"So far, the number of bombed aircraft of our army has reached 83, and 3 have been destroyed.
All the fuel and ammunition at the airport have been destroyed. 137 pilots, 1,039 ground crew members, and 316 airport patrol soldiers have been killed.
The port has been destroyed.
Two warships were sunk, and 307 navy personnel were killed.
Thousands of tons of ammunition transported at the port that could not be transported away, 46 artillery pieces including 105 cannons, and a large amount of collected food were all burned to the ground.
The losses in the military camp were even more severe, with more than 2,170 soldiers.
Directly killed or missing, 217 were seriously injured.”
The staff officer reported in front of Isamu Yokoyama with a hoarse voice and bloodshot eyes.
The fires at the port, airport, and military camp have not been completely extinguished until now.
Most of the people present were sleepless all night yesterday.
At this time, it is inevitable to look a little depressed.
"In other words, apart from the loss of personnel, the losses of aircraft and various materials are unprecedented in the several years since the war began."
Even the guards at the door could clearly feel the suppressed anger beneath Yokoyama Isamu's calm tone.
The staff officer lowered his head and seemed to agree with Yokoyama Isamu's words.
Even after the Nanjing massacre, the Northwest Air Force conducted large-scale retaliatory bombings and raided several Japanese airports in Shanxi, but only destroyed more than 60 Japanese aircraft.
Altogether there are not as many planes as a large airport here in Hankou.
Mainly because the war situation in Shanxi was chaotic, many Japanese aircraft had already taken off, and Wuhan, as the largest city in the surrounding area, whether it was attacking Changsha, attacking the Central Plains with the North China Front Army, or clearing out the National Army retreating to western Hubei force.
Wuhan is the most important large-scale transit military station, integrating water and land transportation fortresses.
The importance of Wuhan is incomparable to that of some cities in Shanxi.
Therefore, the Japanese army transferred such a large amount of ammunition here, as well as a large number of aircraft.
Historically, the Chiang Kai-shek Central Air Force also conducted air raids on Wuhan Airport, but this time it was replaced by the more lethal Northwest Air Force.
In addition to the loss of the aircraft, a large amount of ammunition supplied to the infantry group was also burned.
Yokoyama couldn't help but feel his heart beat.
At this time, the Japanese army moved south in a large scale, defeated the remnant army of the Philippines, and joined the Central Army of Chiang Kai-shek in Burma.
The oil fields in Borneo, which are vital to Japan, also need to be heavily guarded.
Especially in Southeast Asia, where the transportation infrastructure is more backward and the islands are dotted, aviation is more important.
Although Hainan Airlines is stronger than land aviation, it will eventually have to dedicate a considerable part of the aviation force.
Although Japan has repeatedly increased its aircraft production capacity at this time, the extent of improvement is not as large as that of Northwest China.
Since the beginning of the HNA war, there have also been considerable losses.
At this time, it is no longer realistic for the Japanese troops in China to imagine receiving adequate and timely replenishment as before, at least under the current circumstances.
Now Isamu Yokoyama only hopes that after Japan controls such a vast occupied area, especially the rich resources in Southeast Asia, it can quickly turn into Japanese productivity.
Just looking at Wuhan, which is full of desolation, and the occupied areas under the rule of the Japanese army at this time, although some have received a certain amount of food and some cheap or even free labor, except for the Northeast China that has been operating for more than ten years, Externally, few industrial raw materials are imported into Japan in large quantities from other places.
Can the wealth of these occupied areas really be used by Japan?
At least the immediate benefits are not proportional to the consumption in the war.
So far, the Japanese army has killed hundreds of thousands of people in the Republic of China and lost a large number of aircraft and tanks.
What is even more worrying is that there is still no time to end the war.
The Northwest Air Force was able to dispatch hundreds of bombers at once this time.
It can be seen that the wars in the past few years have not weakened the Northwest much.
Even the Japanese dispatched troops of the Republic of China at this time could not come up with such a skill.
Even with so many bombers, they would never dare to go deep into the northwest control area.
Without fighter jets to escort them to the target area, the Japanese army would not dare to take such a big risk.
At this time, the Japanese bombers could not fly up to 10,000 kilometers like Kunpeng. meters in the air.
A pure bomber formation like this will be easily discovered by the northwest detection radar.
Once discovered, without the escort of fighter jets, it will basically be wiped out.
"The Northwest Army actually used such aviation power to bomb Wuhan at this time.
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Do you think they are going to counterattack?"
Hengshan Yong hesitated, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Immediately send a reconnaissance plane to Henan to collect information from the Northwest Army of China."
There is no movement on Pinghan Road.”
"Hai" Deng Deng "Your Excellency, Commander, the emergency call from the special high school class" Masabu Hirata's leather boots stepped on the floor hastily, and the crisp and compact impact sound was just like Masabu Hirata's mood at this time.
"What's the matter?"
Tian Junliu raised his head from the document.
As the supreme commander of the North China Front, Tian Junliu can often judge the quality of the news from the footsteps and voices of his subordinates.
At the moment, it seems that it is not good news. .
"There is news from Wuhan that Hankou Airport, docks, and military camps were heavily bombed by the Northwest Air Force, and more than 80 aircraft at the airport were destroyed."
"News came from the Special High School.
The Central Plains Field Army general and the newly promoted commander of the 13th Army, Sun Liren, led the main force of the 13th Army, including the powerful Northwest China Brigade and the 2nd Armored Mixed Brigade, to go south along the Pinghan Road and successively defeated three of our troops.
The infantry brigade is approaching Linyi County.
According to the battle report of the Pingbei Alliance Captain who has fought with the 13th Army, there are at least 150 tanks, assault guns, and armored vehicles on the other side. " "Why did the Northwest Army of China really hold back until the empire divided its forces and went south, and then it counterattacked at this time?"
Tian Junliu stood up awkwardly, with his hands behind his back, and said in an angry voice, "I have said it before, Before the China issue is completely resolved, it is not appropriate to expand the front line and provoke more enemies.
Those fools in the base camp will ruin the matter sooner or later."
"Commander, what should we do now?"
Masahiro Hirata asked.
"What else can we do?
The North China Front Army currently does not have enough troops.
How can it have extra energy to take care of the Wuhan side?
Notify Wuhan of the latest movements of the Northwest Army of China, so as not to be caught off guard."
Tian Junliu's tone was filled with anger, reflecting the pressure from North China.
Although the army going south did not draw too much directly from North China, it did draw quite a lot of effective forces from Central China, South China, and the Northeastern Army.
At this time, domestic The replenishment forces have basically been concentrated in Southeast Asia.
Since the advent of winter, guerrilla activities in the rear have become increasingly frequent, and they occupy a considerable amount of troops just staying in the rear.
"The Northwestern China Army now has the intention to move south in a large scale.
Is it possible that it wants to open up contact with the Chiang Kai-shek Central Army and join forces to counterattack Wuhan?"
Shogun Hirata couldn't help but ask.
"It's still unclear what Jiang Li's intention is.
It's not advisable to make too big a move for the time being.
Besides, the ice and snow have not yet melted, which is not conducive to the movement of large forces.
The same is true for the Northwest China Army.
I don't believe Jiang Li can act now.
What a trick."
Tian Junliu snorted coldly.
"As expected of a veteran, this old guy Tian Junliu is very calm."
Jiang Li was not too surprised after hearing this.
There are also some outstanding commanders in the Japanese army.
“What’s the situation like in Southeast Asia?”
"After previous preparations, most of the Nanyang Chinese and some influential overseas Chinese have transferred their funds to some foreign banks in the United States.
Some losses in fixed assets were unavoidable, and personnel were basically evacuated.
Some of those who were not suitable for the battlefield came to the northwest.
On the way, some of them evacuated to the United States, and some young men joined nearby bases in Southeast Asia for militarized training. " Yang Ying said, "There are currently 131 bases built in the mountains and forests of Nanyang.
Some simply store some food.
Some also have a large number of firearms.
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There are 2,155 special operations personnel and 3,669 soldiers are being trained.
There are 20,000 rifles in stock.
Yuzhi, rush There are 7,753 submachine guns, more than 1,000 light and heavy machine guns, 51 Xiangjiang series helicopters, more than 2,000 grenades, and more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition.
Guerrilla warfare for a long time.”
"Well, it's good to be able to maintain this scale for the time being.
After a year or two, we can wait for opportunities to expand the scale later."
Jiang Li nodded.
He was also relatively clear about the situation in Nanyang.
He had asked more questions in the past two years.
At this time, I believe it also attracted the attention of the Japanese army.
However, it was very difficult for the Japanese army to wipe out these sporadic bases.
Against all odds, this factor was taken into consideration when the base was established.
The bases are scattered throughout the mountains and forests of Nanyang.
Even for Japanese aviation, it was difficult to find these bases in the jungle without sufficient reference objects.
The water vapor permeating the tropical and subtropical jungles was not conducive to the aviation's mid-air observation.
"By the way, you sell another piece of information to add an independent heavy artillery regiment to the 13th Army.
This information also lets the Japanese know.
It's the same old trick.
Don't let the Japanese know too early."
Jiang Li added, After the Japanese army moved south, the Northwest Army's strength became relatively abundant.
Now that we have a certain amount of troops to mobilize, we no longer need to play conservatively like before.
"Okay, by the way, the Central Army's expedition to Burma is not in a good situation right now.
Their retreat is about to be cut off by the Japanese army.
Can we provide some help to the Burmese army?"
Yang Ying asked.
"I've already made arrangements."
Jiang Li shook his head.
The first battle in history in Myanmar ended with the main force of the Central Army being defeated at Savage Mountain and suffering heavy losses.
At least at this time, the situation seemed to be similar.
Even though they are in different camps, these soldiers should not simply become victims.
Bringing as many people as possible out of Savage Mountain can also be considered as leaving more vitality for the future Republic of China.
"If you arrange it this way, some people may think that you are going to change your strategic direction."
Yang Ying reminded.
"The other party is also a broad-minded person.
I will be responsible for the affairs on the battlefield for the time being.
The overall strategic direction will not change.
However, sometimes it is necessary to provide some cover-up for the Japanese army.
This time Sun Liren goes south.
If the Japanese army does not perform well, fake A fight will become a real fight.
If a large number of Japanese troops are restrained, a real fight will become a fake fight."
Jiang Li smiled when he heard this.
"The fighting started before the snow melted.
The higher-ups will really find something for us to do."
Gao Lingyun saw a car stuck in a low-lying area, being pulled by a tractor-trailer next to it.
Although Jiang Li built a large number of roads in Henan and railways connecting several major cities, Henan is so big that there are always places that cannot be built.
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At this time, the ice and snow have not completely melted, and after the frost, The snow shell was hard, but as tens of thousands of troops walked down it, many places turned into mud, which Gao Lingyun, who was accustomed to running at a fast pace, was not used to.
"As the weaker side, the time and place of war are rarely determined by the will of the weak.
The one who issued the battle plan is the field army headquarters.
If you have the ability, you can go to the headquarters to protest."
Sun Liren said in Dian Dian In the lame car, he sat side by side with Gao Lingyun.
"That's not necessary.
I'm too busy sitting around in the car."
Gao Lingyun laughed.
"I said you should take advantage of the fact that the Japanese aviation force in the south has been severely damaged and fight a few more decent battles.
When the time comes, your ass The next position moved and it was my turn again."
"Come on, it's not that easy.
I just became the commander of the army.
If I don't stay in this position for two or three years, I want to move.
Do you think those guys in the Military and Administrative Department are just for free?"
Sun Liren rolled his eyes.
"Maybe, as long as your subordinates fight well, their resume can be shortened.
If you weren't an outsider and your foundation in the Northwest Army is not stable, you can get promoted by relying on those few battles in Langfang and Julu.
"Gao Lingyun said with a smile.
"You think that getting promoted means flying on a Dragon fighter plane and soaring into the sky."
Sun Liren couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this.
To say that his current status is by no means low, he is directly under the independent army of the legion.
It is also the main force in the field corps.
The number of such establishments in the entire Northwest Army can be counted on one hand.
"I don't expect you to move your position quickly so that I can take over smoothly."
Gao Lingyun said with a smile, "It won't be long after one or two battles, but there are rumors that you will be transferred there.
The General Staff, or going to a tank school to become a principal would be a great way to get rich, especially after the book you wrote about tanks spreads."
"I'm afraid your idea will not come true for the time being.
I went to the Military and Political Administration to perform my duties.
When I came back and passed Luoyang, the commander told me that the most useful tactics are those practiced in war.
I will not leave the army for the time being. ."
Sun Liren shook his head and said, "Besides, we have been under the Japanese attack for more than four years and finally entered the counterattack stage.
We missed this big drama.
Although the General Staff is good, there is no first place.
Well done to the line troops.”
Sun Liren leaned back, remembering what he had asked Jiang Li in Luoyang, where he was going to fight south this time.
In fact, Sun Liren's original intention was to ask Jiang Li about Jiang Li's attitude towards the Chiang Kai-shek Central Army.
If they really hit Wuhan and occupy Wuhan, the intentions of Northwest China will be self-evident.
But Jiang Li's reply was quite intriguing, and Sun Liren has been thinking about it now.
Go south, all the way to where the tanks can no longer drive
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