Seeing Li Yunlong frowning and deep in thought, Huang Yu said directly: "Deputy Commander..."
"There is a force far away in the horizon, right in front of us. It should be able to provide great support to the frontline troops... But the deployment of this force requires the consent of the former enemy headquarters..."
"With them participating in the war, no matter how many troops Okamura Neji mobilizes from Cangzhou and other places to go north, they will not be able to enter Pingjin, threatening the safety of our transportation team."
Li Yunlong asked anxiously: "What army..."
"I personally sent a telegram to the former enemy headquarters and asked them to cooperate..."
"The supplies, weapons and ammunition we seized at the Tianjin dock are too important. If they are transported back to the base area, the entire Eighth Route Army will benefit. There must be no accidents on the road."
"I believe the head of the headquarters should also know the importance of these trophies."
"We will definitely agree to our application for troop transfer..."
"Air force..." Huang Yu blurted out.
"Not only did we seize more than a hundred aircraft at Peiping Airport that were ready to take off for combat, we also seized a large number of aerial bombs from the airport ammunition depot."
"It's too troublesome to transport them all back to the base..."
"It would be a pity if it exploded..."
"If the former enemy command agrees, it is entirely possible to leave some pilots to cooperate with us on the front line and provide air support to the infantry."
"The plane took off from Peiping Airport with bombs attached. Whether it was the Japanese and puppet troops in Cangzhou who were attacking Pingjin or the Japanese and puppet troops farther away, they were all within the bombing range of the air force."
"We are in the sky, and the little devil is on the ground."
"The little devils have so many aerial bombs hoarded at Peiping Airport that they can't use them all. Even if one aerial bomb only kills ten Japanese and puppet troops... We still have dozens and dozens of them above the heads of the former puppet troops, regardless of Okamura Neji.
No matter how many troops are sent north to attack us, they will all be blown up...
"By the way, it can also train pilots' practical combat capabilities..."
Although the Eighth Route Army established a flying regiment and trained many pilots, the number was still very few.
Otherwise, the more than 100 aircraft captured by Huang Yu in Peiping would not have to be flown back to the base in several batches.
It can be said that every pilot is a treasure in the military and the seed of the future air force of the Eighth Route Army.
Unless absolutely necessary, we will never let them go to the battlefield easily.
In this case, let alone Huang Yu sending a telegram to the former enemy headquarters to apply for the Air Force to join the war, even if he personally sent a telegram to the headquarters, the head of the headquarters might not agree.
But Li Yunlong decided to give it a try.
…………
On the battlefield of Cangzhou Buddhist Hall Forest.
The intensity of the battle far exceeded Brigadier Tian's expectations.
Although he assembled nearly a hundred light and heavy machine guns to attack the reinforcements of the Japanese and puppet troops heading north, he did cause heavy damage to the Japanese and puppet troops in a short period of time.
As a result, these Japanese and puppet troops went crazy.
Unlike before, they did not quickly shrink their defenses after being attacked, organize a counterattack, and give themselves a chance to evacuate the battlefield.
Instead, they directly attacked the ambush troops with their guns in hand, without giving the ambush troops any chance to retreat.
The raid turned into a positional battle on the spot.
"Woooooooooooo...boom..."
The screaming mountain artillery shells seemed to be free of charge, and they hit the Eighth Route Army positions steadily, kicking up a lot of soil. Countless soldiers were blown away because they were too close to the impact point, and turned into corpses when they landed on the ground.
What's more, some people were directly hit by artillery shells and were blown to pieces in an instant. Not even a complete body was left. The scene was both tragic and bloody.
Brigadier Tian hid behind a bunker, spat out the dirt that had just exploded into his mouth, frowned and asked the guard beside him: "How long will it take for Commander Chen to arrive on the battlefield..."
"If they don't come over, the second regiment will be wiped out..."
"Damn it, I have been fighting for so many years, and I have never encountered such a desperate little devil..."
"They launched an attack on us with a desperate attitude, without any concern for the casualties..."
"Too damn unlucky..."
"I thought it was a piece of fat, but I didn't expect it to be a piece of hard bone..."
"If we continue to fight in this way, even if we eat this Japanese and puppet army, the troops will be crippled..."
When the guard didn't know how to answer, a scout dodged left and right in the gunfire, suddenly entered Brigadier Tian's field of vision, and began to report from a distance: "Brigade Commander..."
"Captain Chen is here..."
"Let them enter the position immediately, resolutely block the next round of Japanese and puppet attacks, find a way to counterattack them, and then look for an opportunity to evacuate the battlefield..." Brigadier Tian ordered through gritted teeth.
Then he raised his telescope, slowly poked his head out from behind the bunker, and looked through the smoke at the Japanese and puppet offensive positions.
At least 1,500 Japanese and puppet troops gathered there, and behind them was an artillery position.
Eight mountain guns, four field guns, and four infantry guns all raised their black muzzles and poured shells towards the blocking position.
There are nearly twenty mortars mounted in front of the mountain artillery.
After the mountain artillery bombs were finished, it was the mortars' turn to fire, covering the infantry at close range to attack them.
Brigadier Tian was also equipped with a lot of artillery, but the number was limited and ammunition was extremely scarce. Not long after the battle began, he had to withdraw from the battle because the ammunition ran out.
"brigadier……"
When the mountain artillery equipped by the Japanese stopped firing and the mortars had not had time to fire, Colonel Chen was lucky enough to enter the position and touch Brigadier Tian's side.
Brigadier Tian didn't even turn his head and gave the order directly: "Get ready to fight, a new round of Japanese and puppet attacks has begun..."
"Buzz buzz..."
As soon as the order was issued, a faint roar of aircraft sounded over the battlefield.
The two people raised their heads like a conditioned reflex and looked at the sky.
The roar became louder and louder, and the six small black dots that suddenly appeared on the edge of the sky slowly grew in size and turned into six silver-white aircraft flying quickly towards the battlefield.
No matter it was Brigadier Tian or Commander Chen, their faces were all cast with a shadow at this moment.
The twelve mountain field guns equipped by the Japanese and puppet troops were already difficult to deal with. Now six more planes came over. Wouldn't that add fuel to the fire and further increase the difficulty for the Eighth Route Army to intercept the Japanese and puppet troops?
The reaction of Brigadier Tian was completely opposite to that of the Japanese and puppet troops.
Seeing the six planes suddenly appearing over the battlefield, everyone felt that reinforcements had arrived and that the six planes had come to help them.
The commander of the unit, Colonel Nanguchi, also thought so and decisively ordered the attacking troops to stop advancing and wait until the planes bombed the Eighth Route Army's blocking positions before launching a new round of attack.
Aerial bombs are much more powerful than mountain artillery shells. They can explode into a large area, not only killing people, but also causing devastating damage to positions.
If the Eighth Route Army's blocking position is hit by more than a dozen aerial bombs, the troops guarding the position will shed a layer of skin even if they do not die, and the chances of the troops launching another attack will definitely increase greatly.
