The two Japanese reconnaissance planes flew to the restricted area of the western ordnance industrial enterprise, circled the long plane commander Kobayashi Satoru, and said: "The Communist Party is very cunning, and it actually built the arsenal in the mountainous area, and the camouflage is very good. This proves that the Communist Party of China has been preparing for a long time. Order 0101 to lower the height and take the freshest picture. The command was transmitted to the No. 0101 reconnaissance plane, and Kawada Ichikyu, who was already in a hurry, pushed the control handle, and the reconnaissance plane circled downward in a graceful curve to lower the height.

Soon the No. 0101 reconnaissance plane was lowered to an altitude of about 300 meters above the ground, and the scenery on the ground was clearly visible. "The Communist Party is very cunning, the arsenal is built in a cave, Da Pingjun hurry up and take pictures!" Deputy Ohira planted trees skillfully and fiddled with a high-powered camera to take pictures. The blue sky and abundant sunshine were the best weather to take pictures. With the continuous press of the shutter, the scene on the ground is shot into the film.

"Kawada-kun, the scale of the Communist Party's munitions industry is so huge, I'm afraid the imperial base camp will be shocked when they see these photos." Deputy Ohira Ueki muttered excitedly while taking pictures. Just then, a cloud of smoke suddenly appeared in a dense bush below, followed by a dense burst of gunfire. At first, Kazukyu Kawada didn't care, and the light machine guns or heavy machine guns on the ground did not pose much threat to such a high-speed reconnaissance aircraft. But with the continuous bullets in the fuselage, Kawada Kazukyu realized that it was not good.

"The Communist Party has anti-aircraft machine guns on the eighth road!" Kawada Kazukyu judged very accurately, and hurriedly pulled up the nose of the plane to climb. Suddenly, several bullets hit the front, and a distinct metal impact could be heard. When Kazukyu Kawada climbed to 3,000 meters, the engine suddenly stopped and smoke came out. "Da Ping-kun, the plane will lose control immediately, ready to parachute!" Kazukyu Kawada commanded loudly. The maneuverability and fighting performance of the Japanese fighters are good, but the protective performance is extremely poor, and this is the weak belly of the Japanese aviation units.

At the same time that the reconnaissance plane No. 0101 was hit by an anti-aircraft machine gun on the ground, No. 0100 was also shot at the same time, but it did not hit the vital point. Kobayashi Jue immediately realized that it was not good to climb quickly, its height was above the No. 0101 reconnaissance plane, and he saw a cloud of smoke coming out of the tail of No. 0101, knowing that there was a lot of bad luck. When the No. 0101 reconnaissance plane lost control, two umbrella flowers appeared in the air. Xiao Lin Jue knew that he had also been shot and did not dare to stay for a long time, so he hurriedly flew back.

In the headquarters of the Yunshui County Corps, Chief of Staff He Long put down the phone and said in surprise: "The air defense unit reported that the Japanese reconnaissance plane was not prepared at all, and under the sudden blow of the anti-aircraft machine gun, one reconnaissance plane was shot down and one escaped. The plane fell to the northeast, and two pilots of the Japanese plane parachuted. "Order the guard unit in the northeast to immediately go out and capture the two Japanese pilots alive." Then Ouyang Jian picked up another phone and said: "A Japanese reconnaissance plane was shot down, and the crash site was in the northeast direction, and your Aviation Research Institute immediately dispatched ・・・・・・. ”

Kazukyu Kawada and Odaira planted trees, each landing in a rice field. As soon as the two of them put away their parachutes, soldiers of the Eighth Route Army wearing steel helmets appeared around them. In the headquarters of the Yunshui County Corps, Chief of Staff He Long once again put down the phone and reported: "Chief of General Staff, the guard unit reports that two Japanese pilots have been captured. The site of the crash of the Japanese reconnaissance plane was also found. "Immediately notify the reporters of various newspapers and periodicals and let the captured Japanese pilot and the crashed reconnaissance plane take pictures, and I will create public opinion in a big way."

Satoru Kobayashi and his deputy Koji Kameda returned to Hongqiao Airport by plane, and the tower commander saw that only one reconnaissance plane had returned, and immediately reported to Shangfeng. After the plane came to a standstill, there were obvious bullet holes in the fuselage and wings, and the ground crew immediately checked the losses of the reconnaissance aircraft. At this time, Wing Captain Kawashima came to the fighter plane in a car, and Kobayashi Satoru gave a detailed report on the reconnaissance situation and the downing of another reconnaissance plane. Kawashima carefully examined the gun holes on the reconnaissance plane and further concluded that the anti-aircraft machine gun was responsible.

Soon after, several cars arrived from the direction of Shanghai, and several Japanese weapons experts further studied the gun holes of the fighters, and they wanted to provide a detailed inspection result for the reference of the headquarters. The shooting down of such a high-speed and advanced reconnaissance plane is not a joke, and it is very important for the next step in bombing the military base of the Jiangxi Communist Party. Soon, the Japanese military engineering experts, based on the bullet holes in the reconnaissance plane, figured out the caliber and range of the anti-aircraft machine guns of the Eighth Route Army.

In the headquarters of the East China Dispatch Army, Commander Matsui Shigen held a report provided by an arms expert in his hand and said: "The Jiangxi Communist Party has already installed anti-aircraft machine guns, and according to the analysis of weapons experts, the Communist Party's anti-aircraft machine guns have a caliber of 12 or 7 millimeters and a firing range of about 1,200 meters. Because our reconnaissance plane was taking pictures at a low altitude, it was hit by a surprise attack, and one reconnaissance plane was destroyed. In view of the fact that the communists were equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns, they ordered the army and aviation wing to carry out reconnaissance missions in the Jiangxi communist area, and the flight altitude should not be less than 1,000 meters. ”

Matsui then took out a photo of Yida and continued: "Judging from the photos taken by the No. 0100 reconnaissance plane, the Communist Party is in the mountainous area west of Yunshui County, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, with a radius of about 30 kilometers, forming a huge industrial zone, and all factories are built in caves. A closer look at the photographs taken shows that it is not difficult to draw conclusions. The generals took the photo and looked at it, and one of the generals quickly found the problem and said, "Your Excellency, commander, this is a photo taken in the sky above Yunshui County. I found that there was not a single figure on the streets of the county, which showed that the communist air defense was doing a good job. ”

Another general continued: "Your Excellency, the fact that the Communist Party Arsenal was built in a cave shows that the Communist Party has been preparing for a long time, and this is not something that can be done in one or two years, and all the preparations are aimed at us. Other generals also clamored and made their own comments. Matsui Shigen said: "In the next step, we must concentrate all our air reconnaissance forces and first find out the exact location of the Communist Party Yunshui County Arsenal. We want to use high-explosive bombing to destroy its arsenal in one fell swoop. In addition, how effective the bombing will be, it will be impossible to draw conclusions until after the air strikes. ”

In the temporary headquarters of the Wuhan Nationalist Government, Lao Jiang held a newspaper in his hand, which contained photos of the downed Japanese reconnaissance plane and two captured Japanese pilots. "President! This is the newspaper of the Jiangxi Communist Party, which we just obtained. It turned out that the Japanese reconnaissance plane was shot down by an anti-aircraft machine gun. He Yingqin, Minister of Military Affairs, said: "According to the information we have, so far, European and American countries have not installed anti-aircraft machine guns, and we suspect that this is an anti-aircraft machine gun produced by the Communist Party Arsenal!" ”

Lao Jiang's face was very ugly and said: "What is your intelligence department doing, what does the Communist Party's arsenal actually be able to produce anti-aircraft machine guns, and it can shoot down such advanced Japanese fighters, what does this mean?" This shows that the Communist Party's capacity to manufacture light weapons has reached a fairly high level. I want to know the details of the Yunshui County Arsenal. "Humble Lord!" Dai Li's chest is upright. "President, it seems that Ouyang Jian is indeed not simple, the mountainous area west of Yunshui County in Jiujiang is listed in the military restricted area, and it turns out that the secret is here. Now it is certain that the weapons exported from Jiangxi in recent years were not purchased at all, but were produced by the Communist Party itself. ”

He Yingqin continued: "According to the information we have, the German-made Type 88 rifle, we think it is a German improvement. However, according to the Germans, the German Ordnance Department did not produce the Type 88 rifle at all, and there were no improved versions. It can now be concluded that the communist arsenal can massively copy all light weapons. Weapons experts believe that the bazooka is most likely of their own production. I asked to go to Jiujiang to inspect and see how many secrets Ouyang Jian still had. But I need the president's hand, otherwise Ouyang Jian won't give me face! ”

Old Jiang Wen nodded and said: "Immediately send a report to Ouyang Jian, chief of the general staff of the 18th Route Army, the war is imminent, and the Ministry of Defense will send an inspection team to inspect the Jiangxi Theater!" "Justified and well founded. After the telegram was sent, Lao Jiang continued: "I can tell you that in the war against Japan, Ouyang Jian has long made careful preparations. The strong combat effectiveness of the two divisions of the Eighth Route Army is the best illustration of this. The General Staff Department must carefully study the tactics of the Eighth Route Army, and now we must learn from others with an open mind. ”

In the headquarters of the 3rd Corps in Yunshui County, Chief of Staff He Long reported: "Chief of General Staff, according to statistics, for five consecutive days, the Japanese army has dispatched 150 reconnaissance planes, and aerial reconnaissance is frequent. However, the Japanese reconnaissance planes learned a lesson and did not dare to lower their altitude for reconnaissance, and it is estimated that the reconnaissance effect will be greatly reduced. "The intensive aerial reconnaissance of the Japanese army is in preparation for large-scale bombing, and I judge that the Japanese army will launch a large-scale attack in March." "Report a call from the Department of Defense!" As soon as Ouyang Jian's words fell, a combat staff officer held a telegram in his hand.

Ouyang Jian took the telegram and checked it and said with a smile: "What a big formation, Minister of Military Affairs He Yingqin led the inspection team to inspect the defense situation in the theater!" "Was this unexpected?" Su Yu said. "Xiang Zhuang dances the sword, which means Pei Gong, this is what Lao Jiang meant. We shot down a Japanese reconnaissance plane, and we also completely exposed the strength of our arsenal. The inspection is just an excuse, He Yingqin's purpose is to inspect our arsenal! "Ouyang Jian said in one word." Chief of the General Staff, what do you mean? Su Yu asked.

"This matter must be reported to the Military Commission!" Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan said. "I'm here to report to the Military Commission, but He Yingqin is not qualified to visit the arsenal, I want Lao Jiang to come in person." Ouyang Jian smiled slyly, and everyone understood the meaning. The Military Commission has drawn up a plan to support the national army on a large scale, and Ouyang Jian asked Lao Jiang to come in person, and the purpose is self-evident. Ouyang Jian not only needs Lao Jiang to invest funds, but military aid is not targeted to formulate rules.

"Report to the Chief of the General Staff, Song Xilian, commander of the 36th Division of the Central Army, send an urgent telegram!" Ouyang Jian was a little confused when he heard this, what did Song Xilian mean by sending a report to himself? When he was confused, Ouyang Jian took the telegram and checked it.