Kambang, a small town that was originally only equivalent to a town in China, has been turned into ruins due to the continuous fighting. And because of Kambang's special geographical location, it may be a possible opportunity for the Chinese army to attack the Japanese army from Pekan to Pengsheng. There are several shipyards and military ports in the port area, so even though the Japanese army has suffered heavy casualties, no one from the battle commander Masaharu Honma to an ordinary soldier dares to say that they can abandon this place.
The telegram is a routine battle report at regular times every day. There are three such battle reports throughout the day, and the fixed times are 8 a.m., 3 p.m., and 11 p.m.
The battle report first reported the new battle situation after 8 a.m.
"...Starting from three o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army first dispatched a brigade and three indigenous divisions to launch an attack on our Ganbang 003 position. At the same time, a Japanese army brigade and an indigenous division launched a fierce attack on Xiaolin Highlands... By the afternoon At half past two, more than 100,000 Japanese troops participated in the attack, and the battle expanded to the entire Magan front..."
Then there are the casualty data and the progress of the war.
"Before the report was issued, our army had more than 2,000 new casualties, and killed and injured more than 5,000 enemy troops. In addition, our aviation force engaged in fire with the Japanese army a total of 13 times, and we lost five Golden Eagles and 13 Baiji dolphins and nine Chinese sturgeons, seven Golden Eagles and five Chinese sturgeons, and 12 Chinese sturgeons were damaged. Our aviation forces shot down and damaged more than 90 Japanese aircraft in total, including 11 of the latest Japanese aircraft. Harrier style..."
After Pan Meiren finished reading the battle report, He Yingqin asked: "The Harrier is also a jet fighter, right?"
"Yes." Pan Meiren replied.
"How is its performance compared to our golden eagle?"
"According to the performance data we have obtained, the Japanese Harrier is completely inferior to our Golden Eagle. However, because the Japanese army has extremely inhumane tactics such as suicide, it is difficult for us to have an absolute advantage even if the numbers are equal. Odds of winning.”
"Where are the missiles? Don't we have missiles?"
"Our missiles are mainly heat-seeking. The Harrier used by Japan this time is equipped with portable rockets under the wings. This kind of rocket can interfere with the guidance system of our army's air-to-air missiles. The Xuebing R&D Institute is studying countermeasures."
The newly joined He Yingqin was very curious about many things because of the lack of information. Often at this time, Pan Meiren became an expert in solving problems. This conversation had lasted for several days, because most of the people here were naturally curious. They think that their understanding of some things is no better than that of Pan Meiren, so they will consciously keep their mouths shut.
When He Yingqin finally stopped asking questions, Feng Yuxiang looked at the battle report that had just been issued in his hand and said: "Today's ground battle was very fierce. The Japanese army dispatched many more troops than yesterday. This battle loss is not normal."
Not only him, but most other people discovered this problem, and everyone started talking, trying to find out something from the written battle report.
This is the most important daily job of the military and political leaders of the Supreme Command. They need to analyze changes in the battle situation based on the latest battle reports sent back from the front line, conduct comprehensive analysis based on relevant intelligence sent back from other channels, and provide reference combat plans to the Front-line commanders so that they can avoid enemy traps.
Until now in the Battle of Malan, although the Third Expeditionary Army failed to make a successful sneak attack, it has actually seized the initiative because it has successively occupied two important strategic positions, Xiaolin Heights and Ganbang. However, because the Japanese army did not hesitate to attack at any cost The investment has turned Ganbang into a meat grinding ground. The next battle will be a huge test for the will of the officers and soldiers of the Third Expeditionary Group.
On the curtain wall behind Ouyang Yun, the latest troop distribution maps of both sides were projected on it. Deng Xihou picked up the baton, stood in front of the curtain wall, and began to "point the country."
"Everyone knows the latest battle situation. Now, the focus of the battle between the enemy and us is still on Xiaoling Highlands and Ganbang, which is a bit strange." He stopped his baton at the point of Xiaoling Highlands, hesitated slightly, and said: "The Japanese army Today, we suddenly deployed heavy troops in Xiaolin Heights again. Could it be that they have forgotten the lessons learned several times before or do they have other intentions?"
Xiaolin Highlands is easy to defend but difficult to attack. This has been proved by many actual battles. About a month ago, the Japanese army weakened its offensive on Xiaolin Highlands, but today it suddenly pressed heavy troops again. This is really suspicious.
Everyone's eyes followed the baton and stayed on the point of Xiaolin Heights. Their brows furrowed and they all started thinking. A few minutes later, Tie Linfei suddenly shouted: "No."
His cry was so sudden that it startled Feng Yuxiang next to him. The old man immediately stared over and asked, "What's wrong with this sudden surprise?"
"I suddenly thought of a possibility, well, I need a more detailed map of the distribution of Japanese troops."
Deng Xihou nodded and waved to the staff officer who was in charge of showing the slides. The latter understood and immediately adjusted the position of the camera, and then the point on the Xiaolin Heights on the curtain wall began to zoom in until it filled the entire screen.
Tie Linfei stood up and walked forward, took the baton from Deng Xihou, pointed to the south of Xiaolin Highlands, and said: "The Japanese troops attacking Xiaolin Highlands are leaning to the south. I suspect that they are probably to counterattack our Malan 023 Attack on the position." Without waiting for others to ask questions, he continued: "Do you still remember the news reported by Secretary Pan three days ago? The Japanese army is stepping up training of paratroopers. Our Malan 023 position is due to the existence of the Malan jungle to the east. It was originally regarded as a place of death, but if the Japanese army dispatches aviation troops to drop air, please help me cut back to the original shot."
The original formation diagram appeared again on the curtain wall. Tielin Fei pointed his baton to the right of the Malan 023 position and said: "Because our main force has moved to the direction of Ganbang, heading west from Xiaolin Heights, our army's strength is actually very weak. , but unfortunately, our army’s forward command is located at Malan 023. The Japanese army must know this. I suspect that their crazy attack on Ganbang some time ago was simply to provide cover for today’s operation.”
"You mean the real purpose of the Japanese army is to decapitate the front fingers of our army." Deng Xihou asked, his right hand habitually touching his chin.
"It is very possible that with the Japanese troops deployed near Xiaolin Heights, they will indeed be unable to capture Xiaolin Heights. However, if their role is only to cut off the connection between Xiaolin Heights and Malan 011 position, it will be enough. Near Malan, the main force of our army is near Xiaolin Heights. Once the connection is cut off, the guard troops directly under the front command alone will not be able to resist the elite Japanese paratroopers."
Because this inference by Tielin Fei involved the survival of the Third Expeditionary Army Headquarters, it immediately aroused everyone's intense attention. Ouyang Yun touched his nose and said: "The matter is of great importance. It seems that we can only trust it." If we believe it is gone, hurry up and call the Malan Front Command immediately and ask them to retreat to the Ganbang area immediately."