Chapter 957, Mountain Wolf Action

Xu Yongchang shook his head and said, "If the Air Force just needs you to mark the location, they can just bombard the entire area directly. The target location is in a cave in Shanyin. Our reconnaissance airship hovered for several days before confirming that there was a military facility here, because there are brigades of ox carts, horse carriages and even motor vehicles entering and leaving every day. After careful identification, several telegram frames gathered here. According to the air observation, since the cave is at the foot of Shanyin, it is difficult to solve the problem with bombs except that we can level the mountain."

After pausing, he said immediately without waiting for everyone to ask questions: "There is at least one team stationed in this logistics base, and there should be one or two teams of support troops within ten miles nearby, so we need to have enough attack power to destroy this logistics base. The land-faced troops are mainly responsible for fighting a bloody road, while the air troops will carry heavy weapons, blasting equipment, and cave fortifications specifically used to attack the logistics base."

Hearing this, the officers of the equipment regiment were all confused.

Sun Lianzhong hurriedly asked, "Staff Officer Xu, what exactly is the air force you are talking about? How should our land and face troops cooperate with them?"

Xu Yongchang smiled indifferently and said in a very formal tone: "Ten days ago, the head of state personally approved the establishment of a brand new combat unit, but strictly speaking, it cannot be considered brand new, because it is said that the conception and training of such new soldiers had appeared in the south before, and this time it was only officially announced. The new combat unit was named Air Marine Corps. The first batch of Air Marines all came from the air combat units of the First Army of the South. Currently, a battalion of troops has gathered in Fengtian."

Everyone couldn't help but talk. Many people present a year ago didn't even know what the "Air Force" was. Now they have just adapted to the high-tech new armies of the "Air Force", and suddenly another "Air Force Marine Corps". Of course, they have heard that the Marine Corps simply loads army soldiers on a ship and sends them to designated locations to perform land-based combat missions. Does the "Air Force Marine Corps" also loads army soldiers on an aircraft for transportation?

"At that time, the Air Marines will take the newly modified camouflage airship to a place 500 meters southwest of the Japanese logistics base. The specific location cannot be predicted at present. Moreover, the illusion of the combat time of our division chief's General Staff is at night, because only in this way can we provide more cover for the Air Marines. Because of this, they need more support from the land-faced troops, otherwise the airships in the dark will not be able to find the target at will." Xu Yongchang looked around the regiment officers and continued leisurely.

"So that's it." Sun Lianzhong nodded suddenly.

"With airships, transporting soldiers to the rear of the enemy? This is really an unexpected and good idea. If this is the case, we simply transport the entire regiment of soldiers to the rear with airships, and then launch a sudden attack from the enemy's back. Isn't that better?" A regiment chief officer said whimsically.

"Haha, your idea is right, so I said from the beginning that this is a unique and unprecedented innovative tactic. As long as this battle can achieve satisfactory results, a larger-scale joint land-air combat will inevitably be organized in the future, including what you said that the entire regiment of soldiers will be airlifted to the rear of the enemy and the surprise attack will be launched. This is completely possible." Xu Yongchang said casually.

Everyone present started to discuss and express their opinions. Although they did not know the specific situation of the Air Marine Corps, it was always a good sign to hear Xu Yongchang say this.

"About the specific action plan, an officer from the Army Command will come here tonight or tomorrow morning to give a more detailed explanation. The code name of this combat plan is tentatively designated as 'Mountain Wolf Operation'. The mountain wolf is the stormtrooper, which means a scavenger who clears obstacles." Xu Yongchang looked at Hu Zongnan and said.

"Mountain wolf is a very intimidating code name. Shoushan, maybe people will call you a fierce wolf in the future." Sun Lianzhong said jokingly.

"This operation is of great significance. I must once again emphasize that it will set a precedent for joint operation of land and air and provide a foundation for the formulation of more advanced tactics in the future. Before the formal operation, this matter must be strictly confidential. The military police departments of each regiment and battalion will strengthen supervision during this period. All officers are officers and should set an example." Xu Yongchang reminded.

After the meeting, Xu Yongchang inspected the front trenches on behalf of the division headquarters, but he soon returned to the north shore.

Hu Zongnan, Sun Lianzhong and several other battalion commanders studied the mission briefing of the "Mountain Wolf Operation" in detail, and set the code name of the most western position of the Japanese 115th Regiment, that is, the location where the Japanese army was preparing to break through forcibly, was the location where they were preparing to break through forcibly. They discussed in detail the details of the attack, including how to charge, how to seize trenches, and even how to ensure logistics after occupying the trenches.

That night, the 34th Division Strengthening Battalion, which was installed from the north shore, arrived at the beachhead position. A major staff adjutant from the Army Command arrived with the reinforcement battalion. The staff adjutant summoned all the officers involved in the "Mountain Wolf Operation", repeated the details of the entire mission, and finally announced the time for the formal execution of the operation.

"The division headquarters has decided to start the operation at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. You must break through the wolf point before 8:00 p.m. The Air Marines will arrive over the target on time at 11:00 p.m. In order to avoid the enemy's air defense, their height from the ground will be kept above two thousand meters as much as possible. Only when you find out that you send a signal will it be lowered. First, the airship is on board 130 soldiers and a batch of expensive combat equipment. If it is hit by the enemy's air defense fire, it will be a major tragedy."

"Sir, what is that signal?" Hu Zongnan asked.

"I will tell you the signal before starting tomorrow afternoon, and it must be kept confidential now." The Adjutant of Staff said seriously.

"How did the soldiers on the airship get off? Are you going to stop the airship? There is no suitable landing position in the mountains." A battalion commander of the 34th Division asked curiously.

"They will hang with ropes. This is the matter that the Air Marines are worried about. They have been specially trained. You just need to do your job well." said the adjutant of the staff.

After the entire operation was explained, the adjutant of the staff asked all the chiefs to start preparing immediately. The specific situation could not be disclosed to their subordinates. Everything would not be held until tomorrow's action could be done.

The next morning, the North Bank artillery position launched a round of artillery bombardment at the main force of the 16th Division of the South Bank, and sent the Dujiang army to wander around the Yalu River and then return. The beachhead position of the equipment regiment located in the southwest also cooperated to launch a fire exchange, but it only attacked the Japanese positions with mortars and heavy machine guns for a while. At noon, the equipment regiment sent sniper troops to carry out a small mission, lurking on a sudden mountainside to the west, and sneaking into several Japanese commanders and two subordinate officers.

Sun Lianzhong decided to set up a spy team in the regiment headquarters, selecting elites from the supplementary soldiers transported from the rear, and the snipers in the regiment were responsible for training and training. His idea was to develop this spy team into a sniper training camp that would inevitably play a great role in mountainous combat or guerrilla operations in the future.

At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, Sun Lianzhong ordered all troops that carried out the "Mountain Wolf Operation" to start resting and having dinner. Half an hour later, the battalion commanders began to organize task briefing meetings for officers under their command, and specifically explained the combat details of the "Mountain Wolf Operation". It was not until five minutes before the execution of the operation that the adjutant of the Division Chief's staff told Hu Zongnan the signal to contact the Air Marine Corps. The specific method was to use a special flashlight to flash quickly towards the sky, with a interval of five seconds in the middle, requiring continuous firing to the sky more than three times.

"At eleven o'clock, airships will circle over the target area. They will wait until eleventh thirty at the latest. If this time passes, they will evacuate immediately. The entire mission will be automatically cancelled. You can find a way to retreat. Remember, it will be at the latest eleventh thirty. In addition, if you complete the mission smoothly, you must be responsible for leading the Air Force Marines to withdraw safely. The equipment regiment will respond to the mountain. Do you understand?" said the adjutant of the staff in an emphatic tone.

"Eleventh thirty, I understand." Hu Zongnan nodded firmly.

"There is another thing I plan to tell you in advance, so that you can be motivated. Once you successfully destroy the Japanese logistics base, at least six hours later, that is, at six o'clock tomorrow morning, the 34th and 37th Divisions will launch a large-scale general attack, and the main entry point is the equipment regiment. You are the signal light of the general attack and will definitely become one of the heroes of this war." The adjutant of the staff said inspiration.
Chapter completed!