In the astonished eyes of everyone, Yang Jing turned his head and fixed his eyes on the faces of Chief of Staff Ma Haifeng and Battalion Commander Zhao Hong, and said, "Chief of Staff, Lao Zhao, the task of building the airport and runway will be handed over to you two.

If you need any materials, please contact me at any time."

As he said that, Yang Jing turned his attention to the rest of the people and said, "In addition, if the Chief of Staff needs it, all battalions must cooperate unconditionally!"

"yes!"

Everyone agreed.

Building an airport is an extremely large project. Even in modern times, a small airport will take at least two or three years, or even longer.

Fortunately, the p51 Mustang fighter is different from modern passenger aircraft. It has a small tonnage and the required runway is shorter.

Moreover, the requirements for runway quality are also lower.

In addition, there is no need to build a terminal, just one tarmac and a runway that can be used for takeoff is enough.

Therefore, the project volume of Huben Tuan Airport is almost negligible compared to modern civil aviation airports, and is even less than a rural road that is several kilometers long.

Naturally, the time required will be greatly shortened.

...

And just as the Tiger Group was in full swing, building the airport and runway.

The Japanese scouts sent by Okamura Yasuji from Wuhan and some agents from the Special High School also disguised themselves as farmers and hunters.

Crossing the Yangtze River from Huanggang east, walking on Xishui and Yingshan, heading towards Yuexi, and conducting reconnaissance.

The book that was written by chance was that at that time, the Huoshan Independent Regiment of the New Fourth Army happened to be stationed in a mountainous area at the junction of Yingshan to Yuexi.

Although our party’s policy of fighting against local tyrants and dividing land has been unanimously supported by the people, it has offended the landlords and bullies.

In the past, these landlords and bullies were alone and did not dare to do anything.

But with the arrival of the Japanese scouts and the special high school classes, these turtle grandsons reported to them one after another, exposing the independent regiment just like they found their ancestors.

Based on the clues provided by the landlords and old wealthy people, the Japanese quickly found some newly established militias and other local anti-Japanese armed organizations of the independent regiments.

Then he followed the clues and gradually found out the specific location of the Independent Group.

Just so happened that after this period of development, the Independent Regiment also recruited more than 2,000 new recruits, and the troops and the garrison area were basically in line with each other.

Therefore, the agents of the Special High School Class and the Japanese scouts regarded this unit as the Hu Ben regiment that broke out from Huoqiu and had been causing trouble in Yuexi.

Then, the agents from the Special High School Class and the Japanese Scouts immediately reported the news to Okamura Yasuji who had arrived in Huanggang.

At the same time, these agents and scouts did not evacuate, but lurked and hidden in various parts of the base of the Independent Regiment.

He intends to be the internal supporter of the Japanese army's encirclement and suppression troops.

After receiving the news, Okamura Yasuji immediately issued combat missions to the 6th and 13th Divisions that he accompanied.

The 6th Division and the 13th Division were ordered to speed up the march in units of the corps and launch encirclement and suppression of the base areas of the independent regiment.

We strive to wipe out the other party in one fell swoop before the other party can react.

...

The picture is brought back to Bangxiang.

In order to speed up the construction of the airport, Yang Jing took out all the sand making machines, excavators, bulldozers, road rollers, and concrete mixers that were exposed by the Japanese.

He himself did it himself, operating a 40-ton excavator to assist everyone in the construction.

As for bulldozers and road rollers, machines that are relatively simple to operate, are handed over to the members of the Special Wars Brigade to be operated.

With the efforts of all the people, the airport apron and runway were leveled and consolidated in just one week.

Another week passed, the concrete irrigation work on the apron and airport runway was also successfully completed.

Next, as long as the concrete solidifies, the airport and runway can be put into use.

It is worth mentioning that the reason why the airport of the Hu Ben Tuan was built so quickly is that the project volume is not large, and the other hand, Yang Jing used a lot of excavators, road rollers, concrete mixers, etc., as well as various modern and advanced machines.

Of course, this is also inseparable from the hard work of thousands of brothers in the Tiger Group day and night.

...

Just as the construction of the Huben Regiment Airport was about to be completed, the two Japanese 6th and 13th standing divisions, with a total of more than 50,000 troops, had successfully arrived at the junction of Xishui and Yingshan.

Under Okamura Yasuji's personal command, he took advantage of the cover of the night and divided his troops into different directions, walked the path, and rushed to the base of the independent regiment.

The next day, a trace of whiteness appeared in the east sky, and these Japanese troops seemed to fall from the sky. Unknowingly, they appeared on the periphery of the base of the New Fourth Army Independent Regiment.

Okamura Yasuji was extremely cunning and deployed troops at night, and each unit had a force of more than 4,000 people.

This not only ensures the mobility of each roundabout army, but also ensures that they have the strength to resist the Tiger Ben alone.

Even if you cannot defeat it, you can still hold on until other Japanese troops come to reinforce.

These vanguards of the Japanese army rushed and attacked towards the core garrison of the Independent Regiment, completely ignoring the militias in each village.

Some militia teams tried to block the attack, but were easily defeated and destroyed by the Japanese army.

The independent regiment is located at the junction of Yingshan and Yuexi, with a small town called Leijiadian as the core area. The regiment headquarters and the 1st battalion are stationed in Majiagou to the northwest of Leijiadian.

The 2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion, 4th Battalion, and the regiment directly under the reconnaissance company and the spy company were stationed in several villages in front of Majiagou, forming a junction with each other.

Because the Japanese advance quickly under Okamura Niji's personal command, they waited until the main force of the Independent Regiment received the news.

Some of the Japanese vanguards' vanguards have attacked near the bases of the 2nd and 3rd battalions.

The 2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion, the Reconnaissance Company, the Special Service Company and other troops had even had time to ask for instructions, and they had already handed over the fire with the Japanese.

In an instant, dense gunfire and explosions sounded throughout Bailian Township, and they could be clearly heard from a distance.

Some birds and beasts screamed in shock, either flapping their wings or taking four hooves, fleeing in the opposite direction, trying to leave this place of right and wrong.

Although the soldiers of the Independent Regiment were all afraid of death and were willing to sacrifice their lives, the disparity between the enemy and us was too great. In addition, the enemy suddenly came, and they caught the attack on all units of the Independent Regiment off guard.

After only a moment of fire exchange, the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion, 4th Battalion, reconnaissance company, spy company and other troops had to give up their garrison due to heavy casualties.

Retreat to the Majiagou area.

...

Majiagou, the headquarters of the Huoqiu Independent Regiment of the New Fourth Army.

Political commissar Ye Yun, regiment commander Yu Zongping, and deputy regiment commander Zhou Zichen and others are urgently discussing countermeasures.

"Damn it! It's so evil. Why is the Japanese's nose as sharp as a dog? I don't know, but I suddenly headed straight to our regiment headquarters?" The regiment commander Yu Zongping was very puzzled, frowned, and kept sucking the cigarette in his mouth.

Deputy leader Zhou Zichen analyzed: "If the Japanese can touch our independent regiment's base so quickly, there must be a spy who sneaked into our base and found out our details in advance!

It is even impossible to rule out that some traitors provide information to the Japanese!”
Chapter completed!