There is a garrison of imps stationed at Peiping Airport. During the day, Neji Okamura removed two squadrons, leaving two infantry squadrons and a defense and control squadron.
Before the appearance of the Peiping guerrilla detachment, the airport garrison basically went into the barracks to rest as soon as it got dark.
At that time, the security in Peiping was very good, with almost no Eighth Route Army activities, and the garrison only needed to leave a small team to patrol around the airport on a routine basis.
The air defense squadron has nothing to do, and has hardly participated in actual combat since its establishment.
Although the Chinese army still has aircraft, they are all deployed in Chongqing, and it is impossible to travel thousands of kilometers to attack Peiping.
Today's aircraft do not have the ability to fight at night. They are regarded as decorations during the day, let alone at night.
After the Peiping guerrilla detachment appeared, the atmosphere at the airport became obviously tense, especially after two squadrons were removed.
The remaining two squadrons were directly divided into two by the group captain, and took turns keeping watch at night.
The idle air defense squadron was also captured.
The anti-aircraft machine guns were changed to flat-firing and were deployed at fixed fire points to be used as machine guns to attack the Eighth Route Army that might attack the airport.
"The artillery squadron will counterattack immediately and take out the enemy's artillery positions, otherwise no matter how many of our aircraft we have, they will be blown up by artillery shells."
"I'm so lucky. A blind cat can kill a mouse and blow up the airport oil warehouse..." Zhang Xuan had a smile on his face, shouting as he watched.
"You are one of our own. You didn't expect me to evacuate Tonghua during the day. Neji Okamura certainly didn't expect it either. This is called a surprise."
"Take all the prisoners away and help us transport the loot."
"Captain, there is an urgent call from the base... The five thousand Japs from Peiping who were reinforcing Baoding have retreated and are marching to Peiping. The old regiment leader asked us to retreat at the same time. We must not be blocked by the Japs' returning reinforcements in Peiping."
Just when he was about to let out a long sigh of relief, the explosion sounded for the third time, and other parts of the tarmac burst into flames at the same time.
An orange-red fireball soared from the oil depot, forming a huge mushroom cloud in the sky, with thick smoke rising into the sky.
The captain's dream of destroying the opponent's artillery positions was destined to come to nothing.
"Boom boom boom..."
The captain fell to the ground, his face turning pale at this moment.
When bombarding the tarmac, he saw many aerial bombs hanging on planes being detonated, and Zhang Xuan suddenly thought of another possibility.
The sudden artillery attack made the Japanese on the defensive position full of anticipation. They raised their weapons and stared at the barbed wire in front of them with wide eyes, preparing to give the attackers a feast of firepower. The artillery fired four flares into the sky at one go, lighting up the airport.
It looked like daylight, assisting the infantry in attacking the sneak attackers.
"By the time Okamura Neji reacts, we have already withdrawn to Fangshan County and entered the mountainous area."
"Without fuel, I don't see how the Japs' planes can still get into the air for combat... Inform all participating troops to withdraw from the battle after another round of artillery fire. The secret service company will cover them. If there are Japs behind, there is no need to ask for instructions, just handle it yourself.
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In order to cooperate with the infantry to eliminate the Peking guerrilla detachment as soon as possible, the ground crew actually pulled several large barrels of fuel and piled them at the entrance of the warehouse in order to quickly replenish fuel for the aircraft.
If airplanes are the limbs of an airport, the fuel warehouse is the heart of the airport. It continuously provides fuel to the airplanes so that they can take off and fight.
"Boom boom boom..."
On a high ground more than a thousand meters southeast of the airport, Zhang Xuan was admiring his achievements with a smile.
The burning plane was torn into pieces in an instant, and three planes nearby were also affected by the explosion.
Compared with mortar shells, aerial bombs are dozens of times more powerful.
The oil warehouse was bombed, and all the airport's oil reserves were destroyed. Before new supplies were obtained, even if they were lucky enough to save some aircraft, they would be lying on the tarmac without fuel, unable to take off for combat.
A large amount of fire suddenly erupted in another area of the tarmac. There were also several aircraft there. Although the first round of artillery fire did not hit any of them, as long as the opponent continued to fire, those aircraft would definitely not be saved.
You would be a fool not to take advantage of it.
"Retreat during the day?" Huang Yong thought he heard wrongly, and looked at Huang Yong's face with disbelief and asked back.
Just as the captain was about to curse, a more violent explosion suddenly sounded in his ears, and the ground beneath his feet shook several times from the explosion.
"The troops finally came to Peiping and cannot go back empty-handed."
"Boom boom boom..."
Three minutes later, a new round of artillery fire destroyed three more aircraft...
Five minutes later, the tarmac was attacked by two artillery units at the same time. Six aircraft were lost at once. Although the mortar squadron under his command fired several rounds of counterattack shells, it was of no use at all.
"Rumble..."
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Before his mortar squadron started to counterattack, the sudden artillery attack stopped again.
"At least three artillery positions are deployed around us. Each artillery position only fires five rounds of artillery shells before moving. It takes time for us to adjust the shooting elements, determine the opponent's position, and test fire. It is basically impossible to complete the counterattack within half a minute.
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During the day, he found out the specific location of the airport's oil warehouse, but the warehouse was too solid. Zhang Xuan was worried that mortar shells would not be able to explode, so he did not waste the precious opportunity for a sudden artillery attack.
A third round of artillery shells followed, and another aerial bomb was detonated in the explosion.
The captain reacted instantly. Beads of sweat were pouring down his forehead like rain. He shouted anxiously: "Baghe Road, the enemy wants to use mortars to attack the airport from a long distance..."
If someone comes to attack the airport at this time, the barbed wire fence surrounding the airport will definitely become an insurmountable chasm for the opponent. No matter who the opponent is or how powerful the opponent is, they will be beaten to pieces by anti-aircraft machine guns.
More than two hundred Japanese soldiers held their position, and artillery fired illumination bombs into the sky from time to time to illuminate the area around the airport to prevent anyone from crossing the barbed wire fence to launch a sneak attack.
The tarmac had been burned into the sky, and several planes had been destroyed. However, the defensive positions had not been attacked, and there was not even a sound of gunfire around the airport.
Dozens of various aircraft were parked neatly on the apron, many of them still hung with ammunition, ready to take off at dawn.
"Neji Okamura can't hold on anymore?" Huang Yu didn't expect the surprise to come so quickly, so he quickly received the telegram.
"Boom boom boom... boom boom..."
"You didn't expect that?" Huang Yu asked with a smile.
As a result, not even a single person was found near the barbed wire fence, which made them happy in vain.
The captain of the airport guard was awakened by the explosion in his sleep. He climbed out of bed, put on his military uniform and rushed outside.
As a result, the bombardment stopped as soon as the captain gave the order, but the explosions on the tarmac did not stop. Aerial bombs and fuel continued to be detonated in the fire. The airport ground staff were so frightened that they did not dare to approach the aircraft even if they wanted to put out the fire and rescue the aircraft.
The wings of two planes were blown off, one plane was overturned, and fires also broke out.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the airport was still brightly lit.
An artillery lieutenant ran over with a frustrated look on his face and reported: "Sir, the enemy is very cunning."
The good mood lasted less than a minute, and the familiar sound of shell explosions sounded again.
These defenses were arranged by the captain of the airport garrison. In his words: The Peiping guerrilla detachment has not encountered a real opponent. If they dare to attack the airport, they will be guaranteed to never come back.
Now the airport has lost its combat effectiveness due to a confidant's command error, and has also lost a lot of aircraft and fuel. Once the headquarters is held accountable, it will be easy to shoot him.
The second round of shells fell quickly, and another plane caught fire in the explosion.
The first round of shells detonated several barrels of fuel. The powerful shock wave tore the warehouse door to pieces on the spot, and the oil piled by the Japanese in the warehouse was immediately detonated...
A series of explosions suddenly sounded on the tarmac, and a fire inspection occurred. An aircraft was hit by a shell, and the fuselage was blown to pieces, and then turned into a ball of fire.
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The captain was sweating profusely, staring in the direction of the artillery squadron and roaring: "What does the artillery squadron do for food? Why don't you fight back? Fight back quickly...Do you want to watch all the planes in the airport being blown up?"
It won’t work.”
The captain now just wants to keep the plane on the tarmac. No matter what the reason is, he directly puts on a murderous expression and orders: "Then find a way to counterattack. The enemy's artillery position must be destroyed within five minutes, otherwise military law will be imposed."
At the headquarters of the Second Regiment of the Tong County Pacification Army, the telegraph operator hurried to Huang Yu with a telegram, as if he had eaten candied fruit.
If the oil can be detonated with artillery shells, the power of the explosion of the oil barrels will be enough to destroy the oil warehouse, and then detonate the fuel in the warehouse, causing a large-scale explosion.
In the end, he really won the bet.
The surrounding commanding heights have been converted into anti-aircraft machine gun positions that can shoot flatly. Thick and long barrels extend from behind the bunker, pointing directly at the barbed wire area.
Since the Japanese can put bombs on the plane in advance and take off for combat at dawn tomorrow morning, maybe the Japanese will pull a lot of fuel in advance and pile it up at the entrance of the warehouse in order to rush for time and facilitate the refueling of the aircraft.
Anyway, I have enough artillery shells with me and I don’t plan to take them back, so I’ll just give it a try and shoot a few rounds of artillery shells.
A minute passed, and the artillery fire that stopped for half a minute appeared again...
"We have overfulfilled our mission, there is no need to stay here and take risks."
"Boom, boom..." The plane that had just caught fire was actually equipped with an aerial bomb. The high temperature detonated it instantly. Amidst the thunderous explosion, a ball of orange-red flames rose into the sky.
After reading this, he gave an order to Huang Yong, who had just returned: "Immediately send someone to notify Chen Jia, and the troops will immediately withdraw to Tong County. Take the time to rest. We will evacuate Tong County tomorrow afternoon. We will go to Fangshan to join Wei Dayong first. We will go back as we come."
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"Even if the 5,000 troops he mobilized come into the mountains at the same time to surround us, I won't be afraid."
Huang Yong was dumbfounded, but the worries and doubts in his heart were not resolved. He asked anxiously: "Then how can we avoid the detection and attack of the Japanese planes?"
"No need to hide!" Huang Yu said confidently without worrying about this problem at all.
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