More than half of the officials in Hebei, Henan, and other places were dismissed, which brought great confusion to the collection and transportation of military supplies. Fortunately, Cai Ye had expected it in advance, so the loss was not very large.

And although it lost two lines of defense as a result, the benefits are not without it.

At the very least, after it was determined that thousands of heads would be cut off this year, the local officials in Shandong, who had been lamenting because of the military management, no longer dared to disobey Cai's orders. Even the work that must be done is not daring to discount anything.

Therefore, although there is always a feeling of non-continuation of the materials sent from the rear, in the Shandong territory, many things are more convenient than before.

I don't know if this is a lost horse...

By the way, at this time, the local officials who embezzled military and strategic materials had already begun to be jointly escorted to Yanjing by the army and the Military Defense Bureau, and they could only be tried and then "cut and beheaded" at the entrance of the vegetable market―――――― there was no way, but at this time, it was only more than two years after the end of the Manchu rule, and there was only one way for the Chinese people to accept the execution, that is, to execute in front of everyone.

Therefore, Yan Guang followed the advice of others and placed the execution location at the entrance of the vegetable market.

Speaking of Caishikou, it is also a more legendary place, and Yan Guang often heard the name Caishikou in later TV dramas―――――― although it is related to the death penalty.

Therefore, Yan Guang himself is still quite curious about the place of Caishikou, and the head that is going to be lost this time is not a thousand, but also eight hundred. How spectacular is such a scene? Yan Guang really wanted to go to the scene to observe...

It's a pity that it can't be done, after all, Yan Guang is the chief boss now, and if he goes to the scene to observe it at that time, it will inevitably give the people a feeling that Yan Guang is very murderous.

So in the end, after being persuaded by others for a long time, Yan Guang still couldn't make it...

"Alas, even if you become president, there are many things you can't do, not to mention the three palaces and six courtyards or something, you can't even go to an execution ground..."

Lying on the recliner, looking up at the starry sky, Yan Guang sighed.

After sighing, Yan Guang picked up a glass of juice on the side, shook the ice cubes in the cup, and then poured the ice cubes into his mouth, and directly bit the ice cubes with his teeth.

"This is the benefit of brushing your teeth frequently~"

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Yan Guang was still sighing about the benefits of brushing his teeth frequently in the presidential palace, while Cai Ye was discussing the air raid with Xu Tianchuan in the headquarters.

The big decisions were almost discussed a few days ago, but now they are only discussing some details.

But even the details must not be neglected.

After all, details determine success or failure, and this is exactly what Cai Ye believes in the most.

"Hopefully tomorrow their operation will be successful..."

After making sure that everything was fine, Cai Ye walked out of the courtyard and sighed.

Xu Tianchuan, who came out with him, patted Cai Ye on the shoulder.

"Brother Songpa, don't worry, those young men will definitely be able to complete the task..."

"Young man..."

Looking at Xu Tianchuan, after looking at himself, Cai Yi smiled bitterly.

In the early morning of the second day, in front of the command tower of the Laiyang Air Base, the only remaining pilots of the bomber formation were neatly lined up there.

In front of them, there were porcelain bowls that were already filled with wine.

"Zhuangxing wine..."

Holding a porcelain bowl full of wine, Cai Ye walked in front of everyone.

And the pilots also picked up the wine bowls one by one.

In the past, officers and men of the army were envious of the people of the Air Force. And not just because the officers and men of the Air Force are well paid and have good conditions. And most importantly, the Air Force is safe ...

This is true for pilots in the Air Force, ground crews at airports, etc.

Pilots who join the Air Force only need to fly their planes over the heads of the enemy and drop bombs. It's easy, it's simple, and most importantly, it's safe.

And what about ground handling? Hiding in the base, as long as the enemy doesn't hit the door, there is really no safer than them...

Such treatment, compared with the desperate struggle of the army, how can people not be envious?

But now, this envy is much less.

For example, the inherent failure problem of aircraft in this era, basically the Air Force personnel will encounter the problem of failure after several sorties, and sometimes even two or three planes will encounter such problems at a time.

If you're lucky, you can come back after dealing with the problem in the air, and if you're a little better, you can also find a piece of field to make a forced landing―――――― anyway, the planes in this era are simple, and the take-off and landing conditions are not high, as long as it's a slightly flat land.

But if you're unlucky...

It is not impossible for a plane to crash suddenly because of a malfunction ...

Or should I say that this kind of thing is very likely to happen...

And with the more sorties the Air Force makes, the more likely this kind of thing will happen, even if the ground crew has done their best to protect the pilots' aircraft―――――― this is also a helpless thing, after all, the planes of this era are the same as the cars of this era, there are always problems...

However, in addition to the problem of flying the plane itself, there is another point that is very fatal, that is, the military has made very obvious progress in air defense. This is true both in terms of firepower and experience.

At present, the positions of the Japanese army are almost everywhere with anti-aircraft fire points composed of Hatch Chase heavy machine guns. And the firing points are very tricky, and the air force wants to bomb the positions of the army?

Low-altitude bombing is definitely no fun, because it is too dangerous.

The current Air Force can only bomb outside the extreme range of the Hatch Chase heavy machine guns. It's just that the hit effect of such a bombing is really too sad. Therefore, in many cases, when bombing some relatively important targets, such as the artillery groups of the Chinese army, the pilots of the air force had to fly into the range of the anti-aircraft fire of the Japanese army at low altitudes.

In this way, the bombing effect is much better, but it is too dangerous.

So far, the heavy bomber belt is okay to say, after all, it is four engines, and it is much stronger than the single-engine Fokker in all aspects, at least the bomber can be equipped with two iron plates to block one block, and the Fokker aircraft cannot.

So after these days, the Air Force's Fokker aircraft have lost a lot, and although the bombers are stronger than the Fokker group, they also have certain losses.

This is also the reason why Cai Ye and Xu Tianchuan held wine bowls in their hands to toast the pilots present.

Because now every time the pilots go out on a mission, they are fighting with their surnames...

The only thing to be thankful for is probably only one point, that is, in order to prevent bombing by the air force, most of the heavy machine guns of the Yue army were assigned to the Yue army on the front line, and in Huang County, because the air force has never bombed there since the Yue army advanced to Huang County, the Yue army did not deploy too many machine guns.

"So today, it's all up to you..."

As he spoke, Cai Ye drank all the wine in the wine bowl in his hand, and Xu Tianchuan on the side also followed.

Seeing that Cai Ye and Xu Tianchuan took the lead in drinking all the wine in the bowl, the pilots also dried up the wine in the bowl in one go, and then dropped the empty wine bowl on the ground.

"Let's go!"

As Xu Tianchuan's order was given, the pilots ran to the plane that had been preparing for a long time.

Under the command of the conning tower, one plane after another flew into the sky.

"Heaven willing, they must come back safely..."

Looking at the group of planes flying towards Huang County, Xu Tianchuan muttered.

These are the words, the losses of the air force are really too great. However, the speed of aircraft manufacturing has not kept up with the speed of consumption, and the import channel has been interrupted by the outbreak of the European war. If he loses some more, I'm afraid he, the Minister of the Air Force, will become the commander of the light pole.

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Although the fighting in Laiyang is very lively, the army in Huangxian County seems to be a little idle.

Without him, compared with Laiyang, Huangxian is like the rear. In addition, the strength of the Chinese navy, even under the cover of the air force, is not enough to go to the waters around Shandong to find trouble with the Yue army, not to mention that just as the Yue army cannot divide its forces to attack Weifang or Jinan, the national defense force cannot allocate too many troops to attack Huang County and cut off the retreat of the Yue army.

Therefore, the army in Huang County is somewhat idle.

However, for these Yue troops, it may be a good thing to be able to retreat to Huang County.

Because...

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, this is the telegram that just came back from the front."

At the county office in Huang County, an officer of the Imperial Army handed over a telegram to Akiyama Yoshiko.

In Laiyang, the losses of the 17th Division were significant. It was only because the number of troops in Shandong at that time was not large, so in the end, the 17th Division of Akiyama Yoshigu could not be withdrawn. However, after Terauchi Masayi arrived with reinforcements from two and a half divisions, under the order of Terauchi Masatsuki, Akiyama Yoshiko withdrew to Huangxian with the 17th Division to rest and recuperate, and guarded against the cavalry of the Wehrmacht from raiding Huangxian.

As for the 29th Brigade, which was originally stationed in Huangxian, it went to Laiyang to merge with another brigade of the 3rd Division and reorganized the lineup of the 3rd Division.

In fact, like the 17th Division, the 18th Division also suffered heavy losses.

However, in the end, the 17th Division was withdrawn instead of the 18th Division, because compared to the more impulsive Kamio Mitsutomi, Akiyama Yoshiko's surname was closer, and he guarded Huangxian, and Terauchi Masashi was much more at ease.

It can be said that the surname of the commander determines the fate of a division.

After withdrawing to Huangxian, Akiyama Yoshiko has also been paying attention to the battle on the front line. As long as something happens in front of him, Terauchi Masatsuki will send a telegram back.

After all, Akiyama had just withdrawn from Laiyang, and in Laiyang, too many officers and soldiers of the 17th Division had been sacrificed.

After the current 17th Division is withdrawn, there is even a little more than one brigade that can still be used, in other words, in Laiyang, the 17th Division has lost at least one brigade of troops...

"How's going on on the front line now?"

"The progress on Your Excellency's side is going well, the Imperial Army has taken the two lines of defense of the Chinese Army in Laiyang, and is advancing to the third line of defense......... The defense of the Shina army in the third line of defense is very tight, but I believe that it will not be long before His Excellency Terauchi will be able to take the third line of defense..."

When he said this, the officer's tone was confident.

It's no wonder that he is so confident, after all, because of the arrest of corrupt officials, almost all of Hebei, Henan and other provinces have problems. The collection and delivery of supplies such as food and medicine has gone wrong, and even the supply of ammunition in Sichuan and Hubei has been much slower.

Food and medicine, these two may be endured, and even maliciously transported directly from Yanjing through the Jinpu Railway, but the ammunition...

Because of the local chaos, the delivery of ammunition has been much slower.

If it weren't for the fact that there happened to be a Beiyang Manufacturing Bureau in the Beiyang period in Shandong, and this Beiyang Manufacturing Bureau happened to be able to provide some ammunition (and only ammunition could be provided, and there was no need to think about the rest), I'm afraid Cai's problem would be even more difficult.

"Hmm..."

Akiyama nodded, and he had heard a little about the chaos in the rear of the Wehrmacht.

In the chaotic situation in the rear, in the opinion of Akiyama Yoshiko, it was no problem to take down several positions of the Wehrmacht with the ability of Terauchi Masatsuki.

The most important thing now is whether Terauchi Masashi can take Laiyang before the Wehrmacht can slow down. As long as Laiyang can be taken and the national defense force in Laiyang can be defeated, then the initiative on the battlefield will fall into the hands of the army.

In China, there is an idiom called a thousand miles.

In Akiyama's view, don't look at the inseparable fight between the Wehrmacht and the Yue Army in Shandong. However, as long as one of the sides shows signs of defeat and the other side pursues the victory, then even if the Wehrmacht retreats to Weifang and wants to defend the territory, the morale of the Wehrmacht that has been hit may not be able to hold it.

"Now I can only look at the temple cabinet..."

Thinking so, Akiyama looked at the map around Huang County.

Recently, the cavalry of the Wehrmacht has often launched attacks and harassed the logistics line of the Wehrmacht, and the purpose seems to be to make the Wehrmacht, like the Wehrmacht, fall into a logistical situation.

Akiyama Yoshiko also sent a cavalry wing to strike at these bold Wehrmacht cavalry. It is a pity that the cavalry wing of the Japanese army has only more than 700 people, while the cavalry regiment of the Wehrmacht has more than 1,100 people.

Sometimes a large number of people is not necessarily a good thing. For example, a cavalry regiment of the Wehrmacht has more than 1,100 people, but again, because of the establishment of this cavalry regiment, this cavalry regiment is somewhat inflexible in command. In contrast, the cavalry wing of the Yue army did not have this problem.

Merely...

In a pure cavalry confrontation, the quality is always high, and the ones with a large number will take advantage.

The cavalry of the Wehrmacht may not be higher than the cavalry of the Wehrmacht in terms of quality, or in other words, it is much worse than the cavalry of the Wehrmacht in terms of quality, but the cavalry of the Wehrmacht is much stronger in terms of equipment. And the Wehrmacht still has an advantage in numbers.

Therefore, when the cavalry of the army and the cavalry of the Wehrmacht meet, they can only suffer, suffer, and suffer...

In the end, Akiyama Yoshiko had to use heavy troops to accompany the baggage wing to carry out supplies and transportation to the front line, so that the situation could be regarded as better. But even then, there will always be attacks by Wehrmacht cavalry, and each attack, although it can leave some corpses behind by Wehrmacht cavalry, is the same...

Don't forget, the army is transporting either ammunition or grain and grass, and none of these can be fired...

"By the way, how are the air defense points arranged?"

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency the division commander, although most of the machine guns have been taken to the front line by His Excellency Terauchi, we still use the existing machine guns to arrange some anti-aircraft fire points in some more important positions..."

As he spoke, the officer clicked twice on the map of Huangxian County with his finger, and the locations he pointed out were all some more important places such as docks, warehouses, and hospitals―――――― not to mention the wounded soldiers who retreated from Laiyang in normal times, even when the 17th Division retreated, it also retreated with a lot of wounded soldiers.

"That's fine..."

Looking at the officer's appearance, Akiyama Yoshiko also nodded.

Now in the army, in addition to the generals of the navy, the army general with the highest surname of vigilance for the air force is probably Akiyama Haogu. After all, when the Air Force bombed the expeditionary fleet, Akiyama Yoshiko was also present, and he had witnessed that scene with his own eyes.

"Hopefully these firing points will work..."

"Your Excellency is too worried, now the planes of the people of China are in Laiyang, and you are concentrating on dealing with Your Excellency in the temple, our planes of the people here in Huangxian County have not been here for a long time..."

To be honest, the officers and men of the 17th Division, who had been annoyed enough by airplanes, really enjoyed their current life without airplanes―――――― although it was a bit out of line with the spirit of bushido.

At present, this kind of life, if there is anything bad about it, that is, there is no "flower girl" in Huang County who can relieve them of the boredom of being away from their hometown.

Speaking of which, in Huang County, there were originally a lot of flower girls, and now, those flower girls were actually asked to go back by the Zhina people, which is really unpleasant...

――――――――――

Just as Akiyama Yoshiko was still talking to the officer, a slight roar suddenly came into Akiyama Yoshiko's ears...

"This is..."

It's been a long time since I've heard the noise of an airplane engine, so when I hear this kind of sound at first glance, Akiyama really feels a little unfamiliar.

However, after listening to it a little more carefully, Akiyama Yoshiko reflected it.

"Damn, it's the sound of an airplane."

Akiyama said to the officer.

"Quick, go and sound the alarm and warn the others..."

Hearing Akiyama's words, the officer was not ambiguous, and walked directly towards the outside of the headquarters.

However, there is no need for officers and Akiyama Yoshiko to warn, outside, the siren of the attack has been sounded.

After hearing the siren, the officers and men who were training on the ground in Huang County all reflected it.

"These damn Shina people are actually making trouble again..."

Cursing like this, after picking up the weapon, the army in charge of the anti-aircraft firepower point hurriedly ran to the firepower point, while the army, who had no task, ran to the air-raid shelter―――――― after so many air raids, the army did not have no evolution, at least the air-raid shelter or something still dug a lot.

It's a pity that the army has not yet developed anti-aircraft guns, otherwise, the attacking Wehrmacht Air Force might really have to stay here.

However, since the army has not yet developed anti-aircraft guns, then don't blame the Wehrmacht for going on a killing spree...

"Find a good target, remember, don't miss it..."

With that, a bomber was already flying towards a target.

Although the information given by the military intelligence is only an approximate location, there are no photos and other comparisons. However, Huang County originally belonged to China after all, and it was in the political axe of Shandong Province. There are also more detailed maps of the county seat and surrounding areas of Huangxian County, so even if there are no aerial photos, the pilots don't have to worry about missing them...

"So, let's get started..."

It's really the beginning...

The bomber group flying over Huangxian was looking for a target, and this time it was different from the previous one, except for the bombing of the expeditionary fleet, there was no clear bombing target, so it didn't matter how high it flew, anyway, just throw the explosives in the bomb magazine.

After all, the power of a 500-kilogram bomb is not ordinarily large, and to be honest, the county seat of Huangxian County is actually not very large, so sometimes as long as you are lucky, even if you don't aim with your heart, a bomb can cause great damage to the army.

And this time, the Air Force is targeted.

And the target is all kinds of materials that the army has hoarded in Huang County...

Therefore, pilots have to fly their cars to a relatively low position.

And the relatively low position is precisely within the effective range of the army's anti-aircraft fire point...

"Quick, these damned Shina people have come down, quickly destroy them all..."

Seeing that the planes of the bomber formation were all within the effective range of the heavy machine guns, the officers of the Japanese army in the anti-aircraft fire point shouted one by one. And the machine gunners, who were in charge of heavy machine guns, also had excited expressions on their faces.

In just a few minutes, under the blows of one fire snake after another, several Fokker planes have crashed from the sky...

It's just surprising that in the past, small planes such as Fokker planes did explode when they crashed, after all, when Fokker planes crashed, it was impossible to run out of fuel in the plane, and they usually carried a 100-kilogram bomb.

And this time, when the Wehrmacht's Fokker plane crashed, not only did it explode, but it also burned into flames...

A fire that cannot be extinguished...

At present, Huang County is full of officers and men, and many officers and men were not far from the drop point when the plane fell, and as a result, when the Fokker plane exploded, those officers and men were suddenly caught up in the flames.

Looking at those people who were burned to the fire, they kept howling, but the fire on their bodies was their companions who could not be extinguished, and the officers and soldiers around who survived were like falling into an ice cave.

And looking at this scene, Akiyama Yoshigu was keenly aware of something inappropriate.

It's just that before he could react, after being shot down by the Japanese army again, the bomber group that had already found the target had already dropped the incendiary bombs it carried...

With the sharp whistling sound of a bomb as it falls...

The entire Huang County was turned into a sea of fire...

(To be continued)