After a few days of preparation, nearly 100 trucks, under the arrangement of political commissar Luo Ronghuan, were all loaded with various supplies. At the same time, behind almost every truck compartment, a brand new artillery was towed. Of course, among these artillery, in addition to several dozen anti-aircraft guns of two anti-aircraft regiments, a mountain artillery battalion equipped with the guard brigade, and 12 mountain guns. The remaining 50-odd artillery pieces were all surplus artillery pieces drawn from various places and used as a great gift to the party Central Committee prepared by the military region.

"Commander, this is the list of materials we sent to the Party Central Committee, you take a look and see if there is anything that needs to be supplemented, if there is, I can add it now..." However, there is only one thing missing, and this kind of thing, for the chairman, is a very important material... Don't forget, among all the leaders of the Central Committee, there are not many who don't smoke. This time, we mixed a lot of American cigarettes in the Pingjin area, and they were all high-end cigarettes. It's also put in the headquarters, it's better to send it to the central government, so that the chiefs can satisfy their hunger... I mean, let's get a truckload of cigarettes and give them to [***]. As for the rest, it will be distributed to the smokers of our military region, so that everyone can enjoy it too...."After reading the list, Liu Hua said with a smile..."Forgot, forgot, I'm really too busy, I forgot about such an important thing, damn it... Commander, I'll do it, let the logistics department prepare a truckload of cigarettes and send them to the central government...."As he spoke, Luo Ronghuan had already rushed out of the headquarters in a hurry...

A day later, after handing over all the work of the headquarters to Chief of Staff Li Qing. The entire transport convoy, under Liu Hua's order, drove out of Taiyuan City and headed for Yan'an, nearly a thousand kilometers away. At the same time, the accompanying guard brigade, cavalry brigade, two air defense regiments, and an engineer regiment also set off immediately with the convoy ... Among all the troops responsible for escorting along the way, more than 1,000 soldiers of the engineer regiment, escorted by nearly 1,000 cavalry of a cavalry regiment of the cavalry brigade, opened roads in the mountains, built bridges in the water, and built a complete passage for the convoy behind them. As for the remaining two regiments of the cavalry brigade, more than 2,000 cavalrymen, they were distributed on the two wings of the transport brigade and were responsible for detecting all enemy situations within a ten kilometer radius of the convoy. And the Guard Brigade, with nearly 10,000 soldiers of two air defense regiments, followed on foot on both flanks of the convoy. The entire convoy, nearly 100 large trucks, plus nearly 10,000 soldiers, stretched for a length of 4,000 meters, and drove towards Yan'an.

Of course, such a huge convoy passed through the base area. In addition, Liu Hua, the commander of the Shanxi Military Region, and Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar, are in the convoy. Of course, it is impossible to hide such a big matter from the eyes of the little devil intelligence officers who are still hidden in the military district. As soon as the entire convoy drove out of Taiyuan City, a piece of information was sent from Taiyuan City to the hands of the army... Faced with a huge amount of materials and a large number of weapons and ammunition, especially the commander Liu Hua and the political commissar Luo Ronghuan who were mixed in the convoy. After receiving telegrams from intelligence officers from all over the country, not a single devil commander was unmoved. As a result, a combat plan for the bombing of the transport convoy of the Eighth Route Army appeared in the hands of the commander of the Shijiazhuang Army..."Gentlemen, you have already read the information that the intelligence department has just received on your mobile phone. It can be said that this is the best opportunity for our troops stationed in North China to take revenge and wash away our shame. The entire North China garrison army, under the blow of the reading division led by Liu Hua, can be said to have suffered heavy losses and almost lost its combat capability. Even His Majesty the Emperor, when he thought of this Liu Hua at the Imperial Meeting, vomited blood several times. So, for the sake of the Empire, for His Majesty the Emperor. No matter what, we will kill Liu Hua in this operation...."The Supreme Commander of the Shijiazhuang Zhujun, who was sitting at the front of the entire conference table, put the telegram in his hand that he had read countless times on the table, and said in a calm voice.

"Hey, Your Excellency Commander, you are wise, and you fully agree with your suggestion, in this operation, kill Liu Hua and wash away the shame of our North China garrison..."

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have understood the situation. Do you have any opinions on how we should destroy this convoy and kill Liu Hua, the commander of the Reading Division, in our fight against the Imperial Army. Whoever came up with the method was adopted, and the credit for the success of this mission will be theirs. I am sure that His Majesty the Emperor, when he learns of this, will personally receive this meritorious man and praise him... Please speak freely," the commander continued.

"Hi Commander, I have a suggestion... Every time our army sent troops to the base area of the Eighth Route Army, it would be met with all the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army. This time, why don't we go the other way, concentrate all the intelligence personnel in the base area of the Eighth Route Army, and constantly attack this convoy, and finally achieve the goal of destroying the convoy and killing Liu Hua..." Under the temptation of the commander, a brigade leader who had suffered greatly from guerrilla warfare immediately stood up and said.

"Nani, use guerrilla warfare against the Eighth Route Army. Absolutely not, not only will this have no effect, but it will expose all the intelligence personnel deployed in the base area of the Eighth Route Army in my empire, which can be said to have no effect. According to the information gathered by our intelligence department, the Eighth Route Army sent two cavalry regiments around the convoy to be responsible for guarding and patrolling along the way. Under the sweep of so many cavalry, with the convoy as the center, within a radius of several kilometers, there was simply no place to launch an attack..."Hearing the suggestion just now, he actually wanted to expose the intelligence network that he had worked so hard to build, and the director of the intelligence department immediately stood up and vetoed loudly.

"The highway from Taiyuan to Yan'an, as well as a large area around the highway, have been completely occupied by the Eighth Route Army, and there is not a single soldier of my empire. Therefore, I believe that the use of infantry will absolutely not be able to accomplish this arduous task..."At this moment, Oda Daisa, the commander of the Air Force Wing stationed in Shijiazhuang, stood up and said loudly.

"Yo Xi, what Xiao Tianjun said is very correct, it is basically impossible to complete this task with the use of army troops. I don't know if Oda Jun has any good suggestions for this matter..."The commander nodded and continued to ask: "Your Excellency, Commander, I think that we should concentrate all the combat planes that can be concentrated and carry out a carpet bombing of the convoy of the Eighth Route Army. I believe that no matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army is, it will be impossible for them to escape the carpet bombardment of our army..."Oda Osa said affirmatively without any hesitation.

As the captain of the Air Force, he can be said to be very much admirer of the carpet bombing of the Air Force. However, due to the lack of resources of the empire, although he has been flying combat aircraft for more than ten years, he has only experienced carpet bombing once. However, that bombing left a very deep impression on me... Remembering the scene at that time, with the end of the bombing, the smoke that permeated the battlefield slowly dissipated. Dozens of tanks gathered in the wilderness, together with a few thousand soldiers, few could continue the battle. Even those who are alive, in the midst of such intensive bombardment, have been completely stupid and have lost their combat effectiveness ....

"Nani, carpet bombing? Oda-kun, does this really work? Not only His Excellency the Commander, but all the Army officers in the entire conference room showed a hint of doubt in their eyes almost at the same time. After all, few of them experienced that bombardment, coupled with the lack of supplies in the Empire, for carpet bombing, they had only seen it in textbooks.

"Hi Commander, Ladies and gentlemen, the situation is like this... Therefore, he thought that as long as our army could concentrate enough planes, it would launch a carpet bombing against the convoy of the Eighth Route Army. I promise that the entire convoy, along with the nearly 10,000 soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who are responsible for escorting, will be wiped out..."Facing everyone's puzzled eyes, Oda Osa told his past experience word for word, and then said confidently.

"Nani, is this true? Oda-kun, if carpet bombing is so powerful, why did the air force not carpet bomb our enemy in the course of the operation against China. If this is the case, we will not lose so many elite Imperial Army soldiers in the course of the battle? An army officer, still skeptical, said.

"It's absolutely true, the power of carpet bombing, only more than I just said. As for our aviation units, why don't they launch carpet bombing in the middle of the [***] team. The reason is very simple, the empire is very scarce of various strategic materials, and it can't withstand this kind of trumpet at all. After all, a carpet bombing station has more than 10 times more ammunition than a normal bomber..."Oda Osa affirmed.

"Okay, gentlemen, I believe Oda-kun's words, don't embarrass Oda-kun anymore. Oda-kun, I completely agree with your plan. It's just that in order to launch a carpet bombing, we must assemble as many bombers as many as we need at a time..."In response to Oda's answer, the commander nodded thoughtfully. Then, with a hint of sharpness in his eyes, he asked.

"Your Excellency, according to the size of the Eighth Route Army's convoy, in order to achieve the predetermined bombing effect, I think it is best for us to gather a hundred bombers at a time and bomb the entire convoy at the same time. Of course, if we can gather more bombers, the bombing effect we go will be better..."Oda Osa replied affirmatively..."A hundred bombers? Hearing this staggering figure, the commander bit his head speechlessly. Because, after the Pingjin area was attacked by the Reading Division, an aviation wing that stayed at the Beiping Airport was also wiped out. At this moment, the total number of bombers in the entire aviation unit of the North China Garrison Army, plus the combat planes supported by the Kwantung Army, is only more than 100. And these more than 100 planes, which also have to defend the recovered Pingjin area of Guingamp and support the operations of several other important cities, it is impossible to assemble them all. Thinking of this, the commander said with a wry smile.

"Oda-kun, the number of a hundred bombers is too much, and according to the current strength of the North China garrison, at most two bomber wings can be assembled. When the time comes, these two bomber wings will all be under your command, and I hope you will not disappoint the hopes of all of us... Destroy the convoy of the Eighth Route Army and kill Liu Hua, the commander of the Reading Division...."

Although, for the commander's answer, Xiao Tian Dazuo felt very disappointed. I was also very skeptical about whether I could succeed. However, seeing everyone's eyes, at the same time, all gathered on themselves. Under the gaze of the commander, Oda Osa nodded affirmatively and said, "Hi, Your Excellency Commander, I promise to complete the task." ”

Just when the army, for the sake of a convoy of nearly 100 cars, began to draw bombers throughout North China. The convoy led by Commander Liu Hua has been leaving Taiyuan City for two days. At a marching speed of one hundred and fifty kilometers per day, the entire convoy has already gone out of the territory of the Shanxi Military Region ... On the morning of the third day, after eating the marching breakfast, the troops moved again. The entire convoy, under Liu Hua's command, began to move forward on the humble highway at the fastest speed... Commander Liu Hua and Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan were still sitting in the middle of a truck as they had done two days ago, discussing what they were talking about..."Commander, this is beyond my expectations. Two days have passed, and the little devils have not launched even one attack on our convoy. I really hope that in the next four days, the convoy will be as calm as the previous two days and arrive in Yan'an smoothly..."Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan said with a smile..."Political Commissar, I want to too." However, you can't get this little devil's surname. Such a big piece of fat, put it in front of them, do you think he will take a bite. The reason why there was no offensive two days ago was because they were preparing. I believe that as long as the little devil moves, the blow to us will be fatal. So, in any case, the troops cannot let their guard down. Tell the commander of the cavalry brigade that he must ensure that there is no enemy situation within a 10-kilometer radius of the convoy, and in addition, he must also pay attention to air defense, and if there is any situation, he will immediately fire a warning shot. The next road is basically all plains, and if the little devils carry out an air raid, we won't even have a place to hide..."Liu Hua shook his head and said.

An hour later, when Liu Hua was sitting in the constantly shaking carriage, squinting his eyes, and was about to fall asleep. A gunshot reached his ears. In an instant, Liu Hua, who was in a tense state, immediately opened his eyes and asked the guards beside him, "The gunshots from there, what is the matter..."

"Commander, it's not good, the little devil's air raid is an air raid siren issued by the cavalry brigade..." One of the guards who reacted exclaimed loudly, "What, the little devil is attacking, what is it that is really coming." The convoy was ordered to immediately stop its advance and disperse into cornfields on both sides of the road for concealment, with the Guards Brigade to assist ... Air defense regiment, immediately prepare for prevention and control. All anti-aircraft artillery, anti-aircraft machine guns, light and heavy machine guns of the Guards Brigade, ready for anti-aircraft fire. I have only one order, and I must not let the little devil's plane drop bombs..."Liu Hua slapped his head fiercely and ordered loudly.

"Yes, Commander....tick, tick-tock...", immediately, an urgent horn sounded in the convoy. Hearing this pre-arranged sound, nearly 100 trucks, as if they were acting, dragged the artillery behind them, and with the assistance of the soldiers of the guard brigade next to the convoy, drove into the cornfields on both sides of the convoy.

Immediately, bundles of corn stalks were quickly slammed on the roof by the soldiers, hiding the car next to them. At the same time, two anti-aircraft regiments, several thousand fighters, also quickly unloaded the anti-aircraft guns behind the truck. The muzzles of the black holes of one anti-aircraft gun after another were quickly pointed into the sky. One anti-aircraft machine gun, one light and heavy machine gun also quickly erected the muzzle of the black hole. Everyone, in just a few minutes, was ready for air defense ....

"Buzz buzz...", a huge engine roar reached the ears of the soldiers who were busy on the ground. In just an instant, a dense black dot appeared in the eyes of the warriors. Suddenly, the soldiers, who had gone through countless drills, immediately stopped what they were doing. The ordinary infantry immediately lay on the ground, and all the machine gunners and air defense units set up the machine guns in their hands and aimed their guns at the direction of the aircraft.

"Damn, the little devil really looks up to us, and he sent so many planes at once. Order all air defense units, as soon as the little devil plane is within range, do not hesitate to fire at me immediately. In any case, you can't let the little devil plane drop bombs...."Looking at the dense little devil planes, Liu Hua said.

"Commander, I guess it's not the supplies we deliver that the little devils value, but you. If it was these nearly 100 truckloads of supplies, the little devil would not need to use so many planes at all. Obviously, they are here for you, and they want to wipe us out in this bombing....Commander, you really have a big face..."Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan said with a smile.

(To be continued)