Communications staff officer Haruo Kiya quickly walked into the operations hall and bowed his head to report to Neji Okamura:

"The Kwantung Army Headquarters and the 11th Army Headquarters sent telegrams, refusing to continue sending reconnaissance planes to Shanxi and saying..."

After the Eighth Route Army's newspapers and clear telegrams issued a ban on Japanese pirate aircraft in North China's airspace.

Okamura Neiji did not believe in evil and continued to send reports to the Kwantung Army and the 11th Army headquarters, asking them to continue sending reconnaissance planes, and even sent fighter jets and bombers to sneak attack the Eighth Route Army's airport.

The Kwantung Army and the 11th Army Headquarters will definitely not do it, and their commanders are not fools, so they will definitely not send planes to help the North China Front in the war.

Even the aviation unit of the North China Front was killed.

The 11th Army and the Kwantung Army did not have any information about the Eighth Route Army Air Force.

If all the attacking bombers and fighter jets were wiped out, would Neji Okamura bear the responsibility?

"say what?"

Okamura Neji's face darkened and he asked.

After a pause, the communications staff officer then said: "They said that the North China Front Army was defeated and the Kwantung Army and the 11th Army should not foot the bill..."

"idiot!"

Okamura Neiji cursed angrily when he heard this:

"Don't the Kwantung Army and the 11th Army belong to the Locust Army? Are they scared out of their wits by the Eighth Route Army?"

"A bunch of trash..."

Okamura Neji suddenly cursed and became furious.

Regarding the situation in which the weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army have been strengthened after each victory, the General Staff Department has verified the situation after two years of analyzing the situation of each battle with the Eighth Route Army.

In this Battle of Zhengtai, the Eighth Route Army won an unprecedented victory, and was bound to obtain an unimaginable amount of weapons and ammunition.

Okamura Neji knows it very well.

The reason why the Eighth Route Army did not continue to attack the North China Front was most likely because it was digesting those weapons and equipment.

When the Eighth Route Army is digested, there will inevitably be many heavy artillery, tanks and aircraft on the battlefield fighting the Japanese.

At this time, the best way is to raid the Eighth Route Army's airport, and imitate the Eighth Route Army's aircraft's sneak attack on the North China Front Army's aviation unit. The aviation units of the 11th Army and the Kwantung Army sneak attack on the Eighth Route Army's airport, destroying their pilots and combat aircraft in one fell swoop, and even blowing them up.

Destroy the Eighth Route Army's oil depots and ammunition depots.

In this way, the Japanese army would not feel so uncomfortable on the battlefield.

The enemy's Eighth Route Army gained air supremacy and could not only bomb the Japanese combat troops without restraint, but also conduct aerial reconnaissance and obtain intelligence on the Japanese army's troop mobilization.

After losing air supremacy, the Japanese army's combat operations were restricted everywhere, and they felt like they were restrained and unable to use their hands and feet.

Although Okamura Neji guessed what the Eighth Route Army was doing, he was as helpless as a eunuch entering a brothel.

We can only allow the Eighth Route Army to expand its strength.

"Arusue-kun, regarding the matter of the base camp allocating pilots and aircraft to us, has the base camp responded?" Okamura Neiji looked at Chief of Staff Arisue Seizo and asked.

"Your Excellency, General."

There are three answers from Mojing:

"The base camp has also replied, saying that it will transfer aviation troops to us, but it did not clearly say when the aviation troops will arrive in Peiping."

The Japanese army is currently in some decline, but it is not obvious. It still has a large number of soldiers and aviation units.

However, the North China Front Army suffered consecutive defeats, and the Japanese base camp was somewhat cautious in supplying the North China Front Army.

Youmo Seizan continued: "And..."

"The runway and control tower of Beiping's western suburbs airport have been bombed by Eighth Route Army aircraft. Currently, we do not have an airport that can accommodate aircraft."

Okamura Neji immediately raised his eyes and looked at the map on the wall with a gloomy expression.

Okamura Neiji prepared to use the aviation troops allocated from the base camp to raid the Eighth Route Army's airport.

But even if the base camp transferred aircraft, fuel and aerial bombs to the North China Front, it would not have an airport to dock at.

"It seems we need a secret airport."

Okamura Neji looked at Arisu Seizo with a cold tone:

"Arima-kun, I will leave this matter to you. You will personally select the location to build the secret airport. You do not need to report the location of the airport to me, and wait for the aviation troops assigned by the base camp to arrive."

Okamura Neiji planned to leave Yumo Seizan with full responsibility for building the secret.

If the aviation unit assigned by the base camp is attacked by Eighth Route Army aircraft when landing at the airport.

That explains one thing: Youmo Jingsan is a spy of the Eighth Route Army lurking in the North China Front.

At that time, all the responsibility for the defeat can be shifted to Yumo Seizan.

Although the cost of gambling with the aviation force was a bit high, Okamura Neiji decided to take the gamble, not to mention that he had no choice.

"Hi."

Yumo Seizan's heart trembled, and he instantly realized that Okamura Neji had no good intentions, so he lowered his head and answered.

When he lowered his head, his three eyes flickered, but when he raised his head, his complexion instantly returned to normal.

Yamamoto Kazuki, the deputy chief of staff, stared at the map with thoughtful eyes and a somewhat solemn expression.

"Yamamoto-kun."

Okamura Neji's expression changed and he asked:

"What did you find?"

"Your Excellency, General."

Yamamoto Kazuki looked resolute, with a paralyzed expression on his face, and replied:

"Judging from my two years of experience fighting against Li Yunlong, this person's combat style is elusive, but he will definitely retaliate. The Kwantung Army and the 11th Army dispatched reconnaissance planes to conduct reconnaissance in Shanxi."

"Although the Locust Army reconnaissance plane has been shot down, I'm afraid Li Yunlong will retaliate!"

"Retaliation?"

Okamura Neji suddenly looked stern.

"Yes."

Kazuki Yamamoto continued:

"The Eighth Route Army's aviation unit is good at sneak attacks. I think the Eighth Route Army's aircraft will launch sneak attacks on the Locust Army airports in Wuhan, Shenyang and other places in the near future."

Youmo Jingsan said with a solemn expression.

"Your Majesty General, if I were Li Yunlong, I would be equipped with bombers and fighter jets."

"We will definitely dispatch fighter jets first to conduct sneak attacks and destroy the Locust Army's airports in Manchuria, and then dispatch bombers to bomb the Locust Army's arsenal outside the Pass, as well as the transportation leading into the Pass, significantly weakening the Locust Army's logistical supplies."

Okamura Neji narrowed his eyes and said.

"Youmojun."

"Immediately notify the Kwantung Army Headquarters and the 11th Army Headquarters to prepare them to avoid sneak attacks by the Eighth Route Army aviation units."

"If conditions permit, we can set a trap and eliminate the Eighth Route Army aviation units heading for a sneak attack in one fell swoop."

Although the Kwantung Army and the 11th Army rejected Okamura Neji's request to reconnoiter and bomb the Eighth Route Army.

However, Okamura Neiji still needed to remind the Kwantung Army and the 11th Army Headquarters.

It would be great if the aviation of the 11th Army and the Kwantung Army could kill the Eighth Route Army's aircraft and pilots for the North China Front.

"Hi."

Yumo Seishi lowered his head and quickly drafted two telegrams. Neji Okamura signed them and handed them to Haruo Kitani.

Haruo Kitani took the telegram, turned around and left quickly.

…

A month goes by in a blink of an eye.

During this month, no major battle broke out between the Eighth Route Army in North China and the Japanese North China Front.

But since the main force of the North China Front was crushed to pieces.

The activities of the Eighth Route Army's guerrillas, district squads and county brigade became increasingly frequent.

The sequelae of insufficient strength of the Japanese Army's North China Front began to appear.

The 50 bomber crews of the Eighth Route Army have completed secret training at Heyuan Airport and over northwest Shanxi.
Chapter completed!