Spy Wars: I have space, but I choose to work alone

Ordinary people believe that in battle, the Japanese army only needs to dispatch a dozen bombers to flatten a position garrisoned by a regiment. Once the Japanese army dispatches bombers, it will be difficult for the national army to defend its position. In fact, this is not realistic.

The efficiency of the Japanese bombers was not that high. It was more that the defenders were frightened by the Japanese bombers, causing the morale of the army to collapse.

After all, aerial bombs are too powerful. Unlike artillery, field mobility needs to be considered, and the amount of explosives in the shells cannot be maximized.

Taking the Type 150 7.67mm heavy artillery, the largest caliber artillery used by the Japanese Army in the field, as an example, one of its shells contained kilograms of explosives.

The 50kg bomb, which was the most commonly used by the Japanese Army Air Force against the enemy's light fortifications, contained up to 35kg of explosives.

As for the 250 kg heavy bomb used to deal with strong heavy fortifications, it contained up to 102 kg of picric acid explosives.

Imagine a scene where 100 kilograms of explosives exploded next to the defenders. The huge shock wave tore apart everything within a radius of meters, leaving behind a huge pit with a radius of dozens of meters and a depth of one or two meters.

Therefore, although bombers are not very efficient in bombing small-scale targets, when bombers attack, as long as one heavy bomb hits the defending position, the almost devastating deterrent force is enough to destroy the morale of ordinary troops.

During the Peninsula Campaign, the Volunteer Army faced carpet bombing by the US B29 aircraft fleet, and even with heavy tank armored units leading the attack despite firepower that was ten times greater than that of the Japanese army, they were still able to hold their positions.

If the Lawu defenders were replaced by 56 volunteer soldiers, with their ammunition supplies and weapons and equipment, and the reinforced concrete fortifications built by Ma Liang, what should be considered at this time is how to encircle and annihilate the Japanese th Division.

The Japanese army's firepower projection capability is ten times smaller than that of the US army. The reason why the Lawu defenders suffered such heavy casualties is that it seemed that the battle was very difficult.

The simple reason was that there were too many new recruits, the troops had poor combat effectiveness, and could not effectively coordinate their forces, so they could only let the soldiers hold on in the trenches. They could not dare to use the "refueling tactics" and "reverse slope" tunnel tactics like the Volunteer Army to reduce their own casualties.

Ma Liang understood both of these tactics, but he had no intention of using them against the Lawu defenders.

It's not that we are afraid of someone learning it. The reason is very simple. Tactics should be determined by the quality of the troops. It doesn't matter what good tactics are.

Even among the volunteer army, these two tactics can only be carried out by well-trained elite troops.

Not to mention that most of the troops were new recruits, and the backbone were all Military Intelligence Bureau spies who had never fought in a war. If they really used this tactic that tested the quality of the troops, they would have lost the position long ago.

Not to mention the Volunteer Army, even if it was the elite troops of the Expeditionary Force, the Japanese army would not be able to touch the edge of their positions with an offensive of this scale.

As Li Longting, a brave general who has fought against the Japanese army, said, the most difficult thing to deal with now is the Japanese army's 24 105mm heavy artillery.

Although the army's artillery is not as powerful as aerial bombs, its accuracy and firepower sustainability are stronger than those of bomber units, and it can cooperate with Japanese armored troops and infantry to carry out infantry-artillery coordination.

Not to mention the bombing by Japanese bomber units in the air. Although the efficiency is not high, given the Japanese army's determination to win Lawu, the Japanese army will definitely not be stingy in using quantity to make up for accuracy.

Intensive bombing by bombers in multiple batches can also cause devastating damage to positions.

At this rate of casualties, it was only a matter of time before Lawu fell. It would not last more than two days. This was a fact that all senior military officers were well aware of.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the command center was rather depressing, Ma Liang stopped hiding his feelings.

"Don't worry too much about the Japanese heavy artillery and air superiority! I just received word that the Flying Tigers and the Royal Air Force in England will be fully deployed to assist us in defending Lawu."

"As for the Japanese heavy artillery, leave it to me! I will deal with the Japanese heavy artillery!"

Ma Liang's words were like a bolt from the blue, leaving everyone in the command center speechless with astonishment.

"He is just a spy after all. Even if he is a big spy, he is so naive in military command!" This was the common voice of those who heard Ma Liang's words at this time.

Everyone looked at each other, with smiles in their eyes but no trace of them on their faces, and no one dared to speak first.

After all, few people who dare to go against Sixth Brother have a good ending.

After a few seconds of silence, Li Longting, who had more dealings with Ma Liang and was a senior general of the same rank, was the first to break the silence.

“Cough cough cough cough cough…”

"That Chief Zheng, my sixth brother, you can't use the guise of quenching thirst by wishing for a plum blossom. This is a battlefield of life and death. This is not the time to use such tactics. Once the news leaks out, if the air force doesn't arrive tomorrow, the soldiers will be disappointed, and the morale they have worked so hard to build up will collapse. Then Lawu will really be undefendable!"

When the others saw that Li Longting spoke first, they all put on expressions as if what he said made sense.

By now, the fact that the British were going to abandon Burma and use the expeditionary force as cannon fodder was already known to everyone.

Everyone knows that the British army has successfully entered the territory of Sri Lanka by betraying its teammates. Now only the Expeditionary Force is being held tightly by the Japanese army, who want to annihilate the Expeditionary Force in one battle.

At this time, the pitiful Daiying would never take the initiative to consume his precious strength to help the expeditionary force.

Now Ma Liang jumped out and said that the Royal Air Force of Daiying would cooperate with them to defend Lawu at all costs. This was simply a huge joke.

Of course, some people may argue that even if the British Royal Air Force did not come, the arrival of North Korea's own Flying Tigers could also help to contain the Japanese air force and reduce the defensive pressure on the Lawu defenders.

But why didn’t the Flying Tigers come?

It's funny to say that all the Flying Tigers' fighter planes, aviation gasoline, logistical supplies, etc. were purchased by the National Army at the cost of a large amount of foreign exchange. The pilots' salaries and bonuses were also paid by the National Army.

Moreover, it is worth mentioning that the Flying Tigers received the highest salary among pilots in the world, without a doubt.

Logically speaking, as a mercenary flying team, the National Army, as the financial sponsor who spent a lot of money, should have absolute command, right?

But the fact is the opposite. The command of the Flying Tigers was not in the hands of the National Army, but in the hands of Captain Chen. As the major financial backer, the National Army only had the right to make suggestions, and whether they would listen or not was up to the Flying Tigers themselves.

So until now, the Flying Tigers' fighter planes have never appeared over Lawu.

This kind of aerial combat for air supremacy in a fixed airspace is equivalent to limiting the maneuvering space of pilots on both sides.

If one side wants to bomb, the other side must confront it head-on to stop the bombing. This is similar to the army's positional attack and defense, and the losses are bound to be huge.