Rise from the sword

Chapter 582
"What's the scale?"

The president in the wheelchair spoke calmly.

There has always been domestic anti-war pressure, and the degree and scale change with the changing situation. When the war situation is going well, it is small, and when the war situation is difficult, it is great.

Today, the development of the second battlefield has encountered serious setbacks, with the loss of more than a dozen divisions, and the fleet and bombers have also suffered major losses.

Call it a colossal failure.

It is impossible for the opposition to let go of this opportunity, and they will inevitably agitate large-scale anti-war demonstrations and so on.

But he was already prepared.

He has already prepared a countermeasure. It is very simple, just give a reason for the war. If it is not possible, some special methods can be used.And according to the intelligence, this time he really didn't need to do it himself.

"This time it's on a huge scale."

The man in the suit spoke anxiously:

"There were tens of thousands of people in the parade, and there were a lot of congressmen participating. I have asked the secretary to give you the specific list."

"Ah."

The president in the wheelchair nodded, his expression still unchanged.

Seeing that the president looked calm and seemed confident, the man in the suit stopped talking and sat down without speaking.

After the meeting, everyone left one after another. The president stopped Director Donovan, and the two held a secret meeting in the conference room.

"Are you sure about that day?"

The tone of the president in the wheelchair finally became a little tense:
"What's the scale? How many bombers are there, how much ammunition are they carrying? Where do they take off from and where are they going to be bombed?"

What happened this time was not Pearl Harbor, so he couldn't be nervous. After all, there was a huge gap between an overseas military base and a local city.

The military port of an overseas island was bombed and the fleet was lost. The people may only be extremely angry about it, but for the local city, apart from anger, it may even cause panic.

and possibly other knock-on effects.

After a series of questions, Donovan paused for a while before answering:
"What is certain at the moment is that the Germans are planning to bomb our mainland, and that General Kesselring is in charge."

"The other party has done a very high level of secrecy, so we are currently unable to confirm its aircraft model, aircraft size, take-off location, bomb load and other data, bombing destination, and specific time."

"But considering how far Europe is from us, and the fact that the Germans don't have bases close to our territory either."

"Based on this, it is speculated that either the opponent will use a new type of ultra-long-range bomber to take off from the coast of Europe to bomb our mainland, or use a submarine to transport seaplanes and secretly lurk to the east coast for secret bombing."

"The former is very unlikely."

"Even at present, our country's B29 bomber has a maximum effective range of [-] kilometers, which is just enough to travel from Europe to our mainland, and cannot carry out bombing missions. Moreover, it is very unlikely that the Germans will be able to develop a similar heavy bomber in a short time."

"So, I am more inclined to the latter. The Germans used submarines to carry aircraft and bombed the east coast of our country at close range. The purpose of the bombing was not to cause much damage to our country, but to boost domestic morale and create a victory for public opinion."

"After all, today's Germans have won on both fronts, and a large amount of food has stabilized the internal environment. According to the report submitted by the latent personnel, as the Germans relax the food supply, the soil for the survival of the guerrillas is gradually disappearing."

"but."

"There is another possibility."

"The Germans have developed an intercontinental strategic bomber with an effective range of more than 1 kilometers after loading bombs, but this kind of aircraft requires a lot of economic and industrial investment and a lot of technological breakthroughs. So far, no prototypes have been built."

"Theoretically, it is even more impossible for the Germans, who are fully prepared for the war, to develop a strategic bomber of this size."

Speaking of this, Donovan paused and raised his tone:
"However, the above are all speculations based on sporadic intelligence and cannot be confirmed. I don't know the actual situation yet."

Chen Fan's investigation failed, the strange changes in the follow-up of Operation Overlord, the sudden appearance of huge German equipment and supplies, and that mysterious and weird technology.

These have hit Donovan hard, and his self-confidence has been hit hard.

After finishing speaking, he handed over to the president an investigation report, which contained various investigations of enemy intelligence and various data.

"Ah."

The president nodded and waved Donovan to leave.

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Hengyang.

"General, a telegram from the Independent Regiment."

Inside the headquarters, the staff officers, General Fang and others were making plans for tomorrow's response, when a staff officer ran in from outside the door.

"read."

Although a military meeting is in progress, it stands to reason that at this time, unless it is an emergency military situation, everything will be sidelined, but since it is a telegram from the Independence Regiment, General Fang decided to listen to it.

"The independent group said."

Concise to the point:
"In the afternoon of this day, its aviation unit dispatched 150 sorties of attack planes, bombing the Devil's 66th Division and the No.17 Brigade approaching Hengyang, destroying most of the heavy equipment, and successfully blocking the enemy's advance."

"what?"

Fang Jinjun suddenly looked over, his tone full of disbelief:
"Can you say that again?"

The rest of the people in the headquarters also looked over together, staring at the staff officer holding the telegram with wide eyes.

"The Independent Regiment and this afternoon sent more than 100 attack planes to bomb the No. 60 Sixth Division and No. 17 Brigade approaching Hengyang, destroying a large amount of their equipment and supplies. At present, these two Devil units have stopped advancing. "

"Great."

"Haha, that's great."

Hearing this, everyone including General Fang cheered.

They were still having a headache just now, how to deal with the Devil No.60 Sixth Division and No.17 Brigade who are closest to Hengyang, and they are going to let the independent regiment detect the location, and then see if they can block it with a plane.

As a result, before I mentioned it here, they had already blown up these devils.

What a blessing to have such teammates.

"Perfect the combat plan as soon as possible, and let Hou Li send the combat plan to Commander Kong of the Independent Regiment, requesting the cooperation of the independent regiment's fighter planes."

General Fang's tone was excited.

"Yes."

The tone of the staff officer was equally excited.

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the next day.

In Hengyang City.

"That's their plan."

Wang Xikui squinted his eyes as he looked at the reserve teams that had been transferred from each position:

"attack?"

As a senior veteran and an elite shooter, Wang Xikui did not gradually become a front-line company platoon leader and then a battalion commander like other veterans. Instead, he chose to develop in the direction of individual combat.

But after fighting with the independent regiment for so long, the vision of the big picture has been tempered.

Even though he didn't pay special attention, he still noticed the movements in the city and vaguely felt that the Hengyang defenders seemed to be preparing to counterattack.

"Almost all the positions are increasing their firepower, and at the same time they are deploying troops towards Laohekou, obviously."

Duan Peng's tone was affirmative:

"They are planning to mobilize their forces and attack from Laohekou. It should be to support the surrounding troops."

Although he didn't join the army for a long time and only joined the army after the Battle of Heyuan County, Duan Peng's talent is amazing. In addition, he has been with the special team and executed small-scale but big-impact operations with a broad vision.

"Respond to the surrounding troops?"

Wang Xikui's eyes lit up immediately.

Although he has enjoyed killing devils these days, attacking is much more interesting than defending.

"Walk."

Looking at Wang Xikui's eyes, Duan Peng smiled, touched the semi-automatic rifle on his body, and the latest open-ground communication equipment, with a proud tone:
"Let's go and see."

"it is good."

Wang Xikui immediately agreed.

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"Captain."

At this time, Song County and Kong Jie also received the battle plan drawn up overnight by the staff officers of the Tenth Army of Hengyang:
"This is the latest battle plan of the Tenth Army. They plan to send 500 people to attack northward, open a channel of more than 30 kilometers, and receive nearly [-] remnants gathered from the north into Hengyang City."

"That's why we request that we dispatch attack planes to provide them with air support and block the devil's troops."

"attack?"

Hearing this news, Kong Jie was taken aback for a moment. He really didn't expect that the Hengyang defenders would have the courage to launch an attack in the face of being surrounded by devils three times as large as his own.

But then, Kong Jie laughed instead, even out loud.

Amidst the hearty laughter, Director Kong Da’s eyes were full of emotion, and his expression was full of memories.

"Interesting, really interesting."

After a long time, Kong Jie regained his sense of humor and muttered loudly.

"Captain?"

Seeing that Kong Jie didn't know what to say, the staff officer on the side said.

"Inform the Aviation Brigade and prepare to fully support the Tenth Army."

Kong Jie received the tenth army telegram from the expert and ordered:
"In addition, let the reconnaissance plane take off, find the location of the remnants of Guoku 193 Division, and expel all the devil troops in the surrounding area."

"Yes."

The staff officer immediately went to convey the order.

(End of this chapter)