Japanese Army Baoding Garrison Headquarters, Okamura Neiji was once again angered by the telegram sent by the Aviation Headquarters.
The teacup on the table also became a victim once again.
After falling three times in a row, the angry Neji Okamura slowly calmed down. The deputy chief of staff saw the opportunity and reported: "The Eighth Route Army ambushing in Yinmagou is too cunning!"
"It was already severely damaged by our first wave of aviation and almost lost its combat effectiveness..."
"Unexpectedly, they took advantage of the gap between the two waves of bombings to deploy new air defense positions on the Yinmagou battlefield, and also prepared a large number of light and heavy machine guns for the battle."
"The aviation force was unaware of this incident and launched an attack as soon as they reached Yinmagou... They were caught off guard by the strengthened anti-aircraft firepower on the ground and suffered heavy casualties..."
Okamura Neiji interrupted unceremoniously: "I don't want to hear this nonsense..."
"If you lose, you lose..."
"No amount of explanations sent from the Aviation Command can cover up their defeat..."
"Just tell me how many aircraft the two aviation forces lost in total..."
"How many more aircraft can the entire North China Aviation Force deploy to reinforce the frontline mopping up troops and cover their evacuation from the Sixth Army Division Base in the Wing of the Eighth Route Army..."
The deputy chief of staff suppressed the explanation that had come to his lips and reported directly: "After statistics..."
"We lost a total of 17 aircraft in the two air attacks..."
"All the airports around Yi Zhong combined have only 42 aircraft that can reinforce the frontline mopping up troops at any time and cover their evacuation from the battle."
"After losing 17 aircraft, only 25 aircraft are left to continue to reinforce the battlefield."
"The Aviation Command would like to ask you for instructions on whether to send another aviation squadron to bomb Yinmagou!"
It was a good thing that the deputy chief of staff did not mention the words "Yinmagou". Once he mentioned these three words, Okamura Neji's anger that had just been suppressed was ignited again.
He punched the table hard and cursed: "Bagh Yalu..."
"They lost more than ten aircraft in a row for a small Yinmagou... Do they think the fighter planes equipped by the North China Front are just cabbage?"
"Call back to the Aviation Command immediately: Stop the bombing..."
"Concentrate all remaining aircraft to cover the frontline mopping up troops to evacuate the Eighth Route Army base area..."
"I don't care what method they use..."
"Starting from dawn, at least two aircraft will provide continuous escort over each sweep of the troops."
"Send another telegram to the frontline mopping up troops..."
"Let them seize the time to retreat...we must not let the Eighth Route Army catch up with them and set up an ambush in front of them..."
"We must rush to the designated station before dark and build fortifications to prevent the Eighth Route Army from attacking them under the cover of night..."
Speaking of this, Okamura Neiji suddenly thought of something again, turned to the deputy chief of staff and asked: "Hasn't the intelligence department found any information about the Eighth Route Army aviation unit?"
"The special higher education course has been confirmed..."
"The Eighth Route Army seized at least ten aircraft from Taiyuan Airport during its raid on Taiyuan..."
"We also built an airport in the mountains, established an aviation force, and trained a large number of pilots."
"According to the survey……"
"The airport where the Eighth Route Army trains pilots is located in the base area of the Sixth Army Division in Yinzhong."
"The military requires us to find the airport as soon as possible to destroy the newly established aviation force of the Eighth Route Army in the bud."
"After all this time, the intelligence agency still hasn't found this airport?"
The deputy chief of staff immediately walked to the sand table, pointed to the location of Chenjiazhuang and replied: "Report to your Excellency, Commander..."
"Our intelligence officers have heard a lot of aircraft roaring around Chenjiazhuang."
"But there is the hinterland of the Sixth Military Division Base in the Eighth Route Army Wing, where the military division headquarters is located. The defense is very tight, and it is difficult for our intelligence personnel to get close..."
"The specific location of the Eighth Route Airport has not been locked yet..."
"But one thing is certain: the airport is within a radius of 20 kilometers with Chenjiazhuang as the center..."
Okamura Neiji glanced at the position of the deputy chief of staff's fingers and frowned, obviously dissatisfied with the result.
With Chenjiazhuang as the center, the radius of 20 kilometers is only about the size of a fist from the sand table. However, the terrain there is complex and the Eighth Route Army is heavily guarded. Finding an airport disguised as a soul is not as simple as imagined.
His face sank and he ordered: "The speed is too slow..."
"I'll give them three more days..."
"After three days, we must locate the specific location of the Eighth Route Airport, assist the aviation force in destroying it, and kill the newly formed air force of the Eighth Route Army."
"The longer time passes, the stronger the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Air Force will be, and the greater the threat it may pose to the North China Front..."
"Every effort must be made to nip this threat in the bud."
"If one day the Eighth Route Air Force forms a combat force and directly dispatches planes to attack us, all of us will be punished..."
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Okamura Neiji's idea was correct, but he underestimated the speed of the Eighth Route Army Flying Regiment's formation of combat effectiveness.
According to his order, the Eighth Route Army Flying Regiment had just been established. From scratch to something, it would definitely take a lot of time to train in order to form combat effectiveness.
The flying group at this moment must not have formed a combat capability.
As long as the intelligence personnel are fast enough and find the Eighth Route Army flying group in a short time, the North China Front Army will not be threatened by the Eighth Route Army's air.
Little did they know that the pilots who formed the first flying regiment of the Eighth Route Army were basically from Chongqing, and they all had a lot of flying experience. Some of them even fought face to face with the Little Japanese Air Force.
They have no shortage of experience, the only thing they lack is qualified fighter jets.
Now that fighter planes are available, as long as they are given some time to undergo adaptive training, they will be able to form combat effectiveness immediately.
The reason why Japanese intelligence personnel could hear a large number of aircraft roaring over Chenjiazhuang.
It's not the Eighth Route Army's first flying regiment that is training, but they are training new pilots.
At this moment, the first newly formed flying regiment of the Eighth Route Army has already formed combat effectiveness...
As long as the headquarters gives an order, the troops can immediately join the battle to fight the Japanese.
At this moment, Huang Yu, who had just finished the air defense battle, was introducing his new ideas to Kong Jie.
"Commander..."
"The latest enemy information we just received shows that in order to prevent us from attacking the retreating Japanese troops, Neji Okamura not only sent a large number of aircraft to escort them, but also asked the two mopping up troops to join forces and evacuate our base together..."
"In this way, the total strength of each retreating Japanese army will exceed 7,000 people..."
"During the day, there are little Japanese planes all over our heads. Heavy weapons will definitely not be able to move..."
"Moreover, the troops left behind in the base area have suffered heavy losses after repeated battles. They are also very tired. They definitely do not have the strength to continue fighting against the Japanese..."
"But we can't just watch the Japanese escape from our base, come and leave whenever they want..."
"So the task of fighting the rout can only be left to the deputy commander!"
