"Report to Commander."
The combat staff respectfully bowed his head and reported:
"A quarter of an hour ago, Eighth Route Army planes attacked Tianjin Port!"
"Nani?"
Okamura Neji's expression changed drastically and he stood up suddenly.
Tianjin Port has nearly 20,000 tons of combat materials allocated by the base camp to the North China Front.
If it was blown up, the consequences would be disastrous.
Most of these combat supplies are bullets, artillery shells, grenades, explosives, fuel and other supplies, which are inherently flammable and explosive items.
An aerial bomb would cause a series of explosions, not to mention the Eighth Route Army's powerful incendiary bombs.
Not only would it be a series of explosions, the entire port would be blown up.
Okamura almost fainted again because he stood up too hard and lacked blood supply to his brain.
The base camp and Okamura Neiji originally thought that after occupying North China, they would be able to turn North China into a colony of the Japanese Empire like Treasure Island and the Korean Peninsula.
Not only can we obtain abundant supplies, but also abundant human resources, turning North China into a military base for war.
But the fact is that the North China Front did not provide Japan with many war resources, and its military resources were even less.
In order to maintain and consolidate the dominance of the North China Front Army in North China and to deal with the increasingly powerful Eighth Route Army, the Japanese base camp had to provide a large number of blood transfusions to the North China Front Army.
These 20,000 tons of combat supplies are only the first batch of combat supplies that have been transfused.
However, when Tanabe Moritake heard the news, his expression returned to his calm look.
"How much combat material is left that hasn't been blown up?"
Okamura Neji's face was extremely gloomy:
"Did you shoot down the enemy plane?"
If these 20,000 tons of combat supplies were blown up, Okamura Neji really couldn't explain it to the base camp.
Even the base camp will consider stopping the transportation of the subsequent 40,000 tons of combat supplies to the North China Front.
Without the supply of combat materials, what could the North China Front do to fight the Eighth Route Army?
Tianjin Port is equipped with anti-aircraft guns and machine guns, as well as warship protection. It has strong firepower for prevention and control. It should be able to shoot down some enemy planes, right?
The combat staff officer looked startled: "Report to the commander, no combat supplies were blown up, and no enemy planes were shot down. The enemy planes circled over Tianjin Port and then flew away!"
"Nani?" Neji Okamura sounded confused, his voice suddenly rising, "What's going on?"
"Your Excellency, General!"
At this moment, Tanabe Moritake replied confidently:
"While you were in coma, I guessed that the Eighth Route Army's planes were likely to bomb the Locust Army's combat supplies in Tianjin Port, so I ordered the trains, transport ships and escort warships carrying the combat supplies to be dispersed and moved in advance."
"The combat supplies are currently safe!"
"Yoshi!"
Hearing this, Okamura Neji breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, this batch of combat supplies was not bombed, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable, which would undoubtedly make the already poor North China Front even worse.
"Tanabe-kun, you did a great job on this matter and made a great contribution."
Okamura Neji looked at Tanabe Moritake with a look of satisfaction on his expression.
After this incident, Okamura Neji's suspicion of Tanabe Moritake was mostly dissipated, but not completely.
If Tanabe Moritake was a senior spy of the Eighth Route Army, he would never order the transfer of 20,000 tons of combat supplies.
However, the matter of 20,000 tons of combat supplies is also classified as top secret within the North China Front Army Headquarters, and is handled by Tanabe Moritake and Arisu Seizo.
How did the Eighth Route Army obtain the intelligence?
"Your Excellency, the general, is so complimentary!"
Tanabe Moritake lowered his head, and then glanced at Yumo Seizan with meaning.
Okamura Neji also looked at Yusue Seizan.
Youmo Jingsan was startled and said quickly: "Your Excellency, General, it was Your Excellency the Chief of Staff who asked me to call Tianjin Port to give the order."
"Unfortunately, we have too little time. We only have enough time to transfer combat supplies."
"If we get some fake combat supplies and deploy a large amount of anti-aircraft firepower at Tianjin Port, we can definitely severely damage the Eighth Route Army's aviation force..."
After hearing this, Okamura Neji's head began to hurt again.
It’s not Tanabe Moritake, and it’s not Yu Su Seizan.
Who is the senior Eighth Route Army spy lurking in the North China Front Army Headquarters?
…
More than half an hour later.
40 Xinyi Group aircraft landed safely at Dagu Town Airport.
"What a fucking pity..."
In the tower, Li Yunlong had a look of pity on his face after listening to the reports from Li Shaorong and Wang Hexin.
Although Li Shaorong had already informed the control tower via radio, Li Yunlong still felt drained of blood.
This is 20,000 tons of combat materials for the Japanese army. If these 20,000 tons of combat materials are blown up, the Eighth Route Army can obtain 40,000 tons of combat materials.
Li Yunlong calculated that this time, the Eighth Route Army gained 60,000 tons of Japanese combat supplies.
Zhao Gang analyzed: "Boss Chen's intelligence has never made any mistakes. It should be that the Japanese army transferred combat materials from Tianjin Port in advance."
Li Yunlong nodded, this was the only explanation.
"We still have too few planes and pilots."
Li Yunlong summarized the experience and lessons learned from failed combat missions:
"If we had more planes and pilots, it would be impossible for the Japanese to escape with these 20,000 tons of combat supplies."
Li Yunlong received the information in the afternoon. Boss Chen sent Yan Shuangying to send the information.
then.
The new regiment's flying group is performing the first phase of combat missions.
If there are enough pilots and aircraft, they can be dispatched simultaneously to carry out the mission of bombing Tianjin Port, a two-pronged approach, killing two birds with one stone.
Xing Zhiguo suggested: "The second batch of pilot students have also been studying with Boss Chen for more than half a year. They should be able to participate in actual combat, right?"
The second batch of student pilots was the one who killed Lieutenant General Jingguan Ren, the commander of the 36th Division, and they were also 50 student pilots.
Now the Japanese aviation force on the North China Front was completely wiped out, and the Eighth Route Army gained air supremacy again.
In a short period of time, the pilot only needs to fly the plane and dive-bomb and straf the Japs. The Japs' anti-aircraft firepower is overwhelming, and the risk factor is lower than in air combat.
If these 50 pilots can graduate early, the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army's aviation unit will be greatly improved.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Yunlong was greatly moved and nodded: "I will ask Boss Chen next time I meet him."
Then, Li Yunlong looked at Li Shaorong and Wang Hexin, his tone and expression were very satisfied:
"Fine wine and good food have been prepared. As I said, when you return home in triumph, I, Li Yunlong, will personally celebrate your victory!"
"But Commander." Li Shaorong said, "Our flying brigade failed to complete the task of blowing up the enemy's 20,000 tons of combat supplies..."
"The mission was not completed, I don't blame you." Li Yunlong said, "The Japanese moved the combat supplies in advance."
Later, Li Yunlong took Li Shaorong and Wang Hexin to the runway of the airport.
Under the illumination of the airport searchlights, the table had already been set, and all kinds of good wine and food were served.
Together with the ground staff and maintenance staff, dozens of tables were set up.
It was said to be a celebration for the flying brigade, but in fact it was Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang who took advantage of it.
The food of the flying group is the best in the entire group, even much better than the food of the Sword Squadron.
To be continued...