigned to Commander Wang and handed over to Commander Wang for command... As for the rest, Commander Wang will have to handle it himself..." Chen Guangrong replied.
"An anti-aircraft artillery regiment, coupled with the air defense battalion directly under the Corps, can, to a certain extent, suppress the Japanese air strikes. In this way, Commander Wang, in addition to the anti-aircraft artillery regiment assigned to you by Commander Chen, you also have to deploy
At least one division's troops, in squad and platoon units, were all dispersed, releasing a large amount of smoke throughout the combat area, and doing everything possible to reduce the threat to us from the Japanese air power..." Zuo Quan replied.
"Yes, Chief of Staff..."
"In this case, the specific battle plan has been decided. Commander Chen's artillery column (lack of anti-aircraft artillery regiment, a field artillery regiment was assigned to the Ninth Corps to launch the cross-river operation), will be deployed on the riverside for the Japanese river defense fleet.
A large encirclement, striving to annihilate in one fell swoop the Japanese fleet that came to reinforce the Jiang Defense Fleet. The entire battle will be independently and directly commanded by Commander Chen..."
"Commander Wang, your Ninth Corps includes the two artillery regiments assigned to you by Commander Chen of the Artillery Column to act as bait to attract the Japanese Jiang Defense Fleet to return for reinforcements. Of course, at the appropriate time, one or two divisions can also be dispatched.
We will use our troops to launch a tentative attack on Zhenjiang, making this cross-river battle more realistic."
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."
Two days passed in a blink of an eye. The military deployment of a regiment and tens of thousands of troops could not be concealed from the all-pervasive Japanese intelligence personnel. Just when a large number of combat troops began to assemble towards the river, a letter of intelligence came out.
At the first opportunity, it was passed into the hands of Matsui Iwane.
Looking at the information in his hand, Iwane Matsui, who seemed to have aged several years after several consecutive failures, asked the chief of staff in front of him: "Tanaka-kun, what do the East China Field Army want to do? Could it be that they have just been resting for a month?
Without the support of the air force and navy, the cross-river campaign was launched..."
"Ha Yi, the investigation showed that the East China Field Army did have signs of launching a cross-river campaign through Zhenjiang. So far, more than 30,000 elites have gathered on the other side of the river from Zhenjiang. More importantly, in these
Among the assembled troops, we also found a large number of siege artillery..." Lieutenant General Tanaka answered with certainty.
"Bagaya Road, you cunning people, can't you calm down for a while? In less than a month, you have started another war, Baga..." A burst of angry curses followed, followed by
Matsui Iwane spat it out.
However, as the commander of the Central China Front with hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, General Matsui Iwane adjusted his condition in a short period of time. Then, he said with a serious face to the chief of staff in front of him.
"Since people want to come and die, I, Matsui Iwane, will grant him permission and order that all aviation units under the Central China Front Army will immediately enter a state of first-level combat readiness upon receiving the order. Then, with squadrons as combat units, they will march to East China
At the field army assembly area, we launched continuous air strikes. This time, I will consume all our aerial bomb reserves and drive back the cunning people..."
"Ha Yi, your Excellency, Commander, is wise..."
However, just as Matsui Iwane, who had given the order, was standing in the war room, waiting for the victory report of the aviation unit, an incredible piece of news reached his ears again.
"Your Excellency, Commander, something happened... The 1st Light Bomber Squadron of the Air Force failed to attack. On the other side of the river from Zhenjiang, it was ambushed by anti-aircraft fire. Of the 12 aircraft that attacked, only five flew back safely.
A total of seven bombers were lost..."
"Seven bombers were lost in one attack. How is it possible, Tanaka-kun, what happened..." Matsui Iwane's face was immediately shrouded in a look of shock. After a brief hesitation, he asked.
"The specific situation is this: cunning people on the riverside used various means to create a large amount of thick smoke, shrouding the entire battlefield. If our aircraft wants to accurately hit the target in the thick smoke, other than
There was no other way to drop bombs at low altitude. But just as my bomber squadron was passing through the thick smoke and preparing to drop bombs, dozens of anti-aircraft guns and hundreds of anti-aircraft machine guns hidden on the ground suddenly fired at our bombers.
The squadron launched a sudden fire attack. In just one round of strikes, my bomber squadron paid the price of more than half of the losses, and in the end, had to return without success..." Lieutenant General Tanaka replied.
"I really didn't expect that the only aviation unit that our Central China Front could rely on would lose its role under such despicable and low-level methods... Tanaka-kun, lost the air superiority, plus the absolute superiority of troops and artillery fire.
Advantages, can we just watch people crossing the Yangtze River..." Matsui Iwane said with a look of despair.
For a moment, the entire war room fell into a deathly silence as Matsui Iwane's words fell. And just when this solemn atmosphere was almost overwhelming, the deputy always appeared at critical moments.
The voice of Chief of Staff Colonel Nakamura sounded in the war room like timely rain.
"Your Excellency Commander, I have an idea..."
Seeing in front of him, the Central China Front Army was saved from danger twice. However, the combat plans proposed twice, to a certain extent, suited the people's intentions and increased the Central China Front Army's losses. Matsui Iwane, the deputy chief of staff, was forced to have no choice.
The general could only speak helplessly.
"Nakamura-kun, tell me what you think and let us analyze it together..."
"Hayi...Your Excellency Commander, although our air superiority has been lost due to despicable means, we still have a huge advantage over the East China Field Army..." Colonel Nakamura said in front of everyone's expectations.
Under Gao's gaze, he spoke.
"What advantage..." Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Tanaka asked eagerly. At the same time, almost everyone's eyes in the entire war room were attracted by Colonel Nakamura's answer. A pair of eyes, staring closely at the war room, couldn't help but wonder.
Knowing when, Colonel Nakamura, who had become the protagonist, was waiting for his answer.
"The Yangtze River Defense Fleet... As far as I know, our Great Empire's Combined Fleet left behind a squadron before heading south, and this squadron is serving as the Yangtze River's Jiang Defense Fleet and is anchored at the Shanghai Naval Port..."
In response to everyone's suspicious looks, Colonel Nakamura reminded him kindly.
"The Jiang Defense Fleet, that's right, the Jiang Defense Fleet..." In the entire war room, all the army commanders, including Matsui Iwane, had a look of sudden realization on their faces. At the same time, a look of surprise also appeared on their faces.
At the first time, it appeared on the faces of a few people...
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