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Chapter 197 The storm is coming
Meidaizhao Railway Station.

The only building at the station is now occupied by the Japanese and used as a temporary headquarters.

Major General Yuzo Matsuyama, commander of the 27th Infantry Regiment of the 27th Division, stared at the map in silence under several kerosene lamps.

He led the Japanese vanguard to attack, with two cavalry squadrons of the 27th Division search team as the vanguard, searching along a 10-kilometer deep area.

During the day, reconnaissance planes were sent deep into the prairie and Jiufeng Mountain to monitor an area of ​​several hundred kilometers in radius.

Although the Japanese had an arrogant attitude, they were not careless at all in fighting. After confirming that there was no problem, the old Japanese soldier Songshan followed the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments of the Garrison Infantry as the vanguard.

Even though it is dark now, one of the two cavalry squadrons of the division search team is still searching within a 2-kilometer radius of the base.

When it comes to preventing sneak attacks, the Japanese army will not make low-level mistakes.

Even after figuring out the surrounding situation, the old Japanese in Songshan still felt a little uneasy.

So far, the intelligence department has not figured out the performance parameters of the heavy weapon developed in the border area, but it is undeniable that two brigades have been destroyed by this weapon, and a large number of airports and fighter planes have been buried by this weapon.

The power should not be underestimated. According to the Japanese experts' speculation, the range of this weapon can reach at least 5 kilometers.

This cast a shadow of sorrow on the hearts of the Japanese brigade and division leaders who were leading troops on the front line.

This range is really hard to defend against.

The Japanese soldiers in Songshan looked at the map. During the day, the search team sent by Songshan to search and confirm several suspicious places, but there was no trace at all.

However, the station is not far from Jiufeng Mountain, and there are many hiding places in the mountains, so the Japanese in Songshan have been on high alert.

"What's the situation in the direction of Jiufeng Mountain?" Matsuyama Yuzo asked the Japanese intelligence officer next to him.

"General, the search team has not yet reported any findings," Lieutenant Sakai Ichikata replied respectfully.

"Order the search team not to slack off and to patrol non-stop for 24 hours, with a focus on the direction of Jiufeng Mountain." said the Japanese soldier in Songshan.

"Yes!" Sakai Fang nodded in response and then went out to issue orders.

A crack quietly appeared in a farmland about 1 km away from the station. Then a board was turned over and a head slowly stretched out from it. After quickly scanning the surroundings to make sure it was safe, he took out a telescope and began to observe the direction of the station.

This is the latest 8x infrared telescope of the Optical Research Center of the Border Region Dawn Research Institute. It can easily see a person's face from a distance of one kilometer during the day.

At night, with the help of the faint starlight, you can still see the lights near the station. Although you can't see what it is, you can still see the movements.

After seeing the lights of the camps around, the scout continued to turn on the infrared night vision and easily saw a large area of ​​dense red dots appearing around the station.

This proves that the Japanese have indeed set up camp at the station and this is not just bluffing.

This reconnaissance point is closest to the station. The scouts found the location more than 10 days ago, dug a large pit, and laid wooden boards in preparation for hiding.

It was not just him. Many observation posts along the route were like this. Two days ago, when the Japanese reconnaissance suddenly became intensive, the front command ordered the scouts along the route to hide with three days of dry food. Now the communication system at the frontier regiment level in the border area is composed of Red Star walkie-talkies + Red Star 71 radios, which can cover dozens of kilometers. The observation situation of the sentry post is reported to a Red Star 71 radio node (usually one to three are set in a battalion) through the radio node, and then transferred to the regiment headquarters and the frontier headquarters.

There are also multiple redundancies in the middle to ensure that front-line information can reach each post and company smoothly, so that the front-line command can grasp the overall situation in a timely manner and update the latest situation of both sides on the command map.

The situation at the station was quickly reported back to the headquarters of the 1st Cavalry Regiment by the front-line scouts, and then transferred back to the front-line command.

"Two divisions have come out. The Japanese really think highly of us." At the Saibei Military Region Command, Staff Officer Liu looked at the small red dots updated on the map. Each small red dot meant thousands of Japanese soldiers.

Now, along the railway line from Meidaizhao to Sanbashu, which is more than ten miles away, there are more than twenty small red dots.

"The bad news is that the main force of the Japanese have come out, but the good news is that this time almost all of the Japanese have fallen into our net." The military district chief said with a smile.

"This time we destroyed half of the rockets in one go. If we hadn't achieved the desired effect, we would have been in big trouble."

"But it's worth the gamble." The head of the Suimeng Autonomous Army laughed, "We only have these three weapons, so of course we have to use them where they matter most. The tactics planned for us by the Border Region Staff Headquarters have been very successful so far. Five cavalry regiments hid in Jiufeng Mountain for half a month and were not discovered. This shows that our soldiers' hiding skills are still very remarkable."

The most important thing in this battle is to attack them unexpectedly when they are unprepared, otherwise it will be difficult to catch the Japanese.

"But this battle is still very difficult. The Japanese have already taken into account the possibility of our 107 rocket attacks and have spread out the campsites. Not to mention the more than ten miles of campsites, they have also separated the battalions by several hundred meters. This way, even if one camp is attacked, it will not have much impact on the other ones." Staff Officer Liu said, pointing to the map.

"The reaction speed of the 107 fire is still not fast enough. After the first wave of attacks, there will be a pause in the second wave of attacks. So it is worth considering whether we should choose to fully cover the first wave or focus on a part of it."

"Has the intelligence about the Japanese heavy equipment camp been reported back?" asked the head of the Saibei Military Region.

"There are currently five suspected locations reported, and we are still investigating and confirming them." Staff Officer Liu replied, "They are here." Staff Officer Liu pointed to several small red dots above, "There are a lot of Japanese cars parked in these places. We haven't confirmed whether they are towing artillery. Based on past experience, the possibility is very high."

"As for the tank corps, no traces have been found so far."

The Japanese tanks are fast, and it only takes two or three hours to reach the vicinity of Jiufeng Mountain from Qingcheng.

"No more waiting. Order the troops to prioritize the first round of strikes at five suspected heavy weapons camps of the Japanese. Make sure to destroy their artillery regiments first." The head of the Saibei Military Region slammed the table.

"If the Japs didn't have an artillery regiment, we would have won most of the battle."

Now the border region is doing its best to continuously supply Jiuyuan with weapons and ammunition. Although it is unable to deploy more troops now, making Jiuyuan's logistics unsustainable, the border region's staff is doing its best to replenish the supply of rockets, artillery shells and bullets.

Most of the Laotoule team was put into transportation. Now the strongest mobile forces of the Saibei Military Region and the Suimeng Autonomous Army are the five main cavalry regiments.

Now, all five main cavalry regiments have been sent out to ambush the Japanese.

Following the order from the front-line command, the artillery positions of the five cavalry regiments on the front line immediately began to adjust their shelling targets, covering all five places suspected to be the camps of the Japanese artillery regiments in the first round of attacks.

Brothers, I made a mistake in publishing the chapters, so I readjusted the chapters.

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