After driving away the 1st Division stationed in Datong.
Li Yunlong ordered the second battalion commander to lead a combined battalion to garrison Datong.
Afterwards, he took the rest of the troops back to northwest Shanxi.
After the main force of the army stationed in Mongolia was eliminated, the 1st Division became a lone army, and it was also a lone army that was disabled.
Facing the main force of a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army heading north, the 1st Division had no choice but to flee.
Otherwise, it will only end up being eliminated.
In other words, the price of street fighting with the 1st Division was too high, otherwise Li Yunlong would have ordered Ding Wei and Kong Jie to eliminate the 1st Division.
In field battles, the battle loss ratio between the Northwestern Shanxi Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army was at least 1:5.
The damage ratio in street fighting is 1:1.
It's not worthwhile to fight in street battles with the 1st Division.
Under the protection of the guard battalion, Li Yunlong first took a jeep and returned to Dagu Town at the same time as the rest of the army.
today.
It was the day when the new flying group took action, so of course Li Yunlong wanted to join in the fun.
It was almost noon when we rushed to Dagu Town Airport without stopping.
Arriving at the control tower of Dagu Town Airport, Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou were already there, looking through the glass of the control tower.
Only 20 Saber fighter jets, 20 A20 attack aircraft, and 5 reconnaissance aircraft were parked on the runway.
"Lao Li, are you back so soon?"
Seeing Li Yunlong open the door and walk in, Zhao Gang asked in a surprised tone.
Since no fighting broke out, Li Yunlong did not order a telegram to Zhao Gang and the others.
"The 1st Division ran away without even a token resistance. It's so damn boring."
"Where's the fucking No. 1 Class A division, that's it?"
Captain Li's tone was disdainful, and his eyes and expression showed a hint of disappointment.
Although Li Yunlong expected the 1st Division to escape, not a single shot was fired. Li Yunlong was still a little disappointed when he heard that the main force of the new regiment was heading north and fled from Datong.
What is the 1st Division afraid of?
Why don't you dare to fight with the new group with real swords and real guns?
Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou on the side smiled and said nothing.
How badly the 1st Division was beaten by the Eighth Route Army. Knowing that the main force of the Eighth Route Army marched north, they would not escape unless the Japanese in the 1st Division were all pigs.
Li Yunlong looked at the tower with a telescope and asked: "Chief of Staff, what is the situation now?"
"Report to the leader."
Wang Dehou replied smoothly:
"The flying group formulated a two-stage attack plan."
"In the first phase of the attack plan, 12 Saber fighter jets, 20 A20 attack aircraft and 5 reconnaissance aircraft were dispatched to conduct raids on the Peiping western suburbs airport and Japanese aircraft in the airport."
"At the same time, eight Saber fighter jets were dispatched to intercept and kill Yoshimoto Seiichi in the air. After completing the mission of intercepting and killing Yoshimoto Seiichi, these eight fighter jets bombed Taiyuan Wusu Airport."
"The second stage of the attack plan is to dispatch 20 Saber fighter jets and 20 A20 attack aircraft to simultaneously conduct air strikes on Baoding Airport, Xinxiang Airport, and Jinan Zhangzhuang Airport."
Li Yunlong nodded and expressed no opinion.
He is only responsible for issuing combat missions. As for combat plans and emergency plans, Li Shaorong's flying brigade is responsible for formulating them themselves.
Although he has studied the military theory of "Air Dominance", Li Yunlong is only responsible for issuing combat missions and will not interfere with the command of the flying brigade.
After all, Li Yunlong couldn't fly a plane, and it was a taboo for military strategists to have an outsider guide an expert.
After a pause, Wang Dehou continued: "Currently, all aircraft have been filled with aviation fuel and aviation bombs, and are preparing to take off to perform missions."
Li Yunlong looked at his watch with calm eyes.
According to Boss Chen's information, at this time, the plane that the old devil Yoshimoto Seiichi was on had already taken off from Peking Airport.
After a while, fighter planes, attack planes and reconnaissance planes slowly entered the main runway, accelerated suddenly, and soared into the sky with the roar of their engines.
After arriving in the air, fighter jets, attack aircraft, and reconnaissance aircraft quickly formed a flying formation.
Eight Saber fighter jets and two reconnaissance aircraft flew in formation towards Taiyuan in the south.
Another 12 Saber fighter jets, A20 attack aircraft and 3 reconnaissance aircraft flew in a flying formation towards Peiping in the northeast direction.
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at the same time.
Taiyuan.
First Army Headquarters.
In the office, Yoshio Iwamatsu was wiping the Lieutenant General's sword given by the Emperor in his hand.
After suffering such a huge defeat, someone must be responsible for it. Iwamatsu Yoshio wanted to commit suicide several times, but he couldn't do it.
Because he felt that he was not responsible for the defeat of the First Army and the Mongolian Army.
The person most deserving of committing seppuku was the commander of the North China Front, Okamura Neiji.
Although he didn't say it, Iwamatsu Yoshio had long been dissatisfied with Okamura Neji.
He suddenly sympathized with Yoshimoto Seiichi, thinking that the commander of the First Army was so easy to serve. To put it bluntly, he was a scapegoat who took the blame for Neji Okamura, and might even lose his life.
Putting the blade back into the scabbard, Yoshio Iwamatsu stood up and headed to the operations hall.
However, the war room was deserted, not even a single person was there. What was going on?
If the Eighth Route Army attacks at this time and the combat staff of the First Army are not here, it will be very bad.
"idiot!"
Iwamatsu Yoshio immediately cursed angrily, called the Japanese lieutenant in charge of the headquarters security, and asked:
"Where are the combat staff in the War Office?"
"Report to the commander!" Lieutenant Japanese did not dare to hide anything and quickly lowered his head to report: "The chief of staff, deputy chief of staff and combat staff all went to the airport to greet the new commander, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi!"
"Nani?"
When Yoshio Iwamatsu heard this, he was immediately furious. Yesterday, he was very happy.
But today, a group of combat staff ignored him, the current commander of the First Army, and ran to greet the new commander.
Even Hanatani Masaru and Miyazaki Masao also went, which made Iwamatsu Yoshio feel chilled.
It is estimated that not long after he left the First Army, this group of people would forget about him.
At this moment, Yoshio Iwamatsu wanted to kill someone, but when he thought about it, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi was just a poor man.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Iwamatsu Yoshio sighed and waved his hand, signaling the Japanese Lieutenant to leave.
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at the same time.
Over the Jizhong Military Region, a KI57 transport aircraft, escorted by four Zero fighter jets, flew towards Taiyuan.
On board the KI57 transport plane were Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi, Major General Hironaka Tadao, and several combat staff officers.
Because it was suspected that there were senior agents of the Eighth Route Army lurking in the headquarters of the First Army.
Therefore, Yoshimoto Seiichi planned to give his first order after taking office as the commander of the First Army.
That is to replace the chief and deputy chiefs of staff of the First Army, as well as all the staff officers of the First Army.
This was the condition for Okamura Neji to agree to Yoshimoto Seiichi.
At this time, five Japanese aircraft were about to enter Shanxi.
For fear of being attacked by the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft guns on the ground, the plane not only flew very high, but also did not fly in a straight line.
Yoshimoto Teiichi's expression was serious, he withdrew his gaze from the window glass and looked at Tadayo Hironaka standing aside.
To be continued...