"Suspected of blowing up the No. 1 Airport Warehouse!"
"Blow up Runway 2!"
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Good news came to Okamura Neiji's headquarters one after another. Okamura Neiji stared at the map intently, as if he had heard the news but not as if he had not heard it. His face was cold as he looked at Longxi, which was marked as the No. 2 Airport.
The airport was motionless, like a sculpture.
Until the correspondent loudly reported: "Occupy Airport No. 2!"
Only then did Neji Okamura turn his head and asked: "What's the situation with the aviation fuel? Has it been seized or blown up?"
The correspondent did not answer, but listened carefully for a while, and then replied excitedly: "Your Excellency, General, the No. 2 Airport Warehouse was seized, and a large amount of aviation fuel and aviation machine gun bullets were unscathed!"
There were cheers in the headquarters, and some people even raised their hands in the air and shouted "Long live" excitedly.
Okamura Neiji breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, secretly thinking that this time the Eighth Route Army finally made a mistake and gave him the upper hand.
No, it should be said that Xiaodongbei's move is one step behind.
However, this does not seem surprising. Xiaodongbei probably did not expect that if Yanmen Pass was lost, the imperial army would still penetrate towards Longxi Airport as originally planned, right?
The Eighth Route Army thought that the focus of the operation was Yanmen Pass, but Okamura Ningji wanted to shift the focus of the operation to Longxi Airport.
Moreover, Okamura Neiji did enough homework in attacking Longsei Airport:
Use missiles to ensure that Longxi Airport is temporarily unable to take off and land fighter jets... Okamura Neiji hoped to use this method to capture several "La 5" fighter jets being used by the Eighth Route Army, but the result disappointed him. The Eighth Route Army fighter jets had already upgraded before the bombing.
Empty transfer.
The insertion of mechanized troops is another highlight. To be precise, it is the use of artillery to cover the insertion of mechanized troops... The Eighth Route Army's air supremacy cannot function at night and cannot suppress the artillery of the Imperial Army. Artillery becomes the key to Okamura Neji's rapid development at critical moments.
Interspersed ace.
However, this is also one of the reasons why the empire is in urgent need of supplies. If the artillery bombs frantically towards the Eighth Route Army, the consumption of artillery shells will not be a small number.
This is also true. When the imperial army reached Longxi Airport, two-thirds of the artillery shell consumption was consumed. If the artillery shells were not transported up, all the artillery of the imperial army would become fire sticks.
Another highlight was the Mainland Advance Team, which was responsible for sneaking into the Eighth Route Army and seizing warehouses to seize aviation fuel.
Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army would have burned the fuel before its defeat, and the supply of the Imperial Army would have been a problem.
Fortunately, none of this happened. The mainland advance team successfully captured Longxi Airport and occupied the intact warehouse.
Okamura Neiji immediately ordered: "Order the troops to repair the airport immediately and pay attention to protecting the materials in the warehouse!"
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"Order the 37th Air Force!" Neji Okamura ordered again: "Fly to Longshin Airport immediately!"
Okamura Neiji was worried that the Eighth Route Army fighters would return to Longxi Airport to bomb the warehouse, so sending "Zero War" there would protect the security of its airspace.
As for whether Tatsumi Airport can land, Okamura Neji is not worried at all.
This is the advantage of the "Zero War". If it is equipped with an auxiliary fuel tank, its airborne time will be more than six hours.
In six hours, couldn't the infantry repair the airport?
Then it’s time to commit suicide by caesarean section!
The Japanese's 37th Aviation Group had a total of 36 "Zero Fighters". They did not bring auxiliary fuel tanks with them when they transferred to Longxi Airport.
Not only did they not have auxiliary fuel tanks, they also did not take off with full fuel.
Commander Hiroki Miyazaki thinks this way:
This time it is interspersed between the enemy's aviation defense lines and is the node connecting the enemy's airports. The enemy will definitely counterattack at all costs in an attempt to recapture the airport.
Even if the enemy cannot recapture the airport, they will still hope to drive the Imperial Air Force out of Longsi Airport.
Not for any reason, but because Longxi Airport is a connecting node. The Eighth Route Army cannot tolerate imperial fighter planes gaining a foothold here. This means that the airports on the east and west sides cannot function due to flight problems.
On the contrary, if the Imperial Air Force can be driven out of Longsi Airport, at least the Eighth Route Army's routes in this area will still be open, and the "La-5" fighters can still cover the entire area with air superiority as usual.
Considering this aspect, Miyazaki Hiroki believes that there will definitely be a fierce battle here.
In order to ensure the flexibility of air combat, Hiroki Miyazaki believes that the aviation team should go into battle lightly. After all, the range of the "Zero Combat" is much higher than that of the "La 5", and the extra fuel capacity cannot afford much.
The effect will also sacrifice the flexibility of the fighter aircraft.
Besides, the infantry has successfully occupied Longxi Airport and has aviation fuel. So as long as the infantry repairs the runway, "Zero War" can land at Longxi Airport and replenish fuel nearby.
Hiroki Miyazaki soon discovered that his guess was correct, because when he took the 37th team to fly over Longxi, he found several "La 5" patrolling the nearby airspace.
Because it was still dark at this time, Miyazaki Hiroki did not order the troops to launch an attack... At this time, the operation was obviously unfavorable to the "zero battle". There were many "zero battles", and it was easy to confuse the "friendly casualties" caused by the air battle in the dark night.
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Hiroki Miyazaki immediately reported the situation to his superiors and said: "I think the infantry should deploy the air defense forces as soon as possible. In addition, the defense of Longxi Airport must be strengthened. The Eighth Route Army is likely to launch a counterattack!"
This suggestion was immediately passed on to the ground troops, and soon several beams of anti-aircraft searchlights were shot into the sky.
Hiroki Miyazaki deliberately flew the fighter plane and exposed it to the beam of light for a while. This was to tell the ground troops not to fire indiscriminately when there were Imperial aircraft in the sky.
After about twenty minutes, the sky gradually became brighter. At this time, Hiroki Miyazaki received the information that the airport had been repaired and could land. Hiroki Miyazaki secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This almost meant that the Eighth Route Army lost its last chance... Chapter
The 37th Aviation Group has established a firm foothold at Longxi Airport.
"Little Northeast is nothing more than that!" Hiroki Miyazaki said: "I thought he would let ground troops and air troops attack at the same time. In that case, it shouldn't be difficult to blow a few holes on the airport runway! Let's just
Can’t land at Long Si Airport!”
The staff officer laughed: "Your Excellency, Captain, you are thinking too much. There are troops from two divisions of our army below, and they are attacking the Eighth Route Army! How could the Eighth Route Army attack the airport!"
Hiroki Miyazaki thought it right, so he ordered: "The third squadron will continue patrolling, and the other squadrons will land to replenish fuel!"
The squadron commanders responded and then flew towards the commanding troops towards the airport.
This is a tactic commonly used by fighter planes in combat. They are divided into several batches to patrol the air. This allows pilots to rest and ensures that the airport has a group of fully fueled fighter planes ready to take off at any time.
But what Miyazaki Hiroki doesn’t know is that the problem lies precisely here...