On the high ground more than 200 meters north of Chenjiazhuang Airport, hundreds of soldiers were wielding engineering shovels, sweating profusely, and struggling to dig individual bunkers.
A heavy machine gun is mounted next to the individual bunker.
Ordinary heavy machine guns are usually mounted on the ground, but the heavy machine gun in front of you is mounted on a wooden stand to ensure that the heavy machine gun can shoot in the air.
On the small high ground, wherever a gun could be mounted, at least three light and heavy machine guns were deployed.
Running to the other side of the airport, there were four anti-aircraft guns with their black muzzles raised, and shells piled beside them, ready to fire at any time.
Several individual bunkers two meters deep were also dug next to the anti-aircraft guns.
If the anti-aircraft gun position is attacked, the gunner immediately abandons the artillery, jumps into the individual bunker, and curls up inside to avoid air attacks.
If the anti-aircraft guns can still be used, wait until the Japanese air strikes are over before getting up from the bunker and continue participating in the air defense battle.
More soldiers were on both sides of the airport preparing the materials needed to set off smoke: there were wet firewood, there were broken tires...
There are piles of more than ten to twenty meters scattered around the airport.
It is guaranteed that the little Japanese plane will be shrouded in smoke as soon as it arrives at the airport.
This not only made the Japanese army feel the determination of the military division to protect the airport, but also made it more certain that the flight group was still at Chenjiagou Airport. It also blocked the view of the Japanese pilots, forcing them to carry out low-altitude bombing, thereby increasing the hit rate of ground anti-aircraft fire.
Huang Yu was not idle either. He and Kong Jie worked separately to conduct a final inspection of the airport to ensure that he would not let the Japanese find out the clues during the bombing.
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Japanese Army Baoding Garrison Headquarters.
While Neji Okamura was waiting anxiously, the news that Osaka Oda successfully broke through finally reached the war room.
I thought this was something everyone should be happy about, but when Okamura Neji read the telegram, the atmosphere in the war room became depressing again.
Okamura Neji's face also became particularly solemn because of the heavy casualties suffered by the frontline troops.
He slapped the telegram on the table, gritted his teeth, and wanted to curse.
But in the end he endured it.
The Longkou Town garrison successfully broke through more than 2,000 imperial troops. Although it lost a lot of equipment, ammunition and troops, it was still better than the total destruction of more than 7,000 imperial troops.
After all, the Eighth Route Army even dispatched its newly established flying regiment, which shows that they are very determined to annihilate the retreating troops in Longkou Town.
I was lucky to be able to break through more than 2,000 imperial troops under heavy siege by the Eighth Route Army.
From this analysis, the battle itself was not lost.
But Okamura Neji was not willing to let it end like this.
The Eighth Route Army Flying Regiment finally took the initiative to expose its targets and killed them no matter what.
He raised his head and asked the deputy chief of staff: "The Eighth Route Army Flying Group has withdrawn from the battlefield..."
"Hasn't the intelligence department followed the clues and found the Eighth Route Army Airport?"
"There are so many planes, even a deaf person should be able to complete the mission."
The deputy chief of staff shook his head and saw that Okamura Neji's face was getting heavier and heavier, like a powder keg that might explode at any time. When he seemed about to start cursing again, he quickly comforted him.
"Sir, please wait a moment..."
"Even if intelligence agents locate the specific location of the airport through the sound of aircraft, it will take them a long time to deliver the message."
"In half an hour at most, regardless of whether the intelligence department has locked the location of the airport, the headquarters will receive the message..."
Ten minutes later, the hurried figure of the person in charge of intelligence finally appeared at the door of the war room. He breathed a long sigh of relief when he entered the door and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"found it……"
"We have found the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army Flying Corps."
"It's near Chenjiazhuang... less than two kilometers away from Chenjiazhuang..."
"The Eighth Route Army was so cunning. When the airport was not in use during the day, they directly covered the airport runway with bushes and trees, making us mistakenly think it was a forest."
"I never thought there was a runway under the woods."
"If the Eighth Route Army Flying Regiment hadn't taken the initiative to expose the target, we really wouldn't have been able to lock the location of the airport in a short time."
"Chenjiazhuang?" Neji Okamura quickly walked to the killing plate to find the specific location of Chenjiazhuang.
The combat officer standing by quickly pointed to a point on the sand table and introduced: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"Chenjiazhuang is here..."
Okamura Neji glanced at it and suddenly realized: "No wonder..."
“In everyone’s impression, airports are generally built in places with flat terrain.”
"The Eighth Route Army went against the grain and actually built the airport at the foot of the mountain, using the mountains and woods as cover. No wonder our intelligence officers have never been able to find him."
Wan sighed and ordered the deputy chief of staff aside: "Inform the aviation headquarters of the news immediately..."
"Be prepared for air strikes and dispatch at dawn to bomb the Eighth Route Army airport and destroy the Eighth Route Army flying regiment."
"Send another telegram to the retreating troops on the front line."
"Retreat immediately after daybreak. We must evacuate the Eighth Route Army base area before dark today. We must not give them any more opportunities."
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The former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
Since late at night, the deputy commander-in-chief has been waiting for news in the war room.
Tonight is the first time the Eighth Route Army Flying Regiment has participated in combat since its formation. It would be a lie to say that I am not nervous.
If they can successfully complete the air strike mission, it means that this flying group was not formed in vain and has initially formed combat effectiveness.
At the same time, the deputy commander-in-chief was worried that they would have another accident during the air raid mission. After all, the flying regiment was the seed for the Eighth Route Army's large-scale development of air force. If there was no loss, there would be no loss.
Before receiving accurate news from the front line, he could not sleep even if a bed was placed in front of the deputy commander.
"Chief...good news..." an exclamation suddenly sounded in the telecommunications room.
The deputy commander looked up and saw the chief of staff rushing towards him with a happy face, holding in his hand the message that the operator had just translated.
"A great victory for the Sixth Army Division in Yi Zhong..."
"Under the cover of the flying regiment, the independent brigade of the Sixth Army Division successfully inflicted heavy losses on more than 7,000 Japs stationed in Longkou Town, annihilated at least 4,500 enemies, and seized a large amount of equipment and ammunition. The total number of Guangshan field artillery and heavy artillery exceeded 5,000.
Ten gates..."
"All participating aircraft in the flight group returned safely without any damage. The Sixth Army Division is welcoming a new round of Japanese attacks according to the scheduled combat plan."
"Okay..." the deputy commander sighed with a smile on his face.
"Kong Jie and the others really do what they say."
"He just tore off a big piece of fat from Okamura Neji before the counter-mopping operation ended."
"More than four thousand little Japanese were killed in one battle. Even if the Japanese army on the North China Front had many generals, it would be enough for Neiji Okamura to feel heartbroken for a while. What's more, the strength of the North China Front Army is now stretched thin, and Neiji Okamura will definitely be even more
Heartache."
"If he knew that the Sixth Army Division of Yi Zhong had prepared a big gift for her, he would definitely be so angry that he would vomit blood on the spot."
"Call Kong Jie right away."
"Let them let go and beat them hard without asking the headquarters for instructions on everything."
