Time passes coldly and steadily.
More than half a month later.
New Regiment Headquarters.
April 5th, 10:40 am.
At the control tower of Dagu Town Airport, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Wang Dehou, Xing Zhiguo and others gathered together. Even the leaders of the new second regiment, Ding Wei and Kong Jie, also came.
Beside everyone, more than thirty battalion commanders from the new regiment were also present, almost filling the entire tower.
It can be said that all the people involved in the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi were present.
If a Japanese plane dropped an aerial bomb on the tower of Dagu Town Airport, it would kill the Eighth Route Army's top command in northwestern Shanxi in an instant.
but.
Li Yunlong had already ordered a 20mm machine gun battalion, a 37mm anti-aircraft gun battalion and an 88mm anti-aircraft gun battalion, and hundreds of anti-aircraft firepower points to be deployed in and around the airport.
Once the Japanese plane enters the airport, it will immediately be attacked by dense air defense fire like raindrops.
Li Yunlong created such a big battle today.
Because today is a special day.
In the past half month, everyone in the New Regiment Headquarters has been extremely busy, but the results have been extremely gratifying.
First of all, the new regiment, in addition to the thousands of new recruits currently in training, has completed the equipment change and eliminated the Garand, Maxim and carbine, as well as Bren and Czech equipment.
Both infantry, cavalry and artillery were equipped with Type 56 semi-automatic rifles, Type 56 submachine guns and Type 56 light machine guns.
The current infantry battalion of the New Regiment is mainly equipped with Type 56 guns, M2 large-caliber heavy machine guns, M24 grenades, M1917 heavy machine guns, bazooka rocket launchers, and 20mm machine guns.
The artillery firepower of the infantry battalion includes M1 75mm mountain cannon, 60mm and 82mm mortars.
It's very satisfying in terms of firepower.
In terms of infrastructure, the arsenal of Crouching Tiger Mountain has been basically completed. The engineering battalion has hollowed out the mountain, which can withstand the attacks of the Japanese army's large-caliber heavy artillery and aerial bombs.
The oil depot and ammunition depot at Dagu Town Airport were built, and a large amount of aviation fuel and aerial bombs were stored.
The airports of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment, as well as the Yangcun Airport at the southeastern Shanxi headquarters, are also stepping up construction of facilities such as oil depots and ammunition depots.
More than 50 large warehouses and 100 small warehouses were built. All of these warehouses were constructed of reinforced concrete and were extremely strong. They could withstand Japanese 105mm cannon shelling and small aerial bombs.
The reconstruction work of the houses in Dagu Town is about to be completed, and they are all made of reinforced concrete houses.
In terms of agricultural production, the wheat grown from the new varieties of seeds provided by Boss Chen is growing well.
The new varieties of corn seeds provided by Boss Chen have been distributed, and people are cultivating corn in cooperation with the fertilizer factory in northwestern Shanxi.
The troops also took the lead in building irrigation canals and clearing up wasteland. If the weather goes well this year, the grain output in northwestern Shanxi this year is conservatively estimated to be more than two or three times that of before.
In terms of troop building, the new regiment is preparing to expand the base of a Katyusha rocket launcher battalion, a heavy howitzer battalion, a 105mm howitzer battalion, three cavalry battalions and four vehicle companies.
More than 10,000 recruits exchanged for American equipment from the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment have been arranged for training in training camps.
The night before yesterday, Boss Chen suddenly sent Yan Shuangying to Zhaojiayu to inform Li Yunlong that at 11 o'clock this morning, Eighth Route Army pilots would fly 50 aircraft back to Dagu Town Airport.
Among them are 20 Saber fighter jets, 20 A20 attack aircraft, as well as 5 transport aircraft and 5 reconnaissance aircraft.
The current Dagu Town Airport can only accommodate so many aircraft, and it will not be able to accommodate any more.
The remaining 35 aircraft will be received after the next batch of student pilots return, or after the construction of ammunition depots and oil depots at other airports is completed.
Thinking of the upcoming 50 aircraft.
The most advanced aircraft in the world.
Everyone was almost impatient.
From now on, our Eighth Route Army will also have its own aircraft!
Li Yunlong looked at the watch on his hand. He had never felt that time passed so slowly. Twenty minutes was so difficult.
Then, Li Yunlong looked at Xing Zhiguo standing aside and asked: "Deputy Commander Xing, go ask if the radar is turned on? Can you see where our plane is?"
Everyone also looked at Xing Zhiguo.
A few days ago, Boss Chen arranged for a transport plane to bring back 50 radar trainees, a radar, and two high-power steam generators.
The operation of the radar requires power support, and two high-power steam generators are sufficient to ensure uninterrupted power supply 24 hours a day.
These radar students have already installed radars on nearby hills.
Radar is a good thing. With it, as long as an aircraft enters within a radius of 300 kilometers, it can be detected immediately, whether it is an enemy aircraft or your own aircraft.
Even if a Japanese plane flies from Peiping to Taiyuan, it can be detected as long as it enters the radar monitoring area.
According to Boss Chen, this radar is also the most advanced thing in the world. At present, even the most advanced American radar can only detect an area of 250 kilometers in radius.
"Yes, leader."
Xing Zhiguo walked to the telephone nearby and dialed the number of the radar station on the mountain:
"What did you say?"
"okay, I get it."
"I will report to the leader right now!"
Later, Xing Zhiguo reported to Li Yunlong with a smile on his face: "Reporting to the head of the delegation, according to the report of the comrades at the radar station, there are about 50 aircraft approaching quickly from the south direction, about 150 kilometers away, and they should be our aircraft."
Although each of the planes provided by Boss Chen was equipped with radio communication, in order to ensure concealment, all pilots maintained radio silence.
"coming!"
Zhao Gang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly.
To the southeast, there are 50 planes, and it is basically certain that our own plane has arrived.
If the Japanese planes were to carry out air strikes, they would definitely come from the northeast, and they would not be so numerous.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Japanese aviation force suffered heavy losses, and the old devil Okamura Neiji was more cautious about the use of the aviation force.
"Um."
Li Yunlong nodded, his expression calm as usual, but his heart was already filled with joy.
Ding Wei and Kong Jie, as well as the battalion commanders of the new regiment, had expressions of anticipation and smiles on their faces.
Li Yunlong looked at the airport in front of him and said: "The Dagu Town Airport is still too small. There are only about 50 aprons and not even a hangar. If it rains, our planes will only be soaked in the rain."
We originally chose to build an airport in Dagu Town because the Zhaojiayu Airport was bombed by Japanese planes.
And Xinyi Tuan needs an airport to receive goods. It was originally built for the purpose of receiving goods. Coupled with terrain restrictions, the airport area is not large.
"Old Li, where do you plan to build the airport?" Kong Jie looked at Li Yunlong and asked.
"Heyuan County." Li Yunlong looked at the map on the table, "The terrain around Heyuan County is flat and suitable for building an airport. It is necessary to build an airport that can accommodate at least 200 aircraft."
"Isn't it an airport that can accommodate 200 planes?"
Ding Wei sounded confident:
"That's so simple. Just take down Taiyuan. Taiyuan's Xincheng Airport and Wusu Airport are enough to accommodate 200 aircraft."
"Conquer Taiyuan?" Li Yunlong raised his eyebrows and sneered, "It will happen sooner or later."
Now that 50 pilots and 50 aircraft are about to arrive, Li Yunlong will consider attacking Taiyuan.
What is more troublesome is that the Japanese army has reinforced five divisions in North China, and together with the 41st Division of the Japanese First Army, the Japanese army in Shanxi now has almost 100,000 troops.
But the problem is not big, it requires careful planning.
It is unrealistic to annihilate all these Japs, but there is still a chance to kill some of them and drive them out of Shanxi.
"Captain, are you going to build an airport in Heyuan County?" Xing Zhiguo asked.
"It needs to be built!" Li Yunlong said firmly: "Build it bigger, at least 7 runways and 200 aprons, all made of concrete runways. We will have more and more planes in the future."
Everyone's expressions showed their expectations. According to the theory, if you kill 500 Japs, you can get one of the most advanced airplanes in the world. If you kill 50,000 Japs, you can get 100 airplanes.
Moreover, you can also get planes by killing Japanese planes and Japanese pilots.
I’m afraid I can’t even imagine the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army’s aviation forces in the future…
"yes!"
Xing Zhiguo responded immediately:
"I will start arranging this task later."
While everyone was chatting, time passed very quickly, and twenty minutes passed quickly.
Just then, there was some buzzing sound in the sky, and the plane had arrived!
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others quickly walked out of the tower and came to the lawn next to the airport. They raised their binoculars and looked in the direction of the sound.
Through the field of view of the telescope, dozens of aircraft appeared in the southeast direction.
According to the photos provided by Boss Chen, Li Yunlong could tell at a glance that they were Saber fighter jets and A20 attack aircraft, as well as reconnaissance aircraft and transport aircraft.
"Ha ha……"
Seeing this scene, Li Yunlong could no longer suppress the smile on his face, and the corners of his mouth turned up almost to his ears:
"Look, everyone, it's our plane."
All the battalion commanders of the new regiment looked up, with smiles on their faces and excited expressions.
A staff officer held a camera, pointed it at the crowd, and clicked the shutter. The expressions and eyes of the crowd, as well as the action of looking at the plane through binoculars, were frozen.
Not long after, the planes landed one after another under the guidance of ground staff, slowed down and then slowly headed towards the apron.
When the last plane entered the tarmac, Li Yunlong looked satisfied. The boys' airplane piloting skills did not disappoint him.
This chapter has been completed!