Neji Okamura walked into the operations hall of the North China Front Headquarters with a face as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Behind him, Su Seizan and two combat staff officers followed closely.
"Your Excellency, General!"
Tanabe Moritake quickly came forward and asked, "Did the bombing of Dagu Town go smoothly?"
On the way back by plane, Okamura Neiji ordered the radio station to maintain radio silence, so Tanabe Moritake did not know that the two flight groups suffered heavy losses.
Even Tanabe Moritake ordered a celebration banquet to be prepared.
But when he saw the expressions on the faces of Okamura Neji, Arisu Seizan and others, Tanabe Moritake felt a thump in his heart, fearing that something bad was going on.
Did the bombing fail? But how is this possible?
Two flight regiments launched an air attack on Dagu Town. I am afraid that only the Eighth Route Army calling for air assistance could have the ability to stop the 16th Flight Regiment and the 20th Flight Regiment from bombing Dagu Town.
If the Eighth Route Army had called for air assistance, Okamura Neji and Arisu Seizo would probably not be able to come back.
So, what is going on, what happened?
Seeing that Okamura Neji's face was still gloomy, Tanabe Moritake didn't dare to say anything or ask.
Immediately, Tanabe Moritake looked at Yumo Seizan, who said, "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, the 16th Flying Group and the 20th Flying Group were attacked by a new group of the Eighth Route Army. Li Yunlong prepared more than 1,000 anti-aircraft guns.
Around Dagu Town, the Locust Army aviation suffered heavy losses, and the information about the air raid on Dagu Town was leaked in advance."
Tanabe Moritake looked in disbelief, "Nani?"
He never imagined that this inevitable air raid would have such a result.
But soon, Tanabe Shengwu sounded confused again, "Is it possible that the Eighth Route Army built more than 1,000 air defense firepower points in and around Dagu Town, but the Locust Army aviation and reconnaissance aircraft did not discover it?"
You Mo Jing San said: "The Eighth Route Army did not build so many anti-aircraft firepower points in Dagu Town."
Tanabe Moritake was puzzled and said in a puzzled tone, "How did the air defense firepower escape the detection of the Locust Army aviation and reconnaissance aircraft? It should have been dawn when the 16th Flying Regiment and the 20th Flying Regiment arrived above Dagu Town.
Bar?"
"The Eighth Route Army deployed a large amount of anti-aircraft firepower in the fields around Dagu Town." Youmo Jingsan said, "These anti-aircraft firepower points were all concealed with piles of corn stalks. The Locust Army aviation did not notice anything unusual..."
Speaking of this, Youmo Jingsan somewhat admired the Eighth Route Army.
The Eighth Route Army actually thought of using such a crude method to provide cover for the anti-aircraft firepower points, and delivered a fatal blow to the 16th Flying Regiment and the 20th Flying Regiment when all the Locust Army was unexpected.
But he didn't dare to say this kind of admiration for the Eighth Route Army in front of Okamura Neji.
Otherwise, Neji Okamura, who was in a rage, might chop him alive.
At this time, Okamura Neji was staring at the map on the wall when he heard Arisu Seizo say this.
"idiot!"
Neji Okamura suddenly cursed, tore off the map on the wall and tore it into pieces. Suddenly he saw two vases next to him, and with a swipe, he drew out his sword and slashed wildly, smashing the two blue and white porcelain vases into pieces.
Then, Okamura Neji put the general's sword back into its scabbard.
After Okamura finished venting, the expression on his face became better.
However, his operation really shocked Tanabe Moritake, Arisum Seizo, and all the combat staff.
If Okamura Neji goes crazy and kills people, then things will be very bad.
"Your Excellency, General, it must be the intelligence leaked by the senior agent of the Eighth Route Army who is lurking at the North China Front Army Headquarters."
Tanabe Moritake glanced at Yumo Seizan and said through gritted teeth.
Within the North China Front headquarters, only Neji Okamura, Moritake Tanabe and Seizo Arisu knew about the news that the Japanese army would launch an air attack on Dagu Town in the near future.
Even the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu, did not know the specific situation.
And on this cold day, Li Yunlong, the commander of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, ordered the deployment of so much anti-aircraft firepower around Dagu Town. There was only one possibility, and the intelligence was leaked in advance.
"Your Excellency, General, Tanabe-kun is right. It must be the senior agent who leaked the information!"
Arisu Seizo also glanced at Tanabe Moritake and said to Okamura Neji.
At the same time, Yumo Seizan snorted in his heart, since you hinted that I am a senior agent of the Eighth Route Army, then I also hinted that you Tanabe Moritake is a senior agent of the Eighth Route Army.
After a pause, Youmo Jingsan said again, "Your Excellency, General, you have no problem in deciding the time for the air attack on Dagu Town. Obviously, the Eighth Route Army did not receive information in advance about the specific time of the Locust Army's aviation attack on Dagu Town.
Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army will definitely call for air support to deal with the Locust Army's aviation force..."
Arisu Seizo not only hinted that Tanabe Moritake was a senior agent, but also hinted that Okamura Neji was not a senior agent of the Eighth Route Army.
Okamura Neji glanced at Seizo Arisu and Moritake Tanabe coldly, with gloomy eyes.
It seems...it's time for a big purge at the North China Front Army Headquarters.
Ding ding ding…
At this moment, the phone in the war room rang, and Moritake Tanabe walked over and picked up the phone.
"Moxi Moxi." Tanabe Moritake grabbed the phone and put it to his ear, "This is the headquarters. I am Chief of Staff Tanabe Moritake."
"Nani..."
"..."
"I will report to the commander right away."
Hanging up the phone with a snap, Tanabe Moritake quickly walked to Okamura Neji and reported the report
"Your Excellency, General, just now the commander of the 16th Flying Group, Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe Mio, reported the losses of the 16th Flying Group and the 20th Flying Group."
Okamura Neiji asked in a deep voice, "What's the loss?"
Moritake Tanabe said, "During the battle, 37 Locust Army aircraft were shot down and 25 were damaged. Seven of them crashed on the way back. Seven pilots parachuted into the Eighth Route Army's defense zone, and 16 were damaged.
The plane made an emergency landing at Baoding Airport, and the remaining 21 uninjured planes returned safely to Peking Airport."
Since the damaged aircraft could not fly too far, the Japanese pilots chose to make an emergency landing at Baoding Airport.
However, 9 planes still crashed midway, and the Japanese pilots had no choice but to parachute.
Hearing these casualty statistics, Okamura Neji's cheeks twitched. The two flying regiments fought in one battle, and actually suffered most of the casualties.
What a shame!
This was not destroyed by the air support called by the enemy, but was shot down by the enemy's anti-aircraft fire.
Neji Okamura "Tanabe-kun."
Tanabe bowed his head and acted like he was listening.
Okamura Neiji ordered, "Let the aviation force draw the area where the pilot parachuted on the map, and then order all the nearby Locust Army ground troops to dispatch to rescue the pilot."
"Hi!"
Tanabe Moritake turned around and walked towards the phone.
Youmo Seizo took the opportunity to ask Okamura Neji, "General, do we want to continue bombing the Eighth Route Army in Northwestern Shanxi?"
The corners of Okamura Neji's mouth twitched, his brows furrowed deeply, and he didn't speak for a while.
At present, the North China Front Army cannot gather too many troops and combat materials to carry out a sweep against the Eighth Route Army in Northwestern Shanxi. The best way to deal with Li Yunlong at the moment is to bomb the troops stationed in his base area. The villages and towns where the troops are stationed are the best bombing.
Target.
But the problem was that one bombing had cost most of the two flight groups, so he didn't have that much capital.
As for the issue of the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft firepower, although the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft firepower is very strong, it is estimated that Li Yunlong mobilized the entire regiment's anti-aircraft firepower for the air defense of Dagu Town this time.
As for the bombing of villages and towns where the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army is stationed, it only requires random bombing.
Even if there were senior spies at the North China Front Army Headquarters, it was impossible for the Eighth Route Army to know in advance which village the Locust Army would bomb.
"Suspend the bombing, send reconnaissance planes to the northwest and southeast of Shanxi, and closely monitor the movements of the Eighth Route Army."
Okamura Neiji said, "Large-scale bombing will wait until the next aircraft and pilots are replenished."
"Hi!"
…
Following the orders from the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and the North China Front Army Headquarters.
All local units of the Eighth Route Army, as well as local units of the Japanese Army, received orders to find Japanese pilots.
But one is to catch and the other is to save.
In the North Taihang area and the Jizhong area, a battle broke out between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army to capture Japanese pilots, and a battle of wits and courage broke out.
finally.
Of the seven Japanese pilots who parachuted into the Eighth Route Army defense area, four were captured alive by the Eighth Route Army, two Japanese pilots committed suicide, and one Japanese pilot was rescued by the Japanese.
…
Northwest Shanxi.
Zhaojiayu.
After Dagu Town was reduced to rubble by Japanese aerial bombs, Li Yunlong moved the regiment headquarters back to Zhaojiayu.
At the entrance of the village, Li Yunlong saw Boss Chen and Yan Shuangying riding horses from a distance, and Li Yunlong couldn't wait to rush over.
"Haha, brother Chen, I have been looking forward to your arrival for a long time."
Zhao Gang also said, "Brother Chen and Brother Yan, you have worked hard all the way, please come in quickly."
The previous foreign bodyguards have disappeared, only Yan Shuangying has been following Boss Chen all the time. It can be seen that Yan Shuangying is very important to Boss Chen, so Zhao Gang also respects Yan Shuangying.
Yan Shuangying stayed at the door, and Chen Feng was invited to the inner room of the new regiment's headquarters.
"Brother Yunlong, you did a great job this time. In one battle, you shot down 44 Japanese aircraft and killed or captured 43 pilots."
As soon as he sat on the kang, Chen Feng said:
"Congratulations on getting rich!"
The New Regiment killed 37 aircraft in the battle, that is, 37 pilots. The Japanese planes that were injured and crashed mid-flight and the Japanese pilots who parachuted, except for one pilot who was rescued by the Japanese, were also included.
After calculating this, the New Regiment earned more than 300 cannons from this battle.
Equivalent to 10 artillery regiments, a real fortune.
"How can I make a fortune!" Li Yunlong's face suddenly turned into a bitter gourd, "The headquarters didn't ask me to hand over the cannon last time. This time, all the cannons and shells I earned will be handed over to the headquarters."
Zhao Gang and others looked indifferent, but Li Yunlong looked like he was losing blood.
Chen Feng smiled slightly. Although Li Yunlong is now very rich, he was once poor after all, and it is difficult to change his stubbornness in his bones.
"By the way, the day the Japanese army bombed Dagu Town."
Chen Feng asked, "The commander of the North China Front, Okamura Neiji, also flew to Dagu Town to observe. Did you not shoot him down?"
"What?" Li Yunlong was suddenly shocked, "Is the person sitting in that transport plane really that old devil Okamura Neji?"
"What a fucking pity..."
"If you can kill Neji Okamura, brother Chen, what price can you offer?"
Li Yunlong's expression and eyes were full of blood loss, but Li Yunlong was so shrewd that he took the opportunity to tentatively inquire about the price of killing Okamura Neji.
As soon as he said this, Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo, Wang Dehou and others also looked like they were losing blood.
“The price is great!”
Chen Feng smiled slightly and did not give a specific number.
"but……"
"The total number of Japanese aircraft destroyed by your regiment exceeds 250. I want to reward you with a new regiment, a weapon of mass destruction."
A second ago, Li Yunlong looked like he was losing blood, but when he heard about weapons of mass destruction, his whole body was shaken, and his eyes gleamed: "What weapons of mass destruction?"
Produced by Boss Chen, it must be a high-quality product!
Since Boss Chen personally said it was a weapon of mass destruction, it must not be bad.
Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou on the side could not help but look happy.