Great minds think alike

In Liu Hua's office before the war

A rush of footsteps had just reached the ears of Liu Hua and the commander-in-chief. Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, a slightly anxious figure, appeared in front of the two.

"Chief of Staff, what's the matter, so anxious...." Seeing the old partner in front of him, Liu Hua first opened his mouth and asked rhetorically.

At the same time, the commander-in-chief also cast a suspicious look at Zuo Quan in front of him.

"Two bosses, this is a telegram just sent by the 1st Guard Division, and a large number of unknown and suspicious elements have appeared around the airport. After the encirclement and suppression of the guardhouse, all the enemies have been arrested and handed over to the intelligence department for examination. This telegram is the result of the intelligence department's review just now, and it's unexpected..." Facing the gaze of the two, the chief of staff of Zuo Quan couldn't help but sigh.

"Uh... What's the situation?" the commander-in-chief asked rhetorically in the face of the sudden question.

"Commander-in-Chief, the situation is like this. Before the Japanese army broke through the encirclement, the security department of our field army, with the cooperation of local troops, carried out a thorough clean-up and sweep of the entire base area against the Japanese spies. Although the whole operation did not guarantee that all the Japanese spies in the base area would be arrested. However, it can be said with certainty that in the entire central China region, there is no longer a secret service organized by the Japanese army. ”

"According to the results of the trial just obtained by the intelligence department, the Japanese army headquarters in Shanghai, in order to succeed in the Japanese government's retaliatory action, once again sent a large number of Japanese soldiers and intelligence personnel who were proficient in Chinese to disguise themselves as small units of our army and infiltrate our base areas to conduct secret reconnaissance of all kinds of intelligence of our army... ̈ Zuo Quan frowned and replied.

"In that case, Chief of Staff, how is the result of the 1st Guard Division tonight..." At this moment, Liu Hua, who had already quickly read the information in his hand, asked thoughtfully.

"In the night battle, a total of 135 elite Japanese army personnel dressed as our army were killed, and 21 wounded soldiers and special agents were captured, which is exactly equivalent to a standard infantry company of our army, and the weapons and equipment are the same..." Zuo Quan replied.

"A company of elite Japanese troops... Hehe, the little devil is really calculating. A company not only has a certain combat effectiveness, but it is also not easy to be perceived. As long as there are little devil spies who are familiar with the local terrain to lead, it can be said that a little devil company that enters the base area is like a fish entering the sea, and it will not be able to make any waves at all. ^^I'm sure if it weren't for the little devils of this company who rashly broke into the Nanjing airport, which was heavily guarded by our first guard division, it would never have been captured by us so easily..." The commander-in-chief said with a sneer.

Then, a pair of eyes looked at Liu Hua, who was still puzzled in front of him, and asked.

"Comrade Liu Hua, what do you think...."

Regarding the commander-in-chief's question, Liu Hua did not answer immediately. Instead, he asked Zuo Quan in front of him again: "Chief of Staff, does this little devil carry a radio station?" In addition, did any of the more than 20 little devil captives voluntarily surrender? ”

"I carried a low-power radio, but by the time our 1st Guard Division rushed to the enemy's position, the radio and codebook had been completely destroyed, and no valuable information had been captured.... As for the more than 20 prisoners, all of them were captured by our army because they were wounded and lost their combat effectiveness. However, during the interrogation by the Intelligence Service, most of the prisoners have been killed, and so far there are three dying little devil spies left... ̈ "For Liu Hua's inexplicable question, Zuo Quan asked with a puzzled face... ̈

And at this moment, for Liu Hua, with Zuo Quan's affirmative answer, a look of clarity was immediately revealed on his face. He replied confidently to the commander-in-chief in front of him. "Commander-in-Chief, now I can be sure that the ultimate goal of this Japanese army is our Nanjing Airport, which is the ultimate goal of the Japanese army's retaliation, our 1st Air Division..."

Seeing that the commander-in-chief nodded in agreement, Liu Hua continued to speak: "In addition, I can also be sure that tonight, what we captured was only the first reconnaissance unit that the Japanese army came out in disguise. In the next time, there will definitely be a follow-up reconnaissance unit of the Japanese army to continue to reconnoiter our Nanjing airfield...."

"How?" The commander-in-chief asked thoughtfully.

"The low-power radio carried by the little devil is absolutely impossible to transmit the reconnaissance information to Shanghai through the signal. So, I'm sure that around us, there must be a high-power radio station hidden by the Japanese army. At the same time, it also hid a large number of intelligence officers of the Japanese army, who could continue to sneak attack and reconnoiter our Nanjing airfield at any time, and transmitted the true strength of our 1st Air Force Division to the headquarters of the little devils in Shanghai through the radio...." Liu Hua replied very decisively without the slightest hesitation.

"Interesting, high-power radio, Japanese follow-up intelligence officer... Comrade Liu Hua, from the previous point of view, the next battle is getting more and more interesting..." A sneer quickly flashed across the face of the commander-in-chief who said this.

"The two bosses, since you are so sure, do you want me to immediately order the intelligence department, the security department and the guard troops to conduct a dragnet search within ten kilometers around the city of Nanjing.

Dig out all the enemies hidden around us without leaking, so as to prevent the specific strength of the 1st Air Division from being leaked out in advance...." Zuo Quan asked tentatively.

"No, not only can't you search, but you also have to relax your vigilance at Nanjing Airport..." As soon as Zuo Quan's words fell, the commander-in-chief and Liu Hua replied almost in unison....

Seeing the thoughtful Zuo Quan in front of them, the two looked at each other and smiled. Liu Hua spoke first: "Commander-in-chief, do you want us to write down the thoughts in our hearts on a piece of paper and see if our thoughts are the same..."

"Okay, that's it..." The commander-in-chief readily agreed.

A minute later, under the mysterious smiles of the two people, two pieces of paper were placed on the table at the same time

"Show people with falsehood, lure and destroy little devils..."

"Steal beams and change pillars, use false information to lure and annihilate the two air wings of the Japanese army..."

After a quick glance at the ideas given by the other party on the white paper, a hearty laugh began to ring in the office. The commander-in-chief was the first to speak: "Comrade Liu Hua, we are heroes, and we see the same thing. Since the two of us want to go together, then the next battle, I will be relieved...."

"Comrade Liu Hua, now in the name of the Central Military Commission, I appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy in this campaign, and Comrade Zuo Quan as the deputy commander, with full authority to command this campaign. As for me, the commander-in-chief, I'm standing next to you, ready to watch the show, waiting for the final result..."

"Thank you Commander-in-Chief for your trust and guarantee to complete the mission... ̈ The two replied in unison.

With the commander-in-chief's order, Liu Hua no longer had any restraints, and directly commanded Zuo Quan in front of him.

"Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to Commander Chen Geng of the Sixth Corps stationed in Wuhan. He was asked to immediately dispatch heavy troops to conduct a dragnet search of Wuhan Airport. After that, all areas within a 10-kilometer radius around the airport were put on strict alert, waiting for the 1st Air Force Division to enter Wuhan Airport...."

"Ordered the Nanjing Guard to conduct a dragnet search within a 10-kilometer radius of Nanjing. However, this search is not really a search, but a show for the Japanese intelligence officers who are hiding around us. After all, in the face of a sneak attack by a company of Japanese intelligence officers, if we do not react, it is likely to arouse the suspicion of Japanese intelligence officers. Otherwise, all our plans will be wasted..." …,

"Commander-in-Chief, I understand..." Zuo Quan nodded very approvingly.

"Of course, this search can't just be relaxed, it still needs to be tight when it's time to be tight. This is because I intend to take advantage of the favorable opportunity for the Japanese intelligence officers to carry out activities while the guards are conducting a search, and it is difficult for the Japanese intelligence officers to get out. Order the 1st Air Division, equipped with new fighters, to carry enough ammunition, secretly transfer to Wuhan Airport, hide and standby, and wait for the attack order from the headquarters..."

"Good idea, that's it, you go on...." The commander-in-chief, who had not spoken just now, couldn't help but applaud.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..." Liu Hua nodded and continued to order.

"After the transfer of the 1st Air Division, the 2nd Air Division, which had come with the commander-in-chief, was ordered to continue its air combat training by using the old fighters that had been reequipped by the 1st Air Division. At the same time, I ordered the guard troops to find a way to make me another 100 models of old fighters out of wood, and put them on the airport apron to replace the more than 100 new fighters that had been hidden away..."

"After the dragnet search is completed, in the face of possible Japanese intelligence personnel around the airport, we must give them as much permission as possible. After they have roughly reconnoitred the specific situation of the airport and reported it to their superiors, they will immediately send troops to annihilate it..."

"The telegram ordered the artillery corps of the field army to be directly subordinate to the antiaircraft artillery regiment, the regiments to be directly under the air defense regiments, and the armies to be directly under the air defense battalions. Within three days, they secretly rushed to the vicinity of the Nanjing airport, set up air defense positions, and prepared a generous gift for the Japanese army to retaliate against the aircraft group..."

After giving the order, Liu Hua quickly set his eyes on the commander-in-chief and asked, "Commander-in-chief, I only have these few combat orders for the time being." I don't know if you have anything to add..."

"As I just said, you are the supreme commander-in-chief of the entire campaign, and I, the commander-in-chief, am just a bystander, without any orders..."The commander-in-chief waved his hand and said with a smile on his face.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff, you go and order these first..." Liu Hua ordered with a serious look.

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