Shanhaiguan.
Zhang Xueming looked at Jiang Fangzhen, who was sitting upright, and said with a smile,"Duke Jiang, these are the troops under my command. As the Chief of Staff, you should take a look and understand your own strength.”
Jiang Fangzhen nodded and silently picked up the thick report on the table to read.
The more he looked, the more shocked he became. His pupils even constricted.
"With such advanced tanks, cannons, and planes, it seems that my choice was correct.”
It took him more than half an hour to finish reading the reports.
He was no stranger to tanks, planes, and heavy artillery. He had gone to Europe many times to investigate, just to understand the weapons and military strength of the great powers.
However, even the weapons and equipment of the foreign powers were not as advanced as these. This was what shocked him the most.
At the same time, he had a deeper understanding of Zhang Xueming's strength.
After seeing his expression, Zhang Xueming said,"Jiang Gong, if I want to quickly take Jinzhou, what should I do? I want to hear your thoughts."
Jiang Fangzhen did not answer immediately. Instead, he frowned and fell into deep thought.
After about three minutes, he finally spoke.
"Jinzhou is the southern gate of the entire northeast. Once we take Jinzhou, we can attack or defend.
However, it was precisely because of this that the Japanese would definitely be on guard against Jinzhou. It would not be easy to take down Jinzhou.
To be honest, with the current commander's military strength, attacking Jinzhou would only result in a miserable victory. This could only be considered a bad plan.
The middle strategy was to follow the commander's previous strategy at Shanhaiguan, establish a defense line, and use the firepower advantage to consume the Japanese army's effective strength.
At the same time, they would set up a mobile ambush outside to cut off their retreat and form an encirclement.
However, the Japanese army was very good at learning from experience. They would not make such a mistake again.”
Hearing this, Zhang Xueming was stunned. That was indeed what he was thinking.
He would use his firepower advantage to exhaust the Japanese forces and then give them a fatal blow.
He did not expect that his own idea would actually become the middle plan. He was a little unconvinced.
"Then what is your best plan?”
Facing Zhang Xueming's question, a smile appeared on Jiang Fangzhen's serious face.
"The best strategy is to use our strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses. I want to ask the commander, what is our greatest advantage?”
The reason why Jiang Fangzhen kept him in suspense was not to show off his knowledge.
Instead, he wanted to use this opportunity to impart what he had learned to Zhang Xueming.
After all, Zhang Xueming was aiming for the world. As a qualified commander, he had to have some understanding of military affairs.
He didn't need to be very proficient, but he needed to at least know a little.
He had suffered this loss before.
Zhang Xueming thought for a moment and said,"Our greatest advantage is our artillery, tanks, and air superiority.”
"No," Jiang Fangzhen shook his head and said,"Our greatest advantage is our overall advantage. The only thing we lack is probably manpower. However, this shortcoming is enough to make up for it."
I saw the photos brought back by the reconnaissance plane. The Japanese army currently has about 30,000 troops gathered in Jinzhou.
Today, the commander had ordered the bombardment of Jinzhou. They probably wouldn't dare to come out for the time being.
But this is exactly what we want.
My plan is to take the initiative to attack and order the troops to maneuver to Tashan, about 30 kilometers away from Jinzhou, to make it the main position of both sides.
The Japanese were not good at defense, so they would definitely choose to attack.
When their main force is out, our artillery fire will break their formation.
Then, they gathered all the tanks and stabbed into the Japanese formation like a sharp knife, completely dividing them and eating them piece by piece.”
After a pause, he took a sip of tea and continued,"After wiping out the main force of the Japanese army, Jinzhou is within our grasp.
However, if they did this, the casualties of the troops might not be low, but this was the only way to quickly take down Jin Province.”
After listening to Jiang Fangzhen's analysis, Zhang Xueming was immediately impressed.
Indeed, as he said, his advantage was comprehensive, but he was timid when fighting the Japanese army.
Perhaps it was because of the influence of history, he always felt that the Kwantung Army was ridiculously strong, so he had never been willing to fight them head-on.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xueming immediately said,"Alright, then we'll do as Jiang Gong said. We'll have a decisive battle with the Japanese on Tashan. Jiang Gong will then make a battle plan.”
After Jiang Fangzhen left, the head guard walked in.
"Commander, Suizhong has called. The Japanese reconnaissance planes have discovered our train cannons.”
"The Japanese are too slow.”
Then Zhang Xueming continued,"Let them continue to bombard and put pressure on the Japanese army in Jinzhou."
At the same time, he ordered the First Aerial Unit to be ready to attack at any time. It was time for them to show their skills.”
The train cannon was in Suizhong, and there was a new division stationed there.
The Japanese would definitely not send ground troops to destroy the train guns, so they could only send fighter jets.
At present, the number of Japanese fighter planes in the northeast was already small.
It was a good opportunity to consume a wave of Japanese fighter planes. This way, it would be easier to attack Jinzhou.
While Zhang Xueming was making arrangements, the Japanese army was not idle either.
After receiving the order from the Kwantung Army headquarters.
The 11th and 12th Aerial Wing mobilized 67 fighter planes to form an independent flying formation.
One of them was equipped with a Type 92 biplane fighter jet, which was also the main fighter jet of the Kwantung Army.
The other group was equipped with Type 88 light bomber.
This bomber was also a model of the Type 88 reconnaissance plane.
It was also the main bomber of the Kwantung Army.
More than 60 fighter jets entered Fengtian Airport in the evening.
Originally, they were mainly active in Shengjing and Changchun.
At the same time, they continued to send reconnaissance planes to Suizhong.
Although the two K5 train cannons had stopped firing, they were still lying on the railway like giant beasts.
Looking at the train cannon in the photo, the commander of the independent flying formation, Aoki, sneered.
"Foolish Chinese people, they will pay the price for their arrogance tomorrow.
It was a pity that these two big guys were destined to become a pile of scrap iron tomorrow.”
Another lieutenant officer laughed and said,""Regiment Commander, don't worry. We have already occupied Northeast China. The resources here are enough for us to manufacture more advanced train cannons.”
Commander Aoki nodded in agreement.
This fertile land belonged to them.
The good days of the army were coming soon.
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