At this time, a brigade of Japanese troops had gathered in Zhangjiakou and a field airport was built. The target of these Eighth Route Army fighter planes was this airport. Today's weather was exceptionally clear, with only some light clouds around, which did not block the air force's view at all.
Wang Hai looked down from a high altitude and could clearly see the fortifications and Japanese soldiers built by the Japanese army. Of course, these fighter planes were also completely exposed to the eyes of the Japanese army. Some Japanese soldiers kept shooting into the sky. Wang Hai put down his
Looking at the telescope, he shook his head. He remembered that when the Eighth Route Army encountered Japanese and National Army aircraft, they could only shoot into the sky like this. Things have changed, and now it is the turn of these little devils to feel this helplessness.
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"Attention all combatants, our army has been noticed by the Japanese sentry. It will arrive at the target location in about twenty minutes. It is expected to encounter the enemy aircraft in fifteen minutes. The bombing force will continue to fly. The escort force will protect the bombing force. Move forward!"
The commander's order came from the earphones. Wang Hai slowly tightened the control stick of his plane. Since Suiyuan, the Eighth Route Army's air force has been training. At most, it is to intercept the Japanese bombers for sneak attacks. But for
For the Eighth Route Army, which had more than 200 fighter planes, it really had more wolves than meat. Wang Hai almost forgot the last time he saw an enemy plane crash.
At Zhangjiakou Airport, piercing sirens rang through the sky. The Japanese aviation soldiers hurriedly ran towards the plane while putting on their clothes. The ground crew squatted on the ground and let the aviation soldiers step on them to enter the plane. Then they quickly ran to the front of the plane and turned the plane vigorously.
The propeller makes the plane take off.
At the same time, the anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns around the airport also took off their gun jackets and faced the west, waiting for the arrival of the Eighth Route Army fighter planes.
These Japanese troops were not allowed to wait any longer. Soon, the countless black spots became bigger and bigger. The Japanese planes hovering in the sky did not dare to wait any longer. They gathered as many as they could and pounced on the Eighth Route Army planes.
Wang Hai led his wingmen and immediately accelerated towards the Japanese plane. Before they could meet, a rocket was fired out. The shrapnel and steel balls in the rocket flew around, knocking out a Japanese plane that had not had time to fire.
The fight was smoking, and Wang Hai who passed by could clearly see the Japanese airman inside the airport with his head hanging down on the instrument panel. Wang Hai smiled slightly and continued to rush forward.
——Ulanqab
He Long looked at the map on the table and said, "Where are the troops?"
Zhou Shidi pointed to the map and said, "We have arrived at Xinghe. We expect to have a firefight with the Japanese army in an hour. Boss Peng has also set off from Tianzhen and will attack Zhangjiakou with us."
He Long took a puff of his pipe and said, "The war in the south is very fierce. The losses of the New Fourth Army are not small. The Japanese army is trying to divide the relationship between us and Chongqing. If we win this battle, we can force Chongqing to continue to resist Japan. Otherwise, public opinion will not
We will let them go. There is only one brigade in Zhangjiakou. We have gathered twenty regiments, hundreds of aircraft, plus heavy artillery regiments. I think there is no big problem in the direction of Chahar, but what about the direction of Suiyuan?"
Zhou Shidi smiled and said, "Don't worry, boss. General Fu Zuoyi and his troops have already rushed north with his headquarters and most of the cavalry. General Fu Zuoyi said he would not withdraw his troops until they reach Outer Mongolia."
When He Long heard about Outer Mongolia, he couldn't help but feel a little complicated. Outer Mongolia was originally a Chinese land, but at this time it was almost independent. The force supporting the independence of Outer Mongolia was none other than the Soviet Red Party. After the invasion of Outer Mongolia,
, the Yan'an Red Party must have contact with the Soviet Red Party. What to do after this, He Long himself could not see clearly. He Long shook his head, stopped thinking about this issue, and said to Zhou Shidi, "Chahar
It was not originally included in this plan, but we suggested that the military be added to it. Our target is Zhangjiakou. As long as we take Zhangjiakou, we will suppress the neck of the Japanese army in North China. By then, it will be convenient for us to attack Northeast China or Peiping."
Saying that, He Long took another puff of cigarette and said, "Let's see how the little devil plays his cards."
——Beiping
Prince Higashikata Minuhiko quickly came to the war room, opened the door and shouted loudly, "What is the situation now? Where did the Eighth Route Army troops hit?"
Yamashita Fengwen took Dong Jiure Palace Minyan King to the map and said, "Look, the Eighth Route Army is divided into three groups. Fu Zuoyi's troops went north to attack the last few strongholds of our army in the grassland, and He Long's troops went east to attack Zhangjiakou from Huai'an.
The terrain of this generation is dangerous. Our army has built a large number of fortifications along the way and is fighting. However, the aviation force of the Eighth Route Army sneak attacked our airport in Zhangjiakou. The airport has been paralyzed, so that the air supremacy on the front line is completely controlled by the Eighth Route Army, while Peng Dehuai of Shanxi Province,
The troops are heading towards Zhangjiakou via a small road from Tianzhen. The road here is more rugged and it should be just a feint attack. I have sent planes from Hebei and Peking to support, but it is a long distance, and the Eighth Route Army's planes should all be the best from the Soviet Union.
The aircraft has a very strong combat capability.”
Prince Higashikata Minuhiko nodded and said with some relief, "So we should be able to hold on?"
Yamashita Fengwen pointed to the map and said, "The key is here - the Taihang Mountains. Since the failure of the last encirclement and suppression campaign, the Taihang Mountains have become more and more powerful. The guerrillas are already active in our Yanshan Mountains near Peking. I think they will take action soon."
, I doubt that we can send reinforcements from Peiping to Zhangjiakou. There is only one brigade in Zhangjiakou, and there is no more than one division nearby. It will be difficult for these troops to hold on no matter how good the terrain is in Zhangjiakou, so the key now is how to mobilize them.
Send reinforcements."
King Higashikata Minuhiko pointed to the north and said, "How about the Manchurian Army? By the way, the troops in this family can be considered part of the Kwantung Army in terms of organization."
Yamashita Fengfumi said with a wry smile, "The Soviet Union and Germany have formed an alliance. The Soviet Union has relieved its worries. The Emperor has issued an order. There must be no mistakes in Kwantung. I have sent a telegram to ask the Kwantung Army. The Kwantung Army said that it has mobilized a large number of troops.
to central China, so we can no longer mobilize troops to northern China, not to mention that water far away cannot quench our thirst nearby."
Prince Dong Jiure Gongminyan pursed his lips and asked, "How long can Zhangjiakou support it at most?"
Yamashita Fengwen thought for a while and said, "It won't take more than half a month. The Eighth Route Army has absolute air superiority. Coupled with the large number of people and their roaring heavy artillery, we still have no way to restrain it."
King Higashikata Minuhiko looked at Yamashita Fengfumi and asked, "What do you think?"
Yamashita Fengwen bowed to King Higashikaru Palace Minuhiko and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, you are a member of the royal family. If you are willing to send a message to His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty will definitely order the Kwantung Army to dispatch, at least the aviation force, so that in Hebei, Peiping and Kanto
If we have the support of the aviation forces from the three directions of the army, we can strive for at least a tie in terms of air supremacy. As for the army, the sabotage operation in the Taihang Mountains has not yet begun, and we must transport troops to Zhangjiakou as quickly as possible."
"Report, emergency telegram." A noncommissioned officer saluted.
King Higashi Jiure Gongminyan took the telegram and looked at it. He shook his head and threw it on Yamashita Fengwen and said, "What are you afraid of? The railway from Zhangjiakou to Peiping was attacked seven times in the past hour. The railway line has been interrupted."
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Yamashita Fengwen hurriedly said, "Even if we leave, we have to go to Zhangjiakou. If we lose Zhangjiakou, we in North China will be like having a gun on our head and will be attacked at any time."
King Higashikata Miyazaki took a breath and said, "Then I will send a message to Tokyo immediately. At least we will have the support of our aviation force. In addition, I will order the troops to walk as far as Zhangjiakou!"
——Chongqing
"Obviously, the Eighth Route Army did this to tell the world that the mainstay of the anti-Japanese resistance was the Red Party and Yan'an. Now that the Japanese offensive has been repelled by us, they knew that we would still have to talk about the New Fourth Army next, so they took action first.
Strong, if we take action again, we will be labeled as sabotaging the war of resistance!" Dai Li said, analyzing for Chiang Kai-shek.
Agent Jiang narrowed his eyes and said, "We can't let the Red Party's wishful thinking take effect. Tell Xue Yue that the Red Party is competing with us for time. I have approved his plan to attack Yueyang. I also sent a message to Gu Zhutong and Chen Cheng to ask them to take action."
Bar."
Chen Bulei, who was standing next to him, immediately wrote it down to express his understanding.
——Huangshan
It was raining lightly in Huangshan at this time. Chen Cheng handed the telegram to Gu Zhutong who was standing next to him. Gu Zhutong looked at it and sighed, "The old man has decided to take action. It seems that the designation of the New Fourth Army will be cancelled soon."
Chen Cheng took a breath and said, "Let's agree first, Ye Ting can't be killed."
Gu Zhutong smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, I won't mess around, and the New Fourth Army still has hundreds of thousands of troops. They withdrew from Xuancheng because they didn't want to confront Japan head-on. But if we capture Ye Xiang, the New Fourth Army will definitely
They will attack us like crazy, and the consequences will be... We must take every precaution."
Chen Cheng nodded and said, "This is our job. I don't know how many people in the party have complained about the development of the Red Party in recent years. The old man is also trying to explain to them. Now the Japanese troops in Changsha and Xiangyang have been repelled, and the Japanese troops in Jiujiang have been repelled."
The Japanese army only had thunder and no rain. I guess it was because Germany suddenly attacked Poland together with the Soviet Union, which made the Japanese army afraid that the Soviet Union would turn around and attack the Northeast, so they transferred their troops from South China back to the outside world."
Gu Zhutong agreed and said, "I think about it this way, otherwise it would be difficult to explain why the Japanese army fought so disorganized this time. It seemed that they lost strength halfway through the fight. Germany has indirectly helped us."
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Chen Cheng said worriedly, "I am not worried about the New Fourth Army now, but I am worried about the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army has received a lot of Soviet aid, and now it has mobilized troops to attack north. It is obvious that we want to open up a channel with the Soviet Union. If we attack the New Fourth Army, will Yan'an go?"
The Soviet Union asked for help, and finally imitated Wu Sangui and led the Soviet Union into China? By then our enemy will not only be Japan, but also the more powerful Soviet Union, and then we really don’t know how to fight this battle."
Gu Zhutong couldn't help but shuddered when he thought of that scene, and said quickly, "No, no, Ci Xiu, don't talk nonsense."
Chen Cheng said, "So I say, the old man's mission this time is really difficult to complete. The severity of this action is very important. Let's see how the New Fourth Army takes action first."
——New Fourth Army Military Headquarters
Ye Ting stood up and said to Liu Dake and Xiang Ying, "I know there is danger, but now there are two divisions chasing us behind us. If we can't walk through Huangshan, we can only go north to Anqing. Anqing is
Although I believe we can defeat the cities by the river with our strength, the losses will definitely be considerable. This is completely unnecessary and we are sacrificing the lives of our comrades in vain!"
Xiang Ying slapped the table with a bang and shouted, "Ye Ting, when have we ever been afraid of death? Our New Fourth Army has more than 100,000 troops. After the weapons are replenished in Yan'an, they are not much different from Japan. I think we are in Xuancheng."
The nearby mountainous areas fought a large-scale blocking war with Japan."
Ye Ting immediately said, "No! Absolutely not! The purpose of the Japanese army is obvious. They dispersed our troops in northern Jiangsu, and now they are chasing us fiercely. They want to wipe us out. Head-on confrontation is the best strategy. This is
A taboo for military strategists!"
Xiang Ying hummed, "Ye Ting, don't think that you are the only one who can lead troops to fight. We fought a lot of battles in those years. Although we should try not to fight head-on in this battle, at critical moments, repelling the enemy is also an important military method.
I think we should turn around and catch the Japanese off guard!"
Ye Ting also slapped the table, walked up and said, "You are just acting on your own initiative!"
Xiang Ying stared at him and said, "You are so cowardly! Comrade Liu Dake, what do you think?"
Liu Dake remembered that before he came, Chairman Mao and others had said that they must pay attention to the internal unity of the New Fourth Army. He said softly, "Comrade Xiang Ying, what you said is a bit harsh, but General Ye Ting, now our
The target is huge. If we are still lingering between Huangshan and Xuancheng, even if we are bombed by planes, the troops will suffer heavy losses. If we can't go up to Huangshan, we will have to go in other directions."
Ye Ting took a breath and said, "I understand, I'll go out for a while."
Xiang Ying looked at his back and snorted, "Coward!"
Liu Dake glared at Xiang Ying, then looked at Ye Ting. Ye Ting's body visibly stiffened before he continued walking forward.
Liu Dake and Xiang Ying continued to talk about party affairs in the room. When they heard a rapid knock on the door, Liu Dake said, "Come in!"
Xie Youfa opened the door and said hastily, "It's not good, Commander Ye has taken his people to Huangshan."
Xiang Ying turned back to Liu Dake and said, "Go to Huangshan? What does Ye Ting want to do? Is he going to surrender to the enemy? I know that Jiang's agent has a favor for Ye Ting, so I said at that time that Ye Ting is not a member of our Red Party."
,unreliable!"
Liu Dake waved his hand to stop Xiang Ying from continuing, and asked Xie Youfa, "What is going on? Tell me completely. Why did General Ye Ting suddenly go to Huangshan?"
Xie Youfa looked at Xiang Ying, lowered his head and said, "Well... Commander Ye said that he didn't want some people to misunderstand that he was afraid of death, so he went to Huangshan by himself. He said that he could either ask Gu Zhutong to get out of the way.
, or I will crash to death on Mount Huangshan and tell the world."
"What??" Xiang Ying swallowed and looked at Liu Dake.
Liu Dake said angrily, "I just said that General Ye Ting is a proven soldier of the party. He will not be afraid of death. If anything happens to General Ye Ting, neither you nor I can explain it to Yan'an."
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Xiang Ying pursed her lips and asked Xie Youfa, "How long has Commander Ye been here?"
Xie Youfa estimated and said, "It won't take long, probably only ten minutes."
Xiang Ying immediately rushed out and said, "What are you talking about? Just chase me!!"
When Liu Dake reacted, he only saw Xiang Ying rushing out with someone. Liu Dake stamped his feet angrily and didn't know what to say.
Ye Ting and Xiang Ying have always had conflicts. The two got better because of the reconciliation between Chairman Mao, Zhou Guansheng and others. However, when the Japanese army pressed the border and the National Army blocked the road, the conflict that the two had suppressed for a long time suddenly broke out.
After coming out, Liu Dake blamed himself for his dereliction of duty and hoped that Xiang Ying could recover Ye Ting.
