At six o'clock in the morning, a glimmer of light began to appear at Taiyuan Airport shrouded in darkness, and the gunshots that had been ringing for nearly an hour finally stopped.
After Huang Yu rushed into the airport, he went straight to the four air defense positions without going to the towers that had been bombed into ruins.
From a distance, he saw Deputy Company Commander Zhong Chengjun running towards him with a smile: "Company Commander... the assault company successfully seized the airport air defense position!"
"Seventy or eighty of more than one hundred Japanese were killed by artillery, and the remaining thirty or forty were all wiped out by us!"
"More than half of the weapons were destroyed, but four anti-aircraft machine guns and one anti-aircraft gun were still seized..."
"Where's the ammunition? Without ammunition, no matter how good the weapon is, it's just a pile of scrap metal!" Huang Yu asked happily.
"The bullets and artillery shells are all hidden outside the position, intact..."
"Ten boxes of 2,500 rounds of anti-aircraft machine gun bullets and ten boxes of 100 rounds of anti-aircraft artillery shells were seized from each position..."
"Take them all away. Not a single bullet can be left for the Japanese... Clean the four air defense positions for me carefully. Those scattered anti-aircraft machine gun bullets and artillery shells must also be packed and taken away!" Huang Yu ordered cheerfully.
"All the damaged anti-aircraft machine guns were dismantled by the anti-aircraft guns... all the damaged parts were thrown away, and all the good parts were taken away, but it should not affect the marching speed of the troops..."
"If we don't have enough manpower, we'll use mules and horses to transport them... The troops will carry these equipment and ammunition wherever they go, and they must not throw them away!"
Kong Jie followed behind. As soon as Zhong Chengjun left, he asked with a smile: "Xiao Huang, you have been eyeing the Japanese air defense positions before the attack started. Have you already been eyeing the Japanese anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft cannons?"
Huang Yu did not deny it: "Captain, general weapons can be seized from the Japanese field troops and various strongholds, but no anti-aircraft weapons can be seized!"
"We finally came to Taiyuan and took a trip to the airport. We definitely can't come in vain..."
"If we can seize some anti-aircraft weapons and take them back, we won't be helpless to fight back when we encounter Japanese planes in the future."
"Anti-aircraft machine guns are still a powerful weapon against armored vehicles!"
"As long as there are anti-aircraft machine guns, no matter how many armored vehicles the little devils send over, they will be killed..."
Kong Jie immediately stared at Huang Yu and asked with a serious face: "An anti-aircraft machine gun can really hit armored vehicles!"
Huang Yu answered firmly: "In addition to armored vehicles, anti-aircraft machine guns can also easily penetrate the armor of the Little Japanese light tank!"
"Such a good weapon must be brought back!" Kong Jie became more and more jealous as he listened and immediately ordered.
"In the past, we could only use explosive charges, mountain artillery and infantry artillery to deal with armored vehicles!"
"The sacrifice of the explosive packs was too great, and the mountain artillery and infantry artillery were too bulky. Once exposed, they could easily become living targets for the Japanese army."
"An anti-aircraft machine gun weighs less than a heavy machine gun. Two soldiers can carry it and run. It can be moved at any time. It has no requirements on the terrain and can go anywhere!"
"If we can really fight armored vehicles and light tanks, then it will be easier for us to fight against the Japanese tank troops in the future."
"Don't worry, captain, I have told Deputy Company Commander Zhong to take away all the seized weapons, ammunition and parts. Not even a single bullet will be left for the Japanese..."
Kong Jie now regards Huang Yu as a veritable military member of the Independent Regiment. When there is a problem, he is always the first to think of him. He continued: "We have already captured the airport... Do the troops want to continue fighting and attack Taiyuan directly?"
Huang Yu shook his head and objected: "The troops fought all night and are very tired..."
"I suggest that we make a temporary truce and take a good rest!"
"Taiyuan Airport has been captured by us. Unless the Japs mobilize troops from the front line, there are no Japanese and puppet troops in the surrounding area that can threaten us."
"Even if the Japanese mobilize troops from the front, it will take several days to return to Taiyuan. We have plenty of time to slowly fight against the Japanese."
"Instead of letting the soldiers fight fatigue and pay unnecessary prices, it is better for everyone to recharge their batteries and recover their physical strength and combat effectiveness before taking action.
"By the way, set up a net around the airport and Jinzhong and wait for the Japanese and puppet troops to come over and die!"
Kong Jie understood immediately and immediately ordered: "This is a good idea..."
"The First Battalion seizes the time to clean up the battlefield. Blow up all the planes, warehouses, runways, and barracks in the airport. No one can be left behind. The more complete the destruction, the longer it will take the Japanese to repair the airport, and we will be able to do it very well in the future."
Protected from air raids for a long time!”
"The cavalry company seizes the time to rest and let the horses eat and drink well..."
"All the reconnaissance companies dispersed and expanded the reconnaissance area to 20 kilometers around the airport. If any enemy situation is discovered, report immediately."
"Contact the Chief of Staff immediately!"
"After the troops clean up the battlefield, the baggage company will stay in Jinzhong for a while, and other troops will report to the airport immediately!"
Less than half an hour after Kong Jie gave the order, the telegram from the reconnaissance company arrived.
"Captain, there is enemy situation..."
"A group of Japs were found in the northeast and southeast of the airport. There are about 800 people. They are equipped with many heavy machine guns and mortars. They are marching towards the airport in a hurry."
"Xiao Huang...the fish we were waiting for has been hooked!" Kong Jie was happy on the spot, and the tired expression on his face suddenly disappeared.
Just as they were preparing to arrange the troops to fight, Xiao Yuanchang, commander of the second battalion, also ran over panting: "Report to the commander... The second battalion of the independent regiment was ordered by the chief of staff to report and ask the commander to issue combat missions!"
"You have come at the right time... The main dish has just been served, now is a good time to drink wine and eat meat!" The smile on Kong Jie's face became even wider.
Looking at Xiao Yuanchang, he began to give orders: "The second battalion will act together with the assault company to fight against the Japs coming from the southeast... I will reinforce your mortar company and a regiment directly under the artillery company... All troops will return
Staff Huang takes command!"
"The first battalion, the cavalry company, and the two mortar companies are fighting against the little Japanese from the northeast at the same time. I am personally commanding..."
At the 386th Brigade Headquarters, as usual, before dawn, the troops found a place to hide and rest, and continued their march to break out after dark.
The brigade commander also seized this rare opportunity to replenish his physical strength, eat solid food, and seize the time to relax for a while.
At around nine o'clock in the morning, the brigade commander woke up after only sleeping for more than three hours. He spread out the map to study the troops' next retreat direction...
Just looking at it, two hours have passed...
Seeing that the guard was sleeping soundly, the brigade commander did not wake him up. He walked straight out of the temporary brigade headquarters, stretched his waist, moved his muscles and bones, and also refreshed his mind.
"Chief of Staff, what time is it now!" the brigade commander suddenly asked.
"It's almost half past eleven!" Chief of Staff Zhou blurted out.
"I feel like this morning is a little different than usual. Something seems to be missing?"
Before he finished speaking, a burst of yelling and cursing suddenly came from not far away: "What are you doing... The brigade commander tells us every day to pay attention to confidentiality, and we must not let the Japanese target us... You guys just don't listen, in case you are captured by the Japanese
The plane discovered it and the brigade headquarters was exposed, can you bear the responsibility?"
When Brigadier Chen heard this, he frowned and walked over: "What happened? The scolding was so unpleasant. As a cadre, don't you know that our Eighth Route officers and soldiers are equal and cannot beat or scold soldiers?"
"Report to the brigade commander that I violated discipline and am willing to be punished... It's just that these soldiers went too far..." The company commander who had just cursed quickly explained.
"Didn't we get caught in the rain last night? Many soldiers' uniforms got wet..."
"In order to avoid exposing the target, I repeatedly told everyone not to dry their clothes outside the forest, but to dry them under the shade of trees, but the two of them went outside the forest anyway!"
"Fortunately, there were no planes overhead for reconnaissance this morning. If the brigade headquarters was exposed because of this, the problem would be serious!"
"It won't happen again!" The brigade commander didn't have time to worry about such trivial matters. After saying this, he was ready to leave.
As soon as I took two steps, I remembered something. I quickly turned around and asked the company commander who had just made a mistake: "You just said that no planes came to search for us this morning?"
The company commander quickly replied: "I didn't see a single plane..."
"In the past few days, we could see five or six planes conducting reconnaissance above us every morning...Today is very strange!"
Brigadier Chen immediately looked at his partner: "Chief of Staff, I know what is different this morning!"
"The plane that is usually like a dog-skin plaster that can't be driven away suddenly disappeared this morning..."
"Either the little devils are planning some new plan, or there's an accident somewhere, and their planes can't come over to search for us as usual!"
"Immediately send out all the investigators in our hands to find out the latest trends of the Japanese and puppet troops in the surrounding areas!"
"Find another way to contact the underground party to see if they have any information that we don't know about!"
The same thing happened at headquarters.
As the main target of the Japanese army's sweep, the Japanese not only sent a large number of intelligence personnel to watch every move of the headquarters, but also sent planes to bomb the headquarters whenever they found an opportunity!
A large number of planes were sent everywhere to search for the specific location of the headquarters!
On average, no less than twenty aircrafts roar over the headquarters every day during the day.
But this morning, I didn't see a single plane, which made the boss confused.
The first reaction was the same as that of Brigadier Chen, believing that the Japanese were planning a larger military march and deliberately stopped aerial reconnaissance.
While sending people to contact the troops to find out the situation, at the same time contact the intelligence department to collect intelligence...
As soon as Brigadier Chen sent out the reconnaissance team, the headquarters inquiry telegram came!
"Brigadier...it's strange. The little Japanese plane that keeps an eye on the headquarters for reconnaissance every day has also disappeared!"
"The headquarters called us and asked us if we knew the reason, and asked them to immediately investigate the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops in the surrounding areas and find out whether the Japanese and puppet troops were planning a new operation!"
Without intelligence support, Brigadier Chen didn't know what tricks the kid would try again, so he could only frown and ask: "Is there any news from the intelligence department?"
The chief of staff shook his head and replied: "The nearby underground party has not received any information about this matter!"
"The Japanese and puppet troops who are chasing us have made no changes. Just like the previous few days, they are sweeping our base area step by step and chasing us..."
"Our latest report from the 772nd Regiment showed that they did not encounter any Japanese planes today..."
"We had a battle with the Japanese pursuers in the morning. The troops were all prepared for air defense, but the Japanese plane never showed up!"
"I suspect something happened to the Little Japanese Air Force!"
"Or there may be an accident somewhere, and we won't be able to continue to provide air support to the front line!"
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