The most critical thing is that due to the limitations of intelligence collection capabilities, the Anti-Japanese Alliance currently knows nothing about the weather over the Korean Peninsula, the direction of the mountains, or the deployment of Japanese anti-aircraft artillery and fighter groups in the areas that may pass along the way. At the moment, even a
There is no rough route map in the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
Apart from a few civilian maps of Korea and military maps of northeastern Korea published by the Japanese, there is not even a detailed military map of the Korean Peninsula. The Japanese have extremely tight control over Korea, especially after the re-emergence of the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the start of the war.
After entering North Korea, map control became even stricter.
The last time Chen Hanzhang led troops into North Korea, he only captured a few maps of northeastern North Korea from the Japanese army. Since the maps of other directions in North Korea were not annihilated to the Japanese high command, no all-round maps of North Korea were captured. Pass
The underground organizations in North Korea tried their best to obtain only a few civilian versions of the map.
Without a route map, or even the necessary military maps, the route could not be determined. The entire operation also lacked limited navigation, which also limited the possible bombing of Jeju Island by the aviation force. Coupled with the Anti-Alliance aviation bomber force,
Although it has partially formed combat capabilities, it is limited by certain conditions and lacks experience in long-distance attacks. The unsuccessful air raid on Fengtian can be said to be a favorable proof.
During the bombing of Fengtian, not a single Anti-Japanese bomber was shot down. However, when returning, several were lost due to reasons such as getting lost. The straight-line distance from Harbin to Fengtian is less than 600 kilometers, and
The straight-line distance from Jiamusi to Jeju Island is more than 1,000 kilometers.
Although there is no route map from Harbin to Fengtian, and there is a lack of effective navigation. However, at least there are detailed maps in the Anti-Japanese Alliance, which can be used as a temporary route map. Not to mention taking off from Jiamusi, it means taking off from any point in the base area.
After crossing the Tumen River, there is not even a map along the way that can be used as a temporary route map.
There is only a scale, not even contour lines. It seems that the civilian map of the vast plains cannot meet the needs of marching operations, let alone used as a route map? Taking off from Jiamusi to Jeju Island, after entering North Korea, are there any aircraft that affect the way?
It is not clear whether there is a safe high mountain that can be used as a ground reference.
The Korean Peninsula has a mountainous terrain with numerous mountains. Although there are no peaks with too high an altitude, there are still quite a few peaks of about one or two thousand meters. In addition, in order to save fuel as much as possible, the voyage has been extended to deal with possible accidents.
, it is best for the plane to fly at low altitude. At this altitude, there is no detailed route map. If you are not careful, the danger of the plane hitting the mountain is very high.
But if Yang Zhen follows Yang Zhen’s idea, after taking off from Jiamusi, he will enter the Sea of Japan along the Tumen River estuary, fly along the northeastern coast of North Korea, and detour through the Tsushima Strait. Not only will the voyage increase by hundreds of kilometers, but he will also face Japanese troops stationed in the mainland along the way.
A pincer attack with the aviation force in southern Korea.
Judging from the current limited information, the widest part of the Tsushima Strait is less than a hundred kilometers. Moreover, there are many large and small islands in the strait. The chance of a bomber passing through the entire Tsushima Strait without being discovered is almost non-existent. Facing the southern part of the Korean Peninsula
As well as the Japanese air force's pincer attack in Japan, it is conceivable that these bombers can complete any possibility.
Moreover, going out to sea from the mouth of the Tumen River in front of Hunchun was not conducive to keeping secrets as the Japanese army still firmly controlled the Korean Peninsula. In order to prevent the Anti-Japanese Alliance from once again invading the Korean Peninsula, the Japanese army moved south of the Tumen River in Hunchun, northern Korea.
A large number of troops are deployed in the frontal position. From here into the Sea of Japan, there is basically no secret.
At the same time, now that the coastlines of Northeast China and the Sea of Japan are not directly adjacent, and the Tumen River Estuary has become the boundary river between the Soviet Union and North Korea, it is also easy to cause protests from the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union usually has no wind or waves. At this time, if
If the Anti-Alliance bombers pass through their so-called territory or territorial waters, this may cause a lot of trouble. The Soviet army may even dispatch fighter jets to intercept the bomber group.
In fact, passing through the Far East of the Soviet Union and entering the Sea of Japan is the best option. But according to the Soviet Union's usual practice, there is no need to negotiate, and they will definitely not agree to it even if they die. Especially now that the Soviet Union is in an unfavorable situation and is almost invincible.
Under the situation of being undefeated, they will not take the initiative to offend a powerful country like Japan, let alone allow the bombers of the Anti-Alliance to attack North Korea through their so-called territory and territorial waters.
The most critical thing is that because the current base is not close to the sea, the aviation force has hardly conducted any cross-sea air raid training. Flying on the sea with almost no landmarks, without special training, is almost impossible.
It is possible to accomplish the mission. Even if it is not possible, the fleet sent out for bombing will get lost. And if it gets lost on the sea, anyone can guess what the result will be.
After careful consideration, the aviation force came up with a new plan in the shortest time. In addition to concentrating the reconnaissance aircraft on hand, they conducted reconnaissance along the railway lines in Hailong and Xi'an. Once the exact location of the Japanese airport was discovered, bombers were dispatched to bomb it.
outside.
Mobilize two brigades of P-40 fighter jets with the largest range in the base area to expand the defense range eastward and southward. To the east, along the border between China and North Korea, and southward to advance the defense to the southeast of Xinjing. At the lower reaches of the Songhua River
Establish an air defense line. At the same time, activate all radars and air defense observation posts, and pay close attention to the airspace downstream of the Songhua River. Once the movement of Japanese aircraft is discovered, they will immediately launch an interception.
The aviation force directly reported in the report that based on the current training level of the anti-alliance bomber force, as well as the direction and focus of the training, it is almost impossible to carry out such long-distance bombing on the sea. If you look at the terrain of the Korean Peninsula,
We were not familiar with the weather and the deployment of Japanese troops along the way. We were easily intercepted by Japanese fighter jets and anti-aircraft guns along the way.
The aviation force suggested that instead of making a long-distance attack on Jeju Island at the cost of losing bomber units, it was better to concentrate its forces and adopt the tactic of setting up air interception lines along the Sino-North Korean border and around Xinjing. At the same time, it concentrated its bomber units to attack the Kwantung Army.
In Xi'an, intensive bombing was carried out on the railway lines and roads around Hailong to cut off the possible supply of fuel and ammunition to the Japanese aviation.
Yang Zhen, who had just arrived at the headquarters of the Advance Army and was talking to his two senior leaders, the commander and political commissar of the Advance Army, frowned deeply after receiving the urgent telegram from the aviation force.
Wanting to get angry, I looked at the two old leaders in front of me and finally suppressed the anger in my heart.
He is very clear about the difficulties mentioned by the aviation force. The aviation bomber unit has never been trained for sea-crossing operations. On the sea without any reference points to follow, the possibility of getting lost is extremely high. Especially since it is a route that no one has ever flown before.
, will undoubtedly be a huge challenge.
Currently, the Anti-Japanese Alliance has no one who knows how to use the sextant necessary for long-term flight at sea and positioning the route, and there is no sextant available for use. Simply relying on distinguishing the direction of the sun and flying with instruments is still not reliable.
.Especially Soviet-made bombers with sufficient range have rather crude instrumentation.
The instrumentation of the IL-4 bomber is both backward and too simple. It cannot support long-distance flight without navigation. Moreover, long-distance flight on the sea is more dangerous than on land. Without strict
It's a training and flying in an unfamiliar environment, which is very dangerous.
Moreover, without fighter escort, the detour through the Tsushima Strait, which is only more than a hundred kilometers wide at its widest, cannot be guaranteed if night flights are carried out. If bombing is chosen during the day, it will be difficult to break through the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese mainland.
intercepted by Japanese fighter jets. It was not that he did not understand these circumstances, but he was also very clear about them.
But for Yang Zhen, who never likes to be passive, it is difficult for him to accept being put in a passive position and being beaten. He doesn't like the feeling that his fate is in the hands of others, and he hates being in this kind of situation that may destroy his current hard work.
Business results, but I feel like I want to hand over the initiative to my opponent. And there always has to be a first time for everything. You can't not try because you are too protective of your own strength.
Putting down the telegram in his hand, Yang Zhen frowned. He saw that Yang Zhen frowned deeply, because as soon as this telegram arrived, Yang Zhen told the aviation force that no matter what he was doing, he must report it immediately, and
The commander of the advancing army who was interrupted in the conversation asked curiously: "What happened that made you frown so much?"
After hearing the old chief's question, Yang Zhen hurriedly handed over the telegram in his hand and said: "It is still about the Japanese army mobilizing a large number of bombers to the northeast. I originally didn't care what kind of conspiracy the Japanese army had in this, we adopted preemptive tactics.
, eliminate all dangers on the ground."
"But looking at it now, I am afraid that this idea of mine cannot be realized. No matter what the Japanese army wants to do by gathering such a large number of bombers, right now we can only choose to fight passively. This kind of situation of handing the initiative to others, I
I don't like it very much. Although sir, you don't understand aviation operations, but you are a veteran commander who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Can you see if there is any way to solve our current predicament?"
The old commander, who was the commander of the advancing army, took Yang Zhen's telegram and read it carefully, and frowned. Yang Zhen had just mentioned to him the purpose of the Japanese army in mobilizing a large number of bombers to station in the Northeast.
He also knew that if the Japanese army's conspiracy was really as expected by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, once they succeeded, the Anti-Japanese Alliance's painstaking efforts in northern Manchuria would be ruined.
This veteran who has lived on the Yangtze River in the Land of Abundance since he was a child knows the power of floods very well. In June 1938, the Nationalist Government breached the dike at Huayuankou and used water instead of troops to stop the Japanese army. After a flood, more than 500,000 people died.
Square kilometers of land were submerged. More than 10 million people were called refugees, and hundreds of thousands died.
Although the water volume of the Songhua River is not necessarily larger than that of the Yellow River, the area of the current Anti-Japanese Alliance base area is probably not as vast as the flooded area of the year, which is now called the Yellow River Flood Area. Although Northern Manchuria is vast, it has many mountainous areas.
The plain areas are mainly concentrated in the lower reaches of the Songhua River and Heilongjiang River.
Judging from the transfer of resistance construction from the central government, their main factories are concentrated in the plain areas. Once the Songhua River is artificially caused a flood, I am afraid that the entire plain area will not be able to escape. If the plain area is flooded, it will
This means that all these industrial bases will be submerged in water.
The loss of these industrial bases under construction will directly affect the future development of the Anti-Japanese Alliance and even the development of the entire army. This time, the central government gathered the elite of the North China Army to form the Jehol March Army, even at the cost of tens of thousands of casualties.
The goal is not to open up a direct line with the Anti-Japanese Alliance.