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Chapter 150: Feint to the East and Attack in the West 4

The clouds in the sky have dissipated, as if the curtain is slowly falling after a grand stage play.

The haze that originally covered the earth gradually dissipated, and the sun shone again, warm and bright.

However, it was not an easy victory, as the land had been bathed in rain for three days.

In the morning, the road was still muddy, as if it had been painted by nature. But as time went by, the sun gradually rose higher, casting its scorching rays on the earth.

After a long half day, in the afternoon, the sun finally defeated the erosion of rain and made the ground dry.

At this moment, the armored column began to move. They crossed the land that had been soaked by rain, leaving deep ruts and heavy footprints.

These traces bear witness to their determination and strength, but they also bring a new problem - flying dust.

As the armored column marched, the wheels rolled, raising countless dust, which flew in the air and formed a spectacular sandstorm.

They are like a group of wild dancers, jumping, spinning, and finally falling on people, reminding people of the smoke of gunpowder on ancient battlefields.

In the north-south parallel area 200 miles away from them, a Japanese army unit had just emerged from the mountains and forests.

"Damn it! These damn flies! We have only been on the road for two hours and these annoying guys have already discovered us!"

Riding on his warhorse, Fujiwara Hidezawa, commander of the 75th Division of the Japanese Army, looked at the Chinese reconnaissance plane that appeared in the sky above his head.

They and the 49th Division began to hide during the day and move at night for 8 days in order to avoid Chinese reconnaissance. After advancing 120 kilometers, they entered a plain area. There were no longer large forests that could hide the whereabouts of the nearly locust soldiers of the two divisions.

In order to successfully raid Datong this time, the expeditionary force headquarters did not arrange for even one Imperial Army soldier to participate in the operation, in order to prevent the news from leaking out.

"Eagle's Nest! Eagle's Nest! Calling Eagle's Nest, I am the dove of peace!" Following a burst of anxious shouts, the pilot of an air force reconnaissance plane that was performing a mission at high altitude quickly sent an emergency signal on the communication channel.

It turned out that they discovered from the air that a large number of Japanese troops suddenly appeared on the ground, which made them very shocked and nervous.

At the same time, an observer sitting in the back row of the reconnaissance plane also took quick action.

He operated the equipment nervously, recorded what he saw in detail, and immediately sent an urgent intelligence to the headquarters via telegraph.

This piece of information was like a bombshell, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the headquarters.

After receiving this information, Li Delin and Wang Chun looked solemn. They realized the seriousness of the situation and that they had to take action immediately.

So they urgently summoned all senior generals and staff members and held an emergency military meeting.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss together how to deal with the current crisis.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was tense. Everyone looked serious and expressed their opinions and discussed various possible responses.

Some advocated strengthening defensive fortifications, some suggested taking the initiative, and others proposed mobilizing more troops to support the front line.

On the other side, there was also a tense atmosphere in the Japanese command center. They originally thought that their plan was flawless, but they did not expect that the Chinese army was so sharp and could detect their movements in time.

It seems that the outcome of this war is still unpredictable. Both sides are competing secretly and preparing for the next challenge.

To be honest, Wang Chun and Li Delin underestimated Okamura Yasuji this time. They staged a fake show in Yanjing for the Japanese to see.

Because they knew that even if they reached the foot of Yanjing City, they would not dare to act rashly and could only surround but not attack.

The best way is to send another army to attack the southern wing of the Japanese army. By continuously destroying the Japanese army's manpower, they will be unable to concentrate their forces to reinforce Miyun, Changping and other places.

Don't forget that even with the advantage in equipment, although the 78th Army claims to have more than troops, the actual number of troops it can mobilize is less than .

If we suffer heavy losses in the offensive, the Japanese and the Nationalist government will probably be so happy that they won't be able to sleep.

Although there is currently assistance from the national army in the other two war zones, it is still unknown how much effect this cooperation can produce.

Now the only ones that Wang Chun can selectively trust are the seven infantry divisions that have just received training and rearmament from the 78th Army.

But Wang Chun had no idea how much of their combat effectiveness they could exert.

But now the Japanese suddenly jumped out of the mountains and forests with two divisions. Although the air force has been dispatched, they have already entered the territory of Shanxi Province.

A division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army stationed on the border between the two provinces actually discovered nothing, allowing the Japanese to easily break into the core area in the north of Shanxi Province - Datong!

This is the logistics base of the entire 78th Army. If there is any mistake here, there will be big problems on the front line.

The war had been going smoothly during this period, which made them arrogant and underestimate the enemy. Now, there were obvious problems with the military deployment of the 78th Army.

They deployed a large number of troops in the front, but there was only one infantry division guarding the entire Datong area in the rear.

Originally there was a secretly deployed armored division and motorized infantry division here, but now these two teams have crossed the provincial border and headed straight for Baoding. If they return to provide support at this moment, the previous deployment will be in vain, and it may not be too late.

Faced with such an urgent situation, Wang Chun had to make a decision quickly:

Immediately order the 189th Division of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army to approach Datong and delay the Japanese army as much as possible so that they can make up for their mistake.

After some intense discussions, Wang Chun decided to temporarily withdraw an infantry division from the grassland front to support Datong.

Since this infantry division had just set out and was only 200 miles away from Datong, they needed to overcome difficulties and return to Datong as soon as possible.

Just in these few days, China began to increase the intensity of its bombing of the Japanese mainland, and the scale of this bombing was larger than before.

At the same time, in order to better train the pilots' combat capabilities, the Chinese army decided to send more pilots to participate in the bombing of the Japanese homeland and the bombing of the Japanese and puppet troops who attempted to threaten the frontier airports.

The result is that there are only more than 200 aircraft participating in the front-line combat. This does not mean that there are only more than 200 fighter planes or more than pilots.

It was because they were able to skillfully fly aircraft in combat, especially when facing the Japanese army in North China whose air defense capabilities had been thoroughly strengthened, it would be irresponsible for those novice pilots to take off rashly.

Faced with this situation, Li Delin was very worried. He frowned and asked the aviation team about the next response strategy.

"Does the Air Force have any response plan?"

Wu Jianwei immediately stood up and saluted!

"We have sent two waves of 70 fighter-bombers in total. After two bombings and fire reconnaissance, we found that the two Japanese divisions still have a lot of anti-aircraft firepower!" said the Air Force Chief of Staff with a heavy face.

"And we found self-propelled anti-aircraft guns in the Japanese army! It seems that the Japanese army should have copied our plan and installed anti-aircraft guns on trucks! This forces us to deal with it carefully." Another officer added.

"Those novice pilots have no choice but to conduct high-altitude bombing, which is naturally not as effective as dive bombing! But at present we can only deploy as many as possible to make up for the lack of bombing accuracy!" said the Air Force Chief of Staff helplessly.

This news undoubtedly brought tremendous pressure to everyone. Although they had long known that the Japanese army would have air defense capabilities, they did not expect that the Japanese army had also learned how to install anti-aircraft guns on trucks.

This means that their bombing missions will become more difficult and dangerous.

However, due to their lack of experience, the novice pilots were unable to perform low-altitude dive bombing like the veterans and could only choose high-altitude bombing, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of the bombing.

However, faced with the reality, they had no choice but to make up for the lack of bombing accuracy by increasing the number of aircraft.

In the following discussion, everyone began to discuss how to better deal with the Japanese air defense forces. Someone suggested strengthening the reconnaissance of Japanese air defense facilities in order to understand their locations and deployments in advance.

Some people also suggested improving the bombing tactics and whether special ammunition could be used, but this was ultimately rejected because this is Chinese land and an area controlled by the 78th Army.