Chen Songyong planted a small flag on the sand table based on the intelligence, and said puzzledly: "Captain, what the hell is Neji Okamura doing? Their Yanmen Pass has been occupied by our army and their supply channels have been cut off, and they are still pushing forward desperately. This is
Are you desperate?"
This was indeed somewhat beyond Wang Xuexin's expectations. He had previously thought that Okamura Neji would choose to retreat or defend, but he did not expect that it would be an attack.
But this is Okamura Neji’s style, adventurous, bold and unexpected!
Wang Xuexin stared at the small flags on the sand table under the dim light that represented the enemy's extension to Longxi Airport, and asked: "Consultant Chen, what do you think the enemy's chances of winning are if they make a desperate move?"
Chen Songyong straightened up and looked at the entire sand table. After thinking for a moment, he replied: "I think it's only 30% at most."
"Oh?" Wang Xuexin asked again: "Why 30%?"
Chen Songyong analyzed: "The Japanese have wanted to encircle and annihilate our army in the Yanmen Pass area before. Therefore, we can assume that the Japanese have prepared a certain amount of supplies and will not worry about ammunition in a short time!"
Wang Xuexin nodded. This analysis was reasonable. Wang Xuexin also estimated that the Japs' ammunition could support at least one day's attack. If they saved their money and replenished it from the Eighth Route Army... The Eighth Route Army was also equipped with a large number of 38 guns. If the Japs won the battle, they would go there.
It is normal to seize some ammunition as you advance forward.
It is estimated that the Japanese will probably be able to survive for two days or even three days.
Chen Songyong then analyzed: "This requires our airborne troops to guard Yanmen Pass for two or three days. This adds two points of danger to our army's combat plan! The Japanese have a 20% chance of winning!"
Wang Xuexin said "hmm": "Where is the remaining 10%?"
"Another achievement is that Longxi Airport may be captured by the Japs!" Chen Songyong said: "Although our army has been prepared for the Japs' mechanized troops and set up an ambush, the Japs are desperate to concentrate their forces to attack one place, but our army cannot
If you don’t guard the entire defense line, especially Datong... this is concentrating and attacking with dispersion!”
Wang Xuexin nodded again.
It is one thing to be prepared. For example, the Eighth Route Army laid mines and traps on the Japs' road to Longxi, and there were also rocket launchers and infantry ambushes along the way.
But if the Japanese troops continue to pile up here like ants, whether they can hold it is another matter.
This is indeed the case with war.
The Eighth Route Army's ambush was aimed at the Japs' mechanized troops. Although this ambush was impeccable, for example, the rocket launchers had been tested early in the morning and Zhu Yuan was ready. After the Japs' convoy came up, they fired a row of rockets and left, and then rushed to the next ambush site to prepare.
Prepare……
This tactic only requires ten rocket launchers to fight in turn, following the enemy all the way around to consume their troops, leaving the enemy's mechanized troops in a state of complete disarray.
But the Japs were willing to fight tooth and nail in this battle. No matter how much casualties they incurred, they kept pushing towards Longxi Airport and would not give up until they achieved their goal.
If there were landmines on the road, the Japanese would use rifles to force the puppet soldiers to go ahead and clear the mines for them.
After being bombarded by rocket artillery and suffering a large number of casualties, cars and three-wheelers were immediately dispatched from the rear infantry to replenish the team.
Therefore, although the Japanese mechanized troops suffered heavy casualties, they always maintained a certain scale.
Based on the current speed of advancement, we will probably be able to reach Longsi Airport in another three hours, that is, after dawn.
Chen Songyong was silent for a while and then curiously asked Wang Xuexin: "Commander, what do you think? What are the chances of the Japs winning?"
Wang Xuexin already had an answer in his mind. He answered without thinking: "I think the Japanese have at least a 70% chance of winning!"
"Seventy percent?" Chen Songyong's eyes widened. Doesn't that mean he's going to lose this battle? The leader is still so calm?
"Why is there 70%?" Chen Songyong asked anxiously.
"Consultant Chen!" Wang Xuexin said: "You seem to have forgotten that the Japanese have 'human missiles'!"
Chen Songyong was stunned for a moment, then his face changed drastically: "What the commander means is that the Japanese have gathered a group of 'human missiles' to suppress our military airport?"
Wang Xuexin nodded, turned his attention to Yanmen Pass, and said: "We just blocked Yanmen Pass, and Yanmen Pass is only more than a hundred kilometers away from Datong, Longxi Airport and the steel plant. However, the range of the Japanese's man-made missiles is
There are more than two hundred kilometers, which means...the Japanese only need to pull the 'missiles' to a position about fifty kilometers away from Yanmen Pass, and they can hit our three airports. If our three airports are suppressed at the same time..."
Chen Songyong was so frightened by Wang Xuexin's words that he broke into a cold sweat.
One of the main reasons why the Eighth Route Army fought so smoothly during this period was that it had air superiority.
But now, if the Japanese suddenly bomb the airport with "missiles"... the Eighth Route Army will immediately lose its air supremacy.
On the other hand, the Japanese's "Zero War" has an extremely long combat radius. Even if it takes off from Taiyuan, it can easily enter the battlefield to suppress the Eighth Route Army.
Will the Japanese still need to worry about supplies?
I'm afraid that the Eighth Route Army will collapse under the Japanese's coordinated air-ground offensive!
"Captain!" Chen Songyong looked at Wang Xuexin and said, "You... must have a way, right?"
Wang Xuexin spread his hands and said, "What else can I do?"
At this moment, Chen Songyong became anxious: "You...how can you have nothing to do? If you have nothing to do, what else can you do..."
Chen Songyong made Wang Xuexin laugh out loud. He pointed to the steel plant and Datong and said: "Consultant Chen, the fact that the airport is bombed does not mean that we will definitely lose air supremacy, right? As long as we take off our fighter planes in time before the Japanese missiles bomb,
, can we avoid being blown up by the Japanese?"
"Commander!" Chen Songyong said: "That's just to prevent the fighter plane from being blown up. Where is the gasoline? Where is the ammunition? Where are the stray bombs and parts?"
"Gasoline, ammunition and other supplies can be transferred in advance!" Wang Xuexin said: "It's just a little troublesome. As for the runway...it was damaged by the bombing, can it be repaired? Have you forgotten that we still have Eagle's Sherman tank?"
Chen Songyong said "Oh" and then relaxed.
No wonder Chen Songyong did not expect that the Eighth Route Army had never relied on modern equipment before, nor was it used to the speed with which it could be used.
Now that I think about it, it makes sense. There are ten "Shermans" at the Steel Plant Airport and twenty "Shermans" at Datong Airport. If they are converted into bulldozers in advance and ready for construction, even if the airport is bombed by the Japanese and is a mess.
The repair won't take long, right?
In addition, the "La 5" can stay in the air for more than an hour, and its landing site requirements are not high, so there should be no problems at the steel plant and Datong Airport.
But then when he thought about it, Chen Songyong felt something was wrong.
"Commander, where is Longxi Airport?" Chen Songyong said with a look of horror: "There are no tanks there and our army cannot repair them in time..."