Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 1599 Warship
This information is very valuable because it confirms that the strategic direction of the Eighth Route Army is correct.

The logic in it is this:

Because the devil has this BF109 equipped with an anti-tank gun, it proves that the devil really hopes to use fighters to suppress the Eighth Route Army tanks.

The devil hopes to use fighter planes to suppress the Eighth Route Army tanks, proving that the devil has the confidence to lure the enemy deep and encircle the Eighth Route Army.

The Eighth Route Army has new equipment to deal with this fighter: extended-range anti-aircraft missiles.

That is to say, the eighth route army's trump card can suppress the devil's trump card, so the devil is more likely to be suppressed strategically than the eighth route army.

This made Wang Xuexin secretly heave a sigh of relief, and then ordered: "Order the troops to continue to advance to Fengtian, and at the same time divide the troops into two groups to take HLD directly!"

"Yes!"

At this time, the battle to attack Fengtian really started, because Naozaburo Okabe never expected that the Eighth Route Army would attack HLD...

Okabe Naozaburo couldn't help being surprised when he heard that the Eighth Route Army had five regiments with tens of thousands of troops marching in the direction of HLD. His eyelids twitched and he said, "They actually attacked HLD?"

Sanji Ojodo asked suspiciously: "They want to cut off the connection between the North China Front Army and 'Manchukuo'? But... isn't this courting death?"

The reason why Ojoto Sanji said that the Eighth Route Army was looking for death is because HLD is close to the sea, and there is a natural ice-free harbor, which is very suitable for the navy to land and operate in this area. Only for being bombed?

This idea is indeed no problem, because as long as the warship is far away and bombs the garrison of the Eighth Route Army with naval guns, but the Eighth Route Army does not have any equipment to hit the warship, it will have to be bombed and cannot fight back!
It is precisely because of this that Okabe Naozaburo always believed that it was impossible for the Eighth Route Army to attack coastal cities, so the North China Front Army could reinforce Fengtian at any time.

It's just that the reinforcements may have to pay the price of being bombed by the Eighth Route Army fighter planes, because the reinforcement route will be within the combat radius of the Eighth Route Army fighter planes.

but now……

Naozaburo Okabe's face was very ugly. He shook his head and said, "Do you think that the Eighth Route Army would do such a useless effort? If they were not sure of victory, would they march into HLD?"

"But..." Miji Oshiroto asked puzzledly, "How can they deal with our warships?"

After a pause, Sanji Okito said, "Fighter? The Eighth Route Army wants to use fighter planes to bomb our warships?"

The natural enemy of warships is fighter planes, which is one of the reasons why aircraft carriers prevailed during this period.

But Naozaburo Okabe shook his head and said: "Although the Eighth Route Army has fighter planes and air-to-air missiles, they lack bombers, let alone torpedoes!"

It's no secret that the Eighth Route Army's aviation has always been short of bombers.

This is due to the lack of resources of the Eighth Route Army. They can only use limited funds, manpower and materials to fight for air supremacy. There is no need for bombers or even torpedo planes for the time being.

Among them, the Eighth Route Army did introduce the "mosquito" bomber, but this bomber is not a dive bomber that can accurately bomb the target, and it is still made of wood.

(Note: Bombing a battleship usually requires a dive bomber, because the battleship is like a slender bamboo pole at sea, and it is still active, and it is almost impossible to hit it at high altitude to sink it)

"Then..." Oshiroto Sanji said: "Is there a possibility that the Eighth Route Army has developed equipment that can deal with our warships?"

Okabe Naozaburo didn't answer, which was also what he was worried about.

Just like what he said just now, the Eighth Route Army can't go to HLD to die. In this case, now that the Eighth Route Army is marching towards HLD again, it is likely that the Eighth Route Army has developed equipment that can deal with warships, but he doesn't know about it.

Okabe Naozaburo's expression changed again and again.

If the Eighth Route Army really had such equipment, then the connection between the North China Front Army and Manchuria would be severed.

This feature is inside and outside the customs:
It is very difficult to enter the pass from outside the pass, because there is no other way but to cross the Great Wall and overcome several dangerous passes.

At the same time, it is also very difficult to get out of the customs from inside the customs, because there are only a few transportation and supply lines, and they all have to pass through those important dangerous passes.

And these dangerous passes are easily blocked by the bombing of enemy fighter planes.

If the empire had control of the sea before, there is no need to worry about this. At worst, the imperial army will reinforce along the seaside, and the reinforcements can advance under the protection of warships.

But now... the knife of the Eighth Route Army cut the imperial army's throat and divided the empire's territory into two.

"No!" Naozaburo Okabe gritted his teeth: "The Eighth Route Army cannot be cut off from our army! Even if they have such equipment, let them take it out to see if it can really deal with our warship!"

Naozaburo Okabe has no problem with this idea.

It is definitely not advisable to surrender before a fight. Maybe the Eighth Route Army is bluffing?

If the Eighth Route Army didn't have any equipment, they planned to occupy HLD with ground troops. Did the imperial army give up because of fear?

Therefore, Naozaburo Okabe asked, "Which unit is stationed at the HLD?"

The staff officer immediately replied: "One part of the 92nd Division, the total strength is about one brigade!"

"Immediately transfer a reinforcement from Fengtian!"

"Yes!"

"In addition, order 'Nagara' and 'Kuma' to rush to HLD immediately, and cooperate with the defenders to fight!"

"Yes!"

The two warships "Nagara" and "Kuma" are being repaired at Kawasaki Shipbuilding's Kanto Prefecture Factory (Dalian Shipyard) at this time...in fact, it cannot be called maintenance, but a routine maintenance.

These two warships are light cruisers. They were originally stationed in Southeast Asia, but Southeast Asia is very backward and has limited conditions. The shipyards there cannot provide the necessary parts for the warships, and the puppet Manchukuo has been under the control of the devils for some time. Kawasaki Shipbuilding's Kanto state factory is fully equipped, so it can only be driven here for maintenance.

At this time, it is just time to accept the transfer and go into battle.

Then Naozaburo Okabe added: "Inform these two warships that the Eighth Route Army has air supremacy, and they are likely to bomb the warships with fighter planes, so they should prepare for air defense!"

"Yes!"

At this time, Naozaburo Okabe still thought that the Eighth Route Army was using aircraft to deal with the imperial warships.

But it's no wonder, what else can there be besides airplanes?

Missile?
This idea flashed in Okabe Naozaburo's mind, but he quickly denied it.

Because this is too unbelievable, even if the Eighth Route Army improves the accuracy of missiles, it is still aimed at fixed targets!
The imperial warship is a moving target, how could the Eighth Route Army hit it?

(End of this chapter)