The storm is about to come and the wind fills the building, and the dark clouds are pressing against the city and destroying the city!

The planes borrowed by the Kwantung Army and the planes supported by Gangcun Tining all landed at Taiyuan Airport, and all the armies were in place.

Yoshio Shinozuka is now full of energy and feels like he is so arrogant.

The 18th Army is about to destroy it, and it is just around the corner!

"General, General Tojo is here." Moriyama Otani came over to report to Yoshio Shinozuka.

Ichiro Tojo is the commander-in-chief of this encirclement operation.

When Yoshio Shinozuka heard the word "Tojo", his high-spirited mood suddenly became dissatisfied again.

This time, he, Shinozuka Yoshio, should be the commander-in-chief.

After all, we know the situation of the 18th Army best.

It's a bit...

Some things are not refuted by Yoshio Shinozuka.

The series of failures last year have made the military headquarters very suspicious of Yoshio Shinozuka's command ability.

Yoshio Shinozuka is still in charge of the First Army and has not been removed from office. The main reason is that the commander of the Gangmeng village protects him.

Otherwise, Yoshio Shinozuka would have no idea where he was thrown to sit on the bench.

After sorting out his emotions, Shinozuka Yoshio said, "Let him come in."

Soon, a short but resolute Japanese officer walked in. This time, the commander-in-chief of the operation to encircle the 18th Army: Ichiro Tojo.

"Welcome Tojo-kun." Although he was dissatisfied, he still had to live a good life on the surface, and Yoshio Shinozuka stretched out his hand.

Ichiro Tojo shook hands with Yoshio Shinozuka and went straight to the topic: "Shinozuka, you must be cursing in your heart. You should be the commander-in-chief of this encirclement operation, right?"

"Tojo-kun, I have no right to question the military headquarters." Shinozuka Yoshio shook his head.

"Kun Shinozuka, although you failed in a series of actions last year and have an unshirkable responsibility, no matter what, in my opinion, Ichiro Tojo, you are still the most suitable candidate for the commander-in-chief." Ichiro Tojo said.

"Tojo-kun, what do you mean?" Shinozuka Yoshio paused.

This time, Yoshio Shinozuka's task was to be a good logistics officer for Ichiro Tojo, and the supply of food, grass, ammunition and supplies needed by the army must be in place in time and cannot be delayed.

Yoshio Shinozuka thought Tojo Ichiro would just let him Yoshio Shinozuka do the logistics. In this situation, Ichiro Tojo seems to have to ask for his own opinions on the encirclement and suppression?

"You know more about the 18th Army than any Imperial soldier." Ichiro Tojo looked at Yoshio Shinozuka seriously: "General, I want to hear your thoughts about encircling the 18th Army."

Yoshio Shinozuka didn't bother to do anything. He immediately took out a pre-made strategic plan drawing from the drawer and unfolded it in front of Ichiro Tojo: "Tojo, look, it's all on this."

Before the encirclement, Yoshio Shinozuka thought he would be the commander-in-chief, so he made a strategic plan with the staff in advance.

As a result, Ichiro Tojo airborne and became the commander-in-chief.

Yoshio Shinozuka thought that the strategic plan he had made in advance would be covered with dust, but he did not expect that Ichiro Tojo was not a stubborn person.

"Yoxi, thank you Shinozuka for supporting my work." Ichiro Tojo turned his attention to the strategic plan drawings as he spoke.

"What does Tojo-kun say? The 18th Army is not easy to deal with. We must unite with sincerity." Shinozuka Yoshio said modestly, "We are all loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and for the future of the empire!"

"Yoxi, Shinozuka, your strategic plan is really professional." Ichiro Tojo looked at the plan and praised it very much.

The 18th Army occupied the mountains, and the terrain was complex. Shinozuka Yoshio's plan was to use an aircraft to bomb suspicious targets in the mountains first, and to attack the morale of the 18th Army as much as possible.

Then, based on the direction of the mountain terrain, we take advantage of our sufficient military strength to cut the mountains into dozens of areas, and conduct repeated large-scale mobilizations on these areas without leaving any survivors!

If we can encounter the main force of the 18th Army in advance, the aviation forces will suppress the maximum amount of the sky, and the tanks in the mechanized troops will rush over to force the 18th Army to fight head-on.

In this way, the enemy's idea of ​​guerrilla warfare can be greatly weakened.

It is the best way to attack his weaknesses by using one's strengths.

Ichiro Tojo was even a little suspicious, and the above said that Yoshio Shinozuka's command ability was not good.

However, with this strategic plan drawing, Yoshio Shinozuka's command ability is remarkable and excellent.

Shinozuka Yoshio was not proud of Tojo Ichiro's praise, but was very careful: "Tojo-kun, dealing with the 18th Army is actually nothing. The biggest threat to the 18th Army mainly comes from their terrible strategic master. My strategic plan seems impeccable, but I am not optimistic."

"Shinozuka, do you know why the above asked me to be the commander-in-chief?" Ichiro Tojo said.

"I don't know." Shinozuka Yoshio shook his head.

"Because you and the Imperial officers of your First Army have psychological fears about the strategic masters of the 18th Army. When you face him, you will always be nervous or even suspicious. As commanders, these emotions will affect your command at critical moments." Ichiro Tojo explained, "That is why the military headquarters sent me as the commander-in-chief."

"Tojo-kun, the strategic masters of the 18th Army are really strong enemies. You must not underestimate the enemy." Shinozuka Yoshio suddenly heard this, but still reminded.

"Don't worry about this. If I was careless and underestimated the enemy, I would have taken my troops to encircle and suppress the enemy myself. I wouldn't have come to ask for your opinion from the general." Ichiro Tojo said solemnly.

The first army suffered a series of crushing defeats last year and the names of shocking officers who fell into battle made Ichiro Tojo realize that the opponent he is facing this time is definitely not an ordinary person!

"Tōjok, based on past experience and lessons, there are already traces of strategic masters of the 18th Army's use of troops, that is, they do not fight head-on with our army, but attack on our army's baggage and ammunition." Shinozuka Yoshio said solemnly, "This time, I will personally supervise every link and will never cause any loss to the army's logistics supply!"

"Shinozuka, logistics supply is the guarantee of our army's victory. I believe you!" Ichiro Tojo put away his strategic plan, "No further ado, I am going to deal with the 18th Army now. I hope that the next time we meet will be at the celebration banquet!"

"Tojo-kun, if possible, capture the strategic masters of the 18th Army alive." Yoshio Shinozuka still has great obsession with this person. If a person dies, he has no value.

Only if you can capture it alive can you be valuable.

"Try to do what you can." Ichiro Tojo nodded. Although such a highly strategic person had caused serious damage to the empire, if he could capture him alive for his own use, the losses of the empire might not be worth mentioning.

Yoshio Shinozuka personally sent Ichiro Tojo out of the First Army Headquarters until Ichiro Tojo disappeared from his sight by car.

"Transfer my order, in addition to the field, immediately convene officers at the level of assistants at all departments of the headquarters to hold a meeting." Yoshio Shinozuka wanted to hold a meeting again and implement logistics supply guarantees again.

"Hayi."

...

Rumble!

After Ichiro Tojo returned, he immediately issued an order to attack the air force.

Japanese planes quickly took off from Taiyuan Airport and rushed towards the mountain where the 18th Army was located.

Hundreds of planes were all dispatched without any reservation.

The Japanese pilots searched for targets in the mountains, and threw bombs wherever they felt they were suspicious.

The bomb was lost and fired with a machine gun.

For a time, the 18th Army and the people in the mountains were persecuted by the Japanese planes.

"Dog god, I'll have a place to fight us!"

"You guys who kill thousands of swords, you must die a good death!"

"Mom, mom, open your eyes and look at me, mom, mom..."

"Goudan, Goudan, you can't die. If you die, what should I do? Goudan, Goudan!"

...

Some ordinary people were bombed by bombs thrown by Japanese planes, and some guerrillas were shot by planes and were killed and injured.

The anger of hatred is everywhere.

But the Japanese plane had wings and showed their power in the sky. The injured person could only watch the Japanese plane shining arrogantly, and wanted to vent his anger but had no chance at all.

This feeling is really crazy.

Even Li Yunlong's new brigade and Kong Jie's independent brigade suffered some losses.

On this day, the two hurried to find Wu Ze. The damn Japanese plane was so hateful that they should be shot down with 88 anti-aircraft cannons.

Before Li Yunlong and Kong Jie arrived, Zhang Jijun came to Wu Ze in advance: "Wu Ze, the Japanese plane bombed us just now and almost discovered an 88 anti-aircraft gun. Although the cannon was saved, two soldiers were killed and injured. When will we take action?"

The border arsenal has been shut down and has been bombed.

Fortunately, Wu Ze made a disguise when he built the factory before, and the losses were not big.

However, if the Japanese planes cannot be solved, the production of the arsenal may be difficult to continue.

Wu Ze also wanted to kill the Japanese plane immediately, but now is not the time at all.

First of all, although the training of the 88 anti-aircraft artillery unit has come to an end, it has not yet fully formed combat effectiveness.

Secondly, the Pacific War has not yet broken out, and the Japanese pilots are all experienced veteran pilots.

To use the 88 anti-aircraft gun as a killer weapon, it is necessary to give them a fatal blow without any defense.

Now the Japanese planes are flying all over the sky, with no rules, and they are obviously looking for their own goals.

The scattered 88 anti-aircraft guns can shoot down several planes, but this will alarm the enemy.

Only when the Japanese ground troops drive over from behind can they set up traps for the Japanese plane.

"As the saying goes, you don't have to worry about late meals." Wu Ze said to Zhang Jijun, "Tell the artillerymen, I will endure it. Never attack without authorization to alert the snake. Otherwise, it will be difficult to severely damage the Japanese army group. Also, hurry up and train."

"Wu Ze, actual combat is actually the best training." Zhang Jijun looked at Wu Ze, "I know you want to use your trump card to severely damage the Japanese aircraft group in one fell swoop, but can you give me a specific time?"

"Zhang Jijun, what you need to do now is to stabilize the mood and morale of the artillery as much as possible." Wu Ze said solemnly, "Tell the artillerymen how arrogant the Japanese aircraft are now, and how scared they will be at that time! Believe me!"

"Okay." Zhang Jijun turned around without saying much.

He once served for the Military Control Commission, and Wu Ze has now temporarily appointed him as the deputy of the anti-aircraft artillery force. Wu Ze believes that he can calm the morale of the anti-aircraft artillery force.

As soon as Zhang Jijun left, he saw Li Yunlong and Kong Jie running over.

"Xiao Wu, this Japanese plane is so hateful. When will your 88 anti-aircraft gun be taken?" As soon as they met, Li Yunlong shouted and felt very resentful.

The Japanese plane exploded all our houses in Lao Li. Fortunately, our wife was not inside, otherwise, she would have to explain it.

My wife was almost killed by the Japanese plane. How could Lao Li, as a man, swallow this?

If the 88 anti-aircraft artillery was launched into the New Brigade and Li Yunlong could mobilize it, he would have let the 88 anti-aircraft artillery fire and pulled down the planes.

Kong Jie was also very jealous: "Xiao Wu, isn't your 88 anti-aircraft gun to be a trump card? Now that the Japanese are flying out, why don't you shoot?"

The losses of the New First Brigade were not great, but it was obviously annoying that its own anti-aircraft artillery troops could fight Japanese aircraft, but the Japanese aircraft were riding on their necks to shit. This feeling was really annoying.

"Old Li, Lao Kong, you all have to keep calm." Wu Ze looked at the two of them: "Believe me."

"Xiao Wu, of course we believe in you. We just want to know when you will take action?" Li Yunlong looked at Wu Ze, "Every day of extra stool on our heads, soldiers and ordinary people will suffer more casualties."

"Yes, Xiao Wu, hundreds of planes, the bombs thrown away every day are not small. If we kill them earlier, we will lose less casualties sooner." Kong Jie also agreed.

"Wait until the Japanese ground troops come," Wu Ze said, "At that time, the ground troops will definitely search for the main force of our army as much as possible. At that time, you two will obey my orders and set up traps for the Japanese to attract their planes and mechanized troops."

"Wait until the Japanese ground troops come over?" Li Yunlong paused and asked, "Then why not just put a trap now and let the Japanese plane discover the bait?"

However, now that the Japanese's planes are bombarding in the sky, their ground troops will soon come.

"The anti-aircraft artillery troops have not yet fully formed their combat power, and it will take some time. Second, when I eliminate the Japanese aircraft, I will bring the Japanese mechanized troops to him. Now the Japanese ground troops have not come, and the mechanized troops have not come, so we have to wait for their mechanized troops to come." Wu Ze said, "At that time, we will use the 88 anti-aircraft artillery to severely damage the Japanese aircraft group. The Japanese know that we have a terrible air defense force, so we will definitely let the mechanized troops rush over to surround us as soon as possible. At that time, we will flatten the barrel of the 88 anti-aircraft artillery and blast them hard."

"Damn it sounds so satisfying." When Li Yunlong heard this, his mood stabilized a lot.

Thinking of something, Li Yunlong asked: "This is not right. At that time, you can use the 88 anti-aircraft gun to severely damage the Japanese army. Even if the mechanized troops on the Japanese come here, they will probably be careful and will not give us the 88 anti-aircraft gun a chance to hit tanks, right?"

Wu Ze understood what Li Yunlong meant, that is, once the 88 anti-aircraft gun can severely damage the Japanese aircraft group, the commander of the Japanese side will definitely know that the 18th Group Army has assembled the previous semi-finished 88 anti-aircraft gun and formed combat power.

In this way, the Japanese mechanized troops will be guarded against 88 anti-aircraft artillery.

Actually, it is not the case.

The German-made 88 anti-aircraft artillery truly became famous in February 1941, when Rommel led the African army to the North African battlefield.

Compared with the British army that faced each other, Rommel had no advantage in terms of mass or quantity. However, this shortage gave the 88mm anti-aircraft gun a chance to show its strength.

During the Battle of Salam in June, the British army launched an attack on the German-occupied Hailfaia Pass with nearly 240 tanks.

When British tanks approached the German positions, in an instant, the 88mm anti-aircraft gun roared in the fortifications that were pre-digged and cleverly camouflaged.

The British army was caught off guard and retreated in panic.

In this battle, the British army dropped 123 tank wreckage, two-thirds of which were the results of 88mm anti-aircraft artillery.

The 88 anti-aircraft gun was famous all over the world. From then on, the 88 anti-aircraft gun completely became a trump card in Rommel's hands.

It is still 1940, and the 88 anti-aircraft artillery is not yet famous, so the Japanese are not so vigilant.

What's more, the devils must be extremely shocked when the crashed group was severely damaged.

Their commanders will probably be extremely angry at that time, and will immediately give rise to a strong mentality of revenge.

When the commander is in this state, the orders issued are mostly hasty.

Therefore, Wu Ze concluded that the Japanese mechanized troops would rush over to the fullest.

In this way, the 88 anti-aircraft artillery prepared in advance can just hit the Japanese mechanized troops head-on!

So, Wu Ze said to Li Yunlong: "Old Li, if you were the Japanese commander, once you learned that the aircraft group was severely damaged, your mind would still calm down. Will you immediately kill the enemy's anti-aircraft artillery troops at all costs?"

As for the 88 anti-aircraft artillery that is famous all over the world, Wu Ze will not tell Li Yunlong for the time being. After all, that will happen next year.

"It makes sense." Li Yunlong nodded. Before the encirclement and suppression really began, the Japanese sent the plane out to show off their power.

These hundreds of planes are the aces of the Japanese Commander. If the ace is knocked out, the Japanese Commander will definitely be extremely angry.

When people are angry, they often make measures to regret their intestines.

"Xiao Wu, how long will it take for the anti-aircraft artillery troops to fully develop combat power?" Kong Jie asked.

"It's soon, don't worry, you can't make a mistake." Wu Ze said.

"Xiao Wu, then Lao Kong and I will go back and wait for your letter." Li Yunlong was ready to rub his hands, "If you have the chance to capture the Japanese pilot alive, I must slap him with big ears and regret coming to this world!"

"Using big-eared shaves is cheaper for Japanese pilots, and they should be thrown to the people for trial." Kong Jie said.

"Old Li, Lao Kong, you are ready. Even if the 88 anti-aircraft gun can fight Japanese tanks, the combat effectiveness of Japanese infantry can still not underestimate the enemy." Wu Ze said.

"I know, I know." Li Yunlong and Kong Jie responded and left.

"Manager, is the arsenal really going to stop work?" The workers at the arsenal asked Wu Ze.

The troops were originally lacking ammunition, and now they all rely on the production of the arsenal.

Every time this stops, thousands of bullets are produced less.

"Stop and transfer the machine." Wu Ze said, "In addition, arrange more camouflage to attract the attention of the Japanese plane. Don't worry, the Japanese plane will not be arrogant for a long time."

"yes."

...

Headquarters of the 18th Army

"Lao Peng, look, this is the number of casualties today. The first page is the loss of our army, and the second page is the common people." The Chief of General Staff took the newly arrived number of casualties and handed it to the deputy commander-in-chief.

The deputy commander-in-chief took it and frowned: "This is a big loss."

"First of all, the number of Japanese aircraft is quite large, and basically all the aircraft that can be sent out. Secondly, although the terrain of the mountains is beneficial to us, it is of little significance to aircraft in the sky." The Chief of Staff said, "And, Japanese pilots are also very skillful and are all experts."

Bang!

The deputy commander-in-chief slapped the report on the table: "This Japanese plane will not be rampant for long. I have a gut feeling that as long as the Japanese's ground troops come over, Xiao Wu will take action."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! "Yes." The Chief of Staff also nodded, "As long as Xiao Wu takes action, it will definitely be a killer weapon. At that time, the Japanese devils' plane would either be completely wiped out, or even if there were not many left, they would not dare to take off the air!"

"Tell the troops below to act according to the original plan." said the deputy commander-in-chief.

To consume the ammunition of the Japanese army, we cannot rely solely on the Jinsui Army. The 18th Army must also pretend to deal with them.

"yes."

...

World War II Chief Officer

"Captain Yan, the news just received was that the Japanese dispatched hundreds of planes to bombard the mountains where the 18th Army was located. It is estimated that the 18th Army suffered a lot of losses." A staff officer reported to Lao Yan.

"Did they have any counterattacks against the Japanese planes in the 18th Army?" Lao Yan asked with his eyes raised.

"Captain Yan, we are at a loss when facing the bombing of Japanese aircraft. Can the 18th Army still fight back against Japanese aircraft?" The staff questioned that to fight back, we must have anti-aircraft guns or anti-aircraft machine guns. The 18th Army has these air defense weapons, so they have never seen them before. What kind of counterattack against Japanese aircraft?

"If the 18th Army could not handle the Japanese planes, then what else would my Jinsui Army have to do with him? He would have retreated long ago." Lao Yan said.

The reason why Lao Yan wanted to participate in the war was not only because he did not want to be a loser, nor because static electricity could destroy the Japanese ammunition and munitions, but the 18th Army guaranteed that they could destroy the Japanese aviation forces.

If the Japanese's aviation troops cannot be destroyed, then even if static electricity can destroy the Japanese's ammunition and munitions, it is unrealistic to defeat Ichiro Tojo.

Because the Japanese air force can airdrop support and turn the tide.

"Captain Yan, the 18th Army may not even know what air defense weapons look like. What will they use to counterattack?" asked the staff officer.

"If you want to get the Japanese plane, you don't necessarily need air defense weapons." Lao Yan said, "Look, last year, the Japanese plane fell from the sky, and the 18th Army had a team to destroy Yangmingbao Airport. Didn't they use air defense weapons?"

The staff officer thought: "Is it possible that Chief Yan meant that the 18th Army would start from the Japanese Taiyuan Airport? But the Taiyuan Airport was strictly garrisoned and as solid as a rock. Even if the 18th Army sent a large number of elite troops to attack, it might not be feasible. As for the small troops, let alone."

"I don't know how the 18th Army will fight back against the Japanese aircraft." Lao Yan spread his hands, "Any guess now makes no sense. Let's just watch it and see how the 18th Army performs. If they can get the Japanese aircraft, then we will get on. If we can't handle the Japanese aircraft, then our Jinsui Army can only adopt a self-protection strategy. We can't fight with the Japanese army stupidly anymore."

"Then let's wait and see." The staff officer knew what Lao Yan meant, saying that he was watching how the 18th Army performed, but in fact he still wanted to see how the strategic master of the 18th Army took action.

If it weren't for this strategic expert, Chief Yan would not have been able to prepare for the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army to fight and prepare for a big gamble.

The staff officer was also very excited in his heart. Faced with the bombardment of hundreds of Japanese aircraft, how should the strategic masters of the 18th Army take action?
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