Outside Hengyang.

At night.

Inside the headquarters of the Japanese army.

Yokoyama sat upright in uniform, and on either side of him sat the two division commanders who were responsible for attacking Hengyang, as well as the staff officers and others, and in front of the generals was a staff officer with his head bowed and a folder in his hand.

The staff officer quietly took a deep breath before he began to speak:

"According to statistics, there are 152 transport planes that landed at Hengyang Airport today.

When the words fell, in the headquarters, except for Isamu Yokoyama, who was still expressionless and solemn, as if everyone owed him hundreds of thousands, the rest of the major generals, lieutenant generals, and staff officers all changed their faces greatly.

According to known intelligence, each of the transport aircraft of the Separate Regiment was capable of transporting five tons of supplies, one hundred and fifty-two, that is.

The defenders of Hengyang obtained 760 tons of weapons, ammunition, and food supplies in just one day.

That's not a small amount.

The total strength of the Tenth Army stationed in Hengyang is only 17,000 people, even if you add those reserve soldiers who remain, and those who are stupid to send them to death only take the common people, the total number is at most 20,000.

On average, each person received nearly 40 kilograms of supplies.

And that's just one day.

"One hundred and fifty-two takeoffs and landings in one day, how is this possible?"

After a period of shock, someone in the headquarters raised doubts.

It was a staff officer who asked the question.

Hengyang Airport is a large airfield for the joint air force of China and the United States, and it is very large, with more than hundreds of aircraft, including heavy bombers, parked at its peak. More than 100 transport aircraft took off and landed in a day, and there was no problem in terms of scale.

However, not long ago, the airport was shelled by the imperial army, and the runway was destroyed in large quantities, even if it can take off and land transport planes after maintenance, but more than 100 sorties take off and land a day.

How can it be?

Moreover, more than a hundred planes landed at the airport, each plane transported five tons of materials, and it definitely took a long time to move these goods, a day, how could it be.

The unloading of the transport aircraft is very cumbersome.

"Why not shoot it down?"

"What are the air defense forces doing?"

This question has been raised again.

He didn't understand that nearly 200 transport planes were placed to deliver supplies to the defenders of Hengyang, but they didn't shoot them down. The troops currently besieging Hengyang are equipped with dozens of anti-aircraft weapons.

"The enemy's transport aircraft are special."

The staff officers had been prepared for this for a long time:

"Their transport aircraft has a special structure, with a wide belly and a hatch in the tail, and the tail bottom plate can be opened and laid on the ground to form a ramp,

Wheeled mountain guns can even be pushed up directly. “

"Their tires are in bulges on both sides of the cabin, which makes it easy to take off and land even when running on dirt."

After seeing a lot, the devil naturally figured out a little bit of the way of the new transport aircraft of the independent regiment.

"As for why the air defense forces didn't shoot it down."

The staff officer smiled bitterly:

"The transport planes of the independent regiment are generally at an altitude of 2,500 meters, and at this altitude, our anti-aircraft fire cannot reach them, and only when they arrive at the airport will they hover and lower the altitude and then land."

"But at present, the Hengyang airport has been fully occupied by the defenders, and the defensive positions have been pushed out of the airport several kilometers away, and artillery positions have been erected.

"Forced by the threat of the opponent's artillery, our air defense weapons cannot be deployed close to the airfield, and therefore cannot threaten the transport aircraft."

After listening to the staff officer's explanation, the officers fell silent, just like Isamu Yokoyama.

It turned out that the opposing planes were too advanced.

"How much supplies do we have today?"

Suddenly, a general asked, a division commander.

The base camp ordered to continue the offensive after capturing Hengyang, with the ultimate goal of forcing the mountain city to surrender, and then the empire would free up its forces to fight the group in Shanxi.

Therefore, at present, there is a big effort to increase the supply of troops in the south.

"According to the supply plan of the logistics department."

The staff officer immediately replied:

"No logistics team will arrive today, but 500 tons of grain will arrive in Hengyang tomorrow, and three days later, a logistics team will arrive, which can bring two bases of fuel and ammunition, about 600 tons."

After speaking, he also added a special sentence:

"The next supply of ammunition will arrive in eight days."

The staff officer's answer made the division commander who asked him silent.

Now Hengyang is a part of the Eleventh Army, including two divisions, an artillery wing, and an armored brigade, with a total strength of 60,000 people, which is three times that of the Hengyang defenders, but the supplies obtained are indeed far behind.

According to the standard supply, two ammunition bases for five days, more than 100 tons per day, and this is still including fuel ammunition packaging.

Although it is impossible for the opposing transport aircraft to transport all the ammunition, as well as food and medical supplies, how much food can 20,000 people consume? A day is up to a maximum, a hundred tons up to the sky.

Excluding medicines and other things, there are more than 500 tons left.

The gap is too big.

After listening expressionlessly throughout the whole process, Isamu Yokoyama suddenly asked:

"Is there any news about the attack on Wuxian Airport?

Isamu Yokoyama feels that the ammunition problems in front are all minor problems.

As long as the ammunition supply is sufficient.

He still doesn't believe it, how can the independent regiment continue to support after nearly 500 kilometers, besides, it's June, the weather changes greatly, there are thunderstorms, and it is impossible to transport them by air on rainy days.

He has the advantage of troops, and when the next three divisions of the Eleventh Army arrive, there will be 110,000 troops, and the follow-up base camp also promised that two new divisions and 30,000 troops will arrive, that is, 140,000 troops.

Forcibly attack Hengyang and take it is only a matter of time.

The only thing he was worried about, and the only thing that could affect the outcome of the outcome, was the air support of the Independent Regiment.

Once the Wuxian Airport, which is only more than 200 kilometers away from Hengyang, is established, and the independent regiment can support Hengyang unscrupulously, then he will be in big trouble. In the face of overwhelming bombardment, his offensive and logistics will have serious implications.

The other party's air supplies to Hengyang can also be more frequent.

"The operation was successful."

The staff officer replied:

"Seven kamikaze attack planes broke through the opponent's anti-aircraft fire network and have destroyed the Wuxian airfield, which is expected to take half a month to repair."

"Hmm."

Hearing the good news, Isamu Yokoyama only nodded.

At this moment, a new staff officer walked in and handed Yokoyama a telegram:

"Base Camp Telegraph."

Seeing this telegram, Isamu Yokoyama's originally calm expression suddenly disappeared, and he hurriedly took the telegram and looked at it.

After the failure of the attack on Songxian Airport, coupled with the all-out attack on North China by the Eighth Route, and the assessment of the overall strength of the Eighth Route, it was clear to Yokoyama that in the Battle of Hengyang, the best choice for the empire was to stop the offensive.

The U.S. bombers have retreated, the main goal of Operation No. 1 has been achieved, and there is no need to continue to fight hard.

If he goes on the offensive, the consequences are hard to predict.

After he fought all the way to the Yunnan-Burma region, even if he succeeded, the troops would inevitably suffer heavy casualties, and at present, the strength of the independent regiment in the Songxian area has expanded rapidly.

Not only are there more and more planes, but also heavy artillery and tanks are appearing one after another.

Yiran had a heavy army, and it was a mechanized heavy army that began to gather.

During this period, factories, roads, and railways were also built.

Obviously, the other side is planning to launch an attack on the imperial army in the south, and the plot is not small, and there is a plan to gradually encroach on and occupy the entire south, as evidenced by those railways, roads, and factories.

When the time comes, the other party will come over, and they will definitely not have the strength to stop it, just refer to the North China Front.

It's just that when he opened the telegram in his hand, Isamu Yokoyama's originally lit eyes suddenly dimmed.

"Command."

After a moment of silence, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Starting tomorrow, launch an attack on Hengyang."

"In addition, the telegram ordered the next three divisions to immediately move towards Hengyang and arrive around Hengyang before the day after tomorrow."

"We must be in three days..."

Speaking of this, Yokoyama paused, hesitated again for a long time, and then said:

"Take Hengyang within seven days."

"Hey."

In the headquarters, a kind of devil bowed his head in unison.

At the same time.

Song County.

"How many sorties did you fly for the defenders of Hengyang yesterday?"

Kong Jie asked.

"One hundred and fifty-two sorties."

The staff officer replied.

"Not enough."

Grand Master Kong immediately frowned.

The army has made every effort to train pilots, so the shortage of pilots has been greatly alleviated.

Now there are three transport battalions in Songxian County, one hundred and sixty-two transport aircraft, of which eighteen are air gunboats, and the rest are transport aircraft. On average, almost one plane is transported.

Too little.

"At least two hundred sorties tomorrow."

Kong Jie accentuated his tone:

"There are many thunderstorms in the south in summer, take advantage of the good weather now, and try to transport as many supplies as possible to Hengyang."

"Yes."

The staff officer nodded:

"Today's lack is because they are not familiar with the route and the airport, and the Hengyang soldiers who unloaded are not skilled."

I have contacted the other party and worked out the best transportation plan, and tomorrow I can do it with 200 sorties, and it is expected that there will be no problem with more than 250 flights."

"Good.

Kong Jie was satisfied.

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