Chapter 466: Airdrop
These specific matters, such as the arrangements for intelligence gathering and logistical supply of guerrillas and reconnaissance detachments, were all entrusted to Staff Officer Liang. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
On the one hand, there are not many devils in the northern part of Korea, especially in this winter, when the temperature is dozens of degrees below zero, it is simply not a place for people to stay, and in addition, there is basically no need for North Korea to defend itself...... North Korea is short of resources, and many places have only mountain roads and no roads, and even if they have resources and some agricultural products, they are afraid that the cost of transporting these things is several times that of these materials. As a result, the Japanese army has largely ignored the area and has a bit of a resigned attitude, which is one of the reasons why North Korean guerrilla activities have been going on all along.
So, for the guerrillas organized by Park Chung-hyung, as long as a few fires were lit at night, and then the US military transport planes would drop piles of food, weapons and ammunition.
But it was not so easy for the reconnaissance detachment of the extremely poor students.
First of all, the reconnaissance detachments of the extremely poor students are relatively scattered, with a total of 10 parts scattered in 10 places, and they are all far apart, so it is more difficult to airdrop supplies to them.
The second is that devils are everywhere...... As I said before, the devils are not even willing to let go of a village, so each village has a ghost garrison and is equipped with a certain number of puppet troops, and it is easy to attract the attention of the devil by putting a few fires in the field in the dark, which makes it difficult to receive the airdrop.
Most importantly, this airdrop is likely to prematurely expose the Chinese military's strategy to advance into the northeast...... After all, the airdrop was to send B29 long-distance airdrops from Iwo Jima or the Mariana Islands, and this action could easily make the Japanese think of a Chinese army that had just entered the Pacific Ocean and connect them.
Considering these difficulties, Zhang Chi originally wanted to rely on the local people or the guerrillas to solve them.
But after a little understanding, I realized that although this can be done, it will not have any effect...... The reason is that the Japanese army has already searched the entire Northeast in order to support the "Operation No. 1" plan, and even the Japanese immigrants are no exception, so everyone is hungry and can't provide any supplies...... This is really going to fight, but I'm afraid that the only way to do it is for them to fight with the devil with a big knife and spear.
So in the end, the airdrop had to be implemented, otherwise it is conceivable that it will be difficult for people in extreme poverty to play any role.
This problem was finally solved by Staff Officer.
The method is to first airdrop supplies to a safe area...... The northeast is so big, there will always be places where the devil's forces can't take care of it, and after being airdropped into this area, they will be transported to the reconnaissance detachments located in various places through the assistance of guerrillas or ordinary people.
As for the issue of exposing strategic objectives, the Liang staff officer gave way to the B29 that took off from the two airfields on the Chinese battlefield, namely Guizhou and Liuzhou (both airports are located in Guangxi), to carry out the airdrop.
These two airfields were one of the strategic targets of the Japanese army, but they had not yet fallen into the hands of the Japanese army, so they could play a role.
The reason why these two airfields were used to carry out the airdrop was so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Japanese army...... Taking off from the direction of China and dropping supplies to the rear of the Japanese army, the Japanese army is more likely to think of the Chinese side organizing guerrilla forces in the rear of the Japanese army in order to relieve the frontal pressure and interfere with the logistics of the Japanese army.
Halsey was very satisfied with Zhang Chi's plan, and he nodded his head as he looked at the report: "Colonel, I have to say...... You've brought this game of dead chess to life. The guerrillas organized in the direction of North Korea were obviously able to hold back the Japanese 17th Front Army in Korea to a considerable extent, and this was not a question of whether the Japanese had extra troops, but how they could pass through North Korea and ensure supplies at temperatures of several tens of degrees below zero. The reconnaissance troops organized in Northeast China can ensure that the Chinese troops can quickly and at a very small cost to defeat the Japanese Third Front, so all that remains is to mobilize the people to organize a counterattack against the Japanese in the direction of China together with you! ”
"Very good!" Halsey flipped through the pages of the report and then added, "To be honest, I didn't think you would succeed at first. But now...... I see hope, and while it's likely to be a tough battle, there's no doubt that it will succeed, and I can't wait to see it! ”
"That's right!" At this point, Halsey looked up and asked, "When are you going to start moving?" ”
At this time, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be silent.
If Zhang Chi is sensible enough, then Zhang Chi should wait a few more months...... Because Zhang Chi knew that the supply of the Japanese army could only support half a year, that is, six months, but the Battle of Yuxianggui lasted for more than eight months.
Then, the best time to attack should be six or even seven months later, when the Japanese army has run out of supplies, it is already the end of the crossbow, and their passage to Vietnam has not been opened.
At this time, if the Chinese army interspersed the Japanese army's replenishment and industrial focus from behind, that is, the three northeastern provinces, it would hit the seven inches of the snake at once, and the Chinese army had made sufficient preparations and completed the due training, and there may even be more troops, and the Japanese army at that time may not have the ability to counterattack.
But......
Can Zhang Chi wait until then?
At that time, it may indeed be easy to defeat the Japanese army, but the price to be paid is the casualties of countless Chinese people and countless Chinese troops.
So Zhang Chi thought about it for a while, and replied: "When the reconnaissance detachment is ready, it can act!" ”
Halsey nodded, and from the position of the Americans, it was natural that the sooner the operation was launched, the better.
"Master!" At this time, a communications soldier handed Zhang Chi a telegram and said: "Rabaul is calling! ”
Zhang Chi took the telegram and looked at it, only to see that it read: "Return to Rabaul quickly!" Signed by Wang Ninghang.
Seeing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but wonder for a while, this is the critical stage of making a plan, and it can even be said that the first stage of the plan has been launched, how could Wang Mazi let himself rush back to Rabaul all the way?
"What's the situation?" Seeing Zhang Chi's expression, Halsey asked.
"Nothing!" Zhang Chi replied: "There is something wrong with Rabaul, I have to go back and see!" ”
Zhang Chi felt that this should be an internal matter of the Chinese army, so he was reluctant to ask Halsey.
"At this time?" Wang Mazi was also a little puzzled, but he still nodded and said, "Go and come back quickly, everything here needs you!" ”
(To be continued.) )