"Hankou Airport was bombed, Huangpo Airport was bombed, 38 aircraft were lost, the material warehouse at Hengjiekou was bombed, Wuchang Port was bombed, and Yoshikawa Brigade, the 53rd Regiment of the 17th Division, which was moving to the front line, was bombed,..."

There was a hint of anxiety in Kinoshita's tone. The Chinese Air Force frequently dispatched to bombard the troops' assembly sites and materials warehouses. Materials gathering or troops gathering. It was not to hide a machine gun or a person, but there were countless Chinese eyes around it, so it could not be concealed at all.

The Japanese army has been fighting under superior conditions for a long time, with poor air defense capabilities. Many troops have almost no sense of air defense. In the early days of the war, the squadrons attacked during the Battle of Shanghai, but they never took the initiative to attack again. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the main force of the Japanese Air Force was transferred south, but the Chinese Air Force was weak, and the main force was Chennard's volunteer team to aid China, and Chennard was responsible for supporting Myanmar operations. However, a year later, the strength of the Chinese Air Force increased significantly. The United States provided China with 200 various aircraft, and the aircraft manufacturing plants in Sichuan and Yunnan produced more than 500 various aircraft. This increase and fall, China's sky was re-controlled in the hands of the Chinese Air Force.

However, this large-scale air strike was the first large-scale attack by the Chinese Air Force after the Battle of Wuhan. This is exactly the concern in Kinoshita Yuki's heart. The Chinese Air Force did not attack before, so when formulating a combat plan, it only proposed two air force teams, but the first attack of the Chinese Air Force eliminated most of the aircraft of these two teams on the ground.

Anan Weiji was a little upset when he looked at the loss report in the past few days. From the idea was put forward, there were quite a few objections within both Nanjing and the Eleventh Army. The previous objections were only limited to insufficient troops, and now the lack of air strength has increased.

"We must launch an attack in advance," Anan stood up with a very determined expression.

Kinoshita's heart skipped a beat. Now that the troops have not been assembled and the supplies have not been completed, he was a little worried, but he also knew Anan Weiji's character, so he advised tactfully: "Commander, our attempts may have been noticed. According to the information, the Chinese general has made adjustments. The Chinese army on the southern front is shrinking, and the four armies gathered on the northern front..."

"Kimhashi, don't worry about this," Anan Wei suddenly swayed Kimhashi Yu's words indifferently. He said confidently: "The Chinese General made a mistake. His purpose was to induce our army to reinforce Xinyang, disperse our army's offensive forces, and at the same time, to induce our army to act according to his plan. We cannot be fooled."

"Although China has air advantages, the Chinese people will not fully use this power," Anan Wei said as he stood up. He walked to the window. The headquarters, which was originally covered with green trees and beautiful scenery, has now become a mess. The collapsed buildings, burned houses, and the green lawns are covered with soil. Seeing these Anan's voices suddenly fell: "Kishita, look."

Kinoshita Yuki walked to the window and stood side by side with Anan Weiji. Looking at the scene outside the window, his worries became even stronger. Anan's voice was also worried: "The power of the empire is limited, and we may never be able to seize air supremacy again. If we sit and watch the generals of the Chinese state reorganize their military, what if we half a year or a year later?"

Kinoshita was silent, he could not answer. At the beginning of the war, the Tokyo General Staff believed that a large group of Japanese troops was equivalent to a division's squadron, and now this judgment proved to be as ridiculous as defeating China in three months.

Ordinary Japanese may still be cheering for the successive victory of the Japanese army. However, as senior generals, Anan Weiji and Kinoshita have already noticed the decline of Japan, and their logistics is becoming increasingly difficult, and the recruits are getting younger and younger, and some soldiers are even under the age of eighteen. On the contrary, Japan's enemies, China, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union, all have huge resources and manpower. Except for China, the industrial strength of the other three countries is far greater than that of Japan. Even if China vigorously develops industry during the war, its current industrial capacity cannot be underestimated.

"So we must attack now, defeat the Chinese general, and intimidate the Chinese army. Otherwise, our army will be unable to survive under the attack of the three Chinese war zones. Kinoshita, cheer up, we must defeat the Chinese general, and we must win."

"Hayi!" Kinoshita Yuki was shocked. He now realized that Anan Weiji was not unaware that the power of the 11th Army was insufficient to launch such a large-scale attack, but he had no choice. He had to defeat the fifth war zone, conquer Yichang, and deter the Ninth War Zone and the Third War Zone to ensure the stability of the war situation in central China in the next few years.

"Please rest assured, Commander, Huye must do his best." Kinoshita Yuki tried his best to muster up the courage and replied loudly.

"Let's start, order all departments to attack according to the plan, order Takahashi to shrink the defense zone, stick to Xinyang, and not pursue at any time." Anan's tone was stern: "General China is good at retreating and decisive battles. This time we are as he wishes. Let him wait for the three armies on the northern line there."

Anan's tone was a hint of mockery, but Kinoshita Yuki didn't think so: "Commander, when the southern line is in crisis, the Chinese General will not place the three armies on the northern line. He has two choices, go south, or simply attack Xinyang, and Xinyang is likely to be lost."

"Takahashi-kun built three lines of defense in Xinyang, and the core positions are reinforced with steel and cement. If the Chinese army attacks strongly, it will inevitably pay a huge price. The biggest possibility for the Chinese general is to go south, but the three armies heading south, with the transportation in the Tongbai Mountains, it is absolutely impossible to do it. With this week, we have defeated the southern line of China and happened to face these three armies. Kinoshita-kun, war is a risk. Our Yamato nation is taking risks every step forward. From the Japanese-Sing War to the Russo-Japanese War, we were not taking risks that time."

Kinoshita Yuki was speechless again. Anan Weiji said it right. Japan has been taking risks to this day. Every adventure has brought Japan's national strength and prestige to a higher level. If this adventure is to be successful, Japan will continue to flourish in the next hundred years.

The Japanese army's actions began to accelerate. On March 14, the commander of the 6th Division, Masato Kanda, commanded the 6th Division and the 17th Division to advance along the east bank of the Han River. The 13th Division, the 9th Mixed Brigade and Yamamoto's troops (drawn by the 40th Division) launched an attack on Zhongxiang along the Zhongjing Highway; the 2nd Mixed Brigade was dispatched from Guangshui, and the slanted cha was attacked at Anlu, attacking the flanks of the 33rd Army; the 39th Division and the 58th Division were dispatched from Yingcheng and attacked the 60th Army along the banks of the Dafushui River.

The Japanese army's actions were as fierce and fast as ever. In half a day, they swept across all peripheral positions. Zhong Xiang, who was defending the 106th Division, was directly under the targets of the two Japanese troops. The 39th Division commanded Shiro Shiro, the commander of the 39th Division, also quickly fought with Situ Fei's 184th Division. Situ Fei led his troops to fight and retreat, and retreated to the Dahongshan area. The right-wing Feng Zhi'an commanded the 77th Army to abandon Anlu County and the main force moved to the pre-set position in the north of the city.

"Anan Weiji is still just a false reputation, so I can't hold back." Zhuang Jihua sneered. The Air Force had just been dispatched for a few days, and Anan Weiji launched an attack.

Xu Zuyi smiled faintly, then shook his head slightly, but He Wei smiled: "The commander said it well, Anan Weiji actually has no combat experience, and he fought well in the first battle. He led five brigades to defeat the five divisions of the Jin army. He may also regard our army as the Jin army."

"Then let him be happy for a while." Zhuang Jihua didn't care: "Are Song Xilian and Sun Zhen in place?"

"The entire army of the 22nd Army arrived, hidden in Qijianfeng north of Dahong Mountain and the Tianbaozhai line. Except for the 40th Division, the other troops of the 36th Army also secretly arrived at the designated location, hidden in Yangjiawan and the Gubingzhai line. Commander, let's fight that route first."

He Wei is now very impressed by Zhuang Jihua's choice. The choice of this position shows that Zhuang Jihua has a strong foresight towards the development of the battle situation. The current position of the 22nd and 36th Army can echo the 33rd Army to the left, attack the 104th Division dispatched by Guangshui, and respond to the 60th Army to the right, attack the 39th Division and 58th Division dispatched by Yingcheng. Such an arrangement is simply a trap for Anan Weiji, waiting for him to get in.

"The Sixth Division and the Thirteenth Division, both of the main forces of the 49th Group Army, seem to be trying to get back the previous place, so we will use our own tricks." With Zhuang Jihua's combat experience, he saw through the purpose of Anan Weiji's deployment at a glance. When he said this, he shook his head and said with regret: "This Anan is still too greedy. If I were to use a division to restrain the 60th Army and a brigade to restrain the 33rd Group Army, all the remaining troops were used to deal with Lan Yundong. In this way, it would be much more difficult for us to deal with it."

Xu Zuyi laughed in silence. Zhuang Jihua's confidence was getting stronger and stronger. Now he was still in the mood to judge the opponent's combat plan. He stood up and said, "Cultural Revolution, I suggest to attack the 39th Division and the 58th Division in the middle. These two divisions are the Third Regiment Division. They participated in the second Changsha battle. The total strength is only more than 20,000. Our two armies, plus the 60th Army, have a total strength of 240,000, which is ten times that of him. And once Sumida Rashiro is eliminated, the entire Japanese front line will be cut off, and we can choose next."

"Seating is to be a seat," Zhuang Jihua nodded frequently and said in admiration: "My choice is also him, but you have to wait and see what Anan has to do. In addition, he was excited at the beginning and could not pour cold water on it, so let Du Yuming cooperate." Speaking of this, he looked at Xu Zuyi with some surprise: "You said, according to reason, Anan Wei almost knew that we were planning to stand in Dahong Mountain. Do you think he would attack Dahong Mountain directly?"
Chapter completed!