Chen Songyong's worries are not unfounded. The loss of Longxi Airport will also be fatal to the Eighth Route Army's air supremacy. As mentioned before, although Longxi Airport is small, it is the link between the Steel Factory Airport and Datong Airport.
5" is an indispensable part of the 300km combat radius.
If Longxi Airport falls and the Japanese "Zero War" inserts itself like a sharp knife between the Steel Factory Airport and Datong Airport, the Eighth Route Army fighter planes will be in trouble:
If we don't fight, air control will fall into the hands of the Japanese.
At this time, it is not even possible not to fight, because the enemy's airport is only three hundred kilometers away from our airport, which only takes half an hour for a "zero battle."
If the Japanese use "missiles" to cooperate, that is, bombing first and then using "zero warfare" to implement a blockade, they will be able to drive the Eighth Route Army Air Force out of the Steel Factory Airport and Datong Airport... The planes at Datong Airport will even face the danger of being destroyed.
A situation where there is nowhere to go.
Fight!
A distance of three hundred kilometers is nothing to "Zero War", but to "La 5" it is the edge of the combat radius. Do you want to win the war under such pressure?
Even if the "La 5" has better performance and is equipped with air-to-air missiles, I'm afraid it won't be able to do it.
Wang Xuexin said: "So, we must be prepared for the fall of Longxi Airport!"
"Captain!" Chen Songyong said unwillingly: "We can't lose Longxi Airport! We have managed to achieve this situation with great difficulty. If Longxi Airport is lost... it will be all over!"
Wang Xuexin still looked indifferent and said: "Consultant Chen, the preparation I mentioned is to prevent Longxi Airport from falling!"
Chen Songyong didn't react for a while. The regiment leader was preparing to fall and not letting it fall...Which sentence was true?
In fact, both of Wang Xuexin's sentences are true, but Chen Songyong didn't understand them clearly.
As Wang Xuexin guessed, Okamura Neiji had already deployed "human missiles" south of Yanmen Pass.
It has been a while since Neji Okamura used "human missiles" on the battlefield.
There were many times during this period that Okamura Neiji had the urge to use "human missiles". For example, when Longxi Airport was first occupied by the Eighth Route Army, he thought about using "human missiles" to bomb the enemy.
The Eighth Route Army was unable to use the airport.
For another example, when Datong fell, Okamura Neji was considering whether to use "human missiles" to blow up Datong Airport and Railway Station into rubble.
But in the end Okamura Neji still held back.
Because Okamura Neiji knew that it was not the time to use "human-operated missiles" at that time... At that time, the Eighth Route Army mainly relied on infantry operations to siege cities and seize the territory, and fighter planes had not yet invested heavily.
At this time, it is not worthwhile to use "man-operated missiles" to bomb the airport...it will still be lost where it should be lost. If there is any benefit, it will make the Eighth Route Army less supplies and equipment.
However, is the Eighth Route Army short of supplies?
This is China. No matter where the Eighth Route Army attacks, they will be welcomed and supported by the local people.
If the Eighth Route Army is short of supplies, the people will immediately send them food, clothing, and supplies.
Therefore, Okamura Neiji saw no point in wasting the empire's precious "manned missiles" and pilots just for this.
Okamura Neiji believed that he should use these "human-operated missiles" at critical moments and in places that can play a decisive role, just like the Chinese people often say "good steel should be used on the blade."
At this time, Okamura Neji felt that it was time.
During this period, Okamura Neiji accumulated more than 500 man-operated missiles and trained more than 600 pilots... The reason why there are more pilots than missiles is because Okamura Neiji has recruited all military personnel with junior high school education and
The above soldiers were ordered to come and apply.
To be precise, it is not to apply for a job, but to let them receive training to see if they are suitable to control "missiles".
The first batch recruited more than 2,000 people... The educational level of the Japanese troops is still quite high, with many junior high school graduates.
Of course, Okamura Neiji did not tell them during training that they were controlling "human missiles."
Okamura Neiji understood that the imperial army at this time was no longer what it was a few years ago.
A few years ago, if it was said that "man-operated missiles" were used to launch a suicidal attack on the enemy, soldiers would rush to the training camp with cheers and burst the threshold.
But now, if we tell the truth to them, there will definitely be many people who deliberately fail to perform in the next training.
Therefore, what Neiji Okamura told them was: "Everyone, our pilots have suffered a large number of casualties on the battlefield, and now we have reached the point where we cannot make ends meet! In order to better fight the enemy in the future, we will detach you from the infantry to train you.
You all will better serve the empire!"
When the Japanese soldiers heard this, they thought this was a good thing! Training pilots...at least they don't have to suffer all kinds of hardships in the infantry! And this training will take at least a year and a half. Does that mean that they can live with peace of mind?
Longer?
So I actively devoted myself to training for fear of being eliminated.
In the end, more than 2,000 people were eliminated to more than 600 people... In fact, it cannot be said that they were eliminated. The others were just used as reserve troops to continue training, unless they were really unfit for use and were driven back to the original troops.
These more than 600 people are qualified soldiers who are considered capable of controlling "missiles" after training.
Then……
They knew that they, the so-called "pilots", were driving "human-operated missiles" that rushed towards enemy targets.
There is no need to discuss the sadness and regret. As Japanese soldiers, they have no right to consider these things at all. They have only one choice: obey orders!
This time, Okamura Neiji planned to watch the launch of the "human missile" in person.
Okamura Neiji came to the first brigade, which is the "manned missile" launch base facing Longshui Airport.
There are a total of fifty missiles in this base and one hundred missiles in each of the other two directions.
The reason for this allocation is not only because Longxi Airport is small, but Okamura Neji also has other intentions.
Okamura Neiji gave a final lecture to the soldiers who were about to enter the missile, and then asked the commander, Captain Ono, to come out.
"Ono-kun!" Okamura Neiji patted Captain Ono's shoulder kindly and said, "Do you understand the focus of your mission this time?"
"Yes!" Captain Ono stood up and responded: "Blow up the airport runway to a limited extent, cover the troops to seize the airport, and try to preserve the airport facilities, especially aviation fuel!"
Okamura Neji nodded with satisfaction.
Longxi Airport is where "Zero War" plans to enter, and the sooner the better.
Therefore, the empire needs to minimize the damage to Longxi Airport, especially to seize the aviation fuel at the airport!