Chapter 20: The first victory by the power of heaven

"Report to the military seat, the devil has been dispatched!" The operational staff officer hurriedly found Ren Laifeng with a telegram and reported the latest military situation.

Ren Laifeng snatched the telegram and read it at a glance, "Order all departments of the army to immediately enter the first level of combat readiness!" The military headquarters was transferred to the wartime headquarters! ”

"Yes!" The combat staff officer stood up and saluted, turned and walked away quickly. From this moment on, the huge war machine of the New Ninth Army finally began to be activated. They are about to face their first tough battle since their founding, and no one can judge the final victory or defeat until the war is over.

I don't know when it started, but scattered snowflakes began to fall in the sky. It's only the end of October, and it's still autumn tiger time in Jiangnan, and it's already snowing in Qinggang. The so-called occupation of the sky is like this, the battle has not yet begun, and the weather has completely turned to the side of Ren Laifeng. It's snowing, and the devil plane can't take off!

"What? Aviation can't take off because of the weather? Eight grid tooth road! Order the aviation, take off immediately against all odds! Moses Moses, Moses Moses? Yaga! There was a stabbing sound on the phone, and Count Yoshida dropped the microphone in a fit of rage. When the fall was over, he was also dumbfounded. The phone is gone, and he can't do it if he wants to call and give orders!

"Someone! Come! Yoshida screamed at the top of his voice. The orderly and the guard ran in response, "What's wrong?" What's wrong? What's wrong with you, my lord? Do you want to see a doctor? ”

To the orderly's last words, the quick-witted Yoshida-sama simply dismissed it as if he hadn't heard it, "Go and order the telephone shift and immediately reinstall a phone for me." The quality of this film is so poor that it broke after less than a month of use. Let them change it quickly, I'm waiting here to use it! ”

The orderly took a look at the broken microphone and fuselage, and spoke in his heart, not to mention that the quality of the phone is not good, no matter how good the quality is, like you, who often use it as a ball to fall, it will be broken! "Hey." The orderly said yes and ran to find the phone shift.

In the end, the aviation of the Kwantung Army did not take the plane into the sky in the face of the wind and snow. Caring for the aircraft and cherishing life is the creed that every pilot must keep in mind. Not taking off in rain or snow is clearly stipulated in the flight regulations. Count Yoshida was not a pilot, his orders were unreasonable, and the commander of the aviation forces, of course, would not carry them out.

The count was in a hurry, and the squadron leader of the aviation simply told him: our planes are being maintained in bad weather, and not a single plane can be lifted into the air in a week!

How dare a small squadron leader confront the dignified Earl? Under normal circumstances, I would definitely not dare. But it's different if someone is a squadron leader in aviation. During the war, the grass-roots officers of the aviation unit were basically all fighter pilots who rose through the ranks on the basis of their combat exploits, and they had a wealth of experience in combat.

The squadron leader knew that there was no point in taking the plane into the sky in this kind of weather, and it was impossible to achieve any results except to increase the danger factor of the pilot and the aircraft. From the sky to the earth, it was gray, and it was impossible to see the target on the ground at an altitude of thousands of meters. In case of a mistake, it is a trivial matter to bomb civilians by mistake, and who will send me the loss of shells and gasoline for nothing?

Japan does not have oil fields in Japan, and all the oil used is imported. In particular, aviation gasoline is even more expensive, and the fuel of the army aviation is rationed every week, not just those planes that you can drive casually.

The shortage of fuel, coupled with the bad weather, had these two reasons, and the squadron leader refused to bring Count Yoshida to come without a fight.

If someone is confronted, it will be unhappy if it is a person. Count Yoshida was of course even more upset. However, Lao Yoshida has been mixed in the Japanese upper class for so many years, and his cultivation is of course much stronger than that of ordinary Japanese generals, division commanders, brigade commanders, and the like. Therefore, Count Yoshida was not angry at that time, and he asked people to find information about the plane, and he wanted to see if the plane could take off in rain and snow.

The results of the research data can be imagined, as a high-tech weapon that can fly, it is absolutely forbidden to take off in wind, frost, rain and snow! Not to mention snow, even if it is windy, misty, and light rain, it is forbidden to take off! Well, at this point, Lieutenant General Yoshida knows that people's refusal is reasonable!

As a result, in the new round of the Battle of Qinggang, the Japanese planes withdrew from the battlefield before the battle began. From the beginning of this battle to the withdrawal of troops by both sides, not a single Japanese plane flew over the combat area. Ren Laifeng won the first round with the help of the power of the heavenly court!

The aviation can't come, so point it at the infantry! Anyway, the Japanese army still has a main wing, and it may not always be able to gain the upper hand if the wind comes, right? Earl Yoshida's expectations for this battle have changed dramatically from heaven to earth.

As the decision-maker and initiator of this campaign, Lieutenant General Yoshida naturally wanted to review the troops that were about to go out. At such a time, Yoshida inspected the troops, which could not only increase the prestige, but also improve the morale of the troops. It can be said that it is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.

On this day, Yoshida got up early in the morning, took a shower, shaved his face, changed into a new military uniform, and rushed to the train station with a large group of his adjutants, staff officers and guards. This wing, which was going to the front, went by train.

The troops had already been informed, and as soon as Lieutenant General Yoshida got out of the car, the military band at the scene immediately played a rousing military music. In a few days, surrounded by a large group of officers, the general walked to the front of the team like the stars holding the moon.

"Warriors of the Great Kingdom of Japan, I have come to visit you on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor! I hope that you will fight bravely, fight bravely to kill the enemy, and make new contributions to His Majesty the Emperor! The opening sentence came out smoothly, and when he finished speaking, he looked forward, and General Yoshida's eyebrows were raised a few times, and the corners of his mouth were curled a few times, and he didn't say anything for a long time. How? He was amazed by the warriors who were about to go on the march.

Does this veteran have seventy? I can't stand up straight with wrinkled faces; Is that soldier fourteen years old? That face looks like a baby face, and the baby fat on the face hasn't faded yet. Just to be a soldier? Does his mom know? And that one, even on crutches? Can a cripple go to war?

"I wish you all the best of luck! Get in! Count Yoshida hurriedly ended his speech. I was going to talk for an hour, but now it doesn't take more than ten minutes from the start to the end of the bus.

"What a concise speech the Earl has! Applaud! "The Earl didn't think about it, but it doesn't mean that everyone can't remember it, at least the Wing Captain knows that the Earl will applaud when he finishes speaking!" Whew-" There was thunderous applause for a while. The Count waved his hand, hurriedly boarded the car and left.