"Whoosh." The rockets dragged their bright tails and flew due north.
The flight of the rocket is very characteristic. After the rocket is launched, it flies for a certain distance in the air, and its height gradually decreases under the action of gravity. As the propellant inside is ignited, the rocket jumps up again and accelerates forward.
These conditions are difficult to detect during the day, but are very obvious at night. Numerous rockets are like meteors, whizzing past, looking very spectacular.
In order to cause serious damage to the Japanese airport, the entire battalion of rocket launchers launched a salvo. One rocket launcher fired 19 rockets. This was a total of 27 rocket launchers. Nearly 500 rockets fell at once.
Arrive at the airport of the First Air Force.
The planes parked at the airport, as well as the control tower, hangar, oil depot, and barracks were hit one after another, and a raging fire broke out in an instant. The Japanese army was completely stunned, and many people were confused in their dreams.
Dead.
The Japanese soldiers who were lucky enough to be alive panicked and ran around. Not long after, the second batch of rockets flew over again. Rockets are not about accuracy, and the impact point distribution has a certain deviation. They rely on quantity to win.
Due to different impact points, the targets that were not hit by rockets last time were not spared this time. Numerous rockets almost tore through the Japanese airport. There were basically no intact buildings or intact aircraft on the airport.
Almost all the airport staff were killed or injured.
The fire on the airport was raging, and soon after, there was an even more violent explosion. This was the Japanese army's ammunition depot, which contained a large number of aerial bombs. Many aerial bombs exploded together, instantly forming a huge fireball.
The fireball flashed away, and then a huge mushroom cloud formed.
The rocket launchers did not continue firing. They were waiting for reports from the scouts ahead to determine the effect of the artillery bombardment. Soon after, news came from the scouts ahead that the Japanese airport had been completely destroyed.
The rocket launcher battalion commander breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, these two salvos directly consumed 1,000 rockets, basically half of the rockets brought this time, which made him extremely distressed. He was very sad.
Worried that the enemy's airport was not destroyed, another salvo was needed.
Now that he heard the good news that the enemy's airport had been completely destroyed, a relaxed smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Izumi Yangsaburo has always been uneasy and worried that the airport will be attacked before the 14th Division drives Xu Dalong away.
He secretly prayed that Xu Dalong could not seize this favorable opportunity to attack the airport, and that his and Beichuan's efforts would not be in vain.
He was so preoccupied that he could not sleep, and it was not until midnight that he just closed his eyes.
The airport is about 10 kilometers away from Beiping City. This distance is relatively far. However, the rumbling explosions coming from the direction of the airport still reached the ears of Izumi Yang Saburo.
He hurried to the window and saw from a distance that the sky above the airport seemed to be lit up. It was obvious that there was a raging fire there.
"It's over, everything is over." Quan Yang Sanlang shook his head and sat helplessly on the ground.
When attacking the Japanese airport, all units of the Eighth Route Army participating in the war were well prepared to deal with the enemy's counterattack. Unexpectedly, the enemy troops guarding around the airport did not attack the Eighth Route Army, but quickly escaped under the cover of night.
It’s no wonder that of the Japanese infantry regiment guarding the airport, one of the two infantry brigades sent out last time was completely wiped out and the other was disabled. Now their strength has not been replenished. The Eighth Route Army shelled the airport.
, although the shells did not fall on their heads, but when they saw the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire was so fierce, they had no courage to launch a counterattack, so they simply greased the soles of their feet and fled in a hurry.
After destroying the Japanese airport, Xu Dalong ordered the troops to withdraw to the Xiaozhangzhuang and Mazhuang areas to rest and prepare for the next stage of operations.
The Japanese army's airport was destroyed, and the channel for the Japanese army to transfer valuable materials by air was cut off. In order to prevent the Japanese army from transporting valuable materials through road transportation, Xu Dalong, Li Changshui and others dispersed the special forces into combat squads, plus a
The cavalry company, with the cooperation of guides sent by local underground organizations, dispersed to various roads around Peiping to launch attacks on passing Japanese and puppet army vehicles to prevent them from transporting supplies through land transportation.
After cutting off the road for the Japanese army to transport supplies out of Beiping City, Xu Dalong decided to enter the city to seize these important supplies.
Before that, an important task they had to do was to crack down on the intelligence network established by the Japanese and puppets, severely punish those Han spies, and block the Japanese army's eyes and ears to facilitate the next actions of Xu Dalong and others.
After the airport was destroyed, it caused great shock to the North China Front of the Japanese Army. They said they wanted to investigate the responsibility, but in fact they were looking for a scapegoat. The primary target was the Special High School Division responsible for providing intelligence and the 14th Division responsible for airport security.
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Even though the Japanese army was not very active in combat, it found a scapegoat and acted very quickly. The North China Front Army organized an airport incident investigation team headed by Deputy Chief of Staff Iwata.
After listening to the cry of Commander Inoue of the First Air Force, they said that they would strictly hold those responsible accountable and give an explanation to the First Air Force and the Air Force.
After all, the commander of the Japanese 14th Division was Nakajiang, the commander of a heavily-armed field division. Deputy Chief of Staff Iwata could not show off his prestige in front of him, so he first targeted Quan Yang for investigation.
Saburo, the super senior section chief.
To be honest, in order to ensure the safety of the airport, Izumi Yosaburo did his best and did what he should do. He even tried his best to do things that were beyond his scope of authority. Unexpectedly, the airport was
When the Eighth Route Army was destroyed and held responsible, Shijiu put a basin on his head. Of course he was not convinced and told the story of the incident.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Kitagawa is still very protective of his subordinates. He personally came to intercede with Izumi Yosaburo, and also called the military police captain Yokota Takeo as a witness to prove
In order to provide intelligence to the airport and the Japanese 14th Division, Yosaburo Izumi and the military police organized a large number of intelligence personnel and spent a lot of effort on this.
Kitagawa also specifically mentioned that before the attack on the airport, Izumi Yosaburo had reminded the 14th Division to take a proactive offensive posture to prevent the Eighth Route Army from shelling the airport. He also said that he sent Izumi Yosaburo to the First Air Force to specifically remind them about the
Be prepared for an attack by the Eighth Route Army.
In order to enhance his persuasiveness, Kitagawa even called the communications soldier who answered the phone when he first called the First Air Force to prove that he had indeed sent Izumi Yosaburo to the First Air Force to meet with Commander Inoue.
In the face of so much evidence, Deputy Chief of Staff Iwata could only give up the idea of holding Izumi Yosaburo responsible. But let him hold the Japanese 14th Division accountable. He was unwilling to go, and he did not have the guts to offend the 14th Division.
Division Palm.
After much deliberation, he decided to place the blame on the First Air Force. He reported the investigation results of the incident to the Chief of Staff of the Front Army.
After discussing with the commander of the front army, the chief of staff decided to send Deputy Minister Iwata to explain the incident clearly to the commander of the First Air Force, Commander Inou, explaining that the main responsibility for this matter was the First Air Force.
Warn him not to mention the investigation of the person responsible for the attack again, and not to go to the Air Force Ministry to talk nonsense. It is best to leave the matter alone, otherwise, the North China Front Army will report the investigation results of the incident to the Japanese Army.
Base camp.
The reason why Inoue complained first, saying that the accident at the airport was due to the Army's poor protection, was to shirk responsibility. Now that the North China Front Army has grasped what happened and gave him a warning, he felt that it would be meaningless to let the matter continue.
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He then took the initiative to discuss with Deputy Minister Iwata and said that both the North China Front Army and the First Air Force had fulfilled their responsibilities. The reason why the airport was destroyed could only be blamed on the Eighth Route Army, especially on Xu Dalong, not only
They are full of tricks, have a large number of troops, and have a large number of advanced weapons, making them difficult to guard against.
With such a conclusion regarding the attack on the airport, both the North China Front Army and the First Air Force could have an explanation for the base camp. Therefore, everyone tacitly accepted this result and reported this conclusion to the Japanese army.
Base camp. At this point, the matter of accountability has been settled.
However, through this incident, the Japanese army increasingly felt the importance of intelligence work. If the Japanese army could grasp the Eighth Route Army's intelligence in time, the 14th Division would not have lost two infantry brigades, and the airport would not have suddenly encountered the Eighth Route Army.
attack. To this end, the North China Front Army held an important meeting. The commander of the Front Army personally attended the meeting and spoke about the importance of intelligence work, instructing the Military Police Headquarters to continue to strengthen intelligence work and provide the Front Army with intelligence on the Eighth Route Army in a timely and accurate manner.
For this reason, Izumi Yosaburo, who was in charge of intelligence work, received great attention. The North China Front Army specially approved the Military Police Headquarters, and the Special High School Division increased funds to continue to expand and consolidate the intelligence network they established.
With a large amount of funds, Izumi Yosaburo and Yokota Takeo became more active and decided to spend a sum of money to issue intelligence agents to the newly developed intelligence agents at this stage based on the intelligence they provided and the actual results achieved.
I got a huge bonus. This time it was really immediate and produced good results.
After this meeting, various guilds, Taoists, sects, gangs, and other walks of life reported the number of intelligence agents and their personnel lists. To a large extent, they were only frightened by the special high school and the gendarmerie.
I had to deal with the pressure, but I didn’t actually put much effort into this aspect.
Those who provided intelligence to the Super High School and the Gendarmerie, as well as organizations, received cash rewards from the Super High School and the Gendarmerie. Many people were tempted.