All the cadres looked at each other, wondering what trick Ding Wei was trying to play.
"Old Ding, now is not the time to be in the limelight." Commander Cheng reminded: "This time the Japanese are doing a comprehensive sweep, not a local battle. Do you still want to command our troops?"
"I can't, but the brigade commander is here." Ding Wei had anticipated this step and directly invited the brigade commander out of the mountain.
Ding Wei didn't give them a chance to speak, and said: "Lao Cheng, even if you rush back now, you won't have enough time, so why not use this place as a temporary command post.
As long as we keep the communication open, it will be no different from your local command. Besides, the Japanese are coming for us this time, so maybe this will become the main battlefield."
After a pause, Ding Wei said again
After hearing this, everyone looked at the brigade commander again. Seeing that the brigade commander did not accept or refute, it seemed that he had realized something.
This time, I'm afraid it's really up to Ding Wei to steal the show.
Just as he was thinking about it, a low roar suddenly reached everyone's ears.
"Hold!"
Ding Wei was the first to react and said: "It's an air strike, tiger, tiger!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huzi rushed in through the door: "Captain!"
"Send my order to inform everyone to go into underground fortifications and hide!" Ding Wei said sharply.
"Yes!" Huzi stood up to accept the order and ran down quickly.
Not long after, a piercing siren sounded over the entire base area.
In order to deal with the sudden air attack from the Japanese, Ding Wei was naturally fully prepared.
"Don't be stunned, come down with me!" Ding Wei pushed open an inconspicuous table, and an entrance came into view.
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Everyone's jaws almost dropped when they saw this underground entrance.
They never expected that there was an underground entrance in this place.
"Brigadier, Brigadier, please come first!" Ding Wei greeted, leading everyone to the underground entrance.
Many cadres had no time to be surprised at how Ding Wei managed to get out of this entrance and hide in the underground fortifications in an orderly manner.
This entrance is the tunnel in the base area. In order to cope with the enemy's raids, many underground fortifications were dug in each base area.
In addition to its function of storing supplies, it can also serve as a temporary hiding place in extreme situations.
After changing to a new base area, Ding Wei has been preparing underground fortifications. Don't worry about whether it is useful or not, and then dig it.
Because there was sufficient preparation time this time, the underground fortifications were also extremely strong. They were no longer ordinary loess, but concrete and even steel bars were used.
The underground fortifications are crisscrossed and the space is huge. Unless there are some ground-penetrating bombs, it will be difficult to damage the ground.
Although the air raid siren has never been sounded, Ding Wei and the others have never taken this matter lightly and will conduct sudden drills from time to time.
So when the alarm sounded, the soldiers in the entire base area entered the underground fortifications in an orderly manner without appearing panicked at all.
After confirming that all cadres had entered the underground works, Ding Wei quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn it, it was indeed the right choice to put all the effort and stick your butt out to dig this underground fortification, otherwise it would have been a lot of fun.
Not long after, there was a violent bombing sound outside. Even if he was hiding underground, he could still feel the ground trembling and dust falling continuously.
One can imagine what they would face if they were on the ground right now without any fortifications to hide in.
"Old Ding, you are not a simple boy." Cheng Xiazi looked at the underground fortifications and said meaningfully.
The other group leaders gradually came to their senses and were full of praise for the underground fortifications dug by Ding Wei.
The brigade commander had seen it before, so he was not surprised by this incident.
"So-so." Ding Wei said modestly, but the expression on his face was anything but modest.
"You hid it deep enough. If it weren't for the Japanese bombing, we wouldn't have known that there was such a fortification hidden under your base."
Captain Cheng said sourly, as if he was complaining that Ding Wei had kept this matter secret until now.
"That's right, Old Ding, you still hide your special skills." Captain Sun followed.
Captain Tang also followed up and said: "That is to say, we have already agreed that we are not allowed to hide anything, but you actually hide it in such a good place and don't open the eyes of your comrades?"
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The underground fortifications were very safe. Listening to the violent bombing outside, but no damage to the underground fortifications, they gradually felt relieved.
"How can I not want to say it? I didn't have time." Ding Wei spread his hands and said: "I thought I would say it last and take you to have a good tour. Who knew the Japanese would be so quick."
"Really?" Old Tang looked around and said, "Old Ding, your place is pretty good. You've put in a lot of effort, right?"
"Concrete, steel bars, bluestone bricks." Lao Cheng looked at it and said, "Old Ding, you kid wants to go to heaven."
"If I don't work hard to free up this underground fortification, we will all have to deal with it today!" Ding Wei said coldly.
There were constant rumbling explosions outside, and the faint sound of planes whizzing by could be heard, with no intention of stopping for a short time.
"You stupid little devil, you are so damn brave. Aren't you afraid that there will be no return?"
After hearing what Ding Wei said, one of the group leaders said harshly.
"There is no return. Look at what you said. Do you have a way to deal with it? When the Japanese plane comes, we will only be bombed." Another group leader said.
"But how did this little devil know that we are here? I don't believe this is a coincidence." A group leader said.
"You're not talking nonsense. The little devils have started to sweep away. How could they not know that we are here?" Ding Wei curled his lips and said, "It's just that he wants to blow us up first and give us some exercise."
"Old Ding, you are the fattest sheep around." Li Yunlong suddenly said: "Old Ding, I guess this is a deliberate demonstration by the Japanese."
Ding Wei agreed with what he said. This time the Japs on the plane were obviously coming towards them.
Otherwise, if there are so many base areas nearby, why should we come to our own place instead of other places?
It's just that the devils are sure to eat it, there are big fish here.
But this time the devils obviously provoked the wrong person.
The sound of explosions in his ears gradually began to weaken. Ding Wei was worried that the enemy would kill another carbine, so he waited quietly below.
Unexpectedly, Ding Wei guessed it. After a while, the Japanese bombers came back and launched a second round of bombing on the base area.
But this time, the Japanese did not bomb for too long. After a few minutes of bombing, the explosions gradually stopped.
It wasn't until the scouts reported back the news of the plane's departure that Ding Wei and the others walked out of the underground fortifications.
The building at the entrance had been blown into ruins, and it was impossible to return the same way. Under the leadership of Ding Wei, they returned to the ground through another exit.
No surprises.
Many houses in the base area were blown up and the base area was in ruins. The house where they were originally had completely collapsed and turned into ruins.
Several dormitories were also spared and turned into ruins. Only one house remained in the brigade headquarters.
The training ground is dotted with artillery pits of various sizes.
Obviously, the little devils were ruthless this time. They prepared the first wave of attacks and destroyed their command ability first.
Fortunately, with the existence of underground fortifications, the devils just wasted their bombs.
Looking at the ruins around them, the cadres felt like they were surviving a disaster. If Ding Wei didn't have underground fortifications, wouldn't they all die here today?
"Hu Zi, Hu Zi." Ding Wei roared twice.
He was really angry. You little devil, if you want to fight, just fight. Why are you blowing up my house? What's the point of blowing up my base?
But it is also conceivable that the Japanese will definitely not be stingy with their attacks in the next battle.
"Here!" Huzi hurriedly ran to Ding Wei and asked, "Captain, what are your plans?"
"Go, count the casualties in the base area immediately!" Ding Wei said solemnly: "Don't forget to send a report to other troops and ask them whether they were bombed and how many casualties they have."
"Yes!" Huzi stood up to accept the order and left quickly.
Everyone looked at Ding Wei and didn't know how to comfort him. They could only look helplessly at the ruins around him.
But seeing Ding Wei's eyes that were about to burst into flames, even though he had been suppressing his anger, they could all guess that the little devil was going to be unlucky now.
"Captain, the count is out." Huzi quickly ran to Ding Wei's side to report.
"Say." Ding Wei spoke concisely and to the point.
Xu Hu grinned and said: "The soldiers evaded in a timely manner. There were no casualties in our team headquarters, but there were more building losses.
It seems that the Japs are coming for us, no matter what house they are in, they have been intensively bombed by the Japs."
Ding Wei looked solemn and asked: "What about the other stations? Have they been bombed?"
"No." Xu Hu shook his head and said, "I've asked them all. Except for our base area, no other locations have been bombed."
After hearing this answer, Ding Wei became more and more certain that the Japanese were coming for them this time, and their purpose was these cadres.
It seems that the little devil is cruel and wants to catch them all.
Hearing this, the cadres were a little surprised.
The surrounding area was like a plowed field. It was bombed back and forth by the Japanese several times, and not a single person in the stronghold was killed.
Not to mention being killed, he was not even injured. This thing is simply amazing.
They quickly realized several other things from this value.
The execution ability of the 28th Brigade, the crisis awareness of the 28th Brigade and the speed of handling emergency situations.
If any of the above three points goes wrong, the losses today will be unimaginable.
"Old Ding, you are born in the Year of the Rat, and you have dug tunnels all the way to this point." Li Yunlong joked.
Kong Jie said: "You think it's you, Old Ding. This is called nip in the bud. Old Ding has made preparations in advance. If we go to your place to visit, we all have to go together."
After the battle is over, we have to thank Ding Wei very much and treat him to a drink without saying anything."
"Not to mention, we all have to thank Ding Wei today. Without the underground fortifications he dug, we would have to reimburse him today." Captain Cheng said.
"Old Ding, your place is pretty good. You have to teach your brothers how to dig this tunnel."
"That's right, without you being so honest, we would all be doomed. You have such a good thing, why didn't you tell us earlier?"
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Everyone looked at Ding Wei and expressed their gratitude. They had already made plans to learn how to dig tunnels from Ding Wei after the battle.
Ding Wei was in no mood to joke with Li Yunlong.
After the first round of bombing is over, which unit will the Japs use to launch a comprehensive mopping up operation?
Taiyuan, First Army Headquarters.
The news that the bombing was over soon reached the ears of Yoshio Shinozuka.
Looking at the message on the table, Yoshio Shinozuka felt very happy.
This time, only three bombers from the Army Aviation Regiment were used, and they went all the way deep into the hinterland of the 28th Group and launched a bombing campaign against their team headquarters.
The bombing mission went very smoothly, almost everything in sight was turned into ruins, and there was no obstruction along the way.
Yoshio Shinozuka always had a smile on his face.
So what if the ground combat on Tubal Road was fierce? The imperial army dispatched planes to defeat them, but they were unable to fight back. They could only watch the imperial planes fly away.
"Kamiya-kun, I believe that this bombing must have caused considerable damage to the 28th Brigade headquarters." Shinozuka Yoshio laughed.
"It can even be said that those Tubalu who met together will definitely not have an easy time. I believe that at least half of the commanders died in the ruins!"
Yoshio Shinozuka took things for granted a little too much. He did not miscalculate the power of the bombers, but he underestimated Ding Wei.
In this bombing, apart from destroying some houses, no one was killed or even injured.
Unfortunately, the Japanese bombers returned after completing their bombing mission, and they could not get off the plane to count how many people were killed below.
"Maybe that Ding Wei, or even the brigade commander, would die in the bombing because he couldn't dodge." Yoshio Shinozuka had a smile on his face, dreaming sweetly.
Ryousuke Kamiya frowned slightly. He originally wanted to say not to be blindly arrogant, but seeing Yoshio Shinozuka looking so happy, he didn't want to say such embarrassing words at the moment.
"No matter how tough the opponent is, facing the bombers of the Imperial Army, there is nothing we can do!" Shinozuka Yoshio said fiercely.
He thought of the losses he had suffered at the hands of Ding Wei, and suddenly felt a great revenge in his heart, and felt an indescribable sense of relief in his heart.
It was as if the shame that had been brought to them before had disappeared with that round of bombing.
"Your Excellency General."
Ryosuke Kamiya saw that Yoshio Shinozuka was a little too confident, so he said: "Now that the bombing has been carried out, I think there must be problems with the command of the Eighth Route Army.
Maybe they are having a headache now because the commander is injured or killed, resulting in the troops being unable to be commanded."
After a pause, Ryosuke Kamiya continued: "So I think we should take advantage of the moment to launch an attack on them, while his illness is killing him, without giving them a chance to react.
Let them fall into the quagmire of the battle without leaving them time to react, so that we can gain more opportunities for the imperial army!"
"Xinxi, you are right." Yoshio Shinozuka nodded and said: "The Army Aviation Corps' performance is over, now it's up to our heroic Army."
Yoshio Shinozuka looked at Ryosuke Kamiya and said, "Kamiya-kun, are you ready?"
"General, I'm just waiting for your order." Ryousuke Kamiya said confidently.
"In that case, there's no need to wait any longer. We'll launch an offensive right away and let those Tubalu have a taste of our power!" Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't wait to say.
"Yes, Your Excellency General." Ryosuke Kamiya paused slightly and walked out quickly.
Yoshio Shinozuka leaned on the back of his chair and looked at the back of Ryosuke Kamiya as he left, his eyes filled with anticipation.