From the afternoon of the 24th, the combined fleet aviation units were dispatched intensively again. This made Chang Geng very nervous for a time, thinking that the Japs were going to carry out a large-scale air raid again. However, as these Japs fighter planes only thundered but did not rain, he could not understand anymore.
"What do you want, little devil?" Considering that his own ground troops were sneaking into the coastal area, with a total of more than 20,000 people in two divisions, and they would be detected by Japanese planes if they were not careful, he had to be cautious.
This information was summarized to Ouyang Yun, who was also very puzzled. The next day, a more detailed analysis came. Considering that these fighters mainly circled some mountain peaks, Ouyang Yun immediately guessed their true intentions, and he immediately went to Shan Renxiong called Shan Renxiong and asked him to pay attention to the anti-infiltration operations near the Wuzhishan radar station and Dahuajiao radar station. In order to explain to Shan Renxiong the intention of his order, he said: "The supply fleet from Taiwan was attacked. It seems that Finally, Mr. Yamamoto realized the existence of the radar station in the Hainan Island area. Moreover, someone in the combined fleet must know some of the characteristics of the radar, so the Japanese planes would only hang around in some mountainous areas. They must not be allowed to succeed. Once the radar station was If it is destroyed, we will not be able to stop Nagasaki's supply fleet, and once the war on Hainan Island enters a protracted war, regardless of other things, this will be a heavy blow to our oil industry."
The higher the degree of mechanization of the Xuebing Army, the more dependent it is on the oil industry. Now the South China Sea is actually under a comprehensive blockade by the Japanese army. Therefore, even if the United States or the United Kingdom agree to export oil, it will only benefit the Japanese in the end.
After Wanning and Honda Inae's troops left, Masafumi Arima was no longer able to organize a landing battle. Although he insisted on shelling and even bombing suspicious targets in Wanning every day, he had already attacked the armed forces of the cadet army in Wanning. It is no longer a threat. Zhang Dali and other three brigade commanders have been staying in the air defense and anti-artillery facilities recently. They look at the Western Front battle reports forwarded by the military headquarters every day. They feel extremely depressed. The Western Front has been full of excitement during this period. , although the Japs’ aviation units are very rampant, the Osaka Division is a soft persimmon. Look, a dozen or so people can defeat thousands of Japs running wildly over the mountains and fields. Looking at all the war zones in the country, there is no better fighter than the Osaka Division. A group of Japs?
The three brigade commanders have objections, and the officers and soldiers below have even greater objections. In the words of some soldiers: I have been sleeping in a mouse hole all day, and I am almost going crazy. Well, now I finally have something to do. , although the mission is not clear and the number of enemies is not clear, but it is better to have something to do than to sit in a hole and think randomly all day long.
There are three regiments of air defense troops on the southern front. The encounters of the air defense troops of these three regiments were better than those of the infantry lurking near the nine forts. After all, they made a trip to Dongshan Ridge after leaving Wuzhi Mountain, although they did not catch any soldiers. Fighting, but at least it took several days. The combat mission was issued. They were not afraid of the inherent disadvantage of the air defense force against the aviation force. They were all eager to fight. Under the personal control of Shan Renxiong, the two regiments blossomed into a big flower. In the Jiaojiao area, another regiment was stranded in Wuzhishan. Then, with the cooperation of about five regiments of infantry, they deployed six air defense positions around the two radar stations.
Two days passed, and the Japanese army found nothing. That night, Yamamoto Isoroku, Tsukahara 243, and Koizumi Toshiichiro summoned Yamabekawa Sankey and other aviation forces with superb flying skills to hold a meeting. For the combined fleet, Their biggest enemy now is not the student army, but time. Every day that passes, the supply will be reduced. When the supply cannot be maintained, they will have no choice but to return without success, and this is not good for the combined fleet. , Yamamoto Isoroku and even the Japanese Navy will be unable to bear the failure.
If the Xuebing Army's hidden radar is no longer found, then the supply fleet ready to go out in Nagasaki will disband or set off. If it disbands, it means that the Hainan Campaign is over; if it continues to set off, it is very likely to happen again. Taiwan supply fleet tour,
Yamamoto Isoroku was obviously unwilling to face this problem, so he placed his hope in Yamabekawa Sankan and other outstanding aviation units, hoping that they would be able to perform exceptionally at this most critical time to find the Gakuin Army's radar station and destroy it. ,
Just as Yamamoto Isoroku and others were winding up the clockwork for Yamabekawa Sankey and others, and making a last-ditch effort, at Jianling, about two kilometers away from Wuzhishan, under the command of Shan Renxiong, a company of engineers was Nervously building a building,
The construction of this building started last night, and now it has begun to take shape. If you look at it from a distance, this building is almost exactly the same as the Wuzhishan radar station. This suggestion came from Chen Shichang, and in terms of building false targets, Xuebingjun The engineers were experienced, so under Shan Renxiong's personal supervision, a new radar station was quickly built in Jianling.
On the 26th, the sky had just brightened up. On the Kaga, fighter planes roared into the sky one after another, and soon flew towards Qiongdongnan.
Based on Sankeye Yamabekawa's suggestion, the Japanese air force conducted reconnaissance through area scanning. In the past two days, they had thoroughly reconnoitred the southwest and Qiongzhong areas. However, because they flew too low, the Japanese air force conducted reconnaissance. Five fighter planes have been lost, including a Type 97 naval attack aircraft shot down by a cadet with a Wei Qing assault rifle.
The Japanese aircraft's low-altitude reconnaissance made Ouyang Yun and Chang Geng sweat. The reason why they were worried about this reconnaissance method of the Japanese army was because they were afraid that the Chengmai Oil Field and Shilu Iron Mine would be discovered. Fortunately, the Japanese army Although there were fighter planes flying over these two factories and mines, they did not realize that those densely populated residential buildings were next to the two major mining resource producing areas for their Hainan raid.
As the highest mountain in Qiongdongnan, Wuzhishan naturally attracted special attention from Yamabe and others. Yamabe piloted the Type 99 fighter plane numbered 1003 after the Kaga took off, and immediately headed straight to the northeast. At half past five , he rushed to Wuzhishan,
Immediately, under the nervous gaze of several students, he and another Japanese soldier began to lower the fighter plane and conduct close-range reconnaissance.
The Wuzhishan radar station has been put on camouflage at this time. Not only the huge radar, but also the two-story building of the radar station are also covered with camouflage nets. However, if the mountain lowers its height to a distance from the radar station, If it's two to three hundred meters, then he will definitely be able to find something from the imperfect disguise.
After deciding to build a fake radar station in Jianling, Shanxiong made a desperate move and moved the air defense troops near the Wuzhishan radar station nearly two kilometers east, and then pretended to do all he could to protect the "radar station" in Jianling.
In order to look fake, the Jianling "radar station" was also covered with a camouflage net. Of course, in order to attract the attention of the Japanese, the quality of the camouflage was much worse than that of the Wuzhishan radar station. However, I didn't expect that Shanbe would fly to Wuzhishan in a straight line. ,Therefore, the layout of the Jianling "radar station" seems to have the possibility of becoming a "waste effort",