Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 322 Oriental Maginot

Neiji Okamura was not in a hurry to launch his offensive plan.

On the one hand, this is because the attack on Zhongtiao Mountain, which has a force of 20, requires more troops, more supplies, and a more rigorous combat plan, all of which require time to adjust and prepare.

On the other hand, Neiji Okamura is convinced that once Chongqing makes a strategic misjudgment of the imperial army, it will be difficult to change.

This was determined by the conflict between Chongqing and the Eighth Route Army.

At that time, no matter how the Eighth Route Army warns, or even the Jinsui Army's warning, it will be ignored by the Chongqing side as "releasing false information based on its own interests".

This is very similar to the Maginot Line.

The reason why Western Europe built a purely defensive Maginot Line is not as stupid as ordinary people think...it actually has strategic considerations.

Western Europe only needs to move the Maginot Line to the border, and it is basically impossible for the allies of the devils to attack the west, so they can only develop eastward, that is, to direct the disaster of war to the bears. Harvesting the fisherman's profit" and immersing oneself in development when others are playing hard.

It's just that the subsequent development of the battle situation lost control, causing them to shoot themselves in the foot.

History is never similar.

Zhongtiao Mountain, known as the "Oriental Maginot", actually has similar strategic considerations... Before that, the devils had launched more than a dozen large-scale and hundreds of small-scale attacks on Zhongtiao Mountain, but All failed.

So the stubborn army believed that the defense line of Zhongtiao Mountain was "as solid as gold and unbreakable."

Then they guarded this line of defense and adopted an attitude of "sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight" towards the war in Shanxi. The result was similar to the Maginot line of defense.

Out of these considerations, Neiji Okamura believed that the imperial army had sufficient preparation time, so he dispatched troops in a calm manner to prepare for the attack on Zhongtiao Mountain.

Neiji Okamura was right about this.

When Ningji Okamura mobilized troops, the Eighth Route Army headquarters noticed something was wrong.

The intelligence personnel of the Eighth Route Army are spread all over China, and its intelligence network is stronger than the devils and even the stubborn army.

The disadvantage of the Eighth Route Army's intelligence is that intelligence personnel lack radio stations and are suppressed everywhere, so it takes more time to transmit, but the information they get is very detailed.

Because of this, the Eighth Route Army headquarters realized something was wrong a week later.

On this day, the chief of staff hurried up to the chief with a telegram and reported: "Chief, this is the information I just received. The 7nd Flying Brigade of the 32th Flying Regiment of the Kwantung Army who was stationed at Xingshu Airport in Boli County, and The 2rd Battalion of the 83nd Flying Regiment stationed at Hailin County Airport has been transferred to Taiyuan successively!"

The chief frowned when he heard this, and asked, "How many planes does the devil have now?"

The chief of staff turned around and found a document from the table, opened it, looked at it, and replied: "Chief, plus these two flight groups, and the 3rd flight group that was transferred earlier... there are 4 flight groups in total. 2 flying squadrons, this does not include the 2 reconnaissance aircraft brigades originally left in Taiyuan, it is estimated that there are about [-] aircraft of various types!"

"The strength of six divisions, plus more than 200 aircraft!" The chief said: "The devil is going to fight a big battle, and the target is probably not just us!"

The chief of staff nodded in agreement.

This is obvious. The Eighth Route Army has almost no heavy equipment, such as artillery, cars, etc., and the aircraft can't find the target at all.

If it is aimed at the Eighth Route Army, 98 light explosions are enough to complete the tasks of reconnaissance and bombing.

But now the devil has mobilized so many planes, and even recruited the elite Kwantung Army flying brigade... This is extraordinary.

After thinking about it, the chief of staff said: "It seems that the Jinsui army is in danger this time, and it will be difficult to stop the devil's attack!"

The chief didn't answer, he looked at the map silently, and after a while he said: "I see, this time, the devils don't just want the Jinsui army!"

The chief of staff was taken aback by the chief's words: "It's not the Jinsui army, is it the stubborn army?"

The chief nodded and analyzed: "You don't need such planes and troops to deal with the Jinsui Army! The Jinsui Army only has 10,000+ people, and the devils don't need to use six divisions with 10 people to attack, and they don't need to fight the Jinsui Army." Two hundred planes!"

After being told by the chief, the chief of staff found out that it was true.

In terms of military strength, the devils have always believed that a one-to-three force can form an advantage over the enemy, and it can be further expanded when fighting a stubborn army with low morale.

According to this estimate, the devils only need 5 people at most, but now they have assembled at least 10 people.

In terms of aircraft, the Jinsui Army does not have so many artillery and cars, and it is also a waste for the devils to mobilize so many aircraft.

So……

There is only one possibility, the devil's target is neither the Eighth Route Army nor the Jinsui Army, but the stubborn army stationed in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Thinking of this, the chief of staff hurriedly reported: "The Chongqing side transferred the No. 30 First Corps not long ago, and the commander of the first war zone was replaced by He Yingqin!"

"These soft bones!" The chief couldn't help cursing.

He Yingqin was a student of Neiji Okamura, and later had correspondence with Neiji Okamura.At this time, the Chongqing side sent He Yingqin to garrison Zhongtiao Mountain. His intention was obvious. He was not here to preside over the overall situation but to deal with the devils diplomatically.

Historical facts also prove that He Yingqin played almost no role in the Battle of Zhongtiaoshan.

Not only did it not work, it could even be said to have had the opposite effect.

The new official He Yingqin didn't understand the defense status and communication status of Zhongtiao Mountain at all, especially the communication status. He issued two orders to "resist to the death" and "retreat to the mountain"...

If there is no problem in doing so if the communication equipment is good and the signal is clear, all frontline troops will receive the first order first and then the second order.

However, the signal in the mountainous area was not good, and the telephone line was cut by the enemy's spies, so some troops received only one order to stand on the front line, while some troops received two orders to retreat. As a result, the whole army was in chaos. Can't agree.

The chief pointed to the map and continued to analyze: "The only way to hit Zhongtiao Mountain is to need so many planes! The south of Zhongtiao Mountain is the Yellow River, and all the food and ammunition supplied by the recalcitrant army to Zhongtiao Mountain must pass through the Yellow River to be transported to the Zhongtiao Mountain garrison." In my hands, the plane is used to blow up bridges and ships, and when the transportation of Zhongtiaoshan is blocked, Zhongtiaoshan will be in danger!"

The chief of staff immediately became anxious, and he asked with horror: "Chief, then, should we warn the recalcitrant army through intelligence personnel to get ready?"

The chief's face showed a bit of anxiety and helplessness: "Of course we have to warn, but...it probably won't work!"

(End of this chapter)