Predator Reborn

Chapter 686 Military Confrontation

Two bomber regiments, more than seventy bombers, flew arrogantly over Changchun for more than an hour. Due to lack of fuel, they had to leave in a majestic manner under the expectant eyes of all the little devils.

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At this moment, in front of the window, having witnessed the entire bombing process, General Mizu Umejiro, the supreme commander of the Kwantung Army with a livid face, had returned to his seat. He was anxiously waiting to participate in the bombing.

The commander-in-chief reported to himself the specific losses suffered by the Kwantung Army in this air raid.

"Report to the commander, the damage has been preliminary calculated..." Finally, while the commander was waiting anxiously, the slightly panicked voice of the chief of staff reached his ears.

"Say..." The commander, who was mentally prepared, ordered decisively.

"Hayi..."

"Your Excellency, Commander, there were two aspects of losses during the entire air strike. Let me first talk about the losses at Changchun Airport..." As he spoke, the Chief of Staff quickly took out a piece of the battle report from the thick stack of battle reports in his hand.

Make a list and report with extreme caution.

"According to the latest report from the Air Force Commander, during the one-hour bombing, the entire Changchun Airport suffered a devastating blow. The 12 combat aircraft staying at the airport, including the entire pilot division responsible for the attack, totaled 133 combat aircraft.

No one was spared and all were destroyed. At the same time, all German military facilities in the entire airport, including hangars, ammunition depots, fuel depots...all suffered devastating blows from the Chinese Air Force. Preliminary estimates are that the entire Changchun Airport was

If you want to resume operation, it will take at least a month to rebuild..."

"Baga, cunning Chinese people, I must make them pay with blood..." Faced with such a huge loss, General Mizu Umejiro, who had never been so aggrieved since he became the supreme commander of the Kwantung Army, couldn't help but fight

The chief of staff, who wanted to continue speaking, stared at himself with eyes that could almost breathe fire, and cursed loudly...

Facing the commander's anger, the chief of staff had been cautious since entering the office. Looking at the commander in front of him like a powder keg that could explode at any time, all he could do was lower his head and endure the situation before him.

The boss cursed without saying a word...

After a few minutes of roaring, perhaps the commander in front of him was tired of cursing. The entire office slowly became quiet. Looking at the cautious chief of staff in front of him, the commander quickly calmed down the emotions on his face. Then,

He said to the chief of staff in front of him.

"It made the Chief of Staff laugh... I am too anxious. If Changchun Airport cannot be put into use in time, then our headquarters will not receive effective air support in the next period of time... Chief of Staff,

Please continue reading. In addition to the Changchun Airport accident, what other losses have we suffered?"

"Hayi..."

"In more than an hour of bombing, in addition to the entire Changchun Airport, which suffered a devastating blow, more than two-thirds of the military facilities of our Kwantung Army in the entire Changchun area suffered a devastating blow. Including five

Ammunition depots and logistics warehouses, six military camps, four military training grounds..."

"Especially the air strikes on six military camps and four training grounds, and the aerial bombs dropped by the Chinese, caused huge losses to the several new divisions that our Kwantung Army had just formed in the Changchun area. According to statistics, more than 8,000 soldiers

Imperial Army soldiers were killed in this unprecedented bombing. In addition, nearly 10,000 Imperial Army soldiers suffered varying degrees of injuries. As for the various materials and ammunition lost, they are still being counted. However,

What is certain is that the losses must be huge..."

Perhaps with the previous losses at the airport as foreshadowing, at this moment, after hearing such huge losses, the commander did not show any emotional loss. Instead, he frowned and slowly fell into deep thought.

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After a few minutes of silence in the entire office, the commander slowly raised his frowning head and asked the chief of staff in front of him.

"Chief of Staff, what do you think of the current situation facing our Kwantung Army..."

"The current situation..." After a brief thought, the chief of staff said bluntly.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I would like to ask you to speak frankly. Before the Changchun Airport is completely repaired, the entire Jilin area is within the strike range of the Northeast Field Army's aviation. And our air reinforcements, due to the disadvantage of distance, will not be able to attack the Northeast Field Army's air force."

The aviation force does not pose any threat at all. Therefore, I boldly suggested that our Kwantung Army troops should stay out of the spotlight until the fifteen new divisions have fully formed their combat effectiveness and the Changchun Airport resumes normal use..."

"Take a break for the moment..." After hearing these words, General Mizu Umejiro, the supreme commander of the Kwantung Army and always arrogant, couldn't help but laugh at himself.

Glancing at the Chief of Staff who had just arrived in front of him, the commander said helplessly: "I never thought that my invincible Kwantung Army would reach this point... It seems that in the previous duel,

We have all underestimated our opponents. Liu Hua, the top officer of the Northeast Field Army, is truly worthy of being called the God of War of the CCP..."

"Commander, please don't be discouraged. This is also a temporary helpless move of our Kwantung Army. I believe that when the fifteen new divisions of our Kwantung Army form combat effectiveness, the completely destroyed Changchun Airport will be put back into use. The Empire of Japan

The Kwantung Army's military front will definitely be directed towards the despicable and cunning China troops again..." Seeing the frustrated commander in front of him, the chief of staff quickly tried to persuade him.

"Chief of Staff, please rest assured that before the Northeast Field Army is eliminated, I, Mitsu Umejiro, will never be defeated by such a small setback...Okay, just follow what you just said, this time is set for three months, I believe, three

Months of time are enough for our fifteen new divisions of the Kwantung Army to form combat effectiveness." Facing the kind reminder from the chief of staff, the commander's face immediately showed a resolute look, and he answered affirmatively.

Of course, the chief of staff had no doubts about the commander's wise decision and answered with certainty.

"Ha Yi, your Excellency, Commander, is wise..."

The commander, General Mitsu Umejiro, who had regained his fighting spirit, no longer showed even a trace of frustration on his face when facing a powerful enemy. He gave a decisive order to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, immediately issued an order to all combat units on the front line: Within three months, any combat unit is prohibited from launching any military provocation against the Northeast Field Army. Otherwise, military law will be engaged... Order fifteen new divisions,

Seize the time to reorganize and train. Within three months, each newly formed division must form a combat effectiveness. At the same time, the Air Force is ordered to seize the time to repair Changchun Airport and ensure that the Changchun Airport is restored to use within a month. At the same time, the Air Force is warned

Commander, during this period, prevention and control measures at Changchun Airport must be strengthened..."

"Hayi..."

"Militarily, in order to ensure that the interests of the Kwantung Army in the three northeastern provinces are not harmed, we can maintain a certain degree of restraint and conduct a military confrontation with the Northeast Field Army for a period of time. However, in other aspects, we cannot stop," the commander said.

General Kanmizu Umejiro changed the subject and continued to order.

"Order the intelligence department and the special high-tech department to strengthen the penetration and reconnaissance of the CCP base areas during this period. Within three months, each department must investigate clearly the specific situation of each unit of the Northeast Field Army..."

"Ha Yi, your Excellency, Commander, is wise..."

"Okay, Chief of Staff, go and convey the order..." After issuing the specific combat order, General Mizu Umejiro couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, his whole body softened, and he slowly lay down on his seat and began to sleep.

Relax your eyes and mind...

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Although this order issued by the Kwantung Army headquarters was only known to commanders above the Kwantung Army coalition leader, in less than two days, Liu Hua, commander-in-chief of the Northeast Field Army, discovered from a series of Japanese troop movements on the edge of the base area

What.

Looking at the stack of messages that the headquarters had received in the past two days in his hand, Liu Hua frowned and asked the two partners beside him.

"Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, this is the news that has just come from various units on the front line. In the past half month, the Japanese troops that have been launching small-scale attacks on our base area have been like a tortoise since our aviation force successfully bombed the Changchun Airport.

They all retreated to their strongholds... If my guess is correct, the Kwantung Army must have some new plan..."

Of course, the left-power chief of staff, who was not weak in terms of strategy or vision, also discovered the problem Liu Hua had discovered. As soon as Liu Hua finished speaking, the chief of staff agreed very much.

He nodded and immediately answered.

"Commander-in-Chief, I am also surprised that this little Japanese who always thinks he is invincible and extremely arrogant has just been thinking about it in the past two days. If there are only one or two Japanese troops like this, how can we still do it?

It can be considered a coincidence. However, on the edge of the base area, the Japanese troops of dozens of regiments and above have all turned into cowards. This can only explain one problem, that is, the Kwantung Army Headquarters has changed its policy towards our Northeast Field Army.

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Hearing the chief of staff's to-the-point answer, Liu Hua nodded approvingly. Then he asked the political commissar beside him.

"Political Commissar, your idea is..."

"It is necessary for the Kwantung Army to change its strategy towards our army. Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff, this is a piece of information just sent by the intelligence department. In all the areas occupied by the Kwantung Army in the three eastern provinces, the Kwantung Army has accelerated the recruitment of new recruits.

And the speed at which fifteen new divisions were formed. At the same time, the air defense force at Changchun Airport has also been strengthened several times. At present, the Kwantung Army has mobilized a large amount of force to start repairing Changchun Airport..." The political commissar took out a telegram,

replied.

As soon as political commissar Luo Ronghua finished speaking, Liu Hua, who had a keen sense of smell, seemed to have discovered something. After quickly scanning the combat sandbox in front of him with a pair of eyes, he said with unusual certainty.

"If my prediction is correct, the Kwantung Army must be worried about our temporary air superiority. It plans to temporarily avoid our attack, accumulate strength, and wait for another battle in the future."

Seeing that the two partners had not yet reacted, Liu Hua continued to explain.

"You see, if Changchun Airport was not destroyed by our aviation force, then the entire Jilin area controlled by the Kwantung Army would be within the scope of the Japanese aviation force at Changchun Airport. However, as Changchun Airport was destroyed by our army, other Japanese forces

It can be said that it is very difficult for the air force units at several airports to cover this area compared with our Northeast Field Army. After all, the range determines the combat performance of the aircraft to a certain extent."

"In order to avoid irritating our Northeast Field Army, before the Changchun Airport was restored to use, it was once again attacked by our aviation corps. The Kwantung Army Headquarters had to temporarily avoid the front and act like a tortoise..."

After Liu Hua's explanation, the faces of the two partners immediately showed a look of enlightenment. After a brief reflection on the combat sandbox in front of them, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan answered excitedly.

"Commander-in-Chief, I completely agree with your analysis. The Kwantung Army must be afraid of another attack by our aviation regiment, so it was forced to change its attack to passive defense and act like a coward..."

When the opinions were unified, political commissar Luo Ronghuan immediately asked.

"Commander-in-Chief and Chief of Staff, now that we have analyzed the Kwantung Army's strategic changes towards our Northeast Field Army, should our Northeast Field Army's strategy against the enemy be changed to a certain extent..."

"That's for sure. When the enemy changes, we will change..." Liu Hua replied affirmatively.

Immediately, a pair of eyes once again stared at the combat sandbox in front of them.

"Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, the Kwantung Army seizes the time to train more than a dozen new divisions. The ultimate purpose must be to use them against us. Therefore, we cannot fall behind. Next, the first thing we need to do is

That is, to train new recruits... give an order to Deputy Chief of Staff Li, who is responsible for the training of all new recruits, to increase the recruitment and training of new recruits. After one month, each corps must reach full strength."

"Commander-in-Chief, I have written it down, what else is there?"

After recording the first order, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan continued to ask.

"We cannot be the Kwantung Army's cowards. However, our first priority now is to recuperate and develop our own strength. Give Director Peng an order to strengthen the construction of the entire pattern, especially those located on the edge of the base area.

All areas must be turned into real bases for our party’s leadership.”

"At the same time, some of the elite forces from the special operations divisions and guard divisions will be mobilized, and a certain number of weapons will be brought with them to form a military work team, which will go deep into the Japanese-occupied areas on the edge of the base area, turn these Japanese-occupied areas into our guerrilla zones, and expand our army

The strategic depth... Let Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang handle this matter..."

"|Third, we issued an order to Commander Xiao Hua of our aviation regiment who has repeatedly made military exploits. Before the Japanese Changchun Airport resumes use, and under good weather conditions, a certain number of bombers will be dispatched every day to attack the Japanese and puppet troops in the Jilin area.

, carry out continuous bombing."

"Of course, during the execution of the mission, the aviation regiment must ensure its own losses... This matter will be directed by Comrade Xiao Hua. In addition, during the execution of the bombing mission, the Intelligence Division can cooperate and provide advice to the aviation corps.

Corps, continuously providing the aviation corps with specific bombing targets.”

Seeing the chief of staff in front of him, Liu Hua continued to speak after recording all his orders.

"Political Commissar, Chief of Staff. If nothing else happens, the Japanese army will be able to take shelter this time for at least two months. However, we must not sit back and wait for the Japanese army to complete their rest and recuperation before launching a new round of encirclement and suppression in our base area.

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"What I mean is that we only have a month and a half to rest at most. After a month and a half, we must take the initiative to disrupt the deployment of the Kwantung Army through the attack. As the saying goes, the best defense is to attack..."

Regarding Liu Hua's words, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan said with great agreement. Then he looked at the commander-in-chief in front of him expectantly and asked.

"Commander-in-Chief, I completely agree with you, just give the order directly..."

"Okay, Chief of Staff, now I give an order: You and the staff must formulate a strategic plan within a month based on the current strength of our Northeast Field Army and the strategic concept you told me in Taiyuan.

The complete strategic plan will come out. One month later, give it to me for review, and then report it to the Central Military Commission for a decision..." Liu Hua ordered decisively.

"Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured, I, Zuo Quan, promise to complete the mission..."

"Chief of Staff, this is not the only burden you have on your shoulders... During this month, I will temporarily leave all matters in the base to you and the political commissar. Unless there are important matters, all matters will be handled by you and the political commissar.

All battle matters will be decided by the two of you..." Liu Hua continued to order.

"Commander-in-Chief, leave the entire base to me and the Chief of Staff. So, what will you do in this month?" In response to Liu Hua's incomprehensible order, the political commissar asked bluntly.

Liu Hua did not hide anything from his two partners. He directly told where he would be going in the next month.

"Assist Comrade Su Yu to form the first armored corps of our Northeast Field Army. Although I have great faith in Comrade Su Yu's ability. However, the armored corps is, after all, our Northeast Field Army and the first mechanized corps under our party.

If I don’t do it myself, I really can’t let go…”

"Okay, since it is for our army's first mechanized corps, I agree with your deployment, Commander-in-Chief. We will divide the work like this... Chief of Staff, what do you think?" After a brief reflection, political commissar Luo Ronghuan said decisively.

"I agree…"