Chapter 1043: When disaster strikes, we all fly away!
"Something's wrong?"
Chen Xiushan looked slightly stunned, and then used his binoculars to carefully observe the Japanese cavalry.
However, the speed of the plane was very fast. Until the plane passed over the heads of the Japanese cavalry and left the Japanese cavalry far behind, Chen Xiushan did not notice anything was wrong.
"Brother Wenhai, why didn't I see something was wrong?"
Chen Xiushan asked loudly. Because the plane's engine was very loud, the two of them had to speak louder so that the other party could hear them.
Yang Wenhai then said: "You are still too young. We have only so many cavalrymen in the Eighth Route Army."
"Right now we are on the North China Plain."
"Our New Regiment has six cavalry battalions, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment each have two cavalry battalions, one cavalry regiment in the Central Hebei Military Region, and one cavalry regiment in the Southern Hebei Military Region."
"These cavalry units are all north of us."
"At this time, a cavalry regiment of our Eighth Route Army appears here, or is it marching eastward. Do you think this cavalry is not suspicious?"
Chen Xiushan was shocked: "Brother Wenhai, are you saying that these cavalrymen are devils pretending to be soldiers?"
"It's not impossible." Yang Wenhai said, "Hurry up and use the radio to report the location of this cavalry to the regiment headquarters. The regiment headquarters will naturally determine whether it is our cavalry or the Japanese cavalry."
"yes!"
Chen Xiushan quickly picked up the radio and made a call.
In order not to alert others, Yang Wenhai flew a reconnaissance bomber and flew into the distance without looking back.
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on the ground.
Seeing that the Eighth Route Army bombers flew away and did not fly back again, all the Japanese soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.
Although using binoculars, one could see that the Eighth Route Army bombers did not carry aerial bombs.
But if the Eighth Route Army aircraft find something wrong, they can call in the bomber group and carry out aerial bombing to clear the ground against them.
"Your Excellency, General, is so wise, I admire you so much!"
Lieutenant General Dohashi Ichi, the commander of the 12th Army, rode up to Okamura Neji and said.
"Tsuchibashi-kun is so complimentary." Okamura Neji said with a wave of his hand.
Okamura Neji was not very proud of Lieutenant General Douhashi Ichi's praise.
It is a shame that he, a great general of the Imperial Army, was reduced to a situation where he had to escape on horseback.
In the past, wherever Neji Okamura went, he would always be surrounded by people. He would either fly or take a heavy armored train, which was majestic.
But now, it is like a lost dog, which makes people sigh.
Moreover, the only way to have any hope of survival is to pretend to be an enemy soldier.
Arisue Seizo took out a map and looked at it: "Your Excellency, General, we are still about 80 kilometers away from the coastline. Do you want to contact the transport ship by radio?"
Okamura Neji looked up at the sky, it was only noon.
Neji Okamura: "Continue to maintain radio silence and contact us by radio after dark!"
Once a radio station is used during the day, the signal will definitely be monitored.
Although the Eighth Route Army could not decipher the code, it would roughly locate their location and then send bombers to carry out the bombing.
But after night, even if the Eighth Route Army locked their position, they could not bomb them.
"Hi."
There are three heads of the Mojing:
"Boost!"
A group of Japanese soldiers rode towards the coastline.
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"A group of Eighth Route Army cavalry was found near Dayanzhuang, with a strength of about one regiment?"
"March eastward?"
At the temporary headquarters of the New Regiment, after listening to the report from the communications staff, Li Yunlong quickly found the location of Dayanzhuang on the map.
After a short pause, Li Yunlong looked happy and immediately asked: "When did you discover it?"
The communications officer replied: "It was discovered by our reconnaissance plane about 8 minutes ago."
"It's most likely that old devil from Okamura!" Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes and said.
"Old Li, we have to find out first, what if this cavalry is really our army?" Zhao Gang said worriedly.
If his own troops were bombed, the problem would be serious, and Li Yunlong could not bear this responsibility.
Li Yunlong nodded, don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected.
"That makes sense."
Li Yunlong immediately ordered:
"Order the cavalry battalions of the New First Regiment, the cavalry battalions of the Independent Regiment, the cavalry battalions of the New Second Regiment, the Central Hebei Cavalry Regiment and the Southern Hebei Cavalry Regiment to report their positions, and then contact the Lu Province base area to ask them whether there are cavalry activities in this area.
, and then ordered the reconnaissance aircraft to follow the cavalry intermittently, and the bombers and Saber fighter jets from Daguocun Airport immediately took off and headed to this area to prepare for bombing!"
Just in case, Li Yunlong made two preparations.
On the one hand, all Eighth Route Army cavalry units in North China were ordered to report their respective positions.
On the other hand, he ordered the bombers and Saber fighters that were already ready to take off immediately.
If this group of cavalry is really a brotherly force, then let the fighter planes and bombers turn around and bomb the Japanese in Tianjin.
If it is confirmed to be the Japs, then use a wave of aerial bombs on the Japs cavalry to clear the ground.
There are only so many Eighth Route Army-level cavalry units in North China at the moment.
You can count them with one hand.
Very good to confirm.
"yes."
The communications staff member stood solemnly, then turned around and walked out quickly.
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Shimen City.
Daguocun Airport.
When the New Regiment attacked Shimen City, they sent a sharp sword brigade to sneak attack Daguocun Airport, catching the Japanese and puppet troops defending the airport by surprise.
With the combat effectiveness of the Sharp Sword Brigade, it was easy to capture the Daguocun Airport from the Japanese and puppet troops.
During the battle, the Daguocun Airport suffered minor damage and was put into use in less than a day after the arrival of the new regiment of engineers.
This airport was built on the order of Yan Xishan, and was later rebuilt by the soldiers and civilians of Hebei Province for the sake of the Anti-Japanese War.
However, the airport was occupied by the Japanese before it could function. Later, the Japanese expanded the airport.
After the Eighth Route Army established its air force, it carried out several waves of bombings on Daguocun Airport, but the Japanese engineers quickly repaired it.
at this time.
On the auxiliary runway of Daguocun Airport, 23 Saber fighter jets and 20 B25 bombers are parked, fully fueled and loaded with bombs on standby.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! On the Jidong battlefield, the main force of the new regiment and the main force of the Japanese have been entangled together, and no air support is needed.
On the Tianjin battlefield, the independent regiment gained the upper hand, and fighters and reconnaissance bombers went to support it.
Fighter squadrons and medium bomber squadrons are also ready to attack at any time.
"Captain Liu, the order from regiment headquarters has arrived."
The communications soldier walked quickly to Yanagisaki, saluted and reported.
Yanagisaki and the pilots all stood up.
"What order?" Yanagisaki asked, "Where to bomb?"
They had already flown a combat mission in the morning, and now that they had had lunch, the mission finally came.
"This combat mission is to bomb Neji Okamura in the coastal area. The target is in a moving state."
The communications soldier spoke very fast and clearly enunciated:
"The comrades in the reconnaissance squadron will inform you of the specific coordinates after takeoff. After reaching the target, you need to wait for orders from the regiment headquarters before bombing."
"In this bombing mission, the independent fighter squadron and the medium bomber squadron performed the mission together."
Yanagisawa said loudly: "Comrades, let's bomb Neji Okamura!"
As the order was given, fighter and bomber pilots, as well as medium bomber crews, boarded the aircraft.
Under the guidance of the ground crew, fighter jets and bombers took off quickly with the roar of their engines, and then flew eastward in formation.
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About half an hour later.
New regiment headquarters.
Chief of Staff Wang Dehou reported to Li Yunlong: "Reporting to the head of the regiment, it has been confirmed and verified that the cavalry unit discovered in the Dayanzhuang area is not any cavalry unit of our Eighth Route Army."
"Haha..." Li Yunlong laughed when he heard this, "Okamura Neji, I finally caught you!"
Seeing that the situation was verified, Zhao Gang smiled slightly: "Okamura Neiji, this old devil, is quite cunning. He actually let all the Japanese cavalry wear the uniforms of our Eighth Route Army and pretend to be our Eighth Route Army cavalry. This old devil almost got fooled."
Li Yunlong said: "But this old devil is very careful. He didn't expect that our Eighth Route Army only has so many cavalry units, and each cavalry unit is equipped with advanced communication equipment."
Xing Zhiguo said: "With this vote, we will kill several Japanese lieutenant generals and major generals, and maybe we can kill Okamura Neji!"
"Report to the leader!"
The communications staff officer walked in quickly and reported:
"The independent fighter squadron and the medium bomber squadron are about to arrive at the target. Captain Liu asked whether to launch an attack on the enemy?"
Li Yunlong looked solemn: "Order the independent fighter squadron and medium bomber squadron to attack the enemy. No enemy can be let go!"
By this time, the Japanese cavalry had outpaced the Eighth Route Army's cavalry by 60 to 70 kilometers.
However, Li Yunlong still ordered all the cavalry battalions of the new regiment and the two cavalry battalions of the independent regiment to rush towards the area where the Japanese cavalry was found.
"yes!"
The communications staff officer saluted solemnly, turned around and left.
Looking at the back of the communications staff officer, Li Yunlong felt a little itchy in his heart.
If he had been at Daguocun Airport half an hour ago, he would have definitely taken a transport plane to follow him and observe the bombing of the Japanese cavalry.
"Chief of Staff, what is the situation on the ground battlefield now?"
Li Yunlong looked at Wang Dehou and asked.
Wang Dehou immediately reported: "The battle is going smoothly. According to the reports from each battalion, everyone has achieved good results. Our Eighth Route Army has gained an absolute advantage over the Japanese in the chaotic battle."
"This is really the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves."
Zhao Gang said: "I believe it won't take long for our new regiment to eat up the North China Front Army. Lao Li, your move of sending cavalry and armored troops to cut off the road directly cut off the Japanese's way of survival. It is absolutely amazing!"
The staff officers on the side also looked at Li Yunlong with admiring expressions.
The success of this battle was not only due to the bloody fighting of the soldiers and the equipment assistance provided by Boss Chen, but also to Li Yunlong's wise command.
Before the 11th Army was defeated, Li Yunlong had already predicted that the Japs from Baoding would definitely flee towards Tianjin.
Therefore, we responded in advance, sending cavalry and armored troops to cut off the passage, and sending independent regiments to cut off the passage.
Then, they took advantage of truck mobility to quickly transport the main force to the front of the Japanese, thus blocking the main Japanese force.
Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes: "Now, let's see if we can kill the commander of the North China Front Army, Okamura Neiji, and the North China Front Army Chief of Staff, Yusue Seizan."
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at the same time.
Among the troops of the Japanese Cavalry 108th Battalion.
"Your Excellency, General, why do I feel something is wrong?"
Yusei San rode his horse to Okamura Neji's side.
After half an hour of attacking, the cavalry brigade had marched about 15 kilometers from Dayanzhuang.
However, military horses are not trucks after all. They had already traveled dozens of kilometers last night, and the Japanese horses were also very tired. At this time, the speed of the Japanese cavalry team slowed down again.
"What's wrong?" Okamura Neji asked with a frown.
Youmo Seizan said: "After the first plane passed, an enemy plane would fly over our heads every few minutes. This is very abnormal!"
"Something is wrong!" The commander of the 21st Division narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Are we exposed?"
Okamura Neji's expression changed slightly.
Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be exposed, right?
They were wearing Eighth Route Army uniforms, and pilots and observers high in the air should not be able to detect any flaws.
Unless the 8th Route pilots and observers can see that their cavalry are using Type 44 mounted rifles, they can see flaws in the equipment.
But how is this possible?
However, every few minutes, a No. 8 plane flew over their heads.
This is definitely not normal!
It's like monitoring them.
Okamura Neiji said in a deep voice: "Arimatsu-kun, you are right to remind us that for the sake of safety, we must divide our troops."
While the cavalry troops were marching just now, Okamura Neiji had been thinking.
How should he face Prime Minister Tojo and Tian Locust when he returns to Tokyo?
After suffering such a huge defeat, will I be ordered to have a caesarean section to apologize, or will I be demoted to the reserve force? What will be my future destiny?
Therefore, Okamura Neiji ignored the planes in the sky, thinking that he would be foolproof by pretending to be the Eighth Route Army.
Otherwise, with Neji Okamura's vigilance, it would have been absolutely impossible for him not to detect the abnormality.
"Divide the troops?" Sanyi was stunned, and other Japanese generals were also stunned.
"That's right! We have been targeted. Maybe the Eighth Route Army headquarters has already verified our identity." Okamura Neiji said with a gloomy face, "The 108th Cavalry Brigade will use squadrons as units to protect everyone heading to the coastline.
, wait until the coastline meets again.”
Major Sugagiichi, captain of the 108th Cavalry Battalion, said: "Your Excellency, Commander, while the Eighth Route Army aircraft are monitoring the situation, you seek cover in the woods. I will lead the 108th Cavalry Battalion to divert the Eighth Route Army aircraft away."
Okamura Neji's expression changed: "That's fine."
Although in this case, the entire 108th Cavalry Brigade is likely to be wiped out.
But now is not the time to be kind to women, security headquarters and division headquarters are the top priority.
"Send the order, the 1st Cavalry Squadron will stay, and the rest will follow me!"
Major Sugagiichi shouted the order.
But as soon as he finished speaking, there was a buzzing sound in the sky. A staff officer raised his telescope and looked at it, and his expression suddenly changed:
"General, enemy planes are approaching from the west, about 40 planes!"
"Baga!" Neji Okamura's pupils shrank, he raised his binoculars and looked, and sure enough he found a group of eight-route aircraft approaching them quickly.
"Everyone, please separate immediately. Let's meet at the coastline!" Okamura Neji shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, Okamura Neji rushed out on horseback. The Japanese cavalry also changed their colors and dispersed on horseback.
The cavalry were like targets in front of the aircraft. If they dispersed, they would still be able to escape.
There is no other way at the moment but to fly separately when disaster strikes.
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(ps: If it ends after killing Okamura, will everyone criticize it as a bad ending?)
This chapter has been completed!