Xiao Taohong and the others were overjoyed, but the little devil was furious.
One night, the Central China Air Force Aviation Corps dispatched more than two hundred combat reconnaissance aircraft to conduct intensive patrols over Damei Mountain and nearby airspace. However, what was annoying was that no one was found to have been hijacked by Langya.
That Type 96 long-range bomber, that long-range bomber, disappeared like air!
Because the No. 008 bomber that was snatched away by Wolf Fang could not be found, Tadashi Toga could not help but feel guilty when he met Nishio Hisou and Kawabe Shozo, because he had made a guarantee with these two people last night.
, saying that before dawn, the stolen 008 bomber will be found and shot down! In short, such a strategic bomber will never fall into the hands of the Dameishan Independent Regiment.
But now, the cruel reality has slapped He Zhongzhi hard in the face.
However, what should be faced must be faced eventually, and hiding is impossible no matter what.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Shiga Tadashi walked into the operations hall of the headquarters on time. He bowed deeply to Nishio Hiszo and then said respectfully: "Your Excellency, General!"
Nishio Juzo waved his hand, frowned and said, "The Zero-08 bomber hasn't been found yet?"
"Hai." He Zhongji paused and said, "The 2nd, 5th, and 7th Reconnaissance Squadrons and the 6th, 8th, and 12th Fighter Squadrons have been patrolling Dameishan and the nearby airspace.
No. 008 bomber was found before entering the hall."
Hebian Zhengzo said angrily: "He Sang, what did you say this morning?"
"Hai." He Zhongzhi paused again and said, "He is incompetent in his humble position. Please punish him by the chief of staff."
Kawabe Shozo was really planning to have a fit, but Tadaharu's attitude of admitting his mistake was so good that it actually made Kawabe Shozo a little uncomfortable. After all, he was a colleague and a equal, so he couldn't go too far.
"That's enough." Nishio Juzo said at the right time, "On this occasion, we will continue to dispatch combat reconnaissance aircraft to conduct uninterrupted patrols of Dameishan and nearby airspace. In short, we must not allow the Dameishan Independent Regiment to use the 008 Long Range
The bombers were transported back to Dameishan, and the No. 008 bomber must be found and destroyed at all costs."
"Hai!" He Zhongzhi paused heavily, then turned around and left.
Watching Tadashi Tadashi leave, Nishio Juzo turned his attention to Kabeian Shozo again and asked: "Kabebe-san, has there been any reply from the base camp?"
"Hai." Hebian Zhengsan paused and said, "The base camp has been restored."
Nishio Hisao said "oh" and asked again: "How long will it take to replenish the ammunition?"
Kawabe Masami said in a deep voice: "The base camp replied that it will take at least a month."
"It will take at least a month?" Nishio Hisou said with a frown, "In another month, it will be almost the New Year."
"Yes, it will be the Chinese New Year in just one month." Hebian Zhengzo said worriedly, "And I heard that the Dameishan Independent Group organized a large number of civilians and was digging tunnels in Pu County, Shan County and Guan County.
, a month later, the Damei Mountain Independent Regiment may be able to build an underground Great Wall outside Damei Mountain."
"Underground?" Nishio Shozo said with a frown, "This shouldn't be enough to stop the Imperial Army's mechanized troops, right?"
Kawabe Shozo said: "The tunnel alone is certainly not enough to stop the advancement of the Imperial Army's mechanized troops, but it is no problem to delay it for a period of time. General, it will take a month to replenish the ammunition. If it is delayed for another half on the periphery,
In a few months, it will really be the end of the year."
"So what?" Nishio Shouzou said, "According to your idea, as long as the two divisions and one detachment of the imperial army advance to Damei Mountain, we will definitely win this battle!"
"General, I don't know what's going on." Hebian Zhengzo said worriedly, "By the end of the year, the mountainous areas in central Anhui are very likely to experience continuous bad weather. By then, even heavy snowfalls will be considered good. If there are consecutive days of bad weather,
In cloudy and rainy weather, the fire cannot burn at all, and then we will be in trouble."
"Really?" Nishio Shozo said, "At the end of the year, will there really be bad weather in the mountainous areas of central Anhui?"
"Hai." Hebian Zhengsan paused and said, "I have confirmed my position with the Anhui officials from the reform government. These Anhui officials said that every year near the end of the new year, the mountainous areas in central Anhui will face a long period of drought.
The bad weather sometimes lasts for three to five days, and sometimes even lasts for more than half a month!"
There are many Anhui-Chinese officials in the reform government, which is credible.
Nishio Shouzou frowned and said: "Kawabana-san, that is to say, if we wait for the base camp to replenish the ammunition before we start, we will most likely not be able to advance to Damei Mountain before the end of the year, and then after we advance to Damei Mountain, it is very likely that we will
There will be continuous bad weather, making it impossible to set fire to the mountain, is that right?”
"Hai." Hebian Zhengsan said with a pause, "Your Excellency, the general, you have a clear warning."
"So." Nishio Juzo then asked, "What suggestions do you have?"
"Hai." Kawabe Shozo paused again, "My humble suggestion is to take action in advance!"
"Start in advance?" Nishio Hiszo said, "Don't wait until the base camp's ammunition is replenished?"
"Hai, we can't wait any longer, we must take action immediately." Hebian Zhengsan nodded heavily, then turned back to Nakamura Jun and said, "Nakamura-san, are you done with the calculation I asked you to do last night?"
"Hai." Toshi Nakamura paused and replied, "It's already been calculated."
Kawabe Masami hummed slightly and said, "Please tell me your calculation results."
Nakamura Shun immediately picked up a document, opened it and said: "The existing ammunition storage in Nanjing and Pukou can approximately sustain the 104th Division's seven-day operations; the existing ammunition storage in Feicheng can approximately sustain the needs of the 104th Division.
The Sixth Division needs half a month's supply; with Huainan's existing ammunition storage, it can approximately sustain the Iida detachment's operational needs for one month."
After a pause, Jun Nakamura read again: "If the ammunition storage from Wuhan and Jiujiang is transported to Nanjing, it can maintain the needs of the 104th Division for seven days of operations."
Kawabe Shozo said: "In other words, with the existing ammunition reserves, there is no problem in sustaining half a month of combat needs."
Nishio Shouzou said: "In half a month, are you sure we can capture Dameishan? If it doesn't work, it will be troublesome to withdraw the troops midway."
"I'm afraid it's difficult." Kawabe Shozo shook his head and said, "Biji's plan is to occupy Pu County, Shan County and Guan County within half a month, push the front line to the vicinity of Damei Mountain, and then set fire to the mountain, and then
Hold on to the existing front for half a month, and wait until the base camp's replenished ammunition is in place before launching a general attack!"
"So that's it." Nishio Juzo's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.
Nishio Juzo must admit that in the absence of a better way, Kawabe Shozo's response plan is also a good plan. At least, according to this method, it can ensure that the virgin forest of Damei Mountain is burned and Xu Rui's Wolf Fang troops can be destroyed. To minimize the threat, of course, this plan also has considerable risks.
The biggest risk is to hold on after advancing to Damei Mountain.
Because at this time, after half a month of fighting, the ammunition reserves of the Sixth Division, the 104th Division and the Iida Detachment have been basically exhausted, but then they have to face the counterattack of the Dameishan Independent Regiment, and It is completely conceivable that the counterattack of the Dameishan Independent Regiment will be very crazy and very determined.
Because with Xu Rui’s sophistication, it’s impossible not to know what it means when the virgin forest of Damei Mountain is burned down?
Therefore, how to survive this half month will be the key. As long as the base camp's supplementary ammunition is in place, the 104th Division, the 6th Division and the Iida Detachment can launch a general attack on Damei Mountain. , by that time, even if Xu Rui has the power to reach heaven and earth, he will not be able to restore the defeat of the independent group.
Nishio Hisao said: "The Sixth Division and the 104th Division should be fine, but can the Iida detachment survive the fierce attack of the Daimeishan Independent Regiment for more than half a month?"
Kawabe Shozo said: "Your Excellency, General, even if the Iida detachment cannot survive for half a month, even if the Iida detachment is wiped out by the Daimeishan Independent Regiment, it will not matter, because as long as the additional ammunition from the base camp arrives, even if there is no Iida detachment , the Sixth Division and the 104th Division alone are enough to level Dameishan."
After a slight pause, Kawabe Shozo continued: "Moreover, our combat goal is only to occupy Damei Mountain, not to completely annihilate the Damei Mountain Independent Regiment."
Hisao Nishio shook his head and laughed at himself: "I'm just greedy."
Indeed, the goal of this sweep has been very clear from the beginning, that is, to occupy Dameishan to destroy the war potential of the Dameishan Independent Regiment, rather than to completely annihilate the Dameishan Independent Regiment, because with Xu Rui's In terms of tactical command capabilities, it would be too difficult to completely annihilate the Dameishan Independent Regiment.
Kawabe Shozo asked: "General, what do you think?"
"Kawabian-san, just follow your wishes and take action in advance." Nishio Shouzou nodded and added, "In addition, the troops participating in the mopping up may not need to hold on for half a month. I will contact the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army. , requesting the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army to support us with some ammunition as much as possible."
Kawabe Shozo said happily: "If this is the case, that would be great."
"Yoshi." Nishio Shouzou patted Kawabe Shozo on the shoulder and said, "Kawabe-san, just go ahead and do it. I will give you my full support, and I firmly believe that you will succeed."
"Hai." Zheng San by the river paused.
Nishio Juzo turned around and walked away. Kawabe Shozo turned his eyes to Nakamura Jun again and shouted: "Nakamura-san."
Unexpectedly, Nakamura Shun seemed not to hear it and just stared straight out of the window.
The riverside was shouting several times in succession, and Toshi Nakamura woke up from his dream. He quickly paused and said, "Hai, your Excellency, Chief of Staff?"
"Nakamura-san, are you exhausted because you haven't slept well for two days?" Kawabe Shozo said with concern, "But I'm afraid you have to work hard for a few more days."