webnovelfull Chapter 766: I think I have made it
Chapter 766: I think I have made it
Zhou Weiguo saw Zhang Ren's surprised eyes and then shook his head. "No, after crossing the river, I will fight to the death."
Without real control of the air, he would not take any risks.
"Without this river, you would have been able to cross it, right?" Zhang Ren grasped the key point of the sentence and asked.
Zhou Weiguo did not answer this question, but Chao Xiang Xiuling, who was teaching the map planning of the Gui army, turned around and answered the question.
"Without this river, we will naturally have to move forward to expand our victory."
Sure enough, the Central Army’s arrogance was not without reason.
At first, he couldn't believe that one of his brigades could break through two lines of defense and occupy Shunshan, but Zhou Weiguo actually thought of continuing to fight.
"My personal suggestion is to be on guard. The Japanese army has suffered such a great loss, they will definitely retaliate against us."
Asaka Hiderei blinked and pointed at the clattering sounds and roars of bombers still coming from outside.
“Isn’t this already revenge?”
Zhang Ren shook his head. The revenge he was talking about was not revenge from the air, but revenge from the Japanese ground forces. An opposing regiment was almost destroyed, and the regiment commander committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
And all this was actually done by the Gui army. How could the Japanese army possibly swallow this?
"Sister, what I mean is that they will cross the river to fight. How will we resist them then?"
Zhou Weiguo came to the map and saw several staff officers of the Gui army looking at him. He then went to the side and took a commander made of a bamboo pole and pointed to area No. 3.
"The location of Area 3 is very special. It's the best route connecting Hunan and Jiangxi. If the Japanese attack goes smoothly, this area will naturally not be attacked by the Japanese. If the attack goes badly, then fighting for this place will become the ultimate goal of the Japanese army."
He paused for a moment. "No matter what, Anami Korechika wouldn't attack at this time. Attacking would mean that the troops deployed by both sides would become another Luodian battlefield."
Most of the people present did not participate in the battle to see what happened at Luodian.
But it is an indisputable fact that tens of thousands of Gui troops died there.
"I understand." Zhou Weiguo didn't want to continue talking. If he continued, it would be scary.
But he didn't mean to scare anyone. This place must be fought, and it will be the key battlefield in the later operations.
The battle of the Ninth War Zone was a battle to stabilize the situation. Two-thirds of the bomber formations and fighter formations deceived from the Soviet Union, Britain, the United States and other countries were concentrated in the Ninth War Zone, and several destroyers that had been lurking in the Fuling River were also ordered to enter the Changqiang to contain the enemy. You can imagine how the situation would be.
This battle is comparable to a battle for the country's destiny.
The Japanese army dispatched the Imperial Guards Division.
Shancheng once again dispatched the air force and navy that had finally recovered a little.
"I understand." Several people nodded slightly.
"So, it's safe here now, but it's not completely safe either. Now all we have to do is dig trenches, dig trenches, and continue digging trenches to build Shunshan into an impenetrable line of defense."
The entire brigade of the Gui army and the security regiment began a new round of operations. The troops began to dig trenches according to the areas assigned by the command, and several defense points in the rear also called on the people to dig.
The news that trenches were being dug in Area No. 11 was quickly delivered to the headquarters of the th Army.
It would be a waste of time to let the enemy occupy Shunshan and report the news to higher levels, so Anami Korechika directly planned the No. 3 area to be directly commanded by the military headquarters.
"General, the reconnaissance aircraft reports that the enemy is establishing defensive positions along the mountain. This is what the reconnaissance aircraft captured."
The adjutant came up to Anami Korechika and put the photo on the ground.
Looking at the wrinkles that suddenly appeared on his body, Anami Korechika signaled his adjutant to bring a recent photo of Shunshan.
Shunshan is a village consisting of several small hills, with a country road leading to the county town behind.
Comparing the two lines, Anami Korechika said to his Chief of Staff Fujita, "See? This commander is a master! His defensive trenches and a few unexpected points have blocked this path. We can't let him truly complete this line of defense. Otherwise, if we can't break through in the future, our offensive will be very troublesome."
Fujita examined the photos. "They're also establishing forward positions along the river. General, it looks like we need to deploy a separate air force specifically to target this area."
Anami Korechika nodded. "You're right. Have the 6th Air Group and the 7th Air Bombing Squadron bomb these areas."
The shrill sound of the air defense alarm made Zhou Weiguo, who was drawing a defensive position on the map, frown and come to the bunker.
A lot of small black dots appeared in the distant sky, and after receiving the air defense alarm, except for the air defense forces, the rest of the Gui army ran wildly towards the air-raid shelters they had dug.
"It's not over yet." Zhou Weiguo took a look through the telescope.
There are at least ten bombers, plus escorting fighters, and they are now pulling down.
"Have you stirred up a hornet's nest?" Zhang Ren was somewhat delighted that the Gui army could provoke so many fighter jets and bombers to deal with them.
The Gui army has made great progress.
I have also made some progress.
Chao Xiang Xiuling rolled her eyes at his raised lips and said, "Don't be so happy. They don't want us to build the formation."
It's really not directed at you.
The corners of Zhang Ren's mouth, which had just been raised, instantly deflated.
"Brother Zhou, the Japanese bombers are targeting us. The Shunshan defense line is one of our key points. If they continue at this speed, we may not be able to repair it."
"What suggestions do you have?" Zhou Weiguo ignored the rumbling sound of the anti-aircraft fire network firing ammunition and the whistling sound of the enemy dropping bombs, but turned his head to ask Chao Xiang Xiuling beside him.
Chaoxiang Xiuling took out a candy and stuffed it into her mouth. She said, "There are two options. First, give up building a defense line along the mountain."
"Veto." Zhou Weiguo didn't even have to think about it.
He launched a sudden attack just to seize this few defensive points so that he could resist the Japanese attacks in the future.
"Then there is only the second option, temporarily abandoning the construction of the Shunshan defense line."
"Isn't this just giving up?" Zhang Ren didn't know what the difference was between the two plans.
To put it in one sentence, doesn't that mean we have to give up this place?
"It's different. We're giving up temporarily to wait for an opportunity. After all, if a war breaks out, their air force will have to deal with ours and bomb other positions. That way they won't have time to take care of this place, and at that time, we can also repair it."
At this point, Chao Xiang Xiuling thought for a moment and said, "Of course there is a third plan, but this plan can only be passed. The Ninth War Zone will not agree."