Bright Sword Military System

Although Sakagaki Seishiro sighed and frowned at the Eighth Route Army's evacuation, Ozawa Jisaburo and Tokyo did not take these things to heart.

As a naval commander, Ozawa Jisaburo had no idea how much impact these more than 5000 Eighth Route Army troops would have on the imperial army. He believed that they were just recruits of the Eighth Route Army, not even the main force, let alone the mechanized troops. After all, if you run away, just run away. It’s not a big deal.

Tokyo was dazzled by this sudden victory... The empire had not won a battle against the Eighth Route Army for a long time, especially when it quickly captured a city or a port.

More importantly, this victory seemed to have discovered the Eighth Route Army's loopholes.

They believe that the reason why they failed to win before was simply because of poor tactics. For example, in the Battle of Huludao, much more troops and fighter planes were invested than in Donggang. Why was Huludao defeated miserably but Donggang won easily?

When comparing the two, someone immediately discovered: "It's a coordination problem. We used the 'Hast Wind' fighter planes in Huludao. They didn't know how to cooperate with the combined fleet to use the warship's anti-aircraft firepower to repel the Eighth Route Army's new fighters. Instead, they cooperated with the Eighth Route Army." The new type of fighter jets faced each other head-on, which directly led to the collapse of the 'Hast' fighter jet!"

"Yes, the Ozawa fleet only used 10 'Leifengs'. These 10 'Leifengs' only flew a few times over Donggang without fighting, forcing the Eighth Route Army to withdraw!"

"In the final analysis, the reason is that the Gale is commanded by the combined fleet. They can operate a very appropriate air and sea coordination under a single command system to drive back the Eighth Route Army's new fighter jets, even if the Eighth Route Army's new fighter jets can reach speeds of up to 1000 kilometers per hour!"

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Tokyo was extremely excited after coming to this conclusion. They believed that there was an opportunity to turn defeat into victory, so they immediately increased the production of "Gale".

Judging from the current situation of the Japanese, this is understandable.

In fact, it would be more cost-effective to produce "Hast Wind" and then let "Hast Wind" coordinate with the fleet.

However, the Japanese navy and army have been at odds for a long time. It is no longer easy to achieve strategic coordination between Ozawa's fleet and Seishiro Sakagaki. They are also required to form a unified command at the tactical level?

Tokyo thinks this is impossible.

On the other hand, Tokyo believes that there is another advantage in producing "Gale":
If the aircraft carrier carries the "Gale" away from the coastline, it will have the advantage of "I can hit you but you can't hit me" against the Eighth Route Army's anti-ship missiles. However, if it is a land-based missile like the "Gale" that cannot take off and land on the aircraft carrier, The base fighter... it will eventually land on the ground, and there may be problems in coordinating with the fleet, and it will always be within the attack range of the Eighth Route Army's missiles.

What's more, the "Gale" can take off and land from aircraft carriers and of course it can also take off and land at land airports. It won't be a loss no matter how you think about it, but the cost is higher than that of the "Gale".

To the northwest, the Kwantung Army was also greatly encouraged by the victory in Donggang.

Umezu Yoshijiro originally thought that the Kwantung Army had no hope and had to retreat. Unexpectedly, there was no light in the west and light in the east. Although the Battle of Huludao was lost, Donggang had a surprise.

And judging from the map, the Donggang landing battle has more advantages than the Huludao landing battle.

Umezu Yoshijiro pointed to the map and said: "The landing on Huludao was an attack by the North China Front from south to north. It had to penetrate the area controlled by the Eighth Route Army to reinforce our army. But Donggang landed directly inside the Eighth Route Army; it directly entered the Eighth Route Army. The hinterland swept the area under its control to pieces!”

"Yes!" Hashimoto Toranosuke agreed: "The main force of the Eighth Route Army is concentrated in the north and south defense lines, which are very empty. If our army lands at Donggang, it will be overwhelming. If we hit Panjin in the west, we can divide Dalian and Fengtian into two, and go to Panjin." If we hit Liaoyuan in the north, we can encircle Xinjing, and if we go east, we can encircle the mechanized brigade of the Eighth Route Army... The Eighth Route Army is in trouble!"

Objectively speaking, the analyzes of Umezu Yoshijiro and Hashimoto Toranosuke are reasonable.

At this time, the main force of the Eighth Route Army was mainly divided into three directions:
The first is the southern front, which is mainly composed of new troops to resist the attack of the North China Front.The second is the northern front. This direction is the veterans of the Eighth Route Army, the real main force, fighting against the Japanese Kwantung Army.

The third is the eastern front. The main force in this direction is the mechanized troops of the Hundred Battle Brigade, supplemented by more than 3 recruits from [-] regiments, and there are also ten howitzer battalions for defense along the river.

In addition, some troops are mainly concentrated along the coast of Dalian. There are a total of 8 troops including Donggang.

But these troops are also deployed along the coastline. Even Fengtian only has one regiment and a militia voluntarily organized by the people to maintain law and order... These militiamen are not even equipped with equipment. They exist because lawless elements take advantage of the war. Crimes, thefts, and robberies occur from time to time.

Everywhere the Eighth Route Army went, they would organize militia patrols to attack these lawless elements.

The number of Japanese soldiers who landed in Donggang was six to seven thousand, and with subsequent landings, the number is likely to increase to tens of thousands or even 10,000+.

This is a big problem!

"Captain!" Chen Songyong stared at the map for a while and suggested, "I think we should abandon the Yalu River defense line!"

Wang Xuexin understood what Chen Songyong meant, and he had also considered this issue.

By abandoning the Yalu River defense line and shrinking the troops to defend on the Liaoyuan and Fengtian front lines, the mechanized troops will not be at risk of being surrounded. At the same time, it can also ensure that Xinjing will not be attacked from the north and Fengtian will not be surrounded.

however……

"Once the Yalu River defense line is abandoned!" Wang Xuexin said: "The more than [-] troops gathered by the Japs in the Yalu River area do not need to land in Donggang. They can directly cross the Yalu River and put huge pressure on our army in a short time. This is better than the Japs' troops from Donggang. The attack is even better!"

Chen Songyong sighed and nodded helplessly.

Although the facts are indeed as Wang Xuexin said, we still have to do it in the end, otherwise the Japanese will attack the supply lines at will as if they are in uninhabited territory within our army.

This is especially true for Fengtian... All the oil purchased from Mao Xiong is transported to Fengtian for storage and then refined into gasoline at the refinery before being shipped to the front line.

Not to mention that Fengtian was captured by the Japs, even if the Japs surrounded it, the frontline air force and mechanized troops surrounding the mechanized brigade would not be able to obtain fuel.

Wang Xuexin tapped his fingers on the table and fell into thinking. After a while, he asked: "Have the 271st and 272nd regiments withdrawn from Donggang withdrawn to the designated positions?"

"The main force is not there yet!" Chen Songyong replied: "The vanguard has arrived and is building defenses!"

Wang Xuexin ordered: "Let them find a place to build an airport, both regiments!"

"Airport?" Chen Songyong and Zhang Zongping couldn't help but exclaimed after hearing this.

Is it realistic to build an airport in a mountainous area at this time?