No wonder the chief and chief of staff couldn't think of this.
You must know that they are the commanders of the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army has never had airplanes and almost no artillery. In this case, they have no need to consider the "enemy airport" because it is impossible to hit it.
(Note: The first aircraft owned by the Eighth Route Army was the "Jianguo" used in the uprising from the Wang puppet regime in 1945)
Therefore, all they have to consider is how to avoid enemy aircraft reconnaissance and bombing. Of course, they will not think about whether the Japanese will move the airport forward to save fuel and time.
Wang Xuexin is different. As a modern man, at least he does not have the limitation of having his head stewed and being beaten by Japanese planes, and it has become a natural habit for him.
When Wang Xuexin said this, the leader and chief of staff suddenly realized that they had almost missed this reasonable and extremely important reasoning.
Especially the chief, he felt secretly ashamed.
I have been thinking about how to block the Japanese attack on the flanks all day long, but I didn't expect that the Japanese airport is in front, so I am passive!
Xiao Dongbei is worthy of being Xiao Dongbei. When everyone is thinking about how to stop the Japs, Xiao Dongbei can think of counterattacking the Japs!
Proactive, bold and careful, he is a good prospect!
The leader nodded heavily and said: "Comrade Wang Xuexin, this is a very good idea! Before, we had been worried about being unable to reinforce Zhongtiao Mountain and the stubborn army, thinking that the only thing we could do was to attack the Japanese supply lines, but now... if we can
If you come to the Japanese airport, you will be giving the greatest help to Zhongtiao Mountain and the stubborn army!"
It's true what the chief said.
Japanese planes were used to bomb and block the supply lines in Zhongtiao Mountain, causing the 200,000 soldiers in Zhongtiao Mountain to fall into chaos due to insufficient supplies, communications and command.
If the Eighth Route Army can successfully attack this airport, it will certainly be of great help to Zhongtiao Mountain and even affect the war situation.
But that was not what Wang Xuexin was thinking about.
He knew the outcome of this battle and knew that the reason why the stubborn troops stationed in the Zhongtiao Mountain battle failed was that, on the one hand, the Japanese offensive force was very powerful and well-planned, but more importantly, the stubborn troops sought their own death.
Otherwise, how could a place that had been operating in a dangerous location for several years and was considered "impregnable" become so vulnerable?
There is a saying that goes, "If God does evil, you can be forgiven. If you do evil, you can't live."
The defeat of the stubborn army at Zhongtiao Mountain was a typical example of "self-inflicted evil".
This is something that no one can help or save.
The leader and chief of staff were not yet sure whether Zhongtiao Mountain would be captured by the Japanese, and they still had illusions about the stubborn army attacking Zhongtiao Mountain.
But Wang Xuexin knew that there was no hope at all.
The defeat of the stubborn army at Zhongtiao Mountain was not because the supplies were blocked by the Japanese, nor because the equipment was not good enough, but because the entire army lost the confidence and morale to fight against the Japanese. At the same time, the army was infiltrated by the Japanese with a large number of spies and a large number of surrendered soldiers appeared.
He was demoted to a general, so that when the Japanese shouted at the stubborn military fortifications before the war, they could accurately name the platoon leader guarding the bunker.
Just imagine, before the battle has even started, the Japanese can accurately call out the name and number of a certain platoon leader who is guarding the bunker. This means that the Japanese are well aware of the enemy's layout, and it makes the enemy's original relationship with the enemy even more difficult.
The anti-Japanese war faction who fought to the end were disheartened and knew that the end was over.
Therefore, when Wang Xuexin faced the problem of Zhongtiao Mountain, he never thought about winning the battle.
He just hopes to save more people.
Not to mention that these are all Chinese people. After they surrender one after another, they will become the source of troops for the Eighth Route Army, with 200,000 casualties and more than 80,000 casualties... Even Wang Xuexin can't stand it.
Therefore, the commander and the chief of staff planned a sneak attack on the airport to clear the supply route for the recalcitrant troops, while Wang Xuexin planned a sneak attack on the airport to clear the escape route for the recalcitrant troops.
But of course, Wang Xuexin would not say these words, otherwise he would be causing trouble for himself.
The chief of staff looked at the map, frowned and said: "However, the Shanxi-Sui Army's defense area is also fifty kilometers wide, and there are many plains that can be used as airports. How can we determine where the Japanese will locate the airport? Are we just waiting?
, wait until the Japanese build the airport?"
The chief of staff's concerns are justified.
The activity area of the Jinsui Army is as large as between Luliang Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain. It is not big or small, but there are many Japanese soldiers in the plain area and they have many choices.
If you don’t know where the Japanese will build an airport, you won’t be able to prepare or make plans in advance, so you won’t have the initiative.
However, Wang Xuexin had already thought of this, and he said calmly: "Commander, Chief of Staff, if the Japanese want to open up an airport, they need more than just a flat piece of land. They also need to transport aviation fuel, aviation bombs, and parts for maintenance."
Wait. All of this, I think, has to be transported by rail!”
Putting yourself in his shoes, if Wang Xuexin had organized the construction of the frontline airport, he would have located the airport next to the railway, so that the military supplies needed for the airport could be transported to the airport quickly and conveniently.
At the same time, there are more protective forces beside the railway, so there is no need to worry too much or allocate too many additional troops to deal with harassment by enemy guerrillas.
The leader waved his fist, nodded and looked at Wang Xuexin, saying: "That's right! So, we only need to detect which direction the Japanese railway will be built, and we can roughly grasp the location where they will build the airport!"
The chief of staff nodded and said: "At this time, the Japanese should have already built a railway in their defense area and prepared to build a railway to capture the Shanxi-Sui Army. They certainly did not expect that this would inadvertently reveal the approximate location of the airport they built!
I'll check right away!"
As he spoke, the chief of staff turned around and walked to the communications room to contact the intelligence personnel.
This reconnaissance mission is not difficult, because the Japanese are open to building railways, especially when building railways, they will requisition local people and drive them to work as laborers. Therefore, the intelligence personnel behind enemy lines do not even need to conduct on-the-spot reconnaissance, they only need to find
You can find out the direction of the newly built railway by just asking a few people.
The chief of staff drew a line on the map based on the intelligence, and the result was clear at a glance: the railway was actually pointing directly in the direction of Yuncheng.
"It is reasonable to build in Yuncheng!" the leader said: "The Japs are determined to win Yuncheng. It is close to Zhongtiao Mountain, which can reduce the flight distance of the plane as much as possible. In addition, the facilities and supplies needed by the Japs can be obtained from Yuncheng locally...
…The devils are too arrogant!”
Wang Xuexin knew what the chief meant by "arrogance".
The Japanese had already included Yuncheng in their territory before the war started. This meant that they did not take the Jinsui Army seriously at all.
However, this seems to be the case. Except for Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment, there is indeed no other unit of the Jinsui Army that can be their opponent.