Li Yunlong heard this and thought carefully: "The culprit of the Jinling Massacre is indeed the 9th Division."
Zhao Gang nodded: "In addition to the 9th Division, there are also the Central China Front Army, Shanghai Expeditionary Army, 3rd Division, 6th Division, 16th Division, 18th Division, 114th Division, and
The 14th Division and part of the 5th Division. However, the division commander of the 6th Division, Gu Hisao, has been killed by us, and the 5th Division has also been completely wiped out by us."
"Not in a hurry!"
"We are settling our accounts with the Japanese one by one, and now it's down to the 9th Division!"
Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes, and his murderous intent became more intense.
The killings caused by the devils in China will have to be paid back sooner or later.
Zhao Gang also narrowed his eyes and asked: "How does the 9th Division plan to ambush our aircraft?"
Then, Li Yunlong told the Japanese about their preparations to ambush the Eighth Route Army aircraft.
Boss Chen's information was as timely and detailed as ever. The method, time, place and strength of the Japanese ambush were all very clear.
However, due to the length limit of the telegram, only the method, time, place and strength of the Japanese ambush were included.
But Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang could deduce the firepower used by the Japanese based on this telegram.
The method is to go fishing, during the day tomorrow, in the Dongshan area southeast of Zhangjiakou, with about 30,000 troops and firepower of at least dozens of 20mm machine guns, five to six hundred light and heavy machine guns, and about 20,000 rifles.
Li Yunlong told Zhao Gang his speculation about the Japanese firepower.
"The Japanese anti-aircraft firepower is not weak!"
Zhao Gang's rare look was a little solemn.
Dozens of 20mm machine guns, five to six hundred machine guns, and 20,000 rifles.
If the Eighth Route Army aircraft dived to a height of three to four hundred meters to drop bombs, or dived and strafed close to the ground, all the enemy's firepower would open fire at once.
The rain of bullets coming at them was definitely a fatal attack on the Eighth Route Army's fighters and bombers!
"Now we have two choices."
After a pause, Zhao Gang continued:
"First, let's pretend we don't know. We won't send planes to Zhangjiakou tomorrow to bomb. We will wait until the Japanese retreat and then send planes there to continue the bombing."
Li Yunlong continued what Zhao Gang said: "Second, let's send bombers to drop bombs at high altitude to teach the Japs of the 9th Division a lesson!"
"What are you going to do?"
Although he already had the answer in his heart, Zhao Gang still asked.
"How?"
Li Yunlong said in a stern tone: "Of course, I want to teach the 9th Division a lesson and let the son-of-a-bitch 9th Division know what the hell is called carpet bombing."
Zhao Gang was not surprised at all by Li Yunlong's answer. If he didn't bomb the 9th Division, he wouldn't be Li Yunlong.
"OK!"
Zhao Ganggong nodded in agreement.
then.
Li Yunlong left the headquarters of the new regiment and went to the headquarters to petition the head of the headquarters for a fight.
After the head of the headquarters heard about this situation, he agreed to Li Yunlong's request without thinking too much and appointed Comrade Li Yunlong as the commander-in-chief of this combat operation.
The two flight groups at the headquarters were also placed under the command of Li Yunlong.
The boss has only one request: to blow up the bastard 9th Division.
After taking command of the two flight regiments at the headquarters, Li Yunlong returned to the regiment headquarters and immediately began to gather bomber formations.
Two flight regiment commanders and two flight group commanders were called to the headquarters of the new regiment for a meeting.
Zhang Zhongkui, Zheng Shaoqiang, Li Shaorong and Zhang Shisun have just walked into the headquarters of the new regiment.
Then I saw Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Wang Dehou and Xing Zhiguo busy there.
The four people all looked at each other, their eyes flickering, implying expectation.
Is there another war?
Could it be to deal with the newly-built 6th Flying Regiment of the Japanese Army?
Everyone thought of the previous air battles, annihilating the North China Front Army aviation unit, bombing Tokyo and the aircraft carrier Xianghe, and defeating the Japanese aviation unit in Central China. Each air battle caused heavy losses to the Japanese, and the Eighth Route Army was greatly enriched. Now talk about
When it comes to the Eighth Route Army Air Force, even Americans can't help but praise it.
But this time Li Yunlong summoned them together, which was obviously a big move.
"Captain, are you planning something big?"
The four of them gave Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang a military salute. Li Shaorong leaned forward slightly and asked in an expectant tone.
Li Yunlong returned the military salute, nodded, glanced at everyone, and got straight to the point:
"Reliable information has been received that the Japanese 9th Division is preparing to use fishing to ambush our bombing aircraft in the Dongshan area southwest of Zhangjiakou tomorrow."
"The Japanese army has prepared dozens of 20mm anti-aircraft guns, more than 600 light and heavy machine guns and the firepower of about 20,000 Type 38 rifles. The total Japanese troop strength is about 30,000."
Li Yunlong said while pointing to the map.
The four pilot commanders looked at the map.
Li Shaorong, captain of the new regiment's flying brigade, his eyes lit up and he said: "Captain, do you mean to launch a carpet bombing of the Japs in the 9th Division?"
Li Yunlong punched Li Shaorong and said with a smile: "You have a very quick mind. Now we have more than 200 pilots and can dispatch 50 heavy bombers, plus 50 fighter jets and 50 attack aircraft. All aircraft are fully loaded with aerial bombs and incendiary bombs."
and napalm bombs, adding up to no less than 600 tons! The range of the Japanese light and heavy machine guns is only more than a thousand meters at most. We dropped bombs at a medium altitude of 2 kilometers, and the Japanese 20mm machine cannons can't even reach them. The aircraft consists of
Several bombing formations take turns bombing, and they have to throw away all the bombs. Hey, 600 tons of bombs are enough for the little devils in the 9th Division to drink a pot."
"Captain Li, this is a great move!"
Zheng Shaoqiang suddenly became happy:
"I know that Zhangjiakou Dongshan is a small area. There is only one kilometer leading to Beiping. The Japanese are planning to ambush us here. Our bombs are dropped like dumplings, leaving them with no way to find a safe corner or anywhere to hide.
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Zheng Shaoqiang's original Fourth Aviation Group was stationed at Zhangjiakou Airport, so he was familiar with the terrain there.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Yunlong said to Zheng Shaoqiang, the leader of the second flight regiment: "Comrade Zheng Shaoqiang, this air raid operation is under your command. I only have one request, give the labor and management a hard blow.
The bastard 9th Division.”
"Thank you Captain Li for your trust!"
"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
Zheng Shaoqiang's tone was solemn, and there was a touch of emotion in his eyes.
Although Zheng Shaoqiang and Li Yunlong were both commanders of the Eighth Route Army.
But Zheng Shaoqiang knew very well that the Li Yunlong in front of him had already been treated as a division commander, a general-like figure on the same level as the division commander of the Eighth Route Army.
Zheng Shaoqiang did not expect that Li Yunlong could give him command of this air raid operation.
After a pause, Li Yunlong glanced at the other three people with a stern expression: "The Japanese 9th Division is one of the culprits of the Jinling Massacre. You must cooperate with Comrade Zheng Shaoqiang to complete this air raid!"
"yes!"
Zhang Zhongkui, Li Shaorong and Zhang Shisun looked solemn and shouted in unison.
Although Li Yunlong studied theoretical knowledge in aspects such as "Air Dominance", in the field of war, theory is pale and rich war practice is important.
Li Yunlong is not a pilot. It is impossible for him to fly a plane in dogfights with Japanese planes, and it is impossible for him to accumulate flying experience.
Professional things should be left to professional people, and Zheng Shaoqiang is very professional.
Zheng Shaoqiang, Zhang Zhongkui, Li Shaorong and Zhang Shisun quickly formulated combat plans and emergency plans at the headquarters of the new regiment.
How many bombers, how many fighters and attack planes to dispatch, which pilots fly which planes, which planes carry which bombs, as well as the bombing in several formations and the order of the bombing have all been worked out.
After Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang read the combat plan and emergency plan, they immediately agreed.
Afterwards, all the air forces of the Eighth Route Army, including pilots, ground and logistics personnel, as well as engineers and technicians, were all involved in pre-war preparations.
All preparations are proceeding in an orderly manner.
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The Eighth Route Army is preparing, and the Japanese in Zhangjiakou are also preparing in an orderly manner.
After nightfall.
All the Japs from the 9th Division in the surrounding mountainous areas were transferred to the Dongshan area overnight.
In order to prevent being bombed, almost all the Japs in the 1st Division and the 26th Division withdrew to the city of Zhangjiakou, together with the Chinese people.
The Japs of the 9th Division could only stay in the mountains around Zhangjiakou.
The terrain of Zhangjiakou is surrounded by mountains. The Japs of the 9th Division were hidden in the mountains and were relatively dispersed. This effectively avoided large-scale bombing by the Eighth Route Army Air Force, otherwise the Japs of the 9th Division would suffer greater casualties.
After the Japs of the 9th Division quickly arrived at Dongshan at night, they took advantage of the vegetation on Dongshan and began to build hidden fortifications and fire points for machine guns and machine guns.
There is a winding road between several hills in Dongshan.
At midnight.
Zhangjiakou Japanese Joint Command Headquarters.
"Reporting to the division commander, all firepower points of the troops have been deployed according to the division headquarters!"
A combat staff officer answered the phone, walked quickly to Kiichiro Higuchi, lowered his head and reported the report.
"Yoshi!"
Lieutenant General Higuchi Kiichiro looked shocked, but still ordered:
"Order all units to be concealed. The Eighth Route Army pilots must not be allowed to see the flaws from the sky. If any unit fails to conceal itself and the plan fails, it should be disemboweled to thank the locusts."
"Hi."
The combat staff officer lowered his head, turned and walked towards the telephone.
"Everyone, please go and have a rest. Please be sure to get up early tomorrow. I invite you to enjoy the Eight-Road Fireworks."
Later.
Higuchi Kiichiro looked at Mizuo Nakazawa, Shigenori Kuroda and other division commanders and chiefs of staff of the 1st Division and 26th Division, with a tone of determination to win.
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