Chapter 771 Tactical Deception
It is difficult to mobilize millions of troops quietly without being discovered by the Japanese Kwantung Army. In order to hide the whereabouts of the troops as much as possible, especially if they want to use the Soviet Union's East Route Army and West Route Army, they must take the initiative to release a few missiles.
Smoke bombs attract the attention of the devils.
There were some old smokers in the conference room, and the smoke did not make anyone feel uncomfortable!
"Tactical deception, how to deceive?"
Many people heard this word for the first time and looked puzzled.
"Recovering the Northeast is our goal. The little devils must have known this for a long time and have been prepared for it. The Japanese Kwantung Army's construction of fortresses and bunkers in the Pine Ridge area is the best example!" Jiangdong said slowly,
"Since the Japanese think that we are going north from the Liaoxi Corridor, then we will release more information to confirm this matter!
Misleading the Japanese army’s strategic decision-making and buying time for our army’s deployment!”
Everyone looked at Jiang Dong intently. Jiang Dong had already had an idea in his mind and said quickly:
"First of all, Lao Li's South Route Army is about to move. Troops will be mobilized quickly, and supplies will be quickly transferred. General Chui will be pulled to the area east of Chengde on the 3rd, and he will lay it out for the reconnaissance planes of the Japs to take a look!"
Li Zhaoying stood up,
"Wouldn't this completely expose the Southern Route Army's offensive intentions?"
"It's okay, the movement of the South Route Army is just a smoke bomb, and it is really preparing for war! The Mudanjiang operation is carried out by three armies at the same time. The east and west armies are caught by surprise, and the little devil jumps!
At that time, they will think that your southern route army is just a smoke bomb, and they will rush to move their troops northward!
Let’s do the fake show for real and give the little devil a surprise!”
Li Zhaoying suddenly realized,
"Understood!"
Jiang Dong nodded and continued:
"The next thing to be dispatched is the Air Force! Only one of the four aviation regiments is left in the south. The remaining one will take the initiative to investigate the Hexi Corridor starting tomorrow. If the Japanese troops are found gathering, or the airport or warehouse is discovered, don't hesitate to blow it up!
"
An aviation regiment has 135 fighters, which is more than enough to deal with the Japanese Zero fighters entrenched in the south.
The number of Zero fighters equipped by the Japanese army will not exceed 200. Jiangdong hopes to attract all Zero fighters and destroy most of them before the Mudanjiang operation officially begins.
Zhou Yingshan hoped that the air force would take the initiative and immediately asked eagerly:
"Can the Japanese ports and airports on the Liaodong Peninsula be bombed?"
"Why not? The louder the noise, the better. It's best to attract the attention of the Kwantung Army!"
"yes!"
"I'm afraid it won't be easy to attract them all..." Xie Chengrui interjected.
It can be seen from the telegrams exchanged between the Japanese troops that what the Japanese Kwantung Army wanted to do most during this period was to go north and stab Lao Maozi in the back.
The south is defensive, and Ueda Kenkichi's main attention is on Sakhalin Island, Lake Baikal and Kamchatka Peninsula.
Jiang Dong spread his hands and looked at Navy Commander Xu Tingyi.
"The last one to be dispatched is the Navy!
The main task of the navy in the tactical deception phase is to clear mines and use submarines to attack Japanese warships in the port or Japanese merchant ships!
After the Mudanjiang operation began in full swing, the main force of the Bohai Fleet was deployed to capture Dalian and Port Arthur to support the army's operations!"
From an idle officer at home, he turned into the commander of the Bohai Fleet and took charge of the power. Xu Tingyi was very grateful to Jiangdong for his kindness. He stood up and said sincerely:
"Although the Bohai Fleet has just been established, Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. We will complete these two tasks quickly and efficiently, and will never hold back the Air Force and Army!"
"Okay!" Jiangdong has always been in control of the training situation of the Bohai Fleet, and he is looking forward to the day when the fleet will show off its capabilities.
After the tactical deception arrangements were completed, Jiangdong ordered the meeting to be adjourned.
The meeting lasted for nearly four hours. Jiang Dong felt a little tired and slumped into his chair.
Xie Chengrui looked at the officers' backs as they left, and an unprecedented sense of pride and pride filled his heart, as if he saw his great son finally full-fledged and about to skyrocket to nine thousand miles.
He asked without looking back:
"Commander-in-Chief, Operation Mudanjiang will begin soon. Will the headquarters still stay in Peiping?"
Jiang Dong thought for a while and then said:
"You and I stay in Peiping to command the overall situation. If Fengtian can be liberated, it will not be too late for our headquarters to move forward!
Lao Wu went to Chita to be responsible for liaison and communication with the Soviets to ensure smooth troop mobilization and material supplies!"
Wu Zhan showed a bitter face,
"You two enjoy a happy life in Peiping, while I, Old Wu, have toiled hard all my life, alas..."
Jiang Dong and Xie Chengrui rolled their eyes at the same time.
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"What did Yoshiko Kawashima say?"
Jiang Dong returned to his office and asked Song Li, the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau.
The brothers on the hidden front have been busy in various cities in the Northeast during this period. Sacrifice and casualties often occur in order to obtain more intelligence!
Song Li has no family and no room. Apart from occasionally teasing his secretary, he works overtime at other times.
The dark circles under his eyes are a bit heavy, but he seems to be in good spirits.
Jiangdong did not want the old and young people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to be taken by the Japanese to Korea or other places to be disgusted, and Kawashima Yoshiko was here to do this.
"Commander-in-chief, Yoshiko Kawashima, has taken command of the puppet army in the Northeast region. The Sixth Corps is well-known. Once military operations begin, the puppet army will definitely surrender.
It's just that the Japanese guards are very tight, and it's not easy for her to enter the palace. The weak Ueda Kenkichi insists on taking away the old and young, and Kawashima Yoshiko may not be able to stop her, so she can only provide us with information!"
"Tsk tsk...trash!" Jiang Dong snorted coldly,
"Methods are thought up by people. Tell Yoshiko Kawashima that this matter must be done beautifully. Otherwise, you will have to go to a military court and be hanged!"
Song Li didn't think Jiang Dong was bluffing, and immediately wrote down the incident seriously.
"What about other aspects?"
“Our people have gone deep into various industrial factories and have made contact with some workers’ representatives. When they heard that we wanted to liberate Northeast China, the workers were willing to risk their lives to cooperate!
At present, 70% of the workers in various factories have been recruited!
After the Mudanjiang operation begins, the brothers on the hidden front will issue guns to the workers, arm themselves to defend the factory, and wait for the arrival of the army!"
"Okay!" Jiang Dong nodded with satisfaction,
"This matter is more important than capturing the old and young of the Qing Dynasty. The factory must not be destroyed! After the liberation of Northeast China, I want the factory to be able to put into industrial production immediately. If you do this well, all the mistakes you made in the past will be wiped out!"
Song Li smiled awkwardly and then promised again and again.
………
On August 6, Dongyang Guanhao, commanded by Zou Qiuyuan, quietly touched the waters outside Lushun Military Port.
There are not many Japanese ships staying at Lushun Military Port, most of them are gunboats and ordinary offshore patrol boats.
A victory has been achieved after Dongyang Pass, but it was commanded by American instructors.
This was Zou Qiuyuan's first time commanding a submarine operation, and he felt quite nervous.
The Dongyangguan stayed hidden outside the military port for half an hour, and finally discovered two gunboats preparing to enter the port. Without any hesitation, it fired all six torpedoes in front of the submarine.
It was uncertain whether there was a destroyer in the naval port. After the torpedo was launched, the Dongyangguan fled away immediately, moving as neatly as a loach.
"Boom boom boom..."
Soon the sonar crew heard the sound of the hull breaking, but it seemed that only one was hit.
The Dongyangguan sailed away at full speed. Zou Qiuyuan thought for half a second, and then ordered all four torpedoes at the stern to be fired.
The Chinese submarine drove directly to the entrance of the military port, treating the Imperial Navy as useless. My uncle could not bear it, and my aunt could not bear it either.
One of the surviving gunboats immediately chased the submarine at full speed.
It was just that the captain of the gunboat did not expect that the submarine would also drop mines when it was escaping. Although he tried his best, he still collided with a torpedo.
The submarine's attack was only part of the smoke bomb. Zou Qiuyuan was very satisfied with such a result, and immediately dived into the deep sea and disappeared.
On the same day, another submarine of the Bohai Fleet, Hulaoguan, captured a Japanese cargo ship on the route of the Bohai Strait.
It took 4 torpedoes to sink the cargo ship.
This cargo ship was loaded with large-caliber howitzer shells, and its destination was Shanghai.
The artillery shells were prepared for the Central China Front Army to launch a new round of Changsha Battle.
Now it all sank to the junction of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea.
The navy is in action, and the air force is not left behind.
The Western Liaoning Corridor has almost become a J-1 Corridor, and Japan's Zero fighters were so beaten that they did not dare to take the lead.
Chapter completed!