It's right that Wang Xuexin couldn't figure it out, because at this time Okamura Neiji didn't have a specific combat plan, or in other words, he had a very clear combat policy and direction.
This was extremely rare in Okamura Neji's combat career.
But this cannot be blamed on Okamura Neiji, because this time, the equipment provided by the Eighth Route Army was so unexpected that it overturned Okamura Neiji's original combat plan in one fell swoop, and the new version of the combat plan was not released in time.
All Neji Okamura knows is that a war must begin at this time!
We can't wait any longer. Waiting any longer will only make the Eighth Route Army have more and more terrible equipment, that is, "special bombs."
Although Okamura Neiji knew that a direct infantry attack would not have much of a delaying effect, it could at least increase the burden on the Eighth Route Army's logistical supplies and allocate part of their energy to the front line instead of concentrating on building "special bombs."
On the other hand, Okamura Neiji once again used his intelligence network and imperial reconnaissance planes to closely monitor the movements of Wanxian Airport after the war started.
The surveillance operations at Wanxian Airport are not for aircraft.
Previously, the focus had been on the Eighth Route Army aircraft.
Now, what are planes compared to "special bombs"?
Okamura Neiji hoped to lure out the Eighth Route Army's "special bomb" through such an attack in order to obtain more information.
Okamura Neiji also knew that in order to lure out the "special bomb", he should use heavy artillery units.
But Okamura Neji was reluctant to use the heavy artillery troops as bait.
This is what Neji Okamura said: "There is a saying in China, 'Good steel is used on the blade.' When heavy artillery troops are used as bait, they should also do so during the day. Do you understand?"
Yoshio Shinozuka understood immediately.
The visibility was not good at night. Even if the enemy's "special bombs" were lured out and even if the enemy's "special bombs" were launched, the empire still saw nothing. As a result, nothing was gained except the loss of a batch of heavy artillery.
Therefore, heavy artillery should be used during the day rather than at night.
So this somewhat inexplicable attack occurred...
The empire's strategic policy was originally to use Yuncheng to consume the Eighth Route Army's effective strength. However, the result was that the Japanese infantry attacked the Yuncheng defense line like moths to a flame, and in turn the Eighth Route Army's effective strength was consumed.
This is actually a strategic victory. The "high fire" created an invisible pressure on the Japanese, forcing their commanders to change their original combat plan.
Therefore, the value of "high fire" is far more than just blowing up more than two dozen heavy artillery pieces.
Time passed by, and information about the battle situation on the front line was delivered to Wang Xuexin like snowflakes.
Chen Songyong analyzed: "The defense line is very stable. The Japanese attack poses almost no threat to the defense line. Our army's losses are minimal. If there is any loss, it is that our army gave up a line of defense on the flank!"
It is normal for the flanks to give up their defense.
Because the flanks implement elastic defense, trenches one after another are prepared to be abandoned. If temporary trenches are included in the front and back, there are a total of twenty-three. This is actually a way to lure the enemy deeper, so it is not considered a
What a loss.
"How is the Japs' attack going?" Wang Xuexin asked, "Is it a feint attack?"
Chen Songyong carefully looked through several pieces of intelligence and replied: "It's not like a feint attack. After a few hours of fighting, the Japanese casualties were at least thousands on the entire defense line. If it was a feint attack, the price would be too high!"
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Chen Songyong is right, the Japanese attack was not a feint.
Because Okamura Neiji hoped to use the infantry's frontal attack to force the Eighth Route Army's "special bombs" to be deployed... If the heavy artillery is reluctant to part with it, can the infantry still force the "special bombs" to be deployed if the infantry does not put any pressure on the enemy?
What Okamura Neiji didn't know was that Wang Xuexin was very confident in the defense he had deployed in Yuncheng, and there was no need to use "high fire" if the battle continued like this.
When Wang Xuexin was confused, a correspondent reported: "Battal Commander, several spies were caught near the airport and hid in the woods. They were discovered by fellow villagers who got up early to do farm work!"
The more industrious fellow villagers usually get up in the dark, and when they reach the field, it will be almost light, so that they can do more work. This may be the saying of waking up early and working late at night.
The spy would never have thought that he would be bumped into like this while hiding in the woods, and then caught red-handed.
It should be said that it is normal for there to be several spies near the airport, but this time Wang Xuexin felt something was strange.
The fight in Yuncheng was going on happily at the front, but the Japanese spies were deployed at Wanxian Airport a hundred kilometers away behind. Why was this?
To monitor aircraft?
Wang Xuexin immediately overturned this idea.
Surveillance aircraft don’t have to be so troublesome, the Japanese reconnaissance aircraft can do it, especially the Japanese also have night fighters, while the Eighth Route Army’s Hawk 81 has almost no night combat capability.
So……
Then Wang Xuexin figured it out.
"Not good!" Wang Xuexin's expression changed: "The secret of 'Gao Huo' may have been leaked!"
Chen Songyong asked strangely: "Battalion Commander, what does this have to do with 'Gao Huo'?"
Wang Xuexin replied: "If the Japs' spies are not for reconnaissance of aircraft, then they are seeking information about 'Gao Huo', or surveillance. They hope... that we will dispatch 'Gao Huo' at this time, so it is very possible that the area near the airport
He deployed many spies, so he was bumped into by fellow villagers!"
Chen Songyong understood immediately. He nodded, but felt strange: "But how do the Japanese know the secret of 'High Fire'? Few of us know..."
Apart from the researchers and the "High Fire" troops, only the headquarters knows the secret of "High Fire". The "High Fire" troops are completely isolated from other troops and have only a few commanders and fighters such as the chief.
You know, they can't possibly reveal the secret.
Wang Xuexin thought for a while and said: "It shouldn't be one of his own who leaked the secret. If so, they were monitoring the original airport where the 'Gaohuo' is stored instead of Wanxian Airport."
This analysis is also reasonable.
Because anyone who knows the secret of "High Fire" knows that "High Fire" exists at Yuanchang Airport.
Then why bother to monitor Wan County Airport?
Chen Songyong felt strange: "That's..."
Wang Xuexin sighed and said: "Maybe there is something wrong with the gyroscope. They knew that we were anxious to get a batch of gyroscopes from Yingjiang, so... they contacted Wanxian Airport for equipment research and development!"
Chen Songyong said "Oh", secretly thinking that this military intelligence war was really pervasive, and it would allow them to follow the clues and reach Wanxian Airport.
Chen Songyong asked: "Batalion Commander, now..."
"Now!" Wang Xuexin said: "Let's take this opportunity to arrest a group of spies first!"