Chapter 170: "A Strong Man Breaks His Wrist" Counterattack

Before Sugiyama Mototo and Yamashita Fengfumi arrived at Wangjiadun, they saw the smoke and flames rising from the airport. The flames were bright, illuminating the sky of the entire Wangjiadun, and the smoke covered the sun, and under the reflection of the firelight, it was like a black cloud that overwhelmed the city, rolling up...... Occasionally, they could see planes emerging from the smoke, but most of them were on fire, and they flew straight down after a short while. The pilot was even worse, he didn't have time to parachute, and even if a few people could jump off the plane, they all quickly became a burning man, and even the parachute burned.

This scene made the hands and feet of the two cold.

It's not that the Chinese Air Force won't come, but that the old trick will be repeated. Those it, they attacked Wangjiadun Airport again. And it worked, and it worked!

"What to do? Okuda-kun, and Ichimaru-kun......"

Yamashita was like a headless fly, and it took a while before he remembered to drive towards Hankow...... Since the Chinese Air Force has once again successfully attacked Wangjiadun, he is almost completely certain that the other side will once again intercept and kill Kikuji Okuda and Ichimaru Toshinosuke who have returned from their mission in the sky of Wuhan. Because, after the two aircraft formations return home, the fuel will be basically exhausted, and they will not be able to fight for a long time. And Wangjiadun Airport has been destroyed, and if Okuda and Ichimaru do not turn to other airports in time to land, there will be no place to land at all. In that case, they will either find a flat ground and make a forced landing, or they will have to crash.

"What a ruthless, such a ruthless bunch of guys. It's better to spell the steel plant, not to fight Chengdu, not to fight for a whole armored force, but also to fight for our air force! Who the hell is this group of people, and who are they? ”

Yamashita Fengfumi's heart was like a fire, and he even forgot about Sugiyama Moto, who was still near the airport. Now he only wanted to hurry back to Hankou to report that Wangjiadun's air force reserve was finished. The hundred or so planes of Kikuji Okuda and Ichimaru Toshinosuke can't have any more accidents, they must not have any more accidents. But the question is, since the Chinese Air Force attacked Wangjiadun Airport, how could it let Kikuji Okuda and Toshinosuke Ichimaru escape?

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"Yes, the Chinese Air Force repeated its old tricks, first bombing Wangjiadun Airport, destroying more than 80 fighters and more than 50 bombers left at the airport as reserves, and then intercepting the returning Okuda Kikuji and Ichimaru Toshinosuke! The two formations were seriously short of fuel and were entangled. The army was almost wiped out, and only a few pilots parachuted to escape. Kikuji Okuda, Toshinosuke Ichimaru...... Fall. ”

Anhui, Wuhu.

The Provisional Command of the 11th Army, the Chief of Staff, Major General Yoshimoto Sadachi, read the newly obtained telegram in front of him in a deep voice. It's Ninji Okamura, who is sitting behind his desk. Okamura Ninji had a gloomy face, after listening to Yoshimoto Sadachi read the telegram. Only then did he let out a long sigh:

"A strong man breaks his wrist!"

"Commander. What do you say? Yoshimoto asked in surprise.

"The Chinese Air Force knew that if the road was blocked, it would definitely not be able to completely stop the two bombing formations we had dispatched. And I believe that they also expected that once they sent troops to intercept them, they would definitely be attacked by a strong counterattack from our air force...... There is even the possibility of encirclement and annihilation. Therefore, they decisively gave up the interception, gave up the task of protecting their own airspace, and instead aimed at Wangjiadun Airport again. Okamura Ninji said.

"But it is clear that the Chinese Air Force may use this tactic. How could Admiral Sugiyama make the same mistake again? Yoshimoto Sadachi couldn't help but say: "He really deserves the title of 'fool yuan' in people's mouths!" ”

"Yaga!" Okamura Ninji raised his head and scolded, "Yoshimoto-kun, you lost your word. ”

"I didn't lose my words." Yoshimoto Sadami retorted: "Obviously incapable, but he occupies a high position as the commander of the North China Front. He was also promoted to the rank of general, and he was about to be transferred back to the base camp...... Are all the people in the military department fools? To let such a man command our army? Think about his previous remarks, what 'destroy China in three months', but now he is being thrown a bomb overhead by the Chinese Air Force...... I heard that he was outside Wangjiadun Airport at the time, and when he saw the airport being bombed, he was so frightened that his legs went limp, which was really a shame for the imperial soldiers. ”

"Nonsense! It is possible for General Sugiyama to do anything, but it is impossible to be frightened by the enemy. Okamura reprimanded, "Yoshimoto-kun, as a chief of staff, you should have the most basic judgment. ”

"I can't accept it." Yoshimoto Sada: "There are more than 300 fighters, how many are left now?" Add to that the previous losses, and we're about to lose air supremacy, Commander! ”

"Actually, Sugiyama Moto, as well as Yamashita Fengwen's plan, should be feasible." Okamura Ninji said in a deep voice: "The two formations of Okuda Kikuji and Ichimaru Toshinosuke attacked in two directions. The strength of the Chinese Air Force is insufficient, and if they want to block it at the same time, they may not be able to stop even one of them. If you choose only one, then whether it is a steel plant in Chengdu or Chongqing, it will be a loss that the Chinese cannot afford. This is not counting, in order to prevent the recurrence of the old tricks of Chinese, the Wangjiadun airfield is well guarded, and there are more than 80 fighters on standby at any time, once attacked, it can take off to meet the enemy in less than a minute, and this does not count the antiaircraft artillery on the periphery......"

"But the Chinese still managed to bomb our airfield." Yoshimoto Sada.

"That's where the most important thing is." Okamura Ninji said: "In order to prevent a possible surprise attack by the Chinese, Yamashita specially asked the two bombing formations to carry a large number of transmitters so that they could communicate with the airport at any time to distinguish between friend and foe. But now Chinese is still successful......"

"The Chinese cracked our code?" Yoshimoto exclaimed.

"Until now, this was the only possibility." Okamura nodded, "But I'm still a little puzzled. How could the Chinese make it impossible for our fighters, who had been preparing for a long time, to take off to meet the enemy? Sugiyama Mototoko and Yamashita Fumimi, however, prepared about 90 fighters, and seconded enough pilots from various places...... Such a powerful air force, even if only a third can take off successfully, is enough to stop the Chinese. But it is clear that they have not been able to take off, and even if they do, they must be very few in number and cannot pose a threat to the Chinese. But I don't understand. How exactly do the Chinese do it? That's the most incredible. ”

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"Napalm!"

"Gasoline?"

Chongqing.

Military Council Office Building.

Upon learning that the Air Force had once again achieved a major victory, Chiang Kai-shek immediately summoned Zhou Zhirou and Qin Wei and others. First, he praised everyone and said that he would personally go to the air base to award medals to those brave air force officers, and then began to inquire about the implementation of the specific plan...... For the first time, it can be said that it took advantage of the Japanese arrogance and neglect to take precautions; This time, it once again succeeded in destroying and damaging more than 200 enemy planes and nearly 300 enemy planes, and it also almost completely paralyzed Wangjiadun Airport, including the runway, hangar, oil depot, and ammunition depot. As the chairman of the NPC National Committee, he naturally had to understand the causes and consequences and the action plan. Wouldn't it be a shame to be asked three times when you don't know about it? After all, he is the most brilliant in this kind of thing, and he is the first person to answer reporters' questions. Zhou Zhirou's gang can only follow behind.

"As far as I know, gasoline is flammable and explosive. And it is also liquid when burned. But if you want to make such a big airport, there are so many planes that can't take off for battle, it seems a bit unsatisfactory. He Yingqin looked at Zhou Zhirou very jealously. Although he also has a share of credit for this operation, he is still a lot worse than the brilliance of the Air Force. It's a pity that he can't grab this credit even if he wants to. I won't talk about it first, but I got Song Meiling's level. Even if Song Meiling doesn't care, those people outside won't believe that he can make such a contribution. Who called him only the Minister of Defense, and the most in charge of the Army?

"If it's just gasoline, it's really hard to get there. In particular, when we started, only two bombers entered the sky over Wangjiadun Airport at night posing as enemy planes. The amount of gasoline that can be carried is very little, and even more impossible. Zhou Zhirou replied.

"And how did you do that?" Chiang Kai-shek also asked.

"It's up to Chief of Staff Qin." Zhou Zhirou smiled and let out Qin Wei, who was sitting under him.

"I know that there is something about our Chief Qin." He Yingqin made a joke, he had communicated with Qin Wei many times, and Zhilu said that this guy in front of him likes others to call him "chief", so he simply goes with the flow, anyway, he doesn't suffer, his He family is afraid of a large field in Guizhou and needs Qin Wei's help. I heard that Chongqing University is going to build a fertilizer factory again...... It's said to be a way to increase the yield of the land.

"Chief He was joking. In front of Chairman Chiang, I don't dare to call him a 'sir'! Qin Wei said with a smile.

"Hehe, Chief Qin is too modest." Wang Shuming, who was sitting under Qin Wei, did not feel uncomfortable because he, the chief of staff, was subordinate to Qin Wei, the deputy chief of staff. He's a lieutenant general, and he's only a colonel now. Of course, this time for meritorious service, he may be promoted to major general, but if he is promoted again, he will definitely not be as high as Qin Wei's military rank. What's more, if it weren't for Qin Wei's plan, would their air force dare to leave Chengdu and Chongqing alone and go directly to bomb Wangjiadun?

"Yes, I also think that you Qin Wei are very qualified to be this 'chief'," Chiang Kai-shek also smiled and said: "I also heard, how many medals do you want?" ”

"Just kidding. Originally, I wanted to hang out of the air to show off, but unfortunately, because of the Air Force, I missed the banquet. Qin Wei said with a smile.

"Medals are a lifelong thing, how can it be said to be show-off? And you, Qin Wei, are also fully qualified for a few medals. Chiang Kai-shek said.

"Hehe, Chief Qin's medal is a sure thing, and he didn't run away. But I still want to know what that napalm is. He Yingqin said. Two planes can paralyze an entire airport in a short period of time, and it is clear that this kind of petrol bomb is extremely powerful, and he is not only curious, but also wants to get his hands on it.

"It's just a matter of adding chemicals to the gasoline to solidify it and turn it into something like gum. This kind of thing is not only flammable and explosive, but also has strong adhesion...... That is, in the face of such a bomb, you have to run. Because if you don't run, even if you get a little bit of it, it will immediately hit your body and burn violently...... And everyone also knows that gasoline can't be used when it catches fire, because oil is lighter than water, and the fire will burn on water. And the flame of napalm also has such characteristics. So, even though we only had two planes at the beginning, their full napalm set fire to the fighters on both sides of the runway at the beginning, and almost none of them were left behind. This is the main reason why we were able to successfully complete the attack in the end. Qin Wei replied.

"I'm the Minister of Defense, why don't I know about this kind of bomb? It can't be that your Air Force secretly ordered it in some country, right? He Yingqin asked again.

"It's not." Qin Wei shook his head directly. He Yingqin's question is very insidious. If the Air Force admits that napalm was secretly ordered abroad, this is tantamount to telling Lao Chiang that the Air Force has become a system of its own, and even outside its command, which will be a catastrophe for all the Air Force generals present except him.

"It's not an external order, where did it come from?" He Yingqin asked.

"Developed by Chongqing University." Qin Wei smiled and added: "The funds I invested!" (To be continued......)