After listening to Xu Dalong's proposal, everyone readily agreed, and then headed to the Japanese airport under the leadership of Liu Yucheng.
Sun Desheng led the cavalry brigade and received four trucks escorted by Li Qiulin in Yushan County, and then escorted them to the Taihang Mountain base area.
Zhang Wanhe had already sent someone to greet them and took them to deliver the materials carried in the four trucks to the arsenal of the Logistics Department.
These four trucks were loaded with two-centimeter-thick coiled steel plates that Zhou Mingde purchased from the Taiyuan Iron and Steel Plant and were sent to the arsenal to be cut and processed into flat steel plates.
This is the method Xu Dalong thought of to repair the airport runway, which can solve the problem of ground hardening. After these coiled steel plates are cut and processed, they will be transported by Wei Monk and Li Qiulin to Kong Jie's Sixth Army Division and transported by his troops.
Arrive at Yucheng Airport.
After the preparations for the Taihang Mountains were completed, Sun Desheng and Kong Jie sent a telegram to Xu Dalong, saying that all the work here was ready and waiting for his instructions at any time.
Xu Dalong and the leaders of the Fifth Army Division, accompanied by the Baoding underground party, conducted on-site inspections of the Japanese airport, and then discussed together to formulate a combat plan.
Xu Dalong's serious attitude during reconnaissance, meticulous observation, and thorough thinking when formulating combat plans all left a deep impression on the leaders of the Fifth Army Division.
The Fifth Army Division spent a lot of money this time and concentrated the two main regiments of the military division, a supplementary regiment, and three county brigades. Under the command of Xu Dalong, they worked closely with Wei Monk's special operations brigade to attack the Japanese army at night.
A raid was launched at the airport.
Just before the battle at Baoding Airport started, Kong Jie, Sun Desheng, and Li Qiulin led a large group of people to the outside of Yucheng.
After arriving at the airport, the cavalry brigade led by Sun Desheng, Li Qiulin's special force, and the main force of the New Second Brigade formed a guard against the Japanese troops between the airport and Yucheng.
In order to complete this mission, Kong Jie dispatched the main force of the New Second Brigade, a supplementary regiment, two county brigades, and 1,200 migrant workers. They drove large carts, pushed small carts, and held pickaxes to come at night.
Near the airport, intense construction began.
People participating in the construction dug soil from the surrounding fields, packed it into sacks, and then transported it to the airport runway on large trucks and trolleys, where it was filled into the three large holes dug out.
The three large pits were dug very deep and required a large amount of earthwork. Fortunately, there were many people participating in the construction and the strength was great. In just one hour, the three large pits were filled.
In order to strengthen the hardness of the ground, hundreds of Eighth Route Army soldiers and migrant workers stood on the large filled pits and jumped vigorously, using their body weight to compact the soil on the ground.
Of course, the hardness of such a ground cannot withstand the take-off and landing of aircraft, so those steel plates came in handy. The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army carried the cut steel plates, spliced them together, laid them on the ground, and soon
The airport runway has been repaired and can fully meet the standards for taking off and landing aircraft.
It was impossible for such a large-scale operation to be completely hidden from the eyes and ears of the Japanese army. They noticed something unusual outside the city, but they did not dare to come out. In a short period of time, they could not judge what the Eighth Route Army was trying to do.
In order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from attacking the city, the Japanese army quickly mobilized troops to defend the city wall.
Just when the runway repair was about to be completed, Kong Jie sent a telegram to Xu Dalong. Xu Dalong issued an order to attack the Japanese airport.
Guarding the airport was an infantry brigade of the Japanese independent 17th Brigade, as well as a Japanese garrison squadron from the airport itself.
The troops dispatched by the Fifth Military Division of the Central Hebei Military Region, plus Wei Monk's special operations squadron, brought the total strength to more than 6,000 people, occupying an absolute advantage.
Due to the sudden start of the battle, the Japanese troops were caught off guard and quickly lost their ability to resist. It took less than half an hour from the start of the battle to complete control of the airport.
Bob and the pilots of the flying group took the time to refuel the plane and be ready to take off at any time.
After taking the airport, Ma Chao followed Xu Dalong's request and led the main force of the Fifth Army Division to defend the Japanese army in the direction of Baoding.
Based on the experience of the last attack on the Japanese airport, the Japanese army had established an emergency mechanism. Therefore, after receiving the report of an attack in the direction of the airport this time, Japanese reinforcements arrived very quickly, and the two sides started a fierce battle.
After 40 minutes of preparation, Bob and the pilots he brought were ready to take off. Following Xu Dalong's order, they took off one after another and flew to Yucheng Airport.
This time Xu Dalong did not leave with the flying brigade. He was worried about the safety of the Fifth Army Division, so he stayed with Monk Wei and his special operations squadron.
Xu Dalong decided to stay in the Baoding area for a while and fight a few battles with the Fifth Military Division to improve their combat effectiveness. This was regarded as compensation for the Jizhong Military Region's cooperation in this combat operation.
Ma Chao and the leaders of the Fifth Army Division were very happy. The attack on the Japanese airport directly killed an infantry brigade of the Japanese army. Together with other Japanese troops at the airport, the number of Japanese soldiers killed reached more than 2,200. This was
This is the greatest result achieved by the Fifth Army Division since its establishment.
Xu Dalong gave all the large amounts of weapons and ammunition seized this time to the troops in the Fifth Army Division, which greatly improved their equipment level. Just for these seizures, they all believed that this trip was worth it.
Ma Chao was commanding his troops to block the Japanese troops coming out of Baoding. When he saw Xu Dalong and his men coming over, he asked with some confusion: "Captain, why didn't you fly away with the plane?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Commander Ma, your brothers in the Fifth Military Division are fighting fiercely with the Japanese. Brother, how can I have the nerve to leave now?"
If you don’t object, brother, I’m going to stay here for a while and fight a few battles with the brothers from the Fifth Army Division.”
"Really? This is great." Hearing Xu Dalong say this, Ma Chao and others were very excited. Xu Dalong is such a good friend, and they have already seen his abilities. He is so righteous, which makes them feel even more
admiration.
Ma Chao said: "Captain Xu, how should we fight in the next battle? We all listen to you."
Xu Dalong asked about the situation here and said: "The Japanese reinforcements are still coming. We cannot stay here for a long time and must get rid of the enemy in front of us as soon as possible."
He squatted on the ground and picked up a branch. The special forces team member quickly turned on the flashlight to illuminate him.
Ma Chao and others also squatted down and gathered around Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong picked up a branch and drew two squares on the ground. He pointed at the squares on the ground and said: "Here is our army, and here is the Japanese army. The two sides are currently stuck together. If our army retreats at this time, it will be attacked by the Japanese army."
Chase.
If we want to get rid of this Japanese army in front of us, we must defeat them as soon as possible."
Having said this, he drew an arc-shaped line from the branch to the square representing our army, and pointed the arrow in front to the side and rear of the Japanese army's square.
He said: "I will take the special operations squadron over now, and you will give me an infantry battalion. We will go around the enemy's flank and attack the Japanese army.
After seeing the red signal flare, you led your troops to attack the Japanese army.
After annihilating this Japanese army, we will quickly evacuate according to the predetermined plan."
Ma Chao didn't talk nonsense and immediately said to the commander of the first regiment of the military division who was following him: "Send a deputy commander to lead a battalion of troops and follow the command of Captain Xu."
The regiment leader saluted Ma Chao and ran away immediately. Soon he ran back again, followed by a battalion of troops.
He said: "Commander, I have given the command of the other troops of our regiment to the deputy commander. I will personally lead this battalion to act together with Captain Xu."
Xu Dalong immediately set off with Wei Monk's special operations squadron and this battalion of troops.
The Japanese army currently engaged in a fierce battle with the Divisional Forces of the Fifth Army is a fast mobile force of the independent mixed 17th Brigade stationed in Baoding. This force is composed of an infantry brigade reinforced with part of the artillery and transport troops.
In order to rescue the airport, they launched a fierce attack on the troops of the Fifth Army Division. At the same time, other Japanese troops were also rushing towards the airport.
The captain of the Japanese army observed the battlefield and judged from the intensity of the opponent's firepower that the number of enemy troops far exceeded his own fast mobile troops. He knew that with his own troops, he could not defeat the enemy troops on the opposite side in a short time.
, he decided to fight slowly, hoping to hold back the enemy forces in front of him, and then surround and annihilate them after reinforcements arrived.
In order to hold back the enemy, he did not invest the main force of mobile troops to attack the opponent, but organized small units to continuously attack so that the opponent could not escape.
The leader of the first regiment of the Fifth Army Division was named Gao Changwu. He led his troops to follow Xu Dalong and his special forces and launched a rapid march towards the enemy's rear.
He had long heard about the power of the Mawushan Special Forces. Since they did not act together when they attacked the airport and did not see the real battle scenes of the special forces, he was still unable to understand how powerful they were.
At this time, they were marching together in a hurry, and they immediately felt the gap between their own troops and the special forces.
The troops led by Gao Changwu are the first battalion of his regiment. They are the most powerful troops in the regiment, and can also be said to be the most powerful battalion in the entire Fifth Army Division. Each of the soldiers has a rifle in his hand and bullets on his body.
Bags and grenades, apart from that, there is nothing else. It can be said to be very light.
The number of weapons carried by the members of the special operations brigade far exceeds theirs, and the weight naturally exceeds theirs. What is even more outrageous is that each of the special operations members is carrying a backpack weighing dozens of kilograms.
The situation far exceeds that of his officers and soldiers.
Even so, during a forced march, his officers and soldiers could not outrun those special forces members.
This gap shocked the officers and soldiers of the first regiment. I really don't know how these guys in the special operations team were trained? They have such strong physical strength and endurance.
After a rapid march, Xu Dalong and others arrived at the enemy's flanks and rear. Through the muzzle flashes and muzzle flashes in front, they could judge the distribution of the Japanese's fast mobile troop positions.
In order to save time, Xu Dalong led his troops and ran directly towards the Japanese army. When they were approaching the Japanese army's position, Xu Dalong ordered: "Turn on the flashlight."
The special operations team members turned on their flashlights one after another and ran towards the Japanese army.
Gao Changwu was startled. Wasn't this obviously exposing his target?
He now had doubts about Xu Dalong's abilities, feeling that he lacked basic common sense, and instinctively wanted to dissuade Xu Dalong. But he thought of Xu Dalong's great reputation, and he must have had his own reasons for doing so.
So he suppressed his impulse and followed silently with his team.
Xu Dalong and others went around behind the Japanese army to launch a sudden attack on the Japanese army. The more sudden the battle, the greater the blow to the Japanese army. Normally speaking, he should lead his troops to quietly approach the Japanese army and then launch an attack.
Surprise attack.
Xu Dalong certainly understood this. The reason why he asked the special forces members to rush with flashlights was precisely to enhance the suddenness of the attack on the Japanese army.
Xu Dalong knew very well that although the Japanese army was fighting the Eighth Route Army in front, they would definitely place guard posts in the rear and on both wings. If he came with so many troops, he would be easily noticed by the Japanese army, and the Japanese sentries would naturally fire their guns.
By giving a warning, the suddenness of the attack was lost. The Japanese army had time to detach troops to block the attack, and this action became a forced attack.
Xu Dalong judged that the Japanese army would definitely have reinforcements coming here. They came from the rear of the Japanese army. They were rushing with flashlights, which would give the Japanese army the illusion that they were their own people who came for reinforcements, so that they could do their best.
The possible proximity to the Japanese army only enhanced the surprise of the attack.
Sure enough, there was a Japanese guard post behind the Japanese position. They saw a man with a flashlight running over. They thought this was the Japanese army coming for reinforcements, so he came out of his hiding place.
When he saw Xu Dalong and the special operations team members wearing Japanese military uniforms, he went up to them and prepared to take them to see the team leader.
Xu Dalong did not hesitate and used a pistol equipped with a silencer to directly kill the Japanese guard post, and then continued to run towards the Japanese position.
Seeing this, Gao Changwu also understood and admired it very much.
He made up his mind to follow Xu Dalong in the future, learn some skills, and improve his command level.
Since he had his own guard post in the rear, the Japanese army captain saw the men running towards him with flashlights, and he was even more convinced that they were his own.
He then personally led his people to greet him, preparing to discuss the next combat operations with the new commander.