No wonder the chief and chief of staff couldn't think of these.

You should know that they were the commanders of the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army never had airplanes or almost no artillery. In this case, they did not consider the need to "enemy airport" at all because they could not attack.

(Note: The first aircraft owned by the Eighth Route Army was the "Kinnation of the People's Republic of China" that revolted from the Wang Puppet Regime in 1945)

So what they have always needed to consider is how to avoid the issue of enemy aircraft reconnaissance and bombing. Of course, they will not think about whether the Japanese will set the airport in front of the fuel and time.

Wang Xuexin is different. As a modern person, he does not have the limitation of being beaten by a Japanese plane and being used to it as a natural limit.

At this time, when Wang Xuexin said this, the chief and the chief of staff suddenly realized that they had almost missed this reasonable and extremely important reason.

Especially the leader, he felt ashamed.

I was thinking all day long how to block the Japanese attack on the flanks, but I didn't expect that the Japanese airport was in a passive position!

Xiaodongbei is worthy of being Xiaodongbei. While everyone is thinking about how to block the Japanese, Xiaodongbei can think about rebel against the Japanese army!

Be proactive, bold and careful, and is a good seedling!

The leader nodded heavily and said, "Comrade Wang Xuexin, this idea is very good! We had always been worried that we could not reinforce Zhongtiaoshan and the stubborn army. We thought that the only thing we could do was to attack the Japanese supply line, but now... if we could come to the Japanese airport, it would be to give Zhongtiaoshan the greatest help to the stubborn army!"

What the leader said is indeed.

The Japanese planes were used to bomb and block the supply line of Zhongtiao Mountain, causing 200,000 soldiers in Zhongtiao Mountain to fall into chaos due to insufficient supply, communication and command.

If the Eighth Route Army successfully attacked this airport, of course it would be of great help to Zhongtiao Mountain and even affect the situation of the war.

But Wang Xuexin didn't think of this.

He knew the result of this battle and knew that the reason why the stubborn army stationed in the Zhongtiao Mountain Battle failed was that the Japanese had a very strong offensive force and a very comprehensive plan, but more importantly, the stubborn army was killed by themselves.

Otherwise, how could a place that has been operating dangerously for several years and considered "intact" is so vulnerable?

There is a saying that "Heaven can forgive his own sins and cannot survive."

The failure of the stubborn army in Zhongtiao Mountain is a typical unrealistic "self-inflicted sin".

This is something that no one can help or save.

The chief and chief of staff are not sure whether Zhongtiao Mountain will be captured by the Japanese, and they also have fantasies about the stubborn army about Zhongtiao Mountain.

But Wang Xuexin knew that this was no hope at all.

The defeat of Zhongtiaoshan of the stubborn army was not because the supply was blocked by the Japanese, nor because the equipment was not good enough, but because the entire army lost confidence and morale to fight against the Japanese. At the same time, the troops were infiltrated by the Japanese. A large number of spies appeared in the army and a large number of surrendered soldiers and generals who surrendered to the enemy. Even before the Japanese started the war, they could accurately guard the platoon leader who was able to call on the fortress with their names.

Just imagine, before the battle began, the Japanese could accurately call out the name and number of the platoon leader who was guarding the bunkers of the stubborn army. This means that the Japanese knew the arrangement of the stubborn army well, and even made the anti-Japanese war faction, which had originally fought to the end with the enemy, was discouraged and knew that the situation was hopeless.

Therefore, when Wang Xuexin faced the problem of Zhongtiaoshan, he never thought of winning this battle.

He just hopes to save more people.

Not to mention that these are all Chinese. Once they surrender later, they will become the source of troops of the Eighth Route Army, with more than 200,000 casualties and more than 80,000 casualties... Even Wang Xuexin couldn't stand it.

Therefore, the chief and chief of staff planned a sneak attack on the airport in order to make the stubborn army's supply smooth road, while Wang Xuexin planned a sneak attack on the airport in order to make the stubborn army's escape smooth road.

But of course, Wang Xuexin would not say these words, otherwise he would just cause trouble for himself.

The Chief of Staff looked at the map and frowned and said, "But the defense zone of the Shanxi-Suizhou Army is also fifty kilometers wide, and there are many plains that can be used as airports everywhere. How can we determine where the Japanese will set up the airport? Should we just wait and wait until the Japanese build the airport?"

The Chief of Staff’s concern makes sense.

The Jinsui Army's activity area was large between Luliang Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain. It was not too big or small, but there were many Japanese in the plains with many choices.

If you don’t know where the Japanese opened the airport, of course you will not be able to prepare or make plans in advance, so you will have no initiative.

However, Wang Xuexin had long thought of this, and he said calmly: "Chief, Chief of Staff, the Japanese should not only open a flat piece of land to open an airport, they also need to transport aviation fuel, aviation bombs, and parts for maintenance, etc. I think all of this must be transported by railway!"

Putting himself in his shoes, if Wang Xuexin organized the construction of the front-line airport, he would set the airport next to the railway so that the military supplies needed by the airport can be transported to the airport quickly and conveniently.

At the same time, there are more protective forces next to the railway, so you don’t need to worry too much or you need to allocate too much force to deal with the harassment of enemy guerrillas.

The leader waved his fist, nodded and looked at Wang Xuexin, and said, "That's right! So, we only need to reconnaise the direction in which the Japanese Railway is built, and we can roughly grasp the location where they will build the airport!"

The Chief of Staff nodded and said, "At this time, the Japanese should have built a railway in their defense zone and prepared to take down the Jinsui Army to build a railway. They certainly did not expect that this practice would inadvertently expose their general location of the airport! I'll check it right away!"

As he said that, the Chief of Staff turned around and walked to the communication room to contact the intelligence personnel.

This reconnaissance mission is not difficult, because the Japanese built railways on the surface, especially when building railways or requisitioning them on the spot, the people rushed them to act as laborers. Therefore, intelligence personnel located behind enemy lines do not even need to conduct on-site reconnaissance. They only need to find a few people to ask about the direction of the newly built railway.

The Chief of Staff drew on the map based on the intelligence, and the result was clear at a glance. The railway actually pointed directly to Yuncheng.

"It is reasonable to build it in Yuncheng!" said the leader: "The Japanese are determined to win Yuncheng. They are close to Zhongtiao Mountain, which can minimize the flight range of the plane as much as possible. In addition, the facilities and supplies required by the Japanese can also be sourced from Yuncheng locally... The Japanese are too arrogant!"

Wang Xuexin knew what the leader meant by "arrogance".

The Japanese had already included Yuncheng in their territory before the battle started, and they did not take the Jinsui Army seriously at all.

However, the fact seems to be true. Except for Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment, there is indeed no unit of the Jinsui Army that can be their opponent.
Chapter completed!