At one o'clock in the morning, Xincheng Airport in the northern suburbs of Taiyuan was bathed in silence.
In the darkness, Lu Yingjun and Duan Peng lurked at the top of a chimney more than 20 meters high.
Judging from the surrounding environment, this chimney should belong to the chimney of a cement factory, but this factory has long been abandoned.
It is only more than 300 meters away from the fence of Xincheng Airport. You can clearly see the environment of Xincheng Airport by lying on the top of the chimney and holding a telescope.
Lu Yingjun and Duan Peng were lying on the chimney, holding telescopes to observe. Not far away, there were members of the first combat team ready to respond at any time.
The reason why he brought Duan Peng with him was because Lu Yingjun deliberately cultivated him. Compared to Monk Wei, who had a more aggressive and rebellious character.
Duan Peng's character is modest, upright and resolute. Of course, the two characters also have similarities, both are a little aloof and unsociable.
But this is not a problem for special forces. Special forces are not good soldiers. They are not afraid that you have shortcomings, but they are afraid that you have no ability.
Lu Yingjun and Duan Peng each held a telescope to monitor every move of the Japanese.
The entire airport runs east-west and has a total of two runways. The length of the runway is about 1,000 meters. There are 15 aircraft parked on the secondary runway.
Judging from the size of the aircraft, most of them are fighters, with only a few two or three bombers.
A total of 8 aircraft were shot down by the machine gun group of the New Regiment. The number of Japanese aircraft was seriously insufficient, so Shinozuka Yoshio ordered the aircraft from Changzhi and Datong to be transferred to Taiyuan.
After all, Japan is a small country with poor resources, and only front-line offensive forces will be equipped with a large number of aircraft.
A garrison force like the First Army, fighting security wars in occupied areas, only has one flying team with 21 or a few aircraft.
However, even if the First Army had a small number of aircraft, it would be difficult for the Eighth Route Army, which was poorly equipped, to deal with the aircraft flying randomly in the sky.
Even if the new regiment is equipped with 40 machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, there is nothing that can be done against the Japanese aircraft if they do not take the initiative to dive and attack.
Therefore, it is of great significance to blow up the Japanese airport. As long as the Japanese planes are killed and the airport is blown up, the Japanese First Army will lose its aerial reconnaissance capability in a short time.
Although the Japanese North China Front still has aircraft, they need to reconsider such a vast battlefield, and the Japanese aircraft will definitely be too busy.
On the north side of the runway is a row of bungalows, which are probably oil depots, repair shops, arsenals and other facilities.
In the southeast corner of the airport are facilities such as the tower, garrison and pilot dormitories, several rows of third-floor brick-concrete buildings, and facilities such as canteens, kitchens, and toilets next to them.
The airport is surrounded by closed walls with barbed wire on top.
There is a sentry tower at each corner around the wall. In addition to the Japanese sentries, there are also searchlights rotating around.
At the end of the runway, eight Type 98 double-mounted machine guns stood there quietly. There were Japanese soldiers on night duty at the machine gun positions.
The entire airport is heavily guarded, with Japanese troops patrolling along the runway every two or three minutes.
At this time, the radio next to Lu Yingjun sounded a burst of electric current.
Lu Yingjun's mouth immediately showed a hint of cold murderous intent.
Dong San lifted the radio silence. It must be that the Shanpao Camp had arrived at the Dongshan Mine and was ready.
"Dong Liang, please answer when you receive it, please answer when you receive it!" As expected, a moment later, Wang Chengzhu's call came from the radio receiver.
Lu Yingjun picked up the microphone of the radio communication machine and whispered: "Dong Liang received it!"
"Two holes, two holes." Wang Chengzhu said again, "Please convey the shooting parameters immediately."
Lu Yingjun said: "The ruler is four hundred and seventy-four, and it is zero and fifty-one to the right."
He had already calculated the shooting parameters of using mountain artillery to shoot at the Japanese airport from the Dongshan Mine through the artillery scope.
Then he said: "Test fire once, let go!"
After finishing speaking, Lu Yingjun quickly took the receiver and microphone and put his eyes in front of the artillery mirror, ready to observe the impact point of the bullet at any time.
About ten seconds later, both Lu Yingjun and Duan Peng heard a long "squeak" sound coming from above their heads. The scream came from far and near, and it exploded 200 meters away from the airport.
Seeing clearly the location of the bullet's impact point through the artillery mirror, Lu Yingjun immediately put the microphone to his mouth and said: "Add one to the ruler, zero zero two to the left, release!"
After another ten seconds, a shell landed in the Japanese airport with a whistling sound, right in the middle of two Japanese planes at the airport. The two Japanese planes were blown up.
"Entire battalion, three rapid fire rounds...fire!"
When he said the last word "release", Lu Yingjun bit hard, his body trembled slightly, and he almost shouted.
Immediately afterwards, on the artillery position of the new regiment in Dongshan Mine, Wang Chengzhu also issued an order for the entire battalion to fire.
The whistling sound of artillery shells instantly tore through the quiet air. Duan Peng and Lu Yingjun looked up and saw a dozen or so artillery shells forming dozens of orange-red trajectories in the night sky, like dazzling streams of light.
The shell fell into the airport and exploded. With a loud thunderous noise, Xincheng Airport was immediately plunged into a sea of smoke and fire.
Metal projectiles carrying the aura of death pierced the air and made a horrifying howling sound.
In the field of vision of Lu Yingjun and Duan Peng, the Japanese planes on the runway were like paper lakes, all torn into pieces.
In fact, when the first shell fell, the airport's garrison and pilots were all awakened. However, when the first shell fell outside the airport, the Japanese were still in a state of confusion.
When the second shell fell into the airport, the Japanese garrison and pilots woke up from a dream. The airport was under bombardment!
Without any time to put on his clothes, the Japanese pilot immediately rushed to the runway, trying to get the plane up and take off again.
But it's too late.
Swarms of artillery shells fell on the runway, blowing them to pieces and tearing the plane into pieces.
After the three rounds of shelling, although the Japanese runway was not completely destroyed, it was impossible for planes to take off and land on the runway.
All 15 Japanese planes were destroyed and burst into flames.
But the bombardment was not over yet. Under Lu Yingjun's radio command, the artillery shells formed a barrage and exploded from the oil depot and arsenal in the north to the Japanese dormitories in the south.
The artillery shells from the mountain artillery battalion hit the Japanese airport one after another.
The aviation fuel stored in the oil depot and the explosion of aerial bombs in the munitions warehouse were as loud as shaking a mountain.
The Japanese garrison and pilots who rushed out of the dormitory just met Xu Jin's barrage and were blown away.
Seeing the Japanese airport engulfed in flames through the telescope, both Lu Yingjun and Duan Peng grinned.
"Dong three, dong three, we have finished picking the mushrooms, dong two is ready to go home."
Lu Yingjun picked up the phone and called.
"Dong San received it, wish you good luck."
After a pause, Wang Chengzhu asked over the radio: "Boss Li asked you how many mushrooms you picked this time. He wants them all."
"Then please tell Boss Li that I picked 15 mushrooms. They are all high-quality mountain products."
After Lu Yingjun finished speaking, he put away the headphones and receiver, turned off the radio, put the radio on his back, grabbed the rope and slid down the chimney, and soon the two of them disappeared into the night.
…
Yoshio Shinozuka was awakened by the sound of gunfire.
He had just fallen asleep less than half an hour ago.
Since the Eighth Route Army launched the campaign, Yoshio Shinozuka has slept very late every day, and only slept four or five hours a day.
For an old man in his fifties or sixties, this is a serious lack of sleep.
Although his body is very tired, Yoshio Shinozuka has to pretend to be energetic every day and cannot let others see his fatigue.
"Baga, where is the sex going?"
Yoshio Shinozuka, wearing the uniform of a lieutenant general and holding a lieutenant general's command sword, walked into the brightly lit combat hall with a gloomy expression.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Kusuyama Hideyoshi turned around and paused, "The sound of gunfire came from the direction of the Beijiao Airport."
Yoshio Shinozuka frowned and said, "Immediately call the airport and ask them what happened and why there was gunfire?"
Kusuyama Hideyoshi said: "I have asked Mr. Kasai to call and inquire. There should be news soon!"
By this time, the second test shot had been fired, and the second shell had landed at the airport.
But soon, the roaring and continuous sound of artillery sounded in the ears of Yoshio Shinozuka, Hideyoshi Kusuyama and all the Japanese army officers and staff.
The faces of all the Japanese officers changed drastically.
When they ran to the door of the operations hall, they all raised their heads and looked at the night sky in the direction of the airport. They saw that the night sky was shining like crimson lightning, and then there was a rumbling explosion.
Yoshio Shinozuka looked gloomy and frowned.
The old Japanese had been on the battlefield for a long time, and he still had good judgment. Judging from the sound of the artillery, the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army was very powerful, probably no less than that of an artillery battalion.
How many troops came from the Eighth Route Army?
Is the Eighth Route Army bluffing or planning to attack Taiyuan?
Kasai Toshimatsu ran to Shinozuka Yoshio, paused and said: "Report to the general! Xincheng Airport has been shelled, and the communication with the airport is currently interrupted!"
Yoshio Shinozuka asked in a deep voice: "Have other places been attacked by the Eighth Route Army?"
Kasai Toshiatsu suddenly said: "The Communications Staff Department has not received any news or reports in this regard so far!"
"Your Excellency, Commander." Kusuyama Hideyoshi said, "This is most likely an enemy's artillery attack on the Imperial Army Airport. We should immediately send troops to find the enemy's artillery position."
Yoshio Shinozuka turned around and returned to the combat hall. He stood in front of a wall hanging with a large and accurate map, and a group of Japanese soldiers quickly gathered around him.
Shinozuka Yoshio pointed to the map and said: "According to the intelligence, the caliber of the most powerful and ranged artillery currently owned by the Eighth Route Army is the 75mm mountain field gun. The maximum range of this caliber of artillery is only 8 kilometers. Immediately dispatch all the imperial troops outside the city.
The Imperial Alliance Army will use the Xincheng Airport as the center point to search an eight-kilometer radius of the airport."
"Order, the Yamamoto special forces attack immediately, find the enemy's artillery and artillery on the eighth route, and destroy them for me!"
"Hi!" Kasai Toshimatsu said, then quickly walked to the communication room next door.
…
At the Dongshan Mine, Wang Chengzhu turned off the radio and turned to report to Li Yunlong.
"Report to the leader, Captain Lu said that he picked 15 mushrooms."
When Li Yunlong heard this, he couldn't help but smile:
"15 mushrooms, that is to say, 15 Japanese planes have been blown up. Oh my god, we, Lao Li, are going to get rich!"
"How to make a fortune?" Kong Jie couldn't help but said: "You killed 15 Japanese planes. If you don't know, I thought you got 15 planes."
But Ding Wei's expression changed and he asked: "Old Li, if you kill the Japanese plane, will you be able to get assistance from your channel?"
"That's right." Li Yunlong nodded, with a smile on his face like a chrysanthemum, "Kill a Japanese plane, how many mountain cannons can you two guess we, Old Li, can get?"
"How many doors?" Kong Jie asked quickly.
This chapter has been completed!