Film and Television Beacon Fire: I Have an Equipment Column

"A truce does not mean that nothing is really done."

Shortly after sunset, Zhang Wenbai's slightly hoarse voice rang out from a private house in an unknown village in Nanxiang District.

Since setting off from Suzhou to Shanghai on the night of August 11th, Zhang Wenbai has set up his headquarters in such an unknown village.

At this moment, in the lobby of the civilian house where Zhang Wenbai was, the commanders of the 87th Division, the 88th Division, the Second Division Independent Brigade and other armies that had participated in the early battles were all gathered in this simple headquarters.

In addition to them, Zhang Wenbai's staff, General Falkenhaus, special adviser to the German Arms Division, and Lu Feng, the commander of the "Wind" battalion, were also there.

In total, Lu Feng had the lowest position among the participants, but everyone respected Lu Feng's attitude.

There is no way, this is a real achievement, not to mention the huge role played by the "wind" battalion in today's critical battle.

Lu Feng's air defense team alone shot down more than 20 Japanese aircraft.

This record exceeded the number of enemy planes shot down by a brigade of the Chinese Air Force participating in the war.

As officers who have experienced battles for a long time, no one knows how valuable this achievement is. As far as they knew, the principal of the capital city praised him repeatedly after learning about the battle report.

The commendation orders dedicated to Lu Feng and the "Feng" camp should be on their way here by now. If this situation continues, it will only be a matter of time before Lu Feng becomes equal to them.

At the same time, everyone showed great curiosity about how Lu Feng shot down so many Japanese aircraft.

Everyone has seen Sulotong machine guns. Each of their divisions is equipped with two to four as anti-aircraft firepower to protect the safety of the division.

But everyone who has used it knows how accurate it is.

It's okay to hit some fixed, slow-moving targets at medium and short range.

As for shooting down aircraft in the sky from a long distance, it is really not that difficult. In this regard, the four machine guns brought by Sun Yuanliang to support Lu Feng consumed hundreds of rounds of ammunition, but only damaged two of them. This can be seen in the performance of Japanese aircraft.

Compared to Lu Feng's ability to hit exactly where he pointed his cannon, it was like heaven and earth.

If you want to say that your subordinates can also have this ability, let's not talk about all of them. Even if they learn 10% or 20% of the basic skills, it will be enough.

And it wasn't just the officers in the government who were curious about Lu Feng's abilities. Even General Falkenhaus was full of surprise after seeing Lu Feng, and he was hesitant to speak.

However, because of the current situation, the German military adviser suppressed his curiosity and did not interfere with Zhang Wenbai's meeting.

Ever since he received the order to stop the attack from the headquarters in the evening, Zhang Wenbai's mood was not very good.

This is the second time that the headquarters has directly interfered with his command.

His previous plan to launch a first strike in the early morning of the 13th was shelved due to the order of the headquarters. In the end, the situation that was supposed to be his own first strike was reduced to the current passive counterattack.

But now, it is clear that tonight is an excellent opportunity to expand the results, but the superiors do not allow them to launch an attack at this time.

If it weren't for his self-cultivation, Zhang Wenbai might not have to recite the "Three Character Sutra" of His Excellency the Principal.

Fortunately, the command from the headquarters only asked them not to continue launching large-scale battles, and to gradually reduce the intensity of the battle while controlling the scale of the existing battle.

He was not stupid enough to ask them to withdraw from the battle directly. Otherwise, Zhang Wenbai would have been worried that the morale of the soldiers on the front line would collapse due to this order, and it would become a big rout.

You know, military morale has always been one of the keys to determining the outcome of a war.

Even though he felt unwilling to do so, as a soldier of the national government, Zhang Wenbai had to obey the orders of the headquarters.

However, relying on his senior experience, Zhang Wenbai found some room for maneuver in this order from the headquarters.

If you don't let me launch a full-scale offensive or expand the war, then I won't launch or expand it. I'll just attack the place where I'm fighting now.

This is why Zhang Wenbai called all the officers from all the units together.

He had to make the current situation clear first.

After all, the content of telephone and radio reports is not as detailed as describing it in person.

"Tell us about the current situation on your side. Everyone has an idea. Yuanliang, you go first."

"Yes."

Sun Yuanliang nodded, and then began to speak:
"As of sunset, our 88th Division, with the cooperation of the "Feng" Battalion, has pushed the front line to Baoshan Road. Important strongholds such as Chizhi University, Baziqiao, and Patriotic Girls' School have all fallen under our control. At present, Only Western Guangdong Middle School is still in contention.”

After Sun Yuanliang finished speaking, Zhang Jingjiu, commander of the 87th Division, answered:
"As of sunset, our 87th Division has advanced the western front to the Yuezhou Road area, but there has been no progress in breaking through the eastern front. Fierce fighting is still taking place in the area of ​​the Open University Cotton Factory and Shanghai University."

The staff of the headquarters quickly carried out drawing operations on the combat map according to the reports of the two division commanders.

Soon, the current confrontation between the Chinese and Japanese armies appeared on the map.

"Do you have any thoughts on the current situation? Tell us."

After Zhang Wenbai finished speaking, Zhang Jingjiu immediately answered:
"Military seat, I wonder if you can move the "Wind" battalion to my side. With Brother Ma here, the situation on the eastern front should be able to open up quickly."

Compared with the 88th Division, which had certain results, the performance of the 87th Division looked a bit poor. Zhang Jingjiu naturally knew where the crux of the problem lay.

Zhang Wenbai thought for a while and did not rush to agree. Instead, he glanced at Lu Feng first.

Seeing that Lu Feng didn't say anything, he asked the white consultant next to him:
"General Falkenhaus, what do you think?"

General Falkenhaus had been looking at the map for a while. When he heard Zhang Wenbai's question, he said:
"In my opinion, mobilizing the "Wind" camp at this time is not a good choice."

As soon as General Falkenhaus spoke, Zhang Jingjiu's face turned a little ugly.

But he continued. "As an old Chinese saying goes, it is better to cut off one finger than to injure ten of them. As a special attack force, the role of the "wind" camp should also be very critical, and it should be used in the most important places. "

After hearing what General Falkenhaus said, Zhang Wenbai and others immediately became interested.

"You mean?"

"here."

General Falkenhaus clicked on a certain location on the map and said:
"Don't you think this place is a little too prominent?"

Everyone's eyes also fell on that location on the map.

On top of the building with the calibration code number 38.

Japanese Marine Corps Command.

Among the red and blue markings on the map, this blue building is almost alone, with only a thin-looking line connecting the Japanese Concession.

"Currently, the 87th Division has attacked the Yuezhou Road area, and the 88th Division has also advanced to Baoshan Road. As long as we open up the middle, the Japanese command headquarters will be completely surrounded by us."

After listening to General Falkenhaus's plan, everyone at the meeting began to think about the pros and cons.

Not long after, Zhang Wenbai made a decision.

He said to Zhang Jingjiu:
"Jingjiu, I have rashly transferred the "Feng" camp to you at this time. The maneuvers in the middle and the communication and cooperation between you will take time.

What we lack most now is time. "

After Zhang Jingjiu heard this, he nodded with a complicated expression and said:
"Yes, military seat."

"Well, then according to General Falkenhaus' plan, we will try to open up the area from Baoshan Road to Yuezhou Road tonight, and completely turn the Japanese army in the Marine Corps Headquarters into a lone army."

"Yes!"

"Gentlemen, the truce is just a means to delay time. It is not meant to really let you relax."

In the "Izumo" combat command room, Hase Aokawa said to the combat staff in front of him with a dark face.

"Hey!"

A group of combat advisers wearing white sweat scarves answered in unison.

"Very good, it seems that you are not depressed by some blows. Then, let's discuss the follow-up battle plan."

Hase Qingchuan pointed at the map in front of him, which was almost the same as Zhang Wenbai's, except that the red and blue tones were swapped.

Soon, a staff officer put forward his opinion.

"Your Excellency Commander, in my opinion our primary target should still be the Chinese Air Force."

"reason."

"Hey, Commander, although the national air defense force is very powerful, the opponent also has its limitations, that is, range and firepower intensity.

Although it can pose a significant threat to our air force, it will be difficult to deal with our large-scale land forces and naval vessels.

But Chinese Air Force aircraft can. So in my opinion, the threat level of the Chinese Air Force is still at the top of the list. "

After hearing the advice of this staff officer, Hase Qingchuan also thought in silence for a long time.

In the end, he had to admit that he had indeed overestimated the opponent's strength because of the performance of the air defense force.

No matter how strong the opponent is, there are still huge limitations, and the biggest threat to their third fleet at the moment is still the Chinese Air Force.

"So, do you have any battle plan for this?"

"Hey, Commander, I think we should find a way to eliminate the main force of the Chinese Air Force, preferably by directly attacking their bases."

Hase Qingchuan nodded.

This was actually his initial thought.

Even before the war began, he ordered the Kisarazu Air Group and the Kashima Air Group to launch attacks on important national air force bases such as Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport and Guangde Airport.

The purpose is to defeat the Chinese Air Force in one fell swoop.

However, this order was not implemented due to weather conditions.

Now it seems that things are back to where they started, but the price we paid during this period is indeed real.

Thinking of this, Hase Qingchuan felt a twinge of pain in his heart.

Then, he said fiercely to the herald:
"I ordered the aircraft carrier formation to launch an attack on Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport early tomorrow morning. They must blow up all the Chinese Air Force aircraft for me!"

"Hi."

Soon, the herald came to the telecommunications room with Hase Aokawa's order.

After some conversion of light and dark text, the attack command was turned into radio waves and transmitted to several Japanese aircraft carriers drifting on the sea.

(End of this chapter)