Hearing footsteps behind him, Li Yunlong turned around and saw that it was the communications staff officer of the new regiment walking over quickly.
Reported by Communications Staff Officer Su Zhenghui:
"Reporting to the head of the regiment, the leader of the independent flying squadron, Yanagisaki, has just reported to the regiment headquarters that the independent flying squadron has completed its mission, shot down more than 40 Japanese aircraft, and bombed the Japanese infantry and cavalry."
"The Independent Squadron has no casualties and is currently on its way back to Taiyuan Airport."
"Haha!" Li Yunlong couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "Great job!"
The New Regiment set up radar in the area east of Shimen City.
Once the Japanese aviation units enter North China, they will be monitored by the radar of the new regiment.
This means that not long after the Japanese aviation unit flew over Shanhaiguan, it was under the surveillance of the Eighth Route Army.
The size of the Japanese aircraft and when the Japanese aircraft will arrive at the Jinju battlefield will be measured by the radar unit.
At this time, the regiment headquarters of the new regiment called and ordered the independent flying fighter squadron to take off.
When the Japanese planes arrived at the Jizhong battlefield, a new regiment of independent flying fighter squadrons also arrived. In front of the main force of tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers, they shot down more than 40 Japanese planes they called.
The independent fighter squadron of the new regiment is led by Yanagisawa, and it also consists of 5 ace pilots and 17 elite pilots.
These 23 Saber fighter jets were obtained by Li Yunlong from Boss Chen after spending the quota of 115 aircraft.
After Yanagisaki and the national army aces and elite pilots who surrendered passed the review of the Political Department of the headquarters, Li Yunlong immediately formed a fighter squadron.
These are aces and elite pilots who quickly mastered the flying skills and weapon systems of the Saber fighter jets.
Piloting high-performance fighter jets and their superb flying skills, they achieved greater glory over the Jinju battlefield.
"Immediately report this good news to the headquarters, and also send a telegram to ask the Jizhong Military Region Command what is the situation there, and whether they can withstand the Japanese attack?"
After laughing wildly, Li Yunlong quickly put away his smile and gave orders to the communications staff with a calm expression.
"yes!"
The communications staff member straightened up, drafted two telegrams, handed them to Li Yunlong for signature, and left quickly.
Looking at the back of the communications staff officer leaving, Li Yunlong looked satisfied. This battle was getting better.
morning.
Ding Wei, the commander-in-chief of the North Road Attack Group, also sent a message that the current attack of the troops is going smoothly.
Li Yunlong called back to Ding Wei, instructing him to speed up the attack pace appropriately, but to be cautious to avoid being ambushed by the Japs, to regain Zhangjiakou as soon as possible, and to meet up with the South Road Attack Group outside Peiping City.
"Ding ding ding——"
Just then, the phone on the table rang.
A combat staff officer answered the phone and said loudly: "Hey, this is the frontline headquarters, what did you say? Okay, I'll report to the regimental commander right away!"
After hanging up the phone, the combat staff reported to Li Yunlong: "Commander, the radar unit reported that about 40 Japanese planes entered the pass, passed through Tangshan, and were about to arrive in Peiping. It is not yet known that the enemy planes are targeting the Jinzhou battlefield and the Zhangjiakou battlefield.
It’s still the Shimen battlefield.”
Currently, there are three battlefields where fierce battles are ongoing, namely the Zhangjiakou battlefield, the Jinzhou battlefield and the Shimen City battlefield.
The Japanese plane has just entered the surveillance area of the radar unit, so the radar unit is not yet sure of the target of the Japanese plane.
Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes, looked down, stared at the map and analyzed it carefully for a moment, and said: "The target of the Japanese plane this time is the Shimen City battlefield."
"Order the fighter squadron of the New Regiment's First Flying Group to take off over Shimen City to fight against the Japanese planes."
"The radar unit continues to monitor the movements of Japanese aircraft."
"yes!"
The combat staff stood up to attention, then turned and left.
After the combat staff left, Li Yunlong stared at the map, thinking.
More than 40 Japanese planes have been shot down on the Jinzhou battlefield. Will these Japanese planes that have just entered the pass continue to attack?
Without air support, will the 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division continue to attack the Jizhong troops?
At this time, the interleaving troops had not yet reached the designated position.
Moreover, the main force of the new regiment has not captured the entire Japanese and puppet army positions in Shimen City.
…
"Nani?"
"The 47th Flying Team and the 83rd Flying Team have all been destroyed?"
at the same time.
In the Operations Hall of the North China Front Army Headquarters in Peiping, Okamura Neji stood up suddenly after listening to the report of communications staff officer Haruo Kiya, his expression full of disbelief.
"Hi."
Kitani Haruo lowered his head and repeated the contents of the telegram:
"The 47th Flying Team and the 83rd Flying Team had just arrived over the battlefield and were preparing to dive bomb when more than 20 jet fighters from the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared..."
"In less than five minutes, all the planes of the two Locust Army flying teams were shot down by enemy planes."
"Lieutenant General Takamori Takashi, commander of the 11th Division, requests tactical guidance!"
Hearing this, Kazuki Yamamoto, Seizo Arisu, and all the combat staff on the side fell into deep thought.
The headquarters has staggered the attack time of the Eighth Route Army aviation unit.
How could these two flying teams be intercepted by Eighth Route Army fighter jets?
What exactly is going on?
As soon as the two Locust Army flying teams arrived at the Jinzhou battlefield, they were intercepted by Eighth Route Army fighter jets. This shows that the Eighth Route Army even knew the time when the Locust Army flying teams arrived at the battlefield.
"Your Excellency, General."
Yamamoto Kazuki said in a deep voice:
"All the jade fragments of the 47th and 83rd flying teams can explain three things."
"First, the Eighth Route Army probably deciphered the Locust Army's radio signal. From the Locust Army's radio signal, the Eighth Route Army learned the time when the Locust Army's aviation unit arrived at the Jinzhou battlefield!"
"Second, the Eighth Route Army is equipped with advanced radar equipment that can monitor the Locust Army's aircraft!"
"third……"
Speaking of this, Yamamoto Kazuki glanced at all the Japanese officers including Okamura Neji and Arisu Seizo with his hawk-like gaze:
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Third, there are senior spies of the Eighth Route Army at the Locust Army Headquarters, who passed the information to the Eighth Route Army!"
Yamamoto Kazuki's gaze made Okamura Neji slightly unhappy.
What?
Do you, Kazuki Yamamoto, suspect that I, the commander of the North China Front and a general of the Imperial Army, am a senior spy of the Eighth Route Army?
However, the war situation was urgent, and it was impossible for Okamura to argue with Yamamoto on these trivial matters.
"No matter what the situation is."
Yamamoto Kazuki continued to say in a solemn voice:
"The 6th Locust Flying Division, the 10th Flying Team and the 34th Flying Team sent out must all return to the Harbin Airport outside the customs."
Okamura Neji nodded gloomily, looked at Kiya Haruo and ordered:
"Kugu-kun, immediately bypass the 6th Flying Division and directly send orders to the 10th Flying Team and the 34th Flying Team to cancel the combat mission and return to Harbin Airport immediately outside the customs."
Having previously dispatched the 10th Flying Team and the 34th Flying Team, Okamura Neji still had some luck.
I feel that the 10th Air Force and the 34th Air Force have the potential to complete their mission and return home smoothly.
But the 47th Flying Squadron and the 83rd Flying Squadron were all shattered, and the last bit of luck in Okamura Neji's heart was gone.
If these two flying teams continue to the Shimen City battlefield.
Then there is a 99% chance that there will be no return. Not only will they not be able to complete the air support mission, but they will all be shot down.
The two flying squadrons have all been destroyed. The 10th flying squadron and the 34th flying squadron are elites. Okamura does not dare to gamble on the one percent chance of two elite squadrons.
"Hi."
Kitani Haruo lowered his head, turned and left.
"Mugu-kun, wait a moment."
Okamura Neiji called to Haruo Kitani.
"Hi."
Haruo Kitani turned around.
"Immediately activate the latest code book and use the old code to send out false information to see the reaction of the Eighth Route Army."
Okamura Neiji thought for a moment and then ordered.
"Hi."
Kiya Haruo's expression changed, he turned around and left quickly.
"Your Excellency, General, will the 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division continue to attack the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong troops?"
Youmo Jingsan took a step forward and asked.
As for the matter of high-level spies lurking in the headquarters, Okamura and Arisumei didn't even mention it three times.
After all, there are senior spies of the Eighth Route Army in the headquarters, not just for a day or two.
The North China Front's Special Higher Education Course, the North China Agency's Secret Service, and even the empire's mainland sent top counterintelligence experts to investigate, but nothing was found.
However, a few staff officers were arrested, and the staff officers were replaced one after another, but the intelligence of the North China Front Army continued to be leaked.
The war was about to begin, and Okamura Neji and Arisu Seizo did not want to panic the headquarters.
But secretly, there are spies everywhere in the headquarters, and everyone's every move is under the surveillance of Okamura Neji.
"Youmo-kun, what do you think?"
"Will the Locust Army continue to attack the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei?"
Okamura Neji did not answer, but looked at Arisu Seizo and asked.
"Your Excellency, General, I think the Locust Army can continue to attack the Eighth Route Army in Central Hebei."
Youmo Jingsan said:
"With the strength of the Jizhong Eighth Route Army, it is absolutely unable to threaten the 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division."
"And the main force of the new Eighth Route Army regiment is still continuing to attack Shimen City, so the 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division are very safe."
"However, I suggest not informing the Shimen City Locust Army and the Locust Alliance Army about the cancellation of the air support mission."
At this time, the Japanese and puppet troops in Shimen City were trying their best to resist the Eighth Route Army's attack.
The North China Front Army Headquarters had already sent a message to the Japanese and puppet troops.
More than an hour later, the Locust Army's fighter jets and bombers were about to arrive to perform air support missions and eliminate the Eighth Route Army's tanks and heavy artillery positions.
Otherwise, the troops in Shimen City will not be able to resist for long, the Locust Army will be wiped out, and the Locust Alliance Army will be defeated.
"I think so too."
Okamura Neji nodded:
"Send orders to the locust army in Shimen City Battlefield and Jinzhou Battlefield."
"Hi."
There are three heads of the Mojing.
…
Jinju battlefield.
"Reporting to the division commander, in our three attacks, three infantry brigades were severely damaged, and one infantry brigades suffered more than half of their casualties."
The Japanese Army Command, Chief of Staff of the 11th Division Seio Nishihara, reported to Takamori Takashi in a solemn tone:
"Currently, our division has suffered approximately 8,000 casualties."
"Nani?" Takashi Takamori frowned upon hearing this, "So many casualties? How about the casualties of the 40th Division and the 56th Division?"
While in Shimen City, the 11th Division was severely damaged by an infantry brigade.
In addition, the 12th Elite Infantry Regiment was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army in the Ziyun Mountain area.
On the Jinzhou battlefield, the first two attacks of the 11th Division were at the brigade level, but they were both severely damaged by the Eighth Route Army's ground troops and air support.
The third attack, although the Eighth Route Army had no air support, was repelled by the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong troops.
The 7th Infantry Battalion suffered nearly half casualties.
During the fourth attack, the 5th Infantry Brigade assembled at the attack position was attacked by incendiary bombs from the Eighth Route Army and suffered heavy losses.
The power of that kind of incendiary bomb is very terrifying. Once it explodes, it will explode into a large area. If it catches sparks, it will cause death or destruction.
Lieutenant General Takamori Takashi, who went to watch the scene in person, is still frightened to this day.
At this time, Lieutenant General Takamori Takashi finally understood why the First Army was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army and why the North China Front Army suffered such a disastrous defeat.
The difference in weapons and equipment is huge.
Seio Nishihara replied: "The 40th Division and the 56th Division suffered minor casualties, but their attacks have made little progress so far."
Takamori Takashi nodded. He did not put his hope in the 40th Division and the 56th Division.
More than two-thirds of the 40th Division and the 56th Division are new recruits. How much combat effectiveness can they have?
At this moment, the communications staff officer walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand and bowed his head to Takamori Takashi to report: "Reporting to the division commander, a secret telegram has just been sent from the North China Front headquarters with a new code! General Okamura ordered
We continue to attack and defeat the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong troops in the shortest possible time!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Takashi Takamori frowned slightly when he heard this. Without air support from the Locust Army, the best way is to retreat immediately.
The Eighth Route Army has air support, so continuing the attack will inevitably lead to greater losses for the 11th Division.
In just a few days of fighting, the 11th Division had lost about 8,000 elite infantrymen, all of whom were elites from the 10th Infantry Brigade and the 22nd Infantry Brigade.
Almost all of them were elite veterans, which made Takashi Takamori, an old devil, tremble with distress.
However, since it was an order from General Okamura, Takashi Takamori could only carry out the order.
After all, military orders are like mountains!
Takamori thought for a moment and said: "Nishihara-kun, please pass the order immediately. Our 11th Division and the 40th Division will switch positions to attack."
Nishihara Seifu's expression moved slightly, and then a look of admiration appeared on his face.
The Eighth Route Army must have thought that the troops of the 11th Division of the Locust Army would continue to attack the main position of the Eighth Route Army next.
The Eighth Route Army's air support and main elite forces will inevitably be used against the 11th Division.
At this time, if the 40th Division is mobilized to attack the main position of the Eighth Route Army, it will be attacked by the main elite of the Eighth Route Army and aircraft.
The 11th Division attacked the weak positions of the Eighth Route Army in Central Hebei. By then, it could capture the Eighth Route Army's flank positions in one fell swoop, and then outflank and completely defeat the Eighth Route Army in Central Hebei.
Seio Nishihara thought of an ancient Chinese allusion, Tian Ji's horse racing.
Use the inferior horses of the Locust Army to attack the superior horses of the Eighth Route Army.
Use the superior horses of the Locust Army to attack the inferior horses of the Eighth Route Army.
As for the 40th Division, heavy losses were inevitable.
However, most of the 40th Division are new recruits. Compared to the veteran elite soldiers of the 11th Division, the recruits are worthless and it doesn't matter how many they die.
"Your Excellency, the division commander, is so wise, I admire you so much!"
Nishihara Seifu suddenly lowered his head, turned around and went to deliver the order.
