Because Okamura Neiji went to bed early, it was not until the next morning that Deputy Chief of Staff Seizo Arisue reported to Okamura Neiji the casualties of the First Army's air attack by the Eighth Route Army.
"idiot!"
"Yoshio Iwamatsu is a loser..."
After reading the telegram, Okamura Neji was immediately furious.
If Yoshio Iwamatsu was in front of him at this time, Neji Okamura would definitely not chop the blue and white porcelain this time, but would chop Yoshio Iwamatsu with a knife.
Although he clearly knew that the Eighth Route Army was equipped with aircraft, Iwamatsu Yoshio still did not take any air defense actions, allowing the Locust Army to kill so many soldiers in vain.
It's absolutely rubbish.
Ever since Okamura Neji let Iwamatsu Yoshio take the blame.
Although Yoshio Iwamatsu remained respectful to Okamura Neji on the surface, in his heart Yoshio Iwamatsu had already scolded Neji Okamura's eighteen generations of ancestors dozens of times.
Ever since Iwamatsu Yoshio knew that he had been dismissed and that Yoshimoto Sadaichi would take over as commander of the First Army, he began to mess around.
Even though Yoshimoto Seiichi was killed, Iwamatsu Yoshio was still showing off.
Love so much.
This negative attitude also caused the lower levels of the Japanese army to suffer great losses.
"Your Excellency, General."
Mojing Sanhui reports:
"Lieutenant General Yansong requested the North China Front Army Headquarters to find a way to eliminate the Eighth Route Army's aviation unit, otherwise the Locust Army will be in big trouble."
Hearing this, Okamura Neji's expression became even more angry.
The Eighth Route Army's airport is in the defense area of your First Army, but you want the North China Front Army Headquarters to help you deal with the Eighth Route Army's aircraft?
in addition.
If I could kill the Eighth Route Army planes, I would have dealt with them long ago. Why should I wait until now?
"idiot!"
However, as the commander of the North China Front and a general of the Japanese Army, Okamura Yoshio scolded Iwamatsu Yoshio and quickly regained his composure.
The situation has become so corrupt that no matter how angry he is, even if Yoshio Iwamatsu commits suicide by caesarean section, it will not help.
Now the main thing is to think about countermeasures, how to deal with the Eighth Route Army and bring the situation back in North China.
And more importantly, Okamura Neiji is in urgent need of a victory to stop the mouths of those old officers in the base camp who only sit in the office and talk nonsense.
At present, the North China Front's attack on the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi has no chance of winning.
However, the base camp has been urging Okamura Neiji to attack the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi, otherwise the 5th Division and other troops will be transferred and the delivery of supplies to the North China Front Army will be stopped.
This put Okamura Neji under a lot of pressure.
Even Okamura Neiji really wanted to go back to the group of officers at the base camp and say, "You go ahead."
Okamura Neiji looked at Arisu Seizo: "Arima-kun, order the intelligence department to quickly find out the location of the Eighth Route Army airport and the information on the aircraft model."
The previous intelligence staff officer of the North China Front committed suicide by caesarean section.
The current intelligence staff is also under great pressure.
Okamura Neiji thought to himself that as long as he found out the Eighth Route Army's airport, he would kill the Eighth Route Army's airport even if he borrowed a plane.
"Hi!"
Youmo Jingsan turned around and left.
After a while, Tanabe Moritake came in again and reported to Okamura Neji:
"Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, I have ordered that the 20,000 tons of combat supplies be dispersed and transported to Hebei Province."
Looking at Neji Okamura, who was looking thoughtful in front of him, Moritake Tanabe's expression changed slightly.
That day.
All aircraft of the North China Front were wiped out, and Yoshimoto Teiichi's plane was shot down.
Okamura Neiji once suspected that he, Tanabe Moritake and Arisu Seizo, were senior spies of the Eighth Route Army.
However, he and Arimoe Seizo transferred 20,000 tons of combat supplies, leaving the Eighth Route Army's aviation unit empty-handed. As a result, Tanabe Moritake and Arimoe Seizō were eliminated from the suspicion of being senior spies of the Eighth Route Army.
As for the matter of 20,000 tons of combat supplies and Yoshimoto Seiichi, he was the only one among the top brass of the North China Front to know about it, along with Sue Seizo and Okamura Neiji.
Since he and Yumo Seizo are not senior spies of the Eighth Route Army, only Okamura Neji is left.
You Okamura Neji doubted me.
I, Moritake Tanabe, am not overly suspicious of you, Neji Okamura, right?
Of course, Tanabe Moritake was suspicious in his heart and did not dare to question Okamura Neji face to face.
Okamura Neiji nodded and looked at Tanabe Moritake: "Can the supplies arrive in Hebei Province before May Day?"
The troops currently participating in the mopping up have basically arrived in Hebei Province and are waiting for combat supplies.
"no problem!"
Tanabe Moritake nodded and said:
"I have ordered to increase the number of military transport trains and escort armored trains. Within half a month, 10,000 tons of combat materials can be transported to Hebei Province and delivered to the hands of the mopping up troops."
"The remaining 10,000 tons of combat materials can only be transported while fighting."
Even if all 20,000 tons of combat materials are transported by military trains, each military train transports 1,000 tons of materials, which requires 20 military train trips to complete the transportation.
But the current situation is that the Eighth Route Army has aircraft and has gained air supremacy.
Railway and road communication lines controlled by the Japanese army can be bombed at any time.
Coupled with the Eighth Route Army's terrifying intelligence capabilities, if each military train transports 1,000 tons of combat supplies, wouldn't the combat supplies be in vain given to the Eighth Route Army's aviation unit for bombing?
The original plan was to transport 20,000 tons of combat supplies to the front lines of Hebei Province before May Day, but it could not be completed as planned.
"Fine!"
Okamura Neji could only nod helplessly.
…
Three days later.
Li Yunlong took Wang Dehou and several combat staff members of the New Regiment, as well as the accompanying security personnel, on the transport plane back to northwest Shanxi.
Under the escort of 4 Saber fighter jets, it took about an hour to land at Dagu Town Airport.
On the way back to northwestern Shanxi, Li Yunlong also encountered a flying brigade heading to Taiyuan for bombing.
The two sides passed each other in mid-air.
The flying brigade achieved greater results on the first day. After the Japanese took precautions, the results in the following days were much smaller.
But even so, the flying brigade has dispatched more than 500 sorties in these days, dropped more than 700 tons of explosives on Japanese positions around Taiyuan, and killed more than a regiment of Japanese infantry.
But the Japanese are not fools, they are even smarter.
They quickly summed up their air defense experience during the bombing. Although the Japanese lacked air defense weapons, fewer and fewer soldiers were killed in bombings every day.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After successfully landing at Dagu Town Airport.
Li Yunlong, Wang Dehou and others got into a jeep and headed to the regiment headquarters in Zhaojiayu, escorted by several trucks full of security personnel.
More than half an hour later, Li Yunlong and Wang Dehou returned to the new regiment headquarters.
Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo were inside the regiment headquarters, and it looked like they had just finished lunch.
"Lao Li, are you back?"
When Political Commissar Zhao saw Li Yunlong walking in, he looked slightly happy and asked:
"Have you had lunch?"
"I just came back from the headquarters, where can I have lunch?" Li Yunlong said, "I'm almost starving to death."
Huang Erhu quickly went to the cook to bring the food, and Li Yunlong and Wang Dehou ate at the regiment headquarters.
Lunch is white rice, hot meat buns, and fresh fried meat and vegetables.
"It's better to have food from our new group."
After finishing his lunch quickly, Li Yunlong's lips were shiny, he crossed his legs and spoke with emotion.
Wang Dehou, who has worked as a combat staff officer at the headquarters for a long time, smiled slightly: "Although the food at the headquarters is much better than before, it is far behind compared with the new regiment."
Nearly half a year has passed since the 10th Division and four other divisions swept through northwestern Shanxi. The Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi has not yet run out of food, and its food reserves can last for at least a few more years.
At this moment, Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo opened the door curtain and walked in.
Zhao Gang asked impatiently: "Lao Li, you have been to the headquarters for three full days. What did the head of the headquarters say?"
Li Yunlong raised his eyebrows: "What do you say?"
"Of course it's a big counterattack."
"Has the head of the headquarters agreed?"
Zhao Gang secretly scolded this boy for knowingly asking questions and liking to show off.
"Of course I agree." Li Yunlong raised the corner of his mouth, "Old Li is taking action, can the head of the headquarters disagree?"
Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo looked at each other and saw a hint of excitement in each other's eyes.
"Great!" Xing Zhiguo clenched his fists and spoke excitedly, "Our commanders and soldiers have been waiting for this day for a long time. They are thinking about counterattacking the Japanese all the time."
Zhao Gang also looked a little excited.
Although the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi is very powerful, with more than 80,000 elites as its main force, and about 100,000 new recruits.
A frontal attack on the main force of about 100,000 Japanese troops now in Shanxi can also be won.
But the losses would be relatively large, and the Japanese could still run away if they couldn't defeat the Eighth Route Army.
so.
The Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi cannot act alone. It needs the consent of the headquarters, as well as the cooperation of the main force of the 129th Division in southeastern Shanxi and other brother military regions. In this way, the chance of winning this battle will be great.
"Who is the commander-in-chief?"
Zhao Gang asked:
"The commander-in-chief of this battle won't be you again, right?"
"Hey hey hey..."
Li Yunlong chuckled: "That's right, it's me. This time, the head of the headquarters took the initiative to make me the commander-in-chief of this major counterattack. We, Old Li, can't do it!"
The head of the headquarters also benefited from the last offensive battle.
Not only the head of the headquarters, but also the division commander, brigade commander and all the officers and men of the 129th Division who participated in the war have tasted the benefits.
The steel helmets, which are excellent in preventing stray bullets and shrapnel, have won unanimous praise from the commanders and soldiers of the 129th Division. Many soldiers survived on the battlefield because of wearing steel helmets.
Air-dropped supplies and reimbursement of weapons and ammunition on the battlefield led the division commander to take the initiative to suggest to the commander-in-chief that Li Yunlong be the commander-in-chief of this major counterattack.
Once you have tasted the benefits of air-dropped supplies and reimbursement of weapons and ammunition during wartime, who wouldn’t want to taste it a second and third time?
Teachers are not exempt from vulgarity.
Chief of Staff Wang smiled slightly: "Let me tell you another piece of good news. Our Eighth Route Army is planning to establish an aviation school. The head of the headquarters has elected the regiment commander as the first principal of the aviation school."
"real?"
The eyes of Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo were full of surprise!
Li Yunlong flattened his mouth and looked unhappy: "I originally didn't want to be the principal of this aviation school, but the division commander, chief of staff and director insisted on letting me be, so I could only reluctantly agree. After all, the organization handed it over to us.
Lao Li’s mission.”
Zhao Gang couldn't help but curl his lips. What an honor it is to be the principal of the Eighth Route Army Aviation School?
This guy still looks unhappy?
But Zhao Gang, who got to know Li Yunlong very quickly, knew that he was just blaming him. If he couldn't beat Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang would have wanted to beat him up.
Li Yunlong asked: "By the way, has Boss Chen come to the regiment headquarters?"
Zhao Gang shook his head: "Not yet."
Li Yunlong quickly took out the radio phone from the cabinet and prepared to contact Boss Chen. The business he had earned in the past few days had not yet been received.
We have to collect the goods quickly and set up the aviation school.