readx; Ma Debi was stunned when he saw that the commander of the 12th Group Army present was stunned by the facts listed by Gao Fei, and he felt a little overwhelmed, and hurriedly said: "It is said that Ben has always despised China, and the so-called arrogant army will be defeated, as long as we make good use of it, we still have a great chance to win!" ”

Gao Fei nodded approvingly to Ma Debi and said: "So we have to take the lead when the battle situation is in a stalemate, expel the Guangdong army, restore the Guangdong-Hanzhou railway, so that the rear can get a steady stream of material supplies, speed up the pace of reorganizing the army, and at the same time, it also disrupts the deployment of the army, forcing it to constantly invest in the newly trained divisions, so that it cannot gather enough strength to give our army a fatal blow!" ”

Yu Hanmou hurriedly said: "Senior Commander, I understand that you mean to prepare for a counterattack on Guangzhou, but can you be specific?" ”

There was an eager sparkle in his eyes -- as the person directly responsible for the loss of Guangzhou, he was even more eager to recover Guangzhou and wash away the shame that the army had inflicted on him!

Gao Fei said: "My plan is to concentrate all the forces of the northern and western districts, and with the cooperation of local troops, advance from three directions to Guangzhou, and adopt a step-by-step strategy: every time I advance a certain distance, I will choose favorable terrain to build strong fortifications, gradually compress the living space of the Japanese army, and force it to leave the strong fortress on its own initiative." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info At the same time, our armored troops quietly detoured back to the area between the South China Sea and Foshan, and launched a surprise attack with lightning speed. Our army is equipped with the least number of troops in the area south of Guangzhou, and the army should put the main force on the line of Zengcheng, Huadu and Humen fortresses, and the south is also relatively weak, and has a chance to break through its defense line in one fell swoop. ”

Yu Hanmou asked uneasily: "But what if the army continues to shrink back?" ”

Goofy replied nonchalantly, "Let's pry it up piece by piece, like a brick!" Guangzhou and its surrounding areas are crisscrossed by mountains and waterways, how can tens of thousands of troops take care of every place, as long as they are led by soldiers who are familiar with the terrain, our army can calmly penetrate the enemy-controlled areas, divide the defenders, and then annihilate them one by one! ”

When Yu Wenzheng heard that he was going to use the armored force as an assault force, he rubbed his hands excitedly: "This time, we must beat the little devil to the ground!" So that they will never dare to come to Guangdong again! ”

Gao Fei sneered and said to Yu Wenzheng: "This time it's none of your business, I'm going to use Xiao Hanliang's troops!" The last time I fought Bao'an, I lost a tank company, and I haven't settled accounts with you yet? ”

When Yu Wenzheng heard him say this, he immediately wilted, and sighed and said, "What a misstep into a thousand hatreds!" Then he leaned back in his chair and looked at Xiao Hanliang enviously.

Xiao Hanliang couldn't help but smile and said to Gao Fei: "The Fifth Fleet of the army is stationed in Guangzhou, and the large-caliber naval guns on the warships are a great threat to us, and we must find a way to deal with them. ”

Gao Fei replied confidently: "I have already thought of a solution to these two problems: send a capable force from the Baiyun Mountain area to approach the Guangzhou airfield, and the camera will destroy the bombers; Then raid the Humen Fortress, and then use the fortress cannon against the Fifth Fleet after success. ”

Finally, Gao Fei added: "These two points are the key to whether the campaign can be carried out smoothly, and we can only succeed and not fail!" ”

Ma Debi said worriedly: "What if it doesn't work out? ”

Gao Fei said freely: "Then cancel the battle plan and wait for a better opportunity, if the price paid is too great, even if you recover Guangzhou, it will not be worth the loss!" ”

Wen Haiyang walked out of his vegetable patch, and his grandson Ming Tsai ran around happily with a small and delicate bamboo basket, and the green vegetables in the basket also showed pink colors under the reflection of the setting sun, flying up and down with the bamboo basket.

Wen Haiyang looked at his grandson's naughty appearance, and happily stroked his gray beard with his hand, and showed a pleased smile on his wrinkled old face.

Suddenly, from the bamboo forest behind the vegetable field, there was a "whoosh" sound of plucking branches and leaves, Wen Haiyang followed the prestige, just saw a steel helmet popping up, when he saw the soldier's khaki military uniform and the long rifle on his shoulder, his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly shouted in a low voice: "Ming Zai, go back to the village and tell everyone to close the door, don't come out if you have nothing to do - the devil is coming!" ”

Ming Tsai nodded sensibly, and ran towards the village quickly, after Wen Haiyang and other grandsons disappeared at the end of the road, they hurriedly walked towards the Yue army, at this time, hundreds of people had gathered by the bamboo forest, and then lined up in a neat line in the direction of the village, hundreds of bright spears were as red as blood in the reflection of the setting sun.

"Old fellow, go and call me your security chief here!" A young man in plainclothes wearing a top hat, a black silk cardigan, and a short gun stuck in his waist shouted at Wen Haiyang.

Hearing the voice of the Chinese, Wen Haiyang's heart relaxed a little, and he quickly piled up a smile on his face, and said: "My name is Wen Haiyang, I am the chief of security here, I don't know what the imperial army needs to serve?" After that, he nervously looked at the commander of the army who was standing silently next to Han Jian with the sword in his hand.

"The imperial army is going to the north to sweep the [***] team, live in your village today, and go back to Zhang Luo to eat immediately, if there is anything wrong, be careful of your dog's life!" After saying that, he slapped the short gun on his waist hard, glared at Wen Haiyang viciously, and scared the old man to tremble, and then Han Jian changed his smiling face, muttered a few words to the commander of the army, and then turned his head and said loudly: "Old guy, why don't you hurry up and prepare!" ”

Wen Haiyang boldly said: "Sir, our village is too small to accommodate so many imperial troops, so it is better to go to the town." ”

Han Jian jumped in front of him, grabbed Wen Haiyang's collar with his hand, and said viciously: "Old thing, are you impatient?" If you can't stay any longer, let all the people in your village roll out for the night, and if you annoy the imperial army, your village will be slaughtered! ”

A large piece of sweat suddenly burst out of his forehead, and Wen Haiyang hurriedly agreed: "Okay, okay, I'll arrange it immediately, arrange it immediately!" Then he made an inviting gesture and led the team towards the village.

The villagers had already received the news that the doors and windows of every house were closed, and the brave men quietly hid behind the courtyard walls and windows, secretly looking outside, and the women and children all gathered on their beds, hugging each other and shivering, praying for the Bodhisattva to bless the plague gods to leave.

As soon as the team entered the entrance of the village, the commander who led the team waved his hand lightly, and the troops immediately scattered in all directions, quickly seizing the commanding heights of the village, and the muzzle of the black hole pointed at the road leading to the outside of the village.

Wen Haiyang "chuckled" in his heart, turned around and asked, "Sir, what are you doing here?" His voice had begun to tremble.

Han Jian put on a look that was already commonplace, and said: "The imperial army is arranging defenses, and it has nothing to do with you." ”

Wen Haiyang took Han Zhan and the commander into the village office as soon as he said a few words, and Han Zhan immediately said: "Chief Wenbao, Taijun wants you to prepare more than a dozen flower girls to comfort the imperial army, and send them to the imperial army's garrison after dinner!" Then he stretched his head in front of Wen Haiyang, and said with a shameless smile: "By the way, prepare one for Lao Tzu too!" Silver laughed proudly.

A wave of anger suddenly rose from Wen Haiyang's chest, he straightened his back suddenly, glared at the two beasts in front of him, and replied categorically: "If you want to play with the flower girl, go back to the book to play, there is no one here!" Then he glared at Han and scolded: "Whoever created evil on the ancestors, how can he give birth to a scum like you and lose the face of the Chinese!" ”

After finishing speaking, Wen Haiyang felt a sense of relief on his body, and then stood tall in the center of the room, looking at the two small figures in front of him with contemptuous eyes.

"Well spoken!" The officer said that the officer spoke Chinese unexpectedly and applauded, while Han Jian hurriedly bowed deeply to Wen Haiyang and said, "Old man, I'm really sorry, I just went too far!" He laughed with the officer.

Looking at Wen Haiyang's puzzled appearance, "Han Jian" explained: "Old man, we are a [***] unit, this time we pretended to be a soldier to carry out a mission in the enemy-occupied area, because we were afraid of encountering Han Jian, so I deliberately tested you, I didn't expect your old man to be so fierce, it's really iron-clad!" ”

In order to completely dispel Wen Haiyang's suspicions, a soldier standing at the door said in Cantonese: "Abo, touch your cheeks (don't be afraid), I'm really here (we really are [***])." ”

Hearing the authentic country accent, Wen Haiyang felt as if all his strength had been drained all at once, and he sat on the chair for a long time before recovering.

The officer complained: "Zhao Chang, this old man is upright, no matter how he looks at it, he doesn't look like Han Jian, you want to do so many things, if you scare the old man out of illness, see how I clean you up!" ”

"Captain, we're alone behind enemy lines, this is already the edge of enemy-occupied territory, so be careful!" Zhao Chang argued.

"Chief Zhao is right!" Wen Haiyang took over and said: "There are still many people who are willing to be my lackeys, otherwise, where are there so many puppet soldiers!" ”

Commando Leader Hua Yifu saw that Wen Haiyang had recovered, and hurriedly asked: "Uncle, we want to go to Guangzhou through the blockade line of the Yue Army, can you briefly introduce the situation ahead?" ”

Wen Haiyang thought for a while and said: "I have built a lot of bunkers along the highway from Zengcheng to Guangzhou, and each bunker has a squad of devil soldiers and a platoon of puppet soldiers, and armored vehicles patrol back and forth between the bunkers. ”

Hua Yifu frowned and asked, "It's the same if you go inside?" ”

Wen Haiyang nodded and said, "You don't have to worry, at present, only the bunkers near Zengcheng and Guangzhou have been completed, and there are still more than ten kilometers in the middle that have not been connected, so it is easy to pass!" ”

"Great!" Hua Yifu and Zhao Chang said in unison, and then Hua Yifu asked: "Uncle, can you find a young man who is familiar with the terrain and has a lot of courage to show us the way?" ”

Wen Haiyang hurriedly said: "Of course you can, this is also to contribute to the War of Resistance!" Then he hurried out.

Ten minutes later, Wen Haiyang led a young man with a dark face and a sturdy figure to walk in, and said to Hua Yifu: "This is my nephew Ah Leopard, he went to repair the bunker and is very familiar with the terrain there. Then he instructed Ah Bao: "After crossing the road, you take the team to Nanling Village, hand it over to your uncle, and let him arrange for someone to send it forward!" ”

Ah Leopard nodded vigorously, and then looked curiously at the two fake devils in front of him.

That night, under the leadership of A Bao, the commando of more than 500 people passed the highway unharmed, and then, under the arrangement of his uncle, passed through the second blockade line of the army, and in this way, with the full help of the people in the enemy-occupied areas, the commando team came to the airfield on the outskirts of Guangzhou in only two days.

The airport is located in the northeast of downtown Guangzhou, with Shipai in the east and Slender Dog Ridge in the north, so it is also known as Slender Dog Ridge Airport.

With the help of the local people, the reconnaissance personnel of the commando team spent two days figuring out the situation inside and outside the airfield: there were 32 bombers, six fighters and two reconnaissance planes in the airfield, which were parked in four columns of 10 planes each. The bomber group was dispatched to northern Guangdong every day to bomb, and reconnaissance planes were also frequently dispatched, only the fighters were always parked in the airfield, but at night, all the planes returned to the airfield; The guard unit of the airport is a brigade of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, and four squads are stationed in the pillboxes at the four corners of the airport, and the rest of the troops live at the north end of the airport together with the ground crew of the airport, and the enemy planes are concentrated in front of the guard troops; The army has built simple bunkers and shelters around the perimeter of the airport, and surrounded them all with barbed wire to form an effective defense system, but the garrison is not very vigilant and rarely patrols outside the airport.

Based on the intelligence returned from reconnaissance, Hua Yifu conducted analysis and research with the company commanders of the commando. Although the army had the advantage in troops, it was determined to infiltrate the airfield by covert means, surprise the enemy, and destroy all enemy planes. The specific deployment was as follows: with the strength of four platoons approaching the pillboxes at the four corners, destroying them by means of explosives, and suppressing the Japanese army with heavy fire if they failed; attacked the airfield with the strength of three companies, destroying enemy aircraft; Zhao Chang led a company as a reserve to block the enemy who could be reinforced, and guarded the retreating passage for the assault team.

On the night of January 22, the troops set off lightly, and under the cover of night, quietly crossed the Slender Dog Ridge and quickly approached the airfield.

At about 10 o'clock, several deafening explosions shattered the silence of the winter night, and the pillboxes at the four corners of the airport collapsed almost at the same time.

The soldiers threw bundles of cluster grenades into the cockpit, and one plane after another exploded and burst into flames, and the blazing flames almost stained half of the sky in Guangzhou.

Hearing the loud explosions, the airport guards realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately began a frantic attack: grenadiers fired a succession of miniature grenades from behind the fence and exploded in front of the commandos, obscuring their view with fire and smoke.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of soldiers rushed out of the gate with bayonets, and although they were all killed less than 50 meters away from the gate, the soldiers behind took advantage of this opportunity to lift out two Type 92 heavy machine guns.

The dense rain of bullets struck at the commandos, and the bullets flew out of the craters and sparks all over the runway, so that the soldiers could not lift their heads, and the soldiers poured out of the barracks like a tide, and then fanned out, outflanking from both wings.

At this moment, the four platoons attacking the pillbox suddenly joined the battle group, broke the left flank of the army with a brave assault, and then stopped the enemy's offensive with a continuous grenade attack. At this time, the planes on the airfield had been completely destroyed, and the assault force immediately fought and retreated, retreating in the direction of Slender Dog Ridge.

At the same time, the headquarters of the 18th Division had already received reports of an attack on the airfield, and reinforcements from four squadrons were whizzing in military trucks.

"Captain, you quickly lead the large army to transfer, and leave it to me here!" Zhao Chang shouted loudly while holding a light machine gun and firing fiercely at the Yue troops swarming up the mountain.

"We're gone, what are you going to do?" Hua Yifu threw out a grenade and shouted loudly: "There are so many devils, you can't leave if you want to!" ”

Zhao Chang turned around abruptly, grabbed Hua Yifu's shoulder, and said, "Captain, if you don't leave, you'll really all die here!" Our task has been accomplished, if we can save more strength, we will save more, and don't make unnecessary sacrifices! Have you forgotten what the commander asked us to do? ”

Hearing this, Hua Yifu stood up "Teng", took out a pistol and handed it over, choked up and said, "Brother, take care!" Then he commanded loudly: "Stay in a company, and the others will withdraw with me!" ”

From midnight to dawn, the Yue army organized more than 10 attacks in a row, and the defenders stubbornly resisted with grenades and light and heavy machine guns, and never retreated. The hastily constructed fortifications lasted less than half an hour before crumbling, and the defenders had to continue fighting in the craters.

After daybreak, there was silence on the position, the hillside was littered with the corpses of the Japanese soldiers, and near the ridge, the mutilated corpses of the defenders were everywhere, the broken guns were everywhere, the smoke of gunpowder still rose on the branches of the trees that were not extinguished, leaving shaking shadows in the reflection of the morning sun, and there was nothing more moving.

Two squadrons of soldiers were sent to the mountains to clean up the battlefield, because the Chinese soldiers were also wearing their own uniforms, so the identification work proceeded quite slowly, and finally, when the soldiers came to a broken trench on the top of the mountain, just lifted a corpse, suddenly from below stood up a naked [***] man, with the muzzle of the gun beating briskly, the two soldiers in the trench howled and fell. More than a dozen soldiers nearby immediately rushed over with bayonets, and the [***] people fired several shots in succession, knocking down all the soldiers in front, and then pointed their pistols at their temples and pulled the trigger before the bayonet stabbed into their bodies.

In the end, only 120 of the 500-strong commandos returned safely, but the sacrifice of hundreds of soldiers was exchanged for the loss of 40 planes of the Yue army, thus opening the prelude to the Battle of Guangzhou!

(To be continued)