Rebirth of the National Marshal

Chapter 430 Japanese Combat Strategy

The relationship between the two people before was basically zero, there was no relationship at all. Even if this front-line command was established, it was still the same on both sides. You don't like me and I don't like you. How can there be any good relationship?

Today can be said to be the first dialogue. As senior generals of the Japanese Army, if they still don’t understand the situation at this moment, they would be courting death. They must work together to overcome the difficulties.

What was the situation of the Security Corps? The two of them knew it best. They had already discovered the photos taken by the reconnaissance troops and the Air Force. The Air Force took some photos at the cost of losing three reconnaissance planes. The convoy of the Security Corps behind was like a long dragon. Even in Japan, they had never seen so many trucks. This was just one battlefield of the Security Corps. They should have more trucks on the Soviet front, as they had already entered mechanization ahead of the entire Japan.

"If you ask me, it's already very good that we can hold off them for three days. Many people may not believe what I say, but it is the truth. I have observed our positions. If they attack with armored forces, our Type 37 anti-tank guns will be no match for them." Although Hideki Tojo was not very reliable in his normal words and his battle plan was not very good, he had a nickname in the Japanese Army called Private Tojo, which means that his IQ was about the same as that of a private, and he was not good at doing things that a private should do.

General Yan Junliu was also a little confused today. How could this Private Tojo say such a rational thing? It turns out that the previous legends may not be true. If a fool can sit on the position of Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, then the Japanese headquarters is really rubbish.

Originally, he thought that Private First Class Tojo would shout slogans with him again. After all, they had met each other in meetings before. At the conference table, Private First Class Tojo could not put forward any effective suggestions. All he could say was to serve the Emperor and commit suicide by seppuku. Other useful things could not come out of his mouth at all.

"After the end of the North China Campaign, I began to tell the headquarters that we must increase our anti-armor weapons. However, the headquarters still adhered to some old traditions. They believed that there were no mechanized troops on the Chinese battlefield and there was no need for us to allocate some resources to produce anti-tank equipment. Now, we can't hit the enemy's tanks, and our tanks are killed when they go up. How can we fight this battle?" General Yan Junliu was helpless. This was how the Japanese headquarters did things. They would not accept the effective suggestions put forward by the front-line officers and would still have the same inherent ideas in their minds. When something went wrong, they would replace the commander on the front line.

"At present, the only thing we can do is to follow the example of the Chahar local troops. When they fight, they always send out the air force first to bomb the enemy's important military facilities. Our Kwantung Army suffered heavy losses in the bombings in the past period of time. Whether it was some factories, oil depots, or even some bridges, they were all bombed by them. For a time, our Kwantung Army was almost paralyzed. Fortunately, some repair workers who came from Japan recently helped us restore basic operations, but it will take at least two years to return to the level of 1935." Hideki Tojo's meaning was very clear, that is, to send our planes at the beginning of the battle to directly bomb their military targets.

"Although Tojo-kun's suggestion is good, I am afraid that our two flying divisions will not be able to gain air superiority, but will suffer heavy losses. It is hard to say for sure. In their battle with the Soviet Union, the Soviets also sent out the Air Force at the first time, but it seemed that they were soon discovered by them, and then they mobilized superior forces to kill the Soviet Air Force. All 70 Soviet troops were exposed to their air force attacks. If we are to follow the old path of the Soviets, it will be troublesome." Both of them are senior generals of the Japanese Army. If they put aside their prejudices and study the strategies carefully, they can still find a lot of shining points in them. It's a pity that no matter how good your strategy is, it is useless in front of cannons. Their fists are hard, and our fists are not!

"In this case we will have to rely on Miss Nanyun to help us. If she can find all the airports within the enemy's front line, as long as they are within a range of 200 kilometers, we can send a small force to destroy their airports at night. This will affect their air force combat effectiveness. Although their aircraft are more advanced, as long as we succeed in our sneak attack on the airport, we can definitely wipe out a large part of their air force. How long they can hold out? We will make long-term plans then." This guy Hideki Tojo quickly thought of a vicious plan.

Using a small ground force to attack the enemy's airport is indeed a very good method. During World War II, many weak countries' armies would adopt this method, but the question is, can you find the enemy's airport? Even if you can, it will take a certain amount of time to break through the enemy's defense. If the team you send is not elite enough, it is very likely to be killed by others on the way, and then the gain will outweigh the loss.

Although this plan has many loopholes, General Yan Junliu has no other choice at this time. This is the most effective way at present. Both of them nodded. It seems that the warriors of the empire have to take the risk. War is an adventure. If successful, we can at least reduce 1/3 of the enemy's air force. Relying on our numerical advantage, we can definitely suppress 2/3 of their air force. If we fail, these thousands of soldiers will die here forever.

Miss Nanyun, who had just changed her clothes, was soon called over by Chief of Staff Tojo. He needed to explain the mission to this girl in person, and it was the latest combat mission. The most important thing was to find the location of the enemy's airport. Even if he could not send a small force there, it would be fine to give the heavy artillery unit a target.

In order to weaken the Chinese air force, the Japanese really went all out.