Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"So they are now very worried that the Japanese and the Germans will attack Russia from both sides. Once all of Russia's industrial equipment in Western Siberia is destroyed, Russia will have to rely on the Americans for all its logistical support."

"Although the Americans can produce large quantities of equipment, their transportation capacity is limited. Germany's 'wolf pack tactics' are still somewhat effective. For every ten ships transporting supplies, one or two will be sunk, putting enormous pressure on logistics. (The losses on the Atlantic and Arctic routes differ, with the Atlantic suffering greater losses.)"

"So the Americans are getting anxious. They also feel like they've gone too far!"

Jiang Shou smiled and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"What can we do? We need supplies and money. Yeah, more money. We're not really short of equipment right now, but we are short of money!"

Jiang Shou was a little surprised, thought for a moment, and said, "Money?"

"Well, we're not short of equipment anymore. We can produce almost any equipment in the future. But we're short of money. Our domestic economy is in dire straits. The US dollar is a hard currency, so we need to reserve some for future use."

Jiang Shou didn't say anything more, but continued to record some content on the battle map.

Li Yunlong watched quietly from the side. Occasionally, when the old leader had doubts, Li Yunlong would answer them; or when the old leader needed to change some details, Li Yunlong would make notes.

From the time the combat mission was issued until now, the old leader hadn't slept more than ten hours. Even before the battle began, he was just keeping an eye on the progress of each unit, as well as various logistics and other issues.

If the war starts, the sleep time will be even shorter.

Li Yunlong also didn't sleep for long, always staying by his old leader's side. This was a valuable learning opportunity, as large-scale troop operations were not something that ordinary people could master.

Moreover, learning from books is never as fast as personally participating in a large-scale military operation.

During the Battle of Yu County, the division commander and brigade commander taught Li Yunlong step by step how to command tens of thousands of troops in battle. This time, the old leaders taught Li Yunlong step by step how to command a large troop group in battle.

When encountering some decision-making problems, the old leaders would patiently explain them, worried that Li Yunlong might not understand. This was unimaginable before.

These days, Li Yunlong has been like a sponge, madly absorbing the knowledge imparted by his old leader.

Gradually, he began to understand some methods of commanding large-scale military operations.

"Report, the air force base is ready and can take off at any time!"

The signalman once again reported the situation to Li Yunlong.

Chief Jiang looked at the battle map and his watch. "Order the Air Force to proceed according to the original plan. Oh, and after bombing the airport, blow up the railways and bridges in these areas as well!"

"Yes!"

Jiang Shou placed the battle map next to Li Yunlong. "The Japanese in this area pose a threat to the First Corps. The fastest way for them to support us is to take the train south. After destroying the railway, their movement will be much slower!"

"Besides, marching troops by train is completely different from marching on foot. On foot, it's easy for some troops to march fast while others march slow. We can take advantage of this time difference and eat up some of the enemy!"

"In the early stages of large-scale operations, we must continuously accumulate small victories, leveraging our strengths and minimizing our weaknesses. We must approach the enemy like cutting flesh with a blunt knife, taking our time. We should not seek decisive battles from the outset, but rather gradually accumulate advantages through small victories."

"When we have enough advantages, we will proactively seek opportunities to engage in decisive battles with the enemy and ultimately destroy their forces!"

"Don't touch the enemy's main force yet. Prioritize dealing with the reinforcements surrounding them and wear down their morale..."

As Jiang Shou spoke, he introduced his own battle ideas to Li Yunlong.

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Thanks to Song Lao Er, who loves rotten rice porridge, for the gift of "King of Gifts." I'll add five chapters, plus Xiao Xia Xia's gold medal urging for ten chapters yesterday. I still owe fourteen chapters...

Chapter 561 Target, Eastern Four Provinces Airport

Arxan Airport.

Arxan Airport was built by Li Yunlong after he took over Arxan. It is also the largest airport under Li Yunlong's command.

The airport has two runways capable of taking off and landing Il-4 and Pe-8 aircraft.

Radars were also installed near the airport, and air defense positions were built on nearby hills to deal with possible bombings.

At this time, in the airport hangar, ground staff were loading aerial bombs into the belly of the bomber.

"Estimated bombing altitude 5,000 meters, gyroscope set to 320 revolutions!"

"Roger that! Gyroscope set to 320 turns!"

"Give me some Molotov cocktails!"

"I need incendiary bombs here too!"

"..."

Inside the airport, ammunition trucks kept traveling back and forth between the bombers and the ammunition depot, delivering aerial bombs to the belly and under the wings of the bombers.

The person in charge of the entire Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Air Force is General Liu, who had just returned from studying with the Russians. At this moment, he was assigning tasks to several pilots.

"Your plane is carrying a gyroscopic bomb. This is our latest precision bomb. It has a gyroscope at the tail to stabilize its course. You can control the tail rudder through the radio on the plane."

"In addition to carrying out the bombing mission this time, you must also record the bombing process. Remember, you must drop the bombs accurately!"

"Yes!"

"These are engineers. They will be flying with you. Please ensure their safety. If there is an emergency, you can evacuate first!"

"Yes!"

Soon, several scientific researchers from Heiyun Mountain followed the pilot onto the plane.

"This is our bomber! I've never seen one before. I was wondering why we were researching over 500 kilograms of explosives when we couldn't even transport them!"

"Great! This time it's our turn to blow up the devils!"

After entering the bomber, several people were excited. One of the older people, although equally excited, quickly took out the equipment he had brought with him and said, "Don't look at it yet. Set up the equipment and prepare to record the data!"

"Yes!"

A group of people quickly got busy and began to arrange the equipment they carried with them in the magazine.

Most of these people were students who had followed Jia Ji to join the army. When they first arrived at Heiyun Mountain, it was extremely poor, with almost nothing except an old bullet production line.

But now the Heiyunshan Laboratory is no longer what it used to be. This gyroscopic aerial bomb was developed based on Li Yunlong's notes and can be called the world's first guided aerial bomb.

It relies on the gyroscope at the tail to control its direction and can make corrections within a range of 500 meters before and after and 350 meters to the left and right of the impact point. The current estimated accuracy can be within meters of the target area.

These scientific researchers are here to collect first-hand data so that they can make improvements after returning.

"Report, all bombers are ready!"

After Commander Liu gave his instructions, the preliminary preparations for the airport were also completed.

"Okay, bombers, take off first, re-form in the air, fighters, take off to escort, and head towards the target!"

"Yes!"

At the airport, ground crew members holding flags guided the bombers onto the runway one by one.

One bomber after another began to accelerate, slowly raised their noses, and flew into the sky.

A total of 36 bombers took off from Arshan Airport. After taking off, these bombers quickly formed three flight formations. They did not fly to the northeast immediately, but waited for fighter jets to take off.

Soon, fighter jets took off from the airport one after another. There were ninety fighter jets of various models, which were also divided into three flight formations, escorting the bombers towards the target area.

Fighter planes and bombers took off not only from Arxan Airport but also from Hailar Airport. However, the first ones to take off were from some small airports located inside the Greater Khingan Range.

These airports are mainly deployed with various short-range fighters, such as the Po-2 fighter.

Its range is only 500 kilometers. If it takes off from places like Arshan, it will not be able to reach the target area at all.

These aircraft targeted cities close to the Greater Khingan Range, such as Qiqihar, Baicheng and some small county towns.

At the same time, these planes were also intended to attract the attention of the Japanese planes.

The Japanese are equipped with a certain number of radars, so when our planes enter the airspace of the four northeastern provinces, the Japanese will definitely take off planes to intercept them.

As long as the Japanese planes took off to intercept, it would create an opportunity for the bombers and fighter planes taking off from Hailar and Arshan airports.

Kwantung Army Fifth Army Headquarters, Xinjing.

Since the Kwantung Army moved its headquarters from Xinjing to Khabarovsk, the Japanese troops remaining in the four northeastern provinces were managed by the Japanese Kwantung Army's Fifth Army.

Its commander was Toshimichi Kamimura, a war criminal who was also involved in the Nanjing Massacre. In addition, he had another lesser-known atrocity: he proposed and implemented the establishment of the Nanjing comfort station.

At this time, Toshimichi Kamimura was frowning in his command center.

He had received a telegram from the Kwantung Army Headquarters, reminding him to pay attention to the movements of Li Yunlong's troops.

According to the intelligence he obtained, it was confirmed that Li Yunlong's troops had made major moves during this period, with frequent troop movements and had already taken a train south.

But it is impossible to determine where Li Yunlong's troops' target is.

Because at this time the North China region was in chaos.

The Eighth Route Army was active in cities such as Tianjin, Shimen, Sijiucheng, Zhangjiakou, and Chifeng, and launched attacks on these areas.

Especially in Zhangjiakou area, the 115th Division was at the gates of the city and the defenders were in imminent danger.

If Li Yunlong's troops went south to participate in these battles at this time, some important cities might be difficult to defend.

Toshimichi Kamimura also suspected that Li Yunlong's troops might attack Manchuria, so he strengthened the defense of the Baicheng line. In addition to reinforcing one division, he also moved three new recruit divisions stationed in other areas towards Baicheng.

In this way, whether Li Yunlong's troops were heading south to reinforce North China or attack Manchuria, he could always mobilize troops to support them.

"Report, radar station reports, a large number of aircraft have taken off from the Greater Khingan Range area, no less than two hundred, and are heading towards Manchuria!"

Just as Toshimichi Kamimura was thinking about his next move, a staff officer hurriedly handed him a telegram.

"Daxing'anling? Two hundred planes? How is that possible?"

As he spoke, he quickly picked up the telegram and examined it carefully.

"Where did Li Yunlong get so many planes?"

After reading the telegram, Toshimichi Kamimura's first reaction was that the news was fake and impossible.

The Eighth Route Army was very poor. Li Yunlong's troops were considered relatively wealthy among the Eighth Route Army, but according to intelligence, they only had some tanks and a small number of training aircraft. How could they have two hundred fighter jets?

Chapter 562 Yuji Sasaki enters

After a brief moment of surprise, Kamimura Toshimichi quickly calmed down. Where Li Yunlong's troops had gotten so many fighter planes wasn't important at the moment. The key was how to deal with them.

“How many planes can we take off now?”