The situation on the Japanese First Army's side was quickly reported to the North China Front Army Headquarters.
Okamura Neiji took it very seriously and immediately approved Iwamatsu Yoshio's request and sent three reconnaissance planes to conduct reconnaissance.
Not long after, three Japanese military planes took off from Peiping Airport and headed for Shanxi.
One of the Type 94 reconnaissance planes went to northwest Shanxi, and the other two reconnaissance planes came to southeast Shanxi.
The straight-line distance between Peiping and northwest Shanxi is about 400 kilometers, and the maximum speed of the Type 94 reconnaissance aircraft is 300 kilometers per hour.
It is equipped with three 7.7mm machine guns, and a 0kg bomb is mounted on the belly of the aircraft. It has a crew of one person responsible for flying the aircraft, and one person responsible for reconnaissance and liaison with the enemy.
More than an hour later, the Japanese reconnaissance plane flew over Heyuan County.
The Heyuan County town under the wings of the aircraft was quiet and peaceful in the sunshine, and the plaster flag on the city head was clearly visible. It seemed that the county town where the 36th Division was stationed was safe and sound.
Lieutenant Junichi Abe, who was in charge of flying the aircraft, drove the Type 94 reconnaissance aircraft and continued westward along the highway.
"Captain Abe, this feeling is really wonderful."
"Although the imperial army has not yet occupied all the territory of China, the sky over China already belongs to the Imperial Army of Japan."
In the back seat, Ishibashi Yoshihisa, who was responsible for observing the enemy's situation and communicating with him, let out a long sigh:
"Their weapons are as ridiculous as slingshots. As long as we fly high enough, there is nothing they can do."
"The Chinese are so poor that they can't even build bicycles, let alone trucks, tanks and airplanes."
Junichi Abe and Yoshihisa Ishibashi had just been transferred from the Kwantung Army and had not been severely beaten yet, so their tone was very arrogant.
After the aviation unit of the North China Front suffered heavy losses, both aircraft and pilots needed to be supplemented from the Kwantung Army.
They were the first batch of pilots to join the North China Front.
However, due to the special training plan, the recruitment of pilots and aircraft for the second and third batches has been temporarily shelved.
Abe Junichi said in a deep voice: "Ishibashi-kun, please don't take it lightly. Have you forgotten? About two months ago, the 3rd Flying Division, flying the 3rd battle and flying the 38th battle, went to Shanxi to support the North China Front Army's operations.
The Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses. I heard that 11 planes were shot down and more than 0 planes were injured. Even my good friend Captain Zenichiro Igarashi was shattered in that battle."
"The result of that battle was indeed very surprising." Ishibashi Yoshihisa said, "The Eighth Route Army was actually equipped with a large number of 0mm machine guns, but the Imperial Army's aviation force was not a vegetarian, and the losses on the Tubal Route must have been even more severe," he said.
Most of the 0mm machine guns on the Bending Tubal Road had been destroyed in that battle..."
The engine of the reconnaissance plane roared over Heyuan County.
It attracted many people to stop and watch.
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The Sharp Sword Squadron infiltrated a combat team near Heyuan County and immediately reported the situation to the regiment headquarters.
It seems that the 36th Division is blocking the base area of the New Regiment.
In fact, the area controlled by the 36th Division is very small, only the county seat, highways and a few villages and towns.
Most of the villages and towns were in the hands of the New Regiment, and the New Regiment had a large number of troops, so small groups of troops from the New Regiment were able to penetrate through the lanes and encircle the bunkers and gun towers on the highway.
Even if the Japanese in the thickened bunkers and gun towers heard the sound of the cannons, they could not get out because they were surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.
However, the Japs in the bunkers and artillery towers near the county seat were not surrounded because they were too close to the county seat and the main force of the Japs and puppet troops would soon be reinforced.
All around the county are ordinary reinforced concrete bunkers and gun towers.
Further away are thickened reinforced concrete bunkers and turrets.
After the Japanese had repaired the outer thickened bunkers and gun towers, they then went back and built thickened bunkers and gun towers around the county seat.
Because the first two times the new group attacked the blockade, they destroyed the more peripheral bunkers and gun towers.
At the New Regiment Command Post, Wang Dehou has been standing by the telegraph machine since the telegraph operator began to receive the signal. After a while, the decoder handed the translated telegram into Wang Dehou's hand.
Wang Dehou picked up the telegram and read it, then turned to Li Yunlong and said:
"Captain, the Sharp Sword Squadron has just sent a telegram that a Japanese aircraft is flying towards us from the direction of Heyuan County."
"Only one plane is coming?" Li Yunlong asked.
"That's what the Sharp Sword Squadron said, there is only one." Wang Dehou said, "It should be a Japanese reconnaissance plane."
Li Yunlong nodded. The phone line was cut. The Japs in the county didn't know what happened, so the Japs flew out a plane to take a look at the situation. This was expected.
To Li Yunlong's slight disappointment, the Japanese only dispatched one plane.
Deputy commander Xing Zhiguo suggested: "Commander, should we hide the 10mm heavy artillery that attacks the Japanese gun towers in front? As soon as the Japanese reconnaissance plane comes, our 10mm heavy artillery will be exposed."
"There's nothing to hide, and it's too late to hide now."
Then, Li Yunlong turned to Wang Dehou and said: "Move up the 37mm anti-aircraft guns and tell the air defense battalion commander He Jie to shoot down the son of a bitch's Japanese plane!"
"Yes!" Wang Dehou turned around and picked up the high-power walkie-talkie to give He Jie orders.
After a while, two jeeps passed by the headquarters at lightning speed, kicking up quite a bit of dust mist on the road.
At the rear of the two jeeps, each towed a 37mm anti-aircraft gun. The body and barrel of the anti-aircraft gun were wrapped in weeds and branches.
The command post is only more than 600 meters away from the 10mm heavy artillery.
After a while, the jeep dragged the 37mm anti-aircraft gun to the vicinity of the 10mm heavy gun.
"Quick, put up the anti-aircraft guns, move quickly!"
After jumping out of the jeep, He Jie's rough voice rang out, and the soldiers' eyes were filled with fire.
Since the establishment of the air defense battalion, although there have been hundreds of air defense drills and a lot of live ammunition fired, this is the first actual combat.
The 10mm heavy cannon was protected by more than a dozen 0mm machine guns and 37mm anti-aircraft guns. Li Yunlong transferred another 37mm anti-aircraft gun.
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The soldiers of the air defense battalion quickly completed the preparations and hid all the gun positions in the cornfield. In the eyes of the soldiers with fire of expectation, a buzzing sound rang in their ears.
The Japanese plane has arrived!
It is about 8 kilometers away from Heyuan County. It takes an hour to drive a truck, but the Japanese reconnaissance plane arrived in less than 10 minutes.
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"The Eighth Route Army seems to have too many troops."
Junichi Abe, who was piloting the plane, sounded surprised.
Ishibashi Yoshihisa said: "Yes, there are Eighth Route Army around almost every bunker or gun tower here, but there are very few battles. This is a bit strange. What are the Eighth Route Army doing?"
"Who knows where the Eighth Route Army is?" Abe said, "These rats like to play tricks like this."
"Eh?" Ishibashi Yoshijiu exclaimed, "There's a fierce battle over there. Let's go and take a look."
In fact, Junichi Abe had already discovered that a fierce battle was taking place a few kilometers ahead, because the rising smoke was too eye-catching.
He pulled the control stick, and the nose of the plane sank slightly, roaring towards the battle site.
However, Junichi Abe was very cautious and always kept the altitude of the reconnaissance plane above 0,000 meters.
Even if the Eighth Route Army is equipped with 0mm machine guns, at this altitude, it is extremely difficult to hit a high-speed flying reconnaissance aircraft.
As the reconnaissance plane got closer and closer to the battle point, Ishibashi Yoshihisa raised his telescope to observe.
Immediately afterwards, he heard an exclamation: "Wait a minute, what did I see? It seems to be a large-caliber heavy artillery?"
"Large-caliber heavy artillery?" Junichi Abe said in disbelief, "How could Tubal Road prepare large-caliber heavy artillery?"
Ishibashi Yoshihisa said: "I'm not sure if it's a large-caliber heavy artillery. There's a truck parked there at two o'clock on the edge of the road."
Junichi Abe raised his telescope and looked down. In addition to a truck, there was indeed a suspected large-caliber heavy artillery on the edge of the road.
"Abe-kun, lower the altitude. I want to confirm whether it is a large-caliber heavy artillery!" Yoshihisa Ishibashi urged in a hurried tone.
"Something's wrong." Junichi Abe said in a cautious tone, "The Eighth Route Army dared to place cannons on the road in broad daylight. There must be Eighth Route Army's machine guns below. It's probably a trap."
Ishibashi Yoshihisa said: "I only need to descend to 800 meters, and I can determine whether it is a large-caliber heavy artillery. If it is indeed a large-caliber heavy artillery, we can take the photo back and it will be considered a meritorious service!"
"Damn it, for the sake of meritorious service, Mr. Shiqiao, I will listen to you once!"
"Amaterasu, bless you!"
While he was talking, the reconnaissance plane had already flown over the battle site. Junichi Abe turned left and then turned back.
He pulled the control stick, and the nose of the plane suddenly sank, roaring and lowering its altitude as it flew over the highway.
As the reconnaissance plane got closer and closer to the 10mm howitzer and the altitude got lower and lower, the view of the Eighth Route Army artillery in the telescope became clearer and clearer.
"Abe-kun, you are really cowardly. If I were flying the plane, I would definitely swoop down and blow up the cannon on the Eighth Route. It would definitely be a great achievement to blow up an enemy's large-caliber heavy artillery."
Yoshihisa Ishibashi picked up the camera and said while pressing the shutter of the camera continuously.
"Ishibashi-kun, are you okay?" Abe asked hurriedly, "Why do I feel so frightened?"
"What's the hurry? I'll be ready soon." Ishibashi Yoshihiro said.
He was now almost certain that the cannon on the road was a large-caliber heavy artillery. As for the model and caliber of the cannon, he had to wait until the photos were taken and developed before the final identification could be made.
"The photo is taken!" Yoshihisa Ishibashi said loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Junichi Abe pulled the joystick and prepared to pull the reconnaissance plane upward into the clouds.
"Tuba Road, goodbye..."
Ishibashi Yoshihisa stuck his head out of the cabin and smiled mockingly at the bottom.
What the two Japanese soldiers didn't know was that in the cornfield below, four 37mm gun barrels and a dozen 0mm gun barrels were rotating along with the aircraft's flight path.
The moment Japanese pilot Junichi Abe pulled up the reconnaissance plane, a sudden change occurred!
Suddenly, he noticed a dense orange-red trajectory like a spider web appearing in front of him. He instantly realized that it was a tracer bullet fired by an anti-aircraft gun!
He had no time to think too much, because the plane shook violently, as if it was hit by a boulder. In an instant, the left wing was broken, and the belly of the plane was also hit by a bullet.
The plane plummeted and hit a ball of orange sparks in the cornfield!
The 0kg aerial bomb under the belly of the plane exploded.