Comrade, your ingredients are too complicated.

Chapter 208 The rotten defender
There is a reason why the army morale master is so excited. Although the border area is in a semi-blocked state, it has not been affected in the slightest in terms of intelligence acquisition.

Thanks to the excellent intelligence network, the boss knows the excellent performance of aviation rockets in the Battle of Nomenkan.

Before the birth of rockets, aerial bombs and cannons were the main weapons used by aircraft for ground attacks.

Of the two weapons, the cannon is more accurate but less powerful.Unless it is a special anti-ground model, it cannot effectively kill solid targets.

Although aerial bombs are powerful enough, they are difficult to aim and use with low efficiency.

Even though some aircraft can use dive-bombing to improve accuracy, this bomb-dropping method has high requirements on aircraft performance and driving skills, and it is difficult to popularize it on a large scale.

In the battle with Xiaotian, the north side mounted aviation rockets under the wings of the Yi-15 and Yi-16 fighters.

Not only did they achieve good results against the air, they destroyed many enemy planes, and they even stunned the devils against the ground.

After the war, the Kwantung Army also specially collected the wreckage of their own fighter planes and tanks. The amazing destructive power made them think that the north had developed aerial guns with a caliber of more than 40 mm.

Now Huang He is leading the Weapons Experimental Research Bureau of the Border Region, which has advanced the fine tradition of our army to shoot aviation rockets by more than ten years.

With such advanced weapons in our own air force, everyone is naturally happy from the bottom of their hearts.

"Xiao Huang, I remember you just said that our 41-1 aviation rocket has no name yet, right?"

"Why don't we just call it the Red Sun? The birth of the Red Sun, on the one hand, foretells coming out of the night and towards dawn, and on the other hand, it foretells that it will bring a devastating blow to the enemy like the scorching sun in the sky!"

As soon as the name Hong Sun came out, it was immediately widely recognized by everyone present, and it also saved a lot of brain cells for a certain waste.

In the end, the Desperate Battle Fox, the Army Morale Master and Huang He jointly decided to officially determine the name of the 41-1 aviation rocket.

In the next period of time, all students completed the assessment items.

In addition to the first four, 280 seven comrades passed the test, and the pass rate reached an astonishing 97%.

While more pilots are better, there aren't enough fighters right now.Huang He was almost worried to death now, he made a secret decision in his heart, and went to the Military Industry Bureau to shake people after the meeting.

It is necessary to let every soldier have his own car before the start of the Zhongtiaoshan Battle.

After the assessment, there was a group photo session. Due to the large number of pilots, everyone was divided into six groups to take a group photo.

The Extremis Fighting Fox and the Army Morale Master sat at the front, followed by the director, Chang Chang and Huang He, and finally the students who either stood or stepped on the stools.

"Comrades! The sky above the motherland! I leave it to you!"

"Persist in the war of resistance to the end! Die for the country! It is a glorious thing!" ×291
The outstanding graduates of the first border aviation school are about to go to the battlefield.

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The time came to May [-]th, and the director brought a correspondent to the Border Weapons Experimental and Research Bureau early this morning.

As soon as the car stopped, he jumped out of the passenger seat.After briefly explaining a few words to the comrades on duty at the gate, he rushed into the gate with a radio on his back

When he came to the door of the office, the chief kicked the door open, quite like a commando.

"I really convinced you! Look at your poor place, I can't contact you for any important matters!"

"I recited the radio station to you, and I also transferred a correspondent to send a telegram in the future! I will run to you again and I will be a dog. Those who don't know will think that I am your deputy."

Seeing the other party's panting appearance, Huang He quickly got up and poured a glass of water.He didn't say anything, just stood aside silently and waited.

Sure enough, he took a short break.The director immediately started talking about today's business. He took out a piece of paper and a map from his pocket and said:
"This is a telegram sent by the ideological crusader in the morning. The pressure on the southwest capital is a bit high. Today, we officially asked the Eighth Route Army for help."

"But the tone is so fucking disgusting, the whole telegram looks very unlucky."

"If it weren't for the current strength of the troops, I would be the first to oppose sending troops!"

Knowing the director for so long, it was the first time Huang He saw him swearing.He picked up the telegram on the table and read it carefully. After a while, he frowned and squeezed out the word Sichuan.

The other side is still using those old tricks, asking their own side to send troops for reinforcements out of righteousness.

It can be said that there is no progress at all, it is nothing more than depleting your strength if you send troops, and using the power of public opinion to stigmatize you if you don't send troops.

But now this trick is indeed a strategy that kills two birds with one stone. After the north signed a neutrality treaty with Xiaori, even the border areas were also affected.

After thinking for a while, Huang He patted the director on the shoulder and said comfortingly:
"Forget it, don't worry about them. We fight against the Japanese and devils not for those moths, but for the suffering people."

"And the army itself has the idea of ​​​​attacking the First Army of the North China Front Army. In a sense, supporting the other side is an unexpected boost."

"Although this ally may not be powerful, it can more or less play a certain role. And as far as I know, there are still a few good troops on Zhongtiao Mountain."

After hearing Huang He's words, the director nodded helplessly.After receiving the request for help, the Border Region made several requests, and then directly ordered the First Air Division to make pre-war preparations.

Now that the support is a foregone conclusion, these military workers can only continue to produce and wait for the outcome of the war.

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After the director left, Huang He opened the map he had just brought. This map contained the enemy's dynamics collected by the intelligence department in recent months.

Zhongtiao Mountain is located in the southwest of Jin Province, across the north bank of the Yellow River, with ravines and mountains undulating.

It has a northeast-southwest direction, with the east section high and the west section low.It is a strategic place in North China with the three mountains of Taihang, Luliang and Taiyue as horns.

This mountain range faces the Fen River Valley on one side and the Yellow River on the other.It can be said that it is the natural barrier of the three provinces of Jin, Henan and Shaanxi, and it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

For the Chinese army, relying on Zhongtiao Mountain to advance can harass the enemy and contain the strength of the North China Front Army.Retreat can be based on danger and defend actively.

With such a good geographical location, it stands to reason that the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain should be very stable.But for the upcoming battle, Huang He is pessimistic about the defenders of Guoguo.

The first reason is that this so-called Oriental Maginot actually has a superficial appearance, and its real defense ability is not even one percent of the genuine one.

Except for some simple trenches and traffic trenches dug on the front line and some fortresses built, it can be said that only superficial work has been done in other areas.

Those important military places such as traffic arteries, passes, command posts, military supply lines, and Yellow River ferries basically lack fortifications and deployment of troops.

After the military advisers came to inspect the site, they laughed angrily. At this level, they still have to touch the Porcelain Maginot Line of Defense.

Although the Maginot Line was bypassed again, the ground contained armored reinforced concrete machine gun fortifications and artillery fortifications. Even a 420mm mortar can resist two.

Underground, there are command posts, food storage rooms, ammunition depots, ambulance stations, power stations, filter ventilation rooms, etc.

A total of about 5800 permanent fortifications for various purposes were built throughout the defense line, with a density of 15 per kilometer of front.There are also passages connecting the fortifications, which can even be opened to traffic.

If you don't dig the mountain and you don't defend against artillery, you can only rely on soldiers to fight the devils.

The second point is naturally a temporary change of coach, which is a big taboo for military strategists.

The original commander-in-chief of the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line was one of the five tiger generals. From the beginning of the garrison in 1938 to March this year, he has been defending very well, repelling [-] enemy attacks.

However, because he repeatedly refused to carry out the orders of the bald head, he was placed under semi-house arrest when he went to the southwest capital to report on his duties some time ago. The person who replaced him was the Chief of Staff of the Military Commission.

It would be fine as long as you can fight for another point, but a mother-in-law came in the end.

Not to mention that this guy has not fought any big battles so far, just the attitude of fighting on two fronts on the first day of taking office is disgusting.Fighting back against the bandits and repelling the enemy simply doesn't have this ability, and they don't even want to lose face.

The third reason is because the master of micromanagement went online and directly drained the defenders.

Originally, the defense line of Zhongtiao Mountain was jointly responsible for the fruit preserved troops and the Eighth Route Army, both of which were indispensable, one inside and one outside complementing each other.

With one party resisting the enemy's main force from the front, and the other party fighting guerrilla strikes in enemy-occupied areas to cut off supplies, exchanges and communication between the two parties are inevitable in this process.

But starting from 1939, the master of micromanagement continued to withdraw the main force on the original defense line on the grounds that the devils had not made any achievements in Zhongtiao Mountain in recent years.

The most typical of these is the Fourth Army, and several main forces have been transferred to the south of the Yellow River one after another.This is the main force of the defense line, and it is like cutting off an arm.

In fact, the real reason is very simple. It is nothing more than the tacit cooperation with the Eighth Route Army and the frequent exchanges between the two sides, and the close communication lines can directly reach the base area.

But obviously, this level of micromanagement is not the limit.In the next two years, the defenders continued to change defenses.

All the main forces of the Second Army, the Fifth Army, the No.14 Army, the Seventeenth Army and the 30th Army of the No.76 Sixth Army have all left.

In other words, the troops that had worked hard at Zhongtiao Mountain for three years had been replaced from the top commander in the theater to the front-line combat officers and soldiers.

Although there are two group armies and some miscellaneous troops with a total of 20 people, even a military blind knows that the defensive strength of the Eastern Maginot is not as good as before.

These new troops who have changed defenses are not only poorly equipped and undertrained, but also have low combat effectiveness, and they haven't even figured out the terrain yet.

Even if it is a genuine Maginot Line, it is estimated that it will be pierced by the devils due to internal problems.

According to intelligence, starting from April, the devils increased their troops and transported the equipment for crossing the river south every day. It seemed that they were going to cross the Yellow River in Fengling.

Logically speaking, a normal commander must send a large number of troops for reconnaissance to see what the enemy's motives are so that he can make corresponding defensive strategies.

But the chief of staff of the military committee is good, he gave three plans with a slap on the head.

The first plan is to retreat the main force to the south bank of the Yellow River and directly consolidate the river defense.

Even if you retreat without a fight, you will be stabbed in the back by the people all over the country.But Haolai can be regarded as preserving strength and selfishness at the expense of allies, which is in line with their style of conduct.

The second plan is to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and attack first to break his offensive.

This is the choice of a real man. If he can cooperate with the current Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army, there is a high probability that he can eat the six divisions of the devils and win a big battle.

Although it is difficult, it is not impossible to try.

The third plan is to adopt mobile tactics, change the inside line to outside line operations, and rely on the terrain to block the attack step by step.

This style of play is also good. It is a tactic that Tiger General has used for three years.Although the current defenders are not very good, at least they have the strength to fight.

But the result, according to intelligence.The defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain didn't choose any of them, and directly spread their forces across the entire defense line, forming an ancestral long snake formation.

The line of defense is a full three hundred miles. With no roads, horses, and air supremacy, such a deployment is clearly a posture of being passively beaten.

Moreover, the deployment of troops is too unreasonable. The eastern section of the defense line is deep and wide. Even if it is raided, space can be exchanged for time, and the pressure on the defensive troops is relatively small.

The situation in the western section is just the opposite. Once the battle starts, it will be a decisive battle. In the past, the fourth army with the strongest combat effectiveness was here.

Theoretically speaking, troops capable of fighting tough battles should be deployed in the western sector, but the chief of staff of the Military Committee put the most passive troops in the most critical position of the defense line.

What's more, as a traverser of later generations, Huang He knew a situation that he didn't even know about the border area, that is, the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain were already in a state of desperation due to the problem of military supplies.

The troops were short of food and combat preparations, especially the Fifth Army in the western sector was facing an army-wide famine.

The food collection ability of preserved fruit itself is not very good, not to mention the need to give priority to supplementing direct lineage. Compared with the central army, the miscellaneous army is not human.

The few grains had to be transported by the defenders themselves to send troops to various crossings of the Yellow River.

The farthest forward position is a full 100 miles away from the ferry, and there is a high possibility of encountering devils on the way.

As a result, the defenders moved directly.Not only did they sell weapons and ammunition that were not much, they even started a lollipop business in the barracks.

In order to survive, the commander of the Fifth Army could only watch helplessly as the business grew bigger and the military discipline worsened.

A good barracks, turned into a mess, looks like a market.Many of the people who came in to do business were traitors, and even the spies of the devils in the later period could come in and out freely.

As a result, Xiaotian was very clear about the deployment of the Fifth Army, and the locations of the headquarters, communication centers, hospitals, and arsenals were well known.

Once a war starts, the command system of the defenders will most likely collapse.The enemy's special high-tech team responsible for espionage activities is stupid, and has never seen such an easy task.

Huang He squeezed the space between his eyebrows, and then hung the map on the wall.In such an unbearable environment, now we can only see how the deputy commander can turn the tide.

　This situation is really speechless

　　
　
(End of this chapter)