Naosaburo Okabe couldn't help but be shocked when he received the telegram from Yuki Otani, and then he realized that he had fallen into the Eighth Route Army's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.
However, Naosaburo Okabe thought about it and breathed a sigh of relief. He said to Oshiro Sanji with a look of luck: "Fortunately, Yuki Otani discovered it early. It will take time for the Eighth Route Army to reach Chifeng, and our military will mobilize troops by train."
Much faster than the Eighth Route Army! Not to mention..."
Naosaburo Okabe smiled when he said this and said: "If the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army are not covered by fighter planes, they will be devastated by the Chifeng Air Force at any time. The Eighth Route Army seems not to have considered this!"
Sanji Oshiro cautiously replied: "Your Majesty General, the Eighth Route Army has always been shrewd, and there is no way it would leave such a big flaw. Could it be that the Eighth Route Army has other plans?"
Okabe Naosaburo was right to be reminded by Oshiro Sanji. The Eighth Route Army, especially Wang Xuexin, had the upper hand after several overt and covert battles with him. It was impossible that this time would be an exception.
Thinking about it, Naosaburo Okabe frowned and said to himself: "What arrangement will it be? Could it be that the Eighth Route Army has an air defense system?"
As soon as the idea came to mind, Naosaburo Okabe felt that it was impossible. The air defense system was not suitable for marching operations.
This is not only because the reliability of the air defense system is not high, but also because the bombing of fighter planes is often completed within a few minutes from being discovered to completing the bombing and then flying away. During this time, the Eighth Route Army's air defense system does not even have time to set up, let alone start the pre-warning.
It's hot... Relay and tube computers need to warm up for anywhere from ten minutes to half an hour before working, but transistor computers don't need to.
After thinking about it and thinking of the reason, Naosaburo Okabe simply ordered: "Order the 39th Division to reinforce Chifeng immediately!"
"yes!"
The 39th Division is the main division of the Japanese 30th Army stationed in Fengtian, code-named "Teng".
This division was a unit that entered China to fight in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. The famous Anti-Japanese War general Zhang Zizhong was killed by this Japanese army, which can be said to have outstanding military exploits.
However, this unit has also made mistakes on the battlefield...During the Battle of Xiangfan, the 39th Division mistakenly mistook the sandbar in the center of the river for the other side of the river due to a scout's error, and ended up sending a force of more than 300 soldiers.
The Japanese soldiers landed in the dark and charged with signal flares. Only then did they realize that there was still a river ahead and they had no way to go.
How could the stubborn soldiers, who were reminded by the signal bomb, be polite to the Japanese? They went to the sandbank with guns and cannons to greet them. As a result, they easily won a rare victory and annihilated more than 300 Japanese soldiers, including a captain of the Japanese regiment.
Devil.
At this time, the 39th Division, as the main division of the 30th Army, was the only division in the Japanese 30th Army that did not split its troops and transfer them to the front line. In other words, its soldiers were all veterans with rich combat experience.
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Okabe Naosaburo designated and requested that this division be transferred to reinforce Chifeng. This also shows how much Okabe Naosaburo attaches importance to Chifeng.
Not long after the order was given, Oshiro Sanji hurried back and reported: "Your Excellency, General, the railway line has been blown up by the Eighth Route Army, including three highway bridges and two tunnels. It may take several days to open to traffic!"
This seems to be what Naosaburo Okabe expected.
Because it is too difficult to guard against railway lines, especially in the Northeast.
The situation of railway lines in Northeast China and North China is very different. Because North China is the main activity area of the Eighth Route Army guerrillas, the railway lines are three steps, one sentry, five steps and one post.
This was also the case in the Northeast before, but as the anti-alliance forces and guerrillas have been basically eliminated, the Japanese defense on the railway line has been relaxed. In addition, the Japanese army is tight at this time, so the Northeast railway line is basically handed over to the puppet army for garrison.
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The result of garrisoning the puppet troops was that they could basically only defend against the common people. As long as the Eighth Route Army guerrillas fired a few shots outside the blockhouse, the puppet troops would hide inside and not dare to move.
Under such circumstances, can the railway line be saved?
Not to mention the railway line, even the highway leading to Chifeng will probably be blown up.
It's just that if the road is blown up, it may have to be discovered later. Unlike trains, cars don't have radio stations that can report at any time.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for a staff officer to report: "Your Excellency, the highway leading to Chifeng has been blown up! Engineers are making repairs!"
Exploding roads will be more difficult than bombing railways, because roads do not have tunnels, and the only things that can be blown up are highway bridges, which are easier to repair.
The problem is...the Eighth Route Army is likely to lay mines on the highway.
However, Naosaburo Okabe could no longer care about so much. He gritted his teeth and ordered: "Order the 39th Division to arrive at Chifeng within two days no matter what method is used. Even if they leave their heavy equipment and walk, they will be there."
No matter what!"
"yes!"
After the staff member went down, Oshiro Sanji asked: "General, if the Eighth Route Army... is equipped with half-track vehicles and tanks, then the 39th Division will abandon its heavy equipment and rush to Chifeng..."
Okabe Naosaburo interrupted Oshiro Sanji: "The 39th Division has anti-tank equipment, and it is suitable to use it to deal with half-track vehicles!"
The 39th Division is indeed equipped with anti-tank equipment, which is an anti-tank rifle called the Type 97 automatic cannon by the Japanese.
This thing played some role in the Battle of Nomenhan... It could penetrate 30MM steel plate at a distance of 300 meters, and the T26's frontal armor at that time was only 25MM.
Therefore, after the Battle of Nomonhan, the Japanese continued to equip the Kwantung Army with the Type 97 automatic cannon in the hope of continuing to use it to deal with Mao Xiong's tanks on the battlefield.
Who would think that the armor of the Mao Xiong tank is getting thicker and thicker, let alone tanks such as the T34. Even the front armor of the T26 has been modified to 50MM.
So this Type 97 automatic cannon was almost scrap metal, and the Japanese wanted to eliminate it for a time... If it wanted to be effective on the battlefield, it had to hit the enemy's side armor or even rear armor, but this was obviously very difficult.
On the other hand, there is a considerable cost to using this Type 97 automatic cannon. One of its nicknames is the "Clavicle Crusher", which means that after a few shots, the collarbone will be broken and the shooter will have to go to the hospital.
The reason why the Japs are still around today is because they really have nothing better to deal with enemy armored targets at long distances.
Now Naosaburo Okabe thinks: Using this 97 automatic cannon may not be enough to hit a tank, but it should be no problem to hit a half-track car, right?
If the target can be penetrated head-on and the engine of the enemy's half-track vehicle is in front, does that mean that one shot can paralyze a half-track vehicle?
This can give you a considerable advantage on the battlefield, especially in defensive battles!
Therefore, Naosaburo Okabe didn't think much and added the order: "Let the 39th Division bring more Type 97 automatic cannons, as well as stabbing mines, and everything they can use to fight tanks!"