Because the Jizhong Military Region Headquarters was bitten by the Japanese Cavalry Regiment.
Therefore, Li Yunlong dispatched all the fighters and attack aircraft of the New Regiment Flying Group.
The effect was immediate. After a wave of dive bombing and strafing, the Japanese cavalry regiment was completely wiped out.
Then, the guard battalion of the Central Hebei Military Region launched a counterattack and cooperated with air support to completely wipe out the 26th Japanese Cavalry Regiment.
Those Japanese cavalrymen who fled on horseback were also chased by Sabre fighter jets and A20 attack aircraft, and were beaten to pieces one by one.
After several waves of dive attacks, some aircraft had not even finished dropping their bombs.
then.
Under the order of Flight Captain Li Shaorong, the planes that had dropped their aerial bombs returned to the airport, while the planes that had not dropped their aerial bombs looked for the Japs on the ground and continued to attack.
…
Northwest Shanxi.
Zhaojiayu.
New regiment, regiment headquarters.
"Captain, the communications team sent to the Jizhong Military Region has just sent back a telegram."
Wang Dehou held a telegram with a smile on his face, walked to Li Yunlong, and reported:
"The guard battalion of the Central Hebei Military Region, with the cooperation of our flying brigade, completely annihilated the 26th Japanese Cavalry Regiment and seized more than 1,000 horses and 8 mortars. District Chief Lu asked the communications squad to send a special message to thank you."
"Oh?" Li Yunlong raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "It seems that the brothers in the Jizhong Military Region have made a fortune."
"The Jizhong Military Region gave our new regiment a Jizhong Cavalry Regiment, and we, Mr. Li, gave him two cavalry regiments and eight mortars."
"District Chief Lu made a good deal with this deal!"
Although Li Yunlong was a little greedy for this military horse, he would not reach out to District Chief Lu to get it.
When the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment was reorganized into the 2nd Battalion of the New Regiment Cavalry, it only had more than 400 cavalry.
The more than 1,000 horses captured by the Jizhong Military Region are enough to expand two cavalry regiments, but they are not a cavalry reinforcement regiment like the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment.
The central Hebei region is rich and it is no problem to raise two cavalry regiments.
The Jizhong Cavalry Regiment was transferred to the new regiment, mainly because the Jizhong Military Region could not obtain military horses.
"In the past three days, our flying brigade has been dispatched every day to support the anti-mopping up operations in the Central Hebei Military Region."
Wang Dehou reports again:
"It caused about 1,500 casualties to the Japanese every day, and also blew up some Japanese combat supplies on the way."
"I think the North China Front Army's mopping-up operation against the Central Hebei Military Region will soon go bankrupt."
Li Yunlong nodded, with a smile on his face.
The firepower of the new flying group was still somewhat beyond Li Yunlong's expectations.
This was still the result of the enemy's dispersed raids. If the enemy had concentrated its forces on raids like today, the flying brigade would have achieved even greater results.
"Fighting with air superiority is a pleasure!"
Li Yunlong sighed, and then looked at the watch on his hand:
"Today is the day when the second batch of pilots and planes arrive at Yangcun Airport. Counting the time, it should be almost there, right?"
Wang Dehou nodded with a smile on his face: "After the second batch of pilots and aircraft arrive at Yangcun Airport, the 15 fighter jets and 25 bombers at Yangcun Airport can also go to cooperate with the anti-mopping operations of the Central Hebei Military Region. The Japanese casualties will be even greater.
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"Ha ha…"
Li Yunlong nodded in agreement: "The combination of 35 fighter jets and 45 bombers is enough to give the Japanese raiders a drink."
then.
Li Yunlong looked at the map on the table. There was a lively fight in Jizhong, but the Japanese in Shanxi...
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Peking.
Iron Lion Alley.
North China Front Army Headquarters.
A huge map of the central Hebei region is placed on the wall of the combat hall.
Look at it from the map.
Several Japanese armies have entered the territory of the Eighth Route Army and are forcing the Eighth Route Army's structures and troops in the Jizhong Military District into the central area of the Jizhong base area. Soon the Eighth Route Army will be in a crowded and passive situation.
But the actual situation is that various attacking troops have been bombarded by Eighth Route Army aircraft in the past two days, causing considerable losses.
The logistics supply lines were also bombed by Eighth Route Army aircraft, and the logistics troops had to transport combat supplies at night and rest in hiding during the day.
At this moment, Yusumei San quickly walked in and reported to Okamura Neji:
"Your Excellency, General, the casualties of each of the attacking troops in the past two days have been tallied."
"How many casualties?" Okamura Neji pushed up his glasses, his face expressionless.
"According to the casualty statistics of various troops, the mopping up troops have suffered about 3,000 casualties in just two days." Mojing Sanhui reported.
"3,000 casualties?" Okamura Neji suddenly frowned.
This casualty situation was far beyond his expectation. It had never happened before. Nearly an infantry regiment had suffered casualties just after the sweep began.
"Hi!" Youmo Jingsan lowered his head, "The vast majority of casualties came from the Eighth Route Army's aerial bombs and incendiary bombs."
On the side, Moritake Tanabe looked ugly. This meant that the Japanese army's mopping up troops suffered an average of 1,500 casualties every day.
"Your Excellency, General." Tanabe Moritake spoke solemnly, "Will this sweep continue?"
The Japanese army's mopping up troops in the Central Hebei Military Region totaled just over 30,000 people, and there were more than 20,000 puppet troops.
At this rate of bombing casualties, the Japanese troops that were mopping up the area would be wiped out by Eighth Route Army aircraft in less than a month.
Sweep?
And wiped out the shit.
At this moment, communications staff officer Haruo Kitani held a telegram in his hand and walked in quickly to report to Okamura Neiji: "Report to the commander, Major General Sakuma, commander of the 4th Cavalry Brigade, urgent telegram!"
Okamura Neji waved his hand and said: "Read it!"
Next to them, Moritake Tanabe and Seito Arisu looked at Haruo Kitani, but they did not realize the seriousness of the problem.
I thought the 4th Cavalry Brigade had discovered some important target.
After all, the 4th Cavalry Brigade is highly mobile and can come and go like the wind, and can quickly catch up with the Eighth Route Army.
"Hi!"
Kitani Haruo picked up the telegram and read:
"The 26th Cavalry Regiment of the 4th Cavalry Brigade swept to the Wangjiacun area of Xiao County and fought with a reinforced battalion of the Eighth Route Army. It was attacked by more than 40 aircraft of the Eighth Route Army. The 26th Cavalry Regiment, including the regimental commander Kazuaki Obara,
The whole team is shattered!"
Youmo Jingsan: "What did you say?"
Moritake Tanabe: "The entire 26th Cavalry Regiment is in pieces?"
Moritake Tanabe and Seizo Arisu had expressions of incredible shock on their faces.
Kugu Haruo suddenly lowered his head: "Hi!"
Major General Sakuma was leading the main force of the 4th Cavalry Brigade to search the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army, and then received a telegram from Kazuaki Obara, saying that there was a big fish there.
However, when Major General Sakuma led the main cavalry force to Wangjiacun.
I didn't see the big fish of the Eighth Route Army, I only saw the bodies of the 4th Cavalry Brigade and the scene of being burned to ashes.
Sakuma was so angry that he drew his major general's sword and slashed at him wildly.
Moreover, on the way to reinforce the 26th Cavalry Regiment, the main force of the 4th Cavalry Brigade was bombed by a wave of aircraft from the Eighth Route Army, causing considerable losses.
"Your Excellency, General!" Tanabe Moritake looked solemnly, looked at Okamura Neji and asked again, "Will this sweep continue?"
"What?" Okamura Neji looked at Tanabe Moritake with cold eyes, "Tanabe-kun, do you want to defeat the superior?"
Tanabe Moritake was startled, and he quickly lowered his head and said: "Don't dare!"
There was Sue Seizo watching with cold eyes, thinking that this idiot Tanabe Moritake actually dared to contradict Okamura Neji.
"The locust army suffered heavy casualties, but they were within an acceptable range."
Okamura Neji's face was expressionless and his tone was cold:
"Order the mopping up troops to speed up their dispersed mopping up attacks and compress the Eighth Route Army to the triangle formed by the Hutuo River, Fuyang River and Shide Road."
"Then, all the Locust Army and Locust Alliance troops rushed forward to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Eighth Route Army."
"This battle."
"We will use the Eighth Route Army's tactics to deal with the Eighth Route Army!"
In the past, the Eighth Route Army, in order to prevent being bombed by Japanese aircraft during battles and reduce the weapon gap between the two sides, would usually rush forward to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese during combat.
But now, times have changed, and the Eighth Route Army has gained air supremacy over North China.
Okamura Neiji had to adopt the tactics of the Eighth Route Army.
This raid on the Central Hebei Military Region was initiated by Neji Okamura, who defeated the superiors and violated the orders of the base camp.
If it ended like this, it would be like slapping myself so hard that my face would be swollen.
"Hi!"
Tanabe Moritake, Yusumei San and Kiya Haruo all bowed their heads.
…
at the same time.
Southeast Shanxi.
Yangcun Airport.
Today is the day when 50 student pilots drive 50 planes back to Yangcun Airport.
The commander, chief of staff, division commander, brigade commander and a large number of heads of the Eighth Route Army headquarters arrived at Yangcun Airport early to wait.
In the airport tower, the leaders did not chat, but looked at the watches on their hands from time to time.
Half past two in the afternoon.
It was ten minutes before the pilot and plane arrived in Yangcun.
Ding ding ding——
At this moment, the phone in the tower room rang, and a staff officer picked it up: "Hello, this is Yangcun Airport."
"What did you say?"
"Say it again?"
"Okay, I understand, I will report to the chief immediately!"
The staff officer hung up the phone, walked quickly to the leader and the chief of staff, gave a military salute, and reported:
"The leader of the report, Chief Lu of the Jizhong Military Region, reported that the military region guard battalion, with the cooperation of the New 1st Regiment Flying Brigade, completely annihilated the 26th Japanese Cavalry Regiment and seized more than a thousand horses, 8 mortars, and hundreds of mounted rifles.
branch…"
The caller was naturally not District Chief Lu, but the caller from the headquarters of Liao County.
District Chief Lu sent a telegram to the headquarters, and the staff from the headquarters called Yangcun Airport to report the situation to the head of the headquarters.
"What?"
"The 26th Cavalry Regiment was completely wiped out?"
"Very good!"
"Well done!"
All the leaders were suddenly smiling.
The 26th Cavalry Regiment is naturally familiar to the commanders here. The 4th Cavalry Brigade was transferred to Hebei Province specifically to deal with the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Cavalry Regiment and the 129th Division Cavalry Regiment of Southern Hebei Province.
The chief of staff smiled broadly: "The new regiment's flying brigade has made meritorious service again this time!"
All the leaders nodded in agreement.
Although the guard battalion of the Central Hebei Military Region Headquarters has strong combat effectiveness, it can only run away when encountering the Japanese cavalry regiment.
Impossible to beat.
The leaders all knew that the 26th Cavalry Regiment and the new regiment's flying brigade could play a major or even decisive role in annihilating the Japanese.
"With air support, fighting is exciting!"
One of the chiefs spoke with emotion, clenching his fists and speaking with emotion.
All the leaders are looking forward to the upcoming aircraft and pilots.
This chapter has been completed!