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"What? A battle loss ratio of one to five?" Bai Jiansheng said, "Which army is it?"
Chu Yunfei said word by word: "The independent regiment of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army faced the Japanese army more than once on the battlefield with a loss ratio of one to five."
"[-] Brigade Independent Regiment?" Bai Jiansheng was speechless.
The complexions of Chang Kaishen and the other senior generals also collapsed.
This is an army they don't want to mention, and it's better to disappear from this world.
Immediately Chang Kaishen changed the topic and said: "Yunfei, so Wuyuan can really hold on?"
"Yes." Chu Yunfei said in a very affirmative tone, "As long as the Sui army doesn't make major tactical mistakes, there is absolutely no problem in defending Wuyuan."
"The Sui army made a big tactical mistake?"
Chang Kaishen said confidently: "This is absolutely impossible."
To be honest, Fu Yisheng can still be trusted.
Therefore, there is no problem in keeping Wuyuan.
……
At this time, a reconnaissance plane driven by Nakamura Moritaka had already flown over Wuyuan.
Nakamura Moritaka was driving a Mitsubishi Type [-] reconnaissance plane, which took off from Nanyuan Airport at [-]:[-] a.m., passed through Baotou Airport for refueling, and finally flew over Wuyuan at [-]:[-] a.m.
Due to the high altitude, ground targets cannot be seen clearly.
Okamura Ningji signaled Nakamura Moritaka to lower his height.
When the altitude dropped to about 1000 meters, Nakamura Moritaka refused to descend any more.
This is not because he is afraid of death, but because he is responsible for the safety of Okamura Neiji. Okamura Neiji is the commander of the North China Front Army, and there have been rumors recently that he is about to take over as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese dispatched troops.
Therefore, once an accident happened to Ningji Okamura, it would be fatal to the Japanese army.
Nakamura Moritaka was refused several times to lower the altitude, and Okamura Neiji could only accept this altitude.
But fortunately, the entire defensive position of the Sui army can be clearly seen from a height of 1000 meters.
Through the field of vision of the military telescope, Ningji Okamura could clearly see that the Sui army had dug a large number of wide trenches outside Wuyuan City and along the Yellow River, and there were anti-tank cones in front of these wide trenches.
Seeing the wide and deep trenches and the anti-tank cones all over the front of the trenches, Neiji Okamura's heart couldn't help sinking, and he might be in trouble now.
Fu Yisheng is obviously a capable and knowledgeable guy.
This guy doesn't know where he learned the anti-tank tactics!
Didn't he graduate from Baoding Military Academy?Did Baoding Military Academy teach anti-tank tactics?
At this time, the Sui army on the ground also spotted the Type [-] reconnaissance plane in the air, set up anti-aircraft machine guns one after another, and fired at the sky, but Nakamura Shengxiao didn't care at all, it was a blind attack at this height.
If you can hit it at this flying altitude, you can go back to your country to buy a lottery ticket.
After flying around Wuyuan City twice, Neiji Okamura signaled Nakamura Moritaka to fly the plane along the Hexi Highway, and then found that there were endless trucks on the highway.
Every truck is fully loaded with supplies.
Seeing this scene, Okamura Ningji was completely desperate.
With a long sigh, Okamura Ningji signaled Nakamura Moritaka to turn around and fly in the direction of Hetao.
"Go to Hetao?" Nakamura Shengxiao looked confused, why did he suddenly think of going to Hetao for reconnaissance?Although he was puzzled, Nakamura Moritaka obeyed Okamura Ningji's order and turned around.
Flying across the Yellow River from Hexi to the east is Hetao.
Neiji Okamura asked Nakamura Moritaka to fly eastward all the way.
After flying more than 400 kilometers, I flew over Hetao and saw the Yellow River again.
In Hexi, the Yellow River went north along Helan Mountain, but after arriving here, it turned south along Luliang Mountain, forming a huge azimuth-shaped river bend.
The nine bends of the Yellow River are only rich.
The Hetao Grassland, which nourished an unknown number of nomadic peoples, is within these few words.
Neiji Okamura's next reconnaissance is the stroke to the east of the word "ji".
It is impossible to defeat the Sui Army and capture Wuyuan, that is to say, it is absolutely impossible to complete the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi from four directions. Now the best result can only be to form an encirclement from the north, east and west. , so Neiji Okamura had to carry out close reconnaissance on the west side of Northwest Shanxi.
Look at the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi, as well as the people in the Northwest Shanxi base and the machinery and equipment in the factory. Can they cross the Yellow River directly to the Hetao, and then withdraw from the Hetao to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region?
If this can be done, then the effect of the Shanxi Northwest Campaign will not be good.
If the personnel and equipment of the Eighth Route Army could not be transferred from the Yellow River, the campaign effect might not be satisfactory.
While Neiji Okamura was thinking, the Mitsubishi Type [-] reconnaissance plane driven by Moritaka Nakamura flew over the Yellow River again.
Nakamura Moritaka pushed down the joystick slightly, and turned the fuselage of the reconnaissance plane to the side, so that Okamura Neiji could get a more comfortable and better reconnaissance view.
Neiji Okamura immediately gave Nakamura Moritaka a thumbs up.
Looking down through the binoculars again, Okamura Ningji found that the water flow of the Yellow River on the right side of the word "ji" is much more turbulent than the section across the top, and it is also turbulent than the Helan Mountain section on the left side of the word "ji". Some.
With such a turbulent current, it is very difficult to sail against the current, and the big boats cannot get on it.
Without large boats or barges, if we only rely on small boats, the ferry capacity will be extremely limited.
Moreover, it is absolutely impossible for small boats to carry people or large animals to ferry equipment that can cost several tons or even tens of tons. Seeing this, Ningji Okamura breathed a sigh of relief.
If possible, Okamura Ningji certainly hopes to destroy the powerful armed forces of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army while destroying the industry in Northwest Shanxi. However, if there is only one choice between the two, Okamura Ningji will choose the former , because destroying the industry in Northwest Shanxi means destroying the war potential of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.
No matter how strong the [-]th Brigade is, if it loses the stable and continuous supply of ammunition, its combat effectiveness will continue to decline, and there is a high probability that it will lose its large-scale offensive capabilities. Imagine fighting Taiyuan and Anhua like before, severely injuring or even annihilating the Japanese army. Divisions are almost impossible.
"Okamura-kun, look ahead."
Nakamura Shengxiao suddenly pointed to the front and down and said, "It seems like a chimney."
Okamura Ningji looked up and saw a thick column of smoke rising from the top of a mountain in front of him, like the smoke from the chimney of a power plant or a steel factory.
Immediately Okamura Neiji signaled: "Lower the altitude, let's go down and have a look."
Below should be the factory of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, just take a look.
Chapter 536 The sweep is about to begin!
On the east bank of the Yellow River, Wang Ye and his entourage of more than two hundred riders meandered southward.
"Captain, look." Fan Guangou pointed to the sky above his head and said, "Devil's plane."
Wang Ye looked up and said casually, "Looking at the shape, it should be a Mitsubishi Type [-] reconnaissance plane."
The reconnaissance planes don't care about it, because the Devil's reconnaissance planes usually don't pay attention to the small group of enemy troops they encounter halfway.
Fan Guangou glanced at the sniper rifle behind Wang Ye's saddle, and said expectantly: "Captain, do you want to shoot him? Maybe you'll be lucky enough to hit him?"
"No." Wang Ye shook his head and said, "It's a waste of bullets."
Wei Dayong also said: "The flying altitude is at least 1000 meters, which is beyond the effective range of the rifle."
Fan Guangou sighed, and said with some annoyance: "It would be great if there was an anti-aircraft gun, and the devils would not dare to come to our base area unscrupulously to conduct reconnaissance."
"What are you thinking, Gouzi?" Wei Dayong said in disbelief.
"What's the use of an anti-aircraft gun? The devil will blow you up in minutes."
"Brother Yong, can you stop calling me Gouzi?" Fan Guan said dissatisfiedly, "Call me Xiao Fan."
"I'm just calling, what can you do?" Wei Dayong snorted and said repeatedly, "Gouzi, Gouzi, brother Gouzi."
Fan Guan gave Wei Dayong a blank look, so he had no choice but to turn his head and ignore him. There was nothing he could do about it.
At this time, Li Xia rode his horse to catch up.
"Captain." Li Xia shouted, "There is a mission."
Wang Ye reined in his horse and asked, "What mission?"
Li Xiadao: "I just received a telegram from the headquarters, saying that there is a handsome Chinese major named Carlson who has completed the interview with the [-]th Division. Next, he will go to our Shanxi Northwest Column for interviews. The commander asked us to come forward. Go to meet them, and make sure to ensure the safety of Major Carlson and his party."
Wang Ye said, "Where are they now?"
Li Xia said: "Just passed Heyang County."
"Heyang County? That's not too far from us." Wang Ye shouted at the moment, "Pass my order, turn around and go back to Heyang County to meet the guests from the beautiful country."
……
At this time, the reconnaissance plane driven by Nakamura Moritaka had already flown over Wanmadu.
"Mr. Okamura, it's really a chimney." Nakamura Moritaka said loudly while gesturing, "But why did the Chinese people build the chimney on the top of the mountain? And it's so short, can it exhaust smoke?"
"No, no, no." Okamura Neiji said, "Nakamura-kun, you are wrong. They didn't build the chimney on the top of the mountain, but built the chimney inside the mountain. Their factory is in the belly of this mountain!"
"What?" Nakamura Shengxiao said in amazement, "These Chinese people are really cunning."
After a pause, Nakamura Moritaka suggested again: "Mr. Okamura, do you want me to throw an aerial bomb at the mouth of the chimney?"
Although the Mitsubishi Type 25 reconnaissance aircraft is a reconnaissance aircraft, it can also mount two [-]Kg aerial bombs.
"Forget it." Okamura Neiji shook his head and said, "Not to mention whether you can throw the aerial bomb into the chimney, even if you throw it in and blow up the smoke vent, it's useless. The Chinese people can fix it soon."
"That's right." Nakamura Shengxiao said, "It's really useless."
After a pause, he said again: "In this case, the bombing won't work anymore."
"Yes, there is no need to come here to bomb again in the future." Neiji Okamura said, "It's useless."
While talking, the smoke vents on the top of the mountain below suddenly ceased to discharge smoke, and Nakamura Shengxiao let out a light snort.
Nakamura Moritaka said: "Mr. Okamura, I remember that once the boilers in the steel plant or power plant are running, they cannot be shut down without special circumstances, right?"
"Yes." Okamura Ningji nodded.
Nakamura Moritaka said: "But the boiler below is shut down."
"This shows that they are still in the trial operation stage." Neiji Okamura's eyes lit up.
Nakamura Shengxiao's eyes also lit up, and he said, "That is to say, the factories in Northwest Shanxi haven't been built yet? The [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army hasn't got the support of the industrial zone yet?"
"At least the power plants and steel mills are not in operation yet," Okamura said.
"Without a stable power supply and steel supply, the arsenal cannot continuously produce bullets and shells of various calibers. At best, it is reloading some ammunition."
"Yo Xi." Nakamura Moritaka nodded happily.
"Go back." Neiji Okamura said.
"Hai." Nakamura Shengxiao nodded.
……
In a small village in Heyang County, Wang Ye received Colonel Carlson and his party.
Wang Ye remembered that there seemed to be no Carlson in the original drama. It seems that because of the appearance of him as a traverser, the entire world line has changed beyond recognition, and even Carlson ran out.
In history, there was a Carlson who actually went to the Shanxi-Hebei-Yuan base to interview him.
Major Carlson and his party consisted of more than a dozen people. In addition to Major Carlson himself and a few beautiful Chinese military officers, there were also translators and security personnel sent by Yan'an. The battle was not small.
Major Carlson obviously came with a mission.
In addition to the camera, he actually brought a video camera.
Yan'an also specially sent two mules to carry equipment for him.
"Major Carlson, hello." Wang Ye stretched out his hand and said, "My name is Wang Ye, and I was ordered to pick you up."
Carlson was very surprised by Wang Ye's fluent floating English: "Oh Mai Cake, I really didn't expect to meet an Eighth Route Army officer who can speak floating English."
However, Carlson's vigilance is very high.
After saying hello, Carlson said directly: "Wang, I'm very glad that you brought troops to pick me up in your busy schedule. I know you did this to ensure my safety, but I want to say no."
"No need?" Wang Ye said, "You mean to arrange the itinerary yourself?"
"Yes." Carlson said, "I must ensure that what I see and record is true, not what someone specially arranged for us to see or listen to."
Wang Ye said: "But your safety?"
"We'll take care of it ourselves," Carlson said.
"I have already greeted Ambassador Jensen before leaving Chongqing."
"If there is an accident on the way to interview the Eighth Route Army base area, it will be dealt with according to the procedures for the soldiers who died in battle. Just pay my family a pension, and it will not cause trouble to you."