Chapter 4 All-round Anti-Japanese War (Second Air Defense)
Almost at the same time, in Tianjin, at the headquarters of the Huabeitun garrison in the Japanese Concession, under the instruction of Hideki Tojo, a top-secret message was being sent to the Kwantung Army headquarters in Changchun via radio waves.
In the message, Tojo Hideki briefly analyzed the current situation in North China, and then made his own judgment. He believed that in view of the fact that the Xuebing Army already has the two major hardware of tanks and artillery, it is not inferior to its own. Strength, it is unwise to launch an offensive blindly from the ground at this time. The top priority is not to occupy North China, but to use the absolute superiority of aviation to focus on destroying the logistics facilities of the Xuebing Army. In the last line of the message, he wrote: air strike, Air strikes. Only continuous air strikes can shake the military foundation of the Xuebing Army and weaken the will of its officers and soldiers to resist.
At this time, Nanjiro, due to repeated setbacks in his attacks, was no longer as high-spirited as when the Marco Polo Bridge Incident first occurred. Moreover, he received news from friends at home that the military was already considering changing generals on the spot out of dissatisfaction with him. There were even candidates to replace him. When Tojo Hideki's message was sent to him, the old Japanese thought deeply and believed it, so he issued a combat order only for the aviation force, codenamed "Po Chu". In order to concentrate all the fighter planes of the Kwantung Army to carry out large-scale and long-term bombing of the two major industrial bases of the Xuebing Army, Renqiu and Zhangjiakou,
The next day, just as the Japanese began to mobilize their entire army to prepare for the bombing, Ouyang Yun, who had obtained the news from the intercepted message, hurried back to Renqiu from Xifengkou, and immediately convened a meeting including Zhang Zhen, A military meeting of left-behind officers above the regimental commander level, including senior generals such as Li Tieshu and Qin Dechun,
"The Japanese are going to make a big move. This time, we may only be beaten." After the meeting started, Ouyang Yun dropped a bombshell straight to the point.
"Are the Japanese going to engage in strategic bombing?" Zhang Zhen understood the elegant meaning after hearing the news and asked,
Zhang Zhen is currently in charge of the Xuebing Army's air defense force. Ouyang Yun nodded, looked at him, and asked, "How many air defense forces do we have in total now?"
"The regular army has three regiments and two companies. In addition, the Self-Defense Force has the size of a regiment. Among them, the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns have a battalion and a company, the anti-aircraft guns have two regiments, and the others are all anti-aircraft machine guns."
"Too few. According to international rules, the battle loss ratio between the air force and air defense forces is generally around 1:14. The Japanese Kwantung Army now has about 300 combat aircraft of various types, which means we need about 5,400 individual air defense soldiers. It's enough to consume, well, it seems that we can't just sit around and take the beating, we have to use surprise troops." When he mentioned the word "surprise troops", Ouyang Yun turned his eyes to Shan Renxiong and Guo Biao,
Shan Renxiong and Guo Biao met his eyes and couldn't help but puff up their chests. Shan Renxiong said: "Military seat, I have an immature idea. If the Japanese army wants to bomb our army, Taking into account the issue of combat radius, the frontline airport cannot be too far away from us, so we will make a fuss about this."
Ouyang Yun nodded and said: "This is a good idea, but even so, it seems that air defense should not be careless, Mr. Jiang." He cast his eyes on Jiang Shuren,
The latter nodded and said: "Is there anything we need our government agencies to do?"
"Public air defense, as well as the hiding and relocation of equipment of important factories and mines. I hope that after the meeting, you can organize the Self-Defense Forces and the police to inspect the air defense preparedness of the entire region as soon as possible."
"Okay, I've got this covered."
Ouyang Yun said: "I estimate that there are several places where the Japanese army's bombing focus will be. First, our military camps, followed by factories and mines, and then government agencies. Therefore, these three places will be the focus of the air defense force's guarding. Brother Zhang, I will leave the specific deployment of the air defense forces to you."
Zhang Zhen stood up, performed a military salute, and said in a deep voice: "Military seat, leave this to me."
Ouyang Yun Xiangxiang was worried and said: "We started repairing Renqiu's air defense facilities as soon as we entered the station. I believe the problem is not big. What I am worried about now is Zhangjiakou. Zhangjiakou is nominally under the jurisdiction of the 57th Army, but we are still there. There is such a huge industry. Brother Li, you should be in charge of it. The 57th Army has about one regiment of air defense forces in Zhangjiakou. I will allocate to you a battalion of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and a regiment of conventional air defense forces. Do you think that's okay? .”
Li Tieshu stood up, solemnly performed a military salute, and said, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, the little devils won't even think about being arrogant in the sky over Zhangjiakou."
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Yun waved his hands hurriedly and said: "No, no, you misunderstood me. When the air defense force and the air force fight, no matter from which angle you consider it, the defending side is always at a disadvantage." He glanced at Zhang Zhen and finally decided to His eyes fell on Li Tieshu's face, and he continued: "In air defense warfare, there is no point in showing off force rather than ruthlessness. The key lies in how to use the resources at hand to minimize losses. We have only so many people in the student army. I am sure The more we fight, the less we fight. Do you understand what I mean? We are not afraid of sacrifices, but we refuse unnecessary sacrifices. Everyone, we have a long and heavy road ahead. Don’t think about leaving the burden on me alone."
He said the last sentence in a joking tone. After experiencing the two battles of Wen'an and the great victory in Tianjin, he found that the Xuebing Army never lacked the courage to sacrifice. On the contrary, this excessive regard for death is counterproductive. It caused a lot of damage to the growth and stability of the student army. The simplest example is that the two air defense battles achieved considerable results, but the price they paid was that almost all the air defense troops were killed in one battle. Lost everything,
Li Tieshu and Zhang Zhen looked at each other, and they smiled in perfect agreement. Zhang Zhen said: "Commander, since ancient times, before the war, the commander only encouraged his subordinates to fight to the death. How can there be someone like you who instead persuades his subordinates to cherish their lives? You are not afraid." When we get there, we'll be fine with oil on the soles of our feet."
Everyone laughed,
Ouyang Yun also laughed and said: "If my subordinates are afraid of death, I will naturally encourage them to fight hard. But the problem now is that our Xuebing army seems to have a tradition of fighting hard. If we don't fight, we will lose. If we fight, both sides will lose." This is not what I want to see, and I don’t want to become a polished commander one day.”
Everyone laughed again, and in the midst of laughter, Ouyang Stern stood up and said: "Military officer, this time the Japanese are targeting Renqiu, and our Jewish brigade should take part in it."
"Yes." Ouyang Yun answered simply, "Gather all the machine gunners in your brigade and use them as air defense skirmishers. I don't ask you to shoot down many fighter planes, as long as you can attract the attention of some Japanese soldiers." , Of course, the premise is safety first. Please remember that this time the air defense battle is just an outpost. The real battle is still behind, still on the ground. Therefore, I hope everyone will have the opportunity to kill the Japanese by then, okay. Okay, today’s meeting is over. After everyone goes down, hurry up and arrange the arrangements. Guo Biao, Shan Renxiong, you stay.”