Yichang Airport.

Zhang Yunfei is already at the airport, Zhang Yunfei is ready to personally greet the heroes who have returned from victory, behind Zhang Yunfei, Gao Zhihang is full of spring breeze, and he is very proud in his heart. Zhang Zizhong was still standing next to Zhang Yunfei, and General Zhang Zizhong was the same, very happy in his heart, happy for Zhang Yunfei and happy for the Chinese Air Force.

Everyone didn't wait long, and the roar of airplanes came from the sky, and many small black spots appeared in the sky, and 16 Mustang fighters, lined up in a neat formation, appeared in everyone's field of vision.

"It's back, everyone is triumphant."

Seeing that the plane was getting closer and closer to the airport, many people's faces showed happy smiles, even Zhang Yunfei, who had always been calm, had a faint smile on his face, and Gao Zhihang behind Zhang Yunfei looked a little excited, his face was slightly red, and the figure standing straight was also a little trembling because of excitement.

This time, his own flight brigade is really long-faced, the price of zero casualties, all the little devils who have come to annihilate a flying squadron, a total of 24 little devil fighters, the ratio of battle losses is 0 to 24, not only for the commander-in-chief to earn enough face in front of the people of the whole country, but also so that the long-term weak Chinese Air Force can also raise their eyebrows in front of the little devils.

When the 16 Mustang fighters arrived over Yichang Airport, they first circled beautifully in formation over the airport, like a group of triumphant generals, and this move immediately greeted the applause of all the soldiers on the airport.

After circling around, they landed on the runway one by one in an orderly manner, and then 16 fighters were lined up in a neat row, which looked very spectacular and mighty, after the plane was parked, the transparent overall cabin cover was slowly opened in a neat manner, and the 16 majestic pilots got off the plane together and lined up in a neat row in front of Zhang Yunfei.

The 16 pilot, with blazing eyes and full of energy, looked at Zhang Yunfei with full of energy, full of neutrality, and said to Zhang Yunfei in a loud voice: "Report to the chief, the Mustang fighter squadron has returned safely, please instruct the chief." ”

Zhang Yunfei looked at the pilots who performed well, and also said loudly and solemnly: "The comrades have performed very well, comrades have worked hard, today's battle has played the military prestige of our 36th Group Army, and also played our national prestige, and I am very happy with the comrades' performance today." ”

Zhang Yunfei didn't say much, but everyone was very happy, and all the pilots who participated in this battle had happy looks on their faces.

Many pilots who did not participate in this battle heard that their commander-in-chief spoke so highly of this battle and highly praised everyone.

Three days after this air battle, Zhang Yunfei's 3rd Infantry Division's 20,000-odd troops were all airlifted to Yichang, where a large number of field tents were set up in the eastern suburbs of Yichang, where more than 20,000 troops of the 3rd Infantry Division were stationed.

The heavy equipment of the Third Infantry Division mainly consisted of dozens of off-road vehicles, dozens of large trucks, and dozens of 105-mm howitzers of the artillery regiment, and the first sortie this morning was 10 105-mm howitzers of the artillery regiment, each transport plane transported two cannons at a time, and five transport planes transported exactly 10 105-mm howitzers at a time.

When the transport plane stopped and opened the tall hatch behind the fuselage, and the soldiers of the 36th Army dragged the first cannon off the plane, the soldiers of the 59th Army next to them were still a little stunned, and their eyes were full of envy.

In the entire 59th Army, the largest cannon is the 92-type infantry gun that captured the little devil, the caliber is only 70 mm, the total length of the gun is only more than two meters, and the weight is only more than 200 kilograms, these 92-type infantry guns can only be regarded as small guns in front of the 105 mm howitzer.

A platoon commander of the 59th Army next to him, with envious eyes, quietly asked a soldier of the 36th Group Army who was unloading the artillery, "Brother, what kind of artillery are these, look at this caliber is at least 100 mm or more!" ”

The soldier who was asked said in a proud tone: "This is the 105-mm howitzer that our artillery regiment is equipped with, this kind of gun weighs only a little more than two tons, and the firing range can reach up to ten kilometers?" ”

The platoon commander of the 59th Army next to him was secretly speechless when he heard this, and immediately asked curiously: "Brother, how many such cannons are there in your artillery regiment?" ”

The soldier of the 36th Group Army smiled proudly, "There are three artillery battalions under our artillery regiment, a transport company, and three artillery companies in each artillery battalion, each artillery company is equipped with eight such 105-mm howitzers, and each gun is equipped with six people, and the whole regiment is equipped with a total of 72 105-mm howitzers. ”

"Oh my God! One artillery regiment is armed with 72 105mm howitzers. This time, not only the platoon commander of the 59th Army let out an exclamation, but several soldiers of the 59th Army next to him also let out exclamations.

This soldier of the 36th Group Army, seeing such a big reaction from the soldiers of the 59th Army, couldn't help but pout, and thought to himself, you don't know the heavy artillery division of our group army, which is all equipped with 155 mm howitzers.

Many soldiers of the 59th Army next to them slowly changed from envy to admiration for the 36th Group, and many soldiers of the 59th Army spontaneously helped the soldiers of the 36th Army and carefully unloaded the cannon from the transport plane.

Yichang, 59th Army Headquarters.

Zhang Yunfei and Zhang Zizhong were discussing in command, according to the predetermined battle plan, in two days, even if the little devil showed no signs of attacking, Zhang Yunfei's Third Infantry Division would take the initiative to attack.

This time, the 3rd Infantry Division will act as the main force to attack Jingzhou, which is heavily garrisoned by little devils, and Chen Erwa, the 3rd Infantry Division behind Zhang Yunfei, is also full of eagerness, looking forward to leading the troops to attack immediately.

Zhang Zizhong looked at Zhang Yunfei, who was full of ambition in front of him, and said a little worriedly: "Brother, you still have to be more careful when attacking Jingzhou this time, it is the little devil's Botian detachment that is currently stationed in Jingzhou, this Botian detachment is not easy to deal with, and during the battle of Wuhan, it made a lot of the Central Army suffer losses." ”

Zhang Yunfei smiled indifferently and said: "Thank you big brother for reminding me, I really didn't pay much attention to this Botian detachment, the key is the reinforcements of the little devil Wuhan, I think after the battle starts, the reinforcements of the little devil Wuhan will soon support Jingzhou, and we must fight quickly." ”

Zhang Yunfei's worries were not wrong, with more than 20,000 people in the Third Infantry Division, plus several divisions of the 59th Army, the Botian detachment, which was only more than 12,000 people, should be sure to win.

Before the Battle of Wuhan, Shigeichi Harata was only a major general, but in the Battle of Wuhan, the Hakata detachment made outstanding achievements, and after the battle, Shigeichi Harata was also promoted from major general to lieutenant general.

Zhang Yunfei is worried about the reinforcements of the little devils in Wuhan, there are currently the 18th divisions of the little devils in Wuhan, if the 3rd Infantry Division and the 18th Division of the little devils fall into a fierce battle, even if the 59th Army helps, they can't eat the 18th division of the little devils immediately, and then the other divisions under the 10th Army of the little devils will come back to help, then Zhang Yunfei will face the suppression of several little devil divisions.

The wisest thing to do is to eat the Botian detachment in a short time, and then let the little devils retreat, as long as they don't fall into a fierce battle, the big deal is that the 3rd Infantry Division and the 59th Army will retreat to the vicinity of Yichang together, and use the permanent fortifications near Yichang to resist the attack of the little devils.

If the war really comes to this point, it will evolve into a large-scale battle, and Lao Jiang will definitely send troops to support, because Lao Jiang will definitely not let Yichang fall into the hands of little devils, Yichang is a protective barrier to the east of Chongqing, for his own safety, Lao Jiang will definitely send troops.

Therefore, attacking Jingzhou is a risky move for Zhang Yunfei.

Zhang Zizhong, as a veteran of the battlefield, also saw the situation of the war very clearly, knowing that the key was to defeat this Botian detachment as soon as possible. ”

Zhang Yunfei stretched out his hand, clasped it tightly with Zhang Zizhong, and said firmly: "We will completely defeat this Hatian detachment and send them all to see their Amaterasu." ”

"Haha, haha", Zhang Zizhong immediately laughed when he saw Zhang Yunfei being so funny.

As soon as the laughter stopped, Zhang Yunfei immediately ordered: "Division Commander Chen, order the troops to be ready to fight at any time, and at eight o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow, the troops will march to Jingzhou." ”

"Yes!" Chen Erwa immediately stood up and said loudly.

"Order, the flight team monitors the movements of the little devil's plane 24 hours a day to prevent the little devil's aerial reconnaissance." Zhang Yunfei said to Gao Zhi next to him.

"Yes!" Gao Zhihang also immediately stood up and said loudly.

Although tens of thousands of troops are marching towards Jingzhou, the movement will definitely be very big, and sooner or later the little devil will know, but if the little devil can know later, it is better to let the little devil know later, so it is very important to defeat the reconnaissance plane in the little devil's sky in time.

When Zhang Yunfei finished deploying all the tasks, everyone began to get busy, the officers and soldiers of the Third Infantry Division carefully checked their equipment, the soldiers each brought enough ammunition, and the soldiers of the 59th Army were also making pre-war preparations.

Two days later, more than 20,000 officers and men of the Third Infantry Division pulled out their field tents and marched in the direction of Jingzhou in several ways.

(To be continued)