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Boom boom boom....

From time to time, Japanese bombers flew over the sky around Taiyuan, and dozens of aerial bombs dropped each time.

Because the Japanese bombers did not dare to bomb at medium or low altitudes, they maintained an altitude of nearly 10,000 meters and dropped bombs randomly, leaving everything to chance.

At the Meidongshan headquarters, Jiang Feng and a group of senior generals gathered together.

"Everyone, what is the current situation on the front line? Commander Wang, please tell us about Xin County first!"

Wang Dafu replied with a look of melancholy: "Since 7 o'clock in the morning, when the enemy tanks began to attack, the 9th and 10th Armored Regiments have taken turns to repel their attacks three times. But the enemy was too cunning. When they saw our tanks charging, they quickly retreated and led us into the Xinkou Gorge.

The devils have heavy field artillery hidden behind the canyon, we dare not move forward! "

Jiang Feng was surprised: "Why? Our tanks are several times more powerful than the Japanese in terms of firepower and protection, but we are still unable to disrupt their deployment? Where is your artillery regiment?"

Wang Dafu shook his head: "The enemy's artillery position was chosen too well. They used the mountain as a barrier. The artillery regiment's range was within reach, but the trajectory was not. The shells all hit the mountain!"

Jiang Feng was speechless. Xinkou was easy to defend but difficult to attack. If they only relied on ground troops, even if they broke through, they would suffer huge losses.

This is also the reason why the troops have been stuck here.

Then he continued to ask: "What about Niangzi Pass? The 102nd Motorized Infantry Division is an elite field combat unit. There shouldn't be any problem holding the defense line!"

Wang Dafu still shook his head slightly: "It's easy to defend, and the Japanese don't seem to have any intention of attacking. They just bombarded with artillery, and after the counterattack of the 102nd Artillery Regiment, the Japanese retreated some distance. But the Japanese bombers and fighters continue to harass us. Division Commander Ju has asked me for permission to lead his troops to attack!"

This is the overall problem. It is no problem to hold the defense line with the firepower of the 88th Army, but it will be very difficult to counterattack.

Feeling Jiang Feng's gaze, Xu Tian, ​​the interim commander-in-chief of the Air Force, said, "The combat experience of the 2nd Aviation Brigade is not as much as that of the 1st Aviation Brigade, and the average flying skills of the pilots are not as strong as the latter. It just so happens that they are changing to J-7 fighters, and I can't organize fighters to fight!"

Jiang Feng exhaled heavily and said, "The change of the air force's equipment is top secret. If it weren't for this big change, apart from your air force, only a few people like me and Commander Wang would know about it. How could it be such a coincidence? The devils have been patient for half a year, and happened to make trouble when our fighter planes could not be deployed!"

"I can guarantee that there is no one in our Air Force who leaked the information! I don't think such a thing could happen in your headquarters. I guess it was probably an accident by the devils!"

Xu Tian is a system soldier and knows the power of the 100 political commissars in the Political Department. That is the management regulation of the 21st century, and the chance of a mole appearing is almost zero.

At this time, Wang Dafu said: "It must be that the Japanese accidentally hit us, otherwise their bombers would not fly so high! The war has been going on for half a day, and the number of bombs dropped by the Japanese has exceeded a thousand, but the damage caused is minimal!"

Jiang Feng shook his head, he felt that this matter was too strange.

"It is also possible that the Japanese knew that our anti-aircraft firepower was strong and they did not dare to lower their altitude to take the risk! I am now wondering why the Japanese suddenly made such a big fuss. The ground forces are obviously no match for us, yet they still dared to organize an attack."

"So far, one thing is certain. Whether it is Xin County or Niangzi Pass, the Japanese's firepower seems to be very strong, and they have launched several waves of attacks, but as soon as our army counterattacks with heavy firepower, they immediately retreat. There is no sign of any hesitation!"

Wang Dafu told everyone about the weirdness on the front line, which made him feel conflicted and it seemed like a joke.

Jiang Feng grasped the key point in the words: "It seems that the focus of the devils is not to attack, but to harass and lure us to counterattack! In any case, the situation in North China cannot be changed for the time being, and our combat focus is on the Marshal's Burma.

Commander Wang, you go to the front line to supervise the battle in person and order all units not to attack without authorization no matter what the situation is!"

"Okay, I'll leave right away!" After saying that, Wang Dafu left with his guards.

"What is the mission of our 3rd Army? Should we support Xin County and Niangzi Pass?"

Li Zongsheng of the 3rd Army spoke.

"No need." Jiang Feng shook his head slightly: "You 3rd Army are new recruits, and the average training time is only one month. Unless you encounter any particularly urgent situations, your main task in the next two months is training!"

"Okay, I'll follow your orders!"

Li Zongsheng was also helpless. The 3 troops of the 5rd Army came from Sichuan and Kang. They had just arrived for two days and even the camps had not been fully set up!

"Commander Xu, let's do this. Transfer your two attack aircraft squadrons to Taiyuan Airport, seize the opportunity when the Japanese bombers appear, and then rush up and kill as many as you can! But just like the army, don't fly out of our airspace!"

Xu Tian nodded: "Okay. We can't let the Japanese get away with it. I'll send the 3rd and 4th light bomber squadrons out to see if we can destroy the Japanese's hidden artillery position in Xinkou!"

"That's not all!" Jiang Feng interrupted, "I'm sure the devils are just bluffing! But we are not made of clay, and my Xu family army has never been so passive! Although the bomber brigade has just been formed, the pilots are all selected from the fighter reserve pilots. I'll give you a chance!"

As he spoke, Jiang Feng pointed to a location on the map of the Tang Dynasty's territory!

Xu Tian was shocked: "Changchun, the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army. You want us to bomb it? But we don't have fighter escort!"

Jiang Feng seemed to have planned it long ago, and he explained immediately: "Since we stopped bombing the Japanese mainland, I thought about changing to a closer bombing site. In the end, I chose the latter among the Japanese Navy Qingdao Base, the Tang Expeditionary Army Headquarters, the North China Front Army Headquarters and the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

The H-6 has a long range, so there is no need to go through North China. You can go north, turn east in Mongolia, and directly attack the Japanese Kwantung Army Headquarters!

I have already informed the dispatch officer stationed in the Soviet Union, and their Far East Force will send fighter jets to escort us!"

Xu Tian picked up the measuring tape and roughly gestured the flight route that Jiang Feng mentioned.

"The round trip range is about 4000 kilometers, and the H-6 can perform the mission. Let's do it!"

In fact, the Japanese were just bluffing as Jiang Feng had expected.

So why did the Japs suddenly cause trouble?

It was all Xu Le’s fault in Burma. 30 troops were killed, 10 of whom were elite soldiers. The Japanese could not tolerate this.

So he thought of making some trouble in North China, and at the same time attracting the attention of Xu's army, so as to buy time for the deployment of the Burmese Front Army!

The result was exactly what they wanted!

Fang Yue's general offensive in Burma was originally scheduled for the 20th, but because of the commotion in North China, the general offensive was finally scheduled for the end of the month.

During this difference of 10 days, all the troops under the Burmese Front arrived in Myanmar.

Moreover, the Japanese also took advantage of this time to transfer warships from the Pacific region to the Burmese waters again, and laid mines along the Irrawaddy River to prevent what they thought was the British fleet from moving south!

Of course, the Japanese North China Army and the Burma Front Army had made their plans, but the Kwantung Army, which had never shown its presence from beginning to end, was in trouble.

When dozens of H-6 bombers from the bomber brigade dropped 500 tons of bombs around the Kwantung Army headquarters, General Umezu Yoshijiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, was furious.

Among all the generals in the Japanese military, there is no one who doesn’t know about Xu’s army’s heavy jet bombers.

Umezu Mijiro immediately realized that he had suffered an unexpected disaster, and he ran back to Japan to protest and had a big argument with a group of military officials.