Chapter 2586 Defending Zhijiang

With the arrest of Ueda Akiko and Fang Soude, the Japanese special forces and traitors lurking in Zhijiang were met with disaster.

One after another, the Japanese were caught out.

Zhang Zhen, who was fully responsible for the investigation of the case, could finally take a long breath.

The ghost case at Zhijiang Airport was successfully solved.

The above can be explained.

Not only that, after General Chennault, who came to Zhijiang Airport to inspect the situation, learned about it, he also personally summoned Meng Shaoyuan, who had handled the case first-hand.

Meng Shaoyuan didn't care about awards and the like.

What he needs to do now is to use all available connections to prepare for emergencies that may arise in the future.

Chennault is one factor he can exploit.

I have no choice but to do some despicable things.

"General Chennault." Meng Shaoyuan said: "Detecting the case is my responsibility. There is nothing worthy of commendation. I know that Zhijiang Airport has been bombed by the Japanese army and has suffered a lot of losses."

"Yes."

Chennault also admitted frankly: "We must take off to fight and defend the airport at the same time. Mr. Meng, if you say so, is there any good way?"

"have."

Meng Shaoyuan only said one word: "Bamboo!"

After he expressed his thoughts, Chennault's eyes lit up.

Yes, this is a good idea.

Sorry, Chennault.

This was originally your idea, but I told you in advance.

"Mr. Meng, if this plan can succeed, I will ask Chongqing for credit."

As soon as Chennault finished speaking, Meng Shaoyuan shook his head: "I don't need any credit. General Chennault, if I need your help one day in the future, I hope you can provide me with some convenience."

"Maybe." Chennault shrugged: "That is based on not violating the principle."

…

The day after this conversation, the Japanese army dispatched more than 20 aircraft to sneak attack Zhijiang Airport.

After the base radar issued an alarm, our aircraft took off to meet the enemy and shot down a Japanese aircraft. The downed aircraft dragged a long plume of smoke and crashed into the nearby mountains and forests.

However, the bomb dropped before the Japanese plane crashed fell into the bamboo forest behind the house of farmer Liu Dasong near the airport. Half of the house was destroyed and a fire broke out.

People from the U.S. Air Force Command and the surrounding people rushed to put out the fire. General Chennault sent people to take the injured Liu Dasong to the U.S. Army hospital for treatment.

Later, the injured farmer Liu Dasong carried the pomegranates he grew at home and went to thank General Chennault. Chennault received him personally.

However, Chennault made a strange request to Liu Dasong, hoping that he would give the bamboo forest behind the house to the Flying Tigers.

The next day, a platoon of soldiers secured Liu Dasong's house in front, back, and left, and no one was allowed to approach.

Liu Dasong found a few reliable neighbors and took action together.

A few days later, more than a dozen bamboo airplanes were completed, papered, painted, and secretly delivered to Zhijiang Airport overnight.

During the day, these planes were all covered with tarpaulins and parked there conspicuously.

At night, the airport staff lifted some of the tarpaulins, and looking from a distance in the hazy night, these bamboo planes seemed to be no different from real planes.

At this time, Ge Zhengmin, leader of the Zhijiang Group of the Military Command Bureau, quickly used the captured Japanese radio station to send this "important information" to the Japanese military headquarters.

Soon, 30 Japanese planes, led by captain Ichiro Iijima, took off from Wuhan and headed straight for Zhijiang.

However, Zhijiang Airport was prepared this time.

On the one hand, all the planes at the airport were camouflaged planes made of bamboo. At the same time, ordinary people for miles around were mobilized. When they saw the signal flares, they fired jamming flares everywhere.

That night, colorful signal flares and fierce anti-aircraft fire made the Zhijiang night sky burn exceptionally brightly.

There are three types of anti-aircraft artillery fire with three consecutive shells. The first is armor-piercing, the second is red incendiary bomb, and the third is explosive bomb, which is green. It looks as colorful as fireworks.

The Japanese lost 9 of their 30 aircraft this time, and another 4 were seriously injured. Since it was difficult to return, they had to ask permission for the pilots to parachute.

In Zhijiang, there are bamboos everywhere in the mountains and plains.

Many local people worked together to make more than a dozen bamboo airplanes in one night and put them on the airport.

The Japanese thought it was a real plane and swooped down to drop the bombs, just as the anti-aircraft guns at the airport came into play.

Even when the Japanese failed in the end, they still didn't understand why the Chinese and American air forces were still able to continue dispatching to attack their logistics supply lines and attack their forward lines after bombing so many planes.

Even in the most intense battle of Xuefeng Mountain, Chinese soldiers lurked to the front lines with communication tools, accurately instructed the bombers departing from Zhijiang Airport, and accurately dropped the bombs on the enemy's heads, so much so that the Japanese soldiers could not even lift their heads.

The Japanese, who had always had air superiority, tasted the loss of air supremacy for the first time here in Zhijiang.

Bamboo planes, smoke bombs all over the mountains and plains, these indigenous methods miraculously protected this strategic airport.

The Japanese bombed Zhijiang Airport 23 times and dropped 3,109 bombs, most of which were wasted on this bamboo plane. However, the Japanese planes that came to bomb always never returned.

After losing hundreds of aircraft, the Japanese finally decided to launch a ground attack to capture this strategic airport, which triggered the later famous Battle of Xuefeng Mountain.

Bamboo planes, smoke bombs all over the mountains and plains, these indigenous methods miraculously protected this strategic airport.

Chennault attributed this credit to the Chinese, Meng Shaoyuan.

Without his method, such a miracle would not have happened at Zhijiang Airport.

But Meng Shaoyuan never mentioned this matter.

Because he knows too well:

I am coveting God's merits.

This is basically the method that Chennault came up with himself.

Sometimes, whenever people around Meng Shaoyuan asked about this matter, he would always change the subject.

This is not in line with the habit of Meng Shaoyuan who always likes to brag.

For Ge Zhengmin, the leader of the Zhijiang team, the short working experience between Zhijiang and Meng Shaoyuan also made him regard Meng Shaoyuan as his lifelong idol.

Although, he was ordered to monitor Meng Shaoyuan's every move here.

"In my whole life, I will only obey him."

A long, long time later, the gray-haired Ge Zhengmin sat in the yard of his home and said in a trance: "He told me not to be a spy anymore, anything else would be better than this. Unfortunately, I didn't listen to him.

I wanted to be as great as him, but I couldn't. As a result, I was caught. Fortunately, I didn't do anything serious, but I really want to see him again."

"Grandpa Ge, who is he?"

Ge Zhengmin was silent for a long time before saying:
Chapter completed!