With the full cooperation of the Eighth Route Army of the Southern Hebei Military Region and the fraternal forces in the Taihang area, the soldiers successfully broke through HD City and captured the Japanese Chengnan Airport.
It brought a perfect ending to the entire May Day raid.
The airport in the base area of the first team is busy, and it is a new beginning.
At the aviation base specially built by the Strategic Camouflage Bureau, fighter formations and bomber formations began to move to the new airport one after another, and transport aircraft took off and landed at the old airport. This last large-scale operation continued to paralyze the Japanese army's judgment.
In the future, this can be used as a backup airport for fooling little devils.
After all, the purpose is to make the little devils confused about how many airports there are in the Eighth Route Army base area and which one is the real airport.
After the military parade in Licheng.
Commander Yan and Commander Tang have returned after signing a series of cooperation agreements.
However, the senior officials of the Eighth Route Army did not leave. Everyone secretly went to the headquarters of the core base of the first team to start discussing the feasibility of launching a new offensive in the autumn. By the way, they visited the three industrial bases established by the first team, the new first regiment, and the new second regiment to see the development.
What are the prospects?
There were a lot of people visiting this time.
There are a group of leaders from Yan'an.
There are also Mr. He, Brigadier Zhang, and Captain Song from the 120th Division.
Mr. Nie from Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Province, Captain Yang and his party.
Commander Lu and his party from Jizhong, and Commander Chen and his party from southern Hebei.
Captain Yang of the North Henan Detachment and his party.
The commander and political commissar of the 129th Division, and the 385th and 386th Brigade Commander Chen were responsible for accompanying them. The standards were very high.
Except for the New Fourth Army Headquarters and the 115th Division Shandong, which were too far away and did not send representatives, it was the first time for so many senior leaders of the Eighth Route Army to gather together for meetings, visits, and studies, and the enthusiasm was high.
Not only that, but new members Commander Fu and Staff Officer Chen of the 35th Army, as well as some close senior officers, also came under the guise of visiting, exchanging and learning.
The air battle that broke out in Licheng surprised Commander Fu.
He was suddenly grateful for his foresight. Now that he was so close to the Eighth Route Army, he didn't care at all. Who dared to force him? Who dared to force him? He would immediately change his tactics if anyone forced him. How afraid of him?
After Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei finished directing the battle in Licheng, they also hurriedly returned to the base area by car to prepare for the leaders to visit the base area.
In the end, Kong Jie decided not to play tricks and just serve hard food!
So the first stop the generals visited was the newly opened May Day Airport built secretly by a team.
When the generals arrived, they could see a brand new reinforced concrete runway, a brand new aircraft fort, underground ammunition racks, underground oil depots, and a brand new aviation command center, surrounded by dense air defense fortifications and electronic radar warnings.
Net, one group is heavily guarded.
It seems that there are already some prototypes of a modern military airport.
This scene shocked the audience.
The big leader’s hand holding the cigarette was shaking with excitement.
There are many patriotic generals who wholeheartedly hope that the Eighth Route Army will have its own aviation industry and are devoted to the public service. They are so excited that tears burst into their eyes and they cannot help themselves.
"Okay, okay!"
Everyone couldn't help but admire and watched from a distance as the planes were transferred one after another, and the planes brought by Jinan were flying back for maintenance. They felt that they couldn't get enough. Unknowingly, they stood there for nearly half an hour, but
No one has any intention of moving away.
I can only say that the dish Kong Jie served was too tough.
At this time, the May Day Airport, which was specially expanded and built by a team, was much larger than the original airport.
Not to mention the distance, the number of fighter jets parked on the entire airport, regardless of whether they are good or bad, is shocking at a glance.
Before the air battle around Licheng begins.
The Eighth Route Army originally had only one Type 97 fighter squadron, one Type 2 Zhongkui squadron, two Type 1 Falcon squadrons, one 97 reconnaissance squadron, one repaired Type 1 Falcon squadron as a reserve, and two Type 97 fighter squadrons.
The number of all fighter planes added together, and even all transport planes are added, is barely enough for the size of a Japanese flying squadron.
At this point, the soldiers put in a lot of effort, destroying five or six Japanese airfields, and finally captured the fighter planes, and then pieced together the team they formed.
The strength of the aviation force during this period was still quite weak.
The Japanese army was also arrogant because of this, believing that in the air battle in Licheng, as long as the secret aviation force of the Eighth Route Army dared to appear, it would be able to destroy it in one fell swoop.
Until the air battle in Licheng ended, the soldiers successfully captured the HD Chengnan Airport.
The harvest was far greater than the generals expected.
The special operations troops of the Jinan Military Region and the commando soldiers led by Duan Peng took the lead in infiltrating, so that the final battle could almost be said to have captured the Chengnan Airport intact, and completely took over the various aviation resources and aviation resources of the Japanese army at the Chengnan Airport.
Fighter.
After taking the Chengnan Airport, the soldiers made an inventory and were immediately overjoyed.
A total of 5 swallowing dragon bombers.
8 96 land attack aircraft.
A dozen one-type land attack aircraft.
The 97 heavy bombers are estimated to have a size of nearly two squadrons.
The Type 2 multi-seat attack aircraft also has a medium-sized scale.
The largest number of them are the Type 97 fighter jets, the Type 1 Falcon fighter, the Type 97 light bomber, the Type 98 light bomber, and the Type 99 dive bomber commonly used by the Japanese army.
Speaking of which, I have to thank the old devil Okamura.
After Okamura learned that the Licheng airspace fighter force had been defeated, he mobilized two additional Type 1 Falcon squadrons overnight to station at the airport, preparing for full-day battle preparations the next day and covering the repaired fighter jets as they flew out.
The result was good, and I made wedding dresses directly for the soldiers.
Okamura never dreamed that the flying unit he had prepared would be killed by the Eighth Route Army at the Chengnan Airport before it could even take off.
This plane that has not flown into the sky is probably no different from scrap metal.
It was a bargain for the soldiers, and they took over nearly two squadrons of intact fighters for nothing.
Even Kong Jie said directly: "The total amount captured by capturing the Chengnan Airport is much more than the many Japanese airports we worked so hard to capture before!"
Commander Chen of the Jinan Military Region was smiling from ear to ear.
Mine, mine, everything is mine!
Our aviation unit in the Southern Hebei Military Region finally has its way.
Of course, before that, all the fighter planes had to be placed at the large May 1st airport of the first team.
Kong Jie was even happier.
Commander Chen is the same as Commander Lu. Even after we sold him, he helped me count the money!
In addition to the original reconnaissance aircraft at Chengnan Airport and the transport aircraft squadron temporarily on standby at the airport.
All these nearly a hundred aircraft, large and small, were recovered, which was enough for the Eighth Route Army Air Force to form two sizable aviation forces at Wuyi Airport and Changning Airport in the Huangyadong area!
The most critical thing is that the Japanese transported a large number of spare parts from North and Central China to HD Chengnan Airport. They were originally used as repair materials for damaged aircraft, but they all ended up in the pockets of the Eighth Route Army. When these things were moved back, they were enough for the Eighth Route Army to consume for a period of time. p>
The damaged fighter planes captured from the Japanese also have enough materials to repair them.
If all the damaged fighter planes are repaired and added together, the number of these fighters will be even greater.
The Suzuki old man's so-called expanded defense circle for HD Chengnan Airport is mostly made up of temporary sandbag fortifications, which are fine for warning, but it is a fool's errand to block the armored troops and field troops coming from the Taihang area.
Moreover, the Japanese army was short of troops. Suzuki ordered the deployment of some of the so-called hardcore security forces and security forces to fill the defense line. He probably did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would deploy troops to sabotage this temporary operation.
Who would have thought that the Eighth Route Army's Jinan Military Region had infiltrated his security forces and security forces, and even left secret passages around the airport.
The airport's defense line collapsed due to internal and external cooperation.
So much so that the defenders left their ground crews, technicians, and pilots behind in panic and ran away alone.
The Eighth Route Army has always recruited talents, and people like Duan Peng and his party know even more clearly that these little devils are walking treasures. After all, there are many Japanese technicians in the first team to help!
Therefore, Duan Peng led his soldiers to control these non-combatants and tried to persuade them to surrender.
At the very least, we have to make them put down their weapons and get them all under control.
Even if they are tied, these babies must be tied back.
The result was beyond Duan Peng's expectation.
These ground crews, technicians, and pilots mobilized from airports in North China surrendered to the commandos of the Eighth Route Army very simply, and even advised the pilots in Central and East China not to resist.
The aviation technical officer Fujita Lieutenant General who stayed at the airport said very lonely: "General Okamura always does some unrealistic things based on his personal preferences. Now that the matter has come to this, everyone should not make unnecessary resistance.
We have sacrificed too much in this war. At this point, is there still much hope?
I heard that the Eighth Route Army treated prisoners preferentially, and you all have relatives waiting for you at home, so surrender, at least you can save your lives!"
So Duan Peng and his party successfully captured the technical troops of the aviation base that the little devils had no time to cover and leave.
Naturally, without exception, these talents were all sent to the same team.
For the ideological transformation and subsequent guidance of these captured Japanese soldiers, a team already has a fairly mature system.
After receiving these prisoners, it is best not to rush to persuade them to serve the Eighth Route Army sincerely.
During this period, they still had a conflicting mentality.
Therefore, do nothing, just put them together with the Japanese troops in the anti-war alliance, and let them freely engage in ideological contact.
I guess the time is almost there.
Then some cadres from the Eighth Route Army went to persuade and win over.
And solemnly promised that after the war is over, they will be sent back to the country safely.
So get twice the result with half the effort.
At least 80% of the Japanese prisoners accepted by one team eventually chose to join the Eighth Route Army and join the anti-war alliance camp.
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The base area of a team is bustling with activity at this time.
A group of leaders came to visit, and with all kinds of surprises, shocks, emotions, and excitement until the sunset, they stayed with a team to participate in the party.
As the host, Kong Jie invited the leaders to stay with one team for dinner.
The commander-in-chief who came all the way from Yan'an smiled and said: "Kong Jie, even if you don't tell us, we still have no intention of leaving. Your Northwestern Shanxi Anti-Japanese Independent First Detachment has delicious food and meat every meal. This reputation is so great."
It all reached our Yan'an.
Why do you think we came here with a team?
In addition to visiting the development of your base area, there is another important thing, and that is to come and have a meal."
Hearing this, the soldiers staggered with laughter.
The lively atmosphere of the entire party was completely pushed to a climax.
The Eighth Route Army here calls it Five-Star Night, and everyone is celebrating.
Unfortunately, some people are happy and some are sad.
The other side.
In Peiping, inside the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front, the old Japanese soldier Okamura was livid with anger. Not to mention enjoying the party, he was so angry that he couldn't even eat dinner.
The air battle in Licheng is over.
Although the Japanese military publicized very well to the outside world, saying that it had achieved its predetermined combat goals and successfully destroyed the Eighth Route Army troops in Licheng, which dealt a heavy blow to the Eighth Route Army's arrogance.
However, the Japanese flying team also suffered heavy losses.
Not only that.
Even three large military airports as far away as Shanghai were attacked by the secret aviation force of the Eighth Route Army that followed them.
After all, the Japanese flying force failed to completely destroy the Eighth Route Army's aviation force in the air battle in Licheng.
Then, bad news came from HD Chengnan Airport.
In less than half a day, the HD city was defeated, and even the Chengnan Airport fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
At this point, even Okamura himself is a little confused about how this confusing battle was fought.
Nanjing, China Expeditionary Force Headquarters.
The commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force to China, Junroku Hata, first received the news that Shanghai Airport had been attacked by an air raid, and he was furious.
Such an incident has never happened since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. It is clearly trampling on the majesty of the empire.
When the bad news that the Seongnan Airport was looted came one after another, Hata Junroku was almost stunned. In so many years, has the Japanese Empire ever suffered such a big loss?
Since the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the imperial troops have invaded China, directly from north to south, and captured half of China's mountains and rivers with overwhelming force.
Then we went south to conquer Southeast Asia, and the expeditionary force, the British army, and the Indian army were retreating steadily.
When the North attacks the Americans, the American troops fighting on the Pacific battlefield are howling and screaming.
Now, the Eighth Route Army troops, who are trapped in the occupied area and struggling to survive, have been defeated one after another. Hata Junroku always feels that this is a big joke.
In his rage, he wished he could immediately call Okamura to Nanjing, give him a few big mouths, and then chop him alive and feed him to the fish.
Why did I lose my sight in the first place and still have high hopes for Okamura, thinking that Okamura can definitely maintain the stability of the entire North China rear area and even completely defeat the Chinese army?
Now the empire is defeated again and again.
I am afraid that Okamura's position as commander-in-chief of the North China Front cannot be saved, and together with Junroku Hata's position as commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Force, I am afraid that it is also in jeopardy.
Thinking of this, Hata Junroku sighed helplessly.
The situation is becoming increasingly pessimistic! Is there really any hope for the Empire’s Holy War?